Chapter 5 We Never Change

A/N: This is a good chapter guys, enjoy it.

Now that I've lost everything to you
You say you wanna start something new
And it's breakin' my heart you're leavin'
Baby, I'm grievin'
But if you wanna leave, take good care
I hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there

Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
It's hard to get by just upon a smile
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
I'll always remember you like a child, girl

You know I've seen a lot of what the world can do
And it's breakin' my heart in two
Because I never wanna see you a sad girl
Don't be a bad girl
But if you wanna leave, take good care
I hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
But just remember there's a lot of bad and beware

Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
It's hard to get by just upon a smile
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
I'll always remember you like a child, girl

Baby, I love you
But if you wanna leave, take good care
I hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
But just remember there's a lot of bad and beware

Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
It's hard to get by just upon a smile
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
I'll always remember you like a child, girl

Wild World by Cat Stevens

Angel was on his morning jog as the sun was rising again. He had about an hour before he had to head out to school. Dawn was at the mansion just waking up with the others. Willow was glad to be home as she was helping Dawn get breakfast ready and get the day started. Just then Angel came in from his morning jog and saw that breakfast would be ready soon but he had enough time to shower.

In the kitchen Dawn was giving some advice to Willow about life. Willow just liked hearing Dawn speak.

"And do what everyone else is doing." Dawn continued on as she went to set the table. Cordelia came in followed by a sleepy Doyle. "Even if you don't understand it."

"What is she going on about?" Doyle sounded confused and was still half asleep as he sat down.

"Taking advice from a teenager." Willow answered and Doyle nodded.

"Hey," The teen protested. Xander came in smelling the breakfast and was starving.

"What's today's plan?" Xander wanted to know although it's probably the same thing. Go to work, go to school, go patrol, kill some evil, go to bed…the usual.

"Oh, cheerleading try-outs." Dawn answered. Next week they start the football season. Cordelia was extra excited for Dawn. "I'm a little nervous."

"You'll be fine." Cordelia assured her as Angel came into the dining room all washed up and ready for the day. He took a seat as breakfast was ready.

"You think I should call Anya?" Xander started as they were now passing some of the food around. "I'm mean when you talked to her Willow, was she ok?" Willow shrugged because they didn't talk for very long. "I mean, she hasn't done much over the summer."

"You mean lacking in the demon vengeance way." Cordelia was sure to clarify that.

"I guess," Xander took a bite of his food. Angel didn't say much but he was enjoying the fact that most of his team was back. The mansion was starting to feel like home again.

"Just be careful." Angel warned his friend. "She's a demon again."

"But she's still Anya, it's not her." Xander wanted to believe that, they all did. But Angel was skeptical about her.

Willow had nothing to do for the day but she did want to see one person in particular. Willow was before Oz's resting site. Before she left for England they had a funeral service for him. But to come back to this place it was still painful. She was sitting on the ground quietly not too sure on what to do. She knew Buffy would do this to Angel's resting place but what do you say? Buffy would talk to Angel but if she talks to Oz would he hear her?

"Hi, Oz it's me," Willow felt awkward doing this. "I'm home and not much has changed it just feels…feels a little empty without you." Willow looked around the quiet place. The cemetery was rather peaceful during the day. "I'm sorry for what I did, I'll make it right. Not sure how but I will for you." That was a promise and she hoped wherever he was he was happy. Willow sat there for moment longer and then got up but she wasn't going to leave just yet.

She walked to another site and it was Tara's. Tara's death happen about a year and half ago. Her headstone had some flowers around meaning the team still come out to see her. After being with Tara for a little bit she then walked to Joyce's resting place. There was a balloon with a little stuffed bear probably from Dawn. There was also a dozen roses from Angel as her children visit her all the time. Then the next place she went was Angel's former resting place.

The team doesn't know why they've left the headstone there. Maybe it was a symbol saying that the slayer has died and has risen showing that he goes beyond death. Maybe it shows this town how strong he is. It's a reminder the slayer will always be here. Willow began to leave the place but as she walked away there was one place she hasn't been to in a while.

The little headstone wasn't kept like the others. It wasn't over runned with grass and other shrubs but it almost appeared forgotten. Willow walked to it looked at the small stone and it read "Jennifer Calendar." Willow bent down and cleaned it up again. Jenny's death happened five years ago…five long years ago. She was the first soldier down. Willow decided to take a moment and sit with Jenny.

