CHAPTER 2

No that can't be him, she thought. She had been thinking of him so much since he left that it was no surprise for her to see him a bit of everywhere. Everywhere she was looking she would see him. Sometimes even going to strangers calling out Angel's name before realizing it wasn't him and she would feel embarrassed and sad. Every night she would lock herself in her room to cry. Nobody knew.

"Buffy !" Willow said again.

Still no reaction.

"I wonder what world she lives in today" Xander said jokingly.

"Probably Angel world" Anya said kissing Xander.

"That's not funny" Willow said concerned, "Just look at her, she's not even paying attention to what we say, she's starring out there somewhere, I don't know we have to do something"

"Buffy are you with us ?" Willow screamed again this time gently punching her in the elbow to make her focus on her.

"What ?" Buffy said.

"Umm what were you thinking ?" Xander asked her.

"Nothing, why ?"

"Buffy you didn't hear a single word we said" Willow said looking a bit sad.

"I'm sorry" Buffy said.

"C'mon Buffy, we're not stupid" Anya said, "We've known you for a long time… Well, in fact they do, not me" she said shrugging.

"You were thinking about him again, right ?" Xander asked a bit annoyed, "You should forget him, he's not for you".

"You know nothing about that, how dare you ?" Buffy said as tears were running down her cheeks.

Xander was sorry for saying that. He wanted to put his hands on her shoulders to try to comfort her but she moved away.

"You guys go to the Bronze once ready for that and I'll join you there later, ok" Buffy said.

"But I thought we were all meeting at my house in an hour to go there together" Willow complained.

"I'm sorry, I just need some time to myself right now, I'll meet you guys later" Buffy said as she waited for them to be gone to wipe away her tears.

Then, she was walking near the cemetery. There she had that sensation of someone looking at her again. A vampire possibly. She turned to face him getting ready to fight him…