"She was wearing a beautiful white dress and an emerald necklace. A claddagh
ring glittered
on her left hand as she sang the words."- Melodies
Melodies
Title: Melodies
Author: crystalix
Rating: PG
Summary: A ficlet in which our heroes are finally brought together by unlikely
forces. Crystlix's first fic!
Pairing: B/A
Disclaimer: All characters belong to Joss Whedon and co.
Distribution: Please ask first!
Lyrics: “Why” by Avril Lavigne
Melodies
The vampire stopped outside the door to the bar. A green, horned,
demon wearing a bright yellow suit was standing beside him, convincing
him to go in. Angel
had been more broody lately, and his friends had decided to take matters into
their own hands.
“Come on Angel-cakes, it’s not going to kill you to have a little fun. You know,
party.”
“Lorne, I don’t party.”
The demon grabbed onto his arm and pulled him into the bar.
“There, it’s too late to turn back now.” The vampire glared at him, “Oh come
on, you’ve been brooding way too much lately. You need to learn to loosen up,
have fun. It’s karaoke night, you should sing.”
“I don’t sing either.”
“Fine, but you should at least listen. A friend of mine brought a beauty in a
few nights ago, sings her heart out every night. Has the voice of an angel, no
pun intended. Whoever she is she really loves someone.”
Lorne led Angel to the bar and ordered him something. He handed it to his friend.
“Here you go, don’t worry it’s not like one small glass will get you drunk. W-
hey the karaoke’s starting.”
The vampire took a sip of the alcohol, not paying any attention to what anyone
was saying. The lights dimmed and the music started. Angel could faintly recognize
the song; he’d heard it at one point on the radio. He took another sip of his
drink, but almost choked when he heard the voice of the performer. He whipped
around and focused on the stage, on a stool was a blonde- haired woman. She was
wearing a beautiful white dress and an emerald necklace. A claddagh ring glittered
on her left hand as she sang the words.
Why, do you always do this to me?
Why, couldn't you just see through me?
How come, you act like this
like you just don't care at all
Do you expect me to believe I was the only one to fall?
I could feel I could feel you near me, even though you're far away
I could feel I could feel you baby, why
It's not supposed to feel this way
I need you, I need you
More and more each day
It's not supposed to hurt this way
I need you, I need you, I need you
Tell me, are you and me still together?
Tell me, do you think we could last forever?
Tell me, why
Hey, listen to what we're not saying
Let's play, a different game than what we're playing
Try, to look at me and really see my heart
Do you expect me to believe I'm gonna let us fall apart?
I could feel I could feel you near me, even when you're far away
I could feel I could feel you baby, why
It's not supposed to feel this way
I need you, I need you
More and more each day
It's not supposed to hurt this way
I need you, I need you, I need you
Tell me, are you and me still together?
Tell me, you think we could last forever?
Tell me, why
So go and think about whatever you need to think about
Go ahead and dream about whatever you need to dream about
And come back to me when you know just how you feel, you feel
I could feel I could feel you near me, even though you're far away
I could feel I could feel you baby, why
It's not supposed to hurt this way
I need you, I need you
More and more each day
It's not supposed to hurt this way
I need you, I need you, I need you
Tell me
It's not supposed to hurt this way
I need you, I need you
More and more each day
It's not supposed to hurt this way
I need you, I need you, I need you
Tell me, are you and me still together?
Tell me, do you think we could last forever?
Tell me, why
As she finished Angel felt a tear fall down his face. The woman on the stage
opened her eyes as she sang the last words and scanned the crowd. Her eyes stopped
when they reached the vampire, tears gathered in her eyes as she jumped off the
stage and ran towards him. She flew her arms around him; he pressed his lips
to hers. After a few seconds she pulled back, Angel pulled her long blonde hair
out of her now tearstained face. She was smiling her eyes sparkled as they stared
into his.
“I love you Buffy.” He said.
The blonde’s face lit up even more.
“I love you too Angel.”
“You still my girl?” he asked, his voice hoarse from emotions.
She gave him a small smile.
“Always.”
The two lovers embraced, too lost in each other to notice the pair of blue eyes
staring at them. Slowly, the tall english-man walked out the back door and onto
the quiet street, pulling a cell phone out of his pocket.
“Ya Red? No worries mission accomplished, Peaches showed up, looks like the fang
gang came though after all. I’m warning you though, you owe me big for this one.
Watchin’ those two make googly-eyes at each other again is enough to make a man
heave. Anyway, my good deed’s done and personally I’m starting to feel a bit
too sober after watchin’ that. Tell the nibblet I say hello and I’ll be back
in good ole Sunnyhell soon.”
With that, the blonde clicked off his phone and headed to his friend’s bar to
play a bit of kitten poker, whistling “My Way” by Frank Sinatra as he sauntered
down the road.
The End
