Buffy reached lazily over the edge of the bed. She pulled her phone to her ears and turned to face Angel. "Hello?" She called into the phone as she noticed Angel as gone. She sat up and looked around. All of his stuff, as little as it was, was gone. No. Not again! What happened?
"Buffy, It's Giles. There is something big I need to tell you"
"What?" She sounded sad and lonely.
"Are you OK?"
"I'm fine" She brushed it off.
"I was doing research on why Angel has come back and I have come up with a horrific explanation. It is the most plausible and the only one there is... A long time ago before the first slayer was given a watcher there was a legend. A slayer fell in love with an evil vampire. I have to assume he didn't have a soul. He was sent to hell when he awakened Acathla. She was devastated and ended up killing herself. She said she'd see him in the next world. She went off to this sort of lala land world. This vampire came back for her, but she was gone. He was very powerful. He had killed almost a million people. One more would give him incredible power. Enough to own the world in his pocket. He loved her still so he killed himself instead. He was given the power but imprisoned in the pits of hell. He swore to come back one day."
"So what does this have to do with Angel?" My Angel is gone.
"Do you remember the night of the Sadie Hawkin's dance?"
"Ya, angelus w-" She couldn't finish. He had left her life again.
"I think that has happened to you and Angel again. Since you met each other. This ancient powerful vampire saw it as his only chance as freedom from his hell pit. If he completes what he wants to have happen, he will get to go into the next world. He will be with his love. I feel his spirit has been coercing Angel to come back form hell and see you. You are a slayer. You see his love didn't come back from hell so the story will end differently."
"So it's a good thing?" Her eyes sparkled. Angel had to be out for coffee or something.
"You said he was human now?"
"Yes"
"The only way for a human to get out of hell is for him to be a henchman, a very powerful one. I think that this ancient vampire had more connections to Angel than I know"
"Like what?"
"Being close to the final achievement of power. He can go either way. The powers that are in hell sent him here on a gruesome mission. I have no clue what it is, but he is evil. You have to stay away."
"No you're wrong" Buffy hopped out of bed and went to put clothes.
"There is a prophesy. About one who will be taken over by the demons after achieving his prize. He will be turned completely evil and will do everything he can in order to -" Silence filled the waves.
"What Giles?" She was getting impatient
"Let's just say that you have to get to Angel before he can complete his mission. Xander said he was with you. Is he there now?"
Oh no! Angel is evil. What kind of a roller coaster ride am I on? I can't believe I didn't notice. How could I have let him do that t me. I-I.. "NO you're lying" Throwing her phone against the wall she refused to face it. She wouldn't have it be true. She had finally gotten everything. There was no way she'd lose it to Angelus again! He couldn't be evil. He loved her...
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"So what happened?" The first was nervous.
"Nothing much. I got the heart." Spike's cold fingers closed around the bag in his hands. This was the poison that would rid the town of the evil in his midst.
"Let me see." Approaching slowly spike started to chant in Gaelic.
"What are you doing?" He backed away slowly.
"Finishing up" Spike poured the mixture over the First's head.
"No, you'll pay for Th.-" He sparkled away leaving a very satisfied Spike. Who would have thought this would be so easy? "Now to deal with Miss summers..."
He jogged towards the exit of the school. The sun still had a few hours. After he left through the doors the source reappeared with a very angry expression on his face. "Miss Summers? I'll have to kill her"
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Buffy walked around the streets moping and brooding. She was looking for Angel. She needed to talk to him. She needed to be assured that the legend wasn't truth. That she wasn't wrong about who he was, and that she wasn't all alone once again.
"Buffy?" She flashed around to see Spike running up to her. He had a big grin on his face. This would be fun.
"Spike?" her hair blew in the breeze sullenly.
"I was just attacked by Angel! He tried to kill me!"
It's true. He's evil. It isn't him. Giles said it was some other guy from along time ago taking over his body. It's just as if it was Angelus. It isn't my Angel. It's okay to have to kill him. Angel knows it is for the best. "Where is he?"
"He is back in the cemetery." Buffy turned and started to walk off.
He needed to know he had done the right thing. "What are you going to do?"
