Part 4

Her heart was beating at about 200mph, and she ran faster than she remembered ever running before. Oh my God... Oh MY GOD! What the hell is going on here?

That's right, Buffy, it's the Hellmouth, making me see things! That must be it! No, no, no... it was him. It was really him, in the sunlight, no umbrella, no ring, no nothing. Just him, with a new fashion statement. It's nice to see him in something other than black! Wait what am I thinking! Angel in the sunlight? How is that possible? Buffy asked herself, as she reached the building, I don't know... but I know that was him... She opened the door, flew up the stairs, and down the hallway.

She stuck her key in the lock and pushed the door open. As she shut it behind her, she slid to the floor, and hung her head in her hands. "Buffy?" Willow asked setting her books on her bed, and coming over to her. The red-head sat down next to her friend, but she got no response, "Buffy, what's wrong?" She stared at her friend's slumped form, concerned about what made her this way.

Buffy looked up, but not at Willow, she just gazed at the wall across the room, but didn't really see anything. She bit her lip, keeping back tears she didn't want to come, but were trying to force their way out. Buffy's chin quivered slightly as she took in a deep breath, and looked Willow in the eye.

She covered her mouth with her hands and breathed, "Angel..." Willow was almost rolling her eyes at this. Of course what else would it have been?

"What about him? You know you can tell me," Will told her, giving her a reassuring smile.

Buffy took another deep breath, "He.. he was... Hewasinthesunlight." She'd forced the words out quickly, to be sure she didn't decide to not say them.

"What?" her friend asked, at first not sure what she had said, then her eyes grew extremely wide, "What! I mean, how?" Buffy opened and shut her mouth a few times,

"I-I don't know."

"But you're sure it was him."

Buffy nodded quickly, "I'm sure. First I felt him, then I saw him."

Will's eyes widened slightly again at this, "You mean, you like ran into him?"

Buffy chuckled, but it was forced, "No. No, I felt him. We're like connected, I can sense when he's around. I always know, but this time I was ignoring it, day time and all. Then there he was..."

She frowned, and Willow frowned with her, "You need to find out what's going on Buffy. If you don't you'll regret it, you know you will. Go find him. Or-or feel him, whatever works."

Buffy smiled, then went back to frowning, "What if he doesn't want to see me. I was pretty clear when I said I wanted to start forgetting. Maybe he's got someone new... Heck I guess I kind of do... But then Riley... I don't love him..."

Willow looked at her with "resolve face", "You know what you have to do. Follow your heart, it's always been good to you in the past. I have this feeling your heart isn't saying, 'Riley! Riley, run to Riley!'."

Buffy smiled sincerely, "No it's saying, 'Angel! Angel! Angel!' continuously. No room for anything else, never has been..."

"Well, I hate to be resorted to this but, duh!" Willow laughed a little, and so did Buffy.

She sighed, "You're right, I have to go find him. And I think I know where to look..."