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Angel sighed and glanced over the old leather-bound book in his hands to see Cordelia and Wesley doing research as well. Gunn had gone out to contact some of their sources. It was eleven a.m. like the clock told him, so they had been working since almost an hour, after Angel had spent twice the amount of this time to explain the whole situation to his employees and friends. Their reactions had been..... quote Wesley " interesting ".
Cordelia had been totally upset about the new development and demanded to get this " crazy-vamp-girl " into the lobby as fast as possible to stake her for pretending to be her ex-boyfriend. Fortunately, Angel had managed to grab her just in the nick of time, as she had tried to burst up the stairs to " have a nice little chat with that bitch ". The vampire could understand her behaviour and didn't blame her. After all, Xander had been her boyfriend and was now one of her friends, a part of her family. They had even phoned each other during the last year from time to time, just to hear what had been going on. Right now, Cordelia was sitting at her desk, searching through the net for any kind of information, but she always cast a glare or two at the stairs. She had insisted on getting some answers as soon as " the bitch" would wake up and come out of Angel's apartment. Oh, and how she'd blamed him for giving his room to her, what a naïve idiot he would be that he would trust somebody like " that crazy-vamp-girl ". Angel had prayed to the PTB and every other power that might have heard him that Xander wouldn't be teared out of her sleep by Cordelia, as said person's voice had raised a few octaves as she'd yelled at him, while Wesley and Gunn had done nothing to support him. But finally, the former Scourge of Europe had succeeded in convincing the furious young woman on the fact that they would find a solution for this, and he had told her that she could have her " nice little chat " with the vampiress, as long as he would be around to make sure that nobody would get injured.
So much to Cordelia.
Wesley had reacted in a very uncharacteristic way by saying. " You gotta be kidding, right?" But as soon as Angel had explained to him what Xander had told him the night before, the Brit had immediately rushed into his office to get one book after another, while Angel had been busy with Cordy. The spot where she'd smacked his arm still hurt a little.
And Gunn? Well, Gunn didn't know Xander yet, so you couldn't expect him to react in a furious or shocked way. A single " wow" had escaped his lips as he had listened to the others talking about their new visitor and due to him hating the old " mouldy and dusty " books, he'd left to search some informations on the streets and under them.
Angel's ears twitched a little as the sound of running water arived them. Xander was awake. He didn't think that neither Cordelia nor Wesley were able to hear how the drops hit the ground of the tub, so they wouldn't know that, when he would go upstairs, he would prepare Xander for facing her friends, who didn't believe that she was herself either. The vampire laid the book aside and got up from his chair. Immediately, Cordelia spun around in her chair as well and folded her arms with a questioning look on her face.
" Where do you think you're going? " She asked him in a slightly warning tone.
" I just wanted to see, if everything's alright with Xander, " Angel shrugged and went through the lobby to the stairs, as the sound of Cordelia's pumps clacking on the floor behind him followed his actions. He turned around to give her an annoyed glare.
" Cordelia, " he started, his voice stern, " I know, you want to meet Xander as soon as possible, but right now is not "as soon as possible" , so you'll have to wait a little. I just want to check if she's still sleeping that's all. Can you live with that for a while? "
An anrgy " Hmpf" was the only answer he got as she walked back to her desk with slightly clenched fists. Angel stepped up the stairs and didn't hear the water any longer as he approached the door to his apartment and knocked softly to make Xander not jump. He knew that a fledgling's senses could be a very cruel torture, if they weren't taught correctly, but he would show Xan how to make them work for her.
" Come in, if you aren't a big bad vampire, " an almost cheerful voice called from inside and Angel chuckled as he pushed the door open. So Xan was already feeling a little better. He shut the door behind him and walked into the room, where the vampiress was sitting in his armchair and tried to tame her still damb hair with something that looked like his brush. She was wearing the clothes from yesterday, Angel decided to get Cordelia to go shopping with her, when they would have worked the " bitch"-thing out.
" I hope you don't mind? " Xander indicated the brush in her right hand.
" Oh no, " Angel sat down on the edge of the bed right in front of her, his eyes sparkling ," You seem to need it more than I do. " And suggested her hair.
