Part Three
"Buffy? Buffy are you with us?" "What Xander?" "Nothing" Buffy was becoming more detached from the real world and everybody was becoming more than concerned. First it had started off with little hints that something was wrong, such as staring into space but now she had marks on her wrists and arms, which she always said she had got in a fight, but they all knew better. Then she had cut her hair short then she would turn up with bruises on her face and cuts on her forehead. "Buffy are you going patrolling tonight?" "Yeah why wouldn't I?" "I was thinking I could come along" "You can't Will you might get hurt, I better go I'm meeting mom in half an hour at the gallery, bye guys" "Goodbye" Buffy jumped out of her seat and left not actually going to meet her mother. She ran as fast as her legs could take her then ran into her dorm and buried her head in her pillow not really caring what happened anymore.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Angel I had another premonition this is serious, it's about Alex" Angel ran into the kitchen wanting to hear what Cordelia had to say. They had all become a family to Alex in the last two months and if something should happen to him they would all feel eternally guilty. "Lindsay has took him, just now you and Wes need to get there straight away or God knows what he's going to do" "Thanks Cordy" he grabbed a handful of weapons, dragged Wesley into the car then sped to Wolfram and Hart. "Angel where are we going?" "To rescue Alex" "Lindsay" "Yep" they got to the Wolfram and Hart and tucked weapons of all sorts under their shirts and burst through the doors looking for Lyndsay. They dusted several vamps then went into the executive's room and saw them all gathered around the table discussing what to do with the cocky little bastard as they called him. "My answer would be nothing" "Angel nice to see you and the boy's father you know your son is quite the thorn in our side, I didn't know he was so powerful but you know there's nothing like a good old sedative" "Why do you want him Lindsay?" "Because Angel the boy could be of value to us, I mean he's telepathic, he's telekinetic, he can do whatever he wants with that power yet he chooses to be a normal person and fight for the forces of good, well I'm trying to change that" Wesley punched Lindsay then tripped him up and banged his head off the floor "You hurt my boy and you won't live to see tomorrow, hear me" "Not really" "Well maybe you weren't listening" Wesley smacked his head off the floor again and tightened his grip on his head "Wes" Wes left Lindsay on the floor while the other executives looked shocked and knew they weren't ready to get into a fight with the once scourge of Europe and Alex's father they released him but swore this wasn't over. "Thanks Angel, dad your quite the vicious buggar" "Thanks Alex, I have my ways, have you had any visions lately?" "Nope it's all quiet in my head" "Well I think this is cause for celebration what about a drink?" "Why not".
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Buffy's mental state was deteriorating every day and the gang and her mom were becoming extremely worried. She disappeared for days on end and would blank people acting like they were going to hurt her if they touched her. She wouldn't let Xander, Oz or even Giles even touch her arm without saying that she was sorry and begged not to be hurt. "Guys something is seriously wrong with Buffy, she isn't her normal self anymore, it's like when it comes to socialisation her brain is shutting off" "You know who I blame this on" "For once Xander can you just leave Angel alone" "I wasn't going to say him, I understand his reason's for leaving now, I blame Parker and Riley, I have this really strong urge to hit the both of them" "You know I can't believe the nerve Riley had to just leave her when she obviously needed somebody's love and attention, I mean we try but she just moves away from us" "I think we should ring Angel" "I think it's time for that to, Oz?" "I say go for it, even lend my phone so he can come as soon as possible". "Has any of you guys seen Buffy today?" "No Will we thought she had been to your dorm" "I haven't seen her for two days, Oz call him right now".
