Crossover Angel and Charmed Authors Note : This fiction was written in answer to a challenge from my friend Kat . It takes place after the fifth season of Angel , and during the seventh season of Charmed . Written January 2005 Disclaimer : I do not own any of these characters , and I am not making any money from these stories . Warning : Non consensual disciplinary spanking of an adult by a parent . Consensual disciplinary spanking of an adult by a friend . Angel woke from another dream of Buffy . He 'd been dreaming about her a lot the past week , and he wasn 't sure why . He missed her always , and would have dreams of her once every couple of weeks on a regular basis , but this past week he 'd had four of them . He looked at his clock , which said it was 8am . Early for him to get up , but he didn 't think he would be sleeping any more that day . He sighed and got up . He got in the shower and stood under the hot water for a while . When he was done he went upstairs to the kitchen . He got some blood out of the refrigerator and drank it cold so he wouldn 't wake anyone else up with the noise of the microwave . Ten minutes later Spike showed up in the kitchen . Angel said , " Did I wake you ? " Spike got out a mug and got himself some blood and microwaved it . He got out the cereal while it was cooking and got out a handful to crush into the blood . Angel muttered , " How can you drink it like that ? " Spike having heard this many times ignored him . Angel walked over to his office and started going through some papers . A few minutes later Connor went into the kitchen and said grumpily , " If we 're gonna get up this early every other day could we at least go to bed sooner ? " " Money . You wanna call your parents and tell them you need more money ? They seemed pretty happy when I told them you could live here for free as part of your work - study program . Just go back to bed if you 're tired . " Then Connor turned towards the hallway as he heard Gunn stir in his bed . Connor could hear him groan and said , " Sounds like he 's almost up too . His shoulder must be hurting again . " They were all silent thinking about Wesley and Illeria who had not survived the big fight with the evil forces that Wolfram and Heart had sent after them two months ago . Angel , trying to change the subject said , " We need to hire another secretary . Maybe we 'll try the temp service again . " While Paige was trying to get Wyatt to eat his oatmeal she heard the phone ring . She didn 't answer it , because she figured one of her sisters would . Piper heard the phone ring , but she was busy changing Chris ' diaper and couldn 't get it . Phoebe had just gotten in the shower and couldn 't hear the phone , and Leo was away with one of his charges . After ring number five , Paige left Wyatt in his high chair with his oatmeal and went to the phone . She said to herself , " Do I live here alone or something ? " Paige was now the principal of Magic school , but she knew that going to the temp jobs had worked out to always be someone who needed help , and she hadn 't gotten a call since she 'd been working at Magic school . She hadn 't really thought about it until now , but that was odd since she had been working there for about a month , and before her job with the school , the temp agency was calling her at least three times a week . Before Marie could hang up Paige said , " Um . hold on just a minute okay . " Paige put the phone down and orbed to her office at Magic school . No one was there yet , but she looked at her day planner that was on her desk . She didn 't have any pressing appointments , so she orbed back to the Halliwell kitchen and picked up the phone . She said , " I could do it for today while you keep looking for someone else for tomorrow . " " Sounds good let me get something to write with and you can give me the address . " When Paige got off the phone , she cleaned up the oatmeal that Wyatt had tossed on the floor , and also cleaned him up . Then she took him upstairs to Piper and explained the situation . Piper said , " You really think these people are going to need your help ? " An hour later Paige was knocking on the door of a very large house that was in - between two office buildings . It was a new business area in the city , and the house looked to be older . She assumed it was the only original house left on the block , and was most likely renovated into an office . A tall good - looking black man with a bald head answered . She said , " Hi , my name is Paige . The temp agency sent me . " She went into the house and thought it was awfully dark inside . She wondered why all the drapes were closed with the lights on when it was bright and sunny out . Gunn called out , " Angel , the temp girl 's here . " Angel 's eyebrows went up at that . This was usually the starting point of problems and lots of explanations with other secretaries . He said , " Um Okay then . Great . " For the next half an hour Paige stuffed flyers in envelopes . Angel Investigations was trying to get the word out that they had moved to a new town and were open for business . Paige thought the line ' we help the helpless ' was a little corny , but she didn 