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Finding Herself (7/?)
By *~Rachel*~
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"Angel!" Buffy shouted. Very slowly, Angel dragged himself inside Giles' house. He came in limping and holding his side- but he was here. He was safe and he was alive, that's all that mattered to Buffy. Oh God, he's here. He's safe. Buffy kept thinking over and over. With a sudden burst of speed, Buffy rose to her feet and flew into Angel's arms, not caring what anyone thought- what they saw.
"Buffy..." Angel whispered down to her. Buffy wrapped his arms around him, hugging him tightly, vowing that she would never let him go. He looked down at Buffy, momentarily forgetting all his pains. "How's Dawn?"
"She's fine." Buffy replied, looking up at him. She had forgotten that they were still wrapped around each other- it was like they were really together again. "She said she's shaken up, but she's fine." Her voice was low, talking only to him. Meanwhile, everyone else in the room kept silent. Willow, Xander, and Giles were used to have Angel and Buffy forget about everyone else when they talked. And Tara and Anya were simply watching, silent also.
"That's good." Angel said back down to her.
Buffy burrowed her head into his chest. "God, I thought I had lost you. I thought you were never coming back...that you had-"
"Shh, I'm right here." Angel whispered to her. "I'm okay. I got out."
Buffy sobbed back tears, relief shining in her features. "I...I couldn't stand to loose you also. Not after everything else." And Buffy raised her head and met lips with Angel's. Everyone else in the room felt as though they should intervene, stop what was happening, but no one made a move. Buffy and Angel pulled apart a second later, still holding onto each other. "I love you," she whispered into his ear. No one else in the room heard what she was now telling him. "I don't care what happens, what we go through, I will always love you."
Although Angel didn't say the words, his mind was saying the same thing and the way that he looked at her said that he loved her. "Buffy?"
"Yeah?" She asked, slightly embarrassed now that she had shown so much emotion in front of everyone.
"Can I sit down? I just lost feeling in my right leg." Angel said, smiling down at her.
Oh wow, he smiled. Buffy realized. "Oh, gosh! Of course you can." And carefully, she helped Angel over to the couch, siting him down where she once was. Buffy, still holding onto his hand, sat next to him, her eyes never once leaving his.
And at once, after everything had happened, the questions began.
"What happened?"
"Did Glory-"
"How did you-"
"Is she still-"
"Angel!" Cordelia shouted, coming out from the room behind him. She, Gunn, and Wesley had walked outside after hearing all the commotion in the main room. The three of them were completely surprised by seeing Angel sitting on the couch with Buffy at his side.
"Hey Cordy." Angel replied, giving her a quick wave.
"Angel!" Cordelia said again. "You're okay!"
"I thought we covered that," Angel whispered to Buffy, making her laugh. Hey, when did he start making jokes? She thought.
"What happened?" Wesley asked. "Buffy said that-"
"Buffy was mistaken." Angel replied, looking over at her.
"See? I told you nothing could happen to Angel." Gunn said. "Like I said, he's got the moves." Gunn leaned down and patted Angel on the shoulder before going straight into this involved handshake between the two, with Angel smiling the whole time. Xander and Willow looked at each other with this 'what?!' expression on their faces. Both of them were thinking, since when did Angel get so...unbroody?
That was when Buffy noticed that he had changed. She had barely seen it when he walked in the door- talking to Cordelia, Wesley, and Gunn. But now, as Cordelia bent over, hugging Angel around the neck, Wesley smiling down at him, and Gunn having just cracked a joke with him, Angel had seemed to finally find his place. It was as though he was now fitting in with everyone. He had some good friends- it seemed that they knew him better than she knew him any more. However, she was genuinely happy for Angel, finally being able to fit in with a group: his own Scooby Gang.
"So...I hate to ruin this joyous moment," Giles said, stepping into the conversation he had been watching the whole time. "What happened to Glory? I assume you got free?"
"Glory is gone." Angel replied simply. Everyone, even the Angel Investigations crew, was slightly surprised, a few of them gasping. He had made it sound so simple, as though getting rid of her was easy.
"How?" Buffy asked, looking over at him.
"Well, she tied me up to the rock before you left." Angel began. "And after you did leave, she started doing this spell. I assume this was the spell that would open the key, activate the key, whatever...my guess was that it was simply to release the energy to her. However, since I'm *not* the key, the spell backfired, and something seemed to ripple through her. All of a sudden, it got really bright and she just...died out. Pretty anticlimactic if you ask me." Everyone in the room grinned. "Glory fell over and simply died. And once I got free, it was pretty easy to defeat her minions. Just a few scrapes and bruises here and there. Nothing that won't heal."
Everyone showed signed of relief, especially Dawn and Buffy. Dawn walked over and hugged Buffy, glad that everything was okay. After that, there was a big round of hugs, group hugs, and handshakes. Just like the old days, everyone had been reunited to defeat the big-bad. It was just like old times.
