Chapter Two
2 hours later...
Buffy sat there, her knees to her chest and her head rested on her arms. She closed her eyes, trying to fight the urge to cry.
The last 2 hours, all Buffy could think of was Angel. His last few moments before he died. He had done something, no other had before. And all she could think of is how wonderful he was. To be able to sacrifice his life for her, so they could have the life they always wanted together.
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Giles pulled up next to Buffy. He looked at her. She looked like she was lost. He got out of the car and hurried to her side.
"Buffy?" He said, quietly.
Buffy snapped out of her daze and looked up with her tired eyes to find Giles. Her eyes started to water, as she stood.
Giles noticed the blood on her clothes and hands. He thought for the worse.
"Buffy, are you alright?" He asked, concerned, his eyes still on her clothing.
Buffy looked down at herself. Tears rolled down her cheeks.
"It's not my blood. It's Angel's," She told him. "He's gone Giles."
"Oh Buffy," He said, as he wrapped his arms around her. Buffy broke down crying.
"He's gone...He's gone," She sobbed.
"I'm so sorry Buffy," He told her, as he held her.
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Giles held her for what seemed to be forever. His heart went out to her. He felt the pain, the emptiness and the loneliness, cause he too went through it when Jenny died 4 years ago.
He wished he could take the pain away. Make things better for her. Tell her that everything was going to be okay. But, he knew, that only time would tell.
"It hurts, Giles. I can't breathe. Please make the pain stop," Buffy cried. "Make it stop."
Giles just held her. Didn't answer her. Afraid that he may upset her more then she already was.
Everything she ever worked for, the life she always wanted was taken in a split second. Never was she going to be happy, without her one true love.
"I couldn't save him. I was too late," She cried, as she felt her heart break more by the second.
"Shhh..." Giles soothed her. "Everything will be okay."
"Why is this happening? Why is everyone that I love, leave me?"
"I don't know Buffy."
"I hate it. It's not fair.
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Standing there for nearly an hour, Giles told Buffy, they should leave. Time to go home.
Without a fuss, Buffy got into the car. Giles got in and started the car and headed in the direction of home.
Buffy rested her head against the window. Within seconds, she drifted off in to a light sleep.
Giles looked over at Buffy. His thoughts wondered to Jenny. He wondered what it be like if she had still been around. Would they still be together, would they be married and have a child of their own? Or would they've gone their separate ways.
He broke his thoughts away from thinking of Jenny and turned his full attention to the road.
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Buffy slipped into a dream state. She was in the sewers again. She walked down the dark, cold, damp sewage line. All was too familiar to her. She could see a small lighted path up ahead. Her heart started to pound. Feeling every beat.
Before she knew it, she was standing in the spot where she had held Angel in her arms, before he took his last breath.
Tears rolled down her face, as she remembered. She felt so cold and empty inside. She missed him terribly. Buffy covered her face with her hands, letting out a sob.
All she could hear, her own cries and the dripping water off in the distance. She dropped to her knees, letting out all the pain she felt inside.
"Please don't cry my love." Buffy heard, whispered softly in her ear. She felt a warm breeze against her skin. She closed her eyes. "My sweet Buffy."
Buffy looked up, with her tear stained eyes. "Angel?" But, no one was there. She swore she heard his voice.
His sweet voice. The voice that she fell in love with. That would sooth her, comfort her when she needed him the most.
"Everything will be fine, my love. Please don't cry." She heard again.
"No. Nothing will be okay," She said, as she covered her ears. "Nothing will be okay."
Buffy didn't want to hear anymore. Hear his voice, if he wasn't there. Too much pain. She didn't want to be alone. Not have Angel apart of her life.
"Nothing will be okay," She whispered.
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Buffy woke up from her dream. She sat up and looked at Giles.
"How long have I been asleep?" She asked, rubbing her sore, red eyes.
"Almost 2 hours," Giles told her. "How come you let me...?" But stopped. All was familiar. She had asked Angel the same thing when they were on their way to Lost Angeles.
"What?" Giles asked, as he waited for her to finish.
"Nothing," She said.
Buffy turned back, watching the trees go by.
"We'll be home in a few minutes," Giles told her, as they passed the "Welcome to Sunnydale" sign.
Buffy just sat there, as her dream played over in her mind. A few tears rolled down her face.
