The “Untold” Meeting
Time: Takes place during Buffy S6 and Angel S3 when Angel calls Buffy to meet with her.
Pairing: B/A
Place:
Somewhere between
Disclaimer: I own nothing. This is MY idea of what would have gone on about the meeting that was never told to us.
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Buffy looked at the night sky through the window of the small cottage she was in. ‘So this is how the stars truly look at night’ she randomly thought to herself.
“Buffy,” a deep, all-to-familiar voice said from behind her, “You’re alive,” Angel walked over to Buffy and hugged her.
“It’s funny how life turns out,” Buffy slightly smiled, “I thought I was done, but I guess it turns out I wasn’t.”
“You weren’t in hell, were you?”
“How could you tell?”
“You’re not insane, or crazed, you look like the happiest moment in the world was taken away from you.”
“It has happened on multiple occasions,” Buffy sighed.
“I know the past year has been hard…”
“It’s not compared to what I’m going through now,” Buffy admitted, “I’m struggling with bills, Dawn is skipping classes, and everything is just in a mess right now.” She lapsed into his arms.
“We should sit down,” Angel said, pulling up two chairs. “I have a lot to tell you.”
“I can’t wait,” Buffy sat down next to him.
“You may not like it, but I have to tell you,” Angel winced, “Last year, I went through a phase. It was a dangerous phase because Darla and Drusilla returned…”
“I thought you killed Darla,” Buffy interrupted.
“I did, but this law firm called Wolfram & Hart brought her back, and as a human,” Angel said. “It was her second chance. She had picked up from where she left off almost 400 years ago, and she had this heart disease…then Drusilla came and turned her into a vampire again, and I went on this crazy path. I abandoned everyone I worked with, I practiced fighting on my own so when the day came, I would be able to fight and beat Darla and Drusilla.”
“Darla couldn’t take it as a human?” Buffy asked.
“She had just accepted that she was going to die when a bunch of W&H people came in with Drusilla and Drusilla turned her again. She never was able to bear a soul. She felt so guilty about all the people she had killed…”
“Where is she now?”
“I don’t know,” Angel broke down and admitted, then thought of something, “How did you come back?”
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“Don’t ask what’s her problem when I’m here just to make me feel better,” Buffy said sadly.
“Do you know what could have happened? Something could have happened to you, you may have not been the same, well, in physical form, strictly speaking,” Angel realized what he said.
“I’m not the same,” Buffy welled tears in her eyes, “Everybody thinks I’m the same but I’m not!” she wailed, “First, I die to save the world, and then I’m in heaven, where I’m at peace, and I know all of my friends will be alright, and then I was yanked out, and I came back here. I’m back in hell.”
“Does anyone else know?”
“Not yet, except Spike.”
“Oh,” Angel looked away and walked to the window, “Did he say anything?”
“No. He was just shocked by the whole thing,” Buffy said standing and moving next to Angel. “I just wish someone was there to comfort me, someone to love,” Buffy attempted to hint Angel to come back to Sunnydale.
“Buffy, I can’t,” Angel sighed with great reluctance, “You know I love you, but I can’t be with you, I may end up hurting you and your friends again, and I’d never want that to happen.”
“I love you too, always,” Buffy said. She turned and gently kissed him. “I have to go, they’re all waiting for me back home.”
“Stay safe,” Angel said looking down at her. “You still my girl?” he slightly smiled on looking back at the old times.
“Always”
End.