Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 23:41:54 -0500
From: Linda Mahan <ronmahan@charter.net>
Subject: Eternal Lovers
Rating: NC-17 for sex and masturbation. If you are not
legally old enough to read this, find something less smutty. I don't do
G rated Buffy and Angel fanfic.
Disclaimer: These are not my characters, never will be. This is the
way I think I see things should be. Joss did a decent job of telling
the stories, but paired the wrong people. Your feedback is greatly
appreciated. Please be nice this is my first published fanfic.
ETERNAL LOVERS
I heard a noise from behind a mausoleum and went to check it
out. It was
Angel. He was trying to scare me a little. He always said that sex
was better after a good scare.
"Angelus, you scared me." I said.
"Good, I wanted to. You know what I always say, `Sex is
always better after a good scare'. It gets your adrenaline pumping. It
makes your blood sweeter." Angel said walking over to me and giving me a
kiss.
Soul or no soul, I still love him. I've always loved him.
Since the first day we met, I was going to the Bronze. He stopped me
outside, threw me a little box, and said `Let's just say, I'm a friend.'
His whole cryptic nature about him is what made me love him. Giles says
it is rather poetic, a vampire in love with the slayer, and vice versa.
"You shouldn't be kissing me. You could get the flu." I
said without thinking.
"I can't get sick, the whole vampire thing. It's cool, not
getting sick, I mean. I would love to take you to Europe and have a
picnic in the middle of the afternoon, but my fair complexion won't
allow it." Angel said to me laughing. I laughed too. It's still taking
some getting used to, hearing him laugh I mean. When he had his soul, I
never heard him laugh, or never saw him smile, I mean really smile.
It's kinda unnerving. It's okay. I like the feeling.
"Oh, stupid me, I forgot about the whole vampire not getting
sick thing. I just want you to know, Angelus; I love you with or
without your soul." I said to him reassuring him that he was the one and
only love of my life.
"I love you, too. If I didn't love you, I'd be killing your
friends off, one by one. Well, I'd still like to kill Xander. Please,
just a nibble. He still doesn't like it, that I still love you, even
without my soul. I think he's still in love with you." Angel said.
"Xander? No, he is with Cordelia. He loves her." I said.
"No, he's just knocking boots with her. It's just teenage
hormones. He really loves you." Angelus said. He grabbed me in an
embrace so tight that told me that if Xander or anyone tried to come
between us that he would kill them. I would gladly let him. Angel or
Angelus, whoever it is, is the love of my life, no one else. Not
Xander, not Giles, Not Pike, Not Tyler, any of them. Granted I never
dated Giles or Xander, but the other two, I did, we didn't sleep
together though, as you well know. When Angel and I slept together, I
gave him a short roster, with consisted of no one. When Angel and I
met, face to face I mean, I was a virgin. I don't regret anything I've
done with Angel or Angelus. At least he still loves me, soul, or no
soul. That makes me feel a lot better.
"Well, I don't love him. I love you. It's always been you.
It will always be you. May I ask you a question?" I said.
"Sure, my love. What is it?" Angel said.
"Would you want to have your soul back?" I said.
"Yes, a conscience would be good. Also, I would like to
look at a human as just that, a lonely human, instead of breakfast,
lunch, and dinner. Although, looking at you that way is a given, with
or without a soul, but that is more like dessert." Angel said.
Then these vamps showed up.
"Buffy, look out. You're not at 100 percent. Let me take
care of them." Angel said.
"No, Angelus, you can't take them by yourself. I..." I said.
I fainted from the flu.
"Buffy!" Angel said.
No answer from me though. Angel was really worried about
me. He staked the vamps and ran to me. He picked me up and ran to
Sunnydale Medical Center.
"Doctor, I need a doctor here." Angel said.
"What happened?" Dr. Wilkinson said.
Angel thought, "I can't tell them the truth. If she is
exposed as the slayer, it could be all our necks."
"We were in Sunny Rest Cemetery, making out, when she passed
out. She has that flu that's been going around." Angel said.
"Why were you making out with her? You could get it too."
Dr. Wilkinson said to Angel.
"I can't get sick. Really strong immune system, and plus,
I've had my flu shot this year. I can't get this flu. If I do I'll
just stay in bed with Buffy and have her mom take care of us." Angel
said to the doctor.
"Okay, still, she shouldn't have been out and about with
this flu." Dr. Wilkinson said.
Two nurses appeared behind Dr. Wilkinson with a gurney.
They placed me on it and wheeled me to Exam Room One. In just a few
short minutes, they had slapped one of those tacky hospital bracelets on
me, I was admitted to the hospital.
"I'd better call Mrs. Summers and Giles." Angel thought.
"Nurse, is there a phone around here I can use?" Angel said
to the pretty little red haired nurse.
"It's right over there, sir." She said in a polite little
voice, while pointing at the pay phone down the hall.
"Thanks. You don't have to call me sir." Angel said.
He walked over to the phone and dialed my number.
"Hello?" Mom answered.
"Mrs. Summers?" Angel said.
"Yes, oh hi, Angelus. Buffy is not here right now. I'll
tell her you called when she gets in." Mom said.
"Mrs. Summer, that is the reason I'm calling, Buffy is with
me. I mean, we are at Sunnydale General. They just admitted her. I
thought you'd want to be here." Angel said.
"Thanks, you know, I just now realized how much you love my
daughter. You don't want to keep her from her friends and family. I'm
glad she told me about the whole slaying identity and about you. I'm
glad. She's gonna need someone to take care of her when I'm gone. At
least you can't die and leave her. Please call me Joyce." Mom said.
"Thanks, but I'd rather call you Mom, if it's okay." Angel
said.
"That's fine with me. You and my daughter are going to be
very happy." Mom said.
"Good. I'd better call Giles and tell him." Angel said.
"He's here. We'll be over there soon, just give us a few
minutes. We'll call everybody.. Bye, Angelus." Mom said.
"Bye, Mom." Angel said.
Angel sat in the waiting room and waited for Mom, Giles, and
the others.
They all walked in.
"Angelus, what happened?" Giles said.
"Come onto some vamps that's what happened. I told her to
stay back, but she fainted. I picked her up and ran here." Angel
explained.
"I wish I could take her home. She just hates hospitals.
When she was eight, her cousin, Celia, died in LA General. She was
alone with her at the time. That was pretty traumatizing for her. She
and Celia were really close. If Celia wasn't over at our house, Buffy
was over there. They lived across the street from us, until Hank and I
got divorced and Buffy and I moved here." Mom said.
"I, for one, am glad you did, Mom." Angel said.
They all looked puzzled at the notion of Angel calling Mom,
well 'Mom'.
"Angelus, what were y'all doing patrolling anyway? She
should have been at home, resting." Giles said, pointing a stern look
Angel's way.
"I told her that, but she didn't listen. Said she needed to
slay. Said she'd been in bed all day, and it was killing her that she
wasn't doing her duty. She said half a slayer, was better than no
slayer. Y'all know how she is, she can be very convincing." Angel said.
"Well, yes we do. She can be very stubborn. She gets that
from me. According to what she told me about the other night, she gets
that from me too." Mom said to the group. Everyone but Angel looked
puzzled. Angel blushed.
"At least, now I know where she gets that. Whew." Angel
said.
They wheeled me out of Exam Room One and over to them.
"Hey, baby. How are you feeling?' Mom asked.
"I feel fine. I feel well enough to go home." I said
looking at Angel. He knew the type of medicine I needed.
Angel blushed. "Why are you blushing every few minutes,
Angelus?" Giles said.
"Rupert!" Mom said hitting him in the head.
"Why is it you Summers women always resort to violence?"
Giles said.
"It's the best way to get a point across. Angelus, wow that
is a mouthful." I said.
"Why don't you just stick to Angel? Really, I don't mind.
Even though I'm not the same Angel you fell in love with, it is still my
name." Angel said.
"Angel, you didn't tell the doctor what we were doing when I
fainted, did you?" I said.
"No, I told her we were making out and you fainted." Angel
said.
"And the doctor almost cussed you out for that?" I said.
"Yeah. I gave her the `I've got a really strong immune
system, had my flu shot' routine. Then I told her if I get sick, I'll
just stay in bed with you at your house, and your mom can take care of
us. She got off my case really quick with that." Angel said
"We need to take her to her room now." The nurse said.
"No, I WANT TO GO HOME! I hate hospitals. PLEASE, LET ME
GO HOME." I emoted with extreme feeling.
"Buffy, you need to stay here for a few days. Get your
strength up. Then you and your boyfriend can make out or make love all
you want." Dr. Wilkinson said to me.
"Okay, I'll stay, under two conditions Angel and my mom get
to stay, even when visiting hours are over. I need them both around me
to feel better. Second: My friends are welcome anytime also, visiting
hours or no. They won't be loud, I promise." I said.
"Alright. Your boyfriend and your mom can stay; your
friends are welcome too." Dr. Wilkinson said.
"Thank you, Dr. Wilkinson." Mom and Angel said together.
They wheeled me into room 241. I thought that was a good
sign, that I would either get well, or find a demon or both. I hope
both. Beating the shit out of something makes me feel a hellava lot
better. Angel's age is 241, which is why it is a good number for me.
"If you need anything, just buzz. I or one of the nurses
will come and take care of you." Dr. Wilkinson said.
"Thank you." I said.
"She needs her rest now." Dr. Wilkinson said.
"They're not gonna get loud." I said sternly.
"Okay. They can stay, but you need rest. You won't get
better without it." Dr. Wilkinson said.
"Okay, then the make out session I scheduled with Angel is
out." I said jokingly.
"You are kidding, right?" Dr. Wilkinson asked.
"Yes, no more making out until I'm well. I like to make
catty comments or little jokes when I don't feel well. You know try to
hide it." I said.
"A lot of people do that. It is one of the best forms of
medicine." Dr. Wilkinson said.
"Alright, I'll get some rest." I said wearily.
Dr. Wilkinson left.
"These vamps you `came onto' as Angel put it, were they the
normal variety or were they different in some way?" Giles asked.
"Normal. Nothing different about them. Although, I could
be wrong. I fainted before I got a good look." I said.
"They looked pretty normal, I mean before I staked them."
Angel said.
"Normal variety, huh? Good, at least no new threat while you're sick."
Giles said.
"I'm thirsty. Angel, let's grab a coke or something from
one of the vending machines in the hall. I'd like to walk a little." I
said.
"Honey, the doctor said you need rest." Mom said.
"Mom, I think I know my body better than a perfect stranger,
even though she just saw me naked." I said.
"She saw you naked? I'll rip her throat out." Angel said
with his jealous tone, "Oh, you were kidding."
"I get that you get jealous, honey, but I'm not going
anywhere." I said.
"Okay. Walk around the room a little. I'll get your coke.
What do you prefer, Diet Coke, or Diet Dr. Pepper?" Angel said.
"Diet? Honey, I don't drink diet. I want the real thing.
Oh, God. I need to stay out of the gutter." I said.
"I like you in the gutter. Makes us better. Now, I'm
there. I'll go get you that drink. What do you want, Coke or Dr.
Pepper?"
"Dr. Pepper. I like them both, but Dr. Pepper."
"Okay, Dr. Pepper it is." Angel said.
He walked out of the room, to get my drink.
"You two seriously need to stop being alone together,
remember what happened last time." Giles said.
"You don't have to remind me. I know he lost his soul, but
he's not killing people. He'd still like to kill Xander, but that's a
given. I'd like to kill him some days myself. He also told me that he
would like to have his soul back." I told them.
Angel came back in wielding an armful of drinks for
everybody. He pitched them around the room. He opened mine and took a
sip to make sure it was good enough for human consumption. He passed it
to me. I drank hungrily. I stop my drinking and listened to more
shoptalk.
"So normal, huh? That is good. Let's hope that there are
no new threats until you are better." Giles said.
"And one more thing young lady." Mom said.
"Oh, no, what did I do now?" I said.
"None of this `making out' business with Angel until you are
well. You need your strength for when you get well." Mom said winking
at me. I got the reason why. I thought she would be mad at the
prospect of her teenage daughter having sex, or making love, but she is
not. She is fine with it. Even the talk was weird. My god, that was
just two days ago. It's so hard to believe that just four days ago, I
was still a virgin. Mom didn't even get mad. She came into my room and
told me it was time we talked like we normally do. I told her about
slaying and being in love with Angel. Then I told her that he and I
made love, and NOTHING. I thought she would be furious. She said
calmly, that if I loved him, it was okay. She was fine with it. That
kinda threw me for a loop, I mean really threw me. I blushed at Mom
winking at me.
"What's with you two blushing every few minutes?" Cordelia said.
"Cordy, common sense isn't really your strong suit, is it?
I even got it, and I don't like Angel." Xander said.
"Oh, the whole, you two having sex thing, and you losing
your soul thing too." Cordelia said without thinking. Her strong suit
isn't thinking. I wonder what Xander sees in her.
"Hey, maybe we didn't want our business exposed to everybody
in the hospital." I screamed so loud, it made me cough.
"Baby, let me handle this. Cordelia, don't do that. We
don't want everybody to know that we made love. Further more, I don't
appreciate you yelling to the world that I'm a vampire that used to have
a soul before he made love to his girlfriend." Angel bellowed.
"I'm sorry. Don't kill me." Cordelia said.
"What? No, I'm not going to kill you, or anyone else for
that matter. Well, unless they try to come between Buffy and myself."
Angel said.
"And I would happily let you, my love." I said grabbing his
hand and trying to snuggle close to him.
Early the next morning, I was sleeping; dreaming about Angel exploring
the folds of soft flesh nestled neatly between my well-toned thighs.
Little moans and pants escaped my mouth as I dreamed. Angel stirred
from his chair and walked over to the bed. He heard the soft moans and
heard my breath hitch. He felt his once soft member harden at the sight
and sound of my soft moans. I was unaware of his presence in my
hospital room. In my sex-filled dream, err, memory, I should say;
everything of that night was coming back. I really mean everything, the
music selection, the vast size of Angel's hard cock ramming into me. I
could feel the coolness of his lips and tongue as he was placing them to
my heated core, which was a bundle of nerves at the time. Meaning the
slightest touch would send me over the edge. In an instant, I was
riding the waves of the most exquisite orgasm I'd ever felt in my short
life. Granted fingers didn't compare with what he was doing to the
folds of flesh nestled neatly between my thighs. Without thinking, I
began crying out my release.
"Buffy, wake up. You're having a dream." Angel said lightly
trying to coax me out of the sex filled dream. I didn't want to wake up
right then, but I did.
"Angel, what is going on?" I said apparently out of breath,
knowing full, and well why I was out of breath.
"You were dreaming. By the sounds I heard, you were
dreaming about the other night. You were also humming my favorite song
which I had playing in the background." Angel said. I looked in his
eyes. I knew what was coming next. He was gonna sing. I remember the
last time I heard him sing. I should have covered my ears in protest,
or something.
"SAY YOUR LOVE IS STRONG AND TRUE. LET HER KNOW ALL SHE
MEANS TO YOU. SHOW HER SHE'S THAT SPECIAL ONE. THAT SHINES IN YOUR
LIFE LIKE THE RISING SUN. GIVE LOVE LESS ROOM TO GROW. TREAT HER
TENDER AND YOU WILL KNOW. SECRET TO THE TREASURES OF HEAVEN. IN THE
HEART OF A WOMAN." Angel sang. He sounded a lot better. I think he's
taken lessons since the last time he serenaded me.
"A BRIDGE WAS BURNED AND A LESSON LEARNED I NEVER WILL
FORGET AND FOR HER TIMELESS WISDOM, I'M FOREVER IN HER DEBT LAST NIGHT I
HEARD A GOOD FRIEND SAY HE'D FOUND THE ONE I TOLD HIM TO BE SURE THESE
PRECIOUS THINGS WEREN'T LEFT UNDONE." I joined in with his song. I knew
the song very well. It was also one of my favorites.
"Wow. You sound better than me." Angel said. He was the
one with singing talent, not me. I can only play guitar. My parents
hated that I took up guitar playing, instead of something more lady
like, like the flute or the clarinet. I was a rock-n-roller at heart,
except I didn't really like rock-n-roll. Country is more my favorite.
The new stuff, not the stuff my parents grew up on. I mean people like
Jo Dee Messina, Billy Ray Cyrus, and George Strait. The only music I
like to play. You may think me hokey, but I don't care. I like and
love what I want. I would have to show Angel that I knew the song very
well.
Mom came back and Angel left to get me another Dr. Pepper.
"Mom, will you go home and get my guitar? I don't want to lose my
ability to play." I asked her.
"Which one? You have three." Mom said laughing.
"The purple acoustic. Angel's favorite color is purple
also. I want to surprise him and play him his favorite song." I said.
"What is his favorite song?" Mom asked.
"In The Heart of a Woman, by Billy Ray Cyrus." I said.
"That's one of your favorites too. Any particular reason
you want to play that one?" Mom asked.
I blushed.
"Oh, he had it playing when you two..." Mom said.
"I don't want to hear you say the words. Yes, he had it
playing in the background when we made love. I think it will shock him
to hear me play. He never has. He also was just in here serenading me
to that song. He is so sweet." I said.
Angel came back into the room. He handed me a drink and sat
in the chair next to the bed. We popped open the drinks and drank
happily. In a few moments Mom popped in the door. Angel didn't hear
her. I motioned for her to stay in the shadows for a moment.
"I'm going to the bathroom. I'll be right back." He said
kissing me softly.
"Thanks, Mom." I said. She handed me the beautifully
crafted instrument. I strummed for a moment to get the feel for it. It
had been several days since I had practiced. Angel came out of the
bathroom tucking in his shirttail. He looked over at me kinda puzzled.
"You play the guitar? I never knew that. That is way too
cool." He said laughing.
"Check this out." I said. I jumped right into his favorite
song. I sang along to the music I supplied.
"SHE WAS ALL THAT I EVER COULD HAVE WANTED HER TO BE
SHE ALWAYS KNEW JUST HOW TO GIVE THE BEST OF LOVE TO ME
I THOUGHT I KNEW A THING OR TWO ABOUT THE WAYS OF LOVE
BUT IT WAS SOON TO BECOME SO CLEAR I DIDN'T KNOW ENOUGH
ONE DAY I FOUND A NOTE BESIDE THE RING SHE'S LEFT BEHIND
SHE SAID HERE IS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME
SAY YOUR LOVE IS STRONG AND TRUE
LET HER KNOWW ALL SHE MEANS TO YOU
SHOUW HER SHE'S THAT SPECIAL ONE
WHO SHINES IN YOUR LIFE LIKE THE RISING SUN
GIVE LOVE LESS ROOM TO GROW
TREAT HER TENDER AND YOU WILL KNOW
THE SECRET TO THE TREASURES OF HEAVEN
IN THE HEART OF A WOMAN
A BRIDGE WAS BURNED AND A LESSON LEARNED I NEVER WILL FORGET
AND FOR HER TIMELESS WISDOM I'M FOREVER IN HER DEBT
LAST NIGHT I HEARD A GOOD FRIEND SAY HE'S FINALLY FOUND THE ONE
I TOLD HIM TO BE SURE THESE PRECIOUS THINGS WEREN'T LEFT UNDONE
SAY YOUR LOVE IS STRONG AND TRUE
LET HER KNOW ALL SHE MEANS TO YOU
SHOW HER SHE'S THAT SPECIAL ONE
WHO SHINES IN YOUR LIFE LIKE THE RISING SUN
GIVE LOVE LESS ROOM TO GROW
TREAT HER TENDER AND YOU WILL KNOW
THE SECRET TO THE TREASURES OF HEAVEN
IN THE HEART OF A WOMAN
IN THE HEART OF A WOMAN
SAY YOUR LOVE IS STRONG AND TRUE
LET HER KNOW ALL SHE MEANS TO YOU
SHOW HER SHE'S THAT SPECIAL ONE
WHO SHINES IN YOUR LIFE LIKE THE RISING SUN
GIVE LOVE LESS ROOM TO GROW
TREAT HER TENDER AND YOU WILL KNOW
THE SECRET TO THE TREASURES OF HEAVEN
IN THE HEART OF A WOMAN
SAY YOUR LOVE IS STRONG AND TRUE
LET HER KNOW ALL SHE MEANS TO YOU
SHOW HER SHE'S THAT SPECIAL ONE
WHO SHINES IN YOUR LIFE LIKE THE RISING SUN
GIVE LOVE LESS ROOM TO GROW
TREAT HER TENDER AND YOU WILL KNOW
THE SECRET TO THE TREASURES OF HEAVEN
IN THE HEART OF A WOMAN
IN THE HEART OF A WOMAN
IN THE HEART OF A WOMAN
IN THE HEART OF A WOMAN" I sang. I looked up at him. He was
speechless. I think I even saw a tear in his eye.
"I didn't know you could do that. No one has ever done that
for me. That is the sweetest thing anyone has every done for me. Thank
you, so much, for just being you. I love you so much, Buffy. I hope
you know that." He said.
"This is nothing. You should see her do `Achy Breaky Heart'.
She'll knock your socks off." Mom said, praising me. I blushed. I
hated it when mom gushed about my talent.
"Mom, stop. You know I hate it when you brag. Angel, I'm
sorry I didn't tell you about my musical ability. I wanted to a
surprise, for the next time we, well, you know." I said as I blushed
again.
"I don't need to know the specifics of my teenage daughter's
sex life." Mom said holding her hands up in protest.
"Sorry. I forgot. You don't like to hear how Angel had me
writhing in ecstasy." I said tying to make mom blush as she did Angel
and I earlier.
"Buffy! Don't do that. Don't sit there and tell me how
Angel took you to heights of passion that you'd only experienced in your
dreams, or in your room thinking about him. I'm not stupid. I know
what you do in your bathroom and bedroom when you think I can't hear.
Carving stakes, my ass. You are in your room thinking about Angel
making love to you and it turns you on so bad that you have to do
something about it. Let's give me some credit for knowing that and not
being mad at you for it." Mom said.
"Oh, my God! You didn't know about the whole stake thing
three days ago. I can't believe you knew and didn't say a word about
it. Angel, honey, you might want to cover your ears for this." Angel
left the room. "Oh, yeah, well, you do the same thing when you think I
can't hear you in your room and your bathroom. What makes it worse is I
know who you think about. Your secret lover. The scoobies don't know,
but I do." I said.
"You know about me and Rupert?" Mom asked as shocked as I
was at her accusations earlier. I think she was more shocked at the
fact that I didn't berate her in front of Angel. He'd have loved that.
"Mom, we have Caller I.D. Every time he calls, you get all
giddy, even when he needs to talk to me about slaying stuff, and after
he calls, you lock yourself in your room and take yourself to heights of
passion that you never knew existed. Dad never took you that high, and
I know why, you didn't love dad the way you love Giles. Just answer me
one question?" I said.
"What?" She asked.
"If you two get married, can I call him dad?" I asked
laughing.
Mom laughed, "I don't care if you call him King Rupert. At
least you like him."
"Mom, I have to. He's my watcher. I love him like a
father. When I died the first time, he was so upset. Don't worry, it
was only for like two minutes, and plus Xander brought me back. I
drowned at the hand of the previous master of all vampires." I said as
Angel walked back in the room.
"Talking about when you died?" Angel said.
"You knew?" Mom said.
"Knew, hell I was there." Angel said.
