Something New
by AlienPred18
Disclaimer: See Part 1
Notes: See Previous Parts
"You were really good," Brandon said to Kate as she walked out of Ciritas. He had managed to get out without the Host realizing he was there.
Kate startled, instinctively put her hand in her purse. "Who are you?" she asked.
Brandon, noticing her movement, immediately put his hands in the air. "Whoa, Ms. Lockley. I'm not here to hurt you. Hell, I couldn't even if I wanted to. You'd probably kick my ass in two seconds," he said reassuringly.
"Is that so?" she said, not believing a word of it.
"Yeah, it is. Um... listen, I realize you're kinda going through this... thing right now, with getting fired and attempting suicide and all, but I really need your help." He paused to see her reaction.
Kate was shocked, to say the least, to hear one of the most private moments in her life come out of this stranger's mouth. "Who are you?" she growled.
He looked her in the eye. "I'm just a guy trying to get back home and I need your help."
Something in his eyes made her believe him. She took her hand out of her purse. She looked at him for a moment. "How can I help?"
"I need you to take me to Angel Investigations."
She stiffened a little at the name, but finally answered, "Okay, my car's over here."
They walked to her car in silence. As they pulled off, she asked, "What's your name?"
"Brandon," he answered.
More time passed before she asked, "So where's home?"
"The universe next door," he said, wistfully.
"What?"
"I'm not really sure where it is in the grand scheme of things. Just know that I'm not from this world," he answered more fully.
"How did you get here?" Kate asked, trying from a different angle.
"I was brought here as a present for Angel, courtesy of Wolfram and Hart," he said sarcastically. "We parted ways shortly after my arrival."
Kate grew even more tense at hearing the name of the imfamous firm. "They just let you leave?" she asked, unbelieving.
"Well, I wouldn't consider being kidnapped, just letting me leave, but it is a parting none the less."
Kate was about ask by whom, but they reached the hotel. Brandon walked in and saw... no one.
"Great. They're all gone," he yelled frustratedly.
"We could just wait. I'm sure they'll be back," she said, logically.
"Yeah, well if Dru is right, then I think I'm working in a time frame. Unfortunately, I don't know what it is, but I think it's getting close to the wire."
"Dru? As in Drusilla?"
"The one and only."
"How do you know her?"
"It's a long story. I'll explain on the way," he said running toward the door.
"Explain on the way? Where are we going?" she yelled as they ran towards her car.
"You have a California map?" he asked, before jumping in the car.
"Yeah, but why?" she asked, getting in and starting the engine, even though she had no clue as to where they were going.
"I said I'll explain on the way, so let's go," he said, when he noticed that they weren't moving.
"You'll explain now," Kate said, sternly.
Brandon looked at her for a second, then took a deep breath. "Okay, I'm thinking that my being here means major apocalyptic danger for this world, so I'm getting out."
"And where exactly are you going to find someone as powerful as the goons Wolfram and Hart hires?"
"Sunnydale."
by AlienPred18
Disclaimer: See Part 1
Notes: See Previous Parts
"You were really good," Brandon said to Kate as she walked out of Ciritas. He had managed to get out without the Host realizing he was there.
Kate startled, instinctively put her hand in her purse. "Who are you?" she asked.
Brandon, noticing her movement, immediately put his hands in the air. "Whoa, Ms. Lockley. I'm not here to hurt you. Hell, I couldn't even if I wanted to. You'd probably kick my ass in two seconds," he said reassuringly.
"Is that so?" she said, not believing a word of it.
"Yeah, it is. Um... listen, I realize you're kinda going through this... thing right now, with getting fired and attempting suicide and all, but I really need your help." He paused to see her reaction.
Kate was shocked, to say the least, to hear one of the most private moments in her life come out of this stranger's mouth. "Who are you?" she growled.
He looked her in the eye. "I'm just a guy trying to get back home and I need your help."
Something in his eyes made her believe him. She took her hand out of her purse. She looked at him for a moment. "How can I help?"
"I need you to take me to Angel Investigations."
She stiffened a little at the name, but finally answered, "Okay, my car's over here."
They walked to her car in silence. As they pulled off, she asked, "What's your name?"
"Brandon," he answered.
More time passed before she asked, "So where's home?"
"The universe next door," he said, wistfully.
"What?"
"I'm not really sure where it is in the grand scheme of things. Just know that I'm not from this world," he answered more fully.
"How did you get here?" Kate asked, trying from a different angle.
"I was brought here as a present for Angel, courtesy of Wolfram and Hart," he said sarcastically. "We parted ways shortly after my arrival."
Kate grew even more tense at hearing the name of the imfamous firm. "They just let you leave?" she asked, unbelieving.
"Well, I wouldn't consider being kidnapped, just letting me leave, but it is a parting none the less."
Kate was about ask by whom, but they reached the hotel. Brandon walked in and saw... no one.
"Great. They're all gone," he yelled frustratedly.
"We could just wait. I'm sure they'll be back," she said, logically.
"Yeah, well if Dru is right, then I think I'm working in a time frame. Unfortunately, I don't know what it is, but I think it's getting close to the wire."
"Dru? As in Drusilla?"
"The one and only."
"How do you know her?"
"It's a long story. I'll explain on the way," he said running toward the door.
"Explain on the way? Where are we going?" she yelled as they ran towards her car.
"You have a California map?" he asked, before jumping in the car.
"Yeah, but why?" she asked, getting in and starting the engine, even though she had no clue as to where they were going.
"I said I'll explain on the way, so let's go," he said, when he noticed that they weren't moving.
"You'll explain now," Kate said, sternly.
Brandon looked at her for a second, then took a deep breath. "Okay, I'm thinking that my being here means major apocalyptic danger for this world, so I'm getting out."
"And where exactly are you going to find someone as powerful as the goons Wolfram and Hart hires?"
"Sunnydale."