Title: Because You Loved Me
Summary: A/U Buffy Summers has the perfect life, great boyfriend, awesome friends, and amazing parents. Her life is going great until someone new decides to join it. Will this new person cause her life to crumble before her or make it better then imagined?
Disclaimer: I do not own them.
.:A/N:. Thanks for the reviews people. I really like getting them. Um, I'm having some problems with my stupid computer that enjoys torturing me. It crashed the other night, last night to be exact and I lost everything. Including this freaking chapter! So, hope you can live with this one. Enjoy.
~*~
The car pulled into the Summers driveway and Buffy and Joyce got out, leaving Hank to get the bags from the trunk. Buffy immediately ran up the stairs to her room. When she opened the door, she was shocked at what she saw. Her friends had thrown her a birthday party. Everyone was there, Willow, Xander, Tara, Oz, Anya, Wesley and Angel.
"Surprise!" They all yelled.
"Oh my, you guys didn't have to do this." Buffy said.
"Its nothing." Angel said, kissing her forehead.
"It is to me." Buffy said as she wrapped her arms around his torso.
"Thank you all."
She looked up into Angel's big brown eyes and he kissed her gently on the lips. She felt guilt take over her. She loved Angel, she loved being in his strong arms, but somewhere inside her, she wanted to be hugging Spike. She shook it off when she heard Willow's voice.
"We thought that maybe you'd just want to stay here, you know, hang out, like old times." Willow said.
"Yeah, that's what I wanted."
"Cake, we bought cake." Xander said and Buffy smiled at her friend.
"Buffy, can I talk to you?" Angel asked.
"Yes, of course." Buffy said and the two walked out into the hall.
"What's up?"
"I wanted to give you your present first."
He reached into the pocket of his black jeans and pulled out a small, black box. Opening it so it faced her, Buffy saw a silver ring lying inside.
"Its beautiful."
"My people they exchanged this as a sign of devotion. It's a claddagh ring. The hands represent friendship; the crown represents loyalty . . . and the heart . . . Well, you know . . . Wear it with the heart pointing towards you. It means you belong to somebody. Like this." He said, showing her the exact ring on his finger.
"I'll never take it off." Buffy said, allowing him to slide it onto his finger. "I'm not sure . . . I . . . I don't know what to say."
"Don't say anything." Angel said.
He leaned down to kiss her and she felt his lips on hers. Pulling away from him ever so slightly, she looked into his eyes.
"I love you Angel, you know that right?"
"I love you too Buffy, forever."
Buffy put on a fake smile before the two joined hands and walked into the bedroom. Willow, Oz, Xander and Wesley were sitting on her bed talking, while Anya sat on the floor staring at the presents. The bathroom door was closed and you could see the light seeping out through the bottom crack, Tara. The couple sat down on the floor, Buffy in-between Angel's legs with his arms around her. Anya perked up and looked around the room.
"Present time?"
~*~
The next morning, Buffy woke up to her alarm set clock. She hit the button to turn it off and sleepily got out of bed. Today was their first day back at Sunnydale High from Christmas Break and Buffy was used to sleeping in. Quickly, she got a shower in a towel and put her wet hair back into a high ponytail. Searching through her closet, she pulled out a short white skirt along with a baby blue tank top. Before heading down the stairs, she threw on a pair of her white and baby blue K-Swiss sneakers. Her pink and blue MUDD bag sat on the table and she threw that over her shoulder before walking into the kitchen.
"Morning Buffy." Joyce greeted.
"Morning." Buffy said, taking a bit of toast.
"Do you have money for lunch?"
"Yep."
"Alright, then you should head to school. Wouldn't want to be late." Joyce said.
"Where's dad?" Buffy asked.
"He had a early meeting. Don't worry, you'll see him tonight."
"I'm not worried. Bye."
"Bye."
Buffy gave her mom a kiss on the cheek before heading out the door. She saw her friends making their way along the sidewalk to her house. Joining them, she felt kind of awkward because each was holding someone else's hand. Willow had Oz's, while Anya had Xander's. She was happy when she noticed Angel, Wesley and Tara walking towards them and quickly took Angel's hand. He kissed the top of her head and she smiled up at him.
"So, you ready for your first day back?" Angel asked Buffy.
"As ready as I'll ever be." Buffy sighed. "What about you?"
"I'm ready."
The gang reached the school and they walked up to the front doors. Angel gave Buffy another kiss on the head before walking off with Wesley. The two were a year older then everyone else, not that it mattered much.
"Excited for your first day back at Sunnyhell High?" Xander asked.
~*~
"Buffy Summers?" Mr. Whitmore said as he did roll call.
