If it Returns

If it Returns

"Vision," Fred announced coming downstairs.  "We'll need Angel."

"Ah…yes…I'll call him," Wesley offered.

"Right, you don't have to see him if you don't want to.  We'll run interference," Gunn added.

Fred frowned at them, "Grow up, this isn't High School.  I told Angel to go.  He had to.  He had to decide and he was never going to be able to do that without seeing her."

 "Fred, I don't think you realize what Buffy once meant to Angel," Wesley warned her.  "He thought she was the sun.  There is very little chance he'll come back to you."

"I know," Fred said quietly.  "Doesn't change that I had to let him go.  Now I'm going to call him and tell him about the vision.  He'll come deal with it and either way, I'll know how he decided."

"If that's what you want," Wesley said.  "We'll give you some privacy."

Fred shook her head as the two men left.  She dialed Angel's cell phone.  There was no answer.  With a sigh she looked up a number on Angel's phone list.

"Hi, this is Buffy."

"Oh… um hi… I … I had a vision… I need to talk with Angel… I'm sorry," Fred stammered.

"Isn't he in LA?" Buffy asked.

"Of course he isn't in LA," Fred replied starting to sound upset.  "I'd hardly be calling Sunnydale if Angel were in LA now would I?"

"Fred… you are Fred aren't you?" Buffy said awkwardly.  "I don't know what to tell you.  Angel left Sunnydale two days ago.  We all assumed he went back to LA."

"This is bad, this very bad," Fred said. "Why weren't you watching out for him?"

"Angel doesn't need anyone to watch out for him," Buffy protested.  "He can take care of himself."

"Oh no, Angel is very good at taking care of everybody except himself," Fred said.  "You were supposed to do that."

"Look Fred, I'll come take care of the vision.  Everyone else should start looking for Angel." Buffy said.

"Good idea… No, this one is bad, Gunn and Wesley should back you up," Fred sighed.  "Unless you'd rather bring your own team?"

"I'll bring help, you're the ones who know Angel, you'd probably have better luck finding him," Buffy decided.  "Let's hear about this vision, then you three can start looking for Angel."