Chapter 3
Sanatorium
A.N: Finally, I finished this chapter sorry about the delay but I was so busy but the next chapter will be posted soon
A.N1: Thanks to my beta Wanda K Fluher and all of you people who took time out there lives to read and review my fic, you are the best
A.N2: The lyrics in this chapter are from Metallica's "Master of Puppets" album and the song is titles "THE THING THAT SHOULD NOT BE"
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Messenger of fear in sight
Dark deception kills the light
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Buffy looked at Angel, and smiled inwardly thinking that he hadn't changed. He was still as gorgeous as ever; even though he let his hair grow. It looked nice on him, but she felt that something was wrong with him on the inside.
She had seen the best and worst of him, saw him in his prime and his misery. He didn't look fine. He seemed to carry the guilt of the world on his shoulders; she wanted to help it away.
She knew she wasn't helping with her bitchy attitude, but she felt hurt at the way he was acting - as if they were his enemies. She looked up and met his eyes for a moment.
He looked in her eyes and a mixture of emotions ran through him: love, pain, and longing. He ached for her. He was addicted to her, and it had been long since he last allowed himself to simply hold her without restraint guilt, fear, or pain.
He wanted her close, close enough to feel her strong heart beat against his chest letting it rock him as if it was his own.
He is still in loved her. No doubt about it. He was still head over heels, just like a high school boy who is in love with the pretty girl next door but that love was buried in anger, anguish, pain, and betrayal.
He felt betrayed though he knew that he was the one to leave her. It hurt him when she moved on to Riley so fast as if he didn't exist, but what hurt him the most was when it came to the moment when she was to choose between him and Spike. She had chosen Spike and that moment still felt bitter in his throat. After all that they had been through it hadn't been enough to gain her trust.
His eyes ran over her and he couldn't help but to noticed how beautiful she'd turned out. She'd blossomed into the beautiful woman he'd always known she would be, but right now he needed to push all that aside.
He had too much raw pain to deal with right now he wasn't focused enough to endure another chronicle with Buffy. He had to play rough for a while, even though this meant more pain later but at least he would be focused enough to deal with it later.
When it came to Buffy, he could never sort out his feelings. He was angry with her and he wanted to hurt her but when he did, he felt bad for doing it. He hadn't felt this conflicted about someone ever, but one thing was clear: he still loved her.
He put out the cigarette he was smoking, sat down in the nearest chair, and crossed his legs as he eyed her. Leaning back, he said, "You wanted to talk." Buffy nodded as she took the chair facing him. He smirked and said "Well, then talk."
Buffy took a deep breath, looked at him sympathetically, and asked, "How are you Angel?"
Angel snorted and released a short laugh, "That's a strange question." He looked in her eyes and answered her question, "I am fine, Buffy."
Buffy ran a hand through her hair, "You don't seem fine"
Angel glared at her wondering what game she was playing, especially after her lap dog Andrew told him that she was happy with the immortal. Now she shows up with her toy solider and acts like she cares about him, "I don't think that's any of your business."
Buffy flinched at Angel's harsh words; Angel was never rude, he was always a gentleman and knight in shinning armour type of guy. But maybe he had changed more than she thought. She swallowed hard and looked at her hands as she softly spoke, "Angel, I care about you. Please tell me"
Angel snorted and took out another cigarette and began to smoke, blowing the smoke in Buffy's face, "Really? You care about me? Then you really have a strange fuckin way of showing it!"
Buffy looked at him surprised. The last time she saw him in Sunnydale they were fine. They kissed she told him she needed time, and he accepted her wish. What had changed now? Angel was acting furious and hurt, as if he had been betrayed. What she could have possibly done that would hurt him that badly, "Angel, I don't understand."
The vampire with the soul glared at her and stood up turning away from her as he spoke, "Really? You don't understand? Well that's strange. What exactly that you don't understand? You don't understand that you sent your lap dog Andrew to tell me that you dont trust me with Dana, that I am the enemy now and then afterwards when I needed your fuckin help Giles told me that he wouldn't help me or Wolfram and Hart. He didn't wanna help me save one of my friends."
