"Zippo!" Buffy said.
The gang was sitting around Giles' apartment. Buffy sat between Angel's legs where he leaned on Giles' desk, Riley stood in the living room, Anya sat on Xander's lap, Xander, Willow, and Tara sat on stools against the kitchen counter, and Giles was in his kitchen.
"She means there's been less bad-guy activity." Willow said to Tara.
"Well, we know what that often indicates." Giles said.
"Buffy doesn't make her quota. Bad slayer!" Xander said, wagging his finger at Buffy.
"Well, I wish it were that innocuous, but with Adam around, I feel he's involved somehow."
"When things get slow, it's usually because there's some extra evil brewing." Willow said to Tara.
"Except the weird thing is, we've been busy at the Initiative. Our squads are pulling a lot more captures. We got demons coming out our ears." Riley said.
"That's a metaphor."
"I got it, thanks." Tara said.
"I'm over helping, aren't I?"
Tara just laughed.
"So the activity's shifted but not stopped. That's fascinating." Giles said.
"To an extremely bored person, maybe." Anya piped up.
"You know, I really don't appreciate your snide remarks, Anya." The door to the apartment opened and Angel and Buffy turned to look at it while Giles kept going. "Now, I have a great deal of experience in these matters..and if I say there is a matter of some import brewing, I-I.." Giles stopped when he saw everyone looking at the door. He turned to see who it was.
Oz stood there, hands in his jackets, and staring back at them. "Hey."
"Oz." Willow said.
"Oz." Tara said sadly.
"When, when did you get back?"
"Pretty much now." Oz said.
Xander stood and went to Oz. "Oz, man. Hate to sound grandma, but.. you don't call, you don't write."
"Yeah sorry."
"So are you here here, or are you just passing through?" Buffy asked, concern for Willow rising up in her.
"Well, um, let's not, uh, bombard the poor chap with, uh, questions right off. Can I get you something, um, tea?" Giles asked.
"I'll pass, thanks." Oz said. "Look, I'm going to Devon's to see if he's got a place I can crash. But.. I was hoping that we could talk. Later. Tonight."
"I guess so." Willow said.
"I'll come by your place?"
"Ok."
"It's great to see you guys again. Really." Oz said just before he left.
Willow stood there looking shocked.
"Everyone's uncomfortable now." Anya said.
Buffy ignored them all and went to Willow. "You ok?"
"I.." Willow tried.
"I just, um.. I realized, um, I'm-I'm late for study group." Tara said.
"Tara, wait."
"No, no, it's okay. You-you should be with your friends, and, and I-I should go."
"Wait.." Willow was too late, Tara had left.
"God, poor Willow." Buffy said to Angel. He was walking next to her and holding her hand while they patrolled.
"I know. I just hope things are going to be ok between them." Angel said.
"It was a rough breakup."
Suddenly a demon growled and popped up out of the bushes.
"Hold that thought." Angel said, attacking.
Buffy ducked and Angel punched the demon over her head. Then he lifted Buffy by the waist and she kicked the demon. It spun away and punched. Buffy ducked. Angel punched. Buffy kicked. Angel grabbed the demon and hurled it over a gravestone. It fell unconscious.
"Man, that was record time." Angel said.
"It's no fun when they're that easy." Buffy said.
"Speak for yourself."
"So, I was just about to say something fascinating." Buffy said as they started to walk again.
"Oz and Willow."
"Right. They had a rough breakup. Some stuff came up, and Oz pretty much bailed overnight. It left Will really devastated."
"I remember."
"The thing is, they were doing great before that. That's the part that gets me."
"Not me."
"What?" Buffy stopped and turned to him. "What do you mean by that?"
"Nothing."
"Yes, you did."
"I was just saying that we thought things were going great for us when I broke it off with you."
"They were. You were just being stupid."
"Well, glad to know I have such an honest girlfriend."
"Angel. Are you trying to say something here? Cause, gotta say, not loving the whole bad-mood, let's-break-it-off-cause-we're-happy thing."
"I'm not."
"You don't seem like it."
"I don't ever want to break it off with you. You are the one thing that I could never leave."
"You did, once."
"But you wouldn't let me."
"Of course not. Are you trying to figure out what it's like to go longer than a couple of weeks without me? That hurts Angel." Buffy started to walk off, but Angel caught her elbow and spun her around.
"What's up with you? One minute you're talking normal to me and then you're on my case."
