1.1 Part Two… - Sunnydale, CA. 2000
Buffy closed her eyes…the moment was here.
"Are you sure you want to do this Buffy?"
Buffy nodded, the lump in her throat preventing her from speaking.
"Ok then. Now, remember that you can't tell him who you are and even if you did, he wouldn't know you. He has no idea what you two have been through because it hasn't happened yet. He probably has no idea that vampires even exist, so remember that too. Ok…"
Willow took a deep breath.
"Here we go…"
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Part Three… - Galway, Ireland 1753
Buffy's eyes fluttered open to see a tall, dark, handsome young man in front of her.
"Angel?"
"Angel? No miss, I'm no angel! My name is Liam."
The young man spoke with a strong Irish accent and his breath smelt lightly of whisky.
"Oh, I…I'm sorry. You look a lot like an old friend of mine…"
Buffy tried to sit up, but failed, falling backwards into the arms of the young man. The arms she knew so well…
"Careful there miss!"
He helped her up gently.
"You've had quite a fall! You're going to have a lump on your head tomorrow and I must say, I don't envy you!"
He smiled impishly at her. That smile…
"As for your earlier comment miss, we could never have met because I would surely not forget such a pretty face."
Buffy smiled weakly at him. This is going to be a lot harder than I thought! She had not been prepared to actually meet him face to face. She had thought she could simply make some diversion to stop him going into that ally but now…
Buffy felt like she was going to fall again but Angel's (no, Liam's! She had to stop thinking about him as Angel!) strong arms held her steady.
"Are you going to be alright miss? Do you need me to walk you home?"
"I don't know where home is" Buffy muttered under her breath.
"What was that miss? I can't quite hear you."
"Never mind. Thank you very much Ang…Liam. I have no idea how I fell."
"That's okay miss. Are you sure you are going to be alright?"
Sure, if I can find somewhere to stay! Buffy realised that she must have arrived before she was supposed to. How much before she had no idea. Suddenly, she remembered something Willow had told her before she had left. There should be people in this time who were almost exactly alike to the people in her time. That means…
"One thing, before you go…Sir."
"Yes miss?"
"Would you be able to tell me where I could find a Mr. Rupert Giles?"
"Professor Giles? Aye miss! Do you wish me to take you there?"
Buffy sighed in relief. Thank you Willow!
"If you could, I would really appreciate it. Thank you."
Liam took Buffy's arm and Buffy felt her heart skip a beat. Stop it you foolish girl! Just do what you have to do and get back to your own time. A time which will no longer include Angel…
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Buffy closed her eyes…the moment was here.
"Are you sure you want to do this Buffy?"
Buffy nodded, the lump in her throat preventing her from speaking.
"Ok then. Now, remember that you can't tell him who you are and even if you did, he wouldn't know you. He has no idea what you two have been through because it hasn't happened yet. He probably has no idea that vampires even exist, so remember that too. Ok…"
Willow took a deep breath.
"Here we go…"
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Part Three… - Galway, Ireland 1753
Buffy's eyes fluttered open to see a tall, dark, handsome young man in front of her.
"Angel?"
"Angel? No miss, I'm no angel! My name is Liam."
The young man spoke with a strong Irish accent and his breath smelt lightly of whisky.
"Oh, I…I'm sorry. You look a lot like an old friend of mine…"
Buffy tried to sit up, but failed, falling backwards into the arms of the young man. The arms she knew so well…
"Careful there miss!"
He helped her up gently.
"You've had quite a fall! You're going to have a lump on your head tomorrow and I must say, I don't envy you!"
He smiled impishly at her. That smile…
"As for your earlier comment miss, we could never have met because I would surely not forget such a pretty face."
Buffy smiled weakly at him. This is going to be a lot harder than I thought! She had not been prepared to actually meet him face to face. She had thought she could simply make some diversion to stop him going into that ally but now…
Buffy felt like she was going to fall again but Angel's (no, Liam's! She had to stop thinking about him as Angel!) strong arms held her steady.
"Are you going to be alright miss? Do you need me to walk you home?"
"I don't know where home is" Buffy muttered under her breath.
"What was that miss? I can't quite hear you."
"Never mind. Thank you very much Ang…Liam. I have no idea how I fell."
"That's okay miss. Are you sure you are going to be alright?"
Sure, if I can find somewhere to stay! Buffy realised that she must have arrived before she was supposed to. How much before she had no idea. Suddenly, she remembered something Willow had told her before she had left. There should be people in this time who were almost exactly alike to the people in her time. That means…
"One thing, before you go…Sir."
"Yes miss?"
"Would you be able to tell me where I could find a Mr. Rupert Giles?"
"Professor Giles? Aye miss! Do you wish me to take you there?"
Buffy sighed in relief. Thank you Willow!
"If you could, I would really appreciate it. Thank you."
Liam took Buffy's arm and Buffy felt her heart skip a beat. Stop it you foolish girl! Just do what you have to do and get back to your own time. A time which will no longer include Angel…
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