(Buffy/Angel)
Not Only Human
You told me that the daylight burns you
And that the sunrise was enough to kill you.
I said maybe you're a vampire.
You said it's quite possible, I feel truly dead inside
"Trouble Breathing", Alkaline Trio
"Angel?" She's cautious as she approaches him.
He's shirtless, wearing only a pair of black drawstring pants and a confused look on his face. "Where am I?"
"Sunnydale. Remember? There was that demon and then the apocalypse nearly came again and.. well."
"Am I still human?"
Buffy's expression falters. She drops her head a little and focuses on the ground. "In the sense that you have a human body, yes. In the sense of being human, more than the other thing, not so much. You're a vampire again, Angel."
"And the spell? The one that made me human?"
"Reversed. We had to do this thing with time and looped back before the spell. Which is to say, the ingredients we gathered to make you human.. they were destroyed."
"But the amulet! There was only that one left-"
"I know." Buffy nods. "I'm sorry, Angel. I... There has to be another way. And we'll find it."
Angel crosses his arms over his front as if protecting himself from a chill. He shakes his head and all the sadness from her news shows on his face.
"Until then," Buffy says, "it's back to staying up all night and sleeping during the day. You're one of the 'cool kids' again."
"Great." His tone suggests it's anything but great.
A sad look on her face, Buffy nods. "Yeah. Great."
fin.