"Nothing. I'm just concerned for Willow. I'll meet you back at the mansion." Buffy walked off and disappeared around the corner of the graveyard. Angel stared after her and she could feel his gaze.
About two blocks away, Buffy ran into Riley.
"Buffy." Riley said.
"Riley, hey." Buffy said, sniffling.
"Hey, are you ok?"
"I'm fine. Just a rough talk with Angel. It happens."
"Didn't seem like it a week ago."
"It was a spell. Can we talk about something else?"
"Sure. So, um, I was missing something this afternoon, wasn't I?"
"What?"
"Willow and Oz. I mean, breakups are tough, but when Oz walked in, it seemed like emotions were running extra high."
"They had a rough breakup. Stuff came up, and Oz pretty much bailed overnight. Left Willow real devastated. The thing is before that, they were doing great. I mean, she was totally dealing with Oz being a werewolf, it wasn't even.."
"Whoa, wait! Oz is a werewolf, and Willow was dating him?!"
"Yes. Hence the high emotions."
"You're kidding me. Gotta say, I'm surprised. I didn't think Willow was that kind of girl."
"What kind of girl?"
"Into dangerous guys. She seems smarter than that."
"Oz is not dangerous. Something happened to him that wasn't his fault. God, I never knew you were such a bigot." Buffy started to walk off and Riley followed her.
"Whoa, hey, how did we get to bigot? I'm just saying it's a little weird to date someone who tries to eat you once a month."
"Yeah, well love isn't logical, Riley. It's not like you can be Mister Joe Sensible about it all the time. God knows I haven't been."
"I'm not talking about you."
"You knew about Angel and me, yet you decided to go ahead and denounce our relationship like that?"
"Buffy, I didn't mean you and Angel."
"Yeah, well.."
"That must have been some fight with him."
"It's none of your business. How about we don't talk about this at all? Okay?"
"Fine."
"I have to go."
Buffy stormed off and headed for her mom's house. She decided that she needed some quality mom time before she went home to Angel. When she arrived, the lights were on. It was fairly late, so Buffy got worried and ran into the house.
"Mom?" Buffy called.
"Buffy?" Joyce asked coming out of the kitchen. "Buffy, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, much. I just thought that something was wrong. It's late, why aren't you in bed?"
"Habit?"
"Oh."
"You want some hot chocolate?"
"Sure."
Joyce led Buffy into the kitchen and poured an extra mug for Buffy. Mother and daughter sat down at the breakfast bar and sipped at the hot liquid in silence. Buffy couldn't figure out what she should say. She didn't have to. Joyce beat her to it.
"Buffy, are you ok? You seem kind of, I don't know, spaced."
"It's Oz. He's back."
"Oh my."
"Yeah. A big 'oh my.' Willow's a little shocked about it all."
"Something else is wrong."
"I ran into Riley and he said some things that pissed me off."
"Like what?"
"That Willow seemed smarter than she appeared. He found out that Oz is a werewolf and he kind of freaked."
"It struck a nerve having to do with you and Angel didn't it?"
"Yeah."
"But wait, there's more. Damn this mom sense."
Buffy chuckled. "It's nothing."
"Buffy, I'm your mother. I know when something is wrong with my daughter."
"Angel and I had a minor fight, that's all. It was a little bit my fault though."
"What was it about?"
"Relationships. It started out about Willow and Oz and ended up about me and Angel. It just got under my skin a little. I'll be fine once I see him."
"You sure?"
"Positive. Speaking of, I better get back. He'll get worried, send out the marines to look for me, and that leads to badness." Buffy stood up. "Sorry to drink and run."
"It's ok. I love these late night chats. I miss them actually."
"Me too. Maybe I'll come by later and we can do it again with Ben and Jerry."
"Sounds like a plan."
"Love you mom."
"Love you sweetie."
Buffy walked out of the house and headed back to the mansion. When she got there, Angel wasn't there. She figured he was out brooding or trying to kill something, so she got into her PJ pants and tank top and climbed into bed. It took her a while, but she drifted off finally. As she did, Angel slipped from the shadows of the room and sat down on the bed beside her. She stiffened a little, but settled back into her sleep. Angel watched her most of the night, wondering what had happened between them earlier that night and where she had run off to for such a long time.
In the morning, Buffy's alarm went off and she sat up. Angel was just waking up beside her and he turned to look at her, putting his hand on her stomach.
