From Buffy to Angel: From Buffy to Angel
by BuffAngel
All characters/props belong to Joss....yadda yadda yadda! Everyone knows the drill! I don’t own a thing!Wish I did...
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It was just another day in Sunnydale. Nothing particular going on. At the moment, Giles wasstanding at the end of the big table in the library, lecturing Buffy, yet once again on performances andprocedures of Slaying. She’d been hearing this talk for almost 3 years now. Sadly enough, she had toadmit that she could almost give the lecture herself. Then again, Buffy had learned to tune her Watcherout and she usually found better things to do while she was pretending that she was listening. Duringthis lecture she decided to write Angel a letter. The Slayer was going to seem her boyfriend that night atthe Bronze. *Besides...I’ve never written Angel a letter before. I haven’t written anyone a letter in awhile as a matter of fact...hmmm*
“Buffy....are you hearing a word that I’m saying?” Giles said, bringing Buffy out of herwandering thoughts.
“What? Oh, yeah Giles...sure. I’m listening. You were just saying that I need to be extra carefulbecause ‘you just never know what could happen!’ Ha, see...I was hearing.....I just wasn’t listening. Giles, you’ve given me this lecture a million times. Twice over, actually!” Buffy drawled, almostpouting because she had to be there instead of at home getting ready for her date. *Date? Hmmmm...isthat what we’re doing? I mean...really. Is it still ‘dating’ now that we’ve been sharing the same bed? Wemight as well just be marr....*
“BUFFY!” Giles yelled.
“Okay okay, I’m listening!” The Slayer said, holding her hands in the air in defeat. Just as shewas doing this, the bell rang, telling everyone that it was time to get to seventh period, the last class ofthe day. “Oh...sorry Giles. Hate to be distracted then run, but you know, learning calls. Time for me togo learn!” Buffy said as she jetted out of the library.
“That girl......” Giles said, talking to himself after the girl was gone.
The second bell rang just as Buffy was finding her seat and getting settled in. *Wow...did Mrs.Barton redecorate her room or something? No, never mind...I just haven’t been to class in the past week. Almost forgot where it was too. That’s kind of sad. Anyway, I don’t know what we’ve been doing inhere, so why break such a wonderful record?* Buffy thought to herself as she pulled out some paper anda pen. She began to write:
~~Angel...I know this may seem so, ‘junior high’, but I was sitting here in class thinking of you. Actually, I’m supposed to be listening to Mrs. Barton, but you know how teachers are. Once they getstarted on one of there lectures, they don’t stop. Oh well, that’s just school I guess. Hold on, she’s gettingon to me for not paying attention.Anyway, that was embarrassing. Oh well!
Back to what I was writing you for. Well, I don’t really have a reason. I was just thinking of youand the fact that I’ve never written you a letter before. I just thought it would be nice to write you aletter for a change. I’ll probably be standing right in front of you when you’re reading it, but hey, it’s thethought that counts, right?
So, I was just in the library and I was talking to Giles and well, actually Giles was “lecturing”again and I was thinking about what me and you are doing? Is it considered dating still? Or are we inbetween a steady thing and an engagement? I mean really. While you were “away” Giles had told methat when you gave me ‘the ring’ and you said all those things, it was basically an Irish weddingceremony and that technically speaking......We’re married! You see what I’m getting at? I mean, all thistime, we’ve been “married” and I’m still living at home and be discreet with you. That’s just wrong! Well, unless you knew that’s what it was and you knew that I didn’t know, so you didn’t tell me becauseyou didn’t want me to wig out. Did that make any sense?
Anyway, I’m just babbling on and on and on about nothing. I kind of DID have a point in writing you. Iwaited until we left the Bronze and did my rounds to give you this letter...well....I have a few reasons. Iheard a song the other day and really liked the words to it and I wanted you to hear/see them too. It’scalled London Rain, by some Heather Nova girl. I’ve never heard of her before the other day, butanyway, here goes.
I’m coming home to you I’m alive, I’m a mess I can’t wait to get home to you To get warm and undressed There’ve been changes beyond my dreams Everybody wants me to sing There’ve been changes beyond my grasp Things I’m sinking in
(chorus) So keep me in your bed all day Nothing heals me like you do
And when somebody knows you well Well, there’s no comfort like that And when somebody needs you Well, there’s no drug like that
(chorus) And when I’m home, curled in your arms And I’m safe again I’ll close my eyes and sleep To the sound of London Rain
(chorus) Nothing falls like London Rain Nothing heals me like you do Nothing falls like London Rain Nothing heals me like you do
Well, that’s about it.....I hope you like the song and all. Lets get home....
With Love,
Buffy
The bell rang just as Buffy was folding up the letter and she was glad to going home. She didn’thave to worry about checking in with Giles since he’d told her last week to just call him to check in whenshe got home in the afternoons. That is, unless something really slay-worthy happens to come into play. The Slayer didn’t have to be told twice.
When she finally got home and got all of her school stuff put away for the weekend, the Slayerdecided to take a hot bath so she could relax after her ‘hard’ day. Not that it had really been one! Thefact of the matter was that she had a few hours until sundown and until she had to meet Angel at theBronze.
The outfit Buffy had chosen turned out to be somewhat conservative, but at the same time,somewhat eye-catching. Somehow she always managed that look without a problem. Besides that, howwas she supposed to slay vamps wearing a micro-mini and spaghetti strap tank top. That was somethingnot even Faith had attempted. *As of yet....* Buffy thought, smiling to herself! Glancing at her watch,the girl realized it was time to hit the road. Angel would probably be waiting by the time she got there!
By the end of the night, both Angel and Buffy had nearly danced themselves to death. Angelrarely did anything other than slow dance with his girlfriend, but tonight had been different. The rest ofthe gang hadn’t tagged along tonight, causing Angel to be a little less reserved than he was in front ofeveryone else. He had to admit though....he’d had a good time. The two were walking side-by-side afterthey’d decided to make the rounds. No one, more like no vamps, were out tonight, which seemed odd. Not odd enough to cause Buffy to care. Less slayage meant fewer interruptions in her time with Angel. She enjoyed that idea. No interruptions.
“Oh, Angel....I meant to give you this....before I forget.” Buffy said, retrieving the note from theback pocket of her shorts.
“What’s this?” Angel asked, unfolding the note. “Have a lot of free time at school these days, doyou?” He asked, throwing a glance in her direction and flashing her one of his grins.
“You know me....all play. No work. Besides. I don’t like school as much as I used to. It used tobe......fun” She said, almost laughing. “But really. Just read the note, okay. I got bored in class, so Iwrote you a letter. Just a short one and it’ll only take you a minute to read.”
Angel stopped under one of the street lights so he could see what she’d written. As she’dpromised. It hadn’t taken him long at all to read note. He looked up from the piece of paper at theSlayer in front of him then back down to the paper. Slowly he folded it up, just like it had been whenshe had handed it to him and gently placed it in the pocket of his jeans.
“What? You didn’t like the note?” Buffy asked, confused.
“No....” Angel said, picking Buffy up in his arms as he started to walk again. “I loved it.......Let’s go home.”
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