The first streaks of dawn were coming in the stained-glass window, striking the face of the living man lying on the table, making him open his eyes for the first time.
He blinked his eyes a few times, saw Giles, Joe, and Willow standing by smiling - and he burst into tears. Racking sobs shook his body as he rolled onto his side into a fetal position. He cried and cried, not noticing when Willow and Cordelia sidled out together uncomfortably, heading towards Joe's study.
It was a small but comfortable room, somewhat reminiscent of the library. It held a plain wooden desk on one side, a couch opposite it, and two armchairs. Every wall was lined with bookshelves, and every shelf was covered with books.
Xander sprawled in an overstuffed chair, while Oz spread himself out on the couch. When the door opened, Xander leaped to his feet and Oz sat up straight, self-consciously brushing off the couch where his shoes had rested. Both relaxed when they saw who it was.
"Hey, what happened?" asked Xander.
"It worked. At least," Willow replied, "I think it did."
"The sculpture sort of woke up and came alive. It did look like Angel," Cordelia said. She sat down heavily on the couch.
"Yeah," Willow put in. "The only problem was, it didn't act much like Angel."
"What did it do?" asked Oz after a pause, when it had become clear that no more information was forthcoming.
"It started crying." answered Willow, going to sit on the arm of the couch near him. "Hard."
"And then we left," Cordelia said. "I have no idea what's going on up there now. I just didn't feel like staying. Do you think we did the wrong thing?"
"I don't know." Willow responded. "I guess I kinda feel like he would want his privacy, or something."
No one said anything after that. The teenagers sat brooding for what seemed like hours, until Giles opened the door. They all jumped to their feet, asking questions, which he ignored. "Please, quiet down, all of you! Yes, the ceremony worked, Angel is human again, and I'll tell you all about it on the way home. Shall we go?"
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