~*Together*~

By: Sarah Latta(Crystal Dawn)

The Deal: This comes after '...True Love'. Once again, no time has passed since then.

Note: You need to read 'You Never Just Forget...' and '...True Love' to understand what's going on.

**Do I know you from somewhere

Why do you leave me wanting more

Why do all the things I say

Sound like the stupid things I said before

Kiss me I'm dying

Put your hand on my skin

I close my eyes

I need to make a connection

I'm walking on a thin line

I close my eyes

I close my eyes

Do I know you from somewhere

Why do you leave me wanting more

Why do all the things I say

Sound like the stupid things I said before

Touch me I'm trying

To see inside of your soul

I've got this thing

I want to make a correction

I'm not like this all the time

You've got this thing

You've got this thing

Do I know you from somewhere

Why do you leave me wanting more

Why do all the things I say

Sound like the stupid things I said before

Kiss me I'm dying

Put your hand on my skin

I close my eyes

I need to have your protection

I close my eyes

I close your eyes

Do I know you from somewhere

Why do you leave me wanting more

Why do all the things I say

Sound like the stupid things I said before

Do I know you from somewhere

Why do you leave me wanting more

Why do all the things I say

Sound like the stupid things I said before

Kiss me I'm dying

Touch me I'm trying

I'm not like this all the time

I'm not like this all the time

Put your hand on my skin

Put your hand on my skin

Put your hand on my skin

Touch me I'm trying

Put your hand on my skin

Put your hand on my skin

I'm not like this all the time

I'm not like this all the time

I'm not like this all the time**

-'Skin', Madonna

Demeter: Buffy's apartment
She awoke in the bed of her apartment, for a moment thinking it had all been a dream. Until she felt the arms that enfolded her in a gentle, protective embrace. Angel.. it had all happened. His soul was now permanent, and they'd come to her apartment and made love. They could finally free the dreams they'd kept inside for so long. She'd dreamt of this day, knowing it would probably never come. She sighed with joy, with a feeling that this was *so* right. Within Angel's arms she felt at home, safe, at peace...everything good she could possibly feel. Home is where the heart is, and her heart was here. She nuzzle her head against the cool skin of his chest. He was her guardian angel, he always would be.

Demeter: Clara's Noise(A few days later)
They danced silently to the sound of the music at the club, finding great joy in just being together. She smiled up at him, which he returned with a smile of his own. She had told Seth about them, and he had taken it pretty hard. She couldn't blame him; they'd been together for two years before she'd told him that she was in love with someone else. She highly doubted they'd still be friends. Willow and Xander had found out shortly after, when she'd brought Angel to the club with her. They'd been surprised - shocked even - but were happy for the two once they'd explained the whole soul-permanence thing. And now here they were, swaying together to the sound of the soft music coming from onstage.
"Angel?" she said, breaking their comfortable state of silence.
"Mmm?" he replied. She looked up into his eyes, which were shining with love.
"I love you." she told him. He held her close to him, and she buried her head in his shoulder.
"I love you too." he whispered softly to her. They continued to dance all through the night, happy that they could now have everything they had ever wanted together...they could have their love.

THE END

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