Chapter Three
Angel couldn't believe what he had in his hands he was now caring two pills of ecstasy in a small bag. Angel felt really disappointed that Connor had lied to right to his face earlier. Angel looked down at the pills again and thought "I'll have to talk to Connor about these pills once he gets better." Angel then put the small bag into his pocket and then picked up Connor's light blue pajamas and walked over to his son's bed and sat down next his son and watched how peaceful his son looked now just moments earlier he was in intense pain. Angel then carefully put Connor's left arm though the pajama sleeve, then lifted Connor a little and put Connor's right arm though the other sleeve, he then buttoned up the front, Angel then put Connor's pajama bottoms on him, he was glad that he didn't wake his son up as he dressed him. Moments later Connor began to stir and then opened his eyes. The first thing Connor saw when he woke up was his father's warm concerned brown eyes. Connor's face flushed as he remembered what happened earlier but his memories were cut short when he felt an intense wave of nausea.
"Are you nauseas Connor?" Angel asked.
Connor could only nod yes he was scared to open his mouth he really didn't want to throw up anymore. Angel quickly retrieved a Compazine suppository and then quickly pulled down Connor's pajama bottoms down and pulled Connor knees up to his chest and inserted the suppository into his anus. Connor tried to protest but he couldn't even open his mouth to talk of fear of vomiting so he tried to squirm away but Angel held him in a secure position. Angel then pulled Connor's pajama bottoms back up.
" Try and relax son in a few minutes you'll feel better I promise." Angel told his son, he then noticed his son's deeply flushed face was glairing at him. Connor wasn't too happy with what Angel just did to him, he also felt very embarrassed. Moments later connor was no longer nauseas.
"Feeling better?" Angel asked.
"Yeah.. but you didn't have to do That!" Connor said with his face slightly flushing again.
"I'm sorry son but it's doctor's orders, it's to help you from not vomiting allot. Angel said as he cleaned up the mess next to Connor's bed with the mop Cordy gave him earlier.
"Can't I just take a pill or drink something to help me from throwing up?" Connor said angrily.
"No, you would just throw it back up and vomit allot more than you have already, I know you hate it but it's necessary just until your nausea goes away." Angel explained. Connor was angry with himself, he put himself in this position he feels like he's big screw up.
"I'm going to be right back I'm going to get you something to eat." Angel told Connor.
"I'm not hungry." Connor said.
"You have to eat something, I'll be right back." Angel said before he left Connor's room. Angel went downstairs to the kitchen and washed his hands before he prepared Connor some food. Angel heated up some canned chicken soup and filled up a glass of water and took it up into Connor's room. Connor really didn't want to eat he had not appetite whatsoever.
" Sit up Connor." Angel said as he approached Connor with his soup. Angel placed Connor's water next to Connor on his nightstand and handed Connor his warm bowel of soup.
"Dad, Really I'm Not hungry." Connor angrily said he really didn't want to have anything in his stomach to vomit.
"The doctor told me you had to eat once you woke up, so your going to eat." Angel told him firmly. Connor was about to argue again but the look in his father's eyes and the tone in his father's voice changed his mind quickly. Angel is a man on a mission, on a mission to get his son well as soon as possible. Connor smugly accepted the bowl and very slowly started to eat. Angel then held out a vitamin for Connor to take. Connor accepted it and popped it in his mouth and washed it down with water. Connor was scared of feeling nauseas again so he took his time and only ate half of his soup.
"Connor try and eat a little more." Angel said.
"I can't I'm full if I eat more I'll throw up." Connor told Angel, the truth was Connor was starting to get a little nausea and his wounds were starting to hurt again.
"Fine I'll take this back to the kitchen." Angel said as he grabbed the bowel from Connor.
When Angel left his room Connor's pain in his wounds started to increase, he tried not to think about it but the pain was becoming unbearable.
As Angel made his way downstairs saw Cordelia and Fred entering the lobby.
"Hey guys." Greeted Angel.
"Oh my god Angel, Cordy told me everything how is he?" Fred asked worriedly.
"Better now, you can go up and see for yourself if you like I'm sure Connor would like that." Angel told Fred.
"Yeah lets see how's he doing." Cordelia told Fred.
Cordelia and Fred made their way upstairs to Connor's room while Angel made his way into the kitchen to clean the bowel. When Cordelia and Fred entered Connor's room they found him in the verge of tears.
"What's wrong sweetie?" A very concerned Cordedia asked.
"It hurts." Connor said trying really hard not to cry in front of them, he really didn't want to look like a "wuss".
Fred then said "I'm going to get Angel" as she left the room.
As Fred hurried downstairs she ran into Angel coming upstairs.
"Angel, Connor's in pain." Fred told Angel. Angel and Fred both made their way back into Connor's room.
"Hey pal your in allot of pain?" Angel asked gently.
