Xander's Love and Adventure

Chapter 2: Ethan's Revenge





Ethan Rayne sat listening as his daughters explained to him what Anyanka had
done to both Xander and Giles. He had gotten home just days after Xander had
left Sunnydale, perhaps for good. Ethan had been away on a magical retreat to
burn off the excess chaos magic that built in him.


Since he and Ripper had reunited, Ethan had made a habit of going away every
three or four months to get rid of the magic, so that it didn't drive him to
lash out with mischief at those closest to him. He hated having to leave his
family, but they all understood that it was necessary.


Now he had returned, only to find out that one of the children he had claimed as
his own was gone, and Giles was suffering from guilt because of it. To Ethan,
this was unacceptable. All the pain and humiliation Giles and Xander were
suffering was caused by Anyanka, and Ethan had every intention of making her
pay.


Turning his attention b ack to the three girls and the vampire in front of him,
Ethan gave them a smile that sent chills up their spines. "Go on now, kiddies, I
have a bitch to play with," Ethan ordered. The four quickly did as he ordered.
None of them wanted to be around a pissed off chaos mage.


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Anya looked around the apartment that she was now living in and curled her lip
in distaste. Hallie had refused to use magic to help her or to even answer her
calls. The other woman was still furious with her for what she had done to
Xander. Hallie refused to listen to her claims that it was deserved. She didn't
seem to understand that it was Xander and Giles' fault.


It was because of them that she was human. She didn't want to be human. She was
a demon, for hell's sake, and a good one at that. If Xander had never kissed
Willow none of this would have happened. But when she had told Hallie that, the
other wo man had screamed at her and disappeared.


Now she was stuck in a place that was beneath her. She would continue to be
stuck there until the first annuities check from her stocks came in. Anya
mourned the loss of the money, but now that she wasn't spending Xander's money
she had to use her own.


Sitting down, she thought of how unfair her life was. If anyone should be
punished it was Xander for turning his back on her. As she thought of the
unfairness of it, she had no idea just how much worse it was going to get.


Nor did she think that the spells that she had placed on Xander would be seen by
Willow. After all, they had been done with vengeance magic. Time manipulation
was a wonderful thing. She had no idea that Hallie had revealed the spells to
Willow. Spells she had traveled back to Xander's childhood to place on him.
Spells that kept his true identity and magic hidden from everyone.


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Ethan was making a sacred circle when Hallie popped in to see him. He jerked
around to face her and started to power up a spell. "Relax, Chaos, I mean no
harm. In fact, I'm here to help." She tossed a piece of cloth to him.


Catching it, Ethan looked at her in surprise. He recognized the scarf in his
hand. Xander had been so proud when he showed it to all of them. It was made of
real silk, and was a beautiful rose color. Xander had picked it out himself and
given it to Anya as a just because gift.


"I thought you were the bitch's friend?" Ethan asked.


"I was until she hurt that sweet boy. He never hurt her, and she has been
playing with him from the beginning. That will help you give her what's coming
to her. Just, whatever you do, don't kill her. If you do, she becomes a demon
automatically. We wouldn't want her to have any fun now, would we?" Hallie said
angrily.


Ethan laughed evilly and nodded. There was a lot he could do to Anya that
wouldn't kill her. Turning, he finished his circle and sat down to begin his
retribution. Hallie sighed regretfully. Ethan would have made a beautiful demon.
With that thought she disappeared.


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Anya screamed in frustration as she looked at all of her ruined clothes. Someone
had set fire to the apartment next door. The unit had surprisingly little
damage, but her unit was in terrible shape. It had water damage and everything
she owned was ruined. To top it all off, her hair had started falling out and
she couldn't orgasm no matter how hard she tried. She could feel the sensations,
though, and it was getting painful. Her stocks hal tal taken a hit and there was
a boil on the end of her nose. The engine in her car had exploded and the bank
had lost her account. It was enough to make a girl cry.


Hallie was sitting nearby, invisible, laughing at every small detail. Oh, that
Ethan. Hallie really, really liked him.