Angel/IWRU quotes




ILL REMEMBER YOU--ANGEL SHOW...
Angel: "Because I need it to level my desk. (Bends down to stick the tip of it under one of the table's legs) The floor is uneven. (Straightens up with a smirk) You two thought.." Cordy: "Doyle did. You know how he jumps to conclusions, - 'cause you saw Buffy." Angel: "It wasn't a social call. I was there to protect her. I stayed out of sight. She didn't even know I was there." Cordy: "Really? (Angel nods) So you avoided her." Angel: "Look, Buffy will always going to be a part of me, and that's never going to change. But she's human and I'm (Frowns and looks down) - not. And that's also never going to change. We said our good-byes, no need to stir any of this up again." Cordy: "You don't want to 'stir', but if my ex came to town and was all stalking me in the shadows and then left and then didn't even say 'hello' I'd be.." Buffy from the open door: "A little upset. (Angel looks at her, his mouth dropping open) Wouldn't you?" Intro. Cordy: "Buffy! - Buffy's here - in town. - What brings you to.." Buffy: "I came to see my father. (Looks over at Angel) Thought I'd stop by." Cordy with a fake laugh: "What a surprise!" Buffy: "Cordelia how are you?" Cordy: "Good. I'm good. You?" Buffy looks at Angel: "I've been better." Cordy: "Uh-huh. - Well, this is Doyle. And he gets visions of people in trouble." Doyle: "Nice to make your.." Cordy takes his arm and pulls him out of the office: "And this is us leaving you two alone." Buffy closes the door behind them then turns back to Angel, who's having trouble meeting her eyes. Angel: "Well, umm, it's good to.. Can I get you anything?" Buffy: "How about - an explanation? - Who do you think you are coming to my town and following me around behind my back?" Angel: "I'm sorry." Buffy: "What is this? Some new torment you cooked up just for me?" Angel: "No, I don't want to torment.." Buffy: "What is it? You can see me, but I can't see you? What are we playing here?" Angel: "We're not. I'm not playing anything. I wrestled with this decision.." Buffy: "Which you made without me." Angel: "I tried to do what I thought was right. It's complicated how this all happened, Buffy, you know? It's kind of a long story." Buffy: "You're new sidekick had a vision, I was in it, you came to Sunnydale?" Angel: "Okay, maybe not that long." Buffy: "You didn't feel that I was important enough to even tell me that you were there." Angel looks at her: "I'm trying to explain. It's because I felt that you're important that I didn't tell you." Buffy: "I'm a big girl now, Angel. I'm not in High School anymore. A lot has happened in my life since you left." Angel: "I know. I respect that." Buffy: "And I don't need you skulking around, trying to protect me. (Angel looks away, and Buffy looks down) Unless, of course, I'm in some gigantic fight to the death, which - I was last night. That was you, helping me, wasn't it?" Angel: "I was in the neighborhood - skulking."

IWRY CONT
Cut to Angel and Buffy. Angel: "I'm sorry if I handled this wrong. I mean, what else was I supposed to do?" Buffy: "I don't know. - I just know that when you're around, whether I see you or not, - I feel you - inside - and it throws me." Angel: "Throws me, too." Buffy: "So let's just stick to the plan. We keep our distance until a lot of time has passed. Given enough time we should be able to.." Angel: "Forget?' Buffy: "Yeah. - So, I'm gonna go - start forgetting." As Buffy turns to go a green skinned Samurai demon with a curved sword and a red jewel in his forehead crashes through the window behind Angel and attacks him. Angel barely avoids the first stroke of his sword by rolling across his desk. Buffy: "Angel!" Buffy kicks the demon back against the wall, Angel comes up and throws an ax at it. Cut to Cordy and Doyle about to leave the office. They hear the fight.

