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"Angel, are you sure-"
"Yes, it was for the best," Angel cut off Fred. "Trust me, it will make him a lot happier."
0o0o0o
"You don't look too happy," Dani observed, following Angel towards the hotel.
"It's the demon blood. It burns," he replied.
"Ouch." They stopped when they saw Fred talking to an older couple, and Connor. "Oh my-"
"Hi, guys, these people want our help," Fred interrupted, warning them with her eyes.
"Hey, we help the helpless," Dani smiled.
"No," Angel said grimly, shaking his head and walking into the room next door.
"Excuse me," Dani followed Angel. "What the hell was that?"
"I can't help him. I don't want my son here."
"Well, he is here, and he needs help. And we help the helpless, remember? So we're going to help him."
"No."
"Angel, he doesn't know you're his father, so it'll be fine. We're helping him. Now go back and tell them." Angel glowered at her for a second before returning to the lobby.
"Where'd they go?" he asked Fred.
"They left," she answered, careful not to look at him directly. Angel sighed and started out the door.
0o0o0o
Connor was shocked when the big...thing that had been attacking his father went flying when he hit it. A second later the guy from the investigation place came out of nowhere and broke the thing's neck. Connor looked at the guy. "You almost broke that guy in half. Do you always do that?"
"Well, kinda, yeah. It's my job."
"That's...awesome," Connor smiled.
"Really?" the guy looked happily surprised.
"Yeah," he nodded.
0o0o0o
"So, will my dad be all right?" Connor asked the man who identified himself as Angel.
"Yeah, none of his wounds were serious," Angel assured him. "Connor, I need to tell you, demons and vampires, all that stuff, is real."
"Really? So what am I? Some sort of demon?"
"No!" Angel looked at him almost sadly. "You're just special." Connor nodded and looked down the hallway they were walking.
"Am I like a super hero? Is everyone who works here a super hero?"
"No, just normal people," they stopped when a guy with bleached hair and a leather jacket practically flew out a door and into the wall. A second later he was up and stalking back to the room, yelling
"You filthy harlot! I'm going to tear your neck out!"
"Go ahead and try," a female voice retorted.
"Want to meet some of my coworkers?" Angel asked.
"Yeah," Connor followed him into the room, trying to hold back an excited grin, where the guy was wrestling with a girl with short black hair.
"What are you doing?" Angel asked, his voice sounding exasperated.
"Just having a heart-to-heart with your daughter," the guy said, finally managing to pin the girl down.
"Yeah, Dad, it's fine," the girl tried to wriggle out his grip, but so far had no success.
"Well, Connor, this is Spike, and Cori," Angel sighed.
"Hey," Spike barely looked at the boy.
"Hi," Cori didn't even look, preoccupied with trying to escape Spike.
"Is this...normal?" Connor asked Angel.
"Sort of," Angel replied, sounding annoyed. "Spike, get off her."
"Need Daddy's help, do ya?" Spike taunted Cori. She managed to flip him over so she was on top.
"Shut up, Spike," she grinned before leaning down and kissing him. Connor looked at Angel when the older man growled, and wondered if he hated Spike.
"Anyone else work here?" he asked, deciding to ask about the 'dad' thing later.
"Huh? Oh, yeah, there's Gunn, Dani, Cordelia, you already met Fred," Angel thought for a moment. "And that's it, not counting Groo. Dean and Sam already left for Montana, they won't be back until next week."
"Can I meet them?"
"Gunn and Dani are out, but I think Cordy and Groo are here somewhere."
"They're downstairs, watching a movie," Cori said, having pulled herself free from Spike. "I'll show him," she added.
"Yes," Angel seemed relieved to get the two apart.
"Don't kill each other," Cori rolled her eyes as she led Connor downstairs.
"They don't like each other?"
"That's an understatement," she shrugged. "Got a girlfriend?"
"Nah, I'm single at the moment," he grinned when she gave a sigh of relief. "Why? Interested?"
"Please, Spike would kill you," she giggled. "Just, Dani might have lost it."
"Who's Danny?"
"Dani? She's the local nut job."
"What?"
"She's a little crazy. Or random, whatever you want to call it," she finally found Cordy and Groo. "Hey, guys, we have a visitor."
"Hi," Cordelia smiled warmly. "Welcome to Angel Investigations."
"Yes, it is good to meet you," Groo nodded.
"Uh, yeah, same here," Connor glanced at Cori. "I'm going to check on my mom."
"Go ahead," she smiled. He returned it and headed to the lobby, where his mother was talking with Fred. After they left Cori sat down next to Fred. "That was weird."
"I know," Fred agreed. "I didn't think we'd ever see him again. He's so..."
"Different," Cori supplied. "Happier."
"Yeah," Fred nodded, then looked upstairs when they heard a sound.
"Oh, crap," Cori sighed. "I'll go stop them. At least I don't have to worry about cavemen and astronauts this time." Fred laughed.
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