"Here." Buffy yelled.
"So, Buffy, how are you and Angel?" Tara asked.
"We're great. He gave me this ring for my birthday." Buffy said, showing off the ring. "What about you and Wes? How are things in paradise?"
"Oh, we're okay."
"Class, we seem to have a new student that will be joining us." Mr. Whitmore said, getting their attention. "William Giles, is that right? Well, you can take a seat next to Cordelia Chase."
'It can't be.' Buffy thought. But when she looked up, her worst fear came true. There stood, no other then Spike. 'Why is he here? Doesn't he live in . . . Well, that place he lives?'
"Its Spike." He said as he made his way down the isle.
Buffy and Tara sat right behind Cordelia, she tried to hide her face but it was too late, he'd seen her. She was kind of relieved that Spike was sitting with someone other then herself, but she was also kind of jealous. She knew how Cordelia was and that was only one thing, a guy user.
"Hello luv." Spike said, turning in his seat.
"Hi Spike." Buffy said.
"Why are you talking to that loser?" Cordelia asked, brining his attention back to her.
"Do you know him? "Tara asked.
"Kind of. He was at that party my grandparents had." Buffy said.
"Do you do anything?"
"Tara! God, no. I love Angel. I would never do anything to hurt him." Buffy said.
"Ms. Summers, Ms. Maclay, is there something you find more interesting then science?" Mr. Whitmore asked.
"No, sorry." Tara said.
"Just remember, I already know this stuff, I'm not up here teaching it for me. You can discuss you're social problems at lunch or after school."
~*~
Buffy walked out of her math class. It was the last class of the day, and she had it alone. Her friends had promised to meet her outside and she planned to be quick at her locker. She pulled her bag out and began to shove things inside, not sure what use they had to her, but she didn't care.
"Buffy?"
She turned around quickly to see Spike standing only a few inched away from her. She wanted to lean forward and kiss him, no, no she didn't. She shook her head, trying to rid herself of thoughts of Spike.
"What do you want?" Buffy asked.
"I was wondering . . . Did you want to . . ." He looked down at her hand, noticing the ring. He'd seen one before, he knew what it meant. "Want to go?"
"Yeah, actually my friends are waiting for me." Buffy said.
"Right then." Spike said and walked off down the hall.
Buffy watched for a minute before leaving the same way he had.
~ So? What do you think? Tell me please ~
Summary: A/U Buffy Summers has the perfect life, great boyfriend, awesome friends, and amazing parents. Her life is going great until someone new decides to join it. Will this new person cause her life to crumble before her or make it better then imagined?
Disclaimer: I do not own them.
.:A/N:. Thanks for the reviews people. I really like getting them. Um, I'm having some problems with my stupid computer that enjoys torturing me. It crashed the other night, last night to be exact and I lost everything. Including this freaking chapter! So, hope you can live with this one. Enjoy.
~*~
The car pulled into the Summers driveway and Buffy and Joyce got out, leaving Hank to get the bags from the trunk. Buffy immediately ran up the stairs to her room. When she opened the door, she was shocked at what she saw. Her friends had thrown her a birthday party. Everyone was there, Willow, Xander, Tara, Oz, Anya, Wesley and Angel.
"Surprise!" They all yelled.
"Oh my, you guys didn't have to do this." Buffy said.
"Its nothing." Angel said, kissing her forehead.
"It is to me." Buffy said as she wrapped her arms around his torso.
"Thank you all."
She looked up into Angel's big brown eyes and he kissed her gently on the lips. She felt guilt take over her. She loved Angel, she loved being in his strong arms, but somewhere inside her, she wanted to be hugging Spike. She shook it off when she heard Willow's voice.
"We thought that maybe you'd just want to stay here, you know, hang out, like old times." Willow said.
"Yeah, that's what I wanted."
"Cake, we bought cake." Xander said and Buffy smiled at her friend.
"Buffy, can I talk to you?" Angel asked.
"Yes, of course." Buffy said and the two walked out into the hall.
"What's up?"
"I wanted to give you your present first."
He reached into the pocket of his black jeans and pulled out a small, black box. Opening it so it faced her, Buffy saw a silver ring lying inside.
"Its beautiful."
"My people they exchanged this as a sign of devotion. It's a claddagh ring. The hands represent friendship; the crown represents loyalty . . . and the heart . . . Well, you know . . . Wear it with the heart pointing towards you. It means you belong to somebody. Like this." He said, showing her the exact ring on his finger.
"I'll never take it off." Buffy said, allowing him to slide it onto his finger. "I'm not sure . . . I . . . I don't know what to say."
"Don't say anything." Angel said.
