PART 2
"So Dawn how d'you enjoy your first day?" "It was totally cool,
I met this wicked girl called Kit and me and her are going to
the mall on Saturday, how was your day?" "It was okay, your
principal offered me a job as a counsellor" "So you took it
right?" "Well I was gonna but I couldn't let the chicken place
down so I declined" "My God, are you stupid!" "Of course I took
the job Dawny, you really think I wanna work at a burger bar for
the rest of my life?" "Hell no!"
The phone began to ring and Buffy quickly picked it up "Hey this
is the Summer's residence" "Hello to you to" "Not you again kid,
how did you get my number?" "I took the liberty of going through
that bastard vampire's possessions a little while back and I
just can't believe that he has so many photo's of you and you
know he really does have a cheek to call me son after all the
wicked things he has done throughout his life" "Will you just
leave me alone! What the hell do you want!?" "I want both you
and that thing to pay for your wicked doings, he is already
repenting deep below, and I'll be coming for you, soon" the line
was cut off and Buffy got the feeling in her stomach telling her
that something was up.
"Who was that Buff?" "Some kid, Dawn I've gotta go somewhere for
a little while, maybe a couple of days will you be alright on
your own for a few days, I'll have Willow check up on you and
ring Xander if anything is wrong" "Okay Buffy, but what's
wrong?" "I can't tell you, I wish I could, I better get going
straight away".
*************************************************** "Hey guys, anybody here?" Buffy entered the hotel, noticing nobody around, she knew something was wrong so she had sped down the highway to L.A having a feeling the bastard vamp in question was Angel. "Angel, Cordy?" she got no reply and began to feel extremely worried. "Okay who can I call?, Screw it I'm going with my gut instinct, I don't have time to mess around" Buffy stormed out of the hotel, heading for the beach just having a feeling that's where Wes was.
*************************************************** "Are we ready?" "Yeah, I guess but before we go, we gotta know man, will Angel drain you completely?" "I certainly hope not, but it must be considered" "Wes we can't bare to lose you" "I'm sorry Fred, I can make no promises Angel's safety is the most important thing at the moment". The three friends pulled on their scuba outfits then were ready to jump into the water when they heard footsteps. "Hey guys, you not gonna wait for me?" "Buffy, heavens what are you doing here?" "Well Wes, I got this gut feeling that something wasn't right down here in L.A and then I've got some kid calling me saying that he is coming for me for vengeance just like he did to that bastard vamp and I couldn't take it anymore, this feeling of fear and just rushed down here" "Buffy we only have three scuba outfits" "I don't need an outfit Wes, I just want Angel back on land" "You may be a slayer but you're still human" "I don't care Wes, so lead the way, you guys are?" "I'm Gunn and this is my girlfriend Fred, we're friends of Angel's" "K, where's Cordy?" "Another strange disappearance, but at the moment we're going to get Angel, are we all ready?" "Yep let's go" the four jumped into the water and Buffy felt the cold hit her straight away.
*************************************************** "So Dawn did Buffy say where she was going?" "Nah Will, she just took off, something bad must be going down or Buffy would have told us, no doubt it's got something to do with Angel" "Yeah well I'll make sure you're okay for the next few days, I'll stay here with you Dawny it'll keep you out of trouble and there's something I have to do" "Well if it's okay I'm going over to Kit's, I'll see you later" "Okay but be back by 10.00pm" "Okay, bye Will". "Willow entered her and Tara's old room and just looked, couldn't believe it had been three months since her death. She knew she was past wanting vengeance, knowing it was wrong in the first place and it wouldn't have been what Tara would have wanted. "Goodbye baby, it's time to let go" she shut the door behind her and smiled knowing she had put her demons to rest.
*************************************************** "Are we getting close yet Wes? I'm getting kinda cold" "I warned you the cold would be too much for your body to handle, we only have a few more kilometres I think" they kept swimming through the icy water noticing how dark it was, how there seemed to be no existing life underneath the murky waters. They kept swimming Buffy really starting to feel the cold and starting to feel sick and extremely weak but kept on going for Angel's sake. It was then when they noticed the box, they could see Angel through the glass lid. He was strangely paler than usual and his face was barely moving. They began to unscrew the box, Wesley taking the lid off and the other three taking Angel's hand and feet restraints off. Angel fell into their arms, seeming to be in a state of unconsciousness and they headed back for the boat.
