Title; New beginning Ch 1
Author; DreamInfinity0
Rating; R Language for now
Characters; Angel/ Buffy, Spike, Willow, Giles, Faith, Dawn, Xander
Disclaimer; All characters belong to Joss Whedon (Based on Comic book So 8 Ep 33-37 of Buffy.) Be warned a lot of Spoilers are mention and my own prediction along the way of what will happen. Or what I mostly want to happen. Italic words are mostly dialogue from the comic books itself which belongs to its creator…joss Whedon.
Summary: This Fic is about what happens after season 7 of Buffy. Based on the events of the season 8 comic book. If you read the season 8 comics of Buffy then you're good. If Not I'll try to explain as much as I can.
Looking into your eyes
Oh won't you walk through
And bust in the door
And take me away
Oh no more mistakes
Cause in your eyes I'd like to stay
-Kate Perry
She was babbling a bit. Yes, she recognized that. Babbling tended to be Buffy's automatic reaction to awkward situations that couldn't be fixed by pummeling something and it was bad enough that she was thinking about him again. So much has happened since that day and she wanders if her life will ever be the same again. She had the chance to make it right but something always seems to get between them. Whether it's her friends, villains, a curse it's always something and she tired of it. She just wants to be left alone in peace for once. The way it is now with all that's happened she doesn't believe in love anymore. She gave up from the moment Angel broke her heart once again.
She fought him before in his mask outfit. He was strong, untouchable and nothing could hurt him not even her. She was the strongest slayer of them all and he was her nemesis. It was like every time she closed her eyes she could still see his face and all the slayers that died because of him. And when all those slayers died because of him it went back to her. It made her stronger, invisible and untouchable... All the guilt, the pain the death, it was all because of him. All because the one person she loved more anyone else in the world. He always was the one but that didn't stop her for falling for him. It was forbidden and she knew now how forbidden it was. She just wished she never fell for him. Maybe then her life would not have been so messed up like it is now.
As she laid there on the bed her mind went back to that fateful day she learned Angel was Twilight. It was a day she never would have forgotten and it still hunts her till this day.
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It was on a sunny morning when all hell broke loose. Giles and Faith was kidnapped by Twilight. Most of her slayers were injured or worse while Xander, Willow and Dawn were trying to find the best way to help her and the rest of the slayers. While Buffy was flying her fastest to Twilight Headquarters to save her friends.
Twilight stood with his back turned as he glared at the window. "Okay, I'm thinking of a number. Who wants to die first"?
"Th-that voice, I know that voice…" Giles said hoping and praying it was not who he thought it was.
"Of course you do, Giles…That's what happens when you get rid of your resident witch." Twilight said turning to face them.
Faith's eyes widens in horror. "You're so dead." She lunges at him full force.
Twilight smiles at her. "Your right." He grabs her by the neck and tosses her back. "Do you not understand this isn't a fair fight?" he says.
"Who said I was fighting fair." She gets back up and lands two kicks to his mid section which didn't cause him any pain at all. He grabs her by the neck and slams her head against a pillar. "and what makes you think invulnerable isn't all over?"
Faith cursed. "We need a better plan."
…...
Dawn stands there and looks at all the villains from the past year that tried to kill them and now they're helping them. "This is getting crazy and crazier."
Dawn walked by Xander and crossed her arms annoyed. "Uh Xander you listening to these nut wads. I means warren…the general.. They've all tried to kill us." She said.
"I hear you Dawnie. But before we deal with problem number two…we got to fix problem one." Xander said.
Twilight stands above Faith that was lying on the floor hurt. He shook his head at her stubbornness. "Faith? Oh c'mon you're stronger then that…Faith?"
"Invulnerable…you're invulnerable. And faster than…" Giles mumbled still shocked at who it is.
"Super speed plus strength. I can fly too. You know where this is headed right? Every watcher wonders if his slayer might be the girl…and you've had more reason than any." Twilight says.
"What's he talking about. G" Faith says.
