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That's when she figured it out. The churning in her stomach, that is. She immediately tensed up upon realizing the truth and plastered a smile onto her face to conceal her knowledge.
"Buffy? Are you alright?" Angel questioned her timidly. God she looked good, too good, he thought. Why was she here and when can she leave before I do something I may regret.
Crossing her arms defiantly, Buffy smirked,"Knock knock," she purred, her eyes narrowed slits.
Confused, Angel decided to play along, hoping it would lead somewhere important. "Who's there?," he beckoned carefully.
The next thing he felt, and heard, was a cracking noice up along the side of his face as Buffy's fist tore through the air to make a swift contact even the sharp eyes of a vampire could misplace. Keeling over, Angel whipped his head up, bearin a game face, and snarled angerly at the petite blonde before him. She reached into her purse and retrieved a wooden stake, freshly sharpened.
"Well, well, well. Look who is home," Buffy snapped as she twirled the stake between her fingers. "Who the hell do you think you are, believing you could waltz in here and hurt my friends." With her last statement she spun around and kicked a still confused Angel across his face. Coughing, he rolled across the floor and jumped up, just in time to detract another jab from her high heeled boot.
"Buffy!" he coughed,"What the hell is wrong with you?"
Buffy laughed as she squared off with her adversary. "Wrong?! Hmmm let me think. You are a vampire. I am a vampire slayer. Do the math. 1 + 1 equals dust." With that she charged at him, only to be evaded by his own fist, which succeeded in knocking her on the floor. Buffy rolled on the ground and came up to land on her feet, stake still firmly planted in her hand.
"Come on! Is that the best you can do?" she mocked as she prepared to lunge again.
Angels' mind was spinning as he stared at the woman he loved without question. He used to be able to look into her bright eyes and see himself and the love she held for him. Even after they had parted he still knew of her love for him. But now, those eyes, so empty and cold, filled to the brim with hatred toward him, scared him like nothing in the world could. As he prepared to defend himself, a door opened as Cordy and Xander rushed in, each to their respective sides.
"Buffy stop it!" Cordy screeched as she checked Angel to see if he was okay.
Buffy grabbed Cordys' arm and whipped her to the side as she bellowed,"Cordy you idiot! That's a vampire!"
As soon as Cordy held on to her balance she sighed angerly,"NO, Buffy. THAT is my boss, ANGEL."
Meanwhile Xander stood beside Buffy, ready to hold her off, the best he could, from Angel.
"THAT is Angel?! You work for a vampire!" Buffys' eyes widened at disgust as they darted from Cordy to Angel.
"Duh Buffy. He's a good vampire. He won't hurt you," Cordy explained as she stepped back to Angels' side again. Angel glared at Buffy angerly than looked at Cordy with confusion tattooed upon his brow. She mouthed 'I'll tell you later' before resuming to her quarrel with the slayer.
Still holding the stake firmly, Buffy narrowed her eyes, her voice a dangerous tone as she replied,"Good or bad, he couldn't hurt me if he wanted to."
Her look sent daggers into Angels' bruised heart, so deep their cut that he had to look away before she realized she had succeeded in hurting him. Cordy decided that later was now.
"Angel, I need to talk to you. Let's just leave psycho girl here for just a second," Cordy explained as she dragged Angel into an office.
After the door closed, Buffy lowered her stake and zipped around to face Xander.
"Did you know he was a vampire?" her voice was soft and upset.
Xander glanced at his feet before replying sheepishly,"Yes, he's......a friend. Sort of like Spike. Only he has a soul."
Buffy raised her eyebrow. "Soul?"
Xander swallowed hard as he explained to Buffy the story of Angel, a Buffy-less Angel. She nodded slowly and took it all in. On the outside she appeared to comprehend, but inside, her body was a wreak. 'Say what you want Xander', she thought,'A vamp is still a vamp. And no friend of mine.'
"She doesn't remember me?" Angels' voice and heart cracked as he spoke, sending vibes of compassion through Cordy. Angel couldn't believe it was true. 'Maybe she will be happier this way ' he thought. But deep down he wanted her to love him like she once did. To know him. Damn Willow.
Cordy reached out and touched his trembling hand. "Willow will fix it after the necklace is safe. She promised. Just deal with it and maybe everything will be better this way."
Angel nodded slowly trying to agree, but it was useless. Without Buffy nothing was worth anything. Not even life. 'You can do this' a voice inside his head said. 'Just keep your distance.'
Cordy studied his face slowly and spoke softly,"Ready to go back out there?"
Millions of feelings ripped through his body, ones mostly of hurt and pain. Despite what he was feeling and had to deal with, there was still a necklace to retrieve and he needed Buffys' help.
"Yeah, I'm ready."
