Karma: Hi! I'm back! I know I haven't updated this story in forever. But
it's back now! And it's a double. So keep reading and reviewing! ;) Oh,
and the song "Get Me Church on Time" to the is from the Broadway musical
"My Fair Lady."
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Sirens wailed as they pulled up to the Crawford mansion. The officers and paramedics that were sent had never even been this close to the mansion before. They knew who the Giles' were. They were one of the most well respected families in town, not to mention one of the wealthiest. As far as the town knew, Rupert Giles had inherited a large sum of money from a long lost relative around the same time his son was sent home from boarding school. This was the first time the Giles' had called for an ambulance, so the paramedics knew it had to be something dire. The Giles' liked their privacy.
William watched silently as the paramedics worked. This was all surreal to him. He couldn't believe this was happening. This was his wife. This was the only woman he had ever loved. He couldn't just let her die. Yet as the paramedics wheeled her out to the ambulance, all he could think about was how he failed her. He could vaguely hear the paramedics asking him if they wanted to ride with Willow to the hospital. He shook his head. "No, I have to call someone." He turned to Giles. "Da, will you go with her?"
Giles nodded and walked out to the ambulance.
"Will, who do you have to call?" Faith asked the blonde as he walked over to the phone and pulled out Willow's phone book.
"Some one who should know." He looked in the book and dialed the number. It had been at least four years since William had even talk to him, but he knew he had a right to know. He knew Willow had called him when she found out she was pregnant again, but he also knew that was the last time she had called him.
"New York Police Department."
"Officer Harris, please." William looked down at his watch and prayed Xander hadn't left for the day. From what Willow told him, he knew Xander liked having the night shift so he could patrol for vampires as well, but he also knew that Xander didn't always have the night shift.
"One minute, please."
William waited, impatiently listening to the painfully cheerful waiting music.
"Officer Harris speaking." Xander's voice seemed distant and cold.
"Xander?" William asked wanting confirmation that it was indeed really Xander speaking.
On the other end of the phone, Xander froze. It had been years since he heard that voice, but it was hard to forget. "William?" He asked in shock. "What's wrong? Did Willow go into labor?"
William shook his head, forgetting that Xander couldn't see him. "I don't know what's wrong. She fell into a coma, and wouldn't wake up for three days. And when she did wake up, she didn't remember anything. Then after she remembered, she slipped back into the coma. And Faith told me her water broke. The paramedics took her away and I don't know what to do."
Xander listened in shock. 'My best friend is dying? No.' He couldn't believe all the emotions he could hear in William's voice. He sounded so lost, like one of his children. His voice was filled with fear, desperation, hope, anxiety, loss, and love. Xander hadn't realized it was possible to feel all these things at once. "William." He said slowly. "Go to the hospital. I'm going to get the first flight into California. I'll be there as soon as I can, okay?"
"Okay," William answered, as he fell back into his daze. "Hurry." He hung up the phone.
"I will." Xander said into the dead phone. "I will."
As William moved to leave, he looked at the phone book in his hand. His eyes landed on familiar name. He picked up the phone again and dialed the number.
"Hello, Starlight Acting Agency. We help the worst actors rush to fame." A bored voice answered the phone.
"Cordy?" William asked.
"Will? What's wrong? You and Willow never call me while I'm working." She paused for a moment. "Did Willow go into labor?"
"Yes, and no." William said slowly.
"Could you be more vague, Will?" Cordelia had a feeling that there was something William wasn't telling her.
"Her water broke, but she slipped into a coma. They're taking her to the hospital right now." William told her.
Cordelia could hear the tears in his voice. "Okay, Will, I'm going to meet you at the hospital, okay?"
"Alright, Cordy."
"Did you call Xander?" Cordelia asked William, as much as she hated Xander for what he did, she felt he deserved to know what happened to Willow. She knew they haven't really spoken since he betrayed Willow and William, but she also knew that Xander still loved Willow very much.
"Yeah, I just got off the phone with him." William said before slipping back into the daze.
"Okay, I'm leaving work right now."
William nodded and hung up the phone. He dropped the phone book and numbly walked away from the phone. "Blondie, hey." Faith said, as she grabbed his elbow. "Why don't I drive you to the hospital?" William nodded, and Faith left to go find her car keys.
"Grama?" Jen asked Jenny. "Is Daddy going to be otay?" She looked up at her grandmother with tear-filled eyes.
Jenny looked sadly at Jen and picked her up. "Of course he's going to be okay, honey. Your daddy's just sad because Mummy's sick. When she gets better, he'll be better, too."
"What if she don't?" Willie asked his grandmother.
"Don't think like that my little man." Faith said as she reentered the room. She picked up Willie and threw him over her shoulder. "Hey, Blondie, I stole the keys to the minivan." She told him as she walked outside, followed closely by Jenny and Jen.
William surveyed the room for a moment. 'Just an hour ago and this place was an area of activity, now it looks like a ghost town.' He looked down in surprise as a small hand latched onto his much larger one.
"Come on, Will, Auntie Faith's gonna drive us to see Sissy Willow." Trevor said as he began to pull his older brother out of the house. "I know that Sissy Willow is sick, so Mom said I could take care of you until Sissy is better." William smiled and let himself be pulled out to the minivan.
"Thanks, Trev." He said as his younger brother nearly pushed him into the van.
"No problem, Will. Us brothers have to stick together." The five-year old informed him.
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- 4 Years Ago -
William paced the length of the living room in his parent's flat, his nearly two year-old brother in his arms. His mind was full of excitement, just like the rest of the apartment had been earlier. As he paced, a song from a musical he had once caught his father watching was playing in his head. Without even thinking about it, he began to sing the song aloud, swinging Trevor to the beat. "I'm gettin' married in the morning. Ding dong the bells are gonna chime. Pull out the stopper, let's have a whopper."
William was completely unaware of the person standing in the doorframe watching him sing and twirl his brother about. After a couple of moments, she couldn't take it any more and burst into the room singing at the top of her lungs. "But get me to the church on time!"
The man in question froze and spun around to face a snickering Faith. "You know, Faith, well brought up ladies knock before entering a room or at least introduce themselves. Not all of us are blessed with supernatural speed, you know." He scolded.
"But where's the fun in that, Blondie?" Faith quipped as she took Trevor out of William's arms and began to dance with the laughing baby. "He's gotta be there in the morning. Spruced up and looking in his prime. Girls, come and kiss him, show how you'll miss him. But get him to the church on time."
William glared at her with a less than amused expression on his face. "And I suppose now you are going to tell everyone about this?"
Faith smiled an evil smile. "Of course, Blondie, you're always fun to annoy."
"Right." William rolled his eyes, but stopped suddenly as an equally evil smile fell into place.