"He was there. He helped me kill the master, the first
time." I said assuring Mom that I was as fine as I could be sitting in a
hospital bed. I started to cough again. I leaned back and tried to
stop. Angel took my guitar and handed me my drink back. I guess I over
did it with the impressing him stuff. I took a sip, and it helped a
little.
"Better?" He asked.
"Yeah, a little. I guess I should have waited until I was
healthy until I did that." I said.
"It really was sweet of you to do that, baby." Angel said
taking my hand and holding to where his heart is.
"I love you. I try not to but I can't stop." I said.
"Hey, that's my line. Remember, I said it to you three
nights ago." Angel said.
"Oh, yeah. That was B.M.L." I said.
"'B.M.L.' Do I want to know what that means, or do I already
know?" Mom said.
"I think you already know, but if you want to know I'll tell
you." I said.
"Okay." Mom said.
"B.M.L., is before we had made love. You don't like to hear
us talk about it so I just abbreviated it so you wouldn't feel so
uncomfortable." I said.
"Thanks, it worked." She said.
"Did you talk to Giles and the scoobies?" I said.
"'Scoobies'? That is the second time you've said that.
What does that mean?" Mom asked.
"You know, the guys. We are nicknamed the scoobies. You
know, like Scooby Doo." I said.
"Yes, I spoke to Giles." She said.
"No wonder you took so long to get back." I said kidding her
about her secret lover, which to me was not secret anymore.
"Huh." Angel said.
"You don't want to know, but I'll tell you later." I said.
I looked over at Mom as she was now blushing. I finally got her.
"You are not going to make fun of me when you hear this, are
you, Angel?" Mom said.
"Maybe a little, but not too much. I don't want you to get
mad at me. I've heard moms are the worst people to piss off." Angel
said.
"I deserve it. I just feel almost like Buffy, the being in
love part, not the being sick part." Mom said.
Angel looked puzzled and said, "Mom's in love? With who? Oh, wait a
minute, I think I already know. Oh, God. I just thought he was happy I
wasn't killing people. Now I realize Mom has been giving him happies.
Oh, shit. That is not a pretty picture."
He pretended to heave. Mom laughed as she blushed. Giles
came into the room. Angel and I looked at each other and burst into
laughter.
"What's so blasted funny here?" Giles said his thick British
accent was almost non-understandable.
"Buffy and Angel know, Rupert." Mom said snuggling close to
him.
"Know what?" Giles said.
"They know." Mom said.
"Oh. Buffy, you're not angry that we didn't tell you?"
Giles said.
"Mom has a right to her privacy. I didn't want to pry into
her personal business. I only just told her I knew. The scoobies
don't, however, I don't know how long you can keep it a secret." I said.
"Angel, just what did you mean earlier by `happies'? You
meant sex. Oh, God, that is really a crude way to put it." Mom said.
"I'm sorry. I was just making the same joke Xander made
when he found out about Buffy and me." Angel said.
"I think I'm going to have to have a talk with that boy. He
is just so crude." Mom said.
"I can see by the look on your face that you're glad I
didn't end up with him. You like Angel, which is a good thing." I said.
"Yes, a very good thing. Xander is okay, as a friend, but
you and him hooking up, as you kids put it today, I don't think so.
Angel is the better match for you." Mom said.
"I'll have to show you the tape to show you just how good of
a match he is." I joked.
"Oh, God, you are joking, aren't you?" Mom said.
"Of course, I am." I said looking at Angel in a way that
they didn't comprehend. Angel got it. It meant to hide the tape so
only he and I could find it.
"So I think it is great that Mom is happy. At least Buffy
and I are not the only ones that are head over heels in love with their
better half." Angel said crawling in bed with me and snuggling close.
Dr. Wilkinson walked in, "What's all this?"
"She wanted me to lay beside her. It makes her feel better.
We weren't doing anything. For God sakes, her Mom is here and one of
her teachers." Angel said.
"As long as you're not doing anything, I don't mind you
laying in bed with her. Why is there a guitar in the corner?" Dr.
Wilkinson asked.
"I brought it from home. Buffy asked me too. She plays.
She said she wanted to practice." Mom said.
"That is cool. What kind of music do you play?" Dr.
Wilkinson asked.
"New Country. I love the new stuff." I said.
"My kind of girl. What artists do you like?" She asked.
"Jo Dee Messina, Billy Ray Cyrus, Garth Brooks, Reba, George
Strait, among others." I said.
"I am liking you more by the minute." Dr. Wilkinson said.
"You should have heard her in here a minute ago. She was
playing my favorite song, as a surprise for me." Angel said.
"What song is that?" Dr. Wilkinson asked.
"In the Heart of a Woman by Billy Ray Cyrus is his favorite
song." I sheepishly said.
"Why do you sound like that when you say that?" She asked.
"Private, that is private." I said blushing.
"I won't pry. How do you feel about Tim McGraw and Faith
Hill?" She said.
"Love `em. They are great. Actually, their song `It's Your
Love' is our song." I said.
"That is my favorite song. Would you play it for me?" Dr.
Wilkinson asked.
"Sure. Angel, would you sing it with me?" I said.
"Anything for you, Mon amour." Angel said.
Angel got out of the bed with me and handed me my guitar.
I jumped into "It's Your Love".
"DANCIN' IN THE DARK
MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
TAKIN' YOUR HEART
AND HOLDIN' IT TIGHT
EMOTIONAL TOUCH
TOUCHIN' MY SKIN
AND ASKIN' YOU TO DO
WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOIN' ALL OVER AGAIN
OH, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING
DON'T THINK I CAN KEEP IT ALL IN
I JUST GOTTA LET YOU KNOW
WHAT IT IS THAT WON'T LET ME GO
IT'S YOUR LOVE
IT JUST DOES SOMETHIN' TO ME
IT SENDS A SHOCK RIGHT THROUGH ME
I CAN'T GET ENOUGH
AND IF YOU WONDER
ABOUT THE SPELL I'M UNDER
IT'S YOUR LOVE
BETTER THAN I WAS
MORE THAN I AM
AND ALL OF THIS HAPPENED
BY TAKIN' YOUR HAND
AND WHO I AM NOW
IS WHO I WANTED TO BE
AND NOW THAT WE'RE TOGETHER
I'M STRONGER THAN EVER
I'M HAPPY AND FREE
OH, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING
DON'T THINK I CAN KEEP IT ALL IN, NO
AND IF YOU ASKED ME WHY I CHANGED
ALL I GOTTA DO IS SAY YOUR SWEET NAME
IT'S YOUR LOVE
IT JUST DOES SOMETHIN' TO ME
IT SENDS A SHOCK RIGHT THROUGH ME
I CAN'T GET ENOUGH
AND IF YOU WONDER
ABOUT THE SPELL I'M UNDER
IT'S YOUR LOVE
OH, BABY
OH, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING
DON'T THINK I CAN KEEP IT ALL IN
I JUST GOTTA LET YOU KNOW
WHAT IT IS THAT WON'T LET ME GO
IT'S YOUR LOVE
IT JUST DOES SOMETHIN' TO ME
IT SENDS A SHOCK RIGHT THROUGH ME
I CAN'T GET ENOUGH
AND IF YOU WONDER
ABOUT THE SPELL I'M UNDER
IT'S YOUR LOVE
IT'S YOUR LOVE
IT'S YOUR LOVE." We sang.
"Wow. Y'all are good." Dr. Wilkinson said.
"Thanks." We said as we both blushed.
"Angel's singing is way better than mine. I just play my
old six string." I said as I chuckled a little.
"You both sound great. Just don't over do it, you know you
still need your rest." she said.
"Don't worry, I won't overdo it. I know my limits." I said
to Dr. Wilkinson.
"Okay. I'm going to send a nurse in here to draw some more
blood for tests." Dr. Wilkinson said. Angel's whole body went on point,
and his mouth watered at the sound of the word "blood."
"Mom, would you please get Angel something to eat." I said to Mom. The
doctor wouldn't know what to bring him, but Mom knows what he likes.
"Okay. Angel, what would you like?" Mom asked him as Dr.
Wilkinson left.
"You can surprise me. I really have no favorite type, but I think
Buffy's is superior." Angel said.
"Wait, you drank her? I'm not sure I'm comfortable with
that. Ehh, what are you gonna do about it? Ain't nothing I can do" she
said.
"Mom, it's okay, he doesn't drain me dry, obviously. Not
even close. He's never bit me before. The only time he's ever tasted
my blood, was when he was over at the house and I got a package. I cut
my hand with a knife and he drank the blood off my hand. That's all." I
defended.
"Well, good." Mom said as the nurse walked in.
"Hello, again." Angel said to the little red-haired nurse
who showed him where the phone was the night before.
"Hi. I see your girlfriend is much better." She said in her
little polite voice.
"Yeah. She's better, but you, I and everyone in this
hospital know what type of medicine she needs." Angel said with a big
grin on his face.
I blushed and laughed, "Angel, I don't think she wants to
know that. I apologize for his crude tongue." I said.
"It's okay. My boyfriend talks the same way." She said as
she stuck the needle in my arm. Angel watched hungrily as the blood
filled the little container. I think his mouth even watered a little.
"Honey, don't look at me that way. Mom, would you please
go and get Angel something to eat. Try the butcher shop. He loves
pork." I said to mom. That was code for AB. I told mom the code the
night we had the talk. Pork means AB, Beef means O, Fish means A,
Poultry meant B. Now here's where it gets more in depth. Ham is for
negative. Bacon for positive. Burger is positive. Steak is for
negative. Catfish is for negative. Cod for positive. Chicken for
negative. Turkey for positive. Sounds strange, but you don't want to
come right out and say `Get AB negative blood.' People would think we
were nuts, well we are, but we don't want everyone to know.
"What kind of pork would you like?" mom said.
"I feel like some bacon today." Angel said.
"Alright, I'll be right back." Mom left to go to the blood
bank.
"I'll get this to Dr. Wilkinson P.D.Q." she said. She left
the room.
"Buffy, your mom's not gonna come back with real bacon, is
she?" Angel said laughing.
"No, baby. She knows the code we use around other humans.
I told her three days ago, when we had our talk and the talk." I said.
"So, your mom will..." Angel said.
"She'll bring back AB positive blood. That is what you
wanted, isn't it?" I said.
"Yep. That's your blood type, so yeah." He said.
Dr. Wilkinson walked in the room, "Buffy, I got your test
results back. Looks like you'll be here for four days to a week. If
you rest more, it'll get a lot shorter." She said.
"I want to go home now, but if you think I should stay, I'll
stay." I said.
Later that night Angel had gone home and Mom was staying with me, I was
lying in bed, looking out the little window in the door. I wasn't
looking for anything in particular, when a demon walked by, looked in,
and kinda grinned at me, then kept on walking. I kept looking, a little
in shock, squinted my eyes in disbelief. I got out of bed and walked
out in the hall, to try to find the demon, but by the time I got out
there, he was gone. I went back into my room. I climbed onto the bed
and tried to collect my thoughts.
"Was I dreaming, or was that a demon?" I thought.
"Hey, sweetie, is everything okay?" Mom said from the chair
across the room.
"I don't know. I think I saw a demon, but I'm not sure. I
might have just been dreaming or delirious from the fever. Anyway, call
Giles and the scoobies. We need an emergency meeting now!" I said.
"Alright, don't get upset. I'll call them right now." Mom
said.
Mom picked up the phone and dialed Giles' number, "Rupert,
honey, It's me. Buffy says that she needs an emergency meeting of the
Scooby Gang. Can you call them all? I'll try to calm Buffy down." Mom
said.
"What's going on, Joyce?" Giles said.
"Buffy'll explain when y'all get here." She said.
"Okay, I love you!" Giles said.
"I love you, too! Get here soon." She said. She hung up
the phone.
"Eww, I coulda went the rest of my life and never heard that
and been happy." I said making small gagging noises. I was also
laughing. Mom caught on to that. She knew I was just giving her a hard
time about Giles. Truth of the matter is that I'm glad she's happy.
Damn, looks like everyone's happy, except Xander. He's just always
gonna be in love with me and there's nothing I can do about it. As I
said earlier, I love Angel. I always have. I always will. Alas, I'm
repeating myself. I do love making fun of Mom and Giles. They're
acting like kids with their pants on fire.
"Mom, hand me the phone. I wanna call Angel. I need to
hear his voice. You know how it is." I said.
"Okay." She said.
I dialed Angel's number.
"I don't have time for you!" he answered.
"You don't have a lot of time left." I joked.
"Buffy, I thought it was Spike. He's been to my apartment.
I guess he's looking for us." He said.
"Well, I need you, now. Don't ask questions, just get
here." I said.
"On my way. I love you!" he said.
"I love you too! Bye, honey." I said as I hung up the
phone.
"Did that make you feel better?" she said.
"Yes, ma'am, it did. Just having the two of you around,
makes me feel a lot better." I said.
"I'm glad to hear you say that. You know, before you told
me everything, I thought that you were avoiding talking to me, because
of some big secret. I know now, that I was wrong about one thing. You
weren't avoiding me, were you?" she said.
"No, I was just really busy. I had school, slaying, and of
course Angel. I'm sorry that I didn't tell you sooner. I didn't want
to endanger your life. I don't know what I'd do if I lost you or Angel.
You, both, mean the world to me. The Scooby Gang means the world to me
too." I said.
Angel came in first. His apartment is nearby. On the other
side of his apartment is The Bronze. Like Cordelia said on the first
day I came to Sunnydale High, "We don't have a whole lotta town here".
Granted Cordelia is not my favorite person in the world, but we have to
keep her happy, or she'll tell my secret. Then it will be all our
necks.
"Honey, what's wrong? You sounded so cryptic on the phone."
Angel said.
"Hey, that's my line. I thought I saw something. A demon,
but I'm not sure. I could have been dreaming or delirious from this
fever." I said.
"I know you, honey. You won't say something, if you weren't
sure. What did this demon look like?" he said.
"Ugly. Really Ugly. It was wearing a top hat and coat. He
looked like he was going to a fancy dress ball." I said.
"'Fancy dress ball'? You sound like Giles." Angel said
laughing.
"Who sounds like me?" Giles said walking in the door with
the rest of the Scoobies.
"Buffy was telling me about the demon she saw. Said he was
wearing a top hat and coat. Said he looked like he was going to a fancy
dress ball. I said she sounded like you." He said.
"Finish telling about the demon." Giles said.
"His face looked like Pumba." I said.
"Pumba?" Giles said.
"The warthog from the Lion King. Don't you watch Disney
movies?" I said.
"No, sadly I missed that one. Well, we'll all go to the
library and research this. Hopefully, in the morning we'll have
something. You rest now. Your mum, the gang, and I will find out
what's what on this demon. Angel, you are more than welcome to help us
too." Giles said.
"No, thanks, I'll stay with Buffy so she won't be
frightened." Angel said.
"Okay, but no `fooling around', as you kids put it today.
I'll have none of that until you are well, Missy." Mom said winking at
me.
"Oh, alright, Mom, we won't fool around until I am well." I
said.
"I guess, Buffy'll have to be strong for the both of us. I
see her lying here all helpless and vulnerable, and you already know the
only thought in my mind." Angel said growling at me in a seductive way.
I blushed, "Angel, you know to leave that kind of talk in
your bedroom, or mine." I said to Angel.
"Sorry, you know how I am. I just wish you weren't sick,
then we could have some fun." Angel said trying to make me blush some
more.
"Angel, you are incorrigible. I'll have to encourage that
when I get well." I said trying to make him blush.
"We'll see what we come up with and get back to you
tomorrow. Buffy, you know my rule, no `fooling around' until you are
well." Mom said.
"Okay, Mom. I am not up to it anyway. Angel knows that if
I say I am not up to it, something is wrong. I'll always up for a good
romp in the hay." I said.
"Buffy, you know how I dislike this kind of talk. You don't
hear me going around running my mouth about my sex life, that is if I
had one." Mom said shooting me a look saying, "Do you think I covered
our tracks, you know so the others won't notice?". I just nodded my
head in acknowledgment. Then relief set in as she realized I was
nodding.
"You rest, now. You'll need your strength for when you need
to fight this demon." Giles said acting like my second parental unit.
"Yes, dad, I'll rest now. Angel, will you lie next to me,
you know just until I fall asleep." I said. Giles and the others were
laughing at me calling Giles dad. It was pretty funny.
"Sure, I'll lie with you, mi amour. Nothing would make me
happier, than to lie next to you until you fall asleep. I hope you feel
a little better after a good night's rest." Angel said lifting the
covers and climbing in next to me. He snuggled in very close to me as
the others left my hospital room. He put his big, strong arms around
me, and I turned over so I was face to face with the most handsome
vampire I had ever laid my eyes on in my short life. His hair and eyes
were deep chocolate. They were so chocolate that you wanted to taste
them. His skin was the palest shade of ivory I had ever seen. Without
thinking, I leaned up and kissed him. I mean, come on, it's like second
nature to kiss him. After the kiss, I fell asleep. Instead of dreaming
of Angel, and the best night of my life, I was dreaming of my cousin
Celia, and the night she died. I was screaming in my sleep. Angel
pulled me closer to his rock, hard body, to try to calm me down.
"Buffy, mi amour, wake up, you're having a nightmare." Angel
said in a low voice trying to wake me up.
"Angel, Yes, I was. It was about my cousin and the night
she died. If there's one thing I don't want to relive it's that." I
said pulling him as close to me as I could.
"Buffy, It's okay, I'm here." Angel said rubbing up and
down my back.
"Angel, I don't know what happened to her. She just died.
They said she had the flu, but I don't know." I said.
"You'll figure it out one day. I know you will. You're
smart, when it comes to demons and supernatural things. I love that
about you, Buffy." Angel said.
"Are you saying, that I'm not smart in other areas of
intellect?" I said.
"Of course you are. You are the perfect girl, err woman for
me. You are a woman now Buffy, no matter what people say. You may
only, seventeen but in my eyes, you are a woman." Angel said as he
continued to stroke my back.
Mom came into my hospital room.
"What the hell is going on here?" Mom said.
"She had a nightmare. I was comforting her." Angel said.
"Oh, is that all? Okay, I believe you." Mom said.
Angel got out of the bed.
"Have you found out anything?" I asked Mom.
"No, but the scoobies are still working on it." Mom said.
"Good, I'll be able to rest easier knowing they are trying
to find out what this thing is." I said with the "I'm ready to kick the
shit out of something" tone.
"Did you and Giles have a good night last night?" I said
laughing.
"Buffy, you are incorrigible. We researched all night,
that's all." She said in her defensive tone. She only used that tone
when she had something to hide. She and Giles weren't just researching.
I knew all I needed to know from the tone of her voice. She and Giles
were together last night. I'm just wondering how, since they were in
the library all night. The scoobies would have heard them.
"How did you get around the scoobies?" I asked.
"It wasn't hard. Damn it, Buffy. Now you've got me in the
gutter." She said.
"It's fun there, isn't it?" I said.
"Yeah, I have to admit, I like it here. It does make a relationship
better." She said.
"Okay, new rule," Angel said, "Buffy and I won't talk about
our sex life, if you won't talk about you and Giles making love, okay."
He finished.
"Okay, deal. What will we talk about then? That is,
basically, all we know, except demons and clothes." Mom said.
"Did you see what Cordelia had on yesterday? I mean, she
talks about Willow's fashion sense. About how she's seen the `Softer
side of Sears', but it looked to me that she had been shopping at a
thrift store. Not that there's anything wrong with that, you just need
to really incorporate it into your wardrobe, and she didn't." I laughing
so hard it made me cough a little.
"Are you okay, baby?" Angel said.
"Yeah, I'm fine. It's not as bad as it was yesterday, thank
God." I said.
"Okay, if you say so, not about God, about feeling better.
Nothing is possible without Him." Mom said.
"You really should say something to her about it." Angel
said having a `village idiot' relapse.
"Remember , sweetie, we try to keep her happy, so she won't
tell anyone I'm in trouble" I said as Dr. Wilkinson came in the room.
"What are you talking about, Buffy? What do you mean `in
trouble'?" she asked.
"In school. I'm failing history. Angel and Willow are
tutoring me, but it's not working. I'm just dumb when it comes to
school work." I said.
"I'm sure it's not as bad as all of that. You've just got
to apply yourself a little better." Dr. Wilkinson said.
"It is as bad as all of that. I just can't get the gist of
it. Too many dates, too many important events, stop the world I wanna
get off." I said.
"I'm sure you'll get it. It's not too hard. You just have
to make studying fun. It'll come to you, don't worry." Dr. Wilkinson
said.
"I sure hope so. Even though, my future is a non-issue. I
won't be going to college after I graduate. I have other obligations
that need my attention." I said.
"You mean Angel, your boyfriend. I'm sure he'll want you to go to
college, even if you two get married." She said.
"Yeah, Angel will, but I won't. I just want to be married
to him and have his kids, that is to say that if he wants to have kids."
I said.
"With you? I don't know if I want to have kids. I'm just
kidding, of course I want kids with you. I'm just not sure if I can do
that. I had mumps when I was younger, and they went down on me. I was
told I was sterile." Angel said covering up his true identity for the
doc.
"Oh, I didn't know. I swear, you learn something-new
everyday. Maybe, they made a mistake, or they'll come up with
something. I'm sure they will." I said as the doctor left.
"Angel," Mom said, "Tell me the truth, you didn't have
mumps, did you?"
"Actually, I did, but the rest of it wasn't true. I want
kids with Buffy, but I'm not sure if I can get her pregnant. I was
careful the only time we were together, so I'm not sure I can." He said.
"I never asked her that question, but it is good to know.
At least we won't know for at least a year." Mom said.
"We hope." I said.
"Buffy!" Mom said.
"Just kidding. Accidents happen, whether we want them to or
not, but we will be careful. I promise." I said.
"Okay, I'm gonna get something to eat, you guys want
something too?" Mom said.
"Nah, I'm good. Angel's here, so there's nothing I need." I
said shooting a look to Angel.
"Alright, be back in five." She said walking out the door.
"You didn't tell me how `the talk' went with her." He said.
"I didn't? I thought I had." I said.
"No, you didn't." he said.
"It was weird." I said, "I told her everything. I told her about
slaying and school. I told her about making love to you, and NOTHING!"
"She didn't say a word about her oldest daughter losing her
virginity?" he said.
"No, she only said, that if I loved you, it was okay. She,
now, doesn't want to hear any specifics of the night in question, but
she's cool with it." I said. Mom came back with a coke and a bag of
Lays Salt and Vinegar Potato Chips. I take after her. That is also my
favorite. She sat in the chair across the room.
"Who's cool about what?" she said putting a chip in her
mouth.
"You. I was telling him about `the talk'. It's so hard to
believe that just five days ago, I was still a virgin. Sorry, you don't
like to hear about you little girl growing up. I told him, the talk was
weird. That you weren't even mad at me for keeping secrets from you,
not telling you that Angel and I were dating." I said.
"I was mad, but I realized if I yelled at you, I would never
get to talk to you about anything again. I'm fine with you and Angel
making love, just be honest with me about it. One more thing, don't
sneak around and do it. If I catch you sneaking around, I'll ground you
for so long some of my old clothes will come back in style. I just have
to admit that you are growing up, Buffy. You're not the little girl in
the hospital with her cousin, grieving over losing her, anymore. I need
to shut up before I embarrass you." She said.
"Well, I won't be grounded long. They're already back, Mom.
