Disclaimer: All the Btvs and Ats characters belong to Joss Whedon.
A/n: Don't worry, Buffy and Angel will get together r. I promise. THANKS U SOOO MUCH FOR THE REVIEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Angel looked at Buffy again and knew that he had crossed the limits this time. He felt bad, but he knew that the best thing was just to leave her alone for a while. Angel got up and walked away. He was just a block away from Buffy when he remembered something. He had just left her in the bad and deserted part of town. A part of town that rapist hungrily searched for girls like her. Angel quickly changed directions. He started running in the direction that he had just come from. ~Why do I care so much? It's like I suddenly regret every time I've hurt her. Why do I feel so bad?~ These questions kept racing around in Angel's mind. When Buffy came into sight, Angel slowed down. She was still sitting on the ground with her head in her arms. The sadness overwhelmed Angel. For the first time, Angel cursed at himself. He knew that his prank was too much for any girl to handle. He reached Buffy, and Buffy looked up when she heard footsteps. Her face was still smeared with tears.
" This is the really bad part of town, and I thought that after what I did, I should walk you home," Angel said looking at the ground.
Buffy looked into his eyes, searching for the truth, then she got up. Again, Buffy acted like some other person. The normal Buffy would have slapped him. Buffy just got up and walked with him without any protests!
"Hey Buffy?" Angel said now a little worried.
Buffy just looked up at him. She didn't have the strength to talk.
"It was just a joke. I get that I probably messed with some girl boundary. Look Buffy, I don't say things like this unless I really mean them. I have apologized very few times in my life. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm... I'm... I'm... s-... I'm sorry," Angel stuttered quietly.
Buffy didn't answer. She had a million things she could've said to him, but all she wanted to do was get home.Buffy reached her front yard and broke into a run for the front door. She slammed the door behind her.
Angel was still at Buffy's front yard. He turned and started to walk home. ~What did I just do? I made a prank and threatened to rape Buffy. Then I told her that it was prank and walked away careless. Then I came back and told her that I want to drop her home. Then I apologize. Did I really apologize? Oh my God, I'm an idiot! What's wrong with me? Why do I suddenly care?~ Angel was still pondering in his thoughts when he reached his house.
He didn't even realize that he was at his front door and had yet to open it. Faith was inside and heard rustling outside. She went to the front door and opened it. As soon as she did, she burst out laughing.
"Oh God, Angel what the hell happened to you? I haven't ever seen you this deep in thought!" Faith said between laughs.
Angel looked up at Faith in surprise. Faith's laughter had brought him back into reality. He wondered if Faith could help him. Maybe she could. Maybe she could help Angel figure out what he was feeling.
Faith's expression turned serious. "Angel, seriously man, what's wrong? Are you ok?"
Angel started to smile. Faith had always been the wild one in the family. She was always unconfident in whatever she did, but when it came to family, she didn't care what was right and what was wrong.
"Faith I have to talk to you about something, but you have to promise not to laugh or criticize," Angel said calmly and quietly.
"Oh, don't worry Angel, mom already gave me the 'talk'," Faith said laughing and trying to annoy Angel.
"Arghhhhhh! Faith I'm serious, I need your...your...your" Angel stuttered.
"My help," Faith finished for him.
"Yes I need your...Oh forget it! You know what I need!" Angel cried giving up on the word help.
"Ok, common, let's sit down," Faith said concerned about what was bothering her brother.
"Ok listen, and comment afterwards. Don't you dare laugh!" Angel said trying to sound tough.
"I'll try, but I don't promise anything," Faith exclaimed smiling.
Angel shot Faith an icy glare which swiped the smile right off of her face.
