A/N - Starts at the end of Damage when Andrew is convincing Angel to let him take the slayer

DISCLAIMER - None of it's mine but the idea... I got the parts that are directly from the show from the transcripts

-- DAMAGE -- By Out-Of-Reality

Chapter 1 - Reunion

-Outside The Basement-

Angel and Wesley escorted Dana's gurney out of the basement along with a group of armed guards, "Chain her into the van. I want armed guards ridin' with her in the back."

Andrew cut him off causing them to stop, "That's all right, boys. I'll take it from here."

"What?"

Andrew explained, "Totally 'preciate your help on this one, big guy. Never could've found her without you, but you got enough problems of your own to worry about."

Angel wasn't buying it, "Get outta the way, Andrew."

As Angel started moving Andrew stepped in his path once more, "She's a slayer. That means she's ours."

"Yeah. Sorry. Not how it works." He turned to the guards. "Load her up. Don't hesitate to tranq her if she so much as..."

Andrew stepped right in his face and cut him off, "No. I don't think you... heard me, Angel. Do you think we're really gonna let you take her back to your evil stronghold? Well, as they say in Mexico... No. We're not... gonna... let you."

"She's psychotic, and I'm not turning her over... to you."

"You don't have a choice. She's coming with me one way or another."

"You're way outta your league. I'll just clear this with Buffy."

Andrew casually answered, "Where do you think my orders came from?" Angel was stunned enough to let Andrew continue. "News flash, nobody in our camp trusts you anymore. Nobody. You work for Wolfram & Hart. Don't fool yourself... we're not on the same side. Thank you for your help... but, uh... I got it."

Angel acted as if he was unphased but you could see the hurt in his eyes as he spoke, "Do you think I'm really going to just give her to you? You can't take her and watch her yourself. Now move!"

"I'm not by myself."

It was at the moment that Faith and Buffy emerged from the shadows behind Andrew. Buffy had her eyes matched with Angel's as she walked behind Andrew. Before Angel could speak Andrew turned around and yelled at Buffy, "About time Buffy. He looked like he was about to hit me and you and I both know I bruise very easily."

Faith smiled, "I thought you said you could handle this Andrew. We thought you were 82 percent more manly."

Buffy started laughing, "Calm down Andrew. Go wait in the van."

Andrew stood still, "You know I am more manly. You guys should have seen me. I actually almost got her."

Buffy nodded, "Yea yea yea, We'll hear it on the way home, just go wait in the van."

Andrew huffed and started walking to the van, "Hurry up already."

Buffy and Faith smiled at each other while shaking their heads before being interrupted by Angel, "Buffy!"

Buffy turned to him, "Hey Angel."

"What are you doing here?"

Faith answered, "Well we sort of figured you wouldn't really hand over Dana to Andrew so we pulled authority."

Angel looked at buffy, "What he said, was it true?"

"Every word."

Angel sighed, "You know I'm not evil Buffy."

"I also know you can be. You and your friends are being played Angel no matter what you think you're trying to do and while you are in this position I know you can't do what it takes to take care of Dana. She needs us right now."

Angel stared at the blonde in front of him. Something was so much different. Every word that came out of her mouth was so cold and superior. This wasn't the Buffy he knew. Faith was almost the exact same way... The look she had on, the look they both had was not that of a person but of a slayer.

Angel finally replied, "You may not think so Buffy but we have the power and resources to help her faster and easier."

Faith jumped in, "No you don't Angel. She's a slayer and that's a power you stopped understanding the minute you took this job."

Buffy stared into his eyes, "Look Angel, we're going to take her and we're going to help her even with your debate because we both know Faith and I could take you all within a few minutes."

Angel and Wesley were shocked to speachlessness as Faith and Buffy took the handles of the gurney and started walking to the van. Buffy let go and turned back to Angel as Faith continued to the van, "A lot of things have changed Angel and they can't be changed back. It was nice seeing you again."

Angel couldn't even smile, "Bye Buffy."

Buffy nodded and turned around. She yelled one sentence before she got in, "Tell Spike to call me when he finally grows up because this being scared thing is ridiculous."

She didn't wait for a response as she hopped in the van and Andrew started to drive off. Angel and Wesley just stared after the van. Wesley spoke first, "So that's it? You're just gonna let them take her?"

Angel just continued to stare, "She's one of theirs. They can handle it. Besides... you heard the man. We got enough problems of our own to worry about."

Wesley nodded and after a short silence, "Well buffy and Faith have taken more of a duty upon being a slayer."

"What does that mean?"

"You saw them Angel. I bet they sense or feel every slayer becoming or dying. They sense their power more now then ever and it's noticible."

"You can take the man out of the watcher but you can't take the watcher out of the man."

Wesley smiled, "Dana will be okay Angel."

Angel nodded, "They're cold Wesley."

"She'll come back Angel. You know her too well."

"Not anymore but I know someone who does."

Wesley stared, "Spike?"

Angel didn't confirm that or deny it, "Can you..."

"Clean this up? Of course." Angel smiled and took off toward the med centre of Wolfram And Hart.

-Spike's Room-

Spike's arms were now bandaged and reattached. He sat up in his bed actually wearing a hospital gown when Angel walked up to the doorway. Spike noticed and looked at him then looked down, "Come to tap-dance on the patient, have we, doc? I'd give you the finger, but apparently I won't have the motor skills till the drugs wear off."

Angel walked in, "A lot of pain?"

"More than I'd like. But not as much as you would. Just what I deserve."

Angel sighed, "I didn't say that."

