Appointments, and Oricales



Buffy awoke the next day, moving her hand over to where Angel should usually be, and found he wasn't there. Immediately her eyes flung open to find a note pinned to his pillow.

Buffy,

Sorry I wasn't here this morning. I have something to do with Doyle. We'll be back in the office around 10:00 10:30 am. Come upstaires when your awake.

Love Always,

Angel

Buffy rolled over and looked at the clock. Its was almost eleven.

She got up, went to shower, got dressed and went to lift.

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"Kate, I can look into it, but I don't think your friends missing boyfriend deals with a demon."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes it doesn't seem like it at all. Are you sure before he left there was nothing unusual about him?"

"No. They got into a fight, he left, and hasn't been back in two days."

"Maybe he didn't want to be with her anymore? Kate, I'm stuck here. They broke up alot, and he usually went missing. Have your friend check around for him. If no has seen him in a few days call me, I'll see what I can do. "

"And if it turns out to be a human case?"

"I'll still help. Listen," he said opening the door to his office, walking into the main office, "If you have any cases about missing people, non demon let me know and I can try to help. If its adults, give it a few days to see what you can do, if its children and you want to come straight here, then come. "

"Alright thanks, Angel." Kate said, taking the folder.

Just then Buffy came up the lift, she was looking herself over.

"Buffy, hey..." Angel said smiling.

"Hey yourself, all you left me was a note. You could have woken me."

"You looked too peaceful."

"Yeah well I don't like to be asleep when everyone else is working. So what's going on, new case?"

"Sort of... Kate has a friend whose boyfriend is missing, I've decided to help out in human cases as much as possible."

"Thats great Angel! " She turned to Kate, "I hope your friend finds her boyfriend. Must be tough."

"Yea its taken a toll on her." Kate said.

"Does she love him?"

She nodded.

"Must be really hard then. If there's anything I can do to help let me know."

Kate chuckled.

"What?" Buffy got defensive.

"Nothing, its just.. I don't think you could do much. Besides maybe file or go to school and keep the place clean."

"Excuse me? But do you know who I am?"

"Uh-oh. Kate your in for it." Cordeila said jumping in.

"You Angel's ex-girlfriend, whose in a sense merely a child."

"Just because I'll be nineteen in a few months, does not make me a child. I'm willing to garuntee I've been through a hell of a lot more in my young life than you have."

"Really now?"

"You really don't know who I am do you?"

"No.. I don't, just because you know about vampires and demons doesn't make you able to just go out and say 'I've been through alot'."

"Your one to talk," Buffy replied "I'm the Slayer. Look it up... Slayer comma the."

"The slayer?"

Kate was at a loss for words. There's a slayer?

"Yea." she sighed " In every generation there's a chosen one, she alone must fight vampire's and the force of darkness.... she is the slayer."

"Slayers are real?"

"As real as vampires, and demons. God, I figured you would have known there was a slayer atleast. Someone has to balance out evil and good, and it ain't you."

"I-I..." She felt really dumb, and turned to Angel "Dinner Wednesday 8:00 at the new french resturnat in uptown LA." then she turned to Buffy, "Sorry, I didn-didn't know."

Then she aburtly left.

Buffy broke into a grin.

"I really don't like that woman."

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Buffy left the doctor's office with a smile on her face. This was some of the best news of her life. Everything was perfect. Now she knew excatly what to get Angel.

Buffy walked into Wal-Mart, to the card section, and found the perfect card, words on the outside, no words inside.

Her next stop... Victoria Secreat

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Angel stood before the Oricales, he'd just thrown them their gift.

"Its wonderful worrior. Why have you?" The female asked.

"I need answers."

"Ah.. yes. You wish to be human, but need to know if its right." She said.

"Lower-being." The male said, "You've been human before, yes?"

He nodded. "You took back... to save the slayer. And now you want it back."

"Yes.. no. Yes, this spell. Will have me human with strenth so that I can protect her. I've heard talk of shanshu. No one knows who or when or why. And I am familiar with the word. Is it me?"

"Yes worrior, not in the way you think." The female said.

"Please. I need to know. I am going to stay with the slayer until her last breath, and then I see my finale sunrise, weather the sunrise bring me death or not. I won't go on after she has died."

The female chuckled, as did her brother.

"We know you wouldn't. Listen to me worrior, and listen well. Over the next few days, months, and years. Things will shift and change among the mortals, due to an unbringing. Its up to you and the slayer, to make sure its good. Forever."

"She won't be forever."

"Listen... look upon prophecies, you'll understand only a little. Do not come back, only come back, when you've recieved life alutering news from the slayer. Its like a puzzel, worrior, and puzzel without all the peices, once you've recieved all the peices you'll be able to read it. Yes?"

"Yeah, don't do the spell?"

"No..." she saw his disapointment "Worrior," she said smiling "Don't be sad, you will have your light by the ring of the next New Year."

Angel looked up, knowing she meant sunlight. "No... I already have my light. You've given me Buffy."

She smiled again. Seeing the future. "Go now worrior. Go to your slayer, and give her news. Be happy, and watch carefully for the pieces."

Angel nodded, and was thrust out.

Doyle was standing there.

"What happened?" He asked.

"I'm not to do the spell."

"What?!"

"I know why. By next year I'll be human, or by next New Year. That I'll understand everything as things in my life change. I think too much would change if I could grow old."

"Oh.. well come on Deila called, and said Buffy's back. Lets go tell'em."

Angel smiled. "You gonna do what we talked about?" He asked referring to her present.

"Are you?" Doyle replied.

"Lets go the presents before we head back, drive'em crazy." Angel said, heading for the tunnels.

"Yeah, lets."


AN: What did you think? I know it took forever to get out and I'm sorry. I've been grounded from the computer at my dad's whom I live with. I will try to have part ten out tomorrow titled : Angel's News. Then they'll go home for Christmas. Tell me, should I turn things around and after all my good fluff have something happen? Like a big happen, like the end of the world? And should I have Spike remain chipped? Should I unchip him and have him go evil with Drusilla again, who brought Darla back? Or should Spike be chipped/unchipped and love Buffy helping her do evil? Please R/R good or back.

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