*************************************************** Spike sat curled up in a ball in the corner of the basement of the new high school, rambling to himself like Drusilla had often done. "I deserve to be here, this is where I belong" he looked at his chest, where he had tried to rip out his heart with a knife then flinched at his touch. "I belong here, I'm nobody, this is my home now". "But Spikey don't you love me?" Images of Drusilla ran about in his head, and suddenly images of all that he had done with her came back to him, and he felt a rush of guilt.
*************************************************** They pulled Angel onto the boat then Buffy's body completely weakened and she fell trying to get back onto the boat. Wesley pulled her back onto the boat then relaxed knowing Angel was safe. Angel was still unconscious and Wes got worried that he could be brain damaged from lack of blood. "I feel we're going to have to do it" "Wes you can't, he might completely drain you" "I'm sorry, what?" "Angel will have to feed off somebody, if he doesn't he may become brain damaged" "Well he isn't feeding off you Wes, he's feeding off me" "But Buffy that could be dangerous to you, you're not strong enough" "I'm sorry Gunn but I have to, I will not let Angel die!" Angel slowly awoke and he did not look well at all, he didn't seem to be registering what was going on and he looked very sick. "Guys, he's waking, you have to make a decision" "I'm doing it, Wes as soon as we're done take us back to the hotel" "You may need to go to a hospital" "No hospitals, could I have a minute?" "Sure" the three gave her a little space while she did it. "God what did you do to end up like this?" she kissed him then tipped her neck and almost instinctively he bit into her neck. She bore with the pain as he fed off her, not seeming to stop then something happened. He pulled back, seeming horrified with his actions then passed out again. "Wes, is that normal? He fed off me then passed out will he be okay?" "We'll have to wait and see" "Speaking of okay, I ain't feeling to good either" Buffy passed out due to a lack of blood and the three knew that it was time to get back to the hotel.
*************************************************** It was now morning and both slayer and vampire were sleeping upstairs while Gunn, Wes and Fred waited to see if they were going to be okay. The phone rang and quickly Wes picked it up making sure as to not wake up the pair. "Hello?" "Hi my name is Dawn I think you work for a guy called Angel, well anyway I was wondering if you'd seen my sister, coz yesterday she told me she needed to go and do something but never told me what and me and the guys are kind of worried because she doesn't hide anything from us" "Would your sister be Buffy?" "Yeah, have you seen her?" "Could you wait for one moment" Wes put the phone down not quite sure whether to tell or not. "It's Buffy's sister on the phone, do you think I should tell her she's here?" "No way man, I think this should be kept on the down low for the time mean" "Yeah, if we tell her, everybody from Sunnydale will be coming down here and we can't deal with that at the minute". "I'm back, I'm sorry Dawn but I haven't seen Buffy, ring me if you find her" "Okay, thanks anyway". "Well I'm going to check on them" Fred headed up the stairs to check they were both okay. She peeked into Buffy's room and she was sleeping, she looked slightly pale and maybe a little sick but she would get better, she then checked on Angel, he was lying practically motionless, he was as pale as when they found him, he looked hurt and had bruises all over his body and Fred wasn't convinced he was going to be okay. "So how are they babe?" "They're both sleeping, they both look extremely pale and sick but I think Buffy will be okay, Angel I'm not so sure about, I don't know if feeding off Buffy will be enough, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see".
*************************************************** Spike lay completely motionless, continually repeating "I am nobody" to himself while he fiddled with a bit of piping that was on the floor. He kept seeing images of Drusilla going through his mind, and he couldn't help think to his self that he still loved her on some level, on more than one level; he had simply being disillusioned with the slayer and now it was time to go back to things the way they were. All he needed to do was to get the chip out of his head and go back to doing what he did best; being a cold-blooded killer.
