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"Snakes?" Lorne questioned, using his shoulder to hold the phone against his ear, as he attempted putting some sort of bandage around Krev's scratched stomach. "And they came out of your what?"

Little Cordy and Charlie watched the two demons closely, Cordelia, because she always had to know what was going on, and Charlie, so he could sneak looks at the dark haired girl next to him occasionally, without her noticing.

"Do you think Krev will die?" Charlie lisped quietly, his thumb in his mouth.

Cordelia nodded seriously. "Probably," she told him, not sounding the least bit upset about her confident prediction.

"Hold still, Muffin," Lorne told the wriggling demon, who still believed his wound was worse than it really was. "No not you, Ma'am," he quickly informed the lady on the phone with a nervous laugh.

Cordy giggled. "Where do you think the snakes are coming out of?" she asked, her eyes gleaming mischeiviously.

Liam looked over at the five year old, grinned at her question, and whispered a response in little Wesley's ear. Wes stopped his detailed explanation of how to work a radio, which Liam had been trying to follow, and started laughing. The first time he'd actually laughed in quite a while.

"Do we fight snakes?" Lorne called across to Angel, who was busy with a tearful Fred.

"Only if they're giant," he called back, wiping Fred's wet cheeks gently with his thumb. "Or demons."

"I'm sorry," the little girl said, looking up at the vampire with watery brown eyes. She knew she'd done something bad, even if it hadn't seemed like it at the time. It was only a simple dissection, like she'd seen on TV. "Sorry," she said again.

"I don't think it's Angel you need to apologise to," Wesley said softly but firmly, slipping his hand into Fred's and walking her over to Krev and Lorne.

The ex watcher paused slightly at the four hysterical children, it was weird how they came out of their shells more in a group, however after hearing a slightly rude suggestion involving snakes, from his younger self, he hurried Fred away.

"Sorry," she said honestly, staring up at the small alien.

Krev looked at her suspiciously and touched his bangaged stomach, letting out an exaggerated sigh, and then waiting to see her reaction.

Rather than apologising or crying with regret, as the young demon had hoped, Fred smiled suddenly, her eyes lighting up. If she couldn't dissect the alien, then maybe she could be friends with it. That would be one of the coolest things ever. Mommy and Daddy would have to believe they excisted if she became friends with one.

"You need new clothes," she observed, spotting his blood stained shirt.

Krev nodded, still silently, not completely trusting the smiling child.

Wes looked at Mini Fred's eager face and sighed. Was she meant to have stopped feeling guilty so soon? Was she meant to be punished for what she'd done? Had the shock been enough?

A small tug at his arm stopped his silent questioning and he lifted Krev off of Lorne's lap, just as said demon informed someone down the phone that it wasn't a good idea to "poke it", causing the four children to start another burst of laughter.

"I'm taking Krev to find some clothes," Wesley called across to Angel, who was becoming strangely involved in the snake "discussion" between the kids.

Fred looked down at the floor away from Gunn's gaze. They both knew what was going to happen, however neither of them wanted to make the first move.

Gunn's words echoed around her head, "You mean have a meaningful conversation, the way that two people who love each other are supposed to" and her reply of "Fine. We'll do this," sounded so harsh on replay in her mind.

It wasn't right though, to take things out on Gunn. It was her confusion, her problem. And if she really felt something for Wes, even if it was only a very mild attraction, was it right to string Gunn along?

Without realising it, Fred turned away and held her head in her hands; things had been different since they'd murdered Professor Seidel, they both knew it.

"I can't do this any more," Gunn said softly, fighting the words as they came out of his mouth. "I'm tired of you looking everwhere, but at me," he explained, his point proven by the fact that she was facing away from him. He'd always love Fred, but she wouldn't feel the same, and he knew that.

Cordy stopped walking just long enough for Connor to catch up. He may have had super human speed, but he was no match for a deturmined Cordelia Chase. After her terrifying vision, she'd needed time to think, and Connor had followed, insisting she shouldn't go alone. Somehow, a few hours later, they'd ended up in the alley way behind the old Caritas.

"Oh my God," she gasped as she finally took in her surroundings."Darla."

"My mother?" Connor asked, his voice automatically full of unwanted emotion.

"She died here," Cordelia told him gently."This is where you were born."

Before Connor had a chance to react to that statement, the ground began to shake causing an almighty rumbling sound, as cracks began appearing in the alley way. Pieces of concrete fired out as the ground broke, and something burst out surrounded in blinding red light. Something Cordy immedietly recognised from her vision.

"Tada!" Little Fred cried as Krev followed her down the stairs, in one of Lorne's colourful silk suits, especially adjusted for the tiny demon.

"Wow," Angel mouthed.

"Well, aren't you just the cutest thing?" Lorne announced proudly, noticing the amazing likeness his younger self had to him.

"Birdies," Charlie cried suddenly, directing everyone's attention away from Krev's new outfit. "Birdies!"

Angel followed his delighted gaze to the door of the Hyperion, where hundreds of birds could be seen flying towards them.

Charlie gasped as the first one hit the glass, leaving a red mark, unable to remove his eyes as more and more birds smashed against the panes.

"This isn't a good sign," Angel said dryly, as he grabbed the kids and pulled them away from the sickening sight.

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