"Ok, her goes. I've been suddenly regretting things that I've done. Mostly things that I've done to a certain someone. That certain someone is Buffy. When I hurt her now, I feel hurt too. I'm no longer repelled by her. Today, I tried to convince myself that hurting her didn't change the way I feel. I think I crossed the limits this time. I caught her in the bad part of town and played a prank on her. The prank involved raping her. I grabbed her and watched her frightened reaction. Then I fell to the floor laughing at her and told her it was a prank. She didn't say anything so I just left her. Then I felt fear for her and came back to walk her to her safe home. Though, some how I think I broke her. She didn't say ANYTHING to me, nothing!!!!!! You and I both know how the normal Buffy would have reacted. She would have slapped me! Faith, why do I feel...well why do I feel anything for her? I mean you know how I am to most everybody in this world...It's just my way of....of....of being me. Then why is Buffy Summers changing the way I am?" Angel quietly said finishing his confession.
Angel couldn't look at Faith. He felt that if he did, she would laugh at him or tell him that he's an idiot. He finally looked up and was surprised. Faith had a blank face and sat in silence.
"Angel? I'm not the best advisor or listener than why are you asking me to help you with all of this?" Faith quietly whispered.
Angel looked at Faith in shock. Why would Faith ask that? She was his sister. He would give his life for her. Then why didn't she feel that he trusted her.
"What do you mean? Faith you're my sister, and believe it or not, I have total faith in you!" Angel stated a little angry.
Faith looked up at him and smiled. "You really have faith in me?"
"Duh!" Angel exclaimed.
"Well then you wouldn't mind me saying that you're in love with Buffy!" Faith exclaimed breaking into laughter.
"WHAT?!" Angel screamed as loud as his voice could go.
"Shhhhhhhhh! Indoor voice Angel," His mom yelled from the kitchen.
"I'm sorry Angel, but you basically just said it yourself. It isn't just guilt you're feeling, it's love! Trust me after four years with Gun I know finally what love means. Even you know that I cheated on every boyfriend I had, until I met Gun. Gun made me realize what love really means! Even I felt guilty about cheating, and then I realized that Gun's love made me want to change! I think that while hating her, you fell in love with her." Faith finished extremely excited for her brother.
A/n: Don't worry, Buffy and Angel will get together r. I promise. THANKS U SOOO MUCH FOR THE REVIEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Angel looked at Buffy again and knew that he had crossed the limits this time. He felt bad, but he knew that the best thing was just to leave her alone for a while. Angel got up and walked away. He was just a block away from Buffy when he remembered something. He had just left her in the bad and deserted part of town. A part of town that rapist hungrily searched for girls like her. Angel quickly changed directions. He started running in the direction that he had just come from. ~Why do I care so much? It's like I suddenly regret every time I've hurt her. Why do I feel so bad?~ These questions kept racing around in Angel's mind. When Buffy came into sight, Angel slowed down. She was still sitting on the ground with her head in her arms. The sadness overwhelmed Angel. For the first time, Angel cursed at himself. He knew that his prank was too much for any girl to handle. He reached Buffy, and Buffy looked up when she heard footsteps. Her face was still smeared with tears.
" This is the really bad part of town, and I thought that after what I did, I should walk you home," Angel said looking at the ground.
Buffy looked into his eyes, searching for the truth, then she got up. Again, Buffy acted like some other person. The normal Buffy would have slapped him. Buffy just got up and walked with him without any protests!
"Hey Buffy?" Angel said now a little worried.
Buffy just looked up at him. She didn't have the strength to talk.
"It was just a joke. I get that I probably messed with some girl boundary. Look Buffy, I don't say things like this unless I really mean them. I have apologized very few times in my life. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm... I'm... I'm... s-... I'm sorry," Angel stuttered quietly.
Buffy didn't answer. She had a million things she could've said to him, but all she wanted to do was get home.Buffy reached her front yard and broke into a run for the front door. She slammed the door behind her.