Cut to Buffy and Angel fighting the Samurai. Angel slides across the floor, picking up the demon's sword and stabs it in the gut while it is still wrestling with Buffy. Some of its fluorescent green blood runs down the sword onto Angel's hand. The demon jumps back causing Buffy to land on top of Angel, pulls the sword out and jumps out of the window. Angel and Buffy stare at each other as they slowly untangle themselves and get up. Buffy: "Friend of yours?" Angel: "Never saw it before." Buffy: "It was rude. We should go kill it." Angel: "I'm free." Buffy: "Got somewhere I can change?" Cut to Angel and Buffy tracking it through the sewer tunnels. Angel: "It's heading towards the ocean." Buffy: "Are you sure?" Angel: "It's wounded. I can smell its blood." Buffy: "Oh. Great. - Handy skill. (Angel stops to look at her as she continues on) Maybe if your crack staff hadn't run off at the first sign of trouble they could have helped us with some research. Find out what this thing is and why it wants to kill us." Something rustles and Buffy spins around, stake in hand. Angel: "It's just a rat. - So, you can put that down. (She lowers the stake slowly) It's not a vampire. I don't know why you brought that anyway." Buffy: "Because I know how to use it. Besides it's a lot handier then your fighting ax." Angel: "Unless he chops it in two and maybe takes some of your hand with it." Buffy: "Look can we just get on with the hunting? I'd like to get this over with before dark." Angel: "I can handle this myself." Buffy: "You bailed me out last night. I'd like us to be even.' Angel walks past her: "We're keeping score now." Buffy looking around: "Are you getting anything? Because I sure smell sewer. (Angel touches a green spot on the wall of a tunnel junction, smells his fingers, then heads down that tunnel) Tunnel number one it is." Cut to Angel emerging out of the mouth of a tunnel. He's blinking his eyes, frowning. Buffy: "Angel? You okay?" Angel: "I feel weird.' Buffy with a sigh: "I know. I do, too. I mean, I only came to see you so I could tell you face-to-face not to see me - face-to-face anymore, - and I know there is a fly in the logic ointment here somewhere, but.. The next thing I knew we're being attacked by this mutant ninja demon thing, and then we're on the floor on top of each other, and it's just really confusing being around you." Angel with a slight grimace: "No, I meant I felt weird from the demons blood. (Looks down at his hand) It's powerful." Buffy looks away: "Oh. Okay. (Turns to walk on quickly) Let's just rewind Buffy's little outburst and pretend it never happened." Angel: "No. I-It is confusing. And I.. When we're apart - it's easier. (Buffy stares at him) It hurts - every day. But I live with it. (He slowly steps closer to her) And now you're - you're right here - and I can actually reach out.. and - it's more then confusing - it's unbearable." Buffy inches closer to him: "But we have to bear, right? I mean, what else can we do? It doesn't work with us. It can't." Angel: "No, I-I can't give you a life, or a future or anything a real girl would want." Buffy inching closer: "No matter how much we miss each other." Angel: "Or what we feel in the moment." Buffy: "If we let something happen here - we'd want more. - And nothing's changed. We'd only end up having to leave each other again." Angel: "And that's the best case scenario." Buffy: "Oh, boy. (Turns away) I was really jonesing for another heartbreaking sewer talk." Angel: "I'm sorry." Buffy turns back to him angry: "You know, I'm actually on the brink of something back home. I'm actually heading towards a pretty good life now that.." Angel: "I'm out of the picture. - That's why I left. I want you to have it." Buffy: "Could we just - find this thing and get this finished? (Sees rungs leading up) What if it went up?" Angel: "Into the day, where it knows I can't follow." Buffy gets ready to go up: "But I can." Angel: "Uh, I..(Reaches out to touch her then balls his hand up into a fist and pulls it back) I don't want you going after it alone." Buffy: "Look, it's best all around if we just split up. I can handle it." Angel after a beat: "There's a dive on Second near Beach, The Lone Bar. Demons go there sometimes when they need to get patched up." Buffy starts to climb: "Got it." Angel: "Be careful."