During those few minutes, Buffy managed to grab a hold of Angel and dragged him back into the back room, closing the door behind her. She wanted several minutes to talk to him alone- without an audience.
The two of them walked to the middle of the room and sat down on the couch there. Neither of them spoke up for a second, afraid of what might happen. "Angel...God, I can't thank you enough for coming here Angel."
"It was no problem, really."
"No, I mean it. Angel, I can't even begin to thank you enough. Coming here and helping me, saving Dawn...it means *so* much to me." Buffy said forcefully.
"Buffy, it wasn't that big a deal. You know I would have come here, no matter what. Besides, I'm just doing what I can for...for the woman I love."
Love... Buffy looked over at him. "Love, huh?"
"Oh yeah." Angel replied, before leaning over and kissing her gently. Their kiss quickly increased in passion, Angel running his hands down her arms as Buffy's hands tangled in his hair. Their love was flowing all around them. Finally, the two lovers had been reunited.
"Angel?" Buffy asked, several minutes later. "So...where do we stand?"
"Where do you want us to stand?" He asked back to her.
"I don't know. All I know is that I want to be with you again. I know you're probably going to try to logic the both of us to death, but all I know is that I want you." Angel looked as though he was going to speak and Buffy cut him off. "I mean, I know that would probably think that you being away from me is the best thing for me. Well, it's not. You're wrong. *You* are the best thing for me, you're what I need." Buffy looked at him, expecting some sort of angsty reply.
"I'm so glad to hear you say all of that." Angel said.
Buffy's eyes widened. Okay, not the answer I was expecting. "Angel, I want to try again. We can do this...I know we can." She was begging now, afraid that he would back out of this and say no. "Angel, we can do the long distance thing."
"Y'know what? That doesn't sound like a bad idea." Angel replied, before pulling Buffy back into his arms and kissing her again. Oh God, I'm in heaven. Buffy thought, as she felt Angel slide his hands down her back and continuing to kiss her. We're together. She sang in her head.
Finally, when the need for air was needed, Buffy pulled back, resting her forehead against Angel's chest. She closed her eyes, taking everything in. A smile stretched across her face when she felt Angel wrap his arms around her and simply hold her- something she had missed for over 2 years. Glory was gone. Dawn was safe. She and Angel were together again. Oh yeah, life was *very* good.
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TBC...
So? What'd ya think?
Mistakes are purely my fault...I'm not the world's greatest typist.
Disclaimer in part 1!
Feedback is much appreciated @ LuVnAnGeLNBuFfY@aol.com
Finding Herself (7/?)
By *~Rachel*~
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"Angel!" Buffy shouted. Very slowly, Angel dragged himself inside Giles' house. He came in limping and holding his side- but he was here. He was safe and he was alive, that's all that mattered to Buffy. Oh God, he's here. He's safe. Buffy kept thinking over and over. With a sudden burst of speed, Buffy rose to her feet and flew into Angel's arms, not caring what anyone thought- what they saw.
"Buffy..." Angel whispered down to her. Buffy wrapped his arms around him, hugging him tightly, vowing that she would never let him go. He looked down at Buffy, momentarily forgetting all his pains. "How's Dawn?"
"She's fine." Buffy replied, looking up at him. She had forgotten that they were still wrapped around each other- it was like they were really together again. "She said she's shaken up, but she's fine." Her voice was low, talking only to him. Meanwhile, everyone else in the room kept silent. Willow, Xander, and Giles were used to have Angel and Buffy forget about everyone else when they talked. And Tara and Anya were simply watching, silent also.
"That's good." Angel said back down to her.
Buffy burrowed her head into his chest. "God, I thought I had lost you. I thought you were never coming back...that you had-"
"Shh, I'm right here." Angel whispered to her. "I'm okay. I got out."
Buffy sobbed back tears, relief shining in her features. "I...I couldn't stand to loose you also. Not after everything else." And Buffy raised her head and met lips with Angel's. Everyone else in the room felt as though they should intervene, stop what was happening, but no one made a move. Buffy and Angel pulled apart a second later, still holding onto each other. "I love you," she whispered into his ear. No one else in the room heard what she was now telling him. "I don't care what happens, what we go through, I will always love you."
Although Angel didn't say the words, his mind was saying the same thing and the way that he looked at her said that he loved her. "Buffy?"
"Yeah?" She asked, slightly embarrassed now that she had shown so much emotion in front of everyone.
"Can I sit down? I just lost feeling in my right leg." Angel said, smiling down at her.
Oh wow, he smiled. Buffy realized. "Oh, gosh! Of course you can." And carefully, she helped Angel over to the couch, siting him down where she once was. Buffy, still holding onto his hand, sat next to him, her eyes never once leaving his.
And at once, after everything had happened, the questions began.
"What happened?"