Down in the basement of the school Angel sat on one side of the wall while Spike sat directly opposite. Angel had two feelings against this vampire. One was to take him out now, kill Spike and wash his hands of it. But the other told him to keep Spike alive. However, the moment Spike proves to be a threat to him or his family, Spike will die.

"I don't trust what I see anymore." Spike sat there explaining himself to Angel. The slayer would like to know what was going on in Spike's head. Maybe the soul was driving him crazy as he feels for the past. Maybe he couldn't handle it. "Don't know how to explain it exactly, but I've been seeing things."

Angel knew what that feels like. Sometimes dreams felt real. Sometimes you wished those dreams were real or maybe wished this life was a dream. "Dru use to see things," Spike went on. "She'd always be starring up into the sky watch cherubs burn or the heavens bleed or some sort of nonsense." Spike smiled a little thinking about his dead ex-lover. "I would stare at her and thought she went completely sack of hammers." Spike paused for a moment and looked up to the basement ceiling. "But she would see the sky when we were inside. It would make her so happy. She would see stars." Spike then looked to the ground closing his eyes. "Now I see her." Then the vampire looked to Angel.

"You see Buffy?" He asked. "In your dreams, when you're awake? You see her?" Angel didn't know what to say. The slayer continued to dream about Buffy. He always dreamed of her. "I see Dru all the time." Angel wasn't sure if he should help Spike or not after what he tried to do, what he's done. But would that make him a hypocrite? Buffy did far worse as Elizabeth and yet he's helped her. Is Spike trying to do the same? Is he that monster that wants to be redeemed, to be saved? "I'm in trouble Angel."

"What kind?" Angel wanted to know.

"I don't know but I couldn't ask you to help." Spike readjusted himself against the wall. "Not after…not after all that." He looked Angel directly in the eyes. "She was yours, she'll never be mine. I can't ask for your help."

"Spike," Angel continued to sit against the wall, knees supporting his hands. "This basement is killing you. This is the Hell Mouth that you're sitting on. It's bad down here." Angel went on. "You have a soul now, prove it, get out of this basement."

"I have nowhere else to go." Spike declared. Where would he go?

Willow was at the UC Sunnydale campus looking to audit some classes so she could start up in the in the Spring semester. She knew going back to school would do her some good. Angel was not in enrolled anymore. One he had a full time teaching job and then of course his slaying vampires and saving the world side job. But Willow was excited as she decided to walk around the campus before heading home. As she headed to fountain someone caught her eye.

"Anya!" Willow waved and went to catch up to her. Anya seemed a little disorientated as Willow got closer. She almost appeared to hung over. "What are you doing here? And walking…out of a fraternity house...?" That made Willow confused.

"Oh uh…" Anya looked around. "Uh, new boyfriend he lives here." Willow nodded and was a little confused. "Had lots of sex last night."

"That's…good," Willow felt awkward talking about this. But then something about Anya caught Willow's attention. Anya was wearing a trench coat and holding it tightly around her. But her dress was just a little bit longer than the coat and on it Willow saw a red stain. Willow's seen that kind of red stain before.

"Yeah, well gotta go, got something important to do." Anya quickly left. Usually Willow wouldn't think anything of it but that red stain raised some red flags. Once Anya scurried out Willow headed to the fraternity house. She took caution going to it though. Something wasn't right she just knew it. Willow saw the front door was open and that's either because Anya didn't close it by accident or something else.

Willow walked into a rather quiet fraternity house. It should be full college men getting ready, some leaving, some going. But it was so quiet like the place was empty.

"Hello?" Willow asked and then she saw blood on the wooden floor. There was a trail of it like something had been dragged. Willow followed the trail seeing more blood on the double door. Someone put up a fight. Willow opened the double doors and her eyes widen in the horror. But before she could do anything something happened.

"Make it stop." A voice whimpered in the main room behind Willow. The witch went to follow the whimper as the voice continued to say make it stop. "I take it back." The voice now said and Willow followed it to a closer. "I'm sorry, I take it all back." Willow reached for the doorknob and opened it a young girl screamed. She had blood on her and she was in tears.

"It's ok, it's ok I won't hurt you." Willow assured as she got down to the floor to be on the same level with the girl.

"I take it back, I take back," That's all she was saying.

"What? What do you mean you'd take it back?" Willow asked and the girl kept crying and looked up to Willow. "What happened?"

