Buffy returned to the basement where Jack was held captive.
'I've contacted you father. He's sending someone to collect you. So I don't
have to talk to you any more.' Buffy turned to Xander.
'Has he said anything?'
'Nah he's even quieter that dead boy' Xander laughed 'This is not what I
thought I'd be doing this weekend.'
'I know' Buffy laughed too 'It's weird. Another thing don't tell Dawn that
some one is coming for Jack. She'll get all stressed out it's easier on her
to do it this way.. Oh and Jack's real name is Conor, Wesley told me.'
'Conor suits Angel's irishness more' Xander replied 'Any more news from
L.A?'
'Well Lily is up there, playing receptionist'
'Lily as in Anya's shop assistant, Dawn's bestest bud and oh yeah Conor
here's room mate Lily' Xander was surprised.
'Don't ask me but she was there and being very protective of Angel' Buffy
walked over to Conor 'Didn't you know your little roomie was friends with
your Dad?' Conor shocked expression were all the confirmation Buffy needed
'Your dad probably had her follow you on this whole running away episode.'
Conor just sat there. They knew the name that Angelus had given him and about L.A. he was trapped and Angelus was free. His plan hadn't worked. The only thing that genuinely shocked him was Lily's betrayal she had always seemed so normal towards him. Maybe Angelus had turned her. That would explain why she was helping him. He continued to sit there in the silence, thinking of Dawn. She hadn't even come to see him but he thought that Buffy was keeping her away from him. They think I'm dangerous because of my parents, they're not even looking at me. He wanted to scream and break things.
Wesley drove down to Sunnydale from L.A which was ok with Lily she had taken the bus to L.A and it was not an experience she wanted to repeat. Wesley was being very silent but Lily just figured he was tired and driving took concentration.
When they reached Sunnydale at 5.30 Saturday morning, Lily woke with a start. 'Morning. We'll go to Buffy's first and collect the item. Can you sort out your rent and job and things from Buffy's or do you need to go home?' Wesley had been organising while Lily slept. 'I need to go home to get clothes, tell Jack what's happening and leave rent money. I can sort out Anya from Buffy's I'll just leave her a note.' 'Ok we'll call to your place first and while you get your things I'll call Buffy and organise the collection.' 'Fine, I live third street off the main street, the Rose plantation apartments.' Lily sat up properly and pulled a brush through her hair while Wesley found his way to her home.
Wesley sat in the car while Lily ran inside. Ten minutes later she returned with a bag of clothes. 'My room mate wasn't there so I left money and a note telling him to call me at the hotel when he gets home.' Lily sighed as she climbed back into the car 'I really wanted to see him' 'You'll see him again soon' Wesley told her studying her response to Conor not being at home. 'Yeah' Lily answered 'Now onto the great vampire layer's house I can't wait to see Dawn and....lie to her about why I'm in L.A because she doesn't know that I'm a slayer. That sucks.' 'It will get better' Wesley reassured her as they pulled up to the Summer house.
Buffy saw them pull up and opened the door. 'Good you're here at last.' She sounded like she was in a foul mood. 'Sorry' Lily apologised in a saccharine sweet voice 'We had things to sort before coming down.' 'Whatever' Buffy answered 'he's tied up in the basement' 'He?' Lily questioned 'I thought you were picking up an item like an old book or something.' 'Not exactly' Wesley tried to phrase what they were here for nicely 'We have to pick up Angel's son' 'You found him!!!' Lily sounded genuinely happy 'Maybe he can help us with what happened to Angel.' Wesley was still observing Lily, did she honestly not know that she had been living with Conor for the past three months or was she just a good liar. 'Like you didn't know where he was the whole time' Buffy cut in on Wesley's thoughts. 'What are you going on about now Buffy' Lily was getting more and more irritated 'By the way, is Dawn in? I want to give her a message for Jack, he wasn't home when I called over' 'No she's not' Buffy lied with a smile 'Now come down to the basement and get what you came for.'
