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Connor
I can't believe this. I had taken my eyes off her for a second and now she was gone. I can feel Dawns accusing stare. She is upset. She is afraid that something might happen to her sister. No matter what I say it will doesn't calm her down. How could I let her sister slip away? I had no idea I was supposed to keep her here. All she said was "stay with Buffy, I am going to get her some water." I barely knew the woman. I knew of her. She intimidated me a lot; I was standing in front of a legend, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. My dad's first love, the woman who sent him to hell, who loved him even though he was a vampire, a girl who kicked ass, just like Faith. She scared me, a little.
So I sat with her for a few minutes. I made some desperate attempts at conversation that were very futile. She barely spoke. I introduce myself. I saw a tear fall down when I told her who I was. After that she asked me questions on where she was and who brought her here. I told her that Angel had rushed to the hospital and that everyone wanted to know what she was doing in L.A. She said something about hating hospitals. She tried to get up to go to the bathroom but her legs wouldn't respond. She hadn't move for a while. I helped her to the bathroom and I than I went to sit by her bed. When Dawn came back to the room a few minutes later, she asked for her sister. I pointed to the bathroom. We waited a few more minutes. When we noticed she wasn't coming out, Dawn went to knock on the door. She got no answer, so she opened the door. Buffy was gone. The connecting door to the other room was open. The slayer had left the hospital. That is when Dawn became hysterical
"I had asked you to stay with her" She screamed, getting out of the room.
"I did Dawn, I kept her company," I replied running after her. But she wasn't listening to me. I saw her run to Willow who was standing by the nurse's station on the phone. As I approached I heard her tell my dad that Buffy was gone. A few seconds later she hung up. She turned to me and said.
"Angel wants you to go back to the Hotel with Dawn just in case Buffy heads there."
"Shouldn't we be looking for her in the streets? " Asked Dawn in midst of her tears.
"Angel is going out to find her." Willow replied. "She will be okay."
It's my fault that she was out there. Maybe I had said something I should not have. Maybe if I had been able to talk to her, she might have stayed long enough for Dawn or even Willow to have talked to her in staying.
"Willow, I think it might be best if I track her down as well. You should take Dawn to the Hotel instead."
"How do you intend to track her down?" asked Dawn looking at me.
"I am the son of two vampires. There is nothing I can't hunt down." By Dawn's facial expression she had not thought about that.
"I better go while the trail is still hot. Anyway my dad won't have much time to look for her. The sun will be up in about an hour or so."
* * *
I sniff the air. The Slayer has been by here. I have been walking around for about half an hour and I was at a dead end. I could not find her. I picked up her scent but every time I thought I had her, I found myself in the dark. A few blocks up I found her gown on the floor of an alley. She must have changed clothes. I had no idea what she would be dressed like.
I was puzzled though. I understand that she doesn't like hospitals that might be a reason she might want to run away from it. But why go through all this to throw us off her scent. Why doesn't she want to be found? Maybe I'd be better off going back to the hotel.
Cordy
"Where is Angel? " It was the first thing I thought off when I woke up. He wasn't next to me. Well that was not a first. Lately he was never in bed when I woke up and that hurt me. There use to be a time where I would open my eyes and he would be right next to me reading a book or sometimes just looking at me. This last week, I have been waking up to an empty bed a lot. Ever since Buffy came to town and got hurt, my fiancée was getting really good at the disappearing act. I hug myself. Why didn't I tell him that she had been in town? Now more than ever I wish I had. She would not have gotten hurt and today I would have been my wedding day. Instead he must have rush to her side and I am alone. I had told him not to go. Well at least to wait for me before he left.
After I had stopped him from calling Lorne, we had talked about Buffy and our wedding. How her presence was disrupting our plans. I had sounded harsh towards the slayer, but I could not help it. It was like I always felt threaten by her. I don't know but I am sure that it is not a coincidence she was up here. What if she had been heading here to reclaim Angel?
