Disclaimer on first part
Conclusion
Willow woke in darkness. Someone was with her, in fact she lay on top of that person. With great effort she lifted herself up with a hand on either side of the person and tried to make out who it was through the utter darkness.
A large, but gentle hand came up and cupped her face and she remembered. Leaning against his caress she leaned forward to claim a kiss.
"I wonder what Buffy would say." She laughed rolling off of him and snuggling to his side.
"Let's not talk about the past." He murmured into her hair.
They lay there like that for a moment considering.
"Angel do you think we made a big mistake?" She asked.
"What do you mean?" He asked puzzled.
"I mean, we just . . . we just sort of broke our friendship to tiny pieces. We can't be just friends ever again." She whispered.
"I don't want to be just friends again. Ever."
"But you and Buffy tried to be just friends."
"That was before I learned what love really is. And I know that I love you Willow and I will for the rest of the time." He murmured.
"Good." She said and playfully nipped at his shoulder.
Angel woke first and looked at his new lover. She slept with her mouth open slightly and her small hand curled around his. Carefully he slipped off the bed and went to the bathroom for a shower.
Willow woke alone. Scared she threw off the covers and raced from the bedroom. Frantically she looked around for Angel. Then she heard the water start to run in the bathroom. Relieved she burst open the door and jumped into his embrace.
"What brought this on." He asked as she kissed his forehead and eyelids as though she would never get another chance.
"You were gone and I thought I was alone. But you're still here." She said pulling off.
"Of course I'm here. Where would I go?"
Months passed. Willow gained a little weight, just so she back to a healthy body weight. Their love got stronger everyday. Willow had never had anything like this, even with Oz. Nothing could go wrong.
It was a normal night. Willow and Angel were planning on renting a movie and spending the night on the couch.
"I'm going to take a shower."
"Can I join you?" Angel asked tugging her red tresses.
"If you do we won't go get the movie." She said shaking her head and giggling.
"Oh you say that like it's a bad thing." He said pulling her against him.
"No. I want to see a movie tonight. Go put some clothes on. You can't go rent movies in your boxers." She whispered her face so close to his their lips brushed together.
"There are other things I can do in my boxers." He replied.
"Get dressed." She said smacking his rear.
Finally Angel agreed and went back to the bedroom.
In the middle of putting his jeans on he heard a knock at the door. Puzzled because no one ever came to the door he went to answer it.
Outside the door stood the last person he expected to see.
"Buffy?"
"Angel. I hoped you were here. Things have been busy and I finally got away.How are you and did I interrupt something or do you always answer the door in your jeans?" She said stepping around him.
"I wasn't expecting to see you here."
"Well. I was thinking. When you said you got over me, maybe it was because we had been separated for so long. So I thought you might want to move to New York. I could use the support." She said shyly.
"Buffy things have. . . "
"I know you feel guilty about Miss Calender, but that's all past and I really need you." She said backing him against the wall by the door.
Then she kissed him passionately. He pushed her away.
"Things have changed Buffy. I'm sorry." He said.
At that moment Willow stepped out of the bathroom in a towel.
"Hey sexy fool where are you?" Willow called.
"Sexy fool? Who is that?" Buffy asked stepping around him.
Willow wandered in and gasped nearly dropping her towel.
"Buffy?"
"Willow?"
Angel just stood there speechless.
"How could you?" Buffy cried for the fourth time since she arrived.
"How could I what?" Willow asked as she pulled her jeans on and finished getting dressed.
Angel had gone out to get some dinner for Willow when he saw the two girls were going to fight it out.
"Sleep with him. You knew I was still in love with him." Buffy shouted.
"Buffy you left, you didn't write and you kicked him out." Willow reminded her.
"How many other one night stands have you had since I left?"
"One night stands? Is that what you think this is? Buffy, I live here. I have for the past four months. Angel and I have been together for three months."
"You mean you live with him?"
"Yes." Willow replied.
"What does Oz have to say about this?"
"Oz is dead." Willow shouted.
Buffy looked confused.
"You would know that if you had bothered to write. I was going to go to college in Maine remember? Well after you left I decided to wait a year. Remember?"
Buffy nodded.
"In that year you wrote a total of six letters to me. One night near Christmas Oz and I were on a picnic. The vampires got him. A few weeks later they burnt down my house with my parents inside killing both of them. You never wrote after that. And you obviously didn't miss my letters because you never came here to see if I was all right. Thank you very much for caring about my life." Willow shouted.
"Willow I was busy, I had classes and vampires to deal with. I'm sorry. I thought Xander would write to you if I didn't."
"Xander and Cordy have only wrote four times. I guess being engaged really takes up a lot of time."
"You've had a rough time of it. Okay, that doesn't make up for the fact that you have been sleeping with Angel."
"I don't have to explain myself to you. If you wanted to be a part of my life and his you could have written a letter. And I hate to tell you this, but Angel has no feelings for you anymore."
"What happened to you? When I left you were still the same nice Willow I remember. When did this change happen?"
"About the time I didn't get any letters and Oz died. About the time I vowed to kill every vampire in Sunnydale. And if you look around the only vampire you will find is Angel."
"You killed vampires?"
"And demons and Spike and Dru. And anything else that was evil that crossed my path."
Buffy shook her head.
"But you've been sleeping with Angel." Buffy cried.
Just then Angel came in carrying a box of Chinese take out,
"Buffy, I suggest you leave. You are not welcome here." He said setting the box on the bed.
"Angel, Willow?"
"You have another life and I suggest you get back to it. Until you are ready to accept that Willow and I are together I don't want to see you around here." He said calmly and coolly.
Buffy looked from the vampire to her old best friend.
"One thing you haven't thought of, what happens when Willow gets old and dies? It will happen, are you ready for that?" Then Buffy left for the last time.
Angel looked at his lover and sighed though he didn't have to. She was standing there with tears in her eyes.
"That was the final test." She said sitting on the bed.
Buffy stood outside the door she could hear what was said. Willow's words about a test and then Angels profession of love. It brought tears to her eyes. She had lost two of the most important things in her life forever.
Angel tickled Willow relentlessly. She laughed so hard tears came to her eyes. He stopped and kissed her. She froze. Suddenly she rolled out from under him and got out of bed. He watched confused as she put her robe on and went out of the bedroom.
"What?" He called following her.
She didn't respond only sat on the couch and stared into space.
"What's wrong? Did I hurt you?" He asked sitting next to her.
"No."
"Then what's the matter?"
"She was right. What are we going to do when I get old? You will always be young and handsome but I will get old and ugly." She said tearfully.
"No, no you won't."
"Be real."
"I am."
She just looked at him.
"If you want me to I will change you. I'll do the spell and give you your soul."
"But it won't be permanent. I'll lose it the second we sleep together."
"So I'll change the wording slightly and make it permanent." He assured her.
"Your not kidding."
"Why would I be kidding?''
"I love you Angel." She said.
And so all the battles were fought and all the fighting was done.
possible sequel????