AN: Yea I know it's been ages. And once again I have no excuse sorry, but here you go :) enjoy.

Angel sat back in satisfaction as he read over Buffy's assignment. She was sitting at his feet, a hopeful expression on her face. It had taken nearly six hours to fully complete it…that included Angel's computer tutorial.

"Buffy this is great. Defiantly A-grade material."

"Really! Well let's hope Miss Weaver thinks so. I don't know what it is with the History department; they always seem to have it in for me."

"Well maybe that's because you rarely turn up."

"Hey I'll have you know I always go to class…in spirit."

She grinned impishly and went to put her assignment away. Angel shook his head in amusement.

"Well I'll talk to Giles about it. See if he can make sure it's marked fairly."

"Oh yea, you and Giles are just going to sit down and talk about something. I'll provide the tea and crumpets shall I?"

"Giles and I have our differences…me killing his girlfriend could be one of them but still, when it comes to you Buffy, our interests are generally the same."

"Hmm, I'll believe it when I see it. Till then we have to figure out how to kill time."

"Well..." Angel looked a little sheepish, "I kinda want to get on the internet again."

"And it seems as if I created a junky. Willow will love you forever. Personally, I'm kinda tired…except I'm not. I'm gonna watch another movie."

She took her pillow and blanket to the couch along with a jar of peanut butter and some Hershey's kisses. After choosing a movie she sat back to watch.

Angel sat at the computer and began to search random topics.

Buffy snuggled down under her blanket and kept up the pretence of watching the movie, in reality she was watching Angel, or rather, his reflection. The computer table was actually that of a dressing table and as a result, it had a rather large mirror attached to it. From where she was lying, Angels back was to her but she could see his face in the mirror.

Buffy had no idea why the council had turned him human but she was glad. At least after this weekend, her dreams could be filled with happy thought of what could happen if Angel were to stay human. She now had the sensation of his skin, warm to her touch. His chest moving with real breath. The gentle beat of his heart, pounding as blood poured through it.

Tears coursed down her cheeks as she glanced at her watch. In a little over a day all she would be left with would be memories. She knew Angel would never stay with her. She would get older and whatever it was about her that he found attractive would fade. By then all that would be left would be a shell, a hollow version of herself that dreamed of the years past. That is if she survived.

Angel kept promising he would keep her alive as long as possible but even she was not stupid enough to think he would stick around. Her father didn't stay. Giles would eventually return to England. Even Xander and Oz would one day realize that by staying near her they would wind up hurt or killed. It was her destiny to be alone.

She turned back to the TV, the meaningless words and pictures moving across the screen in careless abandon as she let her blanket soak up her tears.

Angel was mesmerized by his new knowledge of the World Wide Web. With a single word and the press of a button he could find any information on any topic…even stupid answers to the oldest joke in history.

While keeping up the pretence of 'browsing' a page, he looked into the mirror in front of him. 240 years of having no reflection and now with the mirror in front of him, all he could see was the small blond on the couch. She had pulled the blanket up as far as possible, as if hiding from the outside world yet still being able to see around her.

He had often watched her sleeping. Whether it be while he embraced his alter-ego or as himself for it was at these times he could truly see who she was. In her dreams she didn't bear the burdens of her life, the weight others had put on her shoulders. It was in the deepest of night he could see her true faces, a smile as her imagination took her to a place of joy. Fear as the terror of her daily walks haunted her yet in the mere moments before he had to leave her side he saw her soul at utter peace. Her mind free from both her dreams and the realization a new day had come.

He loved her beyond anything of this world yet he was scared. In a day, a single day he would be reverted to his former self. A Vampire. Sure they would have memories but he knew it wouldn't be enough. Buffy now had the feeling of what it was like to be loved by someone warm, someone with a heartbeat, someone that in a day wouldn't be him.

He wanted to hold onto her forever, keep her in his arms and never let go but he knew it wasn't possible. Someday soon she would look at him and realise he couldn't give her anything she wanted…anything she needed. And on that day he would have to let her go. She would leave him and he would greet the next sunrise with a song in his unbeating heart just knowing that she would be happy, loved and alive. All the things he wanted for her.

He sighed and went back to looking at the meaningless facts in front of him.

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Thanx as always to Mel and Ali. Love you guys :)

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