"Wait! You haven't even told her yet have you? And you haven't told Buffy either. I figured with all your recent jaunts…to England to Germany…I thought they all knew what you were really looking for. But now thanks to your silence…She has no idea what she's become." Twilight stared at Giles and couldn't believe it. He's once again by Giles that he doesn't even know he sees the man he once knew long time ago. "But you know she's about to face something she truly can't fight. No matter how much she…What the" Twilight turned about as he felt something hit him on the shoulder. He rolled his eyes annoyed. "Andrew..Did you just hit me with a Frisbee?"
Andrew stood there with his captain America shield and his red and blue outfit that was a mix of different heroes' costumes. He held his right hand up and stood his ground trying not to panic. "It's clobbering time."
"Twilight quickly grabbed his hand and pushed him against the wall. "Andrew."
"Don't make me repulsor you, Man!" Andrew squeaked.
"I might make you?" Twilight said. During that moment he looks up as a crack started to form in the ceiling. Buffy flew in striking Twilight tossing him threw the wall and into the open sky. Buffy looked at him and wandered what's with the lackey outfit. "You listen to me Twilight….My god is that really the name you picked? Twilight? Ya Know I lived that idea first, right? And my vampire was so much better." Buffy mocked. She heard him chuckle a familiar laugh. Her stomach knotted at the sound. No it couldn't be, her mind was playing tricks on her. Then her eyes opened wider as she watched in horror as he took off his mask.
"I miss you too." Angel said with a grin on his face.
Too stun to think of what he said and who it was Buffy just stared at him eyes widen. He looked like Angel but it couldn't be. He would never have killed two hundred innocent girls. This can't be him….It had to be…Angelus. Her head was throbbing now of all the memories of her and Angel shared and the one thing that always ruined it all was his demon…Angelus. Everything that was good was always ruined by that monster and it made her wander if she was ever going to be happy.
He had that arrogant look on his face as she stared back at him. Her fist clenched in fury as she flew at him. Angry and pissed she suddenly kicked him sending him to fall from to the ground. She closed her eyes. "Please let this be a dream." She opened her eyes and she was at the same spot still.
Not knowing what to do she quickly flew down and hid in a forest of trees. She fell to her knees and hid behind a tree. Her breath came out in spats of air as the shock overcame her body. No, no…she couldn't do this again. She couldn't kill him….not again. Her heart broke the last time she had to send him to hell. She almost died of a heart break the last time. This time was far worse because she was invisible. She couldn't die peacefully if she wanted to. The only thing that was keeping her sane was her mind was he was Angelus and not Angel.
She wanted to run, wanted to hide be any place but here but all she kept feeling was her heart break once more and the duty she had to do.
...
"Did we win?" Andrew said.
"His voice…He's Angel…Twilight is Angel." Giles said in horror. "How can this happen."
"N, not this time. Regardless of what Buffy Does… There is no way he can be Angel. Angel would never do this to us." Faith says.
Giles looked at Faith then sighed. He knew the truth but he wasn't going to mention it. This was bigger than just about Angel. This could end them all if he didn't find Buffy now.
...
"Buff? I know you're out there." Angel said looking around his surrounding knowing she was there. He could feel her. Feel her like she was right beside him. "You're even stronger than I'd hoped. That was the first blow I've felt in a long while. But you need to stop. You need to think about what's happen." Angel shouted hoping to get her to listen because he needed her too. This was the only reason he did this. He did this for her and for him. He had to make her understand.
Buffy seemed to calm down some because all that she could think about was the people that died and her slayers because of him. She had so many questions but right now she didn't care. She wanted to pummel something and mostly was him. She picked up a tree and headed toward his voice. She was fighting back tears and fighting back the anger building inside her. He had killed two hundreds of her slayers. How could he do this? Why was fate messing up her life again? And beside that this could not be Angel. It's got to be Angelus. And who in the hell gave him a happy?
