Part 4
"Giles, I know you're not happy that I'm doing this..." Buffy began.
"Someone has to, right?" He replied.
"Yes." She sighed.
Giles had called her just minutes after a touching mother-daughter moment.
"I have informed the council, and they agree that you must get rid of it. They suggested you take it to London." Giles said, filling her in on why he called.
"You mean, not go to Nepal?" Buffy asked confused.
"Well, yes. I think that it would be much safer if you were near the council. They have places for such objects as the Judge's arm, and would be able to protect it. You would have help at your disposal, and you would be able to get back much quicker." Giles explained the advantages.
"I guess you're right, London it is then." Buffy smiled. "I've never been to London."
"Good then, we'll see you tomorrow?" Giles asked.
"Yeah." Buffy replied.
She hung up the phone, only after Giles had disconnected.
She walked into the living room, where her mother sat reading a magazine.
"Who was that dear?" Joyce asked.
"Giles." Buffy answered. "I'm going to London, not Nepal. The council of Watchers are located in London, and Giles seems to think that they can help me get rid of the box.
"Oh," Joyce replied, nonchalantly. She couldn't believe her daughter was really leaving her. "London's a wonderful place. Very busy. I went there once with your father."
Buffy nodded. "Good news, though, I'll get back even sooner. Would you mind canceling my flight to Nepal and booking me a new one to London?" Buffy asked.
"No sweetie." Joyce said, getting up from her spot on the couch and giving her daughter a hug.
"I've gotta go talk to Angel." Buffy said. "Then I'm coming back here, we're going shopping! Tonight I'm meeting the gang at the Bronze, and afterwards I'm going on a date with Angel."
"I'll see you later." Joyce said, hugging her once more. "I love you, honey, be careful."
"I love you too, Mom." Buffy said as she left.
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"Angel." Buffy said, as she entered his apartment.
"Buffy." He regarded her.
"Angel, please, please forgive me for doing this." Buffy said.
"What." He asked.
"For leaving and not letting you go." She replied.
"I don't like it." He stated. "But, I guess I can't change your mind. It's already forgiven."
"Thanks." She smiled. "Now, can we kiss and make up?"
"What else are we supposed to do?" He asked.
"I don't know..." He leaned in while she was talking and captured her lips in a passionate kiss. She gently sucked on his bottom lip. Finally, he pulled away.
"Is are date still on for tonight?" He asked.
"Yes, after I go to the Bronze with the gang." Buffy replied a little out of breath.
"Oh." He said distantly.
"What? Are you jealous again? You can come you know?"
"I-I don't want to intrude, I mean we'll have our own time. You need some time with your friends."
"Don't you think of them as our friends?" She asked.
"Well, yeah, I guess. Everyone except for Xander." He replied.
"Be nice." She scolded.
"Very funny. You know I can't stand him." He replied.
"I know. But, could you like him for me?" She asked, putting on a puppy-dog face.
"I guess, since you did the face." He answered.
"Good." But before she could say anything else, they were kissing again.
"Buffy, I love you."
"I know, silly." She said. "But, I love you, too."
"God, Buffy, I don't know what I'll do without you, for so long." Angel confessed.
"No, baby, I love you, and I'll be back in less than a week." Buffy replied gently. "Maybe even sooner. Giles talked to the council, and they want me to come to London to get rid of the box. They said it would be easier, since they have protection and stuff like that."
"I don't know..." Angel said unsure about the council.
"Everything will be fine." She assured him.
"But, what if it takes longer? What if demons are after you everywhere you go?"
"I'm the Slayer. I don't know why they'd want to follow me everywhere, but, I can handle them." Buffy answered.
"As long-" Angel started.
"I know. As long as you're careful. Always." Buffy interrupted him.
"You know me so well." Angel teased.
"I do." Buffy replied. She kissed his lips gently and he smiled at her. "I have to go. I promised my mom some quality time before I leave."
"You told her?" He asked.
"Yeah." Buffy said, "I had to."
"See you tonight?" He asked.
"Tonight." She confirmed. "I love you."
"I love you." He replied.
With one goodbye kiss she was gone.
