Part 7

Well, she was basically right with what they said. All being equally surprised at what they saw. After they gawked and said a few comments, they all went inside to hear the story.

"All right Deadboy, I'd kinda like to know how you were out there," Xander demanded once they'd all gotten comfortable.

"Yeah, Oz said that you smashed the Ring of Amara," Willow pointed out, from her spot on the couch next to Xander.

Anya was on the couch next to them, as close to Xander as she could get. Spike sat alone in one chair, as was Giles. Angel sat in a chair, in a position so that he was easily seen by all, and Buffy sat on the arm of it, with Angel's arm around her.

"Yes, Angel. Would you please explain the current situation?" Giles pried slightly, taking his glasses off and cleaning them.

Angel nodded, "I guess I'll start at the beginning..." Then he told them the whole story, and for once, no one interrupted. They just stared at him and gawked, mouths hanging open.

"So, you're really human?" Willow questioned, unbelieving.

"Well, I'm not a full-fledged human, yet, but I'm really close," Angel informed her, and the others.

"Do you know how long it'll take to be a real human being?" Giles asked him.

He shrugged, "Not really sure, but right now the only thing I think that's left is the need to drink blood. I have a heart beat, blood that's my own, I breathe, so I'm thinking that's all that's left."

Xander decided now would be the time to open his mouth, "What about the ability to make little Deadboys?"

Buffy shot him a look that could kill, and Angel seemed a little uncomfortable with the question, "I don't know really."

"Well, do y-" Anya started, but was cut off by Giles.

"I think we may be getting off subject."

Anya shrugged, "I was just trying to help."

Willow became relaxed once that conversation had be derailed, "Is it permanent?"

Angel sighed thinking about what the Oracles had told him, "Well, they seemed pretty sure that it would be. I'm guessing that if before it all happens I do something bad that they might take it back. But I'm not really sure, they told me I didn't have anything to worry about." Most of them sighed in relief for Buffy, she herself did, too.

Angel continued to be bombarded with questions like, "Are you staying in Sunnydale?"

"Do you still have your strength and stuff?"

"There's no curse anymore, right?"

"Are you gonna get back with the Slayer, peaches?"

To which he answered respectively, "I'm not sure, yet."

"Yeah, so that I can still help them, the Powers That Be, and Buffy."

"No, it's gone."

The last one was ignored, and left unanswered, for now.