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Spoiler: See comment from previous
chapter and include Angel episode Epiphany.
Dedication: to Kelsey who said I should
write a sequel
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muse!
By Angel's girl
Chapter 2
Buffy woke to the sound of her phone ringing. She stole a
glance at her alarm clock. 7:35 am in bold red letters stared back at her. She
groggily reached out and fumbled around until she had grasped the handset and
brought it under the covers to her ear.
"There had better be some life or death reason of
apocalyptic nature happening in the next five minutes or whoever this is won't
live to see lunch!" She snapped into the phone.
"Buffy?"
Oh shit. It was Riley. It was entirely too god damned
early to deal with his bullshit.
"Riley what do you want that couldn't possibly wait until
a more respectable hour?"
"I wanted to make sure you were home cause we need to
talk."
"Yea talk. Sure, whatever."
Buffy was already drifting back to sleep as she tuned out
the rest of Riley's babbling.
"Okay so I'm on my way over now. I'll be there in about
ten minutes."
Buffy however didn't hear that because the phone had slipped
from her hand as she slipped back in to a peaceful dream of her and Angel
making love.
*~*~*~*~*~*~
Ten minutes later
Buffy was lost in the throes of a dream but hovered just
on the edge of consciousness. She felt an arm wrap around her waist and she
instinctively snuggled back into the owner of said arm's embrace. She felt the
arm pull her in tighter and in a moment she was pressed tightly against the
length of her lover.
She barely registered the knock at her bedroom door.
KNOCK, KNOCK
"Buffy?"
Buffy moaned a little, well actually it was more like a
little snarl, but she didn't get up to answer the door. Again someone knocked.
KNOCK KNOCK
"Buffy can you hear me?"
Buffy pulled the covers up over her head not wanting to
face the day. She wanted to stay here in her bed all wrapped up and cozy with
her lover. The door sounded for the third time.
KNOCK KNOCK
"Buffy…it's Riley, I'm going to come in.
What's the saying…third times the charm? Must be because
suddenly Buffy's eyes shoot wide open and her brain tries to process what's
going on as she hears …
"I'm gonna rip that boy a new spleen if he comes in
here."
…which to Buffy's ears sounds a lot like Angel's voice and
if Angel's here and Riley's on the other side of the door about to come in…
Buffy leaps from the bed and hurls herself against the
door as Riley starts to open it.
"OWW."
"Sorry Riley it's just that…" Buffy looks down at herself
and realizes to her extreme horror that she is completely naked.
"…I'm not dressed."
"Well then, all the more reason I should come in." Riley
remarks trying vainly to be seductive.
"Riley just go downstairs and wait in the living room."
"But…"
"Riley you have a choice you can wait downstairs or you
can leave. What's it going to be?"
"Downstairs."
Buffy leaned her desk chair up against the door, propping
it under the handle effectively locking it. Buffy could hear the rejection
coming through loud and clear in his voice but she could not let him walk into
her room and find her completely buck naked and…she walks carefully to her bed
and slowly peels back the covers…oh gods help me…find an equally naked Angel in
her bed still half asleep.
"Angel!"
Buffy stared incredulously at the vampire occupying space
in her bed. She tries desperately to piece together what happened the night
before and her eyes goes wide as she realizes her dream wasn't a dream but a
reality.
OH. MY.GOD.
Buffy tried not to let herself completely turn to mush at the thought that she had potentially released Angelus again. Her head was spinning. Riley was downstairs and Angel or was it Angelus, was sleeping in her bed.
Buffy went to her closet and pulled out her weapons
chest. She quietly rifled through it until she found what she was searching
for.
~*~*~*~*~
"Buffy."
"Riley you have to leave. Now."
"What? No we need to talk Buffy."
"Riley don't argue."
Riley watched as Buffy kept glancing upstairs. She was nervous
and jittery. It was almost as if she expected someone to come down and
interrupt…Oh god.
"Angel's upstairs isn't he?" Riley snapped, fury filling
his features.
Buffy didn't respond instead she grabbed a hold of his
arm and directed him towards the front door. Riley however would have none of
it. He pulled away from Buffy forcefully and stared at her hard.
"Answer me damn it."
"Riley just go okay I'm not dealing with these
insecurities of yours now."
She tried again to push Riley out the door but he stood
fast.
"Buffy if it isn't Angel what is it?"
Before Buffy could answer the sound of manacles being
tested rang out before…
"Buffy?"
Anger flashed across Riley's face.
"Tell me that's not Angel's voice calling out."
The look on his face just dared Buffy to try and deny it. Buffy just hung her
head as tears slipped down her cheeks. Riley turned and stormed out of Buffy's
house and Buffy crumpled to the floor a hysterical mess.
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