Words of Meaning
by Dawns Empath
Disclaimer: God I wish I owned them. No Kate, Riley dead,Ķit would be heaven. You know who owns them, Joss, Mutant Enemy, blah blah blididy blah. Oh, Miss Burke is my very hated Music teacher. I,Äôm not sure who all the poems are by but whoever wrote them, thankyou.
Distribution: Sure. Please tell me where.
Rating: I,'ll say R. It may be NC17 depending on where you live.
Spoilers: Its set before and during ,ÄòThe Prom,Äù but after ,ÄòChoices,Äô. I,Äôve totally rearranged the ep. Everything still happens but not in the exact order like before.
Summery: Buffys gets her say in the prom. Don,Äôt worry. It,Äôs different. I promise
Feedback: Yes please. I want to know if people actually read these stories.
E-mail: [email protected]
Authors notes: I love stories where Angel is Buffys teacher so I wrote my own. Buffy and Angel all the way,Ķwhat else could there be? Plus the end is kind of predictable.
Author,Äôs notes 2: If I do a sequel, the rest of the events from the prom will be in it.
Part 1
Willow, Oz, Cordelia and Xander were all laughing as they walked into their English lesson. As they entered the room they noticed all the desks had been rearranged.
,ÄúGreat. Now I have to sit different. The seating arrangements have been okay. Why change them 2 weeks before graduation?,Äù
,ÄúXand your just upset because you wont be able to stare at Cordy any more if the teacher puts you on opposite sides of the room.,Äù
,ÄúAm I really that transparent Will?,Äù
,ÄúIts quite obvious actually. Speaking of teachers, where,Äôs Miss Burke?,Äù
,ÄúMaybe if she doesn,Äôt turn up I can make to um, uh,Ķ,Äù
,ÄúYour hair appointment?,Äù
She smiled gratefully at Xander. Ever since he found out about her lack of money he,Äôd been really supportive.
,ÄúYeah. Or at least make an earlier one.,Äù
,ÄúNice to see your priorities are in order.,Äù
,ÄúMaybe we should get Buffy. The way these desks are set up someone will have to sit next to the teacher. If she,Äôs late it,Äôll be her for sure.
,ÄúOz is right. Maybe we should go get her.,Äù
Xander jumped up.
,ÄúI,Äôll go. Its not as if I actually like Engl,ĶOh my God.,Äù
Willow turned to face Xander. What she saw froze her in her tracks. She turned to Cordelia and Oz to see similar expressions on their faces. Their teacher on the other hand was just trying to keep from laughing. They all stared as Angel walked to the front of the room.
,ÄúGood morning class. My name is Angel O,ÄôLiam. You can call me Angel or Liam, doesn,Äôt really matter. I,Äôll be your sub for the next week or until Miss Burke gets better.,Äù
,ÄúIn that case I hope it,Äôs deadly.,Äù
Harmony muttered. Angel caught the comment and rolled his eyes.
,ÄúNow I,Äôve set up the desks like this so that the sun doesn,Äôt come directly on to any of them. I have issues with the sun. I,Äôm more of a night guy.,Äù
At this Xander let out a little giggle.
,ÄúUnderstatement,Äù
He muttered under his breath. Angel turned and narrowed his eyes. Xander managed to suppress the laughter that was building inside of him but the massive grin remained. Angels eyes swept over the students, confusion showing in his eyes. Willow realised he was looking for Buffy. Angel shook his head slightly and turned to address the class.
,ÄúNow I will assign the class their desks. You will be sitting boy/girl.,Äù
When Angel had them seated the Scooby gag found them selves right at the back just in front of Angels desk. Oz and Willow on the left and Xander and cordy on the right.
,ÄúOkay. Now there are 21 people in the class but I only count 20. Where,Äôs Buffy Summers?,Äù
Willow spoke up
,ÄúOh she will be here in a minute she had to get a book from mister Giles.,Äù
,ÄúAh yes the librarian. Well due to her tardiness I,Äôm afraid the only space left is next to me. I hope she doesn,Äôt mind,Äù
Willow smiled and exchanged a look with Oz.
,ÄúI,Äôm sure that,Äôs fine Angel,Äù
,ÄúGood. Now unfortunately for you people you have an assignment.,Äù
As the class groaned the door burst open and Buffy ran in.
,ÄúSorry miss Bur... Oh my God.,Äù
,ÄúAnd so said all of us.,Äù
Xander piped up. She turned to Xander then back to Angel who noticed she had gone quite pale.
,ÄúMiss Summers I presume. Nice of you to join us. My names Angel. I,Äôm your sub while Miss Burke is sick. As you were tardy you have the happiness of sitting next to me. It,Äôs only for a week or so. Go sit down.,Äù
Buffy sat in her seat. Still unable to adjust to what she was seeing.
