Body & Soul

When I walked into Angelus' office, I saw Giles and Angelus in a deep conversation with looks of concern on their faces.

"What's wrong?" I questioned.

"Giles found information on my stalker," Angelus answered.

"Who is she?" I wondered.

"She is a witch named Kyra who wants to seek vengeance against Angelus for murdering her mother before you became involved with him," Giles replied.

"That was six years ago," I pointed out. "Why would she want to seek vengeance now?"

"When her mother was murdered, she was just a teenager who had no idea about witchcraft. Now, she has grown into powers and wants Angelus to pay," Giles explained.

I sighed, "We have to find a way to stop her without killing her."

"I am working on it. I am trying to find a spell to strip her of her powers, so she cannot hurt anyone, especially Aidan and you," Giles informed me.

I glanced at the clock and said, "Aidan gets out of school in 30 minutes, so I need to go and get him."

"I will be home in an hour. I love you," Angelus said.

"I love you too," I responded before I walked out the door.

When Angelus came home, Aidan ran in his direction yelling, "Daddy!"

Angelus picked Aidan up and said, "Hey Buddy. How was school?"

"It was awesome!" Aidan exclaimed. "There is a new girl at school and she is hot."

Angelus chuckled, "How do you know what hot means?"

"Since you call Mommy hot all the time, I asked Uncle Xander what it meant. He said that it meant that Mommy was pretty," Aidan explained.

I laughed at Aidan's explanation and asked, "Aidan, have you finished your homework?"

Aidan shook his head, "No. Not yet."

"Go and finish your homework while your mother and I talk and cook dinner for you," Angelus said putting Aidan on the floor.

"Ok, Daddy," Aidan replied going into the family room to finish his homework.

"Giles, Wesley, and I are still searching for a spell to strip the witch of her powers," Angelus informed me.

"You need to hurry. She could something before it's too late," I said with concern.

"Babe, please do not worry," Angelus pleaded. "We will find the spell and strip her powers."

"I hope you're right," I responded as I started to cook dinner.

During the middle of the night, I was awakened by the sound of Angelus screaming out in pain. I saw Angelus sitting up in the bed gasping for breath.

I sat up in the bed and asked, "Angelus, what's wrong?"

Angelus finally stopped gasping for breath and looked into my eyes with a confused expression on his face, "Buffy."

As I gazed into his brown eyes, I noticed that something was different about him. Something had changed. Then, I realized that the man in my bed was not Angelus.

"Angel," I whispered with shock.

A/N: Angel's back! Please read and review.