Chapter 5 - S*** hits the fan
As Angel and Drusilla walked through the lobby, he could feel the eyes off every employee on them. Angel always knew that he could make an entrance but this was ridiculous. Nearly everyone had stopped what they were doing when the two had exited the elevator. Their mouths hung open in shock. He imagined that they were more than surprised to see him walking in with Dru. Most of them knew who she was by reputation or had come in contact with her in the past. They also knew the history between them so their shock wasn't unfounded. It was also making Angel even more nervous than when they had first boarded the elevator down. If this was how the general staff reacted, then his friends would be even worse. Angel knew that they were waiting for him in his office for their usual morning meeting, they would automatically go on the defensive. Angel needed to prepare himself for what was about to come and he had little time to do it.
When they approached his office Harmony stood up to hand Angel his messages and glared at Dru "What is *she* doing here." Angel looked at his secretary "You'll just have to wait and find out" the blonde gave the older vampiress one last disgusted look as they walked past her desk into his office.
Angel took a deep unnecessary breath and opened the doors. As he suspected the whole gang was there, including Buffy and Spike. They all looked up when he came in. "It's about time you got here Angel we were beginning to worry" Gunn greeted his boss then he saw Dru who came in behind Angel "what the hell"
"Drusilla" Buffy stood up and pulled a stake out of her pocket and began twirling in her hand "Get away from her Angel"
"Dear lord what is she doing here" Wesley and Gunn slowly began moving for the closest weapon they could find.
"She's here because I want her to be. Now everyone just stay calm" Angel took Dru's hand in his and guided her behind him. He promised that she would be safe and he intended to keep that promise.
Fred turned to Lorne and asked "Who's Drusilla?" the green demon looked down at his friend "She's Angels childe, the insane one, I think" Fred slowly nodded her head in understanding and watched the scene play out in front of her.
The room was in chaos now. Buffy, Wesley and Gunn were all shouting at Angel demanding to know what he meant. 'What do you mean you want her here' 'oh my god you're evil again' 'this has to be a spell, she's put him under some sort of spell' 'you've brought her here to turn Spike again' 'I am not evil nor am I under a spell and she is not here to turn Spike' their yelling gradually getting louder, drawing the attention of the office staff; who where currently looking in to the office expecting hell to break loose at any moment.
"Will every one just shut the hell up" immediately the entire room became silent and every one turned to look at the young physicist who had just shouted at the top of her lugs. Fred began blushing wildly when she realized that she had brought that much attention to herself. "Ok now that I um, have everyone's attention I think that there maybe a way of solving this." They all stood waiting for her to continue, intrigued by what she had said. "What if Drusilla sang for Lorne. Then he would be able to tell us if she were here to murder us all in a very brutally or not" She looked up to Lorne who nodded his head in agreement.
Everyone seemed to contemplate the brunette's idea and it was Gunn who spoke next "I think Fred's right."
"Yes, well I do believe that I would be inclined to agree with both Fred and Gunn. It would be the most reasonable way of solving this." Offered Wesley. Who wasn't entirely certain that they could trust the dark haired vampiress. However he was aware that Angel would not give up his position of defending her.
"I can not believe that you all are considering this. We should just stake her while we have the chance." Argued an indignant slayer. Buffy had not forgotten what Drusilla had done to Kendra and wasn't about to forgive her for killing a fellow slayer.
"Let's do it. What have we got to loose" said Spike, who spoke for the first time. He had been sitting quietly trying to understand why his sire was here, why Angel had brought her back into their lives and he knew that the only way he was going to get some answers is if Dru stuck around for a bit. Lorne looked around the room, he could feel tension radiating from every one and knew that this had to be decided tonight, they needed to know what exactly Dru's intentions were.
"Dru, would you be willing to sing for Lorne? Do you understand what he does?" Angel asked the woman standing behind him. She looked at the green demon and at the rest of the people in the small room and knew that she didn't have any choice. They couldn't begin to trust her until she proved herself to them, and if she had to do it by singing to the empath she would. Dru nodded her head yes "Although I must warn you I do not sing as pretty as the stars. They sing beautifully"
"Oh that's ok Dru you should hear me sing, I'm just awful" Dru and Angel smiled at the young woman while everyone else seemed puzzled by Fred's easy going nature towards the dark haired vampiress. Dru smiled at her, she now knew who the stars were talking about when they said that one of Angel's friends would be her friend too. Both women felt an odd sort of kinship to the other that they could not explain. "Well sweet cakes what are you going to sing?" Lorne asked her.
Dru came out from behind Angel and thought for a moment before opening her mouth to sing. She shocked everyone by singing Patsy Cline's 'Crazy' and by the end of the song both she and Fred could not contain their giggles. Angel, Lorne and Spike where standing looking at the girls with smiles on their faces, they saw the humor in the situation while Buffy, Wes and Gunn looked at them like they really where crazy. When the girls had calmed down Lorne spoke up giving his judgment "Well I can tell you that she's not here to kill us, nor has she put a spell on Angel, I can see no ill intent on her part" Angel looked at Lorne and could tell that he was holding something back but decided that it could wait.
