Chapter 3
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Buffy looked startled, but thought quick and said, "Oh, my grandmother's babysitting for a neighbor". "Oh," he said. Then they left and headed for the
bronze. When they arrived the place was packed. They grabbed an open pool table and started a game. It was girls against guy. The girls won the game and when it
was over they got drinks and grabbed a table. While they were talking Buffy noticed a guy at the bar. He was tall and handsome. He seemed to be watching her without
really watching her. She continued participating in conversation without taking her eyes off of the guy until something else caught her eye. A guy walked by dressed in
clothes from the seventies, that even in that decade would have been considered repulsive. "I'll be right back," she told Xander. Willow was up getting another drink so he
was left alone at the table. Buffy snuck out the door by the bathrooms. The same exit she had seen that guy and one more like him leave with two girls who were dressed
normally. She headed into the alley, but didn'tsee them. Meanwhile Willow had returned to the table. When Buffy didn't return Willow and Xander went looking for her. A
guy told them he'd seen her go out the exit by the bathroom. So they went out too. Further down the alley Buffy heard a scream. She headed toward it. They spotted
Buffy and ran toward her just in time to see her corner two guys and watch two girls run off. Then they saw her start to beat the crap out of the guys. "Buffy," yelled
Xander. She looked at them for a split second and realized they had just stumbled onto one of her many secrets. There was nothing she could do. She was forced to
dust the guys right in front of them. "What in the Hell was that," Xander asked. "Those looked like....vampires," Willow said unsure of herself. "They were," Buffy said,"
come on. I'll take you guys to someone who can explain the details a lot better than I can". They headed out of the alley. What Buffy didn't know was that the handsome,
mysterious guy from the Bronze had seen the whole thing and was following them. She took them to the library which unsurprisingly Giles was still at. She took them
inside and sat them down and then told Giles. "What," he said not pleased," Buffy you can't be so careless. If everyone finds out you have a secret, well......it's no longer
a secret and then all of the vampires and demons will catch wind of it and it can only get worse from there". "I didn't do it on purpose," Buffy said explaining what had
happened to him. So together they explained it all to Willow and Xander who accepted it surprisingly well. "Sunnydale always has so many mysterious deaths," said
Xander. "Yeah, I knew there had to be an explanation," Willow said," it's all so strange". "I know," Buffy said," I'm sorry I got you guys involved in this". " No really it's ok," Xander said. "Yeah I'd rather know," Willow told them," and now we know what to protect ourselves from". "True," Buffy agreed," but you guys can't go out fighting
these things. That's my job and I have special slayer strength to do it. I don't want you guys getting hurt, ok". "We know," Willow said." we won't". Xander didn't say anything. "Right Xander," Willow added. "Right," he said unhappily. They discussed it all for another hour just to be sure it'd really sunk in and then Giles offered to drive
them all home because it was getting late. Buffy decided to walk because she had to patrol still. So they locked up the library and headed out. Buffy said goodbye to them and began her walk to the cemetary.
She had the feeling someone was following her. She turned a corner and hid in the doorway of a shop. That's when the guy
from the Bronze walked by. "Who are you and why are you following me," she asked stepping out from her hiding place. He turned to face her and had a slight smile on
his face that said he knew something she didn't. "I'm a friend," he said taking something out of his pocket. "Maybe I don't need a friend," she said. "Actually you do," he
told her," but I never said I was yours. She looked at him funny and then said," well I've gotta go and I'd appreciate it if you'd stop following me". "Well, how about if I walk
with you instead he asked handing her a small box. "No I have something to do," she told him as she opened the box and pulled out a silver cross on a chain. "What,
hunt vampires," he asked knowing he'd shocked her. She opened her mouth to say something and finally got it out," How do you know about that". "Well," he paused,"
I'm here to help you". "What do you mean," she asked. "To stop the vampires," he said," to kill them all". "How do you know about all of this," she asked as they began
walking toward the cemetary. "It seems as though I've always known," he said. Buffy was a bit confused and hesitant on accepting his help. "Look I'm sure you're strong
and what not, but this is my gig. You should go home to your family". "I don't have a family," he said. "Oh, I'm sorry," she said immediately regretting her words," was it