"Morning." Angel said.
"Morning." Buffy tossed back, pulling away from him and getting up and walking to the bathroom door. She almost slammed it shut.
Angel flinched a little and stared at the door. Buffy came back out dressed and holding a bag. She walked to the dresser across the room and started to remove some clothes from it. When she finished packing, she went out into the living area. Angel followed.
"Okay, I'm up less than a minute, and somehow I've managed to piss you off." Angel said.
"I should go see Willow. See how her night with Oz went."
"No, come on Buffy. We had a fight last night and now you're packing a bag? This is never a good sign."
"I'm not leaving permanently. I just wanted to see how Willow was and if I have to, I'll stay with her if she needs me."
Angel got up and took the bag away from her. "No. You're not leaving."
"What? You're going to tell me what to do now? I don't think so. You're not my dad and you're not my mom and you sure as hell don't have the right to tell me what I can and can't do. Now give me my damn bag."
"No. Buffy, something's bothering you and we need to talk about it."
"I don't wanna talk. I wanna leave. I wanna see how Willow is."
"This isn't.." Angel was cut off by a knock on the door.
Buffy sighed, thankful for the interruption, and opened the door. Willow stood there with a smile that was forced to the point of breaking off of her face. Buffy smiled weakly at Willow and gestured for her to come in. Willow's smile fell and she looked at her best friend.
"It's nothing." Buffy said. She looked at Angel and he nodded, dropping the bag and shoving it under the couch. She knew she wasn't off the hook yet.
"Hey Angel." Willow said.
"Hi." Angel replied.
"Will, you wanna talk in the bedroom?" Buffy asked. "Angel can stay out here and.. do something."
"Sure, I guess."
Buffy walked with Willow into the bedroom and shut the door.
"You ok?" Willow asked.
"Yeah, I just.. I don't wanna talk about it. I wanna hear about you and Oz. You saw him, right?" Buffy asked, sitting down on the bed.
"I was with him all night."
"All night?" Buffy grinned. "Oh my god. Wait. Last night was a wolf moon, right?"
"Yup."
"Either you're about to tell me something incredibly kinky, or.."
"No kink. He didn't change, Buffy. He said he was gonna find a cure, and he did. In Tibet."
"Oh my god. I can't believe it." Buffy paused, waiting for Willow to start with the hysterics, but none came. "Okay, I'm all with the woo-hoo here, and you're not."
"No, there's 'woo' and, and 'hoo.' But there's 'uh-oh,' and 'why now?' And it's complicated."
"Why complicated?"
"It's complicated.. because of Tara."
"You mean Tara has a crush on Oz? No!" Buffy sat there staring at Willow. Then, suddenly, the clue hit her and she realized what Willow was talking about. "Oh!" Buffy stood up. "Oh. Um.. well.. that's great. You know, I mean, I think Tara's a, a really great girl, Will."
"She is. And.. there's something between us. It-it wasn't something I was looking for. It's just powerful. And it's totally different from what Oz and I have."
"Well, there you go, I mean, you know, you have to.. you have to follow your heart, Will. And that's what's important, Will."
"Why do you keep saying my name like that?"
"Like what, Will?"
"Are you freaked?"
"What? No, Will, d.." Buffy stopped herself and sighed. "No." She sat on bed. "No, absolutely no to that question. I'm glad you told me. What did you say to Oz?"
"I was gonna tell him.. but then we started hanging out, and.. I could just feel everything coming back. He's Oz, you know?"
"Yeah. I know."
"I don't wanna hurt anyone, Buffy."
"No matter what, somebody's gonna get hurt. And the important thing is, you just have to be honest, or it's gonna be a lot worse."
Willow nodded. The girls sat in silence for a little bit before Willow stood. "I should really get going. You and Angel were in the middle of something and I didn't mean to interrupt."
"It's ok. You actually saved me from some serious running away."
"What? You were going to run away again?"
"Not that type of running away. I was going to go stay with mom for a while, but you made me realize that I need to talk to Angel. I promise I will tell you everything."
"Ok." Willow hugged Buffy and walked out of the room.
A few seconds later Angel came in and shut the door behind him. Buffy looked up at him and started to cry. He went to her and hugged her tightly. Nothing she did could keep him angry with her. He would always forgive her. She sobbed and told him that she was sorry and she didn't know what was wrong with her. Angel told her not to worry, he had already forgiven her.
