An old Ally Chapter 3: Same Helping Hand
Angel walked into the office followed by Wesley. Angel sat down in the chair behind the desk and Wesley sat opposite from him.
"You have 3minutes" Angel said.
"Okay, I read the prophecy and reread it and checked my sources and everything, but it was going to come true. I did not go to Holtz to betray you. I went to protect you. I am so sorry, but this is what I thought I should do. I had no choice" Wesley said.
"You could have come to me" Angel said.
"How could I, you would deny it and…" he started.
"And it would never come true" Angel interrupted. "I understand why you did what you did, but you should have told some one" he said.
"I…I wanted to explain and I wanted to talk to you, but honestly I was afraid. And I am so sorry" He said again. "Fred came to me to ask me to come back, I only wanted to talk. Then when I heard her screaming outside I ran to see what…" he said but was interrupted.
"Wait, you saved Fred?" he asked.
"Yeah, she was outside and she was…attacked" he explained.
"You helped Fred, when you didn't have to, which tells me you still care, but I am not ready" he said. "I'm not ready to work with you yet, and it will take time" he said.
"I know" he said.
Wesley stood up to leave and headed for the door.
"Wes" Angel said before he left. Wesley turned around. "Umm, thanks for helping Fred and being there for us" he said. He just nodded and left.
Wesley walked out and saw every one looking at him.
"I am going to stay away for a little while and see what happens" he said walking out.
Fred watched as he left and sighed. No one mentioned Wesley and didn't know what was going to happen. Fred was the most worried. She wanted Wesley to come back so bad. She needed him, every one needed him and she knew it. She already tried to get him back and she ended up getting hurt.
The next few days, every one laid low and went about their day. Fred kept thinking of how to see to Wesley or at least talk him. She was convinced that Angel would eventually forgive him and he would come back to work.
Morning, at the hotel.
"Hey Fred" Gunn greeted as he came in.
"Hey" she said looking up from her book and then back down.
"Whatcha doing?" he asked.
"Just reading" she said.
"Oh, is Angel up yet?" he asked walking to her.
"Umm, yeah I think so," she said.
"Okay, just checking in" he said.
Later that day Cordy and Groo came in.
"Hey" she said as she walked to her desk.
"Hi" Fred greeted.
"So, is Angel up yet?" she asked.
"Yes" Fred said plainly not looking away from her book.
"Okay, well Groo and I are going out to lunch then and we'll…" she started. "Okay, just had a vision" she said. Fred looked up and she and Gunn walked over to her. "Okay, umm a pack of vamps in the sewer, chasing a man. Off the corner from the downtown bank" she said.
"I'll go tell Angel" Fred said as she started to walk away.
"No" Gunn said.
"What? Why not, he should know, he needs to help fight" she said as she started to walk again.
"No!" he said this time grabbing her arm. Cordy and Groo just stared at them. "Don't bother him, Groo and I will take care of it" he said letting go and heading to the weapons cabinet. Fred rubbed her arm as he took out a crossbow. She was angery and stormed into the office.
She sat in the office chair. She needed to talk to some one, but no one would listen. She just sat and thought for about an hour until she got the nerve to call Wesley.
"Come on pick up" she said as the phone rang.
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Wesley heard his phone ring but did not get up. He allowed his answering machine to get it.
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Fred waited for the tone and left a message.
"Wesley, it's me Fred. I know I'm not supposed to call, but I need to talk to you, can you please call me back on my cell phone I don't want Charles to know I called you, he might get mad. Please call me back, oh got to go, Charles just came in bye" Fred said and then hung up as Gunn came into the lobby.
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Wesley listened to her message and heard urgency in her voice.
"He might get mad?" he questioned as the message came to a complete. He found that a little upsetting and decided to call Fred back.
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Gunn went into the office and saw Fred reading a book.
"Hi" he said sitting down.
"Hi" she said plainly.
"Where you on the phone?" he asked. Fred looked up almost terrified.
"Yes, why?" she said.
"Oh just wondering" he said as her cell phone rang. She jumped, startled by the sound and answered it.
"Hello" she said.
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"Fred, is everything alright?" Wesley asked. "I got your message and it seemed urgent" he said waiting for a response.
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"Yeah, everything is fine" she said.
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"Okay, is Gunn there with you" he asked.
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"Yes" she replied.
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"Are you okay?" he asked again.
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"For now" she said, trying not to give too much information away, so that Gunn wouldn't find out who it was.
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"Okay, I will be right there" he said hanging up the phone.
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"Okay, bye" she said as Gunn walked to a chair. "Hurry" she whispered as he sat down.
"Who was that?" he asked.
"Oh, umm my mom" she lied.
"Why didn't she call the office?" he asked suspiciously.
"I don't know" she said.
