Chapter 2
After Alex did her homework and got something to eat she headed back out. It was already dark out and Melissa always worried about her being out at night, but she assured her that she would be fine. She was walking when she heard something that sounded like a struggle in a nearby alley. She walked towards the alley and saw a man with a knife at a young woman's throat. It was obvious that he was robbing her. Alex knew she had to do something. "Hey!" She yelled to get his attention. "Why don't you pick on someone your own size?" The man glared at her.
"Get lost kid, this doesn't concern you." He spat at her.
"I think it does." She then waved her hand and the knife flew out of it.
"What the hell!" The man exclaimed. Alex then looked at the scared girl.
"Get out of here!" She yelled to her and she then took off and ran the other way. The man then brought his attention back to Alex.
"You'll pay for that you bitch!" He ran at her and tried to hit her but she dodged his blow and instead kicked him hard in the groin. He groaned and while he was distracted by the pain she punched him hard in the face and sent him into a few trashcans. In the past year she's learned a few self defense moves, never know when they would come in handy.
"I don't think I will." She wasn't done with him yet so she raised her hand and sent him floating in the air just for the fun of it. "I hope you're not afraid of heights. If you are this can't be fun for you." She said mocking him.
"Put me down, what the hell are you?" He asked shakily and she just smiled at him.
"Right now, you're worst nightmare." She kept him up there a few more seconds longer when she heard someone clear their throat behind her and she instantly knew who it was and knew that she would get a lecture for this. She turned around at the familiar dark haired man and saw the look on his face.
"Put him down." He told her and Alex rolled her eyes and let the man fall back to the ground, not caring to let him down gently. "What did you think you were doing, Alex. You know you can't go around pulling stunts like that, the wrong person could see you." She sighed, yeah she saw it coming.
"Lighten up, Angel. I was only having a little fun. He was trying to rob some girl, he deserved it. What was I supposed to do?" Angel looked at her.
"He's human; you're not supposed to do anything. The police deal with this sort of thing." She rolled her eyes.
"Yeah, because the police always know what they're doing." Angel decided that there was no use arguing with her on that one.
"What are you doing out here by yourself anyway. You know it's not safe." He told her.
"God, you sound like Melissa now. I'm not a little kid, I can handle myself." Angel nodded.
"I know, but you could still get hurt. You may be powerful, but you're also still human." Alex sighed.
"Yeah, I'll keep that in mind. I guess I did get a little carried away back there, sorry." Angel nodded and then put his arm around her.
"I'll let it go this time." She smiled back then her smile faded.
"Um, Angel. Do you think we could possibly keep this to ourselves and not let Buffy know? I already got the lecture from you and I don't think I could handle it from her too." Angel laughed.
"Yeah, you know how much harder she is. Okay, but just this once." She hugged him.
"Thanks, I owe you." He hugged her back.
"You bet you do." They walked to the Hyperion Hotel where Angel Investigations was set up. Alex loved the old hotel and she loved all of Angel's friends just as much as her friends back in Sunnydale. She met Angel and his gang a little while after she moved back to L.A. Buffy told her about Angel and that he lived in L.A. and if she ever needed help with anything to go to him. They walked in and Alex saw that everyone was there. "Hey, look what I found." Angel told them as they all looked up.
"Is that my favorite teen Witch?" Lorne asked as he went to her and gave her a hug and she hugged him back. "How've you been, sweet cheeks? Seems like we don't see you as much these days." Alex smiled at him.
"Yeah, been keeping kinda busy. You look great, love the suit." He smiled at her.
"You have good taste." She smiled back. She loved Lorne; he had to be the sweetest demon. Of course, she didn't hang out with that many demons.
"Hey girl, you're looking great." Gunn said as he also hugged her. "I see you're still into the whole dark look. Works for you though." Alex smiled at him.
"Well, I try." Cordelia then decided to make her presence known.
"Hey Alex," she told her.
"Hey," she replied back. Alex and Cordelia never really talked much. They got along and all, they just didn't have that much in common.
"Angel, the phone is for you." Cordelia told him as he went to grab the phone from her and left to talk in private. Alex then noticed Wesley and how he was being awfully quiet and standing by himself.
"Hey Wes, don't I get a hug or something." Wesley then seemed to notice her and smiled.
"Sorry, I was just lost in thought." He told her as he hugged her.
"Yeah, it's cool." When they let go she looked at him. "You okay?" He nodded, but didn't say anything. "So, how's Fred doing?" She asked.
"Still upstairs, I swear I think she's only been out of her room twice since she's been here. Well, it seems like it anyway." Cordelia said and Alex nodded. She only met Fred once and she seemed like a sweet girl, just a little shy. She heard about what she had to go through, being stuck in that other dimension for five years has gotta do stuff to you. Angel then came back in with the phone and held it out to Alex.
"Someone wants to talk to you." She smiled and took the phone from him and then like he did, went to talk in private.
"So, what's the verdict?" Cordelia asked and Angel looked at all of them.
"That was Buffy, looks like they're heading here tomorrow to stay for a few days. She claims that things are finally quiet in Sunnydale and decided to take advantage of it. I think she mainly wants to see how Alex is doing so I told her that it was alright for them to stay here." Everyone agreed, but didn't say anything when Alex came back in.
"This is so cool; Buffy said she would be coming here tomorrow with the gang. That should be interesting." Alex said as she looked at the others around her. Angel nodded.
"Yeah, it should be."
