CHAPTER FIVE
Dawn stepped out of the crowd, heading over to the bench where she last saw Buffy and Angel sitting. They weren't there. Dawn looked around, panic slowly starting to arise in her chest. Then her heart slowed when she spotted the two of them. Of course, it sped right back up when she saw what they were doing. They looked as if they were joined at the mouth. Dawn let out shriek and jumped on the balls of her feet. It worked! Piper and Phoebe's spell worked, she thought as she ran over to them. She smiled as she stopped in front of them, thinking they would see her. When they continued kissing, Dawn cleared her throat. They kept kissing. Now the grin slipped from her face and was replaced by a look of annoyance. "Hey! Love birds! Knock it off!" she said. Buffy and Angel drew apart and looked at her. As soon as they separated, she threw her arms around both of them. "I knew this would work. Piper and Phoebe's spell worked!" she yelled happily. "Wait a minute," Angel said as the group hug ended. "What spell?" he asked. Dawn looked between her big sister and the man she had come to know as a brother. "A spell. See, Piper and me came up with an idea to get you two back together so Phoebe wrote a spell to make Angel human but still let him keep his vamp strength and it worked!"
Suddenly it was all clear to Buffy and Angel. Angel turned to the blond at his side. "So that's what happened. A little bit of the Charmed One's charm," he said. Buffy looked up at him. "I think we need to talk to them." Angel nodded in agreement. They looked back at Dawn who was smiling brightly. "It's really cool seeing you two together again. But, is it for real? You know, forever?" Dawn asked. Buffy and Angel looked at each other. "Dawn, why don't we get back to the hotel first, huh? Buffy and I have some things to think over," Angel said. Dawn nodded. "Okay. I'll wait for you guys in the car." She turned around and disappeared into the crowd. Buffy turned to Angel with a sheepish look on her face. "Uh, sorry. About the kiss. It's just, you said you were human and I felt your heart beat." Something in Angel pulled. He recalled her saying that once before.
*I felt your heart beat.*
Angel looked at her. He grinned and pulled her against him. He tilted her head up towards his and crushed his lips to hers. He ran his tongue over her lips, begging entry. Her lips parted and Angel slipped his tongue in, dueling with hers. They pulled apart when they both needed to breath. "I never said anything to stop you," he whispered. Buffy looked up at him and smiled. "You're gasping for breath. I've always wanted to make you as breathless as you made me. Guess now I can," she said proudly. The only time she could ever remember doing that was in those dreams of hers. Okay, so maybe they weren't real, but they do still count. Angel looked down at her and smiled. "Come on, Dawn's waiting. I have a feeling this will be a long day when we see Piper." Buffy nodded in agreement, but was silently saying that when she saw Piper, she was gonna give her a big thanks.
Phoebe rose from her seat on the floor and went over to where the light switch was on the wall. "It doesn't work," she announce to Piper when she tried to turn the lights on again. Piper sighed. "Great. No lights. Just perfect," she grumbled. "Okay, so, Phoebe, do you know if the spell worked or not? Because, the lights went out and I felt that power surge that usually goes through me when a spell works." Phoebe opened the door to the room and was surprised to see the lights in the hallway on. "Well, the lights in this room seem to be only ones that went out. Piper, I don't know if it worked, but I think it did. I felt that surge too. All we can do is wait and see when Buffy, Angel and Dawn get back." She saw the desperate look on her older sister's face, and even though Piper tried to hide it, she was failing miserably. Piper had her sights set on making this reunion possible. And, now as Phoebe thought about it, so did she. She wanted to stop the pain Buffy and Angel were going through, knowing how painful it was. She went through it with Cole and knew how they felt.
"It's okay, Piper. It will work. And if this spell didn't, then we will find another way to make this better." Piper nodded. Phoebe smiled slightly and went out the door, holding it open for Piper to follow. When they reached the lobby of the hotel, they saw Dawn walk in, followed by the lovers themselves. Piper and Phoebe froze on the stairs, looking like deer in headlights. Dawn smiled up at them and nodded her head. "It worked," she exclaimed. Piper and Phoebe smiled. "What worked," Paige asked from behind the counter. Everyone else was just as curious as Paige looked, except for Prue, who was smiling, knowing that, even though she no longer stood a chance with Angel, he was happy. "Turns out those two witches," Buffy said, indicating Piper and Phoebe on the stairs, "and Dawn here plotted a little something. And can I just say to you two, thank you." Piper and Phoebe smiled. Cordelia stood up. "What did you two plot?" she asked. Buffy and Angel looked at the two witches on the stairs. "Uh, well, we sorta wanted to make Angel and Buffy happy, so we cast a spell to make Angel human but still have vampire strength and stuff like that, and it worked," Piper said in a rush. Everyone was silent. Paige's mouth hung open and she looked in shock at her other sisters. Piper and Phoebe knew that she was a little shocked to learn that they had taken her chance at a new potential boyfriend away. But at the moment, she was the least of their worries. Wesley looked up at the brunettes on the stairs with a look of admiration. "The two of you can actually create a spell which can use so much power. Fascinating," he said. Fred looked at Angel. "So, Angel's human? As in, can go outside and not be hurt by the sun?" she asked. The two witches nodded. "Wow." Angel stepped forward. "Piper, Phoebe, I think we need discuss all this. Just to make sure there is no loop hole." They nodded. "Okay! Hold it! Before any of you move anywhere I want to know what exactly what is going on here! What do you mean by 'human but with vamp abilities'?" Cordelia yelled. Buffy looked at her. "Exactly like it sounds. Angel is human, but with the vamp strength, healing, and, hopefully the stamina," Buffy said, looking at Angel with a wicked grin. Angel returned it.
