1Chapter 2

-2 weeks later-School Library-

Willow came busting through the library doors waving a yellow computer disk around causing both Xander and Giles to jump and Buffy to look at her funny. Buffy's voice came fist. "Gees Will were's the fire?"

"I found the curse, Jenny was trying to re-cures Angel before," Willow's voice died down in memory. Giles looked at the disk in Willow's hand and took it from her. "This means," "Yea, Giles this means we can get Angel back." Giles looked at Willow as she continued.

" I've checked Jenny's cross referencing to the original cure and she took out the 'happiness clause'." "It seems to have been Jenny's last wish."Xander who had remained quiet due to shock, finally spoke up. "For those of you just tuning in, who cares?" "I do" Buffy stated.

Xander looked at her expectantly. "Well of course you do Buff, you're the damn things whore!" "XANDER" Giles warned as Willow stared at him in horror. "No let him finish." Buffy said looking at Xander with no expression on her face.

"You finally want to hear what I've go to say huh?" "Yes I do" Buffy stated calmly "Fine. I say we scrap the fucking cures and kill the murdering son of a bitch!"Xander yelled causing Buffy to flinch. "It wasn't his fault Xander. Losing his soul wasn't his fault." Buffy pointed out.

"No it was yours Buffy, but what happened to everyone else was his fault." "It wasn't Angel. Angel has done nothing wrong," Xander laughed humorlessly

"Nothing wrong? He murdered the people we cared about after you decided not to kill him. Every time you ditch another chance at killing him he left another body for us, not you, to find. Xander's voice raised as he continued to spit out words.

"And what did you do to Angel after you found Oz's mutilated body huh? Not a damn thing." Hearing her boyfriends name brought unwanted memories back and pools of tears racing down her cheeks not quite bitting back a heart wrenching sob.

Buffy tried to comfort but stopped when Willow shied away making tears blur Buffy's vision. "Willow I'm," "No Buffy your not sorry or you would have killed the bastard before he got to Jenny, not to mention the countless others Angel has killed." Xander rudely cut in.

Buffy's blood started to boil and defended her lost lover. "I'm sorry for your losses," she said looking at all of them pleading with them to understand. "But Angel isn't the monster doing this,"

Xander interrupted. "Oh there's a differences between the two now? I think Cordy would have disagreed, but wait she's dead because of the demon you set loose and refuse to kill!"

Buffy's face contorted in pure agony as Xander cut into her, but did nothing to stop him. In fact, she noticed no one was, confused and hurt, Buffy looked at Willow and Giles who just stared back at her.

No love or support as Giles had promised only accusations and hurt on both sides. Buffy hardened 'They don't understand me' Buffy thought enraged.

"Do you have any idea what this is doing to me? I would love to kill Angelus," "Oh and you've proved that time and time again but from were I'm standing the bodies keep piling up." Buffy snapped and before Xander could blink Buffy was in front of him instead of across the rook were she previously was.

"You think I enjoy watching a soulless demon walking around wearing my lovers face kill the people I care about?" Buffy asked outraged.

"From the looks of it Buff That's what's been happening, you stand there watching as he picked us off one by one, and now that you can get you boyfriend back you want all of us to just forget about Oz and Jenny and Cordy so you can find the fastest way to have the vampire of your dreams back between your supple thighs." Before Xander knew what hit him, he was flying across the room and slamming into a wall.

In a flash Buffy grabbed Xander by the troat and pined him to the wall he just flew into when Buffy first hit him. Xander was struggling to remain conscious, but from the fury in Buffy's eyes told him it wasn't about to be much longer.

As the world faded Xander saw his life flash before his eyes. "Buffy, that is enough." Giles barked. Buffy let Xander slide down the wall as she made one last ditch effort to try to get them to understand. "How would you guys like it if the body of Jenny, Cordelia or Oz were walking around killing people because of one night of true happiness? Could you kill them?"

"Well never know, Buffy, because your demon lover took ours away." Xander coughed. Buffy flinched and looked at the silent Giles and Willow, who had stopped crying during the fight, "Is that how you all feel?" She asked her voice breaking.

They stayed silent, not saying anything, or not knowing what to say they just looked at her with guilt and loss in their eyes. Buffy nodded in understanding, they had turned their backs on her, then with the look of defeat set deep into her eyes, turned and left.

"Buffy wait,"Willow tried to go after her. "Just let her go Will she's done enough." Xander said getting up from the floor when Giles grabbed him by the lapels of his shirt. "You foolish, reckless boy do you have any idea what you've just done?"

"Just admitting what you two weren't denying." Xander answered pushing Giles's hands off him. "We're fools, we're all fool. We have to do the spell. Now." Giles exclaimed.

Willow put her hand on Giles's shoulder. "You don't think she'd, you know, do anything stupid do you?" "I don't know what to think, but I do know we've just turned our backs on her and she feels alone and lost. And what with Angelus, I'd hate to think what might happen if, Giles voice trailed off. Shaking his head hard he continued.

"We have to do the spell." Before Xander could protest Giles said "You'll shut the hell up and do as your told Xander, I wont ask twice" The look Xander received from Giles mixed with the threat shut Xander up as they gathered the stuff for the spell.

TBC