Chapter Two

Summary: Angel watches Buffy while she waits for him.

Author's Note: The song, "Looking Through Your Eyes" is by LeAnn Rimes.

"Look at the sky, tell me what do you

see? Just close your eyes and describe

it to me. The heavens are sparkling with

starlight tonight. That's what I see

through your eyes. I see the heavens

each time that you smile."

She's beautiful. More radiant then an angel could ever hope to be. Every time she laughs her entire faces lights and her eyes sparkle. Her smile is enough to bring light to even the darkest of rooms. Her love is pure enough to open the most shuttered of hearts. Only she could have touched my soul like she has. I'm in awe of her and still baffled that she chose me. In all the years that I have lived no one has trusted me as she does and she is the one person who shouldn't.

"I hear your heartbeat go on for

miles and suddenly I know my life

is worthwhile. That's what I see

through your eyes. Here in the night

I see the sun. Here in the dark our

two hearts are one."

Sitting alone and dangling her legs over the park bench she's waiting. Waiting for me. From the shadows where I'm standing I admire the way the moon's silver light plays across her face; creating a halo of light. The breeze settles a strand of her perfectly golden hair over her eyes and she innocently brushes it away, unaware of how that simple act affects me. Sighing, she closes her eyes and lies back against the tabletop. Her eyes glisten as she stares up at the sky: unafraid, undisturbed. How I love the strength she has, the strength she always try to hide. I step closer and watch her body tense as she sits up. Her eyes meet mine even though I'm hidden in the shadows. I love that she can always sense me and find me. I love her.

"It's out of our hands, we can't

stop what we've begun and love

just took me by surprise looking

through your eyes. I look at myself

instead I see eyes. Whoever I am

now it feels like enough. That's who

I see looking through you're eyes."

I'm powerless to move as I watch her come towards me; all I can do is wait. She knows it's me and her face alights with that smile. That smile she gives only to me. I hear her whisper my name and my dead heart flutters. I love the sound of my name on her lips, like a question – as though she's never sure whether or not she's dreaming. Her eyes are wide and so full of joy. I do that to her. Standing so close to me she takes my breath and I can't find the words to speak. Opening my mouth she presses her fingers to my lips and shakes her head. Taking my hand between hers she kisses my palm and I hear myself sigh. Her kiss is pure and tender and I beg for death again.

"Here in the night I see the sun.

Here in the dark our two hearts

are one. It's out of our hands, we

can't stop what we have begun

and love took me by surprise

looking through your eyes."

Sitting in my arms I listen to her breathing and wonder how I was so lucky as to win her love. I don't deserve her and she deserves so much better than me but we're so lost in each other we could never let go. She whispers my name and I see the worry in her eyes. She knows my pain and my struggle and hates to see it reflected in my face. I smile at her and kiss her lips. What would I do without her? She is my soul, my existence, my salvation. She is mine.

"And there are some things we don't

know. Sometimes a heart just needs

to grow and there is so much of us I

remember. Underneath the open sky

with you forever."

In my arms I hold her and I never want to let go. I can smell her tears and feel my own heart start to break. She is my everything and it hurts to say goodnight. I never want her far from my side but she lives a life that is not my own – a life I'm not a part of – so I must left her go. For now. Tucking a strand of hair behind her ear I kiss her and whisper that I love her before stepping back into the shadows. She watches for a moment, knowing I'm still there, before turning and leaving me behind. I hate that she lives a life in the sun – a life apart from me, devoid of me. But she is mine at night, and for all eternity.

"Here in the night I see the sun.

Here in the dark our two hearts

are one. It's out of our hands, we

can't stop what we have begun and

love took my by surprise looking

through your eyes."