"Oh, yuck! Knock it off! Gross much?" Cordelia yelled, covering her eyes with her hand. Doyle looked at his girlfriend with a smirk. She can handle that sort of stuff with us, but not with Angel? Delia may be strange, but, God, I love her, he thought. Cordelia looked at him between her fingers. Even though he could barely see her eyes, he knew she was glaring at him. "Alrighty then, are you two coming or do you two want to make up for lost time?" Phoebe said with a smirk. Buffy and Angel looked away from each other. Piper could see the gleam in their eyes from her place on the stairs. They wanted to find out about the spell but they also wanted to head to a bedroom and not come out for quite awhile. Piper smiled. "Well, as tempting as that is, we need to know about this. So let's commerce," Buffy said. She and Angel walked towards Piper and Phoebe, gently shoving Dawn towards the counter with the others. "What? I don't get to come?" she asked. "No," was the reply from all four of the people walking into another room. Dawn huffed and sat down on a stool next to Fred, who smiled at her. "Don't worry. Everything will work out. I've heard a little bit about Buffy from Cordy and from what I can tell, he loves her. This is like a chance of a lifetime, and I doubt that Angel will let it get away," Fred said. Dawn smiled at her.
Maybe he won't, Dawn thought, but with all the pain and stuff they've been through you never know.
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"Okay, first, you two aren't, like, ya know, mad? Are you?" Phoebe asked when they all had entered a room away from the others. Angel looked at her. "Mad? Why would we be mad?" he asked. Phoebe shrugged. "Maybe because we didn't tell you two first or ask your permission," Piper answered, her eyes downcast. Buffy laughed. Angel just smiled. Piper looked up at them. "So you two aren't really angry? You guys won't let us get eaten?" Piper asked. They both shook their heads. Piper relaxed. Good. No angry-ness. That's good, she thought. "But, one thing I'm wondering. Why did you do it?" Angel asked. Piper looked into the ex-vampire's eyes. "We didn't want you guys to suffer any more. Phoebe and I both know what that sort of pain feels like, and we didn't want you to go through it anymore. Plus, Angel in the short time I have known you, you wouldn't have realized that you two are meant to be together forever, so we had to show you somehow," Piper smirked. Angel glared at her. She smiled in response. "So, there's no loophole? No clause?" Buffy asked. Phoebe looked at her. "Well, he's not a vampire anymore, so there's no more curse. But we can't be certain. Mainly, you guys have to put it to the test, if you know what I mean," Phoebe said with a smile.
Buffy returned that smile while Angel looked clueless. Buffy pulled his face toward hers and looked in his eyes. "Honey, she means that we should spend the rest of this night in bed and see if there is no catch," she explained. The gleam that had been in his eyes grew and he drew Buffy to him, kissing her lips. Behind them, Phoebe and Piper exchanged a look and stared at the smootching couple in front of them. Piper cleared her throat. They kept kissing. She cleared her throat again. They still kept kissing. Piper threw up her hands in defeat. Phoebe grinned. "Hey, you bunnies! Listen to us! GET A ROOM!" she yelled. Buffy and Angel reluctantly pulled apart. "Sorry," Buffy said. Piper giggled softly. "It's okay," she said. Angel looked at Buffy and grinned mischievously. "But, they said to get a room so…" he said. Before any of them could blink, Angel swept Buffy up into his arms and, ignoring her shriek of laughter and surprise, ran out the door and through the lobby. Everyone looked at him oddly, but they both ignored them, both of them attached at the lips, and Angel ran upstairs, and slammed the door to his bedroom. Everyone in the lobby looked up after them, then at the two witches who emerged from the hallway. Piper shook her head. "Don't bother them," she said. Everyone nodded and got back to work.
Upstairs, Angel lied Buffy down on the bed and broke the kiss the look at her. She was beautiful. Just like she had always been. Angel stroked her hair and looked into her eyes. "I'll be with you this time. Forever," he said softly. Buffy looked up at him. "Don't make promises you can't keep," she said. Angel bent down and kissed her. "Oh, I can keep this one. You can bet on it." He moved down her neck and she gasped. Oh yeah. This trip to L.A would definitely be the best.
