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Chapter 6

Angelus knew what was to expect him at the Hyperion, so he hoped that the peace offering he'd accomplish would be enough. After everything he'd said it's not like he was expecting them to be waiting with open arms.

He sneaked into Cordelia's room and found the container with the soul in it…

*Wow… I can't believe it…* said Angel.

Of course you wouldn't, you'd like to believe the good in everyone… He was silent for a moment then added, but in a way neither can I…

He hid the glass container and walked down the stairs to find the group talking…

"Angelus…" Wes said alarmed getting ready in a fighting stance as did everyone else.

He raised his hands in the air to show he was not going to fight, "I come in peace though I really wish I could have slaughtered you all…"

*Nice way to gain their trust…*

Faith rushed him from the back and had him pinned down, "Not if we get to you first…"

*They brought Faith…?*

Yeah, remember…

*Right…*

Angelus leaned close to Faith's lips as if he intended to kiss her, "Do you really think that if I wanted you all dead, you wouldn't be?" he laughed. "Look outside…"

Everyone looked up at the sun beginning to rise… "I killed The Beast as a peace offering…"

"Why…?" Wes approached carefully.

"Peace offering for what…" Gunn added, "Not putting your soul back…?"

"We're not gonna do that…" Fred said.

He threw Faith off him, "Look…" he said as Faith got up ready to attack again, "Just listen…"

"We'll listen with you in the cage…" Wes began.

"Not happening, how do I know you guys won't just leave me in there while you look for the darn thing to put it back…"

"You don't…" Faith replied as if stating that that was exactly what they'd do.

"So… that is what you want… for us not to pull your soul back…" Wes concluded.

He smirked, "for the time being…"

"No…" Fred said.

"NO…" Wes added.

"No!" Gunn glared.

Angelus grin got bigger when a familiar scent sneaked up his nose…

"AH…" he said, "Sonny dearest…"

*Don't mess with Connor, Angelus… I mean it…*

"Father…" he walked around him, coming right up to his face, "And why should we hold off…what's in it for us?"

Not as dumb as he looks… Angelus thought, He most definitely is my son…

*No… he's MY son… unlike you, he has a soul…*

Ah… details…

"Well…" Angelus stood his ground in front of his son and said, "there are a couple of things that I want to take care of and then you can have your precious pathetic father back…."

Connor glared back, "Like what…"

He laughed under his breath, "Sunnydale is going to need your help to survive what's coming and you'll need ME to help, not the weak side of me who'll hold back…"

"Have… better judgment than you, you mean…?" Faith slipped in.

"Second guessing and worrying will only get you all killed, that's why you need me…"

Connor's instincts also kicked in as a familiar scent swept through him, Cordelia, he got angry and began to attack his father…

Angelus blocked every single shot, before spinning him around to have him by the neck facing the others…

"You're quick… just not quick enough…" he said on his ear as he struggled to get out from the restraining hold he had on him.

*Let go…* Angel growled.

Gunn, Fred, and Faith began towards him to fight him.

"Don't…" Wes said a hand out to them to halt, "He won't hurt him… he is his son after all…"

"You sure about that…?" Angelus tightened his grip on him and Connor let out a gasp of pain.

Connor began to pant, his anger building, "What did you do to Cordelia…?"

If Angel had been able to look away from his son, he would have… the memory still hurt…

Angelus let go of him pushing him to the floor, "Next time you won't get this lucky kid…" he glowered at him.

"What does he mean…?" Faith approached him, "Do you have Cordelia?"

"Had." He said not hesitating.

"And by HAD you mean…?" Wes probed.

"She's dead…"

There were gasps all around and Fred began to cry.

"You bastard son of a…" Connor got up with tears in his eyes about to attack him, "She loved me! She was carrying MY child… your grandchild!"

Faith stopped him, "Don't… he meant his threat…" she scowled at Angelus.

"God girl, Faith…" he paced, "You have learned a thing or two while you've been locked up…"

He walked to the weapons wardrobe and started scanning not looking at them…

"Your precious Cordelia…" he explained, "was the one that caused all this trouble since her return… she wasn't herself-per say, what she was carrying was well… evil, and you guys ate up all her lies." He twirled an ax in his hand and continued.

"She was the master behind The Beast and was trying to work me by getting in my head for what she wanted to accomplish… so I killed her… plain and simple. Problem solved."

