Disclaimers: Sadly, I own nothing. If I did, Willow and Spike would have
hooked up in season 4 like they were destined to... The stars said so, I
swear!
A/N: This is set after AU season one in Smallville, but it's like the middle of October, just because I say so. Oh, and sorry this took so long! I finally realized that I have too many stories going at once... ;-) I now hope to update this story at least once a week, so keep your fingers and toes crossed. So please keep reading and reviewing!
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Chloe was actually happy for the first time in weeks. She had only been in Sunnydale for a few hours but she felt more at home here than she ever did in Smallville. She didn't know how to explain it, but she just felt more comfortable with Willow's friends than she did her own sometimes. Sure they were weird, but then again, she wasn't very normal herself. But she never told anyone about that. She didn't mention to them the real reason she had researched the slayer, but she knew they would've freaked out if she had told them the truth. All the books she had read had said that a slayer was called after the previous one died. So she really didn't understand what was going on, but she was determined to find out what was going on. But she knew now wasn't the time to ask. So instead she decided to do what a reporter does best, people watch.
Her eyes began to wander about the Magic Box and immediately, her eyes landed on Willow and her boyfriend. She knew there was something off about him, but she wasn't sure what. She had known that Willow's ex-boyfriend, Oz, had been a werewolf, but Willow hadn't even told her about this Spike guy. So immediately, she decided not to trust him. And when your cousin's boyfriend 's eyes flash gold and no one notices or cares, you tend to become suspicious. She knew very well that Buffy had noticed Spike's eyes because she rolled her eyes at him.
As she began to think about the blonde, her eyes began to wander away from Willow and Spike. Although she found their banter amusing, and Spike's attempts to charm Willow's attentions away from the book she was reading and back to him, hilarious, she found herself wanting to know what the blonde did here. But as she looked around the shop, she realized that Buffy was nowhere in sight. She looked wildly around the shop, but she couldn't see her. Which was weird, because nearly everyone was sitting at the round circle. 'Except Buffy and the middle aged guy.' She realized.
Xander was thinking about yelling at Anya for reading a bridal magazine when she was supposed to be researching when he realized that Chloe was looking around the shop. He knew it wasn't smart for them to be researching when Chloe was in the shop, but he knew that Willow and Spike couldn't take her home because of Spike's allergy to the sun. He really didn't agree with Willow's decision to let Chloe stay with them at the Summers' house, but he knew that you couldn't argue with Willow when she has her resolve face on. "Are you okay?" Xander asked her concerned.
Suddenly with one question, everyone's eyes were on Chloe. Willow stopped reading her book and looked up at Chloe, concern for her cousin showing in her eyes. Spike stopped nuzzling Willow's neck long enough to even look at Chloe. Dawn closed her history book; glad to have an excuse to not do her homework. Anya lazily looked up from her bridal magazine. Chloe was a little uncomfortable with all the intention, but asked her question anyway. "Where did Buffy go?" She asked as she looked around the shop once again. At once the other five pairs of eyes looked at each other before looking back at Chloe.
"B-buffy?" Willow asked nervously.
Chloe nodded. "Yeah, Buffy, she brought me over here? About this tall." She lifted her hand to show Buffy's height.
"Actually she's a little shorter than that." Anya added unhelpfully.
"Anya. Not helping." Xander said, groaning.
"She's with Giles training." Anya said a little more helpful this time.
"Giles?" Chloe asked curiously.
Before any one else could say anything, Dawn cut in. "Yeah, Giles. He's our dad." She said referring to Buffy.
Chloe nodded. She didn't fully believe her, but she realized that Giles was probably the closest thing Dawn and Buffy had to a father. "What are they training for?"
Xander's eyes widened and he leaned back in his chair to look out the window. He sighed in relief when he realized the sun was setting, but he was so caught up in looking out the window that he didn't realize he was leaning to far back until he was on the floor.
"Ohmygod. Are you okay?" Chloe asked as she jumped up from her seat on the steps near them and helped him off the ground.