Hours later, they both laid in bed, exhausted and happy. "Oh, man, I don't think I'll be doing any splits any time soon," Buffy moaned with a small smile on her face. Angel glanced down at her and smiled. "Well, there goes some of my plans for the next few days," he said with a smirk. Buffy playfully whacked him across the chest, then grinned up at him. "Oh, don't worry. I'm sure I'll be able to do some of the things you have in mind." Angel's smirk grew and he leaned down and pressed a soft kiss to her lips, still swollen from his kisses. God he loved her. Now more than ever. Even more than the Day That Wasn't. The day. Should I tell her about it? What would she think? What would do? Would she still be with me? Or walk away? These thoughts plagued his mind for minutes, minutes in which Buffy was remembering her dreams and thinking of how much they were like that moment. She glanced up at Angel, seeing his brow furrowed, and looked at him. "Angel? Are you okay?" she asked. Angel snapped back to reality and looked down at her, smiling. "Yeah, baby. I'm fine. Just thinking about how much you mean to me," he said. Buffy smiled in response and leaned up to kiss him. He broke it off and looked into her eyes. "Buffy there's something I have to tell you. And I am absolutely terrified of how you will react."
Buffy looked at him. "Angel, it can't be that bad. No matter what, I won't leave you. Not now." Angel looked at her. She didn't know what she was talking about as far as he was concerned. After he tells her about the Forgotten Day, she probably won't want to look at him again. Angel sat up, leaning back against the headboard. Buffy, losing her pillow, sat up as well, drawing the blue sheet across her chest and leaned up against the headboard next to him. She reached out a hand and stroked his cheek, still shocked at how all this happened. Angel took a deep breath, happy that he actually had to breathe now, and looked at Buffy. "Buffy, first off, you know I love you? That I only do what I think is right for you?" he asked. At her nod he continued. "Buffy, remember the time you came to Los Angeles to yell at me for stalking you? Remember the demon that attacked us? That wasn't the first time killing it. And you were in L.A. longer than five minutes." He could see the questions and confusion in her eyes. It hurt him to know that after this, he may never see her again. But he took one more deep breath and continued. "You were here for over 24 hours. 24 wonderful hours." Buffy looked at him in confusion. "Angel, what are you talking about? I was never hear for more than five minutes," she said. Angel smiled painfully and looked into her eyes. "No, you were. You just don't remember it. That's the way it was supposed to be. You weren't supposed to remember. And you didn't. Don't.
"See, Buffy. The demon did attack us, but the first time, I didn't kill it. I wounded it and it took off. So we decided to go after it. We followed it into the sewers and we split up. The demon attacked me and it's blood mixed with mine and the next thing you know, I have a heartbeat. The demon's blood made me mortal. And I found you out in the sunlight and I kissed you. The plan was to stay apart but, it didn't really work out that way," he said smiling, fading back to the kitchen table they had broken. "We made love all day and night. And all over the place. The bed, the couch, the shower…" he trailed off. "Even the kitchen table." Angel looked up quickly at Buffy, who was staring out into space, looking as if she was concentrating on something. Angel stared at her. She remembered. How could she remember? She wasn't supposed to be able to. Buffy looked up at him, and he could see tears shimmering in her hazel eyes. "We made love on the kitchen table. And we broke the damn thing," she said with an uneasy laugh. "It was perfect. I hadn't been more happy in the world." Angel stared at her, shock on his face. The Oracles had told him she wouldn't remember. And yet she did.
"Buffy, how do you know that?" he asked. Buffy looked him in the eyes. "I've been dreaming about it. All of what you just said, I dreamt it. You were human and you kissed me on the Pier in Santa Monica. Then we made it back to your apartment and we made love who knows how many times. I just thought they were dreams. And now you're telling me that they…they were real? That actually happened?" she asked, the tears now pouring down her cheeks. Angel reached up and wiped them away with his thumbs, caressing her face. He nodded. "They did." Buffy let out a sob. A sob that tore into Angel like a knife. "Then, why…why isn't it like that anymore? Why did I leave? If you were human, I wouldn't have left. Why?" she asked. Angel cupped her cheeks. "Because I love you," he answered. When she looked at him in even more confusion, he clarified his answer. "I asked the Powers That Be to change me back. The Mohra demon said you would die and I couldn't protect you as a human, a man. I needed to be a vampire so I could keep you safe. So that you wouldn't die," he said, finding tears of his own running down his face now as well. This time Buffy wiped his away. Angel looked at her face, surprised that she was still touching him; still there in the bed.
Buffy stroked his hair and looked into his eyes. "You gave it all up for me?" she asked in a small voice. Angel nodded. Buffy smiled and kissed him, tenderly at first, then with more passion. Angel ran his hands through her blond tresses, inhaling the scent of her. They broke apart and Buffy looked into his eyes. "You gave it all up. For me. Just so I would live. You gave up the one thing you wanted in your life. And all for me. God, Angel I love you." He looked at the young beauty before him. She didn't have any hate on her face like he had expected her to. He saw no regret, no anger. Just love. Love for him. He stroked her hair. "Even after you now know the truth?" he asked. Buffy nodded and kissed him. Angel pulled her to him, on top of him. She giggled softly and he smiled against her mouth.
They just might be okay.
