Title: Love & Dismay
Characters: Buffy, Angel, Willow, Oz, Xander, Cordelia
Category: Romance/Supernatural
Summary: What if Angel never left Sunnydale after Graduation Part II. Things star happening that confuses Buffy but Angel may be the one thing she's sure of.
Rating: PG13
Disclaimer: None of these characters belong to me. I'm not special enough to be the one and only Joss Whedon.
AN: Okay things aren't in any order so bear with me.
Chapter 1
Buffy sat on the grave, literally waiting for the dead to rise. It was a dark night and a quarter moon shone from above. Suddenly there was a crunch behind her and Buffy spun a kick into the chest of her stalker.
There was a grunt of pain as the figure hit the ground. Buffy found herself looking into a pair of soft brown eyes.
"Nice to see you too," the man said flashing a half grin.
"Oh, sorry Angel. You know you shouldn't sneak up on me," she said shaking her stake in his face. "You never know when I might stake you." As an after thought he added, "Not on purpose of course."
He shrugged. "Won't do it again."
"Good," she said smiling. Buffy held out her hand to help him up.
"Thanks. So, waiting for a vampire to rise?" he asked.
"Yeah. Why?" she said looking at him. However, he was looking past her.
"Because there it goes," he said running past her, landing a punch into the grotesque face. He gripped the vamp's hands tightly behind its back, keeping it from moving. That was when Buffy came in.
She drove a stake into the vamp's heart and afterwards dusted herself off. Then she looked at Angel. "I've got to got meet Xander and Willow at the Bronze. It's sorta like a goodbye summer, hello college celebration," she said. " Or funeral," she said as an after thought.
He looked down. "Oh, I thought we could train..or something," he said slowly, picking his words carefully.
"Well, you can come," Buffy said smiling. He looked so cute when he tried to suggest a date. It wasn't often, however. Usually they trained together or patrolled. She knew it was for good reason. They had to be careful. Buffy couldn't let what happened in her junior year happen again.
"Xander's gonna be there?" Angel asked, uncertainly.
"Yeah, but you can ignore him. I mean half the time I do and he's one of my best friends," she begged almost begging him to come. Xander and Angel hated each other. Buffy had only a basic idea why. Both Xander and Angel had fallen inlove with her and competed for her. But she fell in love only with Angel. Xander was just a friend.
"Okay," he said smiling, taking her hand in his. As usual his hand was cool. Of course a vampire's hand was always cool. But Angel wasn't a regular vamp. He had a soul.
They entered the Bronze. It was a dark place in a half good condition. The Bronze wasn't always clean and there wasn't always a good band but it was the coolest place in Sunnydale.
Willow spotted them from where she sat and called them over. After seeing Angel she pulled another chair from the table next to her. As they made their way to the table Buffy heard Xander ask, "What's the chair for, Will?"
Willow pointed over Xander's shoulder and he turned. The smile that was on his face quickly disappeared. And then in his abrupt way he asked, What's Dead Boy doing here?"
Angel had a sour look on his face when he replied," Do you have to call me that? I'm guessing you can't come up with anything new."
Xander thought for a second with his mouth open, about to speak. But then he turned away in defeat.
Buffy smiled. For Xander and Angel this was almost friendly. Then she pulled Angel over to the two chairs Willow had pulled up.
"This is going to suck," Xander said loudly. When he looked up at the questioning looks he was getting he added," You are all going to college and only me and De-I mean Angel's out of the mix."
Cordelia did a mock smile. Then in a vile burst of air she said," At least you can get started in that wonderful career in hot dogs. I know you'll go far."
"I am so glad to have your support," he replied sarcastically.
"I'm so excited. You know with the dorms and the classes and the dorms," Willow said in her usual giddy self.
"I wish we could dorm together. But no they have to put me with someone named Kathy," Buffy said in regret.
Cordelia was always blunt but her next comment reminded Buffy of this. "It's not like you'll be spending much time there," she said glancing over at Angel. But then as a warning she added, "Just don't get with a happy."
Both Angel and Buffy's eyes spread in embarrassment. They quickly let go of each others hands and scooted away.
For the first time Oz spoke up. "That should do it," he said with a grin. Buffy was looking for an escape when a slow song came on.
