Title: Innocent Child 5/7
Author: Kate R.
Rating: Hard R to NC-17
Pairings: G/E, Wes/A (us) (Eventually)
AN: Dark Fic in the beginning. Written for Shawna who asked for a fic where
Angel rescues Wesley from Wolfram and Hart.
Summary: Saving Wesley is only the first step.
Disclaimer: own nothing and no one used herein. All of them belong to Joss
and I make no money.
"Can you wait a moment for your answer Wesley?" Giles asked as he looked at the man who had come in. "Hallo Joe."
"Sure Dad," Wes said as he gained a year or two from the love. He was growing fast. He made himself slow down sometimes but he said time was an issue. He'd known that since he was first touched by Faith's Love. He was needed. He was needed desperately. Faith was his Protector as he was her guide. It was a team thing. But he was more and she was going to help him reach his potential. So many needed him he said. He had foreseen that. He sat and waited.
"Adam Pierson sent me with this book for you," Joe said. "He said there is a prophecy in it regarding the Innocent Child. If you can find the Innocent Child you might be able to close the Hellmouth.
"I don't need to find him," Giles said. "He's right there. Wesley, come sit. All of you who want to know please come sit."
Wesley watched as everyone say by him watching and waiting for Giles' story.
"Twenty Three years ago," Giles said. "Ethan and I merged our magics for the first time. The power was incredible. What we did not know was that when Order and Chaos meet, they create. We created a child between us. The best elements of both of us. He was born on the stroke of 12 on the Winter Solstice. He is not born of woman. The Council, in their version of the bible, claims Women carry Original Sin. Wesley, not being born of Woman, is therefore, Innocent. He was born on the Winter Solstice. His name is Innocent Winter Rayne. Named for his purity, his season and his beautiful father. I gave you Ethan's last name. When I woke, you were gone. Had I known, Innocent, I would have come for you. You are my son. My beautiful Innocent, and I am sorry."
"You didn't know," Wesley answered. Innocent might have been his name but he was still Overtly Wesley. "You never knew. You and Ethan are my parents and I am glad to know you know you now---CORDELIA! DOYLE!"
He grew another year as they fell to the ground screaming and he snarled. Giles saw him snarl and he winced, pitying the entities that had done it. Innocent was angry. Innocent Angry was not a thing that boded well for anyone. Wes looked at Angel then.
"Where is the gateway?" he asked coldly. Angel looked out at the window where the sun had just set.
"Under the post office but they may not let you in."
"They wont have a choice," Wesley said snapping out with the elements angrily. A rift appeared and he grabbed the two blue skinned Oracles by the throats as he hauled them out.
"I have had enough of you!" He growled speaking in an older voice. "How DARE You make those visions hurt?"