"What was that for?" Faith asked nervously.
"How did you know the words to the song, Faith?" William asked her.
The brunette slayer blushed. "I heard you singing it." William raised an eyebrow.
"You tell any one and I will forget you're not a vamp anymore." She threatened.
William smiled. "I won't tell any one if you don't tell any one."
"Deal." Faith said smiling, as she walked out of the living room carrying Trevor and humming "Get Me to the Church on Time" under her breath.
The ex-vampire sighed and ran a hand through his half-bleached hair. Willow liked it when his roots showed, but hated when his hair was gelled back. So most of the time his hair was curly and grown out. "What I wouldn't give for that girl. I'd give her my sodding life if I 'ad too." William said under his breath, unaware that there was another occupant in the room, and that he had heard the promise.
"You really do love her, don't you?" Xander asked as he walked into the room.
William nodded. "Yeah, I really do."
Xander nodded and was about to say something else when Giles yelled, "William, Xander! Come here now!"
William sighed dramatically. "Come on, Xan, Father awaits."
Xander laughed, surprised at how comfortable he'd become with William. After two years, Xander could really say that William was his best friend. He knew it probably had something to do with the fact that they were the only male Scoobies, but he liked having William for a best friend, nonetheless.
"G-man is still mad at you and Faith for blowing up the high school, huh?" Xander as he and William walked towards the kitchen.
William nodded. "Yeah, we only did it to save you guys from the killer mayor turned killer snake, but mum and da' are mad about losing their jobs."
"Ah, but aren't you guys like millionaires from all that money Angel had put into an account for Spike when he was turned?" Xander asked curiously.
Again, William nodded. "Well, yeah, they just feel bad for tapping into it. I guess because of where's it's from, but I think mum likes the idea of having money, so I'm not sure if their angry or not today."
"Not." Jenny responded from her place at the kitchen table.
"Mum, I thought you were going over to Willow's parent's house tonight." William said confused.
"Oh, I am, I'm just trying to convince Faith to come with me." She explained.
"No way in hell, man." Faith said as she moved Trevor onto her hip. "I'd rather stay with the guys. Girlie things just drive me crazy."
Jenny laughed. "Oh, alright, then I guess I'll go then." She stood up and kissed Trevor on the cheek. "Be good, Sweetie." She turned towards William, and kissed him on the cheek as well. "You too, no trouble."
"Trouble? Me?" William said in mock outrage. "Never."
"Right." Jenny said shaking her head. She walked towards the door as the phone rang.
"I'll get it." William said, only to be pushed out of the way by Giles.
"No, William, I'll get it. We both know very well who's calling, and you're not allowed to talk to her tonight." He explained to his son as he reached the phone.
"I thought I just couldn't see her tonight." William pouted.
Again, Jenny laughed. "Normally, it is. But we know you two. And we also know that if you talk to each other before the wedding, you'll end up seeing each other before the wedding." She looked towards her husband.
"Hello, Willow, dear, no, she's leaving right now." He motioned for Jenny to leave and with a wave she left. "No, he's not. No you cannot talk to him. Well, no." Giles told the redhead.
Faith sighed and grabbed the phone from Giles. "Hey, babe, they don't want you talking to each other until after the wedding. I know. No, don't curse him."
Using Faith's disturbance as a distraction, William quickly grabbed the phone out of Faith's hand. "Hey, baby. I love you, too. No, I-"He was cut off by Xander who grabbed the phone out of his hand.
"Bye, Wills. See you tomorrow." Xander said quickly before handing the phone back to Giles who hung it up.
"Wankers." William muttered crossing his arms.
"Wankers." Trevor repeated giggling.
"William!" Giles scolded his older son.
"What?" William asked before he became aware of Trevor's echoing 'what.' "Oh that." He said as he realized what Giles meant, but he couldn't help but laugh at Trevor's echoing of everything he said.
Giles took his glasses off and polished them. "What am I going to do with you?"
"Well, soon, I won't be living here any more, so that shouldn't be a problem Da'." William said, somewhat annoyed.
"Yes, the mansion Angel gave you and Willow as a wedding present. Do you really think it's such a good idea to be so far away from your mum and I?" Giles asked him.
This time Faith laughed. "Giles, they're both 18, well actually William's older, so stop worrying. They'll be fine." The slayer insisted.
Giles looked at his son, who nodded. "I know very well that you and Willow are capable of taking care of yourselves. I'm just being-"
"A nervous father?" William supplied.
Giles shook his head, laughing. "Exactly."
All of a sudden, Xander looked down at his watch. "I gotta go." He said as he inched towards the door.
"Xander, what are you talking about? The night hasn't even started, yet." Faith complained.
Xander smiled sheepishly and quickly kissed his girlfriend. "I know, but I still have best man stuff to do."
William crossed his arms and cocked an eyebrow. "The night before my wedding?" He asked unconvinced.
"What can I say? I'm-"
"Lazy." Giles filled in for Xander.
Xander glared at the watcher. "I was going to say behind. But lazy works, too." He looked at William.
"Uh huh. The kissing thing isn't gonna work on me." William told Xander as he raised his arms in defense. Both Giles and Faith rolled their eyes and smacked him in the chest at the same time. "Ow." William said as he rubbed where Faith had smacked him, knowing very well that it would bruise.
"Sorry, Blondie." Faith said, looking any thing but.
Xander smirked at William before kissing Faith again, and quickly leaving the flat.
"So, Blondie." Faith smiled at William before handing Trevor to Giles. "Ready to go get trashed?"
"Faith!" Giles scolded. "I am not allowing you to take my son out drinking the evening before his wedding. Besides, you are both only 18."
William and Faith shared a secretive smile. "She was kidding, Dad." William said as he grabbed Faith by the arm. "We'll be back later!" He said as he pulled Faith out the door. As soon as they were outside, they looked at each other. "So, where to, Faith?"
The slayer smiled. "Demons still think you're Spike, right?"
William raised an eyebrow. "What exactly did you have in mind, Faith?"
They slayer simply smiled wider and pulled William down the street.
Xander stepped out of the shadows and pulled out a cell phone. He looked around to make sure no one was watching him before he pressed a number into the phone and waited for the person on the other end to answer it. "I'll do it." He said immediately. "Yeah, I know." He paused, annoyed with the other person. "I said I'd have it taken care of didn't I?" He asked exasperated. "Yeah, Phase One is a go." Xander hung up the phone and slipped into the night.
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Meanwhile at the Rosenberg residence, Willow sat at the kitchen table with Jenny, nervously drinking a cup of herbal tea. Suddenly, Willow slammed down the cup, splashing hot tea onto the table. "I don't know if I can do this."
Jenny stared at her future daughter-in-law wide-eyed. "Willow, dear, what are you talking about?"
