Title: Sweet Misery Part 3/?
Author: Emily
Rating: PG 13
Category: B/A of course. I think I'm going to make it a little more Dawn/Spike centric too but the focus will remain on B/A. Mention of X/A, W/T, and various other couples, the same as in 'IOSK'.
Spoilers: Some of season six I guess. This is a sequel to 'If Only She Knew' so reading that first would probably help. If Only She Knew is set five years after season six and three of BtVS and AtS. Everyone's all grown up.
Summary: All things take time, Buffy and Angel's relationship being no exception.
Distribution: Fanfiction.net, b/a lists, Wild Horses, Eternal Love if CC wants it.
Dedication: Everyone at SU (http://pub97.ezboard.com/bshippersunite), especially Princess Twilite for making such a kick ass forum, Rach and Lokoa... oh it's too hard to narrow it down to a list - everyone there rocks and I'm feeling the shipper love. Thank you for opening my eyes :)
Feedback: You want more? Feedback me or else ;) Heck I'd keep on writing anyway but feedback would be nice, *g*
AN: I was going to update Summer Rain first but this story cried out to be written and so I wrote the next part. I'm loving Dawn/Spike at the moment (go to shippers united and post in the UC ships forum under Spike/Dawn. If we get a lot of people there'll be a forum. Plus I'll adore you ;) ) hence more of it in this fic. Plus it's a future fic so they can do whatever *I* want and I won't get flamed because Dawn is 20. *g*. Anyway enough of my ramblings.
AN2: I adore writing Dawn and I don't think she got a chapter in 'IOSK' so here goes. I was going to do just Buffy/Angel POV's but some Dawn wouldn't go amiss and maybe Spike too. Cordelia would be fun also, I think the bitch has to be back. I love the bitch :) Also can I just say I'm really enjoying writing this story? Thanks so much for the feedback :)
~ Sweet Misery~
" Then you wake up
And tomorrow is today "
– Talk in Tongues, Natalie Imbruglia
Part 3: Dawn
Geez, I don't visit for a few months and wham, everything changes. I just got in and Michele filled me in on all the details she missed out on the phone last night. Well not *all*, I have a feeling there's something she's not telling me. Cordelia cheated on Angel with some guy, voila instant break up...oh I bet this has caused yet more complications in the lives of Buffy and Angel.
I should really go visit my sister. Not tomorrow or later but *now*.
" 'Chele? I'll be back soon, have to go see Buffy."
" Dawn you just got here" She protests.
" Yeah but you know how it is, sister stuff." I shrug and smile. " See you later girl"
I close the door behind me and head towards my car, jamming a CD into the player and running a hand through my hair before I turn the key.
Ten or fifteen minutes pass, I hate the traffic in LA, and finally I get out of it and pull up outside Buffy's apartment.
Why does she have to live several floors up? I take the elevator and knock on quickly on her door.
A few seconds go by, I hear padding footsteps across the floor and glance at my watch, it's only well midnight. But Slayers stay up late. Hence Michele being the only person awake when I got into town. And vampires, like Spike but no he wasn't even here to greet me. Grrr.
Finally she reaches the door, peering through the crack before her face breaks into a smile and she opens it fully.
" Dawnie!" Buffy exclaims hugging me.
" Who were you expecting?" I ask. " And what's with the nervous old lady thing?"
Buffy rolls her eyes. " Same old Dawn. Pity"
I narrow my eyes in her direction but start to laugh.
Buffy grins.
" Seriously it's great to see you. And seriously who were you expecting?" I say still smiling.
She shrugs. " I don't know.
" *Oh*. Angel"
" Why does everyone have the impression my whole life revolves around Angel?" She demands.
" Beats me. So I heard all about the break up and the affair and woah, it's worse than one of those soaps Cordy's always auditioning for."
" Dawn she's in *movies* now." Buffy says sarcastically. I smile.
" But yeah pretty sordid, especially with *Spike*." She continues.
I frown. " Spike? What's Spike got to do with it?"
" Well nothing apart from sleeping with Cordy."
"*Spike* slept with Cordy?" I demand.
" You didn't know?"
" Michele just told me it was some guy." Bastard. Bastard. Bastard. He slept with Cordelia? And there was me thinking he might have actually missed me. Wishful thinking huh, I think bitterly. And angrily. I'm going to *kill* him.
" Oh, I'm sorry Dawnie. I know you guys have some weird thing going." Buffy says.
" Yeah well your relationships are the definition of 'weird thing' but you don't see me complaining." I tell her bitchily.
" Miaow!" Buffy exclaims.
I sigh. "Sorry but...I can't believe he slept with Cordelia. I mean is that the kind of thing you would expect... someone to do? And you suck at apologising." I add.
" I kinda do, huh? You want me to beat him up or something" She suggests sympathetically.
" Nah. I'll deal with it." I say dejectedly and slump down on her sofa.
