"Buffy. I'm sorry. I shouldn't." Angel trailed off when he noticed that she
wasn't paying him any mind. "Buffy?" He asked lifting her chin up with his
fingers. "Buffy, love, what's wrong?"
Buffy looked up into his eyes. "I heard him." She said softly before pulling away. "I heard him, in my mind." She said running a shaking hand through her hair. "Oh god." She said with a hysterical laugh. "I heard him, in MY head." She said practically hysterical at this point. "Why can I hear him?" She asked Angel almost pleadingly as tears sprung to her eyes.
"Buffy what are you talking about? Hear whom. Who did you hear?" Angel asked moving closer to him.
You can hear me? Angelus asked.
"YES!!!!!!" She screamed through tears.
Angel just stared at her. "Oh god. Oh Buffy. I'm so sorry. I don't know how this happened. Buffy, I'm sorry." He said trying to pull her into his arms.
"NO! Stay away. You're too close. It hurts. I. it hurts my head. Make it stop Angel. Make HIM stop." She pleaded as she nearly fell to the ground in agony.
Angel wrapped his arms around Buffy and sat her on the counter. "Buffy. Shh. Baby calm down. Please, baby." He said kissing her face, trying to calm her down as tears fell from his eyes as well. Seeing her in this much pain was agonizing for him. He hated seeing her like this.
Buffy stopped moving. With her head bowed down, she became completely quiet. If it hadn't been for Angel's vamp hearing, he would have thought she were dead, but her heartbeat was strong, so he knew she wasn't. " Buffy? Honey, you okay?" He asked.
Buffy was silent for several minutes, unmoving. Finally she looked up. "This is so weird." She said in awe.
"What is?" He asked gently.
"I can hear him. He's in my head."
"I. I don't know how that happened. Maybe we should go see Giles." He suggested. He was at a lost for words. What do you say to the women you love, after you find out that she can now hear you are evil alter ego?
Tell her I'm sorry. Angelus said softly.
Buffy flinched as she heard Angelus' apology. "I know. I know you are Angelus. It's okay. It's not your fault." She said softly. "It just hurts. I'll be fine. Just need some meds." She said as she rose from the counter and moved past Angel.
"Umm. No meds here. Remember Buffy?" Angel said turning her to him.
"I know. I'm heading home. I'll see you later." She said not looking at him, as she walked through the kitchen and to the door.
"Buffy. Please don't go. I'm sorry." Angel pleaded, but his pleads went unheard as she shut the door behind her.
Buffy walked out the front door of the mansion and leaned back against the door, sighing heavily. * Oh god. What did I do? Angel thinks I hate him. Oh god. * She turned around, opened the door and re- entered the mansion and banged right into Angel's hard chest.
Angel grabbed Buffy from around the waist to keep her from falling. "Buffy? You okay?" He asked helping her regain her balance.
Buffy looked up at him. "Yeah, fine."
Angel pulled away. "Buffy, are you okay? I mean, about with what happened before." He asked gently moving to sit on the large sofa.
" A little wigged, but okay. I mean I'll have to get used to hearing him in my head and carry Aleve with me all the time, but I'll get used to it." She said flopping down next to him. "I'm sorry."
Angel looked up at her with confusion clearly written on his face.
" I shouldn't have left like that. It was wrong of me. I. I just don't know how do deal with all of this. I flipped. I shouldn't have left though." She said moving her hand to rest on his. "I love you. Know that. Never forget it."
" I love you too."
So do I. I'm sorry. Angelus yelled.
Buffy jerked back in pain, her hand clutching her head. "Dammit Angelus. Stop yelling. I hear you loud and FUCKING clear." She screamed.
Angel looked at her in shock. * Since when did she curse? *
How come you can curse and I can't? What, our kids won't notice your cursing, but will when I curse? Angelus complained.
"Oh bite me." She bit out.
Do not test me. Angelus warned.
"Oh please. Shut up." She said finally taking her hand away from her head.
"Guys! Stop." Angel said angrily. "Stop fighting. Jeez you guys are acting like children." He said upset.
"Sorry."
Sorry
"Buffy since when did you curse? I've never heard those words leave your mouth before." He asked her.
"I guess Angelus rubbed off on me." She said glumly.
I wish. Angelus scoffed.
"Shut up." Buffy, bit back.
No! Listen little girl, I may be back inside Soul boy here but that doesn't mean you could push me around! He yelled.