"Marrying William. I don't know if I can do it." Willow confided.
The gypsy looked at Willow as though she were crazy. "What are you talking about, Willow? You love him don't you?"
"Yes." Willow said as though her life depended on it.
"Then why are you afraid of marrying him?" Jenny asked.
"Because I'm scared." Willow said in a little voice.
Jenny smiled softly. "Scared of what? Of William?"
"No." Willow sighed. "I'm just afraid I won't be enough for him."
"Willow, you're the love of his life." Jenny insisted.
The redhead closed her eyes. "Jenny, I think I'm pregnant." She said simply.
"Willow, that's great." Jenny said, happy at the idea of being a grandmother.
"What if William doesn't think so?" Willow said as she looked down at her hands.
Jenny smiled, and gently tilted Willow's face up. "Honey, it's going to be the second best thing that's happened to him."
Willow was confused. "What's the first thing?"
"You." The gypsy said smiling.
Outside of Willow's parents' house stood Xander, once again talking on his cell phone to the mystery person. Xander looked around to make sure no one is nearby before he began to talk. "Yeah, they don't know anything. No, I'm not backing out. But if this doesn't work, I swear on all that is holy I'll kill you." He swore only to listen to a ring tone as soon as his threat was issued. "Sweet Merciful Zeus, what have I gotten myself into?"
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William stared at Faith as she stopped in front of Willy's demon bar. "Faith, what are we doing here?" He asked her with a raised eyebrow.
"You wanted to have some fun tonight, didn't you, Blondie?" Faith said as she pulled him into the bar.
"Yeah, but not your kind of fun." He complained.
The slayer simply laughed at him as she dragged him towards the bar. When Willy saw Spike, his eyes widened fearfully and he began to dry some glasses, in hopes that Spike would forget he was here.
Faith smiled at William as an idea came to her. "Wanna have real fun?"
"What do you have in mind?" William asked uncertainly.
"The demon world still thinks you're Spike don't they?" She asked him again as a wicked smile spread across her face.
The ex-vampire smirked at Faith. "I think that's the best idea you've had all night, pet."
"Getting into character already, Champ?" Faith quipped as they walked to the bar. William simply smirked at Faith before slipping away from her and walking to another part of the bar. Faith stared after him before shrugging and walking up to the bar.
"Hey, Willy." Faith said as she plopped down at the bar.
Willy nervously looked up at the brunette. "H-hey F-faith." He stuttered.
"Relax, Willy." Faith said as she smirked at the mess that was Willy. "I don't need any info tonight. Just want a drink."
The bartender visibly sighed. "Anything you want."
"On the house?" She asked him as she flexed her hands.
"On the house." Willy agreed as he hurried to get her the strongest drink in the house, knowing very well what she wanted.
Suddenly, Willy heard a commotion at the door. Before he could do or say anything, Faith had already jumped up from her seat and walked over to the commotion in hopes of having a good fight. The sight at the door, however, was not what she was expecting. William was fighting a Glazcar demon and winning. A group of vampires were standing nearby cheering "Spike" on. Faith watched him, surprised. He still had his vampire strength. Sure she had seen him take on vamps, but he was fighting a three-ton, green, horny, Glazcar demon, and winning.
As soon as William killed it, he walked over to the bar like nothing big had happened, and the vampires followed him, not paying attention to the fact that he was a human. "Sp-spike." Willy stuttered as he handed him Faith's drink. "On the house." William smirked at Faith and downed her drink. The slayer couldn't take it any more and stalked up to the bar.
"F-faith." Willy stuttered. "I thought I saw you come in with Sp-spike." He said offhandedly.
William groaned as the vampires realized he was human and they began to sniff him.
"Shit." Faith agreed as she pulled William up and they ran out of the bar, the fifteen vampires following them. About hundred yards later, Faith and William slipped into an alley. "You ready, Will? 'Cuz there's about to be a whuppin'" She said as she pulled out a stake. William nodded and pulled out his own stake. As they fought off the vampires, they were unaware of the person watching them.
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Angel woke up to a woman's hand tracing patterns on his chest. Immediately he shot up, not remembering a thing. She smiled at him. "What, don't tell me you didn't know what you were doing." She mocked.
His eyes widened as he stared in shock at her. "Buffy?"
She simply smiled an evil smile at him. "Nice to meet you, Angelus."
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Giles nervously paced in the kitchen as he began to brew himself a cup a tea. By the way he was acting, one would think it was his wedding day, not his son's.
"Yo, G-man." Faith said as she came into the kitchen and turned Jenny's coffee maker on.
He spun around shocked to see Faith standing in the kitchen. "Faith." He said surprised. "I didn't know you were still here."
"I told you I was gonna crash here, didn't I? I slept on the couch." Faith told him as she waited for her coffee to brew.
The watcher was bewildered. "When Xander didn't come back with you last night, I assumed you and he were at your apartment."
"Giles, you make it sound like all Xander and I do is screw, well... actually, but-" The slayer quickly changed the topic as she saw the look on Giles' face. "I haven't seen him since he left here last night."
"What about last night?" William yawned as he slowly padded into the kitchen, and took the still filling coffee pot out of the machine and poured himself a cup of coffee.
Giles frowned, took the coffee pot out of William's hand and replaced it. "Nothing."
"Right." William said unconvinced as he took a sip.
"Will, since when do you drink your coffee how I normally like my men?"
William spit the coffee back into the cup and stared at Faith. "Slayer, I didn't need to know that. I happen to like the fact you're dating my best friend." He looked around. "Hey, where is Xan anyway?" Both Giles and Faith looked at each other. "Where is he?" William repeated.
"He forgot something." Faith lied.
"What did he forget?" William asked, knowing very well that Faith was lying.
Before Faith could respond, Giles interjected after really looking at his son for the first time this morning. "William, what happened to you?"
This time both William and Faith looked at each other. William had an ugly cut across his lip and a bruise on his cheek. Faith had a slash across her forehead, but thanks to slayer healing it had already begun to heal and was barely visible.
"Fifteen vampires." William told his father sheepishly.
"Faith!" Giles scolded as he glared at his slayer.
"What?" Faith looked back at Giles. "And he didn't even tell you about the Glazcar demon, I mean that thing was at least six feet tall and..." She trailed off as she saw both William and Giles glaring at her. "How about I go get that healing potion Jenny made just in case something happened today?"
"Good idea." Giles told her as she left the kitchen.
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"Willow?" Jenny asked as she walked into the redhead's childhood bedroom. She smiled softly as she found Willow sitting near her window, the sunlight casting a halo around her.
"Hi, Jenny." Willow said softly as she turned to face her.
Jenny was shocked to see the tears streaming down Willow's face. "Willow, honey, what's wrong?" She worriedly asked as she rushed to the redhead's side.