"Giles, I know you're not happy that I'm doing this..." Buffy began.
"Someone has to, right?" He replied.
"Yes." She sighed.
Giles had called her just minutes after a touching mother-daughter moment.
"I have informed the council, and they agree that you must get rid of it. They suggested you take it to London." Giles said, filling her in on why he called.
"You mean, not go to Nepal?" Buffy asked confused.
"Well, yes. I think that it would be much safer if you were near the council. They have places for such objects as the Judge's arm, and would be able to protect it. You would have help at your disposal, and you would be able to get back much quicker." Giles explained the advantages.
"I guess you're right, London it is then." Buffy smiled. "I've never been to London."
"Good then, we'll see you tomorrow?" Giles asked.
"Yeah." Buffy replied.
She hung up the phone, only after Giles had disconnected.
She walked into the living room, where her mother sat reading a magazine.
"Who was that dear?" Joyce asked.
"Giles." Buffy answered. "I'm going to London, not Nepal. The council of Watchers are located in London, and Giles seems to think that they can help me get rid of the box.
"Oh," Joyce replied, nonchalantly. She couldn't believe her daughter was really leaving her. "London's a wonderful place. Very busy. I went there once with your father."
Buffy nodded. "Good news, though, I'll get back even sooner. Would you mind canceling my flight to Nepal and booking me a new one to London?" Buffy asked.
"No sweetie." Joyce said, getting up from her spot on the couch and giving her daughter a hug.
"I've gotta go talk to Angel." Buffy said. "Then I'm coming back here, we're going shopping! Tonight I'm meeting the gang at the Bronze, and afterwards I'm going on a date with Angel."
"I'll see you later." Joyce said, hugging her once more. "I love you, honey, be careful."
"I love you too, Mom." Buffy said as she left.
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"Angel." Buffy said, as she entered his apartment.
"Buffy." He regarded her.
"Angel, please, please forgive me for doing this." Buffy said.
"What." He asked.
"For leaving and not letting you go." She replied.
"I don't like it." He stated. "But, I guess I can't change your mind. It's already forgiven."
"Thanks." She smiled. "Now, can we kiss and make up?"
"What else are we supposed to do?" He asked.
"I don't know..." He leaned in while she was talking and captured her lips in a passionate kiss. She gently sucked on his bottom lip. Finally, he pulled away.
"Is are date still on for tonight?" He asked.
"Yes, after I go to the Bronze with the gang." Buffy replied a little out of breath.
"Oh." He said distantly.
"What? Are you jealous again? You can come you know?"
"I-I don't want to intrude, I mean we'll have our own time. You need some time with your friends."
"Don't you think of them as our friends?" She asked.
"Well, yeah, I guess. Everyone except for Xander." He replied.
"Be nice." She scolded.
"Very funny. You know I can't stand him." He replied.
"I know. But, could you like him for me?" She asked, putting on a puppy-dog face.
"I guess, since you did the face." He answered.
"Good." But before she could say anything else, they were kissing again.
"Buffy, I love you."
"I know, silly." She said. "But, I love you, too."
"God, Buffy, I don't know what I'll do without you, for so long." Angel confessed.
"No, baby, I love you, and I'll be back in less than a week." Buffy replied gently. "Maybe even sooner. Giles talked to the council, and they want me to come to London to get rid of the box. They said it would be easier, since they have protection and stuff like that."
"I don't know..." Angel said unsure about the council.
"Everything will be fine." She assured him.
"But, what if it takes longer? What if demons are after you everywhere you go?"
"I'm the Slayer. I don't know why they'd want to follow me everywhere, but, I can handle them." Buffy answered.
"As long-" Angel started.
"I know. As long as you're careful. Always." Buffy interrupted him.
"You know me so well." Angel teased.
"I do." Buffy replied. She kissed his lips gently and he smiled at her. "I have to go. I promised my mom some quality time before I leave."
"You told her?" He asked.
"Yeah." Buffy said, "I had to."
"See you tonight?" He asked.
"Tonight." She confirmed. "I love you."
"I love you." He replied.
With one goodbye kiss she was gone.