Pairing: Willow/Spike(William)

Rating: Pg-13 (still... don't think it'll go past R at the most)

Author's Name: Knightie

Author's Email and URL: knightie@knightflyer.zzn.com  (Working on the webpage) if you want a response in the next few days use
knightie@prodigy.net Previous parts can be found at Your Mission... hmmm... I think www.redsoulmates.com has asked and received permission and
Cyberline's site http://www.geocities.com/cyberline_9000/index.html (People like this! Yeah!)

Disclaimer: Not mine though.. Spike can come stay with me whenever he wants...(In other words ...Don't sue... I'm way past broke.)

Distribution: Your Mission ... the Spiked Willow Tree, anyone that has already asked... Anyone else, please ask. (I'll probably say yes <G>) redsoulmates and ... cyberline's site

Feedback: Yes! Please let me know what you thought! I need encouragement to finish this! Those of you who have sent feedback... Thank You! Oh and I didn't get much feedback on hte last part... <sniff> but... Oh and I know no William (folks like my William <G>) but Angelus... some so .. that'll work right?

Author's Notes: Spoilers.... (this is hard <G>) Not really any but ... Through Season 4 and some of 5 ... I took what I wanted and tossed the rest. <G>

Author's Notes: I have to thank my super beta reader Kaz! Oh and if you want the next part within the next 24 to 36 hours.... I'd better see some improvement in My Other Life. Oh forget it ... I'm not gonna subject you to my inablility to think up snappy little lines. Out of the Cold.. Tempus two, Belly up to the bar, Double the Willows, Double the Fun, lessons in control... hmmm let's see.... Betrayal, enough is Enough, Burn for me Revealing Lies.. Enthralled, heck I could have a list a LOT longer than this but... well If I get even half of that ... I'll post another part of Out of Time

Summary: (I suck at this but...)Willow gets tossed back in time and meets Spike when he's still William... oh and don't forget Jack the Ripper is there too... and someone seems to want Wills dead or something.
 

Part 23
 

Winston Giles walked into the library and saw Peter bent over a battered old book, scribbling notes in a small journal. When he looked up and saw Giles heading towards him, he hastily closed the journal and put it away. "Do you mind telling me just what you want with that witch?"

Peter glared and glanced around. "Would you be quiet! We don't want anyone else to know about this."

Winston frowned as he glanced around the library. It was run by the Council and used to train the Watchers. The Giles family had joined the Council only a few generations ago. His grandfather had been the first to join, but Peter's family had been part of the Council forever, it seemed, and it was almost certain that one day they would be leading it. So why wouldn't he want the Council to know? "I'd like to know just what it is that we're doing."

Peter smiled, and it wasn't a friendly one. "You don't want them to know about your little secret ... do you?" When Winston shook his head, Peter continued, "Then I would not ask questions." With that, he shut the book he'd been reading and rose to his feet. "I think we should head back to the Ten Bells, Maybe someone there has heard something that would prove useful to us."

Winston groaned, he wished he hadn't been so stupid as to let Travers find out his secret. No one could ever know; if they found out he was through, even his family wouldn't stand by him.

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For the second night in a row, William slammed into yet another demon bar. His clothes were ripped and covered with a variety of blood types from numerous demons, in nearly every shade, from a lovely deep purple color to a rather sickening shade of green. His eyes settled on Angelus playing poker with a group of demons and confidently strode toward him.

"Childe, what's wrong?" Angelus asked, his eyes never leaving his cards.

"There's nothing wrong."

"Then why is this the second night I've seen you like this?" he asked, glancing up at him.

"None of your bloody business," William snapped, turning on his heel and heading for the door.

"BOY!"

William froze. He didn't like it but the tone his sire used meant if he didn't, he'd be beaten and bloody. And this time it wouldn't be fun.

"Sire," he muttered. He heard Angelus telling the others he was done for the evening and then walked up behind him.

"Let's go, boy," he growled walking past the younger vampire and out into the night.

The younger vampire ground his teeth as he followed his sire. " Sire," he murmured, "I was looking for information." It was not a lie. Not really. He had hoped to find something out about the murders that were occurring, and the rumors that something was searching for a witch. Angelus had convinced Willow that until they knew more, it was best that she stay with them. He'd even gotten her time off from the bar. Right now, she was safely ensconced in the house with Virginia and two other of their most trusted minions guarding her.

"All right, my boy. Tell me what is wrong."

William growled as he began to tell his sire the events of his dinner with Willow.