Action

- Demon Hunter - BtVS/Angel - PG-13
Strange Place to Live #2. A demon summoner makes his mark on Sunnydale, while the shadowy figure makes his presence known to Buffy and her gang. But whose side is he really on?

- Familiar Stranger - BtVS/Angel - PG-13 - unfinished
A strange young woman with no past is taken in by Angel Investigations...and telling you more than that will spoil the story.

- Flesh and Plastic - BtVS - PG-13
The Mayor wasn't the only one active during the Ascension.

- Guardian - BtVS/Angel - PG-13
Heroes of Myth and Legend #2. Angel struggles to understand his new destiny, while Buffy discovers a strange destiny all her own.

- Holy Matrimony - BtVS/Angel - PG-13
Strange Place to Live #3. Buffy and Angel are getting married . . . if they can survive their engagement. Why does everything seem to be out to stop them?

- Interstellar Conference - co-written by NutMeg - Misc. Crossover - PG - unfinished
In the battle against evil, you need all the good guys you can get!

- Journal Begins: Lady Tzara - Highlander - PG-13
Journal of the Observer #1. Colleen is introduced to the strange world of Immortals.

- June 30, 1998: Sunnydale - BtVS - PG
Journal of the Observer #2. Colleen's travels take her to a "quiet vacation" in Sunnydale.

- One For the Ages - BtVS/Angel - PG-13/R - incomplete - Updated 7-22-02
Buffy learns more than she wanted about the 'modern day' when she and Angel draw the attention of the new and improved Watchers.

- Phoenix - BtVS/Angel - PG-13/R - award winner
Heroes of Myth and Legend #1. Buffy blames herself for Angel's death...then he reappears with amnesia and a pulse.

- Pieces - co-written by NutMeg - BtVS/Angel - R - unfinished
In the wake of the End of Days, those that are left struggle to put their lives back together.

- Unwritten - BtVS/Angel - PG-13 - unfinished
Eighteen years in the future, two generations of destinies collide.

- We Do What We Can - Angel - PG-13
If there are two people dedicated to fighting evil, there have to be more, right? This is the story of one of them.

- The Wheel - BtVS/Angel - PG-13 - award winner
Buffy's dead, and the apocalypse has actually arrived. How is the world going to survive this time?

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Alphabetical Listing of All Stories 

Stories within a series are listed by series title and story titles, so some things are in here twice. Series titles are in bold.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

100 Years Trilogy
A Highlander/BtVS Crossover. Sometimes it takes a long time before you reach a happy ending...a really long time.

A

Altered Visions - 3 complete stories, many planned - Angel
Based off of the alternate reality presented in "Birthday," a look at the past...and the future

- Amusements - BtVS/Angel - PG
Warriors #6. More silliness ensues when Buffy takes Angel to an amusement park.

- And They Lived - Angel - PG
Altered Visions: Present #1. Cordelia faces the consequences of the alternate reality she created.

- Animalistic - BtVS/Angel - PG - award winner
One of Willow's spells goes wrong...with rather amusing results.

B

- Beginnings and Endings - Highlander - PG-13 - incomplete
Adventures of an Immortal of my own invention, with Duncan, Richie and the whole gang.

- Birthday Wishes - co-written by NutMeg - BtVS/Angel - PG-13
Little Demons #2. Mira celebrates her eighth birthday.

- Blood Ties - Angel - PG-13 - unfinished
Sometimes, the past really does come back to haunt you…and family is forever.

- Breathing Easy - BtVS/Angel - PG - award winner
Every Breath You Take #4. There are still some things to be worked out before Buffy and Angel can get married and live happily ever after.

- Breathless - BtVS/Angel - PG-13 - award winner
Every Breath You Take #2. Continues where "Remember to Breathe" left off as our love birds take a trip back to Sunnydale for the usual mayhem.

C

- Checklist - Angel - G
Two years after IWRY, Angel reflects on what it means to be human.

- Chick Fight - BtVS/Angel - PG
Roommates From Hell #4. Why natural enemies shouldn't live together

- Coming Home - BtVS/Angel - PG
Strange Place to Live #1. Angel is back in Sunnydale -- and mysteriously in the hospital. What happened, and who is the shadowy figure in the alley?

