Sorry about miss-spelling Lorne, I think that's the first time I've ever used him in a story. I went back and changed it though. Anywhoo, to: Buffyfan: Please keep your comments to yourself. I have not chosen to get over Buffy and Angel!! Also, you never know what Joss is going to do, so I suggest it you are a C/A or B/S Shipper, you don't read!!
Part 6/?
Lorne and Angel had reached the Oracles, finally, and after offering a gift, were able to get them to bring Buffy to their chamber. Lorne had excused himself, saying that he needed to get home. Angel sat nervously as the minutes ticked by, though time didn't matter with Oracles.
*
Buffy glanced around. She had followed the Oracles into the white light. I seemed like some sort of tunnel. 'You know, the last time I went through a strange tunnel, towards white light, I died.' She said nothing though, not wanting to ruin her chances of seeing Angel, or the help of the Oracles.
"Slayer, we are here." The female said, moving her arm in a circular motion, to show Buffy her surroundings. Angel sat in one of the many, overstuffed, red chairs.
"Angel!" Buffy cried out.
"Buffy," Angel gasped.
"Sit." The male commanded.
Buffy sat on the edge of the seat, on one of the overstuffed, red chairs. She didn't say another word to Angel, knowing one wrong move could cause the Oracles not to help her.
"Vampire, you have called upon us. What is it you need that concerns the Slayer?" The male asked.
Angel hesitated for a moment. "I love Buffy. I always have. And, I know that there's a way you can let us be together."
"There is a way." The female said.
"Do you wish to be with him, Slayer?" The male asked, skeptical.
"Of course. I *love* him." Buffy said, her heart smiled with happiness.
"The Slayer has already sacrificed Angel once, the one time she had the chance to be with him. That, in fact, helped you." The female said.
"What?" Angel asked, confused.
"Buffy, while in an alternate reality, chose to come back to yours, and fight. She had the chance to be with you, Angel, a human Angel."
Angel looked at Buffy, understanding the pain she had been through.
"I couldn't stay there." Buffy managed to say through tears.
"The Slayer has sacrificed something, and so has the Vampire. The forgotten day."
Angel winced, he looked at Buffy. The look on her face told it all, she was hurt. What forgotten day?
"Angel, the vampire, we give you a gift. If you can fight, and stay alive, you'll be rewarded in full after the End of Days Battle. For now, you will have human traits, with vampiric strength and speed." The female said.
Buffy's tears came out in huge sobs. Her Angel was going to be part human.
Angel sat silently, he was amazed.
"So be it." The male said, waving an arm. Buffy and Angel were thrown from the room. They landed in a heap, Buffy on top of Angel. Angel got up quickly, and helped Buffy up. The first thing he noticed, was that he had a heart beat.
"You have a heart beat." Buffy mused, amazed. "Is this really real?"
"It is." Angel said, smiling. He leaned in, and kissed her softly on the lips. "It really is."
"Stop. Don't do that." Buffy said angrily. "Not until we talk."
The walked in silence. The quiet sliced through them, stinging their souls. Angel led Buffy the the old hotel. He held the door open for, but still, she said nothing.
"Tea? Coke?" He asked, finally breaking the silence as she sat down on one of the leather couches in the lobby.
"Diet, please, I know Cordy has to have some around here." Buffy said, trying to make a joke.
"Yeah, that's all she drinks." Angel returned. The eerie silence returned. Angel cleared his throat as he handed her the chilled diet soda.
"Talking. Yeah, that's what we need to do." Buffy said uncomfortably.
"Yeah," Angel said, drawing the word out. But, neither one made a move to speak. "I guess I should start," he finally said.
"Go ahead, you have my full attention." Buffy said, taking a sip of her drink, then sitting it down on the coffe table, ready to listen.
"Well, I guess you'd kinda have to be very open minded to believe this one. You remember two years ago, when you came to LA to get back at me for going to Sunnydale? And, the Mohra demon attacked?"
