(Buffy's P.O.V.)
Gosh he looks good. Ok.. Buff, Ûber-evil thing is going to EAT Sunnydale.
Think of all the people. All the people that could die. Which is why I have
to work CLOSE to Angel, which I have NO problem with. He hasn't changed, and
if he HAS changed it's for the better. Okay now it's time for some
meaningless conversation, because if we talk about the meaningful, some
things would happen that we might regret… Well we'd regret it LATER.
**Sigh**
Buffy - So Angel… How's LA?
Angel - LA… it's good. I mean there's the demons still, but that's hard to
get rid of.
Buffy - Yeah, I know what you mean, they just keep coming and coming…
Angel - How's Sunnydale been?
Buffy - Oh! Good, great as a matter of fact. I mean patrolling gets kind of
boring. With um… the uh… vampires being there. Well not the right (Buffy
looks down, then back at him) Patrolling is good!
Angel - Yeah, well that's… good.
**A VERY uncomfortable silence**
**Doyle, whom had been decidedly silent through their conversation, saves
them and breaks it**
Doyle - Hey, I think I see something over there. I'm gonna go check it out.
**Before either could protest he jogged off**
** Buffy bit her lip as they walked along in silence, then finally thought
of something to say**
Buffy - So why'd you come?
**Angel stopped and turned to look at her**
Angel - Well, you kind of requested my assistance…
**Buffy wrinkles her eyebrows, getting confused**
Buffy - What? What do you mean?
Angel - Well, Xander came and got me. Told me that you needed help.
Buffy - He's the one that's going to need help when I get through with him.
Angel - Oh… so you DIDN'T need my help…
**Buffy now feels bad about what she said.**
Buffy - Oh, No! I do… but I mean he should've have like TOLD me he was going
to get you.
So I wouldn't have been totally unaware of his presence when I walk into
Giles'. Could've at least warned me, I thought I might like faint on the
spot when I saw him standing there, Buffy thought.
Angel - Well… I didn't really mind. There wasn't really anything… holding
me back in LA.
Buffy- But Doyle told Giles that you were on the case of a niofungus demon
or something.
Angel- Yeah… but that wasn't as big as a whole city getting eaten…
Buffy- Yeah… that's kinda big on the "life or death" scale.
**Angel looks into her eyes**
Angel- Buffy… it's not our life or death. It's theirs. We do this for them.
Buffy- I know… I just feel so gypped sometimes
Angel- I know what you mean…
**Buffy sucks in her breath**
Buffy- Angel… I want you back in Sunnydale. You're too far away in LA. I
can't talk to you. Whenever I pick up the phone to call you my hand
paralyzes and I go all blabber. What is it about you that does that to me?
Because I've never felt this way about anyone before and it hurts he so much
to have you so far away and for you to have this power over me.
Angel- Buf-
Buffy- And then you come back out of nowhere and expect me to act all
buddy-buddy to you. It can't be like that. It can NEVER be like that.
Angel- I kn---
Buffy- and then I find out that you've been working with Cordy. CORDY! How
can you work with her? I mean… does she list "gum" as a requirement in the
office? Does she even know how to WORK a computer? And then-
**Angel puts a hand over her mouth**
Angel- I know exactly what you mean…
**Angel leans in to kiss her, WHEN (DUNDUNDUN!) They hear a scream come from
the direction Doyle ran off to**
Angel- Doyle…
**The both run off towards the scream and see the Doyle has been thrown into
a tree and is laying unconscious with a particularly ugly demon standing
over him**
Buffy- HEY YOU!
** The demon looks up at Buffy**
Buffy- YEAH YOU! THE ONE WHO'S IN DESPERATE NEED OF A FACIAL!
**the demon growls and rushes her**
**Angel tackles the demon from the side and pins it to the ground**
Angel- **grunting** The… bag… sword… Buffy
**Buffy runs over to the bag that Angel had been carrying with him and
unzips it. She pulls out a hefty looking sword from it and drops the bag.
She charges over to the demon and Angel and stands above them**
Buffy- How do I kill it??
Angel- cut…. Off… head
** Buffy lifts the sword above her head and brings it down in a flash. The
demon's head rolls across the ground as it's body liquidates. Angel stands
with goo all over him. He whips his hands and pools of it fly off of him**
**Buffy holds her nose and backs away**
Buffy- UGH! That stinks!
**Doyle moans and grabs his head sluggishly**
Doyle- Oh… that hurt…
**Angel walks over to him**
Angel- you ok Doyle?
Doyle- I might be… hold on and let me find my other eye…
**Doyle stumbles and Angel catches him**
Buffy- Maybe we should take him back to my house. He needs to lie down…and
you need a shower and new clothes.
Angel- good idea… Is your… mom home?
Buffy- no… She's on some exhibit thingy for the museum.
