Angel slept restlessly until his thoughts rest on Buffy's face. Angel loved that face. It's different looks and expressions made him smile. When her smile was set on him he felt his unbeating heart beat once again and then melted. Angel turned over lying face down in his pillow. Cordelia slowly opened his creaky door and poked her head in side. Cordelia pushed the door open a little more, tip toeing to the bed. She cautiously slipped her hand under the pillow and with a big yank pulled his pillow out from underneath his head. His head hit the bed with out phasing him a bit. Angel simply lay there sleeping like a baby. Cordelia huffed and placed her hands on her hips. " And I was going to wake him up the fun way too." She stated in a whisper. So she simply whispered his name in his ear over and over again louder and louder. Angel turned his head toward her and there with slits in his eyes he rolled over and asked
" What now Cordy"
" Well I thought you might want to know that the telephone is for you." Said Cordelia with a smirk.
" Who is it?" Angel asked in a sleepy voice.
" It Giles he says it is…"
Angel was out of bed and flying out the bedroom door before she could finish. "Something happened, Something happened to Buffy" was the only thought going through his mind. Angel jumped down most of the stairs and whipped the phone out of Wesley's hand.
" Giles, is she okay?" Angel asked in a frantic voice.
" Well, um yes she is, why is there anything wrong?" Inquired Giles
" She's okay, good. Then why are you calling?"
" Well, Buffy had a prophetic dream about you and so we are coming to visit." Said Giles
" Buffy coming here, does she know where I am? Like the address I mean."
" Yes well, I already got it from Wesley. So Buffy and I should be there in about and hour."
" An hour… okay. Bye" Was all Angel could muster.
Angel darted up the stairs asking Cordelia if he looked okay a long the way up the stairs.
" Well for a two hundred and fifty year old vampire."
Angel ignored her and continued dashing up the stairs. He ran down the hotel's halls and stumbled in to his room. Walking over to his closet he flipped from hanger to hanger looking for the black silk shirt Buffy had given him once. Finding it he slipped one arm in the shirt then the other. Pulling a pair of black leather pants from the closet too he pulled them on and composed his self-wishing he could looked in a mirror to see how he looked. Composing his frantic self he slowly walked out of his room and down the hall. Half way down the hall he figured the hell with it and booked it down stairs. At the top of the main stairway he slowed and casually walked down them. Cordelia standing behind the main desk looked up and only laughed. Angel shook it off looking around the lobby he went to the couch fluffing the pillows and then dashed to the counter picking up files and placing them in a pile then decided to throw them in his office. He whipping his wrist around and looked at his watch and he sighed only fifteen minutes had gone by since Giles had called. He walked to the lobby and dropped to the couch.
" I'm nervous aren't I?" Asked Angel.
" Well, I'm not sure if that's a strong enough word." Cordelia said sarcastically. Angel sighed again. He leaned his head back closing his eyes dreaming.
" Giles I'm not going the wrong way! It says east on the map and the building happens to be to the east so I'm going east." Shouted Buffy.
" Yes well, I've never been good with maps." Stated Giles as he flipped the map around trying to read it. They had gotten off the freeway and were entering Angel's part of town.
Gunn plowed through the door and in a huff said " Oh your up."
Angel looked up and saw that Gunn was still mad at him for firing Cordelia, Wesley and himself.
" Gunn, how many times are you going to make me say I'm sorry?" inquired Angel.
" Until I find your apologies annoying" answered Gunn
" Oh, only that long." Angel said. Gunn turned and looked out the window.
" Man who is that girl she's hot." Said Gunn smiling and nodding.
" Cordy, is it her." Asked Angel because he didn't dare go near the window. Cordelia walked over to the window and looked out. Cordelia nodded her head yes, Gunn was about to say a something derogatory but Cordelia nudged him.
" What!" exclaimed Gunn
" That's Buffy." Was all Cordelia needed to say.
Buffy and Giles walked in to the hotel lobby. Buffy's first sight was Angel, her heart leaped to know for sure that he was all right. Buffy walked to the couch and punched him in the stomach.
" Hay, what was that for?" Asked Angel as he took the impacted.
" For scaring me half to death." Stated Buffy.
" That's not fair I have no control over me in you dreams." Countered Angel.
" True enough" sighed Buffy
" Well it's just like old times." Piped in Cordelia.
" Quite so." Added Giles.
