Title: People Change
Author: PinkPineapple
Summary: What will happen to the gang in the aftermath of 'Tomorrow'
Pairing: C/A
Rated: PG-13
Disclaimer: None of these characters belong to me, I only borrow them
Chapter 1/?
Justine led Steven away from the water. "We did the right thing," she assured him.
"Of course we did, Angelus deserves this."
"Yes, we're finishing off what Holtz started."
"That 'thing' killed my father, he's more evil than I had imagined he would be." Steven glared at Justine, who looked slightly taken aback.
"Absolutely. What can you expect from a vampire? He's a demon, he's evil." Justine pulled her leather jacket tighter around her, refusing to look at Steven. She could still feel herself in that alley, taking the life of the man that had shown her the way. It had felt like betrayal, even though it had been what he wanted. She has done countless bad things in her life, but it had been one of the hardest things she had ever had to do. She knew she had to get away from Steven quickly, his talk of his 'father' dug deep into the wounds that had not even begun to heal.
"Maybe we should have just killed him. What if someone finds him?" Justine did not want to admit it to herself, but she was afraid of what might happen to her if Angel escaped and came to find the real killer.
"This way, he gets to live forever, like I already said, he does not deserve to die. I do not think anybody will find him under all of the water." Steven scowled, an evil glint in his eye.
"You're right. There's nothing to worry about. Well, I gotta go. See you around." Justine could not get away quick enough. No matter how evil this kid looked and acted, he was still young and she was lying to him.
They went their separate ways, just as Wesley stepped out of the shadows. "Good lord," he mumbled.
***
Cordelia floated up in the sky, bathed in light. She wondered what awaited her up there, she was afraid of what she would have to do, she did not even know who she was any more. She was a 'higher being', whatever that meant. She had made the right decision, she was sure of it. Even so, she was torn up inside. She found it hard to believe that she had been taken away from Angel, without being able to tell him that she was in love with him. She needed to know how he felt about her, whether anything could come of it.
She knew she should just stop thinking like this and tried to push the thoughts away. As she did this, something struck her. Maybe their love was destined to end badly and the Powers were simply protecting their two warriors from more pain. Cordelia had been there to experience Angel's love for Buffy, and they all knew how badly that had turned out. It was possible that the PTB were protecting not only their warriors but the rest of the world from Angelus.
Her thoughts were cut off as the light intensified and Cordelia felt herself being pulled onto a comfortable chair. She looked around her, she was in a large, almost empty room, that was filled with a peaceful blue light. She almost did not notice the other figure in the room, a blue skinned creature that looked almost human. Her beauty was overwhelming and took Cordelia's breath away. She simply smiled and stepped towards her visitor. Her long, flowing dress surrounded her like a cloud, it seemed more like she was floating than walking.
"I'm guessing you like blue." Cordelia broke the ice. She was no longer afraid, she felt at ease in the blue room.
"You could say that. It has a calming effect."
Cordelia did not disagree. "What's going to happen to me?" She smiled apprehensively.
"All will be revealed." The creature looked away.
"Oh please, don't I deserve more than your vague, imprecise statements." All her emotions started to spill out. "I've just figured out that I'm in love with my best friend, who has now been taken away from me. I would like to know why." A single tear fell down her cheek.
"Don't cry," she said softly, she sounded almost sad. "It is not in my power to tell you, I truly wish I could help you more. I know how hard this is."
"You were once human too?" Cordelia suddenly realised.
"We all change, go on to better or worse places. It's just life."
"When will I find out?"
"Soon enough." She pointed to an opening that had appeared on their right. "It was an honour meeting you Cordelia, you're destined to go far."
"So they keep telling me. Well, I guess I'd better go. It was nice meeting you." As she left, a second creature materialised in the middle of the room. This creature was male and not quite as attractive as the first.
"What do you think?"
"She is unsure, she is in love." His voice held no emotion.
"But her heart is true. Many good things await her." She turned to her companion. "She's been through alot, she's extremely strong."
"I know, but I wonder if she will be willing to make the sacrifice..."
"This one is special, different from the others." She insisted.
"You do not know what you are talking about, you have not known love. It burns, distracts, people do crazy things for love." He was impatient.
"This has nothing to do with me. Tell me you did not sense her potential."
He said nothing.
***
Wesley sat awake in his apartment, wondering what to do. When he had started following Justine, trying to find out about the strange reappearance of Angel's now older son, he had not even begun to imagine what he may find out. With his job, which he no longer had, he reminded himself, he was used to shocks and the impossible happening. This was too much, even for Wesley to accept. First of all, he had to ask himself if Angel had really killed Holtz. It was possible, he thought, the man had taken his child away into another dimension and Wesley had experienced first hand exactly how far Angel had been prepared to go. Wesley shuddered as he remembered the rage painted on Angel's face as he attacked him, before everything went black.
Everything replayed continuously in Wesley's mind. He remembered truly believing that he was doing the right thing, that he was protecting an innocent, when in fact he was simply betraying a friend, someone who had trusted him with his son's life. He should have known thay Justine was fooling him, but yet again he was mistaken. He knew that he had made some bad decisions in the past, but he had believed for once that he was finally making the correct choice.
