Paradise for A Day
Chapter 3?
By:Hope


Everything that Buffy thought she had known was torn to pieces the second that she had seen Angel walk out and kiss her in the sunlight. It did that to her in both realities. In the one where she was able to have him, to love him and also in the one where she forgot and was cursed to remember when it might be too late. Buffy answered Willow's previous question with a weak smile as she walked up the stairs to her room in a zombie-like motion.

Buffy walked in her room, not even bothering to close the door, or even noticing that it was there. She walked to her dresser and opened a drawer, taking out a little box which was hidden in a small purse stuffed behind her socks. Buffy took the box out and sat on her bed, looking at it. "Why hello slayer." Spike said, revealing himself from a hiding place and closing the door behind him.

Buffy took no notice to him as she examined the box. She opened it carefully, as though if the applied too much pressure to it would break it into a billion pieces, sending all hope of ever finding it's contents away. She looked inside and slowly took the ring that had hibernated in there since Angel left for L.A. Buffy couldn't stand to even look at it for so long, Angel had given this to her the night that he had lost his soul. He had told her that it meant friendship and love, which he would always want to have with her. She had gladly accepted it but…

"Slayer…." Spike urged, walking over to the bed, not seeing what she was looking at. He waved his hand in front of her face, making her look up at him. She blinked and quickly put the ring back in the box and shoved it into her pocket. When all of this was done she looked up at Spike, still emotionless.

"What do you want Spike?" Spike looked at her like he was going to say something about what she was just doing, and maybe ask her what she was looking at. But then he decided against it.

"So Summers," He said sitting down on the bed next to her, buffy inched away. "I'm, guessing your not one of those girls who kisses and tells?" He smiled and winked as Buffy stood up.

"WHAT are you doing here Spike?" Buffy said, putting her recent emotions and thoughts aside to deal with the residential vampire.

"Well I just came here to see if there was anything that you needed." William the bloody smirked and Buffy punched him in the face, causing him to jump back in pain.

Spike bit his lip, sucking up the blood that made its way out of his new open cut. "Buffy, are you…" Willow began as she walked in the room. "Oh, hi Spike." She said, noticing that he was holding onto a part of his face like he was just punched. "Buffy, I was just wondering if you were ok…y'know if there was anything in there that you didn't like or…" She left it at that, looking at Spike then Buffy still trying to figure out what the hell was going on. "Maybe I should just talk to you later." She said as she began to walk out of the room. Buffy ran to the door and stopped Willow from closing it and then looked over at Spike. "Spike I think that you should go now, don't you have any kittens to win or something?" Willow looked horrified.

"Kittens…?" Spike shrugged and walked over to Buffy and whispered something into her ear, then picked up his pace again and walked out the door, giving Willow a slight nod as he passed her.

Willow turned around and walked back into Buffy's room, closing the door behind her. The redhead walked over to the bed and sat down, staring up at her friend. She still couldn't believe that she was able to bring Buffy back…Willow was always trying to be optimistic, telling the others that it would work, that they would have their Buffy back but she had her own doubts…

Buffy took something out of her pocket and held onto it tightly as she began pacing back and forth, muttering things to herself. "Buffy…?" Willow asked, not knowing if Buffy had forgotten if Willow was still there or not.

The slayer turned to face her friend and unclasped her fist, revealing the ring that Angel had given to her so long ago. She walked over to the bed and sat down next to Willow, staring at the ring in her palm. "He told me that he loved me Will…He told me that he loved me then he left me." She looked up at her friend and tears began to streak down her face.

"Buffy…what's wrong, what did you see?" Willow asked tenderly, trying to pry knowledge out of her friend but also trying to sound like the friend she was…the friend that she wanted to be.

"He was human Will." Buffy said, wiping the tears away from her face. "He was human but then he gave it up, he gave up being mortal so that he would save my life. But I still died…maybe…" She didn't want to finish that thought but she felt that she had too…what if it wasn't Willow's spell that brought her back? What if it was because Angel had traded his life for hers…?

"Maybe…?" Willow asked, trying not to push Buffy into saying anything but still wanting to know.

"Maybe…we should get pizza tonight? Haven't had that since I died." Buffy said as she got up and walked over to the phone to order pizza.

"maybe…." Willow thought again to herself.

Buffy walked into the kitchen and picked up the phone…before she knew what she was doing she found herself dialing Angel's number, she had memorized it as soon as she had gotten it…even though she never told anyone that. "Hello?" A familiar English voice answered the phone, his voice was strained and hoarse…as though he had been yelling or screaming or… "Hello?"

"W-wesley?" Buffy said, already wishing that she had just called for the pizza and not Angel.

"Buffy?" Wesley asked, sounding alarmed and delighted at the same time. "Buffy, how are you?" He asked, Buffy could hear people moving around in the background, it sounded like they were in a car…was that a baby she heard crying??

"I'm fine…Why are you answering Angel's cell phone for him?" She asked, suddenly realizing the fact.

"Well you seem to have caught us in a bit of a…" She heard tires screeching in the background, "dilemma."

"Wesley who is it?" Buffy heard Angel in the background, his voice was staggering, she would have thought that he was out of breath…if he did breath at least.

"It's…" Wesley covered the phone with his hand so that Buffy wouldn't hear him. "It's buffy sum…" She heard someone grab the phone out of Wesley's hand before he was able to say anything about it.

"Buffy?" Angel asked, his voice was so reassuring, Buffy could spend eternity only listening to that voice.

"Angel are you alright?" She asked, worried.

"Yea…I'm fine it's just…" She heard the tires squeal some more, as though the car was out of control.

"Angel are you running from something?" She pressed, feeling as though she needed to do something about it.

"Yes..it's…"

"Angel?!" Their connection began to break and static filled her ears. "Angel! Come to Sunnydale! I promise you'll be safe here, Angel?" The line went dead and Buffy put the phone back on the hook, not knowing what to do. What was going on with Angel…why did she hear a baby in the background? And what were they running from? So many questions filled her mind but she couldn't take it anymore. If Angel was alive…if Angel was still on this earth then he would come to her…but what if he wasn't alright? Angel might need her help…

Before she knew what she was doing, Buffy found herself walking up to her room and grabbing her weapons bag and a jacket. "Buffy what are you…?" Dawn asked, coming out of her room.

"Angel needs me." She said, not hesitating. "I'll call you when I get there." She stated as she walked out the door and to the car.

"'bout time you came out here slayer…" Spike said as he walked off the deck, Buffy ignored him and got in the car and turned the ignition on. "Slayer?" Spike opened the door to the passanger seat and sat next to her. "What are you doing?"

"Angel needs me." That was all she could think about now. Nothing else mattered at that moment to her. Spike reached his hand out to the door and opened it, but hesitated in getting out. "Spike…" buffy said, her gaze locking into his. "I might need you. Angel's in real danger and I…I'm not sure if I can help him alone."

Spike closed the door and put a cigarette into his mouth, lighting it a second later. "Well then I say we put the petal to the metal mate because I don't work very well during the day."

Buffy put the car in reverse and backed out of the driveway, leaving Willow and Dawn in the house, not knowing what the hell was going on.



~~~~~~~ A/N: So..what ya think? I was in a rush cause my brother's annoying…wants his computer time but if it toaly sucks then I'll edit and change it soon! Lata