vampires". "It was," he told her. "So that's why you want to kill them all," she said more to herself as she came to a conclusion. "Have you been fighting vamps for long,"
she asked. "A few years," he said. "Alright," she said," you can come, but if you get into trouble get out of the way and I'll cover it". He nodded and they arrived at the
graveyard. For some reason she trusted him. "So waht's your name," she asked as they passed a mausoleum. "Angel," he said. "Pretty," she said," I'm...". "Buffy," he
finished," I know". She rolled her eyes and they continued. Of course he knew her name. "It's pretty quiet," she whispered. "Maybe too quiet," Angel said. They nodded to each other and both spun around back to back. There were vampires on both sides of them. Two on hers and three on his. The fight began. "Be careful," she shouted
still not concinced he could hold his own. She kicked one away and started on the closer one. She wanted to see how Angel was doing, but couldn't look at the moment. She got the one in a headlock and pulled out a stake and rammed it through his heart with her free arm. She still had the other one to deal with though. She fought him,
but he got her to the ground. She kicked him off and flipped herself to a standing position. She psun and kicked him in the head. He flipped over a headstone and she staked him too. She turned to see how Angel was. He had one left and had him down on the ground. Just then the vamp flipped Angel over on his back and Buffy saw his
face. It was all distorted. It was the face of a vampire. Angel staked the other vamp and stood. "Who are you," Buffy asked him with tears in her eyes. Although she'd just met him she'd trusted him. His face returned to normal and all he said was," just someone who wants to help". Then he left. Practically disappeared. Buffy headed
home unsure of what to do. She sat in Jada's nursery and watched her sleep for over an hour. Then finally went to bed.
The next day at school she went straight to the library. Willow and Xander were already there. Giles was looking through a book. "Giles," she said approaching them at the table," can vampires ever be good". "What,"
he asked stunned by the question. So she sat down and explained what had happened the previous night when she left them up until she got home. "So what do you hink," she asked him. "I think I know of him," Giles said going to his office and coming back with a book. "Is this him," he asked her pointing to a drawing in it. She
nodded. He read the passage and revealed that Angel was around 240 years old and used to be one of the biggest monsters. Then around 100 years earlier he'd left Europe and came to America where he shunned other vampires and there was no record of him hunting. "So he is good," Buffy said hopeful. It was obvious she was into
Angel. "I don't know for sure," Giles said," I've never heard of something like it before". Buffy understood. She spent the next few nights hoping to run into Angel, but unsure of what she'd actually do if she did. Finally Saturday night she was out patrolling and she felt something. She was sure he was watching her. "Where are you,"
she called. She was so busy looking for him she didn't notice the vamp sneaking up behind her. Angel did. He revealed himself and attacked the vamp. He dusted him quickly and went to leave. "Wait," Buffy said. He stopped and turned to face her one more. "What," was all he said. "Why are you good," she asked point blank," why
do you save people instead of killing them". "It's my punishment," he told her. "Huh," she was confused," what do you mean". A long time ago," he began," I fed on a gypsy girl who was a favorite among her clan. They put a curse on me and I haven't fed on a living human being since". "What'd the curse do," Buffy asked. "It restored
my soul," he explained," you know what the worst part is....to remember all of the things I've done and to care". Buffy nodded. "So this is like redemption for you," she asked him. "That's part of it," he said and left it that. "Ok," she accepted that not wanting to push it. A week later she introduced him to Giles, Willow and Xander. They
accepted him rather quickly, all but Xander. He was nice enough, but he wasn't going to be all buddy buddy with Angel. About a month later Buffy and Angel patrolled together a few times a week. She did some patrolling with the others, but most often she went by herself or with Angel. Willow and Xander mostly helped in the research
department and working with Giles. Buffy was training with Giles in the library during her free period. When they finished up she met up with Willow for their next class. "So are you patrolling with Angel again tonight," Willow asked. "Yeah, why," Buffy said acting oblivious to what Willow was trying to say. "Well don't you like him," Willow
asked. Buffy blushed. "Well yeah," Buffy admitted," I just don't think I'm ready to be in a relationship right now". "Oh," Willow said a little disappointed. "Don't worry Will," Buffy said," we'll see what happens. I'm just not going to rush into anything that's all".