Thinking about Justine, he began to wonder if she was misleading this 'Steven' also. He would not put it past her to lie to even such a young boy. Wesley knew now that he had to do something, anything to help save Angel, he really was the only one who could help him. As he headed for the door, he stopped. He had no idea where he was going, he had no one to turn to. His 'friends' had made it clear that he was no wanted, that he had betrayed them aswell as Angel.
He had not believed that he could have talked to them. He had found the prophecy when he felt completely alone. Gunn and Fred had ended up together, they tore him up inside but they were oblivious to him. Cordelia and the Groosalugg were the new happy couple and Angel had Connor. Wesley could never have told Angel about the prophecy, he would never have believed it, he loved his son. Looking back, Wesley wondered why he had not doubted more, why he could not have seen how genuine Angel's love was. He had been manipulated, by Angel's enemies, and his friends had not understood.
Wesley had thought that he could explain to them all what had happened, as he lay bleeding to death in the park. He just wanted them to know, to realise he thought it had been the right thing. He was wrong, his friends did not understand and Cordelia had not even been to see him. He thought of going to her now, explaining about Angel, but he found that he no longer cared. With the best intentions, he had betrayed them all and they turned their backs on him. Now it was his turn. He no longer cared if Angel stayed at the bottom of the ocean...
***
"Where is everyone?"
Gunn and Fred stood alone in the Hyperion. They had no idea what to do. Angel and Cordelia were nowhere to be found and were not answering their phones. Connor had simply disappeared, they feared that something had happened yet again when they were supposed to be taking care of him. A feeling of dread build itself up in Fred's chest.
"This is bad." She stated.
"Maybe not..." Gunn started. "Oh, who am I kiddin'? Things are always bad."
"We have to do something."
"You're right. Angel said he was going to Point Dume, right? Let's start there." Gunn grabbed the keys to his truck.
"Good plan. Do you think we need weapons, we might get attacked, the others may be in a big fight and they might need help, what if they're dead, and we're just standing here, we would never know, and -"
"Fred," Gunn interrupted, "Calm down, everything will be alright."
But everything would not be alright, they soon realised. Angel's car sat abandoned at the Point, and Angel was nowhere to be seen.
"This is bad." Fred stated again. She spied something far below on the rocks. Before Gunn could stop her, she started to make her way down. When he caught up with her, she was already at the bottom. She had a small object in her hand.
"Angel's cellphone." She announced.
"This is bad, Gunn confirmed."
Author: PinkPineapple
Summary: What will happen to the gang in the aftermath of 'Tomorrow'
Pairing: C/A
Rated: PG-13
Disclaimer: None of these characters belong to me, I only borrow them
Chapter 1/?
Justine led Steven away from the water. "We did the right thing," she assured him.
"Of course we did, Angelus deserves this."
"Yes, we're finishing off what Holtz started."
"That 'thing' killed my father, he's more evil than I had imagined he would be." Steven glared at Justine, who looked slightly taken aback.
"Absolutely. What can you expect from a vampire? He's a demon, he's evil." Justine pulled her leather jacket tighter around her, refusing to look at Steven. She could still feel herself in that alley, taking the life of the man that had shown her the way. It had felt like betrayal, even though it had been what he wanted. She has done countless bad things in her life, but it had been one of the hardest things she had ever had to do. She knew she had to get away from Steven quickly, his talk of his 'father' dug deep into the wounds that had not even begun to heal.
"Maybe we should have just killed him. What if someone finds him?" Justine did not want to admit it to herself, but she was afraid of what might happen to her if Angel escaped and came to find the real killer.
"This way, he gets to live forever, like I already said, he does not deserve to die. I do not think anybody will find him under all of the water." Steven scowled, an evil glint in his eye.
"You're right. There's nothing to worry about. Well, I gotta go. See you around." Justine could not get away quick enough. No matter how evil this kid looked and acted, he was still young and she was lying to him.
They went their separate ways, just as Wesley stepped out of the shadows. "Good lord," he mumbled.
***
Cordelia floated up in the sky, bathed in light. She wondered what awaited her up there, she was afraid of what she would have to do, she did not even know who she was any more. She was a 'higher being', whatever that meant. She had made the right decision, she was sure of it. Even so, she was torn up inside. She found it hard to believe that she had been taken away from Angel, without being able to tell him that she was in love with him. She needed to know how he felt about her, whether anything could come of it.
She knew she should just stop thinking like this and tried to push the thoughts away. As she did this, something struck her. Maybe their love was destined to end badly and the Powers were simply protecting their two warriors from more pain. Cordelia had been there to experience Angel's love for Buffy, and they all knew how badly that had turned out. It was possible that the PTB were protecting not only their warriors but the rest of the world from Angelus.
Her thoughts were cut off as the light intensified and Cordelia felt herself being pulled onto a comfortable chair. She looked around her, she was in a large, almost empty room, that was filled with a peaceful blue light. She almost did not notice the other figure in the room, a blue skinned creature that looked almost human. Her beauty was overwhelming and took Cordelia's breath away. She simply smiled and stepped towards her visitor. Her long, flowing dress surrounded her like a cloud, it seemed more like she was floating than walking.
