Disclaimer: I don't any of the characters.
Authors note: I know this has taken me a long time to get this out but I've had a few problems with it. Once I typed most of it and lost it. <> Denotes thought.
Rating: If you can watch the show then this should be okay.
Distribution: Just ask I'll most likely say yes.
Feed back: I crave it. Please send me some.
Spoilers: Very minor ones for season two.
Summary: if you read Even though he's bad then it's a follow up to that. You don't have to have read that story to understand this. Also i'm using this as a sequel to 'into the past' as both of my old stories where along the same lines.

Part one.

Angelus lay next to her stroking her face. Buffy murmured in her sleep and turned over to face him still sound asleep. He didn't want to wake her so he wrote her a note then left.

**

Buffy awoke to find a piece of yellowed paper next to her head and smiled to herself. She knew whom it was of.

Buff.

Meet you tonight at the back of the Bronze usual time.

Angelus.
XXX

At the bottom of the page was a little sketch of her sleeping. Buffy folded the paper and placed it into her diary. She then went to get dressed for school.

**

"Hey Buffy, wanna come see a movie tonight?" Asked Xander Coming up behind her in the corridor.

"Nah, I have to study for that history test tomorrow. Rain check?" Buffy lied.

"Yeah, tomorrow?"

"Okay, well, gotta book I've got class," Buffy said then scuttled off to her lesson.

Xander stood and watched her go.

**

"Xander, Xander, XANDER." Willow shouted to try and get her best friends attention.

"Yeah, what?" He asked dazed.

"We were talking about Bronzing it tonight and you zoned out,"

"Oh sorry Will. I've just been thinking about how weird Buffy's been acting lately."

"Yeah, I know but at least she seems happier."

"I guess you're right," Xander agreed but still looked thoughtful.

"So are you coming to the Bronze tonight?"

"Yes, I'll meet you there,"

**

Buffy was stood in front of her mirror looking at herself. She placed the palms on her hips the moved them down smoothing out her skirt.

She was wearing a burgundy halter top and a black leather skirt with small slits up either side. Her hair was hung loose. On her neck she wore the cross Angel had given her because it annoyed the hell out of Angelus. She'd take it off later. Buffy put her black strappy shoes on and her leather jacket then left.

**

He smiled to himself, he could feel her coming his way.

**

Xander looked confused. He had just seen Buffy enter the ally behind the Bronze. < I thought she said she had to study tonight. > Wanting to know what was going on he followed her.

**

"Hey, there," She greeted him.

"Hey," He replied.

He pulled her to him and kissed her passionately. He immediately pulled back looking slightly annoyed. Buffy giggled then reached around her neck and undid the clasp of her necklace and placed it into her purse.

When the cross was safely away they resumed what they had been doing.

Angelus pulled away again.

"What's wrong?" Buffy asked.

"Someone's coming." He informed her.

"Come on," Buffy ordered. She took his hand and pulled him in to the shadows.

"Buffy," Xander yelled as he turned the corner in to the ally.

"What's he doing here?" Angelus asked.

"I don't know! I better go out. Give me an half an hour," Buffy said then moved to get up but was pulled on to his lap while he gave her a goodbye kiss.

Buffy bent down and picked up some of the dried mud off the floor.

"Xander," Buffy spoke as she can in to his sight dusting the mud off her hands.

"Trouble?" He asked when he saw her hands.

"Not now there ain't."

"I though you said you had studying to do?"

"I did and still do but I thought I'd come out for a break."

"Well come on in," He told her.

Buffy took his elbow and let him lead her into the Bronze.

Part two

The three of them sat at their usual table next to the dance floor of the Bronze.

Buffy tapped her fingers impatiently on the table but went unnoticed by the other occupants of the table. She had only been there ten minutes and couldn't wait to leave.

< Give it another ten minutes then make an excuse. >

Her thoughts were broken when she felt him near by. She began to panic when she saw him heading for their table with that evil smirk on his lips that he does when he's up to something.

Buffy felt Willow and Xander tense so did so herself so as not to look odd.

"Hello Lover," He greeted as he stood next to the table.

"What?" she asked.

"Well you see I made a bet and I plan on winning," He told her in a low dangerous tone.

"And that would be?" She asked trying to sound hard and hateful. He thought it was cute.

"I bet that I could get you to dance with me. Stupid newbie didn't know I had pull with the slayer."

"Yeah like that'll happen pal. Back off before she slayers your arse," Xander said aggressively.

"And you think I'll do this why?"

"How many people do you think I could kill before you could stop me?" he asked pointedly.

Buffy pretended to look horrified but knew he wouldn't do it. He had promised not to kill since their little tryst had happened. He would drink from humans but not kill them.

"Alright one dance and I throw you out."

"Two and I leave of my own free will."Angelus held out his had that she took it. He led her on to the dance floor.

Willow looked at her strangely then she thought how much Buffy was hurting and that to be able to touch Angel's body must give her some comfort.

**

Angelus encircled her tiny frame with his arms and pulled her close.

"This is very amusing! Did you see the look geek boy gave me?" He whispered into her ear.

"Yeah. I could have killed you for doing this to me but I'm glad you did," She confessed, then snuggled closer to him.

**

Xander watched with jealousy flaring with in him.

**

"So was there really a bet?" Buffy asked.

"Of course! People can't know about us."

"I know! So what do you win?"

"All her life money."

"And if you'd lost?"

"She got a night with me."

"Would you have gone through with it?" Buffy asked curiously.

"I wouldn't have lost so no."

"Good. So what are you going to buy me with all this money?"

"You'll see."

The song ended so they pulled apart.

"Make this look good," Buffy told him.

He pulled her to him again and kissed her with a fiery passion then pushed her away. "Outside ten minutes," He whispered and she smiled at him.

