Chapter 2 The Grounds of the School....

Xander walked through the courtyard looking at his math book confused. When Cordelia and Harmony stopped him.
"Hey, Xander." Harmony said flirting. Xander looked at them in silence and confusion.
"So like we heard a rumor that somehow you've become popular." Cordy said as Xander said.
"And since..." Xander added.
"The Sunnydale Ball is coming up, we want you to take me." Cordy spoke.
"Hey, she meant me." Harmony said. Xander put his index finger over Harmony's lips.
"Shh." he said as he stood back looking the two over." O-k, I've made my decisions...None of you." he said walking away. Cordy looked at Harmony angered. Xander headed towards the stairs when he stopped and stared at Willow who was looking and making eye contact with someone across the courtyard. Xander turned to see who it was or what it was and was shocked when he found Angel. Angel then looked at Xander and gritted and left. Xander then ran up the stairs, to find Willow.
"What was that about?" Xander demanded.
"What was what?"
"Angel."
"Xander, why the hell, would Angel be here? Come on your not that stupid."
"So what information did he say?"
"Why don't you just tell the whole world?"
"Because the whole world isn't my best friend." he said as Willow's grin turned serious.
"Then I'd say I have something in common with the whole world."
"You mean that?"
"Yea, I do." She said walking away. Xander looks down at her bandaged arm, which had a blood, stained on it.
"Some friendly advice..."Xander shouted.
"Tell Angel to try the upper forearm, it's easier to hide. "He said leaving in the other direction. Willow stopped and looks at her bandage. --------------------------------------------------------

Meanwhile in the library...
"No." Buffy yelled." Angel can't be-"
"Oh, but he is and I thought it be best if the truth came from me, to the first one who should know." Giles muffled.
"No, I'm sorry, Giles." ----------------------------------------------------------
As Buffy spoke, Xander slipped in quiet waiting to make an introduction. ---------------------------------------------------------
"I know Angel a lot better than anyone else..." ---------------------------------------------------------
Xander a bit perturbed looked up at Buffy who faced Giles. ---------------------------------------------------------
"He would never try to hurt me."
"And what makes you think that?" Giles mumbled.
"Because I love him more than anyone and he the same."
"More than anyone?" Xander interjected.
"Xander, I-"
"Know what you meant, yea right." he said angered as he walked out of the library.
"Xander-"
"No, Buffy, let me." Giles said as he ran out behind Xander. Giles came out the doors to find Xander who stood out looking over the courtyard.
"Xander, you know what she meant. Now I know you and her are an item and because of that you should be there to help her understand in the next few days she will be forced to understand that Angel is different."
"How different?"
"When Angel was around 23, he was sort of a drunk and as all young men a womanizer who didn't have a trait was scorned by his father and lacked the refines of a statesmen. So one night he met a young maiden named Darla who seem to make him feel as though all his problems would go away. That night he lost his soul and became Angelus, soon his reign of terror would infect towns and cause destruction under the Master and his claimed sons and daughters. Now he will rise by another maiden and lose what was given to him."
"Willow" Xander mumbled.
"What?"
"If Angel become Angelus again what will happen?"
"Then surely Buffy and others will die and that is why it is important that we keep Angel from becoming him."
"Giles, Willow, she's the maiden and he's back."
"She can't be...to cause this switch the gods won't have made it that easy. She's mortal, and besides Willow wouldn't, just like Buffy."
"If he's this Angelus, how do we get him."
"Pierce his heart with the blood of a human with a soul."
"Then I will." Xander runs away as Giles thinks and then yells.
"NO, Xander." Giles turns to run but is hit with a bat. Soon Willow stands looking at him, she turns and goes to the library. Once at the library, she walks in to find Buffy standing waiting rubbing her temples.
"Hey, Will."
"Buffy, I'm worried."
"Giles. He keeps talking about Angel being this big bad guy, when he's not."
"I know, I mean how could he..."she pauses and thinks. "How did you know about Angel?" Buffy immediately felt a punch at her face. "Willow?" Willow threw out another punch. But Buffy dodged it, and reciprocated by flipping Willow over onto the table.
"I knew something was up, but-"
"But?" Willow flipped on her legs and flipped off the table. "You'd never guess innocent Willow could be this good."
"Well yes." Willow slipped down and clipped Buffy's leg making her fall. Willow then took a chair and put it over Buffy face to pin her and sat down looking at the tip of Buffy head.
"Well, you'll be happy to know my new boyfriend taught me a few things."
"New boyfriend?"
"Well, I'm not much one for left overs but Angel is pretty good."
"Angel?"
"Yea, see while I'm fighting you by now, Xander's gone."
"Xander?"
"Oh, see while you were so doubting of Angelus happening, Xander to my dismay figured out our secret and left to fight."
"Too bad, you won't be there to help." Suddenly Buffy used her strength to push the chair up. Buffy got up and got in fighting stances.
"So your plan was to attack me?"
"No, but it sure is fun." Willow ran and dropped kicked Buffy, but Buffy caught her feet and twisted them down. Willow fell on the ground hard, once on the ground Buffy pulled her up by the hair and punched her one good time. Willow fell out as Buffy caught her breath she grabbed a rope and tied her hands. Giles came in with the help of Cordelia.
"Look, I'm not prone to finding a bleeding librarian on the ground outside."
"Giles?" Buffy comes over and takes him and carefully helps him to a chair as Cordy looks at Willow who is up against a wall knocked out.
"Can we say bad hair day?"
"Can we say shut-up and leave."
"Look, I've been watching you guys, and I know something's up...something about the vampires." Buffy bandaging Giles looks at Cordelia.
"Leave now."
"Public Library? Anyway, you don't know how to tie a bandage right." she walks over pushing Buffy out of the way and begins Giles bandage again.
"Buffy, don't worry about her...Xander needs you. We'll put Willow in the cage in the back until you come back."
"But I don't know where they are?"
"Where would vampires go to end the world?"
'The Hellmouth." she said as she ran out the door.
"Look, you can trust me with this...I'm good at keeping secrets."
"Cordelia, you can help but not hinder."
"Oh, no hindrance here." she says finishing, Giles stands up and looks at Cordelia ."Has anyone ever told you, you have beautiful brown eyes?"
"No." he said ignoring her.
"Because they're always telling me that." ------------------------------------------------------------- (Chapter 3) PREVIEW:
"What is she doing here, Giles?"
"Researching for this Ergorone spell to turn you back into your old, non-bluffing self."
"Cordelia, what are you talking about, I'm me...Willow."
"Bad grammar, bad Willow." -----------------
"It was either him or me?" Angel asked.
"It's you...Angel" Buffy said.