- Conduit - BtVS/Angel - PG
When Angel gets injured, it puts both Buffy's and his lives in danger.

D

- Darkfriends - co-written by NutMeg - BtVS/Angel/The Wheel of Time - PG - unfinished
Through some strange event, the demon fighting residents of Sunnydale and L.A. end up in a strange time...or possibly, world.

- Demon Hunter - BtVS/Angel - PG-13
Strange Place to Live #2. A demon summoner makes his mark on Sunnydale, while the shadowy figure makes his presence known to Buffy and her gang. But whose side is he really on?

- A Dozen Roses - BtVS/Angel - PG
Warriors #11. Buffy and Angel can't be together for Valentine's Day until Angel comes up with an interesting solution.

- Dust and Sunlight - BtVS/Angel - PG-13 - award winner
Buffy and Angel find each other for comfort following a day's battles.

E

Every Breath You Take - 5 complete stories - BtVS/Angel - award winner
When the events of "Superstar" trigger certain memories for Buffy, it leads to more than one reunion.

F

- Familiar Stranger - BtVS/Angel - PG-13 - unfinished
A strange young woman with no past is taken in by Angel Investigations...and telling you more than that will spoil the story.

- Family - BtVS/Angel - PG
Warriors #4. Everyone finds out what happened to Angel. I mean everyone.

- Far Too Long - BtVS/Highlander - PG - unfinished
2nd in the 100 Years Trilogy. The Watchers are facing an unusual problem. Turning to an Immortal Slayer is the perfect solution.

- Fertile Minds - co-written by NutMeg -  BtVS/Angel - PG-13
Little Demons #3. It's that time of year again - Back to school!

- Fiend/Friend - BtVS - PG-13 - unfinished - New 6-28-03
AU. What if Angel didn't get his soul until after he came to Sunnydale?

- Flesh and Plastic - BtVS - PG-13
The Mayor wasn't the only one active during the Ascension.

- Four Meetings - Angel - R - Slash - unfinished
A new point of view keeps Wesley from a disastrous course of action.

G

The Gryphon's Legacy - 1 complete story, 1 in progress - BtVS/Angel - award winner
A tale of Slayers past, present and future and a single event that ties them to each other and to their natural enemy.

- Gryphon Slain - BtVS/Angel - PG-13 - unfinished
The Gryphon's Legacy #2. The long road to forgiveness and understanding.

- Guardian - BtVS/Angel - PG-13
Heroes of Myth and Legend #2. Angel struggles to understand his new destiny, while Buffy discovers a strange destiny all her own.

H

- The Happy Part of Birthdays - BtVS/Angel - PG
Warriors #9. Buffy spends a belated birthday in L.A.

Heroes of Myth and Legend - 2 complete stories, 1 in progress, 1 planned - BtVS/Angel - award winner
Buffy and Angel discover destinies they never knew they had, intertwined through centuries.

- Holding My Breath - BtVS/Angel - PG
Every Breath You Take #3. What's worse: planning a wedding, fighting demons, or facing the Slayer's mother?

- Holy Matrimony - BtVS/Angel - PG-13
Strange Place to Live #3. Buffy and Angel are getting married . . . if they can survive their engagement. Why does everything seem to be out to stop them?

- Hopeful Season - BtVS/Angel - PG
A chance encounter keeps Buffy and Angel from being alone on the holidays.

- Hot & Cold - BtVS/Angel - PG 
Roommates From Hell #5. Why vampires make good nursemaids

I

- I'll Be Home For Christmas - BtVS/Angel - PG
Warriors #7.

- Interstellar Conference - co-written by NutMeg - Misc. Crossover - PG - unfinished
In the battle against evil, you need all the good guys you can get!

J

- Journal Begins: Lady Tzara - Highlander - PG-13
Journal of the Observer #1. Colleen is introduced to the strange world of Immortals.

- Jubilee - BtVS/Angel - PG-13 - unfinished
Stones in the Road Trilogy #2. Angel's got a lot to deal with at once: an infant daughter, his growing humanity, plus the usual demons.