The gang was sitting around Giles' apartment. Buffy sat between Angel's legs where he leaned on Giles' desk, Riley stood in the living room, Anya sat on Xander's lap, Xander, Willow, and Tara sat on stools against the kitchen counter, and Giles was in his kitchen.
"She means there's been less bad-guy activity." Willow said to Tara.
"Well, we know what that often indicates." Giles said.
"Buffy doesn't make her quota. Bad slayer!" Xander said, wagging his finger at Buffy.
"Well, I wish it were that innocuous, but with Adam around, I feel he's involved somehow."
"When things get slow, it's usually because there's some extra evil brewing." Willow said to Tara.
"Except the weird thing is, we've been busy at the Initiative. Our squads are pulling a lot more captures. We got demons coming out our ears." Riley said.
"That's a metaphor."
"I got it, thanks." Tara said.
"I'm over helping, aren't I?"
Tara just laughed.
"So the activity's shifted but not stopped. That's fascinating." Giles said.
"To an extremely bored person, maybe." Anya piped up.
"You know, I really don't appreciate your snide remarks, Anya." The door to the apartment opened and Angel and Buffy turned to look at it while Giles kept going. "Now, I have a great deal of experience in these matters..and if I say there is a matter of some import brewing, I-I.." Giles stopped when he saw everyone looking at the door. He turned to see who it was.
Oz stood there, hands in his jackets, and staring back at them. "Hey."
"Oz." Willow said.
"Oz." Tara said sadly.
"When, when did you get back?"
"Pretty much now." Oz said.
Xander stood and went to Oz. "Oz, man. Hate to sound grandma, but.. you don't call, you don't write."
"Yeah sorry."
"So are you here here, or are you just passing through?" Buffy asked, concern for Willow rising up in her.
"Well, um, let's not, uh, bombard the poor chap with, uh, questions right off. Can I get you something, um, tea?" Giles asked.
"I'll pass, thanks." Oz said. "Look, I'm going to Devon's to see if he's got a place I can crash. But.. I was hoping that we could talk. Later. Tonight."
"I guess so." Willow said.
"I'll come by your place?"
"Ok."
"It's great to see you guys again. Really." Oz said just before he left.
Willow stood there looking shocked.
"Everyone's uncomfortable now." Anya said.
Buffy ignored them all and went to Willow. "You ok?"
"I.." Willow tried.
"I just, um.. I realized, um, I'm-I'm late for study group." Tara said.
"Tara, wait."
"No, no, it's okay. You-you should be with your friends, and, and I-I should go."
"Wait.." Willow was too late, Tara had left.
"God, poor Willow." Buffy said to Angel. He was walking next to her and holding her hand while they patrolled.
"I know. I just hope things are going to be ok between them." Angel said.
"It was a rough breakup."
Suddenly a demon growled and popped up out of the bushes.
"Hold that thought." Angel said, attacking.
Buffy ducked and Angel punched the demon over her head. Then he lifted Buffy by the waist and she kicked the demon. It spun away and punched. Buffy ducked. Angel punched. Buffy kicked. Angel grabbed the demon and hurled it over a gravestone. It fell unconscious.
"Man, that was record time." Angel said.
"It's no fun when they're that easy." Buffy said.
"Speak for yourself."
"So, I was just about to say something fascinating." Buffy said as they started to walk again.
"Oz and Willow."
"Right. They had a rough breakup. Some stuff came up, and Oz pretty much bailed overnight. It left Will really devastated."
"I remember."
"The thing is, they were doing great before that. That's the part that gets me."
"Not me."
"What?" Buffy stopped and turned to him. "What do you mean by that?"
"Nothing."
"Yes, you did."
"I was just saying that we thought things were going great for us when I broke it off with you."
"They were. You were just being stupid."
"Well, glad to know I have such an honest girlfriend."
"Angel. Are you trying to say something here? Cause, gotta say, not loving the whole bad-mood, let's-break-it-off-cause-we're-happy thing."
"I'm not."
"You don't seem like it."
"I don't ever want to break it off with you. You are the one thing that I could never leave."
"You did, once."
"But you wouldn't let me."
"Of course not. Are you trying to figure out what it's like to go longer than a couple of weeks without me? That hurts Angel." Buffy started to walk off, but Angel caught her elbow and spun her around.
"What's up with you? One minute you're talking normal to me and then you're on my case."