*************************************************** Buffy slowly awoke, feeling slightly dizzy and nauseous but forced herself up and headed to see Angel. She entered his room and saw him shivering though he was covered with sheets and was clearly disillusioned as he constantly tried to reach out for someone. She hated seeing him like this and wondered who could have done this. She kissed his forehead then slowly made her way down the stairs. "Buffy! You're awake, how are you feeling?" "Not too good Wes but I don't wanna stay in bed, it's Angel I'm worried about, he's shivering and I think he's disillusioned because he keeps reaching out for someone who isn't there" "Well come and sit down, would you like something to eat?" "No, not at the minute" "Your sister called, she is apparently as is everybody else concerned about your ware bouts, I didn't say anything though about the fact you were here" "Thank you Wesley, I need to do something for once on my own without everybody wanting to help and wanting to know where I am 24/7, I need some space and freedom" "So why don't you tell them that?" "Coz Fred, they wouldn't understand, so I just pretend to be happy with this arrangement of playing one big happy family all the time" "You shouldn't have to live like that, it's your life not theirs" "Thank you, you understand I sometimes just dream about leaving for good not telling anyone and living the life of freedom I've always wanted, but I can't coz I've got to take care of Dawn since our mom passed on, not that I'm angry about that, just I sometimes wish I was still an only child". "Anyway who did this to him? Who tried this stunt?" Wes, Gunn and Fred rolled their eyes not sure how to explain that it was actually Angel's own son. "Well you see Buffy a little while last year Angel lost his sanity for sometime, and during that time he slept with Darla, which was a terribly bad thing but he was doing it because she had him under some sort of spell. She had been raised by this law firm called Wolfram and Hart to try and put Angel off and get vengeance for stealing some scrolls. Anyway Darla came back this year and was pregnant, which was the biggest mystery considering vampires can't have children. She gave birth to Connor then killed herself, she did so because she felt something for the baby, the baby's humanity was affecting her. Anyway Connor was prophesised, two vampires were to have a great warrior. So things were fine for a little while until I read further into the prophecy and it said the father would kill the son. Meanwhile another demon had brought back Daniel Holtz, an enemy of Angel's from the 18th century, Angel had slaughtered his family so Holtz was planning a way to get vengeance." "Was Holtz human? did he love Darla?" "He never loved Darla Buffy, do not worry, he was definitely under some sort of spell, and yes Holtz was human, so meanwhile I had begun to worry for Connor's safety because Angel seemed to crave Connor's blood. The thing was though Wolfram and Hart had somehow found a way to spike Angel's usual blood supply with some of Connor's. So eventually I decided the time had come, I took Connor to try and make sure he was safe but I wasn't going to be successful as Holtz and a former slayer he was working with called Justine, took Connor off me, slit my throat and took Connor to another dimension leaving Angel extremely angry with Holtz, Justine and especially me" "Why does Angel think you would take Connor?" "Because he just did, so Angel tried to get on without Connor, trying to find ways to bring him back meanwhile I was in hospital when he came to visit me, I tried to apologise but he was not having it and tried to smother me with a pillow. I forgave him straight away knowing in my heart that it was my fault Connor was gone in the first place" Fred and Gunn seemed to reel at the news of Angel trying to kill Wesley as did Buffy, not sure whether she could have forgave him, but knowing she still would have loved him, if the situation was to arise. "It wasn't your fault Wes" "Well Fred I beg to differ, if I had of just left Connor then none of this would have happened, so anyway I followed up this demon who had brought back Holtz, he had made a false prophecy so that Connor would not kill him in the future. Connor wasn't meant to be Darla's child, he wasn't going to be killed by Angel or any of that nonsense, Fred and Gunn will take it from here because I have just been reacquainted with them, I'm hoping Angel will forgive me". "So one day with this portal we had summoned, something came through, it was Connor but he was a teenager and seemed real confused. He ran off and Angel tried to track him meanwhile me and Gunn tried to close the portal so nothing more could come out of the portal, but we weren't aware that Holtz had come with Connor" "So Holtz was hiding in a dingy motel trying to keep a low profile, and he was looking old. Connor was no longer Connor but Stephen, and we weren't too thrilled bout that. So Holtz told Connor to go live with his real father and he did. So meanwhile Connor is kicking back wit us, Holtz wrote a letter for Connor and planned his death. Angel found out about this and went to see Holtz, and we kept him busy at the beach but because of his extra sensory hearing abilities he heard us talking about it and went running off". "Meanwhile Angel was talking to Holtz and left him alive as well. But Holtz wanted to die, which was fine so he got Justine to kill him, but she didn't want to take the blame so she made another hole in Holtz's neck and made it look like it was Angel who killed him" "How do you guys know about these things when you weren't there?" "Wes was pumping information out of Justine this week. So anyway Connor was spending time with us pretending like he thought he knew nothing when we taught him how to fight properly, what we didn't know was that he was learning all of Angel's moves so he could ambush him. So Cordelia went to the beach to meet Angel to defeat this demon, but Cordelia never arrived and we're not sure where she is and anyway Connor attacked Angel then dropped him into the ocean. That's about it isn't it Wes?" "Yes it is Gunn" "Not a short little story that" "Indeed it is long, we're sorry we didn't tell you about Connor but we thought it may well and truly upset you" "It's okay Wes, this had nothing to do with me" "But of course it did, as long as you love Angel, for as long as you both live the link between you grows stronger through every obstacle you both overcome and your lives are always linked" "Wow, I think I may go back upstairs if you guys don't mind, I'm feeling kind of tired".