That's when she figured it out. The churning in her stomach, that is. She immediately tensed up upon realizing the truth and plastered a smile onto her face to conceal her knowledge.
"Buffy? Are you alright?" Angel questioned her timidly. God she looked good, too good, he thought. Why was she here and when can she leave before I do something I may regret.
Crossing her arms defiantly, Buffy smirked,"Knock knock," she purred, her eyes narrowed slits.
Confused, Angel decided to play along, hoping it would lead somewhere important. "Who's there?," he beckoned carefully.
The next thing he felt, and heard, was a cracking noice up along the side of his face as Buffy's fist tore through the air to make a swift contact even the sharp eyes of a vampire could misplace. Keeling over, Angel whipped his head up, bearin a game face, and snarled angerly at the petite blonde before him. She reached into her purse and retrieved a wooden stake, freshly sharpened.
"Well, well, well. Look who is home," Buffy snapped as she twirled the stake between her fingers. "Who the hell do you think you are, believing you could waltz in here and hurt my friends." With her last statement she spun around and kicked a still confused Angel across his face. Coughing, he rolled across the floor and jumped up, just in time to detract another jab from her high heeled boot.
"Buffy!" he coughed,"What the hell is wrong with you?"
Buffy laughed as she squared off with her adversary. "Wrong?! Hmmm let me think. You are a vampire. I am a vampire slayer. Do the math. 1 + 1 equals dust." With that she charged at him, only to be evaded by his own fist, which succeeded in knocking her on the floor. Buffy rolled on the ground and came up to land on her feet, stake still firmly planted in her hand.
"Come on! Is that the best you can do?" she mocked as she prepared to lunge again.
Angels' mind was spinning as he stared at the woman he loved without question. He used to be able to look into her bright eyes and see himself and the love she held for him. Even after they had parted he still knew of her love for him. But now, those eyes, so empty and cold, filled to the brim with hatred toward him, scared him like nothing in the world could. As he prepared to defend himself, a door opened as Cordy and Xander rushed in, each to their respective sides.
"Buffy stop it!" Cordy screeched as she checked Angel to see if he was okay.
Buffy grabbed Cordys' arm and whipped her to the side as she bellowed,"Cordy you idiot! That's a vampire!"
As soon as Cordy held on to her balance she sighed angerly,"NO, Buffy. THAT is my boss, ANGEL."
Meanwhile Xander stood beside Buffy, ready to hold her off, the best he could, from Angel.
"THAT is Angel?! You work for a vampire!" Buffys' eyes widened at disgust as they darted from Cordy to Angel.
"Duh Buffy. He's a good vampire. He won't hurt you," Cordy explained as she stepped back to Angels' side again. Angel glared at Buffy angerly than looked at Cordy with confusion tattooed upon his brow. She mouthed 'I'll tell you later' before resuming to her quarrel with the slayer.
Still holding the stake firmly, Buffy narrowed her eyes, her voice a dangerous tone as she replied,"Good or bad, he couldn't hurt me if he wanted to."
Her look sent daggers into Angels' bruised heart, so deep their cut that he had to look away before she realized she had succeeded in hurting him. Cordy decided that later was now.
"Angel, I need to talk to you. Let's just leave psycho girl here for just a second," Cordy explained as she dragged Angel into an office.
After the door closed, Buffy lowered her stake and zipped around to face Xander.
"Did you know he was a vampire?" her voice was soft and upset.
Xander glanced at his feet before replying sheepishly,"Yes, he's......a friend. Sort of like Spike. Only he has a soul."
Buffy raised her eyebrow. "Soul?"
Xander swallowed hard as he explained to Buffy the story of Angel, a Buffy-less Angel. She nodded slowly and took it all in. On the outside she appeared to comprehend, but inside, her body was a wreak. 'Say what you want Xander', she thought,'A vamp is still a vamp. And no friend of mine.'
"She doesn't remember me?" Angels' voice and heart cracked as he spoke, sending vibes of compassion through Cordy. Angel couldn't believe it was true. 'Maybe she will be happier this way ' he thought. But deep down he wanted her to love him like she once did. To know him. Damn Willow.
Cordy reached out and touched his trembling hand. "Willow will fix it after the necklace is safe. She promised. Just deal with it and maybe everything will be better this way."
Angel nodded slowly trying to agree, but it was useless. Without Buffy nothing was worth anything. Not even life. 'You can do this' a voice inside his head said. 'Just keep your distance.'
Cordy studied his face slowly and spoke softly,"Ready to go back out there?"
Millions of feelings ripped through his body, ones mostly of hurt and pain. Despite what he was feeling and had to deal with, there was still a necklace to retrieve and he needed Buffys' help.
"Yeah, I'm ready."
