Title: Who's next 1/?

Arthur: Christen Hays (PurplehaysC@netscape.com)

Disclaimer: These Characters belong to Joss Whedon, except Tiama and anyone else you do not recognize.

Distribution: Take it, but let me know. If you have any of my other fics, go ahead.

Comments: this is my first fanfic so please be gentle! And I want all the comments good or bad you have!  (Oh I got this idea from reading Child of Love so who ever wrote that thanks)

~J~

Angel was sitting down working on a file when Tiama walked in and sat down in the chair in front of his desk. "Dad?"

He lifted up his head and looked at her. "Yes?"

"Could you please take me to the mall?" He looked at her and sighed knowing that just like her mother she would always win discussions like these.

"Come one, Dad, it's not light out side and these clothes of Aunt Cordelia's are defiantly out of style."

He laughed; she was so much like Buffy sometimes it was scary. He couldn't help but think back to when the Oracles first gave her to him.

"Sure, Tiama as soon as you homework is done." As he heard him self say that he wanted to laugh, he had turned into a father against his own will. 

She jumped up and kissed him on the cheek. "I love you so much!"

He only smiled and hugged her.

We had been at the mall for an hour already and I hadn't found anything that I would want to be seen wearing in public. I could tell my father hated shopping with me because he had already growled like twenty times. He looked at his watch and growled, make that twenty-one. "Tiama we've been here for an hour, you need to hurry up and choose something."

I muttered ok, ok. I started to go and try something on when my dad's cell phone rang.  He signaled for me to sit down and I did. He picked up the telephone, "Angel." "Cordelia, what's is it?'

As he started to talk, I felt a tug at my shirt. I turned around and saw a blond headed women calling my name and telling me to follow her. I got up and started to follow her because there was something about her that just seemed so familiar. I finally decided to ask who she was but all the came out was, "Mum?" She turned around and nodded. I wanted to hug her and tell her how much I love her but she turned around and kept leading to where we were going.

After I was off the telephone I turned around to tell Tiama why Cordelia called but she was not there. I looked everywhere for her but she was nowhere to be found. I picked up my cell and called Cordelia. "Cordelia is Tiama there?" I knew I sounded like I was worried but the truth was I was. "Angel, she was supposed to be with you she isn't?" "No, she was but now she not. Look call me if she comes home." "Ok, Angel she'll show up." I hung up the phone and started searching every last part of the mall looking for my little girl.

~end of chapter 1~