Woah! Thanx to all the reviews!
Tariq- So glad u are liking it. This is all for you. (
To all the people that want Wesley to be cool, that is what this chapter is gonna build up too. Making Wes kick ass! (mostly it's just a re-write of "Deep Down") It might not happen fully this chapter, but I guarantee you some cool Wesley stuff.
X-identaty, Aries gurl, CF, cordyliveson, Anna- Thanx so much for reading and I hope u continue to R&R!
BAanne9- Worry not, this is going to end up B/A! it's all I am!
Shahid- thanx for your review. I haven't made Connor act like Angelus or kick spike's ass because of what shall happen in this chapter (if you remember the episode "Deep Down" you'll remember why he acts this way)
Marchelle- Are you sure it's not showing up? U might try it now! And you are very welcome for this fic. (
Onward!
A/N- I made a mistake last chapter, Lilah IS sleeping, not awake. And for the sake of the 1st scene, let's say she's a heavy sleeper.
Ch.5
Wes looked through the bars in the doorway of his closet and saw a shackled and gagged Justine, "Let's go for a boat ride." He said.
Wesley opened the bars and grabbed Justine's arm, she cried out as he dragged her on the floor to the door, but couldn't be heard through the gag.
Wesley dropped her and put on his coat and shoes.
He grabbed her arm again and opened his front door. He dragged her out as Lilah was just beginning to stir in the room. By the time Lilah woke up, Wesley was gone with Justine and driving out of the parking lot.
They drove to the Marina. It was nighttime so nobody was around to see him pull Justine from the car and onto a small fishing boat.
When they were on the water, Wesley let the gag go made her sit down.
Justine cursed at him in her mind, but feared his reaction if he heard her. She stayed still and quiet.
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"Any luck?" Xander asked as Buffy, Faith and Giles came back from Wesley's.
"No." Buffy scowled as she sat down.
"It might have had something to do with B. yelling at him." Faith suggested as she followed Buffy.
"There was yelling?" Willow asked as she walked into the lobby, still full of girls, most of them sleeping.
"Quite a bit actually, but he wasn't telling anything anyways." Giles said.
"So what do we do now?" Fred asked.
"I don't know." Buffy sighed. She put her head in her hands, "Are you sure you looked everywhere, talked to everyone?"
"We talked to everyone and everything that might know where Angel went to and even killed the majority. Nobody saw anything." Gunn said.
"The only thing that might have seen what happened, Connor killed her." Fred said.
"She attacked me!" Connor said.
"I know." Fred said.
Buffy stood up, "I can't stay here. I'll be back."
"Buffy!" Dawn hollered as she ran to catch up with her sister.
Buffy turned around.
"It'll be ok. We'll find him and he'll be ok. You'll see." Dawn tried to reassure her.
Buffy gave a halfhearted smile and put her hand to Dawn's face and it cupped her cheek. It lay there for a second and then Buffy let go as she walked out the double door.
Someone ran up behind her as she reached the gate of the old hotel, she thought it would be Willow or Spike, it wasn't.
"Hay! Mind if I come along?" Connor asked her.
Buffy shrugged her shoulder and the both of them walked out onto the crowded street.
An hour later, Connor and Buffy had killed 2 vampires, without saying a single word to each other finally Buffy spoke up.
"You remind me of Angel." Buffy said.
"I'm nothing like him!" Connor said angrily.
"More alike than you think."
"He's a monster."
Buffy turned to him, "He's a good man."
Connor was silent. Buffy had given him a look of death when she stared at him, and honestly, it frightened him a little.
"I get it." Buffy said, "You were raised in a hell dimension, you're new here. You don't understand yet. Who Angel is, who he really is. He the best person I have ever known, and the best soul. You remind me of the broody, self-hating part, but so righteous it's scary."
Connor stopped and looked at him, "Who are you?" he asked. Nobody had ever told him about Buffy, and he wanted to know how it was possible for someone to even like Angel.
"I'm Buffy."
"I know that. I mean who are you? Why did you bring all those girls and people, and vampire" he spat that word out like it was sour lemons in his mouth, "How you know my father?"
"I'm the-a vampire Slayer. My job is-"
"Oh. I've heard of you. Slayers I mean. But if you're a slayer why did you say that Angel's such a good guy and why did you bring a vampire with you?"
