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Title: A True End


Summary: Sequel to Friendly Reflection. Lexia and Connor fight to stay together against the apocalypse. As if Connor had never hooked up with Cordy in Rain of Fire.


Rating: I'ma make it R for fun!



Chapter 1:



Lexia opened her eyes to find herself in a strange room. Blue sheets surrounded her, and there was a body in the bed next to her. Oh my. . . , she thought.


Turning over she saw Connor leaning on his elbow looking down at her. The night before came rushing back to her, and she smiled. The demon, the fire raining on the city, Connor and her. . . Wow, was all she could think.


"Mornin'," he said grinning happily and rubbing her shoulder. "Did the world end?"


"Not exactly," Lexia said cuddling closer.


"That's a good thing," Connor said embracing her.


"Yeah," she agreed.


They laid entwined like that for a while. Lexia rested her cheek against Connor's chest and sighed. She wished they could stay this was forever. Just stay locked in Connor's arms away from all the terror, just out the door. But she knew eventually the euphoria of the night before would fade, and they would have to face the day.


Lexia kissed Connor's lips briefly, and sat up. Might as well get up. Start the flight that was ahead.


"Hey," Connor protested as she put on her underwear and bra. He leaned up to and pulled her close so her back was against him.


"Stay," he murmured in her ear. "I don't want to get up yet."


Suppressing a grin she turned to him. Lexia turned, slipped her arms around his neck and kissed him sweetly. Her tongue slid between his lips and touched his, caressing. Connor made a noise in the back of his throat and tried to coax her back onto the bed.


"Connor. . ." Lexia protested pulling away. "We've gotta go."


She turned and picked up her dress. Connor turned on his side, leaned on his elbow and watched her. She pulled on her dress ans zipped it up. Then she searched around for her shoes. When she found one Lexia finally noticed Connor watching her.


"What?" she asked smiling nervously.



"I just can't believe how lucky I am."


Lexia bit her lip and looked away. She wasn't used to compliments like that. More or less people were just scared of her.


Connor finally rolled off the bed and grabbed up his clothes. He slipped on his boxers and pants and snuck up behind Lexia who was still looking for her shoe. He wrapped his arms around her waist and hugged her to him.


"You're strong, fun, smart, beautiful. . ."


"I know all this," Lexia kidded.


"Well, I think you should be told every few seconds," Connor told her squeezing her waist lightly. "Or at least every day."


Lexia laughed and pushed him away lightly. "As much as you're raising my self esteem, I think we should go talk to your dad."


"Why?" Connor asked crossing his arms over his chest.


Uh-oh, defensive mode, Lexia thought.


"Well, don't you think we should tell him that the Beast popped up in the alley?"


"He'll figure it out," Connor said grabbing his shirt off of the floor. "He always does."


"But maybe there's a reason it was there. Ya know, in that spot?"


"You mean where I was born?" Connor yanking his shirt over his head.


Lexia blinked. Connor was really upset about the fact it appeared in the place he was born. But it couldn't be because of him. Could it?


"Connor, no," Lexia said stepping toward him. "I didn't mean it like that. Just maybe it's in relation to those places around town?"


"Yeah, it's only some big coincidence that one of those places was where I was born."


"Why are you so upset with me?" Lexia finally asked getting angry herself. "Because of the alley thing or because I won't be all cuddly with you?"


"Ya know what?" Connor said pulling his boots on. "Forget it."


"No. I wanna talk about this."


"Well, I don't."


Connor got up from where he's been sitting and brushed past her. Lexia immediately regretted losing her temper with him. All this had to be hard for him.


"Connor," she called after him, but he was already out the door.



Open mouth, insert foot, she thought.


+ + +



After the fight Lexia had left Connor's and headed to her apartment. A shower had cleared her head a little, and she felt better. Not great, but better. She changed clothes and decided to do what she had suggested to Connor : Go to Angel's.


Now she entered the Hyperion timidly. Lexia didn't really talk to Angel before so she was a little nervous. Kinda weird just going up to your boyfriend's dad and just talking to him. Out of the blue. Is Connor my boyfriend?


"Lexia?" Lorne asked as she rounded the corner and he saw her. "Hey, sweetpea. You survive?"


"Just barely," Lexia told him. "I need to talk to Angel."