"It's going to be a party," The girl sobbed. "Everyone's going to be there." She sobbed between her words. "Everyone's going to bring a date but it was just me." She was about to break down. "He broke up with me in front of them, they all laughed at me." Willow understood what happened. The boyfriend humiliated her in front of his friends. "I was a game, it was all a game." She sobbed in her hands and Willow felt bad for her.

"It's all ok," Willow knew that wasn't true but what do you say?

"I cried, and they laughed, and I just yelled once I wish you all could feel what it's like to have your heart ripped out." The girl went on. But the moment she said 'wish' Willow knew what happened and who did this. "Just once I wished, then it came."

"What came?" Willow asked just to be sure.

"A spider." She answered and that threw Willow off.

"Ok…where did it go?" The girl then looked up and pointed. Willow turned around and saw a giant spider on the wall. The spider jumped to Willow and she chanted something that created a barrier between her and the spider and then sent it flying out the window. That was the first time she's used magic since the summer. She felt the rush but quickly wanted it to go away. But something wasn't right and wasn't just her.

Angel sat at his little desk as the class was about to end and the students were changing out. Just then his phone rang and he answered it hearing Willow's voice. But before he could greet her Willow began to explain everything and it looks like a substitute coach might be needed for the day.

Anya finished cleaning herself up and was now talking to her fellow vengeance demon Halfrek. Halfrek was made aware of Anya's recent kill. The spider demon she summoned to do it killed a total of ten frat boys. Ten hearts were ripped out something Anya hasn't done in so long…a slaughter.

"This is just…this just wonderful Anyaka." Halfrek was so amazed at what her sister demon has done. Anya however sat there rather quiet. About four years ago what Anya did would be considered normal. A slaughter of ten men would be something easy and something that was more of a chore. But right now Anya didn't seem so joyous to this occasion. "There's even talk about having some sort of ceremony. I can't tell you how many times I've heard today 'Anyaka is back to her old ways.'" Halfrek was just rambling on while Anya sat there.

Halfrek finally realized Anya hasn't said anything. "Honey? What's wrong?" Anya finally seemed to break from her trans and looked up.

"I don't know…there was just so much screaming." Anya answered. Halfrek smiled thinking it's been awhile since Anya has preformed a kill like this. "So much blood. I forgot how much a Crimslad demon can do."

"Oh they can be feisty little guys and impossible to house train. And when they start nesting forget…" Halfrek trailed off seeing Anya was still down about something. She should be happy and excited but there was nothing. "Are you ok? Did something happen?"

"I…I um…" Anya stuttered not sure what to say. She sounded more confused than anything. "I guess I'm a little rusty I didn't think it would hit me like this." She admitted.

"Oh sweetie this is perfectly normal." Halfrek assured her. "It's just a reflex, you'll get over it." Anya finally smiled now.

"Oh good, thank you Hally." Anya was looking like she was feeling better. "It's just lately with everything going on I've had trouble remembering," But they were both interrupted as Willow barged in. Willow knew Anya was behind this.

"Get out." The witch demanded to Halfrek.

"Lemon drop," Halfrek was going to sweet talk her way but Willow wasn't going to have it.

"Get out." Willow demanded again and Halfrek decided to heed the witch's commands as Anya stood up.

"It's ok," Anya insisted to her friend and Halfrek nodded also standing up.

"Ok, but if you need anything you let me know." Halfrek reminded her demon sister then vanished.

"Anya," Willow started knowing once Angel's finds out no one can protect her. "You have to stop this."

"You know what they did to her?" The demon asked. "She was game, they humiliated her." Willow wasn't going to argue that but did they deserve to die like that?

"Anya listen to me you're in trouble." Willow didn't want to see Anya die not by Angel's hand. But she is a demon now and Angel is the slayer. Not only that but Angel's back on the wagon again. Willow told Angel about the demon spider but not who summoned it. "I'm here to help you." Anya then started to laugh.

"You're one to talk." Anya reminded the witch everything that has happened just a few months ago.

"I'll never forget what I did." Willow wasn't going to make this about her. She was working to redeem herself now. She wasn't going to forget the past but she was going to make up for it.

"They got what they deserve." Anya insisted.

"No! They didn't! No one deserves that." Willow was right. They might have been horrible people but no one deserves to get their hearts ripped out like that.

