Part 10
April 11, 2006
*One day. All I lived for will be gone in one day.* Buffy sat in the Angel Investigations' garden, looking up into the beautiful, starry sky.
Angel and Cordelia had decided on combining bachelor and bachellorette parties. So now everybody was at the Hyperion Hotel turned office, celebrating Angel and Cordy's last day of freedom
Buffy snorted. *Celebrating? More like mourning.*
So deep in her thoughts, she was surprised when someone whispered in her ear, "Hey Slugger. Penny for your thoughts?"
Buffy turned around startled, but relaxed when she saw who it was. The source of all her brooding was standing behin her smirking.
She hit him playfully and told him as he made his way to sit next to her on the old, stone fountain, "Don't do that. I hate it when you do that."
"Don't lie. I know you love it," Angel teased.
Over the 2 weeks, Angel and Buffy rekindled their friendship. They had gotten to know each other better and were closer than before. Well, as close as they can get without crossing that line of friendship.
"Whatever," Buffy said with a chuckle and a shake of her head. She looked back at him, "Why aren't you inside mingling with your guests?"
With a wave of his hand he responded, "Eh. I see them everyday. I can mingle with them anytime I want." He grinned at her and she returned it.
"So tomorrow's the big day. Are you ready?"
"Ask me tomorrow and we'll see." He grabbed her hand between the two of them and threaded his fingers through hers. It was an act of comfort. He saw the look of sadness on her face. "So are you gonna tell me why you decided to be the outkast and hang out here?"
She accepted his comfort, and leaned one him. "No. It's nothing."
Angel, not for one second believed. He shifted so he was facing her. He still held her hand, "Hey," she looked at him with sad eyes, "I know it's something. Tell me."
"It's just..." She trailed off and looked at their hands.
"It's what?" He tucked in stray hairs behind her ear, urging her on.
She looked back up at him, tears sliding down her cheeks, "I'm going to lose you forever."
He let go of her hand and moved his to hold her face. "You won't lose me," he pointed to her heart, "I'll be in your heart. And in there you'll know that I will ALWAYS love you."
She let out a sob and Angel pulled her into his arms.
After she calmed down, he pulled out of his arms. She unclasped her chain with Angel's ring on it. She took Angel's hand and out it in his open palm. Closing his fist tightly and gripping it with both hands, she told him, "To remember the good times we had."
Angel hugged her tightly and assured her, "You WILL find someone. Someone better than me."
She pulled back, "Never Angel. No one will be better than you." Once again they hugged each other into a tight embrace.
Just as they pulled apart, Angel's sister walked out and called out to them, "Buffy. Angel. Cordy needs you inside."
Angel looked from Jenalyn and then to Buffy, "You ready to go back in?" She nodded. He got up and helped Buffy up to her feet. He offered his arm to her with a half-grin.
"Follow me," he repeated the words he said to her when they first met.
Remembering that time, Buffy smiled brightly and held onto his arm. When they reached the door, Angel put his other arm around his little sister and kissed on the top of her head. Together, they walked back in to join the party.
April 11, 2006
*One day. All I lived for will be gone in one day.* Buffy sat in the Angel Investigations' garden, looking up into the beautiful, starry sky.
Angel and Cordelia had decided on combining bachelor and bachellorette parties. So now everybody was at the Hyperion Hotel turned office, celebrating Angel and Cordy's last day of freedom
Buffy snorted. *Celebrating? More like mourning.*
So deep in her thoughts, she was surprised when someone whispered in her ear, "Hey Slugger. Penny for your thoughts?"
Buffy turned around startled, but relaxed when she saw who it was. The source of all her brooding was standing behin her smirking.
She hit him playfully and told him as he made his way to sit next to her on the old, stone fountain, "Don't do that. I hate it when you do that."
"Don't lie. I know you love it," Angel teased.
Over the 2 weeks, Angel and Buffy rekindled their friendship. They had gotten to know each other better and were closer than before. Well, as close as they can get without crossing that line of friendship.
"Whatever," Buffy said with a chuckle and a shake of her head. She looked back at him, "Why aren't you inside mingling with your guests?"
With a wave of his hand he responded, "Eh. I see them everyday. I can mingle with them anytime I want." He grinned at her and she returned it.
"So tomorrow's the big day. Are you ready?"
"Ask me tomorrow and we'll see." He grabbed her hand between the two of them and threaded his fingers through hers. It was an act of comfort. He saw the look of sadness on her face. "So are you gonna tell me why you decided to be the outkast and hang out here?"
She accepted his comfort, and leaned one him. "No. It's nothing."
Angel, not for one second believed. He shifted so he was facing her. He still held her hand, "Hey," she looked at him with sad eyes, "I know it's something. Tell me."
"It's just..." She trailed off and looked at their hands.
"It's what?" He tucked in stray hairs behind her ear, urging her on.
She looked back up at him, tears sliding down her cheeks, "I'm going to lose you forever."
He let go of her hand and moved his to hold her face. "You won't lose me," he pointed to her heart, "I'll be in your heart. And in there you'll know that I will ALWAYS love you."
She let out a sob and Angel pulled her into his arms.
After she calmed down, he pulled out of his arms. She unclasped her chain with Angel's ring on it. She took Angel's hand and out it in his open palm. Closing his fist tightly and gripping it with both hands, she told him, "To remember the good times we had."
Angel hugged her tightly and assured her, "You WILL find someone. Someone better than me."
She pulled back, "Never Angel. No one will be better than you." Once again they hugged each other into a tight embrace.
Just as they pulled apart, Angel's sister walked out and called out to them, "Buffy. Angel. Cordy needs you inside."
Angel looked from Jenalyn and then to Buffy, "You ready to go back in?" She nodded. He got up and helped Buffy up to her feet. He offered his arm to her with a half-grin.
"Follow me," he repeated the words he said to her when they first met.
Remembering that time, Buffy smiled brightly and held onto his arm. When they reached the door, Angel put his other arm around his little sister and kissed on the top of her head. Together, they walked back in to join the party.