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Rating: NC-17
Disclaimer: I own nothing. All the characters belong to the creator Joss Whedon and Fox Networks, Mutant Enemy, UPN and WB.
Pairing: Willow/Angelus {Other pairings may vary but I don’t know who yet}
Summary: Everyone tries to figure out how and why their lives have changed.
Note/Spoiler: This story jumps around a bit, it is from Angelus in season 2, Anya and Xander season 6, Dawn stealing season 6, Buffy's mum season 5.
Special Thanks: Michelle for beta reading for me. She has a lot of patience….lol
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~Prologue~
Willow slowly walked down the street to Buffy’s house. She was dragging a little because she had a lot on her mind. It was almost sunset and even if she was dragging, she wasn’t crazy. Willow knew she needed to be indoors before sunset. No one was safe outside their homes at night lately, unless they were as skilled as a vampire slayer. Willow had been going to see Buffy everyday for the pass five months now. She was trying to help Buffy adjust to this new life of hers. All of them really needed to adjust to their new lives. Everyone had fallen apart and seemed to go their own way for a while. Their lives had all been turned upside down and everyone needed time apart.
Willow thought about the new things in their lives as she continued towards her best friend's house. First and probably worst of all was Angel, Buffy’s boyfriend, well now he was her ex boyfriend. Angel was turned to the new jack ass of Sunnydale; Angelus. He was running a muck and doing everything in his power to make Buffy suffer for making him feel human again. He was doing a good job because Buffy was a mess at everything. She was sloppy at her slaying and she had almost gotten killed fighting the last vampire.
Anya was also on a rampage, the gang was lucky, except for Xander, because he was the one she was on the rampage with. Xander had stood her up at the alter on their wedding day. Anya was hurt so bad about the loss that she begged and begged the demons until they made her a vengeance demon again. But it didn’t help her much because she couldn’t place a curse on him herself. Anya tried to trick everyone to place a curse on Xander but no one would. After that she had given up and she tried to do it herself, without the use of magic.
Another problem was Dawn. Everyone had found out that Dawn had been stealing and was hanging out with vampires. Dawn thought that no one wanted to be with her. She began to not care anymore and she started sneaking out at night to hang with vampires. Once Buffy found out about it she called their dad to come and get Dawn for awhile.
One night, as Buffy patrolled, she saw that Spike and Dru were back in town and had reunited with Angelus at the mansion. Angelus had moved them there after Giles burned down their factory, but who could blame him. Angelus had killed Jenny and placed her in his bed for fun.
Since Jenny's death, Giles was in a bigger mess than Buffy and he wasn’t doing his watcher duties properly. He barely did them at all.
Buffy’s mother's condition had worsen. She went into a coma and was admitted back to the hospital. Oz had left Willow for another werewolf and……ENOUGH……I think you get the picture. Now asked yourself this……could the Scooby gang be in worst shape?
Willow sighed unhappily as she walked down the walkway heading up to Buffy’s front door. She tried to get herself together a little. Willow wasn’t too sad about Oz, but she knew if she let any of her feelings show about anything, Buffy would feel worse herself and that wasn’t the reason for her trips to Buffy's house everyday. The purpose was to help the slayer get back on her feet and find a way to stop Angelus before he killed again.
~Part: 1~
Buffy turned and looked towards the door, as she heard someone knocking on it. She inhaled as she stood slowly from the couch and went to answer it. She had a feeling who it was. She wasn’t mad that her best friend wanted her to feel better about things but Willow had problems of her own to think about and she wasn’t dealing with them at all. Buffy finally exhaled, as she put on the best smile she could and opened the front door.
“Hey Wil,” Buffy greeted as chipper as she could.
“Hey Buffy,” Willow greeted as Buffy turned and walked back into the house. Willow shook her head a little knowing the Buffy was trying to make her think that everything was fine, when in fact she knew that her best friend was falling apart, but she did put on a good act. “How are you doing?” Willow asked as they sat down on the couch in Buffy’s front room.
“I can’t tell you Willow,” Buffy spoke not knowing what to say. “My mom is still in a coma after the doctors messed up her surgery. They told me that she may not wake up. Angelus is doing everything in his power to make me miserable,” Buffy told Willow but stopped when she felt tears in her eyes. She didn’t want to cry in front of Willow again.