"I'm a vengeance demon now." Anya reminded Willow again what has happened. "And they got what they deserved."

Angel had his crossbow in hand with Xander, Cordelia and Doyle. Dawn will get mad when she finds out they are on a recon at the moment since she is in classes. They were checking out the local woods for the spider. They weren't going to be surprised if they don't find anything at the moment since it's daytime. Spiders are night creatures to begin with.

"Willow should be here, she saw it." Cordelia started as they were basically hiking at the moment.

"She still has to see some professors." Angel answered and maybe they should have waited until nightfall. But this thing could kill again.

"Besides Cordy, giant demon spider, shouldn't be hard to miss." Xander added and Cordelia did that look of annoyance to him.

"Whatever," She mumbled and Doyle smiled a little. Cordelia and Xander were like two teen siblings fighting. Sometimes you even forgot they dated and tolerated each other. Angel has thought many times over this job was like working with children. Just then the four stopped dead in their tracks seeing a dead man on the ground. They quickly surrounded him.

"Heart's gone," Doyle looked into the chest seeing something was torn from it.

"How big is this thing?" Xander sounded nervous looking around. It had to be big in order to rip a fully-grown man's heart out of his chest. Just then Xander saw something hanging from a tree and went to grab it. "Gross it's sticky."

"It's probably it's webbing." Angel walked over to the tree seeing the black web and looking up.

"This isn't high flying fun." Xander commented and Angel looked to him and there was a moment of awkward silence. But the silence was broken by a rustling going on around them. The four of got closer together and looked around. "I really hate spiders."

"Maybe it's just a possum." Doyle added and just then Angel saw the giant black spider.

"Yeah that's not a possum." Angel could see the spider was about to jump to them so he pushed his friends out of the way. The spider jumped to him and Angel fell to the ground. He held the spider back but barely. The thing screeched at him and two giant fangs came out trying to get to Angel's chest. Just then something hit the spider and went flying. Angel saw Doyle with a large tree branch and quickly helped the slayer up as the spider went back up into the trees.

Angel reached slowly for his crossbow and was tracking it but the other three were in a little bit of a panic.

"Look, we need bigger weapons and maybe a spider repellent, say we go home." Xander offered.

"I agree." Cordelia stayed close to Doyle but it looked like Angel wasn't paying attention as he continued to look up.

"Yo, slayer," Doyle tried to get Angel's attention just then Angel fired his crossbow and they heard something like a yelp and the giant spider fell from the tree tops. Angel hit the spider in the head but it was still twitching. Angel walked up to the spider, put his foot on it to hold it still and fired another arrow at point blank range and the spider stopped moving.

"Or we could do that." Xander felt relieved as Angel killed the nasty bug. Now, where did this thing come from?

Dawn was now out of school and everyone was heading to the mansion. And of course the whole way home she was telling Angel how upset she was that he didn't take her out to the woods. He knew that would happen but at least the thing is dead. Once they made it home it was time find out what kind of spider it was.

"There could be more," Angel suggested and that wasn't sitting well with the others. "Need to know where it came from." Angel walked into the study to start but everyone stopped as they saw Willow sitting there. She looked horrified and yet sad.

"I know where it came from." She sounded nervous saying that too. "Anya," It was like the room held it's breath. "It killed…ten of them. She summoned it because a girl made a wish to have them feel what it was like to have their hearts ripped out." Willow finished. Angel looked beyond livid. The rest of the team looked shocked and even scared. Angel tossed his crossbow onto the table with some anger.

"When were you going to tell us?" Xander demanded as Angel paced a little.

"I'm telling you now." Willow answered as the tension in the room increased quickly.

"Great, thanks," Xander was frustrated. "It's Anya, how could you…why didn't you tell us?" He demanded and then Willow looked up to Angel. Anya's a demon again and now she has killed, taken a life. Xander then looked to Angel as he stood there they all did. "No," Xander's voice was stern.

"She's not same Anya," Dawn started.

"But he doesn't have to kill her." Xander insisted and looked to Angel.

"This isn't easy for me either." Angel added because it wasn't. Anya fought along side him for almost fours.

"There has to be other options." Xander wanted there to be one.

"And I've already considered them." Angel had to put his foot down on this one.

"Took you ten seconds to do that? Ten seconds to consider it? To kill a friend?" Xander was starting to get frantic.

