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Why Oh Why Did I Choose Here!
SUMMARY: Once Buffy has returned from the dead, she has realized that the Hell-Mouth is eating away at her soul. She contacts the Council, and they finally do something right. Please read for more info. Rating is because of language and possible future scenes.
PREVIOUSLY ON BUFFY THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: Before the group began to make their way to Buffy's rental, Elijah stopped her before she left the house.
"Beth, could I have a word please?" Elijah asked quietly towards Buffy.
"Of course Elijah. What can I do for you?" Buffy asked.
"I would just like to thank you for everything that you are doing for my family and myself.
"There is no reason whatsoever to thank me for. I am doing this because I want to. You and your family are welcome to stay here for however long you want or need to. Their really is no rush Elijah. Now, I must be on my way so we can get back sooner rather than later. See you in a little while. Do you need me to pick you up anything while we are out?" Buffy asked of Elijah.
"No thank you Beth? I really do not need anything at the moment. Just have fun and be safe. We will see you ladies in a few hours." Elijah said, as he grabbed for Buffy's hand and gave the back of her hand a feather light kiss before walking away to find Niklaus and Finnik.
A/N: I would like to thank everyone for the reviews. I would like to thank everyone of my readers for their feedback though as well. I am not used to writing chapters that are as long as readers may be used to. I am working in it. I would like to state that Buffy series is set just after she was resurrected, and Vampire Diaries will be set before Klaus's ritual. There are going to be many changes to the story line, and I hope that it is well liked. This is only my second story, and I am still trying to find my niche.
A/N II: I would like to state that the year that is stated will actually be different from the actual year of Buffy's revival due to the fact that I can not remember the actual year of the season. I will be making this the year of 2015.
A/N III: I am feeling a bit better now, and I will try to update at least once a week for now. Please bare with me.
Chapter 27
As soon as Buffy made it to the car, everyone was seat-belted and ready to go.
As soon as Buffy turned on to the Highway headed towards the inner city of Mystic Falls, Anya began to fiddle with the Radio trying to find some kind of music that everyone would like.
"Hey An, I have a CD in the front pocket of my purse. It has some really good songs on it that I think everyone would like. Just go ahead and slip it into the CD player." Buffy said, as she continued down the Highway heading for downtown Mystic Falls.
"You know Buffy, I really think that our brother cares very deeply for you. It has been quite some time since we have seen him this taken by somebody. How do you feel about our dear Elijah?" Believe it or not, that was Kol Mikelson that made such an astute observation about the two that were in extreme denial.
"Yeah Buffy, how do you feel about our brother? We must tell you that he has had some trouble in finding love in the past, but he is worth it if I do say so myself." Rebekah added as well.
"Trust me when I say that Buffy has had her own problems in love as well. A forbidden love of a Vampire named Angel, College guy that wanted to use her as a sacrifice, let's not forget Scott Hope, and..." Anya began, but was cut off by Buffy.
"I do not count him because he turned out to be gay from what I heard. I really do not think my love life has been that bleak An." Buffy added, just before Anya continued on with her ramblings.
"If you say so Buffy, but what about Riley the commando, Spike the stalker, and let's not forget last but not least Ben whom was only Human part of the time when he was not turned into the Psycho Hell-Goddess Glory." Anya ended instantly, covering her mouth trying to will the words back into her mouth the second they had exited her mouth. "I am so sorry Buffy. I didn't mean to say that last one." Anya pleaded to Buffy, wanting her to know that she was truly sorry about mentioning them.
"It is alright An. I know that you didn't. I can not change the facts of what happened. I guess that you are right in a way. I really should open myself up to the prospects of change. Plus, I would not be me if I was not attracted to a Vampire. Different Species or not." Buffy ended her mini triad.
"That is very true Buffy. You are very well known for not following the rules of nature. Angel, Spike,..." Anya continued on, but was cut off by a quickly angered and embarrassed Slayer that was wanting to see the end of the current conversation as quickly as possible.
"ANYA!" Buffy had shouted loud enough to get her friend to stop talking.
