This takes place after "Shadow." Also, in this fic, Angel successfully burned Darla and Drusilla to dust in "Redefinition." Being fired from Angel Investigations, Wesley, Gunn, and Cordelia decide to take Faith with them in the hopes that the rogue Slayer can give Angel a well-deserved dose of reality.
The song in this chapter comes from a musical called "Working" by Stephen Schwartz. Go to YouTube and search for "All The Livelong Day, Working."
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. The songs in this fic are all parodies!
Prologue
Sunnydale Memorial Hospital
Buffy paced around the hallway of the hospital. Giles, Willow, Xander, and Dawn were half-asleep. Riley followed Buffy as she paced, trying to get her to calm down.
"I can't stand this!" Buffy said. "What's taking so long?"
"It doesn't mean anything," Riley said.
"You think?" Buffy scoffed.
"I'd worry more if your mom was out of surgery quickly. It might mean there wasn't much they could do."
"Your surgery didn't take that long!"
"It just feels like a long time. Why don't we go on patrol?"
"What?"
"Let's get out of here."
"I'm sorry, Riley, but I can't. I hate waiting, but I need to stay for my mom."
Riley scoffed and turned around to leave. "Whatever. I'm out of here."
Buffy huffed as she watched Riley leave. She looked at Dawn, who was asleep in her chair, and sighed. She sat next to her sister and brushed some hair away from her face. Soon, she fell asleep next to her sister.
Willow woke up as she heard the drama unfold and decided to go to the Magic Box as everyone fell asleep. Once she found the spell she needed, she crushed a handful of white chrysanthemums, lotus blossoms, and lilies into a fine powder and sprinkled the powder over a few pictures from her photo album. She lit a blue candle and began the incantation.
Veritas, I harken thee
Open these hearts, minds, and mouths
Strangers, lovers, family, and friends
For 24 hours, let the truth come out
Let the secrets everyone keeps be set free
O Veritas, so mote it be.
The powder sunk into the photo album over several pictures: Pictures of the Scooby Gang, a picture of Buffy and Riley having a picnic, a picture of Spike that Dawn took, a picture of Dawn and Joyce, a picture of Angel and his crew in Los Angeles, and a picture of Faith from a few years ago.
Unbeknownst to Willow, Angel was driving to Sunnydale, stewing over the past few nights, with memories of burning Drusilla and Darla into dust. He looked at his rear view mirror and saw a car tailing him and sped faster to get away. The other car in question was driven by Gunn, with Faith sitting shotgun and Cordy and Wes in the back seats. Faith felt her heart pounding, wishing that she could somehow reach out to Angel and help him the way he's helped her.
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Thankfully for Buffy, the doctor came to everyone the following morning with news that Joyce was recuperating from her surgery and needed rest. Buffy was antsy to get on patrol, so Giles volunteered to stay with Joyce and Dawn while everyone else went out to the cemeteries at sunset, unaware of a strange music floating in the air.
Buffy
I am a vampire slayer
Anya (spoken)
Oh great. It's Tuesday.
Anya and Everyone
Buffy….the vampire slayer
Xander (spoken)
It can't be Tuesday, wasn't yesterday Tuesday?
Willow (spoken)
Oh my goddess, it's Tuesday!
Everyone (except Buffy)
While Buffy is slaying...
Her watcher's waiting
The witch is brewing
The Zeppo's sighing
His girlfriend's counting
And everyone's singing
Her mother
Her sister
Her boyfriend
Her vampires
Buffy…
The Vampire Slayer…
The Vampire Slayer...
Buffy went out into the cemetery to do her usual slaying. Her friends stood back and talked about various things. Their chatter faded as Buffy began to sing...
Hey vampires, come on out and play
The Slayer's come around
No it's not like what you see
On some horror movie scene
Wish someone could fight with me...
Wish that I wasn't the Slayer
Wish someone could let me know
That I don't have to die to be normal
Some days I don't wanna do this no more...
The Scooby Gang gathered around her, stakes in hand. They staked the fledglings that dance around them, in rhythm to the beat as they joined in the song.
One...
Two...
Three...
Four...
We help the girl slay
Always save the day
Fighting the demons and being strong
Slaying the vampires all night long
Buffy the vampire slayer
Willow, Tara, and Anya
Hey there Buffy, what is on your mind?
You lookin kind of sad.
We don't want to go and suppose
Where Riley is, God only knows.
Xander (who's with the gang) and Riley (who's on his way to get suck jobs from vamp hos)
Wish she knew I loved her so...
Willow, Tara and Anya
Does she know?
Spike, over in Restfield, joined in the song even though everyone else was in another cemetery..
She doesn't know that I love her
Willow, Tara, and Anya
Love her!
Faith(who is driving into Sunnydale from LA)
If he only knew how I felt
Faith, Willow, Tara, and Anya
He/She doesn't know
Xander, Riley, Spike, Angel
She doesn't know how I love her
Scooby Gang
And another vampire
comes out of the ground and it's
One...two...three...let's go!
We help the girl slay
Always save the day
Fighting the demons and being strong
Slaying the vampires all night long
Buffy the vampire slayer
Fighting the demons and being strong
Slaying the vampires all night long
Buffy the vampire….slayer!
The song came to an end and everyone looked at each other in confusion.
"Okay," Xander said. "Was it just me or did we all just spontaneously burst into song?"
Giles has the first musical number. Try and guess what he'll sing. Hint: During Season 5, Giles felt a bit see-through...