“I know Buffy, everything seems to be falling apart,” Willow spoke. “Everyone is having a hard time lately. I think I even saw Xander being chased by Anya the other night and I didn’t even help. I didn’t really want too because it was his fault.”
“I can understand that. If it wasn't for the fact that vampires and demon killed people, I wouldn’t do any slaying for a while. I would have done what Cordelia did when she found out Angelus was here,” Buffy said as she stared at the television that wasn’t on. “I would have went away to France like she did.”
”I know but running away from your problems won’t help,” Willow comfort.
“That’s true,” Buffy spoke looking back at Willow. “I am sorry about Oz,” Buffy blurted out changing the subject.
Willow chuckled knowing that Buffy was only trying to make her feel better the best way she knew how.
“It’s alright Buffy. I'm destined to be a virgin and alone for the rest of my life,” Willow tried to smiled as she spoke.
“No you're not. One day you are going to meet a man that will show you what love is all about,” Buffy assured. Buffy couldn’t help but look down as she continued, “At this point in time I wish I still was one, and then I wouldn’t have to worry about Angelus.”
“Don’t say that Buffy. You and Angel are…….were in love. Neither of you knew about the curse.”
“Yeah but look at him now. My love for him killed him and now Giles wants me to kill him because he killed Jenny. Spike and Dru are back in town….and Dawn…….whew, I am not even going to say what’s going through that child's mind since mom has been in that damn coma. I am so confused. I don’t know when my day starts and when it ends.”
Willow didn’t comment she just watched as her best friend tried to deal with this new life. She will have to deal with her own problems later.
Mansion
“Angelus, what are you going to do about this slayer of yours?” Spike asked as he walked into the front room.
“What do you mean Spike?” Angelus asked getting a little annoyed at his child asking him these types of questions.
“I know you have been out of the game for a while now, mate, but we still kill people. We don’t leave bodies of the Slayer's friends lying around for fun, because when you do that the only thing you are doing is making us have one very pissed off slayer on our hands.”
“Don’t push me Spike. I know what I am doing. I am just waiting for the right time,” Angelus spoke.
“Yesss….my Angelus has a plan doesn’t he?” Dru asked walking from behind Spike and stood in the living room with them.
“You know me well, Dru baby,” Angelus answered.
“Well it might be nice if we knew about it,” Spike asked.
Angelus smiled and he looked at spike as he let one word roll off his tongue, “Willow.”
“What about her? She's one of the slayer's lapdogs just like you were,” Spike spoke, but before those words were out of his mouth, Angelus growled and was in front of Spike in seconds.
“Look Spike, *Angel* was the slayer's lapdog not me and it would do best to remember that *boy*.” Angelus looked at Spike knowing that he understood him. Angelus smirked as he continued, “But I have something for our little slayer. I will kidnap Willow and that will make her even more vulnerable than she is now. Once she realizes that she can't save her best friend than that should give us enough advantage over her. We should be able to kill her easily. But the one thing I want her to do is suffer first.” He told them as he walked off a little.
“Sounds like a great plan Angelus, but neither Dru nor I are babysitting this chick,” Spike stated looking at Dru. “We have our own plans.”
“I wouldn’t ask you to Spike. You don’t know enough about how to torture a human and keep them alive at the same time.”
“Whatever,” Spike replied.
“Spike, my boy, you don’t really know how to torture anybody,” Angelus teased as he walked up to Dru and smiled as he moved behind her. Without another word he slowly let his hand caress her breast as he pulled her back up against him. “Isn’t that right Dru?” Angelus asked, knowing this would make Spike mad.
Dru purred as she pushed back up against Angelus wanting to feel him. She was a little disappointed when she felt that her Angelus didn’t have an erection. She knew Angelus was the type that was always ready, but she knew that he was probably only playing with her to make her Spike jealous again.
Angelus continued to play with her breast with one hand while he moved the other one slowly down, making Spike growl a little. “Dru!” Angelus called out again as he began to caress her through her dress, which finally made his cock twitch a little. Dru moaned and pushed back a little more. “Can Spike torture you like I can?” He asked.
“No, my Angelus,” Dru spoke the truth. Spike was nowhere near as talented as Angelus, but Spike was getting better. With just one touch she wanted nothing more than Angelus to tear her clothes off and take her right in front of Spike, and then she wanted Spike to punish her later for letting him do it.
