They spent a long moment, simply holding each other, being with the other, two halves of the same whole feeling safe and complete for the first time in a long while. He inclined his head to drop small innocent kiss on the top of her head right as she looked up. Their lips met without any conscious thought or effort.
And like everything that ever passed between them, it escalated. Each joining of their lips deepened and melted and flowed, until they both were holding the other to them as tightly as possible. Each touching of their lips moved their connected souls until their hands skimmed over the other’s body, checking every curve and line, making sure that their lover hadn’t changed, was still as perfect and right and amazing as the night they first made love.
And like every emotion that ever passed between the two, from love to despair to the pain they would feel while alone, but never let the other know, it was perfect. True love, true raw pure power.
It wasn’t clear which one pulled away first. Together they were back to being almost one entity. Buffy and Angel. The Slayer and her Vampire. Two bodies hosting one half of the same soul. It doesn’t matter which one broke away first. Buffy leaned her forehead against Angel’s lips and tried to calm her beating hear, had to calm… other beating, throbbing things.
“Angel…” Her voice sounded as shaky as her knees.
“Shush.” He whispered into her forehead.
A long moment they spent together, arms holding their beloved as tightly as possible, both supporting the other. His lips pressed against her forehead, her fingertips tracing circles on his back.
Angel led Buffy to a log by the water. They watched the moon reflect on the waves, and they talked. As always, Angel drew the tightly kept secrets from Buffy’s heart. She told him everything, how she thought that she was in Hell when Willow brought her back, how close she was to killing herself on the tower, how she thought she was missing something, some vital thing that made her who she was.
He talked, some of how he adjusted to life after Hell, and with that perfect, wonderful, solemn, caring face he told her how being pulled out of Heaven was soo much worse than leaving Hell.
And, finally, they just were. They held each other and just existed. The voices in their heads that clamored about duties and destinies quieted a little and the Vampire and Slayer could lay down all their burdens and recoup.
As dawn’s perfume started to scent the air, Angel dropped a kiss on Buffy’s forehead. He stood and brought Buffy up with him.
“I have to…”
“Go. Yeah, I know. I need to get back to Dawn, and Giles, and ..." she paused as she shuddered, "everything there.”
“Buffy, if you ever need to.. talk, or anything, you know where I am.”
A small smile graced her lips; “You’ll know if there’s something wrong, won’t you?” Her voice didn’t quite hold the teasing she meant to put there.
“I didn’t. You died and I didn’t know.”
Buffy put her hand on his cheek, “You were in a different dimension. These things happen.” She reached while on her tiptoes, slightly sinking in the sand, to lay a gentle kiss on his lips.
Angel watched as she made the walk up the slight hill to the cars. From Heaven to her own personal Hell. She didn’t deserve it. She didn’t deserve anything but the best, and all she seemed to get was the worst.
“Angel.” She called as she turned, the wind wafted through her hair. “I still love you. I always will. Let me know when forever will work for you.”
Then she disappeared over the hill.
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