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Chapter 10
I turned and saw that Gunn was standing behind me. I was still in shock. Could he have known that I was snooping around? Maybe. You never know.
"Um, Gunn, what are you doing up?" I asked.
"I should ask you the same thing" he said. Damn.
"Well, I couldn't sleep so I decided to walk around the hotel for awhile." I answered simply.
"Well, if you're doing that, then why are you by that door? You know you're not suppose to be around there" he said.
"For your info, no one told me a thing besides I found it on my own" I whispered so hopefully Angel wouldn't be around to hear.
"Oh" Gunn said.
"So…any clue as to what's behind that door?" I asked.
"Beats me, I've tried figuring it out, I don't think Cordy or Wes has. I know Fred hasn't because she just been here for a while now." he replied.
"Why would Angel be guarding that door? Or as a matter of fact, having it locked?" I asked as we headed back.
"Who knows? Maybe he doesn't want anyone to know what's behind there. If I were you, I would forget about it. I have." he said and we parted ways. As I was heading back to my room, I've made a clear decision. I just wasn't sure if it's the right one though.
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The next day, I woke up and it was another day full of sun. I looked out the window and saw that the sun was almost up with the skyline filled with light blue and pink along the sky. I climbed out of bed and thought of something. I could try and get it open. But it was bolt-locked. Damn.
I walked downstairs only in my clothes that I've slept in and saw that Fred, Gunn and Cordy were downstairs, seemingly looking up to whatever it was they were out looking for last night.
"Morning" I said when I reached the desk.
"Morning" they said at the same time.
"Find anything new on what happened last night?" I asked when I sat down on the stool.
"Nope. Nothing. See this is why I don't understand why they have to give me this gift for? I meant, what good use will come out of this half the time. But this is ridiculous." Cordy was complaining.
I shrugged as I grabbed the book that was near me and opened it up. I flipped through the pages, seeing as if I could be of any help. I mean, Angel can be one jerk. Yeah, he's a tall, brooding, but yet he's so hot vampire. But he could be a real jerk. I mean come on, I understand that he's trying to keep me out of harm's way but not helping them out? What else was I suppose to do?
I was flipping through the same book I had when I came across something. I flipped the page and saw something that had a weird language on the page.
"Um, Cordy, is this what it looked like in your vision from last night?" I asked as I handed her the book. She took it from me and stared at the page for awhile.
"It looks familiar, but it wasn't in my vision though, I know where I have seen it before" she said. She stood up to grab her bag and jacket, then she turned towards me.
"You coming?" Cordy asked me.
"You want me to come?" I asked. I could've sworn when she asked me, it ws like she's grown an extra head.
"Cordy are you sure that's a good idea, remember what Angel said…" Fred said in a nervous tone.
"Guys relax, Angel doesn't have to know I've left the hotel" I said.
"That may be true, but once Angel finds out, he'll be one pissed off vampire" Gunn noted. I stiffled a laugh at that.
"Then you guys won't have to tell him. Simple" I suggested.
"Fine I wont tell" he said.
"Me either, if anything happens to y'all then, I have nothing to do it" Fred said. I rolled my eyes and ran upstairs to change into some clothes. I threw on black jeans, a grey shirts, black and white sneakers and a blue sweater tied to my waist. I left my hair in a ponytail and ran back downstairs. Then I headed out the door with Cordy.
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"So where are we going exactly?" I asked as we were walking down the street.
"Caritias" she replied.
"Um, I don't see why we're going there for" I said.
"Because, Lorne may know what demon that handwriting belong to" she said. Hmm, never really thought that one through.
We made it to Caritias in little as an hour. We had to get through security first and as we went into the place, it looked like a really nice nightclub, minus there was no people in here considering it was in the daytime. Cordy guided me over towards where I saw a green demon was standing there, wearing what it look like a dark blue suit with a yellow shirt to go along with. Talk about outfit clashing.
"Lorne" Cordy called out to him and the green demon turned towards us. That's Lorne?!
"Cordy and Cordy's friend" he said looking at me.
"Right, Meg, that's Lorne, Lorne, Meg" she introduced us quickly. I gave a small smile while he returned the smile to me.
"So ladies, what can I help you with" he asked.
"Well, Lorne, I was wondering if you would recognized this" Cordy said as she pulled out the piece of paper which was ripped from the book. While he pulled her over to talk about it, I sat down by the bar and waited.
While I was waiting, I took in the scene. It was too surreal to me that I was in Caritas with Lorne himself. I wanted to scream for joy. But then I would be hanging a sign that said "PUT ME IN AN ASLYUM" on my forehead.
I sat there until the feeling came back. It was that feeling you know that you're being watched. Well, it's happening to me now and I felt the chills going down my back. Now what could go wrong?
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"So I think that you guys should go find wherever that demon is. I mean, Lorne did provide some information but not enough" I said as we were getting back to the hotel.
"True, but I should let Angel know on what I did and I hope Gunn and Fred kept their mouths shut about what I did, bringing you along with this" Cordy said in a worried voice.
"Please, why would they reveal that it's not like he's going to find out on his…own" I said, stopping short. Cordy looked at me and then at what I was looking at.
When we walked in, there was Wes, Gunn, Fred and Angel standing around, waiting for us. From the look of Angel, he did not seemed to happy.
A/N: Sorry if it's short. At least I updated right? Hehe..
Anyways, just to clarify a few things which I forgot to mentioned was that this story takes place in early to mid-season three of the show and also that it takes place in between the episodes so probably in the next few chapters it'll feature an episode from the season. I haven't decided which one yet.
A huge thanks for your patience with this story. Sorry for the delay, I got into writing this chapter immediately then, stuff came up so yeah.
Review and stay tuned for chapter 11!