Disclaimer: I do not own either Buffy the Vampire Slayer nor The Covenant.
A/N: I was searching for something good to read one night and I happened across a Buffy/Covenant fanfiction that I ended up loving! So I decided to take a stab at it myself. While I do have several other fictions that need updated pretty badly, my muse Copper just would not leave this be, so I had to give into what he was tempting me with and I started a couple of these interesting stories. This takes place during season three of BTVS sometimes after Angel breaks up with Buffy, the timeline is a little skewed to make it work better for me, but it shouldn't be too confusing. And instead of Buffy having grown up in L.A., she was raised in Massachusetts (or wherever it is the movie is based, I can't remember at the moment) with the boys as her closest friends. They told her when they got their powers at thirteen (?) so when she was called she told them. As for Covenant, it's after the movie so Caleb has ascended and Chase is gone. Alright, here goes.
p.s. I do love Buffy/Angel pairing (almost as much as I love Buffy/Spike or Buffy/Xander) so this isn't meant to be Angel bashing.
"Angel." I say, my annoyance leeching into my voice. "Just drop it already. I'm not discussing this anymore."
"Buffy, this is serious. We need to…" "No, we don't." I interrupt him quickly losing patience. "We don't need to do anything. There is no 'we' anymore. You made sure of that when you dumped me. Now just…" I pause mid sentence as I feel a new power causing my spider senses to go on alert. Suddenly there's a pair of strong arms wrapped loosely around my waist.
Before I completely lose my cool a velvety voice whispers in my ear, above the loud music of The Bronze which had conveniently been masking mine and Angel's argument. "Hey sexy. Is this ponce bothering you? Should I get rid of him for you?" I gasp in surprise at the familiar voice.
"Reid!" I turn around in his arms to confirm my suspicions. I wrap my arms around his neck and smile into his gorgeous eyes. I pull him into a tight hug as he picks me up and twirls me around in a small circle before placing my feet back on the ground. "What are you doing here?" I ask, keeping my arms around him, not feeling any compulsion to step away.
"Spring break, came to visit my best girl." he grins down at me. He'd gotten even more beautiful since I'd seen him last. I hadn't thought that would be possible, I have been proven really wrong.
"After two years?" I question him, raising my eyebrows. "Yeah, why are you really here?"
"Tell you later? Dance with me first." he pulls out of my arms, grabbing me by the hand and leading me to the crowded dance floor. I laugh and follow him willingly, barely registering the noise of protest Angel makes behind me.
He stops in the center of the crowd and pulls me back into his arms before dipping me. He twirls me around playfully dipping and twisting sometimes lifting me for a couple of songs before I notice that there's more power filling the club than I've felt in far too long. Without stopping our slight swaying to a slower song, I stand on my tip toes to speak in his ear. "Why are you here?"
He looks down at me, a resigned look in his eyes, his smile still in place. "Caleb ascended. He needs a reminder to keep him grounded, so we came to you. You're the only person he's ever respected enough to listen to."
His answer startles me and I stop moving, ingesting this information. After a minute I nod my head slowly. "Who's we?"
"Tyler, Pogue and my wonderful self." he tells me, winking.
I shake my head and grin at him. "He back home?"
"Yeah. Didn't want to risk his anger." he tells me, starting our swaying motion again.
"Makes sense." I say, considering the situation at hand. Caleb had his full powers, he must be using a lot for the boys to come and find me. Reid would be the last person to ever go looking for help for Caleb. Tyler maybe, but not for Caleb.
Reid twirls me away from him unexpectedly into a new set of arms and I'm looking into Tyler's chocolate brown eyes. "Hey Babe." he greets me with a sincere smile.
"Hey!" I say, happy to see another pleasant face from my past. Before I can fully bask in Tyler's presence he too twirls me into yet another pair of muscular arms. "Pogue!"
"Hey girly." his low voice is hard to hear above the loud music, if it weren't for my slayer hearing I would have had to read his lips.
I open my mouth to respond but I'm suddenly yanked from Pogue and angel is dragging me out of the crowd back to the corner we'd previously been fighting in. I growl under my breath, frustrated with the vampire. I yank my arm from his grasp causing him to stop and glare at me. "What now?"
"Who are those guys?" he asks me, his eyes flashing yellow at the guys.
I sigh, exaggerated at his jealousy. "That's none of you business anymore." "Buffy." he says my name, desperation in his voice. "Just talk to me about this."
"No." I answer him, my voice getting dangerous.
"Babe?" Reid comes to stand next to me, his power shimmering the air around us, his black eyes challenging Angel.
I place a reassuring hand on his arm. "I'm good. Gather the guys and meet me out front." he nods his head and kisses my cheek before leaving me with Angel.
"Angel, you ended us. You don't get a say in my life anymore. You don't get to be privy to everything I do." I take a step towards him, cupping his cold cheek in my hand. "I love you, most certainly always will, but I can't do this anymore." with one last look into his sad eyes, I turn away and make my way out of the club.
A couple of hours later, after talking to Mom and letting her know what was happening, I find myself walking into the dorms I once lived in at Spencer. A wave of nostalgia passes over me as I follow Reid to his room, a room I used to spend hours if not days just hanging out in. I think I'd spent more time in Reid's room than I had my own.
Exhausted I collapse in his double bed, reveling in the familiar feel of his black satin sheets. I'd forgotten the luxuries I'd gotten used to when with them. They didn't do anything cheap. "I take it I'm staying here tonight?" I ask Reid as he moves around his room finding places for my bags.
He grins at me, curled up under his comforter, from the foot of his bed. "Yeah. It's too late for an intervention now and unless you wanna sleep with Tyler, I'm your last option. Cause I don't think Kate would take to kindly to you cuddling up with Pogue all night."
I sigh and roll onto my side, patting the spot behind me in an invitation. "You best not be sleeping naked, boxers at the very least." I tell him jokingly as I yawn. I hear him chuckle before he climbs in behind me and throws his around my waist pulling me flush against his naked chest. With a sigh and a contented smile on my face, I fall asleep to Reid's light snoring, finally home again.