,ÄúNow class. Your assignment is to choose a poem or song and recite it. It has to be about someone in this room. Your feelings toward them, whatever. I figured with the end of school in three weeks you might as well get to tell your peers what you really think. I want you to say who its about. But you don,Äôt have to mention any names just you know like boyfriend, girlfriend, friend, enemy what ever you want. Your poems will be due in on Friday. Today being Monday means you get the whole week. It has to be someone else,Äôs poem. So don,Äôt go out and write one. Any questions?,Äù
After answering various questions Angel went on to explain the lessons for the next week. By the end of class, Buffy had managed to get kind of used to Angel as the teacher. One question still plagued her mind,Ķhow?
As the bell rang, Angel asked the scoobies to stay behind while everyone else filed out of the room. Angel turned and smiled.
,ÄúSurprise!,Äù
,ÄúDead boy. What,Äôs the sitch?,Äù
,ÄúI,Äôm your teacher, and don,Äôt call me that.,Äù
,ÄúHow are you our teacher?,Äù Willow asked
,ÄúGiles called me on Saturday and said an English teacher was sick so could I help out. He couldn,Äôt do it and I got the impression Snyder was threatening him. He told me that I would be teaching your class so I jumped at the chance.,Äù
,ÄúJust don,Äôt go all grrr on us. You,Äôll most likely get fired.,Äù
,ÄúCordy. I,Äôm not going to go all grrr, as you call it.,Äù
,ÄúGood.,Äù
,ÄúBuffy what do you think?,Äù
,ÄúDo it again.,Äù
,ÄúHuh? Do what?,Äù
,ÄúSmile. It,Äôs such a rare event. I just want to make sure I wasn,Äôt dreaming,Äù
Angel went and stood in front of her.
,ÄúFor you baby, anything.,Äù
Angel smiled and kissed Buffys nose.
,ÄúOh God now I,Äôm going to be sick.,Äù Came Xanders voice
,ÄúI think it,Äôs kinda cute.,Äù Oz replied
When neither buffy or Angel made any comment Willow pointed to the door and they filed out leaving Buffy and Angel alone.
Part 2
That night on patrol, Buffy and Angel were walking through Restfield cemetery When Angel realised Buffy was being strangely quiet. All of a sudden she let out a sob that had the power to make his unbeating break in his chest.
,ÄúOh Buffy what,Äôs wrong?,Äù
,ÄúDon,Äôt go. Angel please don,Äôt go.,Äù
,ÄúWhat do you mean?,Äù
,ÄúAfter that thing with the Mayor, I realised you took what he said to heart. This morning my mum was talking to someone, and she said she was going to talk to you and make you see that you are not good enough for me. She was going to use a guilt trip, and normally I wouldn,Äôt think that it would work, but last night I had a dream, a prophetic one and you left.,Äù
,ÄúBuffy what the Mayor said makes sense. I can,Äôt get old and die with you. Plus there would never be any children.,Äù
,ÄúWho says I want kids?,Äù
,ÄúYou will.,Äù
,ÄúAngel I decided just after we did that egg thing that I didn,Äôt want to have kids. I didn,Äôt want to bring a kid into this world. 1 because it would be too dangerous and 2, I could never give it a normal life. I figured if I wanted kids I would adopt so that I could look after kids who,Äôs parents couldn,Äôt look after them in the traumas of this world.,Äù
,ÄúWouldn,Äôt you want kids of your own?,Äù
,ÄúNot if they weren,Äôt yours. Angel, I would go out and get myself bitten and turned tonight if it meant that I could be with you forever.,Äù
,ÄúYou don,Äôt mean that.,Äù
Angels face was contorted in pain
,ÄúYes I do. I love you with my entire being. Please don,Äôt leave me. I would die. And I don,Äôt just mean that as a figure of speech. Please. Oh God Angel please?,Äù
He took Buffy into his arms and held her as she cried. As he did he thought about what she said. As he watched her he realised he needed to tell her something that he should have told her a long time ago.
