Disclaimer: I really don't own anything. This all comes from the mind of a genius…and that's not me.
Authors Note- Hey! Sorry for taking so long to update but this chapter was really hard for me to write and my computer crashed so I couldn't update! But thanks for the awesome reviews guys! I'm gonna continue right where the last chapter finished with the gang extremely confused…
Answer to a reviewer's question- Sara, I honestly don't know who I'm going to put together yet. Buffy and the gang wont be around long, maybe an episode or two, but there will be some moments before she leaves. But don't worry; you'll be seeing more Sunnydale people throughout the season. I am a fan of both Angel/Buffy and Spike/Buffy so you might see a little bit of both…oh, don't we all just love a petty Angel? ;)
"Yo, what the hell is going on?" Gunn asked, utterly gob smacked at the fact that there was no demon in front of him to decapitate.
The alley that was full of swarming demons no less than 5 minutes ago, now only contained the members of Angel and Buffy's 'teams'. Everyone was looking around, utterly confused.
"Ok, well that was weird." Willow said, jumping out of the truck, and helping Dawn out.
"I don't think weird sums it up." Wesley replied, walking around the many girls, staring at the now empty space.
Buffy walked around to where Angel was standing and stood beside him. "You ok?" She asked, looking him in the eye.
Angel didn't reply, but stood still, staring around, almost transfixed at the event that just happened.
Buffy turned around to look at Willow, but instead was faced by Spike. "Buffy…"He said, smiling slightly.
Buffy stared at him, overcome with an extreme amount of anger and joy. "Spike…don't." She said, walking around him.
"What…aren't you even a little bit shocked to see me?" He replied, turning to face her. "Andrew told me." Buffy said. "Bloody little nerd." Spike grumbled under his voice, "Wait, can't we at least talk?"
Buffy spun around, "It's not the time, Spike." She replied, walking over to Dawn.
"Um, I know everyone is still reeling from what just happened, but is there any place we can go? You know, to regroup or something?" Xander asked, following Willow over to where Wesley was standing.
"Yeah. Um, the Hyperion is just north of here." Angel said, although he still seemed out of it.
Buffy nodded, and instructed the Slayers to go to a hide out. "I'll figure a way to let you know when we are taking off." She said, as the Slayers all walked off into the distance, leaving only Buffy, Angel and their respective teams.
The Hyperion was dark. It hadn't been used in nearly a year, but still looked in good condition. Angel opened the doors, as everyone followed him in. Switching on the lights, the entire lobby lit up, causing Wesley and Gunn to wince. Spike and Illyria stood in front of the pouf, which Gunn was now sitting on.
Staring around the place he had once called home, Angel noticed how musty it smelled.
Wesley walked into the office, walking around the desk, looking around the room, which was once his.
Out in the lobby, Willow walked over to the counter turning around to face Buffy. "So, know what we are gonna do now?"
Buffy shook her head, staring at Angel who placed his sword on the couch and walked into his office.
"He's taking it pretty badly." Willow said, looking at the now closed door. "I'm gonna go talk to him." Buffy said, opening the door and walking in, closing it behind her.
Willow sighed, looking at Xander, who was seated next to Dawn on the pouf. Wesley walked back into the lobby, bypassing Spike and Illyria and looking at Willow.
"Where's Fr-" Willow began, as her eyes settled on Illyria, "My god." Illyria eyed Willow, cocking her head to the side.
"What-?" Willow asked. "Fred died." Wesley said, looking down at his feet. "When?" Willow asked, standing up.
"About 3 months ago. She became infected by an old one, Illyria took over her body." Gunn answered softly, looking at Wesley.
Wesley sat down at the counter and began looking through a book he had found in his office, not making eye contact with anybody. Xander and Dawn looked at everyone, confused, not knowing what they were talking about.
Footsteps were heard from outside when the Hyperion door opened and Giles entered, looking flustered and worried. "I got here as soon as I could…" He said, stopping seeing the group sitting around rather casually. "'The' apocalypse starts and you are all sitting around?" Giles said, placing his bag on the ground.
