Title: CONSEQUENCES

Disclaimer: Nope. Don't own them (regrettably so). Buffy and Angel belong to Joss Whedon, the WB, UPN, and Mutant Enemy etc. Rurouni Kenshin (RK as it's known among anime fans) belongs to Watsuki Nubuhiro, Sony pictures etc.

Rating: R (for now)

Spoilers: up till "Damage" in Angel. Also, Anya didn't die at the end of "Chosen" in Buffy.

CH#5: Frustrations

Gunn had witnessed many fights. During the last four years, he had been a part of some really terrible ones, but he had never witnessed one quite like this. He was, to put it mildly, stupefied (not to mention scared shitless) by the relentless attack and savage skill that the boy had possessed. Gunn would never admit this out loud but he knew that if it hadn't been for Wes, the boy would have turned him into sushi. Speaking of Wes, he turned to look for his partner and saw him tending to the girl.

" Is she ok? "

Wesley, hearing Gun's voice, looked up from his examination of the girl's wounds. Gunn looked haggard. He was pretty sure that he himself wasn't the picture of elegance at the moment.

Returning his gaze to the nearly spent girl, he said, " She needs medical attention. She seems to have lost quite a lot of blood."

Gunn took out his cell and said, " I'll call the hospital and tell them to …",

But Wes cut his sentence, "and tell them what? That we're two guys who just happened to be walking by an alley with a crossbow and an axe and that we have four dead cops and a teenager who's almost dead? Anyway…. she's a slayer."

"She's a What????" Gunn couldn't believe his ears. The first thought to enter his mind was, 'Please not another one!' Not quite able to mask the edge in his voice, he asked, " What do you mean? More importantly…how do you know that?"

Wesley looked up into the eyes of his friend, " for the first part, I'd say that since she most definitely isn't a demon and the only person who could have withstood that kind of attack would have to be a slayer. For the second part… I've worked with two slayers. Also, I've been studying them for close to 15 years now. I think I know what I'm talking about. Now call Angel and tell him to send a unit to clear this mess"

Gunn, hating that Wes was right, ground his teeth and made the call.

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'Ugh…I feel like shit' was the first thing that came into Riana's mind as she regained consciousness. She squinted due to the bright light that filled her vision. Slowly, her senses adjusted and she sat up. The first thing that she noticed was that she was in a hospital. Not one to sit still, Riana started pulling out the tubes from her flesh when the door opened and a group of people walked in.

Riana recognized two of them as the guys who had helped her last night (it was last night, right????) although she didn't know their names. Besides them there was a thin attractive girl in a lab coat; a beautiful brunette; a blonde girl; a punk-like, blonde guy in a leather coat and a tall, handsome looking guy who had the whole dark, mysterious thing going for him. The last two guys caught her attention, they seemed to be giving out some vibes coz her senses were going haywire.

The Girl in the lab coat picked up her record & asked her, "How are you feeling?" Riana feeling a little skittish made to remove the various needles attached to her. One of the men who had saved her, said, "I'd advice against it. You lost a lot of blood last night. If it were not for the fact that you are a Slayer, you would probably be dead right now." Riana, shocked that these people seemed to know who she was, asked, "Who are you people? How do you know so much about me? & More importantly, where am I?"

The tall, dark man stepped forward, " The Watcher's Council told us about you. You are at Wolfram & Hart. I'm Angel & these are my associates."

Riana suddenly grew wary, "I'm at Wolfram & Hart? Why have you brought me here? Well you won't succeed in whatever sick scheme you're planning?"

The Blonde piped up, "Ah…slayers. How I've missed 'em. Well… Peaches ole buddy, seeing as how you've got this under control, I'll be leaving then. Got to do the saving, you know."

"Hey! Wait just a cotton pickin' minute here. BOTH of you. Well Ms. Poor defenseless slayer we just saved your ass from becoming sushi. The least you could do is say 'thank you'. & Spike… don't get me started on the whole 'saving' thing, ok? The most you would do is scare some poor soul & then drink yourself senseless."

Spike & Riana both were a bit taken aback by this barrage from Cordelia. However, Angel, Wesley, Gunn & Fred couldn't keep the smirks from forming on their faces. Yep… the bitch sure was back.