Xander stuck her tongue out at him. " This is so not funny, so stop making fun of me, " she scowled, " Just try waking up with hair like mine and let's see how happy you're then. Maybe I should just cut it off. "
" Not a good idea, " Angel shook his head no, " It wouldn't grow again. Better keep it the way it is right now. Looks good like that. "
The girl raised a " you're-kidding" eyebrow and went back to her actual task. " So, " she managed to brush through one of her thick strands and smiled because of her victory, " Is Cordy still freaking out and calling me a bitch or, how did she put it, a "crazy-vamp-girl" ? "
" You listened...? "
" Angel, " Xander grabbed some other wet locks, " It's not a question of listening, it's a question of living here or in Europe. Though I think that they've heard her there, too. "
" So you've been awake for nearly two hours? What did you do the whole time, I didn't hear anything ? " Angel couldn't believe that anybody was able to be totally quiet for almost 120 minutes, especially *Xander*.
" I've just enjoyed the warmth of your bed. Was really comfortable to sleep in it, but I suspect that's the reason why you wanna have it back, isn't it? " Xander saw Angel shrugging and indicated him to explain this action a little more detailed, by saying. " I'm still no telepath Angel and this whole "vampire-moves-and-other-vampires-understand-thing" is not that used to me. So what does "shrug" mean? "
" Well, I don't care if you want to stay another night in here, but this is a hotel, " he spread his arms out, " There are sixty-eight rooms and I only use this one. You can look around and decide if you'd prefer another apartment for the time you'll stay in L. A., after you've talked to Wesley about this arrow. He's really eager to get as much informations as possible about it. "
" Do I really have to face them? " Xander asked in a pleading voice that sounded like a four-years-old one's. The vampire sighed, it was rather hard for her to see Wes and Cordy, because she knew that Cordelia wouldn't believe her like Willow and Buffy and that his employee wanted to stake her, too. But it was necessary, so he simply nodded and suggested her to follow him. Xander took a deep breath, got up from the armchair and put the brush aside. Angel could smell her fear and gave her reassuring smile.
" C'mon, it won't be that bad. I promise. "
So the two vampires left the apartment and made their way down the stairs in silence.
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Hope you liked it. Bye
X6193
Have fun while reading this one, okay?
X6193
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Angel sighed and glanced over the old leather-bound book in his hands to see Cordelia and Wesley doing research as well. Gunn had gone out to contact some of their sources. It was eleven a.m. like the clock told him, so they had been working since almost an hour, after Angel had spent twice the amount of this time to explain the whole situation to his employees and friends. Their reactions had been..... quote Wesley " interesting ".
Cordelia had been totally upset about the new development and demanded to get this " crazy-vamp-girl " into the lobby as fast as possible to stake her for pretending to be her ex-boyfriend. Fortunately, Angel had managed to grab her just in the nick of time, as she had tried to burst up the stairs to " have a nice little chat with that bitch ". The vampire could understand her behaviour and didn't blame her. After all, Xander had been her boyfriend and was now one of her friends, a part of her family. They had even phoned each other during the last year from time to time, just to hear what had been going on. Right now, Cordelia was sitting at her desk, searching through the net for any kind of information, but she always cast a glare or two at the stairs. She had insisted on getting some answers as soon as " the bitch" would wake up and come out of Angel's apartment. Oh, and how she'd blamed him for giving his room to her, what a naïve idiot he would be that he would trust somebody like " that crazy-vamp-girl ". Angel had prayed to the PTB and every other power that might have heard him that Xander wouldn't be teared out of her sleep by Cordelia, as said person's voice had raised a few octaves as she'd yelled at him, while Wesley and Gunn had done nothing to support him. But finally, the former Scourge of Europe had succeeded in convincing the furious young woman on the fact that they would find a solution for this, and he had told her that she could have her " nice little chat " with the vampiress, as long as he would be around to make sure that nobody would get injured.
So much to Cordelia.
Wesley had reacted in a very uncharacteristic way by saying. " You gotta be kidding, right?" But as soon as Angel had explained to him what Xander had told him the night before, the Brit had immediately rushed into his office to get one book after another, while Angel had been busy with Cordy. The spot where she'd smacked his arm still hurt a little.
And Gunn? Well, Gunn didn't know Xander yet, so you couldn't expect him to react in a furious or shocked way. A single " wow" had escaped his lips as he had listened to the others talking about their new visitor and due to him hating the old " mouldy and dusty " books, he'd left to search some informations on the streets and under them.