"Buff….Don't think I'm Angelus either because I'm not." Angel demanded. "I'm me and you know I'm me because I know you can feel it…"
"Ah…stop talking! Your best asset was that you weren't a talker." Buffy shouted Irritated and more annoyed than ever. Besides that she was more confused than ever now. If he didn't lose his soul how could he of killed her slayers. Did he actually go evil with a soul when he went to work for Wolfram heart or was there some other explanation for this? Angry and pissed she held the end of the tree and tossed it toward his direction. "How can you not be Angelus and kill two hundred and six slayers. HOW CAN YOU DO THIS." she shouted and tossed a tree that flew
like a speeding bullet through the sky. She watched as he didn't move out of the way. The tree slammed into him from a powerful throw. To say the least when it hit Angel it sounded like a sonic boom. Buffy stood in shock as the tree broke into pieces not even putting one scratch on Angel. "You killed two hundred and six girls. How could you?" She shouted. She ran over in a blink of an eye where he stood and threw her first punch.
Angel blocked it. "I didn't kill them. This was happening."
"Stop saying cryptic crap like that! It happened because you made it happen! You made them hate us." Buffy shouted throwing another punch.
"You really don't know how much worse it could've been. Powerful people, governments, lining up to wipe you out. The government would have thought you as a terrorist. Demons weren't thrilled either." I put on a mask, talk about master plans, and distract them while I keep the body count as low as possible." Angel said still blocking her punches.
"Push me why? So, I can absorb the power of my dead Friends?" She punches him again but misses him.
"Who told you that… Willow? I thought she'd see further than that. That's not why you have these powers and stop trying to punch me." Angel replied slightly tired of her hostility. "It won't make you feel better."
Buffy face frowned and her face glared at him in anger. "It will." She quickly punched him hitting him in the chest which sends him flying toward two trees. She watched as he smashed into them breaking them in half. She watched him fall to the ground but he gets back up not even hurt. Surprised and confused she ran back towards him to let out some more anger.
"See it won't. Not this time. Not if you hit me a hundred times." Angel said. He could see her emotions play out and he knew it was only making it worse. He signed and tried to dissolve this situation quickly. "It's different now, Buffy. Your power is just like my. It has nothing to do with the other slayers. What's happening to you….to us...This is what's we've been waiting for. What we earned. What we NEED." He watched her as she took a deep breath and stared at him hard trying to decide on what to believe. To say the least she didn't believe him yet. She flew towards him ramming him into a tree.
"Stop lying to me! I know you're lying! Why else would you be…be…hiding for all this time?" Buffy yelled.
"I wasn't hiding." Angel said. He fell to the ground as he was once again slammed into another tree. He stared up to see Buffy standing in front of him with her fist clutched and her eyes blazing.
"See, that didn't feel better either, did it? And I wasn't hiding. I was in L.A things got very funky. I'm okay now. I'm better then okay."
"I don't give a crap about L.A! Why did you put us through this fucking hell for the past year?" Buffy yelled.
"You fundamentally shifted the balance of power in this world, Buffy. People die when that happens every time. It could never be as simple as you hoped. Not on this plane. But it was a pure act. And it meant you were ready."
Buffy clenched her fist and punched him again.
"The mask, the cult..It wasn't just to distract the bad guys. It was to focus you, too. To push you to be what you've become. That twist in your belly isn't just rage, or confusion..And for once, it's not even guilt. You feel me, Buffy you feel us.
Buffy stared at him know he was right. She could feel him but she'll never tell him he's right. "There is not an "us" She watches him touch her face but she flinches away.
"There have always been us. You can keep swinging, but you know I can feel you coming." Angel said taking another step towards her.
Buffy shakes her head in disbelieve knowing he was right but…."NO, get away from me."
Angel stops walking and stares at her as a small glow appears on her arm from his touch. "See that there? That glow on your arm every time you get close to me? This isn't just another fistfight, Buffy. This is history."
Buffy stared at him confused as the glow started to run up her arm. She didn't know what to think anymore. Was she seeing things?
"Oh, and look at that….now your glow's starting to expand." Angel stared at her as the glow went up her arm to her neck." He could feel it too and it was starting to make it very hard not to pull her in his arms and kiss her.
"There's no glow, your imagining a glow." Buffy stared as her whole body suddenly started to glow. She looked up to see Angel body glowing just like hers.
"Buffy let go. For once minute, let go of what you think you understand and let your body tell you the truth." Angel said.
"My body….isn't talking." Buffy said confused.
