Interlude
By Kiara
Alex and Jamie had been out for at least two hours. Alex, for the most part, was looking as if he was enjoying himself even though all they had done was sit. They had found this place named the Bronze.
"Hey Alex, you having fun?" Jamie asked.
"For the 15th time, yes. Now stop asking and go bug someone else." Alex snapped back.
Jamie masked his sadness at that remark and looked up. Where he saw the girl that he had sit by in class comes in with a red haired girl.
"Hey, Alex! There's that girl I was talking about. The one with the blonde hair. Let's go talk to her." Jamie said, excited that he had seen her again.
He hadn't noticed that a brown haired man and a younger looking dark haired boy had joined the girl. Nor did he know that that one of them was the girl's boyfriend. He was too busy dragging Alex toward the table where the girl sat. When he finally managed to get there, he looked up and flashed a nervous smile.
"Hi!" Jamie said in a cheerful voice. Noticing strange looks being passed to him, he decided introductions were in order. "I'm Jamie, the new kid, you know the one in your American Government class."
Buffy looked up. "Oh, you're the kid that sat next to me. Hi. I'm Buffy. This is Willow, Angel, and Xander."
Willow and Angel both nodded when their name was mentioned. Xander however was staring at Jamie's companion.
Jamie noticing Xander's stare assumed that he was wondering who his friend was. "Oh this is Alex."
Willow laughed. It was enough to get Xander to stop looking at Alex. However everybody in the group was looking at her. "Well....We have an Alex and we have a Xander. Put them together and we have Alexander ...which is Xander's full name."
"Please don't remind me." Xander said, shuddering at the mention of his full name.
They stayed and chatted for an hour before Buffy stood up and announced she had to go. Angel announced he was going with her.
Jamie watched them walk off. "Are they together?"
Willow and Xander nodded. Alex cleared his throat.
"We've got to get going. Homework and all." he said before walking off.
Jamie said a quick goodbye and ran to join Alex.
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"Xander, was it necessary to stare?" Willow asked as soon as Alex and Jamie had gone our of site.
"Sorry, I just felt something strange about him." Xander said, a little hazily.
"Xander?" Willow asked, worrying about Xander's strange feeling. She had been learning that Xander's strange feelings sometimes turned out to be worse.
"It's nothing, I just had this odd feeling that something bad is going to happen with him. I got to go, maybe patrolling with Buffy will shake the feeling of....I suppose Buffy told you already. Oh well. See ya." Xander said, taking off before Willow could make any comment.
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Alex and Jamie had been walking silently. Neither of them talked, but Jamie was getting curious as to where they were going.
"Alex, this isn't the way home. Where are we going?" Jamie asked.
"Now Jamie," Alex said, "We are getting something that will help us end the world. I have read of a book that allows us to end the world."
It was a minute later that they realized someone was following them. Alex spun around to face what seemed like a man dressed in old clothing that was falling apart.
"What do you want?" Alex asked cautiously.
"Could you spare some coins for a homeless man?" The man begged stretching out a hand.
Alex looked at him and then put a few coins in the man's opened palm. "Now go away!"
"Yes sir! I will! Thank you kindly." The man said.
Alex and Jamie took off, continuing their journey to where ever the person that Alex knew. They had no idea that the man they had encountered, Jeff Harmon, would end up to be one of their many foes.
Jeff Harmon was homeless in appearance only. If you had looked into his life as he told it, one would find him living in a lavish manor in England. However, right now he was not interested in sharing his life story, but instead to find his stolen property, a book called Trepas Ame that holds the words to end the world. He had been tracking it ever since a thief Loran had gotten into his house and taken it and several other items for money. He had gotten the name
of the person who now had it however Errol Caton was hard to find.
---The Absconditus (Bookstore)-----
Errol Caton was not a public person. People who knew him tended to avoid him until it came down to do business with him. He had a tendency to talk too much, and he had an extremely large ego. He owned and managed The Absconditus. While it was officially a bookstore, Errol handled a lot more then just books. One of his associates, Mallory Loran, often sold him items that some of his customers wanted.