Connor nodded quickly he was really close to bursting out crying. Angel then quickly got the bottle of Perocet the doctor gave him for Connor's pain and got a pill out for Connor and handed it to his son. Connor accepted the pill and pop it in his mouth quickly and washed it down with the cup of water he had next to him on his nightstand. Connor then lied back down and closed his eyes hoping the pain would go away faster.
"That's it son lie back and close your eyes." Angel said as he ran his fingers through Connor's hair. Moments later Connor was fast asleep pain-free.
"I need to talk to you guys about something." Angel whispered as he headed out of Connor's room with Cordelia and Fred behind him.
"What's up?" Fred asked once they were in the lobby.
Angel reached into his pocket and took out the small bag containing two pills of ecstasy and showed it to them.
"I found these in Connor's drawer today, I believe he was on one of these when he got attacked tonight, I don't know what to do." Angel sadly said.
"I can't believe it! Connor? On drugs?" Fred said shockingly.
"I can't believe it neither I had thought your lectures about drugs got through to him." Cordelia sadly said to Angel.
"Before he got injured I had I grounded him because I had found out that he's been drinking, smocking pot and having unprotected sex, I was so angry and disappointed with him, I couldn't continue talking with him so we decided do finish talking in the morning." Angel told them.
Just when Cordelia was about to tell Angel something the Hyperion hotel's front door opens revealing Gunn and Lorne. They were laughing as they made their way into the hotel. Gunn had spent most of the day helping Lorne in his new club. The first thing Gunn's eyes were on was the small bag Angel was holding, those pills looked too familiar to him.
"What's wrong why's everyone so gloomy." Lorne asked. It didn't take Gunn too long to put two and two together, he quickly figured out those pills belonged to Connor. Gunn quickly got angry, he remembered he had long talks with Connor about drugs he really believed that
Connor understood how dangerous drugs were, well guess he was wrong.
"Angel, man don't tell me those are Connor's?" Gunn asked he was really hopeing what he thought was wrong. Angel just nodded.
"No, I can't belive that little nipper is poping pills." Lorne said shockinly.
"I'm going to go and check on him Cordelia and Fred can fill you guys in on what happened today." Angel said as he made his way towards the stairs. He really didn't want to continue talking about Connor's drug use. Angel just wanted to focus on getting his son better. When Angel entered his son's room he found his son still sound asleep. Angel sat down next to Connor and as he watched his son sleep he thought to himself "What am I going to do with you Connor?", he then covered Connor up with his blanket and feathered a kiss on his son's forehead.
"I love you so much son." Angel told a sleeping Connor.
Downstairs in the lobby Cordelia and Fred were filling Gunn and Lorne in on what happened earlier with Connor.
"And then Angel had to save him from a Concord Demon, the demon slashed Connor on his stomach and upper thigh, the demons claws were dripping in venom, the venom is meant to make it's victims throw up allot in large amounts and suffer intense pain, Dr. Leroy prescribed some medicine to help Connor with that." Cordelia informed Gunn and Lorne.
"I think I know where Connor got those drugs from, remember a few nights ago when he went out with those kids that live in that warehouse well there's something really off about them, I think Connor needs to stop going out with those kids they'll do nothing but get him into more trouble." Fred said.
"Angel really has his hand full with that kid." Gunn said.
" I think Connor has learned his lesson, come on he was almost killed tonight because he was on ecstasy." Cordelia said.
" Yeah your right, he probably will never touch that stuff again." Fred said.
" I need a drink." Lorne said as he went to the liquor cabinet and poured himself a cup of tequila. Lorne was really disappointed in Connor he couldn't believe that Connor made some really stupid choices, he thought Connor was a smart kid.
"That kid needs a good ass whooping." Gunn said angrily, he was angry because Connor almost killed himself tonight.
"Angel would never do something like that to Connor." Fred told Gunn.
"I know, but I still believe that's what he might need to set him straight again." Gunn said.
"Connor got hurt enough tonight to learn his lesson, he doesn't need anymore pain to set him straight." Cordelia told Gunn getting a little angry.
The first thing Connor saw when he woke up was his father's warm and loving eyes. Connor felt very ashamed of his actions lately, he thought his father was never going to forgive him.
Connor was very sore as he woke up, his whole body hurt allot especially his wounds. Connor tried to ignore his father's gaze as he sat up, Connor made a big mistake by sitting up because once he sat up the pain in his wounds intensified extremely fast.
" How you feeling son?" Angel asked.
"Hurts." Connor muttered.
Angel went and got one of Connor's pain medication and gave it to him. Connor washed the pill down with a cup of water he had next to him on his nightstand. Angel really hated to see his son in pain. A few moments later Connor's pain subsided.
"Dad I'm really sorry about everything." Connor told Angel honestly.
"I know son." Angel gently told Connor. Connor can't understand why Angel loves him so much he feels like he's a screw up. He feels like he doesn't deserve for Angel to be nice to him.