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Summary: Buffy Summers and Angelus O'Brien are two of the hottest young actors out there. When they are forced to work on the same project will their two completely different personalities collide or will love blossom.

Authors Note: Completely AU!!!!!!!!!!

Title: To Different

Author: TK

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Part 13

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"Buffy, you have got to read this," said Spike a week later as he sat with his best friend out on his family's patio.

"Read what?" asked Buffy taking the news paper that Spike had handed her. It was her day off from the movie set, and with five hours before Angelus was to pick her up for their date, she thought she would come by and see how Spike's little sister was doing. The relieve of Buffy's face when she heard of Ryanna's smooth recovery refreshed the young blonde. "Does it have junk about me in it or something?" she teased unaware of how close to the truth she really was.

"You might say that," Spike gritted his teeth. How dare someone accuse his best friend of such an act. Buffy happened

to be one of the sweetest most loving people he had ever met. She would never do what that article claimed she had done. Never!

Buffy all of a sudden got a not so good feeling in the pit of her stomach at Spike's glare. Opening the paper up, what she saw shocked her to say the least. There for everyone to see, an article about a page long claimed that she had aborted a child. How could anyone accuse her of such a thing. She had never even dated this Spike fellow. Whoever, told the story needed to seriously be kicked in the butt.

"You alright, Bits?" wondered Spike sensing his friend was about ready to do some of that fancy butt kicking she did when she was upset.

Shaking her head 'no' Buffy placed the paper down. "How could someone accuse me of such a horrible thing?" she demanded standing up from her chair. " I would never have an abortion. In fact, up until this last weekend I wore the virgin flag.

Not to mention Angelus and I were careful, and I have never dated that stuck up Spike, thinks he so hot actor," she rambled on wanting to strangle the person responsible for this.

"Call the paper, and let them know if they don't print a retraction, you'll sue them for all they'll worth," suggested Spike handing her her cell phone.

"Oh, you can bet I am going to do that," claimed Buffy flipping her new gray cell phone opened. Her fingers were about to dial the number to the paper when the cell phone rang. Buffy at once recognized it as Angelus number and opened it up." Angelus, it's not true," she told the man she loved.

"I know," came Angelus reply. When Dawn had brought him the paper that morning, he had read the article and wanted to beat the crud out of the person responsibly. "I have already called the paper, and told them that they better print a retraction, or they will be facing a heavy law suit," he told his goddess. No one messed with his girlfriend and got away with it. His loving,

caring, sweet, Buffy would never do something so bad as get pregnant then just have an abortion because she didn't want the child.

"You did?" inquired a surprised Buffy. "Thank you," she told her boyfriend. "I appreciate that a lot. In fact, I was just going to call them myself. Angel, who would do such a thing?" she asked using his new nickname she had given him over the

weekend. " I mean I haven't pissed anyone off that I know of lately."

"I don't know, Love, but rest a sure I will find out who is spreading this ugly rumor, and they will pay for it," he promised waving for Lindsay to come in.

"How?" wondered Buffy sitting back down in her chair and nodding to the new maid Lena who had laid her Lemonade before her." I have my manger here with me right now. He is very good with getting this type of thing buried. He knows some powerful lawyers," Angelus assured her.

"Okay," relented Buffy fully trusting Angelus with everything. "I'll see you tonight, right?" she asked sharing a look with Spike, one that seemed to say,' Everything is going to be all right.'" I'll pick you up at your house at six," promised Angelus. "I love you," he said honestly.

"I love you too," returned Buffy smiling at the sweetness in Angleus voice. A sweetness that she never thought would even be familiar with Angelus. "Talk to you later?"

"Okay, bye, Angel," replied Buffy and hung up. "He's going to take care of it," she told Spike sitting down.

"and if he doesn't?" wondered Spike still not all that convince about the 'Great Angelus.

"Then I will," stated Buffy without so much as a second thought.

"Someone is a bit pissy," teased Spike trying to lighten the mood.

"Wouldn't you be?" asked Buffy giving her best friend her determine face.

"Yes," Agreed Spike. "Listen, Bits, maybe you should call your manger and start getting this fixed," he suggested. " I mean Angelus might find out who

did it, but the press is probably still going to want a statement from you."

"You're right, Spike," she said opening her cell phone. "I got a mess to clean up."

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"Lindsey, I want to know who did this," demanded Angelus throwing the paper down on his desk. "Buffy, never did anything that that article says she did,"

"Are you sure?" asked Lindsey carefully. He didn't feel like getting his head ripped off by his client, but actress had been know to do such things.

"Buffy is not that type of girl, and I will defend her honor to the end if I must," swore Angelus gaining a shocking expression from Lindsey.

"Could it be that someone has tamed the beast?" inquired Lindsey. To say he was shocked would be putting it lightly. He had never seen Angelus

defend someone so strongly. Especially woman, there was no doubt in his mind. Angelus was in love, and that surprised him and made him happy

for the young man to no end.

"Lindsey, could you please call the news paper again, I want to know who exactly spilled this rumor?" Angelus asked. "Then contact this Spike person. I want to ask him to make an official statement saying that nothing like this has ever happened between him and Buffy. Make sure he knows, I will do

anything to keep her good name."

"I'll start on it right away," promised Lindsey getting up from his chair.

"Good," Angelus voiced. "I will be getting ready for my date with Buffy, hopefully by the time I am done you will have some information for me."

"I'll try."

"Thank you, Lindsey," thanked Angelus once again shocking Lindsey to the core.

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"It is out?" asked Darla.

"It is," replied Lila," now you have to be ready for the backlash that might accuse.

"Little Miss Buffy can bring it on," challenged Darla laughing wickedly sitting back in her chair. "I covered my tracks really well."

"There are always ways to uncover those tracks," Lila said, but more to herself then to Darla. 'I hope you know what you are doing Darla, I really do.'

TBC_________________________________With feedback. Sorry it has taken me so long to get another part out to you all. I know some have been asking for a new part for a while now. I hope the wait was worth it for you. Remember feedback inspires my writing muses to write faster and more.

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