"Nothing. I'm just concerned for Willow. I'll meet you back at the mansion." Buffy walked off and disappeared around the corner of the graveyard. Angel stared after her and she could feel his gaze.
About two blocks away, Buffy ran into Riley.
"Buffy." Riley said.
"Riley, hey." Buffy said, sniffling.
"Hey, are you ok?"
"I'm fine. Just a rough talk with Angel. It happens."
"Didn't seem like it a week ago."
"It was a spell. Can we talk about something else?"
"Sure. So, um, I was missing something this afternoon, wasn't I?"
"What?"
"Willow and Oz. I mean, breakups are tough, but when Oz walked in, it seemed like emotions were running extra high."
"They had a rough breakup. Stuff came up, and Oz pretty much bailed overnight. Left Willow real devastated. The thing is before that, they were doing great. I mean, she was totally dealing with Oz being a werewolf, it wasn't even.."
"Whoa, wait! Oz is a werewolf, and Willow was dating him?!"
"Yes. Hence the high emotions."
"You're kidding me. Gotta say, I'm surprised. I didn't think Willow was that kind of girl."
"What kind of girl?"
"Into dangerous guys. She seems smarter than that."
"Oz is not dangerous. Something happened to him that wasn't his fault. God, I never knew you were such a bigot." Buffy started to walk off and Riley followed her.
"Whoa, hey, how did we get to bigot? I'm just saying it's a little weird to date someone who tries to eat you once a month."
"Yeah, well love isn't logical, Riley. It's not like you can be Mister Joe Sensible about it all the time. God knows I haven't been."
"I'm not talking about you."
"You knew about Angel and me, yet you decided to go ahead and denounce our relationship like that?"
"Buffy, I didn't mean you and Angel."
"Yeah, well.."
"That must have been some fight with him."
"It's none of your business. How about we don't talk about this at all? Okay?"
"Fine."
"I have to go."
Buffy stormed off and headed for her mom's house. She decided that she needed some quality mom time before she went home to Angel. When she arrived, the lights were on. It was fairly late, so Buffy got worried and ran into the house.
"Mom?" Buffy called.
"Buffy?" Joyce asked coming out of the kitchen. "Buffy, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, much. I just thought that something was wrong. It's late, why aren't you in bed?"
"Habit?"
"Oh."
"You want some hot chocolate?"
"Sure."
Joyce led Buffy into the kitchen and poured an extra mug for Buffy. Mother and daughter sat down at the breakfast bar and sipped at the hot liquid in silence. Buffy couldn't figure out what she should say. She didn't have to. Joyce beat her to it.
"Buffy, are you ok? You seem kind of, I don't know, spaced."
"It's Oz. He's back."
"Oh my."
"Yeah. A big 'oh my.' Willow's a little shocked about it all."
"Something else is wrong."
"I ran into Riley and he said some things that pissed me off."
"Like what?"
"That Willow seemed smarter than she appeared. He found out that Oz is a werewolf and he kind of freaked."
"It struck a nerve having to do with you and Angel didn't it?"
"Yeah."
"But wait, there's more. Damn this mom sense."
Buffy chuckled. "It's nothing."
"Buffy, I'm your mother. I know when something is wrong with my daughter."
"Angel and I had a minor fight, that's all. It was a little bit my fault though."
"What was it about?"
"Relationships. It started out about Willow and Oz and ended up about me and Angel. It just got under my skin a little. I'll be fine once I see him."
"You sure?"
"Positive. Speaking of, I better get back. He'll get worried, send out the marines to look for me, and that leads to badness." Buffy stood up. "Sorry to drink and run."
"It's ok. I love these late night chats. I miss them actually."
"Me too. Maybe I'll come by later and we can do it again with Ben and Jerry."
"Sounds like a plan."
"Love you mom."
"Love you sweetie."
Buffy walked out of the house and headed back to the mansion. When she got there, Angel wasn't there. She figured he was out brooding or trying to kill something, so she got into her PJ pants and tank top and climbed into bed. It took her a while, but she drifted off finally. As she did, Angel slipped from the shadows of the room and sat down on the bed beside her. She stiffened a little, but settled back into her sleep. Angel watched her most of the night, wondering what had happened between them earlier that night and where she had run off to for such a long time.
In the morning, Buffy's alarm went off and she sat up. Angel was just waking up beside her and he turned to look at her, putting his hand on her stomach.