After Alex did her homework and got something to eat she headed back out. It was already dark out and Melissa always worried about her being out at night, but she assured her that she would be fine. She was walking when she heard something that sounded like a struggle in a nearby alley. She walked towards the alley and saw a man with a knife at a young woman's throat. It was obvious that he was robbing her. Alex knew she had to do something. "Hey!" She yelled to get his attention. "Why don't you pick on someone your own size?" The man glared at her.
"Get lost kid, this doesn't concern you." He spat at her.
"I think it does." She then waved her hand and the knife flew out of it.
"What the hell!" The man exclaimed. Alex then looked at the scared girl.
"Get out of here!" She yelled to her and she then took off and ran the other way. The man then brought his attention back to Alex.
"You'll pay for that you bitch!" He ran at her and tried to hit her but she dodged his blow and instead kicked him hard in the groin. He groaned and while he was distracted by the pain she punched him hard in the face and sent him into a few trashcans. In the past year she's learned a few self defense moves, never know when they would come in handy.
"I don't think I will." She wasn't done with him yet so she raised her hand and sent him floating in the air just for the fun of it. "I hope you're not afraid of heights. If you are this can't be fun for you." She said mocking him.
"Put me down, what the hell are you?" He asked shakily and she just smiled at him.
"Right now, you're worst nightmare." She kept him up there a few more seconds longer when she heard someone clear their throat behind her and she instantly knew who it was and knew that she would get a lecture for this. She turned around at the familiar dark haired man and saw the look on his face.
"Put him down." He told her and Alex rolled her eyes and let the man fall back to the ground, not caring to let him down gently. "What did you think you were doing, Alex. You know you can't go around pulling stunts like that, the wrong person could see you." She sighed, yeah she saw it coming.
"Lighten up, Angel. I was only having a little fun. He was trying to rob some girl, he deserved it. What was I supposed to do?" Angel looked at her.
"He's human; you're not supposed to do anything. The police deal with this sort of thing." She rolled her eyes.
"Yeah, because the police always know what they're doing." Angel decided that there was no use arguing with her on that one.
"What are you doing out here by yourself anyway. You know it's not safe." He told her.
"God, you sound like Melissa now. I'm not a little kid, I can handle myself." Angel nodded.
"I know, but you could still get hurt. You may be powerful, but you're also still human." Alex sighed.
"Yeah, I'll keep that in mind. I guess I did get a little carried away back there, sorry." Angel nodded and then put his arm around her.
"I'll let it go this time." She smiled back then her smile faded.
"Um, Angel. Do you think we could possibly keep this to ourselves and not let Buffy know? I already got the lecture from you and I don't think I could handle it from her too." Angel laughed.
"Yeah, you know how much harder she is. Okay, but just this once." She hugged him.
"Thanks, I owe you." He hugged her back.
"You bet you do." They walked to the Hyperion Hotel where Angel Investigations was set up. Alex loved the old hotel and she loved all of Angel's friends just as much as her friends back in Sunnydale. She met Angel and his gang a little while after she moved back to L.A. Buffy told her about Angel and that he lived in L.A. and if she ever needed help with anything to go to him. They walked in and Alex saw that everyone was there. "Hey, look what I found." Angel told them as they all looked up.
"Is that my favorite teen Witch?" Lorne asked as he went to her and gave her a hug and she hugged him back. "How've you been, sweet cheeks? Seems like we don't see you as much these days." Alex smiled at him.
"Yeah, been keeping kinda busy. You look great, love the suit." He smiled at her.
"You have good taste." She smiled back. She loved Lorne; he had to be the sweetest demon. Of course, she didn't hang out with that many demons.
"Hey girl, you're looking great." Gunn said as he also hugged her. "I see you're still into the whole dark look. Works for you though." Alex smiled at him.
"Well, I try." Cordelia then decided to make her presence known.
"Hey Alex," she told her.
"Hey," she replied back. Alex and Cordelia never really talked much. They got along and all, they just didn't have that much in common.
"Angel, the phone is for you." Cordelia told him as he went to grab the phone from her and left to talk in private. Alex then noticed Wesley and how he was being awfully quiet and standing by himself.
"Hey Wes, don't I get a hug or something." Wesley then seemed to notice her and smiled.
"Sorry, I was just lost in thought." He told her as he hugged her.
"Yeah, it's cool." When they let go she looked at him. "You okay?" He nodded, but didn't say anything. "So, how's Fred doing?" She asked.
"Still upstairs, I swear I think she's only been out of her room twice since she's been here. Well, it seems like it anyway." Cordelia said and Alex nodded. She only met Fred once and she seemed like a sweet girl, just a little shy. She heard about what she had to go through, being stuck in that other dimension for five years has gotta do stuff to you. Angel then came back in with the phone and held it out to Alex.
"Someone wants to talk to you." She smiled and took the phone from him and then like he did, went to talk in private.
"So, what's the verdict?" Cordelia asked and Angel looked at all of them.
"That was Buffy, looks like they're heading here tomorrow to stay for a few days. She claims that things are finally quiet in Sunnydale and decided to take advantage of it. I think she mainly wants to see how Alex is doing so I told her that it was alright for them to stay here." Everyone agreed, but didn't say anything when Alex came back in.
"This is so cool; Buffy said she would be coming here tomorrow with the gang. That should be interesting." Alex said as she looked at the others around her. Angel nodded.
"Yeah, it should be."
