Angel's Room
Angel was lying in his bed staring at the ceiling worrying about Buffy and what Hank could be doing to her right now, when he heard a soft knock at his window. Angel looked at his window and saw Buffy; he smiled as he got up to open the window. He looked at Buffy's face and his smile disappeared. "What happened?" He asked as she sat down on his bed. He noticed her bags and looked back up at her. "Where are you going?"
"I don't know yet. But I can't stay there."
"So stay here."
"Can't, this is the first place he'd come looking for me."
"So?" He said sitting down next to her.
"I'll probably go to downtown LA and find a motel." She looked up into his eyes. "I won't tell you where I'm going because I don't want you to be a part of this, but I WILL contact you once I'm safe." She said kissing his cheek.
Angel turned his head and kissed her full on the lips.
Buffy was shocked at his move but did not pull away. She needed this, she need him.
The kiss soon became too much and they both pulled away panting for air. Buffy looked into Angel's eyes.
"I love you Buffy." He said placing a hand on her cheek. "Always. No matter what happens to either of us. I love you now and I'll love you forever." He whispered.
Tears sprung up in Buffy's eyes. "I love you too." She whispered
Angel pulled her into another kiss.
Later the Night
Buffy entered her room and looked around, dropping her bags on a nearby chair. The room was nothing special. It had a full size bed and a bathroom, a vending machine right outside. It had a small dresser with a small TV and a night table by the bed with a phone. It wasn't much, but then again, Buffy didn't have much money, plus she just needed a place to stay, till she figured out what she was gonna do next. She sat down on her bed and picked up the phone calling Angel's private line.
*Ring, Ring *
Angel picked up his phone. "Hello?" He said sleepily.
"Angel?" Buffy said. "Did I wake you?"
Angel straightened in his bed, eyes fully open now. "No. Where are you?" He asked.
"I told you I wasn't gonna tell you. However, I am okay. I'm at a motel."
"You plan to stay there long."
"No. I'll probably stay for another night then go to another motel."
"So, what? You're just gonna motel hop till summer's over, then go back to Sunnydale?"
"I don't know. Maybe." She said sitting with her back against the headboard of the bed, as she played with the phone cord.
"Buffy, you can't. You can't even afford to do something like that."
"I'll find a way to." She said seriously. "Angel, please. I don't want to talk about this." She said, almost at a plea.
"Fine. Sorry. I just worry, that's all." He said softly. "Promise me you'll be careful."
"I promise. Look, there is no reason to worry. I am the slayer. I can take care of myself."
"I don't mean with demons, not mostly anyways, there's a lot of other things in LA, then just vampires." He said seriously.
"I know. I promise." She said softly.
"So, what do you plan on doing tomorrow? Can I see you?"
"I guess we could get together. As long as you're not followed."
"Do you really think your father would follow me?"
"No, but that doesn't mean, he won't pay someone to do it for him."
"Do you think he even realized that you left?"
"No. I think he thinks I just went out for a while. It wont be long though. He'll probably realize it tomorrow morning." She said sighing.
"When do you want to meet?"
"How bout we meet for lunch. Say two."
"Okay. Where?"
"There's this small dinner in the San Fernando Valley, called "The Spot", meet me there."
"No problem." He said. After a few seconds of silence, he broke it. "I miss you."
"I know. I miss you too." She said softly. "God Angel. Things are so bad right now. I can't stay home and I don't want to stay here, away from you." She said softly.
"Then why don't we stay together?" He asked.
"What do you mean? You come and stay with me till I go back to Sunny D?" She asked thoroughly confused.
"Exactly."
"Your parent's would freak."
"No they wouldn't. Not if I told them why."
"You mean tell your parents what they already suspect."
"Yeah. I mean if you're okay with that."
"I guess. You cannot tell them where we will be though. You can't tell anyone."
"I wont. I'll tell them that I'll keep in touch and I'll be back when you leave for Sunnydale." He said.
"Are you sure? You do not have to do this Angel. I can handle this on my own."
"I know you can. I want to be with you. I want to be there for you." He told her.
"Thank you." She said softly. "I love you Angel. I love you so much. I don't know what I'd do without you." She confessed.
"Well, you'll never have to worry about that. You are stuck with me. Forever, that's the whole point."
