"WHAT!", I exclaimed.
Angel looked at his place gloomily. "This is why I live alone", he said.
"He is waiting for me", Steven said. "He is an immortal".
I grabbed Steven by the shirt and slammed him against the wall. "You brought one of your kind to L.A.!", I exclaimed. "And he is inside with my girl!".
"The guy probably considered her a human", Steven said defending himself. "Angel back me up here".
"When we finish dismantling that guy", Angel said. "I am going to tear you up in little pieces".
"That is not backing me up!", Steven said. "All right than. We go in slowly and with caution. He knows I am here anyway".
"You better pray that Mary is ok", I said as I let go and pushed him towards the dark building.
Steven pulled his sword out from behind his trench coat. I followed with Angel close behind. I heard Katarina stir in Angel's arms. "Dad", she complained. "It is Sunday night. I don't want to go to the cemetery".
I closed my eyes as we kept on walking. We went down the stairs slowly. Without making a noise. If things were not handled correctly, hell was going to break lose. But at that moment, what bothered me the most was the fact that a pure immortal was with my girl. These guys were in the world to fight. Pure warriors. That is what they did. I swear here and now. If the Mary is ok, I swear I will quit smoking. God is my witness.
Steven was about to turn the corner when he stopped. He looked back and waved us to wait. I wanted to kill this guy. He turned around and jumped in the room ready to attack. He suddenly lowered his sword. "What happened here?", he said.
I jumped in as Angel placed the young slayer on the floor. I looked inside and saw Mary bandaging her shoulder. I ran up to her and held her in my arms. "Are you ok?", I asked as I held her in my arms.
"I am ok", she said softly. "And I hope you keep your promise this time".
I smiled at her sheepishly and kissed her softly. I looked around and saw that a large chest on the foot of Angel's bed was destroyed. Some weapons were out of place. A lot of dust covered the floor.
Angel looked at her with a stern look on his face. He had his arms crossed. "I can explain", Mary said as she stood up.
"Go ahead", Angel said.
"Well", Mary started looking at Steven. "A friend of yours came by". As she said this she poked Steven in the chest. "He had five vamps with him. So, I had to take care of them".
"So", Angel concluded. "Things got out of hand and you trashed my place".
"Hey", Mary said looking at the young vampire. "I may be a retired slayer, but the last I heard, things can get out of hand".
"Where is the immortal?", Steven asked as he looked around.
"He is in the bathroom", Mary said as she headed towards the bed and looked under it. "and I confiscated this". Saying that the female vampire pulled out a large sword. I looked at it and guessed it was from the 15th Century. It seemed to be English. Of course, I am not the expert.
Steven grabbed the blade and swung it around a few times. "Did you hurt him?", Steven asked.
Mary grabbed her shoulder and rubbed it a few times. "Right after he cut me with that thing".
I smiled and grabbed my girl from the waist as I kissed her neck. "Good", I said. "And that is just a taste of what is in store for him".
"I second that notion", Steven said as he headed towards the staircase we came from. He than returned with Katarina in his arms. "But first, I need Mary to check her out". The immortal slowly placed the slayer on Angel's bed.
As Mary looked at the girl, Angel, Steven and I headed towards the bathroom. We looked inside and saw a 30 year old man tied up and gagged under the sink. "Do you know him?", Angel asked.
I looked at Steven as we waited for an answer. His jaw tightened as he looked at the enemy. "Yeah", Steven finally said. "I know the guy". He walked back inside the room and looked at his love lying on the bed. "He will die tonight", the immortal said as he looked at Angel. "Can I use your roof?"
Angel looked at him with enquiring eyes. "I hope it gives you enough battle ground", the tortured vampire said.
"It will", Steven said. "It is going to be fast and painful".
"Who is he?", I asked.
"A guy I met a few years ago", Steven said. "He is nothing but a pain".
"Well boys", Mary said joining us. "As I see that your testosterone is reaching it's peak, let me say that the girl is recuperating quickly".
"Good", Steven said. "She is far away from home".
"Who is she anyways?", Mary asked.
"She is a slayer from the future", Angel said as he started cleaning up. "At least that is what your boy here is willing to tell me".´
I looked at Mary in the eyes and signaled her to wave the subject off. All of the sudden the girl groaned. "Dad", she called out weakly. I froze and looked at Steven who looked back at me with a worried look. The girl slowly raised her head and looked around. She smiled when she saw all of us. "You guys look good when you are young".
Angel slowly headed toward the girl. I wanted to stop him. If he found out… If the idea reached his brain. But for some reason… I stood still. The girl grabbed Angel's hand and squeezed it softly. He crouched near her and waited. "Rest", he said as he rubbed her head softly.
"You must know", Katarina said weakly. "There are two sides of the coin. The white and the black. You're part in this plan is so gray. You need to be a pure warrior for good. Your salvation and Redemption are closer than you think".
"What are you talking about?", Angel asked.
"Be good Angel". Katarina said as she slowly closed her eyes and dozed off. "Seek your redemption"
Angel looked at Steven. The immortal shrugged his shoulders. "They are her words", Steven said. "Not mine".
I on the other hand looked at the scene and pulled out a small note pad. The ideas were important. Needed the information for the chronicles. At the time I had found an example in how the world had changed. Good and Evil collided for one common goal. Salvation of this cursed earth. I jotted down the ideas and looked around. My tape recorder was on top Mary's bags. This was the opportunity I needed. Not that the day had not been interesting. But my main goal was not complete. I needed the description of Hell. I headed towards the bags and picked up the instrument. I than looked at Steven. "Let's take your friend upstairs", I said. "I want to see his end".
"Nikon", Mary said. "Don't do this".
"Don't worry hon", I said. "It is not going to be an execution. It is going to be a duel. Steven will not have it any other way"
"You know me to well", Steven said as he looked at Angel. "You coming Angel?"
"Yeah", Angel said as he stood up. "Let's go".