TITLE: The Fixer- Book One: Binding the Soul AUTHOR: Danielle

E-MAIL: DISCLAIMER: All Joss Whedon's

SUMMARY: What if the PTB were so fid up with Angel and Buffy that they had to send someone to fix everything that they messed up. This is only the begging it gets better as you go along and more interesting. PAIRINGS: The pairings I'm going to say is only for this book because they will drastically change expect for B/A so... :B/A, A/Cordelia (Cd), mentions of B/S, C/Aashna (Aa), X/Cd, W/K, I think that's it, but in this book there are no bad pairings so there really is nothing to worry about. DISTRIBUTION: Anyone who already has my stuff can take it and if you want just ask me I promise not to say no.

TIMELINE: S4 and S7 Buffy and Faith are the only slayers, no Lorne, they beet Jasmine and the First, they don't own Wolfram and Hart and Connor is still Connor the insane but he gets good in this story. And Connor is so over Cordelia because that was just sick and Anya is dead. Spike is also alive. FEEDBACK: No Feedback, no part 6. That's how I work.

AN: the way to pronounce Aashna's name is really Ushnu but I like A better than U. Sorry if I hurt people with u in there names.

AN: Thanks for the feedback from: Marchelle, Crystal, KIM2004, Melanie,
mz.sarJe, Kat

The Fixer- Book One: Binding the Soul

Chapter Seven: Goodbye LA...

Angel watched in panic as Aashna meet Willow and Xander. This wasn't good. Really not good. He watched as Willow said there names, as they said they knew Buffy, and he swore this part was in slow motion as Aashna turned and smirked at him very slowly. Her eyes giving a very clear message, He he he he he he, your screwed.

"So who are you?" Xander said, his eyebrows raised and slightly moving his head to the side.

Aashna looked at the brown headed boy and already knew she wouldn't like him, "Who gives?"

Angel smiled at Aashna's way of looking at Xander. He knew there was something wrong with that boy the second he saw him too. "Not that it's any of your business Xander but this is Aashna, which by the way she already told you."

"Wow Willow, check it out, our vamp has a sense of humor now, so your not depressed anymore?" Xander said smirking at Angel.

Angel didn't get to say anything back because Aashna came to his rescue. "You know, you come to LA, which is Angel's town, insult him in his own home and then, and also just assuming, you guys probably need something cause, once again I'm just assuming, you probably wouldn't have come otherwise, so please tell me what in the world do you guys need from us?"

Even Cordelia was smiling at what she had just said and even though she really didn't like Cordelia she couldn't help the pride that came in her body when she saw Cordelia's wink of appreciation.
Xander was staring at her with his eyes wide and Aashna couldn't help but roll her eyes at his seemed stupid ness. She looked at Angel couldn't help but give out a giggle. She felt Connor's hand on her back and smiled.

"We need help, in Sunnydale," Willow said slowly, almost scared that Aashna would attack her.

"Why?" Cordelia said disdainfully.

"Things there uh bad, too many vampires and demons and uh Buffy she uh she really can't handle everything by herself, even when she patrols with Spike."

"Don't you guys have Faith?" Angel said, and anyone, even blind people, could tell how worried he was. Cordelia scowled at Willow for mentioning Buffy's name.

"Yeah, but we really don't get along with her," Willow said.

"What do you mean; no one gets along with her?" Angel asked scared almost of the answer.

"When I mean no one gets along with her- it's just that, we as a group, we can't seem to uh..."

"No body likes her." Xander intervened Willow's helpless babble. "Me, Willow, Dawn, Spike, Kennedy, Giles and especially Buffy."

"Oh," Angel said slowly.

"Yeah, so we, as in the Scooby Gang back in SunnyD, "Xander said, "thought that we could you know, trade a fighter for a fighter. Faith's in the car."

Everyone looked at them like they were nuts, "Okay lets get this straight." Cordelia said looking at Xander through nasty eyes, "You want to take one of our fighters and take them to Sunnydale, home of the Hellmouth, in trade for... Faith. "

"Yes."

"Okay, I have no problem with that. We should give up Aashna, she isn't a big lost."

Aashna glared at Cordelia and Connor spoke up, "How about you go Cordelia, nobody likes you but you, and you can take anyone but Aashna," Connor said grabbing hold onto his sort of girlfriend over protectively.

"Just to make this clear, "Xander said waving his hand in front of them like they were kids in school and he was the teacher, which Aashna couldn't help but chuckle at, "We need someone that knows how to fight and not get killed, that's why me and Willow don't help, cause we get killed, even if Willow is a huge witch and all... anyways we need a fighter."

"I think being a slayer is a good fighter, don't you Angel," Aashna said glaring at Xander.

"Yes, but doesn't mean were giving you up." Aashna glared at Angel but said nothing.

"Wait a second, you're a slayer?" Xander said pointing to Aashna.

"Yeah, the third and only."

"Right and how did this happen?" he asked.

"Buffy died around two years ago, I came to slayer power, very simple any more questions?" Aashna said leaning into Connor.

He was silent.