- June 30, 1998: Sunnydale - BtVS - PG
Journal of the Observer #2. Colleen's travels take her to a "quiet vacation" in Sunnydale.

K

L

- The Last Battle - The Wheel of Time - PG-13 - multiple parts - fragment
NutMeg's and my own version of the way the series will end.

- Learning to Live - BtVS/Angel - R/NC-17 - Slash - incomplete - New 6-28-03
Sometimes, the help you need comes from whom you least expect.

- Life Goes One - BtVS/Angel - PG-13 - fragment in multiple parts
Curry and I had a challenge war at one point, and this never-to-be-finished story was my result.

- Long Time No See - BtVS - PG
1st in the 100 Years Trilogy. Sometimes it takes a long time before you reach a happy ending. A really long time.

M

- Minbari - co-written by Bevin - Babylon 5 - G
Ah, the things you do on late nights in the dorm. A silly song.

- Misery's Company - BtVS/Angel - PG
An unexpected visitor brings Buffy another example of love gone wrong.

- Moving In - BtVS/Angel - PG
Roommates From Hell #2. How to live with vampires

N

- Naming Day - Angel - G
Immediately following Lullaby, the group deals with the Hyperion's newest - and youngest - resident.

O

- On Ancient Wings - BtVS/Angel - PG-13 - award winner - Revised 7-8-02
Past Prologue, Future Perfect #1. In the distant future, Buffy discovers an old friend and the changes time has wrought.

- One For the Ages - BtVS/Angel - PG-13/R - incomplete
Buffy learns more than she wanted about the 'modern day' when she and Angel draw the attention of the new and improved Watchers.

P

Past Prologue, Future Perfect - 1 complete story, 1 in progress - BtVS/Angel - award winner
In the distant future, Buffy discovers an old friend and the changes time has wrought.

- The Patriarch - Angel - PG
A young woman discovers an incredible family legacy. I have been told this one is a tear-jerker.

- Phoenix - BtVS/Angel - PG-13/R - award winner
Heroes of Myth and Legend #1. Buffy blames herself for Angel's death...then he reappears with amnesia and a pulse.

- Pieces - co-written by NutMeg - BtVS/Angel - R - unfinished
In the wake of the End of Days, those that are left struggle to put their lives back together.

- Poker Face - BtVS/Angel - G - award winner
Warriors #10. An alternate version of the poker scene at the beginning of "The I in Team."

Q

R

- Real Estate (or 'A Unique Fixer-Upper') - co-written by NutMeg - BtVS/Angel - PG - award winner
Cynamin and Nutmeg go to Sunnydale to fix the relationship that Joss Whedon broke apart. (Fits with "Interstellar Conference")

- Remember to Breathe - BtVS/Angel - PG-13 - award winner
Every Breath You Take #1. Buffy remembers the events from "I Will Remember You" and goes to L.A. to talk to Angel...but runs into someone unexpected.

Roommates From Hell - 5 complete stories, 17 planned - BtVS/Angel
Four roommates: three vampires, two souls, one Slayer. Chaos ensues.

S

- Sands - BtVS/Angel - PG
Warriors #2.

- Seconds - BtVS/Angel - PG
Warriors #1. An alternate ending to "I Will Remember You"

- Secrets - BtVS/Angel - PG
Roommates From Hell #3. How to live with vampires while being the Slayer

- Secrets Revealed - BtVS/Angel - PG
Warriors #3. It's next weekend! Angel's return to Sunnydale. . .

- Shut Up and Kiss Me - BtVS/Angel - R/NC-17 - award winner
Stones in the Road Trilogy #1. Buffy begins seeing Angel again behind everyone's backs.

- Slaying the Purple Gryphon - BtVS/Angel - PG-13 - award winner
The Gryphon's Legacy #1. As the new millennium approaches, Buffy is having dreams about a Slayer of the past that may be the key to her future.