Vintage is in." I said.
"Oh, well, you'll be grounded for three weeks then. Nice,
round figure, I think." She said.
"I don't plan on sneaking back in. If I'm gonna be late, I
just won't come home at all." I said laughing.
"You'd better call first." Mom said.
"If I can get to a phone, I will. You should think about
getting me a cell phone, for such occasions." I said.
"Sure, I'll look into it. By the way, you're seventeen now,
maybe we can talk about teaching you to drive, now. I think you are
mature enough to handle it. We will talk more about it when you're
feeling up to it. One more thing, if you are not comfortable with me
teaching you, Angel can, or I can teach you how to drive in the daytime,
and Angel can at night, even though he has an advantage at night that
you and I don't." Mom said.
"Oh, Vampires of the world beware. A slayer that can drive.
She'll run them over with the car then stake them." Angel said laughing.
Mom and I joined in the laughter. "Me driving, are you
serious?" I said.
"Yes. I've noticed that, what you've experienced in the
past few days, has made you more together. You've really grown up in
the past few days." She said realizing that her oldest girl wasn't a
baby anymore.
"Good, at least when I want to see you, I can just call and
tell you to come to my apartment, and not have to worry about you
walking after dark alone." Angel said hugging me.
The phone rang. "Hello?" I answered.
"Hello, It's Giles. We're still tracking this demon. Have
you heard anything else?" he said.
"No, but I'm sure he'll show up again tonight. Demons
rarely go a day without eating." I said.
"We'll keep looking and call you when we find something."
Giles said.
"Okay, here's Mom." I said handing the phone to Mom.
"So, what's the verdict? Have they found this thing yet?"
Angel said.
"No, they're still working on it." I said.
"Good, and then we'll take care of it, like the team we are.
There's nothing we can't face, if we're together." Angel said.
"Angel, you sound like some corny song, but I believe you.
Mom, is it okay if he kisses me?" I said.
She was off the phone by this time, "I don't mind one kiss,
but no making out." Mom said.
Angel leaned in a sensually and brushed his cool lips
against mine. My right hand reached up and tangled in his dark hair.
Without thinking, my tongue parted his cool lips and seeked solace in
his mouth. He pulled me closer and moaned into my mouth. I, finally
broke the kiss. I leaned back onto my hospital bed, trying to catch my
breath.
"Wow! That made me feel a whole lot better. Come here." I
said to Angel.
He leaned over to me, and I whispered, "You really do know the type of
medicine I need, honey."
He shuddered at my soft whispers. "Of course, I do." Angel
whispered back. He leaned over and brushed his cool lips against my
warm cheek. I shuddered at that. I remembered everywhere his lips and
fingers touched on the night in question. I shook my head forcefully
trying to get the visions out of my head.
"Buffy, is something wrong? Why are you shaking your head
like that?" Mom said.
I shot a look to Angel, "No, I'm fine. Nothing's wrong. I
really am fine." I said.
Angel mouthed the words, "I know what is wrong with you!!"
I nodded. He knew that I knew. I wanted him so bad I could
taste it. Shaking my head was all I could do to keep myself from
tackling him and making passionate love to him. I mean, he is, by far,
the best looking guy I have ever laid eyes on.
That night, instead of getting some doctor ordered rest, I
decided on a little walk. Nowhere in particular, just some exercise.
My walk led me to the children's ward. I met a little boy named Ryan.
He was in the hospital for the same reason I was, the flu. He said
Death came for some of the weaker kids, and that he would be back to get
him and the rest before it was over. I assured him that nothing would
happen to him while I was around.
Ryan went back to his room, and I kept walking. Searching
for "Death" as Ryan put it. When I walked back to the door of the
children's ward, I looked in and saw a little girl swatting at something
on top of her, but I couldn't see a thing there. The little girl died a
few seconds there after. I mentally kicked myself for not being able to
see what killed her. I hung my head and walked back to my room. When I
got back, no one was in my room, which really startled me. Then I saw
Angel come out of the bathroom, smoothing the wrinkles from his pants.
"Baby, you should be in bed." He said with a lot of concern in his
voice.
"I know the reason you want me in bed. That's not going to
happen tonight." I growled trying to turn him on a little.
"Okay, none of that, Missy." I heard a voice coming from the
doorway. It was Mom. She leaned against the door jamb with her arms
crossed.
"Mom, it wasn't as it sounded. I was trying to get him all
revved up, but I said not tonight. I meant the tone as a joke." I said
to Mom.
¡°We like to banter like that back and forth. Even before, we would.
People who saw us in public thought that we were married." He said, "In
a way we are."
"What?" I said.
"Remember the ring I gave you on your birthday?" he said.
"Yes, and did I tell you I love it?" I said.
"Well, back in my home country, it's called a claddagh ring.
It is an Irish wedding band. People exchange it as a sign of devotion
to one another. If we go back to my home country, we would be legally
married." He said.
Mom looked shocked at the turn of events. "You are now my
son-in-law. That is the best news I've heard all week. Angel, welcome
to the family. Now that you are a part of the family, I expect you to
move in with us. I won't take no for an answer." Mom said as she walked
over to Angel and hugged us both.
"Mom, are you serious? You want Angel to move in with us?
You want him to move in my room, which is right next to yours. You'll
hear everything that goes on in our room, sure you can handle that?" I
said.
"Oh, you may be right on that one. I'm just kidding. I
trust you won't be too loud. I'm fine with it. Angel just stood here
and told us, you two were married. I can't keep a husband away from his
wife. What kind of monster would I be if I did? We can start to plan a
real wedding when you're well, for after you graduate of course." Mom
said.
"Oh, wow, yes, ma'am. I have a lot of ideas." I said.
"I have plenty of money. I'll pay for the whole shindig."
Angel said.
"No, we can't ask you do that. It's the bride's family that
pays for the wedding." Mom said.
"Really, I don't mind. Anything to know I get to marry the
girl, err, woman of my dreams." Angel said holding my hand.
"You'd better get some sleep, Mi amor. You need your
strength for this demon we'll, no doubt have to fight." Angel said.
"Okay, lover. I'll get some sleep, if you'll lie down with
me." I said with a little lilt in my voice.
"Buffy Anne Summers, would you stop with the sex talk. I
don't want to hear it." Mom said.
"Okay, Mom. I only meant it as a joke, the tone, I mean." I
said.
Angel picked up the covers and laid down beside me and
cradled me in his big, strong arms. I felt safe. I had my Mom and
Angel with me. That always made me feel safe, even when I wasn't safe.
"Ooh, hello, lover." I whispered to his chest. I snuggled
into his chest and pretended to be asleep.
Mom looked at Angel and whispered, "I'm going to check in
with Giles at the library. I'll see you two in the morning. Tell her I
love her."
"Okay, Mom. Good night." Angel whispered. The vibrations
in his chest when he whispered turned me on.
Mom left the room and closed the door.
"Okay, you can open your eyes. She's gone." Angel said.
The vibrations in his chest were making me hotter.
"Give me your hand." I said in a low husky voice.
"Okay." He said.
I rolled over on my back and took his hand. He sniffed and caught the
smell of my arousal. I slid his hand under my hospital gown. Needless
to say, he was shocked to find out I wasn't wearing any panties. He
wanted to take solace in my sheathed heat, but knew Mom would dust him
before he could get his pants undone.
"Buffy, baby, we can't. Mom would dust me before I could get my pants
undone." He said laughing at the imagery of Mom holding a stake.
"What's so damn funny, Angel?" I said wanting him to take
solace in my sheathed heat.
"I was picturing Mom holding a stake, ready to dust me." He
said.
"That is a pretty funny picture. Mom holding a stake, I
don't think she ever has. The lover of a watcher and the mother of a
slayer, and I don't think she has." I said.
"Angel, I wish you could do something about me being this
horny. I've been this way since we made love, and touching myself
doesn't do it for me anymore. I did the night after we made love, the
day before I got sick. It just doesn't do it for me like you do. I
don't know why, it used to. I guess for me to climax fully now, I need
you to do it." I said.
"Well, as soon as you get well, I will take care of that for
you. That is a promise. I love to hear you scream out my name as you
climax. I love to just hear you whisper my name too. The soul loved it
and so do I. We both love you, Buffy. You really are the perfect woman
for us." Angel said reassuring me of the fact that he loved me.
He didn't need to reassure me. All I had to do was look
into his deep chocolate eyes, and I knew all I needed to know.
"I never thought of you as two people. You act the same way
around me, with the exception of the blood lust, you seem to have these
days." I said laughing.
"I know. I hate looking at people like that, as for you,
that is a given. Alas, I'm repeating myself." He said.
"Angel, you really are incorrigible, but I really do love
you for it." I said.
He nuzzled into my neck and whispered, "You can't see the
bruise anymore." He said. It kinda puzzled me a little.
"What? What bruise?" I said.
"Remember, the judge. The severed arm in a box that tried
to choke you just a few days ago?" He said. Stupid me, I had forgotten
that I had almost died just a few days ago, and lost the love of my
life.
"Oh, I was trying to forget that night." I said worrying him
a little.
"WHAT?!!!!" He exclaimed.
"I meant the arm choking me, not the other things. In some
ways, that was the best night of my life, and in others it was the
worst." I said.
"Explain, lover!" He said, and I was that. I was his lover
now. It's still hard to think of myself as a sexual being, but I am.
I, actually, lost my virginity, my innocence, my virtue. At least it
wasn't in the back seat of a car at some drive-in movie theater. How
sixties! Mom told me that's when she and Father had sex for the first
time. She was younger than me when she had sex for the first time, but
not much younger. She was sixteen when she and Father had sex for the
first time. Well, can you blame her, she was young and in love. I know
the feeling well. Angel is the first man, or demon I've ever loved,
emotionally and physically. We really are soul mates. I just wish
Xander could see how happy he makes me. Stupid, immature twerp. I
loathe him sometimes.
"It was the best night of my life because, I got to make
love to you, but the worst in the way that I almost lost you." I said as
I saw the half smirk on his face. This was his trademark. Damn him for
looking so good. That half smirk is what got me into this whole
situation. His little half smirk gets me wetter than any other thing on
earth.
"I know. I feel the exact same way." He said. That half
smirk never waning.
"Don't look at me with that half smirk." I said.
"Why?" he said.
"Give me your hand, I'll show you." I said.
I took his hand and ran it over my aching heat.
"You get that wet with me giving you a little half smirk."
He said in astonishment.
"Yes I do. Everything you do gets me going so bad, that I
have to do something about it. God, Angel, I'm so turned on. I wish
you could do something about it." I said as my hand pushed his away. I
ran my hand all over my pulsing heat, trying to relieve the pressure.
Angel could smell my arousal, and saw my hand moving rapidly under the
covers.
"Baby, you do realize we are in the hospital. You shouldn't
do that." He said.
"I'm so hot. It's the only thing I can think about. If you
won't finger me, then I will!" I said. My voice shivering because, of
the pure, unadulterated need for a climax.
"Okay, baby. I'll do it, but you have to be quiet. Let's
go in the bathroom. I know it'll be more private than out here." He
said taking my hand and leading me into the bathroom.
"Okay, I really should shower anyway. I haven't in a day.
You can shower with me and do it then, okay?" I said.
"Sounds like a plan. I like the way you think, Buff!" He
said as we got in the bathroom. He hugged me and untied my gown. It
pooled around my ankles, leaving me bare to his hungry eyes. He slowly
drank in my presence.
"Your turn." I said as I undid his belt. My shaking hands
settled on his shirt. I slowly undid the buttons. I reached up and
slid the silky material off his broad, sexy shoulders. My hands went
back to his pants. I fumbled with the button for a moment, until he got
so impatient that he shed the restricting material. I stood there
looking at how gorgeous he was in his boxers. Boxers. I didn't know he
wore boxers, especially silk ones. The night we made love, I never saw
his underwear.
"Boxers, huh? I didn't know. I never saw your underwear
that night. I think we both had other things on our mind." I said
laughing.
I ran my hands over the silky material. With one quick
motion, they were gone, and he stood there before me as handsome as
ever.
He reached in and turned on the shower. We got in the
shower. I put my hands on the wall to keep my balance. His hands
massaged my achy breasts, turning me on even more. I leaned back into
his chest, begging him to kiss my neck. He complied. He kissed and
licked and sucked at the strong artery in my neck. He turned me around
and kissed me hungrily. His tongue came out of his mouth and sought
solace in mine. My lips parted and allowed him to enter. His tongue
ran over each one of my teeth. Then he began to massage my tongue with
his. I bit down slightly on his tongue, making him growl a little. I
moaned deep in his mouth. He broke the kiss and looked hungrily into my
green eyes. My eyes were clouded with lust. He growled deep in his
chest. He moved to my achy breasts. He kissed, sucked, and licked the
precious pink tips gently. I moaned quietly at his gentle touch. He
moved to my well toned stomach. He spent a minute placing kisses in
random places on the feverish skin. He moved again to my quivering
heat.
"I thought you were just going to finger me, not eat me. If
you want to do this, as opposed to just fingering me, then go ahead. I
have no objections." I said.
"'As opposed to? No objections? You've got to stop spending
so much time around Giles. He is really rubbing off on you." He said.
¡°I'll show you the tape so you can see just how much he really is
rubbing off on me." I said joking.
"You're not going to make me jealous of Giles. You're not
sleeping with anyone else. I won't allow it. You are my mate! I won't
share." Angel said through gritted teeth.
"You're right. I'm not sleeping with anyone else. I am your
mate. You are my mate. If I hear of you sleeping with anyone else,
I'll stake you myself. Is that in anyway unclear?" I said.
"No, I get the message. I like it when you get all bossy."
Angel said.
I growled and grabbed his head painfully. He growled at
that. I pushed his face deep into my sensual heat. He purred and
sucked the sensitive nub. Thankfully, my back was against the shower,
or I'd have slipped. My hands went to my breasts. I massaged and worked
the pale, pink tips until they were rock hard. My hands left my breasts
and tangled into his thick brown hair, pushing his face deeper into my
aching core. Then my hands fell to the side in the face of my
world-shattering climax. I came hard. I bit my lower lip to stifle my
moans. He stopped and nuzzled at my neck.
"Thank you, Angel. I needed that." I said hugging close to
him.
"You don't need to thank me. It was my pleasure. I can
never get enough of your essence." He said. He washed my back for me.
I returned the favor. We got out of the shower. I put on my clothes,
including my panties. I don't want to kill Angel by tempting him with
no panties on again. He put his clothes back on. He helped me dry my
hair a little. His hair was nearly dry by the time we got out anyway.
He was carrying me to the bed as the doctor came in.
"What are you doing out of bed, Buffy?" Dr. Wilkinson said.
"I needed to take a shower. I always feel better after a
good, hot shower." I said.
"Oh, did he take one with you?" she asked.
"No, he stayed in there in case I were to slip. He has
quick reflexes. He could catch me before I hit the ground." I said.
"You look better. How do you feel?" Dr. Wilkinson said.
"I feel a lot better. Do you need to run some more tests?"
I said.
"Yes. You get in the bed. I'll draw some blood for the
tests then we'll be able to judge when you can go home." She said.
"Yes, ma'am. I don't want to have a relapse. I really do
feel a lot better." I said as Angel put me in the bed.
Angel sat in the chair next to my bed. I shot him a sated
look. He gave me that trademark half smirk. I rolled my eyes as I felt
myself get wet again.
"Good, I'm so relieved you feel better. Maybe, you'll be
able to come home with me and Mom by tomorrow." He said.
Dr. Wilkinson stuck the needle in my arm and drew blood.
She said, "I'll rush this to the lab right now. You get some rest."
"Okay, I'll do it." I said.
The phone rang. Angel answered it.
"Hello?" he answered.
"Angel, may I please talk to Buffy?" Cordelia said.
"Sure. Buffy, it's Cordelia." He said.
"Hello?" I answered.
"It's called Der Kindestod." Cordelia said.
"You found the demon? That's a change." I said.
"Make fun all you want, but remember I was the one that
found it." She said.
"May I talk to Giles? He may have more on it." I said.
"Okay, he just came in the office with a book anyway." She
said handing him the phone.
"Buffy, how are you feeling? Better, I take it?" Giles
said.
"Yes, Dad, I'm at about eighty-five percent. Well enough to
fight a demon." I said.
"The demon's name is Der Kindestod. Loosely translated it
means `child death'. It sits atop its victims and drains the life out
of them. Later, it looks like they died just from being sick." He said.
I dropped the phone. I was remembering the night Celia died. She
looked as if she was swatting something on top of her. Then, it hit me,
this thing killed her. I just stared.
"Buffy, Buffy, are you still there?" Giles called from the
phone.
"Thanks for the info, Giles. I'll call you with any more
updates, on Buffy's health or otherwise." Angel said. Mom walked in the
door as Angel was hanging up the phone.
"This thing killed Celia." I said in astonishment.
Mom looked confused. "What did, honey?"
"This demon. It killed her." I said.
"Are you sure?" Mom said.
"One-hundred percent sure. This thing picked on the wrong
girl. It dies tonight." I said.
Dr. Wilkinson came in, "Good news, Buffy. You can go home
tomorrow, provided you don't have a fever in the morning. You still
have a little one, but if it's gone in the morning, you are free to go."
She said.
"Good." I said with Mom and Angel.
She left. I said, "We need to find this thing now. The
sooner we kill it, the sooner I can get out of this place." I said.
"Good. I'll ask the doctor if you can walk around." Mom
said.
"Thanks, Mom." I said.
"Buffy, you could get to go home in the morning. I can't
wait to get you home." He said.
Mom came in, "She said you are more than welcome to walk
through the hospital. Just don't overdo it." She said.
"Good. Let's see if we can't track this demon, Angel. Mom,
why don't you go to the library, and tell Giles what's going down?" I
said.
"Okay. I'll tell him. Don't overdo it. I'm looking
forward to getting you home." Mom said.
I got out of bed and slid on my jeans and bra and shirt.
Angel and I walked out of my hospital room. We walked down to the
children's ward. They were all gone. Then, the demon appeared.
"You ready for a battle, Angel?" I said.
"Yes, I am." He said.
I grabbed onto him to keep my balance, because I suddenly
felt dizzy.
"Baby, are you okay?" Angel said.
"Yes, I'm fine. Just got light-headed. No biggie." I said.
I opened the door to the children's ward and went inside.
We opened the door marked "Basement Access." and went
downstairs. The kids were huddled behind something hiding from the
demon, except Ryan. The demon had him and was about to kill him.
"Hey, ugly. Eat someone your own size. I really need to
get out of the gutter." I said with Angel laughing behind me at the
joke.
The battle was fierce. In the end, I twisted his neck to
kill him. Angel had taken the kids back to the children's ward. I went
back to my room and put my gown back on and got in bed. Angel came in
shortly there after and joined me on the bed.
"Nice work, baby. You finally found the thing that killed
your cousin. I'm so proud of you." He said hugging close to me.
Mom, Giles, and The Scoobies came in later.
"I need a minute alone with Xander. Would you excuse us?" I
said.
"No, I'm not leaving you alone with him." Angel said with
his jealous tone.
"Angel, trust me." I said shooting him a look saying, "If he
doesn't listen or accept us, you can kill him. I won't do anything to
stop you.." He gladly left with the rest with that look.
"Xander, I know you are in love with me. Listen, I'm only
going to say this once. Either accept Angel and get along, or he will
kill you. He will drain you dry, and I won't even try to stop him.
I'll never love you like I love him. I only think of you as a friend.
Get it?" I said.
"Got it! It's gonna take me some time, but I'll try." He
said.
"Good. That is all I ask." I said.
"Is everything alright, baby?" Angel said.
"He's gonna try." I said.
"Good." Angel said lightly kissing me. Giles took his
glasses off and cleaned them, then replaced them on his face.
"Give us some good news, Buffy, please." Giles said.
"The demon is gone. I could be coming home tomorrow." I
said
"Stop this crazy whirligig of fun. I want off. Too much
god news." Xander joked.
We all laughed.
"How much homework do I have, Willow?" I said.
"Tons. The teachers wish you a speedy recovery though. I
brought your assignments though. Don't worry, I did all your
assignments. All you have to do is sign your name." She said.
"That's what I call a get well present." I said with
everybody laughing in the back ground.
I looked at Angel's watch. It read a quarter to ten. I was
sleepy. I snuggled close to Angel sleepily.
"I'm pretty tired you guys. Come by in the morning to see
if I'm ready to come home." I said.
"Okay. We all love you, Buffy." They said leaving.
"You look great tonight. There's just something about you
tonight. You look really good when you glow." Angel said.
"I have you to thank for that glow. My GOD. That was
intense. You. Tongue. Fast. Slow. I can barely think. I'll sleep so
good tonight being in your arms. The things you know to do, don't ever
tell me where you learned to do that." I said.
"You already know that one. I'm a man. We do watch porn a
lot, you do know that right?" he said.
"Oh, well, is that all? I thought it was something you
learned back in the `Dark Ages'. I have a little confession to make." I
said.
"Oh, what's that, lover?" he asked.
"I watch too." I said.
"You mean to tell me you watch porn?" he asked with his half
smirk and innocent look.
"Yes. I have quite a collection on my computer. You think
I'm this sheltered little girl, who doesn't know what to do in bed?
Puhlease. I know the score, Angel. Guys want a girl that knows things
about that." I said.
"Well, this is behavior I'll have to encourage." He said
growling. He snuggled close to me as I closed my eyes.
I awoke the next morning with a renewed sense of strength.
I noticed an envelope next to the bed. Mom walked in.
"Who's that from dear?" she asked.
"Ryan, a little boy that is in the children's ward.
Probably thanking me for saving his life." I said. Angel began to stir
next to me. I looked down at him.
"Good morning, lover." I said greeting him with a kiss.
"Open it, Buffy." She said.
"Okay." I said.
"Oh, how sweet. He drew you a picture. Oh. That must be
the way you killed the demon." She said.
"Yes, ma'am. It was. It was just about to kill Ryan when I
got there." I told her.
"Well, I'm glad he's okay." She said.
The scoobies came in.
"Good morning, Buffy." Giles said with his thick British
accent.
"Hello, all." I said.
The doctor came in shortly there after.
"Buffy, I'm afraid I have some bad news." She said.
"Oh, crap." I said.
"No, the bad news is for the hospital, it won't to get to
hear you play guitar anymore, you can go home today." She said.
"Thank you, Dr. Wilkinson." Angel said.
"Mrs. Summers, if you would care to sign her release papers,
then she is free to go." She said.
"Thank you, Doctor, for everything." I said.
"No, thank you. Ryan said that you helped him and the other
kids. He didn't say what it was, but that something was after them. He
said you stopped it, whatever it was." She said.
"It was nothing. I'm used to it. It's my job to help
people. Like you, without the medicine." I said.
"What are you an undercover cop or something? It would
explain how you got well so quick." She said.
"Giles, Do you think she can handle the truth?" I asked.
"It's your decision, Buffy." He said.
"What do you know about this place, Dr. Wilkinson?" I asked.
"I've seen some pretty strange things in my tenure here.
People coming in with terrible blood loss, and the place where the blood
came out was two neat little holes in their necks." She said.
"Dr. Wilkinson, do you believe in vampires and other
supernatural creatures?" I asked.
"I keep an open mind about anything. I did a lot of
research on them as a teenager, so I know a little about them, why?" she
said.