Conor heard voices outside the door of the basement and then the footsteps as they came down the stairs. 'Jack what happened to you? Why are you tied up?' Lily ran over to him and started untying him' 'Don't Lily he could be dangerous' Wesley pulled her back. 'Wes, I don't know what Buffy has been saying but this is Jack he's my room mate he wouldn't hurt a fly' Lily protested and squared up to Buffy 'What rumours have you been spreading?' 'I didn't need to. He's a vampire's child that's all I need to know' Buffy smiled 'I thought you would have figured it out.' 'Wes, this can't be Angel's kid. This is just Jack he doesn't know any of the crap I deal with. He's just an eighteen year old boy.' Lily was confused. 'Lily this is Angel's son and now we have to take him back to the hotel and find out what he did to Angel' Wesley pulled some handcuffs out of his bag and put them on Conor's wrists, then he pulled out some shackles for his feet. 'Wesley, you can't treat him like that' Lily protested loudly 'Jack tell them that they're wrong. You don't even know who Angel is, never mind be his son.'
'Angelus is not my father, Holtz is he was the one who raised me to kill demons like Angelus' Conor spoke in a low voice. 'You put him into that box didn't you?' the realisation finally dawned on Lily 'You locked him in there and dumped him in the bottom of the ocean to die. Why? Why did you do that? Angel is good he helps people.' 'He killed my father' Conor looked directly at Lily 'He bit my father and Drained him. That's why I did it. It was retribution.' 'Angel wouldn't do that.' Lily argued. 'How long have you known the beast?' 'Four days but I know in my heart he wouldn't do what you say he did. He's a good guy.' 'Then you are deluded'.
Lily ran out of the basement. She didn't know how to handle this. Jack was just Jack but now he was Angel's son who tried to kill him. He had lied to her and she had lied to him. The only question that remained in her mind was whose side she would take? Her best friend, even though their entire friendship was based on lies and deceit, woven by them both. Or should she take Angel's side and protect him and aid him like she promised Cordelia. There was no compromise now. She either helped them contain Jack, no his name isn't Jack its Conor, or she helped him escape. She sat in the kitchen and contemplated her fate.
Wesley and Buffy stayed in the basement. 'She really didn't know' Wesley sat down on the stairs and put his head in his hands. 'She must have known on some level' Buffy said coldly. She had never really taken to Lily and her deception seemed to fit. 'I don't think she did.' Wesley stood up 'But I have a job to do. Buffy help me put Conor in the car. Whatever Lily decides Conor has to return to L.A and face the consequences of what he did to Angel.' 'Fine' Buffy untied Conor from the chair, after ensuring the hand and ankle cuffs were securely in place, and frogmarched him to the car.
'Jack!' Dawn yelled when she saw him being marched out 'Why didn't you tell me? Why won't you talk to me now? Was I just a game to you? Answer me Jack.' Lily came into the hall form the kitchen. 'His name is Conor, Dawn, not Jack. He lied to us.' 'Lily you don't believe them too do you? Jack wouldn't do anything bad.' 'Jack mightn't but Conor sure did. I'll see you Dawn' Conor stayed silent.
Conor just sat there. They knew the name that Angelus had given him and about L.A. he was trapped and Angelus was free. His plan hadn't worked. The only thing that genuinely shocked him was Lily's betrayal she had always seemed so normal towards him. Maybe Angelus had turned her. That would explain why she was helping him. He continued to sit there in the silence, thinking of Dawn. She hadn't even come to see him but he thought that Buffy was keeping her away from him. They think I'm dangerous because of my parents, they're not even looking at me. He wanted to scream and break things.
Wesley drove down to Sunnydale from L.A which was ok with Lily she had taken the bus to L.A and it was not an experience she wanted to repeat. Wesley was being very silent but Lily just figured he was tired and driving took concentration.
When they reached Sunnydale at 5.30 Saturday morning, Lily woke with a start. 'Morning. We'll go to Buffy's first and collect the item. Can you sort out your rent and job and things from Buffy's or do you need to go home?' Wesley had been organising while Lily slept. 'I need to go home to get clothes, tell Jack what's happening and leave rent money. I can sort out Anya from Buffy's I'll just leave her a note.' 'Ok we'll call to your place first and while you get your things I'll call Buffy and organise the collection.' 'Fine, I live third street off the main street, the Rose plantation apartments.' Lily sat up properly and pulled a brush through her hair while Wesley found his way to her home.
Wesley sat in the car while Lily ran inside. Ten minutes later she returned with a bag of clothes. 'My room mate wasn't there so I left money and a note telling him to call me at the hotel when he gets home.' Lily sighed as she climbed back into the car 'I really wanted to see him' 'You'll see him again soon' Wesley told her studying her response to Conor not being at home. 'Yeah' Lily answered 'Now onto the great vampire layer's house I can't wait to see Dawn and....lie to her about why I'm in L.A because she doesn't know that I'm a slayer. That sucks.' 'It will get better' Wesley reassured her as they pulled up to the Summer house.
