Only Human 7/?
Xander and Angel walked toward the Bronze with easy steps. Neither were worried about vampires or demons. Not many messed with them unless the Master was in a bad mood that night. Angel looked at Xander as they walked.
"Willy said the Harvest is coming." Xander only nods to himself as they walk. Finally he ask Angel a question.
"Whose the vessel?" Angel looked at Xander and shrugged. Something he had started to do the last six months.
"I don't know. Whats wrong?" Angel smiled as he saw Xander look away. He could read the kid like an open book. He could already tell it was a girl.
"Do you think a person can fall in love more than once?" Xander asked as they turned a corner. Angel looked in thought for a second before nodding.
"Yeah. People move on. People change. You've changed Xander." Xander nods along with Angels statement all the while having conflicting emotions over his 'new' feelings.
"It wouldn't be disrespecting her memory Xander." Xander nods in agreement but inside his not so sure. Finally Xander sighs and stops walking.
"I need to take a walk. Tell the gang i'm alright Angel." Angel thinks of fighting Xander on his walking alone but decides the boy needs time. Angel nods and begins walking again.
"Remember Xan. Nothing is impossible. Who knows, she might even love you back." Angel vanished into the shadows leaving Xander standing under the street lights glow.
"But do I really love her?" Xander ask the night before turning and walking across the street.
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Buffy, Willow, and Jesse sat in a corner booth at the Bronze. It was a busy night in the club and many teenagers were dancing to the music of a band called The Dingo's8mybaby.
"Where's your friend Xander?" Buffy asked as the three sipped there drinks and watched the dancefloor. Jesse turned from the dancefloor to look at her as he shrugged.
"He must have went to L.A. with Angel."
"We stayed in Sunnydale this weekend Jesse." The table turned quickly to see Angel seem to flow out of the darkness. He pulled a chair up to the front of the table and looked at the group of kids.
"Xander isn't feeling well. He needed some time alone to think." Willow and Jesse nodded. Xander had done that alot in the past years. He was alone more than he was with people, and he enjoyed it. Said it gave him time to think.
"Should he be out at night alone?" Buffy asked carefully. Angel looked at her with a small smile before he actually chuckled.
"Xander can take care of himself. If anything worry about the things that might attack him." Buffy was thrown of balance at the last remark and Willow and Jesse just looked at eachother in confusion. Angel turned as he was tapped on his shoulder. His eyes fell on an orange haired guitar player named Oz.
"Hey Angel. Xander around?" Angel shook his head.
"No. I doubt he shows up tonight. Need me to tell him anything?" Oz frowned slightly and nodded.
"Yeah. Chris won't be able to play our gig tomorrow, and since Xander knows all the songs I thought he might play for us." Angel nodded thinking to himself.
"Sure. I'll tell him." Oz nodded, smiled at Willow, and walked back toward the stage. Buffy noticed Willow's smile as she watched the departing figure.
"I think Willows got a crush." Buffy said teasingly into the other girls ear. Willow's eyes went wide and she blushed deeply before smiling.
"Maybe I do." Jesse chuckled at his friends answer. A month ago she would have denied it with a passion. Even Angel smiled a little at the red head.
"I'm a little old to be here so... bye." Angel stood and walked toward the exit of the club. The last thing he heard before he reached the exit was Jesse.
"How old do you think he is anyway?" Angel smiled and chuckled as he thought of the answer.
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Angel stepped into the dimly lit alley beside the Bronze only to turn and look into the darkness with cold eyes.
"Come out." Angel's eyes became cold as the blonde vampiress stepped out of the shadows of the night.
"Angel." Darla said in a low voice as her eyes seemed glued to the street beneath her feet. Angel only stood there. Something had changed.
"Why are you here?" Angel asked his tone hollow and even as it moved through the dark night. Angel stood ready to fight. He had no doubt he could beat Darla. He just wasn't sure what was going on and that disturbed him.
"I need your help..." Darla said almost meekly as she lifted her eyes to meet Angel's. Angel looked at her in shock. He knew the look in her eyes well. He had seen it in his dreams. He knew that it was the same look that reigned in his own eyes. That would never leave his soul. Finally Angel relaxed and sighed.
"Tell me."