,ÄúBuffy there is something that I need to tell you.,Äù
,ÄúWhat is it?,Äù
,ÄúAbout that night.,Äù
,ÄúAngel I know that Angelus was just trying to make you feel bad.,Äù
,ÄúIt,Äôs not that. You were so good that the demon was afraid. It had never experienced power like that before.,Äù
,ÄúOkay you do know that embarrassment isn,Äôt good for the skin?,Äù
,ÄúSorry honey it,Äôs the truth. But there is something else.,Äù
,ÄúOh yeah?,Äù
,ÄúMaking love to you wasn,Äôt what sent me over the edge.,Äù
,ÄúUm okay.,Äù
,ÄúIt was afterwards. Watching you sleep. Knowing that you trusted me with your body as well as your heart mind and soul, that was the most perfect moment of my entire life. That night had me almost to perfect happiness, but watching you sent me over the edge.,Äù
,ÄúI,Äôm sorry. I kinda always knew it was my fault.,Äù
,ÄúBuffy don,Äôt be sorry. I,Äôm not. You are the most perfect being in the face of the planet and I love you.,Äù
,ÄúAngel I love you too.,Äù
,ÄúWhen your mother comes to see me I,Äôll just tell her that I,Äôm not leaving you. Ever.,Äù
,ÄúSounds good. Um Angel. Could I do a poem on you for my assignment? After all you will be in the room.,Äù
,ÄúOf course you can. I might do one as well.,Äù
,ÄúReally?,Äù
,ÄúYeah,Äù
,ÄúWhat about?,Äù
,ÄúYou,Äôll see. Come on, it,Äôs late and I want to see you safe in bed before I go back to the school.,Äù
,ÄúBack to the school?,Äù
,ÄúI have to be there before sunrise. Other wise you,Äôll have a pile of dust for a teacher.,Äù
,ÄúAre you sleeping there?,Äù
,ÄúYeah. In the library. It,Äôs not that bad. I get a new change of clothes each night.,Äù
,ÄúThe things you do. Look, if it gets too uncomfortable, come back to my house.,Äù
,ÄúOkay. Now lets get you to your house.,Äù
When they got to her house Angel helped her through the window.
,ÄúMum knows about me and she still insists that I climb through the window. ,Äú
,ÄúBut that means that I can see you whenever I want.,Äù
,ÄúAnd I,Äôm still trying to see how that,Äôs a bad thing.,Äù
,ÄúGet changed I,Äôll wait here.,Äù
Buffy went to the bathroom and came back in a robe.
,ÄúI forgot my pyjamas.
,ÄúIt,Äôs okay. I,Äôll turn around.,Äù
As he turned to the window he felt a small hand on his arm.
,ÄúYou can watch. I mean if you want to. I really don,Äôt mind.,Äù
,ÄúSince the day I saw you I realised I didn,Äôt want to look anywhere else.,Äù
,ÄúGood. Cause I want you to.,Äù
She went back to her wardrobe. As her robe fell to the floor Angel could only stare. As far as he was concerned no creature had walked the planet or any other dimension that was as perfect as her, and he vowed to maim and dismember anyone that even thought about hurting her. When she was finished She sat down on her bed to try and brush the tangles out of her hair. Angel came up behind her and took the brush from her hand and continued to comb her hair. He only stopped when he had silky strands running through his fingers.
,ÄúYour perfect. You know that? Like a god.,Äù
,ÄúI,Äôm no God. But I,Äôm pretty sure you,Äôre a goddess. A mere mortal couldn,Äôt look as beautiful as you.,Äù
,ÄúThankyou.,Äù
,ÄúGo to sleep beloved. Ill stay until you do.,Äù
About 20 minutes later he noticed her breathing had become deep and even. He got up and kissed her forehead.
,ÄúGoodnight my love. Don,Äôt worry, no matter what your mother says I,Äôll always be here. Forever. I,Äôll see you tomorrow.,Äù
As he climbed out the window Joyce turned away from the closed door and smiled.
Part 3
The next day buffy and Willow were talking about last nights patrol when Xander came up.
,ÄúSo he,Äôs defiantly not leaving?,Äù
,ÄúNo. I was right though, he was planning it.,Äù
,ÄúPlanning what?,Äù
,ÄúAngel was planning on leaving me. I convinced him not to.,Äù
,ÄúSo he,Äôll be sticking around?,Äù
,ÄúYes. So get used to it.,Äù
,ÄúJoy.,Äù
,ÄúCome on lets go to English.,Äù
,ÄúYou,Äôve suddenly become very interested in English.,Äù
,ÄúHey. It,Äôs not like I always get to see my boyfriend at school in the middle of the day.,Äù
,ÄúOkay so you,Äôre forgiven.,Äù
The gang walked into the room and sat down. Buffy noticed a note sitting on her desk. She opened it and read,
Good morning sunshine.
I know I haven,Äôt seen you today but I know you look beautiful. See you after class.
Love always,
Angel.
Buffy looked up and kissed the note. Angel smiled and looked at the rest of the class.
,ÄúOkay, due to the fact that I felt sorry for you and a conversation I had last night I,Äôve decided I,Äôll recite a poem or song on Friday as well. Now I don,Äôt have you tomorrow so remember that they are due on Friday.,Äù
20 minutes later Angel has the class writing notes on the specifics of a good essay. He came up to the Scooby gang and placed a note on each of their desks saying to meet in the library after school. After class when everyone had gone buffy went up and placed her hands over Angels eyes.