"I'm guessing you like blue." Cordelia broke the ice. She was no longer afraid, she felt at ease in the blue room.
"You could say that. It has a calming effect."
Cordelia did not disagree. "What's going to happen to me?" She smiled apprehensively.
"All will be revealed." The creature looked away.
"Oh please, don't I deserve more than your vague, imprecise statements." All her emotions started to spill out. "I've just figured out that I'm in love with my best friend, who has now been taken away from me. I would like to know why." A single tear fell down her cheek.
"Don't cry," she said softly, she sounded almost sad. "It is not in my power to tell you, I truly wish I could help you more. I know how hard this is."
"You were once human too?" Cordelia suddenly realised.
"We all change, go on to better or worse places. It's just life."
"When will I find out?"
"Soon enough." She pointed to an opening that had appeared on their right. "It was an honour meeting you Cordelia, you're destined to go far."
"So they keep telling me. Well, I guess I'd better go. It was nice meeting you." As she left, a second creature materialised in the middle of the room. This creature was male and not quite as attractive as the first.
"What do you think?"
"She is unsure, she is in love." His voice held no emotion.
"But her heart is true. Many good things await her." She turned to her companion. "She's been through alot, she's extremely strong."
"I know, but I wonder if she will be willing to make the sacrifice..."
"This one is special, different from the others." She insisted.
"You do not know what you are talking about, you have not known love. It burns, distracts, people do crazy things for love." He was impatient.
"This has nothing to do with me. Tell me you did not sense her potential."
He said nothing.
***
Wesley sat awake in his apartment, wondering what to do. When he had started following Justine, trying to find out about the strange reappearance of Angel's now older son, he had not even begun to imagine what he may find out. With his job, which he no longer had, he reminded himself, he was used to shocks and the impossible happening. This was too much, even for Wesley to accept. First of all, he had to ask himself if Angel had really killed Holtz. It was possible, he thought, the man had taken his child away into another dimension and Wesley had experienced first hand exactly how far Angel had been prepared to go. Wesley shuddered as he remembered the rage painted on Angel's face as he attacked him, before everything went black.
Everything replayed continuously in Wesley's mind. He remembered truly believing that he was doing the right thing, that he was protecting an innocent, when in fact he was simply betraying a friend, someone who had trusted him with his son's life. He should have known thay Justine was fooling him, but yet again he was mistaken. He knew that he had made some bad decisions in the past, but he had believed for once that he was finally making the correct choice.
Thinking about Justine, he began to wonder if she was misleading this 'Steven' also. He would not put it past her to lie to even such a young boy. Wesley knew now that he had to do something, anything to help save Angel, he really was the only one who could help him. As he headed for the door, he stopped. He had no idea where he was going, he had no one to turn to. His 'friends' had made it clear that he was no wanted, that he had betrayed them aswell as Angel.
He had not believed that he could have talked to them. He had found the prophecy when he felt completely alone. Gunn and Fred had ended up together, they tore him up inside but they were oblivious to him. Cordelia and the Groosalugg were the new happy couple and Angel had Connor. Wesley could never have told Angel about the prophecy, he would never have believed it, he loved his son. Looking back, Wesley wondered why he had not doubted more, why he could not have seen how genuine Angel's love was. He had been manipulated, by Angel's enemies, and his friends had not understood.
Wesley had thought that he could explain to them all what had happened, as he lay bleeding to death in the park. He just wanted them to know, to realise he thought it had been the right thing. He was wrong, his friends did not understand and Cordelia had not even been to see him. He thought of going to her now, explaining about Angel, but he found that he no longer cared. With the best intentions, he had betrayed them all and they turned their backs on him. Now it was his turn. He no longer cared if Angel stayed at the bottom of the ocean...
***
"Where is everyone?"
Gunn and Fred stood alone in the Hyperion. They had no idea what to do. Angel and Cordelia were nowhere to be found and were not answering their phones. Connor had simply disappeared, they feared that something had happened yet again when they were supposed to be taking care of him. A feeling of dread build itself up in Fred's chest.
"This is bad." She stated.
"Maybe not..." Gunn started. "Oh, who am I kiddin'? Things are always bad."
"We have to do something."
"You're right. Angel said he was going to Point Dume, right? Let's start there." Gunn grabbed the keys to his truck.
"Good plan. Do you think we need weapons, we might get attacked, the others may be in a big fight and they might need help, what if they're dead, and we're just standing here, we would never know, and -"
"Fred," Gunn interrupted, "Calm down, everything will be alright."
But everything would not be alright, they soon realised. Angel's car sat abandoned at the Point, and Angel was nowhere to be seen.
"This is bad." Fred stated again. She spied something far below on the rocks. Before Gunn could stop her, she started to make her way down. When he caught up with her, she was already at the bottom. She had a small object in her hand.
"Angel's cellphone." She announced.
"This is bad, Gunn confirmed."