"Immortal Beloved..." CXXVIII...

PG-13

Disclaimer: If ya are fan-fic writers, where's your disclaimers? Disclaimers? We ain't got no disclaimers...I don' need to show you no stinkin'...No, Joss, no...I make no claims, put that thing down!...

It's all yours and ME's...

Spoilers for Angel to the bitter end...Flee at once!...

Summary: Though the standard IB format, one of (128) versions of events following the end of Angel S5 episodes from "Girl in Question" through to "Not Fade Away" and beyond... (Not a continuous story, though some are multipart...)

Archived (soon) at the 'Normal' Buffyverse page of the Buffy Rebecca verse at -https://www.angelfire.com/zine2/buffyrebecca/index.html, scroll down to "Immortal Beloved" series ...

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"Yes, put her through…Hello, Buffy…What?..."

"Yes, I've seen the papers…" Giles eyes paper in hand… "…I'm sorry about Angel…I…"

"Well, Buffy…As Chairman of the Council, I must consider all potential risks to our Slayers and I did have good reason to think…"

"If I'd truly wanted Angel dead, Buffy…After all, dear, I could have ordered the local California Slayers to leave LA…And they were decisive in…What?...Well…Buffy, I'm sorry he didn't tell you himself but I think Angel made his decision long ago…Frankly dear, I never really thought…What do you mean, 'take a close look'?..."

Eyes photo over story… "Famed CEO of former Wolfram-Hart weds…"…Angel in wedding tux, Nina in bridal dress on arm, beaming for camera…Young Connor to the side looking very content…Some slight rather mousy girl to his right, holding his arm…A beaming young black man beside her…

Some slight fellow to Angel's left…

"Well…The girl…Nina What'shername?...Is a brunette, but she doesn't look anything like Drus…What?...Buffy, I really don't think there's any need for…Shit!..." he stared again at the slight blonde-brown haired figure next to Angel uncomfortably in tux reluctantly smiling at camera…

Damn…

Still…There's no reason she should think…

"Sorry my dear…Well, yes…It does look vaguely like Spike, but... My dear, really…"

"Are you accusing me of?...That's hardly fair, Buffy…Even if he were back, somehow…Highly unlikely, dear…Do you really think Andrew and I would have…?"

He blinked at the phone...

Never knew she knew words like that...

"Buffy...Now you know Mr. Wells always had a tendency to exagg...What?...What do you mean if it's 'ok by the Vice-President of the US'?...Under what?...Buffy?...You left Andrew where?..."

"Dear, really…Buffy…Would you please calm down?...What do you mean the First was more honest with you?...Buffy?...Hello, Buffy?..."

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