Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from Angel. The only characters I own are Cassandra, Tonya, Kevin and a blue skinned demon that I have no name for yet.

A.N.  This story is written for my friend (who goes by the name for this site) Claire C. Griffin; check out her stories. They are really good. She's an awesome writer and a GREAT song writer.

Prologue:

This story had taken place fifteen years ago when I was only sixteen. It is about my two cousins and I and few friendly people who saved our lives. This story is about a disease commonly known as 'Deadly Blood'. Pretty cool name, but a very scary disease to catch.

This disease starts off as an ordinary cold, coughing, some sneezing and a low fever. Not bad right? Wrong! It then goes into a really bad form. Your eyes turn completely black and you are unable to see. Then your coughs become worse and you start coughing up blood. But see this is the funny part. The blood doest turn red when it hits oxygen, it stays it's pretty blue and purple.

Well as the disease progresses, your body becomes skinnier and your skin turns to a yellowish color. Believe me when I say you don't want this disease. I was there when my cousin had been infected by it and so was I. But it's a long story so I guess I will just have to sit down and tell you right here, while you are staring blankly at your computer screen thinking "What in the hell is this woman saying?"

Oh and before I begin I received some of the other information on it by my friends who were there. So this is where the story begins.

Chapter 1:

Cassandra's Miracle

Tonya walked down the sidewalk towards her cousin's house. As she walked she thought about what had happened in the last week. It wasn't a happy week, at that, her cousin had fallen ill to a disease that the doctors don't even know what to call it much less know how to treat it. Her cousin, Cassandra, had started off just coughing like a normal cold gaining a low fever with a stuffed up nose with it. So her mother gave her regular cold medicine, but then her eyes went black and she could no longer see.

They had taken her too many hospitals in and around their local area, but no one knew what it was that was causing this trauma on her. Later in the week she started coughing up blood, well blood that didn't turn red when it hit oxygen. This had puzzled the doctors even further. Her mother was in so much strain that she had left for awhile and had Cassandra's older brother, Kevin, come and stay with her, while she left for a day or two to relax. When Cassandra started coughing up the blood, they thought it was very strange and most diffidently not natural.

Tonya walked faster to Cassandra's house; she walked past a hotel that really wasn't a hotel. It was turned into an investigation building. Cassandra had told her about it when they had passed it on their way home about a year ago. Tonya stopped and stared at the building and her mind wondered into the past.

"That's a cool hotel." she had said. Cassandra shook her head.

"That's not a hotel. That's where Angel's Investigations is located" Tonya nodded and the two girls looked at the building as they passed.

"What do they do? Asked Tonya.

"They look into the unnatural. My friend's mom had to call them once. She said they were awesome."

Tonya realized that she was standing there thinking about the past and looking at the building in a trance. She looked around' she had few people looking at her. Tonya shook the memories away as she was beginning to remember more of it.

Ten minutes later she walked up the steps to her cousin's house and walked in.

"Hi Aunt Kayla, how's Cassandra?" Her aunt turned around from doing the dishes. She was a tall, firm woman. (DO NOT take that the WRONG way!!!!!!) She had auburn hair with beautiful but now sad hazel eyes. Her face looked like she aged ten years.

"Hi Tonya. She's lying down in the living room. Kevin's with her right now." Aunt Kayla responded with a heavy sigh and she turned back to the dishes. Tonya walked into the living room and looked at both of her cousins.

Kevin was Cassandra's older brother. He was twenty years old and was getting married in less than two months, despite his sister's condition, which Tonya thought was the most horrible thing Kevin could do to his baby sister. He was tall like his mother, but with black hair and vibrant green eyes. Tonya walked to her cousins who finally took notice of her.

"Hi Kevin, hi Cassie." she said softly. Cassie turned towards the voice. Kevin looked up from the television.

"Hi Tonya." responded the both of them. Kevin got up from his chair to help his sister sit up so that Tonya could sit by her. Tonya helped Kevin help her sit up.

Tonya sat on her cousin's right while Kevin to Cassandra's left.

"I'm happy to see you haven't gotten any worse."

"I'm not getting worse, but I'm not getting better either. I still can't see and when I cough blood still comes up." Tonya looked away for a minute and then an idea popped in her head.

"We can go to Angel's Investigations. They look into the unnatural." Kevin's face went stern.

This isn't the supernatural Tonya. You're sixteen you should know that." Tonya's face went from happy to mad. "Besides we won't be able to get her out of the with mom here."

"Kevin, she's coughing up blue blood. That's not natural. You're a big doctor-in-training, were you ever taught about this?" Kevin didn't answer. He knew she was right, but didn't want to admit it.

"I think it's a good idea. It'll be a miracle if they knew anything. I say we give it a try. We can go tomorrow when mom goes to work."

"Come on Kevin give it a try." whined Tonya. Kevin looked back to his sister and cousin. He looked into the kitchen and saw his mother still at work with the dishes.

"Fine, but you owe me."

"Oh thank you Kevin." said Tonya and Cassie at the same time. Cassie began coughing and the blue blood began to drip from the corners of her mouth. Tonya and Kevin cleaned her face and grabbed a cup of water to rinse her mouth and spit it into a basin next to the couch.

Cassandra sat back up and smiled at her brother who looked at her confused. Even though she couldn't see his face she could still sense his expression.

"Thanks Kevin you're a miracle."

So how do you like the first chapter? Good? Bad? In between? R&R and tell me. I'll accept comments and flames.

Claire C. Griffin I hope you are reading this story because it is for you and you BETTER leave at least one review. lol. Luv ya hun.