An: ok, like always a bit late...but I spend most of my time now with watching football/soccer, I mean hey, it's the WM.So please don't be angry with me, I'll still try to post every week one chapter, but they will perhaps come some days later.

Chapter 5

Cordelia and Angel were sitting in the kitchen, while Dawn was nervously walking up and down. "How long does it take to make a simple phone call?"

"It's not that simple. Wesley has to find the right persons in the Council to ask. He is not that popular at the Council since he left them. He has to find those people whom he still can trust, because of course the Council Archive is everything but a public library. But don't worry, I am sure he will find the information we need", Angel tried to calm her down. Also Cordelia wanted to add her part.

"I suggest we order a pizza. Junk food is always good for the nerves, I learned that from Xander. "To Dawn she explained „That's an Ex of mine, a bit freaky, but you can only love him. But don't you dare tell him that. He would never get over himself after that. Anyway, of course you'll probably never meet him."

Dawn forced herself to smile. „Yes, probably not. Uhm. Hey, so, what about the pizza now?", she tried to change the topic.

And so, one hour and a big pepperoni pizza with extra cheese later, the girls mind were neither on Wesley nor Xander anymore, but on the latest fashion. They were just talking about those really cool shoes Cordelia saw a few days ago, when Wesley finally came out of his office. The first thing he noticed was the empty pizza box." one could think that after me spending hours on researching, with no break, for that bloody damn sword, you could have left me just one bloody damn piece of pizza! But it seems as if the texts I found aren't worth it…" Dawn hurried to his side. "You found some texts? Wesley, I promise you: I'll get you more pizza than you can eat in a lifetime, but please enlighten us all now!"

"Ok, you get the pizzas, and I will tell you everything."!

So he began to explain how hard it had been to find somebody whom he could trust and who also had the access to the Council Archives. Finally an old friend of his was able to mail him a file which should be interesting for him. They were about a slayer who had lived in the time Wesley had given him. She had lived from about 1843 to 1860 also that was of course the normal life time of a slayer. Her name was Edith Hargreaves, but the astonishing fact was, that she had lived as a man under the name Edward Hargreaves. There were no reasons for that to be found, but Wesley guessed that as a man it was easier for her to do her job. Emily came from a wealthy family and higher daughters in that time were supposed to only live for their family and later for their husband. Not really easy to explain why one had to fight everyday against demons instead of having a nice tea party. Another interesting point in the file was that Emily's Watcher seemed to have died some years before her, and she refused to accept any following Watcher. When he red out that part, Wesley blushed slightly. Oh yes, he knew how stubborn a slayer could be and how strong her bonds to their Watcher could be. Too strong to be replaced. Then he found a note, that because of these circumstances the Watchers diaries had a gap, but the note also said that there had been found other records about Emily. Either the slayer herself had written down her fights and adventures, or she had had a partner or friend, who had done that for her. Those journals had been given from one Watcher to the next and now they were together with the Watcher Diaries in the hands of Rupert Giles.

Oh God, you can't be serious, was Dawns only thought.

She tried to convince the others that it wasn't necessary to go to Sunnydale and that they could mail Giles so that he could send the books to LA.

"I can understand that you're a bit frightened to go to the Hellmouth. But you don't have to worry, Cordelia, Wesley and I will be with you, and we're going to go to the Slayer, so you will be safe. And I'm afraid that Giles won't just send the diaries to us. They are very valuable and he would never give them into the hands of the American post service." Angel explained.

So we have to go to Sunnydale.

"But I'm sure FedEx is really good and they will bring them save to us. Anyway, can you just leave AI? What if somebody needs you help? Or perhaps the Buffy and Co are occupied with another apocalypse and have no time to help us?"

Angel gave her a strange look. "Where do you know the Slayer's name from?"

Damn it, how could that have happen! Stupid Dawn, very stupid Dawn! Come on, say something clever! "Oh, well, who hasn't heard f the great Buffy, the Slayer who has lived longer than any other Slayer before, who has fought against the Master, who has seen two apocalypse and still lives, and by the way has already died twice, yeah well, who hasn't heard of the great Buffy?" Dawn noticed that she had fallen into an angry tone and tried now to cover that up with a big smile.

Angel had moved away from her a bit during her little speech and now just said "Okaay, guess with being a demon hunter she is some kind of a colleague of you and you probably heard of her. "

"It wouldn't surprise me if they had gotten themselves into any danger again, but they can deal with that. If you live in Sunnydale an apocalypse is so no big deal, I can tell you. And you can believe me, I lived there once. So come on, get your stuff packed and we will go. And then you can also meet Xander. He's really nice and like I already said, you'll love him." Cordelia frowned. "But don't think that I still have a crush on him or anything. 'Cause I so don't. I just like him. Have good memories. Nothing more. Really. And now get your stuff!", she ended angrily, when she realized that she was babbling things nobody was supposed to hear. Angel, Wesley and Cordelia went to their rooms to pack, but Dawn remained in the kitchen. "This is so not happening", she murmured to herself.

Ten minutes later they met again in the entry hall and went to Angel's car. During the ride Wesley studied the file again and Angel, Cordelia and Dawn were occupied with their own thoughts. Angel imagined his meeting with Buffy. How would it be? She had probably moved on, just like he had. But of course old emotions could come back; one never knew. If she had e.g. a new boyfriend. How should he act? He could remember Riley very well, and he could also remember how that episode ended… Angel decided to be totally professional, just how Buffy would expect him to be.

Cordelias thought about old love, too. Xander. She even could admit it to herself, but she still had feelings for him. Of course they had always these fights, but that was just the fire in their relationship. And he was a freak, but that and his sense of humour were his good sides in her eyes. So, how should she act? She knew about Anya, so no chance for Cordelia & Xander The Second Try. But would both of them be able to act all professional and stop insulting each other, like they used to do in the past? Cordelia decided, that she would try that, and if it failed it would be the fault of that freak.

Dawn of course could only think about how all her lies would be detected. Angel and co were going to be angry and would stop helping her. And Buffy…..if Buffy got only angry, she could consider herself to be really, really lucky. But most worse: she would never get to see the Watcher Diaries, which were so important for her. The only person on her side was going to be Anya, but in the end only Buffy's decision would count. Oh yes, Dawn was soo in trouble……She looked out of the window and saw the sign: 5 miles to Sunnydale.

AN: OK, that was short, and there are still some things which could be better in my point of view, but I wanted to post something so you don't have to wait any longer. I wrote some things about Cordelia&Xander, which may seem a bit silly. But I always liked them to be together (all those funny fights), although Cordelia might be a bit OOC. And Wesley is probably OOC,too. So obsessed with food...but I have never seen the series, so I don't know how he is in "reality". I hope I will post the next chapter in the next week. I promise I'll try.

AN (25.June 2006): I tried to finish the next chapter this week, but unfortunately I had no time….ok, I had time, but I spent this time with either watching football/soccer or having a party because Germany won again. So I have written only one page till yet. And tomorrow I will be on holiday for three weeks. But I will use the time at the beach for writing