Okay people. Chapter 7. Sorry it took so long. Expect flashbacks next chappy
Xander and Angel walked toward the Bronze with easy steps. Neither were worried about vampires or demons. Not many messed with them unless the Master was in a bad mood that night. Angel looked at Xander as they walked.
"Willy said the Harvest is coming." Xander only nods to himself as they walk. Finally he ask Angel a question.
"Whose the vessel?" Angel looked at Xander and shrugged. Something he had started to do the last six months.
"I don't know. Whats wrong?" Angel smiled as he saw Xander look away. He could read the kid like an open book. He could already tell it was a girl.
"Do you think a person can fall in love more than once?" Xander asked as they turned a corner. Angel looked in thought for a second before nodding.
"Yeah. People move on. People change. You've changed Xander." Xander nods along with Angels statement all the while having conflicting emotions over his 'new' feelings.
"It wouldn't be disrespecting her memory Xander." Xander nods in agreement but inside his not so sure. Finally Xander sighs and stops walking.
"I need to take a walk. Tell the gang i'm alright Angel." Angel thinks of fighting Xander on his walking alone but decides the boy needs time. Angel nods and begins walking again.
"Remember Xan. Nothing is impossible. Who knows, she might even love you back." Angel vanished into the shadows leaving Xander standing under the street lights glow.
"But do I really love her?" Xander ask the night before turning and walking across the street.
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Buffy, Willow, and Jesse sat in a corner booth at the Bronze. It was a busy night in the club and many teenagers were dancing to the music of a band called The Dingo's8mybaby.
"Where's your friend Xander?" Buffy asked as the three sipped there drinks and watched the dancefloor. Jesse turned from the dancefloor to look at her as he shrugged.
"He must have went to L.A. with Angel."
"We stayed in Sunnydale this weekend Jesse." The table turned quickly to see Angel seem to flow out of the darkness. He pulled a chair up to the front of the table and looked at the group of kids.
"Xander isn't feeling well. He needed some time alone to think." Willow and Jesse nodded. Xander had done that alot in the past years. He was alone more than he was with people, and he enjoyed it. Said it gave him time to think.
"Should he be out at night alone?" Buffy asked carefully. Angel looked at her with a small smile before he actually chuckled.
"Xander can take care of himself. If anything worry about the things that might attack him." Buffy was thrown of balance at the last remark and Willow and Jesse just looked at eachother in confusion. Angel turned as he was tapped on his shoulder. His eyes fell on an orange haired guitar player named Oz.
"Hey Angel. Xander around?" Angel shook his head.
"No. I doubt he shows up tonight. Need me to tell him anything?" Oz frowned slightly and nodded.
"Yeah. Chris won't be able to play our gig tomorrow, and since Xander knows all the songs I thought he might play for us." Angel nodded thinking to himself.
"Sure. I'll tell him." Oz nodded, smiled at Willow, and walked back toward the stage. Buffy noticed Willow's smile as she watched the departing figure.
"I think Willows got a crush." Buffy said teasingly into the other girls ear. Willow's eyes went wide and she blushed deeply before smiling.
"Maybe I do." Jesse chuckled at his friends answer. A month ago she would have denied it with a passion. Even Angel smiled a little at the red head.
"I'm a little old to be here so... bye." Angel stood and walked toward the exit of the club. The last thing he heard before he reached the exit was Jesse.
"How old do you think he is anyway?" Angel smiled and chuckled as he thought of the answer.
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Angel stepped into the dimly lit alley beside the Bronze only to turn and look into the darkness with cold eyes.
"Come out." Angel's eyes became cold as the blonde vampiress stepped out of the shadows of the night.
"Angel." Darla said in a low voice as her eyes seemed glued to the street beneath her feet. Angel only stood there. Something had changed.
"Why are you here?" Angel asked his tone hollow and even as it moved through the dark night. Angel stood ready to fight. He had no doubt he could beat Darla. He just wasn't sure what was going on and that disturbed him.
"I need your help..." Darla said almost meekly as she lifted her eyes to meet Angel's. Angel looked at her in shock. He knew the look in her eyes well. He had seen it in his dreams. He knew that it was the same look that reigned in his own eyes. That would never leave his soul. Finally Angel relaxed and sighed.
"Tell me."
Okay people. Chapter 7. Sorry it took so long. Expect flashbacks next chappy