TITLE: As the Hellmouth Turns

AUTHOR: Teri (Garnet_TM@yahoo.com)

ARCHIVE: PLEASE ASK PERMISSION.

SUMMARY: Who is behind all of the bad stuff that happens to Buffy and the others? You might be surprised!

DISCLAIMERS: I don't own any of them. Wish I did, but I don't so I will go see my therapist and she will help me get over that I don't own them. After all she is the one who helped me realize that I was delusional when I thought I owned them. Of course, maybe she only convinced me I didn't own them so she could take them for herself. Maybe, I really do own them? I do own them they are all mine! Mine do you hear mine! Of course, if you believe any of that I can recommend a good therapist! - Not Mine!

As the Hellmouth Turns

By Teri

Giles closed the book and placed it on his desk. He sat staring at the book. It was his diary. The one that he had kept since he first met Buffy.

At first he thought it would be a typical watcher/slayer assignment. As typical as you get dealing with life, death, and the supernatural, but as he reread his journal, he realized it sounded more like a soap opera than a watcher's diary.

He summarized to himself 'Willow loved Xander. Xander loved Buffy. Buffy loved Angel. Then Willow loved Oz, Xander loved Cordelia, He loved Jenny, Spike loved Dru, and Buffy still loved Angel. Angel left Buffy. Jenny died. Dru left Spike. Xander and Willow betrayed Oz and Cordelia. Dawn came out of know where like all good soap children. Buffy moved on to Parker, then Riley. Oz left. Cordy left. Willow moved on to Tara. Olivia came to visit. Anya claimed to Xander. Joyce died. Buffy died and came back again. Cordy and Angel found true love. Darla came back, had Connor, and died again. Tara died. Willow went crazy. Olivia continued to visit. Xander jilted Anya who turned to Spike then vengeance. Xander risked his life to save the world and his best friend. Buffy and Spike have a thing on the side.'

"If that isn't a bloody soap opera?" Giles said to himself. 'Didn't Xander say there was a television show on the air that reminded him of Buffy, Willow, and himself? No wonder.' Sometimes he couldn't help, but wonder whom thought these things up.

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TO: JossTPTB@HisLackey.com

FROM: TopWriter@Cryptic.com

RE: Next Season

Here are the updates on the new season. Remember keep the plots just as I have outlined them to you. No spontaneity.

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He hit the send button. He always knew he had knack for writing, even if he did say so himself. He made sure his files were saved under several levels of security on the computer. Never knew who might take a look. Then, he needed to go over to Buffy's.

As he approached her house, he heard Buffy shriek, "What is it with these prophecies? Why do these things always happen to me!! It's like someone is out to get me!"

Sometimes he just loved being Big Bad and Evil. Spike grinned thinking of what he had planned for this season. The Slayer and her gang won't know what hit them.

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Please let me know what you think.

Teri (Garnet_TM@yahoo.com) 8/26/02