"I can't believe that this is happening," Kristi groaned as she plopped down on the large bed in Allie's room that Angel had shown her to. She and Amber also had rooms, but they had all met in Allie's room to discuss the situation. "I mean, one day everything was normal. Now we are hiding in an old hotel from a ghost. A ghost! Hello? Does anyone else find that not right?" Allie turned away from the large window where she was peering outside, watching as the sun rose. "I know. It's weird but, it happened. There's no changing that. I understand that it's hard to believe, Kris, but…it's real," she said. Kristi sighed and laid back on the bed, the pillows cushioning her head. Amber turned away from the painting hanging on the wall. "You know, for a hotel that had a lot of bad stuff happen in it, it's pretty glamorous," she said. "Yeah. Gorgeous," Kristi muttered. Amber glared at the brunette. "I mean it, Kris. This place is amazing. How do you think Angel got the place?" Kristi closed her eyes and shrugged. She didn't believe any of this was actually happening. Sure, some of the murders sounded like things out of movies and books, but that's just what they were. Make believe. Pretend. The things that were in horror movies. MOVIES. Things that aren't real. And now she finds out that ghosts are real.
"I think Buff said that he has 'connections' or something. Who knows. I'm not really all that interested. I just want that thing gone," Allie said as she turned to look out of the window again. All of this was so confusing. She hadn't ever thought she would see Buffy again. At least, not under certain circumstances. But now, Buffy was there helping them. Or at least, she had been a little while ago. Then, while Allie had been getting settled in the room, she had heard Buffy squeal. When she had opened the door to see what happened, she saw Angel carrying Buffy in his arms, locked in a deep kiss. They had disappeared into a room down the hall. Allie smiled at the memory. Even though she couldn't see her face, she had heard Buffy giggling happily. She had known what hell they had to go through. Buffy had filled her in on their break-up, when he had left. And Allie had been surprised to discover tears streaming down her cheeks. She was just happy that they had found their happy ending. After asking the woman named Piper, she had discovered how. Piper and her sisters were witches. And she and one of her sisters named Phoebe, had cast a spell to turn him human. Allie had never thought that that was possible. Of course, she never thought that the existence of ghosts, witches, Slayer, demons and vampires was possible either. But Allie was happy all the same. If Buffy was, then so was she.
"How do you think they'll do it?" Amber asked. Allie turned away from the window once more. "I don't know. Some way though. And, four of the girls down there are witches, so that may help. But, I really have no idea how they would get rid of it. But they will. That I know. Buffy never lets us down. You guys know that." Amber smiled and nodded. She remembered. Buffy hadn't ever let them down. She remembered one time when they had just started junior high and Amber had had the hots for the school hottie but had been too afraid to talk to him. So she had asked Buffy to introduce her to him. She had gone up to the hottie and started a conversation, but for the first 10 minutes, never said a word about Amber. Then, she had turned to her and introduced the two. The boy seemed interested in Amber and the two had started dating. When Amber had confronted Buffy of why she had taken so long to introduce them, Buffy had smiled and answered "It was all part of the Master Plan." She may take awhile but she never let you down. That's what made her such a good friend. That's what made her Buffy.
"Okay, but Allie. You still have not told us how you knew Buffy knew the stuff she does. And how she knows the stuff she does," Kristi said, propping herself up on her elbows. Allie looked at her friends and she bet her life that she looked like a deer in headlights. "Um, well, I already told you that it was friends intuition. I had a feeling Buffy would know all this stuff." Kristi rolled her brown eyes. Amber sighed. "Come on, All. We know that 'friends intuition' couldn't have helped you know that Buff knew about demons and stuff. You would have to have known that some time before this ever started or you wouldn't have even thought of her. So, Allie. How did you know?" Kristi asked. Allie looked between her two friends. Now she was in trouble. "Guys, I would tell you, but, I swore that I never would. So I can't. If you really wanna know then you'll have to ask Buff herself. But, then, there is the problem of how she's sorta, ya know.." Allie said. She was always uncomfortable around the subject of sex. Kristi and Amber both nodded in understanding. "Alright. So you can't tell us. And no one down stairs can tell us. Only Buffy. And she's sorta….indisposed at the moment. But, Allie, once she is…UN-indisposed, you will tell her to tell us what is going on so we don't drive you completely insane," Kristi said, rising from the bed and walking to the door. Allie nodded. "Yes sir," she replied. Kristi stuck her tongue out in reply before shutting the door and walking to her own room.
"You know, All, I'm not really sure telling us would be a good idea. I mean, if Buffy swore you to secrecy, doesn't that mean that we shouldn't know?" Amber asked when Kristi left. Allie shrugged. "Not sure. Buff has to make that choice, I guess." Amber nodded, then smiled. "Who knew that Buffy would be that anxious to get a guy like Angel into her pants," she said. Allie laughed. "Yeah, they did sorta rush down the hall didn't they? Well, you know, from what I can tell you, they had a pretty rough relationship. It's good that she and Angel are working everything out." Amber nodded. "Ten bucks says that they won't come back out till tomorrow evening," Amber said. "Deal. If you ask me, Buffy and Angel deserve to have a little romance. And nobody will stop them," Allie said, looking back out the large window.
Below, a certain blonde haired vampire overheard the entire conversation. "We'll see about that," Spike said. If he couldn't be happy with Buffy, then his grand-sire wouldn't either.
To be continued?
This was the last thing I wrote. What do you guys think?
