Always yours
Summary: It's time for the end of days and a newly single Buffy Summers is sent to L.A for a final battle with an army of slayers. Will this do a thing to change her? Will she and her love be reunited at last or will all hopes be destroyed? And yeah there is a paring! No hints!
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own anything Angel or Buffy except for the story! They are owned by the almighty Joss! All hail! Bows Oh and my Buffy and Angel box-sets of course! What?
A/N: Thanks for the reviews: Spike686 (Review reply!), charli92 and emma172. Now Charli92 I can't tell you what happens with Buffy it kind of ruins the chapter! And Emma thanks I like making spike seem obsessed! And I am updating as fast as I can I do have SATs soon and should really be revising this is an all Buffy and Angel P.O.V Chapter! More at the end…
This story WILL spoil the story of Chosen from Season 7, some of season 6 of Buffy and most of Season 5 of Angel - Definitely the ending! This particular chapter involves a long flashback (Trust me it's long!) - From the season 3.2 episode "The Prom". A very short flashback from an episode in 2.1 is also included.
Chapter three: The Powers of Shanshu
Angel P.O.V
"BUFFY! Buffy…" Please oh please don't die again! It was bad enough the first and second times but a third would kill me. Stupid Halie'na demon! Why did it have to attack her from behind, and with an axe? Oh god she's bleeding from the head! I pick up her limp body and check for a pulse… Oh no there isn't one! No! Wait a minute there's a slight one! Thank god! I may not be religious and damned to hell once I finally am turned to dust but thank God anyway.
"Illyria cover me! I'm taking Buffy to the healers!" I yell with all my might. Blue simply nodded and I ran through the crowd of Ex-potentials. They all stared at the unconscious Buffy in my arms. There leader had fallen what hope did they have? I moved on towards Willow and her Cult. Dawn stood close to tears over the nearly dead body of her sister. The Wiccas would have to move fast she was drifting away… No don't think like that Angel! Buffy will live and will have a normal life like the one you promised her.
-Flashback- (A/N Yep it's the long flashback! Run for your lives!)
"Come on don't be that way!" A vamp came out from the shadows.
"Not now!" Buffy dusted it, "I'm not being that way! Every time I say the word 'Prom' you get grouchy!"
She stared at me "I'm sorry. I'm just worried you're getting too invested in this whole thing."
"What whole thing? Isn't this the stuff I'm supposed to be getting invested in? Going to a formal graduating, growing up!"
"I know" I walked off and Buffy followed I didn't face her
"Then what? What's with the dire" I turned to face her
"Its err its nothing"
"No you have something face."
"I think we need to talk… but not now not here!"
"No if you have something to say, say it! Angel drop the cryptic you're scaring me!" I walked towards her.
"I've been thinking about our future. And the more I do the more I feel like us you and me being together is unfair to you"
"Is this about what the mayor said? Because he was just trying to shake us up!"
"He was right!"
"No he wasn't he's the bad guy!" I walked away and Buffy turned.
"You deserve more you deserve something outside demons and darkness you should be with someone who can take you into the light. Someone who can make love to you." I faced her and Buffy moved towards me
"I don't care about that"
"You will and children…"
"Children can you say jumping the gun? I kill my goldfish"!
"Today but you have no idea how fast it goes Buffy, before you know it you'll want it all; a normal life."
"I'll never have a normal life."
"Alright you'll always be a slayer but all the more reason why you should have a real relationship instead of this; this freak show" Buffy moved back a place.
"I didn't mean that."
"I'm gonna go" She started to walk off
"I'm sorry Buffy you know how much I love you and it kills me to say this".
"Then don't who are you to tell me who's right for me? You think I haven't thought about this"
"Have you? Rashly."
"No, no of course not I'm just some swoony little school girl right?"
"I'm trying to do what's right here. I'm trying to think with my head instead of my heart."
"Heart, you have a heart it isn't even beating."
She moved towards me. "Don't..." I shook my head
"Don't what? Don't love you? I'm sorry you know what I didn't know I had a choice in that. I'm every one change I can't change… I want my life to be with you."
"I don't"
"You don't wanna be with me? I can't believe you're breaking up with me."
"It doesn't mean I don't..." She turned and walked away from me. Then later turned to face me
"How am I supposed to stay away from you?"
"I'm leaving after the ascension after it's finished with the mayor and faith. If we survive ill go."
"Where?"
"I don't know." Buffy shook her head and I shook mine
"Is this really happening?" Buffy stared right through me crying…
-End Flashback- (A/N Come out of your hiding now!)
I always have regretted listening to Joyce about mine and Buffy's relationship and I always wish I could rewind to that day. I have had dreams if I never had that conversation and have had many nightmares about how she coped after I left with many tears. I still left for her own good even though I had marked her as my own. And now as I look at her neck the mark still lies on her neck. The mark of what I am and always will be. The mark of Angeles; the one with the angelic face.
