Chapter Seven,

Sorry for the long wait folks but I have writer's block for many of my stories and it's summer of course so I keep getting distracted so anyway let's continue

Disclaimer: See chapter one

After many explanations to the rest of Charmed ones and the fang gang, everyone quickly went to work on figuring out what to do next. Wesley still hasn't returned with the translated scroll and so that left everyone anxious. Spike also has not returned yet and that left Angel with worry not to mention rage for what the Elders have done to his grandechilde.

While everyone else was working out on what to do next, Phoebe quietly slipped away to go to her room to check on Cole.

She was furious at the Elders and who could blame her? She walked up to her room and leaned on the open door frame. Leo somehow managed to convince Cole it was safe to keep the door open and but he still refuse to leave the bedroom. Piper managed to bring up some food for Cole and then he just ended up picking at it.

"How's it going?" Angel asked which startled Phoebe out of her thoughts

"Oh Angel it's you" Phoebe said in relief, Angel smiled in response

Phoebe got to know Angel earlier with Paige, as the two teams got to know each-other better. She felt somewhat sorry for Angel after learning about his curse. After hearing from Leo that Angel had spent a century moping about couldn't help think about Cole and how he probably felt the same way after he met her.

"He's still not trusting us is he?" Phoebe asked with sadness lingering in her voice

"I'm afraid not Phoebe, it's going to take a long time for him to trust again" Angel sighed as he looked at Cole as well

"Was it hard for you after you first got your soul? Didn't it hurt that those that you cared about were evil and not being to able to return the love back?" Phoebe asked curiously

"It was not as hard as it was last year when I lied to my friends about what was going on and not being able to tell them a damn thing what happened the year before Wolfram Hart did to us?"

"What did they do to you?" Phoebe asked

Angel hesitated, he didn't want to tell her what happened a year ago with his son. He wanted the sisters trust and so far Phoebe was the only one that seemed to trust them

"It is too hard to explain and I don't really want to talk about it"

Phoebe nodded as a response

Tears were coming to her eyes as she watched the love of her life was not trusting her at all. She finally admitted to herself that she love him and now she wasn't sure how he felt about her.

"Why don't you talk to him, I'm sure that he will talk to you" Angel suggested

"He won't Angel, he hates me, he probably wants to kill himself all over again and it's all my fault!"

Phoebe couldn't take it anymore and then burst into tears. Leo brought his arms around her and Phoebe cried into his chest

"Don't say that Phoebe, it is what the damn Elders did to him that made him like that"

Phoebe laughed at Angel's response, he seem to be bunt sometimes and when she looked into his eyes, she could see years of wisdom and sadness. She wondered if he brood a lot?

"I'm sorry for what happened to your er grandechilde" Phoebe said apology

Angel snorted "Don't be, he probably had it coming"

Phoebe could see this response was only a cover up for what he was actually feeling so she didn't push him

Leo orbed in on their conversion

"I spoke to some of the elders that were on our side. Apparently the corrupted Elders thought it was best to take out Spike's sanity for awhile to see if he was actually a good vampire"

Angel growled "Are you friggin kidding me! Spike sounded like a child! You know what? I'm going to kill them. Screw the fact that they all powerful and holy they deserve to die!"

"Angel that's what the other elders want! They would probably send you straight to hell once you attack them" Leo responded angrily

"So what are we suppose to do just sit back and wait idly back while they sit up there thinking about new ways to make our life miserable? Because I'm not that kind of vampire that just sits and waits." Angel growled and then stalked off angrily

"Y'know he was right about making our lives miserable. We got to do something about it" Phoebe sighed and as she watched Angel stalk off

"Phoebe, I wish it was that simple but you can't just barge in and attack them full force, you need to think things through and so far we got nothing" Leo sighed

"What about the Powers to Be, the ones that Cordelia was talking about"

Leo chuckled softly

"Did I say something funny"

"Phoebe, you don't get it, the Elders are the powers to be"

Phoebe's mouth opens in shock

TBC