Surprise Alternate Ending

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I wrote this Fic 3 years ago

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Summary - Everything in Surprise is till all the same all up until Buffy falls into the water and Angel jumps after her in which I take over. I also write Angel's thoughts on Buffy's dream and her being strangled by the Judges arm.

Buffy had scared him when she had arrived at his apartment earlier that day, close to tears over the dream she had were he had been staked, her fear that her dream would become reality forcing her to come and check if he was alright. He had tried to reassure her, tried to make her feel better. Only his lips on hers seemed to make her pain go away.

The others had put so much effort into the party, trying to make it the best birthday she could ever have, a normal birthday with no vampires, except him of course. Angel knew how much Buffy wished to be treated like an ordinary girl but her calling stopped that and any normal minute she could have, he would try and give to her.

When she had been thrown through the window, he had been so worried for her, she seemed invincible but even with her slayer strength and healing, she was still human, could still bleed.

She didn't even seem fazed by it, mainly concentrating on the party her Watcher and Friends had thrown for her.

When the arm had flown out of the box and wrapped itself around her throat, he had truly believed that he wouldn't be able to get it off her, it was so strong but he had somehow managed it, maybe his love for her making him stronger.

When they had stood on the docks, tears flowing down her face, he had felt a twinge in his long dead heart. It was a though her pain was bringing him back to life. The thought of leaving her alone, anything could happen, she could need him, be hurt, killed and he wouldn't be there to help her. The ring on her finger, a sign of the love they shared, a sign of devotion as his people said. The rings had meant a lot to him, the one Buffy wore belonged to his mother and the one he wore, his fathers. When Angelus had murdered them, he had taken the rings, not to share with someone else, to show love but as trophies of his kills. Angel also had a necklace with a metal heart locket, which he had given his sister, Kathy. He still felt guilty about the day he took her life. She had been 9 years old and was the only member of his family who when his life went downhill, showed him that there was some love in the world.

He remembered the day in which he had given her that necklace as clear as if it were yesterday and he would never forget the joy on her face.

"You are a shame to this family, Liam. A drunken ladies man, with no ambition, what are you going to do in the future, eh? If anything happened to me, would you look after this family or abandon it? Will you ever marry or will you just be alone"

He had looked up into his fathers face and a part of him had died inside as he saw the disappointment and anger on the man's face.

"I will only marry for love, nothing else. I want to marry a girl I care about, not just a woman who will give me children but also happiness."

His father had grabbed him by the shirt and thrown him from the house.

As he had sat on the step, his mind trying to find a way to apologise and make his father proud of him, Kathy approached him.

Sitting herself on his lap, her long, dark Brown hair tumbling down her back as she settled herself and her huge Brown eyes, identical to his own looked up at him. Tears had been streaming down his face as he thought he might never see his family again, never earn their approval and love.

Lifting her tiny hands to his cheeks, she gently wiped the tears away, treating him with the love and kindness he did not deserve.

Wrapping her little arms around his neck, she smiled at him.

"Father will forgive you, Liam"

He had shaken his head, not daring to believe the little girls words as he may take them as truth and it would hurt then, ten times worse when his Father rejected him.

"I should just die, you'd all be off"

Burying her face in his neck, Kathy had begun to shake at the thought of never seeing Liam again.

"No we wouldn't, we would all cry and want you to come back so badly because I know sometimes Mother, Father and I don't show it but we all love you so much and will always be there for you"

Smiling at her, he kissed her forehead as he stood bringing her up into his arms aswell.

"I wasn't going to give you this until your birthday but I think you deserve to have it"

Out of his pocket, he had lifted out a silver necklace, with a metal heart locket on.

Lifting it from his hands, Kathy smiled as she looked into his face, and back to the beautiful necklace in her hand. It had cost him so much money to buy but he had saved up for so long, so he could give her something in return for the 8 years of Joy she had given him since the day she was born.

Her Brown eyes found the engraving on the inside of the heart, in swirly letters it said.

I will Always Love You.

She looked up at him, tears streaming down her face as she hugged him tighter.

Smiling at him, she kissed his cheek gently.

"I love you too, I don't care what you have done in the past, Liam, people make mistakes but I will always love you and be here for you"

"I will always be here for you, Kathy, like you're always there for me. I will always protect you."

He hadn't known when he had said that to her, that a year later, he would return home a Vampire and in her loving trust of him, had run straight into Angelus's waiting arms.

She had screamed his name as Angelus sucked the life out of her. The memory still haunted Angel and always would.

He had it in a box in his bedside cabinet; he had hoped one day to give it to Buffy. Angelus had been clever, a genius, he knew so much about the world, so much about people, where he could hurt people most but the biggest thing Angelus never knew or understood was love. How it felt to love someone and be loved in return. For over a century Darla had loved him and he had treated her like nothing more than dirt on his shoe. She had sired him, slept with him, stayed with him for years and all he had done was torture her,

He had considered giving Buffy the necklace instead of the rings but he hoped to save that for another day. He had nearly told her he loved her, had nearly told her the location of the locket when they were pulled apart by Dalton and some other vampires.

They had been fighting a losing battle, outnumbered by their attackers there was no way they could win.

