Disclaimer: The characters in this story are the creation of Joss Whedon. (Except Lyndsee.) Only the storyline is mine.
Part Five
"What?" Angel asked, eyes filled with confusion.
"You're mortal, as in no longer a vampire." Lyndsee stated flatly.
"But I don't--"
She sighed impatiently. "Look, Angel, your body traveling through the vortexes caused it to transform into a mortal one."
Angel slowly stood up. "I- I always dreamed this would happen but I never thought it could actually..."
Lyndsee smiled, "Well, it did."
"Buffy!!" Angel said as realization struck him.
Lyndsee sighed, "Like I said if she was a Slayer and I've been called upon then-"
"No." Angel shook his head. "We have to get to the library. Buffy's Watcher should be there. He'll know what happened to her."
"Xander, I can't believe you didn't tell her." Willow said as she plopped down on a bench.
"I can't either." he said quietly.
"Why? Why did you do that?" Willow questioned.
"I- I don't know why Will. I meant to, but I just couldn't do it."
Willow stood up and faced him. "You wanted her to kill him. You wanted her to kill him because you hated him. You knew the curse would work but you didn't care, you wanted him to die, and you wanted the only person that he loved to be the one to do it."
Xander stepped back. Willow had never been this angry with him before. Ever.
"But you never thought of how it would affect Buffy, did you?"
His expression confirmed her accusations.
"Will, I know this is all my fault. Buffy running away, Angel going to hell... I never thought that not telling her about the curse would cause so much pain."
Willow's face turned pale as she gazed over Xander's shoulder.
He whirled around and gasped, "Buffy..... hey..."
"You knew?" she asked softly.
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