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A/N: Please review! Reviews give me the drive needed to update, so if you want updates, I need reviews. Flames welcome…as long as they are in the form of constructive criticism. So please share any comments/questions/suggestions/requests. Thanks, and have a demon free day!
Angel led the group down to his apartment, and showed Hayden, who was holding Juliet, to the bedroom. Cordelia followed him, with bandages and disinfectant in hand. Hayden reluctantly laid Juliet on the bed.
"So...you know what your doing right?" Hayden asked Cordelia nervously, as she carefully pulled the bullet from Juliet's wound.
"Yeah, I've had experience," Cordelia answered with out looking up. She sprayed disinfectant on the wound, and then began to dress it. Angel appeared in the doorway.
"Hey Hayden, mind if I ask you some questions?" Angel asked, motioning towards the kitchen.
"Uh, sure," Hayden replied, following Angel to the next room.
"So Juliet, is she human or...?" Angel started off with a simple question.
"She's totally human," Hayden answered, studying the room.
"Ok...Is she trying to kill Jack Pierce?" Angel asked. But before Hayden could answer, Bittersweet Symphony in ring tone form sounded.
"That's Juliet's cell phone, but I thought she turned it off." Hayden responded. Cordelia looked guilty.
"Sorry, I was thinking of getting one and was checking it out." She held the phone out to Hayden, who answered it.
"Hell-"
"Help! And I mean really, HELP Juliet! When you left me alone, I was forced to walk home alone and am now being chased by a vampire, dragging along Max and I am currently stake-less!!! You get your red-headed ass out here and save me!!!" Danny shouted. Hayden held the phone away from his ear.
"Danny? It's Hayden. We're having problems here too. Juliet's been shot. Where are you? I could come and find you."
"I think out by the docks, oh crap! Got to go..." Suddenly static erupted through the line.
"Oh jeez..." Hayden mumbled.
***
"That was a nice throw." Max replied in awe. Danny had heaved her cell at the vamp and had hit him in his nose. The vamp was kneeling on the ground holding his nose. "I was a pitcher in little league. You should see my batting skills." She laughed. But suddenly the vamp shook his head and stood up. "Crap, We should start running again cause He's really pissed off and coming for us again!" She grabbed his hand once more and they ran off once more.
***
"Uh, sorry about that...but anyways...what was the question?" Hayden said as he turned off the cell phone.
"Was she trying to kill Jack Pierce?" Angel repeated.
"Uh, yeah, she was. He was selling his services to demons in order for favors," Hayden answered, sitting back down on the couch.
"Services? What kind of services?" Angel said, the conversation becoming engrossing.
"He was an assassin. Apparently, demons went to him for help with people, or other demons, they couldn't manage to kill. In return they'd pay him in weapons, or rare items," Hayden explained.
"Why was Juliet involved?" Angel questioned.
"She...just does that kind of stuff. Her sister was a slayer. She died fighting back in the mid 90's, and ever since, Julie has been all about "ridding the world of evil" and all that. It's not really my thing, but I help out."
"She's awake," Cordelia said, suddenly appearing in the room. Hayden wasted no time in getting to her.
Juliet's eyes slowly opened. She looked around the room, finding it to dark and unfamiliar. As she tried to sit up, a sharp pain shot through her arm, turning her attention to the gauze and bandages wrapped around the middle of her upper arm. That wasn't the only thing that hurt; her whole body ached, and her temples were throbbing. Voices from the next room made their way to her ears. She couldn't quite hear what they were talking about, but one of the voices was familiar.
"Juliet!" Someone called from the door. It was Hayden.
"Hayden?" Juliet mumbled weakly.
"Hey, how are you?" He asked, sitting down on the chair next to the bed.
"Not good. What happened?" Juliet asked, glancing at her bandaged arm.
"That Jack guy shot you," Hayden replied.
"Where is he?" Juliet questioned, her voice a little raspy.
"The bastard ran off," Hayden muttered angrilly,"You'll be okay though. Some people, uh... Angel, Cordelia, and Wesley, found us and brought us here."
"Oh," Juliet said, squinting in order to see the people standing at the entrance of the room.
"Sorry, Jewels, but I have to go help Danny out real quick, I'll be back as soon as possible," Hayden explained. He was about to hug her, but his better judgment instructed him not too, since she was pretty banged up.