- Soulmate - BtVS/Angel - PG-13 - incomplete
Heroes of Myth and Legend #3. Buffy and Angel struggle to reconcile their drastically different natures.
Updated 12-22-2002

Stones in the Road - 1 complete story, 1 in progress, 1 planned - BtVS/Angel - award winner
Based on a challenge from Garnet: A secret reunion between Buffy and Angel has its repercussions.

T

- Take My Breath Away - BtVS/Angel - PG-13
Every Breath You Take #5. Things are never perfect for Buffy and Angel, even if it is their honeymoon.

- To Days Gone By - co-written by NutMeg - Angel/Highlander - PG-13
Two very old acquaintances meet again in L.A.

U

- Uninvited - BtVS/Angel - PG-13
Roommates From Hell #1. Why humans make good roommates.

- Unwritten - BtVS/Angel - PG-13 - unfinished
Eighteen years in the future, two generations of destinies collide.

V

W

Warriors - 11 complete stories, 4 planned - BtVS/Angel - award winner
A Buffy/Angel 'happily ever after' series - starting with an alternate ending to "I Will Remember You"

- Wasted Potential - BtVS/Angel - G
Warriors #5. Or, "Whatever happened to Riley and Kate?"

- Waterfalls - Babylon 5 - PG - one part - fragment
This is the beginning of an alternate reality story, where the series had a very unhappy ending.

- Waters of Life - Angel - PG-13
Altered Visions: Past #1. Angel deals with the aftermath of Doyle's death...alone.

- Ways of Adjusting - Angel - PG
Altered Visions: Present #1. Life as a superstar actress and visions just don't mix.

- We All Have Our Little Demons - co-written by NutMeg - BtVS/Angel - PG
Little Demons #1. A very fluffy Buffy/Angel family vacation.

- We Do What We Can - Angel - PG-13
If there are two people dedicated to fighting evil, there have to be more, right? This is the story of one of them.

- The Wheel - BtVS/Angel - PG-13 - award winner
Buffy's dead, and the apocalypse has actually arrived. How is the world going to survive this time?

- Whose Dream Is This Anyway? - The X-Files/Babylon 5 - G
I think this was the first piece of fan fiction I ever wrote, so be nice. Mulder and Scully end up on a 23rd century space station.

- Wishes and Demons Series - BtVS - PG - fragments of a trilogy
My brother and I were going to write this little series together at one point. But then the show used a major part of my plot, and I just lost interest in this one.

- Words Unsaid - BtVS/Angel - PG-13
Warriors #8. Jealousy and lack of communication is a dangerous combination.

X

Y

- You Are the New Day - BtVS/Angel - PG - award winner
Another "I Will Remember You" story. Buffy's pregnant, and only Angel has the answers she needs.

Z

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Altered Visions You've seen pages dedicated to stories inspired by "The Wish," right? Well, I got inspired by a different alternate reality: in "Birthday," Cordelia was given the chance to live her life such as it would have been if she hadn't met up with Angel in L.A. So instead of helping create Angel Investigations, she became a popular television actress. And without her there, Angel received the visions after Doyle's death...and eventually went insane.

This is not exactly your typical series, but rather my way of answering several questions that the episode brought to mind. How did Angel get the visions, and why did he go insane? If everything hadn't been reversed, what would have happened next?

And why is Cordelia always the reason for these alternate realities, anyway?
   

The Past

  • Waters of Life: Angel deals with the aftermath of Doyle's death...alone. PG-13

The Future

  • And They Lived: Cordelia faces the consequences of the alternate reality she created. PG - New July 1, 2002
  • Ways of Adjusting: Life as a superstar actress and visions just don't mix. PG - New July 22, 2002

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Alternate Reality 

Stories in this category are either a completely different reality from the show(s), or they intentionally diverged at some point. I.E. "Hey, what if that episode ended like this, instead?" So, some of them are far more "alternate" than others.

100 Years Trilogy
A Highlander/BtVS Crossover. Sometimes it takes a long time before you reach a happy ending...a really long time.

Altered Visions - 3 complete stories, many planned - Angel
Based off of the alternate reality presented in "Birthday," a look at the past...and the future

- Amusements - BtVS/Angel - PG
Warriors #6. More silliness ensues when Buffy takes Angel to an amusement park.