Angel motioned for Buffy to sit on the couch. Dumping her bag of weapons in his arms he huffed " Something's never change." Looking at Giles Angel him mouth the words " Is Riley here" Giles mouth back " Left her." Angel had a new twinkle in his eye looking at Buffy. He sent her bag down and sat down beside her, for a few moments there was and awkward silence, which was broken by Angel.
" Well, what brings you to my humble establishment?" inquired Angel.
" I had a dream that you needed my help." Said Buffy.
" What happened in the dream? Any thing I should know about?" he asked.
" Well were to start, do you know a guy named Lindsey?"
" Wolfman and Hart" mentioned Angel looking a Cordelia and Wesley.
" Well then there was this demon named Shanshu. Lindsey and him were trying to find away to capture you. They decide to use Cordelia as bait, do you know a demon who is green and slimy maybe seven feet tall 350 pounds. Well he attacked you but he wasn't working with that Lindsey guy." Mentioned Buffy
" Altorus, I know him he doesn't like me much. It's a long story." Was all Angel would say.
" This Shanshu Demon he is going to do this ritual to bring eternal darkness, like that's any new but yet the Vampire with a soul happens to play a big and deadly part in the ritual. So I've come to help." Stated Buffy. Buffy looked up catching Angel's gaze, which hadn't left her since they arrived. Angel stood up after he noticed that he was starring. Angel told Cordelia to start researching and Wesley to then informed Gunn to go see what he could dig up on the street about this demon. Angel directed Buffy to follow him up the stairs so he could show her to her room. Plus to question her about the rest of the dream that she wasn't telling him. Angel could sense that she wasn't telling him something. Angel placed her in the room next to his so he could keep a close watch on her.
Willow unlocked the Magic Box door and walked in to find Anya cleaning up and restocking the selves. Willow walked to the counter and stood in amazement on how well Anya knew to do her job.
" Good morning," Willow signed " I guess you pretty much know what you are doing so I won't bother you. I'll just look up some spells that might help Buffy and Angel."
" Willow, Xander doesn't like Angel, why is that. What was Angelus like? I mean I know that stories but what was he like?" Asked Anya.
" Well, Angelus was different from Angel. You see Angelus is the demon and Angel is the person and trust you'll like the person much better then the demon. Why do you ask?" Inquired Willow.
" Oh not reason really just Riley came barging in here about and hour ago asking where Buffy was. When I told him that she had gone to help Angel, he flipped out yelling she had gone to see that bastard Angelus." Said Anya.
" Angel is an Angelus!" Exclaimed Willow. Willow dashed to the phone and called Xander. Willow punched in the numbers to Xanders Apartment and then let it ring, Xander picked up half asleep.
" Xander we have a problem, see Riley's back and you know what just get down to the magic box cause a it's really important. Okay Xander that means put you Scooby Doo slippers on and get over here." Demanded Will. Xander only answer with a yes.
Xander did what he was told he was up and out of the house on the way to the Magic Box. Xander turned the doorknob to the shop and Willow had already whipped open the door.
" Good morning Will." Stated Xander. Willow looked down at his feet starring then spoke.
" Xander I didn't really mean for you to wear you scooby slippers."
" I know couldn't find my shoes. So what is important that you made me get out of bed for?"
" Well Riley's back and he came looking for Buffy here so what Anya told him she was with Angel he called him Angelus and so course you know kinda what if he is Angelus." Willow blurted out. Xander just stood there in shock he opened his mouth but words wouldn't come out so he walked over to the desk grabbed the key to Willow's new car lock the door to the Magic box and ushered the girls out but not before flipping the open sign to closed. Willow walked to the car grab the keys from Xander because when Xander went in to no talk just mime commands mode it was not good. Willow turned the key and the car purred like a kitten. Willow sighed, wishing that she had never finally told Tara that she wasn't a lesbian and that she still loved Oz. Pushing that from her mind she focused on Buffy and Angel possibly being Angelus. Willow got on the freeway and they were under way on mission find Buffy and hope Angel isn't Angelus. Xander sat in back with Anya putting scooby slipper on the passenger side arm rest. Willow quickly glanced over at Xanders slippers some things never change. Willows gaze was set back on the heavy traffic in front of her. Willow slowed as they reached a traffic jam and looked out her window. Noticing that the van next to her looked like she had seen it before. She looked in to the passenger window. Willow nearly had a heart attack when she saw who it was screaming she got Anya and Xanders attention. Xander leaned forward and looked out her window. Xander stared at the driver moving his lips but no sound so Anya broke the silence.
" Who is it, or what is it?" she asked