Where Do We Go From Here?
The gang and only about 10 of the new Slayers, since the others had to be kept in the hospital over night, arrived back at the hotel. The Slayers looked around in awe at the hotel. Finally some proper rest and a goodnight’s sleep thought Kennedy gratefully. Kennedy tried to convey this slow rising feeling of anticipation to Willow but Willow did not seem to be on this plane of earth at this specific time. Oh Goddess what have I done to one of the most beautiful relationships I’ve ever seen thought Willow.
Wesley looked up and saw the troops arrive; he got up silently and went over to Fred, even though Gunn was already cracking his knuckles. He whispered something in Fred’s ear; Gunn strode over to Fred and put his arm around his girlfriend’s waist. Wesley raised his eyebrow at Gunn then shook his head in disgust and walked back into the office and resumed his work.
“Okay guys…I mean girls Gunn and I will show you to your various rooms and then we can all get a goodnight’s rest. I see that we all need it,” Fred said with kindness as she saw that most of the Slayers’ were near dropping with exhaustion.
“This way then guys and girls,” Gunn said leading the way up the stairs to the various rooms of the hotel. Willow lingered awhile to try and see if she could ‘feel’ where Buffy was and what her feelings were towards herself. Willow did not like the feeling she received, pain and anger towards the ones she had thought were nearest and dearest to her, the feeling was tearing her apart inside Buffy forgive me, I never meant to hurt you Goddess I never meant for this to happen. Kennedy felt the shame and despair from Willow and went over to her and tried to comfort her, she gladly let herself fold into Kennedy’s embrace. Kennedy led Willow up to their room for a night of comfort and to heal wounds on the outside and on the inside. Kennedy had got Fred to light the room with several candles, to try and calm Willow down.
“Close your eyes Will”
“Argh Kennedy I am not in the mood for this tonight,” she opened her eyes and gasped, “Oh…you did all his for me?”
“Well not exactly but I wanted to surprise you. Fred did it for me…I see it had the desired effect.” A tiny smile played across Willow’s face and she gently pushed the door closed behind her.
Meanwhile the talk of the century was going on in the alley by the hospital. Buffy was a few steps ahead of Angel; she couldn’t bear to be in the same personal bubble as him at the present moment. Angel started toward Buffy but she moved away from him, Angel saw this subtle move and it was killing him. He wish he had told her before.
“Buffy…I am so sorry, I know how much this must be hurting you.”
“No Angel you have no fucking idea what I am going through, you lied to me. You had sex with someone and you had a kid even though you’re a vampire, how can you have any idea what I am going through?!” Buffy yelled at Angel completely losing her cool.
“Buffy the woman I had sex with was…” Angel hesitated, “the woman was Darla.”
“What! She’s dead, you killed her yourself I saw you do it! This can’t be happening.”
“Yes Buffy, Wolfram and Hart brought her back as a distraction for me…that she was. She was tormenting me, hoping to get me to turn evil it almost worked but she has her ways of getting what she wants. I had sex with her,” Angel kept that part short and sweet to keep Buffy from being hurt anymore than she already was “I had an epiphany. I made her leave and I thought that would be the end of it, as it turns out it wasn’t.”
“But how did she get pregnant, vampire’s are technically dead. I guess it was that wonderful woman Fate.”
Buffy turned toward Angel, tears running down her face. Can we still make something work? Oh God Angel why, I still love you even after this. Buffy I am so sorry please forgive me.
Without warning Buffy turned and ran past Angel to the opening of the alley, she couldn’t take the tension and emotions of the situation.
“Buffy…” yelled Angel turning to face her back. She stopped, looked to the side so she didn’t have to look right at him, “I love you Buffy, nothing can change that even though I know you probably hate me right now.”
“I can’t trust you anymore Angel, not after this…were you planning on ever telling me?”
Angel shifted his weight. Buffy’s jaw dropped, “you weren’t planning on telling me were you?” said Buffy slowly, coming to slow realisation, “I can’t deal with this, I’m going now.” She flung her hair and started to walk off, when Angel ran after her and softly touched her arm to stop her, it worked.
“Buffy you have to believe me, I never wanted it to go that far with Darla. I love you, it’s always been you. Does that change anything you feel towards me right now?”
Buffy turned slowly for maximum effect, she achieved it, she had Angel’s total attention.
“Yes Angel it does,” Angel’s face lit up with hope “but how can I forgive you after this. One thing that will never change, however much I try to change it, and that is that I love you and always will. Where do we go from here?” Buffy smiled internally saying that had made her think of Spike and the sacrifice he’d made so the world could keep turning and when he had saved her life from imploding literally, when Xander had accidently summoned the singing demon.
‘Look Buffy I think we had better get back to the hotel before Wesley sends out a search party or gets Willow to home in on us,’ Angel said trying to say it with a small smile on his face. Buffy realised this and returned his smile, even though it was mostly show but inside Buffy’s heart was beginning to take in everything Angel had told her. They made their way out of the alley together despite everything that had just gone down.
‘Alright let’s head back to the hotel,’ Buffy stopped, ‘Angel…what do you think the future holds for us now?’ She looked straight into his eyes, wanting the response she always had we can be togther Buffy we can over this and start fresh you, Connor and I…a family. Angel looked at Buffy hoping he would give her the response both of them had wanted.
‘I think, I think that we can…we can start a family if you can forgive me for what I’ve put you through. I mean there are now all these slayers so it means you can finally try for that normal life you always wanted where we could be together,’ Angel finished cautiously.
‘Angel,’ said Buffy breathlessly, ‘oh yes. I’ve wanted this for so long, oh god yes,’
The two most famous demon hunters of the 20th and 21st century walked tentivly hand in hand out of the alley to face the world together as they know they would have because Fate had predicited, two star crossed lovers together forever. What if I wanted to be together forver, could I do it, would I risk (her) bcoming what I fear the most an Immortal? this question weighed on The Slayer and The Vampire Lover’s mind as they walked out the alley.
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