Angel heard someone enter the hotel and looked up to see Connor in the doorway with his arm around a timid looking blonde girl who in a way reminded the vampire of Buffy when he'd first met her.

"So Connor care to introduce me to your friend?" asked the vampire as he put the book he'd been reading to one side.

He saw his son freeze at the sound of his voice as though he hadn't been expecting his father to be home so early from patrol with the others.

"Um Dad, this is Aurora…Aura this is my dad Angel. Why don't you go get a shower Aura? The bathroom's third door on the right on the first floor." Said Connor his gaze pinned on the blonde girl's face.

"Thanks Connor." Smiled Aurora lightly kissing his cheek before she left the vampire and his son alone.

Angel watched Connor watching Aurora walk up the stairs and crossed his arms though his expression changed from 'what the hell' to 'OK I want an explanation now'.

"Connor what is Aurora doing here?" asked Angel when his son's gaze finally moved back to him.

"Dad there is something about her…that attracted me to her, something supernatural…. I can't explain but I just couldn't help but feel the need to help her." Said Connor approaching his father.

"Have you seen her fight?" asked Angel curiously, explanations running through his head about what this could mean.

Connor frowned, obviously not understanding why his father was asking him that question but shook his head.

"Connor can you excuse me a sec, I just need to make a quick call." Said Angel before he disappeared into his office.

Connor frowned but sat on the main staircase, not far from the office's doorway so he could hear his father's conversation.

"Buffy …yeah its Angel…I know you told me not to call you unless all hell broke loose or another Apocalypse appeared but I think Connor's found a potential Slayer." Said Angel.

Connor felt his ears prickle. He'd found a slayer? Like that girl called Faith who had helped the other capture his father when he turned into his soulless counterpart? Many questions raced through his head that he knew he had to ask his father when Angel got off the phone.

"Yeah I know…. no that won't be necessary I'll get Connor to drive her to you…. yeah you can expect them there in about a month."

Silence.

"You can trust Connor…they already seem to have a bond…. besides with both their fighting skills nothing can stop them…. I promise he'll take care of her…He'll guard her with his life I promise…yeah OK I'll let you know."

More silence.

"Ok bye."

Connor got to his feet and moved away from the door before Angel came out.

Aurora came down the stairs dressed in a black shirt of Angel's she'd found in the bathroom, distracting the young warrior from the fight he was going to start with his Vampire of a father.

"I hope your father doesn't mind…but all the clothes I have are dirty and wrinkled." Said Aurora folding her arms across her chest.

"Of course not…do you dad?" asked Connor as Angel entered the lobby.

He watched the vampire freeze at the sight of the young girl in his shirt, his eyes glazed over with reminiscence as if he'd seen another girl dressed like that.

"No you can take it." Said Angel as he walked past the two teenagers to the kitchen.

"I'll take Aura up to my apartment but after I've settled her in we need to talk Dad." Said Connor going toward the blonde female and draping his arm around her shoulders.

Angel paused in the doorway to the kitchen, turned around and nodded at his son before he watched Aurora lean her head in the gap between Connor's chin and collarbone before the two walked up a set of stairway.

Angel walked into the kitchen for a mug of blood. He really needed to get his strength up before he and Connor had one of their usual Father and son arguments.

"…Like father like son." Sighed Angel before he went to the fridge and picked out a bag of pigs blood.