On a cold, dreary night, Buffy Summers was walking along the pier. No vamps or demons to slay, she let her mind wander. She thought about school, her friends, Mom, Angel . . . She focused her mind totally on Angel. He was always there, protecting her. She knew he was even near her now, watching over her. She wished he would appear. She was lonely. As if he heard her, Angel did appear.
"Oh! Angel! Hi." stammered Buffy.
"Hi," said Angel, uneasily. Buffy walked over to him. She tripped on a loose board and stumbled into his arms. Angel steadied her, and they gazed into each other's eyes. They gently, slowly, met in a kiss. The kiss grew more passionately, until Angel broke off.
"Buffy, this cannot go on. I'm 242, a vampire, and could kill you. How can we ever be together?" Buffy just stared.
"Angel, I . . .I l-love you. I can't help it." Angel looked at her with pained eyes.
"Good-bye." They kissed once more, and he walked away.
"Angel," Buffy whispered, tears welling in her eyes.
"Don't go." But Angel was far away up the pier. Buffy cried silently, but continued to walk.
Suddenly, 5 vampires ambushed her. She kicked and punched as fast as she could. In only a few minutes, she wiped out 3 vamps. But more and more kept coming. She was so overwhelmed, she cried out,
"Angel!" The vampires sneered and laughed.
"Angel!" Buffy screamed again. Angel turned around, he could hear Buffy. He ran back to the pier. As he came upon them, he saw a bruised and bloody Buffy, struggling to stay conscious. He charged, game-faced and angry. He fought the vamps off Buffy. She tried to stand, but was too weak. More and more vamps kept coming. 5 of them grabbed Angel and held him, punching and beating. The rest pounced on Buffy, hitting and jabbing her mercilessly. She tried as she could but couldn't fight back.
"Angel, please!" she screamed.
"Buffy!" Angel cried, struggling to get to her. All the vampires punched Buffy as hard as they could, simultaneously, in her face, stomach, back, head and legs. She cried out in mortal pain, and sunk to the ground. The other 5 vampires threw Angel to the ground and sprinted away.
As Angel regained his balance, he rushed over to Buffy. As he reached her, the vampires pushed him down. He looked up and saw them grabbing Buffy. They dragged her over to the edge of the pier.
"NO!" yelled Angel. Buffy couldn't swim. They tossed her over like a sack of garbage. They turned and smashed Angel down once more before leaving. Angel ran to the spot where they threw Buffy. He could see her sinking down into the blackness. Without thinking, he jumped. Buffy sank deeper and deeper. She opened her eyes, only to have a wave of water burn them. She could barely make out a shape coming closer to her. Then her chest seemed to explode form lack of air in her lungs. As the world when black, she could feel strong arms lifting her upwards. Angel yanked Buffy out of the water. He swam to the shoreline, and dragged her up onto it. She coughed and choked on water. Angel turned her on her stomach.
"Breath," he ordered.
"Breath deeply." Buffy coughed out water, and breathed in shaky breaths. Then she collapsed. Angel held her in his arms.
"Angel . . ." she whispered. She reached up with a shivering hand and stroked his face.
"Buffy . . .I'm so sorry. I promise you, I'll never leave you again. I . . .," he began to say.
"You . . .you what?" asked Buffy. She twisted with pain, her insides were burning like acid.
Angel looked at her.
"I . . .I love you. I can't help it either." he gulped. Buffy could feel herself draining away.
"Angel, I . . . I'm not gonna make it." she managed to whisper. She went limp. Angel cradled her in his arms.
"No . . you will. I swear I will not let you die." He picked her up gingerly, and carried her to his apartment. The sun streamed onto the world just as he reached his home. Angel set Buffy down on his bed. She was bruised, broken, and bleeding. Her skin was turning a light blue, and she could not stop convulsing. He bit back tears and began to bandage her wounds. In an hour, Buffy had stopped bleeding. Her skin returned to it's peach color, and she stopped shaking. Making sure not to look as best he could, Angel helped Buffy change into clean clothes. Then he tucked her under the covers.
Buffy slept for 2 whole days, healing well. Angel never left her side. He held her close when she had nightmares, and slept beside her in between. Always the gentleman, he stayed on top of the covers. When she did awake, he was there. She felt safe and secure next to Angel. Late one night, the wind and rain were howling and cold. Buffy could feel Angel shivering next to her. Since he slept only in sweat pants, she pulled the covers over him. As he stirred, Buffy hugged him close, safe and warm. The next morning, Angel found himself next to Buffy. At first he felt awful, but then realized they were both clothed fairly well. Buffy awoke too, and snuggled next to Angel. They laid there, together.
"Angel?" she said.
"Yes?" he replied.
"I . . .I'm sorry about that night. I don't know how, but I'm sure it was my fault."
"No," Angel said.
"It was mine. I never should have left you. I swear this will never happen again, as long as I live." Buffy silently cried, and sagged against Angel. They held onto each other, clinging as if they would never be together again if they separated.
After a few more days of healing and comfort, Buffy returned to school. No one seemed to notice her. Xander, Willow, and Giles had been taken by vampires, and then killed by Buffy's hand. Her mom had died in a car crash 5 months before. Principal Snyder and Ms. Calendar had eloped to Rio. Cordelia and Oz even fell victim to love and joined a cult. They were presently learned about their
"soon-to-be new life" on a distant planet. Buffy went through the day. As she walked home that night, she was confronted by a social worker.
"Buffy Summers? I'm Miss Kathers. I'm here to take you to a nice foster home." Buffy was shocked. She had told no one of her mother's death. Buffy ran.
She headed towards Angel's apartment. He was waiting for her, in the shadows.
"Angel!" she cried, running towards him. Just then, vampires attacked. Buffy froze. He mind flooded with memories. She couldn't fight. Angel understood her plight, and dashed to her. He killed all the vampires in minutes. Buffy was only minorly hurt, but Angel carried her.
"Angel . . .may I live with you?" Angel looked at her.
"Please . . . a social worker is out looking for me, I can't go to school, and I can't fight vampires." Angel agreed.
That night, Buffy called Kendra, another Slayer. It was official. Kendra would be the new Slayer. Buffy was out of the business. With everything taken care of, Angel and Buffy were able to be together. Sadly, they refused to go all the way for fear of Angel losing his soul. Finally, on her deathbed, Buffy and Angel did it. As their long awaited love burst free in a wave of emotions and sweat, Angel lost his soul. As Angelus arose to feed, Buffy whipped out a stake. Using her last bit of strength, she slayed Angel. Now they were together in heaven.
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