WARRIORS By
Zauriel_Angelus
part one - the first hit.....
"Fate is a funny thing."
"how so?"
"I've always wanted to blow up the school and now that it actually is, I feel kinda bad about it."
Cordelia took Xander's hand in hers and managed a comforting gesture in her own way. She found it hard to vocalize her usually loud comments . She couldn't even say a word right then. Yet comfort came naturally from her touch. It was obviously awkward and strangely satisfying to look into the deep brown eyes of one she had come to love . If not for the past that neither could not forget , she would gladly bask in the warmth of his heart . It was now time to leave her memories.
"Xander...?" a soft voice spoke out.
Hearing her call him his name made Xander both relieved and terrified. Finally she stopped torturing him with the last name he hated after so many weeks of verbal war. One in which he found no reason to defend himself seeing as how he fully deserved it . At least they're back to being civil . However he also knew what else it hinted at and steeled himself for what was sure to come next.
Carefully he tangled himself into her fingers knowing it might be his last time. He played with the smoothness of her skin and gave her his last gift before farewell , the softest kiss on her hand.
"I know Cordy.....you gotta go now right ?."
"yeah......" she replied with a little shiver in her speech.
"I'm sorry Cordy . I really am ." he winced at the guilt of the pain he did not hide.
With a genuine smile he continued "I really loved you y'know ?" .
"I'm sorry too....."she sniffed , trying to fight back the tears.
Xander's attention focused on a drop of liquid that cascaded down her cheek. He pulled her body closer , brought his hand up to her face and gently wiped off the tear with his thumb, ensuring her image of perfection to not tarnish in the face of emotion.
"I guess this is goodbye then." He said , reluctantly stepping away from Cordelia.
"Thank you for loving me."
With those last words she got into her car . She needn't put in the keys or turn the ignition. The engine was already running . The kiss on her hand lingered ever so lightly and touched the inner workings of a heart she thought she had lost. It was difficult to not give in to the rush of tears and pain. With the last of her dying strength , Cordelia gave Xander one last look and smiled.I loved you too
Alexander Harris kept his eyes on Cordelia's car till it was out of sight. The sun was beginning to set , its final rays of light weakening by the second . Xander had never before enjoyed the sunset for itself. The day , to him , was only a shelter till the creatures of night came out to play. Now he fixed his gaze upon the sky and for once marveled at the magnificent sight. He started to wonder what the end of this sunset would usher. Would it be a shining new world of endless possibility or just another new nightmare ?
Xander blinked and realized the sunset had already passed. He left all thought and sighed.
"Since when am I philosophical ?"
He smiled and waved a silent hand to the world , welcoming back the reality of life. Quickly he emptied his front seat to Confucius and began his way home . He didn't rush though and contented himself with affectionate memories of a certain slayer he adored. She always brought a smile to his face.
"I wonder how Buffy's doin..."
......................
"just great....."
Buffy Summers looked around at what surrounded her.
"There's nothing here...its all empty" she whispered to herself.
She had been meaning to see if she might catch Angel before he left. She didn't know what she would say or do once she got to his mansion but that problem seemingly solved itself now. The place was stripped clean of all that was once the home of her first true love. The walls were more lifeless than it used to be and remembered little of past memories . The slayer found herself led by shadows of days long ago , walking aimlessly as she relived every memory she carved in the mansion he lived.
She twirled the claddagh ring around her finger and wondered how she would now fill the void left as the reality of her Angel leaving her finally sunk in. It would be near impossible to replace him. She will always have a place in her heart reserved for him and she will always love him even when he is now already gone.
She knows she'll have to get over her loss and move on with her life .Overcoming the pain was by itself a massive task to accomplish . She picked herself up from her running mind and escaped the prison of her past, leaving the mansion and the subject of Angel behind.
With a bitter laugh Buffy questioned the quiet moon as she kept pace.
"Now who's gonna save me from the pain?
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The skies were clearly dark and as black as night should be, a crescent moon the only source of light illuminating the town of SunnyDale below. There were no stars . No. There wasn't even one decent twinkle in the whole stratosphere. The streets were almost empty , an occasional face appearing was rare. It looked just like any other town he passed and seemed as ordinary as it should be. Yet even when he made his first step there was no denying the sensation that pulsed from deep within the core of the ground he stood on .
Ryu let his senses come alive and waited for the answers they would find. He froze immediately when they all told him the same thing.
EVIL........
The warrior grew silent in his thoughts as the stench of filth he had come to fight ever so fiercely against reared its ugly once again , overwhelming him. There was no denying that this is where the demon would be. There was no doubt....... Akuma... here? Definitely.........
"I've got a bad feeling about this....."