Angel turned around with anger shining in his amber eyes, "You wanna know how she died Buffy? She was boiled from inside and her soul was destroyed. There was nothing left of her soul; she was a fuckin shell and I watched it happen."
The shocked expression on her face showed that she had absolutely no idea what he was talking about but looking at his angry she knew there was no way he was thinking rationally.
He grabbed her by the shoulders, looked into her teary eyes, and said, "But you wanna know what really broke me? When I went to Italy and Andrew told me that you were happy with the Immortal, that you love him. Now you come back here dragging your toy soldier with you!", He let go of her shoulders, "Why Buffy did you do that? Do you enjoy seeing me in pain? Is this your way of getting back at me for leaving?" Towards the end of his sentence, he was practically yelling at her.
"Don't you understand? Don't you understand that everything I do, I do it for you and if there is anything special in me it's you. You're my damn light. You never understood that I left because I felt that I was beneath you. You never understood that I never wanted you to waste your life with me, that I don't want you to fight demons and love a demon. I wanted you to have some damn light in your life and yet you never under stood that."
Buffy was crying openly now. She hadn't known anything of what Angel had just said.
She looked at him with tears falling from her hazel eyes, "I didn't know Angel! I didn't tell him … how can you think….cause I was fig…" She buried her face in her hands, crying her heart out, "You were nev…"
Buffy sank to the floor. She never saw Angel's departure the way he'd just described it. She never saw it that way. First, she was to hurt to think and when she finally got over his leaving, she convinced herself that they were just on a break. Based on that she tried to mend bridges with Angel when he came to Sunnydale, she gave them both hope that they both deserved to be back together and maybe someday it would happen. She gave them hope that the five year they spent apart were enough to help build her personality and brush the dust off Angel's.
Moreover, he'd accepted that and said he would wait. She was planning to stay in LA after all this was over, especially when Spike had told her that Angel's soul was permanent before they'd boarded the plane to LA.
However, what Angel had just said made her feel betrayed; she couldn't believe that Andrew and Giles, two of her trusted friends had stabbed her in the back.
Angel looked at her crumpled form and felt the demon stirring within him demanding that he hurt her more. He controlled the demon, refusing to give the knife another to twist as he turned from the crying slayer and stormed out of the room.
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Hybrid children watch the sea
Pray for father, roaming free
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Meanwhile, Roham was downstairs sitting on a chair reading with a glass of wine in his hand lost in his thoughts. What Liam's friends told him about the Black Mage have stirred up some of his worst memories, reminiscences he buried long ago in the cemetery of denial. It had taken him a long time to forget.
Flashback
"I will be fine," she told him. He looked at her and she was so beautiful, so brave. Then he gave her a sword and took the other, and kissed her passionately before they went….
He closed his eyes trying to shake away the memory, he refilled his glass, his pale skin was flushing red, and the alcohol started to play with his head he couldn't see any word of what he was reading he got up and placed the book the table in front of him and then he grabbed the bottle of wine.
He walked up stairs towards his room, the shadow of memories playing in the back of his mind. He took one last swig of the bottle, emptying it and threw it away. He knocked on the door of his room. When Faith opened the door, she was half dressed smiling when she saw its Roham she said, "Hi honey."
Roham smiled and closed his eyes in drunken bliss. He was so drunk that his heavy Irish accent started to emerge "Hi! How ya doin, Iuonin?"
Faith grabbed his hand and pulled him inside, "I am fine. Why are you drunk?"
Roham laughed and waved his hand in the air" I felt like drinkin, sexy" , Faith frowned Roham and Angel were models of self control most of the time, she never any of them lose control except when everything was a complete misery.
She was wondering what got Roham so drunk, but her stream of thoughts were interrupted by Roham pulling her close, "Come on, let's have fun, shall we?"
Faith could feel the hardness on her butt she tried to pull away but Roham tightened his grip on her waist as he slowly kissed her neck. She moaned a little bit from the feel of his lips over her neck.
He moved his hand to undo her bra, Faith flinched, jumped away and said," Roham no"
Roham looked at her and began too laugh so hard that his face flushed red, then suddenly he closed his mouth as his features started to soften. He reached out his hand and stroked Faith's cheek, "You are so beautiful, just like Marie."