Dawn stepped out of the crowd, heading over to the bench where she last saw Buffy and Angel sitting. They weren't there. Dawn looked around, panic slowly starting to arise in her chest. Then her heart slowed when she spotted the two of them. Of course, it sped right back up when she saw what they were doing. They looked as if they were joined at the mouth. Dawn let out shriek and jumped on the balls of her feet. It worked! Piper and Phoebe's spell worked, she thought as she ran over to them. She smiled as she stopped in front of them, thinking they would see her. When they continued kissing, Dawn cleared her throat. They kept kissing. Now the grin slipped from her face and was replaced by a look of annoyance. "Hey! Love birds! Knock it off!" she said. Buffy and Angel drew apart and looked at her. As soon as they separated, she threw her arms around both of them. "I knew this would work. Piper and Phoebe's spell worked!" she yelled happily. "Wait a minute," Angel said as the group hug ended. "What spell?" he asked. Dawn looked between her big sister and the man she had come to know as a brother. "A spell. See, Piper and me came up with an idea to get you two back together so Phoebe wrote a spell to make Angel human but still let him keep his vamp strength and it worked!"
Suddenly it was all clear to Buffy and Angel. Angel turned to the blond at his side. "So that's what happened. A little bit of the Charmed One's charm," he said. Buffy looked up at him. "I think we need to talk to them." Angel nodded in agreement. They looked back at Dawn who was smiling brightly. "It's really cool seeing you two together again. But, is it for real? You know, forever?" Dawn asked. Buffy and Angel looked at each other. "Dawn, why don't we get back to the hotel first, huh? Buffy and I have some things to think over," Angel said. Dawn nodded. "Okay. I'll wait for you guys in the car." She turned around and disappeared into the crowd. Buffy turned to Angel with a sheepish look on her face. "Uh, sorry. About the kiss. It's just, you said you were human and I felt your heart beat." Something in Angel pulled. He recalled her saying that once before.
*I felt your heart beat.*
Angel looked at her. He grinned and pulled her against him. He tilted her head up towards his and crushed his lips to hers. He ran his tongue over her lips, begging entry. Her lips parted and Angel slipped his tongue in, dueling with hers. They pulled apart when they both needed to breath. "I never said anything to stop you," he whispered. Buffy looked up at him and smiled. "You're gasping for breath. I've always wanted to make you as breathless as you made me. Guess now I can," she said proudly. The only time she could ever remember doing that was in those dreams of hers. Okay, so maybe they weren't real, but they do still count. Angel looked down at her and smiled. "Come on, Dawn's waiting. I have a feeling this will be a long day when we see Piper." Buffy nodded in agreement, but was silently saying that when she saw Piper, she was gonna give her a big thanks.
Phoebe rose from her seat on the floor and went over to where the light switch was on the wall. "It doesn't work," she announce to Piper when she tried to turn the lights on again. Piper sighed. "Great. No lights. Just perfect," she grumbled. "Okay, so, Phoebe, do you know if the spell worked or not? Because, the lights went out and I felt that power surge that usually goes through me when a spell works." Phoebe opened the door to the room and was surprised to see the lights in the hallway on. "Well, the lights in this room seem to be only ones that went out. Piper, I don't know if it worked, but I think it did. I felt that surge too. All we can do is wait and see when Buffy, Angel and Dawn get back." She saw the desperate look on her older sister's face, and even though Piper tried to hide it, she was failing miserably. Piper had her sights set on making this reunion possible. And, now as Phoebe thought about it, so did she. She wanted to stop the pain Buffy and Angel were going through, knowing how painful it was. She went through it with Cole and knew how they felt.
"It's okay, Piper. It will work. And if this spell didn't, then we will find another way to make this better." Piper nodded. Phoebe smiled slightly and went out the door, holding it open for Piper to follow. When they reached the lobby of the hotel, they saw Dawn walk in, followed by the lovers themselves. Piper and Phoebe froze on the stairs, looking like deer in headlights. Dawn smiled up at them and nodded her head. "It worked," she exclaimed. Piper and Phoebe smiled. "What worked," Paige asked from behind the counter. Everyone else was just as curious as Paige looked, except for Prue, who was smiling, knowing that, even though she no longer stood a chance with Angel, he was happy. "Turns out those two witches," Buffy said, indicating Piper and Phoebe on the stairs, "and Dawn here plotted a little something. And can I just say to you two, thank you." Piper and Phoebe smiled. Cordelia stood up. "What did you two plot?" she asked. Buffy and Angel looked at the two witches on the stairs. "Uh, well, we sorta wanted to make Angel and Buffy happy, so we cast a spell to make Angel human but still have vampire strength and stuff like that, and it worked," Piper said in a rush. Everyone was silent. Paige's mouth hung open and she looked in shock at her other sisters. Piper and Phoebe knew that she was a little shocked to learn that they had taken her chance at a new potential boyfriend away. But at the moment, she was the least of their worries. Wesley looked up at the brunettes on the stairs with a look of admiration. "The two of you can actually create a spell which can use so much power. Fascinating," he said. Fred looked at Angel. "So, Angel's human? As in, can go outside and not be hurt by the sun?" she asked. The two witches nodded. "Wow." Angel stepped forward. "Piper, Phoebe, I think we need discuss all this. Just to make sure there is no loop hole." They nodded. "Okay! Hold it! Before any of you move anywhere I want to know what exactly what is going on here! What do you mean by 'human but with vamp abilities'?" Cordelia yelled. Buffy looked at her. "Exactly like it sounds. Angel is human, but with the vamp strength, healing, and, hopefully the stamina," Buffy said, looking at Angel with a wicked grin. Angel returned it.
