The Letter
A one shot on the background
Of Buffy Summers and Kalen
Buffy Summers walked into her house after having been out doing a little patrolling the Sunnydale cemetery. She looked kind of tired and looked like she wanted to sit down for a little while.
"I'm home!" Buffy announced. There was no answer or sound of movement. Confused she hollered again, "Hello? Is anyone home?"
There was still no answer. Shrugging, she walked into the dining room to see an envelope sitting on the table with her name on it. She walked to the table and picked it up. She opened the envelope, pulled the letter out, and began to read it:
Dear Buffy,
I can't tell you how sorry I am for having to leave you like this. The past five years have been great. This last year... was hell on me. Having to be around you and not be with you. You were my whole reason for being here. You showed me that people did care about me and can care about each other. Before I came to Sunnydale I had no idea people would eventually care for me. You sure came a long way from the girl I met five years ago to the woman I came to know and love. The first night I saw you, you were walking through the cemetery looking for vampires. You were attacked by three vamps at once. I ran over and staked one for you. You staked the other two and turned to look at me. You asked who I was and I told you that I was just a friend. I'll never forget the cute face you made when I said that. The next thing you said was "Gee I sure have a lot of mysterious friends."
Anyway... last night fighting those demons was proof that I needed to leave. It has gotten harder for me to concentrate on slaying since you and I decided we shouldn't be together. I thought I could deal with it. I thought I wouldn't get side tracked by you. I guess I was wrong. Buffy now how much it sounds like this is your fault it isn't. It's mine. It's my fault I let you affect me that way. I wish I could have your strength in letting go. I still love you Buffy. I love you so much that I can't stand it. Maybe getting some space between us for a while will be good. Believe me Buffy... if I didn't think this was necessary I wouldn't do it. All I can say is that I'm sorry I couldn't tell you this face to face. I couldn't stand seeing you hurt because of what I am telling you in this letter. You can reach me easily if you want to talk. I'm going to LA to help Angel with what he's doing there.
I love you Buffy. Never forget that. I love you. I'll have you in my heart where ever I am.
Loving You Always,
Kalen
Buffy felt like she couldn't breathe. She dropped the letter and fell to knees crying softly.
"I love you too..." she said softy.
A/N: Please read and review this. I hope this would give a little intro to Kalen. This is deffinately an AU story. This was a prequel to my Angel fic that I am about to start writing. Hope you enjoy this!