Part 8
"Wow, you weren't kidding when you said they could fight." Anya said one afternoon. The whole gang was standing around watching Buffy and Angel train. Today was the first time that Angel decided he was strong enough to fight her.
He was very hesitant at first but everyone cheered him on. What did it though was when Buffy said "Come on Angel, you've been out of bed for a week. What, are you just scared?" So there they were. Training for the day that Riley would come to take Buffy's life. It was just like old times. Anticipating every move the other made, sparring like they did years ago in the mansion. Suddenly Buffy caught him off guard and flipped him over on his back and made a gesture like she was staking a vampire. "Gotcha." She beamed
"Very well done you two." Giles applauded
"I don't get it Giles." Angel said heaving Buffy off of him. "I thought once I became human that I would loose all of my powers, but I can fight Buffy all the same as before."
"Hmmm, I'm going to have to consult my books on this one. The books clearly stated that you would be completely human with no effects of you being a vampire."
"Hey, I'm not complaining or anything! I was just curious."
"Yes but still."
"BUFFY! PHONE!" Cordelia yelled from the next room
Buffy ran into the office and picked up the receiver. "Hello?" she asked breathlessly
"Hey honey, you sound out of breath. What's going on?"
"Riley!" She said looking at Cordelia. Getting the message right away she ran into the other room to tell Angel the killer was on the other line. "Umm, I was just training you know?"
"You got your abilities back? That's' great!"
"Yeah it is." She said while Angel was walking into the room, he picked up the other line to listen to the conversation.
"So that means you'll be coming home soon. You must be going insane with that vamp by your side at all times."
"Yeah, huh, umm, we need to talk about that." She shot Angel a warning glance "I'm not coming home any time soon. I was going to stay here for a while."
"Why, you goin' to spend time with your dad or something?"
"No not exactly. There's no way to gently put this so I'm just going to say it. I want to break up with you. Angel and I have gotten back together kinda.""
"WHAT! I thought you two broke up in the first place because he would loose his soul if he got to happy go lucky with you."
"Well, we sort of solved that problem."
Riley snorted on the other line. "Solved. How?"
"Um, well, he gave me his powers and so that led him to be human. To put it bluntly."
"So now that he's just human you're going to dump me and get back together with that blood sucker?"
"Yes." Buffy said her voice rising.
"Well, I don't except that."
"Well except it Riley because it's happening! It's not like I every really loved you in the first place!"
"That's it, I'm coming up there and am going to talk some sense into you." Then the line went dead.
"Damit!" Buffy slammed down the phone. She looked at Angel. "Angel, we aren't ready for him yet! We need at least another week to prepare!"
Angel crossed the room and took her in his arms. "Don't worry," he then gave her one of his oh so famous half smiles, "either way we'll kick his ass."
Cordelia came into the room to see the two in each other's arms. "When's he coming."
"Knowing him, he's on his way here now." Buffy sighed, "Probably not alone either. When he gets mad. lets just say, he can't ever do his own dirty work."
"Oh goody! More problems!" Cordelia said.
An hour later, the wind was howling outside and not a star in the sky shone. Buffy and Angel sat in the foyer waiting for Riley to show. The rest of the gang hid in spots all throughout the room, weapons ready incase things got out of control.
"Angel, I don't think Riley would try to kill me. In Cordelias vision, she didn't see Riley try to kill me; she didn't even see anyone try to kill me! When I think of Riley, I don't think evil like the prophecy said. I'm telling you, he's not capable of doing this."
"Maybe he's not but I am." Buffy and Angels eyes grew as they spun around to face about a dozen vampires. Among them, was one they all knew to well.
"Spike!" They said in unison
"Wow, you weren't kidding when you said they could fight." Anya said one afternoon. The whole gang was standing around watching Buffy and Angel train. Today was the first time that Angel decided he was strong enough to fight her.
He was very hesitant at first but everyone cheered him on. What did it though was when Buffy said "Come on Angel, you've been out of bed for a week. What, are you just scared?" So there they were. Training for the day that Riley would come to take Buffy's life. It was just like old times. Anticipating every move the other made, sparring like they did years ago in the mansion. Suddenly Buffy caught him off guard and flipped him over on his back and made a gesture like she was staking a vampire. "Gotcha." She beamed
"Very well done you two." Giles applauded
"I don't get it Giles." Angel said heaving Buffy off of him. "I thought once I became human that I would loose all of my powers, but I can fight Buffy all the same as before."
"Hmmm, I'm going to have to consult my books on this one. The books clearly stated that you would be completely human with no effects of you being a vampire."
"Hey, I'm not complaining or anything! I was just curious."
"Yes but still."
"BUFFY! PHONE!" Cordelia yelled from the next room
Buffy ran into the office and picked up the receiver. "Hello?" she asked breathlessly
"Hey honey, you sound out of breath. What's going on?"
"Riley!" She said looking at Cordelia. Getting the message right away she ran into the other room to tell Angel the killer was on the other line. "Umm, I was just training you know?"
"You got your abilities back? That's' great!"
"Yeah it is." She said while Angel was walking into the room, he picked up the other line to listen to the conversation.
"So that means you'll be coming home soon. You must be going insane with that vamp by your side at all times."
"Yeah, huh, umm, we need to talk about that." She shot Angel a warning glance "I'm not coming home any time soon. I was going to stay here for a while."
"Why, you goin' to spend time with your dad or something?"
"No not exactly. There's no way to gently put this so I'm just going to say it. I want to break up with you. Angel and I have gotten back together kinda.""
"WHAT! I thought you two broke up in the first place because he would loose his soul if he got to happy go lucky with you."
"Well, we sort of solved that problem."
Riley snorted on the other line. "Solved. How?"
"Um, well, he gave me his powers and so that led him to be human. To put it bluntly."
"So now that he's just human you're going to dump me and get back together with that blood sucker?"
"Yes." Buffy said her voice rising.
"Well, I don't except that."
"Well except it Riley because it's happening! It's not like I every really loved you in the first place!"
"That's it, I'm coming up there and am going to talk some sense into you." Then the line went dead.
"Damit!" Buffy slammed down the phone. She looked at Angel. "Angel, we aren't ready for him yet! We need at least another week to prepare!"
Angel crossed the room and took her in his arms. "Don't worry," he then gave her one of his oh so famous half smiles, "either way we'll kick his ass."
Cordelia came into the room to see the two in each other's arms. "When's he coming."
"Knowing him, he's on his way here now." Buffy sighed, "Probably not alone either. When he gets mad. lets just say, he can't ever do his own dirty work."
"Oh goody! More problems!" Cordelia said.
An hour later, the wind was howling outside and not a star in the sky shone. Buffy and Angel sat in the foyer waiting for Riley to show. The rest of the gang hid in spots all throughout the room, weapons ready incase things got out of control.
"Angel, I don't think Riley would try to kill me. In Cordelias vision, she didn't see Riley try to kill me; she didn't even see anyone try to kill me! When I think of Riley, I don't think evil like the prophecy said. I'm telling you, he's not capable of doing this."
"Maybe he's not but I am." Buffy and Angels eyes grew as they spun around to face about a dozen vampires. Among them, was one they all knew to well.
"Spike!" They said in unison