Angel pours some tea: "Would you like some more?" Buffy: "No, thank you." Angel: "I'm really sorry I kissed you like that." Buffy: "You are?" Angel: "Well, not for the kiss itself.." Buffy sighs: "Good. I mean, 'cause - as far as kisses go I thought it was well above average." Angel: "It was incredible. I just - I-I think, maybe we'd be asking for trouble rushing back into things. (Buffy looks at him) Not that I don't want to - rush. Believe me, I do." Buffy: "Right. You spoke to the Oracles and they said you were cured for good. But how do we know that they really speak for the Powers? I mean they could be - pranksters." Angel: "Or there could be another loophole." Buffy: "Exactly. And then the two of us would be in even deeper and it's 'grr' all over again." Angel: "It would be smart to wait a while. See if this mortal thing takes." Buffy: "Exactly. And even if it does, it's still complicated." Angel: "You're still the Slayer. And I'm not sure what I am now. I don't know what my purpose is. I can't just wedge myself into your life back in Sunnydale. It wouldn't be good for either of us. Not to mention the fact that you just started college. And what about slaying. I mean, if you had me to worry about, you might not be as focused." Buffy: "Are you going to pull out a pie chart on me now? Because I get it, it's not necessary." Angel gets up with a sigh and moves to the chair next to her: "I'm not saying I don't want you. You know how much.. I'm just saying it's worth the wait to be sure this is right. I need to be sure you won't get hurt again." Buffy gets up: "You know it's a good thing I didn't fantasize about you turning human only about 10 zillion times, because today would have been a real let down. - So how does the mature plan go? You call me? I call you? What?" Angel gets up and steps over to her: "We stay in touch - just not.." Buffy: "Literally. - Funny. (They stare at each other, then Buffy walks past him) Okay, I'd better.." Angel turns to look after her: "Right. Remove the temptation." Buffy spins back towards him: "So, we'll - talk soon." Buffy puts her hand on top of his on the counter. They both stare down at their hands. Angel turns his hand to grab hers then reaches out and pulls her into a kiss. They stumble up against the fridge and Buffy jumps up to wrap her legs around his waist. Still kissing, Angel carries her over to the kitchen table, sweeps the stuff on it on the floor and lays her down on it. Cut to later. Buffy yells: "Peanut butter, preferably crunchy!" Angel's head pops up above the door of the fridge: "I got it." His arms piled with food he makes his way back to the bedroom with some strategically placed props all that's preserving his dignity. He dumps the stuff on the bed and slips under the sheet. Buffy wearing a black robe smiles at him: "The perfect yum. (Angel feeds her a spoon of ice cream) Mmm, this is a dream. You're human for like a minute and already there is Cookie-dough-fudge-mint-chip in the fridge." Angel: "God, I love food." Buffy feeds him some ice cream on a chocolate waffle: "Food is good." They kiss. Angel: "Why didn't you ever tell me about chocolate and peanut butter?" Buffy: "Well, I figured if your vamp taste buds couldn't really savor it, then it would only hurt you, you know? By the way, I'm over the whole needing to be mature thing. That time you just spent in the kitchen? That was enough time apart." Angel with a smile: "Too much." They kiss and some ice cream drips from his spoon on his chest. Angel: "Okay, mortal coordination leaving something to be desired." Buffy: "Wrong. It's just right." Angel laughs as she licks up the ice cream then pulls her down into a kiss.

Cut to Angel and Buffy lying peacefully in bed. Buffy with her head on Angel's chest: "It's a good sound. Thump-thump. Thump-thump." Angel smiles: "It feels pretty amazing." Buffy: "I'm so glad we didn't logic ourselves out of this. We'll make it work, right?" Angel: "We will." Buffy: "Oh, I'm so sleepy, - but I still want.." Angel: "What? You couldn't possibly.. Not that I wouldn't.." Buffy: "No, no. I'm spent. Pleasantly numb even. You?" Angel smiles: "For now." Buffy: "No, I - want to stay awake - so this day can keep happening." Angel kisses her on the forehead: "Sleep. We'll make another one like it tomorrow." Buffy sleepy: "Angel? This is the first time I ever really felt this way." Angel: "What way?" Buffy: "Just like I've always wanted to. Like a normal girl, falling asleep in the arms of her normal boyfriend. It's perfect." Angel kisses the top of her head as she falls asleep. Cut to later. Angel is watching Buffy sleep. He hears the door open and gets up, careful not to wake Buffy.

Buffy runs over to Angel and takes his head in her lap. Angel: "Buffy, are you all.." Buffy: "Shh, you're all right. That's all that matters. Shh, you're all right. (Kisses the top of his head) And it's over. And we're together."

