Welcome to the Hellmouth

Sequel to Buffy's Nightmare. It's has been 10 years since Buffy and Faith ran away. There's something brewing down in Sunnydale, causing the Boston 'Scooby gang' to leave for the Hellmouth.

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Oldest to youngest in the Boston 'Scooby gang'

Darla

Drusilla

Spike

Ethan Rayne

Kendra-she's still alive. Bat resurrected her.

Buffy-a witch, her family line called 'Dragon'; Joyce never called her powers it was the same with three generations before her.

Faith

Bat (Janne)-runs a nightclub called 'The Vampires' and half vampire, witch.

Eliza-a practicing gypsy, shape shifter, tracker. She can track demons down.

Josh-best friend to Eliza, and is dating Buffy

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Sighing Cordelia sat watching Willow, Angel and the rest of the Scooby gang (well what was left of it), researching the latest demon prob. 'Cordelia, if you want to do something, help research,' said Giles, Oz looked over at her. Xander gave her the death glare, it didn't matter that he betray one of his best friends or her, in his eyes she was the reason it all began in all their eyes minus Oz, they just didn't see though Buffy offered them friend ship they were still willing to go behind her back and it had all blown up in their faces, so they needed some one to blame, the fact she was blamed was probably because she went against them and told them how she really felt about what they did, now as she had moved on it no longer concern her.

The Buffy and Faith thing must be tolling on her, he thought. 'I think we have to book, Cordelia,' said Oz, giving her a meaning look.

'Oh, yeah,' she mumbled. 'If I want to look good tomorrow,' she said dizzily, getting up she followed her boyfriend out; Oz and Cordelia had been having an on and off relationship since Buffy and Faith had left.

Hoping into her car, she let her head fall backwards onto the headrest. 'I miss her,' Cordelia whispered, both knew who she was talking about, Buffy. It had been 10 years ago, a week from today that Faith and Buffy had run away, thanks to Willow and Angel.

'You should call her,' said Oz, the sister slayers only trusted her with her whereabouts.

*****

Looking over its shoulder, the vampire dashed through the cemetery dodging gravestones, and some of its other attackers. Standing on top of the crypt, Buffy watched as her friends surrounded the vampire; loading the gun she was holding with gold bullets, taking aim, she fired it. The vampire turned to dust just as Josh was about to ram a stake through its heart. 'God, can you stop doing that?' he complained, Buffy just shook her head, walking up to him she kissed him passionately. In the background they could just hear Faith clearing her throat.

'Jeez, B. sorry to break up the make out' she quipped; turning around in Josh's hold Buffy stared up at her sister in slaying.

'Yeah what ever' replied Buffy, levitating up onto the crypt, and backed her things up, returning to her friends. Bat had a dark look cross her face. 'What's wrong Bat?' she asked, when Bat gave them no reply, the Boston Scooby gang minus Spike and Bat shook the feeling off.

*****

Standing in the middle of the empty library Buffy, Kendra, Faith and Bat trained vigoursly, while Josh and Eliza sat on the table, looking up the latest demon problem. 'You know' started Eliza, as the slayers began to stop training. 'Isn't it strange that all of the Californian demons avoid us' she inquired.

'We're just lucky' replied Bat, grabbing a towel, drying her neck, while Buffy and Faith did stretches.

'Bullshit' said Spike, Faith wandered over to him, jumping up on Spike; he pushed her up against the wall as they made out, leaving her no room to pull away from him. 'We just stuck with the ghosts' said Spike, lighting up a cigarette.

'Time to be heading home' announced Darla; she was getting bored quickly at watching the younger vampire, and the human's antics.

'You mean Sunnydale' said Faith, side glancing Buffy, she was pale as a ghost. Boston actually had a reaaaalllly big ghost problem.

'Yep,' said Darla shortly. 'I'm giving everyone a week, before we head off. By the way call Delia, and get us a place' she ordered, nodding Buffy pulled out her cell phone out of her bag.

'Just curious Darla, what's the reason?' asked Buffy, as dark look crossed Darla's face.

'Don't ask' replied Darla, she wasn't going to give away any more information, sitting down in a chair she basically stuck her nose in her demonology book, again.

Picking up the phone, Cordelia almost squealed with delight, when she realized it was Buffy. 'Hey Liz' greeted Cordelia, after finding out that Buffy's real name was Elizabeth, Cordelia had started calling her Liz.

'Sorry about the time' said Buffy timidly.