Buffy's head slammed back in pain.
"Angelus you stupid fuck, shut up!" Angel yelled as he moved to cradle Buffy's head on his lap.
Shit. I'm sorry Buff. I didn't mean to yell at you like that. I didn't mean to hurt you. He said softly.
Buffy nodded her head against Angel's lap. "I know." She whispered.
"Want me to take you back to Giles'?" Angel asked as he ran a hand through her head.
Buffy shook her head. "I want to stay with you guys." She said softly. "If that's okay." She asked looking up at him.
"No problem. We'd love to have you. But are you sure? You know how slow Angelus can be, it'll probably be a while till he remembers to keep his voice down." He said softly.
Hey!
Buffy giggled softly. "I'll take the risk. I don't want to go back to Giles' house. Not tonight. I. I just want to be here with you guys. I feel safe here with you two."
Angel looked at her for a few minutes. " You don't feel safe at Giles'?" He asked.
"It's not like that. I feel safe, it, is just. 'They' don't." She softly.
"They?"
The babies you, idiot.
"Oh." Angel looked down at Buffy. "You can stay here as long as you want."
"You mean that?" She asked looking up at him.
"Of course I do. I wouldn't want it any other way." He said softly.
Buffy smiled, then leaned up and kissed him.
Hey! I don't want to go through the whole getting free and then being put back in this box, so you two better cut that out. Angelus snapped at them.
Buffy giggled softly as they pulled apart. "Oh hush your mouth." She said laying her head on Angel's shoulder.
"Want me to take you to Giles' flat so you can pick up some stuff and let him know you're staying with me? Then we can come back and you can get some sleep." Angel said softly as she yawned.
"That sounds like a good idea." She said lifting her head from his shoulder and standing up.
Angel take, the car. She doesn't look like she'll make it there and back, let alone through the front door. Angelus said.
"Hey! I'm fine." She protested.
"How bout we take the car anyways. I don't think we could carry all your stuff here anyways." He said with a half smile.
Buffy just nodded and yawned. "Sound plan." She said moving toward the front door.
Keys are on the table stand next to the door. Car is in the garage. And don't ruin it. Angelus told him.
"You idiot you're coming with us, remember? As much as I want to, I can't get rid of you." Angel countered.
Oh yeah. Wait. Hey! Angelus yelled.
Buffy and Angel just laughed.
Buffy looked up into his eyes. "I heard him." She said softly before pulling away. "I heard him, in my mind." She said running a shaking hand through her hair. "Oh god." She said with a hysterical laugh. "I heard him, in MY head." She said practically hysterical at this point. "Why can I hear him?" She asked Angel almost pleadingly as tears sprung to her eyes.
"Buffy what are you talking about? Hear whom. Who did you hear?" Angel asked moving closer to him.
You can hear me? Angelus asked.
"YES!!!!!!" She screamed through tears.
Angel just stared at her. "Oh god. Oh Buffy. I'm so sorry. I don't know how this happened. Buffy, I'm sorry." He said trying to pull her into his arms.
"NO! Stay away. You're too close. It hurts. I. it hurts my head. Make it stop Angel. Make HIM stop." She pleaded as she nearly fell to the ground in agony.
Angel wrapped his arms around Buffy and sat her on the counter. "Buffy. Shh. Baby calm down. Please, baby." He said kissing her face, trying to calm her down as tears fell from his eyes as well. Seeing her in this much pain was agonizing for him. He hated seeing her like this.
Buffy stopped moving. With her head bowed down, she became completely quiet. If it hadn't been for Angel's vamp hearing, he would have thought she were dead, but her heartbeat was strong, so he knew she wasn't. " Buffy? Honey, you okay?" He asked.
Buffy was silent for several minutes, unmoving. Finally she looked up. "This is so weird." She said in awe.
"What is?" He asked gently.
"I can hear him. He's in my head."
"I. I don't know how that happened. Maybe we should go see Giles." He suggested. He was at a lost for words. What do you say to the women you love, after you find out that she can now hear you are evil alter ego?
Tell her I'm sorry. Angelus said softly.
Buffy flinched as she heard Angelus' apology. "I know. I know you are Angelus. It's okay. It's not your fault." She said softly. "It just hurts. I'll be fine. Just need some meds." She said as she rose from the counter and moved past Angel.
"Umm. No meds here. Remember Buffy?" Angel said turning her to him.
"I know. I'm heading home. I'll see you later." She said not looking at him, as she walked through the kitchen and to the door.
