The Light In A World Of Darkness Chapter 6
AN: hey. been really busy. school, homework, going out of town, etc. enjoy
Disclaimer: I don't own Angel so don't sue me.
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"Angel!! Cordelia's having a vision!!" Wesley yelled, anxiously. Cordelia, meanwhile, was on the floor writhering in pain. Angel stampeded down the stairs, with Andrika right behind him. Angel ran to her side and slowly picked her up. "What was it, Cordelia?" Wesley asked her. Cordelia clutched her forehead in pain. What she had seen was terrifying and she had no intention of saying what was in the vision. "I....can't....tell...you..." Her voice strained on every word. "Cordelia?" Angel whispered. Cordelia fainted.
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I knew. I knew that what Cordy had seen had something to do with me. I sensed something coming. I slowly stood up and walked towards the door. "Andrika?" Wesley and Angel said at the same time. Angel stood up and walked towards me. I slowly opened the door. "Andrika where the hell are you going?" I looked around. There was something there. "Something's wrong," I whispered. "Stay here. I can handle it." I walked out into the cool air. "ANDRIKA!!" Wesley yelled but I had shut the door by then. I walked slowly towards the gate. I heard something move behind me and I whirled around. It was Dru and Darla. "Hello, luv. Long time no see, eh?" Dru said with that manaical gleam in her eyes. I sighed. "Why are you here?" I asked. "We just wanted to say hello to our dear friend." Darla said. "Right...friend...." Dru echoed. "So where's Spike?" I asked, seeing that Dru flinched at his very name. "You know he's in Sunnydale fawning over Buffy." Darla said and laughed."You guys have to leave. Angel might come out-" I was interuppted by the door opening slowly behind Darla and Dru. I saw Wesley poke his head out and look around. He spotted Darla and Dru and he disappeared behind the door. I could hear angry yelling. Angel burst through the door and he looked angry. "Why the hell are THEY here, Andrika?" He asked through gritted teeth. Dru smiled. "We were talking to an old friend, daddy dearest." I sighed. "Both of you leave. We'll talk later." I told them. Darla nodded and grabbed Dru's arm. "Let's go, Dru." I sighed again. I turned towards Angel. "How do you know them?" He asked, whispering. "It's a long story Angel, which I would prefer not to tell you." He nodded and walked back inside and I followed. Cordy had awakened and had been probably told by Wesley. I was met by stony faces from Cordy and Wesley. "You can tell that long story to us now, Andrika." Angel snapped. I nodded. "Ok."
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"It all started when you got your soul, Angel. I was looking for you and I stumbled upon Darla, Dru and Spike. Darla was very angry at you and s-she took it out on me.....She sired me." I let this sink in and i could see the looks of surprise on thier faces. "You mean-you're a vampire?!?!?" Cordy exclaimed. "Just wait!!! There's more............After Darla sired me, we took a boat to America. We were following you Angel. Darla still loved you, I could tell, so we followed you. I could tell that Darla didn't like having me around. She always believed that she was the strongest of our little group. Spike and Dru knew, immediatly after I became a vampire, that I could easily beat Darla. Darla never saw this. Fast foward a few decades and we're in Sunnydale. Spike and Dru are already drifting away from Darla. I was too. Then, Darla got dusted. And I was no longer a vampire." Wesley had a skeptical look on his face. "How could you be a vampire one minute and then the next minute you're not?" He asked me. "I don't know, Wesley. It just happened and i can't explain it. Maybe the Powers That Be suddenly decided that I wasn't supposed to be a vampire. I DON'T KNOW." I said. I sighed. "Now Darla seems to want me back in our little group which is tres weird." I looked around at their faces. Angel was burrowing his brow, thinking. Wesley still looked skeptical and Cordelia just had a look of total surprise on her face. "I bet you anything Wolfram and Hart have something to do with this." Angel said. Wesley nodded. "If they make you into a vampire again, you will be the strongest one on their side. Which would not be good." Wesley said to me. I raised a hand to my forehead, which hurt like hell. "Andrika, are you ok?" Cordy asked me with concern in her voice. "What? Yeah I'm fine, it's just that i have way too much on my mind...." I shut my eyes tight and didn't see the wide smiles growing on their faces. "Andrika, we know the best place to go to let it all out." Angel said, smiling. I opened my eyes and saw his grin. "....Where?" I asked cautiously. "You'll see." Angel said as he grabbed a hold of my arm and led me out towards the car. Wesley and Cordelia followed.