Buffy nodded. "Well, the first time he attacked, I didn't kill him."
"What do you mean, the first time?" Buffy asked.
"I mean, the first time. He got away, and we tracked him, you went to the pier, and I went in the sewers. I found him, and I killed him, but not before some of his blood mixed with mine. It made me human, Buffy, and we didn't logic ourselves out of it. We got back together, and we made love." Angel laughed a little. "A lot."
Buffy stared nochalantly, as if she hadn't quite digested everything yet. Finally, she pulled herself together. "W-what happened to us?"
"The demon wasn't really dead. He rejuvinated himself, and I went after him. I had no strangth whatsoever, and I nearly got myself killed. You saved the day. I couldn't live like that, knowing I could get you killed, because I couldn't save myself." Angel stopped, he couldn't go on, it was too much pain. Buffy was in tears, too. "I asked the Oracles to turn me back. The accepted and turned back time, so only I would carry the burden of the fogotten day. And, time reversed, and we defeated the demon."
"How? How could you do something? We were together. Didn't you want that?" Buffy asked, wiping tears from the corners of her eyes.
"How can you ask that?" Angel yelled, almost angrily. "Of course I wanted you." He added quietly. "I love you."
"I love you, too, Angel. And though I'm upset, I know we can move on. I guess it's my turn to share my feelings." Buffy said.
"No, there's more." Angel said. "I-I slept with Darla." Buffy gasped.
"Angel?" She asked, hurt.
"I told you how they brought her back to haunt me, but I kind of left out the sex part. I had an ephiphany. And, I made amends. I really did. I'm sorry. I didn't want you to know. No one would have ever known, but then something happened. I never thought about, the reprecussions of one night of empty, meaningless passion. Darla showed up on my doorstep one night, and she was pregnant. I couldn't believe it. I didn't know how, it was a miricle. The baby had a heart beat, and a soul. And that soul, since it was inside the baby, gave her a soul. She staked herself, just as the baby was being born, because she knew she wouldn't be able to love him after he was born." Angel said, wiping tears from his face. "I had a son. He was a beautiful, baby boy, whom I named Connor. Connor, I-I don't know where he is right now. A man that I terrorized in the 1800s traveled through time, and took him. He jumped into a portal, to some alternate reality. My son is gone, and dead for all I know."
Buffy rushed to Angel, and wrapped her thin arms around him. He cried on her shoulder, and for once, the places were reversed. "Shh, it's okay. I'm so sorry, how can I be mad at you? You've been through so much. I'm sorry." Buffy kept apologizing, and they both continued to cry.
Angel finally dried his tears. "Boy, this truth thing keeps getting better and better." Angel said, giving one of his trademark half-smiles.
"Yeah, better and better. just wait 'till you hear my story." Buffy said, sadly.
"Go on, it's okay." Angel prodded her.
"After we met, that night, in the middle, I didn't know what to do. I knew then how much I missed you, and how much I loved you. Weeks passed, and I nothing seemed to help me. I was sad, and lonely. I had no one else to turn to, so I turned to Spike. I slept with him, and just for those moments, I felt loved. He says he loves me, but I swear I don't love him. I swear. I used him, and I dumped him. I wanted to stay in the alternate reality, just to stay away from him. And I almost did. I stayed for three weeks, but I couldn't stay any longer. The Angel from that reality didn't want me, and I knew I had responsibilities in Sunnydale. Willow and Tara managed to bring me home. It just seems like I'm going through the motions." Buffy dried her eyes. "I swear, I just wanted to be close to someone like you. And Spike was as close to the real thing as I could get."
"I understand." Angel sighed, after a long time.
"Please, forgive me." Buffy pleaded.
"Only if you forgive me." Angel promised.
"Yes," Buffy said, as he wrapped his strong arms around her weak body.
"I love you." He said, placing a gentle kiss onto her forehead.
"I love you, too, Angel." She said, returning his kiss.
They fell asleep on the couch, wrapped in each other's arms, tear stains on their faces, and pain lifted from their hearts and souls.
