"What do we do now?" Angel asked
"They will be weak for a while" Dave said "we could make a trade for now and go after them later?"
"How are your ribs holding out?" Buffy asked
"Not good" Dave said "but I will rest when I am dead"
"I wouldn't say that" Buffy said "because you might not die"
"Yeah" Darla said from the top of the stairs "then again you probably will"
"Yeah look at what I have done to your prize pet projects" Dave said indicating to Druscilla and Spike "if you want the same fate step right up if not you will give me my family back and let us leave"
"Ok" Darla said looking at them "let them go"
"What is going on?" Dean said being pushed into the room "you guys took your time and who is he?" he said pointing at Angel
"Angel" Dave said now let's get the hell out of here
"We are letting them live?" Faith said
"It's a compromise" Buffy said
"You are letting them live" Dean repeated
"For now" Buffy said with a look of distain on her face at Darla "I suggest you get as far away from here as you can"
"Oh I am not going anywhere Blondie" Darla said "I have orders I intend to finish"
"Who from?" Buffy said "who gave you your orders?"
"Ah" Darla said "now that would be telling" and then they disappeared
"What the hell was that?" Dean said
"Let me get back to you on that" Angel said "when I can work it out"
"Me two" Faith said "because I am so confused right now"
As they drove they were all silent Angel was driving on his own in the car that he, Buffy and Dave had driven to Beverly Hills in and the others where all in the impala.
"So why did Angel turn up?" Faith asked
"Darla" Buffy said "I guess he felt guilty"
"Maybe" Dave said "I do not really care, I still do not trust him"
"Why not?" Buffy said
"He got to you a little quickly for someone who didn't know it was going to happen" Dave said
"What do you mean??" Buffy said
"Are you sure it is Angel" Dave said "and not Angelus"
"What are you on about?" Buffy said "I know when he is Angelus and he is definitely Angel"
"Are you sure?" Dave asked again
"Yes" Buffy said emphatically
"Then I guess there is nothing more to say is there?" Dave said
"No there isn't" Buffy said
"What do you guys mean?" Dean and Faith said and they were then both surprised when Dave got up and walked out
"What the hell was that?" Sam asked
"I think" Buffy said trying to hold back sobs "that he just broke up with me"
"Over that?" Dean said
"Yea" Buffy said sobbing
"I will be back" Dean said "I am going to have a chat with my little brother"
"Dude" Dean said walking outside "what the hell was that?"
"What?" Dave said
"You have a smoking hot blonde in there" Dean said "bawling her heart out because you just broke her heart and I know you it is not because of that big walking burnable bastard"
"Dad" Dave said "dad made me promise not to get tied down, for what I have to do in the end"
"We have been through this" Dean said "he told US to do it not YOU"
"And who is the one left picking up the pieces?" Dave said "every time anything goes wrong I am the one left holding the smoking gun"
"You know what your problem is?" Dean said
"No but I am sure you are going to tell me" Dave said
"You're a commitophobe" Dean said
"Me?" Dave said incredulously "as opposed to you?"
"I accept that fact" Dean said "I do not run away from it like you do"
"Are you calling me a coward?" Dave asked
"I guess I am little brother" Dean said however he did not foresee Dave punching him in the face and knocking him down
"I am not a coward" Dave said "I just care to much Dean" and with that he was gone.