"I'm fine." Xander assured her, despite the snorting coming from Spike's direction. However, his embarrassed grin became a real smile when he heard two smacks in succession and Spike's audible 'Ow.' "And now I'm great." He said as he picked his chair up. Chloe moved to help him, but stopped when she heard Anya's growl.
"He's mine." Anya said as she pulled Xander back down onto his seat.
Spike rolled his eyes, but smiled when he saw what Xander had been looking at. "'ey, Red, what do you say we take the girls back to the house?"
Just as Willow was about to nod her approval, Chloe's cell phone rang again. The blonde reporter pulled her cell phone out and looked at it, contemplating whether or not to answer it. She sighed as the ringing stopped, only to growl in annoyance when it began to ring again.
"May I?" Spike asked as he stood up and walked over to Chloe, who hesitated a moment before nodding and handing him her cell phone. "'Ello?" He asked in a bored voice.
"..."
"Chloe? Can't say I 'ave. You sure you got the right number mate?"
"..."
"Is that so? You sound like 'er boyfriend." Spike looked carefully at Chloe, and at this point she regretted her decision, and made a grab for the phone, but Spike dodged her every attempt.
"..."
"Me, mate? People call me Spike."
"..."
"Many reasons, mate. Some say it's because of my bedside manner others say it's because I used to-" This time Willow joined Chloe in her attempt to get the phone away from Spike.
"..."
"Oh, really? Is that a threat? I'd like to see you try."
"..."
Suddenly, Willow stopped chasing Spike and grabbed Chloe's arm, stopping her as well. She had seen the look of anger that flashed across Spike's face, and knew better than to provoke him now.
"I'll 'ave you know, I've done nothing of the sort!"
"..."
"I'd like to see you bloody well try to do that, you sodding whelp." Angrily, Spike clicked the end call button and slammed the phone down onto the table.
"Baby, what did he say?" Willow asked as she wound her arms around his waist.
Spike's eyes flashed gold for a moment. "I'll tell you later, love, let's just get them 'ome first."
Willow nodded and handed Chloe back her cell phone.
"I don't think Clark will be calling back any time soon." Chloe stated, trying to decide whether or not it was a good thing or not.
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Hey, that's it for now, but I plan to update this story on Wednesday or Thursday, so stay tuned!
Karma
A/N: This is set after AU season one in Smallville, but it's like the middle of October, just because I say so. Oh, and sorry this took so long! I finally realized that I have too many stories going at once... ;-) I now hope to update this story at least once a week, so keep your fingers and toes crossed. So please keep reading and reviewing!
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Chloe was actually happy for the first time in weeks. She had only been in Sunnydale for a few hours but she felt more at home here than she ever did in Smallville. She didn't know how to explain it, but she just felt more comfortable with Willow's friends than she did her own sometimes. Sure they were weird, but then again, she wasn't very normal herself. But she never told anyone about that. She didn't mention to them the real reason she had researched the slayer, but she knew they would've freaked out if she had told them the truth. All the books she had read had said that a slayer was called after the previous one died. So she really didn't understand what was going on, but she was determined to find out what was going on. But she knew now wasn't the time to ask. So instead she decided to do what a reporter does best, people watch.
Her eyes began to wander about the Magic Box and immediately, her eyes landed on Willow and her boyfriend. She knew there was something off about him, but she wasn't sure what. She had known that Willow's ex-boyfriend, Oz, had been a werewolf, but Willow hadn't even told her about this Spike guy. So immediately, she decided not to trust him. And when your cousin's boyfriend 's eyes flash gold and no one notices or cares, you tend to become suspicious. She knew very well that Buffy had noticed Spike's eyes because she rolled her eyes at him.
As she began to think about the blonde, her eyes began to wander away from Willow and Spike. Although she found their banter amusing, and Spike's attempts to charm Willow's attentions away from the book she was reading and back to him, hilarious, she found herself wanting to know what the blonde did here. But as she looked around the shop, she realized that Buffy was nowhere in sight. She looked wildly around the shop, but she couldn't see her. Which was weird, because nearly everyone was sitting at the round circle. 'Except Buffy and the middle aged guy.' She realized.