Buffy sighed, "Things aren't always so cut and dry. There's a lot of gray area in this world. Spike and Angel, they're part of the gray area. Angel has a soul and so does Spike." She looked at him, hoping he would accept her answer.
He didn't, "That doesn't change who he is. My father killed hundred's of people. He's a monster."
Buffy stopped walking again, "He's not. Angel didn't kill all of those people, Angelus did. You'd do good to learn that. They are two completely different people. Angelus is an evil prick that deserved to go to hell, but Angel..." she sighed, she didn't know what else to say except, "I loved him."
Connor's eyes grew wide as he stared at the petite blonde's words, "love? You loved it?"
"I told you, I love--d Angel." Buffy caught herself and added a 'd' quickly to 'love'.
Connor considered this unfathomable, "Why?"
"It's complicated."
Buffy didn't want to explain, nor did she have to because just then they were attacked by vampires, who became dust fast then you can saw 'gesundheit'.
Buffy and Connor walked back to the hotel and noticed that everyone but the Scooby and AI gang was sleeping.
"What's going on?" Connor asked, sensing something was up. One of the only things he was thankful for in having vampire parents.
"Sit." Gunn said angrily, staring daggers at Connor.
Buffy furrowed her eyebrows and looked at Willow for answers. Willow had a sad look on her face.
Giles took his glasses off and wiped them with his kerchief that was in his pocket.
Fred, Faith, and Xander were also in the room, scowling. Spike and others were nowhere to be seen, and Buffy knew that whatever was happening, it was serious.
Connor and Buffy walked down the steps. Gunn took Connor by the shoulder and shoved him into a chair. Buffy made a silent protest with her face, but just sat on the circular couch in the lobby.
Fred started, "We got a phone call, it was from Wesley. Want to guess why he called?"
Connor shrugged.
Gunn got a look on his face like he was happy that Connor had reacted that way, "It could have something to do with why Angel went missing. Wanna give it another stab?"
Connor remained a cool exterior, another trait from having vampires as parents.
Gunn punched Connor in the face and Connor's young slender body fell to the floor, "What the hell?!" Buffy yelled, she tried helping Connor off the floor.
Buffy helped Connor over to the couch she had just got off of.
Willow walked over to Buffy and put her hand on Buffy's shoulder, telling her to ease off. Buffy was confused, "Would someone like to tell me what the hell is going-"
Buffy was cut off by the double doors of the hotel being opened by Wesley, carrying a nearly dead, again, looking Angel. Buffy turned her head and ran over to help Wesley carry the limp Angel in.
Connor tried to make a run for it, but within those two seconds, Buffy used her slayer speed to put Angel down and catch Connor with a punch to the side of his head.
Gunn and Fred went to Connor and grabbed him by his feet. With help from Faith, they tied him to the chair he had been shoved into earlier.
Wesley was walking out the door when Buffy yelled after him, "Wesley!" he turned around. She didn't know what to say, so she softened her eyes and her tone, "Thank you."
He made no expression and just left.
Buffy went to Angel who was leaning on the red circle couch, "Angel." She asked.
He could barely comprehend what she was saying.
"He's so weak." Tears came her eyes, but she fought them back, "What happened?" She asked anyone who could answer.
"Connor. Wesley found out that Connor trapped Angel in the harbor by the beach where Angel was supposed to be." Giles said.
"In the ocean? For three months?" Buffy asked rhetorically.
Giles bowed his head and looked at the floor.
A small tear glided down Buffy's face as she squatted down and looked Angel in his pale face. She cupped her hand to his face. His eyes opened.
"Buffy?" he mustered out.
She nodded, another tear fell down her face.
"I dreamed that you'd find me." He whispered. "Always." She smiled. "Rest now." She said and looked at Faith, Xander and Giles to get Angel upstairs.
They didn't even need her to tell them.
Buffy stood up and leaned over to kiss Angel's forehead before her friends took Angel to the safety of his bed.
Buffy wiped the tear from her face and her vulnerability was gone when she looked up with her Slayer face, "Take him into the office." She said as she marched into the room behind the desk.
Gunn, Fred and Willow pulled their strength to drag Connor into the office.
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Next Chapter! Buffy "talks" to Connor, with him tied up. R&R Ciao!
