A/N: Buffy/Angel Fan Fic crossover. Based Angel- 2nd season after they return from Pylea, Buffy, 5th season, but before Joyce dies. I know, not exactly in line, but what I need for this story, I like Fred.

They were going after Buffy. Angel had gotten a letter tipping him off about that. He knew that it was someone trying to get his attention and it had worked. No matter how time moved on, he would always love Buffy, and he would always give his life for hers. And he would do it now if necessary.

The sun had just set, so he surfaced near Buffy's house and went up and rang the doorbell. "I'll get it!" rang the voice of Buffy's little sister Dawn. "Oh, hi." Said Dawn shyly when she saw who it was. Dawn had been like a little sister to him the years when he was here in Sunnydale. "Buffy! It's for you! Come in."

Buffy ran to the door and saw Angel step in. Something was up, she just knew it. "What are you doing here?"

"I got a tip, that someone was after you, I… um… just wanted to…"

"What? Making sure that I'm all right, why didn't you just call?"

"It's not exactly the thing that you call about. Hi, how's college? Oh, and by the way, someone's trying to kill you to get to me."

"Fine, whatever, who or what is trying to get me then?"

"I don't know…" It was then that he heard something coming. Whatever it was crashed through the front window. "Maybe that?"

"Dawn! Down!" At that Buffy and Angel attacked it together in perfect harmony, like they had never been apart. But before they could get a good punch in, the demon held his hand up and Buffy and Angel were paralyzed standing still.

Angel couldn't move. Not even his head. In his peripheral vision he saw that Buffy wasn't moving either. In that instant the Demon started chanting in a dead language, and then he was gone. Angel and Buffy fell to the floor like limp rags.

Buffy came to on the floor, "Dawn, Mom, Angel?"

Joyce was standing over her, "We're all fine. Angel is just waking up."

"Oh, man. What happened?" Angel asked holding his head.

"That demon did some magic on us. I don't even know what he did. Why didn't he just kill us?"

"Who knows, but…" Angel put his hand on his chest, "My heart, it's beating!"

"What? How is that possible?"

"Why would the demon make you human?"

"I don't know, but, what's for dinner, I'm starving!"

Joyce chuckled, "We just got pizza if you want to join us."

Angel had eaten the pizza, and it had been the best thing that he had ever remembered tasting. The had never had stuff like that in Ireland in his day.

When they were all finished eating, Angel leaned back on his chair and sighed.

"What's the matter?" Buffy asked.

"Oh, it's just that now that I'm not hungry, I was just thinking about the demon who did this to me. Should we thank him? I mean, he could have done this to me because the evil world wants me out of the fight."

"Why is that bad? Yes, you can't fight like you used to, but you can still fight demons and vampires. Look at Giles, and Willow, and Xander. They are hum, and they all fight. Why can't you?"

"But the last time… never mind." Angel said quickly.

"What do you mean 'last time,' Angel, don't lie to me."

"Okay, remember when you visited me in LA, last year?"

"Yeah, that big green demon attacked and you killed it."

"Well, that didn't happen the first time. You see, that day had happened before."

"Okay, you rewound time. Why? What had happened that was so bad?"

"Well, I'll just explain it all. You came, that demon attacked us. We fought, it escaped, and we went after it. We split up to track it, and when I killed it, or rather thought that I killed it; some of its blood got mixed in with mine. And I became human again."

"Are you trying to say that you didn't want to be human?"

"No!" Angel said, "That was the best day of my life. We kissed, talked, ate ice cream, and more. But that night the demon came back. I went after it alone and would have died if you hadn't rescued me."

"And that was bad?"

"Not the you saving me part, the part where I was endangering you. As human I am a liability to you." Angel said staring at his hands.

Buffy gently put her hand under his chin and made him look at me. "Angel, did it ever occur to you to ask for help. Yes, you can't fight stuff like that alone, but with me, or a couple other people you could do it. Even I don't go out patrolling alone that much. I certainly don't do any attacking without help, whether that help be muscle or magic. Angel, you don't have to be alone."

At that Angel grabbed her hand lightly. "Oh Buffy," as he kissed her hand, "You have no idea how I have missed you this year."

Just as the conversation was about to take a different turn, Buffy's mom cleared her throat. At that instant, Buffy's and Angel's hand's came apart, "Mom, I've got to get back to my dorm room now, do you mind."

Joyce chuckled, "no of course not, I know that you want to be alone, go on, get out of here."

Buffy jumped up, dragging Angel behind her, while Angel was trying to stay 'the nice boy,' "Thank you for dinner, Mrs. Summers, it was delicious."

They were out the door, and Joyce glanced at her younger daughter, "How come I feel like they are come back tomorrow married?"

"Don't worried, Buffy wouldn't marry him tonight; give her a week at least."

Buffy was having the best night of her life. She was walking hand in hand with the man she loved, and now, they had a future. "What do you want to do?" Buffy asked.

"Want to go get ice cream?"

"I love you." Buffy said. She had meant at the time that he was a great guy for wanting to get ice cream, but once the words were out…

"I love you too." Angel said, but after a minute, he broke the spell by adding, "So, Ice Cream, know any good places?"

"I'll lead the way."

Angel smiled as Buffy led him to get ice cream.

"So, this is my dorm room." Buffy said showing him her room. She opened the door to find Willow still out, "And it's not occupied. You wanna stay here tonight?"

"Sure." Angel answered simply. He went to sit on the floor, but Buffy grabbed his arm.

"Hold me." Angel went where she led him onto the bed. He sat down on the bed taking Buffy with him, and with Buffy in his arms; he leaned down and kissed her on the mouth, that sweet loving soft kiss. "I want this." Buffy said as she leaned forward and pushed Angel's jacked off and tossed it to the floor.

Angel didn't need any more encouragement. His hands moved on their own. Buffy and Angel helped take off each other's shirts, only momentarily stopping the kiss between them. In the end the peace that Angel felt was greater than ever. He loved this woman more than life itself, he couldn't survive loosing her again, and he had no intention to.

Willow returned to the dorm room to find Angel and Buffy asleep in Buffy's bed. It was kind of sweet, Buffy lay on top of Angel's bare chest, and their arms were around each other. After she got the 'ah, that's so cute' out of her system, she realized what had happened. The last time Angelus had tried to kill her afterwards.

She didn't want to wake them or anything, but she had to know. But just before she was going to wake the sleeping pair, she noticed the cross that hung around Buffy's neck. If was laying on Angel's chest. There was no smoke, Angel didn't feel a thing. That could only mean one thing: Angel was human. For Willow thought, that answer simply created a whole new set of questions.

Angel woke the next morning to find Buffy in his arms and sun shining on his face. It was the most amazing feeling. He had everything he had ever wanted, but it still felt like the littlest thing could throw all of that away, and he would be powerless to stop it.

Buffy stirred, "Good morning. Umm, that's the most comforting sound."

"What is?"

"Your heart-beat. It's southing."

"What day is it?"

"Sunday, why?"

"Just wanted to make sure that you were free to go on a picnic today, what do you say?"

"I say that it sounds perfect."

To Be Continued…

A/N: What do you think? Review please. I know it's a bit fluffy, but sometimes you need a little fluff. That's what my 11th grade English teacher used to tell me at least.