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Angel was sitting on the couch with Alex discussing what their favourite food was and what different language the other person could speak and who knew more about demons when the phone started ringing "I'll be back in a minute Alex" Angel rushed to answer the phone because the ring tone was irritating him. "Hi who is it?" "Hi it's Oz, I was wondering are you busy? Shove it we need you to come to Sunnydale right now" "Why?" "For the last three months Buffy has been withdrawn, she just stares into space, she has various bruises, cuts and grazes which she denies she inflicted but we all know the truth, she seems to get scared around everybody, Willow says she says that she's sorry and it's all her fault in her sleep and we haven't seen her in the last two days" "I'll be there as soon as I can, say half an hour to an hour" "The sun's nearly up" "So?" "You'll burn" "I'll explain after but for now I need to hurry" "Okay thanks man" Angel hung up the phone and grabbed his duster "Alex you fancy a trip to Sunnydale?" "Sure" "Come on then we need to go now, we'll ring the others when we finish doing what I need to do" "Okay" Alex grabbed his denim jacket and followed Angel out to the convertible. They sped down the highway as quickly as possible and got to Sunnydale in twenty minutes record time for even Angel. "Okay we better go see Giles first" "That's my dad's watcher friend right?" "Yep" Angel parked the car outside and knocked on the door frantically. "Angel! I know why you're here please come in" "Thanks have you seen her in the last two days?" "No may I ask you who this is?" "This is Alex Wyndam-Price Wes's son, I think I know where she'll be can he stay here while I go and do this?" "Of course, I assume Wesley does not know you're here yet" "No, Alex you'll be okay won't you?" "Yeah" "Don't go reading his mind neither, can he ring his dad?" "Yes, sit down Alex and good luck Angel" "Thanks" Angel left Alex and got back into his convertible and drove to Crawford street. He parked the car and cautiously entered the mansion not knowing what would be lying around. He went into the drawing room and saw Buffy curled up in a ball in the corner mumbling I'm sorry shaking probably from lack of food. "Buffy?" he noticed how drained she looked; he couldn't understand how someone could make her feel like that. She lifted her head slightly then thought she was hallucinating "Angel?" "It's me" he approached her slowly not knowing if she would turn away from his touch. He wrapped his arms around her fragile body and she cried into his shirt, crying tears she should have wept months ago but couldn't because she had thought she had to be the strong one for everybody. He stroked her hair as she wept feeling safe for the first time in a long time. "What happened sweetheart? Why did somebody do this to you?" Buffy felt like it was finally time to tell somebody about the experience, the horrific experience that made her into this shell of a person who feared almost everybody except Angel, she always trusted and felt safe with him like he would die for her and he would. "It happened three months ago I was walking out of the Bronze and I heard footsteps so I ran but I ended up in an alley which had a dead end and this guy called Parker, he, he" she started to cry again and the tears became unstoppable "It's okay take your time, you don't have to tell me if you don't want to" "He raped me" Angel felt a surge of anger towards the college junior, he had seen him and he hated him then now he wished he was dead. He kept his cool making sure as to keep calm for Buffy's sake. "It's okay your safe now, I won't let anybody hurt you I swear" "I love you" "I love you too, like I've never loved anybody before and I promise I'll never leave you again" Buffy leaned into his chest enjoying the warmth of his skin and the sound of his heart beating. "Angel your human" "I know, I was going to tell you but I heard you were dating Riley" "It doesn't matter you're here now" he ran his fingers through her hair while she just rested in his arms finally feeling like the weight had been lifted. She relaxed in his arms and finally fell asleep in his arms. He carried her out to the car and made sure not to wake her.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Giles heard the light tapping on the door and knew it was Angel "You found her" "Yes I did, I have a favour to ask you" "I rung Wes and yes Alex can stay the night" "Thanks Giles, I don't know how to repay you" "You already have, you got through to her, I'm glad you two can have the chance you always deserved" "Alex told you?" "Yes goodnight Angel" "Goodnight G-man" Giles laughed at Angel's mimicking of Xander's name for him and he had to admit it, he was starting to like it. Angel got to Buffy's house five minutes later and gently tapped on the door "Hi, Angel?" "Hi, I know I'm not your favourite person" "On the contrary, she's never been the same since you left, I 'm sorry come in" Angel carried Buffy up to her room and gently put her into the bed making sure she stayed asleep then tucked her underneath the sheets. He kissed her forehead then sat back in her wicker chair keeping his promise that he would never leave her again. He knew they would have to go through Hell and paradise together but he knew they would make it.
