Jessica flung her hand out again and said. "Vincere." Another green circle appeared around Angel.

"We'll deal with you in a minute. First, we need to deal with that infection of yours, Willow. It's probably affecting your thinking and reactions. I've no doubt you'd have still been angry and resentful of Faith, you've been that way about Cordelia for years, after all. And you would have gone on thinking you're better then Xander and underestimating him, just as you've always done. But I doubt you would have done anything about it without the infection influencing you."

"Cordelia is as evil and skanky as Faith! And I got into a bunch of really great colleges and Xander didn't get into any!"

"Actually, Willow, that's because I didn't apply to any. But I did apply to the Fire Academy. While Cordy's studying at USC, we'll be sharing an apartment and I'll be learning how to be a fire fighter and paramedic. I'll still be able to help people."

"You never told me that!"

"Willow, you've known since I was seven that I wanted to be a fire fighter, just because I hadn't yet mentioned that I'd been accepted to the Academy doesn't mean I'm not planning my future. And you never bothered to ask. Just assumed. And neither Cordelia nor Faith are evil or skanky. If you took the time to get know either one of them, you'd find they do have alot in common. Sarcastic, bold and fun to be around. And I freely admit, I find them both very hot, but I love Cordy, so no chasing after Faith."

"For the record, I wouldn't mind if you chased me. I'd probably let you catch me. You're the first guy I ever trusted. Still not sure why. Just something about those big, brown puppy dog eyes, that says, you'd be loyal to the end. And beyond."

"He would." Cordelia said. "Xander and I have unofficially been together for years, we went official a couple of years ago. Willow's always wanted him for herself. 'Til she met Oz. Then she wanted Oz and Xander."

"Now she doesn't have either." Oz said.

"Oz! You're breaking up with me?!"

"Maybe, depends on what happens after this infection is cleared up. I'm not sure if you can be trusted not to try using Magic on anyone without their knowledge or consent."

"Wow! Oz said more then two words!" Xander joked.

"I am a genius. Higher IQ then Willow actually. Just prefer being in a band."

"You know Oz, I might have a job for you." Charles said. "I know the owner of the Bronze. There's way too much vamp activity there. I'm planning on buying it and having Jessica and Coral put in some protections. If you're interested, you could be in charge of new acts. Think about it."

Oz looked thoughtful and then nodded.

Jessica brought out an old doll of Cordelia's.

"What you doing with my old doll?" She asked.

"I'm going to use it to remove the infection from Willow and then destroy the doll and with it, the infection."

"Oh. Okay. I haven't played with it since I was like ten anyway."

Jessica set the doll at Willow's feet and recited a spell:

Troubled blood with sleep's unease

Remove the cause of this disease

Sleep eternal, nevermore

And shift the source of illness borne

To this poppet whom none shall mourn

The doll glowed and then Coral dumped the liquid from a glass on it and the doll melted. "There, all taken care of. As for you, Willow. You're on probation. We will both be monitoring you, just like we are Amy Madison, and if either one of you abuses Magic again, I'll strip it from you like I did Ethan. Understand me? One chance, that's all you get."

"Yes, I understand."

"Good, we've been tutoring Amy and we're going to take you on too. You have potential, but must understand, Magic is not for satisfying your whims. It is extremely dangerous and must be used cautiously and respectfully."

"And now for you, Angel. I'm going to do something different for you. You like to sneak around and hide in shadows. And not because you're a vampire, but because deception is far easier for you. So if we want the truth, we have to make you tell the truth.

For those who want the

truth revealed,

Opened hearts and secrets unsealed

Those who now are

in this house,

Will hear the truth

from other's mouths.

And I'm sorry to say, we're all going to be telling the truth for the next twenty four hours, so be very careful what questions you ask each other, okay? Angel, how much did you have to do with that trap Buffy walked into with the Master?"

"It wasn't me. It was Angelus."

"You really are like a split personality aren't you? Angelus has learned how to influence you and get you to do something. Pick up a book, deliver it to Giles, get Giles to tell you what's in it, get Giles not to ask pesky questions, not alert anyone that Buffy's listening to every word."

"Yes. To all of it."

"You can keep him from killing or torturing, but that's all you can do, isn't it?"

"Yes, it takes all my concentration. And i slip sometimes and want to feed. Sometimes I have."

"Oh gods." Buffy whispered.

"The spells used. Will they survive you being dusted?"

"No, I don't have enough power to keep them going indefinitely. I need to renew them periodically."

"Anything else we should know?"

"A demon pulled me out of the gutter i was living in. He showed me Buffy. He said his name was Whistler. He said he works for the Powers. I was to help Buffy. Instead I wanted her."

"I've met Whistler." Buffy said. "When Angelus was trying to activate Acathla. He said, he thought Angel was supposed to help stop Acathla, not start it. And that he didn't know I could break the curse."

"He may or may not have been telling the truth to either of you. Unless we have a chance to ask him ourselves, we may never know. Anything else we should know, Angel?"

"No."

"Goodbye, Angel." Buffy said and dusted him. Tears were rolling down her cheeks. "Sooner or later, Angelus was going to win again."

A/N Awaking spell and truth spell from Charmed wiki. Truth spell modified by author.