Chapter 4 Rock and Roll

Hey there all you middle men
Throw away your fancy clothes
And while you're out sittin' on a fence
So get off your arse and come down here
Cause rock 'n' roll ain't no riddle man
To me it makes good good sense
Good sense yeah let's go

Heavy decibels are playing on my guitar
We got vibrations comin' up from the floor
We're just listenin' to the rock
That's givin' too much noise
Are you deaf you wanna hear some more
We're just talking about the future
Forget about the past
It'll always be with us
It's never gonna die
Never gonna die
Rock 'n' roll ain't noise pollution
Rock 'n' roll ain't gonna die
Rock 'n' roll ain't noise pollution
Rock 'n' roll it will survive
Yes it will

I took a look inside your bedroom door
You looked so good lyin' on your bed
Well I asked you if you wanted any rhythm and love
You said you wanna rock 'n' roll instead
We're just talking about the future
Forget about the past
It'll always be with us
It's never gonna die
Never gonna die
Rock 'n' roll ain't noise pollution
Rock 'n' roll ain't gonna die
Rock 'n' roll ain't noise pollution
Rock 'n' roll is just rock 'n' roll

Rock 'n' roll ain't noise pollution
Rock 'n' roll ain't gonna die
Rock 'n' roll ain't noise pollution
Rock 'n' rolling will survive
Rock 'n' roll ain't noise pollution
Rock 'n' roll will never die
Rock 'n' roll ain't noise pollution
Rock 'n' roll
Rock 'n' roll

Is just rock 'n' roll

Angel was at the school library on the computer doing research or at least he was supposed be doing research. There was nothing huge coming his way but he knew Spike was regaining himself before another fight. Spike can be taken out but it wasn't going to be easy. The Master was easy after Angel came back from the dead mostly because the Master hadn't fought in years, the idea of if you don't use it you lose it.

Angel was researching but it wasn't what he was supposed to be researching. A concert was coming to LA and one he wanted to go to. Sunnydale was about an hour or two away from LA depending on traffic. It was a huge rock concert with some original bands and cover bands. While looking it up he thought about taking Buffy. Did she know what rock and roll was?

"Hmm, doesn't look like vampires to me." Giles spoke and that startled Angel. Angel looked up and as Giles sipped his tea.

"Uh, taking a break?" Angel asked and Giles walked away. "Yeah, so there's a performance in LA and,"

"You want to go?" Giles asked and Angel didn't say yes directly but his body language said yes. "You going alone?"

"I was thinking about taking…Buffy," Angel answered but it was with a little hesitance.

"Be careful with Buffy, she's proven time and time again that's she's here to help but she is a vampire." Giles reminded Angel.

"Thanks dad," Angel commented as he looked back to the screen. "It's just one night, leave that day, be back by the morning. I think you and the others can one night alone."

"What concert?" Giles asked.

"It's a rock concert nothing that would interested you." Angel answered.

"If I told you I went to Woodstock would you believe me?" Giles asked and Angel looked up at his Watcher. Giles was a proper Englishman no way he went to Woodstock. "Well, I did."

"And?" Angel asked and Giles smiled.

"It was the best time of my life." Giles answered and Angel smiled. "Even though I spent lots of time staring at my hand and seeing sounds and hearing colors." Angel laughed a little. "It's Spike I'm worried about." Giles told him as they got off the subject of him getting high at Woodstock.

"Well then lock your doors." Angel gave the simple answer. "Please can I go?"

"Why not ask your mother?" Giles was a little confused why Angel was asking him.

"Mom will say yes." Angel answered and Giles realized what Angel meant.

"Ok, you can go." Giles gave in and Angel smiled as he went to buy the tickets. Even if Buffy wasn't going with he would still get to go to a cool concert and LA. "We'll hold down the fort." Giles sipped his tea and headed into his office while Angel took his wallet out to make the payment. Now he just had to convince Buffy to come with.

Night settled on the Hell Mouth as Angel kicked a vampire down. Angel rolled to the ground and picked up the crossbow and fired and once again made the shot. Angel stood up and then turned around seeing Buffy there.

