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1.2 Title: Immortal Love, Author: Lady_Willowish

Disclaimer- I do not claim to own any of the characters in this story. Buffy and the Scooby's all belong to Joss Weldon.

Description- Angel decides he shouldn't be around Buffy anymore. But when a new evil that affects both him and Buffy appears, he will have to risk his own life to save hers.

Time: I guess I'd say season three sometime.

Author's note: Now this was my first attempt at a fanfiction. I wrote it a couple years ago. So if you happen to think it sucks, I won't blame ya! ( Other then that enjoy!

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Angel still wondered the streets alone not wanting to see anyone not wanting to speak to anyone all he could think about was Buffy how much he missed her how much he just wanted to be with her. If there was only a way he could be with her, but wait there was. It was a simple way one that he could achieve very easily, death.

The gang sat around one of the many round tables in the library. Giles stood next to the group who all seemed to still be in a depressant stage still. Giles himself looked as if he could have a mental break down but he would not show it infront of the group he couldn't make them feel worse, that wouldn't be right. Just then Angel stormed into the room, anger and sadness in his eyes. He walked straight up to Giles who was a little surprised himself to see Angel there. "Giles I need you to do something for me, I can't live without Buffy I loved her, she was the only thing that I lived for. I need you to let me be with her, I need you to kill me." Angel told Giles. "Why me?" Giles asked in soft voice "I can't do it myself, and I figured you've the biggest grudge on me it's only fair. I know you want too, I know you can" Angel pleaded. "Angel she loved you, how could I." Giles started "because you know what I did, you know how much pain I caused you. Please Giles let me be with her!" Angel pulled out a stake and gave it to Giles. "Please!" he said again.

Buffy had changed into a suitable outfit for going outside in the middle of the night. It was simple, a pair of jeans with a sweatshirt and running shoes. Buffy pulled out her stake "just in case" she told herself and then tucked it into her sleeve. She had to get to the library and tell everyone that she was not dead and that she was alive and well, so to speak. But she really needed to see Angel she couldn't imagine how well he's not taking it. I miss him she thought as she turned into the school.

Angel stood infront of Giles with the gang all at the side speechless. "Giles, please," Angel said again. Giles nodded slowly, "very well, normally I would have let you live with your guilt. But I believe even doomed souls need rest." Angel looked at him with grateful eyes. Giles rose the stake and aimed it at Angel's heart "goodbye," Giles said to him and then brought the stake down which impaled Angel's heart just as Buffy walked into the room in time to see him turn to dust.

The room froze; Buffy stood infront of the library doors stunned. "Oh god," Willow said aloud and rose to comfort her friend whom till a few seconds ago was dead. Willow ran over to Buffy and hugged her "Buffy," she said trying to comfort her. Buffy managed to get one word out of her lips "Angel." she stood there stunned but then regained awareness. She turned to Giles and pulled Willow away "you" she said to Giles, as she advanced towards him. "How could you?" she started "I trusted you," she said to Giles and then waited a moment "Buffy I." Giles started but was stopped by Buffy fist coming in contact with his face. Buffy was now starting to cry she looked over at Giles again who was now getting up while holding a bloody nose. "Buffy, um maybe you should sit down before you hurt someone else." Xander told Buffy with hesitation. "Shut up Xander, you don't know anything why can't you ever just butt out!" Buffy screamed to Xander. "Okay fine I'm gone" he said and then walked out the library doors. Cordelia jumped up and turned to Buffy "you know you think you could be a little selfish!" she snapped "selfish? Your one to talk." With that Cordelia stormed out of the room after Xander. Buffy turned back to Giles "Buffy listen he." "What gives you the right?" Buffy said interrupting. Giles looked at the ground, and then at Buffy, who had tears rolling down her cheeks. "Giles I died to save him, all of you. So you go and, and kill him. How could you?" Buffy asked Giles who had been trying to explain. "Buffy he was begging me to do it; he wanted to die so he could be with you." Buffy looked over at Willow and Oz and then back to Giles, "he said that?" she asked knowing what the answer would be "he did Buffy he loved you, that's all he wanted, to be with you." Giles finished checking if the bleeding had stopped from his nose. "Sorry about that," Buffy told Giles. "It's alright Buffy it's understandable" he continued "I loved him I can't except that he's gone; he died to be with me. Oh god why I couldn't have stayed dead?" Willow walked over to Buffy and hugged her friend "oh Buffy its okay, Shh" Buffy just let it go and burst out crying. "God Willow why did it have to be him, I loved him, how can I go on?" Buffy asked her best friend Willow pulled Buffy away "listen you can move on, you have too," Willow explained to Buffy. Buffy glanced back at Giles "you know I can never forgive you for what you did," Buffy told him "I understand Buffy." Giles told her. "Good," Buffy confirmed with Giles and then pushed off Willow and headed out the library doors.