***
It had been two hours since she had awoken, and Juliet was already strong enough to be walking around. She slowly walked through Angel's office, admiring his many rare possessions.
"Hi," Angel said, appearing at the doorway.
"Hey," Juliet replied.
"How are you feeling?" Angel asked, moving to sit behind his desk.
"Alright...a little under the weather considering the bullet whole in my arm," Juliet answered, as she traced her fingers over the spine of a book on astral projection, "So what's up with the complete home library on demons and mythology?"
"We fight evil too," Angel responded, "Wesley, Cordelia, and I."
"Not very well," Juliet smirked, "Seeing as you sided with Jack."
"Sorry about that," Angel apologized.
"It's ok," Juliet replied, "I'm Juliet by the way. Like Shakespeare."
"I know," Angel answered, "I'm pretty familiar with Shakespeare."
"Really? Most people these days don't even bother to read his work," Juliet mused.
"Well I'm not most people," Angel told her without looking up, "Plus, I met the guy once. He's not very friendly though."
"Your a vampire," Juliet said nonchalantly. To his surprise, Juliet didn't become defensive when she nodded.
"With a soul," He added.
"I know. Darla sired you. Your soul came to you after you murdered a gypsy girl. Am I leaving anything out?" Juliet asked. Shocked was almost an understatement for what Angel was feeling at that moment.
"Not much. How do you know all that?" Angel asked, leaning forward. Juliet turned to look at him, wrapping the shawl she had tighter around her shoulders.
"I know all about you...I know everything about anything related to demons," Juliet answered, looking him strait in the eyes. Now he knew what it met when Jack said she had piercing eyes, "My sister was a slayer. After she...died her watcher taught me everything I know now."
"If your only human, how do you fight that well?" Angel wondered.
"Not only did she teach me, she trained me as well," Juliet explained, "Slayers aren't the only humans that can kick ass. Let me ask you something now. Why do you help people?"
"I guess it's just a hobby of mine," Angel replied. His response brought a smile to Juliet's face.
"Then I have a proposition for you," Juliet smiled, "What do you say we team up? Help each other out. I can use some of your demon know how, and resources, and you can use my fighting abilities."
"I'd say it's a plan," Angel smiled back.
A/N: Please review! Reviews give me the drive needed to update, so if you want updates, I need reviews. Flames welcome…as long as they are in the form of constructive criticism. So please share any comments/questions/suggestions/requests. Thanks, and have a demon free day!
Angel led the group down to his apartment, and showed Hayden, who was holding Juliet, to the bedroom. Cordelia followed him, with bandages and disinfectant in hand. Hayden reluctantly laid Juliet on the bed.
"So...you know what your doing right?" Hayden asked Cordelia nervously, as she carefully pulled the bullet from Juliet's wound.
"Yeah, I've had experience," Cordelia answered with out looking up. She sprayed disinfectant on the wound, and then began to dress it. Angel appeared in the doorway.
"Hey Hayden, mind if I ask you some questions?" Angel asked, motioning towards the kitchen.
"Uh, sure," Hayden replied, following Angel to the next room.
"So Juliet, is she human or...?" Angel started off with a simple question.
"She's totally human," Hayden answered, studying the room.
"Ok...Is she trying to kill Jack Pierce?" Angel asked. But before Hayden could answer, Bittersweet Symphony in ring tone form sounded.
"That's Juliet's cell phone, but I thought she turned it off." Hayden responded. Cordelia looked guilty.
"Sorry, I was thinking of getting one and was checking it out." She held the phone out to Hayden, who answered it.
"Hell-"
"Help! And I mean really, HELP Juliet! When you left me alone, I was forced to walk home alone and am now being chased by a vampire, dragging along Max and I am currently stake-less!!! You get your red-headed ass out here and save me!!!" Danny shouted. Hayden held the phone away from his ear.
"Danny? It's Hayden. We're having problems here too. Juliet's been shot. Where are you? I could come and find you."
"I think out by the docks, oh crap! Got to go..." Suddenly static erupted through the line.
"Oh jeez..." Hayden mumbled.
***
"That was a nice throw." Max replied in awe. Danny had heaved her cell at the vamp and had hit him in his nose. The vamp was kneeling on the ground holding his nose. "I was a pitcher in little league. You should see my batting skills." She laughed. But suddenly the vamp shook his head and stood up. "Crap, We should start running again cause He's really pissed off and coming for us again!" She grabbed his hand once more and they ran off once more.
