Author: Willow Love
Disclaimer: All characters of BTVS are copyright of Joss Whedon. I’m just borrowing them : )
Characters: Buffy, Angel, and old friend of Buffys from LA
Story: When Buffys old fling from LA suddenly appears at Angels door step, Buffy is asked to make the most difficult decision of her life.
Season: 2 or 3 I’m not sure...Probably the season Jenny died
Rating: PG
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The moon was full and shinning beautifully on the yet calm night of Sunnydale, California. For Buffy Summers, the slayers job was was never calm. "Quick Willow stake the one behind you!" Buffy yelled to her best friend Willow Rosenburg. Oz her boyfriend, who was changing with the full moon and Willow had quickly agreed to patrol with Buffy while Oz, as Cordelia called it, getting all grr. Willow twirled around fast and staked the vampire behind her. "Thanks" She told her friend with a smile. " No problem...quiet night though" Buffy said with a sigh. "Wanna go get a coffee or something Buff"? "No thanks, Wills. I need to go check up on Angel". "Still not feeling any better"? Willow said while giggling. "Will I just need to go check on him OK"?! Buffy said to her friend while turning the other way and walking away fast. "Um...see you later then...I guess" Willow said while turning towards home.
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As Buffy walked slowly towards Angels mansion her mind wandered back to Willow. She really hadn’t meant to be so mean to Willow. After all, she was her best friend. " I really need to see Angel" Buffy mumbled under her breath. She sighed. Why did she have to sneak off to Angels mansion like this!? If only Giles could just forgive Angel. She knew that while Angel was Angelus that he had tried to kill Willow and had killed Jenny Calendar. It was hard for all of them to accept at first. It was harder for Willow and Giles then it had been for any of them. Willow had forgiven Angel, now why couldn’t Giles!?! She sighed again. She would be in the arms of her Angel in only a few minutes and that was all that really mattered to her at the moment.
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Angels expression only showed how happy he was. He couldn’t wait for his Buffy to get there. He had just finished his nightly patrol and was walking home as fast as he could. He knew that if he had a true heart that it would be beating hard against his broad chest. He thought to himself for a moment stopping suddenly in his tracks. His Buffy? He really did love her. As Angel approached his mansion he looked oddly at the front door. There a young boy was banging loudly at the door. He could tell that the young boy was scared. He was shaking hard and bits of sweat and blood fell from his forehead. As came close to the boy he twirled around and held a stake to Angels heart. " Who are you?" Angel asked the boy while taking the stake from his hand and braking it in half. " My name is Pike" the boy answered back.
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As Buffy reached Angels mansion her eyes skimmed her surroundings. She could see a young looking blonde vampire who they called Spike with his insane girlfriend, Drusilla, lurking around in the shadows. No doubt that they were looking for humans to sire, but Buffy didn’t care. All that mattered to her was being in the arms of Angel. As Buffy opened the door she looked around. Angel was no where in sight. She decided to search the entire house until she finally found him. He was nuzzled into his chair and looking blankly into the air. " There you are" she said and walked over to him and kissed him softly on the cheek. Then she heard it. A young boy had said her name and Buffy knew they weren’t alone. She quickly turned around. There sitting on the couch was Pike. He had question in his voice and Buffy began to worry. "Pike" !?! " Wh..why are you here" "Do you two know each other" Angel said interrupting Buffy in mid sentence. " I knew him from Los Angeles Angel. I haven’t seen him in forever. We us...used to date." Pike slowly walked over to Buffy and held her hand and kissed it. " I missed you Buffy. When you left my world just ended. The story we had started just couldn’t end the way it did. That's why I’m doing this" He then got to his knees and pulled out a small silver box. He opened it up to her and showed her the engagement ring inside. " I know we are still young, but would you Buffy Summers...Marry me? Please" Angel suddenly jumped to his feet. He looked at the boy and then back to Buffy. Buffy saw Angel watching her and turned back to Pike. " I..I..I...dunno Pike..I just don’t know" Buffy said while turning and running out of the house ,with tears falling down her cheeks, and all the way home and to her room. She needed to call Willow. And fast!
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Angel looked up at the ceiling of his roof. He was lying in his bed wishing that he could just sleep and forget the horrible night. He had let Pike stay the night in the guestroom, and now the boy was busily trying to avoid Angel by going out for "coffee". Angel knew then at the moment what he needed to do. He picked up the phone and dialed Buffys number. It was Saturday and Angel knew that Buffy would probably be in bed slipping away the weekend. When she picked up the phone Angel knew that he was right about her sleeping. He smiled thinking about her then realized that she had answered the phone and said hello about three times already. " Buffy, its Angel. I think we need to talk" "Yeah we do Angel, but not right now. I need my time to think" "Buffy wait" Angel said into the phone while running his hand through the sides of his hair. "I think you know what you need to do. You need to talk to Pike and tell him how we feel about each other". " Angel...what exactly is it you love about me" Buffy wondered. " Well, I love you! Just the way you move. The way you turn from sweet innocent girl to slayer just in the drop of a hat! I love you Buffy, Isn’t that all that matters!?" Buffy sighed and managed to find a smile. She wondered if Angel really did love her. But yet she loved him. She also loved Pike. She always had. " I have to go now Angel. I’ll see you and Pike tonight after patrol." She said then hanging up the phone. Angel hung up his phone and lied his head against his pillow. He knew who she really loved. Or did he?!
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Pike and Angel both sat quietly drinking there hot drinks when Buffy barged thorough the door, loudly. They both turned to watch her as she entered the room and plopped down on Angels uncomfortable couch. She mumbled something to herself and looked up to see them both looking at her. Buffy looked at Angel and then back to Pike. She knew what she had to do now. Tears started to come to her eyes as she looked at them both. " I choose...Pike" she said quietly, hoping that neither of them had heard her. Pike, however, did and jumped quickly to his feet. A big smile came across his face as he gently laid his tea down on the table. As he walked to Buffy Angel stood to his feet. He had heard Buffy and was too surprised and amazed at what she had said and didn’t say a word. Buffy turned to see Angel, the tears and hurt showing in his eyes. He wiped the tears from them and walked slowly towards Buffy and Pike. " I’m sorry" she told him while moving away. " But I had to choose. I have always loved Pike. And I will never stop loving him, or you! But Angel you just loved me for what I did and not for who I was. I had choose." "I love you Angel but every story has its end. Now Ares ends here" She said to him while holding onto Pikes warm, comforting hand wan walked quietly walked into the dead night streets leaving behind Angel to gather his thoughts.
The End
