Disclaimer: this isn't mine. *wipes away tear*
Pairing: C/X (eventually) W/O (eventually) B/A C/O (friendship)
Spoilers: Takes place just after Lovers' Walk.
Summary: Hmm, lets see. Oz needs Cordelia, especially when things are worse than they look. Faith was never evil. Oz never went with Cordelia to the hospital. Buffy and Angel are just 'friends' *grumble*
Tell me if you like it. This is my first Buffy fic that isn't a x-over. I know the first chapter is short. There might be a long time between updates. I need a lot of reviews to keep going.
PS my computers wonky and italics don't work (aargh!) Sorry if it's a bit hard to follow.
And so, on with the story..
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It was a normal night for the people of Sunnydale. The teenagers were Bronzing, the adults were lecturing and the vampires were killing. Actually, scrap that, the vampires were *trying* to kill, a task made increasingly difficult by one Buffy Summers. Luckily for the vampires, Buffy and her fellow slayer Faith were finished patrolling for the night and had joined the other alive teenagers of the town in dancing and chatting in the Bronze.
Buffy had joined her best friend Willow Rosenberg at their table, half an hour before they were due to meet the others, to engage in some serious girl talk. Right now, the topic was Willow's crumbling love life. After she and her best friend Xander had been caught making out by Cordelia and Oz, Oz had dumped her. she had tried to talk to him but he told her he needed time.
"I really miss him, Buff. I keep thinking about how stupid I am. I mean I love him and I went off with Xander and now he hates me." Willow buried her head in her hands.
Buffy patted her hand. "Don't worry, Will. He just needs time. He'll be back soon."
Willow lifted her head, "You think."
Buffy raised an eyebrow, "I don't think, Will. You should know that by now." Willow giggled.
They were interrupted by Cordelia, who stalked over angrily. She had been talking to Harmony and spent her time floating between the two of them, not able to decide who she wanted to hang with. She shot a look at Willow and sat down.
"How's your gut?" Buffy asked brightly, trying to make conversation. It didn't work, Cordelia just glared at her. After a minute she said,
"I can't cheer for at least three weeks." Willow flinched in guilt. Angel came a second later and then Xander, Oz and Faith came retrospectively.
The table was silent in awkward silence. Angel broke it. "Buffy, Faith, how was patrol?"
Buffy massaged her shoulder. "Whole load of vamps. Nearly got creamed out there."
Buffy saw Angel watching Oz and followed his gaze. He was slightly paler than usual and massaging his temples. "Hey Oz"
He looked up.
"You okay?"
"Just got a headache."
"Oh" She turned back to say something to Faith about the vampires in Weatherly Park. They started talking animatedly. Pretty soon, everyone was chatting.
Then Oz collapsed.
Pairing: C/X (eventually) W/O (eventually) B/A C/O (friendship)
Spoilers: Takes place just after Lovers' Walk.
Summary: Hmm, lets see. Oz needs Cordelia, especially when things are worse than they look. Faith was never evil. Oz never went with Cordelia to the hospital. Buffy and Angel are just 'friends' *grumble*
Tell me if you like it. This is my first Buffy fic that isn't a x-over. I know the first chapter is short. There might be a long time between updates. I need a lot of reviews to keep going.
PS my computers wonky and italics don't work (aargh!) Sorry if it's a bit hard to follow.
And so, on with the story..
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It was a normal night for the people of Sunnydale. The teenagers were Bronzing, the adults were lecturing and the vampires were killing. Actually, scrap that, the vampires were *trying* to kill, a task made increasingly difficult by one Buffy Summers. Luckily for the vampires, Buffy and her fellow slayer Faith were finished patrolling for the night and had joined the other alive teenagers of the town in dancing and chatting in the Bronze.
Buffy had joined her best friend Willow Rosenberg at their table, half an hour before they were due to meet the others, to engage in some serious girl talk. Right now, the topic was Willow's crumbling love life. After she and her best friend Xander had been caught making out by Cordelia and Oz, Oz had dumped her. she had tried to talk to him but he told her he needed time.
"I really miss him, Buff. I keep thinking about how stupid I am. I mean I love him and I went off with Xander and now he hates me." Willow buried her head in her hands.
Buffy patted her hand. "Don't worry, Will. He just needs time. He'll be back soon."
Willow lifted her head, "You think."
Buffy raised an eyebrow, "I don't think, Will. You should know that by now." Willow giggled.
They were interrupted by Cordelia, who stalked over angrily. She had been talking to Harmony and spent her time floating between the two of them, not able to decide who she wanted to hang with. She shot a look at Willow and sat down.
"How's your gut?" Buffy asked brightly, trying to make conversation. It didn't work, Cordelia just glared at her. After a minute she said,
"I can't cheer for at least three weeks." Willow flinched in guilt. Angel came a second later and then Xander, Oz and Faith came retrospectively.
The table was silent in awkward silence. Angel broke it. "Buffy, Faith, how was patrol?"
Buffy massaged her shoulder. "Whole load of vamps. Nearly got creamed out there."
Buffy saw Angel watching Oz and followed his gaze. He was slightly paler than usual and massaging his temples. "Hey Oz"
He looked up.
"You okay?"
"Just got a headache."
"Oh" She turned back to say something to Faith about the vampires in Weatherly Park. They started talking animatedly. Pretty soon, everyone was chatting.
Then Oz collapsed.