“I knew he couldn't…….You know Dru, I am a little agitated. Why don’t you see if you can release some....ummm…….frustration for me,” Angelus spoke as he stopped his ministrations all at once.
Dru pouted a little. She wanted Angelus to fuck her, not for her to give him a blow job. She sighed but obeyed, as she turned and looked into Angelus' eyes, knowing what he wanted. She smiled as she pushed Angelus backwards until he touched the couch. Dru dropped down to her knees quickly and unzipped his leather pants without hesitation. Angelus smiled knowing that this aggravated Spike more than anything. Angelus really didn’t want Dru, he just loved doing this.
Dru took out his cock and licked her lips before she begin to suck it softly, bringing it to full attention. Angelus growled as she did this and placed his hand on her shoulder squeezing it slightly.
Spike on the other hand watched in anger. He mumbled low, ‘how he wished he had a stake at that moment’, before turning to walk out.
“Stay right there boy,” Angelus growled and then moaned as Dru bobbed her head up and down on his cock bringing him closer and closer.
Spike stopped but didn’t turn around.
“Watch!” Angelus snapped.
Spike took an unneeded breath before turning around. His dead heart couldn’t take watching Dru sucking Angelus like she was. She was supposed to do him and him only.
After Angelus saw that Spike was watching her, he closed his eyes and let Dru continue. After a couple of minutes, Angelus growled loudly as he came. He grabbed Dru’s head so that she would drank every bit of him.
After Dru finished cleaning him, he pushed her back slightly. Angelus placed his softened cock back into his pants and zipped them up. Dru stood licking her lips, unsatisfied.
{Spikey would have to take care of that for me later} She thought. Her daddy wasn’t playing nice. He was her sire and he hasn’t slept with her since he came back, he only had the slayer and revenge on his mind. All he wanted her to do is suck him.
“I see you still know how to take orders….Spike,” Angelus spoke.
“Yes,” Spike answered still not moving yet. He couldn’t at the moment, because of Angelus and Dru’s arousal; he was hard and ready himself.
“I would show you again how to do a woman, but I don’t have the time,” Angelus said as he walked up to Spike. “I just did that to let you know, that if I wanted you and Dru to do nothing but watch Willow all day and night, then that is what you would do. If I told you to, you will watch her just as you watched then………got it,” Angelus snapped.
“Yes sir,” Spike stood as Angelus circled him.
Dru smiled, bouncing like a little child, as she watched them. She loved it when Angelus did this, it let them knew who was in charge. She stopped smiling when she heard the telephone ringing. She walked over to the table and answered the phone.
“Hello,” she answered. Dru listened, as the person on the other end greeted her and asked for Angelus. “Daddy it’s for you,” she told Angelus. Angelus finally stopped circling Spike. He looked at Spike once more before walking up to Dru and grabbing the phone.
“Yes,” he answered. “WHAT!.....why in the hell is it there...........ok just hold it for me and I’ll send someone to get it.”
“What is it Angelus,” Dru asked.
“Acathla was delivered to the wrong place,” Angelus explained.
“Sorry to hear that mate, looks like you're going on a little road trip.”
“Nope….you two are,” Angelus corrected.
“What!” Spike almost shouted. “Why us….that is your destruction toy,” he wined. He didn’t want to go on a trip already. They had just got back together.
“Because I need to be here to finish off my plan. You two on the other hand need to go to England and get Acathla for me,” Angelus answered and looked at Spike letting him know he wanted him to go right then.
“Now,” He finally spoke knowing that he had to be specific with his child.
“Alright, alright, we'll go,” Spike said, knowing that Angelus meant what he said.
“I mean tonight,” Angelus said. Spike looked at Angelus and was going to speak, but stopped when he saw the look in Angelus' eyes.
“Tonight,” Spike repeated.
“Goodie,” Dru said jumping up and down again. “Me and Spikey are going on a trip….I can’t wait to tell Miss Edith about this,” Dru sung as she ran upstairs to start packing.
“That is one crazy bitch,” Angelus told Spike.
“You made her that way,” Spike responded as he walked in the direction Dru ran off.
“Yes I did,” Angelus responded to no one in particular as he strolled out the door and into the night to try to put his plan into action.
~Part: 2~
Summer’s House
“Buffy what time are you going patrolling?” Willow asked, as Buffy finally seemed to calm down.
“Around eight, then I am going to the library afterward,” she told Willow.