That night Buffy headed out to patrol as soon as it got dark. Her grandma had taken Jada with her to a home interiors party that a friend of hers was having. They usually lasted a few hours so Buffy figured if she went patrolling early she wouldn't have to miss spending time with Jada later. She met up with Angel in the closest
graveyard to her place. There'd been more activity lately because the master (some really powerful old vamp) was mad at Buffy. She'd prevented him from rising during this thing called the harvest and he was more than a little pissed. So he kept on sending his minions after her and she kept on killing them. Angel was leaning against a
gravestone waiting for her. "Anything happenin yet," she asked him. He shook his head no and they started walking. "What'd you figure out the minute it'd be safe for you outside and run out the door," Buffy asked noticing how quickly he must have gotten there if he'd beaten her. "Something like that," he said with a smirk on his face. An
hour and a half later they were finishing up. They'd killed four vamps already. Two as they rose and two random ones. That's when three strangely dressed ones showed up. "Who the Hell are you," Buffy asked annoyed. "The three," one said. "We're here to end you life," another told her. "Ooh, I'm scared," she said as she rushed toward
them. Angel tried to stop her, but he was too late. Instead he rushed in beside her and joined the fight. One of them threw Buffy off and she hit her head. "Buffy run," Angel shouted as he was pinned beneath another. She was confused. She should be able to take these guys easy. "I'm no leaving you here," she shouted and rushed
back in. She managed to pull the vamp off of Angel and then they started to run. "Where are we going," Angel asked as they ran. "My house," Buffy said. It was the only safe place they could go. The three chased them all the way there. Buffy and Angel ran up the steps and she had just enough time to unlock the door and tell Angel to
come in before the three reached the porch. She slammed the door shut and locked it. "You're hurt," Buffy said noticing a slash in the belly of his shirt and some blood. She led him into the kitchen and took out the first aid kit. She was putting the last piece of tape on over the gauze when she heard the front door. "That's my grandmother.
You have to hide," she said," Go to my room upstairs it's the first door". Buffy knew her grandmother might not be thrilled about her having him there, but more so she was worried about him seeing Jada. He ran upstairs and she ran to the front door. "Grandma," she said," you're back". "Yes Jada was getting sleepy so I thought I'd bring her
home and put her to bed," Helen said. "I can do that," Buffy said taking Jada from her grandmother," I was just getting ready to crash anyhow. "Ok goodnight," Helen said and Buffy headed up the stairs to Jada's nursery. It was the first door on the left and Buffy's was the first on the right. She planned on putting Jada down and sneaking into
her room where Angel was. However it wasn't her door that was ajar it was the door to the nursery. She'd forgotten to tell Angel her door was the one on the right. She opened the door further and was horrified to see Angel standing there next to the crib.
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Buffy looked startled, but thought quick and said, "Oh, my grandmother's babysitting for a neighbor". "Oh," he said. Then they left and headed for the
bronze. When they arrived the place was packed. They grabbed an open pool table and started a game. It was girls against guy. The girls won the game and when it
was over they got drinks and grabbed a table. While they were talking Buffy noticed a guy at the bar. He was tall and handsome. He seemed to be watching her without
really watching her. She continued participating in conversation without taking her eyes off of the guy until something else caught her eye. A guy walked by dressed in
clothes from the seventies, that even in that decade would have been considered repulsive. "I'll be right back," she told Xander. Willow was up getting another drink so he
was left alone at the table. Buffy snuck out the door by the bathrooms. The same exit she had seen that guy and one more like him leave with two girls who were dressed
normally. She headed into the alley, but didn'tsee them. Meanwhile Willow had returned to the table. When Buffy didn't return Willow and Xander went looking for her. A
guy told them he'd seen her go out the exit by the bathroom. So they went out too. Further down the alley Buffy heard a scream. She headed toward it. They spotted
Buffy and ran toward her just in time to see her corner two guys and watch two girls run off. Then they saw her start to beat the crap out of the guys. "Buffy," yelled
Xander. She looked at them for a split second and realized they had just stumbled onto one of her many secrets. There was nothing she could do. She was forced to
dust the guys right in front of them. "What in the Hell was that," Xander asked. "Those looked like....vampires," Willow said unsure of herself. "They were," Buffy said,"
come on. I'll take you guys to someone who can explain the details a lot better than I can". They headed out of the alley. What Buffy didn't know was that the handsome,
mysterious guy from the Bronze had seen the whole thing and was following them. She took them to the library which unsurprisingly Giles was still at. She took them
inside and sat them down and then told Giles. "What," he said not pleased," Buffy you can't be so careless. If everyone finds out you have a secret, well......it's no longer
a secret and then all of the vampires and demons will catch wind of it and it can only get worse from there". "I didn't do it on purpose," Buffy said explaining what had
happened to him. So together they explained it all to Willow and Xander who accepted it surprisingly well. "Sunnydale always has so many mysterious deaths," said
Xander. "Yeah, I knew there had to be an explanation," Willow said," it's all so strange". "I know," Buffy said," I'm sorry I got you guys involved in this". " No really it's ok," Xander said. "Yeah I'd rather know," Willow told them," and now we know what to protect ourselves from". "True," Buffy agreed," but you guys can't go out fighting
these things. That's my job and I have special slayer strength to do it. I don't want you guys getting hurt, ok". "We know," Willow said." we won't". Xander didn't say anything. "Right Xander," Willow added. "Right," he said unhappily. They discussed it all for another hour just to be sure it'd really sunk in and then Giles offered to drive
them all home because it was getting late. Buffy decided to walk because she had to patrol still. So they locked up the library and headed out. Buffy said goodbye to them and began her walk to the cemetary.
