TITLE: "I Will Carry You"
AUTHOR: ASH Watcher/Slayer Watcher
PAIRING: Buffy/Angel
RATING: PGish
SPOILERS: Post "Tabula Rasa"
SUMMARY: Buffy calls Angel for help and support after Giles leaves.
DISCLAIMER: I own this fic. Joss and Co. own Buffy, Angel, etc. Clay Aiken owns the song.
DISTRIBUTION: ash_watcherfanfiction, and anyplace else I stick it. You want it, ask first. :P
DEDICATIONS: Tango, Indie, Gia, MaquisLeader, Yseult, and the other B/A fans/authors out there. Y'all are awesome! :)
AUTHOR'S NOTES: This fic is NOT beta'd, so stake me if there are any booboos...or you could stake like, a BtVS/AtS character ya hate. :D The fic title, is the name of the Clay Aiken song in the fic. ;)
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The phone was ringing and Buffy held her breath, praying he would answer. One ring...two rings...three rings...four rings... "Angel Investigations, we help the helpless. This is Gunn, how can we help you today?" She sighed, it wasn't him she needed to speak to. "Uh hello? Is anyone there?" Gunn asked.
"H-hello. I'd like to speak to Angel if I may, please," Buffy answered.
"Sure thing, can you hold a sec, while I go find him?"
"Yes, I'll wait."
"Thanks, be right back."
Muzak played while she waited for her mate to come to the phone. It was a few minutes before the phone was picked up and this time it was *him*.
"This is Angel, how can I help you?"
"Angel."
"Buffy?" he gasped...oh gods how he missed her.
"I-I n-need you, A-angel...." she sobbed, then dropped the phone. Angel immediately panicked at her plea and then yelled her name when the phone fell out of her hand.
"Buffy!! Buffy, are you there?! Please say something!" he urged.
She composed herself and picked up the phone again.
"I-I'm here...p-please Angel...help m-me..."
"I'm here for you, love, tell me what's wrong."
"H-he l-left me...he's g-gone and I don't think he's ever c-coming b- back," she cried into the phone. Angel's heart broke at her sobs.
"Buffy, who left?" he asked.
"G-giles did...he s-said h-he couldn't keep h-holding me up...that I- I need to s-stand on my o-own t-two feet."
Angel snarled softly. How the deuce could her Watcher leave her? Surely Giles knew how badly Buffy needed him, especially after coming back from the dead. How did Giles expect Buffy to carry on, without any support from the man who was like a father to her?
"A-angel?" she asked, frightened he'd hung up on her.
"I'm here, baby. Listen to me...Giles (shouldn’t be in here?)...Buffy...should I come to you, or do you want to come to me?"
"I-I can come to y-you...I d-don't have anything h-here to stop m-me."
"What about Dawn and the others?"
"They're n-not my p-problem anymore. They d-didn't e-even c-care where I w-was, before b-bringing me b-back, Angel! They t-thought I w- was in a h-hell dimension! I was ripped out of H-Heaven, dammit!" she yelled. Angel growled and made a quick decision.
"Buffy? I'll meet you half way...you remember the place we met right after you were brought back?"
"Yes, Angel....I remember...I remember everything..."
"What do you mean you remember everything?"
"Ice cream and two heartbeats...breaking a kitchen table, even."
He gasped and she whispered her love for him. They agreed on a time to meet, then ended the call with "I love you"s.
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At eight o'clock that evening, Buffy pulled the jeep into the parking lot of the Augustine Motel. Angel's black GTX pulled into the spot next to her. Both soulmates were uncertain and nervous about seeing each other. Angel got out of his car and came over to open Buffy's door for her. She took his hand as he helped her out of her jeep. Buffy sighed as Angel held her in his ever loving embrace. Gods, how she loved his strength and how right she felt in the arms of her mate. The two of them clung to each other a bit longer, then separated and went into the motel to get a room. In a few minutes, they were inside their room and both of them sat down at the table. He could see dried tears on her face and she could see unshed tears in his eyes. Neither one spoke, not quite sure of where to start. The silence broke when he got up and turned on a nearby radio.
"Dance with me, Ionuin?" Angel asked, coming over to stand by her. She slowly smiled, then took his hand and they went to the middle of the room. He pulled her into his arms and they began swaying to the soft music. Buffy inhaled his scent and Angel inhaled hers. Nothing ever felt so right, as being in each other's arms. The song ended, but they kept dancing as the next few played. Luckily it was a Soft- Rock station, so all of the songs played were slow ones. Neither of them knew how long they danced, and neither of them really cared. Both knew there were things to talk about and both also knew that they wouldn't let anyone or anything, ever part them again.
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Another guest of the motel, happened to walk past Buffy and Angel's room a while later, on his way to the ice machine. He heard music playing and saw the two lovebirds dancing. He figured it must be their honeymoon, though he didn't know why they'd stay in a cheap motel, instead of a fancy-schmancy hotel. Unless they were like him and his wife, both strapped for cash, but eager to get away from the kids whenever they could. Even if it was only an hour away from them. What was that song they were dancing to, he wondered. He smiled wistfully, then finished making his way to get the ice.
Back inside the room, Buffy and Angel were now lying on the bed. Both in their pajamas and just listening to the music still playing. A new song was playing and it was one Angel had heard before. He softly sang along with it, while holding Buffy tightly to him. She smiled at his singing, and hugged him close, while listening closely to the words he sang.
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Yeah, I know it hurts
Yeah, I know you're scared
Walkin' down
The road that leads
To Who-Knows-Where
Dont'cha hang your head
Dont'cha give up yet
When courage starts
To disappear
I will be right here
When your world
Breaks down
And the voices tell you,
"Turn around"
When your dreams
Give out
I will carry you
Carry you
When the stars
Go blind
And the darkness starts to
Flood your eyes
When you're fallin'
Behind
I will carry you
Everybody cries
Everybody bleeds
No one ever
Said that life's
An easy thing
That's the beauty of
When you lose your way
Close your eyes
'N' go to sleep
Wake up to
Another day
When your world
Breaks down
And the voices tell you,
"Turn around"
When your dreams
Give out
I will carry you
Carry you
When the stars
Go blind
And the darkness starts to
Flood your eyes
When you've fallen
Behind
I will carry you
You should know now
That you're not alone
Take my heart and we will find
You will find
Your way ho-ome
When the stars Go blind

And the darkness starts to
Flood your eyes
When you've fallen
Behind
I will carry you
Carry you
I will carry you
Carry you
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Angel finished singing, then glanced down and smiled at his sleeping beauty. Whatever was in store for them, they would face it together and come out on top. He had to believe that, for nothing else would do for him and his mate.
THE END

 

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