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Midnight Red
By Starswirl M.
Pochacco989(at)hotmail.com

Summary: Angelus toys with Buffy.
Disclaimer: I don’t own any of the characters, except the ones that are invented. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the property of Joss Whedon, WB, Mutant Enemy, and so on . . . anything that is similar to any other fan fiction is TOTALLY coincidental. (I borrowed one or so scenes only to create a mood, I give full credit to the writers and junk if I can remember their names, please don’t sue.)
Author's Notes: I hope you enjoy the following fan fiction. Comments or suggestions will be greatly appreciated =) This fan fiction starts sometime after Angel has turned evil . . .

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Prologue

"WOOHOOO!!!! A trip to Egypt all expenses paid!! Now that’s what I call Social Studying" Xander Harris exclaimed at the beginning of lunch.

"Don’t you realize it’ sort of weird that Principal Snyder would let Mr. Earlingson take the whole class to Egypt for a Social Studies project." Willow said as she pulled out an apple from her lunch bag.

"I say enjoy it. Besides I can use a vacation from you know what and who." Buffy said in relieve.

"Well, I still think it weird."

"Willow, you worry to much. Sit back and enjoy the ride." Xander said with his mouth full.

The trio talked for a while then Buffy remembered that she had to go to her regular training.

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Part 1

Buffy walked happily to the library. Giles was reading a book as Buffy walked in.

"Giles? Oh Giles? Where are you?"

"Ahh! Buffy, I didn’t hear you come in. It’ only 12:15. Your training doesn’t start until 12:45. How come your so early today?" Giles wondered.

"Oh I thought I’d make up the late minutes. Besides, I’ in a very good mood today."

"Anything that might have triggered your happiness?"

"We’re going Egypt next week! I’m SO excited!" Buffy exclaimed.

"What?!? It’s only been a couple of month of school, and your going on vacation?"

"No, it’s part of our Social Studies. The whole class will be going on an all expenses paid trip to Egypt for 3 weeks." Explained Buffy.

"You can’t go though. What about slaying? And your other studies?"

"Giles, they will be providing the homework and stuff. Drucilla, Spike and Angelus . . . well they won’t do much damage since I trashed there place." Recalling her last fight with the trio. "Please, Please, Please can I go?" Buffy gave Giles the pout.

Giles hesitated then said "Fine, and as you say have fun."

They trained and Buffy went reluctantly back to her classes. But Nothing seemed to spoil her good mood.

Later on Giles noticed she said 'Angelus', instead of Angel.

After School, Buffy went home and found a note left by her mom. Which read:

Buffy,

I’ll be late tonight. I just got called to work a night shift. Don’t wait up. Dinner’s in the fridge. It’s chicken casserole.

Love,
Mom

"Hmm . . . 5th time this week." Buffy said out loud.

When Joyce came home at 2 in the morning Buffy was sleeping on the couch in front of the TV.

"Buffy dear? Wake up. Go back to your room and sleep okay?" Joyce said gently.

Buffy did what she was told and went up the sleeps clumsily. As she climbed into bed she saw a dark and mysterious figure. Alert, Buffy reached for a stake. It was Angel. But it was too late, the haunting figure disappeared.

The next day....

"Buffy! Wake up! It’s time for school!" Joyce shouted as Buffy dragged herself down the stairs with an orange-colored slip.

"Mom, I’m awake. I think. Well for our Social Studies we get to go on a 3 week, all expenses paid trip to Egypt. And the homework and junk will be sent along. Um... All I need is parental consent." Buffy handed the slip to her mom.

"Are you sure there’s nothing else? I would let you go, but I’m a little worried about the chaperones, there are going to be some right?"

"Don’t worry mom. It would probably be much more strict then and army base."

"All right, you can go, now hurry up, your late!" Joyce said as she signed the parental consent form.

Buffy grabbed a slice of toast and said as she went out the door " Thanks Mom!"

The next week was plentiful. Buffy and her friends were frantically packing and getting ready for their trip. Finally the day came and Buffy and her Socials class flew first-class to Egypt. Once there, they were directed to their hotel rooms. The hotel was very luxurious, the lobby alone was beautifully decorated, with bright glass paned windows and maroon velvet carpet. As Buffy approached their room, she stood in awe since the room was more like a house, there were 2 identical individual wooden canopy beds with small delicate carvings on it and red velvet sheets, along with ravishing furniture and the same maroon carpet, it looked like it would have cost a fortune to stay there. Buffy got stuck with Cordelia; Willow was with Serena, a new transfer student who was the cheerful kind; and Xander was with Josh, a quiet cutie who played center for the Sunnydale basketball team. Once in the rooms, Cordelia started to unpack.

"Look we’re going to spend a whole 3 weeks together in the same room, let’s try to get along" Buffy said in a threatening voice.

