The Friendship


*One month later.*

Buffy was on a bus to LA... for more than one reason.
The demon activity had gone down in Sunnydale somewhat.. except it went up in LA, so Buffy went there alot to help. Then there were her friends... none of them wanted her to be friends with Angel, they said it'd hurt too much, when actually it was helping her. Sure it didn't look like she'd be getting over him soon, but she was happy she atleast had him her life.

Buffy fiddled with her ring. The one she had gotten on her 17th birthday, the night Angel confessed his love, the night the made love, and that was also the night her life would change forever. Angelus had come out to play, and her Angel was gone.

She sighed at the memory... who would have known that an innocent act of love could almost destory the whole world?

The slayer stood up and pulled the little bell thingie above her head, telling the driver this was her stop.

Buffy grabbed her duffle bag and got off. She walked inside Angel Investigations and saw Cordy at her desk.

"Buffy! Hey."

"Hi Cor."

"I thought Angel told you not to come this time?"

"He did... but you know me I never listen."

Buffy looked through the window into Angel's office and saw a young woman with blonde hair.

"Who's the girl?"

"A cop."

Angel and the police woman walked out of the office.

"Okay Kate I'll take a look and see what I can do."

"Thanks... you saved my ass alot."

"No problem... Buffy.. hey."

"Hey Angel... " She turned and looked at Kate "Buffy Summers."

"Kate Lockley."

"Buff- I though I told you not to come this weekend your sick."

"You know me better then that.. I never listen."

"I thought you'd listen to me."

"Did I listen when you told me to go away last Christmas? Nooo... did I listen when I first came to Sunnydale and we decided to be nothing more? Noo."

"Your his girlfriend?" Kate asked.

"The ex. Were just really good friends."

"Oh.. so he's not taken."

"Physically no.. mentally, emtionally, and soulfully he is."

"Uh?"

"We're trying to get over eachother.. a break-up from a three year
relationship."

"Oh..." Kate turned to Angel "Well.. call me sometime then."

With that Kate walked out.

"Who's that?"

"A detective I help out."

"Do I smell possible girlfriend."

"No. She's just a friend... I don't think of her that way, and she doesn't think of me that way either."

"Right, thats why she smiled when I said you weren't taken and said 'call me sometime'. She totally wants you, but the again with that body I don't blame her."

"Me neither..." Cordiela said. Both girls laughed.

"Okay down to business.. whats the demonage today?"

"We have Morha Demon Hell." Codeila said.

"Ouch... okay well I'm here to help, send me in their direction and I kill."

"Not so fast. You haven't called me in two days, you just show up, and we still have to figure out where the demons are. Right now you are coming with me downstairs to do the friend thing..." Angel said.

Ever since they had become friends Angel had lightened up, because more human.

"Okay... let's go."

"Cordiela you can have the rest of the day off, unless Doyle has a vision."

"Good.. I'm going."

Cordiela left, and Angel and Buffy went downstairs.


Once downstairs, Buffy put her bag on the floor and went to the kitchen.

"I'm getting a drink!" She yelled to Angel, and he moved her stuff to the closet.

Buffy came back with OJ, and blood.

"Here ya go." She tossed him the bag. He looked at her.

"Come on Angel.. you can eat.. or drink infront of me. I'm okay with that. Besides if it did bother me, do you think I would have kissed you with the vamp visage when the Order of Taraka came after me? Or let you drink me blood to save you life? Come on."

Buffy took a sip of her OJ and watched as Angel began to eat.

"If this makes you sick just tell me." He said.

"It doesn't."

There was a silence and Buffy broke it.

"Angel.."

"Mmm."

"Stop eating for mintue, but stay vamped for me."

He did as asked.

"I still don't think you should see me like this."

"And I still hardly notice, and still don't care."

"Why did you want me to do this?"

"Close you eyes."

Buffy relized that was what she said right before she killed him, but he seemed not to care and did it. He still trusted her.

"Keep them closed for a minute. " She sighed and crawled onto his lap. Angel went to open his eyes..

"No.. Angel for me."

He kept them closed. They both shifted alittle to make it more comfortable.

Buffy moved his hands to her sides, then she lifted his chin.
He was still in vampire visage, but she kissed him. She stuck her tounge in his mouth, and he did the same. At first he went to back away, but couldn't. Who could back out of a kiss from the love of their life?

Angel felt himself starting to want to bite, and he knew he could either pull away or unvamp. He began to pull away, but Buffy pulled him closer. She then puctured her toung on his teeth, and he sucked on it. Then he unvamped and continued kissing her.
Buffy wished at that moment she didn't have to breath, because she knew that once the kiss ended they wouldn't do it again.

Angel began to pull away knowing Buffy would need air. But instead once again she pulled him closer like a desperate plea for help. Then air being a necssictiy got in the way, and they both pulled away, but not with out whimpering alittle first.

Buffy sat on Angel alittle while longer.

"What was that for?" He asked.

Buffy trying to catch her breath replied "I never got a goodbye kiss."

"Uh?"

"All we did was break-up. I wanted a goodbye kiss. I got my dance, but what I needed, and still did need, the kiss I never got."

"Why did you just tell me?"

"I wasn't sure if you would."

"I would have... why did you pucture your toung, and why did you want to kiss me with the face on?"

"Because I wanted you to know that you being a vampire never bothered me, and still doesn't. And if you asked I'd still let you sink your teeth into me.. even if it was just because you wanted to."

Buffy climbed off of him.

"Thank-you." She said after a moment.

"For what?"

"Everything. And for trusting me when I said close your eyes."

"I've always trusted you."

"Me too. Wanna watch a movie?"

"Sure.. your pick."

"Uh... Interview with the Vampire?"

"Sure.." Angel replied.

He liked the cheesy Vampire movies. Him and Buffy made fun of alot of them, except Interview with the Vampire. It was just too cool.

"And how about the cheesy movie Muffy the Werewolf Slayer."

"That works."

"I think the show is funny. How she kills demons and things.. kinda like me, except mostly werewolves she takes care of, and then she goes and falls in love with one.. she her friends aren't happy."

"Kinda sounds like s slayer I know.."

"Yea.. except I fight vampires... and I'm Buffy the Vampire
Slayer."

They both laughed and went to get the movies.