A Little Easier, Maybe Not

Author: Pumpkin Belly

Previously: "I wouldn't have bothered you except I have to talk to you about something involving Connor." Angel said nervously. He knew that Dawn wasn't going to like what he was going to tell her. He himself didn't like what he had to tell her.

Upon her look of understanding he slowly started.

Chapter 8- Do you know what it's like

"Dawn, you know that Connor isn't doing that well." Angel looked up at her to make sure that she was on the same page. Dawn nodded slowly suddenly feeling very nervous. "There's a good chance that if he doesn't wake up within the next few days he may never wake up." He stopped to take an unneeded breath.

"Angel" Dawn brought his focus back to the task at hand.

"It's just that I thought you should be the first one to know." Angel stood up from the chair and moved to the opposite side of the room; "Wolfram and Hart came to me earlier."

Dawn's face narrowed noticeable at the mention of Wolfram and Hart. She had been told about them and witnessed some things first hand. Nothing good ever came of anything they offered and she was sure they offered Angel something.

"They said if Connor doesn't wake up in the next couple of days, which I'm not saying he won't, but if he doesn't they may be able to help him."

"How would they be helping him?" Dawn's voice had a tone of hardness that hadn't been there before.

"They would change his life. Not just change but give him a new life. He would be a normal boy, live a normal life. Be happy." Angel added softly.

"He wouldn't remember anything." Dawn said, understanding what Angel was saying.

"That's right. He would be given false memories of a life that he thought he lived."

Dawn whipped her head around to look at Angel. Her eyes had a mixed look of pain and anger. "False memories," she started, "You think that'll fix everything. What happens when he finds out that his life is a lie? Do you know how much that hurts? To find out that everything you once thought was real was all a made up story that someone shoved into your head and the heads of people around you." Angel opened his mouth to respond but Dawn didn't give him a chance. "I do. I know what all that feels like. I know what how it feels to have people act like you were always there but know that you aren't. To talk about the fact that all you are is a key to something you don't even understand when you're not in the room. I know what is all feels like, because I had to go through it."

Angel looked slightly shocked by her outburst. He hadn't thought to consider the fact that Dawn has been through all those things, that a few years ago she didn't even exist.

"What happens when he figures out that the person he thought he was isn't real?" Dawn's voice that only a few moments ago had been strong was now weak. She was trying to fight back her tears and failing.

"He won't figure it out. The magics they would use for this spell would be extremely powerful, almost impossible to break down." Angel could no longer meet Dawn's eyes and was looking towards the floor.

"Almost being the key word," She through back at him. "What would happen if one of us saw him on the street and called out to him, would he recognizes us?"

"He won't remember you and you won't remember him." Angel told her softly.

"I wouldn't remember him." Dawn cried out. Then she asked in an almost whisper, "What would happen to the baby?" Her hands flew to her stomach.

TBC

A/N: I know, I know I took from the show, but I made it my own didn't I? Well I hope I did at least. Wow that was a real cliffhanger. How will Angel react to the new, news? Tune in next time to find out. Only I won't be able to update this weekend cause I'm going to Moonlight Rising on Friday. I'm sorry the chapter was kind of short but I have a Vocab final tomorrow with 100 words and I have to get studying.

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