Faith eyes shot open and looked at Roham's drunken eyes, "Marie who?"
Pain flashed across Roham face for a second then he closed his eyes as he dropped to the floor, "She was beautiful but she would never listen to me when I told her to stay away now they are both gone."
Faith got down near him and grabbed his shoulder, "Roham, who are you talking about?"
Roham grabbed Faith and he looked into her brown eyes with his deep blue ones, "Promise me Faith, Promise me"
Faith tried to break free but couldn't "Promise you what?"
He pulled her close to his chest, "Promise me you will listen to me when I tell you 'don't go' ."
Faith looked in his eyes, "I don't understand you."
Roham laughed and tried to get up but he was so drunk he lost his balance and dropped on the bed, he tossed his head and fell asleep, Faith sat on the floor watching him then she shrugged her shoulder and got up then she covered Roham and sat looking at him as he slept.
"What are you hiding in that head of yours Roham?"
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Fearless wretch
Insanity
He watches
Lurking beneath the sea
Great old one
Forbidden site
He searches
Hunter of the shadows is rising
Immortal
In madness you dwell
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Meanwhile Angel was clearing out a vampire nest near Saint Monica beach, he stood over aches as he was cleaning his sword.
His rage was so great that clearing three nests didn't easel the anger in his heart.
As he left the nest and was shocked to find himself in the same place where he first kissed Buffy as a human. He growled as he remembered how it felt, then he turned to walk away from the memory. As he opened his car he felt a feminine hand on his shoulder. When he turned around and found Nina who smiled at him and said, "Hey Angel, how are you?"
Angel smiled as he turned around, "Hi Nina when did you come back?"
Nina sat on the hood of his car and smiled as she answered, "Two weeks ago and I heard of what happened to Wolfram and Hart."
The werewolf smiled and looked at him, "You couldn't help it could you?" Angel raised his eyebrow in confusion as he sat next her, "I don't get you"
She placed her hand on his, " You're a champion Angel, always have been, always will be. Maybe it's covered in dust and hidden under the guilt you feel, but when you had the chance you became the champion that you are."
The vampire with the soul was dumfounded to hear those words from Nina. It was strange since he hadn't thought that she was that smart, or had that perception of him. He smiled and said, "Thanks Nina, that's really nice. "
She looked at him with a big smile and continued, "And you know what?",
he turned to her and smiled slightly "What?"
"I am proud of you."
Angel looked to his hands and thought about Nina. She was a nice girl and he liked her, but that was all. He liked her. The night he'd had sex with her, he was angry that's why he didn't experience perfect happiness. He looked at her beautiful eyes wondering how he could tell her this without breaking her heart.
"Nina, I wanna tell you something."
Nina smiled and held his hand in hers, "I know."
Angel was astonished, "WHAT!"
Nina patted his hand and smiled, "I know what you wanna tell me."
Angel looked uncertain, "You do?"
Nina looked to nowhere "I am not stupid Angel, I felt that you never belonged to me completely. I felt that someone has taken possession of your heart and you cant give to someone else, and besides we can be good friends, right?"
The vampire with the soul placed his hand on her shoulder, "Nina, listen I am sorry but I can't help the way I feel."
Nina placed his hand on his knee "I know" then she smiled "So what are you doing now?"
Angel looked at his hands "I reopened my agency," Nina shrugged her shoulder then he reached in his pocket and pulled out a card and smiled, "Here is my card it has all my phone numbers if you need any help call me."
Nina took the card and smiled" Actually yes, I will need… you know." Angel shook his head in understanding. "Someplace to stay during your transformation, right?"
Nina smiled" Yeah,"
Angel got off the car's hood and opened the door. "Get in. I am gonna give you a ride home." The blonde opened the car door and got in, He started the engine and looked at her, " So when is your transformation time."
Nina looked at her hands, "It's next Friday night."
He smiled as he drove towards Nina's house. "Drop by on Thursday night, okay?"
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Crawling chaos underground
Cult has summoned twisted sound
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Meanwhile, Faith had just finished her shower and she went down stairs for a quick drink. What Roham had done and said left her feeling overwhelmed. As she passed by Angel's room, she saw Buffy laying on the floor.