,ÄúGuess who?,Äù
,ÄúBlond, beautiful, small, great in bed,ĶSpike?,Äù
,ÄúOh god I don,Äôt want to know.,Äù
,ÄúOh my bad. Your better than all those things.,Äù
,ÄúWhat,Äôs up? Why did you want to see me?,Äù
,ÄúJust to tell you that you are beautiful and I love you.,Äù
,ÄúI,Äôm going to get a big head if you keep that up. You spoil me way to much.,Äù
,ÄúYeah but your worth it.,Äù
Angel pulled something out of his pocket.
,ÄúI have something to give to you. I found it a few weeks ago but with everything that happened with Faith, it just wasn,Äôt the right time.,Äù
He opened his hand to reveal her Claddagh ring.
,ÄúI was wondering if you wanted it back?,Äù
,ÄúAngel of course I want it back. Could you please put it in me?,Äù
,ÄúOf course my love.,Äù
Angel put it on her hand and bent down to give her a kiss. They got so caught up that they didn,Äôt even here the door open or the gasp that came after.
,ÄúWhat the hell is going on?,Äù
Buffy and angel sprung apart to find a very confused and angry girl standing at the door.
Part 4
,ÄúSydney. What,Äôs wrong?,Äù
,ÄúWhat,Äôs wrong? The fact that my teacher was just pashing one of my students is I believe to be classified as a problem.,Äù
,ÄúSydney you don,Äôt understand.,Äù
,ÄúOh don,Äôt I, Let me see. Buffy, you suck at English due to the fact you,Äôre always absent. So when a new English teacher comes along you figure hey I,Äôll get involved with this gorgeous guy and I,Äôll pass English with no problems.,Äù
Buffy looked up at Angel and smiled.
,ÄúWell she got one thing right. You are gorgeous.,Äô
,ÄúYou,Äôre such a slut Buffy.,Äù
At this point Angel,Äôs eyes glowed yellow.
,ÄúYou dare say that again and I,Äôll have you expelled so fast that you wont know what hit you.,Äù
,ÄúYou do realise that she,Äôs only using you.,Äù
,ÄúWell in that case I,Äôve been using him for two and a half years.,Äù
,ÄúWhat do you mean?,Äù
,ÄúBuffy and I have been dating for the last two and a half years.,Äù
,ÄúOh.,Äù
,ÄúI took this job because I owed a friend a favour. One I,Äôll never be able to pay off.,Äù
,ÄúWell this is a twist. A I didn,Äôt think Slayers were meant to go out with Vampires.,Äù
,ÄúWhat did you say?,Äù
Buffy looked at angel then back to Sydney.
,ÄúOh come on I know you,Äôre the slayer. All those things your able to do. Your strength, eyesight, advanced healing. I,Äôve been following you since I heard about Hemrey. When I knew you were coming here I was so excited. Then you turn up and you,Äôre like small and petite, I was really curious. I,Äôve seen you save so many people. You,Äôre like my hero.,Äù
,ÄúI,Äôm no hero. I just do what I have to do.,Äù
,ÄúWhatever. And Angel, you hate sunlight and you like the night. Wont go near anyone wearing a cross plus glowing yellow eyes. Pretty much spells duh.,Äù
Angel smiled
,ÄúYour smart. But if you,Äôve been following Buffy, how come you haven,Äôt me?,Äù
,ÄúOh I noticed you once or twice but I didn,Äôt realise it was you cause aren,Äôt wearing black.,Äù
,ÄúA problem that is soon to be rectified. Light colours do nothing for my skin.,Äù
,ÄúYou,Äôre not going to tell on Angel are you?,Äù
,ÄúWhat. Oh no. I was just a little shocked is all. You two have fun.,Äù
,ÄúUm Sydney.,Äù
,ÄúHmm?,Äù
,ÄúWhat,Äôs up? You must have come to see me for a reason?,Äù
,ÄúI was just wondering if I could do a sonnet on Friday. You said poems and songs but nothing about sonnets.,Äù
,ÄúActually Angel, I was going to ask the same thing.,Äù
,ÄúSure. A sonnet is like a poem anyway.,Äù
,ÄúCool thanks. Sorry for calling you a slut Buffy.,Äù
,ÄúIt,Äôs okay. Snyder practically said the same thing last year. So it,Äôs not as if I,Äôve never been called that before. Promise me that you wont tell anyone about me and Angel being together.,Äù
,ÄúI wont. Does Xander, Willow, Cordelia and Oz know?,Äù
,ÄúYeah. They know everything.,Äù
,ÄúIs that why Xander made that comment about you yesterday Angel?,Äù
,ÄúYes. He,Äôs always saying stuff. I ignore and move on.,Äù
,ÄúOkay bye guys.,Äù
,ÄúBye Sydney.,Äù
When the door closed buffy sat down on Angel,Äôs desk and sighed.
