The Funeral: People of all ages were gathered around the tiny casket at Restfield Cemetery. The immediate family including Angel were sitting down in front and closer family and friends were gathered on the other side. The preacher was talking softly reading from the bible. Some were crying and others were just staring, as if they didn't believe it. As the preacher finished, people began to file off, the family requesting to be alone as they lowered the casket.
Buffy grabbed as beautiful white rose from her lap and walked forward slowly peering at the casket that contained her sister. She slowly reached out and placed the rose on top of the casket, her hand resting where her sister's head would be. She refused to let the tears fall. Joyce and Hank did the same thing, walking back to the car hand in hand, quietly asking Angel to bring Buffy when she was ready. Buffy watched as they lowered the casket into the ground, the tears finally starting to well up in her eyes. As the workers shoveled the first bit of soil over the casket, she buried her face in Angel's chest sobbing uncontrollably, she had finally broke. Angel held her helplessly as he saw his one true love break before his eyes.
They walked silently back to the car and again they were silent on the way back to the house. Buffy walked mutely up to her room, Angel following close behind. She changed out of her clothes and laid down pulling the covers over her head, Angel knew she wanted to be alone and walked downstairs to find Joyce and Hank. Upon finding them in the kitchen he wondered how he was going to tell them this.
"She's broken." He whispered softly. The both looked at him with sad watery eyes.
"I know Angel, we can't seem to do anything for her." Hank said. They all sat in uneasy silence until they heard Buffy padding lightly towards the kitchen. She stopped in the doorway and looked around at the people in the room. She couldn't bring herself to feel anything for any of them she knew that Angel would hold her, and her parents would be there, but she couldn't really feel it.
"I can't stay here, being around her things and where she used to be, I just can't." She said in a soft, almost weak voice. They all just sat there almost stunned.
"You're old enough Buffy, what do you want to do?" Hank asked.
"I don't know Daddy, I need to be away from here, somewhere where Dawn isn't there every time I turn the corner." She replied. "I'm sorry, but I can't be here in Sunnydale or in L.A. I just can't."
"You could come back with me." Angel said softly from the corner. Three pairs of eyes quickly turned toward him. "I'm home most to all day, and they have a great colleges, I have plenty of room." They all just stood there, looking from Buffy to Angel.
"Is that what you want Buffy, do you want to be with Angel?" Her mom asked, speaking for the first time. A few minutes later Buffy finally spoke.
"I..I guess. I mean I could drive my car back there and Angel could fly back" She pondered.
"Well if everyone agrees then I guess that's what we'll do. Buffy can pack her things and drive them back to New York, and Angel could fly ahead and get things ready." Joyce said. Everyone nodded their head. They all just sat there thinking about what the future would bring for the family.
Authors Note: J lol lookie what I did!! Next chapter will be Buffy's trip to New York….