"Morning." Angel said.
"Morning." Buffy tossed back, pulling away from him and getting up and walking to the bathroom door. She almost slammed it shut.
Angel flinched a little and stared at the door. Buffy came back out dressed and holding a bag. She walked to the dresser across the room and started to remove some clothes from it. When she finished packing, she went out into the living area. Angel followed.
"Okay, I'm up less than a minute, and somehow I've managed to piss you off." Angel said.
"I should go see Willow. See how her night with Oz went."
"No, come on Buffy. We had a fight last night and now you're packing a bag? This is never a good sign."
"I'm not leaving permanently. I just wanted to see how Willow was and if I have to, I'll stay with her if she needs me."
Angel got up and took the bag away from her. "No. You're not leaving."
"What? You're going to tell me what to do now? I don't think so. You're not my dad and you're not my mom and you sure as hell don't have the right to tell me what I can and can't do. Now give me my damn bag."
"No. Buffy, something's bothering you and we need to talk about it."
"I don't wanna talk. I wanna leave. I wanna see how Willow is."
"This isn't.." Angel was cut off by a knock on the door.
Buffy sighed, thankful for the interruption, and opened the door. Willow stood there with a smile that was forced to the point of breaking off of her face. Buffy smiled weakly at Willow and gestured for her to come in. Willow's smile fell and she looked at her best friend.
"It's nothing." Buffy said. She looked at Angel and he nodded, dropping the bag and shoving it under the couch. She knew she wasn't off the hook yet.
"Hey Angel." Willow said.
"Hi." Angel replied.
"Will, you wanna talk in the bedroom?" Buffy asked. "Angel can stay out here and.. do something."
"Sure, I guess."
Buffy walked with Willow into the bedroom and shut the door.
"You ok?" Willow asked.
"Yeah, I just.. I don't wanna talk about it. I wanna hear about you and Oz. You saw him, right?" Buffy asked, sitting down on the bed.
"I was with him all night."
"All night?" Buffy grinned. "Oh my god. Wait. Last night was a wolf moon, right?"
"Yup."
"Either you're about to tell me something incredibly kinky, or.."
"No kink. He didn't change, Buffy. He said he was gonna find a cure, and he did. In Tibet."
"Oh my god. I can't believe it." Buffy paused, waiting for Willow to start with the hysterics, but none came. "Okay, I'm all with the woo-hoo here, and you're not."
"No, there's 'woo' and, and 'hoo.' But there's 'uh-oh,' and 'why now?' And it's complicated."
"Why complicated?"
"It's complicated.. because of Tara."
"You mean Tara has a crush on Oz? No!" Buffy sat there staring at Willow. Then, suddenly, the clue hit her and she realized what Willow was talking about. "Oh!" Buffy stood up. "Oh. Um.. well.. that's great. You know, I mean, I think Tara's a, a really great girl, Will."
"She is. And.. there's something between us. It-it wasn't something I was looking for. It's just powerful. And it's totally different from what Oz and I have."
"Well, there you go, I mean, you know, you have to.. you have to follow your heart, Will. And that's what's important, Will."
"Why do you keep saying my name like that?"
"Like what, Will?"
"Are you freaked?"
"What? No, Will, d.." Buffy stopped herself and sighed. "No." She sat on bed. "No, absolutely no to that question. I'm glad you told me. What did you say to Oz?"
"I was gonna tell him.. but then we started hanging out, and.. I could just feel everything coming back. He's Oz, you know?"
"Yeah. I know."
"I don't wanna hurt anyone, Buffy."
"No matter what, somebody's gonna get hurt. And the important thing is, you just have to be honest, or it's gonna be a lot worse."
Willow nodded. The girls sat in silence for a little bit before Willow stood. "I should really get going. You and Angel were in the middle of something and I didn't mean to interrupt."
"It's ok. You actually saved me from some serious running away."
"What? You were going to run away again?"
"Not that type of running away. I was going to go stay with mom for a while, but you made me realize that I need to talk to Angel. I promise I will tell you everything."
"Ok." Willow hugged Buffy and walked out of the room.
A few seconds later Angel came in and shut the door behind him. Buffy looked up at him and started to cry. He went to her and hugged her tightly. Nothing she did could keep him angry with her. He would always forgive her. She sobbed and told him that she was sorry and she didn't know what was wrong with her. Angel told her not to worry, he had already forgiven her.