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A/N: BVS: Buffy is a new freshman at UCSD, post Angel, pre Riley; Oz is still with Willow (Hey, I love this Wolfie!); Spike is pre chip and still considers humans tasty morsels and has vowed to destroy the Slayer and her Scooby Gang. LoTR: Aragorn and Legolas are together, but this is before the formation of the Fellowship.



Chapter 1



"Wiiiilloooow!"

Buffy surveyed her new surroundings with disappointment.

"I don't think this is the dimension I was going for." She looked at the trees and the thickness of the forest. "Nope. Waaay too much green."

"Willow, hey Willow! Come on! Get me outta here already! Do your witchie thingie, girl."

She waited expectantly, but after awhile got the feeling that this might take some time.

"Well, I know better than to take off. No Red Riding Hood mistake for this Slayer." She knew that all she had to do was wait for Willow to get the spell right, and this place, wherever this was, would disappear in a flash. But sitting down here seemed a problem. Everything was dirty! And she was wearing her new Low Riders! "Ewww!"

"Sure, not even a chair. OK, I'll stand. Just hope this doesn't take too long."

A sound behind her caused her to jump immediately into a defensive posture. Then she saw what had made the noise.

The one in front got her attention first. She didn't know if it was the hair or ears or beautiful face that made her go, "Oh my."

The one behind the blonde cutie moved to the front. His face was not happy. OK, his very handsome face was not happy. Buffy put on her friendliest smile while saying, "It's OK. I'll be leaving any second now. Don't worry about lil 'ol me."

The ruggedly handsome one addressed the cutie in some language and they both looked at her again.

"Definitely not demony, and oh so yummy." She took another look around the forest. "I might start to like this place, if there are more of you guys around. Hmmm?" believing they couldn't understand her.

"Is that so, pet?" sneeringly came from behind the rugged Hollywood type.

Just her luck. Of all the demon dimensions to end up in.

"Spike? Is that you?" She felt a migraine coming on. The little spots of light were appearing before her eyes for sure. "What are you doing here?"

She could see the tall fellow with the steely blue eyes had the lead of a rope with Spike carefully trused up at its end.

"Just a lil sightseeing, love. Now get me outa 'ere. There's something wrong with these fellows, 'A'm telling ya."

Suddenly, both the men, (OK, she didn't quite know what to make of the one with the pointed ears), drew swords on her and approached menacingly.

"Spike, so help me god, I'm going to stake you where you stand." This was all his fault. OK, maybe a little Willow's. But hey, a girl has to have priorities.



TBC