That night Angel slept in a bed that was added in Buffy's room. He was asleep when he felt Buffy curl up in his bed next to him. She was trying to hold back tears. Angel could tell by the shaking of her shoulders. He wrapped his arms on her stomach pulling her closer.

"Shhh....It's alright," he said quietly.

"Sorry," She said sniffling. "I thought you were asleep."

"It's okay. Just sleep," Angel said stroking her hair.

She was soon asleep.

*****

Angel awoke to find he was alone. He heard the shower running in the other room. He sighed and got up. He grabbed his shirt off the chair and heard the bathroom door open behind him. Buffy was wearing a tanktop with a black leather duster. Her hair was up so it wouldn't get wet in the shower. She was about to take it down when Angel stopped her.

"You look beautiful like that," Angel said.

"I know I do, but the scars-" Buffy started looking away.

"Are not a problem. Who cares Buffy? No one's going to say anything. You're the slayer. Tell them you were fighting a vampire. Because you were. You don't have to get into details if you're asked," Angel said.

Buffy let out a chuckle. "We missed breakfast."

"It's alright," Angel said and they walked into the classroom.

"Angel I can't let them ask cos-" Buffy started ranting.

"Buffy. It will be alright. I promise. I never break down from a promise," Angel said kissing her forehead.

"Yeah right Deadboy," Buffy smirked then someone cleared their throat from the doorway.

She looked and saw Dumbledore.

"Yep. One of those SunnyD Snyder times," Buffy said blushing.

"It's alright," Dumbledore said his eyes glistening. "I just came to make sure you were alright since you missed breakfast."

"Slept in," Angel said.

Dumbledore nodded then left as students came in.

"We are so lucky he wasn't a student," Buffy siad whispering.

Angel laughed then looked at her.

"I was serious in what I said Buffy. Keep you're hair up," Angel said.

*****

That night...............

Buffy and Angel were getting ready to patrol the Forbidden Forest. Buffy put a knife in the back of her jeans then placed her Crossbow over her shoulder. Angel took a sward and a few stakes for him and Buffy. They were walking down the hallway when they sensed something following them. Buffy stopped and looked behind her and saw nothing.

"Harry guys take off the cloak already." Nothing. "Come on. I'm not gonna get pissed off."

They took off the cloak.

"That is cool," Angel said.

"A: What are you doing out so late? B: Where did you learn your really bad sneaking out skills? I didn't even have an invisibilty cloak and I didn't get caught," Buffy said putting her hands on her hips.

"Well...we..I....the..." Ron tried.

"We wanted to see what you guys were doing," Hermione said.

Buffy took off her crossbow and carried it in her hand.

"So much for patrolling. My office let's go," Buffy said scooting the kids along until they reacher her painting.

"Scooby-Doo," The painting opened.

Angel chuckled along with Harry and Hermione. Ron was just confused. They walked inside and sat in the chairs. Buffy put her stuff away in a cabinet then sat on her desk. She looked at the kids. They didn't say anything.

"Well? Get on with it," Buffy said.

She had done this with Dawn plenty of times. Angel smiled at her.

"Uhh. Well, what exactly?" Harry asked.

"You know you wanna. Ask anything," Buffy said.

Angel nearly fell over at that one. He shifted feet and looked at Buffy with a face.

"Don't give me that look Angel," Buffy said sternly.

"Not the Willow-resolve-face. Buff-"

"Angel."

"Why were you heading into the forbidden forest, and what did you mean by patrolling?" Hermione asked.

"Needed a well deserved break from my other life beca-" Buffy started then an owl flew in with a letter.

She read it and paled considerably and her eyes nearly bugged out.

"Shit," Buffy said quietly and only Angel heard it with his vampiric hearing.

"Buffy?" Angel asked standing straight up.

She stayed silent staring at the letter. The three kids looked at each other worried. Angel walked over and put a hand on Buffy's shoulder as he read it from there.

Slayer,

I'm baaaaacccckkkkk. Say hello to the poof for me. See you soon love.

Spike

"Buffy say something," Angel said.

The slayer sat in silence.

"Get back to your common room. You aren't in trouble. Do not tell anyone anything got it? Get McGonagall in here," Angel said.

Hermione and Ron ran out to get McGnagall. Hary stopped in the doorway. Angel pulled Buffy into a hug and the Slayer started to cry really hard. Harry looked at this scene then quietly closed the door behind him. He and his friends sprinted to McGonagall's room.

*****

Angel met McGonagall and Dumbledore in the headmasters office.

"Where is she?" McGongall asked.

"Sleeping in her room. She was up all last night," Angel answered. "We need to get the three in here. They might wanna know."

Dumbledore nodded. 5 minutes later the three were in the office with the professors and Angel.

"Is Buffy okay?" Hermione, Ron, and Harry all asked.

Angel smiled weakly.

"I'll need you to contact Wesley and find out what information he can give us about where Spike might be," Dumbledore said.

Angel nodded then got up and left.

"Who is Spike?" Harry asked.

"We're not the right people to tell you Harry," McGongall said.

"But I am," Buffy said from the doorway.

Everyone turned, and she smiled weakly.

"Come on. Let's go for a walk. If we plan this right you can get out of potions," Buffy smiled.

*****

"Wow."

"Yeah."

"Sorry," Harry said.

Buffy had confessed it all to Harry, but only to him. He swore he would never tell anyone.

"No prob."

Buffy then got up from their spot that they were sitting at by the lake and walked towards the castle.

*****

Buffy hugged Angel tightly. He kissed her forehead as he had done many times in the past week.

"I'll be back in a month. Promise," Angel said.

"You better Dead boy," Buffy smirked.

They said thier goodbyes then Buffy went to breakfast.

*****