"They're real. I mean it. Those people you treated were
their victims. Did you read anything about `vampire slayers'." I said.
"Yeah, it was usually a girl. She stays in cemeteries a
lot. She works for the forces of good and kills vampires and other
supernatural things." She said.
"Well, wouldn't it stand to reason if vampires existed so
does the slayer?" I said.
"Yes, it would." She said.
"The slayer does exist, and you happen to be in her
presence. I am the slayer. This band of misfits is my crew. They help
me. Giles is my watcher. Angel is my boyfriend, who can take care of
himself." I said motioning to Angel.
I leaned over and whispered, "Do you mind if she knows you
are a vampire?"
"I don't mind." He said.
"Angel can take care of himself because, he's a vampire." I
said.
"Angel's a vampire, you're the slayer, and you two are in
love. That's so romantic. Mortal enemies who love each other, sounds
like some cheesy romance novel." She said.
"I know. I read those all the time. It does. I guess I'm
just used to it." Mom said.
"Well, little lady, looks like you're free to go. Just
don't get too crazy for at least two days." Dr. Wilkinson said.
"Yes, ma'am. I'll take it easy. Angel will have to help me
with that." I said.
"Buffy!" Mom exclaimed.
"Mom, it was a joke. You've got to learn the difference
between a joke and not a joke. I like to joke with my husband." I said.
All but Mom and Angel looked puzzled. Angel just blushed.
"Will you all excuse me? I'd like to get dressed." I said.
Everyone left but Mom and Angel.
"I'm so glad to be going home." I said,
"Me too. I'm just glad you got that demon before he could
kill anymore kids. Buffy, you are a hero, whether you see it or not."
Mom said making me blush.
"Mom, don't do that. You don't like hearing about my sex
life. Why do you insist on making me blush when you brag?" I said.
"I like to brag on you. You're the perfect daughter.
Except the grades thing. Maybe Angel can really tutor you, I mean he
did live through it, didn't he?" Mom said.
"I think I'm the one that can answer that one. Yes, I did.
We didn't have television to find out what was going down. I was
stealthy back then and was able to get any information. I think I can
help her with history or any other school work she may need help with,
except computers. I don't know a thing about them." He said.
"I can teach you about computers, baby. It's not that hard,
err difficult to learn how to use one. I'll teach you how to use mine,
since you may be living with us. You never answered Mom's question,
Will you move in with us? I don't want to be separated from my
husband." I said.
"I'll go to the apartment for my things. Yes, I'm going to
move in with you two. You need a man around the house, to fix things.
I'd love to move in with my wife, my mate." He said picking me up
hugging me.
"I love you, Angel. Always have, always will. I can't wait
to start a life with you. First, Willow and Ms. Calendar will recurse
you, with no happiness clause. Then, we'll play it by ear. I'm giving
you permission to feed. Just make sure that their homeless and that no
one will miss them, or criminals. Those are the limits. You can also
drink me, if you get too hungry. Just don't take too much. I still
need it to live. I'm not ready to die again." I said giggling.
"I love you, too, Buffy. I'll never be able to drain you
dry. The day you that you die and it sticks, is the day I greet the
sunrise. I wouldn't be able to live without you." He said never putting
me down.
"Let's go home. Wait, how will you get there? It's
daytime. You'll be a crispy critter before we get home." I said.
"I knew you'd be getting out today. The last time I was at
the apartment I got a blanket. I can cover myself with it. I won't
burn up. As soon as I get in the car, I'll just duck in the floor
board." He said.
"I'll cover you. You won't burn with my big butt covering
you." I said.
"You don't have a big butt. You've got a great butt.
Everything about you is great." He said. He, finally, put me down. He
grabbed his blanket and Mom grabbed my guitar as we headed for the
entrance.
"I just remembered, I parked in the garage. Once we're inside, Angel
should be fine. I guess I thought of the fact that Angel has a very
fair complexion. He doesn't want to burn." Mom said.
"Good." He said.
He ran in the garage. He found Mom's jeep and waited for
us. We appeared moments later. He hugged me again and kissed me
lightly. He climbed in the floor board of the car. I covered him with
the blanket and got in the car.
"Buffy, I want you to take it easy for the next two days. I
want you in bed by ten. Angel and you can't sleep together until you
are one-hundred-percent. I mean it." She said.
"Okay, Mom. Nothing to energy draining. I'll try not to do
too much slaying, and the other words that end in `ing', except
sleeping." I said. Mom started the car and headed home.
We pulled into the driveway. I got out and went to the back
to help Angel out of the car and into the house. We ran into the house.
"I'll go fix my room. I feel like lying down." I said walking upstairs
to my room. I drew the blinds and the heavy curtains so the room was
dark but not pitch black. I went to my closet and pulled out my
favorite pajamas. They were purple shorts with a v-neck top. Father
gave them to me when I was twelve. I can't believe they still fit. I
climbed into bed and snuggled Mr. Gordo. The stuffed pig my favorite
aunt had given me for my fifth birthday. Angel came in shortly there
after. He saw me cuddled up to the stuffed pig. To him, that was the
cutest sight he had ever seen. He stripped down to his boxers and
climbed into bed with me. I shuddered when his cool body hit mine.
I abandoned Mr. Gordo, turned over, and snuggled into him.
"What about the pig?" He asked innocently.
"You're so much better than the pig. I rather cuddle with
you." I said.
"I don't think Mr. Gordo will like being abandoned like
that. Let him sleep in the middle." He said.
"Then something will be between us. Mr. Gordo, you
understand, don't ya?" I said.
I held Mr. Gordo up to my ear, like he was saying something.
Angel gave his trademark half smirk at the sheer innocence of my
actions.
"He says that he understands why. He doesn't want to come
between us." I said.
"What does he think of me?" Angel asked.
I put him up to my ear again. Angel's half smirk never
waning.
"He likes you. He says that you make me happy, so that
makes him happy. So come here and snuggle with me." I said.
"Be glad to." He said.
He turned away from me and placed Mr. Gordo on one of my
nightstands. He turned back to me. His arms were cool as he pulled me
to him. I leaned up and kissed him. His tongue snaked out and sought
entrance to my mouth. I closed my lips fast as to say `access denied',
but opened them shortly there after. He ran his tongue all over the
inside of my mouth, until it settled on my tongue. He massaged my
tongue with his. I bit down lightly on his tongue and let go. He
growled deep in his chest. He resumed massaging my tongue. I moaned
deep in his mouth. I broke the kiss, fearing we might go to far, and
let's face it, I'm not ready for my second time making love just yet.
"Why did you stop, baby?" He asked.
"I'm not ready for my second time making love just yet.
Just hold me. I'll let you know when I'm ready for the next time. I
know you are a man, and always want sex, but you need to know, if a
woman feels sexy, doesn't mean she want to have sex. If I am horny,
you'll know as soon as I do. If I am, don't even ask. Just start
taking clothes off and dive right on in. I won't say no." I said.
I snuggled into his cool chest. I kissed and licked his
chest. I laid my head on his chest. We drifted off to sleep.
Mom knocked on my door and tried the knob. It opened. She
looked in and saw Angel and myself sleeping. She came over to the bed
and lifted the covers and saw that I was fully clothed. Angel, however,
was a different story. He was in his boxers. Mom rolled her eyes and
left. Angel stirred next to me. That made me stir.
"What time is it?" Angel asked.
I looked at my clock. "7:45. I'm not sure if it's dark
though." I said walking over to the window. I pulled back the curtains
and bent one of the blinds in case it was still sunny out. Night had
fallen. I opened the blinds. Angel sighed.
"Good, I can go and get my things now." He said.
"You really think I'm letting you go alone. I wanna ride
with you. I'd rather ride you, but I'll settle for the car." I said.
"I take it, you feel better." He said.
"Yes. You have no idea. Let's go and get your stuff." I
said.
"You mean, you may want to make love tonight?" He said.
"I might. Maybe after I show you how to work a computer,
maybe not. Who knows." I said.
"Oh, yeah, you've got to show me you collection." He said.
"Yes, I do. I hope Mom doesn't know about all the porn I
have on my computer. If she does, I'm am in deep shit. She thinks I'm
a good little girl. She loves to brag on me for things I have no
control over, like the slaying. She says I'm a hero. Puhlease. I'm a
damsel in distress, if anything, trying to disguise myself as a warrior
for the forces of good. Sometimes, I just want to be a normal girl,
with a normal boyfriend, no offense, and normal friends. Not the three
ring circus that it is. Someone, please stop the world, I wanna get
off, not sexually right now." I said blushing.
"You're not much for damseling. I love that about you. You
can take care of yourself. The way you handled that demon at the
hospital, it made me glad I'm still in love with you." He said.
"Explain, lover." I said.
"Well, if I weren't, you'd kill me, literally. I would be
dust blowing in the wind." He said laughing.
I ran back to the bed and climbed in. My lips lightly
touched his. The kiss turned passionate in a split second. I slid my
tongue in his mouth. I sought solace in his cool mouth. I massaged his
tongue with mine. He moaned deep into my mouth. My hands tangled into
his hair. His hands wandered lazily over my body. I pulled him closer,
driving him deeper into my mouth.
I broke the kiss and said, "Oh, my God. We have to stop.
I'll go too far. I'd rather wait until later tonight." I said.
"Okay. Can I, at least, get you off? It'll give me
something to do with my hands and tongue." He said. He was a little
disappointed that we weren't going to make love, but I just wasn't up to
it.
"First, you want to make love to me, now you just want to eat me. You
think I'm gonna refuse that. You're dreaming. I'll never refuse you.
So, yes, you can." I said.
I pulled my top off, bearing my firm, supple breasts. I
think I saw Angel's mouth water. He took my breasts in his cool hands.
He massaged them gently. I rolled over on my back. I lifted my hips
and slowly slid my shorts and panties off. He crushed me with his
well-toned body. I love his body. He looks like a model. I leaned up
and kissed him hungrily. I moaned deep in his mouth. He broke the
kiss. He moved to the strong artery in my neck. He kissed and licked
at it for what seemed like an eternity. I moaned softly. He moved
again and settled at my breasts. He massaged them again, until he
couldn't resist kissing them. He lowered his cool lips to one of the
pale, pink tips. He tapped my nipple furiously with his tongue. Then
he took one of the precious tips into his mouth and sucked gently. He
continued to massage the other breast as he sucked. He abandoned the
first nipple and began to suck the other. As he sucked, I got even
more turned on. The throbbing between my legs, that had begun, was too
much to bear. I moved my hand between my legs and began to rub. I
rubbed until he felt the friction of my hand.
"Buffy, baby, what are you doing?" He asked.
"The throbbing was getting to me. I had to do something
with my hands." I said.
"Here, tangle them in my hair. Let me do that. I think
it's very sexy that you feel comfortable enough to do that in front of
me. In fact I don't think a girl has, I mean and her know I was there.
Just put your hands in my hair. I'll do the rest. I don't want you to
over do it." He said with the promise of carnal pleasure in his voice.
I relaxed at the comments he made and tangled my hands in
his hair. He kissed his way down to my sensual heat. He wasted no time
diving right in. First, he flattened his tongue and placed it at my
entrance. He began a slow pumping motion. I pressed his face deeper
into my aching flesh. He growled and noticed the quivering nub of
nerves. He quickly abandoned his pumping motion and started to lick and
suck the sensitive nub.
"How's that, baby? Good, I take it?" He said as he stopped.
"Keep going, don't stop." I said as I gripped his head
painfully and pressed it deeper into my wanting flesh. He growled at
the pain, and complied. He licked, sucked, and lightly nibbled the
bundle of nerves. He played my body like an instrument, masterfully.
He brought me close to oblivion and slowly let me down.
"Baby, why did you stop? I was nearly there." I said
puzzled.
"I know you were, but a little teasing never hurt. Trust
me, this will make it more enjoyable." He said as he resumed the
previous action. Just like before, he got me so close that I could
taste the climax, but stopped and brought me down.
"Don't stop. Keep going, please. I'm so close." I
whimpered.
"I know. Just trust me. I promise, it'll be worth it. Now
stop protesting." He growled.
"Okay, but do that again, and I'll stake you." I said.
Even in the intense pleasure he was giving, he knew a death
threat when he heard it. He knew I wouldn't act on it though, but
needless to say, he didn't want to find out if it was true. The next
time he felt me close to oblivion, he didn't stop. He brought me over
and helped me ride the orgasmic waves that were crashing through me. I
bit my bottom lip to stifle my moans, which would have been deafening.
He continued to suck until my breathing became normal again. We laid
there for a moment without speaking.
I got out of the bed, fumbled around for my panties. That's the trouble
when desire takes over, you can never find your clothes after shedding
them so quickly. I found them and slipped them on. I went over to my
dresser for a bra. I found one and put it on. I walked over to my
closet and pulled out a pair of daisy-duke shorts and a purple spaghetti
strap top and threw them on. He threw on his silk purple shirt, and
black leather pants. The bulge in his pants was quite noticeable. I
would have to take care of that. We walked downstairs and were greeted
by Mom.
"Hi, guys." Mom said.
"Hi, Mom." I said giving her a kiss on the cheek.
"Let's go into the kitchen. You look better. Wait, you're
glowing. " She said leading the way into the kitchen.
"Did you and Angel..." She said with her voice trailing off.
"No, Mom! We didn't. Okay. If you must know, I was
dreaming about Angel doing those things to me. It was a very good
dream, that is the reason for the glow." I said with no tone. If I had
gotten defensive, she'd have known something.
"Angel, is that what happened?" She asked.
"I'm not going to lie to you, Mom. Yes, she is telling the
truth." Angel said.
"Okay, why don't I believe you? Something happened between
you two upstairs, just what, I think I know. I'm not saying another
word about it though. It's okay if you two made love, Buffy, just don't
lie about it." Mom said.
"Mom, I'm not lying. He... I... Oh, God. No, there was no
`sex' sex going on. Did something sexual happen, yes, but if you look
at his pants, you'll see that he was not the one... I hope you get what I
am saying because I don't want to say it aloud." I said.
"I get it. I told you nothing too exhausting for the next
two days." She said.
"Do I look exhausted?" I said.
"No, you look like you did last... Did y'all do this in the
hospital?" She said.
"You want the truth, or do you want me to lie?" I said.
"I want the truth. All of it." She said.
"Yes, we did." Mom rolled her eyes. "It was all she could
think about. If I didn't, she'd have gone mad, or staked me." He said.
"Buffy, the doctor told not to do that until you were well.
At least you didn't get caught. Your grandma caught me with your dad
one time. Believe me, our talk, was a cake walk compared to the one
your grandma gave me. That was the reason your father and I got
married, she bullied him into it." She said.
"Did you even love Father?" I asked.
"I loved him, but I wasn't in love with him. Not the way you
love Angel or the way I love Rupert." She said.
"Oh, I'm only here because, you and Father slept together.
I don't care. At least I am here. Most people get dealt a crappy hand
and have to play it. At least I have you guys around me. My husband
and my mother, who love me more than words can say." I said throwing
myself into Angel's arms and acting as if I was in a cheesy romance
novel.
"Oh, you two. You act like you're in some romance novel.
What can I say about it? I act the same way with Rupert, behind closed
doors, I mean." She said.
"Mom, the scoobies are going to find out sooner or later.
What will they think if they know you are keeping secrets from them?" I
said.
"I don't know what they'll think. Don't think I've
forgotten what happened when y'all found out. When Rupert came in your
hospital room, the two of you burst into laughter." She said.
"I'm sorry about that. Oh, who am I kidding, I'm not sorry.
It was just funny that he popped in at that precise moment in time, like
some television show, or movie, or book." I said.
"It was. I guess I didn't see it. Oh, well, are you two
going somewhere?" She said.
"Yes, ma'am. We're going to Angel's old apartment to get his things.
We'll be back soon" I said.
"Okay. What time?" She said.
"I don't know. I'll call you when we are about to leave."
He said.
"Okay. I love you, two." Mom said.
"I love you, too, Mom." I said. I kissed her on the cheek.
"I love you, too." Angel said repeating my action.
"If I didn't know you loved me, I'd be jealous at you
kissing my mom." I said jokingly.
"Go on, get outta here, you two. The night is young and so
are you. Have fun. Buffy, I want details when you get home, if it's
not too late." She said winking at me.
Mom had done a complete 180 in the past few days. First,
she doesn't want to hear about my sex life, now she does. Oh, well, I
guess that's just life on the Hellmouth. I grabbed Angel's hand and
led the way out the kitchen door.
"Let's get this over with. I'm ready to make love to my
husband." I said.
"I know. I have a bad feeling. Something's about to go
down. Just what I don't know." He said.
"I know. I feel it too. Let's just hope it isn't someone
who wants to tear us apart. I am so sick of that shit. It's seems
that's all that people want." I said.
"Why can't they grasp the fact that I still love you?" He
asked.
"I don't know. Let's just go and not think about things
that will give us a headache. I don't have any aspirin." I said as he
opened my door to the car and helped me inside. He walked to his door
and climbed. We got to the apartment building where Angel had once
lived. We got out and went inside. We made our way to his apartment.
The door was ajar. "Buff, hang back `til I see what's
inside." He said.
He pushed the door open a little farther. We heard two
voices inside.
"I don't get it. The poof has been here. Where do you
think he is now, ducks?" Spike called out to Drusilla in his thick
accent.
"I don't know where Daddy could be. We have to find him, before the
slayer hurts him." She said.
"Why in the hell are you here, Spike?" Angel boomed in his
Angelus voice.
"Angelus, we were just looking for you. Dru's had a vision.
You're gonna be in great pain." Spike said.
"I don't give a damn what she's seen. You two are gonna
die." Angel said as he lunged at Dru.
I wasted no time in helping him. Spike was no trouble to
kill, seeing as he was in a wheelchair. He'd been in a wheelchair since
they tried to kill Angel, not Angelus as he is now, even though we still
call him Angel.
Spike's last words were, "Dru, why?"
"Your lover's gone now, psycho. Now, it's your turn." I
said as I threw Angel the stake.
Angel tried to stake her, but failed. We'd have to wear her
down first. I didn't want a full on battle, but I got one. Finally,
Angel staked her. I fell into his arms tired and still feeling weird.
As if on cue, "Do you think that was the reason we felt
weird?" He said.
"No, I don't. It'll pass. Let's pack up the car." I said.
"Good. At least, we don't have to worry about them coming
between us again." He said.
"We'd better call Giles and tell him the latest development.
I'll do it. You pack up the car. I'll help in a sec." I said.
"All I need to do is pack my clothes and weapons.
Everything else can stay. The artwork, I'll probably just give to Mom.
She can put it in the gallery. I think she'd like that." He said.
I walked over to the phone. I dialed Giles' number.
"Hello?" He answered.
"Giles, hey, it's me." I said.
"Buffy, is everything... Are you... Is your mother..." He said.
He couldn't complete a sentence. He was worried something was going on.
"Giles, calm down. Everything is fine. Better than fine. I'm great.
Angel is great. Mom is great. The reason I called is Spike and
Drusilla won't bother us anymore." I said.
"How do you know?" He asked.
"They are literally, dust blowing in the wind. Angel and I
staked them ourselves." I said.
"Good show, you two. The gang will be glad to hear of this.
We'll let them know in the morning." He said.
"I'll let you celebrate this good news however you want to.
I gotta go. I gotta help Angel pack." I said.
"You're at the apartment. Pack? Dear, Lord, whatever for?"
He said.
"Angel's moving in with me and Mom." I said.
"Oh, congratulations. I know how much you love each other.
I'll let you get through. I'll see you in the morning, at school, yes?"
He said.
"Yes, I'll be at school in the morning. Angel will be too.
He doesn't want to let me out of his sight these days. Bye, Giles." I
said.
"Bye, Buffy." He said. The line disconnected.
"How is Giles, baby?" Angel said kissing me lightly.
"Good. He's glad that Spike and Dru are gone. As am I.
Now, is there anything else that needs packing. Sorry, I took so long
on the phone." I said.
"Nope, this is it, my love." He said.
"So that's all, huh?" I asked in a low, husky voice.
"I'll be right back. I'll put this in the trunk of my car."
He said leaving the small room.
I turned to the bed. I saw a bright flash and then the
images poured into my mind. His cool lips all over my body made me
shiver. I smiled at the memories that we had made, and all the memories
we will no doubt make.
He walked up behind me. He put his arms around me and
whispered, "I see that, smile. I take it, we're in `happyland'." .
"Baby, you have no idea. I was remembering the other night." I said
turning around and shooting him a look that told him as much.
"If you're remembering the other night, then you're not just
in happyland. You're in satisfiedland too." He said.
"I'm not quite satisfied yet, but I plan to be." I said.
"What are you planning to do?" He asked with his trademark
half smirk on his face. I knew what was coming next.
I darted out of his reach. He ran after me. I pulled my
shirt and bra off as we left his apartment. He was growling at the fact
that some other man would see his mate without her shirt, but at the
same time his was getting really turned on too. I kept on running until
I made it to his car. I took off my pants and panties and threw them
into the street. I opened the car door and crawled into the back seat.
He took off his long, black, leather coat and put it in the front seat.
"Lover, you will regret that. No one can look onto my
mate's naked body unless I say so." He growled.
"Did you see anyone around, lover? That was the only reason
I did it. I knew you'd love it." I said.
"There wasn't anyone around. You're right. I did love it. Now, I'm
going to make love to you, but it will be hard and fast." He said.
"Good, that's the way I like it." I said.
"Really? I thought you liked it slow and easy." He said.
"For the first time, I did. Now, the pressure is gone. We
can do it however we want." I said.
"Good." He said.
He crushed me with his hard, muscled body.
"Don't forget. We don't want Mom down our throats for not
being careful." I said.
"Baby, don't worry. I got it covered. Like I told Mom, I
don't want to piss her off. I've heard that Moms are the worst people
to piss off." He said taking my advice and pulling a little package out
of his restricting pants. I ran my hands over the silky material of his
shirt. My trembling fingers toggled the buttons. My hands lazily
roamed over his chest and shoulders. When my hands hit his shoulders
the shirt slowly slid down his back. I grabbed the shirt and put it in
the front seat. He leaned down and attacked my mouth with his. Our
tongues dueled for dominance. His won. He licked the inside of my
mouth and glided over my teeth. He then settled back on my tongue. He
massaged a little harder than usual. I bit down a little on his tongue.
He growled and broke the kiss with that maneuver.
"Baby, where did you learn to do that? It drives me crazy."
He said.
"I didn't learn it anywhere. I just did it with you in the
shower yesterday. I figured you'd like it. I know the demon in you
likes pain so... I figured, what the hell. Why not?" I said.
"Well, I do like pain. That's just enough to get me going.
I love it when you do that. So do that as often as you want." He said
resuming the kiss. He reached down and fumbled with his belt. He,
finally, got in undone, after what seemed like forever. He laid it in
the front seat too. He shed the restricting pants and put them with the
rest of his clothes. He picked his condom up out of the floor board.
He opened it and put it on. I didn't want Mom getting mad at me for
getting pregnant. He embedded himself in my sheathed heat. I wrapped
my legs around his waist. He started out hard and fast and only got
harder and faster. I clenched my inner muscles around his ever
hardening member.
"Oh, God, Buffy, it feels like you're going to rip my dick
off. It feels so good, baby. I can't hold out much longer. Oh, shit,
I'm coming." Angel roared in the face of his own world-shattering
orgasm.
