I'll Never Forget
Writer: Me... Libbie!
Disclaimer: None of the characters are mine they all belong to the all powerful Joss Whedon! Thought the idea does belong to me ...hihi! Also the quotes from "IWRY" belong to whoever made this gorgeous website: The deal was that Angel would be the only one able to remember what happened in "I Will Remember You", nowhere was it written in the prophecies that Buffy would too...
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Note: When it's POV it will say so... if not it's just 2nd person and when the writing is in bold and italics its Buffy's remembering on "IWRY"
Oh and I almost forgot... Angel season 5!
Now on with the fic...
Buffy thought a minute before answering again to Nina. "Wait...how do you know Angel?" Buffy's brows furrowed as she asked the blonde girl across from her the question.
"I asked you first." That was all Nina responded, which mean that Buffy had to answer her first. Nina smiled at her, edging her to continue.
"Well how do I know Angel? Hmmmm do you want the epic or the footnotes?"
"Footnotes, I have to be home in half an hour."
"The epic would take a whole 24 hours to tell, you know."
"That's nice...footnotes please?"
"Well it all started when I moved to Sunnydale. Once I was there I knew that I had to fulfill my duty as the vampire slayer blah blah blah, any ways the first night I was there I met Angel and he gave me the cross I'm wearing right now. So that's when it started. He came to warn me about all the baddies that were in town. Needless to say he was stalking me...kind of...well it was comforting too. Anyways, because of our jobs of course we got hurt and well I invited him inside my house and we kissed and then he turned all grrrr so I knew he was a vamp and he had a soul blah blah blah. He helped me save the world, I was only 16 then. Then when I cam back to Sunnydale from a long summer in L.A. Angel and I couldn't stay away from each other, we would find the stupidest reasons to see each other and before we knew it we were 100% crazy in love. Well it was all great a slayer dating a vampire. But then he and I, on my 17th birthday, made love and he lost his soul and went all 'gggrrr' again and killed lots of people I cared about and he was opening the mouth of hell, so of course as the slayer I had to stop him from destroying the world. Only problem was, my best friend Willow, had restored his soul, but it was too late cuz' the mouth of hell was open, and to close it I had to send him to it. So I did, I killed Angel. That summer I left and when I came back I put the ring he gave me on the floor of his mansion and miraculously he came back. We kept our distance for a while, tried the 'friends' thing. Didn't work. Before I knew it Angel and I were all lovers again and it was the best time in my life, just being with him. Then he came up with the great idea to leave me so I could have a better life. He saved the world with me...again, and left. I was destroyed, and life just to tell ya, hasn't gotten any peachier so I have no idea what he's talking about. Then Angel and I saw each other when it was needed. I went to L.A. and he came to Sunnydale and every time we would see each other it would be another love fest saga."
Nina's mouth was open and she was gaping like a fish. "So that's the footnotes?"
Buffy shrugged, "pretty much," she said before taking another sip of her mocachino.
"How do you know Angel then?" Buffy asked Nina.
"I found out I was a werewolf, so he and I see each other three times a month, when he locks me up."
"Kinky."
"Excuse me?"
"Kidding, you know 'haha'. Why do you care how I know Angel?" Buffy asked Nina.
"Oh, no real reason." Nina smiled and walked away leaving Buffy extremely confused.
Angel was walking around his office, waiting for more news on the vampires that were supposedly running around his firm.
Suddenly, Fred came in, followed by Gunn and Lorne. Fred threw a file down on Angel's desk and sat down on the window sill.
"Here's the list of the undercover vamps hidden here." Fred said looking up at Angel.
"Undercover...kind of makes it all James Bond-y doesn't it?" Lorne said with a chuckle, placing his hands on the file.
"There aren't many vamps here under cover, but enough to get information. I'd watch out if I were you Angelcakes."
Gunn nodded at Lorne and looked at Angel, "Yeah man, listen to the green dude. You best be watching your back and Buffy's back."
"Why should I be watching Buffy's back?" Angel asked with worry in his tone.
"Well according to Wesley, the vamps are looking for your weakness...to make it bait, so you'll go searching for it...or in this case her, and BAAMM! Your in deep shit with an evil monster AND vampires." Gunn answered, keeping his distance form an infuriated Angel.
"Buffy! Where is she?" Angel yelled to Gunn, Fred, and Lorne.
As by miracle, Buffy walked into the door looking at Angel with a goofy grin on her face. "You rang?" She giggled as she walked across to Angel.
"Good you're safe..." Angel sighed as he put his arms around her hugging her tightly.
Buffy pulled away from him and her brows furrowed as she looked at Angel skeptically. "What do you mean I'm safe?"
Angel looked to his friends for help on explaining this dilemma. The three of them nodded politely and left the room, knowing it was best for Angel to tell Buffy what was going on.
Angel explained the problem from the beginning and watched Buffy's expressions throughout his whole explanation. She stayed silent the whole while Angel was talking and nodded when appropriate. When Angel was finished he looked at the blonde slayer, hoping for a reaction, or anything that would signal that she was all right.
"So...what do we do about this? Do you want me to stay safe somewhere while you fight a big baddy? Or do we both go in and give them a good kick ass action they've been craving for?" Buffy asked Angel, as if she were ready to take on anything.
"I know the reason you came back here is so that you could find out why you remember everything that happened on the day that you were meant to forget, and I'm sorry that I have to put a crisis like this on you. " Angel looked down at his feet, unable to look at his true love in the eyes.
