Author: Aphrodite ( Just my pen name :P )
Email Addy: Daphne1784@aol.com
Rating: It will vary so I will have them listed at the beginning of each part
Distribution: Sure just make sure you ask me first!
Summary: This is going to be about Buffy/Angel mostly. Spoilers: All the way up through "Killed By Death"

Disclaimer: Buffy and the gang belong to the television show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", Joss Whedon, FOX, Mutant Enemy, and Warner Brothers. The story and all characters that I decide to created are mine. Don't sue!!

Feedback: Please send me some feedback, good or bad, so that I will know if I should continue to write it. Also this is my very first fanfic so I want to know how I'm doing.

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Homecoming
Prologue
Rating
PG
By:
Aphrodite
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Buffy sat at the Bronze watching Xander and Cordelia dancing to the band that was playing at the Bronze that night. So many thoughts flowed through her head. Thoughts about her, Angel, Xander, Cordelia, Willow, and Oz. Willow and Oz and Xander and Cordelia are soo happy together, Buffy thought, just like Angel and I used to be....before..... Tears flooded her eyes. She loved Angel soo much and the thought of what she had done to him tore her to pieces. She had loved him soo much and her carelessness had caused him to become the demon that he was 80 years ago before the Gypsy curse had been put on him. Even though Giles and everyone else tried to convince her that this wasn't her fault she still had a hard time excepting that fact. The only other thing that bothered her was that whenever she and Angelus had a confrontation he always managed to bring up the fact the Angel would still be around if she had just been able to say no. Buffy knew that until she realized that this wasn't her fault there was absolutly no way that she was going to be able to fight Angelus and kill him. She didn't think that she would ever be able to kill him. He was her one true love. No matter what happened. She didn't care if she only got to see him at night, or that he was a vampire. She didn't even care about him being stealth guy with all the cryptic messages. All she wanted was her Angel back and she would do ANYTHING to get him back.

"How come you left the Bronze so early Buffy. We missed ya." Xander replied.

"I wasn't feeling well so I decided to go home and rest. It's been really quiet and Angelus must be up to something." Buffy answered hoping that nobody would push the subject any further.

"Are you sure your up for it Buffy? You seem a bit......tired." Giles replied. "I'm fine. Don't worry about me. I can deal." Buffy said sounding a little tense.

Not wanting to push the issue Giles returned to his books. He knew something was wrong with Buffy but he knew that the subject would come up later between Buffy and her friends so he didn't put much thought into it.

"Well I gotta to go to class," Willow said trying to break the silence. "Will, don't you have a freebie right now?" Xander asked curiously. "Yeah but they still haven't found a replacement for Miss......." Willow stopped and looked over at Giles. A sadness swept through him. Even though he tried to cover it up everyone knew that he still missed Jenny. Suspecting that Giles probably wanted to be alone Buffy suggested that they accompany Willow to the computer lab.

"I feel so sorry for Giles. He needs to do something to distract himself from her." Cordelia replied. "Hey, that's a good idea but what? But Giles is like book geek. That is definetly not my area of expertise. That's more Willow." Buffy said. "No offense Will." "None taken." Willow said, "but Giles is more book geek then me."

"Well we'll just figure something out later. Right now Cordy and I have to........uh......we have to go to class." Xander said quickly. "Uh huh" Buffy and Willow replied at the exact same time. "Well see ya later" Cordy said as they ran off.

"Hey Will, are you sure you're okay about Xander and Cordelia? I mean after everything that happened last Valentines Day?" Buffy asked to her friend. "Well I know that it's going to take some time you know. I really loved Xander and I know that he only thinks of me as a friend and I guess that's ok and any ways, I have Oz." Willow said, convincing herself that that was the way she wanted it. "Well okay Will. She you after class." Buffy said as Willow walked into the classroom.

Willow walked into the classroom. She was a bit early and only the janitor was in there. "Umm miss." the janitor asked. "Yes?" answered Willow. "Well I found this yellow disk between the desk and the trash can. It was probably Miss Calender's. Do you want to keep it or do you want me to throw it away?" "Well," Willow said thinking it over, "It might be something important. I think I'll just keep it." "Ok." the janitor said handing the disk to Willow. The bell rang. Oh well Willow thought as she tossed the disk onto her temporary desk. I'll just look at it later.