You are forever.



Forever in my heart.

Forever in my soul.

When you came in my life,

you became a part of me.

A part that brought out my happiness.

Your the reason I smile.

Your the reason I cry.

Forever you touched my soul.

Forever you had my hand.

Forever you had my eyes.

Forever in my mind will be your voice.

Forever I will smell your sweet cent.

Forever you were always there,

with your hand in mine.

Forever the words "I Love You"

will replay again in my mind,

over and over those words I will forever hear.

Forever I will remember being in your arms,

feeling forever safe.

Forever you will remain in my heart,

a part I will never forget.



Buffy Summers looked up from the shopping magazine she was browsing through just in time to see her mother, Joyce Summers, walk into the room. "Wow Buffy you're up early today." "Ya I couldn't sleep. Coffee?" Buffy asked as she held out her mug full of steaming caffeine. Looking back at her magazine she her thoughts drifted to the reason for her lack of sleep, Angel, her lover. Well, actually only one time lover and it seemed the world was mad at them for that one time too, Angel lost his soul and reverted back into the demon Angelus. Stupid curse. However, she could never tell her mom that's why she couldn't sleep. Her mom hadn't really forgiven Angel his sins as Angelus. Sighing Buffy went back to looking at the latest leather pants.



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Angel, Cordelia, Wesley and Gunn were all huddled around a table holding a newspaper. The paper was opened to the front page. It read "3 more were murdered last night." Gunn finished reading the article out loud " Hate to say it but just because a person dies doesn't mean that it's demon related." Angel said after thinking for a second. Wesley joined them from the office saying " True but then again the report from the morgue doesn't always say the victims where skinned and had no hearts" At hearing this cordelia made a face. "Ewwwww." Then ignoring Cordelia's remarks Gunn said, "So we have a skinning, heart stealing demon to find and kill." "More like gross demon. No way am I going near that…AHHHH!" Cordelia was interrupted with a mind splitting vision. Angel, Wesley, and Gunn all ran to her side to catch her fall. Fred ran up stairs to get aspirin that Cordy would need soon. "Dairy Queen on Thomson Avenue, look for a demon its reddish brown with horns." Cordelia said as Angel and Gunn ran out of the room Wesley stayed with Cordy to make sure she was all right.

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Today was Joshua's tenth birthday his mom was suppose to pick him up from school and they would go out for ice cream, but like always something came up at work and she had to cancel. At least this time she gave him some money and dropped him and a friend off at Dairy Queen. She said she would pick them up at 5 and now it was well after 7. The boys were having so much fun they hadn't even noticed until 6. The Dairy Queen was closing and now Josh was getting a little worried. A loud sound interrupted his thoughts. The sound of something hitting glass, the sound of someone kicking open the door. Wait not a someone more like a thing. The thing came through the door carrying something. No not something a person, it was… his mom. Josh sat there frozen; he couldn't move he just sat there staring at his mother's body. Then the thing dropped the corpse and started walk toward Josh. "Happy Birthday little boy" it said in a really creepy voice. "I'm sorry I'm late to your birthday party let me give you your …" He was caught off guard by a punch coming from behind him. He turned around to find a vampire. "Well, well this is new." Josh looked at the man well he thought it was a man till he saw its face. "Run." It said in a stern voice to the boys. "Am I missing something or shouldn't you be on my side?" "It's a long story" Angel said as he threw another punch at the demon. This time it blocked him sending him flying backwards. He crashed into the wall with a thud. He grabbed a chair and threw it directly at the demon. It hit him exactly where angel had aimed, square on the forehead. Angel walked up to the creature, just as Gunn ran in and said " Wesley said off with his head" and with that Gunn tossed Angel an axe.

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"Hey Giles. What's up?" Buffy said as she entered the magic shop. "Hmm" was the only response she could get from her watcher. "Good morning to you to." This time Giles looked up. "Sorry, its just…" He trailed off. "Whatever I have to go I'll check in tonight after patrol" With that she walked off.

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"Giles whats going on?" Buffy asked as she walked in to the Magic Box after patrol. "I mean I keep slaying and they keep coming. Their numbers are up and growing." "Who?" Giles asked as he looked up from his books. "Vampires! Giles get with it." Buffy replied with an annoyed tone. "Oh yes I noticed. I have been researching it" Giles said as he returned to the stack of dusty books sitting in front of him. "I haven't found much but it seems as though something in LA is scarring them away. I just can't seem to find who or what that something is." "Let me help." Buffy said as she took one of the books from her watcher. After about thirty minutes of pointless page turning Willow came in to the Magic Box. "What are you guys looking for?" she asked. "Something that's scarring vamps in LA … and its not Mr. Pointy." Buffy replied never taking her eyes off the page she was looking at. "Okay um… Buffy don't take this personally but isn't LA Angel's territory?" "Well it usually wouldn't involve us except that whatever is scaring them is scaring them into LA." "Do you think I should go?"