"I've thought about this, this day, this happening," Angel was going to be reasonable and real with this. That one day she goes back to her old ways. This was the day. "You have to, all of us have."

"We can fix," Xander wasn't going to hear it. "These are mystical deaths," He then turned to Willow. "Fix it. You brought Angel back." Willow sat there couldn't answer that. Even if she could raise all ten boys back, what would that do to her? What would it cost her?

"Hey," Angel went to shut Xander up and also to leave him and Willow out of this.

"Xander," Cordelia stepped in. "I know this is hard for you hear,"

"Really?" Xander snapped to Cordelia. "Doyle's half demon," He then looked to Angel. "Kill him,"

"Wait a minute," Doyle was now stepping in.

"He hasn't killed anyone." Angel reminded Xander and it's true. If Doyle did kill a human other than that human possibly going evil, if that, he would take Doyle out.

"You want to kill Anya!" Xander couldn't see it any other way.

"I do not want to kill Anya!" Angel wanted to make that very clear.

"We've done this before, this isn't new ground for us." Again Xander wanted this to go his way. "When our friends go all crazy killing people we help them."

"Hey, can hear you." Willow wasn't all that pleased with that comment. Angel sighed knowing what Xander was saying. But Willow wasn't a demon, she was just full of rage.

"This is different." Angel got a little closer to Xander.

"You don't care about her the same way I do." Xander added but that right there stuck something in Angel, something deep down. "I still love her."

"And that's why you can't see this for what it really is." Angel finished hoping that was the end of it. Everyone was quiet for a moment realizing what was about to happen, what Angel was going to have to do. "Willow was different, she's human, Anya's not she's a demon."

"And you're the slayer I see now. I see how simple that is." Xander was now getting angry but so was Angel. Angel got a little closer to Xander.

"It's never simple." Angel was trying to help Xander understand but it wasn't working out.

"Of course not," Xander made himself a little taller staring at Angel. "Say there's a mass murdering demon you're oh boning it's all grey area." Everyone in a nano second knew who he was talking about. But if that's where Xander wanted to go then Angel will take him there.

"Buffy never chose to be a vampire ever!" Angel raised his voice. "She never chose the life given to her! Anya did! Anya has chosen this!" Angel was going to defend Buffy on this like he always has no matter where she was or where they were in their relationship. Angel was going to defend the love of his life no matter what.

"You have no idea what she's going through!" Xander was going to defend his lover too.

"I don't give a damn actually!" Because Angel didn't.

"This is the part where you're going to step back, cut us off and be the law. Act," But Angel has heard enough from Xander.

"I killed Buffy!" Angel yelled and everyone was quiet. "Do you even remember that?" That was a long time ago, they were still in high school, Doyle wasn't even around and Dawn according to the fake memories was eleven then. "I would have given up everything I had to be with her. I love her more than I will ever love anything in this life. I almost let world burn for it. And I put a sword through her heart…because I had to." Dawn let a tear fall and Willow was so quiet. That all seemed to happen a lifetime ago.

Everyone stood there quietly. "You remember cheering me on?" Angel wanted to make sure Xander remembered all that. "Both of you," He then looked to Willow but Willow was caught off guard. "You remember giving me Willow's message? Kick her ass?" Just then Willow's eyes widen and she stood glaring at Xander.

"I never said that." She then looked to Angel and the slayer looked to her. "He was supposed to tell you to stall her so I could finish the ritual." Then Angel looked to Xander again. Xander continued to advert his eyes from the slayer.

"This is different." Xander stated.

"It is not!" Angel yelled louder. "It's always complicated! I do the shit you can't! I have always done the shit you can't! I do the things I do because I am the slayer!" Angel looked to them as Xander stood there. "I cut myself off because you can't do what I do. You're willing to let Anya live after what she's done, you're not strong enough."

"You allowed Buffy to live when she went bad." Xander didn't know when to quit as Angel got right up in Xander's face.

"Buffy never killed, Elizabeth did, you still can't see the difference and that's why I am the law, that's why I'm the one who draws the line, makes that choice not you." Angel then backed down.

"There has to be another way." Xander barely got out.

"Better find it fast." Angel warned him and Xander stormed out as Angel went to grab his crossbow and headed to the training room to grab some smaller knives. Dawn sat down in tears while Cordelia went to hug her. Doyle leaned against the wall realizing what was going to happen and Willow sat there knowing the team itself was in trouble. It took about two minutes and they all heard the Mustang's engine fire up. Willow stood up and ran to her room. Dawn knew when Angel comes back Anya will be dead.

