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Chapter 23: Connor-gate
I always had the weird dreams, like the one about Mab. Queen Mab, the Authorian Mab. It's pretty creepy. Especially the Underworld. That's why I was shocked as my eye adjusted to the sunlight breaking through the window and the birds chirping outside. I looked around and found an empty bed. I was happy about it, or at least that Lindsey wasn't there. Downside, Connor wasn't there. DAMMIT! Where was he? He should be here looking for me. I sat at the chair next to the window and looked down on the city. The sunlight was beautiful from here. The air was better. School was good. Friendship was...was...odd.
" Hey." Oz said from the door.
" Oz," I smiled, " What's up?" I asked.
Oz walked in and sat on the bed, " A case. A very strange case. Don't worry."
" I'm not." I said quickly.
Oz chuckled, then stopped when he noticed I wasn't, " So, Do you plan on leaving your room today?" he asked.
" Thought about it. I mean, the school work IS getting harder without me actually being there." I said, looking at the window, " But, I'm not ready."
Oz looked disappointed, " I'm sorry it took so long." he said.
I turned and looked at him, " it's not your fault. it's Lindsey." I growled, " I just need Connor to get here soon."
Oz just stared at me, as if finding the right words, but he just smiled, " Yeah." he said, standing, " I'm gonna go to work on this with Groo and the gang." he said, walking to the door.
" Wait, you're making the kind of sense that's not." I said, " Who's going?" I asked.
" The whole gang. Since we don't have Con...the whole team, the rest of us have to pull together." Oz said.
" I wish I could help." I said quickly.
" Just be better." Oz smiled weakly, " Um, Dawn is coming by later."
I nodded and left.
I got out of bed and found my way to the kitchen, where Dawn sat quietly.
" Hey." Dawn said.
" Hey." I said.
" We're not gonna fight, right? You're not mad at me for not finding you sooner?" Dawn asked.
I shook my head, " No, we're not gonna throw down like Rosie and Donald...uptight, wig-wearing asshole." I frowned. I looked to Dawn, who looked at me in awe, " Never really liked him."
" Me neither, Rosie's crazy...I like it, though." Dawn smiled.
" So, fill me in on things." I said.
Dawn shrugged, " Whaddya need to know?" she asked.
" Anything interesting happen?" I asked.
" No, not really. I mean, Doug's dabbling. Kelly's...Kelly. Oz is more stressed than I've ever seen him. Groo is handling the heavy lifting...and punching and Connor is..." she said slowly.
" With Angel?" I asked.
" With Angel? NO! He's...Austin." Dawn said softly.
I looked at her, " Dawnie, what's wrong? He's...coming back, right?" I asked.
" He's not with his dad." she said.
" Then, where is he?" I asked.
" He's..." and she explained. She was good at breaking the bad news. I immediately began crying as the memory of what happened came back to me. We raided Wolfram and Hart...Charity...He was with us...he's in...Los Angeles, the Hell Edition. How did I know? He is with Angel, in Hell?
" Dawn..." I said, tearing up. I began to sob uncontrollably and she pulled me close.
A girl dropped into Hell, or what looked like hell to her. She got up slowly, cursing her boyfriend! It had only been once and the guy wasn't even that important, just a drunken guy. She didn't even know her boyfriend, ex for sure, knew magic. Hell! She didn't know that magic had existed or that this would happen. she started walking until she heard the bushes rustle around and she looked back.
" I've got a gun...which probably doesn't work in hell." she said, hitting her palm against her forehead, remembering that she lacked a gun, " Or if I had one."
a low growl came from behind her and she turned to run, but stopped at the sight of a...some kind of ugly ass demon! She screamed and tried to run, but the thing grabbed her by the throat and shook her, growling loudly. Just as she thought she was going to die, the demon shrieked and dropped her and she crawled backwards and saw a guy, no younger than her fighting off the demon and the guy snapped its neck.
" Hello!" the girl said.
The boy stepped in front of her and extended his hand, " Who are you?" he asked.
" Who are you?" she asked, looking into the sky to see someone riding a dragon, " What's that?"
" I'm Connor," he looked up, " And that's my dad."
Sorry it was so short, but I just needed to establish things for Austin. If you liked it, let me know and I'll start on the next one.