"Because I could see your heart. You held it before you for everyone to see, and I was worried that it would get bruised or torn. And more than anything in my life, I wanted to keep it safe. To warm it with my own."

This isn't Angel talking about the product of one of Cordelia's alarmingly rapid, supernatural pregnancies, and it isn't Edward talking about the product of Bella's alarmingly rapid, supernatural pregnancy. No, it's Xena talking about the product of Gabrielle's alarmingly rapid, supernatural pregnancy.

"You moved on. I can't. You found someone new. I'm not allowed to, remember? I see you again, it cuts me up inside, and the only person I share that with is me."

"It's not right! I don't want you to have to make sacrifices for me. I want to give you things, not take things away from you. I don't want to steal your future."

"Were you anticipating that I would hurt you? Were you thinking it would be worse? Do you consider the experiment a success because you can walk away from it? No broken bones -- that equals a victory?"

"Things used to be pretty simple. A hundred years, just hanging out, feeling guilty. I really honed my brooding skills. Then she comes along. Yeah, I get jealous. But I know people. And my gut tells me this is a wrong guy."

"You're not a magnet for accidents -- that's not a broad enough classification. You are a magnet for trouble. If there is anything dangerous within a ten-mile radius, it will invariably find you."

Angel's right. Sadly, Buffy doesn't get to live happily ever after. If only she were more like Bella … but then she'd be nothing like the Slayer.

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