Old beginnings and new endings.
So I was going to see my father. The words still sounded strange, even in my head. My father. Holtz was my father, this...this vampire was only blood. I still had trouble thinking about it without feeling that familiar stab of anger, of impotent bitterness
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Hearing the door open, I stood from my chair and started out of the office.
"Hey...anyone home? Da--Angel? You here?"Connor. He'd.. come back. I sure hope this visit goes better than the last one we'd shared. That visit ended with me thrown across the room after he'd decided to put me there. I knew it was probably a mistake to grab Buffy the way I did, but it was a stupid reaction. The shock of them both staying at Wesley's.. I still have trouble understanding that one ( ... )
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"Yeah, hi, oh-eloquent one." I shot back at Angel sarcastically, all but glaring at him as he stepped into the lobby to face me. I wasn't particularly furious with him at the moment, at least not any more than usual. But at this point, it had become almost a knee-jerk reaction to get cold and surly with him whenever we talked. Just seeing him made me confused and angry all over again. I never felt this way with Wes or Buffy.
But then again, I never felt that connection with Wesley or Buffy that I did with Angel, either. No matter how kind they were to me, how much they took care of me and cared about me, neither of them would ever be my father. They'd never be my blood. And as much as I hated to admit it, Angel was. This vampire was my father, and nothing was going to change that. I resented him and wanted desperately to please kill him ( ... )
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I flinched when he spoke that way to me. Shouldn't really have been surprised, but it still felt harsh. As I looked at him, I couldn't help but think of the reason he was upset with me, then came Holtz, then came Wesley's betrayal.. Alright, enough. Enough with the constant thinking back on thing everytime I thought or saw my son. Enough.
"And, uh...hi."
Okay, that was a little better.
"Um, I have to talk to you. There's some stuff happening, and well...I think I might leave. Wesley and Buffy want me to go to Sunnydale with them. And uh, I'm thinking of maybe going."
He.. what?! There's.. stuff happening that's causing him to leave with Buffy and Wesley.. Alright. I know that the look on my face isn't exactly a pleasant one right now. He looked and sounded uncertain about all this. I was actually even surprised that he came to me and told me. Surprising that he didn't send Buffy or hell, even Wesley to come and tell me about all this ( ... )
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"Look, Connor, I'm not sure that's such a good idea."
"I figured as much."
"Couldn't you just.. come back here and stay for a while?"
I shrugged, desperately trying to keep my voice nonchalant. But me head was spinning as I looked at him from where I stood. This wasn't an unusual occurance.
"I guess I could." I said, pleased with how casual my voice sounded. "I just thought, since you know...I mean, let's face it, Angel, I'm probably not the most popular guy around here ( ... )
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I looked at him when he said that. I almost didn't mind the fact that he called me a demon. It wasn't like that was a shock to me or anything. Even though at times like this I still hated the fact that I was a demon, I'd accepted the fact long ago. Sure, I'd never be happy about it, but I had stopped brooding worrying over it.
"I guess we should talk to Wesley or Buffy or both or whatever. I mean, I can go either way."
Nodding, I still wasn't fully comfortable with the idea of having a one on one conversation with Wesley.. or with Wesley and Buffy.. which still sounded weird to my ears. Besides, if there was going to be a talk with the three of us, I decided that I needed to take someone to keep me calm. Cordy could stand in the back and intervene if.. whenever it would be necessary.
"Yeah.. that's probably a good idea. Just.. call when they want to meet, or just stop by I guess."
"And uh...I guess maybe you should talk to your ( ... )
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