Buffy P.O.V
Ow my head I am so going to get that demon! Wait a minute… Where am I? This isn't the alley, damn this isn't even L.A! Where the hell is this place? Is this hell? It's certainly not Heaven, I've been there I know when I see it again. Ok let me gather my surroundings. The only thing I can see is a hell load of white.
"Buffy Anne Summers, the Slayer of the Vampires, we are the Powers that be. We have taken you here for a message"
"Ok wherever that voice is coming from I do not know! And if I am dead again I will seriously scream!"
"We can not be seen. The original Chosen One is not dead; she is unconscious in one of her loves arms. His name is Angelus. The other one; William the Bloody, is fighting for your cause. The Key and the young witch are trying to heal you. You will only be here for another three minutes and twenty nine seconds. That is enough time to tell you of your part in the Shanshu Prophecy, so do not interrupt us. Wesley Windham (sp?)-Price who recently ascended to Ghost Roads only translated two thirds of the scrolls. All he knows is that after this apocalypse one champion; a vampire with a soul will return to his human state. What he doesn't know is the producer of the Chosen ones; the original Slayer will choose which Vampire will stay in a Demon state and which Vampire will turn human. Angel reckons he has signed away the Prophecy but it is not his to sign away; it is yours. There is a slight catch in the prophecy as always if you choose Angel then Spike will be left with Angel's curse, he will not be allowed a moment of pure happiness. If you choose Spike then Angel will remain a Vampire but will have a bound soul. Whoever you choose to be human will still have strength but not as much. They will have strength equal to a weak Vampire who has only just been sired. There strength will stay this was and they will die like other humans. We know you wish to ask them about it so will be given the chance. The Wolfram and Hart army has left to re-group for now but will be back in three years on your anniversary of your birth. You are going now and have 5 minutes to choose. The Vampire you give Shanshu will not be the Vampire you stay with is a relationship. You will be with the leftover soul-owning Vampire until death hits you. It is your destiny. Be gone now…
The white faded and I blinked. When I opened my eyes there standing above me was Spike and Angel. There eyes were hazy as if they were trying to stay strong. They were trying to fight back the tears, I guess I better end there battle before they embarrass each other.
Angel P.O.V
She's awake! She's awake! SHE'S AWAKE! She can even sit up! Thanks God! She stands up and turns to the Scooby Gang. Her face is all serious so I reckon ever a dream that shows trouble or she died for a few seconds. The second I wish is not true! For a Slayer she's already been through enough today yet alone death. She had lost 5 ex-potentials what else could be worse? She walks over to me and Spike and indicated to a back alley. We both follow her to it. What the hell does she want with us?
"Okay, I reckon you are wondering why it's time for follow the slayer but this is over one issue; Shanshu."
"Wait a minute," I piped up "I signed that away so the Circle of the Black Thorn could trust me! I gave away…"
"Angel be quiet. Spike I know you haven't spoke but you stay quiet too! Only one of you can acquire Shanshu and the other will remain a Vampire. Funny enough it is my choice on who gets the prize. However for the remaining Vampire there is the catch of the soul. Now Spike if I choose Angel for Shanshu then you will be stuck with Angel's Curse which means…"
"No more bloody shagging I know!" Spike hissed. He didn't need to be cold about the matter!
"Continuing then Angel if I give Spike Shanshu then you will be left with a…"
"…Bound soul. Meaning I will still feel pain if I kill anyone but I can have moments of pure happiness."
"Well done Angel! 10 gold stars for you. Anyways the problem is the choice. The one who becomes a mortal will die but will be able to go in sunlight and all other anti-vamp things will be achievable. Now the problem is that I choose and the one I choose will stay human unless turned. You will have some super-ish strength which is equal to a newly sired vamp but it will remain that way. I have two minutes or so to make my choice now. I wish to be alone."
I turned and stared at the bite mark on her neck again before walking away.
Buffy P.O.V
Spike slowly left after Angel. I caught a glimpse of his Claddagh ring again still with the heart pointing towards him like he told me all those years ago.
-Flashback-
"My people, before I was changed they, exchanged this as a sign of devotion. It's a Claddagh ring. The hands represent friendship, the crown represents loyalty. And the heart... Well, you know. Wear it with the heart pointing towards you. It means you belong to somebody. Like this."
He pulled out his own hand to show his own Claddagh ring. Its heart point facing towards him. He belonged to someone and I know who; me!
-End flashback-
That was it! I was ready to give away the Shanshu. As the final seconds ticked by I closed my eyes. My thoughts on the picture I was gonna choose to become human. I opened my eyes and was in the white room again. I was ready to yell his name.
A/N another cliffhanger! Write who you think gets the Shanshu! I'll update soon. Please check my tenses I'm not sure of them to say the least!
Britt