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When we arrived at our destination, i was ready to strangle Angel. We were at the karaoke bar. "I swear I'm going to kill you Angel, if you make me sing!!" I exclaimed to him as we walked inside. The Host came up to us. "Hello, Angel. Oh yes, before I forget, your lawyer pals are here." The Host motioned towards a table near the stage. There sat 4 lawyers. I didn't know who they were. Angel did though. "Lindsey." Angel muttered fiercly. "Uh Angel, maybe it wasn't such a good idea to bring Andrika here..." Cordy whispered to him. "I don't think they'll touch her. They don't have any of their goons here." Was the whispered reply back. "Hey, you guys aren't going to make me SING are you?" I asked. Angel smiled. "You had a good voice when we were kids, so you probably still have one now." I swear I could have killed him right then and there but I refrained. "Oh, is Angel's baby sister going to sing?" The Host asked me. I sighed. "All right I will." The Host smiled. "What song?" He asked. "Ironic, by Alanis Morrisette." I answered quickly. "Ok. Go get on the stage now." I groaned but walked towards the stage. Nobody was really paying attention to me. Except the lawyers. Their eyes bore into my soul. I grabbed the mike and the music started to play. I closed my eyes and started to sing.
"A lost man turned 98, he won the lottery and died the next day. It's a black fly in your chardonnay, it's a death row pardon 2 minutes too late.
And isn't it ironic? Don't you think?
It's like rain on your wedding day, it's a free ride when you're already late, it's the good advice that you just didn't take. And who would've thought it figures?
Mr. Play-It-Safe was afraid to fly. He packed his suitcase, and kissed his kids goodbye. He waited his whole damn life to take that flight and as the plane crashed down, he thought, 'Well, isn't this nice?'.
And isn't it ironic? Don't you think?
It's like rain on your wedding day, it's a free ride when you're already late, it's the good advice that you just didn't take.
And who would've thought it figures?
Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you when you think everything's ok and everything's going right....And life has a funny way of helping you out when think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up in your face....
A traffic jam when you're already late, a no smoking sign on your cigarette break. it's like 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife. It's meeting the man of my dreams and then meeting his beautiful wife."
When I sang that line I opened my eyes and looked directly at the lawyer named Lindsey and the somewhat beautiful lady sitting next to him.
"And isn't it ironic? Don't you think? A little too ironic....yeah I really do think...
It's like rain on your wedding day, it's a free ride when you're already late, it's the good advice that you just didn't take and who would've thought it figures?
And well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you, and life has a funny, funny way of helping you out, helping you out..."
I looked around. The place was speechless. I could see Cordy and Wesley standing in the back with their mouths wide open. Angel was standing next to them and smiling. Then there was wild applause and I blushed, then bowed. I walked off the stage and stared at Lindsey. He smiled at me and I smiled back. I walked up to Wesley, Cordy and Angel. "That was incredible, Andrika!! You have a great voice!!" Cordy exclaimed. I blushed deeply. "Thanks..." I said, quietly. "One part irked me," Wesley said. "Why were you looking at Lindsey during that one line?" I smirked. "He's cute." Was my response. Angel sighed. "He's evil, Andrika. Stay away from him." Wesley warned me. "No, he works for an evil company. He's not evil. I can tell..." I said. The arguing was cut short when the Host came up to us. "That was amazing!" The Host said, smiling. "What about the soul/future reading?" Angel said, quickly. The smile turned into a frown. "I don't like giving good people bad news. Andrika," He turned to me. "You have some really bad times in front of you and stay away from Darla and Drusilla, ok?" I nodded. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Lindsey getting up and heading towards the exit. I excused myself from our little group and walked towards him. "Hi Lindsey." I said quietly to him. He turned around and smiled. "Hi Andrika." I didn't want to know how he knew my name. I was smacked back into reality when Lindsey grabbed my hand and pulled me up the stairs. We went out into the night and walked away from the bar. Lindsey gently pushed me into a wall. We started to kiss but then Lindsey was sitting on the ground 5 feet away from me. Standing near him was a very very pissed off Angel. Angel looked ready to kill Lindsey and was about to when I grabbed his arm and pulled him away from Lindsey. "Why the hell were you kissing that bastard, Andrika?!?" He nearly screamed. I slapped him. He recoiled. "Angel, leave him alone, ok? I like him and he was the first guy I've ever kissed and then you go and ruin it!! Stay out of my lovelife Angel." Angel looked at me with hurt and then went back into the bar. I helped Lindsey up. "I'm sorry. I just have an overprotective brother." I muttered to him. He laughed and went back into the bar. I sat against the wall and stared at the barely visible stars. My mind kept on going back to what the host had said. I only had one question. When?
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AN: That was my longest yet......did u like? please review!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm begging you!!!!!!
