Buffy watched Oz and Willow, Xander and Cordelia walking towards her. She noticed how they dropped each others hands in front of her. This "uncoupling" had been happening for awhile now and it was beggining to irritate her. She and Angel had just started to get back on track after all they had been through. They still had not told anyone he was back, wanting to get their own bearings before anyone else interfered.

Most of the time it didn't bother her that she was hiding Angel from everyone, because all she cared about was having him in her life, whatever circumstances that meant. But she did feel kind of sad about it today, she would love to have a normal girl-guy relationship just like her friends. Tears were welling up in her eyes. Willow got to her first "Hello, Buffy!" she said with her usual perkiness. She then noticed Buffys tear filled eyes, "Are you okay?" she asked concerned.

"I'm fine, Willow. Just hormones or something, can you cover for me? I need to get away for a little while." Buffy explained.

"Of course, but if you need to talk, Buffy. I'm here." said Willow sweetly.

"Later Will, I'll try to explain later" Buffy hugged her best friend and started walking to Angels apartment. He had just moved back in from the mansion, the apartment had some bad memories, but not as many as that mansion. She knew it was early and she would be waking him, but she needed to see him now, not tonight!

Angel answered the door with sleepily. He smiled brightly when he saw Buffy there. He then noticed the tear stains on her cheeks. Immediately worried he asked "Whats wrong? Is everyone okay?"

"Everyone is fine, I just needed to see you now. I needed to see you during daylight hours, just like normal people" Buffy said with a sigh.

"Buffy, what is really wrong?" he asked her gently cupping her face with his hands.

"Angel, you know I love you more then anything in this world. But I miss seeing you during the day, going to the beach, all that normal stuff. I would love to see a sunrise with you. Please don't get upset, in fact don't pay any attention to me, I am just feeling sorry for myself." She said softly as she leaned against him.

He smiled down at her blond head on his chest as an idea formed in his head. "She wants a day at the beach, she's going to get a day at the beach! She wants a sunrise, she can have whatever she wants" he thought to himself.

"Buffy, I'm not upset with you. But you need to go back to school before you get in trouble, and people start asking where you were. Come back here about 7:00 okay?" he kissed her gently and scooted her towards the door then he added "Oh, don't forget your bathing suit"

"My what?" she asked making sure she heard him right. "Your bathing suit. Bye, sweetie, now go. I've got work to do." He smiled at her as she left.

Buffy anxiously counted the hours until 7:00, she packed her bathing suit and went to Angels. When she got there the lights were all out, Angel led her to the bathroom and told her to change into her suit. She did as she was told hoping the new bikini would have a positive effect on him. When she came out, he led her back to the livingroom.

He flipped on the lights, she laughed with delight, he had transformed the room into a beach. There was an umbrella with two chairs and a fake palm tree. He took her hand and led her to her chair, the bathing suit had the desired effect on him. He thought she was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. Angels swim trunks didn't lose anything on Buffy either, she thought she had never seen anyone look so good without a tan!

Angel turned the lights down again. There was a small slide projector set up the screen was on the wall in front of their chairs. The first slide was a beautiful ocean scene. "This is the beach we are lying on. By the way its Waikiki" he told her as he delighted in her smiling face next to him.

"Its beautiful, how did we get here?" she asked him.

"That doesn't matter, its a beautiful day lets enjoy it" he told her as they went to the next slide. "See these pretty tropical fish, we saw then while we were snorkeling"

"Beautiful" agreed Buffy. The next slide was a beautiful trail it was covered in tropical flowers in full bloom. "Ohh, those are lovely" said Buffy. Angel took her hand and smiled."We went walking there earlier in the day."

"The day is nearly over now though" he told her as he flashed a picture of a gorgeous sunset. "We found things to occupy us when the sun went down" he winked at her. She squeezed his hand. "I love him so much!" she thought to herself.

"But this is what greeted us the next morning- sunrise!" he said as the next slide appeared, it was the most beautiful sunrise she had ever seen appeared. He laughed as she left her chair and climbed into his with him. Her arms around his neck smiling up at him, he asked "So, did you enjoy your day at the beach?"

"Oh, Angel, it was the most wonderful day at the beach I've ever had. Thanks so much. You didn't have to go to all this trouble" she said as she put soft kisses all over his face.

"Buffy, I know you need me sometimes other then nighttime, I also need you. I don't know how we will make all this work, but I do know we love each other, come hell or high water and that has to count for something. You are the most important thing in my life. I was happy to do this for you, I only wish it could be for real" he said softly with a sigh.

"Angel, I love you so much. It doesn't matter about sunrises, only that we love each other." she said then added with a sly grin "Angel, do you think you could put some of that sunblock on my back?"

"Happy to oblige" he smiled down at her and then they were lost in each other.

The End

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