Destiny's Broken heart[1/?]
Reni (Aya_Fujimiya)
Disclaimer: Same as always I don't own them.
Summery: Probably same as the others that will be floating around where Angel finds out about Buffy
Spoilers: Some Weight of the World.
Rating: If you watch the show you can read this.

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'It's not that serious! It can't be that serious...I would have sensed it...' "Willow...what exactly happend to Buffy?"
Angel walked over to Willow the others following close behind.
"Buffy's...she's..." Willow choked on the words as she looked into Angel's sad eyes.
"No, no Buffy's fine..." Angel walked onto the next room resting his hands on the reception desk. As he glanced back to the group he saw Cordelia crying into Wesleys arms. "Did NONE of you even HEAR ME?!" Angel yelled.
"BUFFY-IS-FINE!" Angel swipped his hands along the desk knocking everything to the floor.
Willow looked onto Angel walking up behind him tears falling from her eyes. "Angel...please..."
"No!! I refuse to believe it! Buffy wouldn't leave me without saying good-bye don't you get it?!!" Angels' hands ripped through the air as he tore from the room and up the stairs.
"What do we do Wes? I've never seen him like this..." Cordelia said brushing the still falling tears from her eyes.
"I wish I knew Cordy...I wish I knew..."

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Angel sat, then stood, then sat, then paced. "She's not dead...she's not.." Angel ran his fingers along the phone. "I'll call her...yeah...and we'll talk...I'll hear her voice and all will be well again...I'll show them..." Just as he picked up the receiver he noticed a quick green flash on it's base.
Placing the receiver back into it's cradle, Angel slowly pressed the button.
-You have one new messages- Angel sat down on the side of his bed as he waited for the tape to play the message.
"Angel? Where are you? I was hoping you'd be there so I could have told you this in person instead of to your machine. Well i have to make this quick...Spike is waiting downstairs...long story. Well tonight is the big night, we're gonna face Glory...they already have Dawn. I don't know what I'm gonna do Angel...if she's activated...the only way to stop hell from breaking loose would be to kill Dawn and I can't kill the one person I love more then anything, again. So I'm gonna do everything in my power to stop it. That is part of the reason why I am calling. Glory is the toughest enemy I have ever faced. I'm so affraid none of us are going to make it through this...so promise me something...come here to Sunnydale and check on us? I said I was gonna make this short wasn't I? Well I better go...in case I don't see ya...Good-bye my Angel.....Oh and Angel...I love you."
Tears fell from Angels' eyes as he heard her speak those words. "No Buffy!" Angel sank into his matress. "She...she said...she said goodbye..." Angel stood and walked to his bookshelves pushing everything off and throwing the books across the room. "SHE SAID GOOD-BYE!!! WHY?!?!"
Angel proceeded to destroy his room, all but his phone, until there was a soft knock on the door. "Angel?" It was Willow...
"Go Away!"
"Please Angel...you can't be this way...do you think Buffy would want you to feel like this?" Angel walked to the door slowly pulled it open.
"How exactly am I supposed to act? Am I supposed to just go on with my life knowing the only reason I was fighting for redemption is gone?! What do I do now Willow?" Angel sank to his knees crying. "What am I fighting for?"
Willow shed more tears as she knelt down wrapping her arms around the weaping vampire. "I don't know how to take away the hurt Angel, and I can't say it's gonna get better soon cause I'd by lying...but please don't let Buffy be looking down on you to see you hurting like this. It would break her heart..."
"She said good-bye to me Will...she said good-bye..."Angel coiled his arms around himself as he cried.
"When? When did she say good-bye?"
"She called...but I wasn't here...I wasn't here for her!"
"Angel, you couldn't have known something like this was gonna happen..." Willow looked up at his phone. "Would you mind if I played the message?"
"Do whatever you want I don't care anymore." Angel stood walking over to his bed pushing all the junk off it before curling up in a ball as he heard Buffy's voice once again filling his room. When the tape stopped Angel kept his back to WIllow. "Tell me what happened..."
"Dawn was activated as the key...meaning the walls seperating all the different dimensions was happening. Buffy sacreficed herself in order to save Dawn. We found her body at the bottom of the tower laying on a pile of rubble...There was nothing we could do...The demensional tear alone was enough to...to..."
"Kill her..."Angel finished.
"Yes." Willow looked away then back to Angel. "Angel, come back to Sunnydale with me, for the service."
"You know I can't go..."
"No Angel...you can, besides we are having the service at night so you and Spike can go. So please...come with me."
"I don't know, I just need some time..." Angel pulled his legs tighter to his chest as he barried his face into his pillow.
"Okay, but I'm leaving tonight, I will be waiting. I still want to talk to Cordeila and Wesley..." Willow stood and slowly shut the door leaving Angel alone with his thoughts.

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A few hours later Angel was walking down the stairs where he found Cordelia, Wesley and Willow sitting quietly on the couch. When everyone looked up at him Angel ran his fingers carelessly through his hair. "I'm ready..."

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The ride to Sunnydale felt like the longest trip as he and Wesley followed Willow and Cordelia in his car. The entire drive was taken in silence as all eyes peered over the coming night horizons.
Willow pulled up beside Buffy's house wih Angel following suit. The group quietly walked into the Summers home where the rest of the gang was alreay assembled.
Angel stood back as everyone exchanged hugs before walking over to Dawn. Without an exchange of words Angel held the weaping Dawn in his embrace. Dawn cried into his chest as he tried his hardest to comfort her. "I'm sorry Dawn..."Angel said into her ear.
"I'm just glad you came. She would have wanted you to be. Though she wouldn't say it to me, she missed you..."
Angel only nodded giving her one tight hug before pulling away.
"I'm sorry Angel." Angel turned only to be faced with Spike. "I'm sorry I couldn't protect her." A tear fell from the bleach blond vampires eye.
"It's nobodys fault..." Giles quickly replied. "Buffy did the only thing she thought she could do..." Everyone nodded in agreement to Giles statment. "Angel, the service is going to be this Friday night at 8:30."
"Thank you..." Angel turned and walked through the kitchen and out the back door and sat down quietly on the porch.

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