Chapter Six
She pulled the robe back up over her shoulders and tightened the sash, as she walked out of the room toward the stairs to go down to the main floor. Susan could hear the three members of "Angel Investigations" and they seemed to be having a heated discussion.
"Angel, you do realize that if you do this you could loose your soul and end up for eternity in Hell?" Wesley said much louder than usual.
"Of course I do, but we can't let this evil go on!"
"Angel, you can't so this. Maybe we can kill him after he takes over." Cordy sounded almost desperate.
Susan stood at the top of the stairs, stunned, as this information was nothing like the promise Angel had made. "What do you mean?"
The three instantly turned and were amazed at the change that had come over Susan. All three checked to make sure the eyes were blue.
"You have got to tell me the truth from start to end. Don't spare me any pain, I've shown you I can deal with it." Susan quickly came down the stairs and stood near the three. Cordelia obviously had been crying but offered Susan the sandwich that she held.
"That can wait," she sounded angry, something none of them had heard before.
"We best go into the office." Angel led the way. After they all sat down he handed her the paper with the information off of the Internet. They sat in silence as she read it.
"Doesn't sound very promising," she finally said.
"Chu Whan confirmed this information while I was there. Said that he had an aunt Solcapprodee took possession of in China over fifty years ago. Almost everyone believed she had gone insane but he knew it was much more serious. They were too late to try the incantation and he tried to kill her himself with a sword. But she would not die until twenty-eight years later when Solcapprodee left her body to search for another. He doesn't seem to set up in the same part of the world twice so he is hard to track. Lyn Tae was considered a great fighter against communism and supported the church until Solcapprodee took her spirit, after which she reached a fairly powerful position in parliament and promoted communism to the highest degree. Chu Whan fled to the U.S. when he wasn't able to kill her and the government wanted him for his attempt. He blessed us and said that he would provide any further help, but he is well in his nineties and not very capable other than for mixing potions."
"You've neglected to tell me how Angel can loose his soul."
"If Angel has intimate relations with a woman he may be condemned to hell," Wesley stated, "He has already had one reprieve."
"But that was making love, this is a rescue of sort," he protested.
"Don't I get any say in this? Don't forget it is my body you have to enter. Boy, if only I had followed my convictions in the first place! First a demon, now a vampire ... I don't think so!" Susan responded heatedly.
Wesley rose from his place on the couch to comfort her, placing his hand over hers only to hear a painful sound and witness a blister form on the back of her hand. "Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry!"
"I've got to think about this," Susan said leaving the room and going upstairs to the jar of cream and a private place to think.
Angel gave her about ten minutes before he went up to Susan's room. Wesley and Cordelia had both tried to talk him out of his plans but they knew that trying to convince him when his mind was set was like trying to move a mountain. He knocked gently on the door.
"Come in, Angel," Susan responded. He found her dressed in her original sweater and skirt. The bed was made and his robe was neatly folded over a chair.
"You really shouldn't leave."
"Well, I really can't stay. There is no way I am going to put your soul in jeopardy. I would never be able to live knowing I was your death."
"We don't know if that will happen. It is really the only way I can help you, and I feel it deep in my soul that I need to help you."
Susan thought for a moment. "I can't say that I know much about men, but I do know that under that much pressure no man can maintain an erection, so it would be fruitless anyway. Unless Chu Whan has some special potion."
"Well, that is one advantage of being a vampire. It seems to go along with the package. The only thing is that I will have to do it as a vampire. I must admit it isn't pretty, but there is no other way."
"That certainly sounds appealing," she said in a rather sarcastic tone. She let Angel put his arms around her, giving in to him. The comfort that she felt there seemed to almost come from somewhere else. Finally she agreed, "So if we do this, when should it be?"
"As soon as possible, I guess, maybe after you have something to eat. This may be a very weakening experience. As you've seen we don't keep a very well stocked shelf so what kind of delivery would you like?"
"Well, maybe in honour of Chu Whan we could get Chinese take out. Besides this could be my last meal, and I really do enjoy their food. But first could we take a drive around to the Sally Ann. I'd like to see Sonny. He kind of runs the place and he could tell everyone that I'm leaving for awhile, if not forever."
"This is going to work," Angel said, putting his arm around her, but Susan made a sound of pain. "I didn't burn you?" he said, startled. That could pose a great problem if even he was causing burning.
"No, I couldn't put the cream on all of my back, so some of it isn't healed. I hated to ask, you have done so much for me already. Besides Chu Whan said no human hands can touch the cream. I didn't know if that meant you or not."
"Well, we'll find out."
Susan pulled her sweater up over her head. She was wearing the red gown under her clothes again. She pulled it out of the skirt giving Angel access to her back.
"This cream is amazing how fast it works." he said as the cream turned into powder and healed the wounds.
"Angel, I'm sorry I offended you when I mentioned God, but please remember what I said, maybe someday you can use it."
Angel finished his job in silence then said, "Let's go get that take out and we'll stop by at the Sally Ann on the way."