"Angel let's dance," she said as she pulled him off his seat and to the dance floor. She put her arms around his neck and he put his arms around her waist. They swayed to the music; Buffy's eyes were closed.
However, soon they shot open. Behind her someplace was an evil. Something she already faced but she couldn't place when or where or what.
She spun around, scouting the crowd for the source. Buffy spotted a bleached blonde head of hair. "Spike," she muttered so only Angel could here.
After that he followed her closely as they quietly made their way to Spike. His back was facing them as they creeped up to him. Both Buffy and Angel put a hand on each shoulder, making it so he couldn't move.
"Spike, buddy," Buffy said with a false smile. "You know you shouldn't be drinking. We have to beat this."
"Let's go," Angel said a little more harsher. With the strength of the slayer and her vampire boyfriend Spike could only follow them.
They led him into the alley. Spike shook his shoulders and said," Take your soddin hands off my bloody coat. I can't say I fancy seeing you here but what did I expect?"
"Don't be so..well Spike like," Buffy said. She was angry. Angry enough to shove a stake in a bleached foe's heart. "We had a deal. Which you broke once already. Angel what do you think I'm trying to say?"
"One, two-two strikes you're out," he said counting on his hands. "What a surprise this is strike two."
"Wait one bloody second here," he said holding his hands up. "Why doesn't peaches here get strikes. He's the one I made the deal about," holding up a pointed finger.
"Angel's good," Buffy said simply.
"Yeah but for how long? I saw you two, dancing over there. It won't be long until he gets that moment of happiness and does an ax murderer stunt," Spike said looking around.
"We can control ourselves," Angel said taking a step towards Spike. Angel was about o grab him when Spike made a run for it.
"Damn, I was looking forward to kicking some bleached butt," Buffy said sadly. "Wlk me home?" she asked Angel.
He was still looking off into the distance, in deep thought. Her words, however, brought him back out of his thoughts. "Yeah. Sure," he said softly and they set off through the distance.
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How'd you like. Granted its not too good but it may be worth a few reviews. Next chapter they go to college and meet the initiative.
Characters: Buffy, Angel, Willow, Oz, Xander, Cordelia
Category: Romance/Supernatural
Summary: What if Angel never left Sunnydale after Graduation Part II. Things star happening that confuses Buffy but Angel may be the one thing she's sure of.
Rating: PG13
Disclaimer: None of these characters belong to me. I'm not special enough to be the one and only Joss Whedon.
AN: Okay things aren't in any order so bear with me.
Chapter 1
Buffy sat on the grave, literally waiting for the dead to rise. It was a dark night and a quarter moon shone from above. Suddenly there was a crunch behind her and Buffy spun a kick into the chest of her stalker.
There was a grunt of pain as the figure hit the ground. Buffy found herself looking into a pair of soft brown eyes.
"Nice to see you too," the man said flashing a half grin.
"Oh, sorry Angel. You know you shouldn't sneak up on me," she said shaking her stake in his face. "You never know when I might stake you." As an after thought he added, "Not on purpose of course."
He shrugged. "Won't do it again."
"Good," she said smiling. Buffy held out her hand to help him up.
"Thanks. So, waiting for a vampire to rise?" he asked.
"Yeah. Why?" she said looking at him. However, he was looking past her.
"Because there it goes," he said running past her, landing a punch into the grotesque face. He gripped the vamp's hands tightly behind its back, keeping it from moving. That was when Buffy came in.
She drove a stake into the vamp's heart and afterwards dusted herself off. Then she looked at Angel. "I've got to got meet Xander and Willow at the Bronze. It's sorta like a goodbye summer, hello college celebration," she said. " Or funeral," she said as an after thought.
He looked down. "Oh, I thought we could train..or something," he said slowly, picking his words carefully.
"Well, you can come," Buffy said smiling. He looked so cute when he tried to suggest a date. It wasn't often, however. Usually they trained together or patrolled. She knew it was for good reason. They had to be careful. Buffy couldn't let what happened in her junior year happen again.
"Xander's gonna be there?" Angel asked, uncertainly.
