"Then how is it used?" Angel wanted to know.
Melody pulled her jeans down a little, revealing a symoblic writing on her lower back, just below the waistline of her jeans.
"If you can read this, you would know."
"Sure, I knew all of the gaelic writing, but I forgot most of it."
Angel nodded.
"Now we know where the necklace is, we don't have to get it, because it's right here in the hotel." Fred was happy.
Melody shook her head. "Go right ahead, I never liked it anyway."
Angel shrugged. "Then we will keep it here, as long as it's in the safe."
Melody reached in her shirt and pulled out a ruby one. reached back, and unclasped it.
"Take this one too."
Melody had noticed Connor watching her when she reached down her shirt. Connor tried to play it innocent.
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"Where are you?!"
Melody had left a space between the carriers, with a cat pad.
Connor felt her heart melt when she saw the kittens, 7 of them, all nursing on their mother, but Selena wasn't done.
"I bred you to an Abyssinian, don't tell me he didn't get them all."
There was a black one, an orange one and a calico. All of the others looked like their mother though. Selena pushed again, and quickly the last kitten was born. It was pure white. Connor reached out and stroked Selena, and the proud mother of eight purred. Melody reached out and picked up one of the sleeping Abyssinians, and placed it in the now empty large carrier, Connor did the same, and Selena got the idea, moving all of the kittens into the carrier. Melody and Connor sat, watching them nurse.
Melody leaned against Connor, filling him with warmth.
"Connor? Melody?"
Angel appeared at the doorway, with Cordy, Fred and Gunn behind him. When Angel saw the kittens he stopped, so did the people behind him.
Melody reached in the carrier, slightly alarmed. She pulled out one of the kittens, the smallest, the white one , and handed him to Connor.
"Hold him for a minute while I get something."
Melody reached into the small carrier, and pulled out a small box containing a kitten bottle, and nipple.
"He can't get in to eat."
Melody carefully measured the kitten formula into the bottle, and went to get some warm water.
Melody returned quickly, shaking the bottle of formula. She saw Connor had taken one of the Abysinians, the biggest one, and replaced it with the white kitten, for her to give the formula to. Melody took the kitten gently, and put the nipple in it's mouth. The kitten, with the strange feel of rubber in it's mouth, didn't know what to do at first, but caught on quickly. Melody handed the kitten to Connor, watching him feed the baby. Connor looked up, and Melody smiled at him, nodding. The kitten fell asleep, and Connor put him next to his mother.
"Ok, tonight, Angel, you will patrol with me,"
Angel nodded, acknowledging Cordelia had spoken.
"And Connor, how about you patrol with Melody?"
Angel looked up startled.
"Wait, no. Cordy, you patrol with Connor, and Melody will stay with Gunn and me."
Cordelia shook her head.
"No, the odds will be better with Melody and Connor together."
Angel relented muttering something about the odds of him having grandchildren. Melody and Connor just rolled their eyes. And Melody supressed a snicker.
They all left, and Melody was left alone. She turned to the carrier containing the cat and kittens, and realized Connor hadn't left. Connor moved close.
"Thank you."
Melody looked in his eyes, and their lips met, passionately, searching.
"Thank me for what?"
Melody leaned back.
Connor smiled. "For a nice night last night."
Melody shook her head. "You don't really feel that way."
Connor nodded. "You're right, I don't. But there is something I'd like to feel."
Melody growled. "Maybe later." Her words were promising, but he didn't count on it.
It was dusk already, and the others were preparing to go patrolling, Connor and Melody grabbed their stakes, and headed out.
"Where are they usually the thickest?" Melody asked, a buisness-like tone entering her voice.
"Well, no where in particular. Sometimes I'll run across a group of them, but it varies."
Melody smirked. "It depends on their star sign, and what number life they are in."
Connor glanced at her. "I don't think so."
Melody just rolled her eyes.
