:: Wow, been... Quite a while, hasn't it? Sorry, but my life has been... Quite similar to that of a life, lol. Anyone still with me?
I had planned on continuing with the B/A, but I decided to cut the party, and get to the drama. lol. Sorry ::
"Hey Xand, happy birthday and all, but I got to go out on a patrol," Faith said, standing up and patting Xander on the back.
He rubbed the spot with his hand. "Ow."
"My bad. Anyone coming along?"
"We-We could mak-make it part of the-the party," Tara suggested.
"Guys, Buffy doesn't know about... I'd feel bad to leave her alone," Angel said.
"Then don't," Faith said. "You can take B home, make with the smoochies, and we can handle patrol."
Angel nodded. "Yeah, that could work."
They all looked to the stairs when they heard Buffy coming down. She looked from one face to the other, then to Angel's.
"We're going to leave," Angel said, walking over to her. "I don't want your mom to worry."
He winked at her and Buffy smiled. "Yeah, you're probably right. Um, why don't you head up? I have to grab my coat."
He nodded and walked past her. Buffy could tell that the gang was hiding something, and once she had her coat, she confronted them.
"Patrol?" she asked.
"How'd you know?" Willow asked.
"Why else would Angel rush me out of here? He's not like... That," Buffy said.
"You'd be surprised," Xander said and Faith elbowed him.
"Ow."
"Are you sure you don't want me to..." Buffy started.
"No, you go have some fun," Willow said. "We're ok."
Buffy smiled and ran up the stairs to met Angel.
Buffy and Angel walked hand in hand down the street towards their apartment. They'd walked in silence, just enjoying each other's presence. Both knew how rare and valuable the love they had was.
"Angel," Buffy started. I should tell him.
"Yeah?" he asked, looking down at her.
"I... Um..." she stuttered. I can't. "I love you."
"I love you too."
She smiled up at him, but could feel the guilt hitting her stomach. How could she keep something so big from him?
He knows about slaying, it's not like it'd be a complete shock. I mean, just the fact that I'm a Slayer would be new to him... And I don't think he'll care. I mean, I'm still me, Buffy.
"Well, here we are," Angel said, removing his arm from her waist.
"Are you going to walk up with me?" she asked.
"Well, I..."
"Right, you probably want to get back to Xander. Don't worry about it," she said, reaching up to kiss him on the cheek. "I'll see you tomorrow. Oh, and thanks for walking me home!"
She ran into the apartment building and up the stairs, quicker than she thought possible. Angel watched her go for a minute, before smiling and heading back to join the gang at the cemetery.
Angel walked through the gates of the cemetery, a smile on his face. He froze when he heard a scream fill the silent town.
Willow, he thought, and immediately ran towards the racket.
Pushing past a few trees, and jumping over a few headstones, he managed to reach the place where the scream originated.
Willow as on the ground, some kind of demon on top of her. Quickly, Angel ran over to her and pulled it off, throwing it into a nearby tombstone, barely hurting it.
Faith jumped up from her place on the ground and ran to his side.
"We can't take this," she said. "He's like a super vamp."
"Get them out of here, I'll hold it back."
"Angel, I couldn't even..."
"Faith, don't argue with me. Not now," he said.
Faith walked over to Willow and helped her up from the ground. "Will, find Xander and the rest and tell them to head back to Xander's basement. We'll catch up to you in a few."
Willow simply nodded and took off, not looking back.
"I told you to leave," Angel said.
"Since when do I take orders?" Faith said, smirking. "Besides, this is what I'm born to do, you just think you're super-man."
:: Short, I know. If I get some reviews though, I'll add more::
