AN: WOW! A chapter! I'm sure you guys are all very proud of me, getting
this up and all, it only took me a very very long time. I'm very sorry
about that. Things have been amazingly hectic for quite a while, so I had
no time. Ok, enough introductions and author's notes. Ill get writing.
Disclaimer: I still don't own it.
Chapter Ten Incapability's
"Connor? Where are we?" Dawn asked the boy sitting next to her, tied to the nearest pole.
"I don't know." Connor answered. The boy was trying to keep his cool, because he didn't want Dawn to know he was so frightened. He didn't think he could do it. He had fought many demons, and had killed them all. Never once had he been in a situation like this, and it concerned him that the one time he was, he was with a girl who he happened to really like. He REALLY didn't want Dawn to think he was a baby.
"What even happened?" Dawn asked, terror in her voice. Obviously she wasn't half as concerned about keeping her feelings to herself.
"I don't know." That was the only logical answer Connor's terrified mind could come up with.
"Oh."
Silence.
"I'm sure your sister will come for you." Connor reassured her.
"Angel will come for you too Connor."
"I doubt it. He hates me."
"No he doesn't Connor. I can tell."
Suddenly there were a couple of soft thuds and a moan from outside the door, and the doors to whatever dark room the two teens were in opened. Dawn and Connor winced, there was light, and it hurt their eyes.
"Dawn?" came Buffy's voice.
"BUFFY!" Dawn answered.
"Is Connor with you?"
"I'm here," Connor answered.
"Buffy, where's Angel?"
"He's. right over there." Buffy looked like she was covering something up.
"Where did he go?" Connor asked.
"He went to patrol. He helped me kill the vamps here, and said to make sure you got home safely." Buffy answered.
"He hates me." Connor moped.
"No he doesn't!" Buffy replied, "Look Connor, he just wants you to come with us to England. He loves you and doesn't want to leave you here all alone."
Connor gave in. Arguing with the Slayer was probably something like arguing with Cordelia. You just couldn't win. "Fine. Just untie us and we'll go home."
On the way home no one said anything. Buffy felt horrible, because she knew that
Connor really believed he wasn't loved, and being around Angel, Buffy had no idea how that was possible. Angel loved that boy so much, and all he wanted for him was to love him and be a good father to him, and all Connor could think about was how his father didn't love him and could care less about what happened to him. It wasn't until they reached the Hyperion that Buffy discovered what Connor's real trouble was.
As Dawn and Connor were headed through the doors of the Hyperion, Connor turned and said to Buffy, "My father does hate me. He hates everyone. He hates them because he is a monster, and is incapable of love." And with that, he turned on his heel, and ran after Dawn, quickly plopping down on the couch next to her.
Buffy walked off to find Angel. She shook her head.
"Incapable huh? Really? How come I never noticed?"
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Angel and Buffy walked silently down the streets of downtown LA, hands clasped. They didn't need to talk, because the silence between them was comfortable and wonderful.
"He hates me." Yep. There went that wonderful-ness. Buffy sighed. This whole Connor/Angel thing was becoming annoying.
"No. He thinks you hate him." She answered, somewhat exasperated.
"But I don't."
"I know. I'm not quite sure he does. Usually, you TELL people you love them. It's kind of a thing a lot of people do." She looked up at Angel. 'MY Angel,' she thought. The thought was really comforting, like a finding a teddy bear you thought you'd lost years ago. She gave Angel a hug. "I love you."
He kissed her on the top of her head, and then gave her a short hug. It felt wonderful for Angel to be kissing and hugging her again. It felt. right. "I love you too." He whispered.
"So, We're really, REALLY, together again huh?" Buffy asked him.
"Yeah. We are." He replied. It felt so good to just say it.
"Good. 'Cos that's the way I like it." Buffy turned and kissed him. Angel realized then how much she had missed her. Which was. more than. a lot.
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"So, where were you guys?" Gunn asked the twins, barely giving them time to sit down and breathe, "And where are Angel and Buffy?"
"Ill give you two guesses." Xander muttered under his breath.