"I'll go." Aashna said

Angel looked at her like she was mad, "What?!"

"I'll go to Sunnydale; personally I don't have any problem with going. And Angel can't go because he just can't, and Gunn won't be comfortable and Wes is just to, you know. Buffy might hate Connor because he's Darla's and I won't even talk about Cordelia, and Fred can't fight, so I'll go."

"No way, if Aashna goes, I'm going. "Connor said, holding on to her more tightly.

"Connor, even if Aashna goes, which she isn't," Angel started, "you shouldn't go."

"Why the hell not?"

"Because Buffy might uh lets not use hate because it's a strong word but, she might not like you very much. Well not you personally but... just the way you were mad."

Connor looked at him confused, "What?"

"Because uh Darla, your mother she was a great person," Angel said uncomfortably, "but if Buffy knew that I slept with her and uh went uh lets say in a bad place at the time she might, okay she'll probably chop my balls off and I really like my balls."

Aashna who was trying desperately hard not to laugh during Angel's interesting speech choked out laughing at the end, laughing hysterically.

Angel glared at her but said nothing, "Why wouldn't Buffy like him?" Willow asked hesitantly.

"Oh, he's Angel's and Darla's son." Aashna said happily.

Willow eyes went wide but didn't comment and before Xander could say anything Willow slapped her hand over his mouth.

"I'll go." Aashna said again.

"Why?" Angel said finally at Aashna's persistence to go to Sunnydale.

"Because I want to meet Buffy, why do you think?" Aashna said always being the blunt one.

Angel rolled his eyes at her and shook his head, "No, I can't say it enough. You can't go." Knowing what he would say right now wouldn't matter. Once Aashna wanted something she got it.

"But Angel I want to go," she said sweetly at him but her voice full of venomous.

"I'm going and happy to say that's the end of it."

"Okay, that's the end of it." Xander said clapping his hands together.

Everyone looked at him, "Just so you know, I have to pack and say bye and a lot of other things, so shut up and be patient or go back to your Hellmouth and Wesley will bring me to Sunnydale."

"Fine we don't have all day anyways," he said as he walked out of the Hyperion.

Willow looked at everyone before turning around and then looking back at Angel, "Thanks," she said quietly.

Angel nodded his head at her before she turned around and headed out the door before whirling back around and came near Angel, "I almost forgot, Buffy told me to tell you, thanks a bunch, she owes you and that uh," Willow looked away for a moment before looking Angel straight in the eye, "She misses you and hopes to see you soon." With that Willow walked briskly out the door. Not turning back.

There was a knock on Angel's door and he looked up as Aashna walked into his room. He put the book he was reading down and looked at her as she wondered his room. She looked like she was ready to go and get out of LA. And Angel couldn't help but feel hurt that she wanted to leave him so quickly.

"I think that's the first time you came into my room and actually knocked," Angel said to her as she looked at him for the first time since entering.

"I'm not leaving because of you and you know that, why would you think that?" Aashna said looking at him hurt.

Angel looked at her for a second before replying, "I just don't know why you would want to leave so quickly. It's good here for you. You have that family you haven't had in while. I'm here. Connor is here and I know for a fact that he doesn't want you to leave."

"I know," she said quietly.

"And there's a lot more shopping here in LA then there is in Sunnydale. You know the closet Neiman Marcus is two hours away from there." Angel stated.

Aashna raised her eyebrows, "And tell me please, how in the world you know that information?"

"Buffy," Angel mumbled.

"Uh, I'll tell her that."

They were quiet for a moment before Aashna looked at him for a second. She came up to him and hugged him. Full fledged, out right hugged, like her life depended on it. Angel put his arms around her and held her close. She looked up at him and smiled her eyes teary. He wiped them away gently and smiled down at her.

"You can say it you know, it won't kill you," she said quietly into his chest.

"What?" he asked.

"I'll miss you."

Angel felt his eyes water and tried really hard for them not to fall. He looked down at the mass of brunette hair on his chest and laughed. She would probably be the only brunette head ever to be on his chest. She looked up at his face and smiled at the tears she saw there and this time she wiped them off.

"So are you?" she asked him as he played lazily on the strands of hair that was in front of her face.

"You know I will."

She looked up at him and her eyes flashed gold slightly, "I'll come back to you, I always do, somehow."

Angel knew that message wasn't for him and knew exactly who the message was displayed for. He let his eyes flash gold and looked down at her and kissed her forehead before saying, "You better, you're the most interesting thing has that happened in this town since you left it."

She laughed at his words and her laugh wasn't sweet and innocent like every time before, no, it was the way Angel's also sounded down the hallway and through the corridors, absolutely scary.

"You gonna tell me why the hell your packing your bags?"

Aashna span around at the sound of the voice behind her and dropped the things she was holding in her hand to the floor. The visitor chuckled slightly at her reactions and slipped through the door and sat next on the bed next to her suitcase.

"What are you doing here?" Aashna said, slightly out of breath.

"Why? Am I not aloud to visits ya?"

"You know you are, you just haven't been around a lot lately, it's been what four months since you have last came."