I can't help the feeling that we only got together because Buffy didn't want to have anything to do with him. I don't know what happened between them after she came back form the dead, but for one thing I was sure about it wasn't what he thought would have happened. He came back, than Connor came. We took care of the child together, it was normal that in time we would want to be together. And when Angel had lost Connor I helped him with his grief. Buffy wasn't even here. To her benefit she had not been aware of the existence of the baby. She almost found out. Wesley confessed to me that he had planned to take Connor to her. She had protected one magical child before, her sister and the fact that everyone knew that the Slayer wasn't in Angel's circle would have been a good environment for the child. I wonder if things would have happened differently if Wesley had succeeded. Would Connor have had a better childhood if he had been raised by Buffy? Dawn was a spoiled brat as far I was concerned.
But that is not the way things happened and I got Angel in the process. It makes sense that we are together. I mean we are both fighters for the side of good, and most of all I would never hurt him the way Buffy has. Well I almost once. But that does not count.
I didn't even notice what I put on till I got ready to get out the door. I had made Angel install a mirror on the door so I would be able to see what I was wearing. A flowery top and dark chinos, well it's not the beautiful white gown I was hoping to wear but I did look good in it. I ruffled my short dark brown hair. I don't think my hair had ever forgiven me for dying it blonde. I still to this day have no idea why had done such an awful thing to my beautiful mane. Was it to get Angel's attention? No one at Angel investigation had notice the color change. If they had they had not said anything.
As I get to the lobby, I can hear voices talking in Angel's office. Maybe he didn't go after all to see her. But as I get in, my spirit falls. He is not here. Instead I found Dawn, Willow, Wesley and Fred in a heated discussion.
"What is going on?" I said entering the room. It's kind of early for the whole house to be up.
"Buffy is gone," replied a teary eyed dawn. My god Buffy is dead. I can't help the tightening in my chest. What have I done? I think shaking my head. What have I done? Angel will never forgive me for this. Never.
Willow
"What have I done?" I hear Cordelia ask herself shaking her head. I see her back herself to the wall. She is close to tears. I ignore whatever Wesley was saying to me and run to her. Cordy has not always been my favorite person in the world but she looked distraught right now.
"I should have said something…I should have told him …" She whispers burying her face in her hand.
"Cordy, what is wrong?" I ask. I can feel everyone's eyes staring at the two of us. I take her out of the office for some privacy.
"Oh Willow, I knew Buffy was here. Lorne told me to tell Angel that she was at the club… I just didn't tell him…we had just gotten ready for bed…I didn't know … How could I have known that she would get into danger? ….Now she is dead and Angel will never forgive me. I didn't know…She is dead…Oh my god…How could I..." She said in the midst of tears.
"Buffy is not dead…" I say to her. I just look at her. I can't believe what she had said. She had known that Buffy had been in town. She knew but she hadn't told Angel.
"How could you?" said a raging Dawn. Everyone in the office had heard. The teenager walked towards Cordelia and slapped her so hard we all felt it. Cordy instinctively slapped the girl back. I know I should stop them but I really didn't want to get in between the cat fight. Dawn slapped her back. Next thing I knew Dawn was grabbing Cordy by the hair and pulling.
"You knew" Dawn said. "You knew and you kept you mouth shut…this whole time …you could have prevented this…"
"Don't touch me, Bitch!" screamed Cordelia returning a punch.
Wesley, wanting to be the voice of reason went towards the young ladies, trying to reason with them. He ended up getting punch in the face. Both Fred and I ran towards him to help him up.
"Dawn stop!" I ordered. But the girl ignored me, to far gone. She was screaming as well as Cordelia. I had wanted to punch Cordy when she had said that she had known but this was getting too much someone had to stop them.
"Cordelia!" Angel yelled, coming in the lobby. He must have come from the sewers. He came running in towards the girls to break them up. A flash of blonde ran pass him. Than I saw a petite blonde stand between the two girls, she grabbed Dawn's raised hand in mid air.
"Stop it!" cried out Buffy. "Don't!" She said turning to Cordelia.
"Don't you dare touch my sister!" Buffy took a step towards Cordelia who backed away. Angel came and stood in front of Cordy.
"Don't you dare touch her!" interjected Angel. The two just stood there, shooting daggers at each other.
This does not look good I thought, looking at the vampire and the slayer ready to jump at each other's throat.
TBC
The next part will be in the third person as well as in Buffy's POV and Angel POV….It's going to be the confrontation of the century …
I am sorry to all the C/A and B/A fans if you can't tell who I am rooting for. All I can say is read …I like to satisfy both group.
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