,ÄúThat was bracing. I can,Äôt believe someone would look up to me.,Äù
,ÄúI can. You are the perfect role model.,Äù
,ÄúYour bias.,Äù
,ÄúYeah but I,Äôm allowed to be. So you,Äôre doing a sonnet. Which one?,Äù
,ÄúMe to know and you to find out. But I bet the whole class will know were together by the end of it.,Äù
,ÄúHow?,Äù
,ÄúBy the fact that you will be kissing me.,Äù
,ÄúYeah right. What makes you think that that would happen?,Äù
,ÄúLets just call it Slayer intuition.,Äù
,ÄúCare to make a wager on that?,Äù
,ÄúWe will.,Äù
They looked up to see Xander and everyone smiling at the door.
,ÄúI call $10 that you two will be pashing before class is finished.,Äù
,ÄúI,Äôm with Xander.,Äù
,ÄúOz. I didn,Äôt know you gambled. Fine I Bet they wont. No one kisses in class.,Äù
,ÄúThankyou Willow. It,Äôs nice to know that someone trusts me.,Äù
,ÄúYour welcome Angel.,Äù
,ÄúOh what the hell, I,Äôm with Willow.,Äù
,ÄúGood. So by the end of Friday two of us will be $20 richer while the other two will be $20 poorer.,Äù
,ÄúAre you guys done?,Äù
They looked up to find Buffy and Angel smiling at them.
,ÄúYeah.,Äù
,ÄúWhat do you want?,Äù
,ÄúGiles want,Äôs to know why you aren,Äôt at the library.,Äù
,ÄúSorry. Sydney Mytska wanted to ask me a question. I had to answer her.,Äù
,ÄúCool. Come on or where dead, figuratively speaking of course.,Äù
Part 5
As they walked through the library doors Giles looked up and smiled.
,ÄúGood afternoon. Hello Angel. How do you like teaching?,Äù
,ÄúI,Äôve never really said so much without a response before, but I like it.,Äù
,ÄúGood. Now I think we need to keep researching the Mayors Ascension. The more we know about it the better off we will be. The fact that we know that it,Äôs on graduation day is a big help. We only have 2 ¬ weeks till graduation so I,Äôm going to need as much help as possible. Angel can you help them if they get stuck with homework. I can,Äôt have them in trouble.,Äù
,ÄúSure. But I wont help you with your poetry assignment. That would be unfair.,Äù
,ÄúNow that,Äôs settled lets get to work.,Äù
Later that night
As Angel was walking buffy up her drive she suddenly stopped and turned to him.
,ÄúAngel can I ask you a question?,Äù
,ÄúSure. You can ask me anything.,Äù
,ÄúOkay. This is kind of embarrassing. If you could, would you want to have sex with me?,Äù
,ÄúNot really Buffy. Sorry.,Äù
,ÄúIt,Äôs okay. I asked and you said the truth. Why should you be sorry?,Äù
As she turned away Angel could see tears in her eyes.
,ÄúBuffy, What,Äôs wrong?,Äù
,ÄúOh I don,Äôt know. Maybe the fact that you don,Äôt want to be with me.,Äù
,ÄúBuffy, I never said that I didn,Äôt want to be with you.,Äù
,ÄúYes you did. I asked and you said.,Äù
,ÄúBuffy,Ķhoney. You asked if I want to have sex with you, and I don,Äôt. I want to make love to you. I don,Äôt want to do something that has no meaning behind it, not with you. Although playing might be fun sometimes. But I want to worship your body. You are perfect and I want to cherish every inch of that perfection. Buffy, if all I wanted was sex, we could go like bunnies any time day or night. It wouldn,Äôt have any implications on my soul. But loving you would seriously send me over the edge.,Äù
,ÄúI,Äôm sorry.,Äù
,ÄúYou keep saying that. Why are you sorry? You have absolutely nothing to be sorry about.,Äù
,ÄúI shouldn,Äôt have asked. It,Äôs just that I want you so bad. I was just wondering if you felt the same?,Äù
,ÄúBuffy you are in every single one of my sexual fantasies, and any other fantasy or dream I,Äôve had. Please don,Äôt ever doubt that I want you because I always will.,Äù
,ÄúOkay and again with the blushing. But thankyou.,Äù
,ÄúBelieve me, the pleasures all mine. Now lets get you to sleep.,Äù
,ÄúStay with me again?,Äù
,ÄúAlways my love.
Part 6
The next day was spent talking poems, proms and demons. As Buffy was walking back to the library from her math class she ran into Harmony.
