„Bang" The door of the gray jeep closed. Today the Scooby Gang had brought the last potential to the airport of Ventura. Even Kennedy had gone home to see her parents, but she had promised Willow to come to L.A. soon. Giles quickly got the wheel and received a strange look of Xander when he had seen this. Dawn was sitting in the back, with some papers on which they had written addresses of almost all the potentials, because Dawn had found a lot of good friends in them. Buffy and Willow sat themselves on the backseats, too when Xander took his place next to a glasses cleaning Giles.

" I want to be in L.A. before the next apocalypse, ok?"

Giles put his glasses back upon his nose. " I don't know what you talking about…" Buffy raised one eyebrow and Xander laughed when he saw that, but Giles himself didn't notice it, he was too busy with starting the motor…

After 1 hour of Giles and Xander fighting about who's the better driver they finally arrived in the big city. L.A. Buffy had called Angel some days ago to tell him that they were coming. Willow told Giles the way and although he took the wrong street a couple of times they arrived at Angels house before 10 pm.

Buffy ringed at the door. Nothing happened. She ringed again. Again nothing happened. When she wanted to ring a third time a tired looking Angel opened the door.

"Thought you would come earlier!"

"Well, Giles was driving!" Buffy couldn't help herself to get rid of her sarcastic jokes…

Angel nodded. " That explains everything." Both smiled.

But before the situation could get to private Giles climbed the stairs with some bags in his hands.

" Good evening Angel." He putted the bags at the floor. " I'm sorry that we are a little late. Where can I put the bags?"

Angel shared one look with Buffy before he entered the house, with Giles following him.

After everybody had put their stuff in the different rooms where they were supposed to sleep in they met at the kitchen. Angel was cooking a meal for them…Buffy was too surprised about that to say anything when she came into the room.

" Tired?"

" Mhm?" Buffy had to shake her head. That Angel was cooking had just been to strange for her that she didn't hear what he had said.

" Ok, you are tired." Angel said.

" A little."

" Lair"

Buffy smiled." You always didn't believe me about being tired or not. By the way, where are all the others?"

Angel, who had been standing with his profile to her turned around. " They don't live with me anymore. They all got own apartments some months ago and now it's pretty practical for us."

"That smells good!" Dawn said when she came in. " I didn't know that you can cook!"

" Well, seems like L.A. is full of surprises for us!" Buffy answered.