AN: I'm like SO sorry this has taken so long to come out. Turns out my writers block from 4 years ago is still there…tho I think I may have solved that now. So here you go, thankyou all so very much for your patience. Please R and R
AN2: I'm also sorry in that I just had to put in my Johnny Depp obsession. Enjoy
AN3: also, just in case. A Capsicum I known in most countries as a 'pepper'. Why I have no idea, we call them capsicums :)
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By the time Buffy returned, the pot of something on the stove was ready and Angel was in the process of slicing vegetables for a salad. Angel noted the vague look of distraction in her eyes but laid it aside as sexual frustration…a feeling he knew all too well.
Buffy snatched a piece of capsicum from the board just before the knife came down. He raised an eyebrow but Buffy only shrugged and went to look in the pot
"What are we having?"
"Well I wasn't too sure about you but I'm not all that hungry so I'm making some pumpkin soup and salad."
"Sounds great, thankyou."
"Anytime, now could you do me a favour and set the table?"
Buffy grabbed the cutlery and a piece of carrot as she set out to do as Angel had asked. Within ten minutes they were sitting down to eat…all fingers intact. They sat in silence for a few minutes but Angel couldn't ignore the problem obviously going over in Buffy's mind,
"Penny for your thoughts?"
"Huh?"
"What's up?"
"Oh…nothing."
"Well you don't have nothing face, you have something face."
Buffy smiled at the familiar words but it didn't last long,
"Copy cat. I was just thinking about…well everything really. So much had already happened this year and it's nowhere near over. Something else is coming and for the first time, I pretty much don't care. I'm so tired Angel, everything is piling up and I'm not sure I can handle it."
"You've managed before, why are you so concerned this time?"
"Did you know of the Crucimentam?"
"I knew of it. To be honest I didn't think they were going to put you through it. If I had we probably wouldn't be here now though, I would have killed every single one. Still, I haven't heard of it being performed since the late seventies."
"That's because no Slayer has reached eighteen since then. I'm going to die one day and neither you nor Xander will be there to save me. I want to graduate, go to collage, see the world. And to top it all off I have this strange feeling that Faith isn't exactly on the level. Something is going on with her and I can guarantee it isn't good..
Angel reached over the table and moved a piece of hair that was covering her eyes,
"What bought this on?"
"Just a feeling I guess, like I know I'm going to lose someone at the end of all this."
Angel's thoughts went back to the events of only a few hours before…she had asked him to stay.
"You think I'm going to leave you. Darling I'm not going anywhere. Aside from the fact I really don't want to give Xander the satisfaction, I love you far too much."
Buffy smiled but Angel could tell she wasn't re-assured. He looked around the room for a way to distract her. His eyes rested on the TV.
"Do you want to watch a movie? Your choice."
Buffy got up and walked over to the TV, looking around she noticed a folder lying on top. She picked it up and glanced through it, her eyes widened in surprise.
"Whoa, they have like every single movies and TV show in existence in here."
"Really?"
"Just about."
"Well it's your choice."
Buffy spent a few minutes flipping through the pages. After a while she stopped and ran her fingers over one of the titles.
"What's up?"
"Nothing really, can we watch this? I only saw it once and that was a long time ago…I remember…Can we watch it?"
"Angel got up and looked to where she was pointing."
"Edward Scissorhands. I recall the name but I don't think I've seen it."
Angel followed the instructions at the bottom of the page and sat down just as the FBI warning appeared on the screen. He pulled Buffy down upon the couch; she curled up and held his as a child would a teddy bear.
An hour and forty five minutes later, Buffy sat up and wiped away the stream of tears coursing down her face.
"What a brilliant film." Angel commented.
"Way better that I remember it. It's odd you know, that movie is kind of like the story of you."
"How do you mean?"
"Well, when you showed up, nearly everyone accepted you even though you weren't exactly normal. Then something bad happened that was completely beyond your control and people mistrusted you and couldn't see both sides of what had happened."
"Everyone except the girl."
"Because she loved him."
Buffy lent across and kissed him soundly. She sat back and gave him a smile.
"You know, I was nine when I saw this and all I wanted was to be the girl dancing in the snow storm created by the one she loved. You gave me that dream and made it a reality...even if it wasn't intentional, Thankyou."
"My pleasure." He kissed her again then smiled, "Can I choose the next movie? I don't think I could watch another romantic without causing you to fail the test."
Buffy grinned and handed over the folder. Within a few minutes the couple were in hysterics over Monty Python.
In the outer room, Andrew re-played the scene from moments before. He had been baffled as to why a Slayer would fall for a vampire, it went against everything she should believe in she should be chemically unable to have those feelings, yet here he was observing the unnatural. He didn't understand, and in that moment he came to an epiphany. He had absolutely no reason to understand only to accept. He picked up the phone and dialled. The other line was picked up after two rings.
"Hello?"
"Good evening Mr Giles. It's Andrew Harris."
"Andrew…Oh dear. Did something happen? Is Buffy okay?"
"She's fine, but there is a matter I feel the need to discuss with you. Would you be able to come to Los Angeles?"
"Is it really so urgent? If Buffy is fine then may I ask the problem?"
"I just think it would be beneficial for you to be here."
"Well…I can be there in two hours."
"Brilliant. See you then. Oh and Mr Giles…bring Alex with you."
AN: Well that's it for this chapter; I'll try not to take so long between updates.
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