"No. I did. The lass thought I killed her family. And I'm supposed to what, complain 'cause hers wasn't one of the hundreds of families I did kill? I'm not sayin' you're right... 'cause, uh... I'm physically incapable of saying that. But, uh... for a demon... I never did think that much about the nature of evil. No. Just threw myself in. Thought it was a party. I liked the rush. I liked the crunch. Never did look back at the victims."

Angel was caught up in the conversation, "I couldn't take my eyes off them. I was only in it for the evil. It was everything to me. It was art. The destruction of a human being. I would've considered Dana a masterpiece."

Spike paused before asking another question, "What happens to her?" Angel looked a little hesitant. "What happens Angel?"

He sighed, "I don't know. Andrew tried to take her. Didn't trust us to help her."

"Andrew double-crossed us? That's a good move." He smiles a little. "Hope for the little ponce yet. Though the tingling in my forearms tells me she's too far gone to help. She's...one of us now. She's a monster."

"Buffy and Faith will help her. It's in thier blood."

Spike's head snapped towards Angel, "Buffy and Faith? I heard they were spread around the world."

Angel stared at him, "Right now they're probably passing the leaving L.A. sign."

"They came for the girl. She couldn't face us so she got the boy to."

Angel shook his head, "She couldn't face me Spike. She said you should grow up before you talk to her. I think we're pretty lucky because they would have killed us."

Spike looked concerned, "So what's going to happen when she comes back?"

Angel looked confused, "They won't come back."

Spike smiled, "Look I know you pride yourself on knowing Buffy more then anyone but..."

"You know her more. I know Spike. I'm not admitting anything but you've always known slayers which is probably why you and Buffy actually had anything."

Spike smiled with a sly smile, "We should have got that on tape. I bet that's the first time you've ever said anything nice to me."

Angel ignored that, "Can't even take a compliment."

Spike smiled, "Well it is the first time you've given me one."

Angel just sighed, "So you think she'll come back?"

Spike nodded, "I know she will."

"You know this how?"

Spike smiled, "Because it's me and you Angel."

"I don't know Spike. You didn't see her and Faith. Their emotions...It was like they didn't have them."

Spike smiled, "Oh peaches, if only you studied slayers like I did. They believe emotions make them weak and it's been like this forever until now. Buffy is the strongest slayer alive because she found out how to use her emotions to make her strong."

Angel looked confused, "So she's going to come back so that we can hurt her?"

Spike smiled, "Now you're catching on. A slayer's strength is their pain."

Buffy giggled in the doorway, "Oh Spike how I missed hearing you anylize me like you know everything about me and being a slayer."

Spike smiled, "Well I do pet!"

Buffy walked over to the bed and leaned on Spike's legs, "Okay so tell me which emotion I'm feeling now because you didn't tell me you were back."

Spike screamed in pain as Buffy almost broke his foot, "A little angry I guess."

Angel looked at buffy, "So why'd you come back?"

Buffy smiled, "I guess it's because I wanted you guys to hurt me."

Spike glared at her, "You know I'm right."

Buffy nodded and replied with sarcasm, "Yes because I'm not here because Giles phoned me saying there's a slayer here in L.A."

Spike looked down in shame and Angel half smiled, "Another one?"

Buffy nodded, "Yea only She's not insane."

SPike looked up at her, "Well I was partly right."

"Whatever Spike."

Angel continued their conversation, "Where's Faith and Andrew?"

"They went back to headquarters to start the rehabilitation process. I hopped out of the van when Giles phoned me."

"So you came back here?"

Buffy nodded, "Kinda broke and I was hoping for a place to stay until Giles phones back tomorrow afternoon."

Angel wasn't looking for that type of answer. It almost scared him but he regrouped quickly, "Of course." Then he realized something, "How'd you get in here without anyone realizing?"

Buffy smiled, "Well I'm sure someone will come running in here soon to tell you about the 8 or 9 uncounsous bodies lying in the hallway." Angel and Spike looked surprised "Don't worry, I didn't kill them."

Spike smiled, "With the way you're acting I wouldn't be surprised if you did."

Buffy looked at him with anger, "You're going to give me a lecture on my attitude Spike. I wouldn't even go there right now."

Spike sighed, "When have I ever cared for going to far?"

Buffy looked even more angry, "Well I guess my bathroom and a permanant bruise can vouch for that."

Spike looked instantly apologetic, "Buffy..."

Buffy looked at Angel, "I'll wait outside. I don't need this right now."

The vampires watched her walk out then Angel turned to Spike, "What did you do Spike?"

Spike still hadn't lifted his head obviously sadly imagining that night he almost raped Buffy, "She'll tell you and then you can kill me."

Angel walked to the door, "I'll be back Spike."

Spike nodded and Angel walked out the door to see Buffy and an uncounscious guard, "You weren't kidding."

Buffy nodded, "Yea well, he tried to stop me."

Angel looked down at the obviously aggrivated Buffy, "What did he do?"

"Nothing I want to talk about right now." There was a small silence as they stared at each other. When Buffy turned away she spoke, "So can I have that room or are you going to make me sleep with Spike?"

Angel nodded, "You can sleep in my room. I'll probably be working all night anyway."

Buffy nodded, "Patrol and stuff."

Angel looked down, "Actually there's paperwork to do about tonight."

Buffy smiled, "Fight the crime by writing about it."

Angel got all defenisve, "Look Buffy, I know this isn't like what it used to be but we are changing things."

Buffy held her hands up, "Not looking for a fight Angel and I couldn't care less about how you do things anymore. I learned last time to not make judgements or tell you how to run things. I'm only here for a room and to catch up."

Angel was yet again shocked. Buffy wasn't just cold but she was rude. "Yea sure. Follow me."