Chapter 10
Angel stopped and listened. They heard the noise again and Angel looked into Willow's eyes telling her what to do.
A sound of a chair being thrown sounded through the quiet apartment and Angel moved past Willow, protectively guarding her, an arm in front of her. He grabbed a his battle ax and looked back at Willow who was behind him and placed his finger to his lips then mouthed "stay here" to her before turning to leave.
Angel moved slowly and quietly up the stairs, ax protectively in hand. As he reached the doorway, he turned the knob and swung open the door, looking around. He moved to the main office door and went to look out.
"Angel! Look out!" He turned and saw Willow in the doorway from the apartment and saw her fling her arm out. He caught glimpse of something move out of the corner of his eye and turned to see a large demon hit the wall. Green, scaly and slimy, it hit the wall hard. He readied the ax and did a spiral in the air with it and brought the ax around, missing the demon as it ducked in just the right second. It charged into him and knocked him to the ground.
Willow ran to aid Angel and as she got close, the demon's arm swung back in an animalistic manner and hit the side of her face, knocking her to the ground. Angel went to break it's neck but it got a steady hold on his hands and pulled them back. Angel rolled, getting the upper hand and head-butted the demon.
Getting up, Angel got the ax from the wall and wailed over again, this time bringing the ax down on it's target. He let go of the handle and struggled over the demon's body over to Willow's unconscious form. He took her into his arms and looked over her face.
A large bruise was already forming on her cheek. Brushing her hair from her face, he caressed her unharmed cheek and she started to come back to consciousness.
"You okay?"
"Headache." She confirmed then groaned. "Maybe cheek ache too." She sat up a bit. "You?"
"I'm fine." He smiled, making her half smile.
Out of view from then both, a blurry form of Marc flickered and watched from a dark corner, watching Angel's protective touch on Willow, the witch he was going to kill.
His essence flickered once more before it disappeared all together, leaving nothing but a dark corner.
Angel stopped and listened. They heard the noise again and Angel looked into Willow's eyes telling her what to do.
A sound of a chair being thrown sounded through the quiet apartment and Angel moved past Willow, protectively guarding her, an arm in front of her. He grabbed a his battle ax and looked back at Willow who was behind him and placed his finger to his lips then mouthed "stay here" to her before turning to leave.
Angel moved slowly and quietly up the stairs, ax protectively in hand. As he reached the doorway, he turned the knob and swung open the door, looking around. He moved to the main office door and went to look out.
"Angel! Look out!" He turned and saw Willow in the doorway from the apartment and saw her fling her arm out. He caught glimpse of something move out of the corner of his eye and turned to see a large demon hit the wall. Green, scaly and slimy, it hit the wall hard. He readied the ax and did a spiral in the air with it and brought the ax around, missing the demon as it ducked in just the right second. It charged into him and knocked him to the ground.
Willow ran to aid Angel and as she got close, the demon's arm swung back in an animalistic manner and hit the side of her face, knocking her to the ground. Angel went to break it's neck but it got a steady hold on his hands and pulled them back. Angel rolled, getting the upper hand and head-butted the demon.
Getting up, Angel got the ax from the wall and wailed over again, this time bringing the ax down on it's target. He let go of the handle and struggled over the demon's body over to Willow's unconscious form. He took her into his arms and looked over her face.
A large bruise was already forming on her cheek. Brushing her hair from her face, he caressed her unharmed cheek and she started to come back to consciousness.
"You okay?"
"Headache." She confirmed then groaned. "Maybe cheek ache too." She sat up a bit. "You?"
"I'm fine." He smiled, making her half smile.
Out of view from then both, a blurry form of Marc flickered and watched from a dark corner, watching Angel's protective touch on Willow, the witch he was going to kill.
His essence flickered once more before it disappeared all together, leaving nothing but a dark corner.