The brunette stopped for a second considering her options of whether to help her sister slayer or leave her. The decision was easy.
She walked towards Buffy and laid a hand on her shoulder. Buffy looked up at her with teary eyes as Faith bent down to help her stand up. She asked quietly, "So, what happened between you and Angel?"
Buffy wiped away her tears "Nothing Happened."
Faith smirked "Really? You're on the floor crying your heart out and the big guy probably kicking the hell out of some demon. Yeah I am sure nothing happened" She reached for a handkerchief on Angel's nightstand "Here you go"
Buffy took the handkerchief and wiped her tears. Faith looked at her "You better wash your face, here." She took her hand and lead her towards Angel's bathroom.
Buffy smiled a little bit and thought 'Faith has changed a lot.' She turned on the lights and looked at herself. " After that you're gonna tell me what happened between you and Angel."
Buffy entered the bathroom and closed the door behind her, she looked at her face in the mirror before she turned on the cold water and started to wash her face. She grabbed a towel and dried her face.
Buffy opened the door, went downstairs and found Faith having a drink. She smiled and pulled a chair, sitting down beside her, "So how are you Faith?"
Faith swallowed what remained in her glass and smiled, "I am fine. What about you Buffy? How are you?"
Buffy headed to the fridge and smiled, "Please tell me that you have ice cream here.",
Faith went to the fridge and grabbed a carton cookie dough fudge mint chip. As she handed it to Buffy she said, "Here you go. The big guy always keeps this here and I don't know if I have ever seen him eat ice cream."
Buffy grabbed a spoon and gave Faith one as she opened the top of the ice cream and sat down at the table. Faith pulled up a chair next to her and continued trying to get an answer to her question, "SO what happened, B?"
Buffy ate some the ice cream and sighed, "Before that tell me what's with you and that tall hot guy."
Faith smiled dreamily, "Roham, he is my boyfriend."
Buffy smiled because the way Faith spoke Roham's name was the same way she used to utter Angel's before all the hell they went through. "Really? Where did you meet him?"
Faith laughed, " I kind dropped suddenly in his life and I mean literarily. "
Buffy moved a strand of her face and smiled she never thought she would sit with Faith eating ice cream, discussing her love life. " So, is he a warrior of some kind?"
Faith raised an eyebrow and asked, "What makes you think he is one?"
Buffy took a bite of her ice cream and stirred the spoon in it a little bit before answering. "Well, it's just his confidence and aura is that of a warrior - a strong warrior if I might add."
Faith remembered Angel's word about keeping Roham's and Connor's abilities under the hat, so she shook her shoulders. "No, he isn't but he has been fighting a long time so he knows a lot."
Buffy looked at Faith suspiciously, "Really? How old is he?"
Faith tried her best not to laugh at the question as she replied, "Well, he is 23 years old and his parents were killed by vampires which is why he got stuck in this fight."
Buffy shook here head and sighed, "So is he good to you?"
Faith took another lick of her ice cream spoon and smiled broadly, "A perfect gentleman!"
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Out from ruins once possessed
Fallen city, living death
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Two hours later (About 30 minutes before sunrise)
Angel entered the hotel lobby with a torn coat and bloody face; he looked up and found Roham descending the stairs holding his head.
Roham turned and looked at his brother, "So did you vent your anger?"
Angel threw the sword on the floor. "LA doesn't have enough demons for that." He moved towards the kitchen and poured two cups of rich black coffee. He took one and handed Roham the other. "Here. You will find some aspirin in the cabinet that will help with the hangover"
Roham took the cup of coffee as he searched the cabinet for the aspirin. When he found the bottle he opened it, shook out a few pills and swallowed them down with some coffee.
Angel smiled as he sat in front of his brother, "So monsieur what got you drunk?"
Roham looked at the coffee gloomily and tried to smile, "You don't remember."
Angel smile faded as he said simply, "Marie."
Roham smirked and swallowed his coffee, "Yeah. She died while fighting Black. It took me long time, actually too long, until I learned to forget and live.", Then he broke the cup in his hands furiously, "and now he's back!"
Angel looked at him as he started to collect the broken cup, "Are you scared he might kill Faith?"
