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"Buffy, how did you…"

"Find this place. I may be blonde, but I'm not stupid. This is one of the hidden and feared places in this town. Just perfect for people wanting to stay out of the public view. Well, Riley. It seems you and your people…"

She nodded to Walsh who just watched the whole scene.

"… took something from me. And I want they back."

"They?"

"Yes. I mean, you got Angel… By the way, hello lover!"

Buffy turned to the cell where Angel was and smiled brightly. He knew she had a plan.

"… and the mansion. Not a nice place to be if you don't want to… piss me off!"

"Buffy. You don't understand. You can't be here for him. He is nothing but an animal and he should be treated like one. I love you. If I can deal with him, find how he is controlling you, I can release you… we can be together."

Buffy heard Angel's growl, but didn't look at him.

"Riley… you are delusional. I don't love you, I never had. I'm sorry I couldn't… I really am! But, you know… maybe that is it. Maybe my heart saw you for what you really are."

"What?"

Buffy walked towards Riley until she was some centimeters from him, anger radiating from her.

"Yes… someone who is able to steal someone else's soul out of jealousy. Do you know why Angel left me, although I don't agree with him, of course, but he left so I'd have someone real… someone like you."

And she turned to Angel again.

"And I won't agree with you… ever, although I understand, but… now I hope you can see the whole slayer having a normal life is a load of crap! See here! Look what normal brought me!"

Buffy's voice dripped with sarcasm when she spoke to Angel. She turned to Riley again.

"Release him. I want you out of this house… and out of my city!"

"You can't force us out!"

Walsh decided that was a good moment to participate in the conversation taking place before her eyes. When Buffy looked at her she gave one step back such was the hatred in her eyes.

"Yes. I can and I will! Willow is a witch you know, a great one by the way… and she is also a computer nerd. She found out everything about this place, your organization. How about we send all that information to some newspapers… around the country!"

"Buffy, you can't be serious! Look at what you are doing. You are the slayer. You should kill these things, not… NOT MATE WITH THEM!"

Buffy looked at Riley only a moment and turned to look at Maggie Walsh.

"Nobody will believe you!"

"Maybe, but you know how they are… they sell papers, and supernatural news is always something. Remember Area 51? Besides… do you really think that a scandal like this will make the government or whoever is funding your experiments… stay funding you. I. don't. think. So.

Maggie Walsh opened the door to Angel's cell.

"Professor, What… what are you doing?"

"Letting them go. We don't have to fight them. I want to keep my experiments. We leave this dreaded town and that is…"

"NO! YOU CAN'T"

Riley took his pistol and shot Maggie Walsh and turned around to shot Buffy, but Angel jumped him from behind. They rolled through the floor and stood up, with Angel in front of Buffy. Angel threw a right cross at Riley's face, but he deflected it and hit Angel's face. He spun into a backhand swing and Angel caught his arm, forcing him down on his knee, and slammed a knee into Riley's Face. He lifted Riley back and swung him through the air so he landed in the wall in the other side of the room. Angel jumped through the air landing in front of Riley to kick him a little more, but a bleeding Riley retaliated with a fist to Angel's groins, making him bent down around his pain. He hit Angel in the face with a cross he took from the pocket of his trousers. Angel, now with full vamp face, got over the pain and got hold of Riley's throat, who groaned in pain as his lips turned to a deep shade of blue.

"Angel. No!"

Angel turned around, looked at Buffy and released his grasp on Riley's throat, but the soldier didn't want to lose the fight. He looked at the other soldiers that came in when the shot was heard.

"Get him! He killed Professor Walsh!"

Graham, who was among the soldiers, approached Angel and Buffy, but caught Riley arms and spun him around.

"What… what are doing?"

"I'm sorry Riley. You killed Professor Walsh, we saw it through the cam in this room."

"But, but… it was necessary. She was going to release the best. She was possibly infected by the same spell he is using on Buffy. Don't you see it?"

"Lester, Hamilton, take Riley to the cell in the guardant four."

Nobody saw it coming. Riley rebelled against the handcuffs and released himself from the other soldiers long enough to get a hold of Buffy's stake and plunge it on Angel's heart.

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Time seemed to be slow as Buffy turned around to see the wood piece in Angel's chest.

- Angel! Nooooo!

Buffy closed her eyes. She didn't want to see her Angel turning to dust.

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AN: Poor Buffy!