Chapter 6
Illyria stood anxiously waiting for the elevator doors to open, when she noticed Hamilton walking by.
"Where are you off to at this time of day... Fred?" He asked her.
She turned to look him straight in the eye, than dropped her gaze to the floor as Fred would have done.
"I need to go out and get a bit of fresh air," Illyria shuffled her feet uncomfortably and stepped into the elevator as soon as the doors opened.
"I would not be gone too long... things have a way of changing around here, don't they?"
The doors closed shut.
He knows, Illyria thought. She was not sure if his words were meant as threat or not.
She felt an urgent need to find the location of where the vortex took place. Maybe in doing so, she would also find the Brazille. Illyria hesitated when she reached the large doors to the main entrance of Wolfram and Hart. She just stood looking at them, than cautiously stepped out into the bright sun light. She watched as people went about their daily lives, and felt the sun beating warming on her face. For a fraction of a second, a faint smile formed on her lips. Something unseen pulled at her. She realized that leaving Wolfram and Hart had made her ability to sense the vortex, stronger. She allowed the feeling to take over, and walked toward were it was leading her.
"I do not think it is all that bad.... it's only a start." Giles tried to explain, "We have little choice now. I am sure that something better is bound to come along."
Buffy looked over the room, knowing Giles did his best to find them a place to establish a new Watchers Council.
"I think I have rats living in my mattress. Something fuzzy ran across my leg last night," Andrew quietly commented.
"You should have seen some of the places I used to stay in," Spike said, arching his neck to light a cigarette.
"Um, Spike.... under the circumstances, I do not think an open flame is a very good idea."
Spike looked over at Giles, who was staring nervously at his cigarette.
"Right," Spike glanced around, trying to find a suitable place to snuff out his smoke. Dawn handed him an empty tuna can.
"Thanks, Bit."
"At least there is more room here than at home," Buffy continued. "If everyone pitches in to help, I think we can clean this place up."
"It is too bad Xander isn't here to help," Andrew piped up. "He could make this place rock."
Buffy did not say anything.
"Why don't we all start working on cleaning up the training area first, and leave the living quarters for another time."
A moan went through the group, as everyone stood up to go to work. As Spike got up to follow the others, he caught Willow looking over at him again. It made him uncomfortable the way she was always watching him lately. Her eyes quickly darted away when they made contact with his. He noticed that she was lingering behind somewhat. Hesitating briefly in the door way, Spike looked at Willow and Buffy. Frowning, he decided it was best to leave well enough alone, for now, anyway.
"Buffy..." Willow trailed off.
"What is it Will?" Buffy asked, becoming concerned by her friends apprehensiveness.
"Something is not right... I cannot really explain it, but I feel that something is wrong here."
Buffy blinked. "Wrong? You mean with this building? With us coming to England?"
"No," Willow wrung her hands. "I mean yes, I mean, I do not know what I mean."
Buffy looked questionably at Willow, than at Kennedy, who had approached Willow's side.
"And then there is this fuzzy aurora around Spike."
"What?" Buffy asked.
"Willow has been seeing some kind of light surrounding Spike. It is barely visible, but something is definitely up with him." Kennedy spoke up for Willow, who turned to her and smiled.
"Maybe it is being caused by some kind of wacky side effects from the amulet?" Buffy suggested.
"Maybe. That's just it, I am not sure. All I know know is something is not right."
"Where did Giles put the amulet? "Did he give it back to Angel?" Kennedy asked.
"No, when we found out that Angel is working for Wolfman and Hart, Giles thought it best to keep it. I am pretty sure he put it in the new weapons chest." Buffy thought for a few seconds. "Do you think it has effected Spike in some way? He doesn't seem like he has changed any." Worry was clearly obvious in Buffy's eyes. "Maybe we should start finding out more information about that neckless."
"I think it is called Wolfram and Hart..."
"Whatever. With any luck, you'll be able to sense something by holding it."
"I can try," Willow added hopefully.
"I really hope what you are sensing is only a residual effect from the amulet....." Buffy said quietly. "And nothing to do with Spike."
"We do not really know anything about this medallion. Did Angel ever say where he got it from?" Giles asked Buffy.
"No, at least I do not remember him telling me where it came from. Knowing what we know now, he probably got it from Wolfram and Hart."
"Yes, more than likely. It is just not like Angel..." Giles paused. Buffy glanced down at her hands.
