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Disclaimer: Okay, the usual BS. THe characters aren't mine, they belong to Joss and Mutant Enemy. The song Rumor has it belongs to Reba McIntyre.
Rating: G
Category: W/A
Summary: Buffy's POV on something that she has overheard.
Special thanks to ladyfae as usual for always being there.
Feedback, please send me some. I so crave it, especially after the day that I have had.
Author's Note: Okay, this is the fourth in an yet untitled series of songfics chronicling the love of Angel and Willow.
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I overheard a conversation
Your name was mentioned in
But they didn't talk about us
Only her again
I entered the library and I saw the two of you sitting there, she diligently typing away at her computer and you talking to Giles. The two of you weren't even that close, not even looking at each other and I couldn't help but think about what I had just heard. It couldn't have been about the two of you, but how many gorgeous men are there that are named Angel. They must have heard your name from Cordelia when she was still hanging out with them.
They said that they couldn't believe that the little hacker had managed to get you to love her, even if the two of you were never actually seen in public. That it was so obvious that the two of you were in love, that it radiated off of you in waves. They had to be wrong. It was me that you loved. They must have just misinterpreted everything. Right? But if that was the case, why had I heard this rumor before.
I didn't want to listen
But I hung on every word
They said some things
I wish I hadn't heard
You know how you pass a car wreck and you know you shouldn't look, but you still do. That's exactly how I felt. I mean, I knew that I shouldn't have eavesdropped, but I couldn't help myself. I wanted to hear what they were saying, to make sure that I had heard them correctly the first time. They were talking about seeing the two of you at some movie last week. I know that two of you hang out, I mean you are friends after all, and I wasn't jealous because I mean, I love her and all but why would anyone choose her over me. They were said that the two of you were holding hands the entire time. Even sitting in the back row. They joked about how little of the movie the two of you had actually seen.
Ohh rumor has it, she has you
Ohh, rumor has it, you love her it too
Oh talk is cheap but the price it high,
when its true
Oh rumor has it, she has you
The two of you have never given me any indication that you care about each other with anything other than friendship. She always was there listening to my problems whenever I needed a shoulder to cry on. Usually it was about you, but lately, I have to admit, she hasn't been around as much. Oz told us about her breaking up with him. Were you the reason? Is she why you won't give us another chance? That's the only thing I can think about. But why? I mean, I am the love of your life, how can you give it to her.
This town's so small a whisper
Can be heard a mile away
And people here will gossip
When there's nothing else to say
When it comes to this school, even when you aren't in you still know all the secrets. And there are always secrets and people more than willing to talk about them. Harmony only starts the gossip mill. I heard her in the cafeteria. I'm not sure if she knew I was right behind her, maybe she did and that's why she was saying what she was saying. I mean, it was semi-common knowledge that the two of us were together. We used to go to the Bronze, occasionally and I'm pretty sure Cordelia told them about us. Maybe that's why Harmony started the rumor. Just to make me upset. That must be it. Like I said, we were meant to be together. You and I. She isn't the type of person that you would ever be interested in, but that still doesn't stop this nagging feeling that I have in the back of my mind, because Harmony wasn't the first one.
I wouldn't have believed my ears
But I see it in your eyes
Those stories going round this town aren't lies
What was that? What was that look that you just gave Willow when Giles went over to Xander and the others. I saw the tenderness in them. The love. That's not possible. I refuse to believe that you would share that look with someone other than me. And I'm afraid that if I truly believe that look was what I had seen, then maybe I had heard correctly and that scares the hell out of me. The glance was only brief, just long enough to see that you had feelings for her. It hurts. I don't want to see it. I want to wipe away the past few months, prevent you and her from becoming close. I want you to be with me and only me. I am the person that is right for you. I'll make you see that, rumors be damned.
Rumor has it she has you
Rumor has it you love her too
Ohh talk is cheap but the price if high
When it's true
Rumor has it she has you
Okay, I guess I've put off entering the library long enough. I still hope that I'm wrong about the two of you. I mean, if you haven't told me about the two of you, then you can't be all that serious. You aren't the type to give your heart away freely. Everyone used to say that every time you looked at me, they could tell that there was something between us and I have never seen that look between the two of you. That is the reason why, despite all that I have heard I know that they are wrong. You look up as I enter and I wonder about what I see on your face. I head over to the table, greeting everyone as I go, including her. I reach over to give you a kiss, but you pull away. You walk over to her and put a hand on her shoulder as she turns away from what she is working on. My heart breaks as I realize that the rumors were true. I see it now in the way that you touch her.
Ohhhh, rumor has it
She has you.
"Everyone, there's something that me and Angel have been wanting to tell you," she starts. She sees my face grow ashen as the reality of what I had been denying begins to invade my mind. Oz grows stiff. Giles and Xander look over at the two of you, waiting for your announcement.
"We've wanted to tell you before but never knew how, but we don't want to keep it a secret anymore."
Please no more, I don't think I can handle it if I actually hear the words come from you. I'm not strong enough. I'll break. Please don't say it. You and she stand next to each other and I watch as you take her hand in hers.
"Angel and I are in love. We have been together for awhile now but never found the right time to tell you. And there's more."
More. Isn't this enough, what more can there be. The next words out of your mouth bring my world crashing down around me.
"My soul is permanent. No more happiness clause." The five people in
the library stared as Buffy fainted to the ground.
The End
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