Angel was still at Buffy's front yard. He turned and started to walk home. ~What did I just do? I made a prank and threatened to rape Buffy. Then I told her that it was prank and walked away careless. Then I came back and told her that I want to drop her home. Then I apologize. Did I really apologize? Oh my God, I'm an idiot! What's wrong with me? Why do I suddenly care?~ Angel was still pondering in his thoughts when he reached his house.
He didn't even realize that he was at his front door and had yet to open it. Faith was inside and heard rustling outside. She went to the front door and opened it. As soon as she did, she burst out laughing.
"Oh God, Angel what the hell happened to you? I haven't ever seen you this deep in thought!" Faith said between laughs.
Angel looked up at Faith in surprise. Faith's laughter had brought him back into reality. He wondered if Faith could help him. Maybe she could. Maybe she could help Angel figure out what he was feeling.
Faith's expression turned serious. "Angel, seriously man, what's wrong? Are you ok?"
Angel started to smile. Faith had always been the wild one in the family. She was always unconfident in whatever she did, but when it came to family, she didn't care what was right and what was wrong.
"Faith I have to talk to you about something, but you have to promise not to laugh or criticize," Angel said calmly and quietly.
"Oh, don't worry Angel, mom already gave me the 'talk'," Faith said laughing and trying to annoy Angel.
"Arghhhhhh! Faith I'm serious, I need your...your...your" Angel stuttered.
"My help," Faith finished for him.
"Yes I need your...Oh forget it! You know what I need!" Angel cried giving up on the word help.
"Ok, common, let's sit down," Faith said concerned about what was bothering her brother.
"Ok listen, and comment afterwards. Don't you dare laugh!" Angel said trying to sound tough.
"I'll try, but I don't promise anything," Faith exclaimed smiling.
Angel shot Faith an icy glare which swiped the smile right off of her face.
"Ok, her goes. I've been suddenly regretting things that I've done. Mostly things that I've done to a certain someone. That certain someone is Buffy. When I hurt her now, I feel hurt too. I'm no longer repelled by her. Today, I tried to convince myself that hurting her didn't change the way I feel. I think I crossed the limits this time. I caught her in the bad part of town and played a prank on her. The prank involved raping her. I grabbed her and watched her frightened reaction. Then I fell to the floor laughing at her and told her it was a prank. She didn't say anything so I just left her. Then I felt fear for her and came back to walk her to her safe home. Though, some how I think I broke her. She didn't say ANYTHING to me, nothing!!!!!! You and I both know how the normal Buffy would have reacted. She would have slapped me! Faith, why do I feel...well why do I feel anything for her? I mean you know how I am to most everybody in this world...It's just my way of....of....of being me. Then why is Buffy Summers changing the way I am?" Angel quietly said finishing his confession.
Angel couldn't look at Faith. He felt that if he did, she would laugh at him or tell him that he's an idiot. He finally looked up and was surprised. Faith had a blank face and sat in silence.
"Angel? I'm not the best advisor or listener than why are you asking me to help you with all of this?" Faith quietly whispered.
Angel looked at Faith in shock. Why would Faith ask that? She was his sister. He would give his life for her. Then why didn't she feel that he trusted her.
"What do you mean? Faith you're my sister, and believe it or not, I have total faith in you!" Angel stated a little angry.
Faith looked up at him and smiled. "You really have faith in me?"
"Duh!" Angel exclaimed.
"Well then you wouldn't mind me saying that you're in love with Buffy!" Faith exclaimed breaking into laughter.
"WHAT?!" Angel screamed as loud as his voice could go.
"Shhhhhhhhh! Indoor voice Angel," His mom yelled from the kitchen.
"I'm sorry Angel, but you basically just said it yourself. It isn't just guilt you're feeling, it's love! Trust me after four years with Gun I know finally what love means. Even you know that I cheated on every boyfriend I had, until I met Gun. Gun made me realize what love really means! Even I felt guilty about cheating, and then I realized that Gun's love made me want to change! I think that while hating her, you fell in love with her." Faith finished extremely excited for her brother.
