Emotional Struggles

Pairing: Bangel!

Summary: Buffy's come to live in L.A. post-NFA. Her relationship doesn't go well

Disclaimer: Blah blah Joss Whedon

A/N: Screw what I said. This story is almost done, and beta went missing so forgive this chapter. Anyway read till the end of the story not just this chapter.

Angel's POV

There she is. So beautiful even with everything going white she stands out. She was going to be mine…forever that's the whole point. I need to focus stay here for her, Angel my name is Angel I love Buffy Anne Summers. My name is Angel I love Buffy Anne Summers. Can't leave her now

End POV

Angel was blinking his eyes staying closed for longer periods of time his entire shirt had turned red

"Buffy"

Buffy's eyes opened wide "Yes Angel don't go you can't I need you here"

"I don't know i-if I can stay with you. I Love…y-you"

His eyes closed.

"Giles! I need you here now". Giles ran down the stairs "Buffy what is it? Oh my" Giles ran to the phone and dialed 911 "Yes hello, I'm at the Hyperion hotel someone had been shot, no I don't bloody well know who shot him! Yes, yes okay I just…hurry"

Willow shortly ran down the stairs "Has he proposed? Buffy your going to be…oh god Angel is he?" Buffy looked up at her tears were coming down. "I don't know his pulse is going away, not supposed to be like this. Forever that's the whole point"

Buffy was in a daze.

Willow looked at her friend she had already lost so many people and then to lose Angel just as he was about to propose. "Buffy I'm so sorry"

A few minutes later the ambulance arrived

"M'am stay back is he your husband" Buffy stared blankly at him "Almost…" While one man asked Buffy questions, two others loaded Angel onto a stretcher. They took Buffy with them

When they loaded the Scoobies into the cars the drove to the hospital. Dawn was the first to ask "What's going on?" Willow answered "Angel's been shot". Dawn's eyes welled up.

"You mean living boy is dead?" Spike spoke "No not yet I wouldn't think and he probably won't

Buffy was sitting in the waiting room just staring at her ring Giles hugged her "Do they know?" Giles questioned. Buffy shook her head. "Willow can you take the bullet out?"

Willow slowly shook her head "No, it's something that at this state would probably kill him"

Buffy just nodded "We were going to be together". Giles looked questioningly at Willow "Angel was proposing". Giles shook his head "Bloody hell". Jonathan spoke up "Buffy, I wish there was something anything I could do".

"Riley". Spike spoke "What the bugger does soldier boy have to do with anything?" Buffy still hadn't taken her eyes off the ring "He shot Angel"

"Son of a bitch" Xander said "Bastard can't take losing wasn't he married?" Andrew tried to lighten the mood "In every single good comic or graphic novel that I've read the good guy survives". Jonathan hit Andrew in that arm "Ow"

"Andrew the last thing we need is comic book references". Andrew justified himself "Just trying to help". Giles answered "Then shut up"

"I was just". Xander cut him off "Shut up we don't need arguing now!" Giles raised his voice "Well you did a very fine job of stopping it"

Willow had started to raise her voice "Dammit Giles, they're trying to help" "Yes and the only one that can isn't". Willow got mad "It would kill him". Giles and Willow started arguing then Xander started to defend Willow and so did Andrew. Jonathan was helping Giles with Spike. Finally Dawn spoke up "Quiet all of you, none of you are helping. You're making it worse for her".

Everyone looked at Buffy who still hadn't taken her eyes off the ring "Thank you Dawn"

For a few minutes people tried to get Buffy to talk but her answers were usually mmhmm, no thank you, appreciate it, or yes. Then after twenty minutes of process a doctor walked up to them

"Are you Miss Summers?" the doctor asked

"Yes"

"It's just a flu". Buffy looked confused "What the hell are you talking about?"

The doctor looked at his clipboard "You are Jena right?"

Buffy looked at her ring again "No". More hours passed. Everyone had started fidgeting, reading, talking, or in Buffy's case staring. She finally said something "I can't lose him there's been to many people I've lost". Giles comforted her

Angel's POV

Damn this hurts, what I'd give………………………………… dammit I'm blanking out gotta stay on…………………………

End POV

Another doctor walked up he looked solemn "Buffy Summers?"

Her eyes filled. "Yes". The doctor inhaled "I'm sorry, he didn't make it"

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