Destinies Broken Heart [8/?] Entangled Hearts
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By: Reni
Note: The song is "Crawling in the Dark" By Hoobastank
A man with dark hair and glasses held his wrist toward his mouth as the talked. "I spotted him at the bar on the corner of 6th and Penn."
"Are you positive it's him. Can you give me confirmation."
"Yes he has the tattoo on his forearm. It's definitely him."
"Describe the tattoo for me detective."
"From here it looks like three letters, in calligraphy writing. A "P" on the left a "B" on the right and in the middle bigger then the other two is a "T". Does that confirm?"
"Yes detective bring him in." The man signaled to a girl with short brown hair and nodded as he got up from his spot on at the bar and walked up quickly grabbing the suspect by the arm and bringing it behind.
"Hey what's the big idea?"
"We are bringing you in Mr. Davidson. We have a report that you have brutally beaten your wife. And she has agreed to Press Charges. So on that note…You have the right to remain silent…." The detective continued to read the man his rights as he cuffed his hands behind back. His partner meeting him outside the bar at their unmarked car.
Carefully the two detectives pushed him into the car, before getting him themselves and heading toward the station.
"Listen I have no idea what she might have told you. But I didn't do anything."
"Well I would say the bruise on her face says otherwise sir." The girl snapped.
"You could never understand."
"Say that to the judge."
***
The two detectives walked through the precinct with Mark Davidson mere inches in front of them. Throwing them down to a seat near another seated officer, the male detective still with a cross look on his face pointed at Mark. "Book em."
"Aaah Detective Pryce, Detective Chase, good work. We will have to detain him until we are able to put him into a line up. It may be while since Mrs. Summers is still in the hospital. But according to Dr. Harris she should be out sometime tomorrow. Again good work."
"Thanks Chief."
***
Angel drove has fast as the speed limit would allow him as he raced toward the hospital. Never in a million years had he expected himself to be so head over heals in love with someone he had known in such a short time. But that dream seemed to make it all more real. Not only does he love her now but he loved her then, before, or however you want to clarify it.
When he rounded the corner to the hospital he pulled into the parking lot quickly locking his car and flying into the hospital. Quickly making his way though the people in the hall he found his way to the elevator, quickly pressing two.
When he arrived on two the people seemed to be a little less frequent. Walking over to the nurse's station he leaned against the counter looking down into a small girl dressed in the usual scrubs.
"Can I help you sir?"
"Yeah I'm looking for Buffy Summers room?"
"Are you family sir?"
"No but I was called by a Dr. Harris. Said she was asking for me."
"Okay let me see…" After a few clicks on the computer she looked back up at him and smiled. "She is in room 219. Remember visiting hours are over at 10."
"What time is it now?"
"8:30 sir."
"Thank you."
Angel walked through the hall until he came to room 219 where he slowly peeked his head around the corner to see Buffy in the room talking to some red head he had never seen before. As to not interrupt Angel pulled back and sat down in the seat outside the door.
// "I'm gonna go get a cup of coffee, I'll be right back Buffy."
"Okay thanks for coming by the way Willow."
"No problem." \\
Angel sat there as the red head came out of the room eyeing him curiously as she passed him and disappeared around the corner. Angel stood up and walked into the room. "Hey Buffy."
"Angel you made it." Angel's eyes filled with pain when he saw the bandage wrapped around her head.
"I'm only sorry I couldn't have been here earlier."
"Oh it's no problem. I just woke up about 20 minutes ago anyway."
"What happened Buffy?"
"Mark found your number and address…he thought…he thought that…"
"So this is all my fault?" Angel's face fell at the thought that he was the reason that this pain was inflicted on Buffy. "I was the reason he bruised your wrist too wasn't I."
"No Angel don't think that! It had nothing to do with you. Mark has always been like this. If I so much as look at a guy he flies off the handle thinking that I am going out with them behind his back or something."
"Why do you put up with it?"