"I just don't think I can go through with this." Willow sniffled. "I'm not the pretty one, that's Cordy. And he makes me feel so beautiful, and I'm not that girl. I'm not the girl he sees." She sobbed, throwing herself into Jenny's arms.
Jenny was taken aback at first, but nevertheless pulled Willow closer to her. "Honey, you are beautiful, don't you ever think otherwise."
"Really?" Willow sniffled as she looked up at her.
"Of course." Jenny said as she untangled herself from Willow and sat the redhead back down on her bed. "And I want you to have something." She told her as she pulled a chain out from under her shirt. She lifted it over her head and unhooked it, letting a silver ring fall off of it. "My aunt gave this to me when I left the tribe." She explained as she slipped it onto one of Willow's fingers. "And I want you to have it. "
"Wh-why?" Willow asked as she looked up at Jenny.
"Because it signifies a new life." Jenny said smiling at the girl.
"Okay, I'm here." Cordelia announced as she flounced into the room with a large box of make-up. "I just interrupted a mother-daughter bonding moment, didn't I?"
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William nervously paced in his dressing room. The sun would set in less than ten minutes, at which time William needed to be outside. He and Willow had decided on a night wedding so Angel could come. Over the years, Angel had somehow become an older brother figure to William, and he had invited both Angel and Drusilla to the wedding. He wasn't sure if it was a good idea or not, but Angel had reassured him that Drusilla would behave. But just in case, Jenny and Willow had cast a sanctuary spell over the garden, banning any violence in general. William stopped pacing and looked up as Faith entered the room. He sighed loudly.
"Just me." Faith said knowing very well that Xander's absence was driving William crazy.
"Any luck?" He asked hopefully.
Faith shook her head. "No, we could always postpone the we-"
"No." William said vehemently. "If we don't get married today, I don't know if I can wait another day."
Faith nodded silently understanding. "I'm gonna go and tell Giles that you're ready then." She said as she walked towards the door.
"Faith." William said, stopping Faith in her tracks. "If you can't find Xander, I want you to be my best man."
Faith laughed. "Man?"
"Woman." William amended, rolling his eyes.
Faith smiled as she opened the door. "Of course, Blondie." She smirked leaving the groom to himself once again.
As the door opened again five minutes later, William spun around expecting to find Faith. His eyes widened in surprise as he saw who really was standing in the room with him. "Xander!" He exclaimed, pulling his best friend into a man hug. "Where were you?"
"Errands, remember?" Xander said as he detangled himself from William. Before William could react, Xander pulled out a chloroform rag and forcefully covered William's mouth and nose with it. When William passed out, Xander awkwardly caught him and dragged him over to the window, which opened. A pair of arms reached into the room and pulled William through the window.
It was then that Faith decided to return to the room. "Hey, Will, are you- Xander." She said as she walked further into the room and kissed him quickly. "Where were you? Will was gettin' worried."
Xander shrugged. "I had to go somewhere."
Faith nodded and looked around the room. "Where's Will?"
"He said he couldn't go through with it, and climbed out the window. I couldn't stop him." Xander lied.
"What?" Faith breathed.
"I tried." Xander added.
"I'm gonna go find Giles." Faith said running outside of the room, leaving a now smirking Xander alone. However instead of going to Giles, Faith ran straight to Willow's dressing room.
"Jenny!" She called, stepping into the room.
"Faith. Aren't you supposed to be helping William?" Jenny asked nervously.
"We need to talk about that. Outside." Faith said calmly, unaware of the edgy aura she was giving off.
"No." Willow said as she walked towards Faith, her white wedding dress sashaying as she walked. "Whatever you have to say to Jenny, you'll say to me, too."
The slayer sighed. "You're gonna want to get Giles. We have a problem."
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William awoke to the scent of burning flesh. He had no idea what was going on, but he felt like a truck had hit him. His legs felt like they had been weighed down with bricks and it felt like he was on fire. And worst of all, he couldn't move his neck. Fearfully, he tried to move his arms only to find out that he was chained to the wall.
"Ooh, baby, he's awake!" A voice said.
William thought for a moment. 'That voice. I know that voice. It's been awhile, but I know that voice.' His eyes widened in horror as he realized whom it was. 'Buffy.' Panicking, he tugged wildly on the manacles.
"Not going to work, my boy." Another voice said.
This time, William's eyes felt like they were going to pop out of his head. "Angel?" He asked incredulously.
"Call me Angelus." He said smiling wickedly at William.
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Willow was beyond angry. She knew very well that William would never run away. She couldn't explain it, but she could feel his fear, and knew that he had been kidnapped. The only problem was she didn't know where he had been taken.
"So what do you want to do?" Faith asked Giles and Jenny.
"We're going to find him, now." Willow said, her eyes unknowingly flashing black.
Faith took a step back from Willow. "You can see that too, can't you?" She asked Giles.
He nodded. "Yes, I can."
"Just making sure, I wasn't going crazy." Faith said. "Crazy." She repeated smiling as an idea came to her. "I'll be right back."
"Where is she going?" Jenny asked confused.
Minutes later, Faith returned with fanatical Drusilla. "Little tree." She cried, running to Willow. "The stars are screaming to me. Many things. Bad and good. Daddy's back, but sweet William is gone. He's swimming with the Angelbeast. The knight was a bad puppy."
Everyone stared at her. The only one who really understood what she was saying was Willow, but before she could say anything Xander walked into the room.
"Dear knight." Drusilla cooed. "You have been a naughty puppy, and shall be punished.
Suddenly, all attention was taken off of Drusilla and placed onto Xander. "Xander, where's William?" Willow hissed.
"I don't know." Xander lied.
Before any one knew what was happening, Xander was pinned up against the wall by magic. "Where is he?" Willow repeated.
Xander's eyes widened, and he began to babble. "I didn't want to, but she convinced me. All she wanted was his blood. I thought that if he wasn't around, I'd have a better shot with you. Wills, I love-" Willow growled and tightened the magical hold she had on him. "Okay, can't talk." Xander gasped.
"Where. Is. He." Willow said slowly.
"The mansion." Xander rasped out.
"Good." Willow said as she breezed past him.
Faith stared at Xander. "Fuck, you're like all the rest." She spat before taking off after Willow.
Xander slumped down to the ground in defeat.
-End Flashback-
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The vision became cloudy to Willow. She could vaguely see dust swimming around her and knew with out a doubt that it was Angel's. Blood was splattered on the wall, but Willow wasn't sure whose blood it was. But she could see herself and Faith carrying William out of the mansion. She could feel the tears streaming down her face. 'What have I gotten myself into?'
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"Are you here for Willow Giles?" A doctor asked William.
"Yes." He asked nervously. "How is she?"
