Angel had spent most of the night away from New Orleans doing business in Shreveport. It was a bigger city population wise than New Orleans now, after Hurricane Katrina, so it made sense that there would be people there that he had to talk to. The only reason Wolfram & Hart hadn't moved their headquarters from New Orleans was because it was a lot of effort, not even taking into account the supernatural things that would have to be moved. Plus, most people were happy to travel to New Orleans
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The familiar presence, which she knew only too well, continued coming closer. She swallowed hard. How could it be possible? He was most definitely in Los Angeles. Right?
She had a feeling her face contorted with confusion and worry as the bartender, who someone had called Sam earlier, came to place her drink in front of her. "Rough day?" Sam asked lightly, though he also seemed concerned. "When is it not?" she said in response with a nervous smile.
Buffy heard the door open and closed her eyes as the feeling washed over her. She felt him sit near her at the bar. Did she dare open her eyes and look over? She turned slowly to look, figuring she was probably just crazy and imagining things; looking for something familiar in an unfamiliar place.
But, sure enough. There he was. "Angel," she said, trying to hide the surprise in her voice, as though they bumped into each other at this bar all the time, "What are you doing here?"
Even though she was trying to hide it, he could tell that she was surprised to see him here. Of course, because he was passing through Bon Temps, it should be as a surprise to anyone that he was here. When he sat down, he ordered a glass of wine from the bartender, who seemed content to give him the evil eye, but gave him the glass of wine just the same. He saw that the guy had True Blood behind the counter, but Angel really didn't like the taste of it.
"Passing through, actually," he said. "I had some business with some people in Shreveport and was on my way back to New Orleans." Of course, she didn't seem to know that he was in New Orleans. "There's...been a lot going on lately and we kind of had to move base from LA to New Orleans."
He wasn't sure how much he wanted to say in a public place like this. Hell, he wasn't even sure how much that he really could say in this place. He knew he could trust Buffy, whether or not they got along on a day to day basis be damned, but he didn't know anything about anyone else in this bar.
"I didn't even know--" Buffy started in a rush, but Angel finished for her with his explanation. "Move base?" she asked, her mouth quirking in a smile, "You sound like you're an army." She took an extra long sip of her drink, sliding out of her seat and onto the seat beside him.
"A lot's been going on for us, too," she said, "We had to 'move base' as well, after we were in Scotland for a while."
She tucked a strand of blonde behind her ear, lowering her voice and knowing Angel could still hear her clearly, "After the whole government got wind of us, we had to go into hiding. So, Dawn, Xander, Will, and I moved here. And Giles and Faith just showed up, too. The others are scattered around the world."
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She had a feeling her face contorted with confusion and worry as the bartender, who someone had called Sam earlier, came to place her drink in front of her. "Rough day?" Sam asked lightly, though he also seemed concerned. "When is it not?" she said in response with a nervous smile.
Buffy heard the door open and closed her eyes as the feeling washed over her. She felt him sit near her at the bar. Did she dare open her eyes and look over? She turned slowly to look, figuring she was probably just crazy and imagining things; looking for something familiar in an unfamiliar place.
But, sure enough. There he was. "Angel," she said, trying to hide the surprise in her voice, as though they bumped into each other at this bar all the time, "What are you doing here?"
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"Passing through, actually," he said. "I had some business with some people in Shreveport and was on my way back to New Orleans." Of course, she didn't seem to know that he was in New Orleans. "There's...been a lot going on lately and we kind of had to move base from LA to New Orleans."
He wasn't sure how much he wanted to say in a public place like this. Hell, he wasn't even sure how much that he really could say in this place. He knew he could trust Buffy, whether or not they got along on a day to day basis be damned, but he didn't know anything about anyone else in this bar.
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"A lot's been going on for us, too," she said, "We had to 'move base' as well, after we were in Scotland for a while."
She tucked a strand of blonde behind her ear, lowering her voice and knowing Angel could still hear her clearly, "After the whole government got wind of us, we had to go into hiding. So, Dawn, Xander, Will, and I moved here. And Giles and Faith just showed up, too. The others are scattered around the world."
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