"Sorry sweetheart but I've got other things to do and you know that, but you know you're my number one most important thing, right?"

"Yeah." Aashna said as she sat next to her guest.

"So are you going to tell me why you're packing up?"

"I'm leaving."

"To Sunnydale. Interesting choice."

"I just, I need to meet her, so I can... I just, I love Angel, I do, but living here in a place full of guys, it's not that much fun. And Buffy I don't know she seems... Like someone I can relate to."

"Just to remind you, Angel knows you better than anyone else and if you wanted a friend you could have asked 'Delia."

"Right, cause Cordelia isn't just an annoying bitch," Aashna said looking at the ceiling.

She felt the glare before she looked at him; he didn't say anything for a second before looking away, and "I'm going to go."

"What! Why?" she asked hurriedly.

"I just need to, someone is coming." He smirked at her before leaving her in her own misery.

The door to her room opened and she looked up as Connor walked into her room. She smiled at him and waved her hand so he knew that he was welcomed.

"Hey," she said slowly.

"Hi," he said looking at anything but here. "Nice song."

"How Come by D-12," she said with her eyebrows raised.

"It's nice," he said hopelessly.

She smiled and lay down on her bed and watched as he slowly walked towards her bed and sat down next to her. She smiled at him and he smiled back. She traced his face and he took her fingers off her his face and twined it through his own. She looked at him sadly and came up to him.

"Don't go," he pleaded, "Please don't go."

She sat up and pressed herself to him and wrapped her arms around him and smiled into his shoulder as he wrapped his arms around her, tightly. He kissed her shoulder and she looked up at him and threaded her hand through his dark hair.

I feel so light

This is all I want to feel tonight

I feel so light

Tonight and the rest of my life

"This song, I like this song," Conner whispered.

"Tonight and the Rest of My Life, that's what it is, Tonight and the Rest of My Life."

He held her close as she inched closer towards his face. He felt his heart start to beat faster, his pulse start to race, his blood climbing. She lightly touched her lips towards his. She let go and looked at him again, smiling at the look of happiness that appeared on his face. She kissed him again but this time he kissed her back. She fell slowly onto her bed and he pulled her onto him as he kissed her with all the radiance and passion he had in him. Slowly opening her mouth she let his tongue explore hers and wrapped her hands around his neck, bringing him closer towards her. He let go of her lightly and she looked so adorable with her lips swollen and the buoyancy that appeared in her eyes. He whisked away the little bit of hair that was in her face and kissed her cheek, her neck, her forehead, and nose before resting his lips on her lips, which she opened up immediately for him. When he let go her this time she had little tears in her eyes and he wiped them gently away, sitting up and gently letting her straddle him. She laid her head on his shoulder and hugged him to her. He stroked her hair and she squeezed him closer to herself.

"I don't wanna leave anymore," she said in naive voice.

He hugged her to him, "I don't want you to leave either, but you know you want to go to that place."

She looked up at him and knew he was right. She lay back down on his shoulder, "My bed is messy," she giggled.

Connor chuckled and kissed her crown. "I guess we did make it a messy, maybe we should to it again."

Aashna looked at him with content in her eyes and smiled at him, "Are you suggesting something?"

He kissed her and smiled,"Maybe, depends."

"On what?"

"On what you're offering," he smiled as she moved around him, making him extremely uncomfortable.

"How about this," she whispered as her lips descend on his and they once again fell on the bed.

Connor, who was holding all of Aashna's suitcases, walked down the grand staircase to see Aashna hugging everyone and saying a weepy goodbye. He smiled and watched as she hugged Gunn, Fred, ignoring Cordelia and going in for the big one with Angel.
Connor walked down slowly scared he might drop something. Aashna looked up and saw him and smiled. Angel saw him and saw the interaction between them and smiled to. Fred, the hopeless romantic, giggled happily at what was going on between the two of them. Gunn came up at helped him carry the rest down, who Connor smiled gratefully for, Gunn just nodding his head.

"You ready?" Wesley asked Aashna, who was still tucked in Angel's embrace.

She nodded her head and looked at everyone, "We'll miss you." Fred said gestured happily as they all walked outside to the quiet night.

Wesley, Gunn and Connor were putting the suitcases in the car. Fred stood near the doorway, Cordelia was probably back sleeping in her bed and Angel and Aashna stood near the car.

"So, you are going to call me, right?" Aashna asked Angel jokily.

"You know it," he said hugging her one last time before letting go.

"Okay so I better go," she whispered as Wesley got in to the car.

"Yeah, so we'll see you?" Angel asked.

"You should count on it." She replied gloomily.

"Hey, be happy, your part of the LA gang," Gunn said.

She laughed and walked towards the car and climbed in, she watched as Connor climbed in the backseat and raised her eyebrows at him in question.

"I thought I would escort you back to Sunnydale."

She laughed and went from the back of the car to the front climbing on top of Connor. She saw Wesley roll his eyes at them and she winked at him. She opened the window and waved at everyone.

Goodbye LA...

TBC- where going to Sunnydale, so give me feedback please, with a cherry on top.