Tariq- So glad u are liking it. This is all for you. (
To all the people that want Wesley to be cool, that is what this chapter is gonna build up too. Making Wes kick ass! (mostly it's just a re-write of "Deep Down") It might not happen fully this chapter, but I guarantee you some cool Wesley stuff.
X-identaty, Aries gurl, CF, cordyliveson, Anna- Thanx so much for reading and I hope u continue to R&R!
BAanne9- Worry not, this is going to end up B/A! it's all I am!
Shahid- thanx for your review. I haven't made Connor act like Angelus or kick spike's ass because of what shall happen in this chapter (if you remember the episode "Deep Down" you'll remember why he acts this way)
Marchelle- Are you sure it's not showing up? U might try it now! And you are very welcome for this fic. (
Onward!
A/N- I made a mistake last chapter, Lilah IS sleeping, not awake. And for the sake of the 1st scene, let's say she's a heavy sleeper.
Ch.5
Wes looked through the bars in the doorway of his closet and saw a shackled and gagged Justine, "Let's go for a boat ride." He said.
Wesley opened the bars and grabbed Justine's arm, she cried out as he dragged her on the floor to the door, but couldn't be heard through the gag.
Wesley dropped her and put on his coat and shoes.
He grabbed her arm again and opened his front door. He dragged her out as Lilah was just beginning to stir in the room. By the time Lilah woke up, Wesley was gone with Justine and driving out of the parking lot.
They drove to the Marina. It was nighttime so nobody was around to see him pull Justine from the car and onto a small fishing boat.
When they were on the water, Wesley let the gag go made her sit down.
Justine cursed at him in her mind, but feared his reaction if he heard her. She stayed still and quiet.
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"Any luck?" Xander asked as Buffy, Faith and Giles came back from Wesley's.
"No." Buffy scowled as she sat down.
"It might have had something to do with B. yelling at him." Faith suggested as she followed Buffy.
"There was yelling?" Willow asked as she walked into the lobby, still full of girls, most of them sleeping.
"Quite a bit actually, but he wasn't telling anything anyways." Giles said.
"So what do we do now?" Fred asked.
"I don't know." Buffy sighed. She put her head in her hands, "Are you sure you looked everywhere, talked to everyone?"
"We talked to everyone and everything that might know where Angel went to and even killed the majority. Nobody saw anything." Gunn said.
"The only thing that might have seen what happened, Connor killed her." Fred said.
"She attacked me!" Connor said.
"I know." Fred said.
Buffy stood up, "I can't stay here. I'll be back."
"Buffy!" Dawn hollered as she ran to catch up with her sister.
Buffy turned around.
"It'll be ok. We'll find him and he'll be ok. You'll see." Dawn tried to reassure her.
Buffy gave a halfhearted smile and put her hand to Dawn's face and it cupped her cheek. It lay there for a second and then Buffy let go as she walked out the double door.
Someone ran up behind her as she reached the gate of the old hotel, she thought it would be Willow or Spike, it wasn't.
"Hay! Mind if I come along?" Connor asked her.
Buffy shrugged her shoulder and the both of them walked out onto the crowded street.
An hour later, Connor and Buffy had killed 2 vampires, without saying a single word to each other finally Buffy spoke up.
"You remind me of Angel." Buffy said.
"I'm nothing like him!" Connor said angrily.
"More alike than you think."
"He's a monster."
Buffy turned to him, "He's a good man."
Connor was silent. Buffy had given him a look of death when she stared at him, and honestly, it frightened him a little.
"I get it." Buffy said, "You were raised in a hell dimension, you're new here. You don't understand yet. Who Angel is, who he really is. He the best person I have ever known, and the best soul. You remind me of the broody, self-hating part, but so righteous it's scary."
Connor stopped and looked at him, "Who are you?" he asked. Nobody had ever told him about Buffy, and he wanted to know how it was possible for someone to even like Angel.
"I'm Buffy."
"I know that. I mean who are you? Why did you bring all those girls and people, and vampire" he spat that word out like it was sour lemons in his mouth, "How you know my father?"
"I'm the-a vampire Slayer. My job is-"
"Oh. I've heard of you. Slayers I mean. But if you're a slayer why did you say that Angel's such a good guy and why did you bring a vampire with you?"
