"I'm here strictly on business," Buffy said, almost as if trying to
convince herself. "I know," Angel responded trying to hide his emotions.
"There's something here that's scaring vamps into Sunneydale," Buffy told
him informatively. "Do you know what it is?" He questioned. "No I was kind
of hoping you did." "I have no idea. It's late though. Why don't we get
some sleep and work on it tomorrow? You can sleep in my bed. I mean, you
can sleep in my bed and I'll take the couch." "No, Angel, you don't have to
do that. I'm fine with the couch." "You're taking the bed. I'm just taking
a nap anyway." Angel said ending the conversation. That night Buffy fell
asleep to Angel's familiar scent.
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That morning Buffy awoke to find herself in Angel's bed. She quickly showered and got dressed. She walked downstairs into the kitchen. Angel was there, shirtless, cooking something over the stove. "Eggs?" he asked her. "Sure. I didn't know you cooked." "Juice or milk?" he asked. "Juice please," she responded. "Sometimes I cook for Cordy." "Oh." Buffy tried to hide her jealously. "Where is Cordelia?" she asked trying to change the subject. "At her house." "She doesn't live here?" Buffy asked him. "No. Why?" Angel asked. "Are you um… are you seeing each other?" "What? No." Buffy blushed. "You actually thought Cordelia was my girlfriend?" Angel laughed. "I wasn't sure." Buffy responded as she reached for the newspaper on her left. "Hey, did you see this?" Buffy said trying to change the subject. She read part of the article out loud. "23 year old Julie Gomez's body was found last night around midnight. Investigators say her head was missing. Her head?" Buffy looked up. "Yeah that's about the fifth one this month." Angel said "Do you think it has anything to do with the vampires coming to Sunneydale?" Buffy asked. "It might I'll have Wesley look into it when he comes in tonight, what are you planning on doing today?" He asked. "I was thinking a little shopping," she said, finishing her eggs. Angel took her glass and plate and put them in the dishwasher. "I'm going to get some sleep. You can take my cell phone. Call me if you need anything," Angel said as he walked off. "Goodnight!" Buffy called after him.
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Giles had been up all night researching every possible reason for vampires to run to Sunneydale. He had narrowed the possibilities down to three. The first one was the rising of a new master. This was one of the rarest rituals ever performed. Giles crossed it off the list. The second was the artesian demon. This particular demon had hunted vampires for centuries. It would move in groups from town to town wiping out at least half of the vampire population. And the third was a demon that would eat human heads and instantly turn vampires into dust. Like the artesian demon it would travel in groups from town to town. Except this one was more civilized and followed a ruler. The more heads that are eaten the stronger the ruler gets.
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That night for the first time in three years Buffy and Angel patrolled together. "So, how is everyone?" Angel asked trying to make small talk. It was hard to stay away from the sensitive topics. "They're good. Spike's…" "Shhh," Angel cut her off. He heard a muffled scream. As the screams grew louder Buffy could also hear them. The screams were coming from an ally next to a where house. It was the scream of a girl. They sprinted towards the terrified girl. She was a brunette with shoulder length hair and about 4'7. She had two vampires on her, one on each side of her neck. Angel jerked one off her as Buffy jumped on the other. When the girl was free she ran for her life leaving Buffy and Angel to take care of the vamps. Buffy threw a few punches then a round house kick. For every punch or kick Buffy got in, the vampire got two. Angel saw that Buffy was struggling and turned his back on the vamp he was fighting. The vampire took this to his advantage and knocked Angel down on his knees making Angel's face change. Meanwhile Buffy was still having trouble. She tried a high kick but the vampire grabbed her leg and flipped her onto the hard ground. She tried to get up but the pain was unbearable and her body gave up. She lied back down on the cement unable to move. Angel saw Buffy and quickly staked the vampire he was fighting then snuck up on the other and staked it also. "Your hurt," Angel stated as her bent down to help Buffy. "I'm fine I just broke a couple ribs is all. I'll be good as new by tomorrow. I heal fast remember?" Angel's face changed back to normal. He helped Buffy to her feet and lead her back to the hotel.
When they got to the hotel Angel sat her down and she lifted her shirt just below her breasts. Angel took some tape and carefully wrapped it around her ribs. Buffy slowly lowered her shirt and Angel helped her up. He carefully walked her upstairs and set her down on his bed. "Where are your pajamas?" he asked her. "In the big suitcase." Angel retrieved them put them on the bed next to her. "Let me help you," he said "Okay." Angel lifted her shirt her head and replaced it with her pajama top, then helped her out of her pants and into the bottoms. He then helped her lay down and pulled the covers over her. "Goodnight," he said as he started to walk out of the room. "No. Stay." "I don't think that's such a good idea." "Please?" Buffy gave him a look he couldn't resist. He stripped off his shirt and crawled under the covers with her. She rested her head on his chest and slowly drifted off to sleep.
