Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters you recognize If I did things would've gone a lot differently Buffy would have never have gotten with Spike OR Riley (gags) and Angel wouldn't have touched Darla ( Heck Darla wouldn't have even lived past the episode ''Angel'') and nothing even resembling a relationship would have occurred between Cordelia and Angel so yeah I definitely do not own the characters they all belong to Joss Whedon and the network so please don't Sue!

A/N I know this plot isn't exactly new but I'm hoping to put a different spin on it a very B.A spin on it but a spin plus I love to mess around with dark Buffy and Angel is always so cute when he's all confused so forgive me and I do apologize for starting another story when I've already got a few that aren't even half way finished yet but this idea just struck me and I couldn't shake it so here it is I hope you enjoy and remember to R and R!

Buffy had only wanted to get home quicker so she could study for her exam the next day but it seemed the hell mouth itself was against her first there's a rather large number of demons out and about not too many that it suggested anything out of the normal abnormality but enough to have her longing for her warm bed and the bottle of pain killers in the first aid box but after the demons which hadn't exactly been friendly to say the least she stumbled across the nest of vampires that had been eluding the scooby gang for weeks and she had only had three stakes you can probably guess that it had gotten messy.

Her body ached all over from being tossed across the room and it was times like these that she was immensely grateful for her exceptional healing rate the torn muscles in her back would feel like nothing more that a couple of bad bruises by the next day need less to say she was in a rush to get home and decided to take the short cut. Normally she only went this way if she had to going this way always left her feeling terrible the short cut took her down Crawford street right past Angels still vacant mansion a few of his things were still at the mansion namely his couch in front of the fire place where he had often sat with her in his lap reading and his bed the bed where they had spent hours laying in each others arms.

These memories and what had occurred after them the 'incident' in the sewer tunnel were consuming her thoughts and as always she wondered...

What would've happened if he'd stayed if she'd done something said something different would he still be with her would he still love her? And with those thoughts came bitter ones would it be better that she'd never met him? If She'd never come to Sunnydale? What did the future hold for her without him there? All these questions still swimming through her head Buffy soon shook them off and increased her pace heading past the mansion she needed a good rest she could cram for the exam tomorrow morning.................. Meanwhile back inside the mansion .......

The mansion was quite nothing but the soft rustle of the breeze outside could be heard inside nothing hinted to what was to happen just as outside the slayer passed the building there was a loud crack and a flash of light as a portal opened exactly where Acathla's portal into hell had been opened a moment later a figure jumped out of the portal landing on the stone floor of the mansion with a soft thud the figure straightened doing a quick cursory stock take of their surroundings and stepping away from the portal warily the figure let out a sigh

''Well Buffy what have you gotten yourself into this time?''....................

A/N Okay I hope you like the story so far and as always I love feedback even if its constructive criticism so please R and R !