Angel, Cordelia, and Doyle had just gotten back from their latest

mission and they were tired, "Angel I think I'm going to go home," Cordy said

almost falling into the chair.

    "Okay Cordy, anyways I have to take Buffy to Lor-" Angel started but

was stopped when he heard Buffy entering the room, "Hey," he greeted her

with a smile, "How did you manage while we were gone?" he asked protectively

    "Oh well this guy came over and he gave something to drink and then

after that I don't remember that much," Buffy teased knowing how much he

worried about her.

    "Funny- you were joking right?" Angel asked, he knew she was joking but

he just had to double check.

    "Yes, so where are we going?" she asked remembering Angel had told her

he wanted to take her somewhere.

    "I just thought I'd take you out for dinner you know something nice,"

Angel lied.

    "Alright, well I'm ready if your ready," She said leaning over and

grabbing her coat.

    "Okay," Angel took her arm and entwined it with his and the walked to

the door. Angel looked back at Cordy and Doyle and winked. They both held up

crossed fingers.

    "So now that they are gone.....do..um..you...you know?" Doyle asked

nervously

    "Go out to eat? Sure," Cordy said, "Where shall we go?" she asked

    "Anywhere Princess," Doyle opened the door for her.

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     Angel and Buffy approached Lorne's club, "So how did you find this

place?" Buffy asked

     "Clients," Angel simply answered

     "Oh I see," Buffy and Angel walked into the club. After a quick look

around by Buffy she turned back to Angel, "There are demons in here."

     "Yeah, but they don't fight while they are in here," he replied.

     "Like a NO FIGHTING ZONE?" Buffy said no fighting zone in a low manly

voice that got a chuckle out of Angel, "Ohh kinda like Willie's but in LA?"

she asked

     "Sort of," just as Angel finished Lorne walked over to them.

     "Angel," he said simply and the looked down at Buffy, "Why hello sweet

cheeks, how ya doing?"

     "Fine," Buffy absently rubbed her stomach. She looked up and Angel,

her eyes silently asking **Who the hell is this** and **sweet cheeks**

     "Lorne, I want you to meet Buffy, Buffy Lorne," Angel answered the

question she had silently asked him

     "Hi," Buffy said holding out her hand. But Lorne pulled her into a

hug. Buffy was startled but soon relaxed, "Thanks?" she said as they pulled

away from each other.

     "So whatca ya two love birds gonna sing today?" he asked

     "Huh?" Buffy replied looking from Angel to the green demon with red

horns.

     "I don't know," Angel replied talking to Lorne, not Buffy.

     "Well I've got a perfect one for ya, after reading Angel I pretty much

know the Buffy/Angel saga and this song pretty much sums it up," Lorne said.

     "Again with the huh?" Buffy asked even more confused. Read Angel?

What does that mean?

     "But I thought just Buffy had to sing," Angel asked

     "Nope both you and princess need to sing if you want me to find out if

its yo-," Lorne was cut off by Angel.

     "Ok, okay we will both sing," Angel grabbed Buffy's hand and lead her

to the stage.

     "Angel what the hell's going on here??" Buffy asked

     "Karaoke," Angel replied, "Now just sing the words on the

Teleprompter." Angel pointed to a TV screen mounted on the bottom of the

stage in plain view, easy for the singers to read. The music came on and

Angel drug Buffy out to the middle of the stage.

***Angel~ I am here to tell

         you we can never meet again

         Simple really, isn't it,

         a word or two and then

         A lifetime of not knowing

         where or how or why or when

         You think of me or speak of me

         or wonder what befell

         The someone you once loved

         so long ago so well

   After Angel finished he looked over at Buffy, she flashed a quick smile

and looked down at the TV and began singing.

***Buffy~ Never wonder what I'll feel

         as living shuffles by

         You don't have to ask me

         and I need not reply

         Every moment of my life

         from now until I die

         I will think or dream

         of you and fail to understand

         How a perfect love can

         be confounded out of hand

Buffy finished her verse and looked over at Angel who had a look of shock on

his face. Buffy had sounded like an Angel, he had never known her voice

could be so beautiful.

***Buffy/Angel~ Is it written in the stars

               Are we paying for some crime

               Is that all that we are good for

               Just a stretch of mortal time

               Is this God's experiment

               In which we have no say

               In which we're given paradise

               But only for a day

***Angel~ Nothing can be altered,

         there is nothing to decide

         No escape,

         no change of heart,

         no anyplace to hide



***Buffy~ You are all I'll ever want,

         but this I am denied

         Sometimes in my darkest thoughts,

         I wish I'd never learned

         What it is to be in love

         have that love returned



***Buffy/Angel~ Is it written in the stars

               Are we paying for some crime

               Is that all that we are good for

               Just a stretch of mortal time

               Is this God's experiment

               In which we have no say

               In which we're given paradise

               But only for a day...........

   As the song came to an end the lovers were too caught up in each others

eyes to even notice the standing ovation. Lorne walked on to the stage,

"Let's give another round to the Star-Crossed Lovers who put on a Romeo

Juliet show for us today!!" The crowd of demons went wild, "Alright Angel I

know if you are or if you aren't" Lorne said pulling Angel aside, "And....."

Lorne stopped

  "And???" Angel asked

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