"It's singing, it's joy, Buffy. You and I don't have a lot of experience with joy, but I feel it, being this close to you, I feel a connection even I wasn't prepared for." Angel took another step towards her and stared at her. "Forget what I said about history. This isn't just history. This is us Buff. This is our future."
Buffy stared at her hands then back at him still trying to make since of this all. "You don't know me like you used to know me."
"Maybe I don't. But I do know there's a reason we're both standing here flushed with this unholy power. There's a reason I loved you the moment I saw you. There's a reason why we can't be happy with no one else." Angel said. "And there's a reason why your whole body is glowing right now." He stared at her as her eyes looked down then back at him.
Buffy took a deep breath not knowing what to do. She wanted to run from what she was feeling. Her body was feeling things she shouldn't be thinking about especially now. Feeling things for Angel she shouldn't be feeling. Her fingertips on his lips, his lips on my lips, skin a pond my skin. Oh god what am I thinking.
Angel took another step toward her as she took a step back. "There's a reason that, despite all this power coursing through me, what I feel right now is weak. I'm terrified you'll go. You'll leave before we have a chance to explore what this really is, this glow. What if, just once, the right thing for us to do is also the most wonderful? Buffy…Don't you want to be happy?" He had seen a tear fall down her cheek. He wiped it off with his finger as he smiled at her.
Buffy stared at him as her feet suddenly floated off the ground. Her body was singing, glowing and she was crying tears of joy…..something she never thought she would feel…"Angel."
He looked up at her and his feet lifted off the ground. He knew then that she was starting to believe. His body was singing as joy filled him. The next thing that surprised him was Buffy pulled him forward and her lips smashed to his in a passionate kiss.
"From down below Xander and Willow watched the sky surprised. "What was that?" Xander asked.
Willow's eyes widen as she heard Buffy moan. "Ah…I think there...Fucking?"
"Wh…What?" Xander almost choked.
...
Buffy awoke from the memory as she stared at her best friend that was staring at her curiously. "Willow is something wrong?"
Willow sat down besides her feeling worried about her best friend. For the past month since they seen Angel she knew Buffy was miserable without seeing him but...It was for the best or at least she thinks so. Angel tried to kill them, Angel not Angelus. She understood his reasons but it wasn't enough. Then to make it worse Giles knew what they were becoming and didn't say anything.
Buffy was consentingly tired and depressed. She knew Buffy missed him but after all that he's done to Buffy and the world. She's not sure if she would trust him or not. He's become powerful, invisible like a god. He's become just as strong as Buffy. They were probably immortal and didn't even know it. She didn't know what to think anymore but right now that wasn't her biggest worried. Something was wrong with Buffy and she could feel it. She just couldn't place what it was. "Buffy I'm worried about you."
Buffy stared at her and could see she was concerned. She could see the worried look on her face and it made her feel bad that she put her friends through hell because once again her feeling for Angel she couldn't control. Her mind and body were like two different beings when it came to Angel. "I'm fine Willow….I just want to rest before I have to patrol again.
Willow looked at the bowl of cereal on the night stand noticing she didn't eat any of it. "Buffy."
Buffy could tell what she was staring at and knew what she was going to say. "I'm not hungry right now….but I promise I'll eat in a few minutes….promise"
Willow sighed knowing she couldn't argue with her. She wouldn't listen to her anyways. "Ok…..promise."
Buffy smiled. "I promise."
"I'll let you rest." Willow walked towards the door and opened it. She stared back at Buffy one last time before she closed the door.
There's been so much that has happen she doesn't even know if she can comprehend most of the stuff that's happened. The only good memory she has is the day they destroyed the Hellmouth. Ever since that day things had been a little crazy. They go to Rome and start up their own headquarters to train the slayers. Then things started getting back to their usual another villain trying to kill them like always but she never expected it to be Angel. He was the last person she expected.
Other than that things started to be fine once again except for the fact Buffy was miserable, Giles thinks the end of the world is near and she was getting a headache of trying to find a way to fix all of this.
Willow was on the verge of not knowing what to do when a thought came to her. Spike…she could get Spike to help them. He was only person that knew more information about then Giles. She smiled as she made her way to the phone and dialed his number. She knew this would help but she had a bad feeling the gang was not going to like this.
What do you think? Should I continue?
