Summary: ALL HUMAN. Buffy left Sunnydale ten years ago for the world of business in New York, she comes back to Cali for Willow's wedding to Oz where she sees an old flame. I suck at summaries but please take a read!

A/N: Characters belong to Joss, I just play with them. Oh and if anybody wants to offer their services as beta I'd appreciate it!

CHAPTER ONE

Buffy sat at her desk, rummaging through paperwork.

"Buffy" her assistant Tammy knocked lightly on the open door "Robin wants to see you"

"Really?" She asked

"Yeah he said immediately" she smiled

Buffy almost burst with excitement "This is it, this is that big promotion" she giggled

"Let's hope so!" Tammy said crossing her fingers

Buffy stood and smoothed down her dress and made her way to Robin's office. She knocked on the door and waited.

"Come in" he called

"You wanted to see me?" She asked

"Yeah take a seat" he said gesturing to the chairs in front of his desk. "So I don't know whether you're aware of this but we landed the Gibson account"

"That's great" she said taking a seat

"Yeah it really is" Robin smiled "But unfortunately it's not without it's drawbacks"

"Drawbacks?" Buffy questioned

"We're gunna have to let you go" he told her

"Go? Go where?" She asked stunned

"You're fired" he said

"What?! Is this a joke?" She asked

"No" he said with a straight face

"You've got to be kidding me the whole reason you got the Gibson account was down to me!" She yelled

"And you did an amazing job" he smiled

"So you reward that with firing me?" She gasped

"Look if it were up to me I wouldn't let you go" he told her "I'm sorry Buffy but this is just business, and quite frankly I think you could use the time off... You're working yourself into an early grave. Relax, take a vacation"

"I don't want to take a vacation" she told him

"I'm sorry" he told her

Buffy stormed out of his office and began to pack up her desk, her co-worker Fred poked her head round the door with a box in hand.

"Not you too" Buffy said shaking her head

"You betcha" Fred said sadly

"What are you gunna do?" Buffy asked

"I'm haul my butt back to Texas spend some time with the folks and decide what to do from there... You?"

"I have no idea but I'm not giving up my career because of this" Buffy vowed

"Gosh you really are a workaholic"

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Buffy had cleared her desk and made her way back to her small apartment in Manhattan. She closed her door and immediately dropped the box she was carrying, and flopped on to the couch. Her cellphone began to buzz.

"Hello?" She answered

"Buffy it's Willow"

"Oh hey Will, what's up?" She asked

"Well I was just wondering whether you were coming to my wedding this weekend, we never got your RSVP" Willow told her

Buffy cringed she knew there was something she was meant to do "Uh that's this weekend?"

"Yeah, don't tell me you forgot" Willow panicked

"No..." She said unconvincingly "I'm uh just in the middle of booking my flight as we speak" she said quickly turning on her laptop

"Oh great, it'll be so good to see you" said Willow

"Yeah I can't wait"

"Well I've gotta go, there's so much to do but I'll see you Saturday" Willow said enthusiastically

"Yes you will" said Buffy hanging up the phone. "Back to Sunnyhell" she sighed to herself.

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Sunnydale, CA.

Buffy stared up at the house she grew up in for a moment, in ten years the place hadn't changed a bit. She took a deep breath in and got her bags out of the car as her mother rushed outside to greet her.

"Buffy!" Joyce smiled fondly

"Hi mom" Buffy smiled back

"I'm so glad you're home, I made your favourite cookies" Joyce beamed

"Great, carbs yay!" Buffy tried to sound excited

"Well come on in, let's get you settled"

Buffy followed her mom upstairs to her old bedroom, She looked around, nothing had been touched since she left. There was still her favourite pom pom's hanging over her mirror from her days as cheerleader for the Sunnydale Razorbacks, pictures of herself with numerous friends from high school and a picture of her and Spike from the spring fling dance still sat proudly on her bedside table. Joyce picked up the photograph as Buffy wandered around the room.

"I didn't have the heart to change anything, I didn't think you'd approve" Joyce told her

"Hey I don't live here anymore, you do what you want with the place" Buffy smiled taking the photograph from her mother's hands

"Ah William Pratt" Joyce smiled "such a nice boy, the two of you were completely smitten back then"

"Yeah we were" said Buffy

"He's still around y'know" Joyce told her "I hear he's gunna be at the wedding tomorrow"

"Great, a trip down memory lane with Spike is all I need right now" Buffy sighed placing the photograph back in it's rightful place

"I always wondered why it was you never came to visit" said Joyce "I was beginning to think it was something to do with me"

"No mom it's got nothing to do with you... Or Spike for that matter. I just... Really busy, with work y'know I'm still striving for that promotion" Buffy smiled

"I'm proud of you honey" Joyce smiled "I'll let you unpack, dinner will be ready soon"

"Thanks"

Buffy sat on her old bed and sighed heavily, this weekend was sure to be a disaster.