"You're more than welcome to help and step in." Angel offered as he went to pick up the arrow.

"I could," Buffy stated as she came out of the shadows and Angel stood there.

"So," Angel started to get nervous now as he was going to ask her to join him to LA. "What, what kind of music do you listen to?" Angel asked and Buffy had a curious look.

"I grew up watching opera and symphonies so take a guess. Oh and ballet." Buffy added.

"So, there's this concert in LA and I have tickets well two tickets," Angel began and Buffy smiled.

"Convenient," Buffy smiled.

"You've got plans this weekend?" Angel asked and his heart was racing as he tried to keep calm asking her.

"What kind of concert?" Buffy asked and so far this meant she was interested.

"It's actually called Rock Honor's Concert uh some of the greatest rock bands are performing with some cover bands." Angel explained wondering if Buffy knew what rock was.

"I've heard of rock and roll but never listen to it." Buffy admitted and Angel smiled.

"Then I think you'll be in for a treat." Angel added. "So?" Buffy nodded and Angel had to contain himself as she said yes. "Uh, I guess I'll pick you up Saturday and uh I don't know we'll figure out how to get you there while the sun is out." Buffy smiled a little and then they both heard something and Angel looked up as a vampire charged at them. He held up his crossbow and fired and the vampire was dust.

Friday, the best day of the week, the day before the weekend finally was here. For Angel the day and night couldn't go fast enough. The day was going great as his classes went smoothly and then the gang was in the library to discuss the weekend plans.

"No fair," Xander whined as he paced back and forth. "You get to go to the Rock Honors and we stay behind and kill vampires?" He asked and Angel shrugged as he sat in a chair. "Giles, tell him no."

"I said yes," Giles said as he was going through some books and Xander scoffed.

"You're going by yourself?" Willow asked and Angel shook his head no.

"You got two tickets?" Xander asked sounded interested. "And this is a meeting to see who the lucky second person is?" Xander sounded excited. "Ok, so you know I've got your back," Willow rolled her eyes as she was on the computer.

"I'll go," Cordelia spoke with a smile. "I'm no good at fighting vampires and I like music."

"Its Rock Honors Cordelia." Xander stated and she shrugged. "Its all the classic rock you know anything about classic rock bands or songs?"

"Of course I do." Cordelia defended herself. "There's…that one cool band…"

"Ok so who's person number two?" Xander asked hoping he could go.

"I'm taking Buffy." Angel stated to end this conversion. Cordelia scoffed folding her arms and sat down.

"What?" Xander sounded disappointed. "But she doesn't know any cool bands she grew up with opera." Angel looked up to him with the "so what" look. "You're just trying to get into her pants by making her listen to rock and roll, nice plan."

"Ok," Giles intervene and Angel thanked Giles silently. "Nothing strange is happening this weekend and Angel on average has killed no more than two to three vampires a night so we should be ok."

"What about Spike?" Willow asked just to be sure.

"I think we'll be ok, Angel will be gone for one night, Spike has been defeated so far and probably won't surface for a little bit of time." Giles answered.

"Still, you're so lucky and taking a pretty girl too." Xander commented and Angel thought to himself he was lucky.

The concert didn't start until nine so if he and Buffy left at six that would give them enough time to get to LA, park and get in. Angel was in his room getting ready. As much as he liked his long black coat and the neutral color shirts and jeans he decided to wear a rock and roll shirt, jeans and Converse. Angel had an old leather jacket, the other one he gave Buffy was a new one he got before he came to Sunnydale. The old one would look good for a night like this.

Angel looked in the mirror making sure he looked ok mostly for Buffy and then he grabbed the necklace she gave him and he put it on.

"Oh don't bother," Angel looked up and saw his mom at the entrance smiling. "No matter what you do you'll always be handsome." Angel smiled a little as he walked to his bed and grabbed his jacket and put it on. "Listen if you're too tired afterwards please get a hotel room and stay over night." Joyce begged and Angel nodded. "What about your father?"