Spike agreed with Lorne and decided that he and Buffy should leave, he wasn't quite ready to deal with Dru yet, however Buffy had to be literally dragged from the room. Wesley and Gunn left shaking their heads, not believing what they had just heard. Dru made her way over to Fred and properly introduced herself, she looked over at the singing demon and then to Angel, cocking her head to the side she listened as the voices told her that they wanted to be alone "Pet" She said turning back to Fred "you've got lot's of lovely little toys. Would you like to show them to me" Fred picked up on the silent signal and lead Dru from the room down to her lab.
Once the two had left Angel addressed Lorne "what is it Lorne, what else did you see in you reading?"
Lorne took a deep breath and sat down on the edge of the desk "Angel" he shook his head not quite sure where to begin "she doesn't have a soul Angel" he looked up at the vampire who nodded, not quiet understanding where this was headed. "However she is growing a conscience"
"What?"
"A conscience, she is developing a sense of right and wrong. She's beginning to feel guilt about what she's done." Lorne shook his head again, he didn't know how to explain what he saw when he didn't even understand it himself "It hasn't fully manifested itself yet, but when it does she will need your help, she may not be able to deal with it" Angel looked at Lorne and saw the sincerity in his eyes but he still could not grasp how Dru could possibly feel guilt with out a soul.
"Look Angel I don't have all of the answers, but the powers have brought the two of you back together for a reason and you can't question it. You were right in bringing her here now you just need to understand why and help Dru when she needs you to" Angel sat at his desk and began to think about what Lorne had just told him. Lorne sensed the dark vampire's need to think and quietly left his office.
Angel sat in the quiet office thinking about what Lorne had just told him. He didn't think it was possible for a vampire with out a soul to feel guilt, remorse or regret for what they did, but according to Lorne that was exactly what Dru was feeling or what she will feel. Angel thought back to when he first received his soul and to the stories that he had heard about Spike's soul being returned to him, they had suffered and he wasn't sure that Dru would be able to handle it, she was already insane, could her sanity possibly survive this? Lorne had said that the powers were involved, was it possible that they arranged it? Did the powers want him to care for her? His own soul told him that he had to make up for what Angelus had done to her and maybe this was it.
TBC...
Ok what did you think? Sorry about the lack of updates I had a little bit of trouble writing this chapter, but I hope you guys liked it, the next one will come sooner.
As Angel and Drusilla walked through the lobby, he could feel the eyes off every employee on them. Angel always knew that he could make an entrance but this was ridiculous. Nearly everyone had stopped what they were doing when the two had exited the elevator. Their mouths hung open in shock. He imagined that they were more than surprised to see him walking in with Dru. Most of them knew who she was by reputation or had come in contact with her in the past. They also knew the history between them so their shock wasn't unfounded. It was also making Angel even more nervous than when they had first boarded the elevator down. If this was how the general staff reacted, then his friends would be even worse. Angel knew that they were waiting for him in his office for their usual morning meeting, they would automatically go on the defensive. Angel needed to prepare himself for what was about to come and he had little time to do it.
When they approached his office Harmony stood up to hand Angel his messages and glared at Dru "What is *she* doing here." Angel looked at his secretary "You'll just have to wait and find out" the blonde gave the older vampiress one last disgusted look as they walked past her desk into his office.
Angel took a deep unnecessary breath and opened the doors. As he suspected the whole gang was there, including Buffy and Spike. They all looked up when he came in. "It's about time you got here Angel we were beginning to worry" Gunn greeted his boss then he saw Dru who came in behind Angel "what the hell"
"Drusilla" Buffy stood up and pulled a stake out of her pocket and began twirling in her hand "Get away from her Angel"
"Dear lord what is she doing here" Wesley and Gunn slowly began moving for the closest weapon they could find.
"She's here because I want her to be. Now everyone just stay calm" Angel took Dru's hand in his and guided her behind him. He promised that she would be safe and he intended to keep that promise.
Fred turned to Lorne and asked "Who's Drusilla?" the green demon looked down at his friend "She's Angels childe, the insane one, I think" Fred slowly nodded her head in understanding and watched the scene play out in front of her.
The room was in chaos now. Buffy, Wesley and Gunn were all shouting at Angel demanding to know what he meant. 'What do you mean you want her here' 'oh my god you're evil again' 'this has to be a spell, she's put him under some sort of spell' 'you've brought her here to turn Spike again' 'I am not evil nor am I under a spell and she is not here to turn Spike' their yelling gradually getting louder, drawing the attention of the office staff; who where currently looking in to the office expecting hell to break loose at any moment.