- And They Lived - Angel - PG
Altered Visions: Present #1. Cordelia faces the consequences of the alternate reality she created.

- Blood Ties - Angel - PG-13 - unfinished
Sometimes, the past really does come back to haunt you…and family is forever.

- Breathing Easy - BtVS/Angel - PG - award winner
Every Breath You Take #4. There are still some things to be worked out before Buffy and Angel can get married and live happily ever after.

- Breathless - BtVS/Angel - PG-13 - award winner
Every Breath You Take #2. Continues where "Remember to Breathe" left off as our love birds take a trip back to Sunnydale for the usual mayhem.

- Coming Home - BtVS/Angel - PG
Strange Place to Live #1. Angel is back in Sunnydale -- and mysteriously in the hospital. What happened, and who is the shadowy figure in the alley?

- Demon Hunter - BtVS/Angel - PG-13
Strange Place to Live #2. A demon summoner makes his mark on Sunnydale, while the shadowy figure makes his presence known to Buffy and her gang. But whose side is he really on?

- A Dozen Roses - BtVS/Angel - PG
Warriors #11. Buffy and Angel can't be together for Valentine's Day until Angel comes up with an interesting solution.

Every Breath You Take - 5 complete stories - BtVS/Angel - award winner
When the events of "Superstar" trigger certain memories for Buffy, it leads to more than one reunion.

- Familiar Stranger - BtVS/Angel - PG-13 - unfinished
A strange young woman with no past is taken in by Angel Investigations...and telling you more than that will spoil the story.

- Family - BtVS/Angel - PG
Warriors #4. Everyone finds out what happened to Angel. I mean everyone.

- Far Too Long - BtVS/Highlander - PG - unfinished
2nd in the 100 Years Trilogy. The Watchers are facing an unusual problem. Turning to an Immortal Slayer is the perfect solution.

- Four Meetings - Angel - R - Slash - unfinished
A new point of view keeps Wesley from a disastrous course of action.

- Guardian - BtVS/Angel - PG-13
Heroes of Myth and Legend #2. Angel struggles to understand his new destiny, while Buffy discovers a strange destiny all her own.

- The Happy Part of Birthdays - BtVS/Angel - PG
Warriors #9. Buffy spends a belated birthday in L.A.

Heroes of Myth and Legend - 2 complete stories, 1 in progress, 1 planned - BtVS/Angel - award winner
Buffy and Angel discover destinies they never knew they had, intertwined through centuries.
Updated 12-22-2002

- Holding My Breath - BtVS/Angel - PG
Every Breath You Take #3. What's worse: planning a wedding, fighting demons, or facing the Slayer's mother?

- Holy Matrimony - BtVS/Angel - PG-13
Strange Place to Live #3. Buffy and Angel are getting married . . . if they can survive their engagement. Why does everything seem to be out to stop them?

- I'll Be Home For Christmas - BtVS/Angel - PG
Warriors #7.

- Long Time No See - BtVS - PG
1st in the 100 Years Trilogy. Sometimes it takes a long time before you reach a happy ending. A really long time.

- Phoenix - BtVS/Angel - PG-13/R - award winner
Heroes of Myth and Legend #1. Buffy blames herself for Angel's death...then he reappears with amnesia and a pulse.

- Poker Face - BtVS/Angel - G - award winner
Warriors #10. An alternate version of the poker scene at the beginning of "The I in Team."

- Remember to Breathe - BtVS/Angel - PG-13 - award winner
Every Breath You Take #1. Buffy remembers the events from "I Will Remember You" and goes to L.A. to talk to Angel...but runs into someone unexpected.

- Sands - BtVS/Angel - PG
Warriors #2.

- Seconds - BtVS/Angel - PG
Warriors #1. An alternate ending to "I Will Remember You"

- Secrets Revealed - BtVS/Angel - PG
Warriors #3. It's next weekend! Angel's return to Sunnydale. . .

- Soulmate - BtVS/Angel - PG-13 - incomplete
Heroes of Myth and Legend #3. Buffy and Angel struggle to reconcile their drastically different natures.

