Second Chances
Author: Karen
Disclaimer: The characters belong to Joss Whedon and everyone else
Summary: Buffy gets to LA just in time to see her lover die. But when one of the Powers That Be gives him a second chance at a demon free life, sans memories, will he remember who he once was and who she is before it's too late?
Author's Notes: When I first got this idea, it was going to be AU, with Angel's character based on a few womanizers in some of my current favorite books (Evanovitch's Full series, Max Holt and his uncle, ect...) but I figured out a way for it to be cannon, mostly.
Spoilers: Not Fade Away
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Feedback: A must.
Prologue
She got there in time to see the demons flee, and her lover fall. Three blocks were covered with demon bodies. But the one demon she cared about didn't leave a body she could mourn over. Through her tears, she cursed him for not letting her know what was going down, cursed him for not allowing her to help, as he had helped her so many times.
You did what you set out to accomplish, vampire.
Yes, he said, or thought. He didn't know exactly how it worked. He was standing in a white, ethereal room, talking to a god and a goddess as easy as he would his best friends.
But you signed away your reward, the goddess said. He thought he heard sadness in her voice.
I deserve no reward, he said, not after what he had done to his friends, his lover, and his son.
But you deserve something, she said. It won't be the Shanshu. The prophecy will fade into lore, yet another unfulfilled prophecy. But you will still receive your humanity.
But I did noth-
You will have no recollection of this, or any other paranormal event. You will not remember your life, or your time as a vampire. The slate is wiped clean. You will live your life and die a mortal death, never having to deal with the supernatural again.
But what about-
It is done. She placed a hand on his chest. The white room faded into more whiteness, and then she was gone.