"Buffy. Please don't go. I'm sorry." Angel pleaded, but his pleads went unheard as she shut the door behind her.
Buffy walked out the front door of the mansion and leaned back against the door, sighing heavily. * Oh god. What did I do? Angel thinks I hate him. Oh god. * She turned around, opened the door and re- entered the mansion and banged right into Angel's hard chest.
Angel grabbed Buffy from around the waist to keep her from falling. "Buffy? You okay?" He asked helping her regain her balance.
Buffy looked up at him. "Yeah, fine."
Angel pulled away. "Buffy, are you okay? I mean, about with what happened before." He asked gently moving to sit on the large sofa.
" A little wigged, but okay. I mean I'll have to get used to hearing him in my head and carry Aleve with me all the time, but I'll get used to it." She said flopping down next to him. "I'm sorry."
Angel looked up at her with confusion clearly written on his face.
" I shouldn't have left like that. It was wrong of me. I. I just don't know how do deal with all of this. I flipped. I shouldn't have left though." She said moving her hand to rest on his. "I love you. Know that. Never forget it."
" I love you too."
So do I. I'm sorry. Angelus yelled.
Buffy jerked back in pain, her hand clutching her head. "Dammit Angelus. Stop yelling. I hear you loud and FUCKING clear." She screamed.
Angel looked at her in shock. * Since when did she curse? *
How come you can curse and I can't? What, our kids won't notice your cursing, but will when I curse? Angelus complained.
"Oh bite me." She bit out.
Do not test me. Angelus warned.
"Oh please. Shut up." She said finally taking her hand away from her head.
"Guys! Stop." Angel said angrily. "Stop fighting. Jeez you guys are acting like children." He said upset.
"Sorry."
Sorry
"Buffy since when did you curse? I've never heard those words leave your mouth before." He asked her.
"I guess Angelus rubbed off on me." She said glumly.
I wish. Angelus scoffed.
"Shut up." Buffy, bit back.
No! Listen little girl, I may be back inside Soul boy here but that doesn't mean you could push me around! He yelled.
Buffy's head slammed back in pain.
"Angelus you stupid fuck, shut up!" Angel yelled as he moved to cradle Buffy's head on his lap.
Shit. I'm sorry Buff. I didn't mean to yell at you like that. I didn't mean to hurt you. He said softly.
Buffy nodded her head against Angel's lap. "I know." She whispered.
"Want me to take you back to Giles'?" Angel asked as he ran a hand through her head.
Buffy shook her head. "I want to stay with you guys." She said softly. "If that's okay." She asked looking up at him.
"No problem. We'd love to have you. But are you sure? You know how slow Angelus can be, it'll probably be a while till he remembers to keep his voice down." He said softly.
Hey!
Buffy giggled softly. "I'll take the risk. I don't want to go back to Giles' house. Not tonight. I. I just want to be here with you guys. I feel safe here with you two."
Angel looked at her for a few minutes. " You don't feel safe at Giles'?" He asked.
"It's not like that. I feel safe, it, is just. 'They' don't." She softly.
"They?"
The babies you, idiot.
"Oh." Angel looked down at Buffy. "You can stay here as long as you want."
"You mean that?" She asked looking up at him.
"Of course I do. I wouldn't want it any other way." He said softly.
Buffy smiled, then leaned up and kissed him.
Hey! I don't want to go through the whole getting free and then being put back in this box, so you two better cut that out. Angelus snapped at them.
Buffy giggled softly as they pulled apart. "Oh hush your mouth." She said laying her head on Angel's shoulder.
"Want me to take you to Giles' flat so you can pick up some stuff and let him know you're staying with me? Then we can come back and you can get some sleep." Angel said softly as she yawned.
"That sounds like a good idea." She said lifting her head from his shoulder and standing up.
Angel take, the car. She doesn't look like she'll make it there and back, let alone through the front door. Angelus said.
"Hey! I'm fine." She protested.
"How bout we take the car anyways. I don't think we could carry all your stuff here anyways." He said with a half smile.
Buffy just nodded and yawned. "Sound plan." She said moving toward the front door.
Keys are on the table stand next to the door. Car is in the garage. And don't ruin it. Angelus told him.
"You idiot you're coming with us, remember? As much as I want to, I can't get rid of you." Angel countered.
Oh yeah. Wait. Hey! Angelus yelled.
Buffy and Angel just laughed.