PART TWO COMING SOON
"Buffy? Buffy are you with us?" "What Xander?" "Nothing" Buffy was becoming more detached from the real world and everybody was becoming more than concerned. First it had started off with little hints that something was wrong, such as staring into space but now she had marks on her wrists and arms, which she always said she had got in a fight, but they all knew better. Then she had cut her hair short then she would turn up with bruises on her face and cuts on her forehead. "Buffy are you going patrolling tonight?" "Yeah why wouldn't I?" "I was thinking I could come along" "You can't Will you might get hurt, I better go I'm meeting mom in half an hour at the gallery, bye guys" "Goodbye" Buffy jumped out of her seat and left not actually going to meet her mother. She ran as fast as her legs could take her then ran into her dorm and buried her head in her pillow not really caring what happened anymore.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Angel I had another premonition this is serious, it's about Alex" Angel ran into the kitchen wanting to hear what Cordelia had to say. They had all become a family to Alex in the last two months and if something should happen to him they would all feel eternally guilty. "Lindsay has took him, just now you and Wes need to get there straight away or God knows what he's going to do" "Thanks Cordy" he grabbed a handful of weapons, dragged Wesley into the car then sped to Wolfram and Hart. "Angel where are we going?" "To rescue Alex" "Lindsay" "Yep" they got to the Wolfram and Hart and tucked weapons of all sorts under their shirts and burst through the doors looking for Lyndsay. They dusted several vamps then went into the executive's room and saw them all gathered around the table discussing what to do with the cocky little bastard as they called him. "My answer would be nothing" "Angel nice to see you and the boy's father you know your son is quite the thorn in our side, I didn't know he was so powerful but you know there's nothing like a good old sedative" "Why do you want him Lindsay?" "Because Angel the boy could be of value to us, I mean he's telepathic, he's telekinetic, he can do whatever he wants with that power yet he chooses to be a normal person and fight for the forces of good, well I'm trying to change that" Wesley punched Lindsay then tripped him up and banged his head off the floor "You hurt my boy and you won't live to see tomorrow, hear me" "Not really" "Well maybe you weren't listening" Wesley smacked his head off the floor again and tightened his grip on his head "Wes" Wes left Lindsay on the floor while the other executives looked shocked and knew they weren't ready to get into a fight with the once scourge of Europe and Alex's father they released him but swore this wasn't over. "Thanks Angel, dad your quite the vicious buggar" "Thanks Alex, I have my ways, have you had any visions lately?" "Nope it's all quiet in my head" "Well I think this is cause for celebration what about a drink?" "Why not".
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Buffy's mental state was deteriorating every day and the gang and her mom were becoming extremely worried. She disappeared for days on end and would blank people acting like they were going to hurt her if they touched her. She wouldn't let Xander, Oz or even Giles even touch her arm without saying that she was sorry and begged not to be hurt. "Guys something is seriously wrong with Buffy, she isn't her normal self anymore, it's like when it comes to socialisation her brain is shutting off" "You know who I blame this on" "For once Xander can you just leave Angel alone" "I wasn't going to say him, I understand his reason's for leaving now, I blame Parker and Riley, I have this really strong urge to hit the both of them" "You know I can't believe the nerve Riley had to just leave her when she obviously needed somebody's love and attention, I mean we try but she just moves away from us" "I think we should ring Angel" "I think it's time for that to, Oz?" "I say go for it, even lend my phone so he can come as soon as possible". "Has any of you guys seen Buffy today?" "No Will we thought she had been to your dorm" "I haven't seen her for two days, Oz call him right now".
