Well, it's been over a year since I admitted the end and now I'm going to be attempting to finish this story soon – it's NaNo so I want to finish off my WiPs – this one first just because it's annoying me. I have ~ 3000 words plus two fully formed chapters at the moment. The extra words wont be posted just yet because they go at the end…I have to get there from here though and that's where I have the problems. This is the first of the chapters, you get the next one soon – jut finishing it off.
You might want to re-read what came before this....
I think I could have done better with this, but it's getting to the point where I just have to get it out there and can think about improving at a much later date! Let me know if you have any ideas…
"Great! As if Spike weren't enough, now it's parent's evening too. I hate my life sometimes you know. And what is wrong with him? Doesn't Spike get that this is my town?"
"He's resilient, I'll give him that."
"And it's my night off." She pouted at both her surrogate father and brother. "I had plans. With Angel - who I don't get to see very often because of the whole 'chosen' thing as it is! Please excuse me if I don't want to spend the one night in a long time that I can actually be with my boyfriend fighting the forces of darkness that no one else can be bothered to fight!"
"Buffy." Angel came back downstairs after hearing the news. "He's here for you - you'll be his main target."
"Fine. You know what? He's worn out his welcome. Tonight, I kill him. If Spike wants me, I go alone... No arguments. Lead him away from the popular places and give him what he wants.
"Wait, wait! Just, ... take this."
"A flare gun? Xander, if I find spike, I'm staking him, not signaling ships at sea."
"You get into trouble... "
"Ok. I'll flare." she left quickly, glancing back to give Angel one more look. They would get their evening even if she had to cut her date with Spike short and be a little bit more reckless.
"Do you think Spike'll find her?"
"I'm sure of it." The older two men were in unison as Angel made his way back up to help Dawn. Spike wouldn't fight Buffy with Angel right there. She was on her own, but that didn't mean he had to like it.
A while later, Buffy wandered through the empty graveyards of Sunnydale just waiting for Spike to find her, when she realised she was doing it all wrong. Last time he had seen her, she was at the campus, and Spike would know all about the slayer being at college, but not necessary about her break from it. He would be looking for her on the campus - especially as he would think it was a surprise visit.
She began to wander around the campus, re-familiarising herself with the dark pathways before finding a space where she could easily hear a cry for help and also lead a fight to. Buffy sat on a bench, no longer Buffy the exstudent but Buffy: the vampire slayer. All was silent for a good ten minutes as she waited for any sign of life from the grounds.
She froze and looked around the bench slowly, carefully. What was that sound? A twig snapped once more. Someone or something was coming towards her. Someone tall but not Spike, not someone trying to be quiet.
Turning again, she breathed a silent sigh of relief. It was the TA from the psychology class. Riley?
"Hey!" OK, so that put a spanner in the works a little bit then-he was going to be right in the way of everything here!
"Riley! What are you doing here? It is Riley, right? I'm always worried about getting names horribly wrong... Um... You know, I don't want you taking this the wrong way... It's just, um... I need a little alone time now... Alone."
"Why?"
"Not that it's any of your business, but I need space."
"We're outdoors."
"Emotionally."
"You know, there's plenty of space back ... Wherever you're living now. Why don't I take you? You wouldn't believe the weirdoes out at this hour."
