Buffy skipped through the office as she entered Angel's office. There she saw him…her Angel staring out of the window. In deep thought she assumed. He was so damn gorgeous she thought. She would give anything to be with him. She wanted her life to be with him, and she knew deep down inside her heart that he wanted that too.
Buffy sat down her bags, and walked behind Angel and put her arms around his waist. "Hey..What's on your mind?" Angel placed his on her arms and caressed them as he turned to face her. "You." Angel replied as he gave her a smile that he forced.
Angel stood there for a moment just looking at her, he looked at the clock, and he saw he only had twenty minutes left. He didn't know what to do. He wanted to tell her, he wanted to tell her to run and hide. But he knew that would not be the best idea. The Black Thorn would kill her, and Angelus would find her. She was his obsession.
Angel bent down and kissed her, Buffy welcomed as she deepened the kiss. Angel wrapped his arms around her, not wanting to let her go. Knowing that time was going fast and he wanted to assure her that he loved her. No matter what.
Buffy pulled away and let out a breath. "Angel," she said, relief coming from her voice and allowing her to withdraw from the spinning in her head that Angel had given to her.
"Buffy," he said softly, his eyes studying her face, caressing it with his thumb. Buffy leaned into his touch, and looked back up to him and saw hurt and pain in his eyes. "Are you okay?" Her voice was soft and sweet and Angel ached at the sound of it.
He nodded and pulled her into his embrace. Angel kissed her shoulder, as he lightly pushed her away to look at her one more time.
Her eyes locked on his; memorizing the way the light from the window grazed upon his face. She thought she should say something, but couldn't figure out how or what. Somehow he seemed to understand anyway. She didn't have to say anything when to came to Angel, he could read her, every time. She smiled a small, sad smile. And he returned it.
"I love you," he whispered finally. "Whatever happens next," his voice broke and he swallowed, "Nothing can change that." Buffy's smiled faded. "Is everything okay?" Angel closed his eyes. "I was hoping for a better response." Buffy shook her head, and raised her hands to his face. ""I love you, you know that.", Buffy's throat tighten, making it hard for her to speak. She blinked dry eyes and felt them fill with tears. "Forever."
"There's not enough time," he said softly. His eyes filled with her as he swept them over every curve of her body, every feature of her face, every strand of her hair. Buffy took a step back. 'Not enough time for what? Did you go to those power people again?"
Angel stepped closer to Buffy. "Okay. I don't know how you know about that….and it doesn't matter."
"I'm so sorry," he whispered. She shook her head, no. Her eyes were bright, but she smiled again. "Nothing to be sorry for." Buffy replied. Not sure of what to think of how he was behaving.
Buffy went into his arms, placing her head against his chest. Angel stroked her hair as he held her in his arms. Knowing anytime now, he would change into Angelus and bring hell into her life. He hoped she would remember that he did love her and he would do anything in the world for her. Even if that meant killing himself.
Angel felt it take over, and Angelus took over. He felt the slayer in his arms and was satisfied. Angelus grinned as he kissed her cheek, feeling her soft, warm skin against his lips. He couldn't help but feel her. When he touched her he felt a jolt go through him.
Angelus shook it off as he went down to her neck and kissed it gently then with more aggression. He heard Buffy let out a soft moan. Angelus sunk his teeth into her neck, drinking her lightly. Buffy struggled, "Angel. Stop it." Angelus pulled away, jerking her and making her see who truly was with her.
Angelus held her in a tight grasp. Buffy's heart stopped, she looked into his eyes and she knew. Angelus was vamped out and standing before her, in a grasp that she knew she could not get out of. She had no strength she was helpless in his arms. In Angelus.
Angelus smirked as Buffy met his gaze. She stood unmoving in his arms, her limbs frozen, her mind blank. "How..." she breathed, unable to finish the sentence, unable to find her voice. Her throat was strained and tight.
He traced his thumb against her cheek, surprisingly gentle, and she half closed her eyes, leaning closer to him without willing herself to, her mind unable to remind her body in time that this was not the man she loved. He bent his head, and tucked his fingers under her chin, forcing her face to tilt upwards. "Did you miss me?" he whispered. She flinched.
"No." Buffy managed to get out. Angel shrugged and let her go, as he walked passed her, knowing Buffy could not move. "That's a shame. Because I've missed you."
"What do you want?" Buffy clutched her arms to her chest and looked around.
"You, Buff. I want you." Angelus shifted, circling her His voice was soft, seductive.
His words, his soft voice, once again filled her with confusion. ,
Angelus toyed with the strap of her top, tracing his finger along her collarbone.
Angelus grabbed her roughly Angelus lifted Buffy and slammed her against the wall . Wrapping his arms around her tightly, her chest pressed to his chest, they stood there. "We can do this the hard way-" Angel whispered, being inches from her mouth making her feel much too helpless. "Or we can do this the easy way. I know I'll like it either way, lover"
Buffy allowed her eyes to close. Angelus arms still curled around her.
He'd given up trying to analyze his feelings for the small blonde that was before him. He did know that he wanted her, and what Angelus wanted he took.
"Let. Me. Go." Buffy said, shaking trying to sound braver than she felt. " Now why would I do that? For once things are going my way, and I'm going to make sure it stays that way. No running off to get help from your little friends, no pesky curses to be cast. You and me Buff. And I have to say….. it's about time."
Angelus leaned down and kissed her, his tongue opening Buffy's mouth as he pressed her against the wall with his body. Buffy closed her eyes at the contact, unable to tell the difference his kisses from the one that she loved. Buffy held her hands together behind her back, resisting the urge to wrap them around Angelus's neck and pull him closer. Slanting his head, he deepened the kiss as he slid one hand around her waist and the other around her hip to her bottom.
Angelus then went for her neck, Angelus then sunk his teeth back into her neck, feeling her go limp in his arms. He heard her heartbeat slow, and pulled away when she fell unconscious, Angelus dropped her to the floor, and stood there and looked at her.
Why did she had to be so damn beautiful? Angelus wiped his mouth as he stepped out of his office, leaving Buffy unconscious on the floor.