"Sorry Buffy. I believe that I still need a little bit more time on working on my BTMF." Anya stated, as she turned to look towards her friend, showing Buffy that she really was truly sorry.
The duo was broken up by a clearing of a throat or two from the remaining Vampire house guests that were securely seated in the the back of Buffy's rental car.
"What exactly is BTMF?" Rebekah asked the two newly reunited friends.
"I would like to hear this as well. I am not completely sure as to what this disorder is called." Kol asked with a hint of amusement at the situation plastered on his face.
"It is really nothing bad or anything. It just means that I do not have a very good Brain To Mouth Filter. Ever since I had become Human, I have had to learn how to interact the human way. I sometimes find myself in a position to where I do not think before I speak." Anya finished solemnly.
"Alright you all. It is getting later the longer that we are verbal sparring here, and I for one am in major need of some retail shopping. So let me get my stuff finished up so we can head over to the shopping mall." Buffy said, as she pulled into a parking spot outside the Mystic Falls Insurance building.
"Would you like for me to come with you Buffy? I may be able to help you find some ways to save you tons of money for your future policies." Anya asked of her friend.
"You really do have a thing for money don't you?" Sage asked the former Vengeance Demon.
"Yes I do." Was all that Anya said as a reply.
With Anya's reply, the remaining occupants in the vehicle began to laugh at that response.
"No, that is alright Anya. I can do it by myself." Buffy said, just before she left the group to their own devices.
Just before Buffy left them alone for the meeting with the Insurance Agent, Buffy noticed a Sporting Goods/Gym Equipment store that was right across the street.
"Hey, if you guys want to help me out with the list, we can do a whole lot more in a shorter amount of time. What do you say?" Buffy asked the group that had remained in the car.
"It would keep us entertained. Sure, why not. What do you need us to do?" Kol responded almost instantly to Buffy's question.
"There is that store that is across the street." Buffy said, as she pointed to the building that she was talking about. "I am in need of several items form their. Just go and start picking out the items that I need, and I will meet you over there as soon as I am finished here. If you have any questions, I am sure that Anya could help you. She has seen the type of equipment that I have used in the past." Buffy ended, as she began to drag out the list of items that will be needed.
"That is true Buffy. I was the main one that had helped Giles stock your training room. Plus, I was there when he shipped off all the items that you had probably already received. I am quite certain that I am up to the task. I will also be able to get you a really good deal, seeing as you most likely will acquire most of the higher priced items. Yes, I think that this will be fun. If all else fails, I can always ask one of these guys to do their whammy on the employees to get you the best deal imaginable." Anya ended, feeling excited about the future shopping, even if she would not be reaping any benefits of the future transaction.
"Now I am not so sure about this idea." Buffy said, a little unevenly.
"Don't worry to much Buffy. I will make sure that nobody uses their whammy juice on any of the employees." Sage said, to reassure the young Slayer that she has come to see as a friend, if not future sister...or sister in-law. (wink wink).
"Alright then. What I am going to need from there is a new Exercise Bike, a Case of Wrist Wraps. I will also need a case of magnesium carbonate. Before you ask, just tell whoever is helping you that you need gymnast chalk. They will know what you need. I will also need a new Weight Lifting Set, a new set of Dumbbells, and also a new State of the Art P90X Chin-Up Bar. If you guys are done with that list by the time that I am able to get over there, tell them that I will also be picking out several pairs of workout gear and several pairs of shoes and boots. That should be it, unless I find anything else when I get over there." Buffy ended her list, finally taking another breath before closing her door as soon as she exited her vehicle.
"Alright Buffy. We will see you in a few. Have fun." Sage said, as the others had exited the Vehicle as well to make their way across the street to the needed store.
As soon as Buffy was alone, she stepped away from her car to make her way to the Insurance Offices.
As soon as she had entered the building, the lady at the receptionist's desk looked up to address Buffy as soon as the door had completely closed.
"Hello, and welcome to Mystic Falls Insurance. I am Helen. How can I assist you this morning?" The receptionist asked of Buffy.