'It's the afternoon. Anyway I left the Library, I didn't feel like killing everyone there minus Oz. By the way did you know Oz and I are an item' said Cordelia quickly, laughing Buffy couldn't help but feel like she had missed some important things with Cordelia and Oz.

'Crap.... how long has it been since Angel and Willow got together' quipped Buffy, even though it hurt the five good friends (Buffy, Cordelia, Oz, Faith and Spike), they had gotten over some of the pain.

'Well not long enough to make me still want to kill HER' said Cordelia, lying back on her bed.

'I can understand how you feel, I thought Angel and I were meant to be forever' whispered Buffy, Cordelia could feel the pain in Buffy's voice, no matter how much she tried to hide it, Cordelia and Faith could see through the façade she constantly put up.

'Uhh...the gang and I are coming down for a while, Darla wants you to find us a mansion for us to stay' explained Buffy.

'So you're coming back to the Hellmouth, think you can survive?' asked Cordelia.

'Well for whatever reason Darla wants me to put my studies of hold for must be important, you know her, if the end of the world was coming I'd still have to take the test no matter what' quipped Buffy, when Cordelia and Oz had gone up for a week, Darla hadn't seemed amused they were disrupting Buffy from her studies, but she had quickly gotten over her feelings with a quick threat from both Faith and Spike.

'So I take it Darla became a teacher?' asked Cordelia.

'Come Cordy, you know Dar is a vampire, yeah she'd be a great teacher if she wasn't dead before she got to class' said Buffy sarcastically.

'Watch it!' threatened Darla, standing right behind Buffy.

'Sorry about that, the mother of all demons, and the reason Angel's alive is standing behind me' whispered Buffy, causing Spike to raise his eyebrows at Buffy's words.

'Yeah slayer, and if it weren't for her the bloody poof, Dru and I wouldn't even be alive' called Spike, from across the library.

'And am I supposed to feel bad about that' teased Buffy, lunging at her Spike began to tickle Buffy meressly, taking the phone from Buffy's grasp Dru watched in humor as Spike acted semi-human.

'Sorry Buffy is busy, can I take a message?' asked Drusilla quietly, the calmness in the ex-vampire's words chilled Cordelia to the bone.

'Yeah, can you tell her I'll call later' said Cordelia quickly, Drusilla un-nerved her more than she liked to say, even if she was human. 'Bye'

Hanging up the phone Cordelia took a deep breath, door stairs she could hear her mother and father talking. 'Cordelia' called her father, getting up Cordelia stuck her head out the door, looking over the banister she could see Willow and Angel sitting opposite her parents down in the entertainment area. Cautiously walking down the stairs, dragging in a deep breath Cordelia stood in front of her parents, while giving Willow and Angel side looks.

'Yes' said Cordelia politely, sitting down on an armchair giving her the best advantage to watch both sides.

'These people, your friends' began her mother in disgust, Cordelia wondered just what did they tell her parents. 'They've told us some really interesting things about your extra circular ' sneered her mother, taking a deep breath, blankly looking at them. Cordelia wondered if the charm Buffy had sent actual worked, twisting and turning the chain she wore, Cordelia signaled for her mother to continue.

'You actually help the needy' said her father in a disbelieving tone, sighing softly Cordelia glared at Willow and Angel, getting up she almost floated outside to the veranda, the hair on her arms stood up on end in the cold air of the night.

'Think of it as your first and last warning' threatened Willow, looking up from the charm she held in the hands, Cordelia gave them a condescending nod, letting them know she thought of them below her. Watching as the couple descended the stairs and hop into Angel's car, she thought back to when Angel and Willow saw fit to start threatening her with offering to tell her parents about the truth of what she did.

*****

The beat pumped through the stereo system, Josh couldn't take his eyes off of his girlfriend, it was exotic the way; Bat, Kendra, Faith and Buffy danced, over the past 10 years of living in Boston, Kendra had finally loosened up. Spike sat next to him smoking a cigarette, watching Darky (Faith), he was infatuated with her, like he was with Buffy though he saw her as the little sister he never had. 'Come on Josh!' called Buffy, from out on the dance floor. The nightclub was empty except for the Boston 'Scooby gang', Bat owed the nightclub called 'The Vampires', while Ethan Rayne had brought a Magik shop, for them once he had finally finished reeking havoc on the gang.

'Yeah, go on mate' said Spike, as Eliza, walked over to the bar, leaning over the counter, to grab a beer, Ethan walked up behind her.