"In the Bat cave," Gunn said hooking a thumb toward the office. A girl with dark hair and eyes, stood beside him with a hand on his shoulder. "This is Fred," Gunn mentioned when Lexia quirked an eyebrow.


"Hi," Lexia nodded.


"Hi," Fred said and despite obviously not being cheerful smiled at her.


Lexia moved around the group to Angel's office door. She knocked and heard his answer to come in. She opened the door to see him going over some books and sitting behind his desk.


"Lexia," Angel commented raising an eyebrow at her.


"I need to talk to you. Something bad happened last night," she told him closing the door behind her.


"If you mean the rain of fire, and large goat beast, don't worry. I didn't miss it."


"Yeah well, you didn't see it burst through the ground and attack your son."


"Good point. Is he ok?"


"A few broken ribs, and possibly a mental break down, but otherwise I'm sure he's great," Lexia said sitting down and letting her head drop between her hands. Now she wished she would have tried to get more sleep.


"Why would he have a mental break down?" Angel asked coming around to sit on the edge of his desk.


"The Beast. It came out of the ground in the spot Connor was born."


"That doesn't mean anything," Angel told Lexia.


"I know. But he thinks it does."


"Where is he?"


"I don't know. We had an argument and he just left. Where would he go?"


+ + +



" Listen, Frank, I don't care if you have to lojack the damn thing—," Lilah Morgan growled into her phone but gets interrupted by Gavin who is bringing her coffee.


"Sugar?" he whispered.


Lilah glared at Gavin and spit into the phone, " Find that beast, or I swear to God, I will—,"

"Boil you alive," Gavin suggested in a whisper.


"Shut up!"Lilah whispered angrily. " Boil you alive."

Lilah hung up the phone and sighed. She reached for her coffee and looked at Gavin.

" How hard can it be to find a giant horned thing?" -took a drink of coffee- " Or a decent cup of coffee. Why are you still here?" she asked as she threw her coffee away.


"Intel confirms that it was the creature that triggered the pyrotechnics last night. They're just not sure why he did it," Gavin told her holding up a report.


"I'll tell you why. Because he can. It's the 800 pound gorilla—it can do whatever the hell it wants. I get that. But other than charbroiling everything in sight, I don't think it has an agenda. And that makes our job tricky."


"What job?"


"The senior partners want us to try and cut a deal with it."


"You can't be serious," Gavin denied with a chuckle.


"Why? It wants the same things we do. An apocalypse, end of the world, yadda yadda yadda. Partners feel it might speed things along and save a few bucks," Lilah remarked sarcastically.


"But what if it's not interested?" Gavin asked sounding worried.

"I'll change it's mind. I'm not losing this one," Lilah told him sounding determined.

Gavin swallowed, nodded, and walked out the door. A moment later he walked in backwards, with Connor staring him in the face. Connor pushed Gavin out of the way, and spoke to Lilah.


"I have questions."


"Connor. Huh," Lilah said standing, mildly surprised. "If the last few hours haven't brought enough surprises."

She sat on her desk and faced Connor with her arms crossed. "You really threw us for a loop here, kiddo, sneaking in the building. You really are like your old man, aren't you?"


"It's time to find out".


"Are you saying what I think you're saying?" Lilah asked an eyebrow raised in interest.


"I want to know why I'm here, what I am," he told her.


"Timeless question, and one we're more than happy to help answer," Lilah told him and leaned back on her desk to press a silent alarm button. "We have an in-house lab. We'll do a few easy work-ups: psychological, physiological, neurological. And focus on exactly who or what you are."

Connor looked slightly relieved for a moment until security men entered behind him. Lilah stood and grinned. "And we'll slice you open and start poking around."

Connor punched out the guards quickly and grabbed Lilah by the throat, pinning her against the wall.


"I have a different idea," he growled in her face, full of anger.

"I'm open to any suggestions," Lilah said calmly.


"That demon you're seeking, I think I'm connected to it. I wanna find out how."


"Sure, no problem." Lilah looks to Gavin who is cowering near her desk. "Gavin, why don't you get our young friend a copy of your report, and we'll sit down and have a nice, non-violent conversation," she suggested.

Suddenly the lights dimmed and the building started shaking. Connor released Lilah and looked around. Crap, he thought.


"It's here."