Roham looked back to Angel as he removed the shard that penetrated his skin and threw it in the trash. "Yeah,"
Angel took another sip of his coffee "but this time we have a lot of people to fight him."
Roham glared at Angel, "You think?"
Angel was about to reply when he saw two of the slayers that came with Buffy coming down from the room they had given them last night, He instantly switched to Gaelic, " Don't worry Roham about that. We will do this thing with the four of us: you, me, Faith and Connor"
Roham smiled, "Let's hope so." He got up and head for his room, as Angel smiled and walked to his room leaving the two slayers looking suspiciously at them.
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Fearless wretch
Insanity
He watches
Lurking beneath the sea
Timeless sleep
Has been upset
He awakens
Hunter of the shadows is rising
Immortal
In madness you dwell
In madness you dwell
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at the same time, in the hotel's recreation room where two slayers lay sleeping, the door opened revealing Roham who smiled at the sight of them. He moved on his toes to gently lift Faith into his arms. He smiled as she wrapped her arms around his neck, buried her face in his chest and sighed.
He opened the door of there room and laid her gently on the bed. He tucked her in and kissed her cheek, then turned to leave her.
Before he left her side she laced her fingers in his and smiled as she opened her eyes. He sat down as he kissed her hands, "Shh Honey go to sleep",
She shook her head and pushed herself up until her back was supported by the bed poles. "Honey, can I ask you something?" she asked as she played with Roham's fingers.
Roham smiled, "Sure Honey. What?"
Faith took a deep breath "Who is Marie?"
Roham's smile froze on his face as pain flashed in his eyes. He swallowed hard as he looked into her deep brown eyes and asked" Who told you about her?"
Faith looked at him "Yesterday when you were drunk, you mentioned her name."
Roham looked at her as he started to think how to tell her that he had loved and married a woman before her. Not only that, but that she died while fighting Black, and that he knew she was pregnant afterwards, after she and her baby were gone.
Faith shook her head as she brought her hand up and cupped his cheek, "Honey?"
Roham shifted his position placing one leg under him before he answered, "Well, She was a slayer who helped me fight Black 60 years ago and died while fighting him. I discovered later that she died pregnant."
Faith swallowed hard as she looked at him suspiciously with a slight fear building inside her. "That's it?"
Roham shook his head, "No, she was my wife and the baby was mine."
Faith eyes widened in surprise, and shock spread across her face then the shock disappeared and anger replaced it, "Why didn't tell me?"
Roham looked at her, "Honey, I wanted but I was scared."
Faith removed her hand from his and said, "Leave me now!"
Roham looked at her. "Honey, I…" Faith didn't let him finish his words she pushed him off bed, got to the door, and opened it.
He got and walked to the door but before he left, he looked her in the eyes and whispered, "I am sorry if I hurt you."
She slammed the door behind him and sagged on the floor as she started crying her heart out.
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Not dead which eternal lie
Stranger eons, death may die
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Buffy stirred, opened her eyes and looked around to find herself asleep on the couch. Then she felt the sudden need to throw up so she ran out of the room to find a bathroom.
In the hotel's lobby she found Willow as she began to look around frantically, Willow was by her side in a instant and knew that she needed the bathroom from the hand she placed over her mouth to help herself not to vomit all over the place.
She took her other hand and moved towards the bathroom. As soon as she was there she ran to the toilet and emptied her stomach. Willow just held her hair and asked, "Buffy are you okay?"
Buffy started to rinse her mouth Willow looked at Buffy and said " Buffy you have been vomiting every morning for three weeks. Are you sure you aren't pregnant". Willow crossed her hands as she sat on the bath tub edge, "Buffy you have to take a pregnancy test"
Buffy looked at Willow and swallowed hard before she answered, "I don't need to," she sighed. "I already took one."
Willow nodded her head, "And?"
The blonde slayer took a deep breath. "It was positive."
Willow's mouth dropped open in shock and she blurted out, "Who's it?"
Buffy looked at the her face in the mirror, "Remember a month ago when I was very drunk? Well I kinda ran in the father and we had sex."
Willow crossed as she stood up behind her, "Buffy whose child is this?"
