IMPORTANT – Anyone who read the chapters before I posted this one please note that I have changed their ages in all chapters. Angel is now 10 and Buffy is now 8 going on 9. Also I am soooo sorry for the lateness please don't hate me!
Dedication – My BETA Serrafina/Julia
Legal stuff – Nope I own nothing except the plot, Bandit (aaww miss him already), Jane and Gary.
On with the story…
Buffy instinctively turned around, afraid of what she might see. Instead of icy grey eyes she saw deep brown ones, which instantly calmed her, just like in her dream. She let out the breath she hadn't realised she had been holding. It was a boy about two or three years older than her. She always thought boys had cooties like any other girl her age did. But then the fighting began and when she was promised a little brother he was stillborn. Since then she began to believe that all males would hurt her in one way or another. But when she looked in his eyes she thought she was looking at an Angel. They looked caring but also withdrawn like he was hiding away from the world.
/If you wanna be my guardian angel
Just spread your wings and
Let me see you can fly
If you want to let me out of danger
Just come to me and don't you never
Let me cry/
"Angel," the boy said to her.
"Huh?" She replied. Ok that's weird. I probably didn't hear him right.
"That's my name." He looked at her like she had three eyes or something.
"Oh sorry, I'm Buffy." She turned a deep shade of pink. Angel smiled at the little girl's embarrassment.
"Weird name," he said.
Buffy glared at him. She hated people saying her name was weird, she liked it and that was all that mattered.
"My real name is Elizabeth Summers but I hate that name and my mom has always called me Buffy. Anyway, Angel isn't exactly normal; is it a nickname?"
"Nope, I'm in foster care and my parents never gave me a name so I have always been known as Angel."
/If you wanna be my guardian angel
My guardian angel
My guardian angel tonight
And take me far away tonight/
"I like it. It's pretty."
"Thanks...I think"
"So what are you doing out here so early in the morning?" she asked him curiously.
"The foster parents I'm with now are really religious and they get up really early on Sundays to go to church."
"Isn't that really boring?"
"It can be. Most of the stories are probably made up and stuff but they do have meanings."
"How old are you? Cus you look ten or eleven but you know a lot." She asked.
"I am ten and thanks. What about you? You're clever and you look even younger than me."
"I'm eight and tomorrow I'm nine," she told him proudly.
"Hey, I told you why I was here; now it's your turn to tell me. Aren't your parents worried?" he asked, concerned for this girl he had never met before. He felt the need to act like her brother and friend.
"Um…well…I'm running away." She looked down at her feet as if ashamed of what she was doing.
/If you wanna be my guardian angel
Just spread your wings and
Let me see you can fly
If you want to let me out of danger
Just come to me and don't you never
Let me cry/
"Why are you running away?"
"Just stuff."
"You want to talk about it?"
"No," she said stubbornly.
"Fine, but at least come inside for some food?"
"What about your parents?"
"First they're my FOSTER parents and second they are at some meeting at the church which I managed to get out of."
"Ok," she replied, wondering where he lived. He led her to a small house. It looked cute but seemed too old fashioned for Angel. He led her to the kitchen. It was more modern than the rest of the house but was still small. "Do you like anything in particular? I make the best peanut butter and jelly sandwiches."
She grinned at him. PB and J sandwiches were her favourite. "Mmm, yes please," she said eagerly. She had missed breakfast after rushing to get out of the house.
He made the sandwiches and Buffy stared at him whilst he cleared away the mess. Angel caught her staring. "My foster parents hate mess. You would think it was a sin it something." She nodded in understanding.
They quickly ate the sandwiches. "Mmm that is definitely the best peanut butter and jelly sandwich ever."
"Thanks," he said, clearing away the plates. "So how you feeling?"
"Peachy," she said simply.
/If you wanna be my guardian angel
My guardian angel
My guardian angel tonight
And take me far away tonight/
"You sure you don't want to talk about it?"
Buffy wanted to tell him. She already trusted him and she had only known him for a couple of hours. She just wasn't ready to let it out yet to anyone. Anyway he was still male and was bound to hurt her if she trusted him. "I…I can't," she said.
Angel's face fell. He wanted her to trust him. He had always wanted a little sister. Someone he could look out for and protect. He never had the chance to get close to anyone because he was always moving. No one ever seemed to want to stay with him for too long. He felt like he had some highly contagious deadly disease, which kept people away. Sometimes he wished he did, and then he would know it wasn't his fault people didn't want to stay with him.
Seeing his face fall Buffy quickly told him why. "I just…" She took a deep breath. "I have never told anyone before and I am not ready. It's not you."
