Hey sorry last chapter I forgot to mention who Pike was. I think that most
people might recall him but then I could be wrong. Yeah he's from the
movie. So I hope that clears that up. Anyway I was reading someone else's
story a bit ago and came across him. I had forgotten about him and so I
incorporated him into this story. This chapter is actually Angel's point
of view for a change, and I'm not sure if I'll do that again. It was
really weird to try to think like him. So yes anyway please tell me what
you think and what should happen next.170017
I walked off the plane with Spike, Gunn and Illyria following. Gunn had been to the hospital and was already healing. Illyria and Gunn were coming with Spike and me just in cause W&H had decided to take us down. We were stronger together than apart. Spike and I knew where Buffy, Dawn and Andrew were living so we had the advantage for finding them. I phoned a cab company and ordered one from the airport we were at. I was lucky that I knew Latin. I wasn't the only one it seemed. Illyria apparently knew all the human languages.
I turned back to the gang, "It'll only be twenty minuets," I told them. I was really happy to be here. When Spike and I had left the last time we never got to talk to Buffy. I hadn't talked to her in what seemed like forever. I knew that she was involved with the immortal but I could get over that. I could make her see that she didn't need him. She needed me. We needed each other. She's happy though, the back of my mind told me. She's really happy here, with him. Oh, I hated that. I knew I shouldn't, I should be happy that she was moving on but I couldn't. She couldn't love someone like him. But did I really have the choice? I knew I didn't and it wasn't like Buffy always did what others wanted her to do.
Spike would have to tell her he was alive though. Which could get very entertaining. I guess there was something to look forward to. Maybe Buffy already knew that he was alive though... Andrew had found out about Spike, and as far as I know of him, I don't think that it could still be a secret. Though maybe I'm wrong he seemed like he could keep that away from Buffy and Dawn when Spike and I had come the last time. He seemed so confident. I remember the first time I had ever met him. He was silly and weird, a total nerd. Then he might have spilt the juicy details but now... Well that was still up for discussion.
Spike, Gunn and I sat down to wait on an outside beach while Illyria paced around. She was still upset about Wesley. Hey I was still upset but there were greater things on my mind.
"Cabs here," Gunn announced to us as a bright yellow vehicle pulled to a stop only feet away.
We all walked to it while Gunn and Illyria directed themselves towards the back. Spike never wanting to follow the crowd decided to head to the passenger side. I wanted to argue that I should get to sit there but I decided it wasn't worth it and squished into the back. Whatever, we could fight later and on more important things. Namely a girl that I love and he has an obsession with. I'll never admit that he loves her, the back of my mind yelled at me. There was no chance of that and there was even a slighter chance that I would ever say that she could or did love him back.
I told the driver where to go in Latin and then closed the door behind me. We drove in silence as we made our way to the apartment. No one knew what to say. When I looked over at Gunn, I saw that he was staring at Illyria. He would probably be thinking about Fred and what he had done to her. Illyria didn't seem to notice, as she herself was most likely thinking about Wesley. She knew what had happened to him and I doubted that she would ever tell the details. Turning my head forward I watched as Spike excitedly looked out the window, at all the sites. He seemed to be trying to capture Rome's beauty in his mind. He had done the same thing when we had come before.
The cab driver stopped at the apartment and the others filed out as I paid the amount. Good thing I had my wallet with me. It seemed strange to have it with me though; I hardly ever carried it. Maybe this was fate telling me that we were supposed to be here. No, I doubt that, it was just a coincidence. I got out and joined the others as we walked towards the building. "You know what," Spike said aloud, "Me and Angel should do this alone. You guys can just wait out here. It shouldn't take too long."
I looked at Gunn as he nodded and then at Illyria who didn't seem to care. I shrugged as we entered the building on our way to Buffy's home. We had only up the stairs to go and then we would have to face her. "You think she'll be mad at me?" Spike asked me as we reached the top of the stairs.
"I don't know. I guess it depends on her day. You know Buffy can get mad at the weirdest things. Then again you did keep it from her for about a year so..." I told Spike worrying myself about her reaction. What would everyone's reactions be? We would be showing up out of the blue asking for help. Would they help us? Maybe they really didn't trust us? So many things could go wrong.
"True," Spike started, "But I mean how can a bloke just say that he's back. I ain't as dead as you thought sweetheart. Sorry bout that and oh yea, been back for a while and didn't know how I'd break it to ya," Spike finished sarcastically.
This would be quite interesting. "Well we're here. Guess we'll find out," I told Spike standing right in front of the door.
Spike reached in front of me and knocked. "Guess we will," he mumbled back.