- Take My Breath Away - BtVS/Angel - PG-13
Every Breath You Take #5. Things are never perfect for Buffy and Angel, even if it is their honeymoon.

- To Days Gone By - co-written by NutMeg - Angel/Highlander - PG-13
Two very old acquaintances meet again in L.A.

- Unwritten - BtVS/Angel - PG-13 - unfinished
Eighteen years in the future, two generations of destinies collide.

Warriors - 11 complete stories, 4 planned - BtVS/Angel - award winner
A Buffy/Angel 'happily ever after' series - starting with an alternate ending to "I Will Remember You"

- Wasted Potential - BtVS/Angel - G
Warriors #5. Or, "Whatever happened to Riley and Kate?"

- Waterfalls - Babylon 5 - PG - one part - fragment
This is the beginning of an alternate reality story, where the series had a very unhappy ending.

- Waters of Life - Angel - PG-13
Altered Visions: Past #1. Angel deals with the aftermath of Doyle's death...alone.

- Ways of Adjusting - Angel - PG
Altered Visions: Present #1. Life as a superstar actress and visions just don't mix.

- The Wheel - BtVS/Angel - PG-13 - award winner
Buffy's dead, and the apocalypse has actually arrived. How is the world going to survive this time?

- Words Unsaid - BtVS/Angel - PG-13
Warriors #8. Jealousy and lack of communication is a dangerous combination.

This site is designed and maintained by Cynamin. All stories and graphics are hers alone. Please do not take anything from this site without permission. Characters from various sources are used without permission and no infringement is intended. This is fan fiction - you should know that by now. Lyrics in the side image are from Like the Rain by Clint Black. A division of ficgoddess.com.

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Amusements

by Cynamin

Once again, I’m coming in at the end of an episode. This time it’s "Parting Gifts."
Note: I know absolutely nothing about amusement parks anywhere near L.A., if there are any. I’m a Florida girl. Hence why I’m being really vague about the park.
For the nitpickers: I noticed when watching the episode again that Wesley wasn’t wearing any leather in the final scene. I didn’t want to rewrite the beginning of my story though - it’s funnier this way.
"Fortune favors the brave." Buffy, "Hush"

Eager to get out of Sunnydale, Buffy arrived at the front door of Angel Investigations late Friday night. Actually, Buffy realized as she looked at her watch, it was early Saturday morning. Well past time when everyone should be asleep.

Quietly, Buffy let herself in using the key Angel had given her. As expected, the office was completely dark, but she was aware of voices as she descended the stairs to the apartment below. Sounds like I’m not the only one having a late night.

Still, she was not expecting the sight that greeted her when she reached Angel’s apartment. Angel was leaning over the stove, cooking eggs. Two people were seated at the table. One was obviously Cordelia, but Buffy had no clue who the man in the leather jacket with his back to her was.

Buffy was about to clear her throat for attention when Angel turned away from the stove and saw her. He smiled and gestured towards the cooking eggs. "Breakfast?" he offered.

"No thanks. I had a late dinner," Buffy said, smiling as she entered the kitchen.

The leather-clad man turned in surprise, and Buffy almost burst out laughing. "Wesley?" she said in surprise. The leather was definitely a new look - and the wrong one.

"Hello Buffy," he acknowledged. He watched her as she crossed the room to Angel’s side.

Angel gave her a small kiss when she reached him before putting the finished eggs on a plate. The two of them then joined Cordelia and Wesley at the kitchen table. Buffy nodded at Cordelia in greeting, who smiled back but said nothing as she ate her eggs. Wesley, on the other hand, was staring at Buffy, so she turned her attention to him.

"So, Wesley," she said with a smile, "what are you doing here?"

"I go wherever evil lurks," he declared proudly. "I am a rogue demon hunter, now."

It was so hard not to laugh at him. Instead, Buffy forced herself to say, with a completely straight face, "Uh huh." After a moment, a thought occurred to her. "The Watcher’s Council fired you, didn’t they?"

Wesley looked decidedly flustered at that. "Why does everyone keep asking me the same thing?!"