"Oh, yuck! Knock it off! Gross much?" Cordelia yelled, covering her eyes with her hand. Doyle looked at his girlfriend with a smirk. She can handle that sort of stuff with us, but not with Angel? Delia may be strange, but, God, I love her, he thought. Cordelia looked at him between her fingers. Even though he could barely see her eyes, he knew she was glaring at him. "Alrighty then, are you two coming or do you two want to make up for lost time?" Phoebe said with a smirk. Buffy and Angel looked away from each other. Piper could see the gleam in their eyes from her place on the stairs. They wanted to find out about the spell but they also wanted to head to a bedroom and not come out for quite awhile. Piper smiled. "Well, as tempting as that is, we need to know about this. So let's commerce," Buffy said. She and Angel walked towards Piper and Phoebe, gently shoving Dawn towards the counter with the others. "What? I don't get to come?" she asked. "No," was the reply from all four of the people walking into another room. Dawn huffed and sat down on a stool next to Fred, who smiled at her. "Don't worry. Everything will work out. I've heard a little bit about Buffy from Cordy and from what I can tell, he loves her. This is like a chance of a lifetime, and I doubt that Angel will let it get away," Fred said. Dawn smiled at her.
Maybe he won't, Dawn thought, but with all the pain and stuff they've been through you never know.
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"Okay, first, you two aren't, like, ya know, mad? Are you?" Phoebe asked when they all had entered a room away from the others. Angel looked at her. "Mad? Why would we be mad?" he asked. Phoebe shrugged. "Maybe because we didn't tell you two first or ask your permission," Piper answered, her eyes downcast. Buffy laughed. Angel just smiled. Piper looked up at them. "So you two aren't really angry? You guys won't let us get eaten?" Piper asked. They both shook their heads. Piper relaxed. Good. No angry-ness. That's good, she thought. "But, one thing I'm wondering. Why did you do it?" Angel asked. Piper looked into the ex-vampire's eyes. "We didn't want you guys to suffer any more. Phoebe and I both know what that sort of pain feels like, and we didn't want you to go through it anymore. Plus, Angel in the short time I have known you, you wouldn't have realized that you two are meant to be together forever, so we had to show you somehow," Piper smirked. Angel glared at her. She smiled in response. "So, there's no loophole? No clause?" Buffy asked. Phoebe looked at her. "Well, he's not a vampire anymore, so there's no more curse. But we can't be certain. Mainly, you guys have to put it to the test, if you know what I mean," Phoebe said with a smile.
Buffy returned that smile while Angel looked clueless. Buffy pulled his face toward hers and looked in his eyes. "Honey, she means that we should spend the rest of this night in bed and see if there is no catch," she explained. The gleam that had been in his eyes grew and he drew Buffy to him, kissing her lips. Behind them, Phoebe and Piper exchanged a look and stared at the smootching couple in front of them. Piper cleared her throat. They kept kissing. She cleared her throat again. They still kept kissing. Piper threw up her hands in defeat. Phoebe grinned. "Hey, you bunnies! Listen to us! GET A ROOM!" she yelled. Buffy and Angel reluctantly pulled apart. "Sorry," Buffy said. Piper giggled softly. "It's okay," she said. Angel looked at Buffy and grinned mischievously. "But, they said to get a room so…" he said. Before any of them could blink, Angel swept Buffy up into his arms and, ignoring her shriek of laughter and surprise, ran out the door and through the lobby. Everyone looked at him oddly, but they both ignored them, both of them attached at the lips, and Angel ran upstairs, and slammed the door to his bedroom. Everyone in the lobby looked up after them, then at the two witches who emerged from the hallway. Piper shook her head. "Don't bother them," she said. Everyone nodded and got back to work.
Upstairs, Angel lied Buffy down on the bed and broke the kiss the look at her. She was beautiful. Just like she had always been. Angel stroked her hair and looked into her eyes. "I'll be with you this time. Forever," he said softly. Buffy looked up at him. "Don't make promises you can't keep," she said. Angel bent down and kissed her. "Oh, I can keep this one. You can bet on it." He moved down her neck and she gasped. Oh yeah. This trip to L.A would definitely be the best.