The door opened slowly as none other than Andrew answered. It seems like he's always in Buffy's place when we try to see her. Behind him stood Dawn looking like she was about to head out. Her mouth dropped at the sight of us. Mostly Spike though, he was supposed to be dead after all. Spike looked at Dawn, a sorry expression sketched onto his features. I think he and her had a really good relationship or something. They seemed to just get each other. Dawn walked out from behind Andrew to stand beside him. She smiled at Spike," Spike! What are you doing here? You were well... dead."
"Um well we've been in a lot of trouble these last days, mind if we come in?" Spike asked her. She nodded. We walked in as they moved aside.
"How did you guys just walk in like that? Don't you like need to be invited or something?" Dawn questioned, obviously Andrew hadn't spilt the beans quite yet. Dawn knew that a nod couldn't just invite a vampire in.
"Andrew invited us in the last time we were here," I stated as she scrunched her face up confused. "It's not really important," I added.
"Is Buffy here?" Spike cut in looking around a bit expectantly. She didn't seem to be here. Where was she? Was she with him, the immortal? Oh god I hope she's not.
Andrew looked a bit squeamish at that and then coughed and said, "Actually she um headed out to um LA."
"WHAT!" Spike and I shouted back. Why was she there? Was she in trouble? Was she caught in the fight? Was she okay? We looked at him waiting for him to continue.
"Um we don't really know why, but um since you guys are here and all we're guessing you didn't by any chance happen to run into her," Andrew turned to Dawn as if asking her for help.
"She said she had some stuff she needed to work through there. We thought It was like personal and all but, now? I'm not so sure," Dawn added and looked at me. She thought Buffy was there to talk to me? Why would she do that? What happened here? Questions popped into my head but none of them came out. "What happened in LA" Dawn asked.
"There was another apocalypse... that was stopped as you obviously can see," Spike told Dawn. Dawn looked worried at this so Spike added; "We didn't see Buffy anytime there though. I bet she's okay nibblet, you don't need to worry."
I looked at this gang of people but only thought about Buffy. Where had she gotten? Would she be back? "Um you mind if we stay the night... or day as it happens to be?" I asked, looking across the room I had just noticed that behind the blinds it was getting quite light out. Spike and I wouldn't be leaving anytime soon.
Dawn nodded. "Hey Angel don't forget about Gunn and Illyria out there," Spike said turning to me. I had forgotten about them it was true but it wasn't like I would tell spike that.
"Andrew you mind going to get them, it's a little too light to venture out?" I asked Andrew. He didn't answer as he headed out the door. Guess that was a yes.
"Buffy will be back," Dawn said really only to herself, "She's okay and she'll be back. We just need to wait for her."
I hope she's okay. I hope she's back here soon. I could try to comfort myself as well. Dawn wasn't the only one worried. I looked over at Spike who seemed to be thinking something along the same lines.
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I walked off the plane with Spike, Gunn and Illyria following. Gunn had been to the hospital and was already healing. Illyria and Gunn were coming with Spike and me just in cause W&H had decided to take us down. We were stronger together than apart. Spike and I knew where Buffy, Dawn and Andrew were living so we had the advantage for finding them. I phoned a cab company and ordered one from the airport we were at. I was lucky that I knew Latin. I wasn't the only one it seemed. Illyria apparently knew all the human languages.
I turned back to the gang, "It'll only be twenty minuets," I told them. I was really happy to be here. When Spike and I had left the last time we never got to talk to Buffy. I hadn't talked to her in what seemed like forever. I knew that she was involved with the immortal but I could get over that. I could make her see that she didn't need him. She needed me. We needed each other. She's happy though, the back of my mind told me. She's really happy here, with him. Oh, I hated that. I knew I shouldn't, I should be happy that she was moving on but I couldn't. She couldn't love someone like him. But did I really have the choice? I knew I didn't and it wasn't like Buffy always did what others wanted her to do.
Spike would have to tell her he was alive though. Which could get very entertaining. I guess there was something to look forward to. Maybe Buffy already knew that he was alive though... Andrew had found out about Spike, and as far as I know of him, I don't think that it could still be a secret. Though maybe I'm wrong he seemed like he could keep that away from Buffy and Dawn when Spike and I had come the last time. He seemed so confident. I remember the first time I had ever met him. He was silly and weird, a total nerd. Then he might have spilt the juicy details but now... Well that was still up for discussion.
Spike, Gunn and I sat down to wait on an outside beach while Illyria paced around. She was still upset about Wesley. Hey I was still upset but there were greater things on my mind.
"Cabs here," Gunn announced to us as a bright yellow vehicle pulled to a stop only feet away.
We all walked to it while Gunn and Illyria directed themselves towards the back. Spike never wanting to follow the crowd decided to head to the passenger side. I wanted to argue that I should get to sit there but I decided it wasn't worth it and squished into the back. Whatever, we could fight later and on more important things. Namely a girl that I love and he has an obsession with. I'll never admit that he loves her, the back of my mind yelled at me. There was no chance of that and there was even a slighter chance that I would ever say that she could or did love him back.