Buffy wiped away a tear and answered, "SPIKE'S"
Willow was completely shocked. she placed her hand on Buffy's shoulder, "What are you gonna do?"
Buffy looked lost as played with her hair, "I don't know yet."
"Well, are you going to tell him?"
Buffy turned around and sighed "Spike? Of course. He has the right to know"
"What about Angel?"
Buffy froze as the question hit a nerve. "What about him? He had a child so I have the right to have a child. It's none of his business."
With those words Buffy turned around and stormed out of the room.
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Drain you of your sanity
Face the thing that should not be
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At same time, Connor finished dressing and headed downstairs where he found the slayers in the main hall. He nodded to them then headed to the kitchen where he found his dad drinking some blood, he knew because of the smell. "Morning Dad."
Angel smiled as he lowered his mug, "Morning Son, going to college?"
Connor nodded as he grabbed a cup of coffee and started drinking it.
Angel frowned before he said, "You know coffee isn't healthy for you."
Connor rolled his eyes. "Dad come on. We have been over this."
The vampire with the soul raised his hands and smiled, "Hey we didn't say I couldn't try.",
Connor smiled as he finished his cup and moved towards his dad, "Er, Dad listen can I take a break tonight?"
Angel nodded his head in approval. "Sure Son, but can I ask why the sudden need for a break?" asked Angel smiling,
Connor smiled sheepishly, "Well there is this girl I really like and I plan on asking her out."
Angel looked at him surprised, "Really? That's a surprise. Have fun!"
Connor grabbed his books and ran out the door as he waved, "Sure bye."
Angel turned around to find Roham descending the stairs with an expression of agony on his face. Angel eyed him worriedly and asked, "Roham is everything okay?"
Roham shook his head. "No, I just told Faith about Marie."
Angel placed his hand on his brother's shoulder, "Ohh how did she take it?"
Roham sat down, took out his pack of cigarettes, pulled one out of it and lit it before answering, "She is crying her heart out and I feel miserable because I broke her heart. I mean damn!" said Roham as he waved his hand in air. "What was I supposed to do? I couldn't tell her I was afraid I would hurt her, and here I am - I just hurt her!"
Roham took a drag off the cigarette and blew the smoke out furiously. He looked at Angel and asked, "You game?"
Angel rolled his shoulders and got up "I am game."
Angel followed Roham downstairs. Roham turned on the lights and took of his shoes, shirt and stood on the mat; Angel did the same and stood in front of him.
Roham gave a slight bow and looked at Angel then yelled, "Prepare and fight!"
With the last word the two of them started sparing, moving with magnificent speed and accuracy. A slayer poked her head and saw two of them fighting then ran upstairs to where the other slayer and a freshly awakened Scooby gang stood "Roham and Angel are fighting!"
The slayers and the gang ran downstairs where they were stopped by the magnificent scene of Angel and Roham fighting in mid-air as if they were defying the laws of gravity. As soon as their feet touched the ground, Roham performed perfect spin kick sending Angel flying across the room.
But what Angel did next was almost unbelievable. He seemed to have stopped in mid-air, supported himself on his right arm spun his legs, kicking Roham as he was charging at him. Both of them leaped back to their feet and continued the fight .
Riley watched the fight in awe. He had always kidded himself that the strength and skill difference between him and Angel wasn't that much, but watching what was going on between them destroyed that thought completely.
Spike was amazed if Angel could fight like this, why he didn't fight him like that when they were after the cup.
Willow bent towards Buffy and whispered, "Why do I feel like this is a scene from The Matrix?",
Buffy hushed her while she concentrated on the fight. She was amazed at the level of skill Angel and Roham were showing, especially Angel. She knew he could fight well but she'd never seen him fight like this.
Angel punched Roham in the face and spun kicked him, sending him sliding over the mat. Roham used his hands to flip back to his feet and said, "Come on Angel. That's no way to treat your little brother!"
Angel shrugged his shoulders, "Well, Little brother why don't you fight like a man then? "
Roham laughed at the comment and attacked Angel again, "Sorry big brother but I am not completely human and same goes with you!"
Angel smiled as he flipped Roham who spun over his back and kicked him in the stomach. "Well, you got that right!" said Angel as spun to kick Roham again.