**

Buffy walked back to her friend and sat down on her seat.

"What's up with him?" Willow asked referring to Angelus.

"He wanted money so he bet a newbie all of hers and to kill two birds with one stone he thought he'd torment me."

"Oh."

"Will I'm going to go," Buffy told her trying to sound upset.

"Okay. Are you okay, do you want me to go with you?" Willow said with concern.

"No thanks, it was just dancing with him you know."

"Yeah. Are you sure you don't want me to come with?" Willow placed her arm around her friend's shoulders.

"No. I just wanna be on my own," Buffy hated lying to Willow but she couldn't tell her the truth.

"Okay."

Buffy got up and walked out of the club a smile playing on her lips.

**

Angelus was leaning on a post waiting for her to arrive. He'd had so much fun playing with her friend's head in the club.

He was about to go in there and drag her out when his nostrils picked up her scent and he smiled.

**

Buffy walked round the corner expecting to see him standing there waiting for her impatiently. Buffy when she got there he was no where to be seen.

She was about to leave then she felt to strong arms go round her waist from behind. "I thought you'd gone," She said and leaned back in to his firm chest.

"No, just hiding."

"So what are we going to do tonight?" Buffy asked turning to face him.

"Well after dancing with you in there I want more."

"But where?"

"I thought we could drive up to LA. I know a really good club there."

"It isn't vampire infested is it?"

"There are some but humans go there as well."

"Okay let's go. But how do we get there?

"I have a car!"

Angelus took her hand and led her to the Bronze car park and up to a black convertible.

< Figures it'd be black >

They climbed in and sped off in to the night.

**

Part 3

Angelus pulled up out side a building with the word 'The Storm' written on the side in illumines blue lettering and around it was painted an artists impression of a storm.

He took hold of her hand and pulled her out of the car then placed his arm around her shoulders she took his lead and put hers on his waist.

**

Apparently Angelus knew the bouncer as they walked straight into the club.

**

They walked on to the dance floor he pulled her close and she wrapped her arms around his neck they began to move to the music.

**

A while later Buffy spoke up. "I'm thirsty, I'm gonna go get a drink."

"Yeah me too, meet ya at the bar in five."

"Okay," Buffy agreed.

They kissed good bye and parted.

**

Buffy caught sight of him leading a young girl out of the room. She felt horrible for doing nothing but she knew the girl would not die. Thinking that didn't make her feel any better. Buffy turned her head and queued up to get her drink.

**

"Buffy is that you?" Asked a female voice from behind her.

"Jennifer?" Buffy asked.

"Yeah it's me! What are you doing here I though you moved to no where'sville."

"Sunnydale, I did I just came here to get away for a while."

"Oh, So how did you get in here? This is a very exclusive club!"

"I have my ways."

"I'm sure you do." Jennifer looked her up and down then looked back up at Buffy her nose stuck in the air. " Tyler is around here some where, I'm sure he'd like to see you," Jennifer smirked hoping to throw the fact that had stolen her old boyfriend from right under her nose.

"Really I'd love to see him to."

"Oh, there he is, HEY TYLER OVER HERE."

A talk boy around seventeen made his way to them and put him arms around Jennifer.

"Buffy, oh my god long time to see," he said his eyes nearly popping out of his head looking at her outfit.

"That's all the greeting I get?" Buffy asked.

"Course not."

Tyler unlatched himself from his girlfriend and hugged Buffy. Buffy purposely rubbed herself against him. She looked over his shoulder at Jennifer to see flaming jealously in her eyes.

Buffy let go of him and took a step back. He looked disappointed at the removal of her from his arms but went back to holding Jennifer.

"So are you here all alone?"

"No I'm here with my boy friend."

"The real one or the one that only exists in your head?" Jennifer quipped.

"Decided for yourself he's on his way here," Buffy said then pointed behind Jennifer.

Jennifer saw a weedy looking blonde coming towards them. She smiled to herself and looked back at Buffy.

"Gone for the nerdy look these days I see."

"I wouldn't call him a nerd to his face."

Angelus came up to them but Jennifer was in his way. "Excuse me," He said. He may be evil but he still has manners.

"Any day," Jennifer drooled.

Angelus came past them and placed his arms around Buffy's waist. She leaned back into him.

"Him?"

"Yeah who did you think I meant?"

Jennifer didn't answer but when she regained her senses plastered a flirtatious smile on her face. < If I can steal her boyfriend once I can do it again. >

"Who are your friends?" Angelus husky voice asked.

"Jennifer and Tyler. He's my ex-boy. He dumped me for her. Guys this is my boyfriend Angelus."

"You're kidding right?" He whispered in to her ear.

"So Buffy set anything on fire yet?" Jennifer asked hoping to show Angelus what Buffy was really like.

Buffy looked thoughtful for a moment. "No but I nearly did a month back in the Sunnydale mall. I was there, there wasn't a fire though coz the sprinklers came on. Why did you ask?"

"I just wanted to see if she was still the same. She set out guy on fire at the most important dance of our lives."

"How very destructive of you," He said them kissed her neck.

Jennifer huffed she's only succeeded in making him like her more.

"So Buffy how's school going?" Tyler asked hoping to change the subject.

"Good but the principle is a total troll who hates my gut's."

"That's coz he doesn't know you love."

"So what about you look too old to be in school?"

Buffy giggled and Angelus smirked.

"You could say I'm in the butchering business."

"But he's clever too, he knows loads about art and history."

"Well we better get going if we want to get to Sunnydale before sunrise."

"What about my drink?"

"Leave it for the needy!" He smirked and she followed his eyes to Jennifer.

"Okay, nice seeing you two again, glad you're still together. Bye."

"See ya," Tyler answered while Jennifer scowled at her.

Buffy and Angelus walked out of the club and into the car.

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