From: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com (buffyfic-digest) To: buffyfic-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: buffyfic-digest V2 #96 Reply-To: $SENDER Sender: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk buffyfic-digest Sunday, April 5 1998 Volume 02 : Number 096 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 5 Apr 1998 11:30:29 -0700 From: taygeta@juno.com (Charity C Tran) Subject: BUFFYFIC: Chronicles (5/?) My Chronicle #5 is too long, it keeps on bouncing, so if anyone would like to read it, it can be found at my friend's site: http://www.bfree.on.ca/ppages/trish/ Hope that URL works. Taygeta _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] - - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 05 Apr 1998 14:32:35 EDT From: "Clare H." Subject: BUFFYFIC: Universe of Love (1/1) Title: Universe of Love (1/1) Author: Clare H. Distribution: Ask first Feedback: Sure, it’s my first fanfic, so it’s probably bad. Please send me constructive criticism instead of flames though... Summary: A Buffy/Angel confrontation Disclaimer: The characters and ideas of Buffy the Vampire Slayer belong to Josh Whedon and the WB and a lot of other people, all of whom are not me. There was no copyright infringement intended. The song lyrics are from Savage Garden’s song “Universe” and that also is not mine. Rating: PG? There is nothing that we wouldn’t see on the show... Spoiler: The only thing it really relates to is Surprise/Innocence. It takes place after Killed by Death though... Notes: This is a scene I imagined for next season. If it happens, I just guessed. It’s really sappy, so if you hate sappy love stories and are looking for gory battles, skip this story. Oh, this {~~~} means we’re moving to another person/pair of people, and indented stuff is song quotes. I'm working on a prequel, but it isn't very far along so don't expect it for quite a quile... - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Buffy sat alone at her favorite spot in the Bronze. She came with the gang to celebrate the last day before school started. While Will and Oz danced and Cordy and Xander made-out, she thought. She was thinking about what the next week would include; training with Giles, getting settled into a new routine of classes and teachers to hate. It dawned on her that she was a senior, she and her friends would pick out collages...could a slayer *go* to collage? She added that to her list of things to ask Giles. As Buffy sipped her café latté, a song that she was unfamiliar with came on. As she listened, the words seemed to reflect that night she shared with Angel, less that six months ago... Well I’d like to take you as I find you Imagine our clothes are on the floor Feel my caress so soft and gentle So delicate you cry for more So much had happened since then... So much had happened since last night. Buffy had saved the world from doom, not to mention her friends lives and her own from the person she loved most. Her ex-guardian, Angel. She lied to her friends when she said she was ready to kill him. The pain of watching him turn to dust before her was just too much to bear. So she let him go numerous times, until last night... ~~~ But you know baby You know baby does it right And you know baby does it right Universe inside of your heart You gotta let me know so you can be free baby You wanted it so much and now that it’s over You don’t know what you want Angel stared across the room thinking practically the same things. Why did she let me get away with the things I did? Why didn’t she kill me? Now that the demon was gone, he had even more guilt to bear. He had hurt the one thing he had ever loved, that loved him and accepted him, the dark side, as well as the light. He had destroyed her, piece by piece, until she was groveling at his feet, begging him to kill her. What have I done to her? was the first question he asked himself after his soul got restored. Why? was the immediate second. She had cured him, finally, after months of torture for herself. Now he wondered if she wanted him back. Put time in a capsule Two minds consensual Entwined to perfection If we could... “Dance?” Angel said as he sneaked up behind Buffy, so as not to let her get away. “We *need* to talk.” “Yeah,” was Buffy’s only answer. Angel noticed she looked exhausted, and asked her about it. Instead of a witty quip, as he was expecting for a response, about how if you save the world you’re entitled to look sleepy, he received another nod. “Do you want me to leave?” he asked. “Because I will, if you’re uncomfortable with me and all. You *were* trying to kill me 24 hours ago...” He continued as he thought ‘Great, I’m babbling. I have never babbled in my life. Boy I must sound like an idiot.’ Buffy had never seen him like this, rambling like a nervous 13 year-old asking out a girl for the first time. “If you want to go, I’ll understand,” he finally finished. “Angel, for the past six months this is all I’ve wanted to do. I’m in so much shock that my brain is telling me to hold you and kiss you and make sure you aren’t an illusion. The part of me that normally says “Angel’s bad, kill him.” is still malfunctioning, so please, before I regain my senses, let’s have this one dance.” Angel replied by pulling her closer “I’m just so sorry...” Cuddle up close Lay on my chest now Listen my heart beat’s coming down If you get tired you close your eyes now When you wake up I won’t be found ‘Cause I know baby I know your the nervous kind With so much going on in your mind ~~~ As the couple danced, Xander looked on disgustedly. “Well look at them,” he whispered to Cordelia. “Could they get *any* closer?!?” “Or happier? Come on Xander, you know this is what Buffy wants...anyway they’re not much closer than we are.” “Yeah, but I wasn’t a blood thirsty demon 24 hours ago.” “Xander, you’re being unfair, and you know it. You know how much she loves him,” and as they looked over they saw them. As close as possible, fitting perfectly. Universe inside of your heart You gotta let me know so you can be free baby You wanted it so much and now that it’s over You don’t know what you want ~~~ “Wow,” commented Oz. “You all knew Angel as a good guy first, so it must look normal, or something...that they’re dancing, I mean. For me, it’s like ‘whoa, Buffy’s double crossing us?’ ‘cuz the second time I saw him, he was already messing with Buffy’s mind.” “Well, it’s weird for me too. Last night his fangs were practically in my neck. That kinda changes how you look at a person.” But let me tell you that, this time I’m going to make you mine (I’m going to make you mine) ‘Cause I know, this time I’m going to make sure I look out for me ~~~ “I wish I was sure that the curse was irreversible. Maybe, after tonight, I should leave town...that way if the curse *was* broken, I couldn’t hurt you...” Buffy could have sworn she saw a tear roll down his cheek. “Angel, it’s okay. I’m fine. You didn’t drive me totally insane like Dru and you only killed Ms. Calender. I admit it was a terrible thing, but it wasn’t *you* doing it. If you were around to see how I was treating her for not telling me...us... about the restrictions of the curse, you would have been *so* disappointed...” “I could never be disappointed in you, Buffy. You defeated what some watchers and slayers called the worst vampire in history...me. If I could take back everything I did to you, but then I’d have to die and live in hell, just knowing that you didn’t have *any* hard feelings for me would make it worth while. I’d do it, Buffy, because...I love you...with all my heart and soul, and...” “Shh...” Buffy whispered, while tears stained her face. Before he started talking again she went up and kissed him, for the first time in ages. Once the kiss was over she leaned over and murmured in his ear, “I love you too.” She pulled him down as Angel pulled her up and kissed him again. ‘Cause you know baby Well you know baby does it right And you know baby does it right You will only end up lost in loneliness And wake up with the words already on your lips So I’ll let you go, baby So I’ll let you go... Instead of starting, or deepening the kisses, as he did before he changed, he was reluctant. Almost not wanting to kiss Buffy. As he pulled away from her, so she could breathe, he asked, “Are you sure, this is smart?” “You not kissing me. Damnit, *that’s* what isn’t smart,” she murmured again. “But...” “Angel, do you want me to go slayer on you? My ‘angry’ emotion has gotten a whole lot more vivid since the last time you saw it.” “Well then, I suppose I don’t.” “So I suppose you should kiss me now.” “I suppose I should...” Universe inside of your heart You gotta let me know so you can be free baby You wanted it so much and now that it’s over You don’t know what you want Buffy realized that her similarity with the song had ended before that last line was sung. She *did* know what she wanted, now that her reunion with Angel was over...She wanted to be with him, in his arms, forever. As the song ended they stood in an embrace knowing there was a universe of love in both their hearts. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - - ------------------------------ End of buffyfic-digest V2 #96 ***************************** -