Title- Switching

By- Kirstee

Timeline- Set after Buffy "The Killer In Me" and Angel "Soulless"

Disclaimer- I own none of these characters. They belong to Joss Whedon and his Co. I wish they were mine. That would be cool.

Summary- The Angel gang searches frantically for a spell that will return Angel's soul, while some weird things are going on over at the Summers residence. Buffy/Angel crossover.

Chapter 3- Results

Cordy went over to the cage, but Wesley pulled her back gently. "We're not sure" he said. Cordy looked back at Wesley and then she looked at Angel, her heart wanted to open the cage and throw her arms around what was hopefully her Angel. But her mind knew better so she stopped and just looked at him lying somewhat peacefully. Then he began to shiver. His eyes opened, squinting at first, then opening wider and wider. "Angel?" Cordy asked hopefully. He lifted his head and looked at her face. "What?" he said in a hoarse whisper. Then his head slumped back to the ground.

He awoke on something soft. Better than the cement floor he had been on for the past few days. He opened his eyes and at first everything was blurry. He realized he was on a bed of some kind. He went to get up but something pulled him back down. "Chains" he thought as they came into focus. Soon he had total vamp vision again. The room was dark but that only made it easier to see. He was in what looked like another basement. Windows were at the top and one looked like it had been broken recently. There were tools on one side of the room with a sink near them. He tried to move off the bed, but he suddenly realized that something was very weird with his body. It was like shoes that hadn't been worn in yet. He looked down at his clothes. Black jeans and a tight black t-shirt. He knew Angel would never wear clothes like these. He looked up and his eyes caught something. It was black, floor length, and hung over a peg in the wall. He knew what it was. Last time he had seen it was when his lighter half was being tortured almost to his second undeath. "Spike" Angelus said out loud. Then something clicked in his mind, the clothes, the jacket....He reached his hand up to touch his hair. It wasn't up like Angel wore it, it was slicked back. The hair was the last piece of the puzzle. "Damn!" Angelus said as he laughed himself back into unconsciousness.

Cordy was still looking at the crumpled body of Angel. Wesley walked over to the cage and peered in. "He's out cold, best leave him to rest" he said as he stood up. The gang retreated back upstairs with Cordy taking one last look before shutting the door.

They were taking turns watching the monitor to see if there was any change. A few hours had gone by and it was Fred who was watching it when he came back to consciousness. She heard him let out a moan of pain. "Guys!" she yelled as the figure on the monitor sat up. Wesley came running out of the study with Lorne at his heels. Gunn, Cordy, and Connor came down the steps. They watched the monitor as the figure leaned against the wall. "Come on" Wesley said as he grabbed the tranq. gun and raced down the stairs.

Dawn had slipped downstairs and went into the kitchen for some water. The light in the kitchen was already on. She walked in and saw Amanda rummaging through the fridge. "Hi" Dawn said. Amanda jumped up and whirled around. "Dawn!" she exhaled "You scared me!!". "Sorry" Dawn said sheepishly. "It's ok" Amanda smiled. She turned to face the fridge again and came back out with two Jell-O's. "Hungry?" Amanda asked. "Sure" Dawn said. So they got spoons and opened their snacks. They talked for awhile about clothes, boys, slayerness, you know the usual stuff. After about 15 minutes of talking Dawn suddenly went quiet. Amanda looked at her, "You ok?". Dawn pressed a finger to her lips. Amanda fell silent and listened too. She heard something. Was it.laughter? It then suddenly stopped. "Did you hear that?" Dawn asked. "Yea" Amanda replied "Its sounded like.laughing?" Dawn nodded. "Where was it coming from?" Amanda asked. "I think the basement" Dawn replied. "Should we check?" Amanda questioned. Dawn shrugged but got a flashlight. They opened the door and it creaked a little. Dawn winced as it continued creaking, hoping that no one would wake up. They tiptoed down the stairs, to find Spike asleep on his cot. "Hmm" Dawn said as she peered at the sleeping figure of the vampire. She looked over at Amanda and Amanda shrugged. They tiptoed back up the stairs and shut the door quietly. And as the girls retreated, a smile played across the lips of the now present Angelus.