A slender female vampire lunged out of the shadows, Melody stepped aside, and Connor staked. They continued walking as if nothing had happened.
"I can't belive I didn't hear that."
Melody's angst was seeping into Connor slowly.
"You saw it soon enough, and besides, you're only human."
Melody glared at him.
"Part human." Connor corrected.
They walked in silence for a little while. Connor paused.
"Shhh, listen."
Melody stopped.
Click, rustle, more rustling.
They pulled out their stakes, but what lunged at them was not in the mood to be dust. The vampire dove at Connor's feet, and Connor jumped away. The undead creature stood up, dusting himself off.
"Ok, you want to play rough, you got it."
The vampire shook his head. "Humans."
Melody kicked, it hit him right in the chin, snapping his head upward, and temporarily disorienting him. Connor plunged the stake into his chest. Melody smiled with satisfaction. The vampire looked at her with demonic pain in his eyes. The vampire exploded into dust, leaving no more evidence of his existence than a dusting on the sidewalk. .
"That was fun." Melody's voice was ironic.
Connor shrugged. "It was unusually easy tonight."
Melody shrugged. "Hey, I like to be quick, what can I say?"
Melody and Connor kept walking.
After walking with no more vampires, they came across a graveyard. Melody scaled the fence. It looked like he didn't have a choice, so he jumped over.
"Looks pretty quiet." Connor commented, looking around.
Melody cocked her head. "You never know."
Melody proceeded to walk directly toward the larger section of the graveyard that contained mostly flat headstones. She stopped at a freshly buried one, with a upright headstone, unlike most of them around it. Melody brushed some of the dirt away, revealing a vampire's hand. Melody took hold of it and yanked. Hard. A vampire slid out of the grave. She held out her hand.
"Stake."
Connor slapped the stake in her hand. Melody brought it down over his heart, but the vampire knocked it away. Melody said something Connor didn't understand, but by the tone of her voice he figured it must've been something vulgar. The vampire jumped up, blocking Connor's punch, and dodging Melody's kick. The vampire smiled evilly. Connor could feel Melody's blood slowly starting to boil. As if on cue, both Melody and Connor lunged forward, catching the vampie off guard. The vampire recovered only too quickly, it grabbed Melody and bared it's fangs. Melody winced as the fangs touched the soft flesh of her neck. Suddenly the fangs turned to dust. Melody turned around to face Connor.
"Thanks."
Connor just nodded at her. They headed over to the section with the tall monuments and mortuaries.
"Look here." Connor motioned to one of the smaller mortuaries.
The door was unusually cracked open. Melody made her way to it, pushing on the door lightly. It swung open, showing it's occupants in full fang gear. Melody took her stake, and went for the smaller female, while Connor took on the bigger female.
Connor managed to stake his before Melody did, and came to help her. When Connor got to her, the vampire was at her neck. Connor came up behind her, and Melody was covered in head to toe with vamp dust.
"The motherfuckers always go for the pretty one." Melody complained.
"We should get back." Melody commented, looking at her watch.
Connor and Melody ran back to the hotel. When they finally arrived, they were both out of breath.
"You have amazing stamina for a part demon."
Melody smiled. "That's not the only thing I have longevity in."
She moved in close, pressing her lips to his.
"I never properly thanked you for saving my life. Twice."
The door opened and Fred peeked out.
"I would suggest you two stop liplocking and get in here before Angel sees you."
Connor and Melody followed Fred back in.
"Dinner!" Cordy called from the kitchen.
Connor, Melody and Fred went into the kitchen.
"This is the diagram I drew up." Fred handed Angel a piece of paper.
Angel never took his eyes off Melody and Connor. Connor ignored him, and got 2 plates, handing one to Melody, who never took her eyes off Angel, giving him an equally penetrating stare. Melody ate quickly, giving an excuse, something about the kittens. Connor, finishing not too long after Melody, went straight to his room.... or so Angel thought. Connor went straight to Melody's room.
