"Tom," Connor screamed as she went running towards the door.
Tomorrow was not looking where she was going and ran straight into Xander.
"Hey Buffy, What's wrong."
"Xander, how would you feel if Willow said she loved you? I mean you've been best friends since you were little. You know so much about each other. You trust and depend on each other. How do you risk all of that on a relationship that might not work? If you guys break up it will never be the same You'll go the rest of your lives with this awkwardness between you."
"Well Buff, how do you know it won't work? I mean people who are close will always have that closeness. Sure, it might be strained for a while, but if you were really close, it will come back. The most important thing is you take the risk and not wake up ten years from now wondering what if."
"Thanks Xander you've been a big help. I still don't know what I'm going to do, but talking helped." Tomorrow smiled, "When did you get so smart?"
"All those years of hanging with Willow. Hey we better get back to the library."
"You go I have some stuff to do." As Xander left, Connor came out from the shadows.
"I know I should have told you before, but I didn't know how."
"Connor, There are these moments in my life where I would give anything not to be me. I know everybody has problems, but theirs always seem minor compared to mine. How many other cheerleaders get hurt more at family meetings then at practice? I just want to pretend that my family world doesn't exist. I don't want to be the slayer vamp hybrid who looks like her beautiful mother. I just want to be a girl."
"Tom, you can't walk away from who you are. All of that makes you who you are."
"I didn't mean forever just an hour or so ever now and then. That's what Max was, my escape from reality. I didn't have to be me around him. He still doesn't know the real me. It was nice having someone around whose biggest concern was how to keep me from other guys. Then I found out the family connection and suddenly he wasn't just an overprotective boyfriend I meet in school he was Riley's son sent to wreck havoc on our family. I know Max isn't like that, but I couldn't get rid of that feeling. He made me feel normal and because I hid who I was, he's going to die. My first real boyfriend is going to die and before I get too far-gone, I'm heading over to the Mansion. So, I can comfort my mom's first boyfriend that she sent to Hell. The sun's setting and I need to regroup so I'll talk to you later.
Tomorrow was not looking where she was going and ran straight into Xander.
"Hey Buffy, What's wrong."
"Xander, how would you feel if Willow said she loved you? I mean you've been best friends since you were little. You know so much about each other. You trust and depend on each other. How do you risk all of that on a relationship that might not work? If you guys break up it will never be the same You'll go the rest of your lives with this awkwardness between you."
"Well Buff, how do you know it won't work? I mean people who are close will always have that closeness. Sure, it might be strained for a while, but if you were really close, it will come back. The most important thing is you take the risk and not wake up ten years from now wondering what if."
"Thanks Xander you've been a big help. I still don't know what I'm going to do, but talking helped." Tomorrow smiled, "When did you get so smart?"
"All those years of hanging with Willow. Hey we better get back to the library."
"You go I have some stuff to do." As Xander left, Connor came out from the shadows.
"I know I should have told you before, but I didn't know how."
"Connor, There are these moments in my life where I would give anything not to be me. I know everybody has problems, but theirs always seem minor compared to mine. How many other cheerleaders get hurt more at family meetings then at practice? I just want to pretend that my family world doesn't exist. I don't want to be the slayer vamp hybrid who looks like her beautiful mother. I just want to be a girl."
"Tom, you can't walk away from who you are. All of that makes you who you are."
"I didn't mean forever just an hour or so ever now and then. That's what Max was, my escape from reality. I didn't have to be me around him. He still doesn't know the real me. It was nice having someone around whose biggest concern was how to keep me from other guys. Then I found out the family connection and suddenly he wasn't just an overprotective boyfriend I meet in school he was Riley's son sent to wreck havoc on our family. I know Max isn't like that, but I couldn't get rid of that feeling. He made me feel normal and because I hid who I was, he's going to die. My first real boyfriend is going to die and before I get too far-gone, I'm heading over to the Mansion. So, I can comfort my mom's first boyfriend that she sent to Hell. The sun's setting and I need to regroup so I'll talk to you later.