"Yeah, but you can ignore him. I mean half the time I do and he's one of my best friends," she begged almost begging him to come. Xander and Angel hated each other. Buffy had only a basic idea why. Both Xander and Angel had fallen inlove with her and competed for her. But she fell in love only with Angel. Xander was just a friend.
"Okay," he said smiling, taking her hand in his. As usual his hand was cool. Of course a vampire's hand was always cool. But Angel wasn't a regular vamp. He had a soul.
They entered the Bronze. It was a dark place in a half good condition. The Bronze wasn't always clean and there wasn't always a good band but it was the coolest place in Sunnydale.
Willow spotted them from where she sat and called them over. After seeing Angel she pulled another chair from the table next to her. As they made their way to the table Buffy heard Xander ask, "What's the chair for, Will?"
Willow pointed over Xander's shoulder and he turned. The smile that was on his face quickly disappeared. And then in his abrupt way he asked, What's Dead Boy doing here?"
Angel had a sour look on his face when he replied," Do you have to call me that? I'm guessing you can't come up with anything new."
Xander thought for a second with his mouth open, about to speak. But then he turned away in defeat.
Buffy smiled. For Xander and Angel this was almost friendly. Then she pulled Angel over to the two chairs Willow had pulled up.
"This is going to suck," Xander said loudly. When he looked up at the questioning looks he was getting he added," You are all going to college and only me and De-I mean Angel's out of the mix."
Cordelia did a mock smile. Then in a vile burst of air she said," At least you can get started in that wonderful career in hot dogs. I know you'll go far."
"I am so glad to have your support," he replied sarcastically.
"I'm so excited. You know with the dorms and the classes and the dorms," Willow said in her usual giddy self.
"I wish we could dorm together. But no they have to put me with someone named Kathy," Buffy said in regret.
Cordelia was always blunt but her next comment reminded Buffy of this. "It's not like you'll be spending much time there," she said glancing over at Angel. But then as a warning she added, "Just don't get with a happy."
Both Angel and Buffy's eyes spread in embarrassment. They quickly let go of each others hands and scooted away.
For the first time Oz spoke up. "That should do it," he said with a grin. Buffy was looking for an escape when a slow song came on.
"Angel let's dance," she said as she pulled him off his seat and to the dance floor. She put her arms around his neck and he put his arms around her waist. They swayed to the music; Buffy's eyes were closed.
However, soon they shot open. Behind her someplace was an evil. Something she already faced but she couldn't place when or where or what.
She spun around, scouting the crowd for the source. Buffy spotted a bleached blonde head of hair. "Spike," she muttered so only Angel could here.
After that he followed her closely as they quietly made their way to Spike. His back was facing them as they creeped up to him. Both Buffy and Angel put a hand on each shoulder, making it so he couldn't move.
"Spike, buddy," Buffy said with a false smile. "You know you shouldn't be drinking. We have to beat this."
"Let's go," Angel said a little more harsher. With the strength of the slayer and her vampire boyfriend Spike could only follow them.
They led him into the alley. Spike shook his shoulders and said," Take your soddin hands off my bloody coat. I can't say I fancy seeing you here but what did I expect?"
"Don't be so..well Spike like," Buffy said. She was angry. Angry enough to shove a stake in a bleached foe's heart. "We had a deal. Which you broke once already. Angel what do you think I'm trying to say?"
"One, two-two strikes you're out," he said counting on his hands. "What a surprise this is strike two."
"Wait one bloody second here," he said holding his hands up. "Why doesn't peaches here get strikes. He's the one I made the deal about," holding up a pointed finger.
"Angel's good," Buffy said simply.
"Yeah but for how long? I saw you two, dancing over there. It won't be long until he gets that moment of happiness and does an ax murderer stunt," Spike said looking around.
"We can control ourselves," Angel said taking a step towards Spike. Angel was about o grab him when Spike made a run for it.
"Damn, I was looking forward to kicking some bleached butt," Buffy said sadly. "Wlk me home?" she asked Angel.
He was still looking off into the distance, in deep thought. Her words, however, brought him back out of his thoughts. "Yeah. Sure," he said softly and they set off through the distance.
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How'd you like. Granted its not too good but it may be worth a few reviews. Next chapter they go to college and meet the initiative.