This time Buffy couldn’t help but chuckle. "They did!"

"Well, yes."

To Buffy’s surprise, Angel spoke up on Wesley’s behalf. "Actually, he was very helpful with our last client."

Cordelia snorted at that. "Client! The guy sold me at an auction!"

Buffy’s eyes went wide, then she laughed. "I hope he paid you before you killed him," she teased.

"He did, right?" Cordelia demanded. She wasn’t teasing.

Neither was Wesley. "You do this for pay?"

Before the conversation could deteriorate, Buffy silenced Angel’s retort by changing her seat for Angel’s lap and giving him a passionate kiss. After the first moment’s surprise, he returned it whole-heartedly. They would have continued for a while like that, but Cordelia reminded the two of them that they weren’t alone.

"God!" she exclaimed, drawing their attention, "Get a room!"

His arms around Buffy’s waist, Angel laughed lightly. "This is my room, Cordelia," he replied.

Cordelia stood quickly. "Alright, Wesley, I think that’s our cue to leave. I’ll see you tomorrow, Angel."

Angel pulled his attention away from Buffy for a moment. "It’s the weekend and you need it," he said. "Go home!"

"Thank you," Cordelia said, already leaving. Half way up the stairs, she called back to him, "I’ll call you if I have a vision!"

Buffy looked at Angel oddly. "Vision?"

Angel nodded, but his attention was on Buffy again, Cordelia forgotten. Buffy, however, remembered that they still had an audience. "Wesley," she said, "don’t you have some lurking evil to go find?"

Wesley stood quickly, his chair clattering on the linoleum floor. "Yes, of course," he muttered, and quickly left the room.

But at that point, Buffy and Angel were beyond caring.

When Angel awoke several hours later, Buffy was not beside him. He rolled over, not quite awake, wondering where she had gone. The mystery was solved a moment later when he heard his bathroom door open.

Buffy was standing in the doorway, dressed in his black robe with a towel around her hair. "Morning, sleepyhead," she said with a grin, coming to sit beside him on the bed.

Angel sat up smiling. "Hey."

"So, I was thinking," Buffy said suddenly. "I’ve had a really bad week. Or weird, but that’s Sunnydale. And I see you, who apparently has had to deal with Cordelia, who’s having visions, Wesley, who’s Wesley, and the usual demons and stuff, so I’m thinking you’ve had a bad week, too."

"Which is L.A.," Angel replied. "What’s your idea?"

Buffy quickly explained her plan.

"An amusement park?!"

Buffy laughed at the completely befuddled look on Angel’s face. "Yeah. You know, roller coasters, junk food, and people in stupid costumes. Have you ever been on a roller coaster?"

"Um, no, can’t say I have."

"Then you don’t know what you’re missing!" Buffy replied, practically bouncing.

Angel laughed slightly. Buffy was obviously determined, so Angel knew he wouldn’t be getting out of this. So, even though the idea sounded rather childish, he smiled and climbed out of bed to get dressed. No matter what they ended up doing, it would be another, very human day with Buffy.

"So, this is how we do this," Buffy said as she led Angel through the park’s gates. She held a map unfolded in front of her showing all the rides and areas of the park. "First, we have to figure out what rides we want to go on, then figure out the best place to start. We want to end up here-" Buffy pointed at a building near the center of the map, "which is the only real restaurant in the place, for dinner. We’ll probably eat lunch as we go - this is junk food heaven." She looked at Angel, who hadn’t said anything since they entered the park. "So," she said, "what do you want to go on first?"

Angel looked at the map and shrugged. "I don’t know. What’s your favorite?"

Buffy laughed and pointed to the largest roller coaster on the map. "I think you’d better start with something smaller," she said. "So, this one." The ride in question was and old fashioned wooden coaster. With that she took Angel’s hand and led him into the park.

"Okay," Angel muttered, his head in his hands, "now I feel sick."

Buffy shook her head. "I told you not to eat all that cotton candy before going on another coaster," she said. "Besides, you’re the one that wanted to go on two coasters in a row."

