A.N. Angel's soul is in tact, but can be taken by spells. There will be some Angelus in this fic don't know about the rest of you but he's so much yummier than Angel. :drool:

Chapter 8

February-March; 2001

Liz and Gunn's relationship didn't last all that long, but then again after Kyle he's been the longest boyfriend she's had. Kyle and she went out for a little over three months, with Max it was more of one step forward, ten steps back, and when they finally did get together it was over before it began. Of course she had other boyfriends but they never stayed around for more than a month. Either she'd break it off or they'd just get tired of her not putting out as James Fina rudely told her when he broke up with her.

At first the relationship between her and Gunn was hot, scorching almost, they never slept together but it was heading in that direction. It was during that month long courtship that she found out some interesting things about her new friends. Liz had been talking to Wesley out in the lobby when this big hunk of rock came bashing though the door yelling for Angelus.

Almost immediately Angel came running out of his room his shirt gaping open, fingernail marks fully visible scratched down his sculpted abs. Buffy ran out behind him, pants unbuttoned carrying a sword, looking mighty mean. Angel rushed to his weapons case and grabbed an axe swinging it expertly.

Angel asked the creature, there was no way that was make-up, what the Hell he wanted, and who he was? The large rock thing told Angel they could begin to take over the world, he asked once before but was now giving him the chance to reconsider. Angel's expression was one of confusion; he had no clue what this hunk of concrete was talking about.

Since Liz was still sitting on the large round couch near the door to shocked and scared to move the rock pile made a grab for her. Before she could think of what to do she raised her hand, the glow was quick but it packed a powerful punch. The power surging from her body and through her hand was like a wave flinging the creature back crashing into the stairs.

For a moment no one knew what to do except stare at Liz who didn't seem as shocked. Without warning Buffy and Angel were a flurry of motions kicking, punching, and slicing at Rock Boy. Eventually after much fighting the Beast left stomping through the walkway crushing the concrete beneath his feet.

During the fight Liz ran up the other set of stairs to her room trying her best, but not succeeding, to calm her breathing down. Energy crackled along her arms and hands the sizzling power causing pain under her skin, not being able to control the power lamps and light bulbs explode around her room, "Stop! Stop!" She yelled. The noise becoming to much for her ears to handle, she falls to her knees and lies down on the floor in the fetal position holding her ears.

Liz never saw Gunn charge into her room, the rest of the AI team following behind him. She never felt him grab a hold of her electricity charged arm, nor did she feel the current exit her body, or see Gunn flying through the air and luckily landing softly on her bed. After that she blacked out.

"So how do you think she'll take it?" Angel caresses Buffy's bare back as she lies on top of him. Liz had passed out after zapping Gunn with that green current that was flowing through her arms. He was going to be all right but he was thinking about his relationship with Liz a lot more closely. Evaluating whether or not he wanted to continue with the romantic aspect.

"Well," her hot breath fluttering over his cool skin, "it seems that she's not exactly Miss Normal-Girl either, first with the light shooting out of her hand and putting a hefty dent in lava boy the electrocuting Gunn…I have a feeling she's going to accept it. Granted it will be a shock but she'll take it a lot better than I did." Buffy's reminded of Merrick and how he brought her to the graveyard that night making her fight her first vampire and how she freaked afterward.

Angel chuckles, "You didn't take it so bad…you accepted your destiny and have become one of, if not the Greatest Slayer to walk the Earth." He fiddles with the top of the thin silk sheet that is just over Buffy's ample behind.

"I wouldn't say…Ok, I am the Greatest Slayer, everyone else should bow down before my wonderful-ness and pay respects to their Goddess of Vamp Slayage." She teases her lover.

"Well at least you got your priorities straight, having people worship you definitely has to be at the top of every list as a God." Angel presses a peck to her lips, Buffy not wanting to settle for that opens her mouth deepening the kiss, to which Angel has no objection. As they ignite each other's passions an irritated Cordelia barges into their bedroom.

"Hello! Employee in the room!" The May Queen's jealousy pours out, they'd have to be idiots not to see her anger…or otherwise occupied. Cordelia sighs loudly at the still kissing couple, Buffy has her arms wrapped around Angel's neck her face over his mauling her lips against his. Angel has one hand under the covers obviously massaging something that she doesn't need to see while the other hand is cupped on her other cheek…the one on her face not the one below the covers.

Cordelia stomps her foot on the carpeted floor. "Stop making out you two, it's disgusting."

"Go away Cordelia." Angel commands under Buffy's lips before attacking them again. His secretary has been working at getting between him and Buffy it has practically become an everyday occurrence with her.

"Thought you might be interested to know Liz is awake and Fred's with her now. You don't have to bite my head off." She leaves in a huff slamming the door behind her, the walls shaking at the force of it.

"We really should go check on Liz." Buffy reluctantly tells him; still leaning close to him she nuzzles his nose with hers.

Sighing Angel nods. "You're right." He runs his fingers through his hair trying to make it somewhat presentable. Reluctant to leave the safety of their room he holds onto his mate for a moment longer. After a few minutes they finally rise off the bed, dress, then make their way toward Liz's room. It was time to get some answers…and to give some.

TBC