Chapter 9:

Once the basement door was closed Phoebe turned to Cole, and said, " I thought what you did was bad, but he's sadistic monster."

Cole nodded as he replied, " I know what you mean, but you have to remember, that he doesn't have a soul."

Phoebe replied, " True. I did learn a a lot from our sparring session."

Cole asked enthusiastically, " Like what?"

She replied, Like Angelus was only using a fraction of his strength against me, that he's an expert at mind games, and not to lose my cool."

Cole said, " That's very important Phoebe. He could've killed you if he wanted to."

Phoebe nodded then she asked, " You think he really can change?"

Cole said softly, " Why not I did."

Phoebe replied, " True, but you have a soul. He doesn't."

Cole gazed at his lover as he said, " Give him a chance Phoebe."

She smirked as she accused lightly., " You like him don't you?"

He nodded as he replied, " I'm starting to. Plus I respect him a great deal."

Phoebe asked incredulously, " Why?"

Cole replied in a very sincere tone, " Because it took a lot of guts for him to use his blood to attract the furies. It could have killed him, but it didn't. Then he saved you, and Piper. In all of the years I have known Angelus he has never done anything that didn't directly benefit him."

Phoebe pointed out, " That could've all just been a ploy to gain our trust."

Cole shook his head as he argued, " No you're wrong. First Angelus never would have put himself in that much danger, just to complete a job. and Second Angelus is not a team player, at least he never used to be."

While Cole was talking Leo, and Piper orbed in. Piper said, " I still don't really trust him, but he did save my life."

Leo said, " The book of shadows had 5 whole pages on him. Apparently He crossed paths with your Grams back in 97."

Phoebe asked hesitantly, " Did he hurt her?"

Leo shook his head as he said, " Quite the contrary he helped stop someone named Darla, and The Master from bringing about the Harvest."

Piper asked, " Why would he do that?"

Leo replied, " No one knows."

Angelus replied silkily, " Cause that ol bat faced fucker stole Darla from me."

They all whirled around, and stared at him as Leo asked, " Who's Darla, and bat face as you put it?"

Angelus shot them one of his legendary crooked grins as he replied, " Darla is me sire. She left a hundred years ago fer bat face, or The Master, her sire."

Phoebe asked, " Did you kill her?"

An anguished look crossed his face as he replied, " No I couldna do it. She was me sire, and lover for over 150 years."

Paige asked quietly, " Do you still love her, is that why you couldn't kill her?"

Angelus thought about it for several minutes, " Then he answered, " I think part o me still does, but a bigger part o me is in love with ye darlin."

She was rendered speechless. Her mouth opened, and closed several times as her eyes filled up with tears. He walked over, and was about to embrace her, when the room filled up with a black mist. Angelus he growled, " Dammit."

Paige asked, " What's going on?'

Angelus was about to reply, when the mist formed into a rather tall man with long brown hair, high cheek bones, and cold luminous dark brown eyes. He wore black trousers, black boots, a red long sleeve button up shirt, and a black suit coat. The man said, " Hello Angelus. I haven't seen you since you slaughtered a village full of Romani, back in 1898.

Should Angelus be able to kill Dracula with, or without the help of the Charmed Ones?