*************************************************** "Hey guys, anybody here?" Buffy entered the hotel, noticing nobody around, she knew something was wrong so she had sped down the highway to L.A having a feeling the bastard vamp in question was Angel. "Angel, Cordy?" she got no reply and began to feel extremely worried. "Okay who can I call?, Screw it I'm going with my gut instinct, I don't have time to mess around" Buffy stormed out of the hotel, heading for the beach just having a feeling that's where Wes was.
*************************************************** "Are we ready?" "Yeah, I guess but before we go, we gotta know man, will Angel drain you completely?" "I certainly hope not, but it must be considered" "Wes we can't bare to lose you" "I'm sorry Fred, I can make no promises Angel's safety is the most important thing at the moment". The three friends pulled on their scuba outfits then were ready to jump into the water when they heard footsteps. "Hey guys, you not gonna wait for me?" "Buffy, heavens what are you doing here?" "Well Wes, I got this gut feeling that something wasn't right down here in L.A and then I've got some kid calling me saying that he is coming for me for vengeance just like he did to that bastard vamp and I couldn't take it anymore, this feeling of fear and just rushed down here" "Buffy we only have three scuba outfits" "I don't need an outfit Wes, I just want Angel back on land" "You may be a slayer but you're still human" "I don't care Wes, so lead the way, you guys are?" "I'm Gunn and this is my girlfriend Fred, we're friends of Angel's" "K, where's Cordy?" "Another strange disappearance, but at the moment we're going to get Angel, are we all ready?" "Yep let's go" the four jumped into the water and Buffy felt the cold hit her straight away.
*************************************************** "So Dawn did Buffy say where she was going?" "Nah Will, she just took off, something bad must be going down or Buffy would have told us, no doubt it's got something to do with Angel" "Yeah well I'll make sure you're okay for the next few days, I'll stay here with you Dawny it'll keep you out of trouble and there's something I have to do" "Well if it's okay I'm going over to Kit's, I'll see you later" "Okay but be back by 10.00pm" "Okay, bye Will". "Willow entered her and Tara's old room and just looked, couldn't believe it had been three months since her death. She knew she was past wanting vengeance, knowing it was wrong in the first place and it wouldn't have been what Tara would have wanted. "Goodbye baby, it's time to let go" she shut the door behind her and smiled knowing she had put her demons to rest.
*************************************************** "Are we getting close yet Wes? I'm getting kinda cold" "I warned you the cold would be too much for your body to handle, we only have a few more kilometres I think" they kept swimming through the icy water noticing how dark it was, how there seemed to be no existing life underneath the murky waters. They kept swimming Buffy really starting to feel the cold and starting to feel sick and extremely weak but kept on going for Angel's sake. It was then when they noticed the box, they could see Angel through the glass lid. He was strangely paler than usual and his face was barely moving. They began to unscrew the box, Wesley taking the lid off and the other three taking Angel's hand and feet restraints off. Angel fell into their arms, seeming to be in a state of unconsciousness and they headed back for the boat.
*************************************************** Spike sat curled up in a ball in the corner of the basement of the new high school, rambling to himself like Drusilla had often done. "I deserve to be here, this is where I belong" he looked at his chest, where he had tried to rip out his heart with a knife then flinched at his touch. "I belong here, I'm nobody, this is my home now". "But Spikey don't you love me?" Images of Drusilla ran about in his head, and suddenly images of all that he had done with her came back to him, and he felt a rush of guilt.
