Chapter 20: Sleeping Beauty
William woke up next to Buffy and realized there was a blanket over him as well as her.
During the night he must have climbed up on the bed next to her and was holding her tight.
He walked into her bathroom as he noticed his face felt horrible and was covered still in his tears and his eyes hurt so badly.
He used a provided wash cloth and wiped his face and eyes before heading back up to Buffy's side.
Just then a nurse walked in and said, "Ahh you're awake. I found you in here last night but you looked so upset and distraught we left you stay even though it wasn't visiting hours. They start in an hour so I suggest you go to a diner down the street, get some food into you, perhaps change your clothes depending on where you are from and return back here in about 2 hours unless you care to run into Angel."
William looked at the nurse confused, "Who's Angel?"
The nurse looked at him shocked, "You don't know Angel? Angel runs a club here in L.A. The most famous one in fact. Everyone knows who Angel is. Buffy is his girl. Honestly I would have figured it would be him who was in here crying over her last night but I haven't seen him. The receptionist said he would probably stop by in an hour. I guess being so famously busy and all, you can't really spend time sitting in a hospital. I'm sure he is heartbroken over the whole thing though. So we will be seeing you in a few hours?"
Numbly William nodded and grabbed his duster and gave Buffy a gentle kiss which did not go unnoticed by the nurse and brushed her hair gently back from her face as he whispered so softly, "Promise, I'll be back in just a few hours, right after your wanker guy leaves. The big poof. Don't know who Angel is but I don't want to meet him just yet. See you soon luv."
With that he wandered out of the room.
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William did go to the diner and quickly ate his food.
He listened to some gossip from the locals who were enjoying their breakfast and picked up some interesting tidbit's about Angel.
He was known as Guardian Angel because he picked up strays and gave them a job, a place to live and income.
Then when they were settled, the girls would just disappear and supposedly get better lives.
He found this strange that the girls never did surface again.
While he paid his bill, he asked where the local library was to do some research to see what he could learn.
He noticed a paper on the table containing a new article with the headlines, "The Great Guardian Angel and his Sleeping Beauty."
William rolled his eyes and took the paper with him as he headed off to the library.