2nd half of Part 4
Authors note: Okay, I didn't do a very good job of proof reading the first half of part 4 (this should be a lesson to us all), so here is the part that got deleted...hope you enjoy the rest of it
Picks up: Right after B/S conversation, Buffy goes looking for Angel...
"I've been looking everywhere for you! Would you like to tell me why you've been hiding here since, like, forever?"
Angel turned as soon as he heard her voice. "Buffy! Where have you been?"
"Spike and I have been having a little heart to dead heart. Time just got away from me. I'm sorry Angel."
"Don't apologize to me. Giles and the rest of them spent the entire day looking for you."
"Then I'm sorry about that too, but that's not what I'm apologizing to you for.
"What are you sorry about?"
"For not remembering. I'm sorry for promising that I would never forget that day, and then forgetting. I am so sorry, Angel. I shouldn't have left. I should have remembered. As our last minute together was ticking down, I held you and promised that I wouldn't forget. Even if I couldn't do anything about the day being erased, I should have remembered."
Angel was shocked. He couldn't believe that she remembered. "I thought you would be mad at me."
"I was. Actually, I was really mad at you. But then Spike and I talked it over, and I remembered a few more things, didn't make me quite so mad anymore."
"What did you remember?"
"The ice cream. You still buy that ice cream. We ate that ice cream together. I love that you still buy that ice cream and think of it as your comfort food." Buffy started crying, and Angel went to her, holding her tightly.
"I wanted to tell you so badly. I wanted to tell you that I loved you, and beg you not to go back. It almost killed me to know how we could be together, and I didn't think that you'd understand why I had to give it all up."
"It's okay. I probably wouldn't have understood. But I do now. I love you so much Angel! I love that you made that sacrifice for me."
"I'd make any sacrifice for you. You know that."
"Yes. I do know that. I love you so much!"
A dark figure came out of the shadows. "Well. Isn't this just the sweetest scene? The Slayer and the Vampire, facing the odds, just to be together. Beautiful. I'm kidding really, it's rather pathetic."
Angel looked up to see Riley standing there. He put Buffy behind his back, trying to protect her.
"Riley...I told you that I loved him. I told you that we were over. I didn't mean to hurt you, I really didn't. I'm sorry if this is hard for you."
"It's not hard for me at all. I understand, I really do."
"You do?"
"Yeah! What's not to understand? You like vampires. I wasn't a vampire. Completely understandable."
"I'm so glad that you- wait, you weren't a vampire?"
"The girl catches on fast. Yes, I WASN'T a vampire. But you see, we can be together now. I'm not going to run off and leave you. I'm not going to kill off everyone that meant anything to you. I'm just going to be with you. Forever."
"Riley. Please tell me that you didn't do this on purpose. Someone made you against your will, right?"
"Don't be stupid, Buffy! Of course I did this on purpose! I did this for you!"
"Riley! I don't love Angel because he's a vampire, I love him in spite of it."
"No you don't. You just think that because it makes you feel better to think that. But it's not true. Just come over here. I'll make you see that you will love me again. First it was Angel, then he left so you had some love hate relationship with Spike, but now I'm here. We can just get rid of both of them, and you and I will be able to be together. Come here, Buffy."
"Riley, no. You don't understand. I'm not in love with you. I've never been in love with you. I am SO sorry that you turned yourself for me, but it doesn't make a difference! I'm so sorry!"
"Buffy, I did this for you! Do you think that I wanted this for myself? NO! Hell no! It was all for you! No quite hiding behind him and come to me...NOW!"
"Riley, no! I don't love you! I don't want to be with you!"
"That's what I thought. I expected more from you Buffy, I really did. You are one sick little girl, you know that? Looks like I'm going to have to kill somebody now. Maybe Willow...or Giles. Wait. Your mother's really sick right now, isn't she? I bet I could make her feel much better. What do you think?"
He turns to leave. "Riley, no! Wait. I understand now. I know what you were thinking. It took me a minute, but I realize the sacrifice that you made for me. Maybe you're right. Maybe I do just like vampires. Do you still want me?"
"Buffy? No. What are you doing?"
"Angel, Riley's right. Look at the sacrifice he made for me. I have to give him a chance." She pulled away from Angel and walked towards Riley. "Riley, I am so sorry, can you ever forgive me?"
"I might. If you make just one small sacrifice in return."
"Anything! What do you want?"
"I want you to join me."
"If that is what it takes, then the sacrifice is small enough." Buffy walked towards him, pulling her hair away from her neck. She walked towards Riley with a seductive smile on her lips. Riley looked over her shoulder at Angel, who looked ready to faint in one second, and kill both of them.
