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Tired Hearts

            Buffy boarded the plane and took her seat; it had taken a week to get tickets and an apartment. Mr Giles had been very nice when she had spoken to him. Her mother had been very helpful. Buffy knew she would miss her little sister and her mother. She didn't have many friends in Sunny Dale so going to England had been an easy decision to make. When she had finished school the odd friends she had, left for collage and eventually lost contact. Buffy continued to think about her life, at 20 she was a virgin, she had been in a relationship that was never what she thought it was, and now she was on an adventure. She didn't want to be hurt again.

What Angel did to her was mind blowing she kept thinking about the look in his eyes when she had confronted him.

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"Well what the hell are they?" Buffy yelled twice as loud as before, angered by Angel ignoring her first question. Angel pulled the car over and put it into park.

He turned around and faced her.

"What the hell do they look like Buffy?" Angel yelled back, "and they're obviously not yours because for at least a year I've been all sweet and innocent, but still I can't get you to lose you precious virginity!"

Buffy couldn't believe what she was hearing, especially after her earlier thoughts of tonight being the night. Now she had found some tiny lace panties which where disgusting and obviously only recently discarded. Buffy's head was swimming with thoughts and hatred that she never wanted to feel for her Angel. She opened the passenger door and stepped out. She didn't want this to be happening, she could hear Angel yelling her name but it sounded more like a whisper. She sat on the graveyard bench and felt a tear escape as she blinked.

"Come on Buffy did you really think that I'd be able to not have sex while I waited for you?" a voice from behind whispered. "Get back in the car and we can talk."

"How many?" Buffy heard herself say even though she didn't want to know.

"That doesn't matter now." A hand landed on her shoulder. Buffy jumped up as if she had just been badly burnt. Angel stepped back "So what now I can't touch you? For fuck sake Buffy, so I had sex with a few girls. Big deal I'm with you that's what matters."

"That's what matters huh? That's what matters?" Buffy repeated becoming hysterical. She loved Angel with all her heart and all he had been doing was screwing around behind her back. "You wanker! You have no idea." She started pacing towards him her eyes full of hurt and hate. Angel's eyes became wide and scared. Then they changed and became defensive. She kept eye contact until she was standing in front of him looking up at him.

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Buffy awoke as the plane pulled into Gatwick airport. She opened her eyes, the sky was grey and a light rain was falling. She grabbed her cardigan her mother had told her to take. She put it on and struggled to pull down her hand luggage from the overhead locker. The little girl next to her kept giggling with her younger brother. As she walked down the aisle and into the airport she began to wake up. Her stomach grumbled, Buffy realised she hadn't eaten in at least 12 hours. She snatched her luggage of the belt it had been sitting on waiting to be collected.

She stepped outside and a taxi pulled up. Buffy jumped in and gave the driver the address, as she sat back she smiled. She was starting her new adventure, first thing she would do was dump her luggage at the new apartment. Then she would go to the local café, get something to eat and ask for a job. Things were going to be good. No Angel, no family just her. Time to think and time to relax. Before she knew the taxi pulled up outside a tall apartment block. It was smart and clean.

The taxi driver got her baggage out of his trunk.

"£23.00 then luv." He grunted.

"Sorry?" Buffy asked not hearing a word.

"£23.00" he held his fat hand out. She gave him £25.00 and began to walk in to the apartment. She searched her handbag for her key and began to walk to the lift. As she waited other people joined her.

"Come on mate. Outta the way." Came a very smooth voice. The owner to the voice pushed past the other people in the queue and stood next to Buffy he was tall and gorgeous. The lift binged open and people gathered in. Buffy kept watching the mysterious stranger with the sexy voice. Gently the lift would stop on each floor and people would scurry off to their apartments, until the 8th floor where the last person got off. Left in the lift was Buffy and the sexy English man.

"You new here then?" the stranger asked as he turned to face Buffy.

A/N Please review I really like reading what people think of my stories. Oh and just so you know when Buffy was in Sunny Dale Willow, Xander and the rest of the scobbie gang weren't there with her if you know what I mean. Hope that clears up any confusion.

Mel xx xx