Chapter 2: Offspring

Lorne sips his Sea Breeze watching another demon butcher another love ballad, knowing he'd be dead in a few days made him feel a little better knowing he wouldn't have to hear his decrepit voice three times a week, yet he was one of his best customers. He feels anxiety begin to pulse in the club along with great power. He turns toward the exit and sees Angel and his people along with two people he'd never seen in here before. "Angel Cakes what's with Billy Idol and his Tiny Tinkerbelle?" he asks giving them a warm smile.

"I'm Chloe Sullivan and Spike."

"Well Tink what are you going to sing for us?"

Chloe looks over at Cordelia who just smiles encouragingly and nods at her to go on. "Well I don't have the best voice so could I just hum to avoid the entire headache."

"Sure."

"Thanks," she begins to hum 'Row Row Your Boat' that being the first tune that jumped into her brain.

"Well you're already on your path so I can't tell you much except a blast from your past is about to bite you in the buns, and what about you tall, bleached, and Pale."

Spike rolls his eyes and begins to hum 'Anarchy in the U.K.' when he's done Lorne just smiles, "Well your path is with her and you'll make all the right decisions, and remember Elizabeth Taylor always knows best." Spike looked confused for a moment and then Lorne continues; "now why don't we get everyone a drink and hang out."

They nod and they sit around a large table. Chloe and Spike learned quite a lot of information. They had learned that Faith had come out of her coma and willingly turned herself into the police, and Chloe made a mental note to visit. She'd also learned that Cordelia got horribly painful visions, and about the evil lawfirm, go figure, named Wolf Ram and Hart. They realized that it would be a good idea to stay with them a while, since they liked or already knew most of the people in the group already.

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They arrive back at the hotel rather late and they sit on the round blue sofa thing, clearly tired. Gunn turns to Chloe and asks, "So what can you do?"

"Wouldn't you love to know." She smirks at him and Spike glares at him.

"Seriously can you fight?"

"Yes I can I can also shoot fire balls, and blow up giant snakes from the inside out." His eyes widened and skepticism crossed his face.

"You might as well show them luv they will never believe you otherwise." Spike says from next to her, and she nods and lights up her hands.

"Whoa now that is cool."

"Yes the fact that your body can combust on command is fascinatin'" Fred says excitedly.

"Hello Lover." A voice says from the door way. They all turn to see a semi tall heavily pregnant blonde woman.

"Darla." Both Spike and Angel says, Angel's tone was one of suspicion, while Spike's was one of faint amusement and slight reverence.

They quickly sit her down on the seat that Chloe was previously sitting on. "Angel it's a simple question did you or didn't you?" Cordy asks taking the defensive for Darla along with Chloe who was slightly confused but the blonde woman peaked her curiosity. The look in Angel's eyes gave Cordy her answer and Chloe noticed the almost devastated look in her eyes.

"This is your fault and I can't get rid of it." Darla said angrily. The look of pure shock on Angel's face makes Darla's unbeating heart fall in despair knowing he isn't the cause of this. She then jerks up and hits Angel hard; trying to hit back both Chloe and Cordelia stand in his way.

"What is this thing then and how do I get rid of it?"

"I dunno why don't we go back to 'Caritas' and see what Lorne knows." Angel suggests.

Upon entering the demon bar Lorne sences the Mystical energy fom his seat, when he walks back over to Angel for the second time that evening. He is grabbed by his collar by the new comer and she sings, 'Oh Danny Boy'

"Hon you don't need to sing I don't know what's inside of you though." There is a look of complete defeat on Darla's face as she sinks into a chair.

Darla cries out in obvious pain, "Here you can you use my room." Lorne says poining them in the direction of his bedroom. Chloe and Cordelia keep her company, while the boys leave to investigate downstairs.

"God I'm starving," Darla said then turns to look at Chloe, "You're new." She said stating the obvious.

'Yeah I'm with Spike."

"Really now, and how is William I saw him downstairs, please tell me he wasn't cursed like my dear boy Angelus?"

"No he doesn't have a soul."

"Well Spike never really was a typical Vampire it was like he retained part of his soul, when he changed."

Then a feral gleam enters Darla's Eyes and She lunges at Chloe. Chloe is able to fight her off by throwing a fire ball in her general direction as a warning apparently she can by pass Lorne's anti-violent spell.

"What the hell, Bitch." Darla said sitting back on the edge of the bed with a faint smile on her lips. Then the others burst into the room, and Darla bursts out laughing "I like her Spike she's spunky and so much saner than Drusilla I mean I've had Syph for four hundred years and even she got on my nerves." Then she escaped.

"Uh guys." Cordy interrupts as a powerful vision hits. They reconvene back at the Hyperion so Cordy can sleep it off. When she comes too she says that Darla will be somewhere kids were. Angel leaves to fight Darla.

The gang sans Cordy was downstairs doing research, when Cordelia does come downstairs saying that the baby in Darla wasn't bad.

Hours later Angel and Darla returned and Angel tells them that the Baby is human.

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A/N: If any one knows the actual name to the 'round blue sofa thing' could you please tell me because I have no clue as to what the hell it was.