't say anything . Then she got her first call . She answered , " Angel Investigations , how can we help you ? " Angel nodded and picked up the phone to talk to her . As Paige sat there she thought maybe she was wrong , and she wasn 't needed here . Things seemed pretty normal . When Angel was done talking he called out , " Gunn . " Spike shrugged , and walked by Paige , as he said , " No need to get your knickers in a twist just cause I look better without a shirt then you do . " Angel said , " I 've got a job for you too . Since you 're out of shirts , it must be your turn for laundry . " Spike walked off without saying anything . Angel smiled apologetically to Paige and said , " Sorry about that . " Paige overheard Angel 's half of the conversation . She was truly shocked when Angel said ; " It was probably a Bolarious Demon . Don 't let anyone in before I get there . It 's gonna take me a couple hours to round up the stuff I 'll need to revive them . Just don 't touch them , and keep them in the dark . " Angel walked to the back , and a few minutes later came out pushing Spike in front of him . Angel smiled at Paige and stopped at the desk to write down a number . He said , " That 's my cell number . If anyone calls and you think it 's urgent , give me a call and tell me about it . " Angel gave Spike another shove and they headed down to the basement . Paige waited fifteen minutes , and then called Piper . Paige said , " Look up a Bolarious Demon for me in the Book of Shadows . " In the sewers Angel said , " I can 't believe you Spike . I think you 're the reason we 've lost so many secretaries . Have you ever heard of sexual harassment ? " Spike nodded and they headed to the nearest magic shop to get supplies . Piper called Paige when she found the demon in the Book of Shadows . She said , " Bolarious Demons are your standard low level demon . They feed off human 's happiness , so they usually are found at parties . It says that after the demon feeds on a human , that human may appear dead , but is actually in a kind of coma . They will die after a day or two without treatment . Why did you want to know ? " Paige spent the next half an hour looking through files and desks to figure out who these people really were . She did find some unusual case files , and wondered if Angel was a witch too . As she was in Angel 's office looking through his desk she heard someone clear his throat at the office door . She jumped up straight at being startled . She gave the kid who was standing there a slight smile and said , " Hi there , can I help you ? " Paige gave him a big fake smile and said , " Your father ? Oh . I 'm the temp secretary for the day , and I was . . looking for a new pen . M ne ran out of ink . " She went and got her purse and went out the door without saying anything else . She walked around the block and looked around to make sure no one was looking as she orbed home . Piper had just finished the vanquishing potion when Paige arrived . They talked about what had happened . Paige and Piper got the potions together , and Piper said , " Do you know where they were going ? " They normally used blood to scry , and they weren 't sure if hair would be strong enough . It did work , but it took longer then usual . An hour after they started , they had a location . Piper yelled , " Leo ! " A few seconds later her husband appeared in front of them . Piper said , " I need you to watch the boys for a while . Paige and I have a demon to vanquish . " Leo nodded , and Paige took Piper 's hand . They orbed to the area they knew Angel would be . They ended up in front of a frat house at the local university . They went to the side of the large house , and looked in the windows to see what was going on . They couldn 't see much , so Paige said , " Front door ? " Piper nodded . They went to the front and noticed the door was ajar . Piper pushed it open , and both women went in . They heard some noises towards the back of the house . It sounded like yelling . As they got closer they heard , " Because going after it won 't do us any good if we don 't have a way to kill it . " " Yeah , and I know her better then you , and she wouldn 't take offence . She is a witch . You just don 't want to have to talk to Buffy . " Angel decided he liked her . Straight down to business was good . He said , " Already taken care of . They 're all sleeping it off upstairs . We got here in plenty of time . " Piper in no mood , especially after hearing about the things he had said to Paige earlier , waved a hand and froze Spike . She looked back at Angel who stared at Spike for a few seconds . Angel said , " That better be temporary . " " My sister 's and I are witches . We protect innocents from demons . When I overheard you talking to that guy about a demon I figured he could use some help . What I haven 't decided yet is if you need help . I can 't decided what you are , or if you should be trusted . " " I guess it 's not really his fault . He caught me looking through your desk when I was trying to find out where you had gone . He fired me . " Paige , having been almost turned into one of them once , immediately tossed a vial of vanquishing potion at him . The vial broke open on his jacket and dripped down his shirt onto the floor . He said , " Well that 's gonna stain . " Piper just shook her head and Spike changed face to prove it . Paige gave a small yell , and Piper sucked in her breath . Angel said through clenched teeth , " Stop it Spike , or I 'll have her freeze you again . " Piper glared at him and flashed her hand open and blew up the toaster that was on the counter beside Spike . Spike shut up . Angel said , " Can you kill it by yourself if I take you ? " Angel looked at Piper and said , " My son is a pretty good tracker . Better then me actually , but don 't tell him I said so . I can give him a call and see if he has any better luck . " Piper looked around at the sewer and at the dirty water she was standing in as she said , " smell off . o you have an hour left to find it . f we can 't , then my sisters and I will find it tonight or tomorrow . " Angel nodded . Over the past hour they had talked a little , and they were feeling more comfortable with each other . Angel got out his cell phone and called home . Connor answered with , " Angel Investigations , we help whoever is desperate enough to call . " Angel had only been around this new Connor for a month , and he was never sure what to expect . Connor had two sets of memories , the ones from his actual past which were ugly and full of pain , and the ones from his made up past which were happy and full of love . Angel knew he tended to bring out the ugly memories for Connor , and when Connor had said he wanted to help Angel in his work , Angel had been hesitant . But the more he knew this Connor , the more he thought that working together was a good thing for both of them . Angel smiled and said , " Knowing about it doesn 't mean I know how to work it . " " Darn . Okay , can you set up the answering machine and come meet us in the sewer under Rafael and 49th ? We need help tracking a Bolarious demon . " Piper sat down on a small pipe that was jutting out from the sewer wall to wait . She said , " So how is it you have a son ? I didn 't think vampires could . have children . " Spike walked off a few paces and lit up a cigarette . Angel sat and told Piper all about Connor . Piper felt an immediate connection with Angel when she heard the story . She wasn 't sure why , but as soon as he was done , she told him about her son Chris who had come back in time as an adult to save his family . When she had given him the basics she said , " It 's strange isn 't it . To see your child , your baby , as an adult so fast . It 's it 's . " Piper looked at him and nodded . Piper said , " I think you have it worse then me . At least I get to see him grow up now , and I can build happy memories and try to fix the future . " Angel said , " Connor , this is Piper . She 's a witch . Piper , this is Connor , and we aren 't sure what he is , but he can hold his own in a fight . " Connor led the group for the next half an hour . Then he held up his hand and they were all quiet . Connor said , " He 's close . I think he went up . Is it dark out yet ? " Connor just nodded and stepped back . Angel went up and found that he was right in front of a large house in a suburban neighborhood . There was no one around , so he gestured for the others to come up . Connor sniffed around and walked up to the house closest to the manhole . He said , " It 's in there . " Angel tried the door and found it open . He walked inside with no trouble . The whole group followed . Spike was the last one in , and he closed the door behind them . The second it shut , the lights went on . There on the other side of the room was a small dirty man who looked to be about fifty . He said , " Why are you following me ? " " Yeah . They were all very happy , so it was a good night for me . You would have thought they were tasty Spike . I mean , you know , if you could eat them that is . " Then Frank burst into flames and screamed . A few seconds later he was gone . Angel said , " Are you sure he 's gone , and not just in another dimension or something ? " Piper nodded and went to take the card . Angel pulled it back and said , " Oh , this is the old address . Connor , do you have a pen ? " Connor nodded and handed a pen to Angel . Angel walked over to the small table that was in the room and started writing the address . While he was writing Paige orbed into the room . She was standing a few feet away from her sister . She glared at Angel who had turned to look at her . She said , " You you monster . " Paige said , " This thing has an entire page to himself in the book of shadows . It 's name is Angelus . There 's even a side note about this one , William the Bloody . " Spike said , " What do you mean a side note ? ! He gets a whole bleeden ' page , and I get a side note ? ! Who wrote that rubbish ? " Paige glared at her sister and said , " No . You don 't know the things he did Piper . He 's much more of a monster then the Bolarious demon . " Paige threw the vial , and the other four people in the room all had different reactions to it . Spike knew Angel could easily move out of the way , and rolled his eyes . Angel stood still at first planning to move out of the way at