Angel groaned. "Don’t remind me," he said. He liked the cotton candy Buffy had convinced him to try, and the roller coasters were a lot of fun, but the combination, it turned out, did not agree with his stomach one bit. He felt worse again thinking about it.

Buffy put a sympathetic arm around his shoulders and sat beside him. "You’ll feel better in a minute," she said gently.

Angel nodded.

"You know," Buffy said after a moment, "there’s a nice, calm ride near here. It might help you feel better, and it’ll certainly be more fun than sitting here and feeling miserable."

Reluctantly, Angel stood and went with Buffy. This time she led him to a quieter area of the park, away from most of the people. An artificial stream ran here, with a large boat just pulling into the side. There was barely anyone in line, so Buffy led Angel right onto the boat. They took a seat at the back and the boat pulled away from the dock.

Buffy was right, and Angel did feel better quickly, so he began to pay attention to ride they were on. After several moments of looking at very fake animatronic animals and listening to the "tour guide" make silly, scripted comments, he sighed. "This is boring, Buffy," he whispered.

"Then we make our own fun," she replied, and drew his attention with a kiss.

Miraculously feeling perfect now, he returned her kiss whole-heartedly. They held each other in the very back of the boat, ignoring where they were and the people around them. Now Angel understood why Buffy had sat them all the way in the back. The ride forgotten, they kissed each other again.

They forgot all about where they were until a loud, fake cough drew their attention. Buffy and Angel separated and looked at their "tour guide" sheepishly. Except for him, they were alone on the boat, which had docked while they weren’t paying attention.

He looked at the two of them with an amused grin. "You enjoy the ride?"

"Yeah, it was a blast," Buffy replied as she and Angel stood.

"Have a nice day!" he called to the two of them as they got off.

"Oh, we will!"

The park did not calm as the sun set. In fact, as the evening came to a close some parts became even busier. After dinner Buffy and Angel walked together down the main street of the park. They wove through the crowds, barely registering the sounds of the holiday parade.

"Did you have a good time?" Buffy asked with a smile.

Angel grinned. "Yeah, I did. You were right."

Buffy found herself watching Angel for a moment in silence. The night would always be the setting she pictured him in, but even in that familiar light she could not forget the changes that had befallen the both of them lately. All good changes, as far as she was concerned. The genuine smile that even now graced his face was still an unfamiliar, but always welcome, sight. She couldn’t help but smile in response.

Okay, she could also have been smiling at the very un-Angel-like t-shirt he was wearing. They had gone on the rapids ride, and poor Angel had somehow managed to catch the brunt of every splash of water. He’d been forced to buy a t-shirt at the gift shop to replace his own soaked one.

Actually, Angel looked almost like a normal guy tonight . . ..

Angel noticed Buffy’s attention and returned his smile to her. "What?"

"Oh, I was just thinking."

"About?"

Buffy couldn’t come up with the words to say what she was thinking about. At that moment the holiday parade drew Buffy’s attention, though, and gave her a new thought. She listened for a moment as the band played "We Wish You a Merry Christmas." She squeezed Angel’s hand and smiled. "Did you know that both Christmas and New Years are on Saturdays this year?" she asked after a moment.

"Actually, I didn’t realize," Angel replied. "Things have been very busy and I don’t usually give much thought to holidays anymore."

"Well," Buffy said with a sigh, "maybe it’s time you started again. We - Mom and I - would love to have you over for Christmas."

Angel looked surprised at that. "You would?"

"Of course! Actually, Mom made a point of asking me when we were discussing Christmas dinner whether you had any plans."

Eyes wide, Angel looked just as surprised as Buffy had when her mother had asked. "Really?" Then after a moment he continued reluctantly, "But . . . isn’t that more of a family time? Wouldn’t I be imposing?"

Buffy shook her head. "It’s about friends, too. People as close to us as family. And that will always include you." She smiled at him reassuringly. "And you know," she said, "everybody’s kind of assuming that you’re going to be there for New Years. Willow mentioned it, and so did Xander."

"Really?"

Buffy smiled. "Yeah." Then, slightly concerned, "You will be coming, won’t you?"

"I wouldn’t miss it for the world."

"Good."

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