Willow took the amulet from Giles, focusing intensely on it.
"Anything?"
"Nope."
Willow suddenly gasped as a shock went through her.
"Will?" Buffy asked, becoming alarmed.
Kennedy put her hands on willows shoulders, gently messaging them. "What happened?"
Willow closed her eyes for a moment, than opened them. "I am not sure, for a split second, I felt as if I was looking through someone else's eyes."
"What did you see?"
"Buffy... and Spike at the school," Willow looked down at the neckless she was holding. "And something else. It almost seemed like I was looking at something on a molecule level. Kinda like looking through a microscope in biology class."
Giles had taken off his glasses and appeared as though he was trying to recall a distant memory.
"Would that explain the glow around Spike? Could it be a trace element of a spell that you are seeing?" Kennedy suggested.
Willow had a puzzled expression on her face. "I do not think this was from a spell.. She looked at Giles." I do not know how, but I think a change has been made with out the use of magic."
"Without the use of magic or spells?" Buffy repeated. "What then? Demonic forces?"
Giles paced around the room, deep in thought. "Ancient druids had the ability to manipulate matter and energy. It has been long theorized that Druid High Priests were able to move the stones that created Stonehenge, by using nothing more than their will alone."
"I am not sure what has happened or changed. It is only a feeling..."
"A feeling we should be taking very seriously, in fact. You have been given the powers of a Guardian. You are able to see whatever has happened for a reason. Buffy is right, we need to find out as much information as we can about this medallion, and where it came from. I will be in the library checking on a few things." Giles put his glasses back on.
"I will see if the Coven has any knowledge about the neckless or any insight as to what might be going on," Willow held up the neckless, "I will take this with me, maybe I will get another vision."
"I am with the girlfriend," Kennedy put her arm around Willow. "Shall we go?"
Willow nuzzled Kennedy's check. "We are off."
"Ok, than I will talk to Spike, there might be something he can tell us. If he felt or saw anything when he wore it. Buffy shrugged, "It is worth a try."
The group went their separate ways in hopes of finding some answers.
Illyria stopped in front of a run down structure. This is a place for vermin, she thought, How could the vortex possibly have originated from in here?
Cringing from the smell, she forced herself to go inside.
To be continued...
Illyria stood anxiously waiting for the elevator doors to open, when she noticed Hamilton walking by.
"Where are you off to at this time of day... Fred?" He asked her.
She turned to look him straight in the eye, than dropped her gaze to the floor as Fred would have done.
"I need to go out and get a bit of fresh air," Illyria shuffled her feet uncomfortably and stepped into the elevator as soon as the doors opened.
"I would not be gone too long... things have a way of changing around here, don't they?"
The doors closed shut.
He knows, Illyria thought. She was not sure if his words were meant as threat or not.
She felt an urgent need to find the location of where the vortex took place. Maybe in doing so, she would also find the Brazille. Illyria hesitated when she reached the large doors to the main entrance of Wolfram and Hart. She just stood looking at them, than cautiously stepped out into the bright sun light. She watched as people went about their daily lives, and felt the sun beating warming on her face. For a fraction of a second, a faint smile formed on her lips. Something unseen pulled at her. She realized that leaving Wolfram and Hart had made her ability to sense the vortex, stronger. She allowed the feeling to take over, and walked toward were it was leading her.
"I do not think it is all that bad.... it's only a start." Giles tried to explain, "We have little choice now. I am sure that something better is bound to come along."
Buffy looked over the room, knowing Giles did his best to find them a place to establish a new Watchers Council.
"I think I have rats living in my mattress. Something fuzzy ran across my leg last night," Andrew quietly commented.
"You should have seen some of the places I used to stay in," Spike said, arching his neck to light a cigarette.
"Um, Spike.... under the circumstances, I do not think an open flame is a very good idea."
Spike looked over at Giles, who was staring nervously at his cigarette.
"Right," Spike glanced around, trying to find a suitable place to snuff out his smoke. Dawn handed him an empty tuna can.
"Thanks, Bit."
"At least there is more room here than at home," Buffy continued. "If everyone pitches in to help, I think we can clean this place up."
"It is too bad Xander isn't here to help," Andrew piped up. "He could make this place rock."
Buffy did not say anything.
"Why don't we all start working on cleaning up the training area first, and leave the living quarters for another time."
