Sunnydale
"You're going where?" Dawn asked as Buffy finished talking.
"L.A. to see Angel. His friend Lorne says that Angel has something to tell me. Something that is important and that will make us both feel better." Buffy ran up to her room and pulled out a duffel bag.
"Yeah, but Buff, you know what happens when you and The Dead Boy get together." Xander added as he followed her around the room.
"Yeah, it starts okay, and then Angel goes all grrr... you at least won't do anything rash right?" Willow said as she pushed Xander over to be able to sit on the bed.
"Of course I won't do anything rash," continued Buffy. "Unfortunately, Angel and I can never really have a real relationship. But... to get to the point, I'm going to listen to what he has to say and leave. Okay? Is that okay?"
"Alright. But... you have to keep in contact with us. You know, now that we are taking over your Slayer duties for the weekend, again, you know I still don't see why you have to go." Xander said as he and Willow followed Buffy down the stairs.
"Look, I'll be back soon. Just... be careful. Oh, and Xander, take Spike with you when you go patrolling." A smirk crept up Buffy's face as she watched Xander's face turn from worry to horror.
"Spike? Mr. Chip-In-My-Head? Mr. Let's-Try-And-Kill-Buffy Spike?"
"Xander will gladly take Spike patrolling. Won't you Xander?" Willow told Buffy, glaring at Xander as she waited for his response.
"No-," Xander started, but received a jab in the ribs from Willow and quickly changed his tune, "I mean, sure. If it will make you happy."
"Thanks, Xand." Buffy leaned over and kissed her friend on the cheek. Xander blushed as Buffy moved to Willow, "Be careful."
Willow hugged Buffy, "Aren't we always?" Willow said sarcastically.
"No." Buffy moved to the door, "Bye, Dawnie. See you in a couple days. Do your homework!"
"Yeah, see ya." Dawn called from upstairs.
"Bye you guys." Buffy turned and started her trip to L.A.
Inside the house Xander turned to Willow, "You know that really hurt. Next time just cut me off. I don't need to be jabbed on every second, ya know."
"Oh, quiet you big baby." Willow said as she playfully punched Xander on his arm.
"Ow, see what I mean." Xander wailed after her.
Los Angeles
Buffy stood outside Angel's building, admiring where he lived. "Wow, I see Angel's taste for big mansions hasn't worn out." She walked forward and opened the doors. It was really quiet inside. A weapons cabinet stood at one end of the lobby and a counter bordered the next. A large circular couch sat in the middle of the lobby, along with a sofa and a coffee table. Buffy looked up and saw the balcony to all the rooms upstairs. "Cool." Suddenly, the silence was broken.
"Ah hah. Wesley, here's something about that demon you wanted. It says that they grow knives from their..." Cordy trailed off as she saw Buffy in the doorway, "Buffy?"
"Grow knives from their Buffy? They grow knives from Slayers?" Wesley asked as he came out of the office across from which Cordelia stood. "Buffy?"
"Yes. Me Buffy. You Cordy and Wes." Buffy said talking like a robot.
"What are you doing here?" Cordelia asked as she walked over to her former classmate. Buffy didn't expect what came next. Cordelia hugged her...hugged. Buffy didn't know that Cordelia knew how to do that.
"I came to see Angel." Buffy said simply. "Where is he? He does live here right?"
"Yes, he does. He's upstairs in his room. Just came back from wandering the sewers all day. We told him to get some rest and to shower." Wesley said as he walked up to Buffy and gave her a hug. "Nice to see you again, by the way."
"You too, Wes."
"Wesley, are we going to eat soon?" Fred asked as she appeared at the top of the stairs. She noticed Buffy and ran down to say high. She looked over at Wesley, "New customer?"
"Try Angel's ex." Cordy turned and went to sit down. They were joined soon by Gunn, who somehow knew Buffy already.
"I helped her out in Sunnydale a couple times," was all he said.
The Fang Gang asked how Buffy was and what everyone back in Sunnydale was doing. She filled them in all the details, as they all happily enjoyed a break. Then, they heard a door open upstairs. They all thought it was Angel, but it was just Lorne. He introduced himself to Buffy, and then explained to everyone else why she was here, but he didn't reveal what Angel was to tell Buffy.
"Is it bad?" Buffy asked in a soft voice.
"No, not at all. Kind of good really. I guess it depends on how you look at it." Lorne went over to the mini bar and started to make himself a sea breeze.
"Well, as long as it won't turn Angel all grr and fangy, then I'll be happy." Cordy said as she always does in her special way.
"Oh, you mean that you were the one who..." Fred said as she pointed at Buffy.
"Love makes you do the wacky." Cordy got up and grabbed her purse. "Look, I would love to stick around and see the great reunion, but I have an audition downtown." Cordelia spun on her heel and pushed through the doors.
Then, in the midst of all the silence, a door opened. Angel stepped out into the corridor and ran a hand through his hair, "I need to tell her. She has to know what happened that day." He paused, "No, we're over. Buffy loves others now. She'll never come here. Buffy will never come-"He looked up and saw her. "Back." He walked quickly down the stairs, "Buffy?"
"Hey Angel." Buffy said as she stood up. Then, she tried hard to hold back the emotion, but it came down like a waterfall, she ran to him. Buffy flung her arms around Angel's neck and hugged her one true love. And he hugged her back.
