Chapter 2

New Guy on the Bus

"So you guys do what?" Cordelia asked Spike and Xander after the bus had started to move again.

"Well," Spike started.

"Xander and I are lovers."

"What?!" Cordelia cried making Copper jump. Xander and Spike looked at each other then started laughing.

"Gets em' every time," Xander high fived Spike.

"That is soo not funny! The summer before 9th grade my mom told me my dad was gay," Cordelia snapped but found herself smiling none the less.

"Well is he?" Spike asked.

"No. My mom was just saying that so I would pick to go with her over go with my dad when they got divorced."

"Did you?" Xander asked, slipping Copper a piece of beef jerky he got out of his backpack.

"No, I went with my dad only because I felt uncomfortable around my mom," Cordelia said.

"But really. Xander and I aren't truckers but we do travel around quite a bit. We work for the government."

"Really? What do you guys do?" she asked.

"We work for the humane society. For domestic animals," Xander said.

"Wow. Sounds interesting," she said.

"So, why are you headed to Lewisburg?"

"We are hoping to sign a deal with the Louie Ville humane society," Spike said.

"If it gets signed we can also treat wild animals without a license." Cordelia nodded and pet Copper's head. It was weird but she felt very open to these two. She wasn't about to take any chances though. She had before and look at her now. On the road with hardly any money, talking to two, totally hot, humane society workers who basically just saved her an hour ago. Xander and Spike turned around in their seats and talked among themselves for a little while. Cordelia looked out the window and saw nothing but flat land. She wondered if they getting even remotely close to Lewisburg.

The bus continued to travel all day and into the night with only about 6 stops. Each stop only about 3 people would get on. On the last stop of the night Xander and Spike turned to her.

"Our friend also works with the government. He's into child welfare and what happens to kids under the age of 18 that are abandoned or in trouble," Spike said.

"We'd like you to meet him. He should be getting on this stop." Sure enough, the last guy to get on the bus, Xander and Spike summoned over. He dressed quite like Spike, black everything. But his eyes were quite like Xander's. They were brown and trusting but had a hint of melancholy in them. His hair was dark brown and spiked slightly on his head.

"Hey guys. How's the trip been going?" the guy asked, obviously happy to be reunited with his friends. He sat across the aisle from Cordelia.

"Better then the ride from Cincinnati that's for sure," Xander said rolling his eyes slightly and handing the guy a wad of beef jerky.

"Lucy," Spike said turning to Cordelia. She smiled at him, but it was going to take some time to get used to this fake name thing.

"This is our friend Angel. Angel this is Lucy and her dog Copper. She's going to Lewisburg to visit some friends."

"It's nice to meet you," Cordelia said, shaking Angel's hand.

"It's nice to meet you. I have a daughter named Lucy," he said.

"Really?" Cordelia asked.

"Yeah. She's 15," he said.

"Do you want to see a picture of my family?" he asked.

"Sure," Cordelia said. He took out his wallet and showed Cordelia a picture. There stood a blonde haired woman who held a little boy of around 4 in her arms. Next to her stood a tall girl with brown hair, obviously Lucy.

"That's my wife Buffy and our son Noah. And that's our daughter Lucy," Angel said. She smiled and gave the picture back to Angel.

She felt sure that this new guy on the bus would be worth the time to talk to.

I hope everyone liked the introduction to Angel! Tell me if there is anyone else you would like to see show up or if I should have Buffy come into the story as a main character type. Review soon!

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