Title: Road Trip to Sunnydale? Do We Dare?
Author: Doc DoYouDare@eternal.ws
Disclaimer: I own the plot, and any characters other than that of the BtVS/Angel realm which belong to Joss Whedon, FOX, Mutant Enemy, and any other people who've gotten in on this sweet deal.
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Dedication: To my bestest friend in the whole entire world, Meredith who helped me with some ideas when my muse abandoned me and left me high and dry. THANKS! YOU ROCK!!
Summary: Ok, this is the sequel to What If (which btw you might wanna read before reading this, tho, it's a good read even if you have no idea what happened in their first visit) Um, Let's see, Mere and Lori are Chris's two best friends; Gail is her mom; Clay is Chris's boyfriend, and Dorian is her Watcher; Chris herself was called after Faith's death in What If. She's been the Slayer for about 2 years. So…Chris and her buds take a trip to Sunnydale. Do we really think this is the best idea?
Things to Know: Angel never left Buffy. They have been together for well, since they met in season 1. Two years have past since the last time the gang was @ Chris's. Anya isn't w/ Xander. Anya is just the girl that works for Giles and she's friends with the gang and knows about Buffy's calling. Tara is not an issue in this story. Will and Oz are still living happily ever after.
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"Come on you
guys! We are gonna be late!"
"Chris, we had a really late night last night...you know...slaying vampires
and all. Can't we just stay here? It's the last day before Spring Break. I doubt
they will notice."
"No, we have to go to school today. Plus, we are getting out early. We
can't always use the "I'm a Slayer and me and my friends hunts vamps at
night" excuse. Come on you guys...we've got 10 minutes to get to
school."
Chris, Mere, and Lori all walked out the front door and hopped into Chris's car.
"Hey, you guys, I was talking to Dorian last night and he said that we
could probably take a trip over Spring Break. He said he's been reading up and
not much is going on. So do you guys wanna go somewhere?"
"Well, at least Mr. God's Gift to the Watcher's Council is going to let you
have a break. Ever since last year we've been busy every single night. Just last
week we had to stop that Demon from opening the gates of Hell. We need a
vacation."
"Ok, now that we've heard Ms. Negative's response...what do you think
Mere?"
"Well, I think we should go to Sunnydale."
"Oh, that sounds like a good idea." Lori seemed to brighten at this.
"Well, my mom did say that I could take a road trip. But, I think we would
have to fly. After all, we are in Texas, and they are in California. But I have
a lot of money saved up. I am sure that Dorian wouldn't mind helping out
either...you know how he likes to please his Slayer."
Chris and Dorian
had had a bumpy Watcher/Slayer relationship since the beginning. He wanted her
to follow orders and do what she was told, but she wanted to do things her own
way. She had finally told him that it was her way or the highway. Ever since
then he had been a lot nicer and had finally accepted the fact that Chris's
friends knew about her 'secret identity' and that they were involved in
everything that went on, paranormal or not.
"Well, I'll ask mom tonight, but right now, we have to get into
school...the 3 minute bell just rang."
The girls went through the day, stopping to talk in-between classes and finally
the day was over and they were out for Spring Break!
"Finally!! Free for a week and a half. So, are we Cali bound or what?"
Mere was looking forward to seeing the gang again. They had only met once, and
after they found out about Chris being the next Chosen One, Dorian had informed
her that the other Slayer and her Watcher would be notified.
"I think mom will let me go. I will just tell her that we have some Slayer
gig to do."
You see, Chris had insisted that her mother know about her destiny from the
beginning. Dorian had shied away from telling her, so Chris had finally done it.
Her mother was very confused at first, but after Chris took her on a very short
patrol, she began to understand. Their relationship went much smoother with her
knowing.
"I will call Buffy tonight. I'll talk to you guys later! Call me if you can
go!"
"Later!"
"Later my chicas!!"
"Mom, I'm home. Hey, I need to talk to you. It's about Spring Break."
"Hey honey. What's up? How are the girls?"
"Oh, they're fine. Hey, ok, now don't freak…"
"Is the world ending again?"
"NO! Gosh mom not everything is about my 'job'." She made air
quotation marks.
"Well, ok, what did you want to talk about?"
"Well, it does involve slaying, but in a good way. You remember how I told
you that last year, right before I found out about all this stuff, that girl and
her friends came to town and stayed with us without your knowing. And we helped
her fight off some vamp that was going to destroy the world?"
"Umm? Yeah, I know there was a boy named Angel involved, because that's all
you talk about, but what was the girl's name?"
Chris blushed slightly. She had had a crush on Angel ever since the first time
he spoke to her.
"Buffy, Mom. And Angel is NOT all I talk about. But, anyway, I was
wondering, could the girls and me take a trip over Spring Break? Say, to
California?"
"Chris, California? I don't know. Why are you going to California?"
"Well, we were going to drop in on Buffy and the gang for a while. See if
we can help out in the slaying department. After all they are on the Hellmouth.
Their activity is way heavier than ours."
"How are you going to get there? You can't drive. It's like a three day
trip."
"Well, I have money saved up and I'll tell Dorian that I need to take a
trip to go visit the other Slayer and I am sure he will help out. We could fly
to LA and then rent a car and drive to Sunnydale. It's only a two hour
drive."
"Well, if you can find the money, you can go. But I am not helping out.
This is your trip and you are going to pay for it. But you need a vacation, so
you can go."
"Thanks Mom! You are the best. I am gonna go call Buffy."
Chris ran up to her room and threw down her bags. She grabbed her cordless phone
and plopped down on the bed. She dialed the number that Buffy had left her
before she had gone back to Sunnydale two years ago.
*ring ring*
"Hello? Summer's house."
"Is Buffy there?"
"Umm...no, not right now. She's over at a friend's, but I can take a
message. What's this in reference to?"
"Umm...I just needed to ask her a question."
"Oh, mmhmm. Well, then...Oh, may I ask who this is?"
"This is Chris Howard. I met Buffy a couple of years ago."
"Oh, yes, I have heard a lot about you Chris. Well, Buffy is over at
Angel's. I'll give you the number. Hang on just a second."
Joyce told her the number and Chris's stomach did a little flip-flop. She hoped
Angel would answer the phone.
She dialed his number and waited for an answer.
*ring ring*
"Hello?"
"Angel?"
"Who is this?"
"Chris."
"Chris? Chris? Oh, Chris...hey, how are you? Liking the Slayer life?"
"Yeah sure. Hey, is Buffy there?"
"Umm.. she's training...lemme go get her."
She heard him put down the phone and yell her name a couple times.
"Hello?" Buffy was breathing hard.
"Buffy? Are you ok? You sound kinda winded."
"Oh, Angel and me have been training for the past 2 hours. I'm glad you
called. Gets me away from my slave driver."
"I heard that."
She heard Angel in
the background.
"So, what's up? You need my help or something?"
"Oh, well, I was going to see if the girls and me could come and visit you
guys over Spring Break. We have some extra money saved up, so we were thinking,
Road Trip? I just wanted to call and make sure you guys didn't have anything
going on."
"Umm...let me think." There was a pause on the line.
"I don't think we have anything going on. Plus, we get off for Spring Break
so we will be able to spend some time together."
"Oh, Ok, cool. Hey, but don't tell the Xander and them. We want to surprise
them.
"Ok. I can't wait to see you. Be careful. See you soon. Bye."
"Bye Buffy!"