Angel- ok…
** Angel picks up Doyle and carries him after Buffy**
Gosh he looks good. Ok.. Buff, Ûber-evil thing is going to EAT Sunnydale.
Think of all the people. All the people that could die. Which is why I have
to work CLOSE to Angel, which I have NO problem with. He hasn't changed, and
if he HAS changed it's for the better. Okay now it's time for some
meaningless conversation, because if we talk about the meaningful, some
things would happen that we might regret… Well we'd regret it LATER.
**Sigh**
Buffy - So Angel… How's LA?
Angel - LA… it's good. I mean there's the demons still, but that's hard to
get rid of.
Buffy - Yeah, I know what you mean, they just keep coming and coming…
Angel - How's Sunnydale been?
Buffy - Oh! Good, great as a matter of fact. I mean patrolling gets kind of
boring. With um… the uh… vampires being there. Well not the right (Buffy
looks down, then back at him) Patrolling is good!
Angel - Yeah, well that's… good.
**A VERY uncomfortable silence**
**Doyle, whom had been decidedly silent through their conversation, saves
them and breaks it**
Doyle - Hey, I think I see something over there. I'm gonna go check it out.
**Before either could protest he jogged off**
** Buffy bit her lip as they walked along in silence, then finally thought
of something to say**
Buffy - So why'd you come?
**Angel stopped and turned to look at her**
Angel - Well, you kind of requested my assistance…
**Buffy wrinkles her eyebrows, getting confused**
Buffy - What? What do you mean?
Angel - Well, Xander came and got me. Told me that you needed help.
Buffy - He's the one that's going to need help when I get through with him.
Angel - Oh… so you DIDN'T need my help…
**Buffy now feels bad about what she said.**
Buffy - Oh, No! I do… but I mean he should've have like TOLD me he was going
to get you.
So I wouldn't have been totally unaware of his presence when I walk into
Giles'. Could've at least warned me, I thought I might like faint on the
spot when I saw him standing there, Buffy thought.
Angel - Well… I didn't really mind. There wasn't really anything… holding
me back in LA.
Buffy- But Doyle told Giles that you were on the case of a niofungus demon
or something.
Angel- Yeah… but that wasn't as big as a whole city getting eaten…
Buffy- Yeah… that's kinda big on the "life or death" scale.
**Angel looks into her eyes**
Angel- Buffy… it's not our life or death. It's theirs. We do this for them.
Buffy- I know… I just feel so gypped sometimes
Angel- I know what you mean…
**Buffy sucks in her breath**
Buffy- Angel… I want you back in Sunnydale. You're too far away in LA. I
can't talk to you. Whenever I pick up the phone to call you my hand
paralyzes and I go all blabber. What is it about you that does that to me?
Because I've never felt this way about anyone before and it hurts he so much
to have you so far away and for you to have this power over me.
Angel- Buf-
Buffy- And then you come back out of nowhere and expect me to act all
buddy-buddy to you. It can't be like that. It can NEVER be like that.
Angel- I kn---
Buffy- and then I find out that you've been working with Cordy. CORDY! How
can you work with her? I mean… does she list "gum" as a requirement in the
office? Does she even know how to WORK a computer? And then-
**Angel puts a hand over her mouth**
Angel- I know exactly what you mean…
**Angel leans in to kiss her, WHEN (DUNDUNDUN!) They hear a scream come from
the direction Doyle ran off to**
Angel- Doyle…
**The both run off towards the scream and see the Doyle has been thrown into
a tree and is laying unconscious with a particularly ugly demon standing
over him**
Buffy- HEY YOU!
** The demon looks up at Buffy**
Buffy- YEAH YOU! THE ONE WHO'S IN DESPERATE NEED OF A FACIAL!
**the demon growls and rushes her**
**Angel tackles the demon from the side and pins it to the ground**
Angel- **grunting** The… bag… sword… Buffy
**Buffy runs over to the bag that Angel had been carrying with him and
unzips it. She pulls out a hefty looking sword from it and drops the bag.
She charges over to the demon and Angel and stands above them**
Buffy- How do I kill it??
Angel- cut…. Off… head
** Buffy lifts the sword above her head and brings it down in a flash. The
demon's head rolls across the ground as it's body liquidates. Angel stands
with goo all over him. He whips his hands and pools of it fly off of him**
**Buffy holds her nose and backs away**
Buffy- UGH! That stinks!
**Doyle moans and grabs his head sluggishly**
Doyle- Oh… that hurt…
**Angel walks over to him**
Angel- you ok Doyle?
Doyle- I might be… hold on and let me find my other eye…
**Doyle stumbles and Angel catches him**
Buffy- Maybe we should take him back to my house. He needs to lie down…and
you need a shower and new clothes.
Angel- good idea… Is your… mom home?
Buffy- no… She's on some exhibit thingy for the museum.
Angel- ok…
** Angel picks up Doyle and carries him after Buffy**