,ÄúExcuse me. Isn,Äôt looserville at least two hallways away from here?,Äù
,ÄúHarmony, to what do I owe this vile disgust?,Äù
,ÄúCute Buffy. Where are you off to?,Äù
,ÄúMeeting my boyfriend.,Äù
,ÄúHa. You have a boyfriend. What kind of guy would want to go out with you? Oops, my bad, what kind of life form would want to go out with you?,Äù
,ÄúSpeaking of life forms, you,Äôre looking sluttier than usual. Where are you off to?,Äù
,ÄúOh I have a question to ask Angel. Talk about gorgeous.,Äù
,ÄúYou,Äôre trying to bag Angel. I don,Äôt know he looks like the kind of guy that would already be taken.,Äù
,ÄúHow would you know, it,Äôs obvious that the last gut you dated was two years old. And he was taken by his mother.,Äù
,ÄúWell he does have a two in his age. Good luck. I do want to know what he says.,Äù
,ÄúOh you,Äôll find out. In fact I may find the goodness in my heart to come and tell you personally.,Äù
,ÄúYou,Äôd love to see me squirm wouldn,Äôt you?,Äù
,ÄúIt would be nice. See you tomorrow Buffy.,Äù
,ÄúOkay. Good luck.,Äù
,ÄúLike I need it. What guy could resist me?,Äù
With that she strutted off.
,ÄúBuffy!,Äù
,ÄúWillow. How long have you been standing there?,Äù
,ÄúLong enough. Did you and Angel have a fight? Anger I suspect but sending Harmony after Angel is just plain wrong.,Äù
,ÄúWill, it,Äôs okay we didn,Äôt fight.,Äù
,ÄúThen why did you encourage Harmony to go after your guy?,Äù
,ÄúI didn,Äôt encourage her.,Äù
,ÄúExcuse me, but I just saw,Ķ,Äù
,ÄúWhat you just saw was the biggest set up in all Sunnydale high history.,Äù
,ÄúOh buffy that,Äôs good.,Äù
,ÄúNo one calls me or my boyfriend a looser and gets away with it. I can,Äôt wait to see her face in Fridays lesson.,Äù
With that Buffy and Willow set off toward the library, laughing all the way.
Part 7
By the time Friday came, no one had any idea what kind of demon the Mayor would become. But they knew that all the girls would go Prom dress shopping the next day. And with a little help from Giles and Angel, mainly Angel, They would be doing their shopping in Los Angeles. Cordelia, much to every ones amazement had decided not to go.
,ÄúI already own nearly every dress in the world. Plus I can go whenever I want.,Äù
With that she walked out of the library Xander hot on her heals. Once out side she burst into tears. Xander just held her until she had it out of her system.
The other surprise of the week happened when Sydney came to the library and helped with the research. Buffy and Angel just smiled at the looks on everyone,Äôs faces and handed Sydney a book
When they got into English, Buffy automatically noticed something was wrong.
,ÄúWhere,Äôs Angel? He,Äôs normally here by now.,Äù
,ÄúMaybe he got caught up. He,Äôll be here.,Äù
,ÄúYour right Will. I just want to read him my poem.,Äù
,ÄúI hope he waits for the bell to kiss you. I hate loosing.,Äù
,ÄúWill it,Äôs a done deal. He,Äôs been alive for 200 years. He,Äôs had a lot of time to learn self-control. But in a way I hope he does I want to see Harmonys face.,Äù
,ÄúYeah me too. But I still don,Äôt want to loose.,Äù
,ÄúLoose what?,Äù
,ÄúBuffy said that the poem she would read would send angel crazy and he would kiss her before the end of class. We made a bet. Cordy and I are with angel. And Xander and Oz with Buffy.,Äù
,ÄúOkay I,Äôll play. I,Äôm with Cordy and Will,,Äù
,ÄúTraitor.,Äù
,ÄúXander!,Äù
,ÄúGirls always stick together.,Äù
,ÄúBut we didn,Äôt. We,Äôre with Angel.,Äù
At that point Angel walked in.
,ÄúSorry guys. I had a perspective buyer wanting to look at my work.,Äù
,ÄúWhat work sir?,Äù
Angel glanced at Buffy then turned his attention to Harmony.
,ÄúI do Art. I mainly do drawings but sometimes a little painting and sculpting. So poem time. We,Äôll start at the front of the room then end with Miss Summers. I,Äôll go after buffy.,Äù
,ÄúSir may I go after you. I kinda like being last. Is that okay?,Äù
,ÄúSure. I,Äôll go after Buffy. Jade can you start.,Äù
They went round the room till they got to Xander.
,ÄúOkay Xander your up.,Äù
,ÄúI got this poem from a movie. It,Äôs to a hopefully soon to be friend. Don,Äôt take every line seriously just get the general gist. But first I want to say I,Äôm sorry.,Äù
He looked up at Angel and gave a little half smile. Angel raised his eyebrows in surprise.
,ÄúI hate the way you talk to me,
And the way you cut your hair.
I hate the way you drive your car,
I hate it when you stare.
I hate your big dumb combat boots,
And the way you read my mind.
I hate you so much it makes me sick,
It even makes me rhyme.