"Did Glory-"
"How did you-"
"Is she still-"
"Angel!" Cordelia shouted, coming out from the room behind him. She, Gunn, and Wesley had walked outside after hearing all the commotion in the main room. The three of them were completely surprised by seeing Angel sitting on the couch with Buffy at his side.
"Hey Cordy." Angel replied, giving her a quick wave.
"Angel!" Cordelia said again. "You're okay!"
"I thought we covered that," Angel whispered to Buffy, making her laugh. Hey, when did he start making jokes? She thought.
"What happened?" Wesley asked. "Buffy said that-"
"Buffy was mistaken." Angel replied, looking over at her.
"See? I told you nothing could happen to Angel." Gunn said. "Like I said, he's got the moves." Gunn leaned down and patted Angel on the shoulder before going straight into this involved handshake between the two, with Angel smiling the whole time. Xander and Willow looked at each other with this 'what?!' expression on their faces. Both of them were thinking, since when did Angel get so...unbroody?
That was when Buffy noticed that he had changed. She had barely seen it when he walked in the door- talking to Cordelia, Wesley, and Gunn. But now, as Cordelia bent over, hugging Angel around the neck, Wesley smiling down at him, and Gunn having just cracked a joke with him, Angel had seemed to finally find his place. It was as though he was now fitting in with everyone. He had some good friends- it seemed that they knew him better than she knew him any more. However, she was genuinely happy for Angel, finally being able to fit in with a group: his own Scooby Gang.
"So...I hate to ruin this joyous moment," Giles said, stepping into the conversation he had been watching the whole time. "What happened to Glory? I assume you got free?"
"Glory is gone." Angel replied simply. Everyone, even the Angel Investigations crew, was slightly surprised, a few of them gasping. He had made it sound so simple, as though getting rid of her was easy.
"How?" Buffy asked, looking over at him.
"Well, she tied me up to the rock before you left." Angel began. "And after you did leave, she started doing this spell. I assume this was the spell that would open the key, activate the key, whatever...my guess was that it was simply to release the energy to her. However, since I'm *not* the key, the spell backfired, and something seemed to ripple through her. All of a sudden, it got really bright and she just...died out. Pretty anticlimactic if you ask me." Everyone in the room grinned. "Glory fell over and simply died. And once I got free, it was pretty easy to defeat her minions. Just a few scrapes and bruises here and there. Nothing that won't heal."
Everyone showed signed of relief, especially Dawn and Buffy. Dawn walked over and hugged Buffy, glad that everything was okay. After that, there was a big round of hugs, group hugs, and handshakes. Just like the old days, everyone had been reunited to defeat the big-bad. It was just like old times.
During those few minutes, Buffy managed to grab a hold of Angel and dragged him back into the back room, closing the door behind her. She wanted several minutes to talk to him alone- without an audience.
The two of them walked to the middle of the room and sat down on the couch there. Neither of them spoke up for a second, afraid of what might happen. "Angel...God, I can't thank you enough for coming here Angel."
"It was no problem, really."
"No, I mean it. Angel, I can't even begin to thank you enough. Coming here and helping me, saving Dawn...it means *so* much to me." Buffy said forcefully.
"Buffy, it wasn't that big a deal. You know I would have come here, no matter what. Besides, I'm just doing what I can for...for the woman I love."
Love... Buffy looked over at him. "Love, huh?"
"Oh yeah." Angel replied, before leaning over and kissing her gently. Their kiss quickly increased in passion, Angel running his hands down her arms as Buffy's hands tangled in his hair. Their love was flowing all around them. Finally, the two lovers had been reunited.
"Angel?" Buffy asked, several minutes later. "So...where do we stand?"
"Where do you want us to stand?" He asked back to her.
"I don't know. All I know is that I want to be with you again. I know you're probably going to try to logic the both of us to death, but all I know is that I want you." Angel looked as though he was going to speak and Buffy cut him off. "I mean, I know that would probably think that you being away from me is the best thing for me. Well, it's not. You're wrong. *You* are the best thing for me, you're what I need." Buffy looked at him, expecting some sort of angsty reply.
"I'm so glad to hear you say all of that." Angel said.
Buffy's eyes widened. Okay, not the answer I was expecting. "Angel, I want to try again. We can do this...I know we can." She was begging now, afraid that he would back out of this and say no. "Angel, we can do the long distance thing."
"Y'know what? That doesn't sound like a bad idea." Angel replied, before pulling Buffy back into his arms and kissing her again. Oh God, I'm in heaven. Buffy thought, as she felt Angel slide his hands down her back and continuing to kiss her. We're together. She sang in her head.
Finally, when the need for air was needed, Buffy pulled back, resting her forehead against Angel's chest. She closed her eyes, taking everything in. A smile stretched across her face when she felt Angel wrap his arms around her and simply hold her- something she had missed for over 2 years. Glory was gone. Dawn was safe. She and Angel were together again. Oh yeah, life was *very* good.
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TBC...
So? What'd ya think?