Eternal - A Buffy And Angel Story

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Author's note; this part contains sadness and angst. A very Angsty story. I am sorry if it sucks.

Chapter 2

"Xander" Angel said the name with slight anger, his almost healed wounds praying for more Buffy blood.

"Stay back, Dead Boy!" Xander held the stake awkwardly.

"Xander-" Buffy was about to say something.

"He was biting you, Buffy!" Xander interrupted.

"Xander, it's not what you think-"

"So what was it?" Xander asked, lowering the stake.

"Angel needed blood. He's hurt. Bad" Buffy looked at Angel.

He looked pale. Paler than usual.

"Hey, you okay, Dead Boy?" Xander cautiously approached him.

Angel suddenly intook a deep breath. An uneeded breath. Then, he fell to the ground, unconscious.

"Angel!" Buffy rushed to him, and held his head in her hands.

"I'll call the others, get 'em here" Xander said.

When Oz, Willow, Cordelia and Giles arrived, Angel had awoke. He listened to the muffled voices downstairs.

"Here?-Killed Jenny" Giles' steely voice was angry.

Angel felt a stab of guilt. He turned on his side and cried. Cried gently though. Oz, Giles, Buffy and Willow walked in.

"Angel?!?" Buffy exclaimed.

She went and hugged him.

"I-I'm so sorry, Giles" Angel sobbed.

"It wasn't you, Angel. It was him" Buffy kissed his forehead.

"I don't remember-Where was I? Did I exist when he killed?" He said, sobbing.

"You were sleeping, Angel" She stroked tears away.

"I-I-I d-don't wanna f-feel this pain any more... I-I'm scared" He said, his voice quivering.

"Shh, don't be scared" She whispered gently.

Oz held Willow close as she was also crying. Feeling Angel's pain. Giles sat in shock. After a while, Angel fell asleep. Buffy laid his head on the pillow, her pillow, careful not to wake him. He softly moaned in his sleep, having a nightmare as the others headed downstairs.

"He's injured, Giles. I can't even imagine what they did to him in Hell" Buffy sighed, resting her head in her hands "This is all my fault"

"No, it's not" A voice said from the stairs.

Buffy looked up to see Angel, awake again, crouched over in pain. She ran up to him.

"Oh My God, Angel!" She helped him to the nearest seat which Willow gladly gave up.

"I'm, agh! Okay..." He said, resting in the seat.

Cordelia looked at him, tears rolling down her cheeks.

"What did you dream about?" Buffy asked Angel, earning a surprised look from Xander.

"I-uh nothing" He avoided the question.

"Tell me? Please?" Buffy asked.

"No, Buffy, I don't wanna talk about it, damn it!" Angel yelled, standing up.

The others looked at him in shock whilst Buffy gasped.

"A-Angel-"

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell, Buffy. I'm afraid" Angel cried.

"Shh, it's okay" She embraced him, kissing his forehead.

"I-I-I-I'm-"

"Shhh, Angel" She whispered.

The others left as she held him as he shook and trembled and sobbed. She led him up to her bedroom. He looked like he was in shock.

"Angel, baby, you're okay" She whispered to him.

"I-I'm not o-okay" He sobbed.

She kissed his forehead. Then lifted the cover over his chest.

"I-I was raped and beaten a million times. I wanted it to stop... Oh, God, I wanted you to help me. I saw you, but y-y-you hurt me more" He wept.

"Shh, shh" His keening broke her heart. "I'm not gonna hurt you, Angel, baby"

"W-Why? I-I deserve t-to be punished... What I-" He couldn't say a full sentence now.

"Sh, I love you, Angel" She pressed her lips to his.

Soon after, he fell into a fitful sleep. Buffy got under the covers with him and held him.