Chapter Seven
I ran out of the cemetery
and all the way home I walked down to the ocean and looked around to see if
anyone was on the beach. When I was sure that no one else was around I
stripped out of my clothes and jumped right in. God it was cold, but just what
I needed to cool down my hot body. God that man can kiss I think he could make
me come just with this his lips on mine. Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea. I
mean who am I torturing more myself or him? But no he needs to learn that he
can’t keep any more secrets if were going to be together. Besides it’s just a
matter of time until he finds me. He is an excellent hunter plus considering
the state I left him in, I’m sure it won’t take him too long. God I hope it
doesn’t take him too long.
***
I went back to my apartment
because I had some serious hunting to do and there was something I needed to
get first. I was walking down the hall nearing my door when I saw Willow waiting there.
“Hey Angel” “Hey Willow
what’s going on?” She was fidgeting with her skirt “Well ahm I was wondering,
if by any slim chance if you maybe have talked to Buffy?” “Why?” Still
fidgeting with that skirt, I grabbed her hands and made her look up at me,
“What’s the matter Willow?”
Then it all came out in a
rush “Well I tried to call her you know at the inn she was staying at in
Ireland and there was no answer and now I’m just really worried, because the
last time we talked she sounded kind of lost and I just don’t know where she
could have gone and I’m worried something might have happened to her and…” “Willow, Willow slow down, it’s ok, I did talk to her, actually I’ve seen her.”
Willow’s
big blue eyes were like saucers “You…you saw her? She’s here in LA?” “Yes”
“Oh she didn’t tell me she was coming back.” “It’s ok Will I don’t think she
told anyone. She surprised me in the graveyard I was patrolling.” “Oh is she
ok, I mean did she look ok?” “Well besides being slightly pissed at me, yeah I
think she’s ok and she looked, well she looked really good.” I must have had
the hunger in my eyes because Willow blushed “Oh ok good. Well are you
planning on seeing her soon because I would really like to talk to her.”
“Well therein lies the
problem Willow, she ran away from me told me she was going home and then
refused to tell me where home exactly was.” Willow smiled “Oh…oh I see.” I
looked at her “What do you see?” “Well she was in Ireland for a year right?” “Yea”
“Well it really was just a matter of time before she found out right?” I
looked at her for a second “Are you telling me that you know?” “Well Angel I
do have a very high I.Q. I’ve always known what the ring meant.”
“Great. Well what can I say,
thanks for never telling her?” Willow laughed, “I didn’t think it was my place
to tell her.” “No you’re right, I should have said something but the timing
never seemed right.”
I toke out my keys and
opened the door and let Willow in and I followed behind her “I don’t think you
have to worry about that to much I mean she understands, she’s just playing
with you.” I snorted, “You have no idea.” I started to walk into my bedroom
and Willow followed me “So what are you going to do now?” I walked over to my
closet and pulled out a box that was sealed with tape. I laid it on the bed
toke my knife out and opened it up. “I have to go hunting, but unfortunately I
haven’t the faintest idea where to start.” I took out a small box and
unraveled the ribbon holding it closed.
Willow
inched closer to and said “Well LA is a big city she could be anywhere.” I
opened the box and looked inside, they were still there. “That it is.” Willow was peering over my shoulder trying to see what was in the box. I toke them out
and put them in my pocket before she could see. I looked back at her and she
had this little smile on her face like she knew what I had.
“You know, one time when
Buffy and I were having one of those girls only nights we were playing a game
we always played the ‘if you could be any where but here game.” She looked at
me like I was supposed to know what that meant. “Ah Willow I have no idea what
your talking about.” “Of course you don’t silly.” she smacked me on the arm
“the game is if you could be anywhere but here where would you be.” “Oh, ok.”
“So anyway she said if she could be anywhere but here she would be on the beach
with you.” “Ah Willow you do know that California is a big state surrounded by
water on one side don’t you?”
She laughed again, am I
being funny here? “I know that but it’s a start right?” She looked at me so
hopefully and was smiling so sweetly, I couldn’t stop myself from smiling too.
“Yea it’s a start.”
“Well I’m going to go back
to the hotel good luck hunting.” And I’d swear she was giggling on the way
out. Does everyone take pleasure in my misery?
I started to walk back down
to the garage when it hit me. The beach…I smiled, of course, the beach!