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Finding Herself (2/?)
By *~Rachel*~
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"What?" Buffy asked. Please tell me that I heard something wrong. she inwardly pleaded. "Glory got..."
"She got Dawn." Willow explained. By now her breathing had slowed down to normal and she spoke to Buffy in a rushed manner. "The minions broke into Giles's place and tied her up and dragged her away."
"How?" Buffy thought. "How would they know she's the key?" God, no. This can't be happening. I just lost my mother and now I'm getting ready to loose Dawn.
"Well...she doesn't." Willow said. "We think she's just using Dawnie as bait...to get you out and-"
"And exchange Dawn *for* the key." Buffy said. "Do you think that could be what she's up to?"
"Look Buffy, we don't know." Willow said. By now, both of the girls were frustrated and mad beyond belief. "What do we do? Dawnie might be-"
"Do NOT say that. Dawn is *not* dead." Buffy said. I couldn't take it if that happened to her...I just couldn't take it for one minute even. My Mom just died and now Dawn is kidnapped. That was literally the ONLY thought that was racing throughout her mind right now. I can't do this right now.
Willow took a deep breath. "Okay...what do we do, Buffy?"
"Call everyone. Get them to Giles." She said.
"You're on your way, then, right?" Willow asked her next.
"Yeah, I just...I have a call I have to make." Buffy said distantly, keeping her voice as emotionless as possible. "I'll be there in a minute. Just get the gang there."
"Okay, Buffy. See you there." And with that, the two girls hung up the phone.
Buffy buried her head in her hands. Not NOW. she thought. I just can't take this...I can't be the Slayer, get over my Mother's death, care for Dawn, and now fight Glory. She sighed. I just can't do all of this at one time. Buffy closed her eyes, willing away the tears that were so close to spilling out. No...I can't cry now. I don't have time.
Buffy reached forward and picked up the phone, placing the receiver next to her ear. Never had that buzzing that she heard seemed louder. With tears beginning to fall down her cheeks, she dialed the number she had in mind.
When the person on the other line picked up, Buffy took a deep breath before saying, "Hey...It's me, Buffy."
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The crew at Angel Investigations had recently moved back into the Hyperion Hotel. Several days had passed since then and now, the gang was back to normal...even though Wesley was now the boss instead of Angel. Everything was running smoothly.
"Hey," Angel said, walking in from the parking lot. He had just gotten back from visiting Buffy and was trying not to make a big deal of it. "What's up, you guys?"
Gunn greeted him with a nod of his head and went back to sorting weapons. Cordelia and Wesley, on the other hand, could see through him, and knew that something major had happened in Sunnydale. Cordelia walked up to him, saying, "What happened?"
Angel shrugged it off. He really didn't want to talk about how he had been kissing the woman of his dreams...the woman he was forbidden to be with. "It was no big deal...we talked some, and just sat together." He avoided looking into Cordelia's eyes.
"How is Buffy?" Wesley asked him.
"How do you think?" Angel asked back to him. "Her mother just died. She's not skipping through the graveyard, smiling and laughing."
"Well, I figured that, Angel." Wesley replied, folding his arms in front of his chest. "Just...did your visit help?"
Angel looked down at the floor. He could still smell her on him...against his coat, feel her lips on his. "Yeah...it helped." Helped make everything a hell of a lot more confusing. He thought.
"Well, that's good, right?" Gunn asked the group. No one said anything. Both Cordelia and Wesley knew that Buffy and Angel had a history...A very long, angsty, and never-ending history. Oh, if Gunn only knew...
To the left on Cordelia's desk, the phone rang out. Cordelia walked over and picked it up, cheerfully saying, "Angel Investigations, how may we help you?" She paused a second, listening to the voice on the other line. "Oh...Oh, God. Okay, hold on." Cordelia covered the phone with her hand, looking at Angel. "It's for you."
"Okay.." Angel replied, walking over and picking up the phone. Cordelia gave the phone to him and walked several feet away, standing next to Gunn and Wesley.
"Hello?" a weak, meager, and frail-sounding voice said into the phone.
Right away, Angel knew who it was. "Buffy..." Angel said in surprise. "What...what's wrong?" He asked, skipping past the pleasantries.
He heard Buffy begin to sob. "Angel...they got her, they got her!"
Angel licked his lips nervously..."Who got who?" Angel asked. Behind him, he could feel his three friends begin to get worried.
"Glory..." Buffy managed to say. "She kidnapped Dawn."
"Oh God." Angel whispered into the phone.
