Chapter 6:

Cole ran over to Phoebe, and helped her up, and was about to go help Piper, when she came walking up coughing. Phoebe asked, " Piper are you okay?"

Piper replied in between fits of coughing, " I'm fine, let's get back to the manor so we can find out what kind of demons we're dealing with."

When they got back to the manor Paige was waiting for them. Paige asked as Phoebe went up to the attack to get the book, " Where were you guys?"

Piper replied as Phoebe returned with the Book of Shadows, " We got a call from Darryl about three women who turned out to be demons that were killing criminals."

Paige nodded as Phoebe said, " They're called Furies, and according to the book they seek out evildoers, and kill them by making them relive all of their past evil."

While she was talking Angelus stealthily slipped in from the sewers. He drawled when she finished reading, " Nasty bitches, faced em a few times meself."

Paige asked, " How did you get in here?"

Angelus replied, " Sewer access."

While they'd been talking Piper was changing into a Furie. She rushed Angelus from behind, and attempted to claw his throat out, but he sensed her lunge, whirled around, caught her, and slung her into a wall. To everyone's great surprise she landed on her feet, and disappeared in a cloud of smoke. Angelus looked around as he drawled, " This ain't good."

Cole was about to ask how Piper turned into a furie, when Phoebe exclaimed, " Uh-oh. Apparently When a Furie breathes smoke at a good witch, it turns that witch into a Furie."

Paige asked, " How are we going to turn her back?"

Phoebe replied, It says that she needs to confront, and resolve her greatest heart ache."

Cole asked, " How are going to get here her?"

Phoebe replied, " It says here that the blood of an evildoer will bringf the Furies here, that plus the find a lost witch spell should the trick."

Cole said, " You can use me as bait."

Phoebe glared ay him as she said, " I don't think so, it could kill you."

Angelus laid his hand on Cole's shoulder as he said, " She's right boyo, I'll do it."

Cole said, " You have over 250 years of evil, if you do this they'll make you feel it all once."

Angelus replied as shed his duster, and rolled up his right sleeve, " I know."

And with he drew a dagger across the outside of his arm, and let the blood flow into a candle directly below his arm, as the blood flowed Phoebe, and Paige began to chant, "

Power of the witches' rise. Course unseen across the sky come to us, we call you near. Come to us and settle here blood to blood, I summon thee blood to blood, return to me

As soon as the spell was finished Angelus clutched his head, and began to scream in agony. Then Suddenly Piper, and the other two Furies appeared. Cole killed one with an energy ball, while Phoebe attacked another one. Paige saw that Piper was headed for Angelus, She quickly got in front her,, and tried to reason with her, " Piper you don't want to hurt Angelus, you want to hurt me."

Piper grabbed Paige's throat, and started to strangle her. Still clutching his head with one hand he reached up with the other, and tore Piper's hand from Paige's throat, and slung her into a wall. Paige said as Angelus shakily got to his feet, " Thanks."

Angelus nodded as he walked over to Piper, and whispered, "Piper I know ye miss yer sister, but she loved ye very much."

She growled, " How would you know anything g about love, you're just a soulless demon."

Angelus smirked as he replied, " Tis true, but even I know a lil somethin bout heartache."

Piper spat, " What would you know?"

Angelus replied, " A hundred years ago me sire, an lover Darla left me fer her sire. I was crushed, but eventually I got past it."

Piper asked in a slightly unsure voice, " You got over your lover leaving you after god knows how long?"

Angelus gave her a half smile as he replied, " Twas 150 yeas, an yea. I still think of her from time ta time, but nothin like I used ta."

He offered her a hand up, and she accepted it. He pulled her to her feet as she said, " Thank you, I needed that. I never thought a soulless demon, no a man with your rep would help me."

Angelus shot her a half smile as he drawled, " I'll take that as a compliment."

Piper replied as she walked over, and embraced a very relieved Leo, " You should it was meant as one."

After they had went upstairs, and Phoebe, and Cole had gone down to the basement so he could train her Paige asked, " Why did you volunteer your blood, the guilt alone could have killed you?"

He drawled as he lit a cigarette, " I told ye I'll do anythin ta help ye, or yer sisters."

She was stunned as she asked, " Do you love me?"

Angelus was quiet for several minutes, then he replied as he exhaled a bluish cloud of smoke., " Yea I do."

Paige grinned to herself as Angelus headed for the basement.