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3 WEEKS LATER – Angel Investigations

Buffy walked down the stairs of Angel Investigations, with her bag.

Angel and Gunn, who had been working on a case looked up.

"You're leaving," Angel said, not really sure whether that was more of a statement or a question.

Gunn looked between Angel and Buffy, there was never any point staying around when they 'had to talk.'

"I'm gunna go deal with this," Gunn said, waving sheets of paper about the attack that had happened last night in front of Angel, "Catch ya later," he said walking out, into the night.

"Be careful," Angel shouted then looked at Buffy.

Buffy, in a way, felt like she was throwing their hospitality back in their faces, but she couldn't stay here forever.

She nodded, "Thanks, for everything but I should go, I've already troubled you enough. Also I should let Dawnie and the others know that I'm OK, they'll be worried. Can't run forever right?"

Angel nodded, "I understand," he really did, didn't mean he wanted her to go though, "Buffy."

Buffy looked at him, "Yeah?" she asked.

"You weren't trouble. Anytime you need to get away just you know, don't be a stranger. Keep in touch. Let me know how things are going with the baby and everything," Angel said, feeling like he was loosing her all over again then again he hadn't really 'had' her again so it wasn't like he could loose her.

Buffy smiled, giving him a hug and this one was definitely just a thanks, no doubt about it.

"Do you have a plan or something?" Angel asked, letting her go.

Buffy smiled, "I'll figure something out, as always," it didn't have to be said, but she thought she would anyway, "Angel, thanks again for everything. I mean it, don't know what I would have done without you."

Angel watched her walked to the door and let out a small, "Anytime." He watched her leave, he'd always love her and he would always own a small piece of her part whether she let on or not but for now, she'd moved on.

A WEEK AFTER BUFFY HAD LEFT – B n B

Xander glared more at Giles than his best friend, Willow, "We can't what if she comes back?"

He glanced at Dawn, he wasn't just doing this for Dawn but they'd been silent long enough, listening to Willow and Giles, now it was their time for input.

Giles sighed, taking his glasses off and wiping them then propping them back on, "We don't even know if she's coming back."

That annoyed Xander for two reasons in particular, but mainly because Dawn was in the room.

She'd wanted Xander to go with her to find her sister but he couldn't do it. He didn't want everyone to break up because he was scared that if they did it know there would be no reuniting, plus he couldn't leave Willow.

"So what we're just going to up and go and pray that she's OK? Because God's been so good to us in the past," Xander said through gritted teeth.

There was no point repeating everything they'd been arguing non-stop about for about an hour so Xander and Giles just glared at each other. Although knowing that they'd never fight or anything so stupid, Willow stepped in between them, "This isn't helping. Giles, Buffy is coming back and we can't leave her without a contact number, we'll ask the staff to give it to her when comes here and hope they do. Xander, we can't stay here forever, we have Slayers to help and train, Buffy will be fine. We've known her for over seven years, you know she'll find us," Willow said, giving a small, fake smile. She hoped that all she had said was true but to be honest she didn't have a lot of hope that Buffy would come back. It had been a week and she hadn't been in contact but she had to hope for the best, for Dawn's sake. She ha to believe that Buffy wouldn't leave her sister, even in the hands of her friends.

She'd died to save her once so she couldn't just leave her, right?