Author: Buffy 21
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Same as always.
A/N: I would like to thank all of my readers for your kind reviews, you're the reason that I am still writing. I'm sorry that I haven't updated very often, but RL has gotten crazy, so please bear with me. Thanks again.
Chapter 12
Buffy and the gang arrived in LA after 8 o'clock. They were all relieved to finally see the Hyperion and be free of Xander and Spike's bickering. Angel and Cordelia greeted the group as they walked through the lobby doors.
"Hey guys," Cordy said.
"Hi, Angel and Cordy," they replied.
Angel walked over to Buffy as she shifted her sleeping child in her arms.
"She gets more beautiful everytime I see her and so does her mom," Angel said, giving Buffy a chaste kiss on her cheek.
"Thank you, Angel."
"How are you?" he inquired.
"I'm good, thanks."
"Buffy, I want to thank you for coming."
"No big, I don't mind helping you. You know that," Buffy inquired.
"I know."
"First things first, where can I lay sleeping beauty down?"
"You can put her up in Connor's room," Angel replied.
Angel and Buffy walked towards the rest of the group as Cordy was about to show everyone to their rooms and glanced over at the sleeping child.
"Aww! Isn't she precious? Brianna is so pretty. She looks just like you Buffy," Cordy said.
"Thanks Cordy. Where's that handsome son of yours?"
"He's upstairs sleeping."
Spike walked over to join Buffy, Angel and Cordy.
"Angel," Spike said, civilly.
"Spike," Angel replied.
"When do we get a look at this demon, yeah?" Spike inquired.
"As soon as you're all settled in, come back down to the lobby and I'll tell you what I know," Angel announced to everyone.
He and Cordy then led their guests up the stairs.
With the group gathered in the lobby, Angel described what happened on the night that he and his team first encountered the demon. Giles and Willow told them what they learned about it and then Anya piped up and informed the group that the demon belonged in another dimension. Fred inquired as to how it could have possibly come to this world, but there wasn't an answer to her question.
The next night . . .
Team Angel, Buffy, Spike and the Scoobies went out seeking the demon. As they walked towards the docks, a dark figure approached them from the shadows.
"Well, well, well, Spoike and the Slayer," said the familiar British voice.
"Dru?" Spike inquired.
"Drusilla!" the group said in unison.
"Dru, what are you doing here?" Angel asked, angrily.
"Now, now, Daddy. You mustn't be cross with me. I've come to congratulate you on your marriage to your little girl friend," she said, pointing a finger at Cordy.
"The name's Cordelia," she said in a snotty tone.
"I'm sorry deary I didn't mean to upset you."
"What is your business here, Dru? This isn't a social call." Angel shouted at her.
"Darla asked me to check on her darling baby boy. She seemed concerned for his safety," said the insane vampiress, smiling.
"You stay away from my son, Dru!" Angel demanded.
Just then there was the sound of two crossbow bolts being snapped into place. Drusilla glanced in the direction from which they came and saw Buffy and Gunn pointing their crossbows at her.
"I pretty much would say that your business here is finished, Drusilla," Buffy said, curtly.
"I didn't come to make trouble, Slayer."
"Then what, luv? What do you want?" Spike asked, speaking calmly to her.
Before she could answer him, a very large figure came up behind her from the darkness and stood at her side. Everyone gasped in surprise.
"I should have known," Angel said, in disgust.
"Have you all met my friend?" she asked, wickedly.
TBC . . .
