Chapter 3

With 24 hours to spare until Doyle came back the gang decided to get some rest (after all it was 1:00 in the morning, the same time Doyle would come back.) When they woke they decided to clean up the office, thinking that it would take up most of the time. After a while, though, Willow remembered a handing spell that sped up the process considerately. By lunch the whole building was it's sparkly, clean self. After lunch, with nothing else to do, they just sat around.

Cordelia couldn't take it; she couldn't just sit around, not when Doyle was coming back in less then 24 hours. Angel was off talking to Willow somewhere so she decided to give herself a tour of the building. When she came back she saw that Gunn had gone and bought a newspaper.

"Hey, Cordy, you'll never believe this." Gunn said when he saw her come in. "Your apartment is still for sale."

Cordelia smiled. "Phantom Dennis's doing probably."

"Yeah I was think about that, Doyle found the place for you didn't he?"

"Yes…"

"Well that pretty much the only familiar thing that he's gonna be able to go to." When Cordelia only raised her eyebrows, he continued. "He's apartment will probably be sold and the office we were at when he was alive is blown up."

"Of course," Wesley put in, "The apartment's the only thing that he would be able to go to that's familiar, but you'd have to buy it again."

Cordelia smiled again. "Of course I'll buy it, lets get going."

"Going where?" Angel had come back with Willow.

"Cordelia's old apartment's for sale, we thought that if she bought it then that's where we could take Doyle." Fred explained.

Angel nodded. "You guys go on and do that. Its daylight so I can't go right now and where's Spike?"

"I think he's in your office sleeping on the table or something." Gunn said.

"You guys really sure he's good?" Cordelia asked. She did not like Spike, he was part of the reason Xander hurt her so bad back in high school.

"He's fine Cordy." Angel said for the millionth time, and then went off to find Spike followed by Willow.

"Wonder what they're up to." Fred said. Everyone shrugged and they left to go to Cordelia's apartment.

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Some hours later everyone was in Cordelia's apartment wait for the time when they had to go get Doyle. Dennis was very very happy to see everyone again; he kept going around give everyone hugs. It's kinda strange to be given a hug by a ghost, since you can't see them. He even gave Spike a hug, though he didn't know him, but after a few times Spike yelled at him so he stopped.

"I think only Cordy and I should go get Doyle." Angel said after a while. "It might be too much for him to meet all of you right after he comes back. We'll bring him make here a lead him straight to the spare bedroom, you can meet him in the morning."

Everyone nodded in agreement. After a few minutes Cordelia and Angel got up and left.

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It was cold at the docks where Doyle would come back at. Cordelia wrapped her arms around herself, not taking her eyes away from the spot where years ago she had seen Doyle die for her and the world. Angel stood behind her barely moving.

Suddenly standing barely 5 feet from them was a women, she seemed to be glowing. "Do you still wish to bring the messenger back?" she asked.

Angel and Cordelia looked at each other before Angel said yes.

"Very well, take him, heal him." And then she was gone, a flash of light in her place hitting the ground where Doyle had died.

Angel and Cordelia looked at each other before going to the spot. Doyle was standing up on shaky legs.

"Doyle?" Cordelia said barely above a whisper. He looked up at them some of the confusion on he's face disappeared when he saw them. Then he looked past them, fear appeared on his face. "Doyle?" Cordelia said, concern in her voice, "Are you all right…."

"Shh!" Angel cut in. Then turned around slowly. Cordelia did the same then gasped. Standing behind them was five vampires; the dock had become a nest over the years. Angel had been so caught up in Doyle coming back he had failed to notice the smell. "O god…" He heard Cordelia say before they attacked. He jumped in front of her and punched the vampire before he could hurt her. But him training Cordy wasn't for nothing; she soon joined in the fight.

After a few minutes, in which three vampires were dusted and more had come out, Cordelia noticed something that was very wrong. "Angel!" she called. "Where's Doyle!?"

Angel looked over and saw three vampires running toward the door, he beat his life Doyle had run out in the confusion; and now the vampires were going to get him. "Doyle!" he screamed, "Look out!"