Angel sat in the principles office of Haden Academy prep school thinking over the past month. Not only had Connor and Dawn started their little relationship but his relationship with Cordy was in a very weak place with Buffy around (because as mature as she'd become, nobody but nobody could keep the diva out of cordy). He also had to keep up with the charade that Spike was still dead, even though he, Connor, Mya and Cordy visited him almost twice a week. Plus now he was sitting in Mya's principle's office.
"Mr. Angel?" A tiny woman with glasses that overpowered her face looked up from a paper. " Mr. James will see you now." Angel got out of his seat and walked into the office. Sitting there in her school uniform looking completely humiliated was his Seri get daughter Mya. In front of her was a bald man who seemed to be half angry and half amused.
"Mr. Angel, I wont beat around the bush. Mya is facing a possible suspension, but for the best reasons." Angel was confused. He had heard Buffy talk about suspension and it was never a good thing. "She physically assaulted another student", Mr. James continues " but let me tell you, this kid was something else. You know kids these days with their tattoos. Well he had actual horns coming out of his face. Can you imagine? And he continued to try and bother young Mya here. He didn't even attend Haden Academy… Must have been a local boy…Well Mya proved herself to be rather strong and I think she might have broken his arm. He scurried off before we could truly assess if there were any serious problems. Now any violence of any kind is against the Academy rules, but since it seems like it was self defense, we'll let it slide."
As the champion and the fortenger princess drove home, there was a great feeling of tension between them. Finally Angel said "What were you thinking?" Mya looked at him, happy he had finally said something and sad at the words he did choose to say.
" I couldn't just let that him-it run around the school. I beat him up a little. No big deal."
"Mya, know who he was." Angel said. " This is where dating a demon gets you." Mya was mortified and didn't say another word. What was there to say. She wsa wrong and she'd gotten caught. At she'd gotten rid of the demon before it completely ruined her school. So what if she was probably going to be grounded forever and Angel was most likely never going to let her date anyone again. Things could be worse. Right? Maybe?
When they walked into the Hyperion to find the lobby filled with A.I. staff, both Angel and Mya knew things could definitely be worse. They could feel it. Something was wrong.
"What's going on?" Angel asked. Buffy walked up to him and smacked him square across the face.
"How could you not tell me?" She screamed.
"Tell you what?" Angel asked.
"Spikes alive. He's alive and you just… how could you?" She whispered.
Angel shook his head and tried to explain. "I didn't want to hurt you. He didn't want you to know. I thought it would be best…"
"It wasn't your decision to make!" Dawn interrupted.
"Why is this a big deal as of now?" Mya asked.
"You know the abandon cellar he's been hiding out in. Some demons found him and are trying to use him to get a ransom." Connor said.
"Since when are demons big with the money" Angel inquired
"They don't want money. They want me" Mya said.
She explained all about her "great" new boyfriend Damian who really wanted to steal her fortenger powers.
There was silence in the lobby of the hyperion. Buffy soon fixed that.
"Let's go people. Mya brief Dawn and Fred on this old beau of yours. Any weakness' or soft spots I wanna know'em. Angel, Connor, Gunn your on weapons and ammo. Wes you and me are gonna figure the best way to get into their holding cell for spike undetected." Everyone stared at Buffy in awe. "I mean now guys!"