In a mouse like voice, the frightened Cordelia squeaked "Okay"

Later that night.....

Night had kicked in and Buffy couldn’t sleep with the continuous snoring of Cordelia. Buffy lied wide awake trying not to let her head explode from the noise. It was freezing and Buffy went to close the window. Just as she did, she saw a dark figure by the window.

Trying not to wake Cordelia up, as it there were such, she called out "Who’s there?"

Nothing replied. Buffy began to think that she was hallucinating from the lack of sleep. She heard a whisper. "The slayer lives.....but the guardian spirit will die."

"Who’s there?" Buffy called out a little louder.

".... his might shall vanish." The whisper came again. "By the light of 39. His time will come. I warn you now and will warn again. Slayer be gone or face Obilvon, almighty Master of Illusions and Memories."

The figure vanished. Buffy looked around and decided to call Giles. Buffy got dressed and went down to the lounge. As she dialed Gile’s number, she forgot he was at school.

"Giles? it's me Buffy."

"Buffy? How’s your trip."

"Not so well, I think. I just received a visit from this figure and it warned me. I think it's warning me to go back home or else he'll bring harm to my guardian spirit." In much horror, Buffy realized that the guardian spirit was Giles! "Ohmigod! It’s you!"

"Me? What? You’re in Egypt and so is this mysterious chap. He can’t be in two places at once."

"I suppose so. Sorry to interrupt you, it was probably a strange dream anyways. But I still want you to be careful.... just in case."

"Alright now. What time is it now in Egypt, er... 2:34 in the morning? You should get some sleep Buffy. And if you do have another visit by the figure call me right away."

"Okay Giles you’re on to something. Tell me."

"It’s nothing. I’m going to do some research on this and if there is another threat, I want to be in touch. Have a nice trip. Oh! It’s Principal Snyder, gotta go now, bye!"

Buffy went back up to her room and quietly slipped into bed when she saw another figure smaller than the one she saw before. She jumped up and was prepared to fight. The small figure jumped into the room with glowing eyes. Then it , "meowed," softly and Buffy felt stupid because she was all powered up to fight... a black cat.... no a kitten? The cat moved near Buffy and Buffy picked it up and put it on her lap. The kitty purred and fell asleep. Buffy put the cat on the floor and went to sleep herself.

The next morning when Buffy woke up, the small kitten still was asleep on the carpet beside her bed. It was still pretty early so Buffy took a shower, got dressed and went to the lobby of the hotel. As the elevator door opened she saw Angel. She was shocked and couldn’t understand Angel being there, since it had been a bright sunny day and the glass paned windows of the lobby shone radiantly.

"Buffy" was all Angel said.

Reacting, Buffy kicked him down and quickly reached for a stake.

"No, that won’t work." Angel said.

Still holding the stake and on top of him, Buffy asked "What do you want?"

"I want you, my love. I’ve missed you" Angel still had his non-vamp face.

Not fooled, Buffy stabbed the stake through Angel’s heart. Instead of turning to dust, Angel’s eyes were closed and nothing had happened to him. Buffy found that very strange. Angel’s eye opened again and they were then on the boat deck of their final goodbye. She was still on top of Angel as the distant image of her and Angel standing on the boat deck replayed in the background. (this scene includes 2 pairs of Buffy and Angel.... Sorry for my confusion in wording) They were at the moment where Angel was giving Buffy a claddagh ring.

"It’s beautiful" Said Buffy as she saw the ring.

"My people....Before I changed.....they exchanged this as a sign of devotion. It’s a claddagh righ. The Hands represent friendship, the crown represents loyalty, and the heart.... Well, you know.... Wear it with the heart pointing towards you, it means you belong to somebody." Angel explained.

The scene faded and another sequence started. Now it was really Buffy interacting. The sequence was of Angel turning into dust, after Drucilla stabbed Angel in the heart with a stake.

"Angel!!!! NO!!!" Buffy cried as she woke up to a peaceful morning, not counting Cordelia, surrounding.

It was all a dream, Buffy said to herself. Then she decided she didn’t want to sleep anymore, so she took a shower, got dressed and went down to the lobby for a drink. When the elevator doors opened, she felt a brush of relief sweeping over her and once again reassured herself that it was all a dream.

That day she went sight seeing and had a fabulous time. That night at dinner, Buffy got a call.

"Ms. Summers, you have an urgent telephone call, it’s family." Said the waiter and he directed her to the front desk.

Thinking it was her mom, she practically ran to the front desk.

"Mom? What is it? What’s wrong?" Buffy asked with a queasy feeling in her stomach.

"Buffy calm down, I wanted to see how you were doing, I’m coming over you know." It was Angel. "I finally tracked you down thanks to your beloved watcher. You know family should keep in touch, and well after that night. I consider myself quite a part of it. Be expecting me my dear." The line went dead.

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