Chapter 25

"Illyria…put him down," Angel snapped as Charlie collapsed in shock as Alice grabbed him before he hit the ground.

"Why?" she asked still holding Charles Gunn by the throat a few inches off the floor whom was struggling to breath.

"He is my friend" Angel replied stepping from behind his desk and standing right in front of them.

Letting him go Angel caught his friend glad to see he was alive after being stuck in hell. "Where is Wesley?" Illyria asked.

"He is back at the offices in Las Angeles" Angel replied helping Charles to the couch near by. "You should probably go back there" wanting rid of her as she posed as a bigger problem. He thought calling for Dawn who came in and stood staring at Charles for a second and rushing over giving him a warm hug.

"Still sore" Charles gasped as she apologized pulling away.

"Bring some water?" please, Angel asked her.

Nodding excitedly Dawn hurriedly walked out the room avoiding Illyria as she stood watching.

"Change your look before Charlie wakes up" Angel told her.

"Why should I?"

"I don't want him even more scared of you he is human and not used to our kind I fear its all too much for a human to take so change your look please?"

"Very well" as they all watched her change into Fred Burkle, which Angel found difficult to look at. "Not her" he said looking away.

"Finished" Illyria said and Angel looked at her to see his receptionist Harmony Kendal standing before him as Charlie shot awake.

"I thought I saw woman come out of no where?" he said as Alice helped him up who was clearly in shock at Illyria's

powers.

"No" said Angel hoping he would forget as he stared at Harmony lookalike.

"Hi, who are you?" Charlie asked coming forward shakily with Alice supporting him, putting his hand forward.

"I am Illyria" looking at his outstretched hand wondering what to do.

"Your meant to shake his hand" said Dawn coming in with a glass of water.

Shaking his hand Charlie gasped at the strength of her handshake, and she stood hating the thought of touching a human again.

Meanwhile as Angel dealt with Illyria and Charlie Rebekah was on a plane to New Orleans where her brother was and she was wondering why the plane ride was making her feel queasy. As she couldn't remember the time she felt so unwell, 'being a vampire you didn't catch colds or get sick' she thought hoping she wasn't going to throw up. 'A trip to the hairdressers was what she needed to get rid of the dark hair' she thought as she sat uncomfortably on the full plane.

A few hours later and Rebekah landed in New Orleans glad to be in the same city as her family and went straight to the hairdressers, making an appointment for the next day and then going to find her brother.

Another hour or so, she eventually found him at his home, whom looked up in surprise as Bella entered the room.

"Bella?" asked Klaus confused.

"Wrong…It's me your sister Rebekah, in Bella's body. I don't know how I got in here but I think it could be the work of some witches"

Klaus was left speechless for once and only stared in shock at the sight of his sister standing before him in Bella's body. "Where is your body?" he asked nervously.

"Back at Angel's place in Forks" she replied sitting down on the bed beside him.

"I will contact Angel but will be discreet about our situation"

Nodding, Rebekah stood up pacing up and down the room wondering if she should tell him about her worries of falling unwell on the plane but decided she must have caught a human bug or something and watched as Klaus fished out his mobile before contacting, Angel, who apparently guessed what had happened thanks to a vision Alice had earlier and her collapsing, he had put two and two together but still had not told anyone. But he did mention that Charlie was keen to speak to Bella, but Rebekah was not comfortable in Bella's body yet so she was going to leave speaking to Charlie for a couple of days.

So after a lengthy conversation with her brother, they decided to keep things a secret for the time being, and Rebekah needed some rest so she went to one of the guest rooms and lay on the bed exhausted after a rather long flight.

The next morning, Klaus went to check on his sister, but on his way there a loud scream filled the place.

Hurrying to the guest room, he found Rebekah standing in front of a mirror, "saying I am pregnant"