"Hi there Helen. I am actually needing to reactivate the Insurance Policies that my mother and her family had on all of the cars and 3 different properties here in town. How do I go about getting that all set up? I would really like to be driving one of these cars legally. That way I can return my rental and stop having to pay the rental company." Buffy ended her mini babble.
"That should not be a problem, so long as you have all of the needed paperwork. Titles, proof of ownership, addresses of the properties that are to be covered, and 3 pieces of proof of identification and so on. Just give me a minute to see if any of our Agents are free for any Walk-Ins. Do you have a name I could tell them?" Helen asked of Buffy.
"Yes Mam. Elizabeth Summers, and I am inquiring about the Merryweather assets." Buffy said, hopeful that the name of the properties and assets will allow her to be seen now.
'Normally I am not one to use ones power to gain the advantage, but I really do not want to be here all day.' Buffy thought to herself, as Helen called back to some of the Insurance Agents already there.
"Miss. Summers? Agent Julian Davids will be right out to help you with your needs. I believe that he has been the one in the past to help your family out with their past needs. So he should already be familiar with everything that you need to have taken care of. It should not be that long. Would you like to have anything to drink while you wait?" Helen asked Buffy before returning to her previous deeds that she had been working on.
"No thank you Helen. I am fine for now." Buffy said, as she took a seat in the red and beige stripped and extremely overly plush chairs that were in the waiting area.
Buffy was pleased that she didn't have to wait very long before an middle aged man came out of an office in the back of the building.
"Miss. Summers, I am Julian Davids, and I will be more than happy to help you out with your Insurance needs today. I am tremendously sorry to hear about Joyce's passing. She was a wonderful woman. I know that this may sound bad and all, but I do not mean it to. I mean seeing as though I have done this before, and seeing as though I have all of your mother's old information on the assets of the Insurable kind that is of the Merryweather family, it really should not take that long." Julian Davids said, as he began to look throughout a large filling cabinet in the corner of the room that he had led Buffy to.
"I understand what you mean Mr. Davids. There is no problem here." Buffy said, trying to calm the now nervous man that is fumbling with the large file that he had pulled out to bring over to his desk.
"Thank you Miss. Summers. Seeing as though your mother's Insurance Policy is still active for another month on all properties and all 4 of the vehicles, I will only need your identification. Such as Driver's License, Birth Certificate, now proof of ownership on all titles of buildings and vehicles. As soon as I have everything transferred over to your name, I will need to have the 1st 6 months paid on the new policy. Seeing as though I am certain that you have already added new items to your home, I will only be able to activate the account in your name under what has already been put on the old policy until you are able to give me an added addendum of the inventory and proof of value of all newly added items. As soon as I have those in, I will add them to the Owner's Insurance Policy before I come out to whatever property they are at to verify the claim." Julian Davids said, as he started to type away on his computer filling out all of the needed changes.
"That is actually not a problem Mr. Davids. As I was packing up my old home in California, I had already made the inventory list with all of the estimated values added for the movers. I wanted to be sure before leaving all of my stuff in the hands of strangers. I have already checked everything once it had arrived, and I have the list right here for you. I also have all of the proof of ownership and all of my identification information as well. All of my friends have told me that I am a tad bit OCD when it comes to paperwork. I also had taken a look at my mother's old policy, and I was wondering if there was any way to change the type of coverage that the vehicles are under. I know that my mother had the PLPD Policy, but I was wondering if I could upgrade them to the Full Coverage with the Full RSA and Umbrella Coverage? I know that with my job I do a lot of traveling, and I just want to be safe for when I have to be on the road." Buffy asked Mr. Julian Davids, hoping to be able to upgrade the policy.
"That should not be a problem, however, we will have to raise the rates from where they are at right now. So, once we have fully transferred it over to your name and reactivate it, the price will be more of what you will have to pay for the 1st 6 months today. Plus, concerning your age for now, there will also be another slight increase until we have established that you are a decent driver. Will you still want to do the upgrade?" Julian Davids asked of Buffy again.
