Back to the mansion

[vampdetective]

I feel a little lighter tonight, after talking to Faith. I didn't know that she'd been hanging onto as much guilt as I was, over the way we fell apart. But she seems good, seems like she's healing. I have hope that maybe, just maybe we can be friends--I don't really expect anything more than that. If she's finding happiness with Oz, so be it. She

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[vampdetective]

I walk through the garden. Looks like someone's been digging in the dirt, it's recently been turned. The house seems to be dark. Damn, I wish Cordy had shown up to introduce us. I tuck the doll in my arm and poke my head into the parlor. "Hello, Cordy? London? Anyone home?"

[vampdetective]

I turn around. The girl's really quiet, I hadn't heard her at all. I take one tentative step toward her.

"I'm Angel, and I'm a friend of Cordy's, and Buffy's, too. Are you London?" I ask, keeping my voice calm, soothing. She's an unknown quantity. "I brought you a...hose-warming present. Well, actually two, I wasn't sure what you'd like." I hold the dolls out to her. Amidala's still in the box, I guess I should have taken her out.

[vampdetective]

I move to sit on a bench under an ornamental tree. "And before that, you met Buffy and Cordy in London?" In Bedlam, that had to have been unpleasant for all of them. I shudder, thinking of what we used to go witness for entertainment. "Bet you're glad to be ut of there," I murmur.

[vampdetective]

Angel sighed, and put an arm around her. "I try to be. I wasn't always, though. I'm a vampire, like you." I glance at her from the corner of my eyes. "Buffy said you helped her fight demons at the prom."

[vampdetective]

Yeah, no electricity, therefore no refrigeration. The house was wired, but she wasn't exactly living there legally. I suppose we could set up a generator for her. I nod. "I'll talk to Buffy about it, we might be able to fix you up with some power. Get you a fridge so you can have ice cream and keep your blood fresh. A few lamps, maybe." Definitely safer than candlelight. Jeez, why hadn't I thought of it when I was staying here?

[vampdetective]

I laugh, softly. "We'll see what we can find. Maybe try secondhand shops," I suggest. I think I know the kind she means, the beaded lamps of a bygone era. I'd always liked those, the way they sparkled. Maybe her Ememem lady had had them.

[vampdetective]

"Yeah, but I've been around a really long time, I know how to avoid the light," I tell her. "Well over two hundred years, and it hasn't gotten me yet."

When she mentions flowers, I glance to the disturbed earth and smile. It's going to be a while before they pop up, I think. "I'll be here. I'll make some phone calls, see what we can do about getting you some electricty."

[vampdetective]

I have to laugh again. She really is a sweet little thing. "Yes, all the ice cream you want, London." I look at the little bed she planted. Who knows, maybe they'll pop up? "And yes, maybe there'll be flowers. I'll just go get my bag."