He lowered his head to my breasts and snagged a nipple in
his mouth. He sucked gently, turning me on. He wasted no time
abandoning the nipple and diving into my heat. He did say he couldn't
get enough of my essence. He sucked on the sensitive nub. I felt my
legs being to shudder, and my heart was beating so loud, it even hurt my
ears. My world was crumbling around me as the climax raced through my
body.
"Oh, God, Angel. I'm coming, baby. I'm coming. Oh, my,
God. Oh, Angel. Yes." I cried out in sweet release.
"How was... Oh, shit." He screamed as he put on his pants
really quick.
He got out of the car, clutching his chest.
"Buffy." He said as he fell to the street. I grabbed his
coat and got out of the car. I put it on quickly.
"Angel, are you okay?" I said placing a hand on his
surprisingly warm body. He was warm. How could this be? I placed my
head to his chest. His heart was beating. He stirred when I laid my
head on his chest.
"Buffy, what happened? You're naked." He said breathlessly, smiling at
my naked body.
"Angel, you're alive." I said.
"Yeah, as alive as I gonna get." He said.
"No, look in the rear view mirror of your car." I said.
He looked and saw himself. He put two fingers to his wrist.
He had a pulse. He really was alive.
"Buffy, how can this be? I'm really alive. How?" He said.
"We made love." I said.
"Yes, five days ago." He said.
"No, just now. You don't remember. It'll come back to
you." I said.
"Oh, yes, it's coming back now. What Angelus did. Y'all
still called him Angel, and he didn't mind." He said.
"I can't believe you're human now. I finally have the
normal boyfriend I've always wanted." I said hugging him. He picked me
up and swung me around. I guess he kept his vampiric strength.
"Mom'll get angry if we don't get back soon. We'd better
go. Oh, shit, it's after midnight. You'll be in trouble. We'd better
be quiet when we get home." He said.
"Oh, my gosh, you're right. She'll be mad if we wake her
up. She has to get up early to open the gallery." I said climbing in
the car. I just let the coat fall open so I would be naked to his now
human eyes.
"I'm human. I can't to make love to you as a human. It's been so long
since I've experienced sex as a human." He said. He started the car and
headed home.
"A virgin, huh?' I joked.
"Not at all." He said as we laughed together.
We pulled into the driveway quietly. We got out of the car,
he grabbed his shirt and slipped it on. He didn't button it though. We
walked to the porch. I was clutching the coat shut so I couldn't give
the neighbors a peep show. We stopped on the porch for a second and
kissed. His first human kiss with me.
I quietly opened the door and slipped in. Angel then
followed. I put one foot on the squeaky hardwood at the front door, and
Mom heard me sneaking in. She came in from the living room.
"Buffy, do you have any idea what time is? I've been worried sick." She
said. She looked down and noticed that I was wearing Angel's leather
jacket. I was clutching it rather tightly to my body. "Why are you
wearing his coat? Why are you clutching to... You two made love, didn't
you?" She continued.
"Mom, that's the least of it right now. Yes, we did, but
Angelus isn't here right now. Angel is. Here, feel of his wrist." I
said offering his wrist to Mom.
She put two fingers to his wrist and saw he had a pulse.
"Angel, you're alive. Like really alive?" She said in
astonishment.
"Yes, ma'am." He said.
"But, how?" She asked.
Angel blushed redder than he had ever before.
"You and Buffy did make love. His humanity was restored
because you two made love again. This is turning out too much like a
romance novel." She said.
"Now, do you see the reason we were sneaking back in? We
didn't know how to tell you that Angel is human now." I said.
"Yes. Now go to your room. You're both grounded for three
weeks." She said.
"Yes, ma'am." We said with Mom laughing.
We giggled and went upstairs. I opened the door to our
room. I walked over to the bed. I slid off his jacket and climbed in
the bed. He stripped down to nothing and climbed into bed with me. I
snuggled into his now warm body and drifted off to sleep.
My alarm woke us up at 5:35 in the morning. Time to get ready for
school. I had been out for three days and was looking forward to being
back.
"Angel, get up. Time for me to get ready for school." I
said.
"Good morning, honey. How'd you sleep?" He asked.
"I had a weird dream." I said.
"What about?" He asked.
"I dreamt that we killed Spike and Drusilla. Then, we made
love, and you became human." I said.
"Not a dream, baby. It really happened. I'm human." He
said taking my hand and placing it over his now beating heart.
"I can't believe it wasn't a dream. I've dreamt of this
moment for a long time. Seeing you in the sunlight." I said as I leaned
up and kissed him.
Mom knocked on the door and said, "Are you two up? Are you
decent?" She said laughing.
"Decent enough, come in, Mom." I said holding the sheet up
over my breasts.
"So, how'd you sleep? Good, I take it?" She asked.
"We've been spending too much time around Giles. Yes,
ma'am. Could you open the blinds and curtains, please, Mom?" I said.
"Sure, no problem." She said opening the blinds and
curtains. It was still dark outside.
"You get up when it's still dark out?" He asked.
"Yes. Remember, I used to come visit you before school with
Willow?" I said.
"Oh, yeah. How do you think the scoobies will take the news
that I am human now?" He asked.
"Dunno. We'll know soon. Let's get a shower and get
dressed. We'll see you in the kitchen for breakfast, Mom. We love
you." I said.
"Love you guys, too. See ya in a few." She said leaving.
"Let's get that shower." He said.
"Right behind ya, baby!" I said.
We ran in the bathroom. I reached in and turned on the
shower. I grabbed him and began to kiss him passionately. I tangled my
hands in his hair. We backed into the shower, never breaking the kiss.
His back was against the wall. He grabbed me. He turned me around and
made sure my back was against the wall. He placed my legs around his
waist. I put my hands on his shoulders for leverage. He never broke
the kiss. He finally broke the kiss so we could breathe.
"I'm still getting used to having to breathe." He said
breathlessly.
"Me too. I mean..." I said.
"I know what you meant. I've been meaning to ask you
something." He said.
"Sure, lover. What is it?" I said.
"That's just it. Angelus called you lover. How would you
feel if I did?" He said.
"I'm fine with it. I loved it when he called me lover. So,
if you want to, it is fine with me. I'd love it if you did." I said.
"Good. I think I liked it when he called your lover. I'm
just glad there's no way he can come back. I'm not a vampire anymore so
the soulless part of me is gone. My soul is never going anywhere until
I die, which won't be for a very long time." He said.
"You know we can't make love right now. If you couldn't
before, you can get me pregnant now and no condoms in here. Make sure
you bring plenty to school, because I have first and fourth period free.
That'll give us and three hours to be together." I said.
"I will. I want to please you. That's all I've ever
wanted. You never showed me your collection." He said.
"I didn't, and I said I would. Let's finish up here, and
I'll show you. We have a little time. Speaking of that, did you bring
the tape from your apartment?" I said.
"Yes, I slipped it in with my clothes. I'll hide it with
our weapons. Mom doesn't go through your weapons chest, does she?" He
said.
"No, but Giles might. If he asks, I'll say it's training
techniques. He'll shut up about it. If he wants to watch it, I'll just
snatch it for his hands and hide it again. As for Mom I don't think
she'll look, unless Giles tells her there is a tape in my, err, our
weapons chest." I said.
"Good. I'm starving, thankfully not for blood. I don't
have the blood lust anymore. Thank God. I can actually take you on a
picnic in the middle of the afternoon and eat." He said.
His hands wandered to my breasts. He massaged them gently.
His warm, nimble hands felt good on my warm skin. His every touch set
me on fire.
"Stop, Angel, please. I can't take it anymore. If you keep
this up, you'll have to make love to me. Not that that's a bad thing.
It's just we're not prepared." I said.
"How about I do this." He said. He kissed a line down to my
sensual heat. He sucked the sensitive nub into his warm lips. It felt
funny, his lips being warm, I mean. I tangled my hands in his hair and
pushed his face deeper into my aching, pulsing heat. I gasped when he
pumped two fingers into my entrance. I rocked my hips to meet his
fingers. My legs began to tremble. He could feel the little signs that
I was nearing a climax and stopped all actions. He let me down just a
little and began to kiss the quivering nub again. He felt the tremor
beneath my skin. He got me so close again and let me down again.
"Why do you insist on teasing me? I don't tease you
anymore, do I?" I said.
"No, but I thought you liked it when I teased you. I
thought it made you come harder, when I did." He said.
"It does, but..." I said.
"Well, just be quiet and enjoy the ride." He said.
He began to kiss the quivering bundle of nerves again. I
bit my lower lip to stifle my moans. My legs felt like jelly. I felt
that if he wasn't holding me up, that I'd have fallen to the floor. My
hands tangled in his hair again, pushing him deeper and pushing me over
the edge. I came. The orgasmic waves rolled through me like lighting.
He stopped kissing the quivering nub and nuzzled at my neck.
"Wow, you'd better hold me up. My legs feel like jelly." I
said kissing his cheek.
"I take it you are satisfied?" He asked.
"Yes, completely. How does it feel? Being human suddenly?"
I said.
"I'm glad to be human. I wish I knew if I still had my
vampire strength. How much you weigh?" Angel said.
"Angel! Never ask a girl how much she weighs, or how old
she is." I said mock punching him, "I weigh 113lbs." I said giggling.
"Let's get through with our shower, and I'll see if I can
carry you back to the bedroom, so you can show me your collection." He
said to me.
"Sounds like a plan." I said.
I turned my back to him. He grabbed a wash rag and put some
lavender body wash on it. He pulled me close to his chest and rubbed
the soap all over the front of my body. I shudder when he landed on my
breasts. I ground my hips against his hard member. He growled. He
pushed me away and washed my back. I stood under the water to rinse the
soap off of my body.
"Your turn. Do you mind smelling like lavender or do you
have your own body wash?" I asked.
"I don't mind smelling like you. People will just think we
made love again. With us is usually a pretty good assumption." He said.
"Okay. Turn around." I said pulling him close to me. I let
the rag glide over his perfect body. I pushed him away and washed his
back. He stood under the water to rinse the soap off. I looked up into
his deep chocolate eyes. Love was shining out from them like sunlight
from the sky.
"Let's get out of here now. I'm ready to see what you've
been hiding from me since we started dating." He said.
"Okay. I'm ready to get out of the shower anyway." I said
grabbing the towels I had gotten for us when we came in here. We
wrapped them around our naked bodies. He picked me up in his arms with
no problems. I nuzzled at his neck. He sat me at my desk and watched
me boot up my laptop. The Windows 98 logo came up.
"Technology never ceases to amaze me." He said.
"It gets better. Just watch." I said pulling up my
collection.
"Wow, you really do watch. You're collection is bigger than
mine. This is behavior I love in a life partner. That's one I haven't
seen. How'd he do that?" He said laughing
"I don't know. What happened to `mate'?" I asked.
"I'm not a vampire anymore. No more of the old life,
Buffy." He said kissing me lightly on the cheek. I turned off my laptop
and put it in my back pack.
"Oh, shoot. I liked it when you called me mate, but it's
okay. You can call me lover or wife. Whichever you like best." I said.
"I don't think I want to call you `wife'. Sounds too
dominating. `Lover' is more playful." He said picking me up out of the
chair and stood me up. I looked at my clock. It only read 5:45. Damn,
we'd only been up ten minutes. I walked over to the bed. I took off my
towel, lifted the covers, and got back into bed. He growled and did the
same.
"Angel, don't forget." I said.
"Lover, don't worry. I got it covered. You'll have to be
quiet though. You don't want Mom barging in here." He said grabbing his
pants off the floor. He pulled out a condom and ripped it open. He put
it on and embedded himself in me. I wrapped my legs around his hips.
He began thrusting his hips. I moved my hips in time with his. My arms
wrapped around him and pulled him close. I attacked his mouth with
mine. My tongue parted his warm lips. I lightly ran my tongue over
his. He bit down a little bit on my tongue, driving me crazy. I broke
the kiss. He smiled at me.
"Buffy." He whispered.
"Yes, lover." I said looking in his eyes. They said what I
needed to know.
"I'm..." He tried to say.
"Shh. I know. Just ride it out and be quiet." I whispered.
He kept thrusting. He jerked his head back and tightly
closed his eyes. I pulled his head down and lightly whispered, "Honey,
open your eyes. I want you to see everything when you come, especially
me."
He opened his eyes and looked into mine. He leaned down a
kissed me, as he rode the waves of his climax to shore. He stopped and
rolled over to my left side and pulled me close. He lightly kissed me
again.
"Buffy, That was amazing. Probably the best time ever." He
said.
"Angel, I agree. You are better as a human than a vampire.
It's a compliment, not an insult." I said.
"That's the way I took it. We'd better get ready for
school. I'm sure the gang will want to hear the good news of me being
human." He said as he reached down and discarded the used condom.
"I agree. Mom will get worried about us, if we don't get
down stairs for breakfast. She might even break the door down, and we
don't want that." I said climbing out of bed. I sauntered over to my
dresser and pulled out a pair of black silk panties and a matching bra.
"Where did you get those?" He asked.
"I've had them for a while. I was saving them for the first
time we made love, but desire took us over a few days ago so you didn't
get to see me in them." I said slipping into my panties and bra.
"You look like an angel. If it hadn't been for you, I'd
still be a vampire living in the dark. You really saved me from an
eternity of being damned." He said.
"Stop, you'll make me blush." I said walking to my closet
pulling out an old tee-shirt with a picture of Cartman from "South
Park". The shirt read "The fate of our civilization is in my hands". I
also a grabbed a pair of jeans. I grabbed my favorite pair of
Sketchers.
"Cartman? You watch `South Park'?" He asked.
"Yeah, I like to watch it. I like to see what that little
fucker will get into." I said.
"Buffy! I've never heard you say the word `fuck' before.
I'm shocked, but I like it." He said.
He riffled through his bag and grabbed a pair of jeans. He,
then grabbed a pair of purple silk boxers and slipped the on. He pulled
on the jeans. He dug through the bag again and grabbed an old tee-shirt
of his. It was a Cartman shirt too. His said "Respect My Authority".
He grabbed his sandals and slipped them on.
"I see you watch too." I said. I went to my dresser. I
grabbed some socks and walked to the bed. I slipped on a sock and
chased it with a shoe and repeated the process with the other foot.
"You ready?" I asked.
"Yes, let's go." He said as we went downstairs.
"I think we should switch shirts." I said.
"Why, Lover?" He asked.
"Everyone knows I wear the pants in this relationship." I
said laughing.
"That's cute, but the one you have on is better suited for
you. The fate of our civilization is in your hands." He said.
"Oh crap. I feel so sorry for the world." I said laughing
harder. He joined in.
"Good morning, you two. What's so funny?" She said.
"Buffy was saying that she wore the pants in this
relationship. Then, I said the shirt she had on suited her better than
this one because the fate of out civilization is in her hands. Then,
she said oh crap. I feel so sorry for the world." He said. Mom joined
in the laughter.
"That's a good one you two. Are you going to school too,
Angel?" Mom said.
"Yes, ma'am." He said.
"You don't have to call me ma'am if you don't want to. I
mean, you are older than me." She said.
"Not for long. I'm going to drop Buffy off at school and
then I'm going to take my birth certificate and passport and apply for
citizenship. I also need to get a valid driver's license. It won't
take too long. We'll be home around 5:00." He said.
"Okay. I'll see you then." She said pointing the way to
kitchen.
"You made breakfast. Oh, it all looks so good, but I'm not
really hungry. I'll just eat one thing. Don't want to gain weight." I
said.
"You'd be beautiful if you weighed 500lbs.. I can eat a
horse, Mom. I haven't eaten in centuries." He said.
"Good, that's what I made. Just kidding. What do you
like?" She said.
"I'll try a little of everything. I'm easy..." He said.
"I'll say." I said laughing.
"I'm easy to please." He said.
"Good joke, sweetie." Mom said.
Angel grabbed a plate and loaded it with biscuits, bacon,
and sausage. He sat at the bar and ate, like I'd never seen him eat
before. I grabbed a biscuit and a slice of bacon and ate it. He
finished his breakfast and stood.
"Mom, that was delicious. Love you." He said kissing her on
the cheek. He walked over to me and took my hand.
"Are you ready for the first time out in the sun without
becoming dust?" I asked.
"Yes. I am." He said as he opened the front door and held
it open.
"Ladies first." He replied and held his hand pointing the
way out the door.
"Thank you, kind sir." I said jokingly.
I walked out onto the porch and waited for him to appear
next to me. It was now 6:30. School started at 7:00. I always got
there at least a half hour early to check in with Giles. I grabbed his
hand and walked out into the sunlight. He looked like an innocent child
taking in everything for the first time.
"You okay, lover? You look like an innocent child taking
everything in for the first time." I asked.
"Yeah, it'll take some getting used to, but I'm up to it."
He said never letting go of my hand and leading the way to the car. He
opened my door and helped me inside. He ran to the other side and got
in. He started the car and took off. His car is a convertible, so he
let the top down. I sat close to him. He put his arm around me. We
pulled into the parking lot of Sunnydale High School. He parked the car
and got out. He walked around to my side whistling and twirling his
keys. He was whistling his favorite song. He opened my door and helped
me out. We started to walk to the entrance. Angel's look never waned.
"Let me carry your books." He said taking my books in one
hand and my hand in the other.
"Angel, may I ask you a personal question?" I asked.
"Lover, you can ask me anything. Shoot." He said.
"How old were you when Darla sired you?" I asked.
"I was 24. Times were different. I was a man at that age.
If you could call me a man. I was a drunkard and a whelp. Sleeping
with women I hardly knew, but those days are over. I'm with you now."
He said.
"So you'll be 24 again, without being a whelp and a
drunkard, as you put it." I said.
"Yes. You've made me change. Love has made me different."
He said kissing me before we walked through the door of the school.
We made our way to the library. Giles was there already.
No shocker there. He's always here.
"Buffy. Angel? I didn't expect to see you. I thought I
wouldn't see you until tonight after sunset." He said.
"Giles..." I said.
"Yes, Buffy. If it's bad news, I don't want to hear it." He
said.
"No, It's not. I... Angel's... Oh, god. There's just no easy
way to tell you this. Come here, I'd rather just show you." I said.
Giles made his way across the room to us.
Angel held his wrist to the older gentleman. "Feel." Was
all Angel said.
Giles did as Angel said. He felt a pulse.
"Angel, you're alive." He said.
"Looks that way." I said.
"I best consult my books on this revelation. It's not
reversible, is it? What I mean, the thing that triggered it, can't undo
it, can it?" He asked.
"No, trust us. The thing that triggered it, can't untrigger
it. It's set in stone." I said.
"Lover, I can speak for myself." He said.
"Sorry. I was in the moment." I said.
Willow, Oz, Xander, and Cordelia came in the library.
"Angel, the sun is up, and to you, it can be so hurtful"
Cordelia said.
"Why is he here?" Xander said.
I shot him a look. "Hey, just wondering. The sun is up.
Shouldn't he be dust?" Xander said.
"Nope, human now." Angel said.
"Oh, okay. WHAT?!?!?" Willow said.
"It's true. Angel's human now. Spike and Drusilla are
dust." I said.
"Good job. What triggered it?" Willow said.
"I don't know." I lied shooting a look to only Willow saying
`I'll tell ya later.'.
She nodded.
"I need to get to city hall. I love you, lover." He said.
"I love you, more, lover." I said as I leaned up a kissed
him. He turned and walked outside.
"Angel's really human. I can't believe it. You must be in
happyland right now." Willow said.
"You have no idea." I said.
7:00. The bell rang for home room.
"I'll research the thing with Angel when he gets back and
let you know something by shortly." Giles said.
"Thanks." I said leaving.
I walked out into the hallway. Willow fell into step with
me.
"So, what triggered Angel becoming human?" Willow asked.
"I think you already know the answer to that question." I
said.
"You two made love again, didn't you?" Willow asked.
"Yes, and it was fabulous. He was fabulous as a human too."
I said.
"Wow. You and Angel can be together without him losing his
soul. Wait, you said as a human, he was fabulous. What did you mean by
that?" She said.
"Last night wasn't the only time we were together. We were
this morning too. In the shower and my bed." I said.
"Well, that's not too much information. I can read what
you're thinking. Now, details." Willow said as we walked into Mr.
Klark's homeroom. We took our seats and whispered back and forth until
role call was over. I didn't want to say anything to her with everyone
around. Everyone would think I was a slut. The bell rang for first
period. Willow and I walked out of the classroom and walked into the
library.
"He was like an animal. I mean the things we did. Wow,
doesn't even begin to cover it." I said as Giles came up to us.
"What are you girls talking about?" Giles said.
"My husband." I said.
They both looked confused. "Here it is in a nutshell. You
see this ring." I said showing them the claddagh ring. "Well, this mean
Angel and I are married." I said.
"WHAT!?!?!?!?" They said.
"You heard me right. Angel and I are married." I said. The
doors to the library opened. Speak of the devil.
"Talking about me, are you? Hello, lover. I'm back." He
said.
"Always." I said kissing him.
"You two have got to stop being alone together." Giles said.
"Why? He's human, and trust me when I say, that what triggered it can't
untrigger it. Just trust me." I said.
"Trust her, Giles. She knows what she's talking about."
Willow said.
"How would you know? She told you what triggered it." Giles
said.
"Yes, she did. I'm her best friend. Why wouldn't she?" She
said.
"Quite right. Angel, if you want to research, you are more
than welcome to. Buffy, you don't want to help research, do you?" Giles
said. Willow left to get to class.
"You want research, I'm your girl. Anything to see why this
happened. I'm thrilled it happened." I said.
"Me too. Let's go grab some books." Angel said.
"Okay, lover." I said.
We walked up the stairs and ducked into the stacks. He
leaned me gently against one of them and kissed me.
"I missed you." I said.
"I know. I missed you too." He said.
"How'd everything go?" I asked.
"Great. I'm legal in this country. I have a driver's
license. I'm Angel William O'Daniel. I'm also 24, which means I was
born in 1974, in Belfast, Ireland. Relocated here last year. Worked
with Giles in the library until I applied for citizenship." He said
giving me the life story he had given the immigration officer.
"You know, you could've avoided all of that and just married
me for real. As long as you had a birth certificate and a passport, you
were set." I said.
"Damn, wish you'd have said something earlier. The
paperwork was a headache." He said laughing.
"Now, we can plan a real wedding. I can't wait to be your
wife, legally." I said.
"I can't wait either. Now, kiss me again." He said. I
leaned up and kissed his forehead, cheek, earlobe, down his jawline, the
strong artery in his neck, and finally settled on his lips. He parted
my lips with his tongue. He massaged my tongue with his. I moaned deep
in his mouth. He ran his hands over the smooth fabric of my jeans. He
ran his hand underneath the waistband of my jeans. He pumped two
fingers into my tight entrance.
"Ohh, lover. We just made love this morning, and you're
this tight already. I'll have to fix that." He said.
"I don't care, just keep doing that. Oh, god." I moaned
quietly.
"You think we can get away after a little research?" He
asked.
"Yes." I moaned moving my hips to meet his fingers.
"Okay, let's get to our research. I'd better stop." He said
taking his fingers out of me and looking at them.
"Damn, you really got me going. I don't know how I'm gonna
focus on research being this turned on." I said. He lifted his fingers
to his mouth and sucked on them, savoring the sweet taste of me. He
rolled his eyes at my taste.
