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Summary: Completely AU; Buffy and Angel meet in college and fall in love. But will their past lives come into play and mess things up?
Pairings: B/A is the main couple. W/O; X/C, any others you'd like to see together? Let me know!
Rating: PG-13
Timeline: None
A/N: This is my first fic so constructive criticism is welcome. * *= Thoughts. Throughout the story POV's will change but they'll be clearly stated.
Also, I made up the restaurant in the story. I have no idea if it exists or not... I'm leaning toward not.
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Buffy's POV
I knew if I went back to the dorm that I shared with Willow I'd have to tell her what had happened. Plus, my bruised cheek hadn't quite healed yet. She is my friend and I want to be able to tell her but it's just gonna take me some time. I did call her to let her know I was okay. However, I have a feeling that she knows something is up.
So Liam let me stay with him for the next few days. I was still scared that I might have another run in with Parker so we both skipped our classes and stayed inside. Liam was more than gracious toward me and I was very thankful for that. I don't know what he told his roommates but they pretty much kept the annoyance level down. After about 4 days Liam decided that I should go out. Or rather, we should go out.
"Baby, you've been cooped up for awhile now and I just think that we should go out, get some fresh air. I don't want you hiding away from the world."
"But what if I want to." I said in the voice of a small child.
"Sweetie, I know you're scared and you have a right to be but I swear to you that I'm not going to let anything happen to you. Why don't we try to go out to dinner or something and see how it goes? I'll be right there with you I promise, I wont leave your side."
He had a point. And I know that it's not fair to him that I hide him away with me. He's right. I need to get out. I'll be fine. Liam will be with me.
"You're right. I need to do this. I'm sorry I've dragged you into all this and I know it was selfish of me to coop you up too and I just want to say thank you. You have no idea how much it means to me that you've stood by me."
"Buffy, you don't have to apologize, I've helped you because you needed me and I love you. I'll always be there for you. There's no doubt about it."
I smiled. "I love you too." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Liam's POV
I waited downstairs while Buffy got ready for dinner tonight. I had managed to get through to her that she needed to get out. She's still apprehensive about it but I think it'll be best. Besides, I'm not letting that bastard Parker come anywhere near her again. No way in hell, not if I can help it.
I made reservations for dinner at 7:00 but I told Buffy they were for 6:30 because I figured she'd take her usual amount of time to get ready. At 6:25 she came downstairs... I guess my figuring was right.
"Hey, you look absolutely beautiful." I said as I took her in my arms.
"Thank you." She blushed. I leaned down and gave her a kiss.
"Hmmm..." she breathed, "I say we just skip dinner." She said with a suggestive smile.
"No way. I've got everything planned out."
"Like what?"
"Dinner at 7:00 and as for the rest, it's a surprise."
"Ooh I like surpri... wait I thought you said 6:30."
"Well, seeing as it's now 6:40, do you think we'd have made it? Plus, now we have some spare time to do this..." I bent forward and kissed her again. It hurriedly became more intense and after awhile she pulled away.
"Hey, what'd you do that for?" I whined.
"If we don't leave soon we're gonna be late. I know how much you hate being late." She said with a devilish grin because she knew what she was doing to me. She took my hand and led me out the door and I followed with a groan of frustration. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Buffy's POV
On our way to dinner, lets just say that I had managed to make Liam considerably... agitated. If you know what I mean. I had no idea what restaurant we were going to or any of his other plans for that matter. Oh well, I love surprises and I'm sure that Liam thought of something wonderful.
"Here we are." He said as we pulled into the parking lot. He had driven us to The Palatino, only one of the most expensive, classiest restaurants in this part of California. Or so I've heard. I'm SO glad he told me to dress up.
"Oh my god. Liam! This place is supposed to be fantastic! How on earth..."
"Shhh, don't worry about it baby, you're worth it." He jumped out of the car and opened my door for me. He led me inside and we were seated immediately.
Everything was great. Dinner, the service, everything. It couldn't have been more perfect. But Liam had something else up his sleeve.
After dinner Liam led me to my next surprise. The beach. He parked the car and we took off our shoes and walked hand in hand down the shore.
"Thank you so much Liam. This night has been completely perfect." I said after a few moments of tranquil silence.
"You don't have to thank me. I'm having an amazing time too."
I stopped and turned to face him. "I love you." I whispered and tilted my head up to kiss him. After a GOOD amount of time we pulled apart and just stood there embracing the moment.
"I love you too." He said.
We didn't talk about much the rest of the night; we didn't need to. We just relaxed and enjoyed or time together. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Liam's POV
Our evening out was perfect. Buffy was so happy ad seeing her smile was worth every penny and more. On the way home I looked over at her and realized she and fallen asleep. She looked so peaceful with her long blonde hair cascading around her shoulders and a faint smile on her face. I grinned and swore to myself that I'd always protect her.
When I pulled up to the house I started to reach across the seat to wake her but decided against it. As quietly as I could I got out of the car and went around to carry her inside. She mumbled something incoherent at the movement but quickly relaxed in my arms.
I took her inside to the bedroom, pulled down the covers, and laid her down. She whimpered from the loss or contact but after I slipped off both of our shoes I climbed into the bed and wrapped my arms around her. She snuggled back against me with a breathy sigh. No, I'll never let anything hurt this girl. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PLEASE REVIEW!!!! Too mushy? Let me know please!!
