What happens now?: The proposal
by angelzladee
Buffy fell asleep happy that night. She had the two things that she had always wanted: To be a normal girl and to have a normal boyfriend. She awoke a few hours before dawn to see Angel sitting on the end of her bed. "Hey, you know humans traditionaly sleep at night" She looked at him straight in the eye and knew that there was something he wanted to tell her. "What is it?" she asked wanting to help him. "Do you remember the first time you came and saw me at our offices, and we were attacked by that morah demon?" he asked hoping beyond hope she would say no. Buffy nodded. "That wasn't how that day was supposd to end" Buffy looked puzzled. "Right and now you explain how the day should have ended?" Angel took a deep breath and explained everything about the demon attack, about what had happened between them and about the oracles. In a moment Buffy understood the answer to a question she hadn't had the gut to ask before, "That's why your being so careful this time, just in case it happens again. What if it does, at least we'll have a few days, maybe weeks of happiness first?" Buffy could see this was registering in his brain and she hoped that he would take notice of what she was saying because the temptaion was becoming unbearable. "I just need to take some time" he said standing up. "Angel...sleep next to me tonight, please?" Buffy pleaded, after all she thought, nothing bad can come from that. Angel willingly agreed. And the two lovers fell aspleep in each others arms.

"Knock Knock B" Faith called bursting into the room. Upon seeing Buffy and Angel in bed together she jumped to conclusions and pulled Anel out of the bed and was aboput to stake him when Buffy grabbed hold of her wrist, "How many times have I had to stop you killing my boyfriend?" she asked smirking. "B, you slept together, he'll be Angelus" Faith said trying to work her wrist free, "He's human Faith!" Buffy almost yelled. Faith then turned the most unattractive shade of red before muttering an apology and running out of the door to spread the good news. "There goes our surprise!" Buffy laughed, knowing that when they went down to the kitchen there was gonna be a big fuss. Angel got dressed and said he would meet Buffy downstairs, so he kissed the top of her head and headed out of the door almost getting ploughed down by Xander who was on his way in the room. UH OH Buffy thought. This is gonna good.

"What are you doin" he asked looking furious. "Getting ready to have breakfast, and looking forward to hepling with the work load!" she answered casually. "You know what I mean, what are you doing with dead boy again?" At that Buffy lost her temper, "one. His name is Angel. Two. I know you hate him but that does mean that I cant love him. And three. Frankly I don't really care what you think because this is my life not yours. O.K." and with that she stormed out of the door and stood in the corridor catching her breath. Did she just say that she loved Angel, What the hell, she did, she really really did. That was nothing to be ashamed of. But she had a feeling that wasn't going to be the only conflict of the day. What will happen when Wesley finds out, or worse Giles!

After breakfast Kennedy took the potentials into town to by supplies, Willow and Xander had a lengthy discussion about Buffy and Angel, and everyone else was researching a demon that Wesley and Gunn had encountered the night before. Giles hadn't spoken a word to her since he found out about her and Angel so she took this chance to talk to him. "Giles? Are you mad at me?" Giles looked up at Buffy with his loving eyes and smiled. "No of course not. I'm just, disappointed that you felt you couldn't tell me" Buffy then had to go about expaining how No-one was supposed to find out until they told them but how Wiloow had kind of guessed and she had had to tell Faith or she would have got blood all over the carpet. After clearing things over with Giles she went over to Angel to see what he was doing. "What ya up to?" she asked in her childish way. "He lookd up at her and smiled a lovers smile before motioning her to sit on his lap. So there she stayed while helping him with his research and geting a few jealous glares from the potentials when they returned. But the two of them were so oblivious it almost made Willow laugh. It took her going ove and physicly coering the book with her hands before eother of them noticed it was time for lunch. Buffy and Angel stayed together over lunch as well, while talking to Willow and Dawn about what was going to happen between them. Buffy Dawn and Angel all but agreed to srew the old plan after Dawn bluntly saying it wasn't going to work. And after much persuation they got Willow to agree. Now the lovers really were happy together. And Buffy couldn't wait to get Angel all to herself.

