Angel groaned when he heard the all too familiar voice calling Buffy's name. Leave it to Cordelia Chase to ruin a perfectly good opportunity for him to kiss Buffy. The cheerleader approached with her small army of cheerleaders following close behind. He found the way they lived under Cordelia's rule amusing. They did anything she said, wore what she told them to and dated who she told them to. It was completely insane. And Buffy was one of them. That small fact hadn't crossed his mind until he saw the worried look on Buffy's face. She was worried because Cordelia had seen them together. She was embarrassed of him.

"Answer me Buffy what are you doing with him?" the cheerleader repeated angrily. Buffy was at a loss for words. She wanted to tell Cordelia to leave them alone and that she was on a date with Angel but somehow she became paralyzed with her age-old fear of being unpopular. She looked into Angel's eyes and saw the anger and pain written in them. After she didn't answer he stood up and left the diner quickly trying to ignore the sound of the laughs of Cordelia's soldiers.

As he left the diner his pace quickened and soon he was speed waling trying to get as far away from Cordelia Chase and Buffy Summers as he could. He should have known. He should have realized that she didn't care about him. She had been curious about how the other half lived. But she had seemed so sincere and has hard as he tried he couldn't force himself to believe Buffy hadn't felt anything when they had kissed.

Buffy watched him go and felt disgust fill her. Why hadn't she said anything? It was a big possibility that she had just let the love of her life walk out the door. The love of her life. She loved him. The realization struck and she turned to Cordelia

"You want to know what I was doing? I was on a date with the person I love. Now stay away from me bitch. Come near me again and I'll kick your ass" the small blonde started walking toward the exit but Cordelia grabbed her arm and spun her around

"You think you can do that to me? If you walk away from me right now I swear your social life will be hell.... actually you won't have a social life" she said with a smug smile

"I don't care Cordelia now get off me" Cordelia let go off the smaller girls arm with a huff and watched her go.

"She has no idea what she's in for"

As Angel neared his house he heard the faint sound of someone calling his name. He turned and saw Buffy running up the street chasing after him. He contemplated leaving her and going inside his house but he stopped and let her catch up with him, hope that she really did feel the same way about him still faintly present. She was out of breath by the time she reached him and took a moment to catch it. He watched her stand there with her chest heaving and stayed silent.

"I'm sorry" she finally was able to say, "I should have said something. I don't know why I didn't but after you left I realized something and I told Cordelia off. I love you Angel" she spat out and waited for his reaction. He seemed shocked

"You...you love me?" he asked gesturing to himself

"Yes. I know I haven't know you very long but I just know it I love you..."

"I love you too. I never... I just do," he admitted cutting her off. They were both silent for a minute until Buffy jumped up wrapping her legs around his waist and the two became occupied in a hot make out session right there in front of Angel's house.

Authors Note- Okay I know this chap. was really short but I wanted to update. I will have the next chapter up by tomorrow hopefully. I have to study for midterms plus learn my lines for drama club so I'm a bit busy. I'll try to keep steady updates.