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"I wish we could be like regular kids. Just a regular kid and her 200-year-old, creature-of-the-night boyfriend."
The course of love in Sunnydale never runs smoothly, especially for Buffy Summers the Vampire Slayer and her boyfriend, Angel the vampire. They're going through the usual early stages of a romantic relationship -dressing to impress, going on coffee dates, and saving the world.
When Buffy tries to be more like the girls from Angel's distant past, she succeeds a little too well -becoming helpless in the face of real evil.
Career week at school finds Buffy questioning her future as the Slayer -and all the relationship baggage that title comes with -until an unexpected ally gives new insight into her calling. And when Angel is taken hostage by an old aquaintance with sinister plans, Buffy realizes she must draw on all her passion to save the one she loves.
EXCERPT
"You think this is funny?" Angel demanded.
Without warning, the door of the storage cage slammed shut.
He watched in disbelief as Kendra bolted it.
"I think it's funny now," she mocked him.
Angel leapt to the door, shaking it viciously, trying to break the lock.
"That girl," Kendra said. "The one I saw you with before-"
Buffy . . .
"You stay away from her!"
"I'm afraid you are not in a position to threaten."
Angel pressed his face to the metal gate. "When I get out of here I'll do more than threaten-"
"Then I suggest you move quickly," Kendra replied, glancing at a row of high windows that ran along one wall of the storage cage. Uneasily, Angel followed her eyes.
"Eastern exposure," Kendra explained. "The sun comes in a few hours." A smile touched her lips. "More than enough time for me to find your girlfriend."
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