the last second . Piper wanted to get more of the story before anyone got killed , so when the vial was halfway to Angel she raised her hands to blow it up . Connor saw Paige throw the vial , and all he could think about was that the whole situation was wrong . He remembered when he believed exactly what Paige had just said , but he knew she was wrong . He ran and dove in front of the vial just as it got half way to where Angel was standing . Piper saw Connor out of the corner of her eye , and stopped herself from blowing up the vial and possibly him just in time . Connor felt the vial smash on his chest , and heard Angel yell " NO ! " The flames started on his chest , but before he hit the floor from his dive , he was engulfed in fire . Paige just stood there with her mouth open as she heard him scream . Angel yanked off his coat and ran to Connor . He threw his coat over Connor to smother the flames . Spike was a millisecond later with his jacket covering Connor 's legs . It took a couple of seconds to get the flames all out . By the time it was out Connor had stopped screaming . Angel and Spike pulled their coats away and when Angel got a look at Connor he whispered , " No , no , no . Connor ? Connor can you hear me ? " Paige got a good look at Connor too . Some of his skin was charred black , and some was bubbled . His clothes were mostly gone , except for the areas it had fused with his skin . His hair was burnt off , and his face was not very recognizable . Paige felt like she was going to throw up . Angel had gotten his face close to Connor 's and had repeated his name . Connor 's eyes flickered . He said , " Dad ? " Angel just shook his head . Spike looked away from Connor , and looked over at Paige . She looked at him with panic and fear . Spike said , " You 're gonna die for this witch . " Piper was the first to come to her senses . She stood in front of Paige and said , " No . No one is going to die here . LEO ! Leo we need you NOW ! " A second later Leo orbed in with one child in each arm . He saw the boy in front of him on the floor and handed the kids to Piper without a word . He rushed to Connor and put his hands above him . Angel just stayed where he was kneeling on the ground with Connor 's hand in his . Angel could see a bluish light coming from Leo 's hands and going into his son 's chest . Two minutes later some areas of Connor 's chest were back to normal skin . Then Leo moved his hands up to Connor 's head . Angel just stared at the miracle happening in front of him . His tears stopped , and he held Connor 's hand tighter , clinging to a thread of hope that maybe his child would be okay . Two minutes later Connor 's face looked normal and his eyes popped open . He looked over at Angel and said , " Am I dead ? " Connor darted his eyes over to the man whose hands were above his right arm . Leo looked at Connor for a second and smiled before looking back at the arm and concentrating . Everyone was silent while Leo worked . It took Leo a total of ten minutes , but when he was done , Connor was completely healed . Leo had even healed Connor 's hair , and the clothes Connor had been wearing . Leo put his hands down at his sides and said , " All done . How do you feel ? " Leo stood up and offered Connor a hand . Angel was still holding Connor 's other hand , and he stood up too . Both Leo and Angel helped Connor to his feet . Angel let go of Connor 's hand and held out his hand to Leo . Leo took it and they shook . Angel said , " I can never repay you for saving my son , but if you ever need anything I 'll do everything in my power to get it for you . " Connor said with a strained voice , " You 're kind of squishing me . " Angel let Connor go and held him at arms length . Angel said , " You sacrificed yourself for me . " Angel had bent him over , and tucked Connor 's upper half under his left arm . From his position Connor could see the table that was behind Angel , and not much else . Connor 's bottom was in perfect position for Angel 's hand . Angel gave him four hard swats while Connor tried to get out of his grip . Angel stopped and said in a calm and serious voice , " You will never sacrifice yourself for me again . " Connor well aware that they were not alone in the room decided to agree . He said , " Okay , okay . I get it . I 'm sorry . " Angel turned his attention towards Paige . He took a menacing step towards her and she whispered , " I 'm sorry . I I didn 't mean to hurt him " Angel swallowed hard at the words that wanted to come out . He nodded . Leo said , " Well , I think if you can forgive my sister - in - law , we could call it even . " Leo looked away for a second . He caught Piper 's look and turned back to Angel and said , " No , but he was hurting my child on purpose . Paige isn 't malicious , just misguided . Believe me when I say she is already wallowing in guilt for it . " The three men stepped around the others and walked out the door . Leo and Piper looked at Paige with disappointment . Paige couldn 't take anymore , and she orbed home to her room . She fell onto her bed and started sobbing . Leo , Piper , and their kids stood in the empty house . Piper sighed and Leo went to her and