" C'mon, tell me all about your tangled love life. It can't be any worse than mine." I say.
" Wanna bet? Well after Angel found out about Cordelia he comes around here all miserable with imploring puppy dog eyes, you know those eyes?"
" Oh yeah." I say emphatically.
" Dawn! Don't lust after Angel." Buffy tells me automatically. " Oh God, I'm doing that obsessive possessive thing about my ex again. I have to stop." She moans.
" Well it's not like any other stunningly handsome vampires over a century old... with great hair and *cheekbones* - I know everyone has cheekbones, but man these cheekbones, y'know? - and leather dusters are available. They've all slept with *Cordelia*." I say grumpily.
Buffy grins. " I'm sure it was just a sex thing."
" And that makes me feel so much better. Okay get back to the story, I'll shut up about Spike." Bastard.
" Well he comes over here and I can't help but let him in. And we talked some and...and he was all shattered and with the puppy dog eyes plus *Angel* and I let him stay here." Her voice trails off near the end.
" What on the sofa?"
" No in my bed." She mutters.
" In your bed, as in just him in your bed or both of you?" Oh I'm curious now.
" The latter. But we really didn't do anything. Just slept."
" And now you don't know how he feels about you or what the sitch is between you and wonder if he's still in love with Cordy and are pissed he came to you because he married her?" I ask.
Buffy smiles. " That's pretty much it." And she loves him, I thought silently.
" I can't believe he slept with Cordelia" I mumble.
She pats me on the shoulder. " It'll be okay."
" Yes because life always turns out okay. Can I call 'Chele on your phone? I feel the need to yell at her."
" Sure bitch all you want."
" I'm not going to bitch" Save that for Spike. " Just be angry"
" She was probably just trying to save you from the truth. Is that so bad? " Buffy asks and I remember when I used to do that. Being fifteen was simple. Key issues, stealing issues and 'nobody cares' issues aside. No wait, being fifteen was hell.
The truth hurts? Oh yeah.
" I guess not." I admit.
"Am I allowed to go back to bed?" Buffy asks. "I need some sleep this year."
" Yeah go ahead, you do need some."
Buffy smacks my arm on her way to bed.
" Oww! Hey, remember that little thing called Slayer strength?" I call out at her as she goes into her bedroom.
Buffy smiles half heartedly. Sometimes I want to kill Angel too. Is he blind or something? I've been here two minutes and I can see he's breaking her heart again.
*Men*. No, it's always vampires with us. Life would be so much simpler without them.
Author: Emily
Rating: PG 13
Category: B/A of course. I think I'm going to make it a little more Dawn/Spike centric too but the focus will remain on B/A. Mention of X/A, W/T, and various other couples, the same as in 'IOSK'.
Spoilers: Some of season six I guess. This is a sequel to 'If Only She Knew' so reading that first would probably help. If Only She Knew is set five years after season six and three of BtVS and AtS. Everyone's all grown up.
Summary: All things take time, Buffy and Angel's relationship being no exception.
Distribution: Fanfiction.net, b/a lists, Wild Horses, Eternal Love if CC wants it.
Dedication: Everyone at SU (http://pub97.ezboard.com/bshippersunite), especially Princess Twilite for making such a kick ass forum, Rach and Lokoa... oh it's too hard to narrow it down to a list - everyone there rocks and I'm feeling the shipper love. Thank you for opening my eyes :)
Feedback: You want more? Feedback me or else ;) Heck I'd keep on writing anyway but feedback would be nice, *g*
AN: I was going to update Summer Rain first but this story cried out to be written and so I wrote the next part. I'm loving Dawn/Spike at the moment (go to shippers united and post in the UC ships forum under Spike/Dawn. If we get a lot of people there'll be a forum. Plus I'll adore you ;) ) hence more of it in this fic. Plus it's a future fic so they can do whatever *I* want and I won't get flamed because Dawn is 20. *g*. Anyway enough of my ramblings.
AN2: I adore writing Dawn and I don't think she got a chapter in 'IOSK' so here goes. I was going to do just Buffy/Angel POV's but some Dawn wouldn't go amiss and maybe Spike too. Cordelia would be fun also, I think the bitch has to be back. I love the bitch :) Also can I just say I'm really enjoying writing this story? Thanks so much for the feedback :)
~ Sweet Misery~
" Then you wake up
And tomorrow is today "
– Talk in Tongues, Natalie Imbruglia
Part 3: Dawn
Geez, I don't visit for a few months and wham, everything changes. I just got in and Michele filled me in on all the details she missed out on the phone last night. Well not *all*, I have a feeling there's something she's not telling me. Cordelia cheated on Angel with some guy, voila instant break up...oh I bet this has caused yet more complications in the lives of Buffy and Angel.
I should really go visit my sister. Not tomorrow or later but *now*.
" 'Chele? I'll be back soon, have to go see Buffy."
" Dawn you just got here" She protests.