"Oh, come on Xander. Can we grow up a little?"" Willow complained.
"Yeah Xander, I mean, Angel hasn't even talked about Buffy for a really long time! Well, until the letter from England came. Then he was all "Buffy" this and "Buffy" that. Ok, I guess I do side with you Xander." Cordy added.
"A miracle that will only happen once ever in the future history of the world!" Xander proclaimed.
"We were. in a place!" Dawn told Gunn, in answer to Gunn's original question.
"My father and Buffy saved us." Connor told him, "The vampires that kidnapped us got away. Maybe they went to find them."
"And we all know what happens when Buffy and Angel go out to patrol!" Xander said. Willow rolled her eyes.
"Xander, Buffy and Angel have been away from each other for quite some time. What on earth would make you automatically assume that they were. ah. back together. or something to that effect?" Giles asked. He was cleaning his glasses, for no particular reason; since the people who were being discussed in a way that would make Giles want to clean his glasses weren't even in the building.
"Giles, come on. Last time I talked to you, you were a lot smarter than you seem to be now!" Cordelia retorted.
" What?" Giles asked, feeling rather insulted, "I'm not quite sure. but I don't believe that that was a compliment."
"Well duh." Cordelia answered.
Fred was beginning to look a little on edge. Wesley noticed the look on her face, and tried to jump in to the argument.
"Umm. yes. I think we are all being a bit immature and I think that we should be concerned more with the two members of our group that are missing than with who is smart, who isn't smart, and what the two members of our group that are missing are doing at this particular moment." He immediately wanted to take back his words. Xander looked furious.
"Oh no Wesley. We shouldn't worry about what Buffy and Angel are doing, especially since the last time we didn't worry we got, REALLY, REALLY close to that apocalypse we keep trying to prevent! Why should we be worried?" he screamed.
Suddenly the door to the hotel opened, and Buffy and Angel walked in. They looked somewhat glow-y.
"Hi guys! What's up?" Buffy asked, noting the look on Xander's face.
"Oh, not much. Where have you two been?"
Buffy smiled happily at Angel, "Oh, we went to chase some vampires. You know, the ones that kidnapped Connor and Dawn. I'm sure they told you."
"Yeah, they did." Willow answered her, "Did you get them?"
"One escaped. Where's Sierra?" Buffy asked, "We think that he might be after her."
"She. she's upstairs. she asked to call her watcher, and I gave her the portable phone." Wesley explained.
"I see." Angel finally saw Dawn and Connor sitting rather close together on the couch. "Are you two ok?"
"I'm fine!" Dawn answered.
"I could've handled it, "Dad!" Connor complained, "You don't have to come and save me every time something happens."
Angel looked at his son, and commented, sarcasm in his voice, "It would be better if you were dead anyway. I gotta stop doing that bad 'saving' thing!"
"So that's what you really think!" Connor screamed, and jumped at his father, ripping a leg off the couch and using it as a make-shift stake, causing the couch to become lopsided and Dawn to roll off onto the floor. Just as Connor was about to plunge the stake into Angel's heat, a hand grabbed his arm.
"And what do you think your doing?" Spike asked Connor, still holding his arm.
"I don't really think that's any of your business, vampire." Connor responded icily.
"Oh, I really think it is. Get away from Angelus." Spike said, pushing Connor slightly. Connor looked like he REALLY wanted to hurt Spike.
Suddenly Sierra came down the stairs. "What is going on?"
"I've got it under control" Buffy answered, grabbing Connor away from the two vampires. Connor struggled a little then gave in.
"Ok, can we all act mature now?" Willow asked.
"I guess." Connor answered dejectedly.
"Good." Willow answered. She glanced at Buffy with a look that said, "Let him go."
"Ouch." Dawn said, standing up.
"Dawn, are you ok?"
"I'll be fine. but I think Angel's couch is a little crooked now."
"I'll fix that." Spike said. He calmly walked up to Connor, took the stake out of his hand, and stuck it back under the couch. "Good as new."
"There's no way that will stay." Anya proclaimed.
