Disclaimer: Not mine. Just having some fun...

Summary: You should know by now...

A/N: Thanks to everyone who has reviewed so far!

crystalix: I'm glad you liked it - I wanted to bring in some of Buffy's friends to give a bit of background to her. Both Buffy and Angel's back-stories will eventually be explained as the fic progresses.

buffynangelforever: I'm glad you liked it! I'll update as often as I can, hopefully at least once a week

buffsterangelster: Thanks for the review! I'm hoping this will be a (fairly) long one, so there will be lots more!

Mart: I'm glad you likey! Although the idea was a challenge, so I can't take credit for the originality behind that :( but I'm trying to make it as different to the other B/A fics as possible!

Thanks everyone!


"God, Will, he was so amazingly gorgeous, ya know! I mean, I just get tingles in my stomach thinkin' bout him… Lord, he was fine!"

"Oooh? Tell me details, Buffy, details!"

"Well, for starters, he had this messy brown hair, kinda spiky, ya know? And he had this perfectly chiselled face, full kissable lips…Mmm. I can't tell what colour his eyes were on account of the coma, but I'm betting they're just as fine as the rest of him."

"Buffy, he sounds… well, yummy! Oh, the poor guy. I wonder if he'll recover from the coma?"

"Well, I don't know. When I was doing my rounds, he was frowning, like something was upsetting him. But as soon as I started talking to him, he smiled. I dunno, it was like he could hear me or something. All's I know is, wherever that mind of his is, its not nice. I just hope he wakes up soon…" 'So I can see what colour those eyes are,' thought Buffy, although she wouldn't admit it to Willow.

In fact, Willow could see that Buffy was becoming smitten with this new patient. Since Buffy had run away from home at the age of sixteen, when her violent step-father had tried to rape her, Buffy had always kept men at arm's length. Even Oz had taken a long time to penetrate the tough exterior that Buffy assumed when talking to men, but he had persevered, as he genuinely liked the small, fiery blonde. But Buffy had been talking about this 'Angel' ever since she had first been assigned as his nurse, and Willow could tell that something about the comatose soldier had affected Buffy deeply. Willow just hoped for Buffy's sake that if, and hopefully when, Liam O'Connor woke from his coma, he would be everything Buffy was dreaming of. Lord knew, Buffy deserved some happiness.

The next day Buffy awoke with an intense humming in the pit of her stomach, much like the one she had felt when removing Angel's bandages. 'Something big is gonna happen today, I just know it. Getting ready and leaving for the hospital as normal, she tried in vain to drown out the feeling of anticipation running through her veins…

"Miss Summers? Miss Summers!" While filling in a medical chart for a soldier with a broken arm, Buffy suddenly heard one of the newbie nurses calling for her. From the vicinity of one Liam O'Connor… Ignoring the feeling of dread that hit her as she ran through all the reasons the nurse could be calling in her head, she ran into the room.

"What's wrong!" Frantic, she came to a sudden halt as the scene in front of her registered in her brain.

"Millie, go get the doctor. NOW!" The young girl ran out of the room to find the doctor on-call. There, in front of Buffy, lay one Liam 'Angel' O'Connor. A very AWAKE Liam 'Angel' O'Connor. 'His eyes are brown…' thought Buffy, as she tried very hard to process the new situation…