Spike raised an eyebrow, "Laughable am I? I don't think Angel would agree with you, would you mate?" Angel only gritted his teeth but said nothing. "I thought not." With that Spike sauntered out of the room, with a smirk on his face.

Cordelia looked at Angel questioningly, but before he could reply, Riana interrupted, "Hey, can we get back to me please? WHY am I here?" She demanded.

Angel looked at her with an expressionless face, "You've been brought here because of your own safety. If you wish to go, then you're free to do so, however you must be aware of what's been happening to Slayers all over LA for the past one month."

Riana glared at Angel but kept quite. Angel turned to Wesley, "Now… what did the attacker look like? Was it a vampire or something else?"

"No. Our attacker was no vampire, although he behaved as a vampire. I know it sounds strange, but his mannerisms were quite primal, yet he did not lack intelligence." Wes looked to Gunn for confirmation, who nodded his head, "Yeah… the guy had super speed & strength all right."

Angel thought it over, "Ok… so he had supernatural strength." He looked at Riana, "Can you tell us how he looked like?"

Riana thought of her attacker & said, "He was of medium height. He looked to be maybe 18 or 19 years old. Had brown hair, slightly skinny. He was pretty ordinary looking. I mean… he could pass as an average Joe most of the time. He did have a creepy smile though."

"Great. She just described half the male population of America." Cordelia commented.

"Alright. We'll look into it. You'll be free to leave by Morning, if you want to." Angel said as he turned to leave.

"I want to contact my Watcher." Riana's voice halted him.

"Harmony, See to it that Ms. Gilchrist gets her phone call." Angel instructed Harmony as he & the others left.

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To say that Angel was in a bad mood was an understatement. The others watched as he poured himself a drink & downed it in a gulp. He turned towards Wesley & Gunn, "Ok… now you describe the assassin to me. He's our only lead. What did he look like?"

Angel watched as they both though it over, "Well… I think that Slayer described him perfectly. He was ordinary looking. Although he did have a wicked Sword & a temper to match it." Gunn said.

"Wes?"

"I have to agree with Charles. The only think out of the ordinary was his exceptional strength & speed. I distinctly remember shooting him in his leg, yet it didn't seem to slow him down. If anything, it made him more enraged. He seemed to grow more vicious by the second. I'm sure you've seen the Surveillance team's report. He butchered those policemen like they were less than vegetable."

Angel swore under his breath, "Great. Just great. Not only do we have super strong killers running around, but on top of that, I have the Watcher's Council on my back ready to declare war any second."

The others watched Angel as he scowled. "Alright, lets contact our sources. These guys must have someone backing 'em up if they are running this operation so successfully. In the meantime, Fred, have you finished examining Cordy? She's not suffering from brain cancer or anything else, right? Angel asked.

"No. As far as I can tell, she's perfectly healthy. Although she says that the visions hurt a lot less now than they used to." Fred answered.

"Good. That's… good." Angel said.

"Um… guys do we have anything new on these killers?" Gunn inquired exasperatedly.

"No. Gunn, why don't you try contacting the conduit? Maybe it has some info that'll be useful." Wesley suggested.

"Yeah ok. I'll try."

"Good. In the meantime Wes, I want you, Fred & Cordy to hit the books. We've got to find out who these people are." Angel said.

"What are you gonna do?" Cordy asked Angel in a concerned voice.

"Try to keep as many Slayers alive as possible."

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Little did they know that the killer they were trying so hard to find was standing outside W&H with a sinister smirk on his face. He watched the building for a moment before stepping inside.

AN1: ok… My THANX to all the great reviewers who took time to review this fic, especially Imzadi, Shahid, BuffyAngelforeva, Nisus, Cheri aka Jossfan28 & all those whose names I can't remember.

AN2: Angel, I'm NOT a girl. I don't know why people think of me as one when they hear my name. This has happened to me for the 4th time. Plz read my bio before allotting me a new gender.

AN3: All your questions will be answered in due time, but those of you who know me, … READ ON. I'll try not to disappoint you.