"Yes you do because it wasn't your mom" he said standing. Fred stood also.
"Yes it was" she said.
"No, it wasn't. It was Wesley, wasn't it?" he said walking to her. She slid by the desk and rushed to the door. "I told you not to call him" he said as she ran out. He followed her out.
"No, I…we…needed to talk" she said.
"I told you not to talk to him!" he yelled. "Why don't you listen to me?" he said grabbing her arm.
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Wesley called a cab, grabbed his coat and ran out. He waited a few minutes for it and jumped in.
"Hyperion Hotel" he said as he closed the door. The driver nodded and started off.
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"Charles, please" she said trying to get away.
"Why did you do that after I told you not to?" he asked angrily.
"I am not yours and you can not tell me what to do" she said. He backhanded her still holding onto her wrist. "AH!" she screamed and punched him back.
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As the driver pulled up to the building Wesley handed him a chunk of money and hopped out. It was raining, and he ran as fast as he could to the door.
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"How dare you" he said going to strike her again and she tried to cover her face with her other arm.
Suddenly Wesley burst through the doors. He saw them and Gunn looked up.
"No, let go of her" Wesley yelled walking to him in long strides.
"Wes" he said letting go of Fred. Surprised, she fell to the floor.
"Fred, are you okay?" he asked. She nodded and Wesley helped her up.
"Man, what are you doing here?" he asked.
"Stopping you" he said. "You going to be okay?" Wesley asked again to Fred.
"Yeah, I think I will be" she said rubbing her cheek.
Wesley walked Fred over to the couch and she sat down. Then he walked up to Gunn.
"If you ever touch her the way you just did, I will kill you myself" he warned as he stormed off to Fred and took her out of the hotel.
Once out side Fred wrapped her arms around herself. Wesley took off his coat and placed it around her shoulders. She began to cry as she held her face. They stopped walking and Wesley stood in front of her.
"I'm so sorry Fred" he said.
"No, it's just the last time he acted like this something was terribly wrong and he promised never to even speak to me like that again" she said.
"I'm still sorry" he said. He walked closer to her and she hugged him. He held her tight and rubbed her back. "Come on, I'll take you to my place" he said.
"No, you've already done enough for me this week" she said turning.
"No, you need to get away from here" he said. "It's fine, you can keep me company" he said.
She nodded as they walked to the still parked cab. He helped her in and sat next to her.
He gave the man his address and they headed back to his apartment.
To Be Continued.
Angel walked into the office followed by Wesley. Angel sat down in the chair behind the desk and Wesley sat opposite from him.
"You have 3minutes" Angel said.
"Okay, I read the prophecy and reread it and checked my sources and everything, but it was going to come true. I did not go to Holtz to betray you. I went to protect you. I am so sorry, but this is what I thought I should do. I had no choice" Wesley said.
"You could have come to me" Angel said.
"How could I, you would deny it and…" he started.
"And it would never come true" Angel interrupted. "I understand why you did what you did, but you should have told some one" he said.
"I…I wanted to explain and I wanted to talk to you, but honestly I was afraid. And I am so sorry" He said again. "Fred came to me to ask me to come back, I only wanted to talk. Then when I heard her screaming outside I ran to see what…" he said but was interrupted.
"Wait, you saved Fred?" he asked.
"Yeah, she was outside and she was…attacked" he explained.
"You helped Fred, when you didn't have to, which tells me you still care, but I am not ready" he said. "I'm not ready to work with you yet, and it will take time" he said.
"I know" he said.
Wesley stood up to leave and headed for the door.
"Wes" Angel said before he left. Wesley turned around. "Umm, thanks for helping Fred and being there for us" he said. He just nodded and left.
Wesley walked out and saw every one looking at him.
"I am going to stay away for a little while and see what happens" he said walking out.
Fred watched as he left and sighed. No one mentioned Wesley and didn't know what was going to happen. Fred was the most worried. She wanted Wesley to come back so bad. She needed him, every one needed him and she knew it. She already tried to get him back and she ended up getting hurt.
The next few days, every one laid low and went about their day. Fred kept thinking of how to see to Wesley or at least talk him. She was convinced that Angel would eventually forgive him and he would come back to work.
Morning, at the hotel.
"Hey Fred" Gunn greeted as he came in.
"Hey" she said looking up from her book and then back down.
"Whatcha doing?" he asked.
"Just reading" she said.
"Oh, is Angel up yet?" he asked walking to her.
"Umm, yeah I think so," she said.
"Okay, just checking in" he said.
Later that day Cordy and Groo came in.
"Hey" she said as she walked to her desk.
"Hi" Fred greeted.
"So, is Angel up yet?" she asked.
"Yes" Fred said plainly not looking away from her book.