"Because of Mia." Buffy's arm lifted motioning to her sleeping daughter. "But it wasn't till today that he actually yelled at her for no real reason."
"I hope you plan on leaving him. You can stay at my place. You and Mia both."
"No that's okay I already have a place to stay. I'm gonna stay with Willow until I can file for divorce."
"How long do you think that will take."
"Knowing Mark it will take awhile. I just hope he doesn't make a scene."
"Tell me you are pressing charges Buffy. Tell me you are gonna make him pay for what he has done to you."
"I have all intention of. As a matter of fact just before you got here Dr. Harris told me that detectives brought him and now they are waiting for me to identify him in a line up."
"That's great Buffy." Angel couldn't stop himself from walking over and leaning over her whipping a stray strand of hair out of Buffy's face. Reaching down he wrapped his hand around hers.
"Hey Buffy I know his is gonna seem very odd since we only met a few days ago but, I…I think…"
"Hey am I interrupting anything?" Willow walked in with a steaming cup of coffee in her hands.
"Of course not. We were just talking." Buffy answered with a smile.
"Oh and who is we?" Willow said turning toward Angel.
Angel stood shaking hands with Willow. His one hand never leaving Buffy's. "I'm Angel. It's nice to meet you."
"I'm Willow. It's good to meet you too. So you're Angel huh?" Willow chuckles when she saw Angels' cheeks start to turn pink. "Oh don't worry about a thing Angel, I don't know anything to embarrassing."
"Don't listen to her, she doesn't know anything but your name." Buffy said laughing.
Angel simply smiled sitting down in the chair putting his other hand back on Buffy's leaning against the bed. "Maybe I should go."
"No don't go Angel. I want you to stay."
"Really Angel, gives us time to get to know you better."
"I don't know…"
"Aww come on, it could be fun. You can get to know Buffy and me, and we can get to know you."
The girls smiled making Angel feel even more awkward but he smiled agreeing to talk. They talked for about an hour until Willow agreed to talk Mia to her place for the night. Carefully removing Mia from her mother's bed Willow carried her out of the room.
"Willow is a pretty interesting person."
"Yes she is that's why she is my best friend."
"You're lucky to have her."
"Yes." Buffy yawned showing her exhaustion. "Yes she is."
"Maybe I should go and let you get your sleep."
"No stay. At least until I am asleep?"
"Sure." Buffy curled her fingers around his as she turned her head toward him and smiled her eyes slowly drifting closed. Angel leaned against the bed fighting his own sleep. Giving in both of them drifted off to sleep.
***
//I will dedicate and sacrifice my everything
for just a second's worth of how my story's ending.
And I wish I could know if the directions that I take
and all the choices that I make won't end up all for nothing.\\
"I'm here again aren't I?"
"Yes you are Angelcakes" This time it wasn't Giles but someone…or something different. If Angel wasn't mistaken the man was…Green? With horns. Blinking a few times Angel looked again seeing no difference.
"And you are?"
"Oh Angel I'm hurt."
"Listen I don't know if that Giles guy filed you in or something but I have no idea who you are."
"Then you only have more work ahead of you."
"You have to remember in order to move forward."
"Move forward where? You guys are just so god damn cryptic."
"Look whose talking sweet cheeks."
//Show me what it's for.
Make me understand it.
I've been crawling in the dark looking for the answer.
Is there something more than what I've been handed?
I've been crawling in the dark looking for the answer.\\
"I have no idea who or what you are." Angel said motioning with his hands.
"Hey no need to get rude about it. Listen Angel; you have to remember what happened. You must remember."
"REMEMBER WHAT?!" Angel's temper flew. "I am getting sick and tired of you people invading my dreams telling me I have to remember. All I know is I love this girl and that some how we were together in some other world or something."
"That's part of it."
"Then what is the other part?"
"You have to remember what you are. Or in your train of thinking right now. What you were…"
"I don't understand."
"Watch carefully Angel. Take everything in. Don't just take it as face value, there is a more complicated story behind what you will see that I don't have the time more want to tell you. Just remember keep an open mind. Or you won't get anything accomplished."
