"Through the good times and the bad, whether I lose or if I win
I know one thing that never changes, and that's you as my best friend"
-Brandy, "Best Friend"

"Hello?" Walking into Angel's apartment, Buffy carefully shut the door behind her and peered around the large room. "Angel?"

"I'm over here," a voice said behind her, causing her nearly to jump out of her skin.

Spinning around quickly, she saw Angel standing in the doorway behind her. Letting out a deep sigh, she put a hand over her heart to calm its rapid beating.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you," he apologized, coming in. "I just had to check on something. There's something I have to show you."

A curious look on her face, Buffy allowed him to lead her out of the apartment and up a few flights of stairs to the top of the building. When they finally reached the top, a pleasant surprise awaited her.

A blanket covered the concrete roof and food was set out upon it. A bottle of chilled Coke and a large pizza box rested in the middle of the blanket. The sun shone down on the roof making it a beautiful picnic area, and Buffy couldn't help but smile as she turned to her friend.

"I just wanted to thank you for everything you've done these past couple weeks," he explained, shrugging. "I thought it was the least I could do."

Buffy shook her head. "You should really be thanking Cordy for last night. It might have been my idea, but I couldn't have done it without her."

"I called her. She's out shopping for the day."

Laughing, Buffy shook her head again. Only Cordelia could know she was living on the hellmouth and still find shopping important.

"Shall we?" asked Angel, gesturing toward the blanket.

"We shall." The two sat down and Buffy, giggling, rubbed her hands together as they prepared to dig in...

La-la-la-la...
You've been so kind and generous
I don't know how you keep on giving
For your kindness, I'm in debt to you
For your selflessness, my admiration
For everything you've done, you know I'm bound
I'm bound to thank you for it

Buffy talked animatedly between bites about what was going on at school, home, and with her friends. Angel was someone she could talk about anything with. On some kind of level, she thought he could understand her better than anyone else. The feeling was mutual.

La-la-la-la...
You've been so kind and generous
I don't know how you keep on giving
For your kindness, I'm in debt to you
And I never could have come, this far without you
For everything you've done, you know I'm bound
I'm bound to thank you for it

Laying down, Buffy continued to speak and crack jokes. Angel cautiously positioned himself on his side and watched as she talked, smiling and laughing. So this is what humans did. Once again, he thanked the powers that be for letting him live. He would never be able to show how truly grateful he was.

La-la-la-la...
Oh, I want to thank you for so many gifts you gave
The love, the tenderness, I wanna thank you
I want to thank you for your generosity, the love
And the honesty that you gave me
I want to thank you show my gratitude
My love, and my respect for you, I want to thank you

Oh, I want to thank you, thank you
Thank you, thank you
I want to thank you, thank you
Thank you, thank you...