"We are going to be together forever, Buffy." He lowered his head to her neck, and in the next second, he exploded into dust. Buffy turned away from where Riley was standing and looked at Angel. She thought that he looked a little paler, if that was possible. "What a sick fucker", she said as she went to Angel.
"Buffy! You scared the SHIT out of me!"
"I had to make it seem real."
"You did."
"Stop looking at me like that. It was a good plan."
"Maybe too good."
"Come on, I want to go find the others, let them know I'm alright."
"Are YOU all right?"
"Yes. I feel bad that Riley turned for me, but I don't feel bad about staking him. You know, if he hadn't threatened anybody I probably would have let him go."
"Well, lets go find everybody else."
"Buffy! Giles! Buffy and Angel are here!" Giles came out of the kitchen.
"Buffy! Where have you been? Everybody was out looking for you. I finally had to send them home."
"I'm sorry that I worried everyone. I just needed some time by myself."
"Well, that is understandable, but I promised everyone that I would call as soon as you showed up. If you'll excuse me."
"Thanks, Giles. Wait Cordelia. There is something that I want to say to both of you. I am so sorry about Wesley. I know that he was like family to you both."
"Thanks, Buffy. It means a lot that with everything going on, that you still remembered him." Buffy took a step toward Cordelia, and hugged her. Cordelia was stunned at first (Buffy NEVER showed affection towards her) but recovered and put her arms around Buffy as well.
"Are you two going to take this any further, cause if you are I'd really like to get some popcorn."
"Xander! How did you get over here so fast?" Buffy asked
"Actually, Anya wanted to go for another round and frankly, I was too tired. So I told her that I had to come over here and research."
"Another round of what?" Cordelia asked, thinking she was out of the loop.
"Cordelia, think about it. Anya, a.k.a. sex fiend. What's your take on it?"
"Oh! Ohhhhhhhh. Ewwwwww. WAY too much information."
"I'm going to go see if Giles needs any help." Cordelia said and went to the kitchen
"I'm going to see if Giles has any food." Xander followed Cordelia.
Buffy and Angel sat on the couch in a comfortable silence, their hands clasped between them. Both were thinking about the unexpected turn their lives had taken tonight. "Buffy?"
"Hm?"
"What are you thinking about?"
"Same thing you are, probably."
"Where are we going to go from here?"
"I don't know" Buffy said, looking into Angel's eyes, "but we'll go there together."
End part four--------now, please be a dear and fill out the little review form below! Thank you QueenB...
Authors note: Okay, I didn't do a very good job of proof reading the first half of part 4 (this should be a lesson to us all), so here is the part that got deleted...hope you enjoy the rest of it
Picks up: Right after B/S conversation, Buffy goes looking for Angel...
"I've been looking everywhere for you! Would you like to tell me why you've been hiding here since, like, forever?"
Angel turned as soon as he heard her voice. "Buffy! Where have you been?"
"Spike and I have been having a little heart to dead heart. Time just got away from me. I'm sorry Angel."
"Don't apologize to me. Giles and the rest of them spent the entire day looking for you."
"Then I'm sorry about that too, but that's not what I'm apologizing to you for.
"What are you sorry about?"
"For not remembering. I'm sorry for promising that I would never forget that day, and then forgetting. I am so sorry, Angel. I shouldn't have left. I should have remembered. As our last minute together was ticking down, I held you and promised that I wouldn't forget. Even if I couldn't do anything about the day being erased, I should have remembered."
Angel was shocked. He couldn't believe that she remembered. "I thought you would be mad at me."
"I was. Actually, I was really mad at you. But then Spike and I talked it over, and I remembered a few more things, didn't make me quite so mad anymore."
"What did you remember?"
"The ice cream. You still buy that ice cream. We ate that ice cream together. I love that you still buy that ice cream and think of it as your comfort food." Buffy started crying, and Angel went to her, holding her tightly.
"I wanted to tell you so badly. I wanted to tell you that I loved you, and beg you not to go back. It almost killed me to know how we could be together, and I didn't think that you'd understand why I had to give it all up."
"It's okay. I probably wouldn't have understood. But I do now. I love you so much Angel! I love that you made that sacrifice for me."
"I'd make any sacrifice for you. You know that."
"Yes. I do know that. I love you so much!"
A dark figure came out of the shadows. "Well. Isn't this just the sweetest scene? The Slayer and the Vampire, facing the odds, just to be together. Beautiful. I'm kidding really, it's rather pathetic."
Angel looked up to see Riley standing there. He put Buffy behind his back, trying to protect her.
"Riley...I told you that I loved him. I told you that we were over. I didn't mean to hurt you, I really didn't. I'm sorry if this is hard for you."
"It's not hard for me at all. I understand, I really do."
"You do?"
"Yeah! What's not to understand? You like vampires. I wasn't a vampire. Completely understandable."