gave her a hug . She leaned her head on his shoulder for a second , and then Wyatt pulled on Leo 's pant leg and said , " Up , up . " Leo went and picked up Angel 's business card off the desk . He pocketed it and said , " Still could be . Give him a day or two to cool off . " Leo took her hand , and the four of them orbed home . Angel , Spike , and Connor had a mostly silent walk home . Every few minutes Connor would make a comment about the night like , " That was really cool the way Piper could freeze people . " And , " I wonder if Leo was a witch too . " Every time his comments were greeted with silence , and soon they tapered off . Connor knew he was sunk . He wasn 't sure what Angel was planning , but he was pretty sure he wasn 't going to like it . He thought about his parents . He knew how they would feel about him flinging himself into danger to save them . He knew they wouldn 't want to keep living if they knew he had died to save them . They walked in the door , and Gunn was sitting at the desk . He said , " Hey . Did y ' all have a case ? " As they were walking out Spike put a hand on Connor 's shoulder and gave it a companionable squeeze . As soon as Angel and Connor were alone Connor couldn 't stand it anymore . He said , " Look , I know you 're upset , and I even understand why , but . " Connor wouldn 't look at him as he said , " Dad would be angry . He would lecture me about our family , and I 'm sure he would go into detail how each member of the family would feel about me being gone . I would feel so guilty about it , that I would probably be crying by the time he was done . " Connor crossed his arms and looked defensive as he said , " Well duh , it 's not like I didn 't get the hint earlier . But Dad hasn 't spanked me since I was like six , and I 'm nineteen now . I think it 's a little . silly . mean if you were gonna do that kind of thing , why didn 't you do it back then ? . You know , back when I tried to kill you ? I can think of more then once that . well you know . " Angel looked back at Connor and gave him a little glare when he said , " But now I think it will make it clear that you don 't owe me anything from our past . Our past is in the past , and that is where it needs to stay . I don 't mind talking about what happened sometimes to help us both understand what the other one was thinking , but we aren 't going to lay blame . We both made serious mistakes back then , but now we 're starting fresh . " Connor still with his arms crossed said , " I really don 't think you need to . I get it now , and I won 't do it again . Maybe you should think about grounding me . Always worked for Mom and Dad . " As soon as he was within reach Angel grabbed Connor 's arm and pulled him across his lap . Connor soon found his upper half on the couch , and his lower half hanging off Angel 's lap . He groaned and said , " This is so not cool . " Angel brought his hand down hard . He had sparred with Connor enough times to know that Connor had a high tolerance for pain , and healed quickly like himself . Connor knew it was coming , and kept his mouth clamped shut . For the next couple of minutes the only sounds in the house were the dull smacks of hand hitting cloth covered bottom . Angel wasn 't quite sure if he was getting though to Connor , but the image of him lying on the floor burnt was still fresh in his mind , so he kept going . Connor couldn 't believe how much it hurt , but he also couldn 't believe that Angel was still spanking him after what seemed like a really long time . Connor could feel his body start to move around to try and avoid the swats , and he couldn 't force himself to stay in place any more , because he was too busy concentrating on not crying out . A few seconds after that Connor said , " Dad ! I 'm sorry okay ? I won 't do it again . I promise . " Angel stopped and said , " I don 't want to repeat this lesson again Connor . I need to be sure that you get it , because next time you could be dead . You never put yourself in danger to protect me . In my mind you 're more important that a thousand of me . And I know that your other parents would be devastated if something happened to you just like me . " Connor was starting to feel slightly guilty about what he had done , especially when Angel brought up his parents . Angel brought him out of his thinking with another even harder smack to his backside . Connor wasn 't expecting it and yelled , " Ah ! " Angel knew that was a little harsh , but he wanted to make sure Connor understood the situation . He decided the spanking was mostly done . He gave Connor six more hard swats on his sit spot , and Connor yelled much louder . A minute or two later Angel helped him stand up . Connor quickly wiped his eyes and looked down so Angel wouldn 't see he was crying . Angel had smelled the tears before he saw them . He pulled Connor down to sit in his lap . Connor was surprised , and more then a little embarrassed about this . He said , " Um Dad ? . you do remember I 'm nineteen right ? " Five minutes later Connor whispered , " I am sorry you know . Not just about tonight either . About before . The things I did . It 's like it was someone else . " Angel