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Summary: Not very original I know but my take on the first episode of Angel s4. Buffy (of course) helps find him.
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“Hello Summers’ residence.”
“Hey, I need to talk to Buffy.”
“Speaking.”
“Hi my name’s Gunn, Charles Gunn. I work with Angel.”
“Angel! We aren’t really anything anymore…why call?”
“He’s gone missing.”
“Can’t Cordy or Doyle deal with it?”
“Cordy’s disappeared too and Doyle died a long time ago.”
“Why call me?”
“Is he dead?”
“How would I know?”
“He did.”
“Our connection, it’s…I haven’t…a long time.”
“Please.”
“I have to take care of Dawn and Willow needs me.”
“So you don’t care if he’s dead.”
“I care, I just…I can’t. My life…it’s…and he” Buffy’s control snapped and the tears flowed. “I’ll be there as soon as I can.”
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Buffy walked into the huge lobby. She felt Angel all over the place, it screamed of him.
“We’re closed.” Buffy recognised the voice.
“Gunn?” A man came through the door followed closely by a brunette woman.
“Buffy?”
“Slay gal that’s me.” He came forward and held out his hand.
“Hey I’m Gunn.” She took it.
“Hi I’m Buffy.”
“This is Fred.”
“Hey.”
“Hi.”
“S I came. Where was he last?”
“We’ll take you.”
*
As soon as Buffy got there she felt a wave of what she’d named Angelness hit her. Then they saw his car. Buffy wandered about and saw the fight marks in the sand.
“There was a fight down there.”
“Is he, did he?”
“No, I can still feel him.”
“We should find the path to get down there.”
“I already have.” She jumped down. Gunn stared at Fred, they had never really thought about what a Slayer was. The feeling was stronger down here than it had been up there. She looked out towards the sea. He was out there, she knew it. “We need a boat.”
*
They had gone out quite far. The feeling of his nearness was making her sick. Impulsively she jumped over.
“What the hell is wrong with that girl?”
“Maybe that’s what Angel meant when he sad you had to meet her to understand.”
“Maybe.” Buffy swum deeper and deeper. The butterflies in her stomach were going crazy. The ends of her fingers touched metal. She swum further. She nearly died when she saw a face looking back at her.
“Angel!” She was running out of air but now she’d found him she couldn’t leave him. She started to try and prise the lid off, unable to take anymore she made her way to the surface. She gasped and filled her lungs with air.
“BUFFY!” She turned towards the shout.
“I found him.” They started to move the boat over to her. “He’s in this metal box thing. Do you have something to cover him up with when I bring him up?”
“There’s the tarpaulin.”
“Yeah that’s okay, we’ll be back soon.” She dived back under. When she got there she started to pry. It had been welded, but even that didn’t stand up to her Slayer strength. She pulled the poles from it and slid the top off. She wanted to undo the bonds that held him in but big she stayed longer she would die. She made her way to the surface, she sucked air into her lungs. “It was welded but I got into it.” She went back down. She undid the bonds and she made her way up. “He’s coming.” Gunn held out his hand and helped her into the boat. Buffy flung the tarpaulin out to cover the area where he’d be coming up. A shape appeared. The three of them helped Angel into the boat.
*
Buffy went down the corridors in search of the lobby.
“Lost.” Buffy spun round.
“It’s a big place.”
“Yeah. Follow me…thank you.”
“No problem.” They walked in silence to the lobby. They sat awkwardly with each other.
“So do they know now?”
“‘Bout heaven, yeah. So who did that to you?”
“My son.”
“Your what!” Angel explained the whole situation with Connor to her and after she filled him in on all the happenings in Sunnydale.
*
Buffy woke up and showered and dressed her. She went out for a walk and some breakfast and came back to find her bags in the lobby. Angel was sat obviously waiting for her.
“So is this a hint then?”
“Buffy you need to go home, they need you.”
“So do you.”
“Why?”
“For when he comes back.”
“I can handle him.”
“Yeah cos you did so well last time.”
“Buffy you can’t fight him.”
“Why the hell not, I’m the Slayer, Angel. I can take a boy.” He stood and faced her. She was flushed red with anger and stood with her hands firmly stuck to her hips.
“I’m a vampire, I can take a boy.”
“Yeah you can take a boy, what you can’t take is your SON!”
“He’s just a child.”
“Whatever Angel, tell ya what next time he tries to help you spend the rest of your eternity in a steel box under the sea, remind me not to come and save you.” With that she grabbed her bags and left.
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It had been two weeks since Buffy had returned from LA. Then that night she went home and found a familiar figure on her doorstep.
“What do you want?”
“I’m sorry.”
“Not everyone’s soul can be saved.”
“You said that about Faith.”
“Yeah well this time it’s different, Faith was fucked up. Your son is just out for revenge.”
“Buffy he’s my son.”
“I know and I get that but Angel he’s a danger to you. No matter how much you’d like to pretend otherwise.”
“I can change him, help him.”
“And until you do you’ve a killer on your back.”
“Why the hell do you care?”
“Oh it might have something to do with the fact I love you but you know that’s just a guess.”
“You love me?”
“Yes.”
“What about Riley, you said you loved him?”
“I lied, I just wanted to hurt you, like you hurt me.”
“I’m sorry I hurt you, I never meant to. It’s just I love you so much and I want you to be happy.”
“I’m not happy without you.”
“You’re not happy with me either.”
“Happier than without you.”
“What do you want me to say, screw the curse I’ll let you deal with Angelus just so we can have a good night in bed together.”
“No, I just want you to stop telling me to move on, maybe we could do the long distance thing, that way there’s no temptation. I love you and I’m dying without you.” He moved a little, unsure. Then she felt his arms round her.
“I love you too.”