Buffy turned on a light to illuminate the dark downstairs.
"Would you like something to drink?' She asked.
"Um…no thanks." He said back, paying more attention to the framed posters on the wall.
"You're dad's into The Ramones?" He asked with amazement.
She blushed a little, "Yeah…I just bought a new collection of their CD's, wanna see?"
Angel smiled and followed his friend to her room.
He flipped through an album of rock and alternative CD's and looked up at the Disturbed and Nirvana posters against the background of her deep red wall. There was a picture of Him, Faith, Buffy, Wesley, and Cordelia from when they were kids next to them.
"Where's that from?" He asked pointing to the photograph.
"Don't you remember? We were like seven and your mom took us to the zoo."
"Oh yeah! Faith tried to hop the fence to get to the lions but my mom pulled her back. I remember!" He said.
They both laughed, and talked some more about all the stupid things they did when they were kids.
"Can I ask you something?" Angel asked.
"Shoot." Buffy replied wit a mouthful of zebra cakes.
"What were you doing out there in the middle of the night?"
Buffy sighed. "My mom died 6 years ago tonight. I was just really upset about it, that's all."
He nodded. "I'm sorry."
"Don't be, you weren't the drunk guy who slammed his car into hers."
There was silence, before Angel gathered up the courage to break it.
"What happened to us?" He asked. "We used to do a lot of stuff together."
Buffy shrugged. "You're always busy doing stuff with Faith and all-"
There was a soft buzz as all the lights in the house flickered off.
"Aw fuck!" Buffy screamed with irritation.
"What happened?"
"Dad forgot to pay the electric bill again." She sighed.
Buffy felt under her bed for a flashlight. She found one, then headed downstairs.
"I'm just gonna grab some candles from the drawer so we're not stuck in the dark."