'Hello? Hello......who is this?'
No reply, Angel slammed down the phone.
'If they think they can scare me', he said, just then the phone rang again. Angel picked it up.
'What do you want?' He yelled down the phone. He could hear someone laughing.
'It's us Angelus', the person said laughing.
'What? How do you know me.....or old me? Who are you?'
'You'll find out tonight.'
'Tonight? What happens tonight?'
'You'll see, don't go anywhere, we know where Wolfram and Hart is, we'll see you there tonight 8:30pm.'
'Wait....don't hang up, what.....' Angel started to ask but he heard the dial tone and put down the phone.
'Who was that?' came Gunn's voice.
'Oh it's you', Angel grunted.
'You look happy', Gunn said sarcastically.
'So who was that', Gunn asked again.
'I actually don't know, Angel answered, they seem to know me though they knew my name was Angelus and they told me they'd meet me here at 8:30pm.'
'Well that's suspicious do you want me to go tell Fred and Wes?'
'Nah just leave it, I can fight my own battles thanks', Angel replied coldly. Gunn raised his hands above his head as though to surrender.
'It was just a question Angel', Gunn said. Angel sighed.
'I know it's just I'm fed up with people wanting to see me.'
'Well maybe it's all connected', Gunn said. Angel looked thoughtful.
'Maybe', Angel muttered.
'Well best be off got some business that needs doing', Gunn said and he headed off. Angel watched him enviously, why couldn't he be as enthusiastic about his job as Gunn, they were doing the right thing working here weren't they? Yeah we are, Angel told himself confidently, its just Buffy's not open minded enough to see it, she would never risk beating evil from the inside.
Spike was sitting alone, his head buzzing. He couldn't believe Drusilla was back in town, it just made things harder. And then there was the stuff Giles had said about doing the right thing and not being selfish. Spike put his head in his hands in despair, he couldn't think what to do, Giles wanted him away from Buffy and Drusilla wanted him evil again. No one wants me here, Spike thought, maybe it would be better if I just left. Spike heard footsteps and looked up, it was Buffy.
'I was looking for you', she said sitting down next to him. Spike didn't reply.
'Where've you been?' Again Spike didn't answer, the pain of seeing her here in touching distance but knowing he couldn't touch her was almost more than he could bear. Buffy frowned and leaned closer.
'Spike......are you ok?'
'I'm fine', Spike said finally.
'Why were you ignoring me?'
'I wasn't....I was thinking.'
'About what?' Buffy asked.
'Stuff, it's not really important', Spike replied. Buffy was having none of it.
'You know you can tell me anything right', Buffy told him. Spike closed his eyes wishing she would disappear.
'I know, it's just I got a lot on my mind right now and I don't really know where to start', Spike said.
'How about from the beginning', she suggested.
'The beginning is I love you, that's where it begins and that's where it ends', Spike said.
'I already know that', Buffy said.
'Well that's the main problem really', Spike said.
'Oh so loving me is a problem?' Buffy said slightly hurt.
'No it's the most wonderful feeling but it does cause a lot of problems in the world around that', Spike replied.
'Well if it makes the world around it any better, I l......'
'I gotta go', Spike interrupted. He and Buffy both stood up.
'What?'
'I have to go, I just remember something I have to do', Spike muttered.
'I don't understand, can't you do it later?' Buffy asked.
'No', Spike said shortly. He walked away, leaving Buffy standing there staring after him.
From behind a tree in the darkness, Drusilla watched them.
'You always hurt the one you love pet', Drusilla whispered.
'If they think they can scare me', he said, just then the phone rang again. Angel picked it up.
'What do you want?' He yelled down the phone. He could hear someone laughing.
'It's us Angelus', the person said laughing.
'What? How do you know me.....or old me? Who are you?'
'You'll find out tonight.'
'Tonight? What happens tonight?'
'You'll see, don't go anywhere, we know where Wolfram and Hart is, we'll see you there tonight 8:30pm.'
'Wait....don't hang up, what.....' Angel started to ask but he heard the dial tone and put down the phone.
'Who was that?' came Gunn's voice.
'Oh it's you', Angel grunted.
'You look happy', Gunn said sarcastically.
'So who was that', Gunn asked again.
'I actually don't know, Angel answered, they seem to know me though they knew my name was Angelus and they told me they'd meet me here at 8:30pm.'
'Well that's suspicious do you want me to go tell Fred and Wes?'
'Nah just leave it, I can fight my own battles thanks', Angel replied coldly. Gunn raised his hands above his head as though to surrender.
'It was just a question Angel', Gunn said. Angel sighed.
'I know it's just I'm fed up with people wanting to see me.'
'Well maybe it's all connected', Gunn said. Angel looked thoughtful.
'Maybe', Angel muttered.
'Well best be off got some business that needs doing', Gunn said and he headed off. Angel watched him enviously, why couldn't he be as enthusiastic about his job as Gunn, they were doing the right thing working here weren't they? Yeah we are, Angel told himself confidently, its just Buffy's not open minded enough to see it, she would never risk beating evil from the inside.
Spike was sitting alone, his head buzzing. He couldn't believe Drusilla was back in town, it just made things harder. And then there was the stuff Giles had said about doing the right thing and not being selfish. Spike put his head in his hands in despair, he couldn't think what to do, Giles wanted him away from Buffy and Drusilla wanted him evil again. No one wants me here, Spike thought, maybe it would be better if I just left. Spike heard footsteps and looked up, it was Buffy.
'I was looking for you', she said sitting down next to him. Spike didn't reply.
'Where've you been?' Again Spike didn't answer, the pain of seeing her here in touching distance but knowing he couldn't touch her was almost more than he could bear. Buffy frowned and leaned closer.
'Spike......are you ok?'
'I'm fine', Spike said finally.
'Why were you ignoring me?'
'I wasn't....I was thinking.'
'About what?' Buffy asked.
'Stuff, it's not really important', Spike replied. Buffy was having none of it.
'You know you can tell me anything right', Buffy told him. Spike closed his eyes wishing she would disappear.
'I know, it's just I got a lot on my mind right now and I don't really know where to start', Spike said.
'How about from the beginning', she suggested.
'The beginning is I love you, that's where it begins and that's where it ends', Spike said.
'I already know that', Buffy said.
'Well that's the main problem really', Spike said.
'Oh so loving me is a problem?' Buffy said slightly hurt.
'No it's the most wonderful feeling but it does cause a lot of problems in the world around that', Spike replied.
'Well if it makes the world around it any better, I l......'
'I gotta go', Spike interrupted. He and Buffy both stood up.
'What?'
'I have to go, I just remember something I have to do', Spike muttered.
'I don't understand, can't you do it later?' Buffy asked.
'No', Spike said shortly. He walked away, leaving Buffy standing there staring after him.
From behind a tree in the darkness, Drusilla watched them.
'You always hurt the one you love pet', Drusilla whispered.