A moan went through the group, as everyone stood up to go to work. As Spike got up to follow the others, he caught Willow looking over at him again. It made him uncomfortable the way she was always watching him lately. Her eyes quickly darted away when they made contact with his. He noticed that she was lingering behind somewhat. Hesitating briefly in the door way, Spike looked at Willow and Buffy. Frowning, he decided it was best to leave well enough alone, for now, anyway.
"Buffy..." Willow trailed off.
"What is it Will?" Buffy asked, becoming concerned by her friends apprehensiveness.
"Something is not right... I cannot really explain it, but I feel that something is wrong here."
Buffy blinked. "Wrong? You mean with this building? With us coming to England?"
"No," Willow wrung her hands. "I mean yes, I mean, I do not know what I mean."
Buffy looked questionably at Willow, than at Kennedy, who had approached Willow's side.
"And then there is this fuzzy aurora around Spike."
"What?" Buffy asked.
"Willow has been seeing some kind of light surrounding Spike. It is barely visible, but something is definitely up with him." Kennedy spoke up for Willow, who turned to her and smiled.
"Maybe it is being caused by some kind of wacky side effects from the amulet?" Buffy suggested.
"Maybe. That's just it, I am not sure. All I know know is something is not right."
"Where did Giles put the amulet? "Did he give it back to Angel?" Kennedy asked.
"No, when we found out that Angel is working for Wolfman and Hart, Giles thought it best to keep it. I am pretty sure he put it in the new weapons chest." Buffy thought for a few seconds. "Do you think it has effected Spike in some way? He doesn't seem like he has changed any." Worry was clearly obvious in Buffy's eyes. "Maybe we should start finding out more information about that neckless."
"I think it is called Wolfram and Hart..."
"Whatever. With any luck, you'll be able to sense something by holding it."
"I can try," Willow added hopefully.
"I really hope what you are sensing is only a residual effect from the amulet....." Buffy said quietly. "And nothing to do with Spike."
"We do not really know anything about this medallion. Did Angel ever say where he got it from?" Giles asked Buffy.
"No, at least I do not remember him telling me where it came from. Knowing what we know now, he probably got it from Wolfram and Hart."
"Yes, more than likely. It is just not like Angel..." Giles paused. Buffy glanced down at her hands.
Willow took the amulet from Giles, focusing intensely on it.
"Anything?"
"Nope."
Willow suddenly gasped as a shock went through her.
"Will?" Buffy asked, becoming alarmed.
Kennedy put her hands on willows shoulders, gently messaging them. "What happened?"
Willow closed her eyes for a moment, than opened them. "I am not sure, for a split second, I felt as if I was looking through someone else's eyes."
"What did you see?"
"Buffy... and Spike at the school," Willow looked down at the neckless she was holding. "And something else. It almost seemed like I was looking at something on a molecule level. Kinda like looking through a microscope in biology class."
Giles had taken off his glasses and appeared as though he was trying to recall a distant memory.
"Would that explain the glow around Spike? Could it be a trace element of a spell that you are seeing?" Kennedy suggested.
Willow had a puzzled expression on her face. "I do not think this was from a spell.. She looked at Giles." I do not know how, but I think a change has been made with out the use of magic."
"Without the use of magic or spells?" Buffy repeated. "What then? Demonic forces?"
Giles paced around the room, deep in thought. "Ancient druids had the ability to manipulate matter and energy. It has been long theorized that Druid High Priests were able to move the stones that created Stonehenge, by using nothing more than their will alone."
"I am not sure what has happened or changed. It is only a feeling..."
"A feeling we should be taking very seriously, in fact. You have been given the powers of a Guardian. You are able to see whatever has happened for a reason. Buffy is right, we need to find out as much information as we can about this medallion, and where it came from. I will be in the library checking on a few things." Giles put his glasses back on.
"I will see if the Coven has any knowledge about the neckless or any insight as to what might be going on," Willow held up the neckless, "I will take this with me, maybe I will get another vision."
"I am with the girlfriend," Kennedy put her arm around Willow. "Shall we go?"
Willow nuzzled Kennedy's check. "We are off."
"Ok, than I will talk to Spike, there might be something he can tell us. If he felt or saw anything when he wore it. Buffy shrugged, "It is worth a try."
The group went their separate ways in hopes of finding some answers.
Illyria stopped in front of a run down structure. This is a place for vermin, she thought, How could the vortex possibly have originated from in here?
Cringing from the smell, she forced herself to go inside.
To be continued...