"You are making this out to be a bad thing."
"Who knows it can be both."
Suddenly like before Angel felt himself put into another world. Only this time he wasn't in a modern type world but what seemed to be during a different time completely. Looking down a dark alley he saw some slobbering drunk stumbling around and come near some really regal looking woman. His eyes grew in shock when he saw the womans face contort and bite into his neck. Angel was having the hardest time believing what he was sing here. Sure he had seen vampire movies before but this was ridiculous. Everyone knew they didn't exist.
It wasn't till the man hit the floor that he realized who was the other half of this bizarre story. "Okay hold up a minute here. What are you trying to tell me?"
"Just cool of a minute would you and watch."
Angel rolled his eyes and watched the seen change to a time a little farther into the future. This time he saw himself with what appeared to be a gypsy in his arms. Blood flowing freely down her neck. With traces of it still on his lips.
"No that's it!! I'm not a vampire."
"How do you know? In this world you may not be. What happened to taking things with an open mind?"
"Well then if I'm a vampire why am I not killing Buffy. Or am I like one of them Anne Rice vampires."
"Now I never thought I would hear you say something like that especially after how much it annoyed you with the fake stories she made up."
"Ooh really?"
"Yeah you were always upset when someone confronted you with a false theory of vampires. And did you take it seriously."
"Then what happened?"
"Well we were getting to that but you interrupted us. So do you think you can keep your pants on for a little while longer so we can finish this?"
Angel shrugged. "Not like I have a choice."
"Hey now this is where I draw the line. You are here cause you want to be. You can leave at anytime. You are lucky the powers are TRYING to help you accomplish what you want. They had set a chain events in motion just to help you accomplish it. Why do you think Giles and I are appearing to you? Huh? Cause the powers want to help you more then anything accomplish this. Now if you really don't want to be here say so and you will get no more help from us."
"Fine lets move it then."
"Good now don't interrupt the show again." Lorne shook his head and watched as the show started up again. Angel watched as he saw himself running through the woods to get away from the chanting. Though he didn't know what was being said he also didn't want to stick around to find out. It was when the other Angel fell to his knees in confusion that made him look twice.
Suddenly a male gypsy appeared talking about something in having a soul. Angel was suddenly confused again.
"That my boy is the reason you won't kill Buffy."
"Because I have a soul? I don't get it."
"Oh I'm not gonna get into the whole vampire lore with you. It would to damn long. Even thought I like you Angelcakes; I don't feel like spending the rest of my free time in your dreams. But I will tell you this. Back in the other world you are the only vampire to be walking around with a soul. And that means something. It means a lot. Now for the task at hand."
"Do you remember anything about Buffy?"
"Only that I know I was in love with her."
"Okay that helps but do you remember what she was or what happened to her."
"No I don't…"
"This is definitely gonna take some work…"
***
//Help me carry on.
Assure me it's ok to use my heart and not my eyes to navigate the darkness.
Will the ending be ever coming suddenly?
Will I ever get to see the ending to my story?\\
Buffy stood in the darkness again this time no words were around her. No pictures or movies. Just darkness. Buffy curled up her knees to her chest terrified at what was going on. It wasn't until she heard footsteps that she got even more scared.
Buffy ran into the darkness looking for a place to get away from whatever it was but no matter where she moves the person still seemed to be only a few steps behind her. Buffy was hesitant as she stood in place shocked when a pair of arms wrapped around her from behind.
"Where you running to Buffy?" Buffy's muscles relaxed when she recognized his voice.
"You scared me. I just couldn't escape the darkness."
"You have to walk toward the light Buffy. No matter what walk toward the light. The light will bring you home."
"Bring me home where?"
"Home to me."
"I don't understand."
//How much further do I have to go?
How much longer until I finally know?
Because I'm looking and I just can't see what's in front of me.
In front of me.\\
"That's what I kept saying."
End of Part 8
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