Everyone in the Hyperion looked at the couch, then at Spike, then at Xander as he walked out to find the nearest Ace and some wood glue.
"It's an impossibility." Connor said, glaring at his father.
Disclaimer: I still don't own it.
Chapter Ten Incapability's
"Connor? Where are we?" Dawn asked the boy sitting next to her, tied to the nearest pole.
"I don't know." Connor answered. The boy was trying to keep his cool, because he didn't want Dawn to know he was so frightened. He didn't think he could do it. He had fought many demons, and had killed them all. Never once had he been in a situation like this, and it concerned him that the one time he was, he was with a girl who he happened to really like. He REALLY didn't want Dawn to think he was a baby.
"What even happened?" Dawn asked, terror in her voice. Obviously she wasn't half as concerned about keeping her feelings to herself.
"I don't know." That was the only logical answer Connor's terrified mind could come up with.
"Oh."
Silence.
"I'm sure your sister will come for you." Connor reassured her.
"Angel will come for you too Connor."
"I doubt it. He hates me."
"No he doesn't Connor. I can tell."
Suddenly there were a couple of soft thuds and a moan from outside the door, and the doors to whatever dark room the two teens were in opened. Dawn and Connor winced, there was light, and it hurt their eyes.
"Dawn?" came Buffy's voice.
"BUFFY!" Dawn answered.
"Is Connor with you?"
"I'm here," Connor answered.
"Buffy, where's Angel?"
"He's. right over there." Buffy looked like she was covering something up.
"Where did he go?" Connor asked.
"He went to patrol. He helped me kill the vamps here, and said to make sure you got home safely." Buffy answered.
"He hates me." Connor moped.
"No he doesn't!" Buffy replied, "Look Connor, he just wants you to come with us to England. He loves you and doesn't want to leave you here all alone."
Connor gave in. Arguing with the Slayer was probably something like arguing with Cordelia. You just couldn't win. "Fine. Just untie us and we'll go home."
On the way home no one said anything. Buffy felt horrible, because she knew that
Connor really believed he wasn't loved, and being around Angel, Buffy had no idea how that was possible. Angel loved that boy so much, and all he wanted for him was to love him and be a good father to him, and all Connor could think about was how his father didn't love him and could care less about what happened to him. It wasn't until they reached the Hyperion that Buffy discovered what Connor's real trouble was.
As Dawn and Connor were headed through the doors of the Hyperion, Connor turned and said to Buffy, "My father does hate me. He hates everyone. He hates them because he is a monster, and is incapable of love." And with that, he turned on his heel, and ran after Dawn, quickly plopping down on the couch next to her.
Buffy walked off to find Angel. She shook her head.
"Incapable huh? Really? How come I never noticed?"
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Angel and Buffy walked silently down the streets of downtown LA, hands clasped. They didn't need to talk, because the silence between them was comfortable and wonderful.
"He hates me." Yep. There went that wonderful-ness. Buffy sighed. This whole Connor/Angel thing was becoming annoying.
"No. He thinks you hate him." She answered, somewhat exasperated.
"But I don't."
"I know. I'm not quite sure he does. Usually, you TELL people you love them. It's kind of a thing a lot of people do." She looked up at Angel. 'MY Angel,' she thought. The thought was really comforting, like a finding a teddy bear you thought you'd lost years ago. She gave Angel a hug. "I love you."
He kissed her on the top of her head, and then gave her a short hug. It felt wonderful for Angel to be kissing and hugging her again. It felt. right. "I love you too." He whispered.
"So, We're really, REALLY, together again huh?" Buffy asked him.
"Yeah. We are." He replied. It felt so good to just say it.
"Good. 'Cos that's the way I like it." Buffy turned and kissed him. Angel realized then how much she had missed her. Which was. more than. a lot.
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"So, where were you guys?" Gunn asked the twins, barely giving them time to sit down and breathe, "And where are Angel and Buffy?"
"Ill give you two guesses." Xander muttered under his breath.
"Oh, come on Xander. Can we grow up a little?"" Willow complained.
