Rose
by Kuma

Buffy opened her eyes slowly, for fear of having to look into a bright light. Her head was pounding and her vision was blurry. She rubbed her eyes and opened them wider. She was laying on a bed, her body curled up. All she wanted was to go back to sleep and sleep the pain away. But she knew she couldn't sleep, not knowing where she was.

She sat up and held her head still with her hands, perhaps to make the room stop moving. *Where am I?* she thought as she looked around. The place was pretty nice. It looked just like one big open room. A fire place, a rug in the center of the room along with a few sofas. The bed lay in the corner of the room, and had silk sheets.

Buffy was surprised when someone walked inside of the room. He looked like an angel. He had a glass of water in his hand and walked towards her.

"Here, take this." his voice was deep and smooth. He handed her a glass of water and two pills.

"Thank you," Buffy replied. She popped the two pills in her mouth and drank the water. She had no idea who she was or where she was. She had no idea who this guy was, for that matter. "Who are you?"

"Come, on lover. Don't play dumb."

*Lover? What is he talking about?* "What are you talking about? Where am I?"

He thought back for a moment. Amnesia. What he did to her, he couldn't blame her. Now, she was so helpless and innocent. He could put any memory into her mind that he wanted to. He sat down on the bed and looked down at her.

"You don't really remember who you are, do you?" he asked gently, almost as if he was Angel. *I can put any memory I want into her head.*

She shook her head. "I don't remember. Do I...you live here?"

"Yes, it's unfortunate that you don't remember. We both live here. I'm Angel and your name is Buffy."

*He's got the Angel part right.* "Why don't I remember who I am?"

"You...fell and hit your head. It's called amnesia. Does your stomach feel alright?" He wanted to make sure his little demon was okay.

"It's...fine. Why do you ask?"

"You're pregnant. Didn't want to hurt our baby." he wanted her to know that it was his child that she was carrying.

"Ours?" Buffy asked Angel, unsure about her having a baby. He nodded and smiled. *So, I'm his girlfriend...I guess,* she thought about the possibility for a moment and considered that he was telling the truth. After all, she had no memory of anything.

"You know, Buffy, I'm going to make you very happy. Even if you don't remember, I'll make it just how it always was between us." his voice was deep and soft. He smiled at her, knowing that he had her wrapped around his finger.

* * * *

Joyce Summers set down the remote and walked towards the door. She peered outside and saw that Giles and Willow were standing there. She opened the door and invited them in.

"Mrs. Summers, is Buffy here?" Giles asked anxiously. She could have taken Buffy home early.

"No, she's at the hospital. You know that. Why? Is Buffy missing?" Joyce asked, worried.

"I'm afraid that she may have ran off. She wasn't in her room and we thought she might of came here." *Anything but the truth.*

"Buffy, running off? She would never do that." Joyce said, disbelieving what Giles had said.

"I can't think of any other explanation other than that."

"Well, where would she go? Her dad lives all the way in LA and I don't think she'd go there without telling me."

Giles thought hard. He knew Buffy was gone, probably taken by Angelus. He didn't know where to find them, or where to even begin looking. "She'll probably come back soon. She finding out that she was pregnant is enough to drive anyone away."

"I don't see why. I thought I had fixed things." Joyce couldn't understand. Her and her daughter had a great relationship.

"You must understand that Buffy's still only seventeen and-" Giles was cut off by the red head.

"She's probably scared. Everything that she's going through. Maybe it's just emotional problems." Willow smiled, satisfied with herself.

"Maybe. Let's just hope that's all. I don't want to loose my baby girl."

"I can assure you that she'll be back." Giles answered to comfort her.

* * * *

Buffy smiled. Everything was going to be okay. Even if she didn't remember, she had to trust someone. And he was good as anyone to start with. "Where are we?" her voice was like that of a curious child.

"We're home. You love it here, in the middle of the country. Peace and quiet."

"That's sounds nice. Do we have any pets?"

"No. No pets."

She looked around. It looked awfully lonely. Everything was peaceful, too quiet for her. "Then what do we do here?"

"We read and we have each other." he smiled again at her. He wanted her to believe that she had a great past with him.

She nodded, as if she remembered it all. "I'm a bit hungry. Can I have something to eat?"

"Of course. I'm just going to go out and get some stuff. You have to stay inside, okay?"

"Why do I have to stay inside?" *What if I want to go out?*

"Because...Because there are strange people that come around sometimes," he lifted up her head by her chin with his fingers. He leaned over and put his forehead against hers. "I wouldn't want you to get hurt or killed. I want you safe in here when I come back." he smiled at her. The perfect excuse. She would obey him, believing everything he told her. She didn't know better.

She smiled. "Okay," she spoke gently and quietly. Almost a whisper. She leaned up to kiss him, but he got up and went towards the door. She was puzzled. Why would he just move away like that?

"I have to go now." He gave her one last smile and exited the mansion.

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