The fairy tale ending

Buffy stared into the darkness Spike had just disappeared into silently. His footsteps had already faded away and Buffy couldn't move to go after him. "He left did he?" Angel asked appearing behind her. She nodded once and turned to face him. "What am I supposed to do now?" She inquired. "What about? Spike?" She shrugged "anything, everything, what now?" Angel sighed "we go home?"

Her house seemed so alien to her now like she didn't belong…. Except some part of her knew she did. Willow looked to her friend worried "are you ok?" Buffy couldn't be bothered to lie "no. No I'm not ok." Xander put a hand on her shoulder to comfort her "it will get better buffy." She sighed and closed her eyes waiting for the flashing images and screams to fill her head, but clung to the part of her that still felt as if this place was home…. The images didn't appear.

She smiled slightly and was suddenly aware of Angel's hand in hers, the cool breeze coming in through the open door, the slow dripping of a tap, leaves shaking in the wind, that -for the first time since she came back- connected her to the rest of the world, and she opened her eyes her friends staring at her…. she grinned "Better" She repeated "no it won't" but she continued smiling "not unless we make it" Layla smirked "one world Buffy…. What you wanna do with it. You got a wile" She smiled at the blond she had been fighting to the death not a day ago "I thought I might try to save it."

Layla smiled and the look of that girl who always seemed to have all the answers (because she travelled the world for more than 200 years and actually looked at it) came across her face "Well then, you've defiantly got your work cut out. But Buffy never forget there's a whole world of evil against you, but if you like I think I could do a pretty good job of spreading the word. Buffy Summers…. Back up and fighting."

Giles looked at everyone. They didn't need him; he didn't even have to have come. "Well I'll be leaving to then" Buffy looked up to him confused "what?" He sighed "well you seem fine so I guess I'll be leaving then." Buffy's hands clenched into fists "why is everyone always leaving me?" she whispered as Giles left the room to go and pack up his things. "I'm not going anywhere" Angel told her. She nodded "good…good."

As the moon went down and the sun came up Willow, Xander, and Dawn went out leaving Buffy, Angel and Layla stuck in the house. Layla was nowhere to be found, although the faint sound of punching could be heard from the basement. Buffy bit her lip as her and Angel heard the sound of a punching bag flying into a wall. "She seemed fine earlier." Buffy muttered. "Yeah well she knew people would hear her then" Angel replied. "What do you think is wrong?" She asked. He sighed "if I'm gonna guess I'd go with Spike." Buffy nodded as she realized Spike leaving didn't just affect her "oh right. Didn't he think of her?" Angel shrugged "most likely. But he had to leave 'cause you were here and you weren't with him." Buffy sighed "ok, another life ruined" Angel shook his head "It's not your fault Buffy." She nodded "right, of course not."

"Will this whole thing get easier? I can still hear ghosts of people in my mind, I still have the memories, does it get easier?" Angel shrugged "Maybe it will, Maybe it can, but the future is going to last forever so stop thinking about that." Buffy looked up into his eyes. "What do I think about then?" Angel smiled "Now. What's happening in this one moment, think about now." She smiled "I quite like now. Here, with you" He smiled at her. "I always used to dream that all this would happen you know." She told him. Angel frowned "what, becoming a vampire?" She shook her head "no, being with you….. Forever." Angel took her hands "forever" he repeated. Buffy couldn't hear anything else, couldn't see anything else, just them, in that one moment, she smiled "forever, that's the whole point."

She leaned in and their lips met, and the moment could last forever… and they both knew it. But Buffy broke away to suddenly say "this is it" as she realized "the fairy tale ending." Angel wondered aloud "are we really going to live happily after though?" Buffy shrugged "Don't think that far remember. There's just this moment, there's just now, you and me. And nothing else matters, because this is, this really is, finally, the ending I've always wanted."

And the story ended with a kiss.

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Except I don't want to finish there because I have this whole other plot line floating around in my head. I mean Angel and Buffy got their fairy tale ending but what about Spike. So if you want me to write a third, (oooo spoilers) that uh will most likely get Spike and Layla together, and may bring back another character that I love (but I'm not telling you which yet mauh ha ha ha), so yeah if you want a third please leave a review saying so and also tell me what you think of this chapter…..

And of course….

THANK YOU ALL FOR READING AND I MEAN THAT, AND AN EVEN BIGGER THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO DID REVIEW!

Goodbye for now.