***
"Uh, sorry about that...but anyways...what was the question?" Hayden said as he turned off the cell phone.
"Was she trying to kill Jack Pierce?" Angel repeated.
"Uh, yeah, she was. He was selling his services to demons in order for favors," Hayden answered, sitting back down on the couch.
"Services? What kind of services?" Angel said, the conversation becoming engrossing.
"He was an assassin. Apparently, demons went to him for help with people, or other demons, they couldn't manage to kill. In return they'd pay him in weapons, or rare items," Hayden explained.
"Why was Juliet involved?" Angel questioned.
"She...just does that kind of stuff. Her sister was a slayer. She died fighting back in the mid 90's, and ever since, Julie has been all about "ridding the world of evil" and all that. It's not really my thing, but I help out."
"She's awake," Cordelia said, suddenly appearing in the room. Hayden wasted no time in getting to her.
Juliet's eyes slowly opened. She looked around the room, finding it to dark and unfamiliar. As she tried to sit up, a sharp pain shot through her arm, turning her attention to the gauze and bandages wrapped around the middle of her upper arm. That wasn't the only thing that hurt; her whole body ached, and her temples were throbbing. Voices from the next room made their way to her ears. She couldn't quite hear what they were talking about, but one of the voices was familiar.
"Juliet!" Someone called from the door. It was Hayden.
"Hayden?" Juliet mumbled weakly.
"Hey, how are you?" He asked, sitting down on the chair next to the bed.
"Not good. What happened?" Juliet asked, glancing at her bandaged arm.
"That Jack guy shot you," Hayden replied.
"Where is he?" Juliet questioned, her voice a little raspy.
"The bastard ran off," Hayden muttered angrilly,"You'll be okay though. Some people, uh... Angel, Cordelia, and Wesley, found us and brought us here."
"Oh," Juliet said, squinting in order to see the people standing at the entrance of the room.
"Sorry, Jewels, but I have to go help Danny out real quick, I'll be back as soon as possible," Hayden explained. He was about to hug her, but his better judgment instructed him not too, since she was pretty banged up.
***
It had been two hours since she had awoken, and Juliet was already strong enough to be walking around. She slowly walked through Angel's office, admiring his many rare possessions.
"Hi," Angel said, appearing at the doorway.
"Hey," Juliet replied.
"How are you feeling?" Angel asked, moving to sit behind his desk.
"Alright...a little under the weather considering the bullet whole in my arm," Juliet answered, as she traced her fingers over the spine of a book on astral projection, "So what's up with the complete home library on demons and mythology?"
"We fight evil too," Angel responded, "Wesley, Cordelia, and I."
"Not very well," Juliet smirked, "Seeing as you sided with Jack."
"Sorry about that," Angel apologized.
"It's ok," Juliet replied, "I'm Juliet by the way. Like Shakespeare."
"I know," Angel answered, "I'm pretty familiar with Shakespeare."
"Really? Most people these days don't even bother to read his work," Juliet mused.
"Well I'm not most people," Angel told her without looking up, "Plus, I met the guy once. He's not very friendly though."
"Your a vampire," Juliet said nonchalantly. To his surprise, Juliet didn't become defensive when she nodded.
"With a soul," He added.
"I know. Darla sired you. Your soul came to you after you murdered a gypsy girl. Am I leaving anything out?" Juliet asked. Shocked was almost an understatement for what Angel was feeling at that moment.
"Not much. How do you know all that?" Angel asked, leaning forward. Juliet turned to look at him, wrapping the shawl she had tighter around her shoulders.
"I know all about you...I know everything about anything related to demons," Juliet answered, looking him strait in the eyes. Now he knew what it met when Jack said she had piercing eyes, "My sister was a slayer. After she...died her watcher taught me everything I know now."
"If your only human, how do you fight that well?" Angel wondered.
"Not only did she teach me, she trained me as well," Juliet explained, "Slayers aren't the only humans that can kick ass. Let me ask you something now. Why do you help people?"
"I guess it's just a hobby of mine," Angel replied. His response brought a smile to Juliet's face.
"Then I have a proposition for you," Juliet smiled, "What do you say we team up? Help each other out. I can use some of your demon know how, and resources, and you can use my fighting abilities."
"I'd say it's a plan," Angel smiled back.
