Chapter 2
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"Darla?"
The group looked down at the blond woman they thought long gone. Angel moved forward, covering her with a nearby blanket.
"She's alive."
"What?"
"Again?"
Angel looked up at the shocked faces and nodded. Darla was here and she was alive. Again. A million thoughts flashed through Angel's mind. Memories, good and bad. Things he wished he had done or said. The last moments he was with her when she had Connor. Connor. Angel turned towards his son.
Connor stood, staring down at the woman on the ground. Darla. His mother. He had never had a mother before. She was beautiful. Just how he had imagined her. And she was alive. She wasn't a demon. Holtz had not instilled hatred of his mother in Connor like he had for his father. She had given up her life for his. But here she was, human.
"Connor?" Connor focused his eyes on his father.
"My mother."
"Yeah."
"How?"
"Yeah, the how's what I'd like to know too." Gunn stated, hopping into the conversation.
"Certainly embodies the whole 'careful what you wish for' cliche." Cordelia answered.
"That's right. You wished Darla was here. And now she is." Wesley looked to Cordelia.
"Well, I was just saying that we coulda asked her. It's not like I expected her to jump the next portal here."
"No, but The Powers that Be, may have been thinking the same think. You do after all still have a connection with them, and you were a higher being."
"Great. I'm glad they were listening to the lamest idea I ever had."
"Maybe not." Fred interjected. "I mean she and Angelus pretty much stayed together, so if he knew the Beast, she probably did too."
"Hmmm."
Everyone's attention immediately went back to the person lying on the floor, who was now starting to come around.
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That's all for now. I know it's short but I'll try to write more this week and update. Please review.