"I can't wait to have my mouth on your pussy." He said
kissing me. He broke the kiss.
"I can't wait either. Feeling your tongue on and in my
pussy. I love it." I said.
"Okay, he's gonna think we're making love. We'd better grab
a seat at the table." He said.
I took his hand and let the way to the table. He sat down
and, I sat in his lap. I grabbed a book and opened it. I read a little
of the boring text. I read a passage about Angelus' and Angel's curse.
It said that a moment of true happiness would take his soul away, but
that if he experienced another moment of true happiness that it would
restore his humanity.
"Angel, here it is. The reason it happened. It was the
original curse. If you achieved true happiness that it would strip your
soul, but if you did it again it restore your humanity, make you human,
as it did. It says here that nothing can change it. You are human,
permanently." I said.
"It really can't be reversed?" He asked.
"Nope. It is set in stone. It's done. You're stuck with
me until we die." I said.
"Good. We'd better tell Giles." He said. I giggled into
his neck.
¡°Okay. Giles, I found something." I said a little louder than usual.
He was in the office, so he needed to hear me. Ms. Calendar came in the
library.
"Hi, Ms. Calendar. How are you today?" I said.
"I'm good, Buffy. Angel, you're out. I didn't expect you
to be. I thought you would be sleeping until sunset." She said.
Giles came out of the office. He sat at the table with
Angel and myself.
"Oh, hi, Jenny. Is there something that... Did you want
something?" He asked.
"Yes. I was wanting to know when you wanted me to recurse
Angel." She asked
"No need. Angel's human." Giles said.
"How? Wait, you two made love again?" She said.
"Yes, we did. Last night. We went to his apartment to pack
up his things, and it just happened." I said.
"Giles, no need to keep researching. Buffy said it was set
in stone." Angel said.
"They're right, Rupert. The happiness clause was two way.
If Angel achieved true happiness, he would lose his soul, but if he
achieved it again, it would restore his humanity, no clause after that.
It is set in stone, as she said. Angel won't revert back to being a
vampire." She said.
"I told you two to stop being alone together. I guess it's
not all bad. I mean, he is human now. You can do what you want. Your
being alone made him human." Giles said.
"Would you excuse us for a moment? Angel, come with me. I
need you to be there when I talk to my history teacher. You can tell
him that you're going to be my tutor." I said.
"Right behind ya, Lover." He said.
We walked out of the library. We looked around to see if
anyone was around us. The coast was clear, so we ducked into the
bathroom. I looked into each stall to make sure no one was in there, it
was clear. Angel locked the door. I went into one of the stalls. I
pulled my pants and panties off and waited. He came into the stall. He
pulled his shorts and boxer down and sat on the toilet. I reached in
his pocket and found a condom. He took it from my hand. He ripped it
open and put it on. I straddled him. I leaned in and kissed him. I
moved up and down in a slow, agonizing rhythm. He cradled my back.
When I thought that he was tiring of my slow rhythm, I sped up.
"Buffy." He whispered.
"Shh. I know." I said.
He never took his eyes off me as he came. I kissed him as
he rode the climatic waves to shore. He laid his head on my chest
completely sated and spent.
"Wow. Making love in public is a lot better than I thought
it would be." I said.
"Your turn. Think you can be quiet." He said.
"As a mouse." I said.
He stood up, discarded the condom and pulled his pants up.
I sat on the edge of the toilet close to the front. He dove right in.
He kissed, licked and sucked until I thought I was gonna lose my mind in
the intense pleasure he was giving. He usually liked to tease me, but
since we were in school, he thought he'd better not. When he felt me
close to oblivion, he didn't stop. He pushed me over and helped me ride
the waves to shore. He stopped and nuzzled at my neck until my
breathing became normal.
"We'd better get back. Do you want to talk to your history
teacher?" Angel said.
"Yeah, his planning period is right now. He doesn't have a
class right now." I said. I grabbed my pants and panties off the floor
and slipped them on.
I walked to the door and unlocked it. I looked out, no one
in sight. We walked out into the hallway. I grabbed his hand and
started walking to Mr. Callahan's room.
"Buffy Summers, why aren't you in class?" Principal Snyder
called after me.
"I was going to Mr. Callahan's room right now to tell him
that Angel's gonna be my tutor." I said.
"And who is this big guy?" He asked.
"This is Angel. He is a student at UC Sunnydale. He is my
history tutor. This is his only day without classes so he has time he
has to tutor me." I said hoping he was convinced.
"I'd say pleased to meet you, but you already know I'm not.
Maybe you can straighten out this juvenile delinquent. One less off my
hands." Principal Snyder said.
"Yes, sir. Whatever you say, sir." Angel said.
"Okay, get there and back to the library for your tutoring.
That's all." He said walking off.
"Arrogant, little troll. I wish someone would put him in
his place." I said.
"He's not as bad as all that, is he?" Angel asked.
"He's worse. He's always on my case, threatening to expel
me. He drives me crazy." I said.
"Let's just find your history teacher." He said.
"Okay, lover. I know why you want this over with. You're
ready for round two." I said giggling.
"With you, I'm always up for round two, three, four, five,
and six." He said laughing.
We, finally found Mr. Callahan's room, room 375. I knocked
on the door.
"Come in." Mr. Callahan said in a brogue accent.
"Mr. Callahan?" I said.
"Ahh, Buffy. One of my favorite pupils. How are you
feeling?" He said.
"Much better, thanks. Mr. Callahan, this is Angel. Angel,
this is my history teacher, Mr. Callahan. Angel is my boyfriend and a
student a UC Sunnydale. He's gonna tutor me in history." I said.
"Buffy, I'm hurt. I thought you wanted me to tutor you,
personally. I'm just kidding. By the way you two are dressed, I can
see that you two are dating. Angel, how are you in history?" He said.
"With how good my grades are, sir, you'd think I'd lived through it."
Angel said with us all laughing.
"Good, maybe you can help Buffy. She's not really failing.
She's close to it though. Her average is right now a 68. I know she
can do better than that. She's been so busy with just being a teenager.
That's a job in and of itself. It wasn't that long ago that I was a
teenager myself." Mr. Callahan said.
"I thought I was failing. That's a lot better than I
thought I was doing." I said laughing.
"We'd better get back to the library, so I can tutor you.
It was nice to meet you, Mr. Callahan." Angel said extending his hand.
Mr. Callahan shook his hand.
"Nice to meet you too, Angel. If you have any questions about what
Buffy's studying, just ask me. I'll be happy to clear up any problems
as quickly as I can. As I said before, Buffy is one of my favorites."
Mr. Callahan said.
"Thank you for your time, Mr. Callahan." I said taking
Angel's hand and leaving the room.
"He's a nice guy. I wonder when he came to America." Angel
said.
"Not sure. He's always bent over backwards to help me. Why
don't you ever talk like that?" I said.
"You like a bit of brogue? I'll have to remember that next
time we make love. Maybe, it'll turn you on even more." Angel said
kissing me on the cheek.
As if on cue Principal Snyder walked into the hallway and
saw Angel kiss me on the cheek
"Buffy Summers, I'll see you in my office after first
period. Bring him with you." He said. I hated that arrogant, little
troll. The feeling was completely mutual. He wanted me out of this
school more than anything. At least Principal Flutie wasn't that way.
He was gentler, kinder. I could have talked to him better than this
arrogant, little troll. I guess being kinder and gentler in this school
is what gets you eaten.
"Yes, sir." I said. We got to the library.
"Ahh, Buffy, Angel, you're back." Giles said.
"Yeah, but Angel and I gotta report to the principal's
office after first period, though." I said.
"Why?" Giles said.
"I think Snyder saw Angel kissing me in the hall. It wasn't
a full on kiss. He only kissed me on the cheek." I said.
"I'm not mad at you. It's perfectly normal for you two to
kiss. I mean you are married. That arrogant, little troll wouldn't
know true love if it bit him in the ass." Giles said.
"Giles, is this the way you always talk about your boss?" I
asked.
"I didn't talk this way about Principal Flutie. It's just
Principal Snyder just aggravates me." Giles said.
"He aggravates everybody. I just met the guy and already I
don't like him." Angel said.
The bell rang for break. Angel took my hand and led the way
to Principal Snyder's office. I knocked on the door.
"Come in, Summers." He said.
"Yes, sir." I said walking in the door with Angel.
"Sit down. I called you in here because I saw that little
kiss in the hallway. Displays of affection like that are not tolerated
in this school. If I see one more thing like that from you two , Ms.
Summers, you'll be out. You won't pass go or collect two hundred
dollars. You'll be out so fast it'll make your head spin, get it?" He
said.
"Got it." I said.
"Good. Dismissed." He said.
"Sir, does that include holding hands?" I asked.
"No, hand holding is fine, just no making out like that.
Dismissed." He said.
I took his hand and walked out of the office. Angel and I
walked outside and sat on a bench in the quad.
"That arrogant, little troll. How dare he give me an
ultimatum? After all the times I've saved his sorry ass. You'd think
he'd be a little more grateful." I said.
"Buffy, honey, he doesn't know. Maybe that's why he's not
grateful. I don't really want him to know. To him, that's just an
excuse to kick you out." Angel said.
"Oh. Oh, I see your point." I said.
"Good, so any displays of affection, will be left in the
library or the bathroom." Angel said.
"Let's just hope that little troll doesn't come in the
bathroom or in the library. If Giles catches us, he won't say a word to
Snyder. To Mom, maybe, but Snyder, no." I said.
"Good. At least we can trust him." Angel said.
The bell rang for second period. Time to leave the quad and
go to Algebra class. Just what I need, a boring class about numbers,
and then a boring class about important events and dates. At least
there is light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak. I have fourth
period free too. Angel and I can fool around again.
"Baby, I gotta get to Algebra class now. I'll meet you in
the library at lunch." I said.
"Okay. I love you!" Angel said.
"I love you, more, lover!" I said as I hugged him.
I walked up the steps. Willow fell into step. She wasn't
in the library when the big revelation came down.
"Hey, Will." I said.
"Hey, Buffy, so did you find anything out? Why did Angel
suddenly become human?" She asked.
"Yes. It was the curse. It was two way. It said that if
Angel achieved true happiness, he would lose his soul, but if he did it
again, it would restore his humanity. I guess the gypsies didn't think
he would still be in love after he lost his soul. I'm glad they didn't
think that far ahead. If they didn't, my lover wouldn't be human. He
is better as a human." I said.
"You're still glowing. Buffy!" Willow said.
"What? Will, what?" I said.
"Defying the rules like that. You're a vixen and a half.
You're more than a vixen, Buffy. You're bold. I'll give you that."
Willow said astonished that Angel and I would really make love at
school.
"I know. It was exciting, even if the door was locked." I
said picking up my waking pace a little, leaving her a little puzzled.
"What do you mean, the door was locked?" She asked.
"We were in the bathroom." I said.
"Vixen. I wish I could be as bold as you." She said.
"Remember what I told you. Carpe Diem. If you want more
with Oz tell him." I said.
"No, no, no. No speaking up. That way leads to madness and
sweaty palms." She said.
We reached Ms. Carter's class. We took our seats. Mine was in between
Willow's and Xander's. On the other side of Xander was Cordelia. On
the other side of Willow was Oz. I felt a little left out, that my
husband couldn't be here with me. I would see him in a little while for
lunch anyway.
Ms. Carter went on about numbers, letters and equations for
what seemed like an eternity. Finally, the bell rang for lunch. I,
finally get to see Angel again.
I almost ran out of the classroom. My friends fell in behind me.
"Hey, Buff, what's the hurry? I didn't think you liked the
lunchroom food." Xander said.
"I don't. Just ready to see Angel again." I said.
"You never told us, What's what. I mean what happened to
make him human, and is it permanent?" Xander said.
"I think you already know what triggered it, Xander. Yes,
it is permanent." I said.
"That's convenient. You give the guy a happy, and he turns
human." Xander said. I think I'll kill him, not Angel.
"Xander, stop right there. You know where I stand. You
make fun of him like that again, and Angel won't like it. He'll
probably beat you unconscious. Either bite your tongue, or Angel beats
you up." I said in front of the others. I didn't care that they were
around. He's got to be taught a lesson.
"Hey, I was just saying. Didn't mean anything behind it."
He said.
"Good. Now, Can I go see my husband?" I said.
"We're not stopping you. Go on if you must." Cordelia said.
"Go. He's waiting." Oz said. He never says more than he
needs to. I like that about him. He's a man of few words.
"I'll see y'all in history class, yes?" I said.
"Yes." They all said walking to the lunchroom.
I was on a different mission. I needed to see Angel. I
opened the library doors, expecting to see Angel sitting at the table.
He was nowhere to be found.
"Shoot. After I completely ditched my friends, and ran all
the way in here with my pants on fire, he's not even here. I'll get him
for this later." I thought.
I felt a tingle at the base of my spine. Then, everything went dark.
Someone had covered my eyes.
"Shh, Giles is at lunch too. We have to place to ourselves.
I brought a picnic, behind the stacks. If you eat quickly, I'm sure you
get the gist of what I'm saying." Angel whispered. His whispers turned
me on.
"We'd better eat quick. I only have twenty minutes for
lunch." I said as he picked me up and carried me up the stairs to where
he put everything.
"You packed all my favorites." I said.
"Yes. Let's just eat quick. I'm ready for dessert." He
said.
We ate quickly. Next came dessert.
I toyed with him a little, "What'd you bring for dessert?"
"Nothing. I'm dessert." He said.
"I knew that. I was just funning with ya. Now kiss me,
please." I said.
He brushed his warm lips against mine. He slid his hand
under the waist band of my jeans and under my panties. His hand wandered
all over my pulsing heat. I moaned and shuttered at his warm touch. He
pumped two fingers inside my entrance. He stopped his pumping motion.
I stood up and slid off my pants and panties. I laid down on the floor.
He lowered his lips to my heat. He took my sensitive nub in his mouth
licking, kissing, sucking, and nibbling on it. He continued his actions
for about a minute. I came hard. Biting my lip to stifle my moans. He
continued to suck until my breathing became normal. He pulled a condom
out of his pocket. He unzipped his pants and pulled out his hard
member.
"Wow, lover. You're as horny as I was." I said giggling.
"You have no idea. I need to be inside you." He said.
He ripped open the package and put the contents on. He sat
and leaned against one of the bookcases. I straddled him. He pushed me
down hard.
"Well, well, well, this is a new number, we haven't seen
this one before." I said.
"Shut up, and kiss me." He said.
"Okay." I said as I leaning in and kissing him. He grabbed
my hips and violently slammed me down onto him. I'm not complaining. I
like it when he gets a little violent.
"Oh, lover. Do that again." I moaned. He slammed me down
again.
"You like it rough?" He asked breathless.
"Sometimes, yesssss" I hissed.
"Good. I'll have to remember that." He said slipping into
his brogue accent.
I got hotter hearing is accent, his native tongue. "Oh,
god. Keep going." I said dazed in pleasure.
"As you wish." He said normally now.
It really didn't matter how he talked, just the sound of his
voice sent my temperature up ten degrees.
"Kiss me, again. I can feel you coming." I said.
He leaned in and kissed me. He also came hard. He nuzzled
at my neck for a moment.
"Wow." I said.
The library doors opened.
"Buffy, Angel, are you here? Are you done?" Giles said.
"Yeah, Giles. We're done." I said completely sated.
"Good. I told Angel that you were safe in here. That you
could do what you wanted. I won't tell that little troll, Snyder. I
won't even tell your mum. She probably already knows." He said.
"Thanks." I said.
I grabbed my pants and panties and slipped them on behind
the bookcase. Angel discarded the condom and readjusted himself.
"Where are you two?" He asked.
"Here." We said popping out from one of the bookcases.
"Oh, good. I thought you had gone invisible for a moment."
Giles said.
"Don't remind me of that whole debacle." I said.
"What's he talking about, baby?" Angel asked.
"It wasn't me. It was last year, a girl was invisible and
terrorizing the school. Wanted to kill me and Cordelia." I said.
"Oh, you had me scared." He said.
"Good, you know what I mean." I said. He knew what I meant.
He always said sex was better after a good scare, no wait that was
Angelus. Now I'm getting the two confused.
"Okay. How was your lunch? Good, I take it?" Giles asked.
"Heavenly. Angel packed all my favorite foods." I said.
"What of dessert? I know he must have packed something
special for that." Giles said.
We blushed.
"I knew what dessert was. I caught on when at heavenly." He
said.
"I think I'd better think before I speak." I said.
"That would be good, but I like it when you speak then
think." Angel said.
"When you're around me, please think, then speak." Giles
said.
"Okay. I'll try to remember that." I said.
"Good." He said.
The bell rang for history class.
"I gotta get to history class. I'll see you in ninety
minutes. I love you!" I said to Angel said.
"I love you too." He said pulling me close for a hug.
"At least your mind will be sated for information
absorption." Angel whispered as he hugged me.
"Oh, yeah." I said kissing him lightly.
I walked out of the library and toward history class.
Willow and the guys fell into step.
"Hey, guys. What's up?" I said.
"Nothing. Which begs the question, What's up with you?"
Xander asked.
"Nothing." I said shooting a look to only Willow so she'd be
the only who knew.
"Okay, if you say so. How was your lunch? You, practically
ditched us for your husband. So, what happened to you at lunch?" Xander
said.
"Angel brought a picnic for us." I said.
`Ooh, sounds romantic." Willow said.
"You have no idea. I'll tell you later, Will." I said.
"You're not gonna tell the rest of us. I'm hurt, Buff. I
thought we were all best friends here." Xander said.
"It's girl talk, Xander. It wouldn't interest you anyway."
I said.
We walked into class. I walked over to Mr. Callahan's desk.
"Top of the afternoon, Buffy." Mr. Callahan said in his
brogue accent.
"Here's my assignments from the last few days." I said.
"Thanks, I hope you didn't tire yourself with my useless assignments."
He said jokingly. Aside from Giles, he was my favorite teacher. He's,
like I said earlier, the only one to bend over backwards to help me with
anything.
"No, I actually understood it since Angel explained it. Although, I had
a hard time understanding him, since he didn't slip into brogue." I
said.
"Angel's Irish, too?" Mr. Callahan asked confused.
"Yes, sir. He moved to Sunnydale last year. He met me, and as they
say..." I said.
"The rest is history. What's his last name?" He asked.
"O'Daniel." I said.
"O'Daniel. He must have money." Mr. Callahan said.
"Yes, sir. Why do you say that?" I asked.
"The only O'Daniels I knew had money." He said.
"May I ask you three questions?" I asked.
"Sure, Buffy, shoot." He said.
"What part of Ireland did you come from? When did you come
to Sunnydale? Why Sunnydale?" I asked.
"I'm originally from Dublin. Relocated to Gorey with my
wife to be near her family. We finally moved to America in 1992. We
were in New York for a few months, then LA, then decided on Sunnydale.
What part is Angel from?" He asked.
"Belfast. In Northern Ireland, I think that's where it is."
I said.
"Yes, Belfast is in Northern Ireland. I think I should be
teaching geography, you'd be doing a lot better." He said laughing.
"I'm gonna go sit down now." I said.
"Okay, I'll check your assignments and let you know how you
did." He said.
"Thanks, Mr. Callahan." I said as I sat down.
Mr. Callahan was talking about the conflict in Vietnam. My
mind wasn't on Vietnam, and Angel knew it. Even though he was in the
library, he was tuned into my mind. I was daydreaming about our little
lunch date in the library earlier. I bit my lower lip to keep quiet.
Before I knew it, the bell rang. It was fourth period. Time to see
Angel again. I don't know how I was getting through this day with
everything we had done. I almost blushed at the things we did to each
other, but instead smiled. I knew that there was more to come.
I walked to the library. I opened the doors. Giles was in
the office, and Angel was nowhere to be found again.
"I hate it when he does this. Does he like to make me
sweat, and not in the good way?" I thought.
"Hey, Giles. Where's Angel?" I asked.
"I think he's in the stacks, waiting for you." He said.
"Thanks." I said racing up the stairs to find him.
I turned the corner and saw something I never thought I'd
never see. Angel was jerking off.
"Oh, God, Buffy." He whispered.
I leaned in and kissed him. I moved to his ear and
whispered, "Oh, God, baby, that feels good."
"You'll say that for real, in a second. No more talking. I
need you. I need to be inside of you." He said. I slid off my pants
and panties. He had already slipped a condom in anticipation of me
coming.
"Alright." I said straddling him, impaling myself onto him.
"Yesssss." He hissed. He put his hands on my hips and
slammed me down on him.
"Oh, God, baby, that feels good." I whispered.
"See, I told ya that you would say that." He whispered.
"More, Angel, give me more, please." I whispered.
"Oh, hello, Principal Snyder." Giles said rather loudly.
"Shit, it's Snyder. You'd better get your pants and all
on." He said grabbing my pants and panties off the floor and handing
them to me. He readjusted himself as I put my pants and panties on.
"What book did you say we needed Giles?" I asked trying to
convince that arrogant little troll we were working on extra credit for
Mr. Callahan's class.
"Try Vietnam, an idiot's guide to everything you need to
know about Vietnam" He said as we all, except Snyder, laughed.
"What are they doing in the stacks?" Principal Snyder asked.
"They are looking for books. Buffy has an extra credit
history report on the Vietnam Conflict." Giles said. I was hoping that
Snyder was buying it.
"Let's take these books and get to work." I said.
"Okay. Maybe this will help your grade." He said.
We took the books on Vietnam we'd found and made our way to
the table. We took a seat and thumbed through the books. I grabbed my
backpack and pulled out my laptop. I booted it up and brought up
Microsoft Word. I began to `work' on a paper.
"I just reprimanded them earlier for displaying affection in
the hallway. They haven't in here, have they, Rupert?" Snyder asked.
"No, sir. They haven't. I've been on them like mud on a
pig." Giles said.
"Good, if I hear of her displaying affection like that or
worse, she's out." He said.
"If I see them, I'll send them straight to your office." He
said.
"See that you do." He said leaving.
"Arrogant, little troll. I'm so sick of his shit. Stupid
fucker. Can't we bend the rules just this once? The world would be a
whole lot better off without that no good lying son of a bitch." I said.
"Buffy! My ears are bleeding. Is this how you talk about
your elders? I hate to know how you talk about me." He said.
"Sorry, Giles. Ask Angel what I've said about you." I said.
Giles looked at Angel.
"She has never uttered a bad word about you, God's honest
truth." He said.
"It's just Snyder, then." He said.
"Yes, sir. He totally hates me." I said.
"He hates everyone." Giles said.
"Hopefully, if you ever catch us..." I said.
"I won't say a word to the arrogant, little troll." He said.
"Good, one less thing to worry about. Now let's just worry
about you graduating." Angel said.
I know I jumped ahead a little, but believe me, you don't
want to know. I'll give you a crash course. Sunnydale High football
team won the regional championship. The swim team was even doing good,
until it came out that the coach was turning the members into fish.
Angel fought by my side in that battle and every battle that came up.
We're still together. It's been two years since the day in school where
Snyder almost caught Angel and I making love. It's Graduation Day.
It's been a month since we, I mean Faith and I, dusted Mr. Trick. Faith
is the new slayer they sent after the first master drowned me.
The Mayor's speech went on for a few minutes, before the
eclipse started.
"Take your positions, now!" I yelled to all the graduating
seniors.
