"So, Cordy this place is a place between Heaven and Earth?" asked Angel still a bit confused.

"Yeh, but you guys can't leave the island, it would be all anti-sacred or whatever. We can come here but only for a little bit and only once."

"So are you goin to wake up anytime soon Barbie?" said Gunn a smile still on his face.

"It's not like I have any control." she said laughing.

"So where's Wesley?" asked Fred looking around.

"Leave him, it's ok." Cordelia said a bit to quickly. Everyone stared at her suspiciously except for Lorne who grew slightly serious.

"She's here isn't she?"

"Yeh, you know?"

"I read his aura, after his melt down I did research, hit a few contacts...I found out enough." he said seriously. Everyone was looking back and forth between Cordy and Lorne both confused.

"So who is she?" asked Angel.

Yet Lorne and Cordelia remained silent.


Wesley and Liz leaned their foreheads against one another's after the long passionate kiss.

"God I missed you." she whispered.

"Hey, I'm here now." he said gently placing a finger under her chin making him look up at her. He offered her a reassuring smile. "It's going to be ok I promise." he said giving her a smile. He had to do this...Wesley knew he had to be strong for Liz when all he really wanted to do was just hold her and cry his wee little British heart out.

"Come on." she said smiling now, holding his hand and pulling him away from the side of the mansion. "Lets go to the beach."


Emma sat in the motel she had rented Shadow lying on her bed, the panther lying down on the ground calmly. She patched up the dogs foot which had been all torn up from scratching at the cage. He may have been 9 years old, yet with some help he could look 2 again. Emma guessed it was some magical gift he got, being able to age much slower then most dogs.

"Come on Shadow." she murmured to the unconscious dog. "I need you...and I think...Matt needs you to." and with the mention of his master's name Shadow's eyes opened.


"So what's it like here?" asked Wesley as they started to walk on the beach.

"Pretty good actually...not heaven exactly so it still has it's faultiest. It's like earth, yet less crimes, less mean people, less fires, and stuff like that." she said casually yet a smile was still on her face. "How are you doing?" Yet Wesley knew she knew the answer so he merely squeezed her hand and smiled weakly.

"I've been sick for a bit yet I've gotten better."

"Good." she said as they continued to walk down the strip of beach. "I don't want to beat you if your sick. It just wouldn't be far." she said smiling cockily.

"Beat me in what?" he asked curiously yet a smile still on his face.

"Hmmm a race." she replied.

"To where?"

"The mansion."

"Starting where?" he asked already knowing the answer.

"Here, go!" she yelled before dashing off down the beach Wesley laughing and close behind.


Shadow cocked it's head at Emma and sniffed her hand. Suddenly the wolf started shaking it's tail as if it remembered her. That was good, Shadow hasn't lied to her. The slayer smiled weakly as she gave him a small plate of 3 burgers and a hotdog she was able to scrounge up. He ate it greedily, the black panther purred in approval. Emma glanced at the panther...he was neutral. He was like the animal that made sure Will didn't get hurt, and it tried to stop Will on occasion from doing something. Yet he couldn't stop him all the time. Yet the panther did offer him protection so Will kept him around uncaged. Yet Shadow at first did not want to hurt Will either, yet then he started hurting people and he went after him like a mad animal. It was obviously the panther was loyal to both Emma and Will yet only to a point.


"I win!" cried Liz as she came to the door laughing Wesley was close second.

"Oh really?" he asked as he started to tickle her sides as she started to laugh hysterically.

"Ok, ok you win." she said in between laughing and trying to breath. He stopped tickly her as she slid her arms up his chest and around his neck, her fingers twirling the hair on the back of his neck. "So, Mr. Cheat what do you wanna do next."

"Hmmm" he said tossing his eyes upwards. "you pick." as he brought his eyes down to meet hers.

"Okay." she smiled as she grabbed his hand and opened the door at first with caution yet quickly pulled him in the mansion before closing the door behind her.