Cut to the Oracles. Man: "You again." Woman: "What have you brought me?" Angel: "Famille Rose vase. (Throws her a black vase) Ching dynasty. Circa 1811." Woman: "Lovely." Man: "Why are you here, lower being?" Angel: "The Mohra demon said the end of days had begun. That others were coming, soldiers of darkness. I need to know if he was telling the truth." Man: "As far as such things can be told." Angel: "What happens to the Slayer when these soldiers come?" Woman: "What happens to all mortal beings. Albeit sooner in her case." Angel: "She'll die? - Then I'm here to beg for her life." The Oracles turn and walk away: "It is not our place to grant life or death." Angel: "And I ask you to take mine back. (The oracles stop walking and turn back to him) Look I can't protect her or anyone this way, not as a man." Woman: "You're asking to be what you were, a demon with a soul, because of the Slayer?" Man turns to leave again: "Oh, this is a matter of love. It does not concern us." Angel: "Yes, it does. The Mohra demon came to take a warrior from your cause - and it succeeded. I'm no good to you like this. I know you have it in your power to make this right. Please." Man: "What is done can not be undone." Woman: "What is not yet done can be avoided." Man: "Temporal folds are not to indulge at - the whims of lower beings." Woman: "You are wrong. This one is willing to sacrifice every drop of human happiness and love he has ever known for another. He is not a lower being." Man: "There is one way. But it is not to be undertaken lightly." Woman: "We swallow this day, as though it had never happened. Twenty-four hours from the moment the demon first attacked you, we take it back." Angel licks his lips: "Then none of this happened and Buffy and I.. What - what'll stop us from doing the exact same thing again?" Woman: "You. You alone will carry the memory of this day. - Can you carry that burden?" Cut to the clock on Angel's desk. It's 8:56. Buffy wearing a long flowery dress is pacing Angel's apartment. Angel comes down the steps to his apartment. Buffy: "I'm guessing that expression isn't because they were all out of fresh OJ at the deli. - What happened?" Angel: "Nothing happened. - I just.." Buffy: "Where have you been?" Angel: "I went to see the Oracles. I asked them to turn me back." Buffy: "What? - Why?" Angel: "Because more then ever I know how much I love you." Buffy backs away from him: "No. No, you didn't." Angel follows her: "And if I stayed mortal one of us would wind up dead, maybe both of us. You heard what Mohra said." Buffy: "Mohra is dead. We killed him." Angel: "He said others would come." Buffy: "They always come. And they always will. But that's my problem now, not yours, remember?" Angel: "No, I won't just stand by and let you fight, maybe die, alone." Buffy: "Then we fight together." Angel: "You saw what happened last night. If anything I'm a liability to you. You take chances to protect me, and that's not just bad for you, it's bad for the people we were meant to help." Buffy: "So what? You just took a whole 24 hours to weigh the ups and downs of being a regular Joe and decided it was more fun being a superhero?" Angel: "You know that's not it. How can we be together if the cost is your life, or the lives of others? (Buffy just stares at him and after a moment he takes her into his arms) I know. I couldn't tell you. I wasn't sure - if I could do it if I woke up with you one more morning." Buffy sniffling: "I understand. - So, what happens now?' Angel: "The Oracles are giving us back the day, turning back time, so I can kill Mohra before his blood makes me mortal." Buffy: "When?" Angel looks over at the clock (it's 9:00): "Another minute." Buffy crying: "A minute? No. No, it's not enough time!" Angel: "We don't have a choice. It's done." Buffy: "How am I supposed to go on with my life knowing what we had? What we could have had?" Angel: "You won't. No one will know but me." Buffy: "Everything we did." Angel: "It never happened." Buffy shakes her head: "It did. It did. I know it did! (Puts her hand on his heart) I felt your heart beat." Angel: "Buffy.." They kiss. Buffy looks over at the clock. The minute is almost up. Buffy: "No! Oh God. It's not enough time." Angel is crying too now: "Shh, please. Please." The hold each other tightly both crying. Angel: "Please, please." Buffy: "No. I'll never forget. I'll never forget. I'll never forget. I'll never forget." White flash dissolves to Angel's office the previous day. Angel is leaning against his desk blinking, looking around. Buffy is standing next to the door. Buffy: "So, then let's just stick to the plan. Keep our distance until a lot of time has passed, and given enough time - we should be able to.." Angel stares at her and swallows hard: "Forget." Buffy: "Yeah. - So - I'm gonna go - start forgetting." The Mohra crashes through the window behind Angel with a scream. Angel just turns, grabs the clock from his desk and coolly smashes the Mohra's jewel with it. The Mohra goes up in a flash of light. Buffy slightly stunned: "That was unreal. - How did you know how to kill it?" Angel: "It's a Mohra demon. I - I had a lot of time to catch up on my reading." Buffy nods slowly: "Yeah. Okay. - So I guess we've covered it, right?" Angel: "I guess we did." Buffy: "And that's all there really is to say." Angel takes a deep breath and looks down on the smashed clock. It stopped at 9:02. When he turns back Buffy is already leaving the outer office. Angel: "Yeah. - That's it."