This was the fiercest battle Angel and I had ever faced. In
the end, I lured Demon Mayor in to the school, namely the library, and
blew up the school. It's just a shame that Faith didn't make it. She
was a great warrior. She will be missed.
Later that night we were all sitting on the curb where the
school had been.
"Guys, take a moment. We survived." Oz said.
"Yeah, I can't believe we survived the battle." I said.
"No, not the battle. High School. We survived. Take a
moment. We're taking a moment. And we're done." Oz said. That's more
words than he spoke in the past two weeks.
"Angel, you'd better go to Giles' apartment. We can't see
each other before the wedding. I'll go home, you can call me. There's
no rule that says we can't talk on the phone and maybe..." I said.
"Okay, lover. I'll see you in the park tomorrow. I love
you!" he said.
"I love you more, lover." I said kissing him.
Willow fell into step with me.
"You nervous?" Willow asked.
"No, I get to marry Angel. Why should I be nervous? Mom is
marrying Giles as well. Speaking of happy, How are things with you and
Oz?" I asked.
"You told me just about everything about you and Angel.
What kind of friend would I be if I didn't tell you about Oz and me?"
She said.
"Not a very good one." I joked.
"We were together last night." She said.
"As in, Angel and me, together?" I asked.
"Yes. It was fabulous." She said.
"Was it the first time you and he made love?" I asked.
She blushed and said, "Yes, and yes. I could see the other
question building in your mind. It was my first time period." She said.
"Willow, you mean Oz was your first?" I asked.
"Yes." She said.
"I thought you'd been with someone else before Oz." I said.
"Well, You weren't with anyone before Angel." She said.
"I know, but I was seventeen when he and I first made love.
I see your point. We are one in the same. We both waited for love.
Who can be mad at us for that?" I said.
"I know. I truly love Oz. The same way you love Angel Who
would have ever thought that we find our soulmates while still in high
school." She said. We finally reached Revello Drive.
I threw open the door and Mom was in the kitchen, crying.
"Mom, are you okay?" I asked.
"I'm fine. I'm just so happy." She said.
"So these are happy tears." Willow said.
"Yes. I can't believe Buffy and I are having a double
wedding tomorrow. I can't believe you guys are out of school." She
said.
"I know. It's hard to believe that I graduated and that I'm
getting married tomorrow. I can't believe I survived the biggest battle
we've ever fought." I said.
"Which reminds me, Did Rupert make it?" Mom asked.
"Yes, he sends you love and a kiss. Says he can't wait to
marry you either." I said.
"Good, I'm glad he's safe. Where's Angel?" She asked.
"He's at Giles'. We can't see..." I said.
"I know. I can't see Giles, and you can't see Angel. Sucks
huh?" She said.
I nodded. "It really does. What time is it?" I said.
"10:30.." She said.
"Dang, the battle lasted longer than I thought. Hey, I got
an idea, Will. Why don't we all camp out here in the living room. Have
a kinda slumber bachelorette party?" I said.
"Sure, I'll call Cordelia and see if she wants to come."
Willow said.
"Okay, Will. I'll get the videos." I said.
"I'll get the snacks." Mom said.
"Cordy, It's Willow. Are you busy?" Willow said.
"No, Will, What's up?" Cordelia asked.
"Buffy wants to have a kinda slumber bachelorette party, you
want to come?" Willow asked.
"Sure, I'll be there soon." She said.
"Good. I'll see ya soon. Bye" Willow said.
"Bye, Will." Cordelia said.
"So, what's the verdict?" I asked.
"She's on her way." Willow said.
"Good. Cordelia's really come around the last few months,
hasn't she?" I said.
"Yeah, she has. So, what do we want to watch? Steel
Magnolias, Fried Green Tomatoes, or Forrest Gump and Philadelphia." I
said.
"Let's go with the Julia Roberts, Mary-Louise Parker combo.
Instead of a Tom Hanks double feature." Willow said.
"Yeah, I agree. I like Tom Hanks, but I want the chick
flick night." Mom said.
"I agree. I just don't think I want to watch a movie about
a gay lawyer dying of A.I.D.S.. I don't think there is anything wrong
with being gay, it's just it's a happy occasion and I want to see people
die from natural stuff like diabetes and cancer." I said.
"Hear, Hear." Willow and Mom said together as Cordelia came
in wearing her pajamas.
"I came as quick as I could. Let's veg." Cordelia said.
She was wearing green silk pajamas with little credit cards on them.
"Cool, Let's all get in our pajamas." I said.
"Oh, wait, I don't have any." Willow said.
"Don't worry, you can borrow a pair of mine. Just not
purple silk shorts. Those are the ones I'm gonna wear." I said.
"Wasn't gonna. I'll get something else. Let's raid your
closet." She said.
"Okay. Mom, would you like some of my pajamas? I don't
mind you wearing them." I said.
"We never swap clothes like that. I don't know why. So,
why not start now? I mean we are gonna be living together forever,
right?" She said.
"If I have my way, we will." I said hugging Mom.
We walked up to my room. I went over to my closet and
pulled out my favorite pajamas. Willow grabbed my electric blue silk
pajamas. Mom grabbed my deep purple silk pajamas. I went to my desk
and grabbed my laptop and my digital camera.
"Just look at us. I'll have to get some pictures of this
night." I said laughing at the way we looked. Angel would love the
sheer innocence of the way I looked carrying my laptop, camera, and Mr.
Gordo. Wouldn't want to forget him. Willow had the videos. Mom went
in the kitchen for the snacks. Willow and Cordelia sat in the floor.
Mom and I sat on the couch. I set up my laptop and camera on the coffee
table. I booted up the laptop. Windows 98 came up. I had my
collection hid, so if anyone booted up, they wouldn't see it. I bought
up my Yahoo Instant Messenger. After I taught Angel to use a computer,
he went out and bought him one. We usually IM back and forth at night
as foreplay.
Willow put on `Steel Magnolias'. Halfway through it, Angel
popped on my messenger. I have him in a special category. He was
marked as lover.
"I can't believe in a little under 24 hours that we are going
to be married." Slayer81slover said. That's his user name.
My user name is Slayer81. "I know, it's so hard to believe
how far we've come in just four years. You were a vampire. We made
love. You turned into Angelus. I got put in the hospital. We killed
Spike and Drusilla. We made love again. You became human. We killed
the mayor and blew up the school. It's exhausting just typing all of
that." I said.
"What are you wearing, Lover?" He asked.
"My pajamas." I said.
"My favorite ones, I take it? Purple silk with those short
shorts?" He asked.
"What else would I wear, besides nothing?" I said sending
the little emoticon meaning smiling.
Angel sent the emoticon that was winking. "I know what you
want." He said pulling the laptop in my lap to hide what I was typing
from Mom and the others.
"What are you wearing?" I asked.
"My boxers. Don't worry I'm in the guest room. I don't
think Giles would want to see me in my boxers." He said.
"Good. Hang on and I'll go up to our room. Then we can get
comfortable." I said.
"Okay, I will be right here waiting for you." He said.
I told everyone that I was going upstairs. I made my way up
there. I walked into my room. I closed the door behind me and locked
it. I put my laptop on the end of the bed. I grabbed my pillow and
laid on the bed in front of my computer.
"I'm back. You said you were wearing your boxers, right?" I
said.
"Yeah." He said.
"My favorite ones, the purple silk?" I asked.
"What else?" He said.
"Ooh. What would we be doing right now if we were
together?" I said.
"Depends on where we are, and what you are wearing." He
said.
"We are in Sunny Rest Cemetery. I'm wearing a see-through
purple spaghetti strap top and a mini skirt. No underwear, because I
know you're out there, hunting me, hunting you." I said.
"I can see you patrolling near the Van Windsor crypt, the
spot where I found the Glove of Mynhegon. I see you turn your back to
check out a noise. Then I tackle you against a tombstone. I slip my
hand under your skirt, feeling your hot wetness. I slide the skirt up
and see your glistening lips. I lick my lips, just thinking of how you
taste. I slide my hand over your pulsating heat. I can feel you shiver
as I do that. I can't wait to taste your heat." He said.
"Then don't. I push your mouth onto my aching heat." I
said.
"I suck, lick, kiss, and nibble on the soft bud between your
lips." He said.
I sat up and toyed with my nipple, desperate for the
pressure. "Oh, Angel. That feels so good." I said.
"Are you close?" Angel asked.
"No, I'm not... I'm only..." I said.
"You're not touching yourself yet?" He asked.
"Yes and no." I said.
"What does that mean?" He asked.
"Yes, I'm touching myself just not down there yet." I said.
"You're touching your soft breasts, right? Pretending I'm
kissing your nipples?" He asked.
"Yesssss. It feels good. Oh, God, Angel." I said.
"You must like it when I kiss your nipples?" He said.
"Yesssss." I hissed.
"Then I'll do it harder." He said. I tweaked harder.
"Oh, God, Angel." I moaned. I moved my hand to my hungering
clit.
"You've gotten quiet. You touching yourself now?" He said.
"Yesssss. Oh, Angel, that feels good." I said.
The phone rang. .
"Oh, shit! Who is calling me right now?" I thought.
"Hello?" I answered.
"You still touching yourself?" Angel said.
"Oh, It's you. No, I stopped when the phone rang. Now,
what were we talking about?" I asked.
"We were in Sunny Rest Cemetery. I was having a good feel
and kissing your soft breasts." He said.
"Oh, God, Angel." I said tweaking my nipples again.
"You're pretending that I'm kissing your breasts again?" He
asked.
"Yesssss." I hissed.
"Good, I'll kiss harder." He said as I tweaked harder.
"Yesssss. I like that. Keep going." I said.
"I'm tired of kissing your breasts. I want to taste your
heat." He said.
I slip my hand under the waistband of my shorts. "Then do
it. Taste me. I just wish it was for real." I said massaging the soft
nub between my wet lips.
"Me too, if there was just some way. Are you..." He said.
"Yesssss." I hissed.
"Good. Let me hear you come, Lover." He said.
"Oh, my God, Angel." I whispered a moan into the phone.
"Are your eyes open?" Angel asked.
"Yes." I whispered another moan.
"Good, I want you to see everything when you come." He said.
"Hey, Oh, God, never mind." I whispered again.
"You're getting close, aren't ya?" He asked.
"Yesssss." I hissed.
"Stop everything." He said.
"Okay. Why?" I said.
"You remember, I like to tease you. You remember it makes
you come harder." He said.
"Okay. How long do I wait?" I said.
"Just a second. Okay." He said.
"Okay. I miss you." I said.
"I miss you, too." He said.
"No, I mean I really miss you." I said.
"I know you do. Why else would you be touching yourself?"
He asked.
"If you were here, and I'm trying to turn you on." I said.
"You can start again." He said.
"Oh, God, I'm way ahead of you." I moaned.
"That feel good, Lover?" He said.
"Oh, God, yes, Angel, yes." I whispered another moan into
phone.
"Stop, you're getting close again, aren't you?" He said.
"Oh, yes, Angel, yes." I said.
"Stop." He said.
"Okay, but do that again, and I'll hurt you." I said.
"How? You're the one controlling it, not me." He said.
"Damn it, Angel, don't turn this around on me." I said.
"Well, you are. I'm just a voice on the phone. Telling
you, oh God, what I want you to do. You're the one listening to what I
say." He said.
"'Oh, God'. Angel are you..." I said.
"Yep." He said.
"Oh, well, can I start again?" I asked.
"Oh, God. Of course you can. I'm getting close. I wanna
come with you." He said,
"Good." I said resuming the massaging the soft nub between
my hot, wet lips.
"Are you close?" He moaned.
"Yes, you?" I moaned.
"Yes." He moaned back. His last moan is what sent me over
the edge.
"Oh, God, Angel. I'm coming." I moaned in a loud whisper.
"Oh, Buffy. Me too." He moaned or should I say roared in a
loud whisper as well. He didn't want Giles to hear him.
"Oh, wow. If phantom sex is this good on our last night as
single people, I wonder what making love to my husband is gonna be
like." I said not thinking clearly.
"Honey, we've been married for four years. Don't you
remember the ring on your left ring finger. The one I gave you the
night of your seventeenth birthday. The night you gave me your
virginity." He said.
"Yeah, spiritually we've been married for four years.
Legally, we're still single." I said.
"You have a point there. After tomorrow, I'll never leave
you. You'll be stuck with me for life, baby." He said.
"Good, I don't want you to leave." I said.
"You can't get rid of me. What time is it?" He said.
"It's after midnight." I said.
"We need to be asleep. We've got a big day tomorrow." He
said.
"I know. We are finally going to be married, legally. I
can't wait." I said.
"Well, I'll let you go, for now, not for good. Like I said,
you are stuck with me." He said.
"You'd better not let me go forever, or you'll have me to
deal with." I said.
"What would you do to me?" He asked.
"I would torture you. Angelus has nothing on me. I've got
some tricks, that he doesn't even have in his rolodex of tortures." I
said.
"Like what?" He said.
"Leave me and find out." I said.
"Just tell me." He said.
"Remember the whole tongue biting thing?" I said.
"Oh, yeah." He said. I knew he loved that one. It drives
him crazy.
"Let's just say, I can do that in other places and make it
hurt a lot more." I said.
"Oh, I don't think he knew that one." He said.
"Oh, yeah. Trust me it hurts a lot worse than my inner
muscles squeezing your cock." I said.
"No, that feels good. It doesn't hurt, but if you say it
hurts, I'll take your word for it. I don't want to experience pain. I
never did like it much. Angelus did, I don't" He said.
"Never leave me, and you won't find out." I said.
"Done. I sound like a broken record. You're stuck with me
forever." He said.
"Hey," I said.
"Hey, what?" He said.
"I love you, more than you'll ever know!" I said.
"You don't have to tell me that. I already know. I knew
that the night of your seventeenth birthday. I love you, too!" He said.
"I know. I've known since then too." I said.
"We still on for tomorrow?" He asked.
"You meet me 1:30, Sunnydale Park. Near the trees. I'll be
the one of the ones in a veil under the Weeping Willow." I said.
"Okay." He said.
"I love you!" I said.
"I love you more, Lover soon to be wife." He said.
"Lover, I'll see you tomorrow." I said.
"You can bet on that. Bye." He said.
"Bye, Lover" I said as I hung up the phone.
I was alone again, without my lover. I haven't felt like
this since I was fifteen. I hated feeling like this. At least there is
light at the end of the tunnel though. After tomorrow I'd never be
alone again. I'm finally marrying Angel, my soulmate, my better half.
That night while it was raining, I sat in my room at my
desk. I wasn't doing anything in particular, just thinking about how
lucky I am to be with my soulmate. Mom is lucky too. She is with her
soulmate as well. As I sat at my desk, I decided to write Angel a
letter that was to be read on our wedding night.
The letter read as follows:
"Dear Angel,
It's 2:00 A.M., and I'm wide awake, listening to the sound
of the rain, beating heavily on my roof. I close my eyes and I see us
in your bed, you lying there beside me. The sound of the rain takes me
back and poof, I'm there. The night of my seventeenth birthday. The
night we became lovers. You, my vampire, my one and only love. Your
cool kisses on my feverish skin. Then I remember the day I got out of
the hospital, when we went to pack up your stuff. We made love in the
back of your car, and you became human. I hear it every time we are
together. Your heart beating only for me. This makes me glad. Glad we
can finally be together. I would give my life so that you could live a
full life. We should have been mortal enemies, but I love you so much.
I close my eyes again and see your trademark half smile. I can't
believe we're together. You're really human now, and I caused it. I
wonder to myself if you're asleep right now, but I can feel you tuning
into my thoughts, and I know that you're as wide awake as I am. I'm so
glad that the P.T.B. decided to let us be together. I love you more
than you'll ever know. My Angel, my hero, the one who always rescued
me. I'll always stand by your side. I'd rather make love to you, than
have sex with anyone else in the world. You were my first, my only. My
one true love. When I died, you were so upset, but you cheered up when
Xander brought me back to life. My only reservation for leaving was,
not seeing you again. The first thing I remember seeing is your face
that night. I know it may sound corny, but I know we got a once in a
lifetime love. We are truly soulmates. That the P.T.B. sent you to me
for a job well done, to make me feel normal. I am so grateful to them
for sending you to me. I love you more that anything in this world.
I'm so glad I'm your wife. I can't wait until we start a family
together. I really do love you.
Your Forever Love,
Buffy.
Buffy I
Loves Love
Angel You
4-ever! 4-ever!
I turned off my lamp and went to my window. It stopped
raining. Finally, I can get some sleep. I walked over to my bed and
climbed in. I fell asleep.
I woke up at 8:30 in the morning to the sound of Willow
knocking on my door. Shit, I'd forgotten I'd locked it the night
before.
"Buffy, it's 8:30." Willow called from behind the door.
I walked over to the door and unlocked it. I opened it and
joked, "Thanks. Now give me the weather report."
"Ha. Ha. Ha. That's funny. I'll let you have your fun,
since you are getting to marry the love of your life." She said.
"How's Mom? Panicking?" I asked.
"You have no idea. She was more worried about you not being
up yet. Why'd you sleep so late?" Willow said.
"It was raining last night. I can't sleep when it rains." I
said.
"Why? Unless it's too personal." She said.
"No. It rained the night of my seventeenth birthday." I
said.
"I can always sleep better when it rains." Willow said.
"I can't. When it rains, I'm reminded of the night I lost
my virginity, and I wish Angel could be here to make love to me." I
said.
"Buffy, you're finally awake." Mom said.
"Yes, ma'am." I said.
"Why'd you sleep so late?" She asked.
"It rained last night. I can't sleep when it rains." I
said.
"Why?' She asked.
"It rained the night of my seventeenth birthday. The first
time Angel and I made love." I said.
"That's a good reason not to sleep. Remembering the first
time you made love to Angel." Mom said.
"I can't help it. It's been that way since the night after
my seventeenth birthday. He is too. I could feel him last night,
tuning into my thoughts. Which reminds me, Will, can you keep this safe
for me until the reception?" I said.
"Sure, what is it?" Willow asked.
"I wrote a letter to Angel last night, while it was raining.
I wanted to give it to him tonight, you know, before we make love for
the first as husband and wife, legally." I said.
"Oh, It's not in and envelope. Can we read it?" Mom said.
"I don't mind if you read it to yourselves." I said.
They unfolded the letter and read it.
"'I'm so glad that I'm your wife.'," Mom said.
"He's gonna read tonight, on our wedding night." I said.
"Oh, It was beautiful." Mom said.
"Do you think he'll like it?" I asked
"Oh, course. If it's from you, he'll love it." Willow said.
"Good. I hope he will. At least my mind is sated for what
is going down in a little while." I said.
"'Sated'. What does that mean?" Mom asked.
"I think you two already know what that means." I said.
"Did you see Angel last night?" Mom asked.
"No, we talked on the computer and on the phone." I said.
"Oh, okay. I know all I need to know. You were with him,
without being with him." Mom said. Willow looked confused.
"What are you talking about, Mrs. Summers?" Willow asked.
"Think a moment, Willow." Mom said.
"Oh. Oh. Oh. I get it. Like I always said. You're a
vixen, Buffy, a bold vixen." Willow said.
"When did you say that, Willow?" Mom said.
"Three years ago. When Angel became human." Willow said.
"Why?" Mom asked.
"Mom, are you sure you want to hear this?" I asked.
"Yes, I am. You may be getting married, but I'm still your
mother." She said.
"Angel and I made love at school, on several occasions." I
said.
"Is that all? I thought Willow meant you were doing drugs
in the bathroom at school." She said.
"You knew?" I asked.
"Rupert told me that he gave you and Angel carte blanche to
do whatever you wanted to do in the library." She said.
"Oh, so you're not mad?" I asked.
"No, you and he have been married since you were seventeen,
so no." She said.
"Did he tell you some of the details?" I asked.
"No, he didn't. You want to now?" She asked.
"Sure. There was one time Angel brought a picnic for he and
I, and he set it up in the stacks of the library. It was so romantic.
We made love behind the stacks that day." I said.
"I already knew about the picnic." She said.
"How?" I asked.
"How do you think Angel knew what to pack for your lunch?"
She asked.
"Oh, good point. The only person that knows about the next
one is Giles." I said.
"Oh, goody, a secret. I love secrets. The juicier the
better." Mom said.
"It was later that same day, and don't ask me how many times
in that one day we made love, because I don't know. Snyder had gotten
on to us for kissing in the hallway earlier that day. It wasn't even a
full on kiss. It was on the cheek. Anyway, We were behind the stacks
and we're making love again, and Snyder comes in the library, and nearly
caught us." I said.
"Buffy, you mean the principal almost caught you?" Willow
asked.
"What happened?" Mom asked.
"When he came in Giles said hi to him really loud so we'd
know. I pulled on my pants and all really quick. He readjusted
himself. I asked him what books I needed for a non-existent history
report on the Vietnam Conflict." I said.
"I can't believe Rupert didn't tell me that one. He told me
a lot of the times that you two were making love in the library. It had
to be sad for you when you blew up the school. All those memories you
and Angel had made in the library and the bathroom." Mom said.
"Yes, ma'am, it was sad, but we'll always have the
memories." I said.
"What time is it now?" Willow asked.
"9:30. We've got time. We'd better get to the beauty shop.
Shelby will be mad if we're late. She's doing our hair for free. She's
been a close family friend since we moved here." Mom said.
"Okay, Mom." I said grabbing my jeans off the bed and slid
them on. I grabbed my favorite Cartman tee-shirt. We headed out the
door.
We got to Shelby's at 9:45. We were early. Thank God, I
hope nothing goes wrong today, but you know as soon as someone utters
that phrase, something is gonna go wrong.
"Well, Top O' morning, Buffy, Joyce, Willow and Cordelia."
Shelby greeted us in her brogue accent. She is Mr. Callahan's wife.
"Hey, Shelby. How are you?" I asked.
"Can't complain. Wouldn't do me any good anyway. How are
you?" She said
"I'm great. I'm so happy. How's is Mr. Callahan today?" I
asked.
"John's as outgoing as ever. I can't seem to get him to
budge from the couch. Ever since you blew up the school, it's like he
has no purpose. I know you had to do it, but he's so depressed." Shelby
said.
"Is he here? I'd like to see him. Tell him thank you for
all he did for me back in high school. He always bent over backwards
for me." I said.
"Right through that door, Buffy. I'm sure seeing you will
cheer him up." Shelby said.
"Besides, the new school is gonna be finished by fall.
He'll be good by then." I said.
"Yep, maybe that'll be the thing that perks him right up."
She said.
I walked into the den where John was.
"Mr. Callahan, it's Buffy." I said.
"Buffy, one of my favorite ex-students. How have you been?
Come here to get your hair done?" He asked.
"Yes, sir." I said.
"What's with the formality? You can call me John. You're
not my student anymore." He said.
"Yes, sir." I said.
"You didn't answer my questions." He said.
"I'm great. Yes, sir, I did come to get my hair done. It's
a special day." I said.
"Oh, yeah, you and Angel finally tying the knot." He said.
"Yes, sir. Are you gonna come? I want you to be in the
front row, with your lovely wife." I said.
"I wouldn't miss it. You of my favorite ex-students is
getting married. I can't believe how well you've grown up, Buffy. One
minute, you're in my class, with a deer in headlights look, now you're
grown up and getting married. I'm happy for you. I heard that Snyder
isn't going to be the principal at the new school. Do you know why?" He
said. I guess he hadn't heard that Snyder got eaten by the mayor.
