Title: Rejection

Rating: PG-13

Summary: Basically this is the end of 5/5/04's episode the way I wanted it to end, but with Buffy actually in it, since she wasn't actually in it, which I was hoping for, so in this fanfic, she'll be in it.

Disclaimer: I don't own any characters from Angel or BTVS, I just come up with ideas out of the top of my head.

Author Note: I was very disappointed with the way 5/5/04's episode of Angel turned out in the end, so I couldn't help it, I had to write the way I would've wanted it to end, and I hope I get a few people interested.

Angel and Spike exchanged looks, "She's with the Immortal? I still don't know what she sees in him. I mean, c'mon, that guy is a bloody tinkerbell!," Spike shook his head in disbelief.

Angel scoffed, "I don't know what else we can do, if she isn't under a spell.."

"or drank love potion-"

"or was knocked unconscious then woke up and didn't know who she was-"

"or was locked in a cage until he made her love him.."

Angel and Spike came up with ideas out of the blue it seems, but nothing seemed to make any sense, she was smarter then this, why would she be with someone other then themselves.

"Do you think she knows I'm alive? Cause if she knew I was, then she wouldn't have…. I mean, she definitely wouldn't be…would she?" He made a concerned face for a moment, "She wouldn't" he half-laughed.

"Who said says if she lived here she wouldn't be with me?" Angel glared at Spike.

"Because, you're nothing more then a big fluffy puppy with fangs, I can do real damage here man, c'mon! Plus.. I wasn't turned into a puppet!," Spike smiled, remembering when Angel became a puppet while trying to stop the kids tv show that tried sucking the life out of children.

"It wasn't my fault I was turned into a puppet, they made me a puppet. It wasn't funny," Angel scowled.

Spike was still laughing, "Yes it was, it was bloody brilliant turning you into a puppet! I had quite the laughs that day."

"Buffy likes puppets.." Angel mumbled.

"No she doesn't, she thinks their all evil since the whole talent show thing she told me about with the evil puppet that hit on her. Which I would have liked to see, ring that little puppets neck for trying to steal my girl.."

Angel gave Spike a look.

"Excuse me, our girl." He rolled his eyes.

"You know, she was never your girl to begin with. Even when I was evil and plottin to kill her she always gave me looks of desire. Those eyes would look at me, and I knew she wanted to dance, even if she didn't want to fess up to it." Spike boasted, with a wicked smile on his face, "Even then I knew she wanted me…"

"Spike, she never wanted you, she was probably lonely and needed someone at the time you two were together. If I had been there-"

Spike cut Angel off, "I know I know.. she would have shagged your brains out then you'd turn all evil, she'd have to find a way to restore your soul, then you'd shag again, and the repeat the process. We all know the story." Spike rolled his eyes once more.

"Look, we have to do something about this, I know we've tried and tried to find her and so far nothing, but.. I have to see her, talk to her. I've only spoken to her on the phone a few times since …" Angel trailed off.

"Since you left her? Don't think I don't know about that. It seems a lot of men leave goldilocks after a few hoe downs and she gets depressed, plays a round of kick the Spike, then goes right back to me being her mancandy." Spike sighed, "God I love that woman.."

Angel was about to punch his lights out for that comment, but he decided not to bother with it, he had a better idea.

"Do you think there would be an "Italiano' bronze" here?" He asked his the blonde vampire.

"hmm, there might be. Let's go check that out.." Spike then began to walk, Angel followed.

"How do we find it?" Angel asked.

"You said something about cookie dough didn't you? Is that some sort of perfume she wears now? Cause if it is, I'm good at smelling things that have a cookie dough scent to it, I like cookie dough.." Spike thought about it for a second, "Lets get some cookie dough after we find her." He nodded.

"No Spike, we aren't getting any cookie dough. What Buffy said to me before she gave you the amulet was that she was like cookie dough.. she wasn't done baking yet, and when she is done baking she wants someone, just one person to well.. enjoy her cookie goodness I believe is what she said.." he tried to remember.

"I'd like to have some cookie dough right now.."

Angel gave him the look of death.

"What? Oh hell Angel, I didn't mean it like that.. I meant by the store bought kind. Geez, what's on your mind?" Spike brushed off his duster.

"Let's just go find Buffy okay?" Angel was getting anxious and a little uneasy.

"Alright, to the Italian Bronze, away!" Spike tried to mock Angel, he just rolled his eyes at him for a moment, and they headed off to find the closest Bronze.

Author Note: What do you think? There will be more chapters ahead, but I just wanted to get a good start on it and maybe continue later this week, if anyone likes the way things are going (I had to add a little humor to it) or who you want Buffy to be with, ideas, etc, please let me know!