"Angel...yes it is true that I came back here to find out why I remember, but I also came to see you. Against my better judgment, I'm always thinking about you, and I miss you...a lot. More than I'm supposed too. I like having excuses to come and see you, but one day I hope that we won't have to make excuses anymore. And on that note, I am still the slayer! Sure there are other girls out there, fighting for their lives everyday but if there's a baddy...it's my job and duty to fight it! This Minotaur thingy...I'm fighting it with you. And besides, it'll be fun fighting side by side again, won't it?"
Angel smiled a genuine smile and nodded. "It'll be a good hit of nostalgia...but any nostalgia including something with you is always welcome in my book. And to tell you the truth...I miss you too and I think about you almost everyday."
"Why not everyday?" Buffy pouted playfully.
"I think about you everyday...I lied."
"Why would you lie?"
"Wouldn't it sound kind of sad and pathetic that I'm always thinking about you? I'm like a love sick puppy."
Buffy stood up and was now only a few inches from Angel. "I like puppies." She answered playfully. "And to tell you the truth I always wanted one."
Angel smiled that half grin of his that was only reserved for Buffy. He bent down to kiss her gently on the lips but was interrupted by the door flinging open.
"I hope we didn't ruin a moment but this important." Wesley said as he, Gunn, Fred, and Lorne walked in.
"All right, what's so important?" Angel asked as he and Buffy walked up to where the group was standing.
"This is for Buffy not you Angelcakes...sorry." Lorne said as he directed his attention to Buffy.
"What is it Lorne?" Buffy asked as she looked up at the green friendly demon.
"Chinese or pizza? We're ordering in tonight."
"Pizza sounds yummy to the tummy." Buffy smiled to the four as they left the room.
"I'm sorry Angel; I know how you wish you could taste food." Buffy said as she sat on his desk and looked up directly at his Angelic face.
"It's all right, I've gotten used to it. And plus, I would give up the taste of food any day to be able to taste your sweet kisses."
"You sweet talker."
"Hey, what can I say? I'm making up for lost times."
"You're doing an excellent job."
"I thought so."
Buffy and Angel we're laughing giddily at each other, both thinking about how much they miss these little swaps of theirs. Any fool could see how deeply in love with each other they are.
Angel heard a knock at his office and opened the door to it. Nina walked in wearing a low cut black dress, and her hair was curled into an elegant bun.
"Well where did you go tonight, you look lovely." Angel said as he opened the door completely letting Nina walk in.
"I went out with some friends to a club, but I had to make up an excuse to leave early. If they ever found out what I turned into three nights a month they would probably freak and then buy me a million dollar supply of Gillette razors."
"Haha yeah right..." Buffy muttered under her breath. She knew what this girl was into and she knew her game all too well.
"Excuse me?" Nina asked Buffy who stood up from Angel's desk and walked up to where Angel and Nina were standing.
"I said hi. How was your day?" Buffy asked Nina.
"It was just fine."
"Good."
"Good."
"Wait, you two know each other?" Angel asked, suddenly feeling extremely uncomfortable between the two blondes.
"Nina walked up to me today and asked me how I knew you...I gave her the footnotes." Buffy smiled as Angel mouthed an 'oh'.
Nina smiled at Angel and glared at Buffy. "Angel, do you want to catch breakfast again tomorrow morning?" All Buffy caught was the 'breakfast' and 'again' part. She felt her blood boil as she looked at Angel.
Angel smiled at Nina and then at Buffy. 'I'm in deep shit...' He thought to himself. He excused himself from Buffy a moment, so he could go lock up Nina for the night.
"Nina...I'm sorry, but it would never work between you and me. I'm in love with Buffy; I have always been...well for the past eight years...and I will always be. You're great, you're funny, attractive, sweet, just not..."
"Buffy." Nina finished for him as she stood behind the metal bars. Angel nodded at her and bead her goodnight.
Angel walked back into his office, knowing that Buffy would still be there waiting for him.
"She's pretty..." Buffy started as she stood up and paced the room.
"Buffy..." Angel pleaded trying to explain.
"No don't, please." Buffy chuckled before continuing. "I'm loving the part where you leave me so I can have a better life and I can be in the sun and have kids get married and blah blah blah, you know the script, you wrote it. I spend my time finding someone who can replace you while you...you decide to take in dinner and a show with the first girl that passes your way. And what do I know? Maybe Nina's not the first girl; maybe there are 100s of women in the Angel Fan Club. And what's even funnier is that you're willing to lose your soul with other girls...but not with me! Now that's just a slap on the knee funny!"
"How can you say that? You know that there's never been any other woman for me but you! I mean yeah there are many women who are very attractive here in L.A. and whom I wouldn't mind to spend time with but they don't hold a candle to you Buffy! I was close to feeling something for someone...like I felt for you. Cordy meant so much to me, Buffy. She was my confidant, my strength, and I had extremely strong feelings for her. And when she died...I had time to think about it and what it meant to me. It hurts and it's unbearable. But when you died...I died too and I really considered ending my life, just to be able to make the pain go away."
Angel walked around the room until he stood only an inch away from Buffy. "And I could never lose my soul with those girls. To lose my soul I have to achieve true happiness. And I only achieve that...when I'm with you. Only you can make me feel warm inside, Buffy. No other one can do, don't you get it? You're the one...you'll always be the one."
End of chapter! Thanks for all the reviews it's been great....keep em' coming!
Cheers,
Ox Libbie
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