"Yes, that is what I would like to do. Thank you so much. I just wanted to make sure that I was covered Insurance wise before I made my way over to the License Branch this morning. Of all of the things the I remembered from my mom was that if I wanted the plates legal, I had to have Insurance first." Buffy ended her hopefully last mini babble, as she handed the rest of her paperwork over to Julian Davids to finish up what was needed.
"Alright then. Just give me just a few minutes here so I can input all of the name changes for right now to get you active to take the proof of Insurance with you, and I will input the added inventory and values to the list and make an appointment with you sometime within the next month to do the walk through. Does that sound good to you Miss. Summers?" Julian Davids asked Buffy once again.
"Yes, that sounds perfect. Thank you so much for all of your help. Do you know how much longer it may be. I have to meet my friends across the street to purchase some new equipment. Would it be possible to add those as well when you do your home inspection to verify the pieces?" Buffy asked the man, just as the new information came to her as she remembered.
"Yes Miss. Summers. That will be just fine, and you are one lucky lady seeing that I am an excellent typist. Just give me 5 minutes to print out your proof of Insurance for all of your cars. Just to double check my records, there are 4 Vehicles correct? Plus, can you verify the year, make, and model of each vehicle before I hand over the cards?" Mr. Julian Davids asked of Buffy, just before he is able to hand over the needed information.
"That is right. 4 vehicles is right. There is a 1965 Chevy Camaro (Cherry Red), a 1967 Ford Mustang (Dark Blue), a 1969 Jeep Wrangler (Hunter Green), and last but not least a 1965 Chevy Impala (Black). I think that that is it. Yeah, that is all of them." Buffy said, as she finished naming off the type of cars that were now in her name.
As soon as Mr. Davids had finished inputting all of the additions to the policy in to the computer, he turned towards Buffy to giver her the amount that is needed to pay for the 1st 6 months of coverage.
"I have everything in order here Miss. Summers. Other than the home visit to be carried out at a later date and time, us there anything else that I could help you with today?" Mr. Davids asked Buffy, just before continuing on after receiving a shake of Buffy's head telling him no. "Since this will be all, I have your total for the Insurance to be activated today. This is also with the discount of 25% off of the amount due to being a Founding Family Member. The total comes to $4,959.00. However, as soon as you are close to using or opening up either of your other properties, you will need to come back in to alter your policy you have right at this moment." Julian Davids explained to Buffy.
"So if I were to open either of the buildings before the 6 months that I am just about to pay for today are up, would you just alter the policy so I could just pay the difference that would be needed before the next pay period?" Buffy asked of Mr. Julian Davids.
"Yes Miss. Summers. That is exactly what we would be doing. Is there anything else I could answer for you?" Mr. Davids asked Buffy one last time before finishing up the information on Buffy's case file.
"No Sir. This will be all that I need for now. Here is the first payment, and thank you for all of your help today. This was a heck of a lot easier than I thought that it would have been." Buffy ended with a small chuckle, as she began to gather all of her paperwork and personal belongings before leaving.
"It was only that way because you were so prepared Miss. Summers. That and I was available to help you, and seeing as I have been helping and working for your family for quite some time." Mr. Davids ended with a small chuckle as well.
"That actually goes a long way with me. Believe it or not, but I stick with loyalty." Buffy responded quickly.
"Very good. Here is everything that you would need for the License Branch. I will give you a call once I am able to set up the home visit. That is everything for today. Have a good day Miss. Summers." Mr. Julian Davids said, as he stood and held his hand out to shake and politely send her on her way.
"Thank you too Sir. I will be waiting for your call. Have a good day Mr. Davids." Buffy said, as she accepted the offered hand to shake lightly before walking out of the office to make her way throughout the lobby to the front door.
Meanwhile with Anya, Sage, Rebekah, and Kol as they entered the store of Buffy's choice for her training equipment.
"Stores certainly have changed a lot since the 20's." Rebekah said, as soon as they had entered the store.
"Look at everything that you can acquire under one place of business. What on earth is this thing Bekah?" Kol asked of his sister, as he held up something that was blue and oval on both sides with a red ball in-between.
