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Chapter 4


It was after 1 in the morning when they got back from the Bronze. Anya and Buffy had the attention of every guy in there when they danced together. However soon Buffy got out of the mood and her and Angel danced to a few songs.

Buffy wasn't sleepy when they got back, and for obvious reasons nether was Angel, they both bid the others good night.

"What do you wanna do?" Buffy asked him. He gave her a shrug for a reply. "Why don't we watch a movie?" Buffy suggested.

"Okay. What movie?"

"Dunno, you choose, i'm going to go up stairs and wash my hair and change my clothes." She told him.

"Okay. would you like me to make some popcorn for you?"

"Could you please."

"Okay I'll be back soon." She told him, going up stairs and starting the shower.

Angel went back into the living room and looked at the movies she had. After awhile he chose Armageddon a movie they both liked. He pulled it from the shelf and set it on the DVD player, then made his way into the kitchen. He searched around for va few minutes before locating a box of popcorn. He popped the bag into the microwave and pressed start. Then he found a bowl and set it down by the microwave. He herd the water stop, Buffy would be down soon. The microwave beeped and he pored the popped corn into the bowl. The he carried it into the living room.

"All ready?" She asked him. She stood in the door way. Her wet hair was pulled up off her neck, and she wore a pair of matching tank top and pants pajamas.

"Yep." Angel replied, he patted the seat next to him. She smiled and made her way over to him sitting down.

"What movie did you pick?"

"Armageddon."

"Okay."

"Do you wanna watch something else?"

"No. Armageddon is fine."

"Okay." Angel got up and put the movie in, then took his seat next to Buffy, who snuggled up to him as soon as he sat down.
The movie began and she laid her head on his arm.

Some time into the movie Buffy had fallen asleep, even though the movie was far from over Angel wanted to get Buffy in bed. Gently he picked her up trying hard not to wake her.

"Angel, what are you doing?" She asked him sleepily, her eyes half closed.

"Taking you up to your bed." He told her.

"No, please don't." She whimpered. "I wanna stay here with you." She was more awake now, her eyes looking scared.

"Are you sure, wouldn't you sleep better in your own bed?" He asked her.

"No."

Angel sighed, and sat back down on the couch. Buffy snuggled into him, laying her head on his shoulder. Angel picked up the blanket that was sitting on the chair next to him and covered them both up.

She sighed continently. "You make me feel so safe." She told him as she drifted off to sleep. "I love you Angel."

Angel was quite for a moment. "I love you too Buffy. Forever."



He awoke some time later in the night to Buffy whimpering. His shirt was wet from her sweating and sobbing.

"Buffy, baby wake up." He cooed. "Shhhh. It's okay. I'm right here."

"Angel. No. Don't leave." She cried, still sleeping "not again. I can't deal with it again." Tears spilled from her closed eyes, she was still lost in the nightmare, she was griping his shirt with her fists.

"Buffy wake up sweetie." He tried again running his hands up and down her body. She let out another sob, then her head bolted up. She was wide awake now, her eyes still dripping tears.

"Angel." She whispered, she had the look of a frighten deer. Then she fell apart again. She fell into his arms and cried. He just held her whispering her name softly, trying to soothe her.

"You left. You came back and then left like I wasn't important. You didn't care, you just left me again." She sobbed. "You said it was best for both of us. That I belonged here and you belonged in L.A." she told him. "I wasn't important. You didn't care." She wasn't crying anymore, but she was close to going off again.

Angel wasn't sure what to say, well actually he knew what to say, just not how to say it to her. "Buffy." He started out. "You are important to me, I would never leave you." He tried to calm her.

"You left me once." She pointed out.

"Never again." He told her "Not in less its okay with you." He took a deep breath of air he physically didn't need. "I love you so much, I always have. You are allot more important to me then anything else." He told her, then kissed her on the forehead.
She laid her head on his shoulder, not crying but sniffling every so often. They sat like that for awhile, he just held her.

Angels started to sing softly

"Let me be the one you call.
If you jump i'll brake you fall.
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night.
If you need to fall apart, I can mend a broken heart.
If you need to crash, then crash and burn your not alone
."

"I love you." She whispered, even he could barely hear her. She sat up again, a sickly look came over her face.

"I don't feel to good. My head hurts." She told him.

"Let me change my shirt, then you can get comfy again." He told her. She looked confused until she felt his wet shirt.

"Sorry." She whispered.

He smiled. "Don't be." He felt her shudder and he reached out and felt her own clothes, they were still damp from sweating.

"Do you want to change also?" He asked. She nodded dumbly and let him move her off his lap. He went over to his bag and pulled out a clean shirt for himself, and another for Buffy, then he realized that most likely a pair of pants wouldn't fit her. He handed her his shirt. "I don't think I have a pair of pants that will fit you." He told her. She just nodded. He tuned around to put his shirt on. hearing her moving he guessed she was changing also.

'"Pick out another movie." She told him as he waited. He looked over the movies once more before picking out, a movie called Cruel intentions. "How about this?" He asked and handed her the DVD, with out looking at her.

"Okay." She told him. He switched the movies and pressed play. Buffy sat on the couch, covered up from the waist down. As soon as Angel had sat down she crawled over him laying down on top of him. He was surprised to find out Buffy had took off her pants as well and was just wearing his shirt and a pair of panties. Kissing the top of her head, he held her, watching the movie until they both fell back to sleep.


The song used was "Crash and Burn" By Savage Garden.