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Angel was sitting on the couch with Alex discussing what their favourite food was and what different language the other person could speak and who knew more about demons when the phone started ringing "I'll be back in a minute Alex" Angel rushed to answer the phone because the ring tone was irritating him. "Hi who is it?" "Hi it's Oz, I was wondering are you busy? Shove it we need you to come to Sunnydale right now" "Why?" "For the last three months Buffy has been withdrawn, she just stares into space, she has various bruises, cuts and grazes which she denies she inflicted but we all know the truth, she seems to get scared around everybody, Willow says she says that she's sorry and it's all her fault in her sleep and we haven't seen her in the last two days" "I'll be there as soon as I can, say half an hour to an hour" "The sun's nearly up" "So?" "You'll burn" "I'll explain after but for now I need to hurry" "Okay thanks man" Angel hung up the phone and grabbed his duster "Alex you fancy a trip to Sunnydale?" "Sure" "Come on then we need to go now, we'll ring the others when we finish doing what I need to do" "Okay" Alex grabbed his denim jacket and followed Angel out to the convertible. They sped down the highway as quickly as possible and got to Sunnydale in twenty minutes record time for even Angel. "Okay we better go see Giles first" "That's my dad's watcher friend right?" "Yep" Angel parked the car outside and knocked on the door frantically. "Angel! I know why you're here please come in" "Thanks have you seen her in the last two days?" "No may I ask you who this is?" "This is Alex Wyndam-Price Wes's son, I think I know where she'll be can he stay here while I go and do this?" "Of course, I assume Wesley does not know you're here yet" "No, Alex you'll be okay won't you?" "Yeah" "Don't go reading his mind neither, can he ring his dad?" "Yes, sit down Alex and good luck Angel" "Thanks" Angel left Alex and got back into his convertible and drove to Crawford street. He parked the car and cautiously entered the mansion not knowing what would be lying around. He went into the drawing room and saw Buffy curled up in a ball in the corner mumbling I'm sorry shaking probably from lack of food. "Buffy?" he noticed how drained she looked; he couldn't understand how someone could make her feel like that. She lifted her head slightly then thought she was hallucinating "Angel?" "It's me" he approached her slowly not knowing if she would turn away from his touch. He wrapped his arms around her fragile body and she cried into his shirt, crying tears she should have wept months ago but couldn't because she had thought she had to be the strong one for everybody. He stroked her hair as she wept feeling safe for the first time in a long time. "What happened sweetheart? Why did somebody do this to you?" Buffy felt like it was finally time to tell somebody about the experience, the horrific experience that made her into this shell of a person who feared almost everybody except Angel, she always trusted and felt safe with him like he would die for her and he would. "It happened three months ago I was walking out of the Bronze and I heard footsteps so I ran but I ended up in an alley which had a dead end and this guy called Parker, he, he" she started to cry again and the tears became unstoppable "It's okay take your time, you don't have to tell me if you don't want to" "He raped me" Angel felt a surge of anger towards the college junior, he had seen him and he hated him then now he wished he was dead. He kept his cool making sure as to keep calm for Buffy's sake. "It's okay your safe now, I won't let anybody hurt you I swear" "I love you" "I love you too, like I've never loved anybody before and I promise I'll never leave you again" Buffy leaned into his chest enjoying the warmth of his skin and the sound of his heart beating. "Angel your human" "I know, I was going to tell you but I heard you were dating Riley" "It doesn't matter you're here now" he ran his fingers through her hair while she just rested in his arms finally feeling like the weight had been lifted. She relaxed in his arms and finally fell asleep in his arms. He carried her out to the car and made sure not to wake her.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Giles heard the light tapping on the door and knew it was Angel "You found her" "Yes I did, I have a favour to ask you" "I rung Wes and yes Alex can stay the night" "Thanks Giles, I don't know how to repay you" "You already have, you got through to her, I'm glad you two can have the chance you always deserved" "Alex told you?" "Yes goodnight Angel" "Goodnight G-man" Giles laughed at Angel's mimicking of Xander's name for him and he had to admit it, he was starting to like it. Angel got to Buffy's house five minutes later and gently tapped on the door "Hi, Angel?" "Hi, I know I'm not your favourite person" "On the contrary, she's never been the same since you left, I 'm sorry come in" Angel carried Buffy up to her room and gently put her into the bed making sure she stayed asleep then tucked her underneath the sheets. He kissed her forehead then sat back in her wicker chair keeping his promise that he would never leave her again. He knew they would have to go through Hell and paradise together but he knew they would make it.
PART TWO COMING SOON