I hate the way you,Äôre always right,
I hate it when you lie.
I hate it when you make me laugh,
Even worse when you make me cry.
I hate it when you,Äôre not around,
And the fact that you didn,Äôt call.
But mostly I hate the way I don,Äôt hate you,
Not even close,
Not even a little bit,
Not even at all.,Äù
,ÄúThankyou.,Äù
,ÄúNo.,Äù Angel said, ,ÄúThankyou.,Äù
Only the Scooby gang knew the real impact and meaning behind Xanders poem. Buffy looked up to see a small tear run down his cheek, only one. She reached over and took his hand, holding it discretely under his desk.
,ÄúOkay Cordelia, dazzle us.,Äù
Cordelia went to the front and looked at everyone.
,ÄúThis is kinda to all of you, but mainly to seven particular people. You know who you are.,Äù
,ÄúAs I sit here in class
I observe my friends
And look forward to the year
Coming to an end.
It,Äôs going to be sad
To say goodbye
I,Äôll miss everyone
I know I,Äôll cry.
I remember the day
When I came back
To be with my friends
And get on the right track
We had so many moments
Some bad, most great
I,Äôll always remember the love
And erase the hate
I don,Äôt wanna say goodbye
To all my friends
I don,Äôt want this year to come to an end.
,ÄúThanks Cordy. Oz, your turn.,Äù
,ÄúHey, this is to all the people who couldn,Äôt be here today. And to all of you,Äù
,ÄúToday is a very special day for you.
As is should be for us all.
So many have failed to see today.
And because of that, I am sad.
A new day brings a chance for new beginnings.
It also brings forgiveness where needed.
Each new day brings a new start.
A day filled with hope and inspiration.
Please don't let it slip away.
Enjoy today as it was meant to be.
Walk proudly through your new day.
See everything once again, like it was the first time.
Welcome this new day, as it welcomes you.
When you step into today, bring your smile.
Maybe someone could use it.
Don't be afraid to share today.
That is what each day is for.
Today is not just any day, to be passed through.
Today is a very special day.
A day I give thanks for having your friendship.
Someone I am so proud to share today with.,Äù
Angel smiled.
,ÄúCool. Willow, lets hear it.,Äù
,ÄúOkay. This is to my best friend. Good luck.,Äù
Xander and Buffy looked at each other then back to Willow.
,ÄúOne born of light, but touched by darkness.
One born of darkness, but touched by light.
Two ancient lovers destined to be together since time began.
They were separated, only to be reunited throughout history.
Neither death, nor time,
Nor the destruction of this very world
Can keep their souls from each other.
Let all who try to oppose their union.
Face witness to the light they both create and submit.
To their might, to their love
And to the prophecy that binds them together,Äù
Buffy looked up at Angel and smiled. She turned to Willow.
,ÄúThankyou.,Äù
She mouthed
,ÄúWhat are friends for?,Äù
She mouthed back.
,ÄúAlright, my turn. This is to the most beautiful woman in the world.,Äù
Buffy rolled her eyes as harmony visibly straightened and tossed her hair back to reveal an enormous amount of cleavage. Willow let out a little giggle while Xanders face went bright red trying not to laugh.
,ÄúWell bless my soul,
I never knew a love like this
could be so true.
When I wake up all I see,
Is an image of you and me.
With our bodies embraced so
close together,
I wish it could be you and me forever.
When I hear your voice my dear,
my heart beats faster I wish
you where near.
There's not one day that ever goes by,
when I sit and wonder how or why.
How I could ever love you so much?
There is no question as such.
Why I could love someone so deep?
The answer to that is too mild and meek.
Dearest Love this is true,
My heart and soul belong to you.
And if decide to leave me blue,
I'll always be in Love with you!,Äù
,ÄúThankyou. I know that was boring but hey.,Äù
,ÄúIt wasn,Äôt boring. It was beautiful.,Äù
Angel ignored her and turned to Buffy.
,ÄúBuffy, lucky last.,Äù
Buffy went and stood next to the window so that the sun was shinning directly on her. Everyone who knew realised it was for Angels benefit.
,ÄúI want to say thankyou to all my friends. This applies to you in a purely platonic way. To my husband, take it literally.,Äù
Angel,Äôs eyes flew straight up and Buffy moved her hand slightly so that her Claddagh ring glinted in the sunlight. It was a subtle movement that meant the world to Angel. She smiled as a hushed whisper went round the class. Everyone looking at everyone else trying to figure out who she was talking about.
,ÄúHow do I love thee, let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth. Breadth and height my soul can reach.
When feeling out of sight for the ends of being and ideal grace.
I love thee to the level of every day,Äôs most quiet needs,
By sun and candlelight.
I love thee freely as men strive for right.
I love thee purely as they turn from praise.