“Great I will probably meet you at the library later,” Willow said as she stood getting off the couch.
“Ok,” Buffy asked as she walked her to the door. “Do you want me to walk you home? It’s dark already.”
“Nahhhhhh…I can still see some light in the distance. About time it’s completely dark, I should be home.”
“Alright bye Willow,” Buffy said from the door.
“Oh Buffy, can I go patrolling with you later?” Willow asked, knowing it will be dangerous for her to be out, but she wanted to go.
“It’s too dangerous,” Buffy told her.
“I know but I need to burn off some extra frustration,” Willow looked at Buffy, who looked as if she was going to say no. “I promise to be careful.”
Buffy sighed. She didn’t want to put Willow in any danger, but it has been awhile since they went out patrolling and Angelus was being quite.
“Okay, I will pick you up from your house around eight fifteen,” Buffy told her.
“Great! I will be ready,” Willow told Buffy as she walked off.
***
Buffy walked back into the house and up to her sister’s room. She knocked on the door, but walked in before she answered.
“Dawn,” Buffy called out.
Dawn took the headphones down and looked at her sister.
“What Buffy,” she snapped.
“I am,” Buffy stopped talking when Dawn cut in. “I know….I know…you are going patrolling and you don’t want me sneaking out or letting any vampires in. I know the drill, just leave,” Dawn snapped.
“I didn’t do this to you Dawn, you did this to yourself.”
“Well you don’t have to worry about me anymore, because dad is on his way to pick me up,” Dawn said as she sat up in the bed.
“It’s for your own good,” Buffy tried to explained.
Dawn looked at Buffy and snapped. “Get the hell out of my room Buffy.”
Buffy tensed up but did say anything. Her and Dawn had been arguing a lot lately and she just wasn’t in the mood for that.
{What’s up with the Summer’s girls and liking vampires} Buffy thought to herself as she grabbed her jacket and walked out the house.
***
Buffy slowly walked to Willow’s house keeping her slaying detector up high, just in case Angelus or someone else was around.
Buffy knocked on Willow’s door. Willow opened the door and Buffy smiled at her best friend.
“Hey Buffy,” Willow greeted.
“Ready to go?” Buffy asked.
“Yep, just let me get my bag and we are off,” Willow said walking back into the house. She grabbed her bag and headed back out the door.
They walked silently until Willow thought of something to tell Buffy. “Hey Buffy you know that cute guy Riley, he asked me about you the other day.”
“Who?” Buffy asked looking at Willow.
“Riley Finn…you know tall man looks like he works out a lot,” Willow described.
“Oh! I know him. Why is he asking about me?”
“Well he thinks you're cute and he wants to go out with you,” Willow told her.
Buffy looked at Willow strangely.
“What! I asked him why he wanted to know if you were dating someone and he told me.”
“I bet you didn’t say I was,” Buffy teased.
“I said you were available and you are,” Willow told her.
“I don’t think so Willow it's only been…,” Buffy stopped talking.
“What five months now. You have to get over Angel because he is gone and life moves on,” Willow told her. {I wonder where that came from} Willow thought. They sat and talked awhile in the grave yard.
“I don’t think so…..,” Buffy was stopped by a vampire running up to her and pushing her over a tombstone.
Willow was shocked, because she didn’t see it coming. She reached into her bag to grabbed a stake, but the vampire growled and pushed her back, making her fall and hit her head on a tombstone.
The vampire walked purposefully towards Buffy, making her scowl at him as she stood. She looked around to see Willow trying to get up.
“Angelus is gonna take such pleasure in taming the both of you,” the vampire spoke as he walked up to Buffy. She punched him in the face, knocking him back a few feet.
“I don’t think so,” Buffy said as she kicked at him, but he grabbed her leg and pushed her back. As he walked back up to her it gave Buffy the perfect opportunity to kick him in the shins, which didn't affect him. He picked her up off the ground by her neck. As she struggled to breathe, the vampire suddenly looked wide eyed at Buffy as he arched up then burst into dust. Buffy fell to the ground holding her neck. When she looked up she spotted Willow smiling down at her.
“Told you I am here to help,” Willow teased as Buffy stood.
“Yeah but I think we better get to the library and get you fixed up,” Buffy told her as she watched the blood tickle down Willow’s face.
“I am fine,” Willow told her as she wiped the blood off. “Are you alright?” Willow asked.