Of course Buffy was kidding herself she couldn't get over Angel, how could she? The graveyard was getting more eerie and restless with no one slaying. The vampires were everywhere. Buffy could feel them but wondered why they weren't attacking.

Somewhere in the distance a cloud of smoke appeared and a shape started to form in the middle. It called out to Buffy in an all too familiar voice. Buffy froze when she heard it, after hearing it a second time she was totally spooked, but decided to walk towards it anyway. As she got closer the figure seemed to be taking form, Buffy new who it was as she stopped infront of the smoke which suddenly cleared away to revel the figure. "Angel?"

Buffy cleared her throat but almost fainted. There he was standing infront of, so close she could touch him. Buffy tried to hold back the urge but couldn't fight it. She tumbled toward Angel as fast as she could and fell into his arms.

There she stood holding onto the one thing that she had thought she lost in the world. Angel pulled her away and looked into her eyes. He could see the happiness and the glow returning to her eyes. He then new the sadness and pain, which would soon replace it. "Buffy, I'm not alive. I'm only here because they gave me a little time to see you. After this I have to go back." Angel paused to see if she would say something. She only started to cry again "Angel, why? I love you; I want to be with you." Buffy pleaded to him "I know Buffy, I want to be with you, but we can't be together. Life and death separate us; we will be together again, but not now. Your place is here. Mine isn't." He ended almost whispering. " I will always be with you, whether you can see me or not. And I'll always be in here." Angel said pointing to Buffy's heart. "Goodbye my love," he said, "I love you" Buffy replied and then kissed him. In another moment Angel was gone.

An alarm went off, Buffy whacked it and it fell to the floor. Buffy sat up as she heard her name called by her mom. Joyce walked into the room after knocking lightly. "Buffy?" she said aloud Buffy looked over to the door at her mom, "yeah, morning," Buffy replied not really meaning it, I mean what was there to be a good morning about? Angel was dead. Giles had killed him. Her friends were mad at her. So there really wasn't anything to be a good morning about. The only thing that had happened well was that she was alive and even that she wished that weren't true. "Buffy are you okay?" Joyce asked her with concern. Buffy looked at her finger, which held the claddah ring Angel had given her. Then she looked back at her mom "yeah I'm fine" she said with a slight smile and then got up.

Sunnydale high looked the same as always. Buffy walked up the steps of the school and in the doors. She walked into class a minute late. "Thank you for joining us Miss Summers" Miss Loyn said and then turned back to the board. Willow sat next to Buffy who also looked surprised to see Buffy back in class so soon. She leaned over towards Buffy and whispered "Buffy are you sure you want to be in class so soon?" Willow asked with concern "I'm fine Will" Buffy said as a tear rolled down her check.

. Willow and Buffy walked down the hall towards the library. Buffy stopped half way there "Willow I don't want to go in there," Buffy said to her friend "Buffy come on your going to have to, you might as well get it over with." Willow looked at Buffy who nodded slightly as they continued to walk to the library.