TITLE: Runaway (1/?)
AUTHOR: Talia
E-MAIL: pinkyboringness@hotmail.com
DISCLAIMER: Don't own any of the characters, all property to Joss and co.
TIMELINE: Three years after Buffy runs away, after Becoming.
SPOILERS: Becoming, Anne.
SYNOPSIS: Buffy runs away after killing Angel, she's been away for 3 years. Angel still comes back alive. Buffy's in LA meets up with Angel and A.I. gang.
PAIRINGS: B/A, W/O, C/X, A/other
DISTRIBUTION: To anyone! Just gotta ask :)
NOTE: Faith was already around in this world, so she takes over for Buffy, she's not evil. Buffy's rooming with Lily, the whole going to hell thing never happened. Willow, Xander, Oz, Cordy went with Angel. Xander and Cordelia didn't break up.
FEEDBACK: Definitely :)
RATING: PG - for language
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Part 1 - When I close my eyes, you're everywhere.
//"Angel?"

Where is he?

"Buffy!"

Where is he?!

"Angel where are you??"

Where is he?!

"At the end of your sword......bitch.."//

Not again....not another dream....I just can't handle it anymore. He's been dead for three years and he still haunts my dreams.

"Annie you okay?"

I smile at Lily reassuringly, she looks at me doubtfully noticing the sweat on my forehead and my matted hair.

"I'm fine, really. Go back to sleep."

She still stands there for a few seconds and then disappears without a word. I like that about Lily, she doesn't argue.

I sigh and lie back down and as soon as I think I'm over it the tears come and I'm curled up in a ball and sobbing. And then I laugh to myself, because who am I kidding? I'll never be over Angel.

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"Anne get your ass back to work! I said a 5 minute break not an hour!"

I sigh and roll my eyes.

"Okay okay Jack, god I can't get 2 seconds of peace round this place!"

He glares at me and walks back inside.

I walk in, and the smell of fat and bacon fill my nose, I hate working here but where else am I going to go? Home? Yeah, I'm sure they'd welcome me with open arms.

"Hey Anne sweetie, wanna come round tonight? Finally got a waterbed, need to test it out."

Bob the cook raises his eyebrows, or should I say eyebrow suggestively. God he's disgusting, beer gut, sweaty hair, greasy smile, smelly breath, plus the whole balding 39 year old man deal.

I open my mouth to say something rude back to him but I feel Jacks big hand fall on my shoulder, and I shut my mouth, according to Jack, Bob is the best cook that Jack's Cafe has ever had and he doesn't want me pissing Bob off because he might leave.....please, boo-hoo if Bob leaves hmmm yeah, right. But I don't really have any qualifications, so its not as if I'm going to get very far in life, kinda need this job.

I give Jack an "Oh alright for gods sake" look and then head round to the counter. Jules another waitress is serving a group of people in the far corner, she's flirting furiously with one of the men. God she is so annoying, she's a little loose if you know what I mean....actually she's like really loose, any good looking man becomes her prey and once she sees what she wants she definitley gets it.

I cringe when I hear her whining nausiating laugh, she seems me standing there gawking and waltz over swinging her hips.

"Anne want some?"

She points towards the group of men she was talking to, she blows them a kiss and winks...oh god just go away!

"Ha ha no, more for you I guess. Hey how's the cream working for that rash?" I say it loud enough so the group of men can hear, the blonde one looks at her and gives her a disgusted look....yay mission accomplished.

"Annie babe, why don't you go down to the church on Hobson Street, they're always happy to take in young women who want to keep living that celibate life. You could be with lots of others that are just like you."

She says it sickingly sweet and winks at me. Her small bright red lips curl into an evil smile and I just want to punch her right in the nose so she's not so pretty anymore. But I hold back like always because Buffy would do that, but little ol' Anne would never do that.

Buffy Summers is no longer, in her place is Anne Winters. Yeah I know the last name is kinda stupid but I couldn't think of anything.

"Anne! Everytime I see you you're off in La La land! For christ's sake could you do some work, you know the thing I'm meant to be paying you for!"

"Get off my back Jack." I snicker at the rhyme and Jack just gives me his look, well more glare, which he seems to only give to me.

"Excuse me Miss.."

I turn around quickly, my breath catches in my throat and I feel lightheaded.

"Angel...?"

"Sorry, what did you say Miss?"

I blink and shake my head a couple of times, the mans face comes into view and I feel tears burn my eyes when I see his face and realise that it's not Angel. Angel will never be back...never..never...never....never...all because of me.

The tears spill and I run out of the cafe, I can hear Jacks' deep voice bellowing out after me but not even he can stop me. The fresh air hits my face and I breath it in hungrily.

'He'll never be coming back bitch'

'Close your eyes'

'It's all your fault'

The last thing I hear before I hit the pavement is the beating of my heart, it fills my ears and it feels like its gonna burst through my chest.

Boom.boom.boom.boom.boom.boom.boom.boom.boom.boom.boom.boom.boom

End of Part One