Melody pulled her jeans down a little, revealing a symoblic writing on her lower back, just below the waistline of her jeans.
"If you can read this, you would know."
"Sure, I knew all of the gaelic writing, but I forgot most of it."
Angel nodded.
"Now we know where the necklace is, we don't have to get it, because it's right here in the hotel." Fred was happy.
Melody shook her head. "Go right ahead, I never liked it anyway."
Angel shrugged. "Then we will keep it here, as long as it's in the safe."
Melody reached in her shirt and pulled out a ruby one. reached back, and unclasped it.
"Take this one too."
Melody had noticed Connor watching her when she reached down her shirt. Connor tried to play it innocent.
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"Where are you?!"
Melody had left a space between the carriers, with a cat pad.
Connor felt her heart melt when she saw the kittens, 7 of them, all nursing on their mother, but Selena wasn't done.
"I bred you to an Abyssinian, don't tell me he didn't get them all."
There was a black one, an orange one and a calico. All of the others looked like their mother though. Selena pushed again, and quickly the last kitten was born. It was pure white. Connor reached out and stroked Selena, and the proud mother of eight purred. Melody reached out and picked up one of the sleeping Abyssinians, and placed it in the now empty large carrier, Connor did the same, and Selena got the idea, moving all of the kittens into the carrier. Melody and Connor sat, watching them nurse.
Melody leaned against Connor, filling him with warmth.
"Connor? Melody?"
Angel appeared at the doorway, with Cordy, Fred and Gunn behind him. When Angel saw the kittens he stopped, so did the people behind him.
Melody reached in the carrier, slightly alarmed. She pulled out one of the kittens, the smallest, the white one , and handed him to Connor.
"Hold him for a minute while I get something."
Melody reached into the small carrier, and pulled out a small box containing a kitten bottle, and nipple.
"He can't get in to eat."
Melody carefully measured the kitten formula into the bottle, and went to get some warm water.
Melody returned quickly, shaking the bottle of formula. She saw Connor had taken one of the Abysinians, the biggest one, and replaced it with the white kitten, for her to give the formula to. Melody took the kitten gently, and put the nipple in it's mouth. The kitten, with the strange feel of rubber in it's mouth, didn't know what to do at first, but caught on quickly. Melody handed the kitten to Connor, watching him feed the baby. Connor looked up, and Melody smiled at him, nodding. The kitten fell asleep, and Connor put him next to his mother.
"Ok, tonight, Angel, you will patrol with me,"
Angel nodded, acknowledging Cordelia had spoken.
"And Connor, how about you patrol with Melody?"
Angel looked up startled.
"Wait, no. Cordy, you patrol with Connor, and Melody will stay with Gunn and me."
Cordelia shook her head.
"No, the odds will be better with Melody and Connor together."
Angel relented muttering something about the odds of him having grandchildren. Melody and Connor just rolled their eyes. And Melody supressed a snicker.
They all left, and Melody was left alone. She turned to the carrier containing the cat and kittens, and realized Connor hadn't left. Connor moved close.
"Thank you."
Melody looked in his eyes, and their lips met, passionately, searching.
"Thank me for what?"
Melody leaned back.
Connor smiled. "For a nice night last night."
Melody shook her head. "You don't really feel that way."
Connor nodded. "You're right, I don't. But there is something I'd like to feel."
Melody growled. "Maybe later." Her words were promising, but he didn't count on it.
It was dusk already, and the others were preparing to go patrolling, Connor and Melody grabbed their stakes, and headed out.
"Where are they usually the thickest?" Melody asked, a buisness-like tone entering her voice.
"Well, no where in particular. Sometimes I'll run across a group of them, but it varies."
Melody smirked. "It depends on their star sign, and what number life they are in."
Connor glanced at her. "I don't think so."
Melody just rolled her eyes.