Angel was lying in his bed staring at the ceiling worrying about Buffy and what Hank could be doing to her right now, when he heard a soft knock at his window. Angel looked at his window and saw Buffy; he smiled as he got up to open the window. He looked at Buffy's face and his smile disappeared. "What happened?" He asked as she sat down on his bed. He noticed her bags and looked back up at her. "Where are you going?"
"I don't know yet. But I can't stay there."
"So stay here."
"Can't, this is the first place he'd come looking for me."
"So?" He said sitting down next to her.
"I'll probably go to downtown LA and find a motel." She looked up into his eyes. "I won't tell you where I'm going because I don't want you to be a part of this, but I WILL contact you once I'm safe." She said kissing his cheek.
Angel turned his head and kissed her full on the lips.
Buffy was shocked at his move but did not pull away. She needed this, she need him.
The kiss soon became too much and they both pulled away panting for air. Buffy looked into Angel's eyes.
"I love you Buffy." He said placing a hand on her cheek. "Always. No matter what happens to either of us. I love you now and I'll love you forever." He whispered.
Tears sprung up in Buffy's eyes. "I love you too." She whispered
Angel pulled her into another kiss.
Later the Night
Buffy entered her room and looked around, dropping her bags on a nearby chair. The room was nothing special. It had a full size bed and a bathroom, a vending machine right outside. It had a small dresser with a small TV and a night table by the bed with a phone. It wasn't much, but then again, Buffy didn't have much money, plus she just needed a place to stay, till she figured out what she was gonna do next. She sat down on her bed and picked up the phone calling Angel's private line.
*Ring, Ring *
Angel picked up his phone. "Hello?" He said sleepily.
"Angel?" Buffy said. "Did I wake you?"
Angel straightened in his bed, eyes fully open now. "No. Where are you?" He asked.
"I told you I wasn't gonna tell you. However, I am okay. I'm at a motel."
"You plan to stay there long."
"No. I'll probably stay for another night then go to another motel."
"So, what? You're just gonna motel hop till summer's over, then go back to Sunnydale?"
"I don't know. Maybe." She said sitting with her back against the headboard of the bed, as she played with the phone cord.
"Buffy, you can't. You can't even afford to do something like that."
"I'll find a way to." She said seriously. "Angel, please. I don't want to talk about this." She said, almost at a plea.
"Fine. Sorry. I just worry, that's all." He said softly. "Promise me you'll be careful."
"I promise. Look, there is no reason to worry. I am the slayer. I can take care of myself."
"I don't mean with demons, not mostly anyways, there's a lot of other things in LA, then just vampires." He said seriously.
"I know. I promise." She said softly.
"So, what do you plan on doing tomorrow? Can I see you?"
"I guess we could get together. As long as you're not followed."
"Do you really think your father would follow me?"
"No, but that doesn't mean, he won't pay someone to do it for him."
"Do you think he even realized that you left?"
"No. I think he thinks I just went out for a while. It wont be long though. He'll probably realize it tomorrow morning." She said sighing.
"When do you want to meet?"
"How bout we meet for lunch. Say two."
"Okay. Where?"
"There's this small dinner in the San Fernando Valley, called "The Spot", meet me there."
"No problem." He said. After a few seconds of silence, he broke it. "I miss you."
"I know. I miss you too." She said softly. "God Angel. Things are so bad right now. I can't stay home and I don't want to stay here, away from you." She said softly.
"Then why don't we stay together?" He asked.
"What do you mean? You come and stay with me till I go back to Sunny D?" She asked thoroughly confused.
"Exactly."
"Your parent's would freak."
"No they wouldn't. Not if I told them why."
"You mean tell your parents what they already suspect."
"Yeah. I mean if you're okay with that."
"I guess. You cannot tell them where we will be though. You can't tell anyone."
"I wont. I'll tell them that I'll keep in touch and I'll be back when you leave for Sunnydale." He said.
"Are you sure? You do not have to do this Angel. I can handle this on my own."
"I know you can. I want to be with you. I want to be there for you." He told her.
"Thank you." She said softly. "I love you Angel. I love you so much. I don't know what I'd do without you." She confessed.
"Well, you'll never have to worry about that. You are stuck with me. Forever, that's the whole point."