The Search is On
Frantically searching around the house Angel picked up any thing that was lying around the house, in his path of destruction. Buffy always said she had hated a messy house. Everything reminded him of her. Even at her tender his bride became his source of strength for the laundry for, Rachel and for himself. She was his essence and she wouldn't be able to get away from him that easily.
"Rach, sweetheart, it's time to go. Auntie Willow, and Uncle Xander are expecting us!" he desperately tried to hide the tone of his worry beneath a phony cheerful voice but his daughter was smarter than that. She reached out her small porcelain hand and tool his, lightly, the smoothness of her young hand warmed the rough pads of his own, forming a sense of security for him.
"Don't worry daddy we'll find her!" She put on a bright smile and lead the way to the car.
"Baby, what would I do without you, Huh?!" "You'd be a mess daddy, so it's a good thing that I am going to be around for a long long time." "Up we get, your mother awaits us!" Angel hoisted her small body into the car seat and buckled her up. Then they were off. When they got to the magic shop they were greeted with open arms.
"Angel, I came as soon as I heard. I am sure there is a reason behind this. Trust me Buffy wouldn't just up and leave you and Rachel, she is better than that." Willow tried to sound as confident as possible but she couldn't hide the fact that she was having her doubts.
"I know Wills, I know." Angel gave her a friendly hug and proceeded to sit at the table where Xander and Giles sat, with scattered books and parchment.
"We have mapped out all of the locations and her old patrol spots. Xander and I will take this one, Willow and Faith will take this one and you can swing by Crawford's mansion. How's that?!"
"What about Rachel?" Angel was so skeptical around all of this supernatural stuff. His wife, friends and daughter were all connected somehow. Giles the watcher, Buffy the slayer, Willow the witch, Xander..well Xander, and his daughter was strong and quite comfortable around scary things.
"I dear I forgot. There is no one left to sit for her."
"It's fine she can come with me." Angel stared down at the now sleeping child in the car seat he took out from the car.
"Angel I don't think that is a good idea. Are you aware of all the dangers?"
"If she is with me I know she is safe. Giles I need her with me!"
"Alrgiht, but Angel."
"Yes Giles?"
"For Godsakes be careful and when you find her don't let her go." Giles took of his spectacles and started rubbing them.
"Never," Angel mumbled as he ran out the door with the sleeping Rachel in his arms. When Xander and Giles arrived at their location they automatically noticed that Buffy had obviously already been there by the dispersed amounts of dust scattered on the eerily green grass. Suddenly lights flashed on in one of the tombs.
"Giles.psst.giles!" Xander Yelled.
"I am right here you ponce!"
"Right. Anyways I think we have found a nest."
"Great insight Xander!" Giles stated sarcastically. " Quick they might have informations."
"Out of those dead heads!" Xander raised his voice.
"Yes!!!" now would you please shut up!!" giles was becoming very irritated by the naïve prankster.
"hahah, slayers got it all wrong. It's not her we want." The first demon settled down on the concert floor.
"What do you mean it's not her" one of the denser demons spoke up.
"The first, he has told me, that he has been tampering with the slayer's prophetic dreams!"
"What do you mean, you say that our holiness, has tempered with her sub conscious?!"
"Exactly. Well it's genius really. It's not her we want dead it's the earth savoir we want dead. It's that little brat of hers, the one they call Rachel." He made a fast of disgust then began to belt an evil chuckle.
"We have to warn Angel and soon or Rachel might be dead!" Xander gulped down his breath and ran off into the distance leaving the demons to plot against the innocent child.
Frantically searching around the house Angel picked up any thing that was lying around the house, in his path of destruction. Buffy always said she had hated a messy house. Everything reminded him of her. Even at her tender his bride became his source of strength for the laundry for, Rachel and for himself. She was his essence and she wouldn't be able to get away from him that easily.
"Rach, sweetheart, it's time to go. Auntie Willow, and Uncle Xander are expecting us!" he desperately tried to hide the tone of his worry beneath a phony cheerful voice but his daughter was smarter than that. She reached out her small porcelain hand and tool his, lightly, the smoothness of her young hand warmed the rough pads of his own, forming a sense of security for him.
"Don't worry daddy we'll find her!" She put on a bright smile and lead the way to the car.
"Baby, what would I do without you, Huh?!" "You'd be a mess daddy, so it's a good thing that I am going to be around for a long long time." "Up we get, your mother awaits us!" Angel hoisted her small body into the car seat and buckled her up. Then they were off. When they got to the magic shop they were greeted with open arms.
"Angel, I came as soon as I heard. I am sure there is a reason behind this. Trust me Buffy wouldn't just up and leave you and Rachel, she is better than that." Willow tried to sound as confident as possible but she couldn't hide the fact that she was having her doubts.
"I know Wills, I know." Angel gave her a friendly hug and proceeded to sit at the table where Xander and Giles sat, with scattered books and parchment.
"We have mapped out all of the locations and her old patrol spots. Xander and I will take this one, Willow and Faith will take this one and you can swing by Crawford's mansion. How's that?!"
"What about Rachel?" Angel was so skeptical around all of this supernatural stuff. His wife, friends and daughter were all connected somehow. Giles the watcher, Buffy the slayer, Willow the witch, Xander..well Xander, and his daughter was strong and quite comfortable around scary things.
"I dear I forgot. There is no one left to sit for her."
"It's fine she can come with me." Angel stared down at the now sleeping child in the car seat he took out from the car.
"Angel I don't think that is a good idea. Are you aware of all the dangers?"
"If she is with me I know she is safe. Giles I need her with me!"
"Alrgiht, but Angel."
"Yes Giles?"
"For Godsakes be careful and when you find her don't let her go." Giles took of his spectacles and started rubbing them.
"Never," Angel mumbled as he ran out the door with the sleeping Rachel in his arms. When Xander and Giles arrived at their location they automatically noticed that Buffy had obviously already been there by the dispersed amounts of dust scattered on the eerily green grass. Suddenly lights flashed on in one of the tombs.
"Giles.psst.giles!" Xander Yelled.
"I am right here you ponce!"
"Right. Anyways I think we have found a nest."
"Great insight Xander!" Giles stated sarcastically. " Quick they might have informations."
"Out of those dead heads!" Xander raised his voice.
"Yes!!!" now would you please shut up!!" giles was becoming very irritated by the naïve prankster.
"hahah, slayers got it all wrong. It's not her we want." The first demon settled down on the concert floor.
"What do you mean it's not her" one of the denser demons spoke up.
"The first, he has told me, that he has been tampering with the slayer's prophetic dreams!"
"What do you mean, you say that our holiness, has tempered with her sub conscious?!"
"Exactly. Well it's genius really. It's not her we want dead it's the earth savoir we want dead. It's that little brat of hers, the one they call Rachel." He made a fast of disgust then began to belt an evil chuckle.
"We have to warn Angel and soon or Rachel might be dead!" Xander gulped down his breath and ran off into the distance leaving the demons to plot against the innocent child.