TBC...If ya like!!
I know it's kinda long, but I wanted to get all this out in one part. I re-wrote this a few times, and I really think this turned out good.
Part 6/?
Lorne and Angel had reached the Oracles, finally, and after offering a gift, were able to get them to bring Buffy to their chamber. Lorne had excused himself, saying that he needed to get home. Angel sat nervously as the minutes ticked by, though time didn't matter with Oracles.
*
Buffy glanced around. She had followed the Oracles into the white light. I seemed like some sort of tunnel. 'You know, the last time I went through a strange tunnel, towards white light, I died.' She said nothing though, not wanting to ruin her chances of seeing Angel, or the help of the Oracles.
"Slayer, we are here." The female said, moving her arm in a circular motion, to show Buffy her surroundings. Angel sat in one of the many, overstuffed, red chairs.
"Angel!" Buffy cried out.
"Buffy," Angel gasped.
"Sit." The male commanded.
Buffy sat on the edge of the seat, on one of the overstuffed, red chairs. She didn't say another word to Angel, knowing one wrong move could cause the Oracles not to help her.
"Vampire, you have called upon us. What is it you need that concerns the Slayer?" The male asked.
Angel hesitated for a moment. "I love Buffy. I always have. And, I know that there's a way you can let us be together."
"There is a way." The female said.
"Do you wish to be with him, Slayer?" The male asked, skeptical.
"Of course. I *love* him." Buffy said, her heart smiled with happiness.
"The Slayer has already sacrificed Angel once, the one time she had the chance to be with him. That, in fact, helped you." The female said.
"What?" Angel asked, confused.
"Buffy, while in an alternate reality, chose to come back to yours, and fight. She had the chance to be with you, Angel, a human Angel."
Angel looked at Buffy, understanding the pain she had been through.
"I couldn't stay there." Buffy managed to say through tears.
"The Slayer has sacrificed something, and so has the Vampire. The forgotten day."
Angel winced, he looked at Buffy. The look on her face told it all, she was hurt. What forgotten day?
"Angel, the vampire, we give you a gift. If you can fight, and stay alive, you'll be rewarded in full after the End of Days Battle. For now, you will have human traits, with vampiric strength and speed." The female said.
Buffy's tears came out in huge sobs. Her Angel was going to be part human.
Angel sat silently, he was amazed.
"So be it." The male said, waving an arm. Buffy and Angel were thrown from the room. They landed in a heap, Buffy on top of Angel. Angel got up quickly, and helped Buffy up. The first thing he noticed, was that he had a heart beat.
"You have a heart beat." Buffy mused, amazed. "Is this really real?"
"It is." Angel said, smiling. He leaned in, and kissed her softly on the lips. "It really is."
"Stop. Don't do that." Buffy said angrily. "Not until we talk."
The walked in silence. The quiet sliced through them, stinging their souls. Angel led Buffy the the old hotel. He held the door open for, but still, she said nothing.
"Tea? Coke?" He asked, finally breaking the silence as she sat down on one of the leather couches in the lobby.
"Diet, please, I know Cordy has to have some around here." Buffy said, trying to make a joke.
"Yeah, that's all she drinks." Angel returned. The eerie silence returned. Angel cleared his throat as he handed her the chilled diet soda.
"Talking. Yeah, that's what we need to do." Buffy said uncomfortably.
"Yeah," Angel said, drawing the word out. But, neither one made a move to speak. "I guess I should start," he finally said.
"Go ahead, you have my full attention." Buffy said, taking a sip of her drink, then sitting it down on the coffe table, ready to listen.
"Well, I guess you'd kinda have to be very open minded to believe this one. You remember two years ago, when you came to LA to get back at me for going to Sunnydale? And, the Mohra demon attacked?"
Buffy nodded. "Well, the first time he attacked, I didn't kill him."
"What do you mean, the first time?" Buffy asked.
