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A/N: In this fanfic, Angel has a soul (obviously) but he can't lose it if he sleeps with Buffy. Don't worry you'll figure out how that works eventually...
Doomed to walk the nights for all eternity, Angel began to wonder if he would ever find a lover; a girl who, when she looked at him, didn't run away screaming. Not that Angel was ugly, but being a blood-sucking creature- of-the-night isn't exactly a turn on for girls. As he was wandering past one of the numerous dark alleys of Sunnydale, he saw a pretty, young blonde girl fighting off a large group of black-clad vampires. She was outnumbered and had her back against the wall. Angel felt that if he didn't step in, the girl would surely be killed. He raced over to the battle-in-progress. The girl noticed him and waved confidently.
"Hey." She panted, obviously out of breath.
"Need any help?" Angel asked quickly as the girl kicked one of the vamps into the opposite wall.
"Nah, I got this under control," she stated, winking at him cheekily, as she whipped out a wooden stake and stabbed a couple of vampires and smiled as they poofed in a cloud of vamp dust. Angel winced, wondering if she'd do that to him, if and when she found out he was a vampire.
"You're the Slayer?" He said grimly, already knowing the answer.
"Yup! How'd you know? Hey, could you dust those guys for me?" She answered as she tossed him a spare stake and nodded towards the vampires that were trying to sneak up behind Angel.
"I...uh... read a lot." Angel punched one vampire and quickly jabbed the stake through its heart, then whirled around and stabbed another, watching them turn into piles of dust. As he warded off the rest he watched the Slayer curiously.
"Hello, vampire; meet my friend, Mister Pointy." Angel heard her say as she slew 4 vampires in less than 10 seconds. Angel smiled, she was a good Slayer. The Council made a good choice when the last one died. The two finished off the last vamps as the rest fled.
"Mister Pointy?" Angel raised his eyebrows at her.
"Yeah, that's what we call our stakes when we're trying to sound cute." She said, blushing slightly and smiling. "Plus, it's what Kendra called it before she..." The girl's voice faded as she concentrated on the fight at hand.
"Oh, I see, Mr. Pointy, very...appropriate. Did you say... we? Other people know your secret? Isn't that against the rules?"
"Well, yeah, but it's just my Watcher, Giles, and a couple of friends, and you, apparently. What's your name, anyways?"
"Angel. What's yours?"
"Buffy. Nice to meet you Angel... even if it was in a paranormal way." They shook hands awkwardly and laughed. "Hey, you wouldn't happen to want to come with me to the Bronze? I said I'd meet some of my friends there after patrolling. You can meet them, too. I'm sure they'd like you."
"Sure...What's 'the Bronze'?" Angel asked, Buffy laughed. "No seriously. What is it?"
"Wow, you really are new." She said as they walked down the road, "The Bronze is a club. It's the only cool place in this town."
"Yeah," Angel smiled. "I guess I am..."
Buffy and Angel walked through the door to the Bronze and Buffy led him over to where her friends were waiting for her.
"Hey guys!! This is Angel; Angel, this is Willow, Xander, Cordelia, Oz, and the guy hiding in the corner, covering his ears, is Giles, my Watcher." Buffy whispered to Angel, "He doesn't like teenagers, or anything having to do with a social life." Angel laughed quietly as Giles walked over and stood before Buffy.
"Buffy, you know you're not supposed to mention your slaying. And I heard that." Giles said disapprovingly.
"Relax, Giles, he already knows. He helped me dust some vamps in the ally over by Walden Cemetery. He guessed about my Slayer title." She glanced up at Angel, "I still haven't figured out how you knew I was a Slayer...You read a lot, yeah, sure you do." She walked over and sat beside Willow. She leaned over and whispered in Willow's ear, "He's so mysterious...But isn't he cute?"
"Yeah, he's really cute," Willow whispered back. "Go for it Buffy. I think he likes you...see; he's giving you the look."
Buffy elbowed her teasingly, "Shut up! He'll hear you!"
Willow gave her a sly look and stood up, "Wanna dance, Oz?"
Oz nodded and Willow and Oz walked hand in hand to go dance.
"C'mon, Cordy," Xander said offering her his hand and leading her onto the dance floor.
"Would you prefer to brief me on tonight's patrol now or tomorrow at school?" Giles asked her hesitantly, glancing at the boy she'd brought with her.
"Now's fine, wanna help me fill in the blanks, Angel?"
"Sure, you start." Buffy smiled at him coyly then began explaining the events of her patrol, and then Angel took over the telling from the time he arrived until the battle ended. He glanced at Buffy, who was looking at Giles, waiting for his response to the night's events.