"Buffy!"

For a moment Angel watched as the girl he loved was thrown into the freezing cold water of the docks.

He had been faced with leaving her, to save the world from Drusilla, Spike and The Judge but he had a choice, save Buffy or get the arm from Dalton and keep it safe. It was an easy decision, for without his tiny, innocent, green eyed Slayer, he was nothing. She was the light of his life, his pure reason for living or UN living, as some might put it.

As Angel dived towards the barrier, Dalton ran off with the arm, back to Drusilla and Spike, so they would not let him die. Jumping over it easily, Angel flew through the air into the ice cold water and slid beneath the surface. Looking around frantically, he finally spotted her floating in the water several metres away. Her eyes closed, hair was flying around her head, her arms spread wide and her skin pale, she looked so breathtakingly beautiful, it stunned him for a moment but Angel had no time to lose, every second she was underwater, the more water entered her lungs and the more chance that she would not survive. He always shuddered when he thought back to when he and Xander had found her after she had been killed by The Master, lying face down in the water, not breathing. He had never been so happy that Xander had been with him because without him, Buffy would be dead.

Swimming toward her, he gently grabbed her arms and pulled her to his chest before swimming swiftly to the surface. As they broke the surface, Buffy began to cough up the water, her whole chest heaving as the water poured from her mouth. Her eyes looked into his as he pulled her through the water to the land below the pier. As he reached the shallower water, he stood bringing her shivering form into his arms and ran coming to a stop when he knew the water could no longer touch them.

Laying her down on the muddy bank, he began to check her for injures, panicking momentarily when he found a gash on the back of her head, but thankfully he found that it was already healing and would not cause any long problems, she might have a really bad headache, she might have a mild concussion and her throat would be very sore for the next couple of days but apart from that she would be fine. Her eyes had been closed throughout his entire examination, but when his face had moved up to hers, he gently kissed her slowly blueing lips, opening her eyes and looking at him, she began to shake.

"Angel, I'm cold, really cold"

She barely managed to speak, she was shaking so much.

Staying there for a moment Angel looked around, the vampires from earlier seemed to have vanished with the arm, probably taking it to Drusilla and Spike but they would deal with that problem later, he needed to get her dry and warm before she got hypothermia. Looking down at her again, her eyes fluttered closed and she pressed herself further against him, trying to steal any warmth she could but his cool skin offered none.

Pulling her up into his arms again, he clutched her to his chest protectively and ran into the night, heading for his apartment, the one place that they would be safe and he could get her warm.

Buffy sat up with a start, he head aching and her throat felt so raw it was unbelievable. She had been so cold when Angel had pulled her from the water but now she felt really warm as she lay in the thick red covers of Angel's bed and the vampire himself, laid down next to her, fast asleep. The last clear thing she remembered was Angel's voice, screaming her name as she plunged toward the freezing water. Looking down at him, she smiled, he looked so peaceful, more peaceful than she had ever seen him, his dreams probably one of the only times he could escape his guilt and past.

She watched him for a few minutes before snuggling down again, her head resting against his chest.

His eyes fluttered open for a few moments.

Sitting up gently, she slowly stroked his cheek and smiled when he fell back into oblivion.

In his sleep, he pulled her closer to him, holding her tightly in his arms. He smiled as she snuggled closer and that smile, there was only one word to describe it.

Adorable.

Taking his hand in her own, she frowned when something a lot colder than Angel's skin made contact with her hand.

Opening it gently, she found a locket.

Opening it, she smiled as inside it said.

I Will Always Love You.

It looked very old and Buffy frowned as she thought of a past girlfriend of Angel's who he might have given it too. It had to be Angel's because Angelus did not believe in love, he despised it, hating the weakness it gave people.

"I gave it to my sister, Kathy. I don't know why Angelus took it, probably as a trophy of his first kill. Probably the reason he took the Cladddagh rings too"

Buffy looked up at Angel, whose eyes were open and the peaceful look on his face had vanished replaced by guilt.

"The Cladddagh rings?"

Looking down at the ring on her finger, she first the first time, noticed how old it was.

Smiling at her gently, his eyes filled with pain, he took her hand and ran his thumb over the ring on her small hand.

"The rings belonged to my parents, when my soul returned; I found them in a safe in New York where Angelus kept some of his most prized belongings. He had taken other things aswell, from the other people that he killed."

Smiling at her sadly, he lowered his head as he looked at the locket in Buffy's hand. Gently he lifted it and placed it around her neck, fastening it in place.

"Do you miss them, your family; you never talk about them ever"

"I miss them all so much, I miss Kathy the most though, and she always stood by me no matter what I did. I would give anything to see her again, one last time."

Smiling Buffy looked up into his face and gently kissed his cheek.

"I wish I could make it possible Angel"

"So do I"

The sadness and pain on his face nearly broke her heart.

The Oracles watched the slayer comfort him.

"Something has to be done, Brother"

Shaking his head, Brother Oracle turned to his sister.

"We have no right to interfere, only when the world is in danger do we step in"

Sister Oracle looked at her Brother and frowned.

"If you are not willing to do anything, then I will"

Sister Oracle walked back up the steps and vanished, leaving her startled Brother behind her.

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