Disclaimer: I don't own them.
Spoilers: S6/S3-4 with some changes.
Summary: Connor discovers something in Angel's room that lead him to his origins.
A.N.: Buffy didn't sleep with Spike but he still obsessed with her.. Connor lives with Angel in the Hyperion. Wesley is still part of the AI team. You'll know the rest as you read.
Pairing: Angel / Buffy. What else?
Prologue:
Not in LA
Not in Sunnydale
Somewhere in between
She looked at his retreating form as he left her yet again. She couldn't cry this time.. It was hard, She felt like choking, like she was back in her grave trying to get out but couldn't..
As soon as he knew she was alive, he called wanting to see her " to make sure it was true" he said . She came running. He'll be there for her. He promised to keep her safe, to protect her! He promised her forever.. Forever! She thought sarcastically. What a lie. He couldn't have run away any sooner…
He didn't hear her pleadings… That she needed him to heal, that she needed his shoulder to cry on… He didn't listen…
"Buffy. I love you. I will always be there for you…"
"Then be with me! We can be together, Angel! Just stay with … I need you!" She said in a heartbreaking voice..
"I can't. You know that! We've been there, we've done that… It's time to move on…"
He watched as she pulled away from him, her face stricken. She didn't feel that her legs could carry her anymore. She sat on the floor her knees bent, her head between them.
"This isn't happening…" She whispered.
His soul ached for hers. She doesn't know how much he wanted to be with her, but he can't…
"Buffy! Beloved! I have responsibilities in LA. People who depend on me.. I can't up and leave them. You have your friends in Sunnydale. I'm sure Giles…"
"GO!" She whispered cutting him off..
"Huh!" He said confused…
"Go! Leave! Don't come back!" She shouted at him..
"I'll never forgive you!" She said in a softer voice that sent shivers down his spine…