She had the feeling someone was following her. She turned a corner and hid in the doorway of a shop. That's when the guy
from the Bronze walked by. "Who are you and why are you following me," she asked stepping out from her hiding place. He turned to face her and had a slight smile on
his face that said he knew something she didn't. "I'm a friend," he said taking something out of his pocket. "Maybe I don't need a friend," she said. "Actually you do," he
told her," but I never said I was yours. She looked at him funny and then said," well I've gotta go and I'd appreciate it if you'd stop following me". "Well, how about if I walk
with you instead he asked handing her a small box. "No I have something to do," she told him as she opened the box and pulled out a silver cross on a chain. "What,
hunt vampires," he asked knowing he'd shocked her. She opened her mouth to say something and finally got it out," How do you know about that". "Well," he paused,"
I'm here to help you". "What do you mean," she asked. "To stop the vampires," he said," to kill them all". "How do you know about all of this," she asked as they began
walking toward the cemetary. "It seems as though I've always known," he said. Buffy was a bit confused and hesitant on accepting his help. "Look I'm sure you're strong
and what not, but this is my gig. You should go home to your family". "I don't have a family," he said. "Oh, I'm sorry," she said immediately regretting her words," was it
vampires". "It was," he told her. "So that's why you want to kill them all," she said more to herself as she came to a conclusion. "Have you been fighting vamps for long,"
she asked. "A few years," he said. "Alright," she said," you can come, but if you get into trouble get out of the way and I'll cover it". He nodded and they arrived at the
graveyard. For some reason she trusted him. "So waht's your name," she asked as they passed a mausoleum. "Angel," he said. "Pretty," she said," I'm...". "Buffy," he
finished," I know". She rolled her eyes and they continued. Of course he knew her name. "It's pretty quiet," she whispered. "Maybe too quiet," Angel said. They nodded to each other and both spun around back to back. There were vampires on both sides of them. Two on hers and three on his. The fight began. "Be careful," she shouted
still not concinced he could hold his own. She kicked one away and started on the closer one. She wanted to see how Angel was doing, but couldn't look at the moment. She got the one in a headlock and pulled out a stake and rammed it through his heart with her free arm. She still had the other one to deal with though. She fought him,
but he got her to the ground. She kicked him off and flipped herself to a standing position. She psun and kicked him in the head. He flipped over a headstone and she staked him too. She turned to see how Angel was. He had one left and had him down on the ground. Just then the vamp flipped Angel over on his back and Buffy saw his
face. It was all distorted. It was the face of a vampire. Angel staked the other vamp and stood. "Who are you," Buffy asked him with tears in her eyes. Although she'd just met him she'd trusted him. His face returned to normal and all he said was," just someone who wants to help". Then he left. Practically disappeared. Buffy headed
home unsure of what to do. She sat in Jada's nursery and watched her sleep for over an hour. Then finally went to bed.