Buffy sighed, "Things aren't always so cut and dry. There's a lot of gray area in this world. Spike and Angel, they're part of the gray area. Angel has a soul and so does Spike." She looked at him, hoping he would accept her answer.
He didn't, "That doesn't change who he is. My father killed hundred's of people. He's a monster."
Buffy stopped walking again, "He's not. Angel didn't kill all of those people, Angelus did. You'd do good to learn that. They are two completely different people. Angelus is an evil prick that deserved to go to hell, but Angel..." she sighed, she didn't know what else to say except, "I loved him."
Connor's eyes grew wide as he stared at the petite blonde's words, "love? You loved it?"
"I told you, I love--d Angel." Buffy caught herself and added a 'd' quickly to 'love'.
Connor considered this unfathomable, "Why?"
"It's complicated."
Buffy didn't want to explain, nor did she have to because just then they were attacked by vampires, who became dust fast then you can saw 'gesundheit'.
Buffy and Connor walked back to the hotel and noticed that everyone but the Scooby and AI gang was sleeping.
"What's going on?" Connor asked, sensing something was up. One of the only things he was thankful for in having vampire parents.
"Sit." Gunn said angrily, staring daggers at Connor.
Buffy furrowed her eyebrows and looked at Willow for answers. Willow had a sad look on her face.
Giles took his glasses off and wiped them with his kerchief that was in his pocket.
Fred, Faith, and Xander were also in the room, scowling. Spike and others were nowhere to be seen, and Buffy knew that whatever was happening, it was serious.
Connor and Buffy walked down the steps. Gunn took Connor by the shoulder and shoved him into a chair. Buffy made a silent protest with her face, but just sat on the circular couch in the lobby.
Fred started, "We got a phone call, it was from Wesley. Want to guess why he called?"
Connor shrugged.
Gunn got a look on his face like he was happy that Connor had reacted that way, "It could have something to do with why Angel went missing. Wanna give it another stab?"
Connor remained a cool exterior, another trait from having vampires as parents.
Gunn punched Connor in the face and Connor's young slender body fell to the floor, "What the hell?!" Buffy yelled, she tried helping Connor off the floor.
Buffy helped Connor over to the couch she had just got off of.
Willow walked over to Buffy and put her hand on Buffy's shoulder, telling her to ease off. Buffy was confused, "Would someone like to tell me what the hell is going-"
Buffy was cut off by the double doors of the hotel being opened by Wesley, carrying a nearly dead, again, looking Angel. Buffy turned her head and ran over to help Wesley carry the limp Angel in.
Connor tried to make a run for it, but within those two seconds, Buffy used her slayer speed to put Angel down and catch Connor with a punch to the side of his head.
Gunn and Fred went to Connor and grabbed him by his feet. With help from Faith, they tied him to the chair he had been shoved into earlier.
Wesley was walking out the door when Buffy yelled after him, "Wesley!" he turned around. She didn't know what to say, so she softened her eyes and her tone, "Thank you."
He made no expression and just left.
Buffy went to Angel who was leaning on the red circle couch, "Angel." She asked.
He could barely comprehend what she was saying.
"He's so weak." Tears came her eyes, but she fought them back, "What happened?" She asked anyone who could answer.
"Connor. Wesley found out that Connor trapped Angel in the harbor by the beach where Angel was supposed to be." Giles said.
"In the ocean? For three months?" Buffy asked rhetorically.
Giles bowed his head and looked at the floor.
A small tear glided down Buffy's face as she squatted down and looked Angel in his pale face. She cupped her hand to his face. His eyes opened.
"Buffy?" he mustered out.
She nodded, another tear fell down her face.
"I dreamed that you'd find me." He whispered. "Always." She smiled. "Rest now." She said and looked at Faith, Xander and Giles to get Angel upstairs.
They didn't even need her to tell them.
Buffy stood up and leaned over to kiss Angel's forehead before her friends took Angel to the safety of his bed.
Buffy wiped the tear from her face and her vulnerability was gone when she looked up with her Slayer face, "Take him into the office." She said as she marched into the room behind the desk.
Gunn, Fred and Willow pulled their strength to drag Connor into the office.
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Next Chapter! Buffy "talks" to Connor, with him tied up. R&R Ciao!