'I miss you Angel,' thought Buffy as she looked at one of the few pictures she had of him.
The phone rang but she didn't bother answering.
"Hi this is Buffy and Willow. Leave a message if you want to hear from us. Beep: Hi Buffy it's Riley"
She groaned at the name.
"Listen there's a party on Friday and I was wondering if you wanted to go. Call me."
She deleted the message and looked back at the picture, "Why can't that guy just leave me alone?"
"Who are you talking to?" asked Cordelia as she came into the room.
"Riley. Well not Riley, just about him."
"Huh?"
Buffy pointed to the machine.
"Oh. Is that a picture of....Buffy are you wallowing about Angel again?"
"You bet your ass she's wallowing," said Willow who had come back from the library.
"I'm not wallowing. That happens withen the first two months of an ex's departure."
Cordy raised an eyebrow.
"I'm moping."
"I know you loved him Buffy, but you really have try to get over him." Willow gave her a hug.
"You could try Riley."
"Cordelia!"
"Sorry momentary insanity."
"How can I just move on? I could never love anyone the way I love him. What's the point?"
Niether of the girls answered.
Cordy wanted to say: He left you so you could have what you wanted, a normal life.
But she thought better of it. Not only was she so not that kind of person who just said the first thing that comes to mind, she knew Buffy would counter that with something like: He made that decision without me. How does he know I still want that?
The next day Buffy, Oz, Tara and Willow were walking across the campus to meet Xander, Anya and Cordy(who actually were all pretty good friends considering that Cordy was Xander's ex and Anya was his girlfriend) when Riley came over.
"Hi Buffy," he said running up like an over grown puppy.
"Oh, hi Riley." she edged a little closer to Oz hoping he'd go all back-of-my-girls-friend if he needed to.
"Why didn't you call me back?"
"Didn't really get a chance. Collage life and all."
"Ok, well what do you think?"
"Bout what?"
"The party, you and me, on a date?"
"Sorry, but no."
Before he could say anything, she grabbed Willow by the arm knowing Tara and Oz would follow.
"Buffster!"yelled Xander once they came over, "The Duchess of Buffonium! You look gorgeus! Ravishing! B-E-A-Utiful!"
Cordy slapped him over the head.
"Why'd you hit my Xander?" asked Anya.
"An, when I told you guys to be positive around her I didn't mean phsyco." Cordy hissed hoping Buffy didn't hear.
"It's ok Cordy." said Buffy, "He hasn't called me that in while. Don't really mind. You picked your costume Xand? Halloween's next week!"
"Bond, James Bond. Just in case we turn into our costumes....again."
"And I'm asuming that means you're going as a bond girl Anya?"
"Yes I am. Although because on All Hallow's Eve one is supposed to imatate something frightening I was going to be a bunny."
"A bunny?"
"Yes! Furry little thing with Peter Cotton Tail as thier leader."
"I'm not even going to ask. Cordy?"
"A cheer leader. Stop looking at me like that! I mean a dead cheerleader. I'll be really pale and have black lipsticka nd everything to make me look like I died last Halloween."
"Not bad. Willow, Oz?"
"Well I'm going as for a classic."
"Not another ghoust."
"No, a T.V. show classic. Morticia Adams! I may not be the tall skinny black haired thing she is in the show, but I might be able to pull it off."
"I'm going as Gomez." Oz told her
"Well it's better then a ghoust. Tara?"
"Little Dead Riding Hood."
"Come again?"
"It'll be like the Big Bad Wolf got me. No offense Oz."
"None taken.
"Creative."
"What about you Buffy?" asked Willow.
"There isn't really a name for. You'll have to wait and see."
"But Buff...."
"No buts. Come on I have a mountain of homework the size of Everest. I need Ice Cappos and I need 'em now!"
That night Buffy went to bed very late, even for a Slayer. Riley had left three messages and again Buffy deleted them all.
She dreamt about Angel coming back to Sunnydale begging her to forgive, but Riley showed up and told him to get lost. Then Angel broke his wammy and right when he was about to kiss her the alarm went off.
She hit the button to stop the buzzing, but broke the clock because of her strength.
"Perfect," she muttered.
She got ready and before leaving for breakfast she kissed the pisture of Angel.
"I miss you."
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