Hiiii everyone. I think I made the end of the last chapter a bit confusing. I remember Buffy saying something about she knew everyone would be ok and so would she or something. So she like was able to stay on earth until she realised that, then she went into the proper heaven like she told Spike and everyone about. :) Let me know if anyone needs me to clear this up more. Love You's x

A week later ...

He rubbed his thumb across the soft material, lifting it up to his nose and taking in the shirts scent. The shirt she had wore to sleep, the shirt she cuddled in when she was cold, the shirt that reminded her of him. A tear fell the dark eyes, although, only one tear fell. It was lonely, like Angel himself. He pressed his shirt to his chest, it reminded him of her so much. The good times, the bad, the dangerous; the memories all stayed within her scent. But, one day, like herself, the scent would fade away into nothingness, it would exist no more.

It was hard. Angel felt like he was being stabbed in the heart, repeatedly, and deeper with every cut. He blamed himself, he felt like he had abandoned her and she had died. Alone. He heard a knock on the door, he quickly hid the shirt under his pillow and stood up, walking towards the door. He opened the door, expecting to see Willow with Phoebe, however he was surprised when Dawn stepped inside.

"Hey," smiled Dawn.

"Dawn, is everything alright ?" questioned Angel, worriedly.

"Nope, everything is fine," smiled Dawn, nodding her head.

Angel smiled gently. He followed Dawn over to the bed and sat down besides her. He didn't push her to speak, she was alot like Buffy and he knew that she would speak when she was ready. Angel had been amazed at how well Dawn had coped, he had expected her to be in bits and pieces, although she had stayed reasonably strong. However, she had broke down during the funeral and wept onto Angel's shoulder, but who could blame her ?

"Before she died, she told me to tell you some things," whispered Dawn, her hands clasped in eachother.

Angel nodded, he seemed to have lost his voice.

"She loved you, more than she has ever loved anyone in this world. And, she said that you are a fantastic Dad and she couldn't of pictured her life without you," said Dawn, quietly.

Hot tears prickled Angel's eyes, a tear rolled down his cheek. He had finally been able to close all the wounds, block out all the pain and emptyness, yet now all the emotions came flooding back. A smile gently unfolded over his lips; he had been one of the last things she had thought about. He took a deep breath and looked up at the ceiling, he imagined her as an angel on a cloud.

"She said something else aswell," mumbled Dawn, "Yanno, something that I didn't exactly understand."

"What ?" questioned Angel, turning his eyes back to Dawn.

"She said; I'll never forget," replied Dawn, turning to Angel and giving him a questioning look.

A grin spread across his lips, he understood perfectly. His heart swelled, he was thankful that she remembered that day afterall; it made their relationship so much easier.

"Care to explain ?" asked Dawn, smiling gently.

"The day we conceived Phoebe, I had turned human for a day. And, erm, well, I asked the Oricles to turn me back into human because if they didn't then -"

He couldn't bring himself to say it. If he told Dawn, she might blame him for her sisters death, he couldn't let Dawn think that of him.

"I turned back vampire-ish. And, we only had a minute left to remember that day, because Buffy would never be able to remember because it would cause her too much pain. And, during that minute; she cried, she smiled, she felt my heart. In the last few seconds, she began to whisper 'I'll never forget' over and over again," smiled Angel, remembering the forgotten day.

Dawn smiled. She never rememberd Buffy mentioning that day, she wondered if Buffy would of ever told her. Afterall, she was her sister, weren't sisters supposed to tell each other everything ?

"I miss her," whispered Dawn.

"Me too," sighed Angel, rubbing his forehead.

"It's my fault, I don't understand why everyone is pretending like it isn't," mumbled Dawn, looking down at her hands.

"Hey, it's not your fault, don't think that! Buffy ... she was stubborn, you wouldn't of changed her mind even if you begged," chuckled Angel, a smile uncovering over his face.

"She was stubborn, wasn't she ?" smiled Dawn, rubbing the back of her kneck.

Angel nodded. He had only spoke to Phoebe about Buffy, which was rather pointless as she wouldn't reply. Although, this was the first time he had spoke to Dawn about Buffy, he had always tried to avoid the subject with her. He looked towards Dawn, a tear slid down her cheek as she stared into space. Angel wiped it away with his thumb, he pulled her into a hug. She was Buffy's sister, she was part of his family and he would be there to protect her.

"Is she in heaven ?" asked Dawn, she blushed as she realised what she had said.

"Course, where else would she be ?" smiled Angel, looking up towards the ceiling.

Thank you to EVERYONE! For adding this to your favourite storys, story alerts and leaving amazing reviews. Sorry, these chapters are really boring! I just want to show how everyone is coping, then we'll finally get into the story. :) Love You's xxx