" Yeah but you know how it is, sister stuff." I shrug and smile. " See you later girl"
I close the door behind me and head towards my car, jamming a CD into the player and running a hand through my hair before I turn the key.
Ten or fifteen minutes pass, I hate the traffic in LA, and finally I get out of it and pull up outside Buffy's apartment.
Why does she have to live several floors up? I take the elevator and knock on quickly on her door.
A few seconds go by, I hear padding footsteps across the floor and glance at my watch, it's only well midnight. But Slayers stay up late. Hence Michele being the only person awake when I got into town. And vampires, like Spike but no he wasn't even here to greet me. Grrr.
Finally she reaches the door, peering through the crack before her face breaks into a smile and she opens it fully.
" Dawnie!" Buffy exclaims hugging me.
" Who were you expecting?" I ask. " And what's with the nervous old lady thing?"
Buffy rolls her eyes. " Same old Dawn. Pity"
I narrow my eyes in her direction but start to laugh.
Buffy grins.
" Seriously it's great to see you. And seriously who were you expecting?" I say still smiling.
She shrugs. " I don't know.
" *Oh*. Angel"
" Why does everyone have the impression my whole life revolves around Angel?" She demands.
" Beats me. So I heard all about the break up and the affair and woah, it's worse than one of those soaps Cordy's always auditioning for."
" Dawn she's in *movies* now." Buffy says sarcastically. I smile.
" But yeah pretty sordid, especially with *Spike*." She continues.
I frown. " Spike? What's Spike got to do with it?"
" Well nothing apart from sleeping with Cordy."
"*Spike* slept with Cordy?" I demand.
" You didn't know?"
" Michele just told me it was some guy." Bastard. Bastard. Bastard. He slept with Cordelia? And there was me thinking he might have actually missed me. Wishful thinking huh, I think bitterly. And angrily. I'm going to *kill* him.
" Oh, I'm sorry Dawnie. I know you guys have some weird thing going." Buffy says.
" Yeah well your relationships are the definition of 'weird thing' but you don't see me complaining." I tell her bitchily.
" Miaow!" Buffy exclaims.
I sigh. "Sorry but...I can't believe he slept with Cordelia. I mean is that the kind of thing you would expect... someone to do? And you suck at apologising." I add.
" I kinda do, huh? You want me to beat him up or something" She suggests sympathetically.
" Nah. I'll deal with it." I say dejectedly and slump down on her sofa.
" C'mon, tell me all about your tangled love life. It can't be any worse than mine." I say.
" Wanna bet? Well after Angel found out about Cordelia he comes around here all miserable with imploring puppy dog eyes, you know those eyes?"
" Oh yeah." I say emphatically.
" Dawn! Don't lust after Angel." Buffy tells me automatically. " Oh God, I'm doing that obsessive possessive thing about my ex again. I have to stop." She moans.
" Well it's not like any other stunningly handsome vampires over a century old... with great hair and *cheekbones* - I know everyone has cheekbones, but man these cheekbones, y'know? - and leather dusters are available. They've all slept with *Cordelia*." I say grumpily.
Buffy grins. " I'm sure it was just a sex thing."
" And that makes me feel so much better. Okay get back to the story, I'll shut up about Spike." Bastard.
" Well he comes over here and I can't help but let him in. And we talked some and...and he was all shattered and with the puppy dog eyes plus *Angel* and I let him stay here." Her voice trails off near the end.
" What on the sofa?"
" No in my bed." She mutters.
" In your bed, as in just him in your bed or both of you?" Oh I'm curious now.
" The latter. But we really didn't do anything. Just slept."
" And now you don't know how he feels about you or what the sitch is between you and wonder if he's still in love with Cordy and are pissed he came to you because he married her?" I ask.
Buffy smiles. " That's pretty much it." And she loves him, I thought silently.
" I can't believe he slept with Cordelia" I mumble.
She pats me on the shoulder. " It'll be okay."
" Yes because life always turns out okay. Can I call 'Chele on your phone? I feel the need to yell at her."
" Sure bitch all you want."
" I'm not going to bitch" Save that for Spike. " Just be angry"
" She was probably just trying to save you from the truth. Is that so bad? " Buffy asks and I remember when I used to do that. Being fifteen was simple. Key issues, stealing issues and 'nobody cares' issues aside. No wait, being fifteen was hell.
The truth hurts? Oh yeah.
" I guess not." I admit.
"Am I allowed to go back to bed?" Buffy asks. "I need some sleep this year."
" Yeah go ahead, you do need some."
Buffy smacks my arm on her way to bed.
" Oww! Hey, remember that little thing called Slayer strength?" I call out at her as she goes into her bedroom.
Buffy smiles half heartedly. Sometimes I want to kill Angel too. Is he blind or something? I've been here two minutes and I can see he's breaking her heart again.
*Men*. No, it's always vampires with us. Life would be so much simpler without them.