"I'm meeting Vaughn at the Warehouse at 3. Meet me their at 3:30 ok? We'll talk more about this then." When Sydney mentioned Vaughn's name she got that dreamy look in he eyes that Buffy all to well knew. She had the same look about her in highschool whenever someone mentioned Angel.
"You like him." It wasn't a question but a statement "You should let him know."
"Yes I do, but we can't be together. If SD-6 found out they'd kill us and if the CIA found out I'd never see him again."
"Trust me, I know of people who have had more doomed relationships then that will ever be."
Sydney could tell that she was talking about herself and probably her relationship with Angel. But why would it be so doomed. Then it hit her. "Angel is a vampire."
"Yeah. Were known as the star crossed lovers. Well, we were until he had to leave because it was "for the better". He said I deserved to have a normal life, and he couldn't give me that. All I wanted was him. I know everyone was scared of us going out, but it wasn't going to happen again. My mom and the mayor had to go scare him off. He was supposed to help me live to 50."
"What do you mean help you live to 50?"
"Well, I'm a old as far as slayer standards go."
"Old?"
"I wasn't expected to live to the age of 18. Most Slayers die before then. I'm the longest living Slayer ever. Most of that is due to Angel. We were a great team. Everyone feared us when we fought together. Together we were unstoppable. And then he goes and leaves."
"We'll talk more later, at the warehouse."
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Buffy went and sat down at her desk. She started to go through her e-mails when Slone came up to her. "Buffy I would like you to come question someone we have hear."
"Oh goody! torture!"
Slone thought back to her first day. He still had her target she used, she had perfect aim, and Sydney, his best agent hadn't been able to beat her in a fight. Then the cement wall, when she punched through it. He still remembered the curious glaces when the people were fixing it.
They started to walk over to the room were he was being held. Slone stoped Buffy before she went in. "Jack has been in their for two hours and hasn't been able to even get his name. I'll understand if you don't get anything out of him. Oh and please don't kill him."
Buffy opened the door and saw Angel before replying. "Don't worry *I* won't kill him."
Jack stood up and walked over to Buffy "Good luck. You'll need it."
What happened next astounded Jack. Buffy walked over and straddled the man. "What's your name?" She questioned him.
"You already know it" was the answer she got.
"I may know it but these people don't so tell me your name."
"Angel"
"Don't lie to me. I know when your lying to me. Give me your name."
"Angelus"
"I don't want to get violent but if you don't start telling the truth I'm going to have no choice. So why don't you just give me your real name."
"Liam O'Donerty"
Jack was amazed he had been torturing the man for 2 hours and he hadn't gotten anything out of him. Buffy had been here 5 minutes and she had gotten 3 different names and she hadn't had to torture him at all. How did she do it.
"There's your name."
At that Slone left.
"Buffy why didn't you tell me you were in L.A."
"I didn't want to talk to you."
"Buffy, you still could have let me know."
"You don't have any say in my life anymore. You lost all your say when you left Sunnydale. I was ready to give my life for you, but obviously that wasn't enough." Buffy's voice dripped with venom. Jack was shocked these two did know each other. Buffy didn't let Jack see how she was feeling but Angel could always tell.
"Buffy, I'm..."
Angel was cut off by Buffy "I don't care if your sorry. I'm over that now. And this is your interrogation not mine so I'll be asking the questions and you'll be giving the answers. I want them so I'll understand them. Got it?"
"Yes"
"Good. Were do you work?"
"To find your answers look in the place were the boundaries between the worlds is thin. There is were all the answers are kept."
"I said understandable."
"But you understand that."
"Angel, understandable."
"Fine. In the house of the watcher, who worked upon the Hellmouth were the slayer was revived, you'll find books with my information."
"Cryptic boy's back. And you know I don't like Cryptic boy."
Just then Slone came in. "We couldn't find anything on the name he gave us. Were going to hook him up to a lie detector test to make sure he's telling us the truth."
Buffy looked at Angel panic written all over her face. Jack saw this but didn't say anything. "What are we going to do?" Buffy asked Angel so only he could hear it with his Vampiric hearing.
"I don't know." Angel answered back in the same whisper.
"What are you two saying?" Jack questioned.
"I was talking to myself and I didn't hear her say anything." Angel answered Jack.
"Well what were you saying to yourself?"
"Find the key, And ask the slayer who guards her. There you will find the answers."
"You mentioned the Slayer before who is he?"Jack inquired.
"She" Buffy corrected
"What?"
"You mentioned the Slayer before who is *she* would have been correct."
"You know who the Slayer is?"
"Angel is using mythology as a metaphor. In every generation a chosen one is born. She alone will fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness. She is the slayer. He is obviously using this as a metaphor for someone."
"How do you know this?"
"Mythology is an interest of mine, has been for over 6 years. You'd be surprised by what I could tell you about some of these mythological creatures. Take Darla for example. She sired Angelus, who sired Drucilla, who sired William the Bloody, or more commonly know as Spike."
"What can you tell me about them?"
"Darla was resurrected by an evil law firm in hopes to make Angelus lose his sole again. She left L.A. in order to find another way to lose it. Spike had a chip put in his head so he couldn't hurt living creatures. And Drucilla is insane. And that's just for starters."
Jack set to hooking up the lie detector test. When he was finished he turned it on and looked over at Slone before saying, "Are you sure that this is working because it's showing him as having *no* pulse."
"Go get another one and we'll use that." With that Jack got up and left the room he came back a few minutes later with another machine. When he had it hooked up he looked at Slone, "either both of these machines aren't working or he has no pulse."
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