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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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Willow pushed through the doors with Buffy close behind her. Everyone was their Xander and Cordelia were sat at one of the tables Oz was at the computer and had risen when Willow walked in. Giles was in his office and had just come out holding a book. Buffy stopped walking shortly after she had taken about four steeps. She had stopped in about the spot where Angel had been killed. Buffy took a deep breath and then looked up to see everyone looking at her. Giles looked at the ground and then back at Buffy. His eyes were sympathetic but nothing could make up for what he had done. He knew that. Buffy turned and walked around the other way trying not to cry. "Hi ya Buff" Xander said to her as she came closer to them. "You're not still mad at me are you?" she asked Xander. "No of course not, I guess I wasn't really mad at you, I understand" Xander said and the glanced at Cordelia "well I am," Cordelia said in a loud voice and stormed out of the room. "Don't mind her Buff she's in one of her moods." Xander snapped Buffy smiled slightly "Buffy are you okay?" Willow asked once more, Buffy hesitated "um yeah I'm fine Will." Buffy said and then continued "I have to move on," as she said that a tear rolled down her cheek. Giles wanted to say something but couldn't think of a word to say.

A whisk of smoke started to form at the one end of the library Buffy was the only one who could see it. She walked towards it and stopped at the edge. Slowly the others started to see what she was seeing. Buffy reached out as far as she could. Angel moved forward and embraced her. Angel knew that he shouldn't have come back again it would just make it harder on her when he left. The gang just stood where they were staring. Buffy looked into his eyes all she could tell from his eyes was that there was great sadness in them. "Buffy I had to see you one last time," he spoke with a depressed voice, "your leaving me again?" Buffy asked starting to cry. Angel looked up at her and then spoke with a firm voice "see what I see," he said then holding her hand in his own. Buffy collapsed into his arms, he held her tightly. Giles and the rest of the gang had moved forward then "what have you done?" Giles asked in astonishment "don't worry she'll be back soon," Angel said and then blacked out himself.

Buffy wondered a open space it was bright but nothing seemed to be there. Suddenly Angel appeared out of no where. "What is this place?" she asked Angel, "well I guess you could say it's like a limbo land, a place where souls stay until it's decided where they are to go" Buffy looked at him waiting to see if he'd say anything else. "Do you know where you're going yet?" Buffy asked him praying his soul wasn't damned. Angel looked at her and then spoke "I'm not sure Buffy, I did a lot of bad things in my time, I'm not sure if my soul deserves happiness" he said honestly. Buffy looked almost shocked "now you listen to me, your soul of all souls deserve happiness you've been through so much pain and loss and you've lasted this long. Angel if your soul was damned then I would have to make sure mine was too." Buffy said tears forming in her eyes "Buffy no I could never wish that upon you. You don't know what it's like; it's continuous torture day after day for all eternity. I could never see that being inflected on you," Angel finished hoping that she had come to her senses "Angel I love you, all that would matter would be that I would be with you, no matter where we are if were together it's heaven."

Buffy closed her eyes and hugged him.

When Buffy opened her eyes again she was in the library on the ground. Giles and everyone else were still staring. Buffy could feel Angel still behind her. She turned to face him and was shocked at what she saw. Angel was fading away he was disappearing. "Buffy I." he started but she shushed him with her finger against his mouth. "I love you," she said to him tears in her eyes "I love you" Angel said back. They kissed one last time as Angel faded away for good this time. Buffy prayed that his soul would have peace.

For a week Giles had been trying to come up with something for why Buffy was alive but still he had nothing. "I think he should just give up!" Willow said to Buffy on the phone. "I know but it would be nice to know," she replied "yeah but what if there is like no possible reason for and it just happened?" Willow said getting excited. "I don't know Will but it doesn't matter that much," Buffy said. "Okay well I have to go Buffy I'll call you later" Willow said, "okay Will talk to you later, bye!" Buffy said and then hung up the phone. Everything was back to normal or at least as normal as it could get in Sunnydale.

All Buffy could think of was Angel. In her heart Buffy knew that she and Angel would be together again, for their love was immortal.

The End

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