Disclaimer: I do not own any of the BtVS or Dawson’s Creek characters, or anything related to these shows. Don’t sue! I’m just an 18 y/o girl...all you’d get out of me is my collection of BtVS stuff....no harm intended...
Author’s Note: I would like to express a very special Thank You to Melinda S. Dawney. She is the writer of the greatest fanfic I’ve ever read, called: Friendship. She’s the reason that I decided to give the fic a try. Thank you Melinda for all the help with the story. Without it, there’s no telling how the story would have turned out sounding. You’re the best!!
2nd Author’s Note: Okay, in my opinion, the “happiness” curse thing doesn’t make sense. The way I look at it, I don’t think it’s still there, because when the spell was cast, it wasn’t like they counted on Angel getting his soul back once it was lost because of the one true moment of happiness. So I decided that it wasn’t going to work that way in my world and that the curse wouldn’t be there! Happy Reading!!
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Part Nine
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It was almost 7:00 when they had left the house. It would take them nearly half an hour to walk to the school from the mansion. Plus, they didn’t want to have to run all the way there. They were quiet and few words were said. Neither of them knew just what to expect or what they were going to say. Angel knew full well that Giles was sure to blame him more than Buffy for their mysterious disappearance the night before. Even though he and Giles had gotten along, Giles had always believed that Buffy let herself be sidetracked from her duties a little more than she should have.
Before they knew it they had arrived at the school, and both were increasingly nervous. When they went in and reached the library...this time Buffy didn’t pause at the door, mostly because she was afraid she’d chicken out, but she walked right in. “Okay, just give me a minute and I...we can explain everything.” Slowly the whole group looked up from whatever they were doing and looked directly at her. And just as she had asked...no one said a word, just looked at her questioningly as if telling her to spill it. “Okay, look, I don’t really know where to begin, so if I jump around a little, when I’m finished ask questions.”
She proceeded to tell them the story, starting from when she had gone up to the mansion and left her ring on the floor and said goodbye...”and well, when I ran out of here Saturday night, I didn’t know exactly where I was going and so I went up to the mansion because I needed someone to talk to and he was the first person that came to mind. I mean, you see what I’m trying to tell you...before I sent him to hell, you know that I knew better than to fall for any trick Angelus would try to pull. Why would I start now? I didn’t just go natural blonde overnight.” She said jokingly. “But when it comes to Angel...I know he’s not a particular strong point, but I’m not dumb enough to just turn to him because I felt like it. He’s Angel now, and he’s part of me. He always will be.”
She looked at each of them individually then....”Do you guys know what it’s like to love someone so much it hurts?” They all looked down, nodding their heads slightly, then she went on. “Because if you do, then you know what it’s like to forgive someone. Angelus did some really bad things...mostly in the name of getting to me and he was close. Damn close...but the hope I was hanging on with, it held, and now he’s back. He was a friend to all of you and helped you when I wasn’t around to help sometimes, and now you wanna turn your back?!! In my opinion that’s way harsh and it sucks. He would never do something like that to any of you and you know it.”
Buffy got quiet for a minute and when she turned to look at Angel, she noticed that he seemed embarrassed having her talk about him like he wasn’t there. He was just staring off into different directions not wanting to catch someone’s eye. “Angel...?” Faith said. She was the first to speak up. “I just want to apologize for yesterday. All of that was really none of my business and I was way out of line. I looked at the whole situation as a possible threat and I acted on my instincts, which mind you, still needs a little work, but I know that now. And ‘B’s right....I don’t know you. But the way I see it, any friend of hers, should be a friend a mine.” She finished.
“Buffy,” Giles said. “There’s something I’m still not understanding. Why didn’t you tell us that Angel got out of hell? I understand everything you’ve told us, but you still haven’t told us why you’ve kept me and everyone else in the dark. Did you really feel like you couldn’t come to us? He finished.
“That’s just it. Everything that has happened in the past three days is exactly why I was afraid to tell you guys. Everyone wigged out on me, didn’t give me a chance to explain and it only made me want to hide him even more. It was so bad that even Angel was unsure of us coming down here. He was afraid that the same things was going to happen again today. And I don’t blame him. Everyone already has their opinion about the situation even though you’re all saying you’ll listen.....and you’re not!” Buffy said.
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