"Okay, well Groo and I are going out to lunch then and we'll…" she started. "Okay, just had a vision" she said. Fred looked up and she and Gunn walked over to her. "Okay, umm a pack of vamps in the sewer, chasing a man. Off the corner from the downtown bank" she said.
"I'll go tell Angel" Fred said as she started to walk away.
"No" Gunn said.
"What? Why not, he should know, he needs to help fight" she said as she started to walk again.
"No!" he said this time grabbing her arm. Cordy and Groo just stared at them. "Don't bother him, Groo and I will take care of it" he said letting go and heading to the weapons cabinet. Fred rubbed her arm as he took out a crossbow. She was angery and stormed into the office.
She sat in the office chair. She needed to talk to some one, but no one would listen. She just sat and thought for about an hour until she got the nerve to call Wesley.
"Come on pick up" she said as the phone rang.
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Wesley heard his phone ring but did not get up. He allowed his answering machine to get it.
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Fred waited for the tone and left a message.
"Wesley, it's me Fred. I know I'm not supposed to call, but I need to talk to you, can you please call me back on my cell phone I don't want Charles to know I called you, he might get mad. Please call me back, oh got to go, Charles just came in bye" Fred said and then hung up as Gunn came into the lobby.
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Wesley listened to her message and heard urgency in her voice.
"He might get mad?" he questioned as the message came to a complete. He found that a little upsetting and decided to call Fred back.
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Gunn went into the office and saw Fred reading a book.
"Hi" he said sitting down.
"Hi" she said plainly.
"Where you on the phone?" he asked. Fred looked up almost terrified.
"Yes, why?" she said.
"Oh just wondering" he said as her cell phone rang. She jumped, startled by the sound and answered it.
"Hello" she said.
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"Fred, is everything alright?" Wesley asked. "I got your message and it seemed urgent" he said waiting for a response.
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"Yeah, everything is fine" she said.
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"Okay, is Gunn there with you" he asked.
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"Yes" she replied.
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"Are you okay?" he asked again.
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"For now" she said, trying not to give too much information away, so that Gunn wouldn't find out who it was.
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"Okay, I will be right there" he said hanging up the phone.
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"Okay, bye" she said as Gunn walked to a chair. "Hurry" she whispered as he sat down.
"Who was that?" he asked.
"Oh, umm my mom" she lied.
"Why didn't she call the office?" he asked suspiciously.
"I don't know" she said.
"Yes you do because it wasn't your mom" he said standing. Fred stood also.
"Yes it was" she said.
"No, it wasn't. It was Wesley, wasn't it?" he said walking to her. She slid by the desk and rushed to the door. "I told you not to call him" he said as she ran out. He followed her out.
"No, I…we…needed to talk" she said.
"I told you not to talk to him!" he yelled. "Why don't you listen to me?" he said grabbing her arm.
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Wesley called a cab, grabbed his coat and ran out. He waited a few minutes for it and jumped in.
"Hyperion Hotel" he said as he closed the door. The driver nodded and started off.
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"Charles, please" she said trying to get away.
"Why did you do that after I told you not to?" he asked angrily.
"I am not yours and you can not tell me what to do" she said. He backhanded her still holding onto her wrist. "AH!" she screamed and punched him back.
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As the driver pulled up to the building Wesley handed him a chunk of money and hopped out. It was raining, and he ran as fast as he could to the door.
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"How dare you" he said going to strike her again and she tried to cover her face with her other arm.
Suddenly Wesley burst through the doors. He saw them and Gunn looked up.
"No, let go of her" Wesley yelled walking to him in long strides.
"Wes" he said letting go of Fred. Surprised, she fell to the floor.
"Fred, are you okay?" he asked. She nodded and Wesley helped her up.
"Man, what are you doing here?" he asked.
"Stopping you" he said. "You going to be okay?" Wesley asked again to Fred.
"Yeah, I think I will be" she said rubbing her cheek.
Wesley walked Fred over to the couch and she sat down. Then he walked up to Gunn.
"If you ever touch her the way you just did, I will kill you myself" he warned as he stormed off to Fred and took her out of the hotel.
Once out side Fred wrapped her arms around herself. Wesley took off his coat and placed it around her shoulders. She began to cry as she held her face. They stopped walking and Wesley stood in front of her.
"I'm so sorry Fred" he said.
"No, it's just the last time he acted like this something was terribly wrong and he promised never to even speak to me like that again" she said.
"I'm still sorry" he said. He walked closer to her and she hugged him. He held her tight and rubbed her back. "Come on, I'll take you to my place" he said.
"No, you've already done enough for me this week" she said turning.
"No, you need to get away from here" he said. "It's fine, you can keep me company" he said.
She nodded as they walked to the still parked cab. He helped her in and sat next to her.
He gave the man his address and they headed back to his apartment.
To Be Continued.