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Angel groaned and rubbed the back of his head. He slowly got to his feet, as Darla's features shifted back to human and she lunged at him. He dodged her by diving over the coffin, only to get the face of the shovel slamming into his chest. Growling, Angel wrapped his arm around Drusilla's arm and cracked her in the jaw with his elbow, before throwing her across the nursery. Angel whirled around, as Darla lunged at him. He kicked her in the stomach, but she growled in anger, striking him on the chin. Angel rolled backwards onto his feet, blocking Darla's two punches, as her third strike landed on his jaw
Angel ducked the next swing and struck her, as Drusilla ran in with the sharp end of the shovelhead. Angel turned and kicked her back, as Darla grabbed Angel by his duster and launched into the air, slamming him into the ceiling, then landing and throwing him across the nursery again
"Grandmother!" Drusilla cried
Darla struck her down, as Angel got to his feet, letting out a growl and striding towards Darla with determination. She blocked his punch and struck him rapidly, before leaping across the nursery with him and smashing through the glass window. Angel rolled onto his hands and knees, as Darla kicked him in the face, throwing him onto his back. Drusilla stepped out of the nursery, as Darla grabbed her by the arm and stood on the building edge. She looked back at Angel, before jumping off the edge. Angel got to his feet and hurried over to the edge, unable to see Darla or Drusilla anywhere on the street below
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"Grandmother, what is the matter?" Drusilla asked
She was thrown against a car, as Darla grabbed her in a fury and lifted her to her feet with ease, before slamming her against a car bonnet. By now, Drusilla had small tears in her eyes, as Darla growled at her, before regaining her senses
"Did I do something wrong?" Drusilla cried
Darla picked her up gently and held her close, trying to soothe her, as the driver of the car got out with an angry look
"You two lovebirds gonna go for it in the street or what?" he demanded
Darla growled and headed towards the man, her face changing. Once she killed him, she turned to Drusilla in her human face, a large smile on her face
"Come, Drusilla, let's have some fun"
Drusilla chuckled, as the pair headed off with their arms around each other
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"Lindsey, everything alright?" Holland asked
"Oh he's just worried about his little crush," Lilah said, dressed in an elegant outfit
"Crush? What crush?"
"Never mind," Lindsey said, getting to his feet, "Shall we get going?"
CRASH!
The office window shattered, as Angel came flying into the room
"Ah, Angel, I don't think we've had the pleasure of meeting one another," Holland said, "I'm Holland Manners and-"
"I don't care who you are," Angel growled, "I should kill you for what you've done"
"You probably can, but you won't. You don't kill humans," Holland said
"You don't qualify. You set things in motion, play your little games up here in your glass and chrome tower, and people die. Innocent people"
"And yet I just can't seem to care. But you do. And while you're making threats, wasting time, crashing through windows, your girls are out painting the town red, red, red. Now, if you don't mind, I have a party to attend to. Oh and you're not invited"
Holland smiled as he left the office, followed by Lindsey and Lilah, as a few security guards arrived. Angel took his frustration out on them and left the building
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"Ooh, I like this one," Darla grinned, holding up a shirt, "Wonder if I can try it on. Excuse me, miss, can you help me"
The store clerk was trying to crawl away, blood dripping from the bite marks on her throat. Sighing, Darla headed over and promptly snapped her neck, as Drusilla picked out a large hat and put it on
"Oh, I like this. Listen, I'm ringing all over"
Darla simply pulled out the ringing cell phone from Drusilla's shirt
"I forgot I had that"
"Holland Manners, what can I do for you?" Darla asked
"Darla, good to hear you're up and about," Holland smiled, "How would you like to have some fun? Go ahead and have yourselves a massacre. You didn't hear it from me"
"Of course, Holland, thank you"
Darla snapped the phone shut and grinned at her companion, before heading off
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Angel arrived at the shopping centre a while later, discreetly entering the clothing store and breathing in the scent of his two girls. They were here, evident by the several bodies lying around. However, any more searching Angel was about to perform was halted by Kate Lockley
"Angel, you're coming with me," she said
"Fine then," he said, holding up his hands, "I give in"
Angel allowed himself to be handcuffed and taken to Kate's car, as she joined him in the backseat, chaining his hands to the grate that separated the front and back seats
"Vampires, isn't it?" Kate asked, "Two of them"
"Yeah"
"And you know them well. At least this Darla anyway"
"Yeah"
"I can't stop them. I know they're too strong for me. And I know you're the only one who can stop them. So, I'm gonna let you go. Driver"
The car pulled over, as Kate released Angel and let him out of the car
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Holland was having a good time entertaining his guests in his wine room. The guests were mostly made up of fellow lawyers, including Lindsey and Lilah. Holland was moving about, refilling everyone's' glasses, when he looked up and saw Darla and Drusilla in the doorway, the latter having a small trail of blood on her lips
"Darla. Drusilla. How'd you get in?" Holland asked
"Your darling wife," Darla smiled
"Tasted like clover," Drusilla added, licking the blood
"Now, Holland, I believe you said something about a massacre?"
Darla and Drusilla promptly vamped out and moved towards the lawyers. However, Drusilla stopped and turned around, a small smile on her face
"Daddy's home"
Angel arrived in the room, having been invited in by Caroline Manners. He stood in the doorway, viewing the lawyers and the female vampires
"Angel, you've come to help us?" Holland said, "You will save us?"
"Please, help us, Angel," Lilah added
"People are going to die," Holland continued
"And yet, I just can't seem to care"
Holland watched in horror as Angel closed the doors and locked it from the outside, as Darla leaned in and bit him on the throat, while Drusilla did the same to another lawyer. Angel walked away, oblivious to the agonised cries of the lawyers
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"I can't believe you did that," Wesley cried later that night, "Angel, what you did was cold and callous. They didn't deserve to die like that"
Angel didn't reply, so Cordelia tried
"What's gotten into you? Sure those lawyers were evil, but locking them in that room with Darla and Drusilla was just as bad"
"You went a little too far this time," Gunn added in
"We're the only barrier between you and darkness," Wesley said
Angel's eyes travelled over his friends, before gazing at Connor, who was sitting on Cordelia's lap, clutching a small teddy bear. What he had to do next was hurting him inside, but he had to remain strong in order to do this
"You're all fired"
And then with swift movement, Angel left his stunned friends behind
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