Thanks for all the wonderful reviews I received on this chapter! I love you all! :-)
Summary: Completely AU; Buffy and Angel meet in college and fall in love. But will their past lives come into play and mess things up?
Pairings: B/A is the main couple. W/O; X/C, any others you'd like to see together? Let me know!
Rating: PG-13
Timeline: None
A/N: This is my first fic so constructive criticism is welcome. * *= Thoughts. Throughout the story POV's will change but they'll be clearly stated.
Also, I made up the restaurant in the story. I have no idea if it exists or not... I'm leaning toward not.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Buffy's POV
I knew if I went back to the dorm that I shared with Willow I'd have to tell her what had happened. Plus, my bruised cheek hadn't quite healed yet. She is my friend and I want to be able to tell her but it's just gonna take me some time. I did call her to let her know I was okay. However, I have a feeling that she knows something is up.
So Liam let me stay with him for the next few days. I was still scared that I might have another run in with Parker so we both skipped our classes and stayed inside. Liam was more than gracious toward me and I was very thankful for that. I don't know what he told his roommates but they pretty much kept the annoyance level down. After about 4 days Liam decided that I should go out. Or rather, we should go out.
"Baby, you've been cooped up for awhile now and I just think that we should go out, get some fresh air. I don't want you hiding away from the world."
"But what if I want to." I said in the voice of a small child.
"Sweetie, I know you're scared and you have a right to be but I swear to you that I'm not going to let anything happen to you. Why don't we try to go out to dinner or something and see how it goes? I'll be right there with you I promise, I wont leave your side."
He had a point. And I know that it's not fair to him that I hide him away with me. He's right. I need to get out. I'll be fine. Liam will be with me.
"You're right. I need to do this. I'm sorry I've dragged you into all this and I know it was selfish of me to coop you up too and I just want to say thank you. You have no idea how much it means to me that you've stood by me."
"Buffy, you don't have to apologize, I've helped you because you needed me and I love you. I'll always be there for you. There's no doubt about it."
I smiled. "I love you too." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Liam's POV
I waited downstairs while Buffy got ready for dinner tonight. I had managed to get through to her that she needed to get out. She's still apprehensive about it but I think it'll be best. Besides, I'm not letting that bastard Parker come anywhere near her again. No way in hell, not if I can help it.
I made reservations for dinner at 7:00 but I told Buffy they were for 6:30 because I figured she'd take her usual amount of time to get ready. At 6:25 she came downstairs... I guess my figuring was right.
"Hey, you look absolutely beautiful." I said as I took her in my arms.
"Thank you." She blushed. I leaned down and gave her a kiss.
"Hmmm..." she breathed, "I say we just skip dinner." She said with a suggestive smile.
"No way. I've got everything planned out."
"Like what?"
"Dinner at 7:00 and as for the rest, it's a surprise."
"Ooh I like surpri... wait I thought you said 6:30."
"Well, seeing as it's now 6:40, do you think we'd have made it? Plus, now we have some spare time to do this..." I bent forward and kissed her again. It hurriedly became more intense and after awhile she pulled away.
"Hey, what'd you do that for?" I whined.
"If we don't leave soon we're gonna be late. I know how much you hate being late." She said with a devilish grin because she knew what she was doing to me. She took my hand and led me out the door and I followed with a groan of frustration. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Buffy's POV
On our way to dinner, lets just say that I had managed to make Liam considerably... agitated. If you know what I mean. I had no idea what restaurant we were going to or any of his other plans for that matter. Oh well, I love surprises and I'm sure that Liam thought of something wonderful.
"Here we are." He said as we pulled into the parking lot. He had driven us to The Palatino, only one of the most expensive, classiest restaurants in this part of California. Or so I've heard. I'm SO glad he told me to dress up.
"Oh my god. Liam! This place is supposed to be fantastic! How on earth..."
"Shhh, don't worry about it baby, you're worth it." He jumped out of the car and opened my door for me. He led me inside and we were seated immediately.
Everything was great. Dinner, the service, everything. It couldn't have been more perfect. But Liam had something else up his sleeve.
After dinner Liam led me to my next surprise. The beach. He parked the car and we took off our shoes and walked hand in hand down the shore.
"Thank you so much Liam. This night has been completely perfect." I said after a few moments of tranquil silence.
"You don't have to thank me. I'm having an amazing time too."
I stopped and turned to face him. "I love you." I whispered and tilted my head up to kiss him. After a GOOD amount of time we pulled apart and just stood there embracing the moment.
"I love you too." He said.
We didn't talk about much the rest of the night; we didn't need to. We just relaxed and enjoyed or time together. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Liam's POV
Our evening out was perfect. Buffy was so happy ad seeing her smile was worth every penny and more. On the way home I looked over at her and realized she and fallen asleep. She looked so peaceful with her long blonde hair cascading around her shoulders and a faint smile on her face. I grinned and swore to myself that I'd always protect her.
When I pulled up to the house I started to reach across the seat to wake her but decided against it. As quietly as I could I got out of the car and went around to carry her inside. She mumbled something incoherent at the movement but quickly relaxed in my arms.
I took her inside to the bedroom, pulled down the covers, and laid her down. She whimpered from the loss or contact but after I slipped off both of our shoes I climbed into the bed and wrapped my arms around her. She snuggled back against me with a breathy sigh. No, I'll never let anything hurt this girl. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PLEASE REVIEW!!!! Too mushy? Let me know please!!
Thanks for all the wonderful reviews I received on this chapter! I love you all! :-)