In Her Hands
A/N: It's up to Buffy to grant the Shanshu Prophesy to either Angel or Spike, who will she chose? The love of her life Angel or the vampire that's stuck by her side throughout everything. And how will she react when she knows Spike is alive?
CHAPTER FOUR
'All These Things I Hate'
*Once more I say goodbye, to you, things happen but we don't really know why, if it's supposed to be like this, why do most of us ignore the chance to miss? torn apart at the seams and my dreams turn to tears, I'm not feeling this situation, run away try to find a safe place you can hide, It's the best place to be when you're feeling like...Me...*
Somewhere on the I-5
Buffy had been driving for a few hours, she knew that driving back to what once was Sunnydale would finally close that chapter of her life and she'd be able to move on. She didn't want to forget though, she'd made so many friends in that town and she'd lost too many people she cared about. She turned on the radio for a bit of company "You're listening to 96.8 Smooth Radio, it's just after 7pm and we've got a classic for you now, enjoy" the cheery voice of the radio DJ came blaring out
*Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
So make the best of this test, and don't ask why
It's not a question, but a lesson learned in time
It's something unpredictable, but in the end is right,
I hope you had the time of your life*
Buffy sat listening to the lyrics intently
*So take the photographs, and still frames in your mind
Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time
Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial
For what it's worth it was worth all the while
It's something unpredictable, but in the end is right,
I hope you had the time of your life*
As Buffy drove along the highway she had flash backs from Sunnydale, her first meetings with Giles, Willow, Xander and Cordelia. To her first kiss with Angel, from every battle she won. To the deaths of those she loved most her Mom, Tara, Anya and Spike's face popped into her mind he was smiling such a happy smile
*It's something unpredictable, but in the end is right,
I hope you had the time of your life.
It's something unpredictable, but in the end is right,
I hope you had the time of your life*
It was at the end of the song though her face was tear stained she knew she was doing the right thing.
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Spike and Angel sat in front of Faith who sat stunned in her seat "whoa, that's some pretty huge sitch you vamps got there. So why do you need me?" she asked
"Well we need a little help locating the monastery…" Angel told her
"Help as in how?" asked Faith
"Uh the thing is…" said Angel looking at Spike
"Don't look at me" said Spike
"C'mon Angel spit it out"
"We kinda sorta need your blood" he told her
"What?... what is it about these prophesies and rituals that need my blood? Damn why can't you ask B?"
"She doesn't know Spike's alive, we wanna keep it that way" said Angel
"You guys owe me. Big!" she said
"Thank you Faith" Angel smiled
"Anything for my two favourite vamps" she smiled "come back later and I'll hook you up"
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The crater formally known as Sunnydale, CA
Buffy parked further back from the crater, since she left almost five years ago a barrier was erected to stop people from falling to their deaths. The media frenzy surrounding the freak earthquake that destroyed a whole town into nothing slowly died down. People from nearby towns told the story of the bus load of people that had managed to get out alive, but they were never identified. Buffy remembered all the news casts about her former place of residence like it were yesterday. Slowly she got out of the car and walked over to the barrier that surrounded the crater.
She managed to scale the metal fence and jump over the other side, nearing the edge she stopped. She closed her eyes for a moment as the memories drifted over her.
*"I'm new. I'm Buffy." She smiled sweetly
"Xander. Is me. Hi" he smiled awkwardly*
Sweet, kind and caring Xander. He never seemed to change much, excluding the eye patch he pretty much was the same. Buffy's heart and man did that explain a lot.
*"Oh! I would kill to live in L.A. Being that close to that many shoes…" Cordelia was the girl she once was back in Hemery. Throughout the years she too had gone through so many changes and had become quite the woman or so Angel had told her.
"I know what you're after"
Giles leads her to the check-out desk by the door
He pulls a book out and slides it toward Buffy "VAMPYR"
"That's not what I'm looking for"
Giles never really seem to change much, he was still her father figure despite the fact they'd had their disagreements, they'd made peace before he flew back to London to set up the Watchers Council again.
"Uh, hi. Willow, right?"
"Why? I mean Hi. Did you want me to move?"
"Why don't we start with "hi, I'm Buffy."
Willow was probably the one that had changed the most through her transition from being a nerdy girl to a 'truck driving magic momma' she'd done so well for herself Buffy was so proud to call her her friend.
Buffy's thoughts were broken by a hand slipping into hers.
"Hey" he said
"What are you doing here?" she asked
"You're saying goodbye to your past right? I was a big part of it I guess that's why I'm here"
"I miss you Angel" she said softly
"I miss you too" he smiled at her
"This is something I have to do you understand that right?" she asked
"Of course, you need to move on"
"Right…"
"I'll be seeing you…" he kissed her cheek and disappeared into thin air.
Buffy woke on the back seat of her car "How did I get here?" she asked herself "Okay now I'm officially crazy" she sighed collecting her thoughts.