Angel felt a bit better. She'll let me know when she is ready; anyway I'm basically a stranger to her.
"So…" he said, trying to think of something to ease the tension. "Where were you heading?"
"I don't know I just felt like I needed to go." She looked away unable to meet his eyes.
It hurt him but he wasn't going to let her see that. "Right…err…so do you know where you are staying tonight?"
"No, but I will find somewhere."
Angel felt himself getting protective over the small blonde. She had no idea what the real world was like and he didn't want her to know. "I'll ask Jane and Gary if you can stay when they get home."
"Who are they?"
"My foster parents."
"No," she said, a little too quickly. "I mean that if they know I have run away they will phone my parents or the police."
"I will tell them you are a friend from school sleeping over."
"Okay thank you." She curled up on the sofa and fell asleep after the long day. Angel saw her sweet innocent face as she slept. Her blonde hair shimmered in the light making her look like an angel.
As innocent as she had seemed when he looked in her eyes he could see pain and lots of it. Like she was locking it up inside and throwing away the key to suffer alone. But with that pain he also saw strength. One of Angel's strengths was reading people; being in the system allowed him to meet many different people and he taught himself to read people so he would know who he was dealing with.
It must have taken a lot to drive such a strong girl from her home, he eventually decided.
Careful not to wake her, he lifted her sleeping form and placed her on his bed hoping she would feel better after a good sleep.
Angel went down stairs and put on the film 'Van Helsing' so he could hopefully watch it before Jane and Gary go home. They didn't like him watching things that were rated PG-13 when he was only 10. They also didn't like him watching things associated with darkness, which was annoying because Angel's favourite colour was black. He slowly drifted off in his own peaceful slumber.
About 10 minutes after falling asleep someone started gently nudging his shoulder. He shot up, thinking it was Buffy and she needed him but relaxed when he saw it was Jane standing over him with a worried expression.
"Angel I told you not to watch films above your age limit. I don't want you having nightmares. I took you out of foster care but if I do something wrong they could take you back." She would have gone on for ages making him feel more and more guilty if he hadn't butted in.
"Okay, I get the picture; I don't need a speech. I am having a friend sleep over tonight, okay?"
"First, I talked to your principle who was at the meeting and he said you haven't been at school all week and your grades are dropping. Second, you disobeyed me so you can't have anyone sleep for a week because you are grounded."
"But…"
"No buts."
Angel sulked upstairs but it was all an act. What Jane didn't know couldn't hurt her or Angel for that matter. Jane and Gary were very kind and generous people but not the kind of people Angel warmed to easily. They were also very strict, which drove Angel up the wall most of the time.
Buffy woke up and looked at her surroundings. This wasn't her room. Where was she? It didn't feel cold and scary; it felt warm and safe. She laid down to think about the past events and remembered Angel, the boy who had saved her from the streets and given her food and a warm place to stay. He really was an angel.
/If you wanna be my guardian angel
Just spread your wings and
Let me see you can fly
If you want to let me out of danger
Just come to me and don't you never
Let me cry/
A piece of silver glistening in the moonlight caught her eye. On the bedside table there was a note accompanied by a necklace, which had a beautiful silver cross dangling from it. Buffy cautiously opened the note and read it.
BuffyI remember you saying it was your birthday today so Happy Birthday!
Sorry it's not much but I didn't have much time and I don't know what you like.
It was a welcoming present from my foster parents. They told me that it symbolizes strength because of some whole thing with Jesus on a cross, but it can give you strength when you need it.
Have a great birthday!
Angel
She read it the note carefully and then examined the cross after putting the note safely in her pocket. No one had ever been so thoughtful and she had only known him for less than a day. She held the cross carefully as if it were thin glass, which would break if the tiniest of pressure were put onto it. On the back the word Strength was engraved in delicate curvy writing. She carefully put the necklace around her neck and did it up. She then checked what it looked like in the reflection in the window. It was only just getting dark outside and a car was pulling up outside the house. Buffy watched a couple come out of the car. They looked angry. No, not angry more like…disappointed.
'They must be Angel's foster parents,' Buffy thought to herself.
When she heard someone open the front door downstairs she snuck out of the bedroom and sat at the top of the stairs listening.
She could barely hear the voices.
"Take you back…foster care…can't have anyone sleep…grounded," was all she could make out.
'They are taking Angel back and its all my fault. I need to go before they find me and put me into foster care as well. Looks like I am spending the night on the streets after all,' she thought./If you wanna be my guardian angel
My guardian angel
My guardian angel tonight
And take me far away tonight/
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