AN: hey. been really busy. school, homework, going out of town, etc. enjoy
Disclaimer: I don't own Angel so don't sue me.
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"Angel!! Cordelia's having a vision!!" Wesley yelled, anxiously. Cordelia, meanwhile, was on the floor writhering in pain. Angel stampeded down the stairs, with Andrika right behind him. Angel ran to her side and slowly picked her up. "What was it, Cordelia?" Wesley asked her. Cordelia clutched her forehead in pain. What she had seen was terrifying and she had no intention of saying what was in the vision. "I....can't....tell...you..." Her voice strained on every word. "Cordelia?" Angel whispered. Cordelia fainted.
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I knew. I knew that what Cordy had seen had something to do with me. I sensed something coming. I slowly stood up and walked towards the door. "Andrika?" Wesley and Angel said at the same time. Angel stood up and walked towards me. I slowly opened the door. "Andrika where the hell are you going?" I looked around. There was something there. "Something's wrong," I whispered. "Stay here. I can handle it." I walked out into the cool air. "ANDRIKA!!" Wesley yelled but I had shut the door by then. I walked slowly towards the gate. I heard something move behind me and I whirled around. It was Dru and Darla. "Hello, luv. Long time no see, eh?" Dru said with that manaical gleam in her eyes. I sighed. "Why are you here?" I asked. "We just wanted to say hello to our dear friend." Darla said. "Right...friend...." Dru echoed. "So where's Spike?" I asked, seeing that Dru flinched at his very name. "You know he's in Sunnydale fawning over Buffy." Darla said and laughed."You guys have to leave. Angel might come out-" I was interuppted by the door opening slowly behind Darla and Dru. I saw Wesley poke his head out and look around. He spotted Darla and Dru and he disappeared behind the door. I could hear angry yelling. Angel burst through the door and he looked angry. "Why the hell are THEY here, Andrika?" He asked through gritted teeth. Dru smiled. "We were talking to an old friend, daddy dearest." I sighed. "Both of you leave. We'll talk later." I told them. Darla nodded and grabbed Dru's arm. "Let's go, Dru." I sighed again. I turned towards Angel. "How do you know them?" He asked, whispering. "It's a long story Angel, which I would prefer not to tell you." He nodded and walked back inside and I followed. Cordy had awakened and had been probably told by Wesley. I was met by stony faces from Cordy and Wesley. "You can tell that long story to us now, Andrika." Angel snapped. I nodded. "Ok."
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"It all started when you got your soul, Angel. I was looking for you and I stumbled upon Darla, Dru and Spike. Darla was very angry at you and s-she took it out on me.....She sired me." I let this sink in and i could see the looks of surprise on thier faces. "You mean-you're a vampire?!?!?" Cordy exclaimed. "Just wait!!! There's more............After Darla sired me, we took a boat to America. We were following you Angel. Darla still loved you, I could tell, so we followed you. I could tell that Darla didn't like having me around. She always believed that she was the strongest of our little group. Spike and Dru knew, immediatly after I became a vampire, that I could easily beat Darla. Darla never saw this. Fast foward a few decades and we're in Sunnydale. Spike and Dru are already drifting away from Darla. I was too. Then, Darla got dusted. And I was no longer a vampire." Wesley had a skeptical look on his face. "How could you be a vampire one minute and then the next minute you're not?" He asked me. "I don't know, Wesley. It just happened and i can't explain it. Maybe the Powers That Be suddenly decided that I wasn't supposed to be a vampire. I DON'T KNOW." I said. I sighed. "Now Darla seems to want me back in our little group which is tres weird." I looked around at their faces. Angel was burrowing his brow, thinking. Wesley still looked skeptical and Cordelia just had a look of total surprise on her face. "I bet you anything Wolfram and Hart have something to do with this." Angel said. Wesley nodded. "If they make you into a vampire again, you will be the strongest one on their side. Which would not be good." Wesley said to me. I raised a hand to my forehead, which hurt like hell. "Andrika, are you ok?" Cordy asked me with concern in her voice. "What? Yeah I'm fine, it's just that i have way too much on my mind...." I shut my eyes tight and didn't see the wide smiles growing on their faces. "Andrika, we know the best place to go to let it all out." Angel said, smiling. I opened my eyes and saw his grin. "....Where?" I asked cautiously. "You'll see." Angel said as he grabbed a hold of my arm and led me out towards the car. Wesley and Cordelia followed.