"I'm so glad that you- wait, you weren't a vampire?"
"The girl catches on fast. Yes, I WASN'T a vampire. But you see, we can be together now. I'm not going to run off and leave you. I'm not going to kill off everyone that meant anything to you. I'm just going to be with you. Forever."
"Riley. Please tell me that you didn't do this on purpose. Someone made you against your will, right?"
"Don't be stupid, Buffy! Of course I did this on purpose! I did this for you!"
"Riley! I don't love Angel because he's a vampire, I love him in spite of it."
"No you don't. You just think that because it makes you feel better to think that. But it's not true. Just come over here. I'll make you see that you will love me again. First it was Angel, then he left so you had some love hate relationship with Spike, but now I'm here. We can just get rid of both of them, and you and I will be able to be together. Come here, Buffy."
"Riley, no. You don't understand. I'm not in love with you. I've never been in love with you. I am SO sorry that you turned yourself for me, but it doesn't make a difference! I'm so sorry!"
"Buffy, I did this for you! Do you think that I wanted this for myself? NO! Hell no! It was all for you! No quite hiding behind him and come to me...NOW!"
"Riley, no! I don't love you! I don't want to be with you!"
"That's what I thought. I expected more from you Buffy, I really did. You are one sick little girl, you know that? Looks like I'm going to have to kill somebody now. Maybe Willow...or Giles. Wait. Your mother's really sick right now, isn't she? I bet I could make her feel much better. What do you think?"
He turns to leave. "Riley, no! Wait. I understand now. I know what you were thinking. It took me a minute, but I realize the sacrifice that you made for me. Maybe you're right. Maybe I do just like vampires. Do you still want me?"
"Buffy? No. What are you doing?"
"Angel, Riley's right. Look at the sacrifice he made for me. I have to give him a chance." She pulled away from Angel and walked towards Riley. "Riley, I am so sorry, can you ever forgive me?"
"I might. If you make just one small sacrifice in return."
"Anything! What do you want?"
"I want you to join me."
"If that is what it takes, then the sacrifice is small enough." Buffy walked towards him, pulling her hair away from her neck. She walked towards Riley with a seductive smile on her lips. Riley looked over her shoulder at Angel, who looked ready to faint in one second, and kill both of them.
"We are going to be together forever, Buffy." He lowered his head to her neck, and in the next second, he exploded into dust. Buffy turned away from where Riley was standing and looked at Angel. She thought that he looked a little paler, if that was possible. "What a sick fucker", she said as she went to Angel.
"Buffy! You scared the SHIT out of me!"
"I had to make it seem real."
"You did."
"Stop looking at me like that. It was a good plan."
"Maybe too good."
"Come on, I want to go find the others, let them know I'm alright."
"Are YOU all right?"
"Yes. I feel bad that Riley turned for me, but I don't feel bad about staking him. You know, if he hadn't threatened anybody I probably would have let him go."
"Well, lets go find everybody else."
"Buffy! Giles! Buffy and Angel are here!" Giles came out of the kitchen.
"Buffy! Where have you been? Everybody was out looking for you. I finally had to send them home."
"I'm sorry that I worried everyone. I just needed some time by myself."
"Well, that is understandable, but I promised everyone that I would call as soon as you showed up. If you'll excuse me."
"Thanks, Giles. Wait Cordelia. There is something that I want to say to both of you. I am so sorry about Wesley. I know that he was like family to you both."
"Thanks, Buffy. It means a lot that with everything going on, that you still remembered him." Buffy took a step toward Cordelia, and hugged her. Cordelia was stunned at first (Buffy NEVER showed affection towards her) but recovered and put her arms around Buffy as well.
"Are you two going to take this any further, cause if you are I'd really like to get some popcorn."
"Xander! How did you get over here so fast?" Buffy asked
"Actually, Anya wanted to go for another round and frankly, I was too tired. So I told her that I had to come over here and research."
"Another round of what?" Cordelia asked, thinking she was out of the loop.
"Cordelia, think about it. Anya, a.k.a. sex fiend. What's your take on it?"
"Oh! Ohhhhhhhh. Ewwwwww. WAY too much information."
"I'm going to go see if Giles needs any help." Cordelia said and went to the kitchen
"I'm going to see if Giles has any food." Xander followed Cordelia.
Buffy and Angel sat on the couch in a comfortable silence, their hands clasped between them. Both were thinking about the unexpected turn their lives had taken tonight. "Buffy?"
"Hm?"
"What are you thinking about?"
"Same thing you are, probably."
"Where are we going to go from here?"
"I don't know" Buffy said, looking into Angel's eyes, "but we'll go there together."
End part four--------now, please be a dear and fill out the little review form below! Thank you QueenB...