A/N: Okay, here it is, not a different ending, but I edited it. I added more. Hope you like it, LEAVE REVIEWS!!!
“Buffy? You got something in the mail!” Angel called as he walked into the house a few weeks after Buffy’s rape. His parents were in Mexico for two weeks, leaving him and Buffy alone.
“What is it?” Buffy asked, trying to be cheerful. She walked in from the kitchen wiping her hands on a towel.
“It’s from U.C. Santa Cruz,” Angel said, handing her the envelope. He noticed that her eyes were red and puffy. She had definitely been crying. Buffy took the envelope from Angel’s hands and slowly ripped it open.
“I got in,” Buffy muttered, wanting so badly to be happy.
“Buffy! Congratulations!” Angel cheered, wrapping Buffy in his arms and hugging her tightly. Angel’s father had offered to pay for all of her college education.
“Yeah, I guess it’s great,” Buffy sighed fighting tears.
“Buffy, I love you,” Angel whispered, burying his face in her neck. He kissed her lightly, his hands roaming over her back.
“Angel, I can’t,” Buffy muttered, pushing away from him.
“Okay, Buffy. I’m sorry.” Buffy shook her head and ran upstairs, her hand covering her mouth, trying her best not to cry. She walked into her and Angel’s room and sat down at the vanity. She looked at her reflection and burst into tears. How could this have happened to me? I finally thought my luck was changing. I had found Angel and things were going great. Then this had to happen. Spike had to...had to do what he did. I can’t get the dirty feeling off of me, I can’t stop crying. It’s been weeks and I still think about it every second. I can’t even open up to Angel, because he’s a man. I really can’t open up to anyone anymore. What am I going to do? I can’t go off to college like this, I probably wouldn’t even pass my classes. But I can’t just not go, Angel’s father has been so good to me, I can’t refuse the offer. God, what am I going to do? I feel like I’m dying inside.
~~~~ downstairs~~~~~
Angel sighed as Buffy ran up the stairs, not knowing how to help her. He reached into his pocket lightly felt the velvet box. He frowned, not knowing anymore how she would react to his gift. He crossed to the phone and called Faith.
“Hello?” Faith asked.
“Faith? It’s Angel. There’s something wrong with Buffy. She’s still upset over what happened. I mean, not something wrong with her as in she needs to get over it, but I think she needs help. Like maybe a counselor?” Angel said, all in one breath.
“Angel, I don’t know what to do. Nothing like this has ever happened to anyone we know. If you think a counselor would help, go for it. I’m just not sure that she would open up to a total stranger. Buffy’s never been that kind of person,” Faith explained.
“I just...” Angel began. He paused when he heard a thud from his and Buffy’s room.
“Angel?” Faith asked.
“I’ll call you back.” He turned and ran upstairs, a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach.
~~~~~~upstairs~~~~~~~
I can’t do this anymore. I can’t live like this. I just can’t. Buffy let her head fall into her hands, tears streaming down her face. She slowly reached into the top vanity drawer and pulled out Angel’s pocket knife.
Angel burst into the room to see Buffy on the floor, surrounded by a pool of blood. In one of her hands lay his pocket knife. Deep, jagged gashes were on her wrists.
“Buffy!” Angel ran and fell to his knees at her side, grabbing a shirt from the floor and trying to stop the bleeding. He reached under the vanity table and pushed the emergency alert button several times. Buffy’s eyes fluttered open and she looked at him.
“I’m sorry, my love,” she whispered. Her eyes slowly closed and she fell limp in his arms.
The ambulance arrived in record time, and the paramedics loaded her onto the gurney.
“Is she going to be okay?” Angel asked frantically.
“I don’t know sir, are you coming with us or not?” one of the medics asked. Angel nodded numbly and climbed in the back. They raced towards the hospital as the paramedics pretended to work on her. Faith and Brooke met him in the emergency room. They stood with him, wringing their hands until the doctor came out to meet them.
“How is she?” Faith asked, jumping to her feet.
“I’m sorry. She had already lost too much blood. There was nothing we could do.” Angel felt the world around him spin. He barely heard the doctor ask if he wanted to see her. Angel followed him back to Buffy’s room. He watched her, her skin pale, almost translucent, a peaceful look on her face. He finally let the tears fall, cascading down his cheeks as he held her hand tightly.
“Buffy, baby, why? I know that you felt dirty and depressed after what Spike did to you, but you didn’t have to resort to this. We could have helped you, we wanted to help you,” Angel cried. He laid his head against her hand. “God, baby, I love you so much.” He reached into his pocket and pulled out the velvet box. Inside was a white gold ring with a large diamond.
“I was going to give this to you next week. Maybe I shouldn’t have waited. If I had given it to you when I bought it maybe this wouldn’t have happened. But I guess there won’t be a next week. I want you to know, if you can hear me, that my heart belongs to you forever. I will never love another woman as long as I live, as much as I love you.” Angel slipped the ring on her finger and kissed her lightly. Then he pulled another band from his pocket and slipped it on his. He knew that Buffy loved him, and even though she was dead, he wanted to be married to her forever. He stood and covered Buffy with a sheet before walking out of the room.
The End.
A/N: okay, let me know which you liked better. Please?????????? I think I might cry if you don’t. Thanks a bunch!
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