Willow made it to her room and started to gather some supplies. The only thing is she was rather low on supplies since giving up magic. But she still had one trick up her sleeves. She brought Buffy's soul back with magic, she might not be able to do the same with Anya but maybe she can do something.

Anya was back at the frat house where she killed those boys. The blood stains were still there. It was a crime scene now as Anya looked around.

"Knew I'd find you here." Anya looked up seeing Xander standing there.

"What do you want?" Anya didn't have time for this.

"I want to help you." Xander was trying to save her. "Listen I'm sorry for everything I did but I want to help you."

"Why?" Anya wanted to know.

"Angel's on his way." Xander answered. Inside Anya she was afraid but she didn't show it. "He's going to kill you."

"Try," Anya reminded him.

"Did everyone eat their crazy flakes today? You guys are friends." Xander wanted to fix this and fast.

"No we're not, we're enemies, he's the slayer, I'm a demon and I have a job to do." Anya stood there unwaviered. "So does Angel, Xander you've always wanted to see what you wanted. But he knew, I knew, sooner or later it was going to come to this." Xander couldn't believe this was happening. Xander then noticed Anya wasn't looking at him so he turned around seeing Angel standing there. He didn't have a crossbow, if he was going to kill a friend like Anya they were going to do it proper, fist fight and go down fighting.

"Angel, no," Xander couldn't believe this was happening.

"Xander, get out of my way." Angel continued to walk in.

"No," Xander wasn't going to let this happen.

"Move!" Anya demanded and then Xander looked to her and she was in demon form. Anya smacked him and he flew away. Angel went to throw a fist and Anya ducked and threw her own punched that Angel caught with his jaw and went to the floor for a moment. "Still a little rusty," But before she could take another step Angel kicked both of her knees and as she was about fall forwards he kicked her in the chin and he jumped back to his feet.

Anya was able to recover and threw another punch Angel blocked and then she kicked him and he blocked that one. Anya was in full demon form and can fight now and Angel had to go into full slayer mode in order to keep up with her. Both were not going easy on each other. Angel kicked Angel in stomach but she managed to shove him to the wall and they looked to each other.

"Anya, I'm sorry," Angel stood there.

"Sorry? For what?" She asked and charged at him. Angel grabbed her quickly and held her by the wrist shoving her to the wall. In a flash Angel took out a knife from his belt and stabbed Anya through the heart. Anya's demon face disappeared as she slid down the wall and Angel backed away. In a quick reflex Angel broke Xander's attack and held him there.

"No! No! What have you done!" Xander yelled to the slayer and Angel held him back. But just then Anya took a deep breath and Angel looked to her as she pulled the knife out.

"Forgot how much that hurts." She then twirled the knife. "You know that's not how to kill a vengeance demon."

"Just getting started." Angel then shoved Xander away as Angel threw the knife at him but Angel caught it with ease. Just then a bright light appeared and D'Hoffryn appeared.

"Oh, don't mind me, continue whatever it was you were doing." He insisted but the three of them knew he wasn't here to watch the show. He then looked around at the blood on the walls. "Oh, breathtaking! It's like somebody slaughtered an Abercrombie and Fitch catalog." Angel was almost ready to throw his knife at D'Hoffryn. "Careful slayer, I'll be gone before you can throw it." He then went to stand by Anya. "I was talking with your friend Miss Rosenberg, she's a fiery one,"

"Stay away from her." Xander demanded and D'Hoffryn looked to Xander.

"You're the rotten one who did this to my Anyaka, you have no place to talk." D'Hoffryn spat out. "The witch sees that Anyaka belongs outside the folds of vengeance, we know what the slayer sees. And then there's you," He looked back at Xander. "You just see with the eyeballs of love. But no one has bothered to ask what Anyaka wants."

"Her name is Anya." Xander corrected the demon.

"Actually her original name," D'Hoffryn was about to start.

"I want to take it back," Anya muttered and D'Hoffryn looked to her.

"What did you say?" D'Hoffryn asked to be sure.

"I want to take it back, I want to undo what I did." Anya was in tears as she walked up to her demon father.