"At the moment she is fine, but we don't think she's going make it through the night."
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Dun dun dun. To be continued....
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Sirens wailed as they pulled up to the Crawford mansion. The officers and paramedics that were sent had never even been this close to the mansion before. They knew who the Giles' were. They were one of the most well respected families in town, not to mention one of the wealthiest. As far as the town knew, Rupert Giles had inherited a large sum of money from a long lost relative around the same time his son was sent home from boarding school. This was the first time the Giles' had called for an ambulance, so the paramedics knew it had to be something dire. The Giles' liked their privacy.
William watched silently as the paramedics worked. This was all surreal to him. He couldn't believe this was happening. This was his wife. This was the only woman he had ever loved. He couldn't just let her die. Yet as the paramedics wheeled her out to the ambulance, all he could think about was how he failed her. He could vaguely hear the paramedics asking him if they wanted to ride with Willow to the hospital. He shook his head. "No, I have to call someone." He turned to Giles. "Da, will you go with her?"
Giles nodded and walked out to the ambulance.
"Will, who do you have to call?" Faith asked the blonde as he walked over to the phone and pulled out Willow's phone book.
"Some one who should know." He looked in the book and dialed the number. It had been at least four years since William had even talk to him, but he knew he had a right to know. He knew Willow had called him when she found out she was pregnant again, but he also knew that was the last time she had called him.
"New York Police Department."
"Officer Harris, please." William looked down at his watch and prayed Xander hadn't left for the day. From what Willow told him, he knew Xander liked having the night shift so he could patrol for vampires as well, but he also knew that Xander didn't always have the night shift.
"One minute, please."
William waited, impatiently listening to the painfully cheerful waiting music.
"Officer Harris speaking." Xander's voice seemed distant and cold.
"Xander?" William asked wanting confirmation that it was indeed really Xander speaking.
On the other end of the phone, Xander froze. It had been years since he heard that voice, but it was hard to forget. "William?" He asked in shock. "What's wrong? Did Willow go into labor?"
William shook his head, forgetting that Xander couldn't see him. "I don't know what's wrong. She fell into a coma, and wouldn't wake up for three days. And when she did wake up, she didn't remember anything. Then after she remembered, she slipped back into the coma. And Faith told me her water broke. The paramedics took her away and I don't know what to do."
Xander listened in shock. 'My best friend is dying? No.' He couldn't believe all the emotions he could hear in William's voice. He sounded so lost, like one of his children. His voice was filled with fear, desperation, hope, anxiety, loss, and love. Xander hadn't realized it was possible to feel all these things at once. "William." He said slowly. "Go to the hospital. I'm going to get the first flight into California. I'll be there as soon as I can, okay?"
"Okay," William answered, as he fell back into his daze. "Hurry." He hung up the phone.
"I will." Xander said into the dead phone. "I will."
As William moved to leave, he looked at the phone book in his hand. His eyes landed on familiar name. He picked up the phone again and dialed the number.
"Hello, Starlight Acting Agency. We help the worst actors rush to fame." A bored voice answered the phone.
"Cordy?" William asked.
"Will? What's wrong? You and Willow never call me while I'm working." She paused for a moment. "Did Willow go into labor?"
"Yes, and no." William said slowly.
"Could you be more vague, Will?" Cordelia had a feeling that there was something William wasn't telling her.
"Her water broke, but she slipped into a coma. They're taking her to the hospital right now." William told her.
Cordelia could hear the tears in his voice. "Okay, Will, I'm going to meet you at the hospital, okay?"
"Alright, Cordy."
"Did you call Xander?" Cordelia asked William, as much as she hated Xander for what he did, she felt he deserved to know what happened to Willow. She knew they haven't really spoken since he betrayed Willow and William, but she also knew that Xander still loved Willow very much.
"Yeah, I just got off the phone with him." William said before slipping back into the daze.
"Okay, I'm leaving work right now."
William nodded and hung up the phone. He dropped the phone book and numbly walked away from the phone. "Blondie, hey." Faith said, as she grabbed his elbow. "Why don't I drive you to the hospital?" William nodded, and Faith left to go find her car keys.
"Grama?" Jen asked Jenny. "Is Daddy going to be otay?" She looked up at her grandmother with tear-filled eyes.
Jenny looked sadly at Jen and picked her up. "Of course he's going to be okay, honey. Your daddy's just sad because Mummy's sick. When she gets better, he'll be better, too."
"What if she don't?" Willie asked his grandmother.
"Don't think like that my little man." Faith said as she reentered the room. She picked up Willie and threw him over her shoulder. "Hey, Blondie, I stole the keys to the minivan." She told him as she walked outside, followed closely by Jenny and Jen.
William surveyed the room for a moment. 'Just an hour ago and this place was an area of activity, now it looks like a ghost town.' He looked down in surprise as a small hand latched onto his much larger one.
"Come on, Will, Auntie Faith's gonna drive us to see Sissy Willow." Trevor said as he began to pull his older brother out of the house. "I know that Sissy Willow is sick, so Mom said I could take care of you until Sissy is better." William smiled and let himself be pulled out to the minivan.
"Thanks, Trev." He said as his younger brother nearly pushed him into the van.
"No problem, Will. Us brothers have to stick together." The five-year old informed him.
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- 4 Years Ago -
William paced the length of the living room in his parent's flat, his nearly two year-old brother in his arms. His mind was full of excitement, just like the rest of the apartment had been earlier. As he paced, a song from a musical he had once caught his father watching was playing in his head. Without even thinking about it, he began to sing the song aloud, swinging Trevor to the beat. "I'm gettin' married in the morning. Ding dong the bells are gonna chime. Pull out the stopper, let's have a whopper."
William was completely unaware of the person standing in the doorframe watching him sing and twirl his brother about. After a couple of moments, she couldn't take it any more and burst into the room singing at the top of her lungs. "But get me to the church on time!"
The man in question froze and spun around to face a snickering Faith. "You know, Faith, well brought up ladies knock before entering a room or at least introduce themselves. Not all of us are blessed with supernatural speed, you know." He scolded.
"But where's the fun in that, Blondie?" Faith quipped as she took Trevor out of William's arms and began to dance with the laughing baby. "He's gotta be there in the morning. Spruced up and looking in his prime. Girls, come and kiss him, show how you'll miss him. But get him to the church on time."
William glared at her with a less than amused expression on his face. "And I suppose now you are going to tell everyone about this?"
Faith smiled an evil smile. "Of course, Blondie, you're always fun to annoy."
"Right." William rolled his eyes, but stopped suddenly as an equally evil smile fell into place.
"What was that for?" Faith asked nervously.
"How did you know the words to the song, Faith?" William asked her.