“Yeah…let’s go,” Buffy suggested. Willow grabbed her bag and walked behind Buffy as they headed to the library.
***
Angelus quickly undressed as he walked back into the mansion. He was in a bad mood. He had spotted Willow and Buffy patrolling and sent that idiot to go and distract Buffy. He had done a great job by knocking Willow out. That could have given him the chance to kidnap Willow without Buffy knowing it. It also meant no screaming, but before he made a move, Angelus spotted Willow getting up off the ground and staking the vampire with no problem.
He followed them to the library to see if he could get another chance, but once they were inside he left.
Angelus walked into his bathroom turning on his shower.
"Well, I'll have plenty more chances," he said to himself as he walked into the shower.
Angelus stepped into the shower and placed his hands on the wall, letting the water wet his hair. After he showered he grabbed his towel and walked out of the bathroom.
"What do you want Anya? I never gave you permission to enter my home, let alone my room" Angelus snapped as he walked back into his room.
Anya looked at Angelus as he walked out of the shower. He was wet and he looked yummy to her. She shook her head not thinking about sex at the moment, but Angelus was making it hard.
"No hello," she spoke from his bed.
"If you don't have anything to tell me, I guarantee that you'll never hear another hello from anyone," he threatened.
"I came to help," she said, as she stood walking up to just out of arms reach of Angelus.
Angelus smirked smelling her arousal. He always had that effect on women.
"And how do you think *you* can help me?"
"I am here to help with whatever plan you have for the slayer and her friends. I want to help you with whatever it is..... as long as Xander dies," she told him.
Angelus thought about it for a second. He did hear about Anya and what that idiot boy did on their wedding day, but he doubted that Buffy would go this low to get him or would she?
"I don't think so....leave," he stressed. She was, or probably still is, one of the Scooby’s pets.
"Please Angelus; you know that I am here only for me. I don't care what it is I will help you."
Angelus thought about it for a second. He walked up to her.
"You help me....ummmm.....kidnap Willow without anyone knowing and I promise you that boy will die the slow agonizing death you want," he promised her.
Anya moved back a step, who knew what Angelus could do to her?
"No problem.... I can go to her house just before sunset and start a conversation with her about Xander. I will ask her to go for a walk with me or something and that will give you the chance to kidnap her."
"That could work, but if you tell anyone about it.....I will break your neck."
"Now why would I do that," Anya spoke walking up to Angelus, trying to show that she wasn't here to scam him.
Angelus watched her poor excuse for seduction. He let her place her hands around his neck and tried to pull him down for a kiss. Angelus growled and grabbed her hand.
"Anya what would make you think, I would even want you?" He asked holding her hands tight so she couldn't let go.
"I....I...I'm sorry," she told him.
Angelus didn’t respond, he just grabbed her hand and slowly eased it down the front of his towel. Anya thought that he was just joking about his earlier remark and was going to give her some sex. Angelus was known around the world wide as a very talented lover.
As her hand came into contact with his soften cock through his towel, Anya moaned a little.
"You feel that," Angelus teased.
"Yes," she answered.
"Then you should know that you don't turn me on at all," he said pushing her back slightly. "Now go and I will meet you both in the cemetery at nine tonight. You fuck me around Anya and I will show you what slow death is all about, way before I show that boy of yours," he growled.
Anya stumbled back a few feet, feeling hurt.
"Leave now before I kill you for entering my house," he stressed as he walked off to get dressed.
~Part: 3~
Library……..same night
"What happened to you two?" Giles asked as Buffy and Willow walked into the library. As he observed them he could see that Buffy seem to be pretty beat up and Willow had blood on her face. He thought about it, but assumed that Buffy wouldn’t be crazy enough to take Willow patrolling with her.
"We got attacked," Buffy explained as she walked up to get the first aid kit.
"We....as in you and Willow?" Xander jumped in getting upset.
"Yes," Buffy snapped as she walked back up to Willow, who was sitting down at the table.
Willow was getting a little dizzy. She was tired and wanted to go home, but Buffy wanted to come here since it was closer. Willow's head snapped in the direction of Xander as she heard him begin to yell.
"Why in the hell did you let her go hunting with you Buffy while Angelus is running free?" Xander yelled and looked at Willow, "And why in the hell are you going patrolling while that maniac is roaming Sunnydale?" He asked Willow before Buffy answered his first question.