Flinging her body around and embracing the coldness of the night she stated sharply. "He's evil. I'll do what I have to do"
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Leaning against the tombstone, Angel sighed. He'd never be good enough for Buffy. He'd said his goodbye. He would have left either way. Now it was time to let the powers punish him. They won't touch her if he offers himself to them. They'll punish him if he doesn't choose to be with her.
The darkness tried to invade him but it was impossible. If he had been a pure being in life it wouldn't compare to the feelings of serenity and peace that surrounded him now. He felt like he could go through 25 more millenniums of torture and still feel happy in knowing Buffy is safe from going through all of it. With every blow he received he knew it was one less that Buffy had to get.
I'm worthless. I have nothing. I am not worthy of her. She filled me with such light. I can't stomp it out from her. I'm evil. I have to face everything I've done and maybe I'll achieve a kind of realism I never could get on earth as long as I was stealing her innocence.
"Angelus!!!" The sky opened up and for the first time he saw their faces. The ones he had taken orders from her hundreds of years were finally mad enough to show themselves.
"Yes?"
"Get his soul or we'll send HER to get you!"
"DO what you will. I am not going anywhere."
"This is the way you want it? So shall it BE!" Thunder rippled against the sky as it turned a deathly black. It faded away and the moon shown again across the pale sky.
"I'm here" he turned quickly to be greeted by a little girl. She didn't look more than 7 in age but he could tell. She was the one who would steal his soul. He was willing to let her have it before, but not anymore. If I kill her the powers won't have anyone to send after me to get me! She is their second strongest agent.
Trying to catch her off guard Angel used all of the power he had left in one swing of his fists. She wasn't expecting him to play so fast. Usually there would be an appropriate amount o threatening before fights among henchman. She was a good killer, but he always had the upper hand. He bested her easily. Knocking her upside the head, she went straight into the very same crypt he had chased Spike into. She slammed against the cement and he thought she'd retaliate until she slouched to the ground. Blood oozed out of her mouth. You wouldn't believe that she was 698 years old would you? She wore a flower pattern dress, but it didn't fool him. His knuckles were covered in her blood. Did I hit her that hard?
Thunder above his head flashed again. He knew he was free. They were trying to get him scared so he would talk to them, but he knew. As long as he didn't approach them, he couldn't be taken away. He was safe, but still not good enough for Buffy. Maybe he would find a nice place in Rome that he could settle away in.
"Buffy, It's Giles. There is something big I need to tell you"
"What?" She sounded sad and lonely.
"Are you OK?"
"I'm fine" She brushed it off.
"I was doing research on why Angel has come back and I have come up with a horrific explanation. It is the most plausible and the only one there is... A long time ago before the first slayer was given a watcher there was a legend. A slayer fell in love with an evil vampire. I have to assume he didn't have a soul. He was sent to hell when he awakened Acathla. She was devastated and ended up killing herself. She said she'd see him in the next world. She went off to this sort of lala land world. This vampire came back for her, but she was gone. He was very powerful. He had killed almost a million people. One more would give him incredible power. Enough to own the world in his pocket. He loved her still so he killed himself instead. He was given the power but imprisoned in the pits of hell. He swore to come back one day."
"So what does this have to do with Angel?" My Angel is gone.
"Do you remember the night of the Sadie Hawkin's dance?"
"Ya, angelus w-" She couldn't finish. He had left her life again.
"I think that has happened to you and Angel again. Since you met each other. This ancient powerful vampire saw it as his only chance as freedom from his hell pit. If he completes what he wants to have happen, he will get to go into the next world. He will be with his love. I feel his spirit has been coercing Angel to come back form hell and see you. You are a slayer. You see his love didn't come back from hell so the story will end differently."
"So it's a good thing?" Her eyes sparkled. Angel had to be out for coffee or something.
"You said he was human now?"
"Yes"
"The only way for a human to get out of hell is for him to be a henchman, a very powerful one. I think that this ancient vampire had more connections to Angel than I know"
"Like what?"
"Being close to the final achievement of power. He can go either way. The powers that are in hell sent him here on a gruesome mission. I have no clue what it is, but he is evil. You have to stay away."
"No you're wrong" Buffy hopped out of bed and went to put clothes.
"There is a prophesy. About one who will be taken over by the demons after achieving his prize. He will be turned completely evil and will do everything he can in order to -" Silence filled the waves.