A slender female vampire lunged out of the shadows, Melody stepped aside, and Connor staked. They continued walking as if nothing had happened.
"I can't belive I didn't hear that."
Melody's angst was seeping into Connor slowly.
"You saw it soon enough, and besides, you're only human."
Melody glared at him.
"Part human." Connor corrected.
They walked in silence for a little while. Connor paused.
"Shhh, listen."
Melody stopped.
Click, rustle, more rustling.
They pulled out their stakes, but what lunged at them was not in the mood to be dust. The vampire dove at Connor's feet, and Connor jumped away. The undead creature stood up, dusting himself off.
"Ok, you want to play rough, you got it."
The vampire shook his head. "Humans."
Melody kicked, it hit him right in the chin, snapping his head upward, and temporarily disorienting him. Connor plunged the stake into his chest. Melody smiled with satisfaction. The vampire looked at her with demonic pain in his eyes. The vampire exploded into dust, leaving no more evidence of his existence than a dusting on the sidewalk. .
"That was fun." Melody's voice was ironic.
Connor shrugged. "It was unusually easy tonight."
Melody shrugged. "Hey, I like to be quick, what can I say?"
Melody and Connor kept walking.
After walking with no more vampires, they came across a graveyard. Melody scaled the fence. It looked like he didn't have a choice, so he jumped over.
"Looks pretty quiet." Connor commented, looking around.
Melody cocked her head. "You never know."
Melody proceeded to walk directly toward the larger section of the graveyard that contained mostly flat headstones. She stopped at a freshly buried one, with a upright headstone, unlike most of them around it. Melody brushed some of the dirt away, revealing a vampire's hand. Melody took hold of it and yanked. Hard. A vampire slid out of the grave. She held out her hand.
"Stake."
Connor slapped the stake in her hand. Melody brought it down over his heart, but the vampire knocked it away. Melody said something Connor didn't understand, but by the tone of her voice he figured it must've been something vulgar. The vampire jumped up, blocking Connor's punch, and dodging Melody's kick. The vampire smiled evilly. Connor could feel Melody's blood slowly starting to boil. As if on cue, both Melody and Connor lunged forward, catching the vampie off guard. The vampire recovered only too quickly, it grabbed Melody and bared it's fangs. Melody winced as the fangs touched the soft flesh of her neck. Suddenly the fangs turned to dust. Melody turned around to face Connor.
"Thanks."
Connor just nodded at her. They headed over to the section with the tall monuments and mortuaries.
"Look here." Connor motioned to one of the smaller mortuaries.
The door was unusually cracked open. Melody made her way to it, pushing on the door lightly. It swung open, showing it's occupants in full fang gear. Melody took her stake, and went for the smaller female, while Connor took on the bigger female.
Connor managed to stake his before Melody did, and came to help her. When Connor got to her, the vampire was at her neck. Connor came up behind her, and Melody was covered in head to toe with vamp dust.
"The motherfuckers always go for the pretty one." Melody complained.
"We should get back." Melody commented, looking at her watch.
Connor and Melody ran back to the hotel. When they finally arrived, they were both out of breath.
"You have amazing stamina for a part demon."
Melody smiled. "That's not the only thing I have longevity in."
She moved in close, pressing her lips to his.
"I never properly thanked you for saving my life. Twice."
The door opened and Fred peeked out.
"I would suggest you two stop liplocking and get in here before Angel sees you."
Connor and Melody followed Fred back in.
"Dinner!" Cordy called from the kitchen.
Connor, Melody and Fred went into the kitchen.
"This is the diagram I drew up." Fred handed Angel a piece of paper.
Angel never took his eyes off Melody and Connor. Connor ignored him, and got 2 plates, handing one to Melody, who never took her eyes off Angel, giving him an equally penetrating stare. Melody ate quickly, giving an excuse, something about the kittens. Connor, finishing not too long after Melody, went straight to his room.... or so Angel thought. Connor went straight to Melody's room.