At the same moment, Roham was executing the same movement so both of them found themselves flying to the opposite sides of the mat.
Roham stood and saw the look on the faces of the people watching them then looked at Angel and said, "Call it a Tie"
Angel shrugged and said, "Okay it's a tie!"
Angel grabbed his shirt and slid over his body as Roham smiled and said, "Lucky bastard! You don't sweat." He headed upstairs to get a shower.
Angel turned around to see the amazed faces of the Scooby gang,and smirked "Don't you guys have research to get to?"
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Fearless wretch
Insanity
He watches
Lurking beneath the sea
Great old one
Forbidden site
He searches
Hunter of the shadows is rising
Immortal
In madness you dwell
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Meanwhile Roham headed back to his room. He stopped a second, sighed, and then knocked on the door. "Faith, can I come in?" Silence was the only answer he got so he knocked again. "Faith come on. I need to talk to you," and then he whispered, "and take a shower."
Still no answer. He tried to open the door but it was locked. "Faith, please we need to talk. Listen I am sorry I didn't tell you about Marie but you have…"
Suddenly the door was opened and he found himself face to face with Faith. "Faith, can we please talk?"
He looked at Faith's puffy red eyes and the tear marks over her cheeks, He sighed and reached over to her but she flinched away. "Listen Faith I am sorry I didn't tell you about Marie but I was scared I might hurt you. Obviously I hurt you more by not telling you but you have to understand that it still hurts."
Roham whispered the last part of his sentence. Faith raised her eyes to look in his deep blue ones and found that he was fighting a tear. "I mean do you know how much it hurts to have failed the woman I loved and my baby, and how much it hurt when she was slaughtered right in front my eyes? I failed her Faith and I am afraid that I might fail you!"
Faith placed her hand on Roham's chest, "I am sorry Roham. It's just I felt betrayed. I know its stupid but you see I'm always second best. I was never number one to anyone and it looks I am second best to you, too."
Roham took Faith's hand and placed it over his heart, "This is my heart, " he then looked in her deep brown eyes, "and it says that you were always its true love."
Tears started to fall from Faith eyes. Roham had just told her that she is his number one love; he just told her that he loved her.
Roham wiped away her tears and said, "Faith, I love you"
Faith opened her mouth to reply, but Roham placed his finger over her mouth. "You don't need to feel obliged to say it back to me."
Faith kissed his finger and then moved closer to him kissing him passionately on his lips. Roham wrapped his arms around her waist as he kissed her back.
Faith pulled away and smiled, "I love you, Roham,"
Roham smiled broadly as he kissed her back, "I love you, Iounin" then he pushed gently on the bed.
Roham gently removed her top as he slid his hands over her stomach. Faith moaned from the contact as he removed her top and stood back and smiled "Just perfect"
Faith took over his shirt and looked at his six-pack abs and muscular chest, "You are not too bad yourself"
Roham smiled as he started kissing her neck, and Faith's laughter had never sounded so pure and free of pain and heartache.
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Crawling chaos underground
Cult has summoned twisted sound
Out from ruins once possessed
Fallen city, living death
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Five hours later
Connor entered the hotel and looked at his watch. He had only 2 hours to take a shower, dress, and convince his dad to let him take his new BMW. He headed to the research room where he found his dad reading in a large book and taking some notes in a pad near him.
"Hi Dad what's up?" asked Connor as he smiled at his dad.
Angel looked up and smiled, "Okay what do you want?"
Connor shook his head and smiled, "Why would you think I want anything? Can't I just say hi to my dad and…" He stopped by Angel's mocking smile
Connor laughed as he shook his head in defeat. "Okay, I need the new car for the date."
Angel frowned as he thought deeply," Okay" and he threw his son the keys. "Just return it in one piece okay?" Connor smiled as he took the keys and headed to the door but was thrown back.
Angel, Buffy, and Spike sprang to their feet, ran towards the door, and stopped dead when they saw who was there.
"Hi Son, Did you miss your mommy?"
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Drain you of your sanity
And Face the thing that should not be
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End of Chapter 3
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Ohh I wonder who that could be (evil laugh)