Friday Dec 4

Ohio

She arrive In Ohio where Xander was now working with Faith on a case she went to there hotel Faith opened the door she said "hey B"

Buffy smiled "hey"

Xander said coming over to her In s silly way "threes my Buffy" she laughed she was going to miss that.

Buffy said "what you guys doing"

Faith said "tracking biddies"

she said "can we go to Brunch"

Xander said "as long as your paying how long you staying"

Buffy said "just today got to go to Italy to see Dawn... then Giles and my dad before I go back to Colorado"

Xander said "you going to the Christmas party"

she smiled "you bet" she lied

Buffy looked at her friend

That night
she was In her hotel room with her therapist he said "you ready"

she said "yeah... Xander what can I say about him but he makes me laugh he's a barrel of laughter" she started playing with her charm bracelet again mocking up and down her arm she looked aback at the camera "god I'm going to miss them... Faith Is like my sister from another mother I look at her and see what my life could have been If I a had chosen another path... she reeled me In the first time I met her she was dark she took no crap she was free of all ties and I wanted that and I rebelled"

he said "you don't seemed to be that way now"

she looked at him down and back "no not anymore I had my wild days and believe me when I say had my wild days they were wild would have put Faiths bad days to shame and you know I started to hate her for a long time I hated her and now were cool, were comfortable and I would even call her my friend" My eyes are starting to throb I said "can we stop here for tonight"

he nodded "you don't look well"

she said "I'm dieing and you're point"

he said "let me take your pressure"

she shrugged and he went to her taking her arm and pressing It at her pulls counting the beats and said "It's a little high take you pills and rest you had a long day"

I let him out and I shut the door sliding down the door and felt my heart race and wonder If this is how it's going to feel when It ends, I reached over to the table grabbed my pills and took them got up getting some water and going to craw In the bed I know I have along flight for tomorrow she laid down and looked out the window until she drifted off to sleep

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* Dream sequence *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Buffy was standing In the hall way of Dawns house she said "what am I"

Angel was leaning on the wall next to her "you need to see this"

she said "what" she looked In the other room and saw Angel come and a blonde woman
"she's pretty"

Angel said "just watch" she did as he spun the woman around to him and kissed her

the woman said "what was that for"

Angel said "because I'm happy you came"

Nina said "I'm your girl why wouldn't I come... I brought wine"

he said "Merlo"

Dawn came bye smiling "oh wine I'll put this on Ice... hope you have a nice time your so cute together" she took the wine In the kitchen

Angel said "aren't we though... and I though how after I screwed up you would never want to see me again"

she said "I almost didn't and probably wouldn't If Giles hadn't brought me In to redecorate the building and you were so convincing with your brooding act"

Angel said "I had brooded long enough I was hurt I lost a lot of the people I cared about and tithe one woman I loved more then anything at the time but after she was gone I was lost you found me"

She said "I would be happy to do It again"

Buffy looked at the scenes and remembered when he use to look at her like that she said "why are you showing me this"

he said "you know you want to know"

Buffy said "Is this my dream or something else I feel like I'm In the Christmas carol but I have never been the scrooge, your making me one though"

Angel said "this your dream I am a part of It and the powers are giving you a bit of a window Into the future and I'm your guide"

Buffy said "so this Is what will happen"

Angel said "you need to come to terns and accept and know everyone will be okay..."

she looked down "with out me"

Angel said "but what you really need to know Is I will be okay and I will move on"

she said "with out me"

he hugged her "with out you"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *End Dream sequence *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~