"I mean, the first time. He got away, and we tracked him, you went to the pier, and I went in the sewers. I found him, and I killed him, but not before some of his blood mixed with mine. It made me human, Buffy, and we didn't logic ourselves out of it. We got back together, and we made love." Angel laughed a little. "A lot."
Buffy stared nochalantly, as if she hadn't quite digested everything yet. Finally, she pulled herself together. "W-what happened to us?"
"The demon wasn't really dead. He rejuvinated himself, and I went after him. I had no strangth whatsoever, and I nearly got myself killed. You saved the day. I couldn't live like that, knowing I could get you killed, because I couldn't save myself." Angel stopped, he couldn't go on, it was too much pain. Buffy was in tears, too. "I asked the Oracles to turn me back. The accepted and turned back time, so only I would carry the burden of the fogotten day. And, time reversed, and we defeated the demon."
"How? How could you do something? We were together. Didn't you want that?" Buffy asked, wiping tears from the corners of her eyes.
"How can you ask that?" Angel yelled, almost angrily. "Of course I wanted you." He added quietly. "I love you."
"I love you, too, Angel. And though I'm upset, I know we can move on. I guess it's my turn to share my feelings." Buffy said.
"No, there's more." Angel said. "I-I slept with Darla." Buffy gasped.
"Angel?" She asked, hurt.
"I told you how they brought her back to haunt me, but I kind of left out the sex part. I had an ephiphany. And, I made amends. I really did. I'm sorry. I didn't want you to know. No one would have ever known, but then something happened. I never thought about, the reprecussions of one night of empty, meaningless passion. Darla showed up on my doorstep one night, and she was pregnant. I couldn't believe it. I didn't know how, it was a miricle. The baby had a heart beat, and a soul. And that soul, since it was inside the baby, gave her a soul. She staked herself, just as the baby was being born, because she knew she wouldn't be able to love him after he was born." Angel said, wiping tears from his face. "I had a son. He was a beautiful, baby boy, whom I named Connor. Connor, I-I don't know where he is right now. A man that I terrorized in the 1800s traveled through time, and took him. He jumped into a portal, to some alternate reality. My son is gone, and dead for all I know."
Buffy rushed to Angel, and wrapped her thin arms around him. He cried on her shoulder, and for once, the places were reversed. "Shh, it's okay. I'm so sorry, how can I be mad at you? You've been through so much. I'm sorry." Buffy kept apologizing, and they both continued to cry.
Angel finally dried his tears. "Boy, this truth thing keeps getting better and better." Angel said, giving one of his trademark half-smiles.
"Yeah, better and better. just wait 'till you hear my story." Buffy said, sadly.
"Go on, it's okay." Angel prodded her.
"After we met, that night, in the middle, I didn't know what to do. I knew then how much I missed you, and how much I loved you. Weeks passed, and I nothing seemed to help me. I was sad, and lonely. I had no one else to turn to, so I turned to Spike. I slept with him, and just for those moments, I felt loved. He says he loves me, but I swear I don't love him. I swear. I used him, and I dumped him. I wanted to stay in the alternate reality, just to stay away from him. And I almost did. I stayed for three weeks, but I couldn't stay any longer. The Angel from that reality didn't want me, and I knew I had responsibilities in Sunnydale. Willow and Tara managed to bring me home. It just seems like I'm going through the motions." Buffy dried her eyes. "I swear, I just wanted to be close to someone like you. And Spike was as close to the real thing as I could get."
"I understand." Angel sighed, after a long time.
"Please, forgive me." Buffy pleaded.
"Only if you forgive me." Angel promised.
"Yes," Buffy said, as he wrapped his strong arms around her weak body.
"I love you." He said, placing a gentle kiss onto her forehead.
"I love you, too, Angel." She said, returning his kiss.
They fell asleep on the couch, wrapped in each other's arms, tear stains on their faces, and pain lifted from their hearts and souls.
TBC...If ya like!!
I know it's kinda long, but I wanted to get all this out in one part. I re-wrote this a few times, and I really think this turned out good.