"Yeah Xander, I mean, Angel hasn't even talked about Buffy for a really long time! Well, until the letter from England came. Then he was all "Buffy" this and "Buffy" that. Ok, I guess I do side with you Xander." Cordy added.
"A miracle that will only happen once ever in the future history of the world!" Xander proclaimed.
"We were. in a place!" Dawn told Gunn, in answer to Gunn's original question.
"My father and Buffy saved us." Connor told him, "The vampires that kidnapped us got away. Maybe they went to find them."
"And we all know what happens when Buffy and Angel go out to patrol!" Xander said. Willow rolled her eyes.
"Xander, Buffy and Angel have been away from each other for quite some time. What on earth would make you automatically assume that they were. ah. back together. or something to that effect?" Giles asked. He was cleaning his glasses, for no particular reason; since the people who were being discussed in a way that would make Giles want to clean his glasses weren't even in the building.
"Giles, come on. Last time I talked to you, you were a lot smarter than you seem to be now!" Cordelia retorted.
" What?" Giles asked, feeling rather insulted, "I'm not quite sure. but I don't believe that that was a compliment."
"Well duh." Cordelia answered.
Fred was beginning to look a little on edge. Wesley noticed the look on her face, and tried to jump in to the argument.
"Umm. yes. I think we are all being a bit immature and I think that we should be concerned more with the two members of our group that are missing than with who is smart, who isn't smart, and what the two members of our group that are missing are doing at this particular moment." He immediately wanted to take back his words. Xander looked furious.
"Oh no Wesley. We shouldn't worry about what Buffy and Angel are doing, especially since the last time we didn't worry we got, REALLY, REALLY close to that apocalypse we keep trying to prevent! Why should we be worried?" he screamed.
Suddenly the door to the hotel opened, and Buffy and Angel walked in. They looked somewhat glow-y.
"Hi guys! What's up?" Buffy asked, noting the look on Xander's face.
"Oh, not much. Where have you two been?"
Buffy smiled happily at Angel, "Oh, we went to chase some vampires. You know, the ones that kidnapped Connor and Dawn. I'm sure they told you."
"Yeah, they did." Willow answered her, "Did you get them?"
"One escaped. Where's Sierra?" Buffy asked, "We think that he might be after her."
"She. she's upstairs. she asked to call her watcher, and I gave her the portable phone." Wesley explained.
"I see." Angel finally saw Dawn and Connor sitting rather close together on the couch. "Are you two ok?"
"I'm fine!" Dawn answered.
"I could've handled it, "Dad!" Connor complained, "You don't have to come and save me every time something happens."
Angel looked at his son, and commented, sarcasm in his voice, "It would be better if you were dead anyway. I gotta stop doing that bad 'saving' thing!"
"So that's what you really think!" Connor screamed, and jumped at his father, ripping a leg off the couch and using it as a make-shift stake, causing the couch to become lopsided and Dawn to roll off onto the floor. Just as Connor was about to plunge the stake into Angel's heat, a hand grabbed his arm.
"And what do you think your doing?" Spike asked Connor, still holding his arm.
"I don't really think that's any of your business, vampire." Connor responded icily.
"Oh, I really think it is. Get away from Angelus." Spike said, pushing Connor slightly. Connor looked like he REALLY wanted to hurt Spike.
Suddenly Sierra came down the stairs. "What is going on?"
"I've got it under control" Buffy answered, grabbing Connor away from the two vampires. Connor struggled a little then gave in.
"Ok, can we all act mature now?" Willow asked.
"I guess." Connor answered dejectedly.
"Good." Willow answered. She glanced at Buffy with a look that said, "Let him go."
"Ouch." Dawn said, standing up.
"Dawn, are you ok?"
"I'll be fine. but I think Angel's couch is a little crooked now."
"I'll fix that." Spike said. He calmly walked up to Connor, took the stake out of his hand, and stuck it back under the couch. "Good as new."
"There's no way that will stay." Anya proclaimed.
Everyone in the Hyperion looked at the couch, then at Spike, then at Xander as he walked out to find the nearest Ace and some wood glue.
"It's an impossibility." Connor said, glaring at his father.