Chapter 1~
(Please note that this story takes place two weeks before Buffy Summers moved to Sunnydale. She still resides in Los Angeles. Her parents have just had the divorce finalized and she is heartbroken. Buffy's first Watcher, Merrick, has just died. Her current boyfriend is Pike, and I know it is explained why they break up in the Buffy comic Vivas Las Buffy, but this is my version. Angel is there, watching over Buffy.)
Angel watched as Buffy tackled a vampire pinned it to the ground. He was hiding behind a blanket of trees and shrubs.
"Stake!" Buffy screamed, struggling to hold down the vampire. Pike searched through Buffy's bag of supplies. He grabbed a stake from in between the holy water and crosses.
"Buffy!" He threw the stake in Buffy's general direction. Although she had to lean a bit, Buffy managed to catch it. She plunged the wood into the vampire's heart.
"AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!" The vampire screamed as it turned to ash.
"Thanks for coming with me, Pike," Buffy said as she gathered herself up, "It's just been so hard with losing Merrick and my parents' divorce. I think pummeling vampires is good for channeling anger."
"As long as that anger isn't pouring onto me, I'm cool with however you channel it." He smiled. She punched his arm playfully.
"Ow!" They laughed as Pike and Buffy left the cemetery. Angel came out of his hiding place and looked at the two. He was honestly jealous of the boy named Pike. Angel had loved Buffy ever since he laid eyes on her. But this scruffy-looking kid got to hold her and be with her. He was even jealous that he got to know her. But then again, Angel knew that he could never have a life with Buffy. She might as well be with a boy that cared about her and knew her secret. But no matter how he felt about Buffy, he would protect her. She was so young, so delicate. She didn't deserve this burden. She carried so many already. Her parents' divorce, her Watcher's death, and the thought that she might not live to see her fifteenth birthday. All Angel wanted to do was protect her. And that's all he would do, unless something stopped him. And not much could stop the infamous vampire with a soul.
Buffy was all alone in her room. She just lay on her bed, staring at the ceiling, crying. Her father's things were gone from the house. It made everything seem so much more real. Her mother and father were really divorced. To top the cake, Buffy couldn't shake the idea that the divorce was all her fault. Was it her trouble at school and with the law (really vampire fighting) that had forced her father to move out and divorce her mother? Buffy had been told millions of times by her parents that the divorce had nothing to do with her, but she couldn't believe them.
"Buffy?" her mother called from outside her door, "Are you alright?"
Buffy sucked up her tears and said in the most normal voice she could muster, "Fine. Just doing homework."
"Okay." her mother replied in a voice that was obvious she knew Buffy was lying.
Buffy felt so empty. She didn't have any passion for anything, except for slaying and Pike. She had been through so much trauma and tragedy since she discovered she was the Slayer, but this was too much. Buffy sensed something, a feeling like she was being watched.
"Pike?" Buffy called. Sometimes Pike visited her at her window, when they wanted to fool around. But no one was there. 'No one's ever going to be there. No one to help me with my problems, anyway,' she thought.
"Hello? Anyone?" She leaned out the open window. She could feel the cool, close-to-summer wind on her face. Buffy couldn't see anything, anyway, it was too dark. She was nervous, but she ignored it and closed the window and went to bed.
Angel could breathe easy again (in a matter of speaking). He was almost spotted. If Buffy had seen him, he'd have a hard time explaining. Looking at her through her window, at school, and on patrol? That was literally stalking. Angel was disgusted with himself. Was this what he had sunk to? Watching pretty little teenagers? Angel walked away, but knew he'd be back the next day.
(Please note that this story takes place two weeks before Buffy Summers moved to Sunnydale. She still resides in Los Angeles. Her parents have just had the divorce finalized and she is heartbroken. Buffy's first Watcher, Merrick, has just died. Her current boyfriend is Pike, and I know it is explained why they break up in the Buffy comic Vivas Las Buffy, but this is my version. Angel is there, watching over Buffy.)
Angel watched as Buffy tackled a vampire pinned it to the ground. He was hiding behind a blanket of trees and shrubs.
"Stake!" Buffy screamed, struggling to hold down the vampire. Pike searched through Buffy's bag of supplies. He grabbed a stake from in between the holy water and crosses.
"Buffy!" He threw the stake in Buffy's general direction. Although she had to lean a bit, Buffy managed to catch it. She plunged the wood into the vampire's heart.
"AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!" The vampire screamed as it turned to ash.
"Thanks for coming with me, Pike," Buffy said as she gathered herself up, "It's just been so hard with losing Merrick and my parents' divorce. I think pummeling vampires is good for channeling anger."
"As long as that anger isn't pouring onto me, I'm cool with however you channel it." He smiled. She punched his arm playfully.
"Ow!" They laughed as Pike and Buffy left the cemetery. Angel came out of his hiding place and looked at the two. He was honestly jealous of the boy named Pike. Angel had loved Buffy ever since he laid eyes on her. But this scruffy-looking kid got to hold her and be with her. He was even jealous that he got to know her. But then again, Angel knew that he could never have a life with Buffy. She might as well be with a boy that cared about her and knew her secret. But no matter how he felt about Buffy, he would protect her. She was so young, so delicate. She didn't deserve this burden. She carried so many already. Her parents' divorce, her Watcher's death, and the thought that she might not live to see her fifteenth birthday. All Angel wanted to do was protect her. And that's all he would do, unless something stopped him. And not much could stop the infamous vampire with a soul.
Buffy was all alone in her room. She just lay on her bed, staring at the ceiling, crying. Her father's things were gone from the house. It made everything seem so much more real. Her mother and father were really divorced. To top the cake, Buffy couldn't shake the idea that the divorce was all her fault. Was it her trouble at school and with the law (really vampire fighting) that had forced her father to move out and divorce her mother? Buffy had been told millions of times by her parents that the divorce had nothing to do with her, but she couldn't believe them.
"Buffy?" her mother called from outside her door, "Are you alright?"
Buffy sucked up her tears and said in the most normal voice she could muster, "Fine. Just doing homework."
"Okay." her mother replied in a voice that was obvious she knew Buffy was lying.
Buffy felt so empty. She didn't have any passion for anything, except for slaying and Pike. She had been through so much trauma and tragedy since she discovered she was the Slayer, but this was too much. Buffy sensed something, a feeling like she was being watched.
"Pike?" Buffy called. Sometimes Pike visited her at her window, when they wanted to fool around. But no one was there. 'No one's ever going to be there. No one to help me with my problems, anyway,' she thought.
"Hello? Anyone?" She leaned out the open window. She could feel the cool, close-to-summer wind on her face. Buffy couldn't see anything, anyway, it was too dark. She was nervous, but she ignored it and closed the window and went to bed.
Angel could breathe easy again (in a matter of speaking). He was almost spotted. If Buffy had seen him, he'd have a hard time explaining. Looking at her through her window, at school, and on patrol? That was literally stalking. Angel was disgusted with himself. Was this what he had sunk to? Watching pretty little teenagers? Angel walked away, but knew he'd be back the next day.