"We think she's just using Dawn to lure me out...to tell Glory where the key is...Angel...SHE HAS THE KEY!" Buffy shouted into the receiver, before choking back her sobs.
"Buffy," My love, He added silently. "Everything will be okay. What...what do you want me to do?"
"Angel...come back...come back to me." She said. "I need you...I need you, and Cordelia, and Wesley to help me with this. I can't let Glory get Dawn...my sister, the key...the only person I have left with me." Buffy was on the verge of hysteria.
"Buffy..." Angel whispered into the phone. "All right. We're already out the door." He spoke without even looking back at Wesley. If this was a case where Buffy was involved, Angel was taking over. No 'buts' about it. When Buffy's or one of her friend's life was in danger, Angel swore he would protect them.
"Angel...thank you." Buffy said. "I'll...I'll be at Giles. So will everyone else. God, we don't even know where to look, what to do when we find her...IF we can find her."
"Don't say that Buffy. We will find her." Angel said. "I won't let anything happen to Dawn."
Buffy sniffed back tears. "I knew you'd say that." She said. "Get here as soon as you can."
"You know I will...we will." Angel corrected.
"Thank you." Buffy said, emotionlessly. Angel began to hang up the phone when he heard Buffy begin to speak again. "Angel...I love you." And Buffy hung up the phone before Angel could reply.
Angel wanted to jump for joy that she loved him, he wanted to go walk around smiling...but there was too much going on right now. Dawn was in trouble and Buffy had asked for his help. There was no way he could screw up now. Angel turned around, looking at his associates. "We're going to Sunnydale." He said forcefully.
"Angel-" Wesley began.
"*Don't* argue with me right now, Wesley." Angel said, walking over to grab his black jacket. "We're going. No questions."
Wesley looked down at the floor before talking again. "I was just going to ask you whether you wanted us to pick you up in the back or front?"
Angel stopped and looked around, feeling embarrassed that he had jumped to conclusions the way he had. "Oh...the back is fine." He began heading that way.
"Oh great. Another trip to Sunnyhell." Cordelia said sarcastically as she, Gunn, and Wesley walked out, preparing to go to Sunnydale.
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End of part 2
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Mistakes are purely my fault...I'm not the world's greatest typist.
Disclaimer in part 1!
Feedback is much appreciated @ LuVnAnGeLNBuFfY@aol.com
Finding Herself (2/?)
By *~Rachel*~
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"What?" Buffy asked. Please tell me that I heard something wrong. she inwardly pleaded. "Glory got..."
"She got Dawn." Willow explained. By now her breathing had slowed down to normal and she spoke to Buffy in a rushed manner. "The minions broke into Giles's place and tied her up and dragged her away."
"How?" Buffy thought. "How would they know she's the key?" God, no. This can't be happening. I just lost my mother and now I'm getting ready to loose Dawn.
"Well...she doesn't." Willow said. "We think she's just using Dawnie as bait...to get you out and-"
"And exchange Dawn *for* the key." Buffy said. "Do you think that could be what she's up to?"
"Look Buffy, we don't know." Willow said. By now, both of the girls were frustrated and mad beyond belief. "What do we do? Dawnie might be-"
"Do NOT say that. Dawn is *not* dead." Buffy said. I couldn't take it if that happened to her...I just couldn't take it for one minute even. My Mom just died and now Dawn is kidnapped. That was literally the ONLY thought that was racing throughout her mind right now. I can't do this right now.
Willow took a deep breath. "Okay...what do we do, Buffy?"
"Call everyone. Get them to Giles." She said.
"You're on your way, then, right?" Willow asked her next.
"Yeah, I just...I have a call I have to make." Buffy said distantly, keeping her voice as emotionless as possible. "I'll be there in a minute. Just get the gang there."
"Okay, Buffy. See you there." And with that, the two girls hung up the phone.
Buffy buried her head in her hands. Not NOW. she thought. I just can't take this...I can't be the Slayer, get over my Mother's death, care for Dawn, and now fight Glory. She sighed. I just can't do all of this at one time. Buffy closed her eyes, willing away the tears that were so close to spilling out. No...I can't cry now. I don't have time.
Buffy reached forward and picked up the phone, placing the receiver next to her ear. Never had that buzzing that she heard seemed louder. With tears beginning to fall down her cheeks, she dialed the number she had in mind.
When the person on the other line picked up, Buffy took a deep breath before saying, "Hey...It's me, Buffy."