'Ethan move it, or you'll end up dead' she said deathly quiet, if Eliza said something, threatening a life, you would do what she said, she was basically an assassin, she actually tracked down demons and killed them. Moving to the side, Ethan missed the feel of her hips. Leaning against the bar Ethan stared at the group of young adults letting their hair down, and forgetting for a moment they were one of the only groups alive to keep the vampire numbers down.

'I don't like this' whispered Dru, she seemed to stick out like a sore thumb in whatever she was doing, nodding Ethan agreed silently, something was up it was a seriously bad thing.

'She's hiding something you know' said Ethan, moving his head in the direction of Darla dancing seductively. 'What ever it is, it's going to cause hell to pay'.

Swinging her hips Buffy danced to the music, imagining the man that haunted her dreams was in front of her and they were 'dancing' to an age old beat. She felt like she was betraying Josh each time he entered her dreams or thoughts, but there seemed no way to keep him out, there was something deep inside of her whispering naughty little secrets helping the man to breach her defenses, it was like she knew him but couldn't put her finger on it.

As the song finished Buffy slowly threaded her way through the gang, smiling politely were it was needed. 'They're coming more frequently you know' said Buffy, leaning against the bar, taking the beer Faith handed her she took a deep sip.

'Are you any closer to figuring out who he is?' asked Faith, smiling into her beer, she already had an idea on who they were she was just waiting for her sister slayer to figure it out.

*****

'Don't wanna get up' whined Buffy, trying to get away from the hand that was destroying her beauty sleep.

'Come on Summers, we don't have all day' snapped Ethan, rolling onto her side to glare at Ethan, she couldn't see why Eliza had a small crush on him. He was so bloody aggravating.

'Okay, okay I'm up' sighed Buffy, throwing the covers off she padded out of her room in a white tank top and black pants. Walking down the stairs she could smell pancakes and coffee, standing in the doorway she could see Faith and Spike making out with Faith up against the wall and her arms draped over Spike's shoulder. Leaning against the hard chest on her back, placing her hand on top of his which were settled on her stomach Buffy stared up at Josh. She had one of the most erotic dreams last night, when her mystery man appeared, it was as vivid as her slayer dreams, if not more vivid.

'Morning' greeted Buffy, pulling away from Josh to interrupt Faith and Spike before someone else did like Drusilla, she could handle Faith and her ex being together as long as she didn't find them making out any where public, they had been the conditions the group had laid out for the three. Clearing her throat, Spike pulled away from Faith, turning her head Spike laid his cheek on hers.

'Morning B.' greeted Faith, walking past the couple Buffy took an apple out of the fruit basket.

'Hey ya' replied Buffy, taking a bite out of the apple and opening the curtains.

'Any idea on what time we leave today?' asked Josh, leaning against the wall down the far end of the kitchen.

'Nope, Darla's been pretty tight lipped on that' replied Buffy, sitting on top of the counter.

'Oh well you can't have very thing' sighed Josh pushing away from the wall he left the kitchen.

'What's up with you and Josh?' questioned Faith, when she saw the look on Buffy's face.

'I have no idea, Josh hasn't told me anything' replied Buffy, sinking deep into thought. Maybe it has to do with the fact your going back to Sunnydale for the first time in years, and is worried that you'll leave him for Angel, lectured her mind. That's it I've decided that I'm losing it.

'Have you made sure they're going to be there on time?' queried Darla, walking down the stairs behind Drusilla, Kendra, Bat and Eliza had left for Sunnydale a week a head of the rest of the gang to make sure they all had accommodations.

'Yes' replied Drusilla sourly, dressed in black jeans and a red shirt, it had taken the slayers lots of pain staking shopping to finally get Drusilla into the 21st century.

Sitting in the front seat of the Boston Scooby gang's white van Buffy nervously tapped her fingers against the steering wheel, the way everyone was going it seemed it was going to take eternity to get to the airport. 'What the hell is taking so long?' yelled Buffy, sticking her head out of the van window.

'Only a few extra things' replied Ethan. 'Don't worry I understand'.

'Like shit you do' cursed Buffy, as she pulled her head back inside the van. Sliding into the seat next to her Josh stared blankly at his girl friend, he knew about the dreams she was having of her mystery guy, he had over heard her and Faith talking about them when they had first started, he could also hear her talking in her sleep with this guy. He was worried she would choose this guy over him, I guess a lot of boy friends would be worried if that happened to them and their girl.

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