The brunette slayer blushed. "I heard you singing it." William raised an eyebrow.
"You tell any one and I will forget you're not a vamp anymore." She threatened.
William smiled. "I won't tell any one if you don't tell any one."
"Deal." Faith said smiling, as she walked out of the living room carrying Trevor and humming "Get Me to the Church on Time" under her breath.
The ex-vampire sighed and ran a hand through his half-bleached hair. Willow liked it when his roots showed, but hated when his hair was gelled back. So most of the time his hair was curly and grown out. "What I wouldn't give for that girl. I'd give her my sodding life if I 'ad too." William said under his breath, unaware that there was another occupant in the room, and that he had heard the promise.
"You really do love her, don't you?" Xander asked as he walked into the room.
William nodded. "Yeah, I really do."
Xander nodded and was about to say something else when Giles yelled, "William, Xander! Come here now!"
William sighed dramatically. "Come on, Xan, Father awaits."
Xander laughed, surprised at how comfortable he'd become with William. After two years, Xander could really say that William was his best friend. He knew it probably had something to do with the fact that they were the only male Scoobies, but he liked having William for a best friend, nonetheless.
"G-man is still mad at you and Faith for blowing up the high school, huh?" Xander as he and William walked towards the kitchen.
William nodded. "Yeah, we only did it to save you guys from the killer mayor turned killer snake, but mum and da' are mad about losing their jobs."
"Ah, but aren't you guys like millionaires from all that money Angel had put into an account for Spike when he was turned?" Xander asked curiously.
Again, William nodded. "Well, yeah, they just feel bad for tapping into it. I guess because of where's it's from, but I think mum likes the idea of having money, so I'm not sure if their angry or not today."
"Not." Jenny responded from her place at the kitchen table.
"Mum, I thought you were going over to Willow's parent's house tonight." William said confused.
"Oh, I am, I'm just trying to convince Faith to come with me." She explained.
"No way in hell, man." Faith said as she moved Trevor onto her hip. "I'd rather stay with the guys. Girlie things just drive me crazy."
Jenny laughed. "Oh, alright, then I guess I'll go then." She stood up and kissed Trevor on the cheek. "Be good, Sweetie." She turned towards William, and kissed him on the cheek as well. "You too, no trouble."
"Trouble? Me?" William said in mock outrage. "Never."
"Right." Jenny said shaking her head. She walked towards the door as the phone rang.
"I'll get it." William said, only to be pushed out of the way by Giles.
"No, William, I'll get it. We both know very well who's calling, and you're not allowed to talk to her tonight." He explained to his son as he reached the phone.
"I thought I just couldn't see her tonight." William pouted.
Again, Jenny laughed. "Normally, it is. But we know you two. And we also know that if you talk to each other before the wedding, you'll end up seeing each other before the wedding." She looked towards her husband.
"Hello, Willow, dear, no, she's leaving right now." He motioned for Jenny to leave and with a wave she left. "No, he's not. No you cannot talk to him. Well, no." Giles told the redhead.
Faith sighed and grabbed the phone from Giles. "Hey, babe, they don't want you talking to each other until after the wedding. I know. No, don't curse him."
Using Faith's disturbance as a distraction, William quickly grabbed the phone out of Faith's hand. "Hey, baby. I love you, too. No, I-"He was cut off by Xander who grabbed the phone out of his hand.
"Bye, Wills. See you tomorrow." Xander said quickly before handing the phone back to Giles who hung it up.
"Wankers." William muttered crossing his arms.
"Wankers." Trevor repeated giggling.
"William!" Giles scolded his older son.
"What?" William asked before he became aware of Trevor's echoing 'what.' "Oh that." He said as he realized what Giles meant, but he couldn't help but laugh at Trevor's echoing of everything he said.
Giles took his glasses off and polished them. "What am I going to do with you?"
"Well, soon, I won't be living here any more, so that shouldn't be a problem Da'." William said, somewhat annoyed.
"Yes, the mansion Angel gave you and Willow as a wedding present. Do you really think it's such a good idea to be so far away from your mum and I?" Giles asked him.
This time Faith laughed. "Giles, they're both 18, well actually William's older, so stop worrying. They'll be fine." The slayer insisted.
Giles looked at his son, who nodded. "I know very well that you and Willow are capable of taking care of yourselves. I'm just being-"
"A nervous father?" William supplied.
Giles shook his head, laughing. "Exactly."
All of a sudden, Xander looked down at his watch. "I gotta go." He said as he inched towards the door.
"Xander, what are you talking about? The night hasn't even started, yet." Faith complained.
Xander smiled sheepishly and quickly kissed his girlfriend. "I know, but I still have best man stuff to do."
William crossed his arms and cocked an eyebrow. "The night before my wedding?" He asked unconvinced.
"What can I say? I'm-"
"Lazy." Giles filled in for Xander.
Xander glared at the watcher. "I was going to say behind. But lazy works, too." He looked at William.
"Uh huh. The kissing thing isn't gonna work on me." William told Xander as he raised his arms in defense. Both Giles and Faith rolled their eyes and smacked him in the chest at the same time. "Ow." William said as he rubbed where Faith had smacked him, knowing very well that it would bruise.
"Sorry, Blondie." Faith said, looking any thing but.
Xander smirked at William before kissing Faith again, and quickly leaving the flat.
"So, Blondie." Faith smiled at William before handing Trevor to Giles. "Ready to go get trashed?"
"Faith!" Giles scolded. "I am not allowing you to take my son out drinking the evening before his wedding. Besides, you are both only 18."
William and Faith shared a secretive smile. "She was kidding, Dad." William said as he grabbed Faith by the arm. "We'll be back later!" He said as he pulled Faith out the door. As soon as they were outside, they looked at each other. "So, where to, Faith?"
The slayer smiled. "Demons still think you're Spike, right?"
William raised an eyebrow. "What exactly did you have in mind, Faith?"
They slayer simply smiled wider and pulled William down the street.
Xander stepped out of the shadows and pulled out a cell phone. He looked around to make sure no one was watching him before he pressed a number into the phone and waited for the person on the other end to answer it. "I'll do it." He said immediately. "Yeah, I know." He paused, annoyed with the other person. "I said I'd have it taken care of didn't I?" He asked exasperated. "Yeah, Phase One is a go." Xander hung up the phone and slipped into the night.
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Meanwhile at the Rosenberg residence, Willow sat at the kitchen table with Jenny, nervously drinking a cup of herbal tea. Suddenly, Willow slammed down the cup, splashing hot tea onto the table. "I don't know if I can do this."
Jenny stared at her future daughter-in-law wide-eyed. "Willow, dear, what are you talking about?"
"Marrying William. I don't know if I can do it." Willow confided.
The gypsy looked at Willow as though she were crazy. "What are you talking about, Willow? You love him don't you?"
