The Hart of L.A.

Buffy didn't know where she was headed, she just knew she had to get away. All these thoughts kept coming at her. She'd caused so much pain for her friends, and she didn't understand how they were still her friends. She now knew why Angel had asked to be turned back to a vampire. How could he be with someone that had sent him to a hell deminsion? The thing that ate at her the most, was that she'd never really apologized for Tara. If warren hadn't tried to kill her, Tara would still be alive. She didn't think she could ever go back. She hated to do that to her friend again, but it was for the best. They were probably glad she was gone, anyway. She really couldn't blame them. The other thinkg that ate at her, was Spike. He'd loved her and helped her, before he'd even gotten a soul. IT was really no wonder he'd tried to rape her. It was all her fault. The first slayer had tried to tell her that she couldn't have friends, but she'd refused to listen. Then again, she hardly ever listened to anyone. With this though in her head, she stepped onto a bus.

Lindsey interrupted before Connor could say anything more. " We've got bigger problems at the moment, kid. Once we get the hell out of here, I'll fill everyone in. Right now, we have to leave." Wesley cut in then. " You're very right, but that's easier said then done. Those demons Talia described to us, are hired assasins. It appears the senior partners didn't want her to fufill the prophecy that I have in my hands. They are supposed to kill her, and they're several right outside the building.

Talia jumped up then. This is so unfair! None of this started happening until she'd come to L.A.. Maybe she'd crashed on the way here, and she was in some sort of coma. She looked over at Gunn, then. She didn't want to be in a coma, because she really liked Charles. He caught her look and walked over to her. " You're going to be fine. I won't let anything happen to you. Can you punch?" She looked at him like he was crazy. " Can I punch? Yes, I can punch!" Gunn smiled at her. He really was very pretty. " That's good, can you duck?" With this statement, she glared at him. " Hey! I'll have you know, that i can take care of myself fine!" Wesley rolled his eyes at the display. " Great, but we really need to go."

They all followed suit. They each went to their offices, so they could get all of their belongings. They even got the things out of Buffy's office. Somehow, Willow and Talia ended up in front of the small group. Everyone in the lobby watched with their mouths open as Angel, Giles, Wesley, Spike, Fred, Gunn, Willow, and Talia all walked out carrying boxes. When they walked outside, the demons moved foward. " Hand over the chosen one!" Gunn stepped foward. " You see, we have a problem here. You want to kill her, I want to keep her alive." Talia put her hand on his shoulder, but he just looked at her. She was going to have to talk to him. Currently the demons were slowly advancing. " Fools! We do not wish to harm any of you! Just hand over the girl!" Willow moved foward. " I don't think so." Willow held her arms out at her side. " When I look at my enemy, take them away...DISAPPEAR!" With a big flash of light, they all disappeared as she comanded. They all picked up what they had been carrying, and continued walking.

Buffy stepped off of the bus. She'd been on that stupid thing for hours. She'd finally decided that she was going to go to Cleveland. It's where the other hellmouth is. She could do more good there, she wouldn't have to worry about anything. If she died, it'd be welcomed to her. She wanted to forget...to forget all of the pain she'd caused. All of these thoughts kept running through her head, and it was driving her insane.

After leaving Wolfram and Hart, they'd all gone to their respective places. Talia wasn't sleeping, she couldn't. She felt bad for intruding on Charles. She could afford to stay in a hotel. She hadn't really liked how he'd challenged those things like that. When he walked into the room, she was still deep in thought. " Can you not sleep either? You can have my bed if you like." She jerked around to face him. " Oh! No, I'm fine. I've just got all kinds of thoughts in my head." He went over and sat down beside her. It was then she realized he wasn't wearing a shirt. " Anything in particular, or are you just thinking in general?" She sighed. " It's something in particular, well two things. I didn't really like how you stood up against those demons today, and I think I need to get a hotel room."

Gunn was shocked. He thought that the two of them were hitting it off. " You want to leave?" Talia sighed once more. " Charles, I'm intruding on you. You're an attractive guy, and I think I'm sort of cramping your style." He smiled at her. He really liked that she called him Charles, and she thought he was attractive. " You're not cramping my style. I actually like the company. You think I'm attractive?" He could tell he'd surprised her, She was blushing like a fool. " Are you sure? Come on, you know you're handsome." He chuckled and moved closer to her on the couch. " I'm very sure. I'm handsome now?" She swallowed visibly. " Charles, you're gorgeous and you know it!" He laughed out then. " Thank you. You're very beautiful." Before she could respond, he leaned in and kissed her. She was shocked for a few seconds, but then leaned into him, and kissed him back. She put her arms around his neck, and deepened the kiss. When she moaned, he slipped his tongue into her mouth. She moved her hand to the side of his face, while he put his hand in her hair. It didn't last long, though, becuase his cell phone rang. He reluctantly broke away from her, and grabbed his phone.

Gunn picked up his phone, and shouted " What?!" Angel chuckled on the other end. " I didn't interrupt anything, did I?" Gunn sighed. " You have the worst timing imaginable." Angel just laughed some more. " All I wanted, was to tell you to bring Talia and yourself to Wesley's at about 7:00 p.m. tonight. You've got over six hours, think you can make it?" Gunn chuckled. " Yeah, I'll do my best. By the way, that was the funniest thing I've ever seen. You should use a blanket to hide from the sun more often."

When he turned back to where Talia was sitting, she was being very still. Maybe he shouldn't have kissed her. He walked back over to where she sat, and sat back down beside her. Talia was in shock. What was she supposed to do now? That kiss had been very...nice. Oh, Who was she kidding, it was awesome!!! When he didn't say or do anything, she started to get panicky. Did he not like her? Was she a bad kisser? Oh, what the hell! Without giving herself time to think, she leaned over, grabbed his face, and kissed him. Luckily, he responded almost immediately.