Right now, Errol was going through some stuff Loran had given him. There were a few statues, a few priceless antiques, and one book called Trepas Ame. Errol was smart, but he missed the fact that this book was an important book. He placed it with the other books and went on with his other items.
He had to stop though when a bell rang, signaling he had a customer. He turned around to see that two young boys had come to his store. He frowned. Usually the only people who came at this time were much older, and most of them weren't even human.
"May I help you two?" Errol asked cautiously, thinking that the worsed might happen to him.
Alex gave a smile that sent shivers down Errol's spine, even though he had seen worse then a teenage looking boy. Jamie just stood there, looking nervous.
"Yes, we're interested in reading, and since you happen have a book store, we just thought we'd come in and see if you have a book I'm looking for."
Errol relaxed, but only slightly. He gave the boy a long hard look before speaking up. "Just what book are you looking for?"
"Well, we are looking for an interesting book. You know any?" Alex replied, staring at Errol right in the eyes.
"Ahhh yes. That sortof book. You never know what kind of "interesting books" may come in. You will have to be more specific next time you come to a book store looking for a book" Errol responded in a sarcastic and yet obnoxious voice.
However his reply proved to be a mistake. Alex had somehow gotten a knife and was holding it against his neck.
"Alex, what are you doing?" Jamie asked almost hystarically. He had never planned on this happening.
Alex ignored Jamie and focused on Errol. "Now you are going to tell me where I can find a book called Trepas Ame or you are going to die a horribly painful death. You're choice."
Errol was nervous. "Trepas Ame? I don't think I....oh wait. Yes, I have it! It's over there." Errol pointed to where he had placed it with the other books.
"Jamie, get it." Alex said, still holding a knife at Errol. "How much is it?"
Errol gulped. "I was going to sell it for $15."
Alex smiled. He dropped the knife, took out his wallet and handed Errol ten dollars. "How's that?"
Errol nodded. It was a stupid book that wasn't worth dieing over. He'd take the ten dollars. He shivered again when Alex smiled and watched as Alex and Jamie walked out of the store with the book in hand.
TBC
By Kiara
Alex and Jamie had been out for at least two hours. Alex, for the most part, was looking as if he was enjoying himself even though all they had done was sit. They had found this place named the Bronze.
"Hey Alex, you having fun?" Jamie asked.
"For the 15th time, yes. Now stop asking and go bug someone else." Alex snapped back.
Jamie masked his sadness at that remark and looked up. Where he saw the girl that he had sit by in class comes in with a red haired girl.
"Hey, Alex! There's that girl I was talking about. The one with the blonde hair. Let's go talk to her." Jamie said, excited that he had seen her again.
He hadn't noticed that a brown haired man and a younger looking dark haired boy had joined the girl. Nor did he know that that one of them was the girl's boyfriend. He was too busy dragging Alex toward the table where the girl sat. When he finally managed to get there, he looked up and flashed a nervous smile.
"Hi!" Jamie said in a cheerful voice. Noticing strange looks being passed to him, he decided introductions were in order. "I'm Jamie, the new kid, you know the one in your American Government class."
Buffy looked up. "Oh, you're the kid that sat next to me. Hi. I'm Buffy. This is Willow, Angel, and Xander."
Willow and Angel both nodded when their name was mentioned. Xander however was staring at Jamie's companion.
Jamie noticing Xander's stare assumed that he was wondering who his friend was. "Oh this is Alex."
Willow laughed. It was enough to get Xander to stop looking at Alex. However everybody in the group was looking at her. "Well....We have an Alex and we have a Xander. Put them together and we have Alexander ...which is Xander's full name."
"Please don't remind me." Xander said, shuddering at the mention of his full name.
They stayed and chatted for an hour before Buffy stood up and announced she had to go. Angel announced he was going with her.
Jamie watched them walk off. "Are they together?"
Willow and Xander nodded. Alex cleared his throat.
"We've got to get going. Homework and all." he said before walking off.
Jamie said a quick goodbye and ran to join Alex.
---
"Xander, was it necessary to stare?" Willow asked as soon as Alex and Jamie had gone our of site.