"Yes." Willow said as though her life depended on it.
"Then why are you afraid of marrying him?" Jenny asked.
"Because I'm scared." Willow said in a little voice.
Jenny smiled softly. "Scared of what? Of William?"
"No." Willow sighed. "I'm just afraid I won't be enough for him."
"Willow, you're the love of his life." Jenny insisted.
The redhead closed her eyes. "Jenny, I think I'm pregnant." She said simply.
"Willow, that's great." Jenny said, happy at the idea of being a grandmother.
"What if William doesn't think so?" Willow said as she looked down at her hands.
Jenny smiled, and gently tilted Willow's face up. "Honey, it's going to be the second best thing that's happened to him."
Willow was confused. "What's the first thing?"
"You." The gypsy said smiling.
Outside of Willow's parents' house stood Xander, once again talking on his cell phone to the mystery person. Xander looked around to make sure no one is nearby before he began to talk. "Yeah, they don't know anything. No, I'm not backing out. But if this doesn't work, I swear on all that is holy I'll kill you." He swore only to listen to a ring tone as soon as his threat was issued. "Sweet Merciful Zeus, what have I gotten myself into?"
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William stared at Faith as she stopped in front of Willy's demon bar. "Faith, what are we doing here?" He asked her with a raised eyebrow.
"You wanted to have some fun tonight, didn't you, Blondie?" Faith said as she pulled him into the bar.
"Yeah, but not your kind of fun." He complained.
The slayer simply laughed at him as she dragged him towards the bar. When Willy saw Spike, his eyes widened fearfully and he began to dry some glasses, in hopes that Spike would forget he was here.
Faith smiled at William as an idea came to her. "Wanna have real fun?"
"What do you have in mind?" William asked uncertainly.
"The demon world still thinks you're Spike don't they?" She asked him again as a wicked smile spread across her face.
The ex-vampire smirked at Faith. "I think that's the best idea you've had all night, pet."
"Getting into character already, Champ?" Faith quipped as they walked to the bar. William simply smirked at Faith before slipping away from her and walking to another part of the bar. Faith stared after him before shrugging and walking up to the bar.
"Hey, Willy." Faith said as she plopped down at the bar.
Willy nervously looked up at the brunette. "H-hey F-faith." He stuttered.
"Relax, Willy." Faith said as she smirked at the mess that was Willy. "I don't need any info tonight. Just want a drink."
The bartender visibly sighed. "Anything you want."
"On the house?" She asked him as she flexed her hands.
"On the house." Willy agreed as he hurried to get her the strongest drink in the house, knowing very well what she wanted.
Suddenly, Willy heard a commotion at the door. Before he could do or say anything, Faith had already jumped up from her seat and walked over to the commotion in hopes of having a good fight. The sight at the door, however, was not what she was expecting. William was fighting a Glazcar demon and winning. A group of vampires were standing nearby cheering "Spike" on. Faith watched him, surprised. He still had his vampire strength. Sure she had seen him take on vamps, but he was fighting a three-ton, green, horny, Glazcar demon, and winning.
As soon as William killed it, he walked over to the bar like nothing big had happened, and the vampires followed him, not paying attention to the fact that he was a human. "Sp-spike." Willy stuttered as he handed him Faith's drink. "On the house." William smirked at Faith and downed her drink. The slayer couldn't take it any more and stalked up to the bar.
"F-faith." Willy stuttered. "I thought I saw you come in with Sp-spike." He said offhandedly.
William groaned as the vampires realized he was human and they began to sniff him.
"Shit." Faith agreed as she pulled William up and they ran out of the bar, the fifteen vampires following them. About hundred yards later, Faith and William slipped into an alley. "You ready, Will? 'Cuz there's about to be a whuppin'" She said as she pulled out a stake. William nodded and pulled out his own stake. As they fought off the vampires, they were unaware of the person watching them.
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Angel woke up to a woman's hand tracing patterns on his chest. Immediately he shot up, not remembering a thing. She smiled at him. "What, don't tell me you didn't know what you were doing." She mocked.
His eyes widened as he stared in shock at her. "Buffy?"
She simply smiled an evil smile at him. "Nice to meet you, Angelus."
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Giles nervously paced in the kitchen as he began to brew himself a cup a tea. By the way he was acting, one would think it was his wedding day, not his son's.
"Yo, G-man." Faith said as she came into the kitchen and turned Jenny's coffee maker on.
He spun around shocked to see Faith standing in the kitchen. "Faith." He said surprised. "I didn't know you were still here."
"I told you I was gonna crash here, didn't I? I slept on the couch." Faith told him as she waited for her coffee to brew.
The watcher was bewildered. "When Xander didn't come back with you last night, I assumed you and he were at your apartment."
"Giles, you make it sound like all Xander and I do is screw, well... actually, but-" The slayer quickly changed the topic as she saw the look on Giles' face. "I haven't seen him since he left here last night."
"What about last night?" William yawned as he slowly padded into the kitchen, and took the still filling coffee pot out of the machine and poured himself a cup of coffee.
Giles frowned, took the coffee pot out of William's hand and replaced it. "Nothing."
"Right." William said unconvinced as he took a sip.
"Will, since when do you drink your coffee how I normally like my men?"
William spit the coffee back into the cup and stared at Faith. "Slayer, I didn't need to know that. I happen to like the fact you're dating my best friend." He looked around. "Hey, where is Xan anyway?" Both Giles and Faith looked at each other. "Where is he?" William repeated.
"He forgot something." Faith lied.
"What did he forget?" William asked, knowing very well that Faith was lying.
Before Faith could respond, Giles interjected after really looking at his son for the first time this morning. "William, what happened to you?"
This time both William and Faith looked at each other. William had an ugly cut across his lip and a bruise on his cheek. Faith had a slash across her forehead, but thanks to slayer healing it had already begun to heal and was barely visible.
"Fifteen vampires." William told his father sheepishly.
"Faith!" Giles scolded as he glared at his slayer.
"What?" Faith looked back at Giles. "And he didn't even tell you about the Glazcar demon, I mean that thing was at least six feet tall and..." She trailed off as she saw both William and Giles glaring at her. "How about I go get that healing potion Jenny made just in case something happened today?"
"Good idea." Giles told her as she left the kitchen.
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"Willow?" Jenny asked as she walked into the redhead's childhood bedroom. She smiled softly as she found Willow sitting near her window, the sunlight casting a halo around her.
"Hi, Jenny." Willow said softly as she turned to face her.
Jenny was shocked to see the tears streaming down Willow's face. "Willow, honey, what's wrong?" She worriedly asked as she rushed to the redhead's side.