He leaned down to kiss her and she felt his lips on hers. Pulling away from him ever so slightly, she looked into his eyes.
"I love you Angel, you know that right?"
"I love you too Buffy, forever."
Buffy put on a fake smile before the two joined hands and walked into the bedroom. Willow, Oz, Xander and Wesley were sitting on her bed talking, while Anya sat on the floor staring at the presents. The bathroom door was closed and you could see the light seeping out through the bottom crack, Tara. The couple sat down on the floor, Buffy in-between Angel's legs with his arms around her. Anya perked up and looked around the room.
"Present time?"
~*~
The next morning, Buffy woke up to her alarm set clock. She hit the button to turn it off and sleepily got out of bed. Today was their first day back at Sunnydale High from Christmas Break and Buffy was used to sleeping in. Quickly, she got a shower in a towel and put her wet hair back into a high ponytail. Searching through her closet, she pulled out a short white skirt along with a baby blue tank top. Before heading down the stairs, she threw on a pair of her white and baby blue K-Swiss sneakers. Her pink and blue MUDD bag sat on the table and she threw that over her shoulder before walking into the kitchen.
"Morning Buffy." Joyce greeted.
"Morning." Buffy said, taking a bit of toast.
"Do you have money for lunch?"
"Yep."
"Alright, then you should head to school. Wouldn't want to be late." Joyce said.
"Where's dad?" Buffy asked.
"He had a early meeting. Don't worry, you'll see him tonight."
"I'm not worried. Bye."
"Bye."
Buffy gave her mom a kiss on the cheek before heading out the door. She saw her friends making their way along the sidewalk to her house. Joining them, she felt kind of awkward because each was holding someone else's hand. Willow had Oz's, while Anya had Xander's. She was happy when she noticed Angel, Wesley and Tara walking towards them and quickly took Angel's hand. He kissed the top of her head and she smiled up at him.
"So, you ready for your first day back?" Angel asked Buffy.
"As ready as I'll ever be." Buffy sighed. "What about you?"
"I'm ready."
The gang reached the school and they walked up to the front doors. Angel gave Buffy another kiss on the head before walking off with Wesley. The two were a year older then everyone else, not that it mattered much.
"Excited for your first day back at Sunnyhell High?" Xander asked.
~*~
"Buffy Summers?" Mr. Whitmore said as he did roll call.
"Here." Buffy yelled.
"So, Buffy, how are you and Angel?" Tara asked.
"We're great. He gave me this ring for my birthday." Buffy said, showing off the ring. "What about you and Wes? How are things in paradise?"
"Oh, we're okay."
"Class, we seem to have a new student that will be joining us." Mr. Whitmore said, getting their attention. "William Giles, is that right? Well, you can take a seat next to Cordelia Chase."
'It can't be.' Buffy thought. But when she looked up, her worst fear came true. There stood, no other then Spike. 'Why is he here? Doesn't he live in . . . Well, that place he lives?'
"Its Spike." He said as he made his way down the isle.
Buffy and Tara sat right behind Cordelia, she tried to hide her face but it was too late, he'd seen her. She was kind of relieved that Spike was sitting with someone other then herself, but she was also kind of jealous. She knew how Cordelia was and that was only one thing, a guy user.
"Hello luv." Spike said, turning in his seat.
"Hi Spike." Buffy said.
"Why are you talking to that loser?" Cordelia asked, brining his attention back to her.
"Do you know him? "Tara asked.
"Kind of. He was at that party my grandparents had." Buffy said.
"Do you do anything?"
"Tara! God, no. I love Angel. I would never do anything to hurt him." Buffy said.
"Ms. Summers, Ms. Maclay, is there something you find more interesting then science?" Mr. Whitmore asked.
"No, sorry." Tara said.
"Just remember, I already know this stuff, I'm not up here teaching it for me. You can discuss you're social problems at lunch or after school."
~*~
Buffy walked out of her math class. It was the last class of the day, and she had it alone. Her friends had promised to meet her outside and she planned to be quick at her locker. She pulled her bag out and began to shove things inside, not sure what use they had to her, but she didn't care.
"Buffy?"
She turned around quickly to see Spike standing only a few inched away from her. She wanted to lean forward and kiss him, no, no she didn't. She shook her head, trying to rid herself of thoughts of Spike.
"What do you want?" Buffy asked.
"I was wondering . . . Did you want to . . ." He looked down at her hand, noticing the ring. He'd seen one before, he knew what it meant. "Want to go?"
"Yeah, actually my friends are waiting for me." Buffy said.
"Right then." Spike said and walked off down the hall.
Buffy watched for a minute before leaving the same way he had.
~ So? What do you think? Tell me please ~