Name: Two of the same
Author: N170017
Feedback: please I'd love it. Tell me if I should continue and what needs work. My grammar sucks but I hope I fixed most of it.
Summary: AU Buffy and Angel both like the other but neither is willing to say it.
Note: I've been reading a lot of AU stories and decided to try one of my own. I hope that it'll be different then all the others although it probably will have some of the same ideas. This story is done in Buffy and Angel's POV! Whenever there -------are it means someone else's thoughts.
"Hey Buffy Angel's here," My mom shouts up the stairs to me. I smile at his name. He defiantly lives up to it too. Angel is my best friend since I was like a second old. Our mothers just happened to go into labor on the same day at the same ice cream parlor (almost at the same time). My mom, she tells me was eating a chocolate ice-cream cone when she felt a contraction. Dropping the ice cream she got up hurriedly looking for a phone. Well... my mom ran straight into Angel's mother when she stood up, who understood completely what was happening being pregnant herself. While she was helping my mom she started herself having contractions. I personally think that Angel and I were meant to be together. We just seem to click.
"Coming," I yell back. I quickly apply some gloss to my lips and survey my outfit. Jean mini skirt, Raspberry red tank top and black high heals. It was an outfit that would make any guy droll but not Angel. He has always only thought of me as his friend. Nothing more than that and nothing less. I guess you can tell by now that this isn't what I want but I can't help it. I've tried subtle hints and I've tried yelling it at him but nothing seems to get through to him. When he looks at me all he sees is the little seven-year-old I was when he thought girls were icky. Although he never even really thought of me as a girl. I guess that's what kept us friends then.
I run down the stairs and look at him standing in the doorframe. Oh yeah does he live up to his name. He's wearing all black, which seems to be his trademark with his hands down at his sides. He seems to be thinking intently as I grab his hand and lead him out the door. "See you later mom, "I call behind me. I close the door with my free hand and continue down the steps. "Hey Angel. So how's your day been so far?" I ask letting go of his hand as we reach his slick red convertible. It's safe to say that Angel has money. He isn't bratty about it though. He could NEVER be. Angel walks around to the other side and jumps in.
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God she looks perfect with her hair down at her shoulders. She asked me something um what was it? I try my best to think and she smiles at me when I turn while starting the car. God what was it, Oh yeah, how was my day? "It's been okay. How's yours been?" I ask her. Her outfit makes me want to just stop the car right now and kiss her but I could never do that. She doesn't think of me like that. She never would be able to. We are destined to be friends forever and nothing more.
"Dawn woke me up at five. I hate how she always does that. I asked my mom for a lock but she was like, 'Buffy I don't want you to be able to close off your home life,' ugh," Buffy replies looking at her nails with some curiosity. I laugh lightly at her rant. Buffy's little sister, Dawn always seems to be bugging her but in the little sister way. I sometimes wish that I had a little sister. Then again it's nice being the only one in the house.
"Sounds interesting," I say back. "Hey we're here," I add looking at the looming school in front of us. Buff and me don't have any classes together so the only chance I'll get to talk to her is at lunch. I hate that about school. I wish that we could just ditch but Buffy's mom would kill me if I suggested that. Buffy's grades need a bit of work lately.
"I see that," Buffy says getting out of the car. I follow but when we enter the school we head in different directions. She turns directly into her first period class, English while I head to the dreaded math.
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The bell rings in my science class. Finally I can leave. "Buffy," the teacher calls to me. So close one more step and I would have gotten to see Angel at lunch. I was really looking forward to that too. I turn and walk over to Mrs. Kirpken's desk. "Buffy, I was wondering if you'd be willing to show Alexander around the school." I look over at the new student who just watches on."Oh um," I begin, wishing that I could say no but knowing that I have no choice really, "Yeah sure why not." Alexander smiles at this and the teacher nods her approval.
"Thank you Buffy," Mrs. Kirpken states. "Well you guys can go then," she adds.
I motion to the new guy to walk with me. "By the way you can just call me Xander," he says smiling goofily.
"Sure, so where ya from Xander?" I ask wondering myself where this, I'll admit, hansom very built guy came from. He wasn't as dreamy as Angel was, no one was but he was a cutie.
"Oh from New York," he answers.
"Wow really. Big change then. Big city to super small Sunnydale. I've always wanted to go to New York, how was it living there?" I ask.
"Great, I loved it, Dad just got a new promotion so I had to come," he replies and then he goes silent for a while, "Hey Buffy?" He says stopping. I turn to face him smiling and nod. "I was erm wondering if you um maybe would like to go get something to eat tonight? I don't really know what they have here for fun but if there's something better that you'd rather do I would erm really love to go with you."
Xander asked me out. My jaw must have dropped. He was way too cute for someone like me. I didn't really want to go out with him, I wanted Angel but Angel wasn't ever going to ask me and Xander was really, really cute. My mind was settled I was gonna say yes. "Sure, well here in Sunnydale the only really cool place is this club called the Bronze. How bout I meet you there at seven," I suggest.
"Sounds great," Xander smiles that goofy smile that I was getting used to. The bell rang, ending lunchtime.
"So yeah I'll see you then kay," I say quickly, "Bye then." I run off to my class leaving Xander to wave me off. I hope he knows where his next class is... and I hope he can find the Bronze...
Thank-you for reading!