"You're going where?" Dawn asked as Buffy finished talking.
"L.A. to see Angel. His friend Lorne says that Angel has something to tell me. Something that is important and that will make us both feel better." Buffy ran up to her room and pulled out a duffel bag.
"Yeah, but Buff, you know what happens when you and The Dead Boy get together." Xander added as he followed her around the room.
"Yeah, it starts okay, and then Angel goes all grrr... you at least won't do anything rash right?" Willow said as she pushed Xander over to be able to sit on the bed.
"Of course I won't do anything rash," continued Buffy. "Unfortunately, Angel and I can never really have a real relationship. But... to get to the point, I'm going to listen to what he has to say and leave. Okay? Is that okay?"
"Alright. But... you have to keep in contact with us. You know, now that we are taking over your Slayer duties for the weekend, again, you know I still don't see why you have to go." Xander said as he and Willow followed Buffy down the stairs.
"Look, I'll be back soon. Just... be careful. Oh, and Xander, take Spike with you when you go patrolling." A smirk crept up Buffy's face as she watched Xander's face turn from worry to horror.
"Spike? Mr. Chip-In-My-Head? Mr. Let's-Try-And-Kill-Buffy Spike?"
"Xander will gladly take Spike patrolling. Won't you Xander?" Willow told Buffy, glaring at Xander as she waited for his response.
"No-," Xander started, but received a jab in the ribs from Willow and quickly changed his tune, "I mean, sure. If it will make you happy."
"Thanks, Xand." Buffy leaned over and kissed her friend on the cheek. Xander blushed as Buffy moved to Willow, "Be careful."
Willow hugged Buffy, "Aren't we always?" Willow said sarcastically.
"No." Buffy moved to the door, "Bye, Dawnie. See you in a couple days. Do your homework!"
"Yeah, see ya." Dawn called from upstairs.
"Bye you guys." Buffy turned and started her trip to L.A.
Inside the house Xander turned to Willow, "You know that really hurt. Next time just cut me off. I don't need to be jabbed on every second, ya know."
"Oh, quiet you big baby." Willow said as she playfully punched Xander on his arm.
"Ow, see what I mean." Xander wailed after her.
Los Angeles
Buffy stood outside Angel's building, admiring where he lived. "Wow, I see Angel's taste for big mansions hasn't worn out." She walked forward and opened the doors. It was really quiet inside. A weapons cabinet stood at one end of the lobby and a counter bordered the next. A large circular couch sat in the middle of the lobby, along with a sofa and a coffee table. Buffy looked up and saw the balcony to all the rooms upstairs. "Cool." Suddenly, the silence was broken.
"Ah hah. Wesley, here's something about that demon you wanted. It says that they grow knives from their..." Cordy trailed off as she saw Buffy in the doorway, "Buffy?"
"Grow knives from their Buffy? They grow knives from Slayers?" Wesley asked as he came out of the office across from which Cordelia stood. "Buffy?"
"Yes. Me Buffy. You Cordy and Wes." Buffy said talking like a robot.
"What are you doing here?" Cordelia asked as she walked over to her former classmate. Buffy didn't expect what came next. Cordelia hugged her...hugged. Buffy didn't know that Cordelia knew how to do that.
"I came to see Angel." Buffy said simply. "Where is he? He does live here right?"
"Yes, he does. He's upstairs in his room. Just came back from wandering the sewers all day. We told him to get some rest and to shower." Wesley said as he walked up to Buffy and gave her a hug. "Nice to see you again, by the way."
"You too, Wes."
"Wesley, are we going to eat soon?" Fred asked as she appeared at the top of the stairs. She noticed Buffy and ran down to say high. She looked over at Wesley, "New customer?"
"Try Angel's ex." Cordy turned and went to sit down. They were joined soon by Gunn, who somehow knew Buffy already.
"I helped her out in Sunnydale a couple times," was all he said.
The Fang Gang asked how Buffy was and what everyone back in Sunnydale was doing. She filled them in all the details, as they all happily enjoyed a break. Then, they heard a door open upstairs. They all thought it was Angel, but it was just Lorne. He introduced himself to Buffy, and then explained to everyone else why she was here, but he didn't reveal what Angel was to tell Buffy.
"Is it bad?" Buffy asked in a soft voice.
"No, not at all. Kind of good really. I guess it depends on how you look at it." Lorne went over to the mini bar and started to make himself a sea breeze.
"Well, as long as it won't turn Angel all grr and fangy, then I'll be happy." Cordy said as she always does in her special way.
"Oh, you mean that you were the one who..." Fred said as she pointed at Buffy.
"Love makes you do the wacky." Cordy got up and grabbed her purse. "Look, I would love to stick around and see the great reunion, but I have an audition downtown." Cordelia spun on her heel and pushed through the doors.
Then, in the midst of all the silence, a door opened. Angel stepped out into the corridor and ran a hand through his hair, "I need to tell her. She has to know what happened that day." He paused, "No, we're over. Buffy loves others now. She'll never come here. Buffy will never come-"He looked up and saw her. "Back." He walked quickly down the stairs, "Buffy?"
"Hey Angel." Buffy said as she stood up. Then, she tried hard to hold back the emotion, but it came down like a waterfall, she ran to him. Buffy flung her arms around Angel's neck and hugged her one true love. And he hugged her back.