*************************************************** They pulled Angel onto the boat then Buffy's body completely weakened and she fell trying to get back onto the boat. Wesley pulled her back onto the boat then relaxed knowing Angel was safe. Angel was still unconscious and Wes got worried that he could be brain damaged from lack of blood. "I feel we're going to have to do it" "Wes you can't, he might completely drain you" "I'm sorry, what?" "Angel will have to feed off somebody, if he doesn't he may become brain damaged" "Well he isn't feeding off you Wes, he's feeding off me" "But Buffy that could be dangerous to you, you're not strong enough" "I'm sorry Gunn but I have to, I will not let Angel die!" Angel slowly awoke and he did not look well at all, he didn't seem to be registering what was going on and he looked very sick. "Guys, he's waking, you have to make a decision" "I'm doing it, Wes as soon as we're done take us back to the hotel" "You may need to go to a hospital" "No hospitals, could I have a minute?" "Sure" the three gave her a little space while she did it. "God what did you do to end up like this?" she kissed him then tipped her neck and almost instinctively he bit into her neck. She bore with the pain as he fed off her, not seeming to stop then something happened. He pulled back, seeming horrified with his actions then passed out again. "Wes, is that normal? He fed off me then passed out will he be okay?" "We'll have to wait and see" "Speaking of okay, I ain't feeling to good either" Buffy passed out due to a lack of blood and the three knew that it was time to get back to the hotel.
*************************************************** It was now morning and both slayer and vampire were sleeping upstairs while Gunn, Wes and Fred waited to see if they were going to be okay. The phone rang and quickly Wes picked it up making sure as to not wake up the pair. "Hello?" "Hi my name is Dawn I think you work for a guy called Angel, well anyway I was wondering if you'd seen my sister, coz yesterday she told me she needed to go and do something but never told me what and me and the guys are kind of worried because she doesn't hide anything from us" "Would your sister be Buffy?" "Yeah, have you seen her?" "Could you wait for one moment" Wes put the phone down not quite sure whether to tell or not. "It's Buffy's sister on the phone, do you think I should tell her she's here?" "No way man, I think this should be kept on the down low for the time mean" "Yeah, if we tell her, everybody from Sunnydale will be coming down here and we can't deal with that at the minute". "I'm back, I'm sorry Dawn but I haven't seen Buffy, ring me if you find her" "Okay, thanks anyway". "Well I'm going to check on them" Fred headed up the stairs to check they were both okay. She peeked into Buffy's room and she was sleeping, she looked slightly pale and maybe a little sick but she would get better, she then checked on Angel, he was lying practically motionless, he was as pale as when they found him, he looked hurt and had bruises all over his body and Fred wasn't convinced he was going to be okay. "So how are they babe?" "They're both sleeping, they both look extremely pale and sick but I think Buffy will be okay, Angel I'm not so sure about, I don't know if feeding off Buffy will be enough, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see".
*************************************************** Spike lay completely motionless, continually repeating "I am nobody" to himself while he fiddled with a bit of piping that was on the floor. He kept seeing images of Drusilla going through his mind, and he couldn't help think to his self that he still loved her on some level, on more than one level; he had simply being disillusioned with the slayer and now it was time to go back to things the way they were. All he needed to do was to get the chip out of his head and go back to doing what he did best; being a cold-blooded killer.