nodded and said , " I 'm sorry too . I should have done a lot of things differently . I still have nightmares about beating you up to keep you from tracking us for Jasmine . " Connor nodded and said , " Me too . But most of my nightmares are about you in the box at the bottom of the ocean . All alone for months starving . " Angel said , " So maybe I should have done this back then . But it 's all water under the bridge now . The important thing now is that we get to know each other , and make the time we spend together happy . Every minute I spend with you makes me happier than any minute I spend alone . " Connor hugged him back and then pushed to get up . Angel let him go and said , " Why don 't you get some sleep . You look tired . " When Piper , Leo , and the kids got back home , Piper immediately went and took shower to wash off the smell of the sewers , while Leo got both kids ready for bed . By the time they were both done Phoebe had gotten home and was in the kitchen getting herself a late dinner . Leo had put Wyatt to bed , and was holding Chris when he came down and found Phoebe . She smiled and said , " Hi . How was your day ? " Piper came in clean again , and dressed for work . She said hi to Phoebe and then looked at Leo . She said , " I still have half an hour before I need to be at the club . I 'm gonna go look at the Book for Angel 's entry . Is Wyatt sleeping ? " Piper started to tell Phoebe about Angel and working with him as they went upstairs . She paused when they got to the Book of Shadows , because it was still open to the page with Angelus . Both sisters read about him , and about the destruction he had caused in the past . The entry also explained the curse and how it worked . Phoebe said , " He sounds like a nasty demon . " Paige had finally stopped crying , but was still replaying the scene of the boy bursting into flames in her head again and again . When Connor first got in the way , she had been shocked , and she had immediately berated herself for not making sure the path to Angel was clear . She didn 't want any innocents to get in the way . But then after she had seen Angel 's reaction to what she had done , and when she heard what Connor said , then the guilt really set in . She knew then that Angel wasn 't the monster she thought he was . She could see the same look that Piper and Leo had for their kids in Angel 's eyes when he looked at Connor . She had been paralyzed with guilt , disbelief , and fear right after it happened , and she was grateful to Piper for calling Leo . She had felt herself start to breathe again when Leo was there and healing Connor . But then when she saw Angel swat Connor after Connor had tried to save him , and after Connor had already been through so much pain , she thought maybe Angel was a monster after all . She had looked at Piper and Leo , expecting them to be just as upset about it as she was , but they weren 't . She had watched while Piper and Leo gave each other a look of understanding , and Leo had even nodded like he thought Angel was doing the right thing . Paige 's thoughts were interrupted by a knock on her door . She said quietly , " Go away . " " I see . Angel should suffer for the things Angelus did ? If that 's the case , then you must think that when I turned into one of the Furies , that someone should have held me accountable for all the things I did . And when Phoebe became a Banshee , or when she was pregnant with Cole 's baby , and it was making her try to hurt people , she should be held accountable for that ? And when you were almost turned into a vampire yourself , or when you were under the spell of Mr . Wrong , you should be held accountable for the things you did ? " " And you don 't think he suffers every day because of it ? I think that was the point of the curse . If you had killed someone when you were almost a vampire and under that influence , don 't you think you would hate yourself every day for it once you were back to normal ? " " But you know what , that isn 't even the whole issue . I 'm mostly upset that you chose to run off on your own again without consulting either of your sisters . You do that a lot , and sometimes it turns out okay , but not always . We have to work as a team , and make decisions as a group to get things done . " Paige turned over for the first time since they started to talk , and glared at Piper . She said , " And what about when we don 't agree ? You went off with Angel without consulting me . " Paige picked up her pillow and threw it at Piper . Piper froze it , and plucked it out of the air . She put it back on Paige 's bed and said , " Well that was mature . " Piper walked out and went to find Leo . She found him in the kitchen with Phoebe giving Chris a bottle . Piper said , " I 'm gonna go to the club . I should be able to get out of there as soon as the band gets started , and I pay them . " Paige had had time to think about it , and the more she went over the events of the day in her head , and the things Piper had said , the more she thought Piper was right . She motioned for Leo to sit next to her on the bed . Leo went over and Paige said , " It was awful . I was so angry at Angel just for