"Sorry, I just felt something strange about him." Xander said, a little hazily.
"Xander?" Willow asked, worrying about Xander's strange feeling. She had been learning that Xander's strange feelings sometimes turned out to be worse.
"It's nothing, I just had this odd feeling that something bad is going to happen with him. I got to go, maybe patrolling with Buffy will shake the feeling of....I suppose Buffy told you already. Oh well. See ya." Xander said, taking off before Willow could make any comment.
-----
Alex and Jamie had been walking silently. Neither of them talked, but Jamie was getting curious as to where they were going.
"Alex, this isn't the way home. Where are we going?" Jamie asked.
"Now Jamie," Alex said, "We are getting something that will help us end the world. I have read of a book that allows us to end the world."
It was a minute later that they realized someone was following them. Alex spun around to face what seemed like a man dressed in old clothing that was falling apart.
"What do you want?" Alex asked cautiously.
"Could you spare some coins for a homeless man?" The man begged stretching out a hand.
Alex looked at him and then put a few coins in the man's opened palm. "Now go away!"
"Yes sir! I will! Thank you kindly." The man said.
Alex and Jamie took off, continuing their journey to where ever the person that Alex knew. They had no idea that the man they had encountered, Jeff Harmon, would end up to be one of their many foes.
Jeff Harmon was homeless in appearance only. If you had looked into his life as he told it, one would find him living in a lavish manor in England. However, right now he was not interested in sharing his life story, but instead to find his stolen property, a book called Trepas Ame that holds the words to end the world. He had been tracking it ever since a thief Loran had gotten into his house and taken it and several other items for money. He had gotten the name
of the person who now had it however Errol Caton was hard to find.
---The Absconditus (Bookstore)-----
Errol Caton was not a public person. People who knew him tended to avoid him until it came down to do business with him. He had a tendency to talk too much, and he had an extremely large ego. He owned and managed The Absconditus. While it was officially a bookstore, Errol handled a lot more then just books. One of his associates, Mallory Loran, often sold him items that some of his customers wanted.
Right now, Errol was going through some stuff Loran had given him. There were a few statues, a few priceless antiques, and one book called Trepas Ame. Errol was smart, but he missed the fact that this book was an important book. He placed it with the other books and went on with his other items.
He had to stop though when a bell rang, signaling he had a customer. He turned around to see that two young boys had come to his store. He frowned. Usually the only people who came at this time were much older, and most of them weren't even human.
"May I help you two?" Errol asked cautiously, thinking that the worsed might happen to him.
Alex gave a smile that sent shivers down Errol's spine, even though he had seen worse then a teenage looking boy. Jamie just stood there, looking nervous.
"Yes, we're interested in reading, and since you happen have a book store, we just thought we'd come in and see if you have a book I'm looking for."
Errol relaxed, but only slightly. He gave the boy a long hard look before speaking up. "Just what book are you looking for?"
"Well, we are looking for an interesting book. You know any?" Alex replied, staring at Errol right in the eyes.
"Ahhh yes. That sortof book. You never know what kind of "interesting books" may come in. You will have to be more specific next time you come to a book store looking for a book" Errol responded in a sarcastic and yet obnoxious voice.
However his reply proved to be a mistake. Alex had somehow gotten a knife and was holding it against his neck.
"Alex, what are you doing?" Jamie asked almost hystarically. He had never planned on this happening.
Alex ignored Jamie and focused on Errol. "Now you are going to tell me where I can find a book called Trepas Ame or you are going to die a horribly painful death. You're choice."
Errol was nervous. "Trepas Ame? I don't think I....oh wait. Yes, I have it! It's over there." Errol pointed to where he had placed it with the other books.
"Jamie, get it." Alex said, still holding a knife at Errol. "How much is it?"
Errol gulped. "I was going to sell it for $15."
Alex smiled. He dropped the knife, took out his wallet and handed Errol ten dollars. "How's that?"
Errol nodded. It was a stupid book that wasn't worth dieing over. He'd take the ten dollars. He shivered again when Alex smiled and watched as Alex and Jamie walked out of the store with the book in hand.
TBC