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The crew at Angel Investigations had recently moved back into the Hyperion Hotel. Several days had passed since then and now, the gang was back to normal...even though Wesley was now the boss instead of Angel. Everything was running smoothly.
"Hey," Angel said, walking in from the parking lot. He had just gotten back from visiting Buffy and was trying not to make a big deal of it. "What's up, you guys?"
Gunn greeted him with a nod of his head and went back to sorting weapons. Cordelia and Wesley, on the other hand, could see through him, and knew that something major had happened in Sunnydale. Cordelia walked up to him, saying, "What happened?"
Angel shrugged it off. He really didn't want to talk about how he had been kissing the woman of his dreams...the woman he was forbidden to be with. "It was no big deal...we talked some, and just sat together." He avoided looking into Cordelia's eyes.
"How is Buffy?" Wesley asked him.
"How do you think?" Angel asked back to him. "Her mother just died. She's not skipping through the graveyard, smiling and laughing."
"Well, I figured that, Angel." Wesley replied, folding his arms in front of his chest. "Just...did your visit help?"
Angel looked down at the floor. He could still smell her on him...against his coat, feel her lips on his. "Yeah...it helped." Helped make everything a hell of a lot more confusing. He thought.
"Well, that's good, right?" Gunn asked the group. No one said anything. Both Cordelia and Wesley knew that Buffy and Angel had a history...A very long, angsty, and never-ending history. Oh, if Gunn only knew...
To the left on Cordelia's desk, the phone rang out. Cordelia walked over and picked it up, cheerfully saying, "Angel Investigations, how may we help you?" She paused a second, listening to the voice on the other line. "Oh...Oh, God. Okay, hold on." Cordelia covered the phone with her hand, looking at Angel. "It's for you."
"Okay.." Angel replied, walking over and picking up the phone. Cordelia gave the phone to him and walked several feet away, standing next to Gunn and Wesley.
"Hello?" a weak, meager, and frail-sounding voice said into the phone.
Right away, Angel knew who it was. "Buffy..." Angel said in surprise. "What...what's wrong?" He asked, skipping past the pleasantries.
He heard Buffy begin to sob. "Angel...they got her, they got her!"
Angel licked his lips nervously..."Who got who?" Angel asked. Behind him, he could feel his three friends begin to get worried.
"Glory..." Buffy managed to say. "She kidnapped Dawn."
"Oh God." Angel whispered into the phone.
"We think she's just using Dawn to lure me out...to tell Glory where the key is...Angel...SHE HAS THE KEY!" Buffy shouted into the receiver, before choking back her sobs.
"Buffy," My love, He added silently. "Everything will be okay. What...what do you want me to do?"
"Angel...come back...come back to me." She said. "I need you...I need you, and Cordelia, and Wesley to help me with this. I can't let Glory get Dawn...my sister, the key...the only person I have left with me." Buffy was on the verge of hysteria.
"Buffy..." Angel whispered into the phone. "All right. We're already out the door." He spoke without even looking back at Wesley. If this was a case where Buffy was involved, Angel was taking over. No 'buts' about it. When Buffy's or one of her friend's life was in danger, Angel swore he would protect them.
"Angel...thank you." Buffy said. "I'll...I'll be at Giles. So will everyone else. God, we don't even know where to look, what to do when we find her...IF we can find her."
"Don't say that Buffy. We will find her." Angel said. "I won't let anything happen to Dawn."
Buffy sniffed back tears. "I knew you'd say that." She said. "Get here as soon as you can."
"You know I will...we will." Angel corrected.
"Thank you." Buffy said, emotionlessly. Angel began to hang up the phone when he heard Buffy begin to speak again. "Angel...I love you." And Buffy hung up the phone before Angel could reply.
Angel wanted to jump for joy that she loved him, he wanted to go walk around smiling...but there was too much going on right now. Dawn was in trouble and Buffy had asked for his help. There was no way he could screw up now. Angel turned around, looking at his associates. "We're going to Sunnydale." He said forcefully.
"Angel-" Wesley began.
"*Don't* argue with me right now, Wesley." Angel said, walking over to grab his black jacket. "We're going. No questions."
Wesley looked down at the floor before talking again. "I was just going to ask you whether you wanted us to pick you up in the back or front?"
Angel stopped and looked around, feeling embarrassed that he had jumped to conclusions the way he had. "Oh...the back is fine." He began heading that way.
"Oh great. Another trip to Sunnyhell." Cordelia said sarcastically as she, Gunn, and Wesley walked out, preparing to go to Sunnydale.
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End of part 2
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