Hours later, they both laid in bed, exhausted and happy. "Oh, man, I don't think I'll be doing any splits any time soon," Buffy moaned with a small smile on her face. Angel glanced down at her and smiled. "Well, there goes some of my plans for the next few days," he said with a smirk. Buffy playfully whacked him across the chest, then grinned up at him. "Oh, don't worry. I'm sure I'll be able to do some of the things you have in mind." Angel's smirk grew and he leaned down and pressed a soft kiss to her lips, still swollen from his kisses. God he loved her. Now more than ever. Even more than the Day That Wasn't. The day. Should I tell her about it? What would she think? What would do? Would she still be with me? Or walk away? These thoughts plagued his mind for minutes, minutes in which Buffy was remembering her dreams and thinking of how much they were like that moment. She glanced up at Angel, seeing his brow furrowed, and looked at him. "Angel? Are you okay?" she asked. Angel snapped back to reality and looked down at her, smiling. "Yeah, baby. I'm fine. Just thinking about how much you mean to me," he said. Buffy smiled in response and leaned up to kiss him. He broke it off and looked into her eyes. "Buffy there's something I have to tell you. And I am absolutely terrified of how you will react."
Buffy looked at him. "Angel, it can't be that bad. No matter what, I won't leave you. Not now." Angel looked at her. She didn't know what she was talking about as far as he was concerned. After he tells her about the Forgotten Day, she probably won't want to look at him again. Angel sat up, leaning back against the headboard. Buffy, losing her pillow, sat up as well, drawing the blue sheet across her chest and leaned up against the headboard next to him. She reached out a hand and stroked his cheek, still shocked at how all this happened. Angel took a deep breath, happy that he actually had to breathe now, and looked at Buffy. "Buffy, first off, you know I love you? That I only do what I think is right for you?" he asked. At her nod he continued. "Buffy, remember the time you came to Los Angeles to yell at me for stalking you? Remember the demon that attacked us? That wasn't the first time killing it. And you were in L.A. longer than five minutes." He could see the questions and confusion in her eyes. It hurt him to know that after this, he may never see her again. But he took one more deep breath and continued. "You were here for over 24 hours. 24 wonderful hours." Buffy looked at him in confusion. "Angel, what are you talking about? I was never hear for more than five minutes," she said. Angel smiled painfully and looked into her eyes. "No, you were. You just don't remember it. That's the way it was supposed to be. You weren't supposed to remember. And you didn't. Don't.
"See, Buffy. The demon did attack us, but the first time, I didn't kill it. I wounded it and it took off. So we decided to go after it. We followed it into the sewers and we split up. The demon attacked me and it's blood mixed with mine and the next thing you know, I have a heartbeat. The demon's blood made me mortal. And I found you out in the sunlight and I kissed you. The plan was to stay apart but, it didn't really work out that way," he said smiling, fading back to the kitchen table they had broken. "We made love all day and night. And all over the place. The bed, the couch, the shower…" he trailed off. "Even the kitchen table." Angel looked up quickly at Buffy, who was staring out into space, looking as if she was concentrating on something. Angel stared at her. She remembered. How could she remember? She wasn't supposed to be able to. Buffy looked up at him, and he could see tears shimmering in her hazel eyes. "We made love on the kitchen table. And we broke the damn thing," she said with an uneasy laugh. "It was perfect. I hadn't been more happy in the world." Angel stared at her, shock on his face. The Oracles had told him she wouldn't remember. And yet she did.
"Buffy, how do you know that?" he asked. Buffy looked him in the eyes. "I've been dreaming about it. All of what you just said, I dreamt it. You were human and you kissed me on the Pier in Santa Monica. Then we made it back to your apartment and we made love who knows how many times. I just thought they were dreams. And now you're telling me that they…they were real? That actually happened?" she asked, the tears now pouring down her cheeks. Angel reached up and wiped them away with his thumbs, caressing her face. He nodded. "They did." Buffy let out a sob. A sob that tore into Angel like a knife. "Then, why…why isn't it like that anymore? Why did I leave? If you were human, I wouldn't have left. Why?" she asked. Angel cupped her cheeks. "Because I love you," he answered. When she looked at him in even more confusion, he clarified his answer. "I asked the Powers That Be to change me back. The Mohra demon said you would die and I couldn't protect you as a human, a man. I needed to be a vampire so I could keep you safe. So that you wouldn't die," he said, finding tears of his own running down his face now as well. This time Buffy wiped his away. Angel looked at her face, surprised that she was still touching him; still there in the bed.
Buffy stroked his hair and looked into his eyes. "You gave it all up for me?" she asked in a small voice. Angel nodded. Buffy smiled and kissed him, tenderly at first, then with more passion. Angel ran his hands through her blond tresses, inhaling the scent of her. They broke apart and Buffy looked into his eyes. "You gave it all up. For me. Just so I would live. You gave up the one thing you wanted in your life. And all for me. God, Angel I love you." He looked at the young beauty before him. She didn't have any hate on her face like he had expected her to. He saw no regret, no anger. Just love. Love for him. He stroked her hair. "Even after you now know the truth?" he asked. Buffy nodded and kissed him. Angel pulled her to him, on top of him. She giggled softly and he smiled against her mouth.
They just might be okay.
