Disclaimer: I do not own Buffy the Vampire Slayer, I just borrow the characters on occassion.
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He had pushed her. Hard and long.
At first he wasn't sure that she would give. But he was nothing if not persistent, and she had finally broken.
She had come to him, uncaring of his loss of soul and the people that he had murdered.
He should have been happy; thrilled even.
But Angelus couldn't help but grow nervous of the new Buffy.
She came to his bed frequently, yes, and each and every time she left it, he was more than satisfied. But that passion and fire he'd always seen in her eyes, that light that told him she was trying her hardest to continue fighting him rather than climbing into his arms, was gone.
He had broken her.
Even if it was only a little, and only about this certain thing. She had a blind spot for him and the wrong he had committed, but he couldn't help wondering if maybe that wasn't a good thing.
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Her eyes were flat and direct when she questioned him.
It made Angelus nervous, which, in turn, made him angry.
"You've stolen the statue of Acathla?" Buffy didn't even wait for him to speak, his proud smirk all the answer she needed. "So you're planning to have the whole world sucked into hell? You sure have gotten cocky haven't you?" Angelus frowned at the comment while Buffy heaved a put-upon sigh. "There's nothing I can do to convince not to do this, is there?" Buffy's voice sounded resigned, and a part of Angelus laughed gleefully that she wasn't even trying to put up a fight.
His smirk was again the only answer she needed. He was so sure of himself. So sure of the blindspot she had for him.
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Angelus couldn't help thinking that his breaking her had been a very good thing for the world, and therefore, a very bad thing for him, when he saw absolutely not hesitation or remorse in her eyes as Buffy shoved the stake through his heart.
She was a true warrior now.
No friends or family were above the mission.
He had forced her into that mind set.
Yes, Angelus thought as he crumbled to dust, seeing Buffy dispatching all of his minions and childer as well, it really wasn't my best idea.