I love thee with a passion put use in my old griefs and childhood faiths.
I love thee with a love I seemed to loose with my lost saints.
I love thee with the breath, smiles and tears of all my life.
And if God should choose,
I shall love thee better after death.,Äù
After she had finished Willow, Xander, Oz, Cordy and Sydney glanced backwards at Angel who was really struggling not to move. Buffy could see it too. Just as he thought he couldn,Äôt take it any more the door swung open and a little figure walked in.
,ÄúAngel man, hows it going.,Äù
Angel came down and stood slightly in front of Buffy.
,ÄúWhistler. Come to destroy my life some more?,Äù
,ÄúYou know this twerp?,Äù
Cordy piped up.
,ÄúYeah.,Äù
,ÄúHey the way I see it, I did you a big favour.,Äù
,ÄúWhat?,Äù
,ÄúWell, today provided the last ingredients for a little something the powers have cooked up.,Äù
,ÄúAnd again I say what? The last ingredients?,Äù
,ÄúTo a little immortality, restoration, warmth.,Äù
,ÄúWhat have you been taking> Wait, you know what? Can this wait till later. I kinda got a class.,Äù
,ÄúSorry man this has to happen now or not at all.,Äù
,ÄúOkay but hurry up.,Äù
,ÄúFor the powers to give you a little happiness. A few things had to happen. Hate and Anger had to turn to Friendship and trust. The follower had to become a helper and you had to stay. Over the last week all these things have happened. Now, you wont be completely human, your strength will remain as well as eyesight and healing. You wont react to sunlight or crosses but you will live forever, so will the rest of them, plus one who hasn,Äôt really made herself known yet. You,Äôll be luke warm but not completely because I happen to know that someone reacts pretty well to the coolness. And you will have a pulse. Oh, your demon can only be released when fighting to give you extra strength and at other times, which I wont, go into here. Speaking of other times, the souls permanent.,Äù
Angel really wasn,Äôt taking in every thing that whistler had said, but as soon as he said the last bit his eyes focused.
,ÄúHow do I know your telling the truth?,Äù
Whistler rolled his eyes and gave Angel a sudden shove. Caught off guard Angel stumbled back into the sunshine, knocking over buffy in the process. Angel didn,Äôt burst into flames but that didn,Äôt stop Buffy getting angry.
,ÄúI should kick your little,Ķ,Äù
,ÄúAh, not here. Children present.,Äù
,ÄúYeah and I,Äôm staring at one of them.,Äù
Angel shook his head and looked at Whistler
,ÄúIt,Äôs defiantly permanent.,Äù
,ÄúGeese, do I have to spell it out for you? Y.E.S.,Äù
,ÄúHow exactly did this happen?,Äù
,ÄúWeren,Äôt you listening? Okay the short is that the higher powers decided to give you two a break. You were due to become human one day anyway. If you had left you would have found a scroll prophesising it. But your not going to leave so. The powers always have a fork in every moment. You could have left and been with her after you die or you could be with her now. She,Äôs smart, she convinced you to stay.,Äù
,ÄúI,Äôm glad she did.,Äù
,ÄúMe too. You would have committed suicide if you had taken the other path.,Äù
A little moan escaped Buffys mouth. No one but Angel heard it because they were too enthralled with what was taking place in front of them.
,ÄúWell gotta go. I,Äôm leaving a note of exactly what I said and a little more because you weren,Äôt listening. Read it after class. You do have to teach.,Äù
He turned to the class. Most of which had their mouths hanging open.
,ÄúSorry kids. That couldn,Äôt wait, see ya.,Äù
After he left Angel turned toward the class. Harmony stood up so suddenly her desk tipped.
,ÄúWho is she?,Äù
,ÄúHuh?,Äù
,ÄúThat fashion victim kept referring to a girl. I want to know who.,Äù
,ÄúNot that it,Äôs any of your business but if you must know, my wife.,Äô
,ÄúYour married.,Äù
,ÄúYes Harmony, I am.,Äù
,ÄúHow long?,Äù
At this point Buffy spoke up.
,ÄúA year and a half.,Äù
,ÄúHow would you know?,Äù
,ÄúWe got married on my seventeenth birthday.,Äù
,ÄúYou. Your married to Angel.,Äù
,ÄúForever and always.,Äù
Angel replied. With that he gave buffy a kiss. Two seconds later the bell rang. The class just stared.
,ÄúAngel. You couldn,Äôt have waited a couple of seconds,Äù
,ÄúYay, we win. Pay up.,Äù
,ÄúAngel you do realise that Sydney, Cordy and I are now $30 short.,Äù
Buffy stopped kissing Angel long enough to turn to the class. They were all staring at her.
,ÄúYou are so going to have to make it up to us.,Äù
Buffy looked up at Angel and laughed.
,ÄúSo come to the wedding.,Äù