"Relax Xander," Giles told him. "Buffy. I'm sure, will have a good reason that she allowed Willow to walk around Sunnydale while that killer Angelus, who may I add needs to be killed, is *still* running around."
Buffy almost snapped at both of them. Willow could see that Buffy wanted to say something but was holding it in. She just continued to clean the wound on her face without a word.
"I asked to go with Buffy, you two it's not Buffy's fault," Willow spoke for her.
"That doesn't make it right….she should have told you no," Giles told Willow.
Buffy finally closed the kit and turned to look at Giles.
"Look Giles, I know you want me to kill Angelus and I am working on it. I couldn't before, but I can now. I knew it was dangerous for Willow and I told her that, but she wanted to go patrolling with me," she explained. "Anyway, *you* are the one that said Angelus has been quiet lately, so I thought it would be alright," She finally spoke before standing up.
"I know I did Buffy, but you are already in enough danger. I don't want you to pull others into that with you."
Buffy almost exploded as she took the information the wrong way. "So what you are saying is that I can be in danger and you don't care?"
"That's not what I meant Buffy."
"Then explain," Buffy snapped. "Are you saying that you don't care what danger I am in as long as I kill Angelus? I was in love with Angel and now that man that I love is gone and I have to deal with a demon walking around in his body everyday. I just need some time. I know you want me to kill him because he killed Jenny and I am planning on doing that the next time I see him," Buffy explained to them nearly in tears.
"I didn't mean it like that Buffy. I do take your feelings into consideration."
"I'm glad," she told him as she walked back over to grab her bag. "I am going back patrolling. Giles would you drop them off home?"
“Of course Buffy……are you sure you need to go patrolling again?"
"Yes. I have a job to do, don't I?" She spat. "I'll call you tomorrow Willow," she said as she walked out of the doors before Willow had a chance to speak.
As the doors of the library swung shut, Willow looked at Xander then to Giles.
"That didn't go too well. What happen with you two?" Xander asked.
"A vampire surprised us," she told him. "Oh! And I killed him," Willow cheerfully spoke.
"That's good Willow," Giles finally spoke after Buffy's departure.
"Thanks," she said as she touched her head, feeling the tender spot and hissing in pain.
Her hissing made Xander look at her again. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah, I hit my head when the vampire pushed me."
"Did he hurt you badly?" Giles asked.
"Not too bad. He just said something to us that made me think that Angelus sent him there."
"What did he say Willow?"
She looked down as to remember his exact words. "Oh!" she jumped remembering, "He said something like Angelus is going to take such pleasure in taming us both," she told them.
Giles let the words play around in his head knowing that Angelus has to be up to something. "I don't want either of you to be out alone at night. Angelus has something planned, I just know it."
"You don't have to worry about me," Xander told them.
"Me either," Willow spoke. "I don't think I can take anymore concussions."
With that settled Giles told them to pack up and he will drop them off home. Researching could wait until another day.
***
Buffy walked for hours looking for Angelus. When she came to the park she sat down on the swing and began to swing backwards and forwards. What the hell was everyone’s problem? She loved Willow like a sister and she didn’t want her to get hurt, she didn’t want any of them to get hurt.
Angelus was here to stay and she had to kill him. Buffy sighed coming to that conclusion. Why did he have to have the face of her lover? If would be much easier if he was just another vampire, but no he had to have the face of her Angel, her lover. Buffy held back the tears as she swung a little more to get her mind at ease.
"What are you doing out alone?" A voice startled her.
Buffy jumped up grabbing the stake in her pocket. She turned around ready to strike, only to look into the face of Riley.
"You scared me," She told him, letting go of the stake in her pocket.
"Sorry," he apologized. "I just wanted to know what where you doing out so late at night *alone*.
"Oh...nothing but clearing my head," she lied.
{Not like I can tell him I am a vampire slayer} she thought.
"Care if I clear my head with you?" He asked.
Buffy chuckle. "Well I was getting ready to getting ready to go home
for the night."
"Can I drive you home?"
Buffy thought about it and smiled. It had been months since Angel and it was time to move on.
"Yes," she answered.
Buffy followed him back to his car. As he drove Buffy home, she told him about her relationship with Angel, while leaving out all the vampire and soul losing parts.
After they made it to the house Riley asked her out, but she refused. She told him that she wasn't quite ready yet. He accepted it but made a promise to himself to not give up on her.
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