"Will every one just shut the hell up" immediately the entire room became silent and every one turned to look at the young physicist who had just shouted at the top of her lugs. Fred began blushing wildly when she realized that she had brought that much attention to herself. "Ok now that I um, have everyone's attention I think that there maybe a way of solving this." They all stood waiting for her to continue, intrigued by what she had said. "What if Drusilla sang for Lorne. Then he would be able to tell us if she were here to murder us all in a very brutally or not" She looked up to Lorne who nodded his head in agreement.
Everyone seemed to contemplate the brunette's idea and it was Gunn who spoke next "I think Fred's right."
"Yes, well I do believe that I would be inclined to agree with both Fred and Gunn. It would be the most reasonable way of solving this." Offered Wesley. Who wasn't entirely certain that they could trust the dark haired vampiress. However he was aware that Angel would not give up his position of defending her.
"I can not believe that you all are considering this. We should just stake her while we have the chance." Argued an indignant slayer. Buffy had not forgotten what Drusilla had done to Kendra and wasn't about to forgive her for killing a fellow slayer.
"Let's do it. What have we got to loose" said Spike, who spoke for the first time. He had been sitting quietly trying to understand why his sire was here, why Angel had brought her back into their lives and he knew that the only way he was going to get some answers is if Dru stuck around for a bit. Lorne looked around the room, he could feel tension radiating from every one and knew that this had to be decided tonight, they needed to know what exactly Dru's intentions were.
"Dru, would you be willing to sing for Lorne? Do you understand what he does?" Angel asked the woman standing behind him. She looked at the green demon and at the rest of the people in the small room and knew that she didn't have any choice. They couldn't begin to trust her until she proved herself to them, and if she had to do it by singing to the empath she would. Dru nodded her head yes "Although I must warn you I do not sing as pretty as the stars. They sing beautifully"
"Oh that's ok Dru you should hear me sing, I'm just awful" Dru and Angel smiled at the young woman while everyone else seemed puzzled by Fred's easy going nature towards the dark haired vampiress. Dru smiled at her, she now knew who the stars were talking about when they said that one of Angel's friends would be her friend too. Both women felt an odd sort of kinship to the other that they could not explain. "Well sweet cakes what are you going to sing?" Lorne asked her.
Dru came out from behind Angel and thought for a moment before opening her mouth to sing. She shocked everyone by singing Patsy Cline's 'Crazy' and by the end of the song both she and Fred could not contain their giggles. Angel, Lorne and Spike where standing looking at the girls with smiles on their faces, they saw the humor in the situation while Buffy, Wes and Gunn looked at them like they really where crazy. When the girls had calmed down Lorne spoke up giving his judgment "Well I can tell you that she's not here to kill us, nor has she put a spell on Angel, I can see no ill intent on her part" Angel looked at Lorne and could tell that he was holding something back but decided that it could wait.
Spike agreed with Lorne and decided that he and Buffy should leave, he wasn't quite ready to deal with Dru yet, however Buffy had to be literally dragged from the room. Wesley and Gunn left shaking their heads, not believing what they had just heard. Dru made her way over to Fred and properly introduced herself, she looked over at the singing demon and then to Angel, cocking her head to the side she listened as the voices told her that they wanted to be alone "Pet" She said turning back to Fred "you've got lot's of lovely little toys. Would you like to show them to me" Fred picked up on the silent signal and lead Dru from the room down to her lab.
Once the two had left Angel addressed Lorne "what is it Lorne, what else did you see in you reading?"
Lorne took a deep breath and sat down on the edge of the desk "Angel" he shook his head not quite sure where to begin "she doesn't have a soul Angel" he looked up at the vampire who nodded, not quiet understanding where this was headed. "However she is growing a conscience"
"What?"
"A conscience, she is developing a sense of right and wrong. She's beginning to feel guilt about what she's done." Lorne shook his head again, he didn't know how to explain what he saw when he didn't even understand it himself "It hasn't fully manifested itself yet, but when it does she will need your help, she may not be able to deal with it" Angel looked at Lorne and saw the sincerity in his eyes but he still could not grasp how Dru could possibly feel guilt with out a soul.
"Look Angel I don't have all of the answers, but the powers have brought the two of you back together for a reason and you can't question it. You were right in bringing her here now you just need to understand why and help Dru when she needs you to" Angel sat at his desk and began to think about what Lorne had just told him. Lorne sensed the dark vampire's need to think and quietly left his office.
Angel sat in the quiet office thinking about what Lorne had just told him. He didn't think it was possible for a vampire with out a soul to feel guilt, remorse or regret for what they did, but according to Lorne that was exactly what Dru was feeling or what she will feel. Angel thought back to when he first received his soul and to the stories that he had heard about Spike's soul being returned to him, they had suffered and he wasn't sure that Dru would be able to handle it, she was already insane, could her sanity possibly survive this? Lorne had said that the powers were involved, was it possible that they arranged it? Did the powers want him to care for her? His own soul told him that he had to make up for what Angelus had done to her and maybe this was it.
TBC...
Ok what did you think? Sorry about the lack of updates I had a little bit of trouble writing this chapter, but I hope you guys liked it, the next one will come sooner.