"I can't believe that this is happening," Kristi groaned as she plopped down on the large bed in Allie's room that Angel had shown her to. She and Amber also had rooms, but they had all met in Allie's room to discuss the situation. "I mean, one day everything was normal. Now we are hiding in an old hotel from a ghost. A ghost! Hello? Does anyone else find that not right?" Allie turned away from the large window where she was peering outside, watching as the sun rose. "I know. It's weird but, it happened. There's no changing that. I understand that it's hard to believe, Kris, but…it's real," she said. Kristi sighed and laid back on the bed, the pillows cushioning her head. Amber turned away from the painting hanging on the wall. "You know, for a hotel that had a lot of bad stuff happen in it, it's pretty glamorous," she said. "Yeah. Gorgeous," Kristi muttered. Amber glared at the brunette. "I mean it, Kris. This place is amazing. How do you think Angel got the place?" Kristi closed her eyes and shrugged. She didn't believe any of this was actually happening. Sure, some of the murders sounded like things out of movies and books, but that's just what they were. Make believe. Pretend. The things that were in horror movies. MOVIES. Things that aren't real. And now she finds out that ghosts are real.
"I think Buff said that he has 'connections' or something. Who knows. I'm not really all that interested. I just want that thing gone," Allie said as she turned to look out of the window again. All of this was so confusing. She hadn't ever thought she would see Buffy again. At least, not under certain circumstances. But now, Buffy was there helping them. Or at least, she had been a little while ago. Then, while Allie had been getting settled in the room, she had heard Buffy squeal. When she had opened the door to see what happened, she saw Angel carrying Buffy in his arms, locked in a deep kiss. They had disappeared into a room down the hall. Allie smiled at the memory. Even though she couldn't see her face, she had heard Buffy giggling happily. She had known what hell they had to go through. Buffy had filled her in on their break-up, when he had left. And Allie had been surprised to discover tears streaming down her cheeks. She was just happy that they had found their happy ending. After asking the woman named Piper, she had discovered how. Piper and her sisters were witches. And she and one of her sisters named Phoebe, had cast a spell to turn him human. Allie had never thought that that was possible. Of course, she never thought that the existence of ghosts, witches, Slayer, demons and vampires was possible either. But Allie was happy all the same. If Buffy was, then so was she.
"How do you think they'll do it?" Amber asked. Allie turned away from the window once more. "I don't know. Some way though. And, four of the girls down there are witches, so that may help. But, I really have no idea how they would get rid of it. But they will. That I know. Buffy never lets us down. You guys know that." Amber smiled and nodded. She remembered. Buffy hadn't ever let them down. She remembered one time when they had just started junior high and Amber had had the hots for the school hottie but had been too afraid to talk to him. So she had asked Buffy to introduce her to him. She had gone up to the hottie and started a conversation, but for the first 10 minutes, never said a word about Amber. Then, she had turned to her and introduced the two. The boy seemed interested in Amber and the two had started dating. When Amber had confronted Buffy of why she had taken so long to introduce them, Buffy had smiled and answered "It was all part of the Master Plan." She may take awhile but she never let you down. That's what made her such a good friend. That's what made her Buffy.
"Okay, but Allie. You still have not told us how you knew Buffy knew the stuff she does. And how she knows the stuff she does," Kristi said, propping herself up on her elbows. Allie looked at her friends and she bet her life that she looked like a deer in headlights. "Um, well, I already told you that it was friends intuition. I had a feeling Buffy would know all this stuff." Kristi rolled her brown eyes. Amber sighed. "Come on, All. We know that 'friends intuition' couldn't have helped you know that Buff knew about demons and stuff. You would have to have known that some time before this ever started or you wouldn't have even thought of her. So, Allie. How did you know?" Kristi asked. Allie looked between her two friends. Now she was in trouble. "Guys, I would tell you, but, I swore that I never would. So I can't. If you really wanna know then you'll have to ask Buff herself. But, then, there is the problem of how she's sorta, ya know.." Allie said. She was always uncomfortable around the subject of sex. Kristi and Amber both nodded in understanding. "Alright. So you can't tell us. And no one down stairs can tell us. Only Buffy. And she's sorta….indisposed at the moment. But, Allie, once she is…UN-indisposed, you will tell her to tell us what is going on so we don't drive you completely insane," Kristi said, rising from the bed and walking to the door. Allie nodded. "Yes sir," she replied. Kristi stuck her tongue out in reply before shutting the door and walking to her own room.
"You know, All, I'm not really sure telling us would be a good idea. I mean, if Buffy swore you to secrecy, doesn't that mean that we shouldn't know?" Amber asked when Kristi left. Allie shrugged. "Not sure. Buff has to make that choice, I guess." Amber nodded, then smiled. "Who knew that Buffy would be that anxious to get a guy like Angel into her pants," she said. Allie laughed. "Yeah, they did sorta rush down the hall didn't they? Well, you know, from what I can tell you, they had a pretty rough relationship. It's good that she and Angel are working everything out." Amber nodded. "Ten bucks says that they won't come back out till tomorrow evening," Amber said. "Deal. If you ask me, Buffy and Angel deserve to have a little romance. And nobody will stop them," Allie said, looking back out the large window.
Below, a certain blonde haired vampire overheard the entire conversation. "We'll see about that," Spike said. If he couldn't be happy with Buffy, then his grand-sire wouldn't either.
To be continued?
This was the last thing I wrote. What do you guys think?