Part 5
"Angel, how do you know all of this?" Giles asked
They were all sitting around in the living room. Buffy had sent Riley home saying that Sunnydale needed protection while they were trying to figure things out. Angel had just finished telling them what he knew and to say they were shocked was an understatement.
"Last night, while I was sleeping, the oracles called me to them. They gave me this same passage and said when I hear it, I will understand what it means."
"Yeah, but that was just a dream. Dreams can mean a lot of things." Anya commented
"AAAAAHHHHHHH!" Cordelia yelled out and slid to the floor. Instantly Angel was by her side
"Vision?" He asked
"You betcha." She said while clutching her head
Angel looked at every one else. "She has visions of the future now. That's how we know who to go help."
"Yeah and they hurt like hell. Can someone go get me some aspirin?"
"Oh, here." Willow said handing Cordelia two pills and a glass of water. "It's not aspirin. I made it myself. It works instantly."
"Your right it does." Cordelia said swallowing the two pills. "You know, you could market these and make a fortune."
"Cordy what did you see?" Angel asked desperately
She right away looked at Giles. "Angels not lying. I just saw Buffy and him kiss and then their was screaming and then a white flash and all of us at a grave."
Giles sighed. "Well it looks like we have a problem on our hands."
"What are we going to do?" Buffy asked
"I'm leaving, that will solve."
".nothing, I've already explained that." Buffy said
"Well what else do you propose we do?"
"The cure. We will perform the ritual for the cure and then we'll deal with Riley when the time comes."
" I don't even know what the cure is. All I know is that I have to give you some of my abilities and we don't even know if that's going to make you like a vampire. You could turn evil, or not be able to go into the sun or."
Buffy went up to him and looked him straight in the eye to silence him. "Willow, why don't you and Tara go through your spells. See if anything helpful is there, while the rest of us will continue with research on this ritual."
Well into the night all of them sat, still trying to make things right again. Willow and Tara were close to discovering what they needed for the ritual but they were all still pretty much clueless on what would happen if the ritual worked.
"This is useless!" Buffy yelled slamming her book down on the table. "We've been at this for hours and still nothing! Giles, I don't want to do this ritual if it's going to give me horns or a tail or something."
"Don't worry Buffy, I'm sure something will come up." Tara consoled
"I think I've found that something." The room's attention focused on the ex librarian. "Yes, I've found something alright. Oh, dear."
"Oh dear! No, don't 'oh dear', Giles." Buffy panicked
Giles looked straight at Angel. "I'm afraid this will be rather painful for you Angel." Angel straightened up and took a deep unnecessary breath. "Do you remember when Spike wanted to cure Drusilla?" Angel nodded slowly at the painful memory. "Well, the ritual we have to do is exactly like that one except it won't kill you. It will make you human."
"This is a bad thing because?" Buffy smiled. She couldn't help it. Her Angel would be human and they could be together finally. Her face fell when she saw Angel. He looked worried. Boy, you would think he would be happy about becoming human again after all these years.
"Buffy, if Angel turns human then the wounds that are inflicted on him are more likely to kill him. He won't have the ability to heal fast anymore and his super strength will probably be gone. I'm afraid this will be unbelievable painful for him, while you on the other hand will feel completely fine when we're finished."
"Oh," Willow yelled running into the room. "I just found what we need for the ritual. It's all pretty simple. Cordelia says that all the ingredients are here so we can start whenever. It will drain you of everything though Angel. It exactly likes the curse that."
"We know Wil." Xander whispered
Buffy swallowed "What are the chances that he's going to die?"
"That's the interesting part. It's completely up to you if he dies or not."
"Well it's settled. I don't want him to die so therefor he won't." Buffy looked down at where Angel was sitting and sighed. She had been there the last time this ritual was performed. She even took care of him afterwards. "This is completely up to you, you know? I know what kind of pain you went through last time and it will be worse this time around and. what do you want to do?"
Angel took her hand and simply said, "If I don't do this, you'll die. I'm not going to let you die."
Buffy smiled at him. "Dido."
