And the Rest of My Life: Chapter 5
by Stephanie Loss
It was getting dark in L.A., the storm rolled in with the darkness, the far off crackle of thunder awoke Angel. He glanced swiftly at the blonde lying beside him, her back to him, one pale, smooth shoulder showing in the sparse moonlight. Buffy??? He thought wildly for a moment, then the memories came. No, not Buffy. Darla. His Sire, his once lover, his now enemy. He remembered the despair that had overcome him the night before, the agony his soul had crumbled under. At that point, he didn’t care if he lost his soul. All he cared about was warming that frozen space inside of him. Darla had been there.

His soul.. His soul was still intact. Oddly enough, he wasn’t very surprised. He had thought that making love only to Buffy would be the only true route to the true happiness that would negate the gypsy curse that returned him his soul.

Darla stretched, waking, she coyly turned over, wrapping the sheet around her body. “Good morning, lover.” She fairly purred.
Angel shuddered. Her voice, her words reminded him of the memories he carried of Angelus, his demon. How Angelus had used their one night of perfection to torment Buffy when he had first turned evil four years ago.

Darla stared up at him. “No. It’s not possible. You’re.. no.. How? I... I.. made sure... How could you still have your soul? It’s not.. no.”

Angel turned as she floundered, reaching for clothing and pulling on a pair of pants. Darla tore the shirt out of his hands. “No! We just have to wait. The soul will go. I know it will.”

“No, Darla. And you know it. You’ll never give me true happiness. I’ve said this all before. You never made me happy. You just satisfied my demon. That’s all.”

“I WON’T ACCEPT THAT!” She screamed.

The yell echoed through the old hotel, as Buffy and yawning Dawn entered.

“Stay here.” Buffy commanded as she started to race for the stairs. Dawn curled up on a love seat near the door, falling asleep almost immediately.

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