Title: The First Seconded

Author: Falcon-Rider falcon_rider@hotmail.com

Rating: PG-13 for Angst and ect. And CD

Disclaimer: I own nothing 'cept the plot and Nich. Oh and hey, at least one of the scenes in this chappy are based on a scene from Angel 4x01 cause I thought it fit in here. Anyway, Kris and Echo are mine as well! HEHEHE! I wish I owned Spike though…

Authors note: Claudia, I'm nearly to Angel… only a couple of more parts (2-4), and Spuffy coming soon! Don't worry and W/T soon as well seeing how these few chaps are taking place in the same night and All they're doing is Packing currently and getting ready for the trip back to the states, But you'll see some more of them in 24, so next time! I hope you'll be happy soon, just hang in here… I've got a plot for the SD stuff in the works and hopefully it's a good one, you've already gotten a hint of it.

More story…

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Part Twenty-Three

Pain and Life… SURPRISE!

42 days

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Pain.

Dull throbbing, continuous.

Sudden sharp searing.

Pain.

Simple pain.

Danger, can't tell her, can't tell her where he- it is.

Can't tell… PAIN.

The pain and feelings that were thrown through the vision and into Nich's mind caused her to cry out and a sharp and ear piercing scream.

Inside the hotel room Connors was thrown across the room, through the door and into the wallpapered wall of the hallway where he nearly hit Gunn and left an indent into the brightly colored wall.

Spike scrambled to the window and glanced down at Nich's face as many different emotions crossed it. Wrapping his hands around her arms he pulled her up and through the window. Pulling her into an embrace he hugged the teen tightly as she murmured 'oh god…' over and over to herself as she tried to clam her shaking.

"W-William?" She said after a few moments. "I'm alright now… and you need to get going."

Spike looked down at her and frowned for a second before turning his gaze to the unconscious teen in the hall. "No, I'm going to take care of him."

"Don't. Someone, several someone's need you help."

"Who?"

Nich shrugged and smiled tentively, "A woman and a man. The woman's being held hostage by another woman… she knows where Angel is and the other woman is torturing her for the information. The Mans going to try and free her but will fail if you don't go help."

"Will you be fine here?" Spike asked looking her in the eye, he had almost lost one of the few people that had cared about him in the last hundred plus years, he didn't want to leave her there.

"Of course, my advice is to take Gunn with you, he has a car and knows the city better than you." Nich glanced around Spike to where Gunn stood, a frown on his face.

"What happened?" Fred asked in a near growl from where she was knelt next to Connor.

"A misunderstanding. I take it he doesn't like demons? I'm part demon… enough so that my visions don't knock me around or give me a headache… unless the vision itself conveys pain or emotions… I think he sensed that part of me." Nich looked up at Spike and smiled lightly. "Go, help people. It's your job remember?"

Spike nodded and turned toward Gunn, "You want to come? Nich says one of the woman knows where Angel is."

Gunn nodded, "I heard, and as much as I don't like you, I'm thinking you two may be our way of finding Angel."

*

"She's so adorable," Faith cooed down at the newborn Sarah held.

"Isn't she?" Sarah sighed. "She's perfect."

The new mother gently ran her fingers across her baby while Faith smiled down at the two. The brunette… now blonde rogue slayer wished that she could have someone so small, and cute like Sarah's baby of her own one day. The likely hood of that happening with her life expectancy was so slim though.

"Well, well we have company!" Sarah's husband said as he entered the hospital room with a cappuccino and a glass of water.

"Couldn't stay away," Faith laughed. "I just had to come see the new arrival as soon as I could."

"Its good you're here though," He glanced at her. "We wanted to know if it was okay that we placed you as Marie's godmother."

"Me?" Faith was speechless. "Me?"

"Mmm-hmm," Sarah nodded. "We'd really like it if you were. You've helped us so much through these last few months. Side's you're my best friend."

"O-Of course!"

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After Nich had given Spike and Gunn the address they had headed off to the car right away, after placing Connor on his bed.

Fred sat on the edge of his bed glancing at the teenager she had taken under her wing over the summer. They had been working so hard to find Angel, she marveled at how he took Angels absence so well. Not that the two had known each other for very long but still, they had just started to get to know each other when he had disappeared.

Connor jerked into consciousness almost knocking Fred off the bed before he realized it was her. "Sorry." He muttered sitting back against the head of the bed.

"Connor, why did you attack that girl?" Fred asked after a few seconds of silence.

Connor looked up shocked, stray strands of brown hair dangling in front f his blue eyes. "Girl? She's a demon!"

"Not all demons are bad Connor, I thought we already talked about this," Fred tilted her head at him as he looked away. "She's not even completely demon. Only half like Cordelia. She helps fight the good fight, for the power like Angel does."

"Did you mean," Connor muttered.

"Angels still alive, somewhere. We can't give up hope sides William and Nich are here to help find them," Fred smiled as she laid a hand on his shoulder reassuringly. "Gunn and William even have a lead thanks to Nich's visions…"

"However helpful that might be," Nich said from the doorway. "Sorry about intruding into your space… could we perhaps start over in the getting to know each other area? Perhaps even leave out the falling through window, almost dying part?"

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 Gunn drove his truck, not even glancing at Spike as he spoke. "You're pretty strong, knocking Connor across the room like that."

"Yah, guess I am." Spike replied.

"Mind telling me how you're that strong?" Gunn asked after another few seconds of silence.

"Yes, actually I do mind." Spike glanced at him for a second before returning his eyes to the road. "I hate to say this, but are we there yet?"

"About five more minutes… you'll tell us eventually, right?"

"I only want to tell my tale once, so as soon as we find peaches and get the gang together it'll be told… sides I'm sure Kat will want a say in the plot." Spike replied shortly his voice calm and almost emotionless.

"Right."

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"Ready to tell me yet?" Lilah stepped back and stretched her arms causing her bones to adjust slightly and fall back into place. She smiled down at the battered red head.

Justine glared at the floor, as much as she hated the creature Angelus she hated this madwoman more. Her vision was blurred and her sides and hands ached. She was also positive that at least four of her fingers were broken.

"I guess that would be a no," the lawyer shook her head. "Pity, I hate having to hurt you like this."

Lilah leaned down so she was within Justine's vision, "And if you would just tell me where Angel is I'll let you go. Free you from this torture."

"By killing me?" Justine asked coughing slightly afterwards. "I would sooner leave you frustrated than die knowing I gave up."

"Well than," Lilah reached into her back pocket and removed a razor. "I guess I have some time to kill before the next business meeting in a few hours… and with you here I think I won't even notice the time slip by."

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To be continued in: Can't run, can't hide.

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