Disclaimer: Do I own Buffy or angel? No I don't, which is a shame...its a good idea. xsighsx
Author: Flaire Delacour with Faith
Title: Angel and the Crescent clan
Spoilers...none that I know of...
Couples: erm... OC/Angel, and some others…most characters of which I created myself...well aside from Angel and Darla of course...
Summary: While Angel was alone you think he just mourned over his loss of not having Darla when the two lost each other? Think again. This is the story of Angel, his childes and their adventures...if you can call them adventures.

That night...

The final four of the clan went around the demon pubs that Angel had told them about and that was when Angel saw her.

Darla was sat chatting up a young vengeance demon at the bar.

Angel left his two childes and his grand childe to see if it was really her.

"Darla? Is that you?" asked Angel cautiously approaching her.

"Oh Angelus. I never thought I'd see you again my darling." smiled his sire hugging him to her.

Angel noticed Flame, Desiree and Gavin coming toward him and smiled at Flame.

"Darla, there are some people I think you should meet." said Angel.

He put his arm around Flame's waist when she was beside him and could see his sire's smile fade slightly.

"Darla, these are my childes Flame and Desiree and Flame's childe Gavin. Guys this is my sire Darla." said Angel.

"You've certainly been busy." said Darla.

"Oh this isn't the full family. My two elder childes have just moved on with their two childes. I don't where their going, but they thought it was time to move on." smiled Angel.

"You've really had a lot of time on your hands my sweet Angelus." smiled Darla.

Angel smiled at her.

"Excuse me Flame mind if I talk to Angelus for a second?" asked Darla peeling Flame's fingers away from Angel's waist.

"I suppose not," said Flame.

"I'll be back in a moment Flame. Why not go buy Des and Gavin another round on me?" said Angel passing her some money.

Flame smiled unsurely at her sire but led Desiree and Gavin away.

" What's wrong Darla?" asked Angel turning to his sire.

"Where are Spike and Dru? I thought they were with you," said Darla with a frown.

"No they disappeared a few years ago," said Angel.

"Isn't that the worst of luck? I was wondering if we could get the old group back together," said Darla.

"I doubt Dru and Spike will want that Darla. You know what their like." smiled Angel.

"I know but I missed the mischief we used to get up to," said Darla.

Angel smiled sympathetically at his sire.

"I guess I'd better get to my childes. It was nice seeing you again Darla." said Angel kissing Darla on the cheek.

"Well actually my Angelus, I was thinking we join up again and do some more mischief ourselves," said Darla.

"I'd love to Darla, but I have people to take care of now. Besides, me and Flame are together I can't just leave her," said Angel.

"But Angelus..." pouted Darla.

"I can't Darla. Bye." said Angel leaving his sire as he went to where Flame was.

Flame smiled at him and handed him a drink.

"What did Darla want to talk to you about?" asked Flame.

"Oh we were just catching up." assured Angel putting his arm around her waist and kissing her forehead.

Darla narrowed her eyes at the couple and knew what she had to do.

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Flame and Desiree went to the girl's toilet leaving Angel and Gavin alone to talk.

"So what do you think of Angel's Sire?" asked Desiree as the two checked their make up.

"Um...she's interesting." said Flame.

"Your worried aren't you?" asked Desiree, watching Flame carefully.

"Why should I be worried? I mean just because I've heard that Angel and Darla were a couple and that Angel did everything for her why should I be worried?" asked the older Vampire, her hand shaking as she reapplied a second unnecessary coat of lipstick.

"Flame, Angel loves you. I can see by the way he looks at you. He wouldn't leave you because his sire decided to butt her way in," said Desiree.

"I don't know Des. I can feel some spark is between them. I just don't know if Angel can resist it or not," said Flame putting the lid on her lipstick with a sigh.

"I wouldn't worry Flame. Angel would never hurt you." assured Desiree hugging her.

"I hope your right." smiled Flame weakly.

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"So what did Darla have to say?" asked Gavin as he downed the last of his drink and gestured for another.

"Nothing much. We were just catching up. Oh and she wanted me to leave with her." sighed Angel.

"What? But you can't leave Flame..." said Gavin.

"That's exactly what I told her. But knowing Darla, that's not going to put her off." said Angel.

"So what are you going to do?" asked Gavin.

"I don't know...but I'm not going to leave Flame without putting up a fight first." said Angel.

He spotted his sire going into the female bathroom and prayed she wasn't gong to do anything stupid.

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"Well well, if it isn't Angelus' little 'Alysa'." jeered Darla standing in the doorway as Desiree and Flame turned to look at her.

"What do you want Darla?" asked Flame.

"I want you to leave my Angelus alone. You have no right to be with him. I'm his sire and you're nothing but a pathetic little childe," said Darla.

"Hm…. Let's see...Childe...sire... childe... sire..." said Flame gesturing a weighing scale, "nope I think the childe has my sire's vote."

"You listen here pretty youngthing, you won't have my Angelus forever...he will leave you...and believe me it won't be under pretty circumstances if I have my way." snarled Darla.

Flame rolled her eyes as the older vampire left, but inside she was scared that Darla was right.

"Flame...she's just jealous..." Desiree tried to assure her fellow childe when she saw her bite her lip.

"Let's go. I think me and Angel need to talk," said Flame before she dragged the younger girl out the toilets.