"I have no idea brother, but it is interesting." Rebekah stated to her brother, after grabbing the item from Kol.
"That is actually called a Thigh Master. It is a piece of exercise equipment that people use to strengthen their upper thigh muscles." Sage explained to the young Vampires that she calls family.
Before anyone could comment on Sage's information,a tall gentlemen approached the group that had just entered his store.
"How are y'all doing today? My name is Eric. How can I help you today?" Eric the manager based by his name tag asked.
"Yes, I believe that you can. We are just beginning the shopping for one of friends who will be here as soon as she id finished across the street at the Insurance place. She has given us a list of what she could remember off the top of her head. I believe that there may be more once she arrives, but we figured that we could start for her. Do you by chance have a delivery service?" Sage asked the young man named Eric.
"Yes we do, so long as someone has an order over $300.00." Eric responded to the Red headed Vampire's question.
"Good, then that should be no problem at all. I have a feeling that you will be making tons of wonderful money on your commission sale with us. You should know ahead of time, that we are not they type to be screwed over when it comes to shopping." Anya said in her ever so tactless way.
"That is understood Mam. What can I help you with to start with." Eric asked the odd group of people that had entered his store.
'I hope that they are not just here to pull a prank on me.' Eric thought to himself, as he led the group further into the store.
"To start with, we are going to need a top of the line Exercise Bike. Where are those at?" Rebekah was the one to answer at the moment, wanting to speak to the good looking Sales Associate.
"If you could follow me, I can take you to the ones that we carry. Your in luck today, mainly because we just got a new shipment in yesterday. that way we have almost all of our brands in stock. Here are all of our different Bike Systems. As you can see, the bikes range from the very basic stationary bikes to the more sophisticated systems that have sensors to gauge how long you have ran and contains a TV or even a radio on some." Eric stated to the group that was in front of him.
"This one is nice, and it is almost like Buffy's old one. Minus it being brand spanking new and have a TV on it. Yeah we will take the PDF Pro5.0. Now on to the next item needed. I believe that we are I need of a new case of wrist wraps. Kind of like what boxers or kick boxers use to protect their hands. Do you carry those here?" Anya asked the man who has vowed to help them with their purchases.
"Yes we do. If you would follow me, I can take you to our supply. We have many different types that are available." Eric stated, as he led the group to the next isle needed.
"Thank you Eric." Anya said, before following the man to the next area that is needed.
"Here you go. These are all of our different types of Wrist Wraps." Eric said, as he stopped and pointed to the area that was directly in front of the shoppers.
"Alright Eric. We will need a case of the Rouge V2 Gymnastics Grips right here. We will also be needing a case of the Rouge Sticky Goat Tape. Alrighty then. Next we will need to acquire some magnesium carbonate. Do you carry that?" Anya asked of Eric their In-Store helper.
"Do you mean hand chalk? Yeah, we do carry that. Just follow me please." Eric stated, as he yet again led the group away to the next needed area.
"You seem like a pro when it comes to doing this kind of shopping." Kol stated, impressed as to how Anya had handled the man helping us.
"I am just used to it. I actually helped Giles with Buffy's old training room back in Sunny-Hell, so I am fairly caught up with what she would need for her new one." Anya said in reply to Kol's observation.
"Here you are. These are all of our chalk brands." Eric stated to the group once they arrived in front of the magnesium carbonate.
"Alright then. I think that we should stick with our usual of one case of this item. Do you know which is the best brand is?" Rebekah asked of Eric, wanting to feel that she is contributing to the shopping.
"I think that our best would be the ProSource Professional Grade Gym Chalk. That is the one that we sell the most of. There are also several different Gymnastics Clubs that use this brand. Rumor has it that the U.S. Olympic teams actually use this brand. But that is just hearsay. Do not quote me on it." Eric said, as he pointed out the brand that he was talking about.
"Okay then Eric. I believe that we will take a case of that then. What is next on our list Anya?" Rebekah asked the young lady that she hopes she can become friends with like Buffy.