"Angel, how do you know all of this?" Giles asked
They were all sitting around in the living room. Buffy had sent Riley home saying that Sunnydale needed protection while they were trying to figure things out. Angel had just finished telling them what he knew and to say they were shocked was an understatement.
"Last night, while I was sleeping, the oracles called me to them. They gave me this same passage and said when I hear it, I will understand what it means."
"Yeah, but that was just a dream. Dreams can mean a lot of things." Anya commented
"AAAAAHHHHHHH!" Cordelia yelled out and slid to the floor. Instantly Angel was by her side
"Vision?" He asked
"You betcha." She said while clutching her head
Angel looked at every one else. "She has visions of the future now. That's how we know who to go help."
"Yeah and they hurt like hell. Can someone go get me some aspirin?"
"Oh, here." Willow said handing Cordelia two pills and a glass of water. "It's not aspirin. I made it myself. It works instantly."
"Your right it does." Cordelia said swallowing the two pills. "You know, you could market these and make a fortune."
"Cordy what did you see?" Angel asked desperately
She right away looked at Giles. "Angels not lying. I just saw Buffy and him kiss and then their was screaming and then a white flash and all of us at a grave."
Giles sighed. "Well it looks like we have a problem on our hands."
"What are we going to do?" Buffy asked
"I'm leaving, that will solve."
".nothing, I've already explained that." Buffy said
"Well what else do you propose we do?"
"The cure. We will perform the ritual for the cure and then we'll deal with Riley when the time comes."
" I don't even know what the cure is. All I know is that I have to give you some of my abilities and we don't even know if that's going to make you like a vampire. You could turn evil, or not be able to go into the sun or."
Buffy went up to him and looked him straight in the eye to silence him. "Willow, why don't you and Tara go through your spells. See if anything helpful is there, while the rest of us will continue with research on this ritual."
Well into the night all of them sat, still trying to make things right again. Willow and Tara were close to discovering what they needed for the ritual but they were all still pretty much clueless on what would happen if the ritual worked.
"This is useless!" Buffy yelled slamming her book down on the table. "We've been at this for hours and still nothing! Giles, I don't want to do this ritual if it's going to give me horns or a tail or something."
"Don't worry Buffy, I'm sure something will come up." Tara consoled
"I think I've found that something." The room's attention focused on the ex librarian. "Yes, I've found something alright. Oh, dear."
"Oh dear! No, don't 'oh dear', Giles." Buffy panicked
Giles looked straight at Angel. "I'm afraid this will be rather painful for you Angel." Angel straightened up and took a deep unnecessary breath. "Do you remember when Spike wanted to cure Drusilla?" Angel nodded slowly at the painful memory. "Well, the ritual we have to do is exactly like that one except it won't kill you. It will make you human."
"This is a bad thing because?" Buffy smiled. She couldn't help it. Her Angel would be human and they could be together finally. Her face fell when she saw Angel. He looked worried. Boy, you would think he would be happy about becoming human again after all these years.
"Buffy, if Angel turns human then the wounds that are inflicted on him are more likely to kill him. He won't have the ability to heal fast anymore and his super strength will probably be gone. I'm afraid this will be unbelievable painful for him, while you on the other hand will feel completely fine when we're finished."
"Oh," Willow yelled running into the room. "I just found what we need for the ritual. It's all pretty simple. Cordelia says that all the ingredients are here so we can start whenever. It will drain you of everything though Angel. It exactly likes the curse that."
"We know Wil." Xander whispered
Buffy swallowed "What are the chances that he's going to die?"
"That's the interesting part. It's completely up to you if he dies or not."
"Well it's settled. I don't want him to die so therefor he won't." Buffy looked down at where Angel was sitting and sighed. She had been there the last time this ritual was performed. She even took care of him afterwards. "This is completely up to you, you know? I know what kind of pain you went through last time and it will be worse this time around and. what do you want to do?"
Angel took her hand and simply said, "If I don't do this, you'll die. I'm not going to let you die."
Buffy smiled at him. "Dido."