Giving A Little Hurt Back
Chapter Six
by
Julia Duvall
Author's Note: Thanks to Heather for beta reading this fic.
Anya was glad when it was time to close the store. She was getting ready to turn the sing and lock the door when Xander walked in. She smiled at her boyfriend, "Xander, you didn't have to come here."
He turned the sign around to say closed. "Well I wasn't going to let you walk home by yourself. Especially with Darla and Drusilla out there." Xander was concerned about her.
Anya gave him a devilish smirk. "I think that I can take care of myself. After all, I am an ex-vengeance demon."
Xander tilted her head upwards. "Yes but Anya you forget that you're human now." He reminded her.
She wrapped her arms around his neck; "How did I get so lucky to find someone like you. You are the kindest, most honest man I've ever met."
Xander simply gave her a chesire grin. "I'm the lucky one, Anya. You have made me blissfully happy in so many ways." He then kissed her.
***
Darla was glad that there was three other people with her. Everyone would take a corner. She wished that.damn it. Darla was angry. "Okay, people I can't do the spell because someone forgot to bring me a strand of the Slayer's hair."
Harmony didn't trust her. The girl may have acted like a ditz, but it was an act. Drusilla could be dangerous. Dru was psychotic and unpredictable like the weather. She saw that Harmony was new , but this girl was a survivor. When this was over, she would help refine Harmony's nature. Drusilla was an end to get what she wanted.
Drusilla then began to chant; "Angels singing, so softly. Oh, the soldier boy is not happy. He wants to take back what he.all over the Slayer." She giggled.
Harmony looked perplexed. "What the hell are you getting at Drusilla?"
Spike then chuckled. "Harms, Drusilla is saying that Buffy's new boy toy doesn't like Angel."
Darla was intrigued. The Slayer had a boyfriend and it wasn't Angelus. "William, please tell me more." She could use this to her advantage.
***
Riley saw the way that Angel was comforting Buffy. She didn't even acknowledge the fact that Buffy was his girlfriend, not Angel's. Dawn simply went out the door before he could stop her. He followed her out of Mrs. Summers room. Riley felt like he would never truly know about Buffy's life. Buffy treated him like an equal at first, but now it was more like an appendage really.
Dawn felt a little uncomfortable around Angel. All her memories weren't real, but they had seem so vivid. This was her first meeting with Angel really. "Hi Angel." Dawn shifted her gaze between Angel's hand holding Buffy and watching as Riley pretended not to be mad. "So what brings you to Sunnydale?" She tried to make it casual.
Riley wanted to know that as well. "Yeah, why did you come here, anyway?"
Angel couldn't believe that Buffy was dating this asshole. Dawn didn't know any better.
Buffy then spoke. "He came to warn me that Drusilla and Darla are in town."
Riley hated this. He was the one who told her, not Angel, but that didn't matter. "Who are they anyway." All he wanted was some answers.
"Darla is Angel's sire. Drusilla is a psychopath that he sired." Dawn commented.
Everyone looked at her.
"What? I do pay attention. I'm not an ignorant kid, like everyone thinks that I am." She simply stated a fact.
***
Cordy saw Gunn's bewildered face. "Yes, I went to school here."
Gunn simply laughed at her. "This place is a dump."
She stood in front of the school. "Hey, it wasn't always like this; I who live in the worst places of L.A."
Gunn sarcastically answered "Well at least I've stayed at better places than this."
Cordelia arched her eyebrow, "This was where I was the May Queen, let's see almost got eaten by vampires on Parent-Teacher night. Some of my classmates who were possessed by hyena ate our principal. The Mayor went berserk and turned into a giant snake and ate Principal Synder, who was an obnoxious toad."
Gunn stared at her. "Oh, you certainly have had some colorful experiences, Cordelia. I'm a little surprised and impressed that you managed to survive. So what's the story with this Buffy chick and Angel?"
Cordelia breathed heavily. "Now, that's a long and complicated story. I'll try to put it into a nutshell for you."