"I just don't think I can go through with this." Willow sniffled. "I'm not the pretty one, that's Cordy. And he makes me feel so beautiful, and I'm not that girl. I'm not the girl he sees." She sobbed, throwing herself into Jenny's arms.
Jenny was taken aback at first, but nevertheless pulled Willow closer to her. "Honey, you are beautiful, don't you ever think otherwise."
"Really?" Willow sniffled as she looked up at her.
"Of course." Jenny said as she untangled herself from Willow and sat the redhead back down on her bed. "And I want you to have something." She told her as she pulled a chain out from under her shirt. She lifted it over her head and unhooked it, letting a silver ring fall off of it. "My aunt gave this to me when I left the tribe." She explained as she slipped it onto one of Willow's fingers. "And I want you to have it. "
"Wh-why?" Willow asked as she looked up at Jenny.
"Because it signifies a new life." Jenny said smiling at the girl.
"Okay, I'm here." Cordelia announced as she flounced into the room with a large box of make-up. "I just interrupted a mother-daughter bonding moment, didn't I?"
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William nervously paced in his dressing room. The sun would set in less than ten minutes, at which time William needed to be outside. He and Willow had decided on a night wedding so Angel could come. Over the years, Angel had somehow become an older brother figure to William, and he had invited both Angel and Drusilla to the wedding. He wasn't sure if it was a good idea or not, but Angel had reassured him that Drusilla would behave. But just in case, Jenny and Willow had cast a sanctuary spell over the garden, banning any violence in general. William stopped pacing and looked up as Faith entered the room. He sighed loudly.
"Just me." Faith said knowing very well that Xander's absence was driving William crazy.
"Any luck?" He asked hopefully.
Faith shook her head. "No, we could always postpone the we-"
"No." William said vehemently. "If we don't get married today, I don't know if I can wait another day."
Faith nodded silently understanding. "I'm gonna go and tell Giles that you're ready then." She said as she walked towards the door.
"Faith." William said, stopping Faith in her tracks. "If you can't find Xander, I want you to be my best man."
Faith laughed. "Man?"
"Woman." William amended, rolling his eyes.
Faith smiled as she opened the door. "Of course, Blondie." She smirked leaving the groom to himself once again.
As the door opened again five minutes later, William spun around expecting to find Faith. His eyes widened in surprise as he saw who really was standing in the room with him. "Xander!" He exclaimed, pulling his best friend into a man hug. "Where were you?"
"Errands, remember?" Xander said as he detangled himself from William. Before William could react, Xander pulled out a chloroform rag and forcefully covered William's mouth and nose with it. When William passed out, Xander awkwardly caught him and dragged him over to the window, which opened. A pair of arms reached into the room and pulled William through the window.
It was then that Faith decided to return to the room. "Hey, Will, are you- Xander." She said as she walked further into the room and kissed him quickly. "Where were you? Will was gettin' worried."
Xander shrugged. "I had to go somewhere."
Faith nodded and looked around the room. "Where's Will?"
"He said he couldn't go through with it, and climbed out the window. I couldn't stop him." Xander lied.
"What?" Faith breathed.
"I tried." Xander added.
"I'm gonna go find Giles." Faith said running outside of the room, leaving a now smirking Xander alone. However instead of going to Giles, Faith ran straight to Willow's dressing room.
"Jenny!" She called, stepping into the room.
"Faith. Aren't you supposed to be helping William?" Jenny asked nervously.
"We need to talk about that. Outside." Faith said calmly, unaware of the edgy aura she was giving off.
"No." Willow said as she walked towards Faith, her white wedding dress sashaying as she walked. "Whatever you have to say to Jenny, you'll say to me, too."
The slayer sighed. "You're gonna want to get Giles. We have a problem."
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William awoke to the scent of burning flesh. He had no idea what was going on, but he felt like a truck had hit him. His legs felt like they had been weighed down with bricks and it felt like he was on fire. And worst of all, he couldn't move his neck. Fearfully, he tried to move his arms only to find out that he was chained to the wall.
"Ooh, baby, he's awake!" A voice said.
William thought for a moment. 'That voice. I know that voice. It's been awhile, but I know that voice.' His eyes widened in horror as he realized whom it was. 'Buffy.' Panicking, he tugged wildly on the manacles.
"Not going to work, my boy." Another voice said.
This time, William's eyes felt like they were going to pop out of his head. "Angel?" He asked incredulously.
"Call me Angelus." He said smiling wickedly at William.
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Willow was beyond angry. She knew very well that William would never run away. She couldn't explain it, but she could feel his fear, and knew that he had been kidnapped. The only problem was she didn't know where he had been taken.
"So what do you want to do?" Faith asked Giles and Jenny.
"We're going to find him, now." Willow said, her eyes unknowingly flashing black.
Faith took a step back from Willow. "You can see that too, can't you?" She asked Giles.
He nodded. "Yes, I can."
"Just making sure, I wasn't going crazy." Faith said. "Crazy." She repeated smiling as an idea came to her. "I'll be right back."
"Where is she going?" Jenny asked confused.
Minutes later, Faith returned with fanatical Drusilla. "Little tree." She cried, running to Willow. "The stars are screaming to me. Many things. Bad and good. Daddy's back, but sweet William is gone. He's swimming with the Angelbeast. The knight was a bad puppy."
Everyone stared at her. The only one who really understood what she was saying was Willow, but before she could say anything Xander walked into the room.
"Dear knight." Drusilla cooed. "You have been a naughty puppy, and shall be punished.
Suddenly, all attention was taken off of Drusilla and placed onto Xander. "Xander, where's William?" Willow hissed.
"I don't know." Xander lied.
Before any one knew what was happening, Xander was pinned up against the wall by magic. "Where is he?" Willow repeated.
Xander's eyes widened, and he began to babble. "I didn't want to, but she convinced me. All she wanted was his blood. I thought that if he wasn't around, I'd have a better shot with you. Wills, I love-" Willow growled and tightened the magical hold she had on him. "Okay, can't talk." Xander gasped.
"Where. Is. He." Willow said slowly.
"The mansion." Xander rasped out.
"Good." Willow said as she breezed past him.
Faith stared at Xander. "Fuck, you're like all the rest." She spat before taking off after Willow.
Xander slumped down to the ground in defeat.
-End Flashback-
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The vision became cloudy to Willow. She could vaguely see dust swimming around her and knew with out a doubt that it was Angel's. Blood was splattered on the wall, but Willow wasn't sure whose blood it was. But she could see herself and Faith carrying William out of the mansion. She could feel the tears streaming down her face. 'What have I gotten myself into?'
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"Are you here for Willow Giles?" A doctor asked William.
"Yes." He asked nervously. "How is she?"
"At the moment she is fine, but we don't think she's going make it through the night."
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Dun dun dun. To be continued....
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