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Chapter 4
It had been more than a week since the two demons had left for Ireland searching for the journals. Angel figured that if this Charmer wanted him dead for what he had done as Angelus to his family he probably deserved it. There was always going to be someone wanting to make him pay for his past.
He stood looking at the hotel. Soon he thought soon I'll see him again. Will he recognize me he wondered no he wasn't the same person he was back then. He'll look at me and have no clue as to who I am and why I'm here. Tomorrow would be the perfect day to make his appearance.
Early the next morning Gunn, Wesley, Cordelia, Lorn and Angel are all waiting to see if today was the day the demons would come back with the journals. They were all sitting around, Gunn cleaning weapons, Cordelia painting her fingernails, Wesley reading the book Lorn had brought and Lorn was busy watching television. Angel is sitting thinking about the Charmer.
Angel looks up, he can feel a heartbeat approaching. Just then someone knocks on the door. Everyone looks up at Angel.
" Do you think it's the demons with the journals?" asked Cordelia
" No it's just one heartbeat." answers Angel
" Who can it be?" asks Gunn
" There's only one way to find out." says Wesley
" Yes look through the peep hole." says Cordelia. They all look at her it obvious no one had thought about that one. Cordelia walks to the door and looks through the peep hole she steps back and shakes her head and looks again.
" Who is it?" asks Lorn
" It's a kid." answers Cordelia
" A what?" asks Wesley
" A little kid." says Cordelia
" Are you sure?" asks Gunn as another knock penetrates the room.
"Yes, look for yourself." says Cordelia. Gunn looks through the peep hole and steps back.
" She's right it's kid." says Gunn
" Open the door." says Cordelia
" No we don't know what he wants." says Wesley
"You guys aren't scared of a little boy are you? Angel should I open the door and see what he wants maybe he's lost." says Cordelia
" Go ahead open it." says Angel
"ANGEL, we don't know what or who he is." says Wesley
" Open the door Cordelia we'll keep him in our sights just in case."
Cordelia 0pens the door and let's the child in. The boy walks in not saying a word and looks at the crowd gathered around him.
"What do you want boy?" asks Wesley
" Wesley don't be rude. He's just a little boy." says Cordelia
" I'm lost." says the child
" You see I told you guys. OK honey what's your name and what happened." asks Cordelia
" My name's Sam and I got lost. I live in a foster home and I don't remember where it is. Your names in the phone book and it says you help people can you help me?" asks the boy close to tears.
Angel watches as Cordelia comforts the now sobbing child. He looks at everyone else and he knows they feel guilty for thinking the child could harm them. Just then he looks down at the child and notices that he's watching him. Angel can't shake the sensation that he's seen those eyes somewhere before. But where?
" OK Sam were going to help you find your foster parents, right guys?" says Cordelia
" Of course." says Wesley
Cordelia takes Sam into the office to get more information from him. Wesley notices Angel looking strangely at the child.
" What's the matter Angel?" he asks
" I can't get over the feeling that I've seen him before. It's the eyes, I've seen them somewhere before."
"Are you sure?" asks Gunn
" I almost forgot. Angel the reason I came over was to tell you that my friend and his friend found the journals. There on their way back. But also I found something else about this Charmer." says Lorn
" What?" asks Angel
" You do know him. He's a part of your past."
" How is he a part of Angels Past?" asks Gunn
" What I found out from my source was that he's a part of Angels past from before he was sired. A very close part of him. Whatever that means." answers Lorn
Angel isn't listening he's still trying to remember were he'd seen those eyes before. He thinks about the child and how he seemed familiar to him when he stood there looking at him. He had the strangest feeling of deja-vu. Those eyes he kept thinking were have I seen them before. Then it him, his eyes, his features. It was him but that was impossible he probably died over two hundred years ago. But it was him he recognized the mischievous look in his eyes. It was him and he was the one that was following him he was the Charmer.
" Angel you look lost." said Wesley
" I know who the Charmer is."
"Who? Let's go after him before he comes after us." said Wesley
"It's too late he's already here." says Angel indicating to the office
" You mean the boy. But he's just a boy Angel." says Wesley
" It was the way he looked at me. It gave him away, I've seen that look before."
" Who is he?" asks Gunn
" SAMUEL" Angel yells running into the office.
...this story deals with Angel and someone from his past catching up with him...this story was started a couple of years ago as a school assignment dealing with relationships in families...for example mother-son, mother-daughter...this idea also corresponds to my other story "Future Glimpse" that is in the Smallville area...that is why there is a similar theme between the stories...