"There's ten dead people, it's not easy to undo such a thing, not impossible." D'Hoffryn went on. "You understand what must be done to undo this." Anya nodded knowing what she would have to do. "The fates require a sacrifice, the life of a vengeance demon."

"No," Xander muttered but Anya nodded. "Anya no!"

"Xander! Just shut up, stop trying to save me." Anya insisted and she looked back to D'Hoffryn. "Just do it."

"This is your wish?" He wanted to be sure and she nodded.

"Yes," Anya closed her eyes and just then out of nowhere Halfrek appeared. Halfreck smiled seeing everyone.

"Anyaka," She smiled and Anya realized what was about to happen.

"Hally," But D'Hoffryn clapped his hands and Halfrek went up in flames screaming. "No!" Anya looked to D'Hoffryn.

"Who did you think you were dealing with? You think it was going to be that easy to get away?" D'Hoffryn demanded as Anya started to cry.

"Why?" Anya was soft spoken.

"Why? Because you wished it, need to be more clear next time." The demon answered.

"She was yours." Anya reminded him.

"Have I taught you anything? Why go for the kill when you can go for the pain?" He asked and Xander went to charge at the demon but Angel held him back. "I have plenty of girls who will always be vengeance demons, but you Anya are out. Your wish is granted."

"You should have killed me." Anya insisted and he laughed.

"I wouldn't worry about that. From beneath you, it devours." D'Hoffryn assured her but that made Angel's eyes widen. "Be patience all good things in time." And like that he was gone. Anya then looked back to Angel and Xander as they stood there and then left. Xander raced after and Angel wasn't going to stop him.

"Anya! Anya wait," Xander caught up to her. Anya stopped walking and looked to Xander.

"Xander, just, just go away." She wanted to be alone.

"Whatever is between us doesn't matter, you shouldn't be alone in this." Xander wanted to help.

"Yes I should, my whole life I've just clung to whatever came along." She looked to her ex-lover. "I need to be alone for this." She started to walk backwards into the night. "Don't follow me." She begged and was gone. She wanted to be alone in this because sometimes you need it.

Angel was alone on the balcony of the mansion. He was looking up into the starry night. He hoped wherever Buffy was she could see the same night sky. What had happened today brought back so many memories of him and Buffy, him and Elizabeth. He will always remember the day he sent Buffy to Hell he just did his best to never think about it. Right now it would be a good time for Buffy to just appear and hold him. But instead he heard the phone ringing from inside.

Angel went inside the room and walked to the nightstand where the phone was. But who would be calling at this late hour seeing at the clock was reading one in the morning. Angel picked it up, maybe it was a telemarketer.

"Hello?" Angel asked.

"Angel? It's Wesley," The English accent replied and Angel sat on the bed with a small smile.

"Hey, what's going on?" He asked and realized if Wes was calling this late it wasn't good.

"I've got a problem," Wesley started and Angel knew it was going to be a long conversion.

There you have it, chapter 5. It's starting to get good and if you can remember who's in LA then the next chapter is the one you all are waiting for. Of course I have a sneak peek here and in the forum. Hope you guys are liking it so far. Thanks once again for reading, commenting and everything else.

Chapter 6 Old Times

Angel found the hotel, parked his car and headed inside. The lobby was empty as he looked around. The place was still the same as it was the last time he was here. Angel headed for the main office where Wes should be and he knew it, the former Watcher was reading. Angel cleared his throat and Wes looked up and smiled.

"Angel," Wes got up and Angel smiled a little too as they shared a hug. They pulled away and Wes got a better look at him. He was completely different than the last time they were together. Angel looked like himself again he didn't look tired and sick. "Just got here?"

"Yeah," Angel followed Wes to the desk and took a seat while Wes went back to his chair. "Anything else on the Witnesses?" Angel asked.

"Nothing different than what I have researched. Two spirits will watch the end of the coming days. Basically they will document those days." Wes explained as he pulled out his notes. "And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.And if anyone wants to harm them, fire flows out of their mouth and devours their enemies; so if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this way.These have the power to shut up the sky, so that rain will not fall during the days of their prophesying; and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood, and to strike the earth with every plague, as often as they desire.

When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them and kill them."

Wes finished and Angel was still sitting there. Wes and the slayer were both silent for a moment. "It means two spirits will document the end of times and when they are done the beast will kill them."

"Who's the beast?" Angel asked.

Go ahead, speculate all you want, love to hear what you guys think is coming.