Why the hell am I giving them an explanation? He questioned.

*Because you're trying to make them do as you ask, idiot. You know, your plan to get time so you can get what you want is going to fail… they are not going to give in.*

I always get what I want…

"That's impossible…" Gunn stalked over to him.

"Ah ah aaah…" Angelus singsong.

Lorne came from upstairs, "It is actually, completely possible, in fact…" he made his way to them, "It's true…"

"How…?" Wes argued.

"I don't know how or when she did it to me, but I was unable to read her or Angel when we thought he was himself." He soothed his temples, "and it clouded my gift to notice…"

Everyone was so taken, angry, upset… it was such a mixture of emotions that they didn't know if they should thank Angelus or tie him up and either kill him or find his soul and put it back.

"Anyways…" he headed to the downstairs entrance for the tunnels, "nice catching up…" he turned around to face them, "and if I were you… I'd get packing…" he stared at Faith, "She needs you…" he said with his face serious, then gave her a wink.

Everyone was so stunned at all the new information that it took a while for them to realize that Angelus had just left. Angelus… had just LEFT!

They all ran towards the down stairs, all of them running at full speed with Faith at the point of the chase. He was long gone, so she stopped and gestured to them to head back.

/

Finally back at the Hyperion, Faith began to pack weapons; as Lorne was walking down the stairs a suit case in hand.

"Where are you guys going?" Wes questioned.

"Sunnydale…" Both Faith and Lorne answered then glanced at each other.

The rest looked taken, then noticed Connor come from his father's office with a duffel bag.

"You too?" Gunn asked, "What do you guys know that we don't know…"

Faith tossed weapons to a bag, "Angelus was right, Buffy needs me…"

"How do you know that, he could be lyi…?" Fred began but got interrupted.

"He's not…" Lorne cut her off, "Buffy's going to need all the help she can get… I saw it in his eyes, Angel's eyes…"

Faith nodded her agreement; it had been like for a brief second Angel had come forward to make the honest gesture for her to understand.

"I could smell it…" Connor added his explanation, "Aside from the strong defective smell of Cordelia on him… I smelled Buffy and his worry. It was like a sixth sense."

"But why would Angelus want to help save the world as I imagine what's coming is yet another apocalypse… makes no sense…"

Faith began, "I don't…"

"Love…" Lorne and Connor said at the same time.

"Vampires are not capable of love…" Gunn pointed out, "Especially a sadistic, psychopathic vampire, who is still soul-less like him…"

"Could she have broken him…?" Wes wondered out loud, "I mean… just like there is still demon in Angel, there must be some good in Angelus even without the soul… linked somehow…"

"Could that happen…?" Fred doubted.

"All I know…" Lorne set his suitcase by the door, "Is that the love I read and saw in Angel for the slayer is like nothing I've ever seen before…" he walked closer to the group, "His love for her seems to go so deep that it's ingrained in his bones, runs through his veins, travels through his skin, and I can actually see how their souls have entwined to make itself one… whole."

"Wow…" Fred sighed.

"Then as reluctant as I am to the thought…" Faith shook her head, "then Angelus probably loves her too…"

"So it would seem…" Wes agreed, "Let me grab some clothes and books and we call all leave together…"

"Me too…" Fred got up and headed upstairs.

"I guess me too…" Gunn walked off.

/

Angelus was speeding back to Sunnydale after accomplishing what he knew he would…

*I'd forgotten how resourceful you could be…* Angel thought to him.

Just because you can't use your head… Angelus responded, either one might I add…

Angel scoffed, *So the fact that Wolfram & Hart was completely wiped out for you to retrieve that trinket and this car had nothing to do with it…*

"Nope… but this car is awesome isn't it…" he smiled pushing it to its limit, while jamming out, " This necrotempered crap or whatever glass is the greatest invention the evil world has ever come up with…"

* If I could smack you over the head, I would… The things you find amusing…*

He suddenly slowed as a feeling overwhelmed him… had he had a heart it would have been beating erratically. He was in Sunnydale, he felt her, and she was not okay…

He began to speed through the streets were the pull of her presence and need led him…

*Now tell me again that you don't love her…* Angel put out there.

Angelus face turned serious and he just growled. He couldn't deny it, but he wasn't about to admit it either…