-Thank you so much for the reviews. Keep them coming. This chapter is a little short, but Chapter 5 is going to be pretty long, just to prepare you!
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Angel's house was on the outskirts of town and it didn't take that long to get there. He had walked to the Grill, which isn't surprising considering after he lost his car in Los Angeles he hasn't gotten a new one. He grabbed my bags out of the trunk as I followed him up to the door.
"I tried to tidy up a bit." He said, as he tossed the bags on the couch.
"You're place is never messy." I chuckled as I walked to the kitchen and grabbed a water bottle out of the fridge.
"You just haven't seen it that way yet." He smiled and walked up behind me, wrapping his arms around my waist. I enjoyed his touch for a moment before snapping out of it and pulled away from him. My heart beat started racing and I needed space between us to get control over it. "Are you okay?" he asked, looking slightly hurt.
"I'm fine. Just need a minute." I strolled over and sat on the arm of the sofa as he leaned against the counter studying me. "Tell me about Damon." I demanded. A slight smirk spread to his lips.
"I told you I met him at the Grill one night." He started. "I was walking around town one night and decided to stop in for a drink, he was sitting at the bar and immediately started a conversation. Nothing really important."
"Does he know what you are?" I asked. He nodded. "Is he one too?" he nodded again.
"He's okay, Buffy." I relaxed and slid to the seat of the couch, rubbing my eyes.
"Dawns friends were talking about there being supernatural things in this town, they were familiar."
"Yes, so far all I've encountered or heard Damon going on about is vampires, werewolves and witches." He explained.
"Well, Willow fits in."
There was a few moments of silence as we both got lost in our thoughts.
"Damon has been helping me with my poor opening up skills." Angel stated. I raised an eyebrow and turned to look at him. "I've spoken a little about us."
"I see." I started fuming at the thought that he would open up to a complete stranger but has difficulty talking with me. He walked over and rubbed my shoulders.
"That's a good thing, right?" I just nodded. "Would you care to talk about anything, or would you like to get to bed?" he asked.
"I am getting tired from the drive. But, I could stay awake for a little bit." He walked over and sat in the chair across from me.
"What would you like to know?" There were way too many things floating through my head at that moment. So many things that I have been dying to ask, but all I could concentrate on was the fact that he was wanting to talk.
"What happened in Los Angeles?" he rubbed his face in his hands and took a deep breath.
"To make an extremely long story short. You know that I got involved with Wolfram and Hart, well, I got ear of some things going on behind the scenes and used it to my advantage to bring the corporation down. Things didn't go to plan, and I lost a lot of people on the way." I sat and listened, soaking in every word. "Once we lost the city, we fled. I hear that Wolfram and Hart rebuilt themselves and the city is back to "normal". I will never return there." He paused for a minute.
"Giles had filled me in on what happened there. I just wanted to know what happened to you. Where did Spike end up?" he raised an eye at me.
"Do you want to find him?" he asked, concern in his voice.
"No. I was just curious."
"When I left, we separated in New York. He kept talking about finding you and wanting to go overseas." He replied.
I shifted in my seat. "Well, he didn't find me."
"Obviously. You look exhausted. Let me put you to bed. We have breakfast with Willow early." I nodded my head and he lifted me from the couch and carried me to bed.
"Will you lay with me till I go to sleep?" I asked, eyes already closed.
"Yes." I felt his warmth against me as sleep was over taking me.
"Willow, we are going to be late!" Kennedy yelled from the other room. The bed and breakfast in town was wonderful. It was like an apartment. I walked out of the room to a beaming face. I walked into her arms and accepted the loving kisses on my face. "Let's go, we can't keep them waiting."
She pulled me from the place and jumped into our rental car. We drove around town a few times before finding the small diner tucked away. We pulled up and I could see Angel and Buffy sitting at booth in the back corner.
"Wait a second. I thought we were meeting just Buffy today. Why is Angel out during the day?" I started panicking. Kennedy placed her hand on mine.
"Honey, calm down. It's something about a ring and magic. Right up your alley." She got out of the car and rushed to my side before I could even reach the handle.
"Thank you." I smiled up at her. I loved having her away from the slaying. Her attention is always on me and she smiles more in these short days than in a whole year. We strolled into the quant diner and slide into the booth.
"Willow!" Buffy jumped up and hugged me. "I've missed you so much!" she squealed.
"I've missed you too. And you as well, Angel." He smiled and nodded his head. "Before anything, I need to know about this magical ring. And, why I have never heard of such things." He smiled.
"This man I met, Damon, gave me this ring a few days after I met him. Said him and his brother had these rings made for them when they were turned, and when we befriended each other he was tired of only seeing me at night." We chuckled. "It's great. Taking me awhile to get use to the time change though. Eyes still sting a little."
"Well, it's great, Angel." Buffy and Angel smiled at each other and looked up as the waitress approached the table.
"What can I get you kids?" she asked.
We ordered our food and soon after received it. We ate in silence, I honestly was not sure of what to talk about. We haven't seen each other in years you would think no one could keep us quiet. After arguing over who was going to pay for breakfast, we paid and made our way out of the diner.
"Angel, what is there to do in this small town?" I asked. Anxious to start my day.
"Well, there is a festival going on tonight. They always have events going on in town every other weekend." I noticed him and Buffy were holding hands and exceptionally close. I would have to drill her for details later.
"That sounds great. We could part ways and meet back up tonight. I think Kennedy is wanting to have a nap." Kennedy jabbed me in the ribs.
"Ha! She was the one crawling out of bed this morning." She spat.
We all said our goodbyes and made our way to our cars. As soon as we were in the car and shut the door, I relaxed and rubbed my side.
"Sorry if I got you too hard." Kennedy looked at me in regret.
"No, it's fine. Did you notice them two? How couple-y they were?" I smiled and buckled my seat belt.
"Yes I did. They must be doing well." She started the engine. "We could go back to the hotel and relax."
"Bubble bath?" I squealed.
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