Buffy saw them pull up and opened the door. 'Good you're here at last.' She sounded like she was in a foul mood. 'Sorry' Lily apologised in a saccharine sweet voice 'We had things to sort before coming down.' 'Whatever' Buffy answered 'he's tied up in the basement' 'He?' Lily questioned 'I thought you were picking up an item like an old book or something.' 'Not exactly' Wesley tried to phrase what they were here for nicely 'We have to pick up Angel's son' 'You found him!!!' Lily sounded genuinely happy 'Maybe he can help us with what happened to Angel.' Wesley was still observing Lily, did she honestly not know that she had been living with Conor for the past three months or was she just a good liar. 'Like you didn't know where he was the whole time' Buffy cut in on Wesley's thoughts. 'What are you going on about now Buffy' Lily was getting more and more irritated 'By the way, is Dawn in? I want to give her a message for Jack, he wasn't home when I called over' 'No she's not' Buffy lied with a smile 'Now come down to the basement and get what you came for.'
Conor heard voices outside the door of the basement and then the footsteps as they came down the stairs. 'Jack what happened to you? Why are you tied up?' Lily ran over to him and started untying him' 'Don't Lily he could be dangerous' Wesley pulled her back. 'Wes, I don't know what Buffy has been saying but this is Jack he's my room mate he wouldn't hurt a fly' Lily protested and squared up to Buffy 'What rumours have you been spreading?' 'I didn't need to. He's a vampire's child that's all I need to know' Buffy smiled 'I thought you would have figured it out.' 'Wes, this can't be Angel's kid. This is just Jack he doesn't know any of the crap I deal with. He's just an eighteen year old boy.' Lily was confused. 'Lily this is Angel's son and now we have to take him back to the hotel and find out what he did to Angel' Wesley pulled some handcuffs out of his bag and put them on Conor's wrists, then he pulled out some shackles for his feet. 'Wesley, you can't treat him like that' Lily protested loudly 'Jack tell them that they're wrong. You don't even know who Angel is, never mind be his son.'
'Angelus is not my father, Holtz is he was the one who raised me to kill demons like Angelus' Conor spoke in a low voice. 'You put him into that box didn't you?' the realisation finally dawned on Lily 'You locked him in there and dumped him in the bottom of the ocean to die. Why? Why did you do that? Angel is good he helps people.' 'He killed my father' Conor looked directly at Lily 'He bit my father and Drained him. That's why I did it. It was retribution.' 'Angel wouldn't do that.' Lily argued. 'How long have you known the beast?' 'Four days but I know in my heart he wouldn't do what you say he did. He's a good guy.' 'Then you are deluded'.
Lily ran out of the basement. She didn't know how to handle this. Jack was just Jack but now he was Angel's son who tried to kill him. He had lied to her and she had lied to him. The only question that remained in her mind was whose side she would take? Her best friend, even though their entire friendship was based on lies and deceit, woven by them both. Or should she take Angel's side and protect him and aid him like she promised Cordelia. There was no compromise now. She either helped them contain Jack, no his name isn't Jack its Conor, or she helped him escape. She sat in the kitchen and contemplated her fate.
Wesley and Buffy stayed in the basement. 'She really didn't know' Wesley sat down on the stairs and put his head in his hands. 'She must have known on some level' Buffy said coldly. She had never really taken to Lily and her deception seemed to fit. 'I don't think she did.' Wesley stood up 'But I have a job to do. Buffy help me put Conor in the car. Whatever Lily decides Conor has to return to L.A and face the consequences of what he did to Angel.' 'Fine' Buffy untied Conor from the chair, after ensuring the hand and ankle cuffs were securely in place, and frogmarched him to the car.
'Jack!' Dawn yelled when she saw him being marched out 'Why didn't you tell me? Why won't you talk to me now? Was I just a game to you? Answer me Jack.' Lily came into the hall form the kitchen. 'His name is Conor, Dawn, not Jack. He lied to us.' 'Lily you don't believe them too do you? Jack wouldn't do anything bad.' 'Jack mightn't but Conor sure did. I'll see you Dawn' Conor stayed silent.