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Soulbond: Healing
By: Medea


Buffy opened her eyes. She rubbed sleep out of them, and she heard the sounds of the shower running. She looked around confused for a moment. Then the night's events flooded back to her. She rolled over. The spot on the bed where Angel slept was still warm. On the pillow there was a note.

"Dear Buffy,
I Love you,
Love Angel."

That was all that needed to be said. She smiled. Angel came out of the bathroom, dripping wet with only a towel wrapped around his waist. He looked at her clearly surprised that she was awake. "Buffy," he said with much emotion. There was love in his voice but pain was evident. They both stared at each other wrapped up in the tension. The Angel became aware of his wet and exposing state he walked to his closet and took out some clothes. She turned around while he dressed to respect him. Neither of them were embarrassed. Neither of them cared. When he was done Angel strode towards her. He enveloped her in his arms and they stood there in that moment. Then there was a knock on the door. "Angel are you up?" It was Cordelia. She opened the door. Her eyes narrowed as she saw them in a embrace. "There you are Buffy, we were looking all over for you. Are you ok Angel, or are you Angelus?" she asked suspiciously. "Cordelia," Buffy sighed, "knock it off, we didn't do anything." "Oh all right then!" Cordelia brightened up considerably.

"Anyway, breakfast is ready, so get your butts out here. Buffy and Angel dutifully trailed out of the room. Angel still seemed a little weak from all the drained energy and Buffy supported him as he walked to the lobby where a table had been set out. The smell of pancakes, eggs, and bacon greeted them. "Mmmmm! That smells good!" Buffy sighed. Angel looked ravenously hungry as he gazed upon the meal set before them. They sat down. Angel sat down quickly and began filling his plate up with pancakes, eggs, and bacon. He put a big glob of butter on his pancakes and drowned them in syrup. After the first bite his expression was of that of rapture. Then he noticed that everyone was looking at him. "What?" he asked puzzledly. Then he realized why everyone was staring at him, he was eating human food. His fork slipped out if his hand, and clattered onto his plate? "Angel? Are you alright?" Buffy asked worriedly.

He then realized something. It was quiet, not the kind of a physical quiet. It was an inner quiet. His soul hadn't been at peace since before he'd become a vampire. Then he knew it Angelus was gone. He'd been so wrapped up with Buffy that he hadn't noticed. He broke into a smile. "Angelus… is gone." He replied. Buffy's face lit up. She hugged him and then pulled back to look at his face. She studied him carefully. "But what does that mean?" she asked quietly. "Your strength, your immortality…….your curse…" are they gone?"

Giles cleared his throat. "Well Buffy we're just gonna have to do some….er tests and such to find this out. On the matter of how he became this way it may be an added feature of the spell we cast. Buffy tried to hide the hopeful look on her face. Angel saw it and it broke his heart he knew that if they were wrong that it would devastate her. He gently wrapped Buffy into his embrace and started sobbing. Unleashing all the stress and remorse in her that she had held since she had come to L.A. to save Angel.


Well right everybody this is the end of the 3rd part. Feedback is necessary I live on it and the more feedback I get the more motivated I am to write the story.