Hey! I know this took a while! Sorry. I have a new story posted! It's B/A of course! I posted it in the Angel part of this site, they don't have nearly enough B/A stories there! PLEASE read it and tell me what you think! Its called Seeing You

Angel and Faith had been sitting in the chairs quietly for about five minutes, and the silence was beginning to get to Angel. "So are we just going to sit here, or are you going to say whatever it is that you came to say?" He questioned.

"You are a complete and utter moron," was all Faith said.

"I realized that already. Want to tell me something I don't already know?" Angel said sarcastically. He was completely stressed out. Al; week he had been trying to come up with ways to get Buffy to speak with him. When his mind wasn't occupied with that, he was overworking himself so he wouldn't dwell on it. Plus, the lack of sleep was getting to him.

"She has been absolutely miserable since we got back because of you, and now she's told her boss she would go out with him. I like Wood enough, but I don't want her dating him. So, I'm going to help you get her back." Faith informed him.

"Got any ideas?"

"Maybe…"

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Buffy was walking in the park with Wood after having had dinner, when they were attacked by a group of about five vampires. Buffy fought them like she normally would, ignoring the fact that her date would have questions later. Then she noticed him fighting along side her. He didn't seem at all surprised to have been attacked by vamps; he actually looked used to it, which made her a bit curious.

Once all the vamps were dusted, Buffy turned to Wood. "Does that always happen when you go out?" He asked.

"Normally. You?"

"On occasion."

"So, you looked like you knew how to fight and what you were fighting. Want to explain?"

"My mom was a slayer." He told her. When she just stared at him in shock, he spoke again, "Oh, and I know who you are. It's part of the reason I hired you. Figured you could help protect the school."

"Oh. So why didn't you tell me sooner?"

"Wanted to be sure I was right in knowing who you were," the man answered. He looked at his arm where he had been scratched by the sword one of the vamps had used. "Don't like them vamps. Haven't met one I liked yet."

When he said that, Buffy thought of Angel and felt sadness overcoming her again. "I have." She said in a whisper.

"What was that? I didn't hear you."

"Nothing."

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"So, the plan is set?" Faith asked.

"Yeah. I'll go back to Sunnydale with you tomorrow morning and surprise Buffy while she's at school."

"And you will apologize and woo her until she has no choice to go back to your moronic self."

"Right. Thanks again for this, especially the ring."

"You should thank Anya for that. She's the one who found it and said to give it to you. She said something about 'a depressed slayer is a crazy slayer, and they're even more terrifying than bunnies.' I think those were her exact words. She is an odd, odd person." Anya had found a ring similar to the Ring of Amarra; the difference was that he would not be invincible while wearing it, only protected from sunlight. Anya had made Giles pay for it. Then she gave it to Faith, seeing how it wasn't her money being wasted, and told her to give it to Angel.

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Buffy was sitting in her office thinking about how her date had ended. Wood had driven her home after the run in with the vampires and had walked her to the door. They were saying goodnight and he was about to kiss her, when Dawn had opened the door.

Dawn had been watching them through the window with a group of other girls and decided she HAD to interrupt their goodnight kiss. "That is so disturbing," she said dramatically. "My principal was about to kiss my sister. Very wrong. Besides, isn't there some rue against dating employees?"

"Not that I know of," he told the teen with amusement in his voice. After that Buffy went inside, and Wood left disappointed that he hadn't gotten his kiss.

Buffy had been lost involved in her thoughts, so she didn't realize that someone had come in and closed the door behind him. Principal Wood came up to stand next to her seat. When she still didn't notice him, he turned her chair to face him.

"You must have been having serious thoughts." He said, "Slayers usually notice when someone has been standing near by waiting to be seen."

She grinned at him. "Sorry, I was just thinking about last night. I had fun."

"I'm glad. I did to. Although, I would have liked to finish the night properly."

Buffy had decided, while lieing in bed the night before, that no matter how much she loved Angel she had to move on and was going to do everything she could to encourage Wood. Remembering her promise, she said to him, "You could finish it now. It's better late then never." She smiled softly at him, wondering what it would be like to kiss him and knowing at the same time that he would never match up to Angel. At least he wouldn't go around kissing other women.

"Very true…" He said before leaning down to kiss her. After a moment he pulled back, and they looked at each other for a moment He stood up straight and grinned down at her. She forced herself to smile back. She could hardly bear to have his lips on hers. She just kept wishing he was Angel and couldn't help but notice that Wood's lips weren't nearly as soft as his.

"We should get back to work."

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Angel and Faith had left L.A. around 8 in the morning and arrived in Sunnydale at 10:30. They had stopped by the house to drop Faith off and unload their bags, before Angel headed out. He stopped at a store and bought Buffy a dozen red roses, a box of chocolates, and a teddy bear. He walked to the school carrying all this in his arms and made his way to her office, after getting directions from some kid. He was about to knock on the door, after shifting all the gifts, when it was suddenly opened. There was another man standing there looking in surprise at the visitor. They stared at each other a moment before Angel spoke, "Is this Buffy Summers' office?"

"Yeah." He told the vampire before opening the door wider to allow Angel entrance. Wood stood by the open door and turned to Buffy. "You have company. We'll talk later." He said before leaving.

Buffy was too busy staring at Angel to even hear Wood. Angel closed the door and stood watching Buffy as she contnued gazing at him.

"Angel" Buffy said meekly. Angel smiled weakly at her.

"Hey. I come bearing gifts." He said, setting his load down on her desk. "I know I can't buy you with cheap things like this or expensive thing either, but I just want everything to be right with you again. I'm really sorry and want the chance to make it up to you. I don't know what to say, but I think if you squeeze the bear there, he'll tell you something." He said, indicating the white teddy bear. She did as he said and squeezed it.

"I love you," was what it said in its cute little voice. Buffy looked up at Angel.

"I do love you. I can't excuse my actions, but I do love you." Angel repeated, looking directly into her eyes.

"Do you really?" She asked warily. She wasn't sure of him. He had said that before and left her; he had kissed her and then gone to another woman. How could she trust him?

"Buffy look at me. Look into my eyes and see the truth in what I'm going to tell you…again." Once he followed her instructions he told her, "I have lived a long time and still have only loved one person. You." Buffy, having seen the truth in his eyes, stood up in front of him. He had been directly in front of her chair, and they were now touching. She leaned up and claimed his lips with her own. They pulled away from each other, just staring into the other's eyes.

"Does this mean I'm forgiven?" Angel asked her a little huskily. Buffy opened her mouth to respond but before she could there was another knock on her door. The person that walked through was one of the people she least expected …