Private Worlds
Author : Druzilla (Dru)
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Disclaimer : I don't own a thing anyone else would want, except you know obssesed people like me.
Rating : PG-13 (I'm so not good at the rating game.)
Pairing : Dean/Buffy, Sam/Faith
Spoilers : The end of Everybody Loves A Clown, maybe. And perhaps some stuff from Buffy, but that's old news by now, right?
Summary : For the Had Your Chance… Lost it challenge here. Buffy and Faith are on the road, stop frequently by The Roadhouse and one night after Faith stands Buffy up, Buffy meets Dean there. He's not intrested, or what?
A/N : Totally un-betaed and fresh out of my notebook. I'm not great with the banner making and such, so if anyone can make me one, I'd love that. lol.
Dani (on R66 : DS) : I hope ya like it.
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After having wrecked his beloved car, Dean Winchester went to the Roadhouse for a drink or ten. He ignored the stares from Ellen's daughter, Jo and just kept on drinking. Trying to forget the whole world and what would face him in the morning alongside a nasty hangover and quite possibly a lecture from Sammy.
He felt someone sit down next to him and from the small glimpse from the corner of his eye that it was some young looking blonde babe. Normally he would try and most of the time charm the pants or skirt of her in less than an hour but right now the only thing holding his attention was his drink which was almost finished and he realized he needed a refill.
"Ellen, you got any mail for me?" The blondie asked, like she had asked that question a million times before. But it did get Dean's attention and he looked away from his refilled private world and at the blonde girl...No, young woman and wondered how she knew Ellen.
No way was that little blonde thing a hunter. It just was not possible. From the way she held herself, how she dressed and just about everything he sensed about her. Sure, you could argue that if Jo was one, why couldn't she? But he actually never seen Jo in action, so who knows.
"Just one letter from home. And Giles called, but he told me not to worry that he was calling. He just wanted to see how you were doing." Ellen told the girl, and he wondered who this Giles guy was. Could be anyone, but from the sound of it either a Dad or at least a relative.
"Great. So, I'll take what he's having. It's been a rough night and Faith was a no show...again." She told her, and ripped open her letter. This actually made dean want to at least know what her deal was. Who was Faith? Girlfriend? His mind went straight to the gutter, as always.
"Are you sure? You don't look like a drinker to me." Dean told her, and she looked at him. Her green eyes were sparkling with annoyance but under the surface he could see bits and pieces of the same, old pain that he had seen in his Dad's eyes for years upon years.
"Well, beer is bad but this stuff? Never been a problem before. I'm Buffy, and you are?" Buffy asked him, and stretched a hand in his direction. Some shade of purple nailpolish, but it was chipped. And her nails looked like they had seen better days.
"Dean." He told her, and she smiled at him. He saw the two straight lines of perfect white teeth. That added with the sunkissed skin and hair that looked like it would be silk to touch he was back in the mood to be his charming pants of self but came to a slight halt when he saw his brother enter the place. Just great. He really loved his little brother and all, but this might cramp his style a little. He just knew his brother here at this moment was just bad news.
"Ellen says not to hurt her, she's special. So, take it easy." Sam whispered to Dean, before sitting down one chair away from them on Dean's side. He looked this Buffy over. Sure, she got some problems but who didn't. She sure was hot, but that wasn't that special either these days.
"What's so special about you?" Dean asked her, which made her face snap away from her own glass of a private world and narrow those green, sparkling eyes of hers at him before the all to known sadness took over.
"Nothing. Not anymore." She just told him, before she downed the contents of the glass down in one and continued to read her letter. The letter did bring a subtlet smile to her face, so maybe he still had a shot.
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To Be Continued...
The Challenge :
Challenge: Had Your Chance… Lost it.
Set during the end of the episode: Everybody Loves A Clown
Background:
Set post Chosen BtVS. Buffy has gone off on her own after the events of Chosen and checks in at the Roadhouse periodically. It is the only place she has contact with Giles & Co. All correspondence comes to this place and Buffy checks in between gigs. Ellen holds her money and anything that is of true value.
Rating: PG-13 to NC-17
Paring: Buffy/Dean
Premise:
Buffy is lonely, looking for some human contact and sees Dean sitting at the bar. She offers to buy him a drink, to which Dean is about to refuse cause he's being sad!Dean, until he looks at who just settled in next to him. Dean wonders if this is a way he can get out some of his frustrations, and is about to take her up on whatever she is selling but...
1) Ellen looking out for Buffy and tells Sam to tell Dean not to hurt this one: she's special.
2) Sam trying to get Dean's attention, and just annoying him.
3) Buffy coming on strongly, and Dean backing down (regretfully).
4) Buffy getting her feelings hurt when Dean lets her down.
5) The line: "What's so special about you?" "Nothing. Not anymore."
6) Some bonding over lost loved ones and innocence lost.
7) An exchange of first times.
8) An actual touching conversation between them, making Dean see Buffy than more then just a potential one night stand.
9) Buffy joking about hooking up with Sam when she finds out Dean's not interested and Dean getting jealous.
10) Sam blushing.
11) Buffy being older than Sam, but younger than Dean.
12) Buffy & Dean hooking up (if you go longer route… please see last line in options…)
Options:
If you'd like to include Faith, she too went off on her own and used the Roadhouse as a meeting point. Faith just happening to wander in the same time Buffy does (after Buffy is lost in conversation with Dean).
If you throw Faith into the mix, I'd like to see some Faith/Reluctant, but he can't help himself, Sam.
For a longer fic, Ellen having a job that would require a slayer and some back up, which causes them to go on the road together. If you go this route, maybe Dean and Buffy don't hook up until later on the trip and Buffy gets over the fact Dean rejected her.