"Called, no answer." Angel explained and Joyce didn't look surprised.

"Well," Joyce then walked up to him and handed him money.

"Mom, I have money," Angel didn't want to take more. His father gave him money through an account he set up for him. Angel wasn't rich but his dad kept his account full and won't let it fall below a hundred dollars. Angel would gladly spend his father's money but not his mother's.

"Just to have extra, I know you'll get hungry." Joyce insisted him and he had to take it. "Call me when you get there and your plans if you're coming home or going to wait." Angel nodded and Joyce hugged him. "Have fun." Angel smiled and now it was time to leave and get Buffy.

Buffy had no mirror so she hoped she looked ok. As she heard a knock on the door and went to answer it and smiled seeing Angel. He had a blanket with him to shield her from the sun. For half the car ride she'll sit in the back of the car where there were no windows well small ones and she can stay hidden from the sun.

"So?" Buffy asked and spun around. "Will this work?" She asked and Angel smiled.

"You look good." Angel complemented as she wore jeans, heels, a white shirt and his new leather jacket and her hair was pulled up in a ponytail.

Angel made it to LA, the parked and headed to a huge building. Buffy was excited as they headed to the entrance. Angel gave a man two tickets and they walked in to get their seats. Angel was wondering what was happening back in Sunnydale but part of him didn't care. He was happy just to be here let alone with Buffy.

Back in Sunnydale Xander, Giles, Jenny, Cordelia and Willow were in the library getting weapons ready. They were going to go on patrol and it was going to take all five of them to do what Angel does. Xander thought this was unfair and Cordelia thought it was unfair. Xander wanted to go to Rock Honors and Cordelia just wanted to go with Angel no matter where he went.

Nine o'clock was about to be here as Angel and Buffy were together. Angel did think about the others and knew they would be ok it was just one night. Just then a guitar started and the lights went off with flames on stage and Buffy smiled. Angel knew the song and the band that was performing and everyone started to go crazy as Slash was on stage. The fire was bigger with Guns n' Roses started and Angel had a huge smile.

"This is rock and roll?" Buffy asked as they stood up and Angel smiled. Buffy kind of liked it. She can tell Angel was happy she hadn't seen him smile like that in a while or be so carefree. Buffy looked to stage as the band performed and everyone seemed to be having fun. She's never heard of it but it sounded fan better than that music that's played at the Bronze.

The gang was at the cemetery and nothing was out here. Angel would patrol maybe for two hours before he found a vampire. Every since he killed the Master no vampire wanted to face him. Angel suggested that there was a nest of them where they were hiding but this gang was not about to find it and take them on. They would leave Angel to that. Tonight would be a hit or a miss with vampires and they all hoped it was miss.

Back in LA the concert was in full swing and each band was better and better. Right now it was Pink Floyd and playing one of the greatest albums The Wall. The people went crazy when they came out and Angel was no exception. Buffy smiled as she could see Angel knew all the words to the song Hey You. People were going crazy as Pink Floyd came on as a special treat. The next band on stage would be Rush.

"Hey you! Out there on the road always doing what you're told, can you help me." Angel sung with the others sung and Buffy smiled. She liked this music and would listen to more of it when they get back to Sunnydale.

Back in Sunnydale the gang killed one vampire and decided to call it a night and headed to the library. It was tough to kill one vampire and it did make them appreciate Angel a little more. He took out vampires like it was nobody's business and here they all are with most of them holding the vampire while one person stakes it. If Angel decided to run off more often then maybe they should find a better way to do this.

In LA Rush was over, and Queen came on minus Freddie Mercury it was another guy but it sounded pretty close. Judas Priest came on, an ACDC cover band and now a Led Zeppelin cover came on and to end this night the hit of Led Zeppelin started to play Stairway to Heaven. By now Buffy was enjoying the whole thing as the song played and people had their lighters on swaying. Angel lip sang the words as the song sounded peaceful. Buffy was in a little bit of aw as everyone around her sung knowing all the words. Everyone looked like Angel, calm and happy.