The next day at school she went straight to the library. Willow and Xander were already there. Giles was looking through a book. "Giles," she said approaching them at the table," can vampires ever be good". "What,"
he asked stunned by the question. So she sat down and explained what had happened the previous night when she left them up until she got home. "So what do you hink," she asked him. "I think I know of him," Giles said going to his office and coming back with a book. "Is this him," he asked her pointing to a drawing in it. She
nodded. He read the passage and revealed that Angel was around 240 years old and used to be one of the biggest monsters. Then around 100 years earlier he'd left Europe and came to America where he shunned other vampires and there was no record of him hunting. "So he is good," Buffy said hopeful. It was obvious she was into
Angel. "I don't know for sure," Giles said," I've never heard of something like it before". Buffy understood. She spent the next few nights hoping to run into Angel, but unsure of what she'd actually do if she did. Finally Saturday night she was out patrolling and she felt something. She was sure he was watching her. "Where are you,"
she called. She was so busy looking for him she didn't notice the vamp sneaking up behind her. Angel did. He revealed himself and attacked the vamp. He dusted him quickly and went to leave. "Wait," Buffy said. He stopped and turned to face her one more. "What," was all he said. "Why are you good," she asked point blank," why
do you save people instead of killing them". "It's my punishment," he told her. "Huh," she was confused," what do you mean". A long time ago," he began," I fed on a gypsy girl who was a favorite among her clan. They put a curse on me and I haven't fed on a living human being since". "What'd the curse do," Buffy asked. "It restored
my soul," he explained," you know what the worst part is....to remember all of the things I've done and to care". Buffy nodded. "So this is like redemption for you," she asked him. "That's part of it," he said and left it that. "Ok," she accepted that not wanting to push it. A week later she introduced him to Giles, Willow and Xander. They
accepted him rather quickly, all but Xander. He was nice enough, but he wasn't going to be all buddy buddy with Angel. About a month later Buffy and Angel patrolled together a few times a week. She did some patrolling with the others, but most often she went by herself or with Angel. Willow and Xander mostly helped in the research
department and working with Giles. Buffy was training with Giles in the library during her free period. When they finished up she met up with Willow for their next class. "So are you patrolling with Angel again tonight," Willow asked. "Yeah, why," Buffy said acting oblivious to what Willow was trying to say. "Well don't you like him," Willow
asked. Buffy blushed. "Well yeah," Buffy admitted," I just don't think I'm ready to be in a relationship right now". "Oh," Willow said a little disappointed. "Don't worry Will," Buffy said," we'll see what happens. I'm just not going to rush into anything that's all".
That night Buffy headed out to patrol as soon as it got dark. Her grandma had taken Jada with her to a home interiors party that a friend of hers was having. They usually lasted a few hours so Buffy figured if she went patrolling early she wouldn't have to miss spending time with Jada later. She met up with Angel in the closest
graveyard to her place. There'd been more activity lately because the master (some really powerful old vamp) was mad at Buffy. She'd prevented him from rising during this thing called the harvest and he was more than a little pissed. So he kept on sending his minions after her and she kept on killing them. Angel was leaning against a
gravestone waiting for her. "Anything happenin yet," she asked him. He shook his head no and they started walking. "What'd you figure out the minute it'd be safe for you outside and run out the door," Buffy asked noticing how quickly he must have gotten there if he'd beaten her. "Something like that," he said with a smirk on his face. An
hour and a half later they were finishing up. They'd killed four vamps already. Two as they rose and two random ones. That's when three strangely dressed ones showed up. "Who the Hell are you," Buffy asked annoyed. "The three," one said. "We're here to end you life," another told her. "Ooh, I'm scared," she said as she rushed toward
them. Angel tried to stop her, but he was too late. Instead he rushed in beside her and joined the fight. One of them threw Buffy off and she hit her head. "Buffy run," Angel shouted as he was pinned beneath another. She was confused. She should be able to take these guys easy. "I'm no leaving you here," she shouted and rushed
back in. She managed to pull the vamp off of Angel and then they started to run. "Where are we going," Angel asked as they ran. "My house," Buffy said. It was the only safe place they could go. The three chased them all the way there. Buffy and Angel ran up the steps and she had just enough time to unlock the door and tell Angel to
come in before the three reached the porch. She slammed the door shut and locked it. "You're hurt," Buffy said noticing a slash in the belly of his shirt and some blood. She led him into the kitchen and took out the first aid kit. She was putting the last piece of tape on over the gauze when she heard the front door. "That's my grandmother.
You have to hide," she said," Go to my room upstairs it's the first door". Buffy knew her grandmother might not be thrilled about her having him there, but more so she was worried about him seeing Jada. He ran upstairs and she ran to the front door. "Grandma," she said," you're back". "Yes Jada was getting sleepy so I thought I'd bring her
home and put her to bed," Helen said. "I can do that," Buffy said taking Jada from her grandmother," I was just getting ready to crash anyhow. "Ok goodnight," Helen said and Buffy headed up the stairs to Jada's nursery. It was the first door on the left and Buffy's was the first on the right. She planned on putting Jada down and sneaking into
her room where Angel was. However it wasn't her door that was ajar it was the door to the nursery. She'd forgotten to tell Angel her door was the one on the right. She opened the door further and was horrified to see Angel standing there next to the crib.