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When we arrived at our destination, i was ready to strangle Angel. We were at the karaoke bar. "I swear I'm going to kill you Angel, if you make me sing!!" I exclaimed to him as we walked inside. The Host came up to us. "Hello, Angel. Oh yes, before I forget, your lawyer pals are here." The Host motioned towards a table near the stage. There sat 4 lawyers. I didn't know who they were. Angel did though. "Lindsey." Angel muttered fiercly. "Uh Angel, maybe it wasn't such a good idea to bring Andrika here..." Cordy whispered to him. "I don't think they'll touch her. They don't have any of their goons here." Was the whispered reply back. "Hey, you guys aren't going to make me SING are you?" I asked. Angel smiled. "You had a good voice when we were kids, so you probably still have one now." I swear I could have killed him right then and there but I refrained. "Oh, is Angel's baby sister going to sing?" The Host asked me. I sighed. "All right I will." The Host smiled. "What song?" He asked. "Ironic, by Alanis Morrisette." I answered quickly. "Ok. Go get on the stage now." I groaned but walked towards the stage. Nobody was really paying attention to me. Except the lawyers. Their eyes bore into my soul. I grabbed the mike and the music started to play. I closed my eyes and started to sing.
"A lost man turned 98, he won the lottery and died the next day. It's a black fly in your chardonnay, it's a death row pardon 2 minutes too late.
And isn't it ironic? Don't you think?
It's like rain on your wedding day, it's a free ride when you're already late, it's the good advice that you just didn't take. And who would've thought it figures?
Mr. Play-It-Safe was afraid to fly. He packed his suitcase, and kissed his kids goodbye. He waited his whole damn life to take that flight and as the plane crashed down, he thought, 'Well, isn't this nice?'.
And isn't it ironic? Don't you think?
It's like rain on your wedding day, it's a free ride when you're already late, it's the good advice that you just didn't take.
And who would've thought it figures?
Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you when you think everything's ok and everything's going right....And life has a funny way of helping you out when think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up in your face....
A traffic jam when you're already late, a no smoking sign on your cigarette break. it's like 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife. It's meeting the man of my dreams and then meeting his beautiful wife."
When I sang that line I opened my eyes and looked directly at the lawyer named Lindsey and the somewhat beautiful lady sitting next to him.
"And isn't it ironic? Don't you think? A little too ironic....yeah I really do think...
It's like rain on your wedding day, it's a free ride when you're already late, it's the good advice that you just didn't take and who would've thought it figures?
And well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you, and life has a funny, funny way of helping you out, helping you out..."
I looked around. The place was speechless. I could see Cordy and Wesley standing in the back with their mouths wide open. Angel was standing next to them and smiling. Then there was wild applause and I blushed, then bowed. I walked off the stage and stared at Lindsey. He smiled at me and I smiled back. I walked up to Wesley, Cordy and Angel. "That was incredible, Andrika!! You have a great voice!!" Cordy exclaimed. I blushed deeply. "Thanks..." I said, quietly. "One part irked me," Wesley said. "Why were you looking at Lindsey during that one line?" I smirked. "He's cute." Was my response. Angel sighed. "He's evil, Andrika. Stay away from him." Wesley warned me. "No, he works for an evil company. He's not evil. I can tell..." I said. The arguing was cut short when the Host came up to us. "That was amazing!" The Host said, smiling. "What about the soul/future reading?" Angel said, quickly. The smile turned into a frown. "I don't like giving good people bad news. Andrika," He turned to me. "You have some really bad times in front of you and stay away from Darla and Drusilla, ok?" I nodded. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Lindsey getting up and heading towards the exit. I excused myself from our little group and walked towards him. "Hi Lindsey." I said quietly to him. He turned around and smiled. "Hi Andrika." I didn't want to know how he knew my name. I was smacked back into reality when Lindsey grabbed my hand and pulled me up the stairs. We went out into the night and walked away from the bar. Lindsey gently pushed me into a wall. We started to kiss but then Lindsey was sitting on the ground 5 feet away from me. Standing near him was a very very pissed off Angel. Angel looked ready to kill Lindsey and was about to when I grabbed his arm and pulled him away from Lindsey. "Why the hell were you kissing that bastard, Andrika?!?" He nearly screamed. I slapped him. He recoiled. "Angel, leave him alone, ok? I like him and he was the first guy I've ever kissed and then you go and ruin it!! Stay out of my lovelife Angel." Angel looked at me with hurt and then went back into the bar. I helped Lindsey up. "I'm sorry. I just have an overprotective brother." I muttered to him. He laughed and went back into the bar. I sat against the wall and stared at the barely visible stars. My mind kept on going back to what the host had said. I only had one question. When?
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AN: That was my longest yet......did u like? please review!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm begging you!!!!!!