"Next on our list is a new Weight Lifting Set. Where do you have these at in the store?" Anya asked towards Eric, who has just finished writing down the chalk on the order form that he was using for the group.
"Those are actually close to the Exercise Bikes. let's head on back that way." Eric said, as he led the group back towards where they had first began their shopping adventure.
"I never actually thought that there were so many brands of this kind of equipment. I do not understand why people can not just workout the old fashioned way." Sage said, as the group began looking at all of the different Weight Lifting Sets that were in stock.
Just as the group were about to tell Eric of their choice, everyone had noticed that their Blonde friend had finally tracked them down.
"Hey guys. How is everything going?" Buffy asked, as she made her way towards the group of her friends and plus one.
Meanwhile with Buffy outside of the Insurance Offices.
As soon as Buffy had exited the Insurance place, she began to make her way across the street to meet up with everyone else at the Sporting Goods Store.
Buffy made good time making it there. As soon as Buffy had entered the store, she was rather shocked at how large the store actually was compared to the view of it from the outside.
'Wow! Sunny-Hell has nothing on this. I do not think that Sunny-Hell even had any stores that are this big. It may take me a bit of time to actually find the gang.' Buffy thought to herself, as she began to go down the isles one by one to track them all down.
After what seemed like forever, but in all reality was only like 10 minutes, Buffy had found her friends in the Exercise Equipment area.
"Hey guys. How is everything going?" Buffy asked, as she made her way towards the group of her friends and plus one.
"Hello Elizabeth." Kol replied to Buffy's greeting.
"Hey Buffy." Any responded in kind.
"Hello Buffy." Sage and Rebekah responded at the same exact time.
"Did you get whatever it was that you were doing done?" Kol asked his newest sister in his and his siblings' eyes. 'Maybe not Elijah.' (he he).
"Yes I did, and thank you for asking Kol. So what all did you guys get already?" Buffy asked the group, that way she could be up to speed with the rest of them.
"Hello. I am Eric. I am the manager here. Is it you by chance that they are all shopping for?" Eric asked of Buffy.
"Yepp!" Buffy said excitedly more than what she should have been by popping the 'P'.
"I have been helping them out by going through their list with them by filling out the order form as we go along. It is easier that way when we are working with such a large order. I have already documented everything that has been chosen so far. This is what we are up to. They have yet to pick out the Lift set." Eric said, as he handed Buffy the order form for her to see everything that had already been picked out.
"Cool then. We should almost be done then. Alright then, I guess for the Weight Lift Set, I would like this one here. The Gold's Gym XRS 20 Olympic Workout Bench. I would also like a full set of weights to go along with it please." Buffy said to Eric, giving him enough time to write that down before continuing on. "Since the next thing on my to do list is actually right here, I will go ahead and tell you. I would like to get the new set of Dumbbells that are right here. The complete set of the Rouge Dumbbells. Do you know if you carry the P90X Chin-Up Bar?" Buffy asked Eric, just as soon as she had finished with the dumbbells.
"Would you allow me to use your new equipment once it has been delivered?" Kol asked Buffy, before Eric had a chance to respond to her inquiry.
All Buffy did in response to Kol, was to give him a small smile and a nod of her head to tell him that he could in fact use them.
Eric had finally answered Buffy's question in the positive by having the Chin-Up Bar in stock.
"Go ahead and add that on as well. I still have several more things to get, however, we still have tons of stuff to do before lunch, and even more after lunch. Do you by chance have an online store that I could order from home to have the stuff delivered directly?" Buffy asked, hopeful that could be arranged.
"Yes we do in fact. Before you leave, and we ring you up, I will give you all of the needed information. Miss..." Eric started, but in fact died off at the end so Buffy could fill in her name.
"Summers, Buffy Summers." Buffy replied, as the group began to make their way to the front of the store. 'I have a feeling that this bill will even be more than the damn Insurance. It has been to long since I have been shopping since I did not have to keep track.' Buffy thought as she followed Eric and the rest of the group up to the front of the store to Check-Out and fill out the delivery information.