"You missed it." Xander stated, looking at Giles with a lopsided grin that made him look quite silly.
"I missed the apocalypse?" Giles asked, looking at Willow. Willow shrugged, and nodded.
Giles looked around the room and his eyes landed on Wesley, sitting at the counter. "Wesley." Giles said quite stiffly.
Wesley chose not to reply, the memory of Giles refusing to help save Fred strong in his mind.
"I don't underst- bloody hell, what in God's name is that?" Giles asked, his eyes on Illyria.
Wesley eyed him, "That's an old one looking like my dead girlfriend. You know, the one you wouldn't tell Willow to help us save." He walked into the office, not looking back.
Willow stood up, "You did what?" Giles looked shocked to say the least and looked at Willow. "Well, I thought they had crossed sides, they weren't fighting for good…you were on another plane…-"
"Did you know Fred?"
"Well…not real-" Giles began as Willow interrupted him. "Then you can't judge them. They're good people Giles." She said, walking around the counter and over to Wesley.
"Are you ok?" She asked, sitting down in front of him. Wesley looked up, "As good as I ever am these days." He replied.
"I'm so sorry." Willow said. "What, for Giles? He didn't tell you?" He asked. Willow shook her head. "It must hurt like hell, seeing her like that everyday."
"You have no idea." Wesley replied, looking down. "I'm sorry I couldn't help. Maybe there is something-" She began.
Wesley shook his head; "We've tried everything known to man to bring her back. Her soul was destroyed resurrecting Illyria. She's gone." He said softly.
Buffy sat down in the chair in front of Angel's desk. He didn't look up.
"You finished brooding yet?" She asked, crossing her arms.
"Where do you come off?" Angel asked quietly, a hint of anger in his voice. "Excuse me?" Buffy replied.
"Don't think you know me. You don't. Not anymore." He said.
"Apparently not." Buffy said, sitting up straighter in her chair. "And you know what? Where do you come off? This little isolation moment is not just about what happened earlier." Buffy said, getting angry.
"You have no idea what its been like. You don't trust me, remember?" Angel replied, anger heating his voice.
"No, I don't know what its been like. And from what I've heard, you really haven't been trusted by anyone lately!" She said.
"How do you know that?"
Buffy looked awkward. "I have people."
Angel sat up, "You've been spying on me?" He asked, incredulously.
"Oh come on. Don't act all innocent. Andrew told me about you and Spike running all over Italy. You were spying on me too!" Buffy replied, sounding as if she was very pleased with herself for coming up with such a good comeback.
"Yes, but I had good reason too! Your dating the Immortal, remember. I should be the one who shouldn't be trusting you." Angel answered. "Was dating the Immortal. And why do you care anyway? Your with the werewolf girl, aren't you?" Buffy replied.
Angel stared at her in shock, "You are unbelievable."
Buffy rolled her eyes, "Is this all we are going to do? Sit here forever and have a go at each other about our love lives?"
"No." Angel said stubbornly. "You are hopeless. You're acting like a five year old. Ok, the situation is a little weird, but you should be happy the world hasn't ended." Buffy replied. "I was prepared for it to. I was ready to kill whatever the Senior Partners threw in my direction. Now, I don't know what to think." Angel said softly.
"Well, lets just forget about it, and go and figure out why the world isn't ending. Because at the moment I think that is a little more important that us arguing over stupid little things." Buffy replied, standing up and walking out the office door, leaving Angel staring at the empty chair.
Note: I was having so much trouble writing that chapter, and then my computer crashed so I had to wait until our new one arrived. I hope my writer's block didn't come out in the writing hehehe. But now I'm back on track so I should be finished this episode in the next week or two. Then comes the episode I was most excited about writing. Actually the second episode was the basis for me wanting to write this virtual season. I'm just gonna stop rambling long enough for you to REVIEW! ;)