Author's Notes: I am really new at writing fan fiction so I apologise if this piece isn't too good. All feedback is greatly apperciated. Thanks, Layla.

Recovery.

Chapter One.

"Giles, this is Cordelia Chase and our boss Angel. Angel, Cordelia, this is Rupert Giles." introduced Wesley, showing Giles through into Angel investigations.

"Mr Giles" greeted Angel from behind his desk. He extended hand to Giles who shook it firmly.

"Just Giles is fine" he said, watching as Cordelia pulled out a chair for him,"Oh, um, thank you" he attempted at smile at the young woman as he sat down.

"Your welcome" Cordelia smiled back.

"Wesley, filled me in on your case. I understand you two are old friends" said Angel, leaning back slightly in his chair.

"Yes, we were roommates for a while".

"Until Giles here left England to move to LA" smiled Wesley.

"I see you weren't far behind me" added Giles.

Wesley nodded, "I moved to LA about a two years after you"

"To work here?" asked Giles and Wes nodded again.

"I understand from what Wesley has told me that you moved to LA to look after your nieces"

"Yes, their mother sadly died and well their father had left not long after Dawn was born so I moved over to care for both Dawn and her elder sister, Buffy" explained Giles, trying to keep his voice from cracking.

"And they have been kidnapped?" asked Angel.

"About six months ago now. Buffy had gone to collect Dawn's from a friends and they just never came home. The police have been to next to useless and I have hired private investigator after private investigator but they all came to the same conclusion"

"Which was?"

"After Buffy picked up Dawn they were involved in a car accident. The car was found on twenty Third Street but they weren't in it. A witness at the scene said they saw a group of people dragging the girls from the car. Unfortunately before anyone could question the witness probably they were mysteriously died." Giles removed his glasses, cleaning them quickly before putting them back in place, "The police launched a full scale investigation but after three months told me their was little chance of finding them alive and that's when I hired the PI's."

"And what did they find out?"

"That the people who took them were to dangerous to cross and they didn't want the job. I was losing hope until the last PI told me that the real reason no one would touch the case was that the kidnappers appeared not to be human" explained Giles. He studied Angel's face half expecting him to laugh and tell him it was impossible but he expression remained as serious as ever.

"And that's why you came to us? Because you believe the kidnappers are not human?" asked Angel.

"Yes. I didn't even know this agency even existed but once I found out that the girls had been taken by something else, I panicked, I knew the police weren't going to believe me and anyone else I told would just think I was crazy. Then I remembered Wesley" replied Giles, turning to glance in Wes's direction for a second, "Back in England he was always reading and researching books on demons and other dimensions"

"And you always told me I was insane" Wesley smiled at the many memories he had of Giles rolling his eyes at him and telling him he needed to get out more.

"Well I was wrong" said Giles seriously.

"Once Giles tracked me down, I told him about the kind of things we specialise in and that we might be able to help" said Wesley, looking across at Angel.

"And we will"

"Thank you," breathed Giles, fighting back the tears that were brimming at his eyes, "Here's everything on the case so far, police reports, PI investigations and the most recent pictures I have of the girls" Giles handed the file over to Angel who began to skim through it.

"How old are they?" he asked, looking up briefly.

"Buffy's 21 and Dawn's is 16, she'll be 17 next week"

"We'll get right on this and I promise if there out there we will find them" said Angel, standing up and Giles thanked him once again before Wesley walked him out.

"Poor guy, he looks so broken" said Cordelia, after Giles left.

"Hmm, six months is along time"

"Do you think they're even still alive?"

"I do" replied Angel, handing Cordelia part of the case file, "This was the last PI Giles hired. I want you to get a hold of him and find out what kind of not humans we are dealing with here."

"Okay" smiled Cordelia and left Angel's office, heading towards the computer and nearly knocking Wesley down who was on his way back in, "Sorry" she hollered, closing the door behind her.

"What do you think?" asked Wesley, sitting down opposite Angel.

"I think we'd better hurry" replied Angel, for some reason he had a feeling that they didn't have much time left. Wesley nodded in agreement.

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