TBC… Can Buffy and Angel resist the temptation that is each other? Read chapter 4 to find out.
Feedback in appreciated. Thanks.
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That morning Buffy awoke to find herself in Angel's bed. She quickly showered and got dressed. She walked downstairs into the kitchen. Angel was there, shirtless, cooking something over the stove. "Eggs?" he asked her. "Sure. I didn't know you cooked." "Juice or milk?" he asked. "Juice please," she responded. "Sometimes I cook for Cordy." "Oh." Buffy tried to hide her jealously. "Where is Cordelia?" she asked trying to change the subject. "At her house." "She doesn't live here?" Buffy asked him. "No. Why?" Angel asked. "Are you um… are you seeing each other?" "What? No." Buffy blushed. "You actually thought Cordelia was my girlfriend?" Angel laughed. "I wasn't sure." Buffy responded as she reached for the newspaper on her left. "Hey, did you see this?" Buffy said trying to change the subject. She read part of the article out loud. "23 year old Julie Gomez's body was found last night around midnight. Investigators say her head was missing. Her head?" Buffy looked up. "Yeah that's about the fifth one this month." Angel said "Do you think it has anything to do with the vampires coming to Sunneydale?" Buffy asked. "It might I'll have Wesley look into it when he comes in tonight, what are you planning on doing today?" He asked. "I was thinking a little shopping," she said, finishing her eggs. Angel took her glass and plate and put them in the dishwasher. "I'm going to get some sleep. You can take my cell phone. Call me if you need anything," Angel said as he walked off. "Goodnight!" Buffy called after him.
* * *
Giles had been up all night researching every possible reason for vampires to run to Sunneydale. He had narrowed the possibilities down to three. The first one was the rising of a new master. This was one of the rarest rituals ever performed. Giles crossed it off the list. The second was the artesian demon. This particular demon had hunted vampires for centuries. It would move in groups from town to town wiping out at least half of the vampire population. And the third was a demon that would eat human heads and instantly turn vampires into dust. Like the artesian demon it would travel in groups from town to town. Except this one was more civilized and followed a ruler. The more heads that are eaten the stronger the ruler gets.
* * *
That night for the first time in three years Buffy and Angel patrolled together. "So, how is everyone?" Angel asked trying to make small talk. It was hard to stay away from the sensitive topics. "They're good. Spike's…" "Shhh," Angel cut her off. He heard a muffled scream. As the screams grew louder Buffy could also hear them. The screams were coming from an ally next to a where house. It was the scream of a girl. They sprinted towards the terrified girl. She was a brunette with shoulder length hair and about 4'7. She had two vampires on her, one on each side of her neck. Angel jerked one off her as Buffy jumped on the other. When the girl was free she ran for her life leaving Buffy and Angel to take care of the vamps. Buffy threw a few punches then a round house kick. For every punch or kick Buffy got in, the vampire got two. Angel saw that Buffy was struggling and turned his back on the vamp he was fighting. The vampire took this to his advantage and knocked Angel down on his knees making Angel's face change. Meanwhile Buffy was still having trouble. She tried a high kick but the vampire grabbed her leg and flipped her onto the hard ground. She tried to get up but the pain was unbearable and her body gave up. She lied back down on the cement unable to move. Angel saw Buffy and quickly staked the vampire he was fighting then snuck up on the other and staked it also. "Your hurt," Angel stated as her bent down to help Buffy. "I'm fine I just broke a couple ribs is all. I'll be good as new by tomorrow. I heal fast remember?" Angel's face changed back to normal. He helped Buffy to her feet and lead her back to the hotel.
When they got to the hotel Angel sat her down and she lifted her shirt just below her breasts. Angel took some tape and carefully wrapped it around her ribs. Buffy slowly lowered her shirt and Angel helped her up. He carefully walked her upstairs and set her down on his bed. "Where are your pajamas?" he asked her. "In the big suitcase." Angel retrieved them put them on the bed next to her. "Let me help you," he said "Okay." Angel lifted her shirt her head and replaced it with her pajama top, then helped her out of her pants and into the bottoms. He then helped her lay down and pulled the covers over her. "Goodnight," he said as he started to walk out of the room. "No. Stay." "I don't think that's such a good idea." "Please?" Buffy gave him a look he couldn't resist. He stripped off his shirt and crawled under the covers with her. She rested her head on his chest and slowly drifted off to sleep.
TBC… Can Buffy and Angel resist the temptation that is each other? Read chapter 4 to find out.
Feedback in appreciated. Thanks.