Crazy Love

Summary: Angel parents think he's crazy. They send him to a mental institution where he meets Buffy. AU

By: Sara

Angel's POV

My parents think I'm crazy. They think I killed my brother. Only I know the truth of what really happened. Sunnydale Mental Institution for the Youth looked like a nice place. Not any different then any of the other places I had been in since I was fourteen.

'They'll help you here, honey.' My mom had spoken to me like I was a five year old not seventeen. My father didn't even look at me in the car. They just dropped me off and hoped to cast me aside.

I'm not crazy. But after four years of being told I'm crazy, I'm getting use to pretending I really am. Even after my eighteen birthday I can't leave the confinement of a mental institution because they still believe I killed my brother.

"Here's your room." The pretty nurse said as she showed me my room. The room was very small and a twin bed was in the corner. The room was gray and dark. It didn't give me a good feeling. There was a small window with bars on it, which let in a little sunshine.

"Why don't we go meet the others?" The nurse smiled at me and I just nodded.

I followed the nurse into a big bright room with a few windows and light blue walls. It was the opposite of my room. There were many kids crowded around the TV in the middle of the room, sitting on two white couches. There were a few tables spread about the room and toys around the room that made the place look like a preschool. The room was filled with kids anywhere from the ages of five to seventeen.

I noticed a petite, blonde sitting at one of the tables. She looked like she was watching everyone in the room.

I didn't know what to do, so I turned around the see that the nurse had left me. Great, I'm stuck in a room with a bunch of crazy people. Though I guess to some people I fit in with them. Actually I feel like the sanest person here.

I decided to walk up to the blonde. I sat down on the plastic chair next to her.

"Hi, I'm Buffy the slayer." She smiled at me. Then I notice the jacket she was wearing tied her arms together. Nice, going Angel. I probably just sat next to the craziest person in the whole place.

"The slayer?" I question trying to focus on her face and not her jacket.

"I kill vampires." She stated simply. 'I kill vampires' what a nut. She's kind of cute though. She has pretty green eyes.

"Oh, my name is Angel." I answered. I decided not to pay much to the 'I kill vampires' because we are in a mental institution.

Then a small red head with a witch's hat sat down at the round table with Buffy and me. She was quiet and at first I didn't think she realized Buffy and I were there. Though by the way she stared at me I knew she saw us.

"This is Willow." Buffy finally said motioning to the red head.

"Let me guess she's a witch." I laughed and looked at the hat she wore. The hat was something a little kid got cheap for Halloween.

"Right," Buffy nodded seriously at my statement and I stopped laughing. So much for joking around when you're in a mental institution.

"I was only joking." I answered and Buffy looked at me confused, while the look on Willow's face turned to horror.

"I wasn't." Buffy said sternly and frowned.

"Is he a vampire?" I heard Willow whisper to Buffy. Then Buffy looked like she was studying me. I sighed.

"No. Are you a vampire?" Buffy mumbled to me.

I didn't blame them for thinking I'm a vampire and not just because they're wacko. I wear black and I'm tall with broad shoulders. Plus I'm pale. Mistaking me for a vampire is an honest mistake for a crazy person.

"No," I said and Willow finally smiled at me. Buffy and Willow both accepted I was not a bloodthirsty vampire.

"Good, or else I would have to slay you." She gave me a sweet smile. Then I realized why she was wearing the straight jacket. I swallowed hard.

"Your so funny, Angel!" Buffy giggled like a schoolgirl and I rolled my eyes. Whoever thinks I'm crazy; they obviously have never been to Sunnydale.

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