Chapter four.

A month later Angel started to get worried as he sat in the secret meeting chamber of the Circle of the Black Thorn. The members in their every lasting wickedness had asked him to sign away his Shanshu. Something that he had looked forward since he first found the prophecy.

"Of course." Angel replied reaching for the pen offered to him.

"S-sorry for the i-interruption, Sir Sabassis, but there is someone to see you." What looked like a waiter stepped in and Angel sighed, thankful for the interruption.

"Bring them in. This will only take a second."

"Sebassis. This is a secret meeting." Vail whined but seemed to not mind when he caught a glimpse of who entered. A young man that Angel recognized immediately entered. Connor. His eyes looked ready to kill and his presence brought a cold silence to the room. Connor went up to Sebassis' side and whispered something in his ear. Angel was grateful for his vampire hearing but wasn't very happy with what he heard.

"It's done. The slayer is dead."

"What?" Angel said barely above a whisper. Connor's eyes shot to Angel accusingly.

"What is he doing here?"

"He's signing over his humanity." Sebassis smirked. Connor scoffed.

"He'd do anything for humanity, even if he has to sign over his own." He said with hate and only loud enough for a few to hear. "He's going to betray you all." Connor said louder.

"Who are you going to believe, me or-"

"Let me take care of him." Connor interrupted his father's desperate plea. Sebassis agreed hesitantly thinking that in due time the senior partners would give permission to get rid of his nuisance.

"Just don't kill him, yet."

Connor grabbed Angel by the collar of his shirt, pulling him up out of his chair then pushing him out the door. Angel was too stunned to retaliate until they were in an alleyway far enough from the building he was just in. Connor finally let Angel's collar go and received a punch as soon as he did causing his lip to bleed.

"What the hell were you doing in there?" Angel screamed at his son. "When did you kill a slayer?" Angel punched him again and Connor went dizzy for a moment but spoke trying to explain himself.

"I didn't kill anybody! I haven't done anything." Connor put his hands up in defense.

"Why were you in there?" Angel tried his best to calm himself down and failing.

"Well it's kinda a long story."

"Connor!"

"Okay, okay. Well last month me and Faith came up with this plan. She would put out word that I was some great assassin and it eventually got to them. They were having trouble with all the new slayers and they wanted them killed but I didn't hurt anyone. Faith just told them to back off."

"And Sebassis gives you the orders?"

"Some. They all have their beef with a few slayers." Angel took in the information. It was obvious that his son was spending time with Faith. He couldn't imagine Connor saying beef.

"Connor, I was there to-"

"I know you why were there but I couldn't let you do it."

"Do what?"

"Sign over your Shanshu."

"How did you know about that? I never told you."

"Cordelia did." Connor replied, his eyes growing sad and painful. Angel sighed and pulled his son into a hug. Connor accepted but kept his back mostly stiff.

"You still shouldn't have come in, Connor. It's dangerous."

"What about you?"

"I was doing what I needed to do."

"Studying your enemy. I get that but you didn't have to become one of them to know what it's like to be one of them."

"What are you talking about?"

"I'll show you." Connor said with a small smile. He led his father around the corner. Angel smiled when he took in what came into view. Faith held a notebook as she sat on a black Kawasaki motorcycle. Connor walked to her, a goofy grin plastered on his face. He put his arms around her waist and kissed her. Angel stood stunned for the second time that day. Connor took the notebook from her when their lips were no longer locked together.

"Here." Connor handed the notebook to his father and noticed the stunned look on his face. He chuckled slightly when Angel looked him in the eye. "Busy month." Angel snapped out of his stupor and opened the notebook. It was almost full. "It has each of their schedules for the next three months."

"Family members, regular chauffeurs ...favorite foods? How did you get all this?"

"None of them can hold their liquor." Connor grinned. "Sebassis was a little harder but he'll talk to anyone that actually likes that blue guy's blood." Connor shuddered. "That stuff is gross."

"Gives you bad breath too." Faith offered.

"Really?" Faith nodded and Connor breathed into this hand trying to find traces of the awful aroma.

"Okay look, you both did a good job but now it's time for you to leave and I'm going to make sure you two leave this time."

"But-"Connor tried to object but was interrupted by his father's stern voice.

"I don't want to hear it. You two are leaving." Faith sighed and Connor scowled.

"Alright, Angel." Faith said softly.

"What? We cant just leave him hear." Connor protested.

"He knows what he's doing, we are leaving." Faith stuck her finger in front of Connor's face. Normally he would enjoy her taking charge but he couldn't find that this time. He couldn't let his father walk to his death. He took a minute to think of the moment he first thought of Angel as his father. He looked over Angel and stared into his eyes. He saw that Angel did know what he was doing and he also knew the consequences. Connor sighed, then nodded.

"It's going to be okay." Angel put his hand son's shoulder and nudged him towards Faith. They both got on their newly acquired motorcycle and sped off.

Later that day Connor walked to one of the local bars that didn't check i.d. looking for a momentary escape from the doom and gloom of the past month. He had told faith that he was going for a walk which wasn't entirely untrue. She had stayed close to him for the month even though the first time they were alone it started out in a fist fight and ended in a bed, with a different kind of battle. After Wood, Faith was trying the 'relationship thing'. They found themselves drawn to each other in the heat of a fight. Two predators hunting and fighting for survival. Faith liked to live fast and she had finally found someone that could keep up. Connor was contempt with someone accepting every side of him, something the employees of Angel Investigation decided to dismiss.

Connor walked inside the bar and immediately recognized the demon on stage singing. Lorne. Connor got a drink and waited for the green demon to finish his tune.

"Didn't know you were much of a music lover." Lorne spoke as he sat to Connor's left at the bar.

"Just here for the drinks." Not making eye contact with the demon.

"Don't do it."

"Do what?"

"Don't try that with me, I know who you are. Who your father is." Connor looked up from his drink.

"A vibe?"

"Something like that." Connor nodded.

"So what makes you think I'm going to do something?"

"I thought me saying 'I know who your father is' covered it....seabreeze." Lorne momentarily looked over to the bartender for his choice drink.

"It doesn't matter. I don't even know what I'm going to do." He said softly as Lorne faced him again. Lorne sighed then downed his drink in one gulp.

"I have an idea." He said, his face grim. "but you're daddy-kins would have me hanged if he knew where you got it from."

"He wont find out." Connor now getting anxious. Lorne nodded.

"I was actually going to do this myself but since you've survived it before, you just might be the right person for this, little nipper." Lorne's voice sounded keeping the grim tone.

Faith laid in bed looking at the T.V. not really watching but just looking. It was too early for bed and she was thinking of the only thing she thought of before an apocalypse. Sex. She only had to wait a few hours for Connor to come home and she wasn't disappointed when he came. His mouth met hers hungrily and despite Faith's rush to feel anything but the nervous butterflies in her stomach, she felt Connor's distress. She pulled back to look in his eyes.

"What's wrong?" his blue eyes softened and he smiled softly.

"Nothing." Connor hid his emotions as he had done his entire life and went back to kissing Faith passionately.

Please review. I wasn't to sure about this chapter since it was written in a rush for the ficathon. Any suggestions or comments would help so let me know that you're actually reading cause i need motivation to post the other chapters.