"What Giles?" She was getting impatient
"Let's just say that you have to get to Angel before he can complete his mission. Xander said he was with you. Is he there now?"
Oh no! Angel is evil. What kind of a roller coaster ride am I on? I can't believe I didn't notice. How could I have let him do that t me. I-I.. "NO you're lying" Throwing her phone against the wall she refused to face it. She wouldn't have it be true. She had finally gotten everything. There was no way she'd lose it to Angelus again! He couldn't be evil. He loved her...
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"So what happened?" The first was nervous.
"Nothing much. I got the heart." Spike's cold fingers closed around the bag in his hands. This was the poison that would rid the town of the evil in his midst.
"Let me see." Approaching slowly spike started to chant in Gaelic.
"What are you doing?" He backed away slowly.
"Finishing up" Spike poured the mixture over the First's head.
"No, you'll pay for Th.-" He sparkled away leaving a very satisfied Spike. Who would have thought this would be so easy? "Now to deal with Miss summers..."
He jogged towards the exit of the school. The sun still had a few hours. After he left through the doors the source reappeared with a very angry expression on his face. "Miss Summers? I'll have to kill her"
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Buffy walked around the streets moping and brooding. She was looking for Angel. She needed to talk to him. She needed to be assured that the legend wasn't truth. That she wasn't wrong about who he was, and that she wasn't all alone once again.
"Buffy?" She flashed around to see Spike running up to her. He had a big grin on his face. This would be fun.
"Spike?" her hair blew in the breeze sullenly.
"I was just attacked by Angel! He tried to kill me!"
It's true. He's evil. It isn't him. Giles said it was some other guy from along time ago taking over his body. It's just as if it was Angelus. It isn't my Angel. It's okay to have to kill him. Angel knows it is for the best. "Where is he?"
"He is back in the cemetery." Buffy turned and started to walk off.
He needed to know he had done the right thing. "What are you going to do?"
Flinging her body around and embracing the coldness of the night she stated sharply. "He's evil. I'll do what I have to do"
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Leaning against the tombstone, Angel sighed. He'd never be good enough for Buffy. He'd said his goodbye. He would have left either way. Now it was time to let the powers punish him. They won't touch her if he offers himself to them. They'll punish him if he doesn't choose to be with her.
The darkness tried to invade him but it was impossible. If he had been a pure being in life it wouldn't compare to the feelings of serenity and peace that surrounded him now. He felt like he could go through 25 more millenniums of torture and still feel happy in knowing Buffy is safe from going through all of it. With every blow he received he knew it was one less that Buffy had to get.
I'm worthless. I have nothing. I am not worthy of her. She filled me with such light. I can't stomp it out from her. I'm evil. I have to face everything I've done and maybe I'll achieve a kind of realism I never could get on earth as long as I was stealing her innocence.
"Angelus!!!" The sky opened up and for the first time he saw their faces. The ones he had taken orders from her hundreds of years were finally mad enough to show themselves.
"Yes?"
"Get his soul or we'll send HER to get you!"
"DO what you will. I am not going anywhere."
"This is the way you want it? So shall it BE!" Thunder rippled against the sky as it turned a deathly black. It faded away and the moon shown again across the pale sky.
"I'm here" he turned quickly to be greeted by a little girl. She didn't look more than 7 in age but he could tell. She was the one who would steal his soul. He was willing to let her have it before, but not anymore. If I kill her the powers won't have anyone to send after me to get me! She is their second strongest agent.
Trying to catch her off guard Angel used all of the power he had left in one swing of his fists. She wasn't expecting him to play so fast. Usually there would be an appropriate amount o threatening before fights among henchman. She was a good killer, but he always had the upper hand. He bested her easily. Knocking her upside the head, she went straight into the very same crypt he had chased Spike into. She slammed against the cement and he thought she'd retaliate until she slouched to the ground. Blood oozed out of her mouth. You wouldn't believe that she was 698 years old would you? She wore a flower pattern dress, but it didn't fool him. His knuckles were covered in her blood. Did I hit her that hard?
Thunder above his head flashed again. He knew he was free. They were trying to get him scared so he would talk to them, but he knew. As long as he didn't approach them, he couldn't be taken away. He was safe, but still not good enough for Buffy. Maybe he would find a nice place in Rome that he could settle away in.