Coming Home

Coming Home

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Timeline: Huh? What timeline? This is AU. Angel never left Sunnydale.
Rating: Maybe PG-13. We don't know. We have NO idea how to rate these things. Maybe it even has no rating.
Dedication: (Giles and Fay step up on stage and unroll this seriously long list.) Uh hum. Ok, firstly, we'd like to dedicate this one to Kasiya (again) becoz firstly we said we were gonna, and secondly becoz you give the bestestest feedback on earth and also becoz you inspire us!! Go Kas!! (At which point there is loud cheering from the audience, and Kas steps up to accept her statuette) The second dedication is to Stefi, just plainly becoz you ROCK and we know it!! You need no other reason. (At which point there is loud cheering from the audience, and Stef steps up to accept her statuette) Oh, Stef, btw, send Fay an email. She misses you. ;)
Next dedication is to Sara-Lee, becoz you're just too cool, and THANK YOU tons for the feedback!! (At which point there is loud cheering from the audience, and Sara steps up to accept her statuette) Lastly, but DEFINITELY not leastly, to Zayaan, becoz you're also just so so cool!! And also becoz you live just down the road. :) (At which point there is loud cheering from the audience, and Zayaan steps up to accept her statuette) Right, we seem to have run out of statuettes, so we give out more next fic we write, ok? Good. (Giles wipes his hands off.) That's THAT done.
Author's Notes: We HAVE a shooting fic for this one. If you want us to post it, tell us. We also, btw, have another shooting fic of a fic that just never got written. The shoot is FUNNY, but definitely pointless. If you want us to post that one, too, let us know. If you want it, we'll post it, but bury our heads in the sand in shame. *whew!!!*
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Category: Definitely BA Fluff.

Angel stomped through the sewer, his face a mask of anger. Violently he slammed the wall of the sewer pipe and then leaned against it, trying to collect his thoughts. After catching his breath, he proceeded through the sewer towards his apartment beneath Angel Investigations.

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I'm annoyed. I don't like being annoyed. My mind is still on the events of this evening. It makes me feel so.useless. So unable to help anyone, and I feel like giving up on this mission of mine.

I take the lift down to my rooms and slam the gate shut. The anger returns, and I rip off my jacket, ball it up and throw it across the room.

A contented sigh stops me before I decide to demolish something. I look over to the bed where the sigh came from.

I'd know that figure if I were blind. The very scent of her calms my mind, soothes my thoughts. Her back is turned to me, but I'd recognize it anywhere.

*Buffy. *

I stand there, watching her sleeping, her deep, easy breaths making mine fall in rhythm with her. She is still dressed; she even forgot to take her boots off. She's lying slightly curled up, and I feel a gentle smile ease to my lips. She sighs again and turns over, curling up against the pillow as she does so.

Quietly I walk up to her, unzip her boots and pull them off without waking her. She stirs slightly and settles back into sleep. Delicately I pick her up, as if the slightest wrong movement would shatter the moment forever, and I lay her gently on the bed.

As I put her down she stirs again and says, "Mm, Angel?"

"I'm here, love." She smiles and submerses herself back into the blessedly calm waters of sleep.

I pull off my shirt and lie down on the bed next to her, just watching her sweet face.

"I could stay awake
Just to hear you breathing
Watch you smile while you are sleeping
While you're far away dreaming."

Memories of the two of us together flood back to me, inundating me in the wash of emotion that overwhelms me. Our moment of true happiness. Maybe I should be thankful that will never happen again. We've had our moment of true happiness, and we've had many more. Any moment with her bring up a well of the purest, sweetest joy. So deadly, yet so innocent. She still has so much of life ahead of her.

"I could spend my life
In this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment
Forever."

As I stare at her, watch her breath coming, she opens her eyes and smiles at me. "Hey."

"Hey."

"How was your day?"

"Much better now."

She smiles again. *My God, she's beautiful. *

"Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure."

The smile on her face stays as she closes her eyes again. "I think my day turned out pretty good," she says dreamily.

"I'm glad," I reply. I lower my head onto the pillow and watch as she descends once again into sleep.

"I think I'm tired," she yawns before completely slipping away.

"I don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep 'cause I'd miss you baby
and I don't want to miss a thing
'cause even when I dream of you
the sweetest dream will never do I'd still miss you baby
and I don't want to miss a thing."

You're lying on your back. I love it when you lie on your back. Your chest slowly rises and falls with each breath you take, each wonderful breath. I lay my head upon your breast. The sound and rhythm of your heart beats in my ear, and I close my eyes, just listening to your heart. You brush your fingers through my hair. Somehow, my cares just flow out my body, easing and soothing me.

"Lying close to you
Feeling your heart beating
And I'm wondering what you're dreaming
Wondering if it's me you're seeing."

I awake.

My face is but a hair's breadth away from yours. The feel of your gentle breath on my cheek sends a tingle down my body. I lift my hand and trace my finger across your hairline, down your eyebrow, across your closed eye, down your nose and over your lips. Gently you kiss my finger and smile. I lean closer to you and place a single kiss upon each of your eyes, and then one, lingering kiss on your sweet, soft lips.

"I love you," I whisper.

"I know," you whisper back, your eyes still closed.

"Then I kiss your eyes
And thank God we're together
I just want to stay with you
In this moment forever."

Your hand traces a path across my face and lingers on my cheek. I place my hand over yours and kiss your palm.

"Forever and ever."

"I don't want to ever move," you say in my ear.

"Me neither."

You pull your hand to mine. Your wedding band is cold against my fingers.

"I love you," you say simply.

"I know."

The End

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