Chapter 5 of 'Better Than Heaven'
"Sparkless"
A/N: Sorry this took so long, but with Christmas Break and everything, I haven't really had the time. Plus, I'm starting a new fic.
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Buffy slowly shut the door behind her, and let out a long sigh. She leaned against the door for a few more seconds, trying to digest the past few hours. She walked into the living room and found a sight she probably never would have envisioned. Cordelia and Manning were on the couch, both asleep. Cordelia's head was resting on an outstretched arm, while the other arm was wrapped around Manning, who had evidently fallen asleep on her lap.
Buffy slowly walked over to her son and picked him up. She carried him gently into his warm, trying not to wake him up. After tucking him into his own bed, she walked back into the living room, where Cordy had woken up.
"Hey Buffy. Sorry,we were just--- I guess we just fell asleep," Cordelia rubbed her eyes and slowly stood up.
"It's fine. I put him to bed."
"So what time is it?" she asked with a yawn.
"Late. It's late."
"But not to late for you to tell me what happened on you date with soldier- boy." She eagerly sat down, awaiting the details of Buffy's date.
"Ex-soldier boy. And it was really a date, per-say. If you wondering if anything happened, the answer is an astounding 'NO.' There was absolutely nothing between us."
"Doesn't sound like much fun."
"It wasn't bad. Just no sparks, that's all." Buffy sat in the chair adjacent to the couch.
"So, more importantly, what does he remember?"
"Not much. Nothing about being in the Marines, or the Initiative, Adam, or me. He just said he went to UC-Sunnydale."
"So I'm guessing no future dates planned with Riley or Matthew or Whoever?"
"None whatsoever. Besides, I don't want Manning to get to attached to him. He should just be someone who works in his preschool, that's all." Buffy thought of the little boy asleep a few rooms away. She knew what it was like to have a missing father. After her mother had died, he was nowhere to be found. He had run off to Spain with his secretary.
"You know, I think I better be going home." Cordy said as she got up off the couch.
"You can stay here."
"No, but thanks for the offer." She grabbed her coat and walked out headed towards the door.
"Bye. I'll pick him up Monday."
"Bye Cordy. Thanks again!"
She shut the door behind Cordelia and went to her own bedroom. After changing into her PJ's, she climbed into bed and tried to go to sleep. Instead, all of th evenings events played back through her mind. Riley had been so sweet- a complete gentlemen. He had taken her to a nice little Italian restaurant, where he opened doors for her and pulled out her chair. It had been a long time since she had been treated like that, and it felt good and comforting. He was so great that part of her wished that she still had some feelings for him, but her heart belonged to someone else. She knew, though, that someday she would have to move on. He was gone, and all of her hoping and dreaming couldn't change that. She finally drifted off, letting her subconscious take over.
"Angel?" She couldn't believe her eyes. He was here, standing right in front of her.
"Is it really you?"
"It's me, Buffy. I'm right here." He took her hands in his.
"But you left. I thought you left me." She said, running her hand down the side of his face. It felt so
good to be able to touch him again. She missed the feeling of her his skin under hers.
"I could never leave you." He placed a gentle kiss on her forehead. It felt so good to be back with
her.
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/Where---where am I? /
He was cold, and could feel a needle sticking into his right arm. He heard a small beep coming from somewhere. He went to move his arm, but all he could muster was a slight wiggle in the fingers. His head was throbbing. Slowly, he began to open his eyes. Everything was blurry at first. The room was dark, and slowly coming into focus. He was in the hospital, with wires sticking him everywhere. There was a heart monitor off to his left, which was showing his heart beat.
/ I have a heart beat. That means---I'm alive. /
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Email me: angel_chic101@hotmail.com
"Sparkless"
A/N: Sorry this took so long, but with Christmas Break and everything, I haven't really had the time. Plus, I'm starting a new fic.
DON'T FORGET TO LEAVE A REVIEW!
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Buffy slowly shut the door behind her, and let out a long sigh. She leaned against the door for a few more seconds, trying to digest the past few hours. She walked into the living room and found a sight she probably never would have envisioned. Cordelia and Manning were on the couch, both asleep. Cordelia's head was resting on an outstretched arm, while the other arm was wrapped around Manning, who had evidently fallen asleep on her lap.
Buffy slowly walked over to her son and picked him up. She carried him gently into his warm, trying not to wake him up. After tucking him into his own bed, she walked back into the living room, where Cordy had woken up.
"Hey Buffy. Sorry,we were just--- I guess we just fell asleep," Cordelia rubbed her eyes and slowly stood up.
"It's fine. I put him to bed."
"So what time is it?" she asked with a yawn.
"Late. It's late."
"But not to late for you to tell me what happened on you date with soldier- boy." She eagerly sat down, awaiting the details of Buffy's date.
"Ex-soldier boy. And it was really a date, per-say. If you wondering if anything happened, the answer is an astounding 'NO.' There was absolutely nothing between us."
"Doesn't sound like much fun."
"It wasn't bad. Just no sparks, that's all." Buffy sat in the chair adjacent to the couch.
"So, more importantly, what does he remember?"
"Not much. Nothing about being in the Marines, or the Initiative, Adam, or me. He just said he went to UC-Sunnydale."
"So I'm guessing no future dates planned with Riley or Matthew or Whoever?"
"None whatsoever. Besides, I don't want Manning to get to attached to him. He should just be someone who works in his preschool, that's all." Buffy thought of the little boy asleep a few rooms away. She knew what it was like to have a missing father. After her mother had died, he was nowhere to be found. He had run off to Spain with his secretary.
"You know, I think I better be going home." Cordy said as she got up off the couch.
"You can stay here."
"No, but thanks for the offer." She grabbed her coat and walked out headed towards the door.
"Bye. I'll pick him up Monday."
"Bye Cordy. Thanks again!"
She shut the door behind Cordelia and went to her own bedroom. After changing into her PJ's, she climbed into bed and tried to go to sleep. Instead, all of th evenings events played back through her mind. Riley had been so sweet- a complete gentlemen. He had taken her to a nice little Italian restaurant, where he opened doors for her and pulled out her chair. It had been a long time since she had been treated like that, and it felt good and comforting. He was so great that part of her wished that she still had some feelings for him, but her heart belonged to someone else. She knew, though, that someday she would have to move on. He was gone, and all of her hoping and dreaming couldn't change that. She finally drifted off, letting her subconscious take over.
"Angel?" She couldn't believe her eyes. He was here, standing right in front of her.
"Is it really you?"
"It's me, Buffy. I'm right here." He took her hands in his.
"But you left. I thought you left me." She said, running her hand down the side of his face. It felt so
good to be able to touch him again. She missed the feeling of her his skin under hers.
"I could never leave you." He placed a gentle kiss on her forehead. It felt so good to be back with
her.
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/Where---where am I? /
He was cold, and could feel a needle sticking into his right arm. He heard a small beep coming from somewhere. He went to move his arm, but all he could muster was a slight wiggle in the fingers. His head was throbbing. Slowly, he began to open his eyes. Everything was blurry at first. The room was dark, and slowly coming into focus. He was in the hospital, with wires sticking him everywhere. There was a heart monitor off to his left, which was showing his heart beat.
/ I have a heart beat. That means---I'm alive. /
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More A/N: Read the whole story at my website: http://expage.com/page/baff
Email me: angel_chic101@hotmail.com