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end part one
Zauriel_Angelus
part one - the first hit.....
"Fate is a funny thing."
"how so?"
"I've always wanted to blow up the school and now that it actually is, I feel kinda bad about it."
Cordelia took Xander's hand in hers and managed a comforting gesture in her own way. She found it hard to vocalize her usually loud comments . She couldn't even say a word right then. Yet comfort came naturally from her touch. It was obviously awkward and strangely satisfying to look into the deep brown eyes of one she had come to love . If not for the past that neither could not forget , she would gladly bask in the warmth of his heart . It was now time to leave her memories.
"Xander...?" a soft voice spoke out.
Hearing her call him his name made Xander both relieved and terrified. Finally she stopped torturing him with the last name he hated after so many weeks of verbal war. One in which he found no reason to defend himself seeing as how he fully deserved it . At least they're back to being civil . However he also knew what else it hinted at and steeled himself for what was sure to come next.
Carefully he tangled himself into her fingers knowing it might be his last time. He played with the smoothness of her skin and gave her his last gift before farewell , the softest kiss on her hand.
"I know Cordy.....you gotta go now right ?."
"yeah......" she replied with a little shiver in her speech.
"I'm sorry Cordy . I really am ." he winced at the guilt of the pain he did not hide.
With a genuine smile he continued "I really loved you y'know ?" .
"I'm sorry too....."she sniffed , trying to fight back the tears.
Xander's attention focused on a drop of liquid that cascaded down her cheek. He pulled her body closer , brought his hand up to her face and gently wiped off the tear with his thumb, ensuring her image of perfection to not tarnish in the face of emotion.
"I guess this is goodbye then." He said , reluctantly stepping away from Cordelia.
"Thank you for loving me."
With those last words she got into her car . She needn't put in the keys or turn the ignition. The engine was already running . The kiss on her hand lingered ever so lightly and touched the inner workings of a heart she thought she had lost. It was difficult to not give in to the rush of tears and pain. With the last of her dying strength , Cordelia gave Xander one last look and smiled.I loved you too
Alexander Harris kept his eyes on Cordelia's car till it was out of sight. The sun was beginning to set , its final rays of light weakening by the second . Xander had never before enjoyed the sunset for itself. The day , to him , was only a shelter till the creatures of night came out to play. Now he fixed his gaze upon the sky and for once marveled at the magnificent sight. He started to wonder what the end of this sunset would usher. Would it be a shining new world of endless possibility or just another new nightmare ?
Xander blinked and realized the sunset had already passed. He left all thought and sighed.
"Since when am I philosophical ?"
He smiled and waved a silent hand to the world , welcoming back the reality of life. Quickly he emptied his front seat to Confucius and began his way home . He didn't rush though and contented himself with affectionate memories of a certain slayer he adored. She always brought a smile to his face.
"I wonder how Buffy's doin..."
......................
"just great....."
Buffy Summers looked around at what surrounded her.
"There's nothing here...its all empty" she whispered to herself.
She had been meaning to see if she might catch Angel before he left. She didn't know what she would say or do once she got to his mansion but that problem seemingly solved itself now. The place was stripped clean of all that was once the home of her first true love. The walls were more lifeless than it used to be and remembered little of past memories . The slayer found herself led by shadows of days long ago , walking aimlessly as she relived every memory she carved in the mansion he lived.
She twirled the claddagh ring around her finger and wondered how she would now fill the void left as the reality of her Angel leaving her finally sunk in. It would be near impossible to replace him. She will always have a place in her heart reserved for him and she will always love him even when he is now already gone.
She knows she'll have to get over her loss and move on with her life .Overcoming the pain was by itself a massive task to accomplish . She picked herself up from her running mind and escaped the prison of her past, leaving the mansion and the subject of Angel behind.
With a bitter laugh Buffy questioned the quiet moon as she kept pace.
"Now who's gonna save me from the pain?
----------------------------------
The skies were clearly dark and as black as night should be, a crescent moon the only source of light illuminating the town of SunnyDale below. There were no stars . No. There wasn't even one decent twinkle in the whole stratosphere. The streets were almost empty , an occasional face appearing was rare. It looked just like any other town he passed and seemed as ordinary as it should be. Yet even when he made his first step there was no denying the sensation that pulsed from deep within the core of the ground he stood on .
Ryu let his senses come alive and waited for the answers they would find. He froze immediately when they all told him the same thing.
EVIL........
The warrior grew silent in his thoughts as the stench of filth he had come to fight ever so fiercely against reared its ugly once again , overwhelming him. There was no denying that this is where the demon would be. There was no doubt....... Akuma... here? Definitely.........
"I've got a bad feeling about this....."
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end part one