Angel's ears twitched a little as the sound of running water arived them. Xander was awake. He didn't think that neither Cordelia nor Wesley were able to hear how the drops hit the ground of the tub, so they wouldn't know that, when he would go upstairs, he would prepare Xander for facing her friends, who didn't believe that she was herself either. The vampire laid the book aside and got up from his chair. Immediately, Cordelia spun around in her chair as well and folded her arms with a questioning look on her face.
" Where do you think you're going? " She asked him in a slightly warning tone.
" I just wanted to see, if everything's alright with Xander, " Angel shrugged and went through the lobby to the stairs, as the sound of Cordelia's pumps clacking on the floor behind him followed his actions. He turned around to give her an annoyed glare.
" Cordelia, " he started, his voice stern, " I know, you want to meet Xander as soon as possible, but right now is not "as soon as possible" , so you'll have to wait a little. I just want to check if she's still sleeping that's all. Can you live with that for a while? "
An anrgy " Hmpf" was the only answer he got as she walked back to her desk with slightly clenched fists. Angel stepped up the stairs and didn't hear the water any longer as he approached the door to his apartment and knocked softly to make Xander not jump. He knew that a fledgling's senses could be a very cruel torture, if they weren't taught correctly, but he would show Xan how to make them work for her.
" Come in, if you aren't a big bad vampire, " an almost cheerful voice called from inside and Angel chuckled as he pushed the door open. So Xan was already feeling a little better. He shut the door behind him and walked into the room, where the vampiress was sitting in his armchair and tried to tame her still damb hair with something that looked like his brush. She was wearing the clothes from yesterday, Angel decided to get Cordelia to go shopping with her, when they would have worked the " bitch"-thing out.
" I hope you don't mind? " Xander indicated the brush in her right hand.
" Oh no, " Angel sat down on the edge of the bed right in front of her, his eyes sparkling ," You seem to need it more than I do. " And suggested her hair.
Xander stuck her tongue out at him. " This is so not funny, so stop making fun of me, " she scowled, " Just try waking up with hair like mine and let's see how happy you're then. Maybe I should just cut it off. "
" Not a good idea, " Angel shook his head no, " It wouldn't grow again. Better keep it the way it is right now. Looks good like that. "
The girl raised a " you're-kidding" eyebrow and went back to her actual task. " So, " she managed to brush through one of her thick strands and smiled because of her victory, " Is Cordy still freaking out and calling me a bitch or, how did she put it, a "crazy-vamp-girl" ? "
" You listened...? "
" Angel, " Xander grabbed some other wet locks, " It's not a question of listening, it's a question of living here or in Europe. Though I think that they've heard her there, too. "
" So you've been awake for nearly two hours? What did you do the whole time, I didn't hear anything ? " Angel couldn't believe that anybody was able to be totally quiet for almost 120 minutes, especially *Xander*.
" I've just enjoyed the warmth of your bed. Was really comfortable to sleep in it, but I suspect that's the reason why you wanna have it back, isn't it? " Xander saw Angel shrugging and indicated him to explain this action a little more detailed, by saying. " I'm still no telepath Angel and this whole "vampire-moves-and-other-vampires-understand-thing" is not that used to me. So what does "shrug" mean? "
" Well, I don't care if you want to stay another night in here, but this is a hotel, " he spread his arms out, " There are sixty-eight rooms and I only use this one. You can look around and decide if you'd prefer another apartment for the time you'll stay in L. A., after you've talked to Wesley about this arrow. He's really eager to get as much informations as possible about it. "
" Do I really have to face them? " Xander asked in a pleading voice that sounded like a four-years-old one's. The vampire sighed, it was rather hard for her to see Wes and Cordy, because she knew that Cordelia wouldn't believe her like Willow and Buffy and that his employee wanted to stake her, too. But it was necessary, so he simply nodded and suggested her to follow him. Xander took a deep breath, got up from the armchair and put the brush aside. Angel could smell her fear and gave her reassuring smile.
" C'mon, it won't be that bad. I promise. "
So the two vampires left the apartment and made their way down the stairs in silence.
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Hope you liked it. Bye
X6193