Chapter 5

That night Buffy just lay in her bed, stairing out the window and up at

the sky, thinking. She wasn't use to having a bed all to herself ever

since Faith took her and she slept in gthe basement with Spike. Buffy

could imagen Spike's body next to hers, pressing against hers. Then she

thought of Angel and how they could never, truly have a moment such as

that, with bringing Angelus back. Both of them had become some part of

her but Angel would always be her first and true love.

*Angel's Office*

Wesley, Lorne, Fred and sat in chairs in front of Angel's desk, half

wake half asleep.

"I'm sorry that I had you guys come in the middle of the night

but it's important" Angel said leaning of the back of his chair.

"No problem" said Lorne, yawning.

"As you all know, a few days ago I went to visit Buffy-"

"Oh yeah how'd that go?" asked Gunn

"Well it was different then ofther times I seen her" angel

answerd, fiddling with his ring, again.

"Really? how so" asked Fred, she had a large blanket around

her whole body.

"She smelt like Spike"

"Smelt like Spike? as in had the same scent as him?" asked

Lorne, standing behind Fred's chair.

"The funny thing is that when I asked did she love him, she

said he was in her heart, but didn't say if she did"

"So you think she does?" asked Wesley, straighting up.

"I-I don't know, but thats not why we're here, Buffy said that

she wants to bring him back, which means we're all going to have to

work. Wesley and Lorne you two work on the spell, Fred you make sure we

have everthing for the spell, and Gunn you and me will talk to Buffy"

"Why do I have to come?" asked Gunn as the others left, back

to their rooms.

"Because I don't want you running around the office chasing

that girl" Angel said put the last of his folders in the bottom dorw.

"I don't know what your talking about" ,Gunn smiled.

*The next Morning*

"Buffy!.....Buffy come on!.....wake up"

Buffy opened one eye and grabed the pillow next to her and coverd her

face. Dawn began to shack her.

"Buffy the rooms on fire!"

Buffy shot up, wiping the pillow off her face, seeing that there was no

fire. She glared at Dawn.

"Just kidding!"Dawn said laughing

"I'd hurt you but I'm afraid I might hurt you", Buffy said

laying back down and replacing the pillow back on her face.

"Oh hi Angel, I didn't hear you come in", Buffy could hear

Dawn's muffled voice, through the pillow.

"Dawn, stop playing!" Buffy yelled, so she understand her.

"I hardly think shes playing Buffy"

Buffy sat up quicly, throwing the pillow, seconds before it hit Angel's

face"

"Ow!"

"Oh I'm so sorry"

Buffy got out of bed and walked over to him.

"I'm okay, just didn't really see that coming", he smiled.

Dawn sat on Buffy's bed, stairing at them both.

"What are you doing here?"

"You forgot these in my office, yesterday," he handed her the

roses he gave her

"You bought her roses?", Dawn pulled them away from Angel and

rushed into the bathroom to put them in water.

"Sorry about that", refering to Dawn's giddyness.

"It's okay. I also brought you this," he handed

her a peice of paper with a large amount of phone numbers

on

it," those are the phone numbers to each of the

girls' rooms, that way you don't have to yell down the

hallway"

"Thanks, for everything" Buffy said, smiling

"Welcome"

Dawn walked back into the room, carrying a glass vase full of water. She

set it down on the table next to the bed.

"I'm going to.." , Buffy pointed to the bathroom, Angel noded,

understanding what she meant.

"So, Dawny how have you been doing?" asked Angel

"Good , tired" She said letting out a breath

"I bet,so.....Dawn what can you tell me about your sister and

Spike?" he asked moving next to her, on the bed

"Well her and Spike never really were together, especialy

after the whole rape thing-"

"He raped her?"

"Tryed, and then he left and came back with a soul, hoping

that-"

"He tryed to rape her?" Angel said to himself, in shock

"He'd get back with her"

"I can't believe this!", Angel stood up from the bed and paced

back and forth in front of it.

"And Buffy never told you about this, did she?" asked Dawn,

realizing what she just told him

Angel shook his head. "Oh boy"