The rest of the day went unbelieveably slow. Or at least that is how it seemed to Buffy. Every second seemed to last an hour. But eventually when the sun set. Buffy and Angel willingly volenteered to do a quick patrol. "If you aint back in three hours i'll send out a search party" Faith warned as they walked out the front doors hand in hand. Faith and Willow and probably a hell of a lot of other people knew exactly what they were going ut for. To get some quality time together. "Do you think they'll find anything for us to hunt?" Amanda asked Faith. Faith snorted with laughter. "Dunno, it'll be hard for them to hunt with their eyes shut, and them making so much noise? they'll scare anything away." Anyone who knew the pair of them erupted into a round of hysterics while Amanda stood there looking puzzled. When Faith stood up straight, her sides aching from laughing so hard she looked at Amanda and seeing she didn't understand the joke just laid one hand on her shoulder and said, "I'll tell you when you're older" And walked towards the basement, where angel kept a couple punch bags.

Buffy's lips where red and swollen from his kisses. But she didn't care. She loved just being able to touch him again. And even better was the fact that she didn't have to worry about him going evil and trying to kill everyone again so that took
the pressure off a little. Their lips met again, soft at first but the passion grew. When they broke apart they were both panting. "We should, head back to the hotel, the others will be wondering were we are" Buffy said, then she realised what she had implied by saying that but seeing the longing in Angel’s eyes she knew It was what he wanted to. They didn't even stop when the reached the lobby of the hotel to say hi to a rather disappointed Fred, they just went straight upstairs.

Faith got a terrible shock next morning when she went to Angels room to remind him about taking the potentials out to show they around, seeing them in bed together again. Only this time, slightly less clothed. "Angel..." she had started, but then seeing then together she had muttered, "Never mind" and walked out. Closing the door behind herself she hung a do not disturb sign on the door, before turning round, making a strange squealing sound, waving her arms around and going down for breakfast. Once in the Kitchen, Willow pulled her to one side, "I'm really worried about Buffy I haven't seen her all morning and she didn't answer when we knocked on her door earlier, or when we called her room!" Willow cried, getting faster the more she spoke. All Faith could do was laugh, before she explained what was going on, "She would not have answered her door
Will due to the fact that she was asleep!" Faith said trying to give Willow the hint. When she saw Willow still didn't understand she sighed heavily then said, " She didn't answer the Door Will because she was BUSY!" Faith put so much emphasis on the last word that she showered Willow in spit. "Doing what?" asked Willow impatiently, but as soon as she looked at the look on Faiths face she understood completely.

When Buffy and Angel finally made an appearance downstairs Faith was standing at the bottom waiting for them with her mischievous look on her face. "What?" Buffy asked bluntly. "Have a nice night, last night Buff?" she asked smirking. When Buffy realised what she meant both her and Angel smiled at her and nodded discreetly before heading into the kitchen for by now it was almost lunch time. While in the kitchen Xander came in and slammed the door behind him. "They may not have a problem with the two of you being together again but I sure as hell do!" he said looking mainly at Angel as he spoke with that look of loathing they had always shared. Buffy opened her mouth to speak But Xander cut her off. "Him I can understand but you?" he said glaring at Buffy, "You, should have more sense, after all that he has put you through, after all he's done, you still run back to him with open arms. I just don't understand how you can do it?" By now his eyes were welling up with tears as he looked at his friend. "Xander...What I don't understand is how you can stand there and say that to me!" Buffy was almost shouting now. Angel had to place his hand on her shoulder to get her to calm down. Just as Xander was going to start talking again, Kennedy came bursting into the kitchen. "Buffy? You ok, I heard shouting?" Buffy reassured her everything was alright before storming out the kitchen and back upstairs. Angel quickly followed her, punching Xander out on the way.

When Angel caught up wif her she was on the roof admiring the LA skyline. "It's beautiful up here, you can see for miles!" she said. When she turned to face him he could see that she had been crying. "What's up?" he asked lovingly, cupping her chin. "It's just, Nothing I'm fine" Angel looked at her in his way that says 'tell me, I know something is wrong' She looked into his eyes, "It's just what Xander said..." Sngel placed his index finger on her lips, "You think I don't love you?" he asked looking her directly in the eye. She tried to avoid his eye contact but he lifted her head up so she couldn't get away. "Do you want some kind of proof?" He asked, surprisly not mad at her for suggesting it. He let go of her chin and put his hand into his duster poket and prOdeced a small jewellery box. Buffy didn't notice this untill it was to late. "Marry me?" he asked getting down on one knee. Buffy was lost for words, she hadn't been expecting this. But besides her better judgement she had to say, "Yes!" Angel slipped the gorgeous ring onto her finger and kissed her passionatley. "Ach hem?" Faith cleared her throut and stepped out from the staircase into the moon light. "Nice rocks" She said laughing. The three of them stayed up there and talked for a further three hours before they all turned into bed. Buffy fell into her bed with the comfortable knowledge that when she woke up she would have a normal life to fall back on!

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