To be continued.
Chapter Six
by
Julia Duvall
Author's Note: Thanks to Heather for beta reading this fic.
Anya was glad when it was time to close the store. She was getting ready to turn the sing and lock the door when Xander walked in. She smiled at her boyfriend, "Xander, you didn't have to come here."
He turned the sign around to say closed. "Well I wasn't going to let you walk home by yourself. Especially with Darla and Drusilla out there." Xander was concerned about her.
Anya gave him a devilish smirk. "I think that I can take care of myself. After all, I am an ex-vengeance demon."
Xander tilted her head upwards. "Yes but Anya you forget that you're human now." He reminded her.
She wrapped her arms around his neck; "How did I get so lucky to find someone like you. You are the kindest, most honest man I've ever met."
Xander simply gave her a chesire grin. "I'm the lucky one, Anya. You have made me blissfully happy in so many ways." He then kissed her.
***
Darla was glad that there was three other people with her. Everyone would take a corner. She wished that.damn it. Darla was angry. "Okay, people I can't do the spell because someone forgot to bring me a strand of the Slayer's hair."
Harmony didn't trust her. The girl may have acted like a ditz, but it was an act. Drusilla could be dangerous. Dru was psychotic and unpredictable like the weather. She saw that Harmony was new , but this girl was a survivor. When this was over, she would help refine Harmony's nature. Drusilla was an end to get what she wanted.
Drusilla then began to chant; "Angels singing, so softly. Oh, the soldier boy is not happy. He wants to take back what he.all over the Slayer." She giggled.
Harmony looked perplexed. "What the hell are you getting at Drusilla?"
Spike then chuckled. "Harms, Drusilla is saying that Buffy's new boy toy doesn't like Angel."
Darla was intrigued. The Slayer had a boyfriend and it wasn't Angelus. "William, please tell me more." She could use this to her advantage.
***
Riley saw the way that Angel was comforting Buffy. She didn't even acknowledge the fact that Buffy was his girlfriend, not Angel's. Dawn simply went out the door before he could stop her. He followed her out of Mrs. Summers room. Riley felt like he would never truly know about Buffy's life. Buffy treated him like an equal at first, but now it was more like an appendage really.
Dawn felt a little uncomfortable around Angel. All her memories weren't real, but they had seem so vivid. This was her first meeting with Angel really. "Hi Angel." Dawn shifted her gaze between Angel's hand holding Buffy and watching as Riley pretended not to be mad. "So what brings you to Sunnydale?" She tried to make it casual.
Riley wanted to know that as well. "Yeah, why did you come here, anyway?"
Angel couldn't believe that Buffy was dating this asshole. Dawn didn't know any better.
Buffy then spoke. "He came to warn me that Drusilla and Darla are in town."
Riley hated this. He was the one who told her, not Angel, but that didn't matter. "Who are they anyway." All he wanted was some answers.
"Darla is Angel's sire. Drusilla is a psychopath that he sired." Dawn commented.
Everyone looked at her.
"What? I do pay attention. I'm not an ignorant kid, like everyone thinks that I am." She simply stated a fact.
***
Cordy saw Gunn's bewildered face. "Yes, I went to school here."
Gunn simply laughed at her. "This place is a dump."
She stood in front of the school. "Hey, it wasn't always like this; I who live in the worst places of L.A."
Gunn sarcastically answered "Well at least I've stayed at better places than this."
Cordelia arched her eyebrow, "This was where I was the May Queen, let's see almost got eaten by vampires on Parent-Teacher night. Some of my classmates who were possessed by hyena ate our principal. The Mayor went berserk and turned into a giant snake and ate Principal Synder, who was an obnoxious toad."
Gunn stared at her. "Oh, you certainly have had some colorful experiences, Cordelia. I'm a little surprised and impressed that you managed to survive. So what's the story with this Buffy chick and Angel?"
Cordelia breathed heavily. "Now, that's a long and complicated story. I'll try to put it into a nutshell for you."
To be continued.