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A.N: This storys gonna start in the summer before grade nine. please read and review :)

Chapter One

Angel's POV

"Hey Buff." I call out, spotting her sitting on the sandbox at the park on my way to her house. Good thing I took the shortcut, it could be dangerous out here. I think to myself, feeling a pinch of anger at whoever let her go out by herself this late at night.

"hey" said she said in a small voice

"What's wrong?" I ask, full of concern, but I don't show it. It would appall her to know how much of an effect she has on me, even when we first met...

Flashback

First Day Of Second Grade

"Class, Since this is your first day and a lot of you are new, I will give you the first half of the day to mingle and make friends." That last statement resulted in a happy shriek from the back of the room.

"Oh my god Oz!" shouted an adorable blonde angel that I just wanted to take in my arms and protect forever. I motion to my friends, Spike, Wesley, and Gunn and we go to "mingle and make friends" with the hotties at the back of the room.

"Chill B, 's just a spider." said a raven haired female, "definitely a female" muttered Spike, as the red haired boy beside us held a spider up to the other two, "Yah girls, 's just a spider" said the boy

"Well it's gross, get it away" pleaded my blonde angel as she hid behind her red haired friend. How dare he scare her!

"Oz, that's enough." said the black haired girl again, in unison with the redhead just as I was about to do something. He took one look at Red and threw the spider out the window. He went and stood beside her as Raven stood up and said, "Faith, you?"

"I'm Angelus, that's Spike, Gunn, and Wesley, and you?" I ask gently to the blonde

"B-Buffy" she sniffled, she was so damn CUTE!

"That's Willow, Oz, Tara, and Fred" she said pointing to the girl I hadn't noticed, "wanna be our friends?" she asked timidly. How could I say no to that!

"Of course we'll be your friends luv." said Spike going over to her and putting his arm over her shoulder. I have never wanted to punch him more.

End Flashback

Angel smirked as he remembered that first day they had met. They had been best friends ever since, and his protectiveness for Buffy had only increased. He remembered the day they started the fifth grade, he had bought a membership to the gym to get himself buff, just for her. To protect her, and also beat up any guy who dared to even think about asking her out. She was his, or, she would be, as soon as he got up the courage to ask her.

"Angel?'' said Buffy softly, tears still streaming down her face as she looked up at him from the sandbox, they had so many memories there...

Flashback

Middle Of Seventh Grade

"Buffy what's wrong?" I ask worriedly, so much so that it's showing through my usually expressionless exterior. Buffy, sobbing, collapses into the sandbox. She looked up at me and I could already see a bruise forming on her jaw "Parker" she whispered.

"What?" I ask her confused, what could Parker have done to her, they weren't even going out.

"Angel I'm so sorry," she cried, "I should have listened"

"What baby, what should you have listened to?"

"You. Angel, I was going out with Parker."

"WHAT?" I screamed, how? how could I have missed him? I didn't, I remember going up to him first, because of his reputation. "What happened Buffy?" I ask concerned," Buffy baby tell me what happened."

"He- he want- wanted to d-do...stuff," she sobbed, as I let out a small growl, I knew exactly what kind of stuff he wanted to do, "and I s-said n-n-no"major relief here "an-and h-he s-said t-that if I s-said no w-we were o-over so we wer-wer-were" she sobbed " and then he hit me" she finished softly.

"WHAT!" I growled so loudly the entire school yard looked over. "Buffy stay here, I'll be back"...

End Flashback

I remember that day, It was the day I got my first black eye. It was also the day I got expelled, for causing near-fatal injuries to one Parker Abrams. He deserved it though. More even. It was his own fault for not listening to my warning. Any guy who even thought about Buffy the wrong way would have to answer to me. I don't think they really believed me before. They did after they saw Parker.

"Angel" Buffy whispered again, I kneel down beside her

"What is it Buff?", then she says the words, the words that would now haunt every single one of my worst nightmares,

"I'm moving."

PS if anyone reviews could you possibly explain to me what a … "beta reader" is? I keep seeing people mention it but have no idea what they are.