Buffy sat outside her dorm house, on a bench, looking around, hoping he would show up. He was a vampire; maybe he was only playing with her, to kill her. Vampires liked to do that. She frowned; he was different than the others, Angel was defiantly not a normal vampire.

"Buffy, I am going to go to bed, tired, and we have psychology tomorrow… not to mention our reports are due tomorrow. Are you coming with?" Willow asked, walking up to her best friend.

"Uh, no, I am just going to stay here for a while. Think, about stuff… maybe go patrolling. You know Slayer responsibilities." Buffy told Willow in a matter-of-fact manner, knowing her Slayer duties was always a perfect excuse. Although Angel might be in the category, being vampire and all.

"Alright then, I expect to see you back soon, I don't want to wake up with you not there… worries me, thinking you are gone or dead or something…" Willow began to ramble as she made her way into the dorm. Buffy looked away, wondering if she was going to be alive. Angel was a vampire. Vampire's motive: Kill… and Kill Slayer. Not good.

"I sensed something… I mean… I knew she couldn't just be human… but the vampire slayer? THE vampire slayer?" Angel asked out loud, walking, as Wesley just nodded, patting Angel on the back sympathetically.

"Talk about a doomed relationship." Wesley replied, his words burning into Angel, cutting his dead heart. Angel closed his eyes, taking a deep breath. He had to see her, he didn't care that they were natural enemies. "Now let's go back to the party…" Wesley started but Angel just growled, running into the shadows, escaping, hiding. "Or not…" Wesley mumbled to himself, figuring Angel was going to go be upset over Cordy.

"Angel?" Buffy asked to the night air, seeing his dark figure walking towards her. Her heart lifted as she began to ask herself why she considered him a killer. He wasn't a killer, no one that… perfect could be a killer.

"Buffy." Angel stated in reply, coming over to her as she stood, throwing her arms around him, kissing him. Angel kissed her back, his hands holding onto her, keeping her close, bring warmth to his body.

Buffy pulled away, closing her eyes, shaking her head, a pained look on her face. "Tell me you aren't a vampire, tell me what we have isn't some sick and cruel game, tell me what I am feeling is real…" Buffy muttered quietly as Angel kissed her forehead.

"It is true, I am a vampire, but I have a soul. I was cursed with a soul many years ago; I have not killed in a century. I fight evil now in LA…" Angel told Buffy truthfully, causing her to look up at him, as she stared into his eyes, knowing he was speaking the truth as she kissed him again.

"I thought I would have to stake you… I mean… I am…"

"The Slayer, yes I know. My best friend used to be a Watcher for the council, he recognized you. Look at us, natural enemies."

"In love." Buffy said quietly.

"Forever." Angel finished, kissing her again as she wrapped her arms around his neck, leaning up as he held her by the waist, pulling her close as they shared a long embrace, not once thinking again that they were enemies.

Buffy finally broke them apart a long while later, having a need for breath as opposed to Angel, who didn't. She stumbled away from him, holding her head, thinking. "Riley… how my god, how could I forget?" Buffy stammered, her hands going to her mouth as she looked bewildered.

"This wouldn't happen to be a boyfriend, would it?" Angel asked, a little hurt, pulling away, realizing that the heat was building up between them, well, it was Buffy's heat but he was getting caught up in the moment as well as he let some cold air blow on himself.

"Riley? No, not a boyfriend… its just that my mom and Giles want me to marry him, and he is so in on it and I don't want to marry him, I want to finish school… and I want to marry you, I mean, I can so deal with your immortality, that is totally okay, and being cold… I didn't mind the whole no heart beating…"

Angel winced, hearing the word marry. Buffy was so young, just started college, and here her mom was, trying to marry her off? That seemed a little…odd. Angel frowned, immediately not liking Riley and he suddenly had an urge to kick his ass. And maybe get a bite in.

Angel paused, replaying her words in his mind. 'I want to marry you.' He heard her, she said that. He took another step towards her, picking her up in his arms and carrying her over to the bench and sitting down, Buffy on his lap. "Buffy, I have just met you but never in my whole… almost 250 year life have I ever wanted to be with anyone more… and I would stake myself before letting Riley marry you."

Oddly enough, that flattered Buffy. A self sacrifice to keep her from marrying Riley. That was romantic. She frowned at him, trying to hide how happy she was to hear that. "No staking yourself. If anyone needs to meet Mr. Pointy, it's Riley." Buffy told Angel, confident of herself.

"Marry me Buff."

"What?" Buffy asked a little surprised.

"I know you don't want to marry yet, but I love you more than anything and if you are to marry someone, it better be me. I refuse to let anyone else take you, I want you for myself." Angel told Buffy, noticing how that predatory remark had an Angelus tone to it.

"That was just about the craziest proposal in history, but since it is between a vampire slayer and a vampire… I accept!" Buffy said cheerfully, throwing her arms around her neck and kissing him.

The kiss was stopped abruptly when both their phones started ringing in unison. They both gave each other a sympathetic smile and answered them. "Yeah?" Buffy asked, a little breathlessly.

"Buffy? Where are you? I mean, I just keep thinking there is some group of vampires you are fighting… and, yeah, worried." Willow said quickly to Buffy.

"Just one vampire." Buffy replied, looking to Angel out the corner of her eye. "I am going back now." Buffy said and hung up her phone. Angel hung up his phone and looked back at Buffy sadly. "I need to go, but meet me here; tomorrow night... we can find someone to marry us…"

"At nightfall I will be waiting." Angel replied, pulling Buffy in for another kiss as she melted into his arms, forgetting where she was for a minute as she jumped up, flushed faced as he sent him an air-kiss and ran off towards her dorm.