*************************************************** Buffy slowly awoke, feeling slightly dizzy and nauseous but forced herself up and headed to see Angel. She entered his room and saw him shivering though he was covered with sheets and was clearly disillusioned as he constantly tried to reach out for someone. She hated seeing him like this and wondered who could have done this. She kissed his forehead then slowly made her way down the stairs. "Buffy! You're awake, how are you feeling?" "Not too good Wes but I don't wanna stay in bed, it's Angel I'm worried about, he's shivering and I think he's disillusioned because he keeps reaching out for someone who isn't there" "Well come and sit down, would you like something to eat?" "No, not at the minute" "Your sister called, she is apparently as is everybody else concerned about your ware bouts, I didn't say anything though about the fact you were here" "Thank you Wesley, I need to do something for once on my own without everybody wanting to help and wanting to know where I am 24/7, I need some space and freedom" "So why don't you tell them that?" "Coz Fred, they wouldn't understand, so I just pretend to be happy with this arrangement of playing one big happy family all the time" "You shouldn't have to live like that, it's your life not theirs" "Thank you, you understand I sometimes just dream about leaving for good not telling anyone and living the life of freedom I've always wanted, but I can't coz I've got to take care of Dawn since our mom passed on, not that I'm angry about that, just I sometimes wish I was still an only child". "Anyway who did this to him? Who tried this stunt?" Wes, Gunn and Fred rolled their eyes not sure how to explain that it was actually Angel's own son. "Well you see Buffy a little while last year Angel lost his sanity for sometime, and during that time he slept with Darla, which was a terribly bad thing but he was doing it because she had him under some sort of spell. She had been raised by this law firm called Wolfram and Hart to try and put Angel off and get vengeance for stealing some scrolls. Anyway Darla came back this year and was pregnant, which was the biggest mystery considering vampires can't have children. She gave birth to Connor then killed herself, she did so because she felt something for the baby, the baby's humanity was affecting her. Anyway Connor was prophesised, two vampires were to have a great warrior. So things were fine for a little while until I read further into the prophecy and it said the father would kill the son. Meanwhile another demon had brought back Daniel Holtz, an enemy of Angel's from the 18th century, Angel had slaughtered his family so Holtz was planning a way to get vengeance." "Was Holtz human? did he love Darla?" "He never loved Darla Buffy, do not worry, he was definitely under some sort of spell, and yes Holtz was human, so meanwhile I had begun to worry for Connor's safety because Angel seemed to crave Connor's blood. The thing was though Wolfram and Hart had somehow found a way to spike Angel's usual blood supply with some of Connor's. So eventually I decided the time had come, I took Connor to try and make sure he was safe but I wasn't going to be successful as Holtz and a former slayer he was working with called Justine, took Connor off me, slit my throat and took Connor to another dimension leaving Angel extremely angry with Holtz, Justine and especially me" "Why does Angel think you would take Connor?" "Because he just did, so Angel tried to get on without Connor, trying to find ways to bring him back meanwhile I was in hospital when he came to visit me, I tried to apologise but he was not having it and tried to smother me with a pillow. I forgave him straight away knowing in my heart that it was my fault Connor was gone in the first place" Fred and Gunn seemed to reel at the news of Angel trying to kill Wesley as did Buffy, not sure whether she could have forgave him, but knowing she still would have loved him, if the situation was to arise. "It wasn't your fault Wes" "Well Fred I beg to differ, if I had of just left Connor then none of this would have happened, so anyway I followed up this demon who had brought back Holtz, he had made a false prophecy so that Connor would not kill him in the future. Connor wasn't meant to be Darla's child, he wasn't going to be killed by Angel or any of that nonsense, Fred and Gunn will take it from here because I have just been reacquainted with them, I'm hoping Angel will forgive me". "So one day with this portal we had summoned, something came through, it was Connor but he was a teenager and seemed real confused. He ran off and Angel tried to track him meanwhile me and Gunn tried to close the portal so nothing more could come out of the portal, but we weren't aware that Holtz had come with Connor" "So Holtz was hiding in a dingy motel trying to keep a low profile, and he was looking old. Connor was no longer Connor but Stephen, and we weren't too thrilled bout that. So Holtz told Connor to go live with his real father and he did. So meanwhile Connor is kicking back wit us, Holtz wrote a letter for Connor and planned his death. Angel found out about this and went to see Holtz, and we kept him busy at the beach but because of his extra sensory hearing abilities he heard us talking about it and went running off". "Meanwhile Angel was talking to Holtz and left him alive as well. But Holtz wanted to die, which was fine so he got Justine to kill him, but she didn't want to take the blame so she made another hole in Holtz's neck and made it look like it was Angel who killed him" "How do you guys know about these things when you weren't there?" "Wes was pumping information out of Justine this week. So anyway Connor was spending time with us pretending like he thought he knew nothing when we taught him how to fight properly, what we didn't know was that he was learning all of Angel's moves so he could ambush him. So Cordelia went to the beach to meet Angel to defeat this demon, but Cordelia never arrived and we're not sure where she is and anyway Connor attacked Angel then dropped him into the ocean. That's about it isn't it Wes?" "Yes it is Gunn" "Not a short little story that" "Indeed it is long, we're sorry we didn't tell you about Connor but we thought it may well and truly upset you" "It's okay Wes, this had nothing to do with me" "But of course it did, as long as you love Angel, for as long as you both live the link between you grows stronger through every obstacle you both overcome and your lives are always linked" "Wow, I think I may go back upstairs if you guys don't mind, I'm feeling kind of tired".