being a vampire , that I didn 't pay any attention to the fact that he was different . " " But then the boy , Connor , when he got in the path of the vial I . I just froze . could have orbed the vial back to me if I 'd thought about it , but I didn 't . hen watching him go up in flames . " u " No . If you feel bad about what happened to Connor , then start thinking about something you could do to make him happy . Some way to repay him for the pain you caused . And think of something to help Angel forgive you too " Leo could tell that Paige was still hurting , and not really believing him . He just sat there letting her think about what he had said . While he sat there he thought about what had happened at the house . He was trying to remember what Paige was doing or saying , or what emotions were playing on her face during those few minutes , but he had been so focused on healing Connor that he hadn 't noticed . Then he was busy trying to convince Angel not to kill her . As he was replaying the events in his head , he remembered that Angel had swatted Connor . He hadn 't thought much about it at the time , except that he thought it was the right thing to do . But now he thought about Paige , and wondered if it would help her . He looked over at her and said , " Paige ? " Paige just sat there looking at him for a few minutes . Then she started to laugh . Leo patiently waited her out . Through her laughter she said , " I 'm . sorry . it 's just so funny . " Leo got up and went to his room to get some piece and quiet before Piper got home , or Chris got up for his night time bottle . He was reading a book an hour later when he heard a timid knock on his door . He said , " Come in . " Paige looked out in the hall , and then went into the bedroom and shut the door behind her . She looked at him and then looked away out the window . She said , " I 've been thinking about what you said . " Leo nodded . " It 's okay Paige . We 're family , and I love you . You 're my charge as a whitelighter , and you 're my sister - in - law . We live in the same house , and fight demons together . I understand your guilt . Guilt almost crushed me when the ghosts of my friends from the war were haunting me . " She looked over at him with gratitude , because she knew he did understand . Paige had needed more courage to ask Leo to do this then she had ever needed to face a demon . Leo decided the best way to make it easier for Paige was to take charge . He stood up and went over to her . He said , " You 're sure ? " She looked up at him once he got close . She swallowed once and nodded her head . He said , " I don 't want any interruptions . Can you do some kind of noise blocking spell so that the kids and Phoebe don 't wake up or hear us ? " He nodded , took her arm , and led her to the bed . He sat down and gently pulled her over his lap . He held a hand above her back and some blue light went from her back into his hand . She sucked in some air feeling like a part of her was missing . Leo said , " I 'm just making sure you can 't orb for the next few minutes . " Leo said , " It 's part of being an Elder . Okay , all done . Now , I want to be clear before I start . This spanking is for not working with your sister as part of the team , for rash decision making , and for unintentionally hurting an innocent because of it . " Paige tensed up , and Leo brought his hand down fairly hard . He wasn 't exactly sure how hard to spank her , but by her jump he decided it was about right . He didn 't say anything while he spanked her , because he had already gone over everything . He was methodical about it , and soon she started to squirm around . Paige told herself to be still . She told herself that she deserved exactly what she was getting . She told herself she had asked for this , and she couldn 't complain about it now . But eventually her body won out , and soon she was squirming all over the place trying to get away from Leo 's hand . Leo held her in place with a hand on her back and continued . When he saw her hand moving towards her bottom to try and cover it , he grabbed it before it made it there , and held it at her side , while never missing a swat . Paige had told herself before it started that she wouldn 't beg him to stop , because she knew she deserved it , but a couple of times during the spanking Paige said , " Leo Please . " He wasn 't sure if she was begging him to stop or not , but didn 't pay any attention to it ether way . Very soon after that she started to cry . It was quiet at first , but when Leo kept spanking , and the pain got to be too much , she started crying more loudly . As soon as Leo heard her crying more openly he stopped . He stopped so suddenly , she almost didn 't realize it was over . He let go of her hand and rubbed her back for a few seconds . She pushed to get herself up , and he helped her stand . As soon as she was up he sat her back down on his lap making sure she was mostly sitting on her thighs with her bottom off to the side . He held her and let her cry on his shoulder . Paige was so lost in her feelings both inside and out , that she didn 't think much about whether or not it was inappropriate to let her brother - in - law hold her . She held onto him and cried out her regret , and he soothed her by rubbing her back and letting her cry . When her cries had quieted he said quietly , " Do you feel better ? " Paige nodded and Leo held his hand half a foot from her chest . She could see the blue light going back into her , and she instantly could feel the difference in herself . She pushed to get up , and he stood with her . He said , " Why don 't you go get some sleep , and think about what you can do to help put right the mistakes you made today ? " Paige went to her room and Leo went to the nursery to check on the boys . Leo had just nodded off to sleep when Piper climbed into bed with him . He smiled at her and said , " What happened to getting home early ? " Piper sighed and said , " It seems like there 's always a hundred little problems to fix once I get to work , and even when I want to leave early I 'm not able to . How were things here ? Did you talk to Paige ? " Leo nodded and looked at her in earnest . Piper said , " I can 't believe it . You heal people . You don 't hurt them . You 're a pacifist . " Leo reached out and pulled Piper back down to him . He said , " But that 's just it . I did heal her . I may have hurt her on the outside , but I healed her on the inside . I made her feelings of guilt and sorrow go away . And well , you 've seen me fight before when someone tries to hurt my family . It 's just that this time Paige was hurting herself , and I made her stop . " Connor had just gotten home from school , and was doing homework on the couch when he heard a knock on the door . Angel and Spike were training in the basement , and Gunn was out getting them some lunch , so Connor answered the door . He opened the door to see Piper , Paige , and a woman he had never seen before who he assumed was their other sister . Then he also saw Willow on the other side of them . He wasn 't quite sure what was going on . He said , " Willow ? " Willow went in and gave Connor a quick hug . She pulled back and said , " Sorry . Didn 't mean to go all touchy feely on you when we 've only met once , but I 've been friends with your dad so long it feels like we 're friends too . " A few seconds later Angel came upstairs with Spike following . Angel saw all four women , and wasn 't sure what to say first . He turned to Willow and smiled . " Willow . Good to see you . " Paige said , " I know you may never be able to forgive me , and I can accept that . That 's not really why I came . I came to try and make it up to you . " Paige , not having thought of that before , gave Piper a hopeful look . Piper said , " Oh no ! Time travel doesn 't work well for this family , and you know it , so just forget it . " Paige looked disappointed but nodded . Willow stepped over to stand with the other women . She put a hand on Paige 's arm and said , " Tell him your idea . " Willow said , " A couple of days ago I got a call from Paige . She was looking for a way to change the curse . She had heard you guys talking about me and I guess " Spike said , " I should hope so . Making all the potential Slayers into full - blown Slayers isn 't something most witches could do . Not to mention bringing back the dead , and nearly destroying the earth . " Angel nodded . Willow said , " Paige thinks , and well , we all agree , that with the four of us witches working together , we can make your curse permanent . No changing back to Angelus if you get too happy . " Spike stalked off towards his room muttering , " Can 't live here and watch him get it on with the Slayer . Hear her make the same noises she used to make for me . Have to pack . Wonder what Rupert is doing these days . Could go visit him in England . Maybe I 'll start my own detective agency . New York might be nice this time of year . " Willow gave him a sweet smile and said , " She 's been dreaming about you too lately . She hasn 't said , but we can all tell . Xander calls it her broody mornings . She still misses you . You 'd think she 'd be over her high school crush by now , but maybe she doesn 't have to be . " Angel woke up and felt something warm next to him . He turned over and saw Buffy sleeping there next to him . He just stayed still and watched her sleep , almost not believing she wasn 't a dream . He couldn 't get enough just looking at her . A few seconds later she opened her eyes . She smiled and said , " Morning . " Buffy smiled as Angel maneuvered himself on top of her . She said , " Oh really ? And you wouldn 't just be saying that to keep me in bed ? " Angel cupped her breast with his hand and teased the nipple with his fingers . She made a happy sound and said , " Okay it worked . I don 't care if she 's late . " Dawn sneered at Connor on the way out . Connor crossed his arms and looked over at Angel . He said , " Tell me again why all her friends and her sister had to move here with her ? " Buffy chose that moment to arrive in the kitchen . She smiled at Connor and said , " Same reason you and Gunn still live here . Cause we 're family , and we love each other . " Buffy said , " It 's okay . I know it 's a hard adjustment . Did Dawn get off to school , or do I need to give her a ride ? "