Title: It's a new day, it's a new life
Author: ESsmich
Disclaimer: I own absolutely nothing. The first chapter follows the 8th epi of Angel season 1, but will be developing completely different.
Rating: T, for now anyway
Pairing: B/A
Back story: Btvs: s1,2,3 - Ats: s1 ( e8 )
Summary: After the fight with the Mohra-demon Angel, now human, saved by Buffy, goes to see the PTB again to ask them to turn him back again...
Spoilers: Angel season 1
A/N: Okay .. mhm .. this is my first fic in english ever. I try to give you my best english ^^' ..
Chapter one - "It's a new day, it's a new life"
„You again", the brother said to Angel who demanded for access.
Before his sister would lent Angel an ear, she forced „What have you brought me?"
Angel was aware of the fact of bringing an item with him, due to he lost his watch to them just some hours ago.
As the sister caught the quite old vase, she seemed to be satisfied. Angel knew, this time he had to bring something valuable.
But the brother couldn't be pleased so easily. The PTB didn't like to be disturbed that often, in general they didn't like to be disturbed at all. In case their warriors had some serious issues, they could deal with a little loss of time, but Angel already showed off. The reason he came there earlier was indeed minor for their purpose. The PTB don't care about the way their warriors succeed, as long as they succeed. And now the brother was quite impatient with Angels new concern.
„Why are you here, lower being?", he finally requested.
„The Mohra demon said the end of days had begun. That others were coming, soldiers of darkness?"
I need to know if he was telling the truth.", Angel asked them.
The brother wanted Angel to get to the point, so he called him to go on.
Angel got his point and asked directly: „ What happens to the Slayer when these soldiers come?"
"What happens to all mortal beings. Albeit sooner in her case.", the sister straightened while going to her brother's site now.
But their answer hit Angel deep down, Buffy would die and he couldn't save her, no matter how hard he'd try. There was only one way. „Then I'm here to beg for her life." -
The Oracles turned and walked away now: "It is not our place to grant life or death."
- "And I ask you to take mine back."
Suddenly both turned back to Angel and waited for him going on.
„ Look I can't protect her or anyone this way, not as a man."
„You're asking to be what you were, a demon with a soul, because of the Slayer?", the sister asked.
However, her brother saw where the conversation is going."Oh, this is a matter of love. It does not concern us." , he said and was on it's way out of the portal. He signified his sister that they will no longer waist their time. But it wasn't so easy to get rid of Angel, he needed to saver her, he just needed to protect her, no matter how she will react. Obviously he couldn't reach them by begging for Buffy's life, so he needed to touch upon the business.
"Yes, it does. The Mohra demon came to take a warrior from your cause - and it succeeded. I'm no good to you like this. I know you have it in your power to make this right, please."
"What is done can not be undone.", the brother said strict to his plan.
But his sister was convinced now, Angel was no lower being. So she spoke up
"What is not yet done can be avoided. This one is willing to sacrifice every drop of human happiness and love he has ever known for another. He is not a lower being."
All Angel could think of was Buffy. He knew he would lose her again and it hurt more than he could bear. Only the thought of them being separated again nearly broke him. He wasn't sure how to feel as the brother finally gave his approval, he couldn't feel anything.
"We swallow this day, as though it had never happened. Twenty-four hours from the moment the demon first attacked you, we take it back.", his sister said.
Now it hit Angel twice. "Then none of this happened and Buffy and I... What - what will stop us from doing the exact same thing again?"
"You. You alone will carry the memory of this day. - Can you carry that burden?"
His heart felt numb, „Carry this burden?", he thought. Seeing her leaving his office pretending nothing has happened? Just letting her go? It was more than he could bear. It was hard enough to leave her back in Sunnydale, but he would need to live with the memories what would've happened – for the rest of his life.
„I – I have to, there's no other way for me", he told the Oracles.
„Then we will make a request for your concerning", the brother quickly said an raised his arm as he was talking to the Powers That Be.
Suddenly, he lowered his hand and said without any facial expression:" It is not ours to do that. Now leave."
„What?", Angel asked confused. Why would they turn their opinion now?
„What is not yet done can be avoided.", repeated his sister again to clarify the situation.
„What is done can't be undone", was is answer.
„You told that already", Angel said impatient and confused at the same time.
„We will no longer deal with your concern", the brother said
„Wasn't it you, who said you take my life back in case to save another?", Angel asked them provoking.
Now his more friendlier sister also raised her arm to hear what the Powers had to say. As she lowered her arm again, she confirmed, what her brother already told before:"We can't take two lives for another one"
With this words Angel was kicked out of the portal and found himself lying at the wall of the arch under the post office.
A/N: I hope my English didn't scare you away 0=o .. Tell me, what do you think about my idea of bringing them back? Shall I continue or get some more English lessons? :P