"Yes, sir. I know why. Principal Snyder is dead." I said.
"How?" He asked.
"The mayor ate him. It's a long story. It happened during
graduation." I said.
"And did you?" He asked.
"Yes, sir. Wasn't exactly top of the class, but I made it,
none the less." I said.
"Good. I'm glad to hear that you made it out of high school
alive." He said.
"Me too. I'll see you at the wedding, yes?" I said.
"I'll be there with bells on. Just kidding. I'll be there.
Don't you worry." He said rising from the couch and giving me a hug.
"I'll see you there." I said leaving the room.
"How is Mr. Callahan, Buffy?" Willow asked.
"He got off the couch and hugged me. He said he'd be at the
wedding." I said.
"He actually got off the couch?! I should have sent for you
sooner." Shelby said laughing. We all joined in.
"I can't wait. It's like a fairy tale. I found my soulmate
when I was a teenager. How often does that happen?" I said.
"Not often. Most of us only settle for arranged marriages.
I love John, but it didn't start out that way." She said as I settled
into the chair.
"You can do my hair how you like it. I'm easy to please." I
said.
"So am I. It doesn't matter, as long as I like it." Mom
said.
"Hear, Hear." I said.
"I'm glad to see y'all have such faith in me." She said.
"Well, I usually just wear my hair up. In my line of work,
you just don't have time for new hairstyles." I said.
"What do you do, Buffy?" Shelby said.
"Um... I don't think you'd believe me if I told you." I said.
"Try me. I've seen my share of strange things living on the
Hellmouth." Shelby said.
"'The Hellmouth'. You know we're on a Hellmouth." I said.
"Yes. Vampires, demons, and the other strange things I've
encountered. I've never encountered the slayer though." Shelby said.
"Consider yourself encountered. Pleasure to make your
acquaintance. I'm the slayer." I said.
"Buffy, you're the slayer, but you're so little." Shelby
said.
"I may be little, but I'm strong." I said.
"Good, I haven't seen a vampire in awhile, so good show."
She said.
"My fiancée used to be a vampire." I said.
"Angel was a vampire? How'd he become human, or is it too
personal for you to tell me?" She asked.
"No, I'm perfectly comfortable telling you what happened. I
was three years ago. I had just gotten out of the hospital. We went to
his place to pack up his things. We packed up his car, or rather he
did, I had to make a phone call. When we finally went out to his car we
well... you know, and he became human." I said.
"He became human because you two made love. That sounds
like a romance novel. It's so sweet. I think I'm gonna cry." She said.
"No, honey, don't do that. I have a strict policy that
nobody cries alone in my presence." I said.
"You gotta stop watching `Steel Magnolias'." Shelby said.
"Can't, it's my favorite movie. The close second is Fried
Green Tomatoes." I said.
"Going for a Southern Fried theme, are we? I can't
complain. They're my favorite movies too." Shelby said.
"Your name could have suggested that one, but you were born
before that movie came out." I said laughing. Everyone joined in the
laughter.
Shelby worked quick on my hair. Then set to work on Mom's.
"How hard is it being the slayer, Buffy?" Shelby said.
"Not hard. The toughest part is keeping my identity a
secret. No one needs to know. You can tell John, but no one else. I
don't want to forces of darkness hunting me down." I said.
"Done. No one will know. My lips are sealed." She said.
"Good. Let's just concentrate on the good points about
today." Mom said.
"I know. We're getting married. I'm out of school. Things
couldn't be better." I said.
"I know. I agree. It's so unreal that high school is
over." Willow said.
Shelby finished Mom's hair and, set t work on Willow. I
looked down at Deno. That's my watch. It has a hologram of a dragon
on it. Stupid, I know, calling my watch Deno, but I do. He said it was
12:30. I can't believe it's only an hour until I walk down the aisle
and say `I do' to my soulmate.
"What time is the wedding?" Shelby asked.
"1:30 at Sunnydale park." I said.
"Well, we'd better stop chatting, and get you to the park on
time." Shelby said.
"I can see the question forming in your mind, Shelby. Ask
it." I said.
"Why didn't you have it where you and Angel first met, or
where you hung out the most?" Shelby asked.
"I didn't want my wedding in the Bronze or in the middle of
a cemetery." I said.
"Good point." Shelby said.
Shelby got through with Willow's hair. Cordelia didn't
trust her enough to do her hair. Cordelia did her own hair. Needless
to say, it didn't look as good as ours. Shelby said that she and John
would see us at the wedding. We left and headed for Angel's old
apartment. It's pretty close to the park, Bronze and the hospital.
"Everything we need is here. I had Xander bring everything
here." I said to Mom, Willow and Cordelia.
We got dressed and headed for the park. The colors for the
wedding were purple and black. We had every purple flower and black
rose west of the Mississippi. When we arrived at the park, it was 1:15.
Don't ask me why, but Xander is gonna walk us both down the aisle, at
the same time. I didn't want dad at the wedding. I figure, he doesn't
visit, why invite him to my wedding. I saw Xander standing by a Poplar
tree.
"Hey, what's up, Xan man?" I said casually.
"I was beginning to worry that you all wouldn't show."
Xander said.
"Puhlease, me not show up to my own wedding. Not a chance
in hell, Xan man." I said.
"Why do you keep calling me Xan man?" He asked.
"Isn't that your nickname?" I asked.
"Yeah, but you only call me that when you are drunk or
stoned. Not that you've ever been stoned." Xander said.
"You've been drunk, Buffy?" Mom asked.
"It was only one time. Angel was there with me the whole
time. After the party, we snuck in the house, so you wouldn't find out
about it. A lot of damn good it did. Thanks, Xander." I said.
"Welcome." He joked.
"Buffy, I'm so disappointed in you, but you're a teenager.
You're gonna do things like that. What am I bitching for? After today,
you're somebody else's problem, not mine." Mom said.
"Mom! You're turning your back on me?" I said.
"No, I just wanted to make you feel a little bad. I'll
always be with you. You'll always be my baby, no matter how bad you
mess up." Mom said holding her arms open. I rushed into them hugging
her like I'd never see her again. When in reality, we are going on our
honeymoons together. Angel arranged for us all to go to Ireland, to his
hometown. Little did I know that wasn't the only surprise he had in
store for us.
Finally, 1:30. Time to get married. Angel and Giles had
taken their places at the `altar'. Xander linked arms with Mom and
myself, and we walked down the aisle. I looked out at all the faces in
the crowd. My favorite aunt, Kathy, even made it to the wedding. I
hadn't seen her since I was fifteen, since the divorce was finalized.
She's my Mom's sister. She lives in Alabama now, with her husband, Wade
and four kids James, Shelby, Lee, and Linda. Next to my cousin Celia,
who died, Linda is my favorite cousin. They used to live in L.A. with
us. After the divorce was finalized, they moved to a little town called
New Site, about an hour from Montgomery. Uncle Wade and my cousins even
came to the wedding. I thought they would just send a gift. We,
finally, made it to the `altar'. I looked into Angel's deep chocolate
eyes. It made me shiver. I'm so scared. I've never been this scared
before in my life. Not even the time the master killed me. I wasn't
scared that night, not a good example. The only thing that comes close
is the night of my seventeenth birthday, the night I gave Angel my
virginity. That isn't even really close. Xander let go of Mom first
and handed her to Giles. I turned to him. He was crying. He's still
in love with me. He finally realized, he'll never have me. I kissed
him on the cheek as he handed me to Angel.
"We are gathered here today to join these men and women in
holy matrimony. If there is anyone here who objects to the union of
Joyce and Rupert, speak now or forever hold your peace?" the minister
said. No one stood up. I hate this part of the ceremony.
"If there is anyone here who objects to the union of Buffy
and Angel, speak now or forever hold your peace?" He asked. I saw
Xander inhale. I glared at him, saying "Speak and die". He didn't say
a word. Everyone giggled at me glaring at Xander.
"Good, let's proceed. Joyce and Rupert will recite the
normal vows. Buffy and Angel have prepared their own. I'll let them
take it away. Who will start?" The minister said.
"Ladies first." Angel said.
"Angel, from the first day we met, I knew something was
amiss about you. But instead of dismissing it, I embraced it. We should
have been mortal enemies, you and I. Should have fought to the death a
lot of times, but instead chose to love each other. I'm so glad that I
had you through all the battles we've faced. In this cold and lonely
world, I had you to light my way and keep me warm at night. After
everything we've been through, we're still here, still together. After
all the obstacles that they threw our way, we made it. We've made it
through everything they threw at us. The demon mayor, the judge, Spike
and Drusilla, the anointed one, the master, after all of that, including
me dying, we're still here. I love you more than anything else in this
world. I'll do my best to be the best wife possible. I've had pretty
good role models in my life, Mom and Giles, Aunt Kathy and Uncle Wade. I
love you guys. I never knew what the term soulmate meant before you.
You are without a doubt my soulmate, my better half, my lover, my
friend, my savior. You were the one who always saved me when I needed
it, and for that I owe you my life. It's yours along with my eternal
love." I said.
"Wow, how do you expect me to follow that? Buffy, mi amour,
I love you more than anything. I, too, never knew the meaning of the
word soulmate before you. We have been through a lot, as recently as
yesterday. When we first met, I knew right away that I would get here
with you. In over 200 years of existence I've loved only one person,
you. Now that you're standing here with me, I know it was all worth it.
The fights, the making up, and almost getting caught a few times, love
really is the greatest emotion. Love saved me from an eternity of being
damned. It's because of your love that I'm human. My life also belongs
to you along with my eternal love." Angel said.
"Now, Angel repeat after me, I, Angel, take you Buffy, to be
my lawfully wedded wife." The minister said.
"I, Angel, take you, Buffy, to be my lawfully wedded wife."
He said.
"To love, honor, and obey," The minister said.
"Hey, wait a minute, nobody said I had to obey her." He
joked. I punched him lightly. Everybody laughed.
"To love, honor and obey," Angel said.
We got through the rest of that part. Mom and Giles said
their vows.
"Now I pronounce you and Buffy husband and wife Angel, you
may now kiss the bride." The minister said.
"Finally. Mine, forever." Angel growled as he kissed me.
"Now I pronounce you and Joyce husband and wife, Rupert, you
may now kiss your bride." He said. Giles kissed Mom lightly
"May I now present Angel and Buffy O'Daniel and Rupert and
Joyce Giles. What God had joined together, let no man tear asunder."
The minister said. We walked back down the aisle and headed this old
mansion on Crawford Street. Angel found this place and thought it was
perfect for the reception.
After everyone got to the mansion, we all sat around a big
table. Angel stood.
"Thank you all for coming. I'd like to say a few words to
my lovely wife. Buffy, I love you! No shocker there, if I didn't, I
wouldn't have married you. I can't wait for our life together to get
started. To Buffy and I, may we be together forever. One more thing,
that little house on Revello Drive is not gonna cut it anymore, now that
we are married. I hope you like this mansion, because it's our new
home. It's my wedding present to you, your mom and Giles. I figure
with all this room, we can all live together. On top of it, Mom and
Giles can watch our kids grow up this way." Angel said as everyone
raised their glasses.
"Thanks, for including us in this, Angel. I want you to
know, you've been like a son to me, since you and Buffy began dating.
I'd be honored to live with you and Buffy, and watch your kids grow up.
I'd like to say a few words to my lovely wife as well. Joyce, I love
you too. I love you the same way Angel loves Buffy. I, too, can't wait
for our life together to start. We kept our love a secret for a long
time. We didn't know how everyone would react to the fact that we are
together, but they took that news just fine. To Joyce and I, may we
also be together forever." Giles, or rather Dad said. I said when Mom
and Giles got married, I'd call him Dad.
Aunt Kathy called from the crowd to Mom and Dad, "Let's hope
this one works out this time. Hear, Hear."
Everyone laughed.
Willow stood up, "As you well know, the maid-of-honor has to
make a speech, so bear with me. I'm not good at public speaking.
Buffy, Angel, as your best friend, I've stood by you as your friend for
four years. I've seen the ups and downs in your relationship, first
hand. You guys were the `will they, won't they' couple of the decade.
I'm just glad you decided to give your forbidden love a chance. You
guys gave me hope that I would find my soulmate. I did. I'm glad you
gave me the chance to be there at the beginning of your relationship,
that you, Buffy, confided in me about everything you and Angel did, and
I mean everything. Let's all raise our glasses, the to soulmates, Buffy
and Angel, Joyce and Giles." Willow said.
"To soulmates." Everyone said.
"Now, I gotta make a speech, Ahh, man. Just kidding. It's
no secret that I never liked Angel. It's also no secret that I was in
love with Buffy at one point in time. I'm not anymore. She is with her
soulmate. I couldn't tear that apart, even if I wanted to. So, hears
to Buffy and Angel, may they live happily ever after. Same with Joyce
and Giles." He said.
"To Buffy and Angel, Joyce and Giles." They said.
"I've got something I'd like to do. Angel, I was listening
to the radio and heard a song that sounded exactly like the way I feel.
I went on-line and learned how to play it." I walked over and grabbed an
electric guitar from one of the band members.
"I'd like to play it for you all now. Angel, this is for
you." I said.
I began playing "Because You Love Me", By Jo Dee Messina.
Luckily the band was country music fans. They joined in.
"I DON'T KNOW HOW I SURVIVED, IN THIS COLD AND EMPTY WORLD
FOR ALL THIS TIME. I ONLY KNOW THAT I'M ALIVE, BECAUSE YOU LOVE ME.
WHEN I RECALL WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH THERE'S SOME THINGS I WISH I DIDN'T
DO. NOW I DO THE THINGS I DO BECAUSE YOU LOVE ME.
AND NOW THAT YOU'RE IN MY LIFE, I'M SO GLAD I'M ALIVE.
BECAUSE YOU SHOWED ME THE WAY AND I KNOW NOW HOW GOOD IT CAN BE, BECAUSE
YOU LOVE ME.
AND NOW THAT YOU'RE IN MY LIFE, I'M SO GLAD I'M ALIVE.
BECAUSE YOU SHOWED ME THE WAY, AND I KNOW HOW GOOD IT CAN BE, BECAUSE
YOU LOVE ME.
I BELIEVE IN THINGS UNSEEN. I BELIEVE IN THE MESSAGE OF A
DREAM. I BELIEVE IN WHAT YOU ARE, BECAUSE YO U LOVE ME.
WITH ALL MY HEART AND ALL MY SOUL. I'M LOVING YOU AND I
NEVER WILL LET GO. AND EVERYDAY I'LL LET IT SHOW, BECAUSE YOU LOVE ME.
BECAUSE YOU LOVE ME. OOHHH. BECAUSE YOU LOVE ME." I sang.
Applause filled the room. I handed the guitar back and went
back to my seat. Angel stood and hugged me. I looked up into his deep
chocolate eyes. He was crying.
"Buffy, that was beautiful. I love you." He said as he
kissed me.
Angel and I stood and walked over to the cake with Mom and
Dad. Mom and I cut a slice and smashed it in Angel's and Dad's faces.
Angel and Dad returned the favors. Everyone laughed. We took our
seats. It was getting close to the time we leave to go on our
honeymoon, but our plane doesn't leave until seven. I looked at Deno,
he said it was six. We still had an hour. The band played "It's Your
Love".
Angel and I stood and took our places on the dance floor.
Mom and Dad joined us too. We danced our first dance as husband and
wife.
Angel leaned over and whispered, "Now, you're stuck with me.
If I hear of you sleeping with anyone else, I'll kill you."
"And I'll do the same. You're really my soulmate. I don't
want to make love to anyone else, but you." I said.
"I know what you mean. I'd rather make love to you for the
rest of my life, rather than have sex with a thousand strangers." He
said.
I looked at Deno again. 6:30. Damn, this day seems like
one of the longest days of my life, with the exception of the day after
I lost my virginity.
"I'm ready to get this show on the road. That reminds me, I
wrote you a letter last night for you to read later on tonight. I hope
you like it. I'll get it from Willow right before we leave. I asked
her to hang onto it until we get ready to leave, which is in about 25
minutes." I said.
"When did you have time to write a letter? Lemme guess,
last night, when it was raining." He said.
"Yeah, you were awake too, I take it?" I said.
"Yes. You know, I can't sleep when it rains." He said.
"Me, either. When it rains, I'm reminded of when you were a
vampire, making love to me for the first time. I close my eyes when it
rains, and I can see it all. Everything that happened that night fills
my mind." I said.
"I know, me too." He said.
I looked at Deno again. He said it was 6:40 Finally, time
to throw the bouquet. Then, it will be time to leave.
"Time to throw the bouquet, Angel. I'm so ready." I said.
"Alright, everybody. You know what time it is. Time to
throw the bouquets." Xander said.
"Young, single girls, gather round." I said. I turned my
back and threw the bouquet over my left shoulder. Willow caught it with
no problem. Cordelia argues, to this day, that I threw it straight to
Willow.
"Young, single men, gather round. Time to throw the
garter." Xander said setting the microphone down and joining the crowd.
I sat in a chair while Angel teased and kissed my legs while pulling the
garter off. He stood up and turned his back. He threw the garter over
his left shoulder. Oz caught it with no problems.
"Single women, gather round. Wait, there aren't many of
you. Oh, well, all single women gather round." Xander said. Mom stood
and threw the bouquet over her left shoulder. Cordelia caught this one,
after fighting tooth and nail to get it.
"Not many single men either, so all single men gather
round." Xander said setting the microphone down again. Mom sat in a
chair while Dad teased and kissed her leg as he slid her garter off.
Dad stood and threw it over his left shoulder. Xander caught it.
Superstition tells us now that Willow and Oz will get married, and the
Xander and Cordelia will. I looked down at Deno. It was now 6:50.
Time to leave.
I walked over to Willow. She automatically knew why. She handed me
the letter.
"Alright, time to see off the happy couples. Everyone got
their rice." Xander said.
They throw the rice as we, I mean Angel, Dad, Mom, and
myself, ran to the limo. We climbed in and settled down.
"Hey, didn't you say that you wrote me a letter? May I have
it now?" Angel asked.
"I almost forgot. Here." I said handing him the letter.
He unfolded it and read. As he read, his eyes welled up
with tears.
"Buffy, this is too much. I knew you were awake last night,
but I didn't know you wrote something this beautiful." Angel said.
I skipped ahead again because, well you know just about
everything that happened. Angel and I got married. Mom and Dad did
too. You know I've started calling Giles, Dad, since he and Mom got
married. I'm pregnant. It's Angel's and my first time experiencing
this. I'm even more scared than on my wedding day. What if I don't
turn out to be a good parent.
"Mom, did you call Angel? He's at work." I said.
"Yes, he'll meet us at the hospital." She said.
"Where's Dad?" I said.
"He's at work with Angel. They'll meet us there." She said.
"You didn't call Father, did you?" I asked.
"No, he never bothered to show up when you were younger, why
would he bother now?" She asked.
"Good point. That was the main reason I didn't invite him
to the wedding. I wonder what he's gonna think when he finds out
another man has taken his place in our lives. Not only that, but he
also has a grandchild that he'll probably never see." I said.
"I don't know, but I'd like to be a fly on the wall when he
does." She said laughing. I was in too much pain to laugh.
Mom helped me get into her beat up old jeep. We drove to
the hospital. Mom ran to the emergency desk.
"Please can you help me? My daughter is in labor." Mom said
to the red-haired nurse. It was the same nurse that was on duty the
night Angel brought me to the hospital when I had the flu.
"I'll page Dr. Wilkinson. Dr. Wilkinson, to the E.R. stat."
She said over the loudspeaker.
"What's the problem? Mrs. Summers, it's good to see you
again." She said.
"I wish I could say the same." She said.
"What's wrong? Is it Buffy?" Dr. Wilkinson asked.
"She's in labor." Mom said.
"Labor?! I thought Angel was a vampire?" She said.
"Long story. Short version is they made love again after
Buffy got out of the hospital and Angel became human. Last year, she
and Angel got married, now she's pregnant. She expecting twins. She's
in the car." Mom said.
"I need a wheelchair. We got a pregnant woman outside in
active labor." Dr. Wilkinson said.
They ran out to the car. I was doing my breathing.
"Where in the hell is Angel? He should have been here by
now." I yelled.
The car door opened. I expected to see Mom and the doctor.
It was Dad and Angel.
"Oh, honey, I'm sorry. The new principal is worse than
Snyder, he wouldn't let us go." Angel said picking me up out of the car.
He began walking to the hospital entrance. We were met by
Mom and Dr. Wilkinson.
"Buffy, nice to see you again. I hear you're having twins."
Dr. Wilkinson said as Angel put me in the wheelchair.
"Dad, could you get Mr. Gordo and my bag from the car?" I
asked Dad.
"Sure, sweetie, No problem." Dad said.
They wheeled me into the hospital's emergency room. Angel
picked me up and placed me on a gurney. Dad came rushing in the
emergency room carrying Mr. Gordo and my bag.
"Dad, give me Mr. Gordo. I need something soft to cuddle."
I said weakly. He handed me the stuffed pig.
"Don't worry, baby. I'm right here. I'm not going
anywhere." Angel said holding my hand.
"We need to get her in the delivery room, now." Dr.
Wilkinson said.
"May I go in there with her?" Angel asked.
"Of course, you can, Angel. You're the father, so yes." Dr.
Wilkinson said.
"Good." He said.
"Angel..." I said.
"I'm here, mi amour. I'm here. I'm not going anywhere."
Angel said.
They wheeled me up to the delivery room. Angel never let go
of my hand.
"Alright, Buffy, I need you to push, okay?" Dr. Wilkinson
said.
I nodded. I began pushing. I was in so much pain.
"Good, Good. That's good, Buffy. Stop." Dr. Wilkinson
said.
I stopped and rested.
"Your doing fine, baby." Angel said lightly kissing my
forehead.
"I need you to start pushing again." She said.
Twenty-six hours later
"Buffy, one more push, and the first one will be here." She
said.
"I can't. I'm too tired." I said.
"Buffy, you can do this. I believe in you." Angel said
lightly kissing my forehead. He took a towel and wiped the sweat off my
forehead.
"Okay." I said. I started pushing again. The first baby
was here.
"It's a girl." She said.
"We've got a little girl." Angel said lightly rubbing my
forehead.
"Okay, Buffy. I need you to push again. The next one is
ready to be born." She said.
I pushed again. The second baby was here.
"It's a boy." She said.
"I've got a son?" Angel said.
"Yeah, you do." Dr. Wilkinson said.
"Oh, man. I'm tired." I said.
"We're not through yet. We've still got the after-birth."
She said.
I pushed one last time to get rid of the after-birth.
"You can rest now. Would you like to hold your babies?" Dr.
Wilkinson said.
"Yes, please." I said.
"Here." She handed me the babies.
"Oh, Buffy. They're so beautiful. I love you." Angel said.
"I love you, too." I said.
"Have you picked out names?" Dr. Wilkinson said.
"Oh, right. I almost forgot in the fatigue. I think for
the boy will be Angel William O'Daniel Jr.. For the girl Alexandra
Leigh O'Daniel. What do you think, honey?" I said.
"I think that is beautiful. So it is. Oh, Buffy, I just hope we're good
parents." Angel said.
"Now remember you two, you can't make love for six weeks.
Don't worry, you will be. And so new life begins." Dr. Wilkinson said.
THE END