I told the driver where to go in Latin and then closed the door behind me. We drove in silence as we made our way to the apartment. No one knew what to say. When I looked over at Gunn, I saw that he was staring at Illyria. He would probably be thinking about Fred and what he had done to her. Illyria didn't seem to notice, as she herself was most likely thinking about Wesley. She knew what had happened to him and I doubted that she would ever tell the details. Turning my head forward I watched as Spike excitedly looked out the window, at all the sites. He seemed to be trying to capture Rome's beauty in his mind. He had done the same thing when we had come before.
The cab driver stopped at the apartment and the others filed out as I paid the amount. Good thing I had my wallet with me. It seemed strange to have it with me though; I hardly ever carried it. Maybe this was fate telling me that we were supposed to be here. No, I doubt that, it was just a coincidence. I got out and joined the others as we walked towards the building. "You know what," Spike said aloud, "Me and Angel should do this alone. You guys can just wait out here. It shouldn't take too long."
I looked at Gunn as he nodded and then at Illyria who didn't seem to care. I shrugged as we entered the building on our way to Buffy's home. We had only up the stairs to go and then we would have to face her. "You think she'll be mad at me?" Spike asked me as we reached the top of the stairs.
"I don't know. I guess it depends on her day. You know Buffy can get mad at the weirdest things. Then again you did keep it from her for about a year so..." I told Spike worrying myself about her reaction. What would everyone's reactions be? We would be showing up out of the blue asking for help. Would they help us? Maybe they really didn't trust us? So many things could go wrong.
"True," Spike started, "But I mean how can a bloke just say that he's back. I ain't as dead as you thought sweetheart. Sorry bout that and oh yea, been back for a while and didn't know how I'd break it to ya," Spike finished sarcastically.
This would be quite interesting. "Well we're here. Guess we'll find out," I told Spike standing right in front of the door.
Spike reached in front of me and knocked. "Guess we will," he mumbled back.
The door opened slowly as none other than Andrew answered. It seems like he's always in Buffy's place when we try to see her. Behind him stood Dawn looking like she was about to head out. Her mouth dropped at the sight of us. Mostly Spike though, he was supposed to be dead after all. Spike looked at Dawn, a sorry expression sketched onto his features. I think he and her had a really good relationship or something. They seemed to just get each other. Dawn walked out from behind Andrew to stand beside him. She smiled at Spike," Spike! What are you doing here? You were well... dead."
"Um well we've been in a lot of trouble these last days, mind if we come in?" Spike asked her. She nodded. We walked in as they moved aside.
"How did you guys just walk in like that? Don't you like need to be invited or something?" Dawn questioned, obviously Andrew hadn't spilt the beans quite yet. Dawn knew that a nod couldn't just invite a vampire in.
"Andrew invited us in the last time we were here," I stated as she scrunched her face up confused. "It's not really important," I added.
"Is Buffy here?" Spike cut in looking around a bit expectantly. She didn't seem to be here. Where was she? Was she with him, the immortal? Oh god I hope she's not.
Andrew looked a bit squeamish at that and then coughed and said, "Actually she um headed out to um LA."
"WHAT!" Spike and I shouted back. Why was she there? Was she in trouble? Was she caught in the fight? Was she okay? We looked at him waiting for him to continue.
"Um we don't really know why, but um since you guys are here and all we're guessing you didn't by any chance happen to run into her," Andrew turned to Dawn as if asking her for help.
"She said she had some stuff she needed to work through there. We thought It was like personal and all but, now? I'm not so sure," Dawn added and looked at me. She thought Buffy was there to talk to me? Why would she do that? What happened here? Questions popped into my head but none of them came out. "What happened in LA" Dawn asked.
"There was another apocalypse... that was stopped as you obviously can see," Spike told Dawn. Dawn looked worried at this so Spike added; "We didn't see Buffy anytime there though. I bet she's okay nibblet, you don't need to worry."
I looked at this gang of people but only thought about Buffy. Where had she gotten? Would she be back? "Um you mind if we stay the night... or day as it happens to be?" I asked, looking across the room I had just noticed that behind the blinds it was getting quite light out. Spike and I wouldn't be leaving anytime soon.
Dawn nodded. "Hey Angel don't forget about Gunn and Illyria out there," Spike said turning to me. I had forgotten about them it was true but it wasn't like I would tell spike that.
"Andrew you mind going to get them, it's a little too light to venture out?" I asked Andrew. He didn't answer as he headed out the door. Guess that was a yes.
"Buffy will be back," Dawn said really only to herself, "She's okay and she'll be back. We just need to wait for her."
I hope she's okay. I hope she's back here soon. I could try to comfort myself as well. Dawn wasn't the only one worried. I looked over at Spike who seemed to be thinking something along the same lines.
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