She was glad she came; she was introduced to something very new and liked it a lot. She's heard many times how rock and roll is the way to the soul and she believed it now. She was even happier she got introduced to it by Angel. Also as everyone swayed Angel and Buffy were holding hands. It just happened and they didn't know who did it first. The song picked up in speed. Buffy looked down as their hands were locked together and she smiled.

Angel was in another place and he needed this. After what's happened since he was called as a slayer it all felt like it was nonstop. Being here even if he went alone gave him a chance to feel normal and sane. He was able to regroup and breathe and with Buffy it helped even more. Then everyone started to cheer as the song got faster and they sung. People were jamming out everywhere around them, some really got into it. Angel didn't get into it as much but still sung. Yes this was needed for sure. But music takes over the body and took over theirs. They both leaned in and kissed.

Angel passed out in the car as Buffy was driving back to Sunnydale. She was wide-awake but Angel was done. The concert went from nine at night to two in the morning. Five hours of rock and roll and Angel was done. Angel was asleep in the passenger's seat with his head on his folded jacket resting on the door. Buffy would glance to him as he slept. She would get him home first and then walk home. There was no one on the road so getting back wouldn't take long.

Buffy pulled up to his house and didn't want to wake him. She had a great time just being with him not fighting evil. She gently woke him up and he looked around and was outside his house.

"Home sweet home," She said softly. Angel had gather himself for a moment as his ears were still ringing a little from the concert. He would sleep most of the day and be tired but it was so worth it. They got out of the car and Buffy walked with him to the front door. "Thank you for taking me I really like it." And she was honest about it and he could tell.

"Thank you for coming." Angel said and he sounded sleepy.

"I better get going, sun rise soon." Angel nodded, he was just going to go upstairs and pass out. He'll change and shower later. "Night Angel," Buffy got on her tiptoes and kissed his cheek.

"Night Buffy," He watched her walk away and he went inside the dark house. He was quiet going upstairs not wanting to wake his mom. It was Sunday which meant it was sleep in day for the both of them. Joyce will wake up around ten and make a brunch for them and no matter how tired Angel is he'll wake up for Sunday morning brunch that his mom makes. But last night was awesome and wild. There were a few times where the music may have taken over and he and Buffy were lipped lock and it wasn't just once or twice try five times. That's what rock and roll will do to you.

Angel fell to his bed and sighed and it won't take long for him to fall asleep. He just hoped the gang handled themselves alright and he had a feeling they did no matter how much they griped about it. It was a good night and even better he was with Buffy and even better that they kissed a few times.

Oooo, they're getting cozy. So I replaced this chapter with the foreign exchange student chapter. I tried to write but it didn't work so I decided to have you guys learn more about Angel. He's an average teen boy liking rock and roll. Why he takes Buffy well take a wild guess. I hope you like the chapter as it was something different. So here's a sneak peak to the next chapter and it's a good one.

Chapter 5 Snakes

Angel looked around seeing people drinking, smoking and dancing. Then he spotted her and she looked up walking over to him.

"Angel, what are you doing here?" She asked sounding a little shocked but happy. "Never mind so how are things?" She began to flirt.

"Cordy, please leave this party and go home." Angel said and she scoffed and then walked away. Just then Angel spotted someone else. "Oh, you've got to be kidding me." And he walked over to Xander and just as Xander was about to drink an alcoholic drink Angel took it away.

"Didn't peg you to be at a place like this." Xander seemed happy to see Angel.

"The hell you doing here?" Angel asked and Xander shrugged.

"Frat party heard there might be an orgy tonight." Xander answered.

"Go home," Angel was about to walk away but Xander cut him off.

Song- Rock n' Roll Ain't Noise Pollution by AC/DC one of my favorite rock artist.

Song Angel sung Hey You by Pink Floyd. And if you haven't noticed by now especially after this chapter I like rock and roll. And by the time all seven books are done and you're collecting all the songs you'll have a nice play list. Thanks for reading, comments and reviews are always welcomed.