Chapter 1

Disclaimer: Not mine. All Joss and whoever else made BtVS and Angel.

Timeline: Buffy season 5 and Angel season 2.

Cordelia walked into the hotel and saw Angel's back retreating up stairs and Wesley by the phone, but Gunn was no where to be seen. Cordelia walked over to Wesley. "Hey, Wes."

"Your late." Wesley knew that telling her this wouldn't get her to be on time for work but it was there routine.

"I know but come on it's not like my being late is going to kill people...okay so it might but come no sympathy for the girl that gets crushing mind numbing visions." Cordy said knowing he would apologize and give her a few last words of wisdom. It's why she played that card every time she was late.

"I apologize, but it couldn't hurt to be on time once in a while. After all Cordy you are in a life or death job it's not as if it just gets docked from you pay. Your being late could very well kill an innocent." Wesley knew it wouldn't help but at least he was trying.

"I know I know.. wait does it get docked?" No matter how much Cordelia had grown Queen C was still there.

"No it doesn't. Angel's to be busy to notice who's late. You might as well just not show up." Wesley murmured the last line to himself. Wesley and Cordelia had been wondering if they should call in reinforcements or not, but everyday he just got worse and everyday they came that much closer.

"He still all distant, brooding, and, sleeping 24/7? "Cordelia asked as if she read his face, which she most likely did. Cordelia knew the answer but it never hurt to ask. Right?

"Check Check and Check." Wesley knew that she had the answers before she said anything but he humored her. "I think we should call. He just gets worse. Wolfram & Hart and Darla just keep coming. We need to get him back on the right path." Wesley knew it was risky but they didn't really have any better options.

"You don't think I know that. But just think about it, there is only one other person in the entire world who could do this to him. So what happens we bring her in. Well either she'll fix it and just leave him brooding for a few weeks or months or She could steer him further down the path he's on."

"I'm aware of the consequences but I believe that the risks are worth it. It's not like we have another choice Cordelia. We have tried everything but this. If she doesn't want to help she won't." Wesley knew that Cordelia had a crush on Angel and that was clouding her decision and everyday it got a little brighter.

"Fine. I'll call now." Cordelia went over to the phone to dial the number when it struck her that the only person that had her number was Angel. He got it from Giles when he left and never shared it with anyone.

"Why aren't you calling?" Wesley knew she was stubborn but this was for Angel.

"I don't know the number." Cordelia responded putting the phone down.

"What do you mean, you don't know the number? How could you not? We've talked to them before." Wesley couldn't believe they hadn't thought of this before.

"Well Angel took it from Giles and never shared that tiny bit of information with anyone." Cordelia couldn't believe it. It's not like they could just ask Angel for the number for three reasons. First Angel would know something's up. Second He would never give it to them. Third he's all psycho.

"Well we need to access that information some way." Wesley couldn't believe that Angel had never given anyone that information. It was very risky.

Angel was walking down stairs and had a pretty good idea who they wanted to call, but this could be fun. "What information?"

"Oh um there is some..." Wesley couldn't help it he didn't lie well to Angel.

"Vampires!" Cordy jumped in and Wes sent her a thank you glance. "They have some prophecy we think and if they do we um need it... So book worm over there can you know translate."

"Yes it's contents could help a lot with the upcoming apocalypse." Wesley decided it might help if he added his 2 cents.

"Apocalypse? I wasn't aware we had one." Angel was having a lot fun with this, but he wouldn't let them call Buffy. He wouldn't let her come down to help him. They would end up hurting her and he couldn't stand that.

"Not now like the next one in general. Just preparing." Cordelia couldn't take it. She knew he knew and he was messing with them.

"Thats good, but as I recall we don't get hints of upcoming apocalypses." Angel knew Cordelia knew he knew but she wasn't saying anything so...

"Alright drop it. We need Buffy's number...So hand it over, come on." Cordy knew it wouldn't work but maybe they would get another reaction.

"Cordelia!" Wesley said in a half hushed tone, half yelling.

"No. I won't give you her number. She'll get her and I can't allow that." Angel was coming undone and everyone in that room knew it, but he didn't care.

"Angel you can't protect her. She's the Slayer she can protect herself..." Cordy trailed off.

Gunn walked through the door not realizing they were getting somewhere. "Who can protect them self?" Gunn got a deadly glare from Cordelia and a sigh from Wesley.

Angel decided he was going to ignore the interruption luckily.

"She's a big girl now. If she doesn't want to help then she can say so herself. You can't live her life for her." She stopped for a moment to see if this was doing any good. She couldn't tell but she continued. "You like to think that now that you left her life's perfect and don't try to tell me other wise I know you Angel. You think that she doesn't still live on a Hellmouth, that she's not the slayer any more, that her best friends not a witch, that demons and vampires aren't after her head all the time. That's still her life she just doesn't have a vampire boyfriend anymore. You know I'm right."

"You might be right Cordelia but there's nothing for her to help with. Everything' fine here, everyone. If you want to hang with her than do it in Sunnydale, going shopping, have lunch but don't ask me for her number again." With that Angel went to the open weapon cabinet and grabbed a few stakes and a sword. "I'll be back before dawn." And he walked.