One True Love

By Kata Malfoy

Summary: Angel's under a spell, and only his true love can break it. Buffy's tried, but he's still asleep. So who is his true love? Slash A/S, Crossover BtVS/AtS

A/N This is set in Angel, early season three. BUFFY DID DIE!! I've decided to work it into the story. Thank's to everyone who review; you're all really great.

This is SLASH, don't like, don't read.

Disclaimer: Don't own anything

Chapter 2

Buffy waited a moment before turning to Wesley, confusion on her face.

'Is something meant to have happened?'

Wesley stared at Angel, puzzled. He clearly was as surprised as Buffy that Angel was still unmoving.

'Well...there is the possibility that I said the spell wrong, b-'

'No,' said Willow, who'd been standing at the door, 'You said the spell right, I've seen it done before. You did everything right, Angel should be awake.'

'Then what are we going to do?' Cordy said in a soft voice, tears welling in her eyes.

'I don't know.'

The Scoobies and the A.I team were all sitting in the Lobby, and everyone was visibly tense. They weren't all used to being together, and with the extra worry about Angel, things were at breaking point. Finally, Gunn was the one who spoke up.

'Hey Dawn, how much have you seen of L.A? Maybe you would like to come on a bit of a tour,' he said with a smile.

'Yeah, that would be great.' Of course, Dawn already knew a great deal about L.A, seeing as she grew up there, but anything to get out of this place.

They got up and left, Anya, Xander and Tara going with them. That left Giles and Fred sitting in the lobby together.

'So...um...this all looks very nice...'said Giles awkwardly.

The group of people coming down the stairs saved them from any further attempts at conversation. Fred looked up eagerly, but her face fell when she couldn't see her champion.

'Where's Angel?' she asked, one hand clamped on the chair behind her.

Wesley sighed; he hated being the bringer of bad news.

'We couldn't wake him up, it didn't work,' he said tiredly, dropping into a chair next to Giles.

Tears formed in Fred's eyes, and she ran up to her room (again). Cordy reluctantly went after her, after squeezing Wesley's hand. Giles watched as she hurried up the stairs, and then took up his glasses and cleaned them. Buffy felt tempted to grab the glasses and smash them, but she restrained herself.

'Where did everyone else go?' asked Willow, noticing the empty lobby.

'For a walk,' said Giles, replacing his glasses, 'Wesley, are you sure you did the spell right? Maybe you didn't have enough power, should Willow try?

'No,' said Willow looking at Giles, 'Anyone can do that spell, because it doesn't require power. All the power comes from true love. I hate to say this, but the only reason it wouldn't have worked was if the love wasn't strong enough.'

She looked apprehensively at Buffy, knowing that that was something she probably really didn't want to hear. Luckily, Buffy had walked over to the desk and hadn't heard anything she had said.

Giles looked at her thoughtfully. Obviously the idea of Angel loving someone more than Buffy had never occurred to him.

'Maybe...Darla?' asked Willow hesitantly.

'She can't be,' said Wesley, speaking for first time in minutes, 'Angel didn't have a soul when they were together, it's impossible for him to love without one.'

'Cordelia seems very fond of him.' said Giles, just as Buffy turned and began to walk towards them.

'Giles, go and have a look in Wesley's Watcher's diaries, see if there is some mention of Angelus having a love interest. Wesley, go and find Cordelia, try the spell with her. I might know someone who can help...and don't tell Buffy,' Willow added as an afterthought.

The three of them all disappeared with their different duties, leaving Buffy alone. She walked out the door, and sat down to bench, wallowing in self-pity. Buffy was aware of the most likely reason the spell didn't work, but she just wasn't ready to accept it.

With everything she'd been through, death and life and heaven, she'd always been sure of her and Angel's love. Sure that they meant for each other, soul mates. But if Angel loved someone more her, had it all been lies? Had she been some sort of rebound?

NO.

Angel loved her. She loved him. It was just some stupid loophole in the spell.

She kept telling herself that.

Cordy and Wesley left Angel's bedroom, after having no luck with the spell; not that they were really expecting it to work. Even if Angel did love Cordelia, it didn't even come close to what he and Buffy had, and if that wasn't enough...

They walked dejectedly down the stairs to try and help Giles, hoping that the Watchers' Diaries might contain the answer to their questions, but it wasn't likely. After all, Angel couldn't have loved without his soul, and he hadn't exactly been a social butterfly since he got it back.

'Any luck?' Cordelia asked as they both slumped into chairs in front of the desk.

'No,' replied Giles from behind a pile of books, 'but it is managing to depress me greatly. Some of the things in here are disgusting.'

'Well, we're just going to have to keep on looking,' said Wesley tiredly, picking up the nearest book, 'and hope Willow comes back soon.'

Gunn had showed them around all the local haunts, and they were now heading for the docks. Dawn and Anya were waling slightly behind the rest of them, having some deep conversation.

Gunn had embarrassed himself greatly by trying to flirt with Tara, only for Xander to pull him aside discreetly and point out that she was Willow's girlfriend. Since then he had been oddly quiet.

The five of them were just about to turn around and go back when three figures stepped out of the shadows in front of them; two more emerging behind. Gunn pulled out a stake just as the lead vampire stepped forward with a cocky grin.

'Well boys, dinner is served.'

'Where's Spike when you need him,' Xander muttered under his breath.

Gunn turned around, raising an eyebrow.

'Spike?'

A/N Any questions or comments or ideas and VERY welcome!!