Xander was thinking about yelling at Anya for reading a bridal magazine when she was supposed to be researching when he realized that Chloe was looking around the shop. He knew it wasn't smart for them to be researching when Chloe was in the shop, but he knew that Willow and Spike couldn't take her home because of Spike's allergy to the sun. He really didn't agree with Willow's decision to let Chloe stay with them at the Summers' house, but he knew that you couldn't argue with Willow when she has her resolve face on. "Are you okay?" Xander asked her concerned.
Suddenly with one question, everyone's eyes were on Chloe. Willow stopped reading her book and looked up at Chloe, concern for her cousin showing in her eyes. Spike stopped nuzzling Willow's neck long enough to even look at Chloe. Dawn closed her history book; glad to have an excuse to not do her homework. Anya lazily looked up from her bridal magazine. Chloe was a little uncomfortable with all the intention, but asked her question anyway. "Where did Buffy go?" She asked as she looked around the shop once again. At once the other five pairs of eyes looked at each other before looking back at Chloe.
"B-buffy?" Willow asked nervously.
Chloe nodded. "Yeah, Buffy, she brought me over here? About this tall." She lifted her hand to show Buffy's height.
"Actually she's a little shorter than that." Anya added unhelpfully.
"Anya. Not helping." Xander said, groaning.
"She's with Giles training." Anya said a little more helpful this time.
"Giles?" Chloe asked curiously.
Before any one else could say anything, Dawn cut in. "Yeah, Giles. He's our dad." She said referring to Buffy.
Chloe nodded. She didn't fully believe her, but she realized that Giles was probably the closest thing Dawn and Buffy had to a father. "What are they training for?"
Xander's eyes widened and he leaned back in his chair to look out the window. He sighed in relief when he realized the sun was setting, but he was so caught up in looking out the window that he didn't realize he was leaning to far back until he was on the floor.
"Ohmygod. Are you okay?" Chloe asked as she jumped up from her seat on the steps near them and helped him off the ground.
"I'm fine." Xander assured her, despite the snorting coming from Spike's direction. However, his embarrassed grin became a real smile when he heard two smacks in succession and Spike's audible 'Ow.' "And now I'm great." He said as he picked his chair up. Chloe moved to help him, but stopped when she heard Anya's growl.
"He's mine." Anya said as she pulled Xander back down onto his seat.
Spike rolled his eyes, but smiled when he saw what Xander had been looking at. "'ey, Red, what do you say we take the girls back to the house?"
Just as Willow was about to nod her approval, Chloe's cell phone rang again. The blonde reporter pulled her cell phone out and looked at it, contemplating whether or not to answer it. She sighed as the ringing stopped, only to growl in annoyance when it began to ring again.
"May I?" Spike asked as he stood up and walked over to Chloe, who hesitated a moment before nodding and handing him her cell phone. "'Ello?" He asked in a bored voice.
"..."
"Chloe? Can't say I 'ave. You sure you got the right number mate?"
"..."
"Is that so? You sound like 'er boyfriend." Spike looked carefully at Chloe, and at this point she regretted her decision, and made a grab for the phone, but Spike dodged her every attempt.
"..."
"Me, mate? People call me Spike."
"..."
"Many reasons, mate. Some say it's because of my bedside manner others say it's because I used to-" This time Willow joined Chloe in her attempt to get the phone away from Spike.
"..."
"Oh, really? Is that a threat? I'd like to see you try."
"..."
Suddenly, Willow stopped chasing Spike and grabbed Chloe's arm, stopping her as well. She had seen the look of anger that flashed across Spike's face, and knew better than to provoke him now.
"I'll 'ave you know, I've done nothing of the sort!"
"..."
"I'd like to see you bloody well try to do that, you sodding whelp." Angrily, Spike clicked the end call button and slammed the phone down onto the table.
"Baby, what did he say?" Willow asked as she wound her arms around his waist.
Spike's eyes flashed gold for a moment. "I'll tell you later, love, let's just get them 'ome first."
Willow nodded and handed Chloe back her cell phone.
"I don't think Clark will be calling back any time soon." Chloe stated, trying to decide whether or not it was a good thing or not.
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Hey, that's it for now, but I plan to update this story on Wednesday or Thursday, so stay tuned!
Karma
