-Haunting Me-
Chapter 1 ; )
I own notta-nothin' U no the dealio..!
Angel and Buffy haven't seen each other since 'graduation day' part 2 *
R & R! Xo0x ILU!
(A/N: Thanks www.Buffyworld.com for Script and contains lyrics from Britney Spears -Everytime-)
~Notice me
take my hand
So why are we
Strangers when
Our love is strong
Why carry on without me?~
Angel and the rest of the Fang Gang strutted into the garden outside the Hyperion
Fred: "Are-are you sure about that?"
Cordy: "Trust me. Tacos everywhere - and - soap!"
Gunn: "Yo, that portal jumping is a fun ride. We sell it to a theme park we could get paid!"
Angel pushes to the front as the get to the doors leading into the hotel itself.
Angel smiling: "Okay. Can I say it? I wanna say it."
Wesley: "Say what?"
Angel pushes the double doors open, walking into the lobby.
Angel: "There's no place like..."
Trails off as he sees Willow sitting hunched up on one of the chairs in the lobby.
Angel's smile vanishes as Willow looks up at him.
Angel: "Willow?"
Cordy: "What's..?"
Willow slowly gets up, never taking her eyes off Angel.
Angel quietly: "It's Buffy."
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"She's gone Angel," Willow spoke slowly, her eyes rimmed with red.
"What do you mean gone?" Cordy asked suddenly breaking the doleful silence.
"She's gone, forever Cordy, I can't feel her... I can't.... feel her." Angel wavering in his stance somewhat.
"Oh my God," Cordy said slowly sitting down.
Wes, Gunn, and Fred glanced at each other. They didn't know Buffy like the others, but they could feel the pain.
Angel walked to his room without another word. He fell to his knee's, tears coming like blood from a wound. He remembered the last time he say her. He looked right into her eyes and slipped into the fog. Never looking back though he wanted to more than anything.
//Flashback//
Angel: I'm leaving. After the Ascension, after it's finished with the Mayor and Faith. If we
survive, I'll go.
Buffy: Where?
Angel: I don't know.
Buffy: Is this really happening?
Buffy walked over to Angel, hugged him and they said their goodbyes
*He loves me , I love him , this isn't fair* Buffy thought. She slipped the note into his pocket without him noticing... and he left.
- After the Ascension, Angel went to LA and got an apartment. He took off his jacket and a note slipped out.
Dear Angel,
Everytime I try to fly
I fall without my wings
I feel so small
I guess I need you baby
And everytime I see you in my dreams
I see your face, it's haunting me
I guess I need you baby
I make believe
That you are here
It's the only way
I see clear
What have I done
You seem to move on easy
I love you, I'll always love you.
-Buffy
---------3 months after Buffy's death-------------------------------*
Wesley: "When Angel comes back..."
Gunn: "When *is* he coming back anyway?"
Cordy: "As soon as he works through his grief a little."
Gunn: "A little? Buff..."
Cordy: "Don't! Say the 'B' word."
Gunn: "The 'B' word was the love of his life, and he's,.what? 250? That isn't a short life. That grief work is gonna take more than a vacation in Sri Lanka."
Wesley: "It isn't a vacation. It's a spiritual retreat at a monastery."
"Angel's always going to miss Buffy, I just hope he can come back not blameing himself like when he left," Cordy said.
"How can he blame himself he wasn't even in this dimension?" questioned Gunn.
" Do you know Angel at all?" Cordy jingled.
"Why wouldn't he know me?" Angel asked, entering the Hyperion.
"Angel!" Cordy squealed, "I'm so glad your back! We missed you."
"I missed you too," Angel spoke, softly.
Angel went up to brood in his room after his re-meeting and greeting. He still felt the hole in his heart. The one that only Buffy could fill.
***Knock at door***
"Come in"
Cordy walked in slowly. "This came for you a couple days after you left. There was no return address."
"Thanks Cordy," Angel replied.
"No problem, Im just glad your back and better." She turned to leave, just before the door shut she turned around.
"Angel, I changed my mind, Im not gonna play dumb. Your still hurting I can feel it. If you need anything, you know I'm here right?" She looked genuinely concerned.
"I know Cord, Thanks but I kinda just wanna be alone."
Cordy walked out the door. "I'll be downstairs if you need me."
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Angel took another look at the envelope. It was thin and it's edges were slightly creased. It was in Buffy's hand writing.