"Good work you two. So you killed them all?"
Well, all but two or three that ran off," Buffy responded guiltily.
"You did very well, Buffy. Go on, go dance." Giles shooed them away onto the dance floor. He got up and walked towards the doors, looking behind him, smiling at the happy look on his Slayer's face as she danced with Angel.
Buffy and Angel were dancing erotically, as was everyone else there. Buffy rubbed her ass against Angel's crotch, then turned around and ran her hands along his chest. They bumped and rubbed up against each other until the song ended and a slower one started. They looked at each other awkwardly for a minute, then Angel put his hands around her waist and she smiled and draped her arms around his neck.
Around eleven thirty Buffy and her friends met at their table, all of them looking cheery and red-faced. Angel, Oz and Xander had come back with drinks. They sat there talking and laughing for awhile and Buffy was getting tired. She glanced at her watch.
"Holy crap, it's nearly twelve thirty! I've gotta get home! Sorry to just leave like this, but mom will freak if I'm not home by one. I'll see you all tomorrow! Bye," She waved good-bye and began to walk out the door. Angel caught up with her.
"I'll walk you home." Buffy smiled at him.
"Okay."
When they got to Buffy's door Buffy prepared to say good-bye. As she was turning around to go inside Angel grabbed her hand, she turned around and looked at him.
"What're you--" Angel leaned down and kissed her gently. Buffy pulled away smiling faintly, she kissed him quickly then turned around and let herself into the house. She closed the door behind her, leaning against it, biting her lip in happiness, and then she walked upstairs, got undressed, and climbed into bed. The last thing she thought of was Angel; cute, muscled, and interested in her. She smiled to herself
The next few weeks passed relatively uneventfully; a few slain vamps here, a demon or two there; no big. Buffy spent a lot of nights either studying with Willow or hanging out at the Bronze. Most of the time Angel joined them, which was always fun.
Three weeks after the arrival of Angel, Buffy was having a great week; she wasn't failing any classes (not even physics) and things were really looking up for her in her relationship with her mother; who was no longer so worried about Buffy getting kicked out of school; not to mention that things with Angel were going great.
Friday night had finally come and Buffy was tired of homework and patrolling. Her mom had given her permission to go to the Bronze with her friends. She grabbed her leather jacket off the rack in the front hall and hurried out the door, calling a quick good-bye to her mother. She raced quickly to Willow's house where Will was waiting for her with Xander, Oz, and Cordelia.
"Where's Angel?" Xander asked, a little bitterly, as they walked down the street. Cordelia raised an eyebrow at him and he looked down awkwardly.
"He said he'd meet us there in a little while." Buffy said as the sun sank below the horizon behind them. "Tonight is gonna be so much fun! No vampires, no slaying, no supernatural crap! Just a normal night hangin' at the Bronze with my friends."
"I'd say you deserve a night off," Willow said happily. "You've worked really hard for the past 3 weeks, kept your grades up, studied, slew some demons, and you even did your homework! I'm so proud of you!!" She squealed, hugging Buffy mid-walk.
When they arrived at the club Oz and Willow and Xander and Cordelia immediately went off to dance. Buffy caught a glimpse of Giles standing in the corner and groaned. She walked over reluctantly.
"Please don't tell me there's some evil goings- on tonight. It's my night off, Giles." She pouted in the whiney voice of a teenager in need of a serious break.
"Relax, Buffy, I'm just here to listen to this racket you young people call music. I desperately need to figure out your attraction to this loud non- sense. The night is yours." He smiled reassuringly.
"YAY!" Buffy squealed happily, hugging him quickly, "I love it when you have good news!" She looked over and saw Angel standing in the shadows, smiling at her warmly. Buffy said a quick good-bye to Giles, making a final jab at him about his lack of music sense. Giles smiled at the sight of his Slayer dancing with her new boyfriend. She looked so happy. Giles was extremely glad that he really didn't have any bad news that would involve Buffy's slaying abilities. Tonight was just for Buffy to be able to "hang out" with her friends and have a good time.
Giles decided it was time to leave; this head-banging garbage was giving him a headache. As he was walking out the door his way became blocked by a sharp-fanged vampire.
"Oh dear," Giles stated as he was shoved backwards into a crowd of girls. They turned around to yell at whoever had shoved them. They screamed at the sight of the vampire, drawing everyone's attention to the door.
TO BE CONTINUED...
A/N: hehe...review for me and you'll find out what happens.