Author: Nicole
E-mail: [email protected]
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters they are Joss Whedons and Mutant Enemy Inc.'s
Timline: Beginning of Season 7 of Btvs or end of season 6 Btvs
Dedication: To all the B/A shippers all of you keep up the faith for true love.
Rated: R-NC17
Spoliers: Don't think any at all..I could be wrong
Warning: Angst, but fluffy.
Authors Note: Doesn't follow either show's plot.
Authors Note 2: "Buffy"=buffy's POV and "Angel"=angel's POV.
Authors Note 3: In chapter 1 Angel's recall memory thing is not in the real Btvs I made it up. whoa.
One dreary night in November, Buffy Anne Summers was still greiving over the whole Angel break up ordeal even though it was at least four years in her past. She lay on the couch balled up and hugging her knees, motionless, dazed, and with a distant look spread across her face. The wake of Willow's wrath bubbled over and now attention was put back on Buffy. Everyone was still ashamed of her for her affair with Spike, but no one on this Earth was no more ashamed of Buffy than herself. Buffy was digusted with herself. But the worst of it all was she sat there thinking about her true love, Angel, whom she hadn't seen in about a year. She knew that he did not love her anymore, what was she to do? No one to love her and the only one for her to love, she was just alone.
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Buffy:
I finally decided to head upstairs. I got up from my sulking on the couch and walked over to the beautiful cherry wood stairs and stopped. I had thought I felt something, something I've never felt before, and it was the feeling from the past. I stood in the foyer grabbing the railing and looking left to right.
"I am just parinoid,' I commented to myself.
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Angel:
I watched her though the window were she was sitting before, where the couch is, I knew she knew I was there. Or at least that something was here. I watched her elegant body waltxed up the stairs and turn the corner. As soon as she was out of my sight I felt a pain in my heart, I knew something was wrong with her, I had no idea what, but I knew something was dreadfully wrong. I couldn't just stand there when I knew beloved was in pain and something had just scared the hell out of her.
I walked around the corner of Buffy's house and to where we used to climb through her window. I thought of all those times we snuck into her house I remember one specific time though.
"Angel?"
"Yeah, it's me Buffy..."
"What are you doing here? My mom already knows your coming to see me at night. She thinks we are doing something more."
"But what if we are?" I smirked and she shivered moving away from the window. "Are you cold, I can come in, if you want."
"No!' She staid sternly and firmly. She didn't want him in here if he didn't remember.
"Buffy, what's wrong? Come on, you can tell me anyhting. I promise." I said more worried than anything.
"Stop..stop NOW.. stop making promises you cannott keep, Angel," She shouted at me
"Tell me what's wrong, please? The sun is about to rise and unless you want a big pile of dust for your boyfriend I suggest you make me go or let me in becuase I am not going on my free will," I stated plainly in concern.
"Fine! Get in here save your damn ass from becoming dust." She scremed with tears running down her face.
I walked over to her and she faced the other way toward the bathroom. I wrapped my arms around her and she spun around in a hurry and looked at a me, I will never forget that glare. She looked like she was going to die, for me. I wiped away her tears with my thumbs and cupped her cheeks.
"Buffy, what is the matter? Are you okay? Are you hurt?" I said scanning her up and down checking for injury in the dark room.
"You're kidding right? You haven't got the slightest idea why I'm mad? Let's think Angel. What happened exactly one year ago today? Oh let's see think Angel..ummm.... Maybe it was the first time we said we loved each other? But no, I couldn't expect you to remember..."
I cut her off with soft kisses to her lips. "Buffy, think about what you just said. I would never forget that day. That was one of the best days of my life. I love you! Never dobt that, never. Do you understand me?" I questioned looking at her sorrowful eyes, that were filled with icy tears.
"I just was so upset that you might have forgot, those three words were the best three words that I have ever heard, Angel. And to think for one second that you forgot those three words the first time we said them down right killed me. And to you act oblvious to basically our one year aniversery crushed my heart." She sobbed and burried her face in my black shirt.
"Buffy, look at me," she raised her head in shame to look at me, "I love you, I always have and I always will, never ever forget that. I want to be with you for the rest of my life." I kissed her and picked her up, lips entwined, I moved her to her bed. "Sleep, I'll be here when you wake. I just need to close the curtains so the sun doesn't get in, I promise I will be here for you." I walked over to the windows and shut the blinds as well as the curtains so tightly so I could keep my promise and stay the night with her.
"Don't leave fall asleep in my arms," She said.
"Anything for you." Though I wasn't tired I took off my shoes and my leather duster and climbed into bed to buddle with her. I kissed my love and finally whispered "I love you."
"I love you too, Angel." She whispered while I kissed the top of her head bring the covers up over her shoulders as well as my arm. I remember her fitting perfectly in my arms, she seemed so small and fragile like an egg if I squeezed too hard she would break. But I knew she was strong. I did not blame her for having her doubts about us, I have my own. But this proves our love is stronger than ever. We both finally fell asleep in eachothers arms.
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