TITLE: BUFFY'S TURN 15\?
AUTHOR: RICK
E-MAIL: amulet@my-dejanews.com
SUMMARY: Lest everyone forgets. This fic has Buffy going off the deep end with Spike and Faith in the beginning. Xander doesn't give up on her. He saves her so to speak, nothing new there. Buffy falls in love with him, big time. He doesn't know it of course, partly because he and the Scooby gang are involved in extra-curricular activities. They are about to come up against an evil that dwarfs the usual hell mouth variety, where the bad guys all wear white hats too.
Chapter: 15-Somebody Wants Them Dead.
Ethan Hawke is somewhat familiar with out heroes. He has had dealings with them before, especially Giles. He sits in plush off ice chair waiting for a Mr. Spencer to enter. Mr. Spencer is a businessman with whom Ethan has a very profitable arrangement. Very cold and calculating and immensely dangerous. The older man enters the office.
"Mr. Hawke, I assume you have made the arrangements?"
"Yes, and we are ready to go forward as long as you don't want the Slayer included in the package."
"The wolf will be a straight kill Mr. Hawke but you do know the other one has some peculiar talents?"
"None that we can't overcome Mr. Spencer."
"Then proceed with extreme prejudice and due haste."
They shake and Ethan leaves. Mr. Spencer calls another man into his office.
"You will clean up after Harris and the Wolf?"
"How clean, sir?"
"Let the Watcher and the team stay as is. But do the network and any informers used."
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Xander has known Inez for quite some time now. She is efficient, intelligent and a good friend. In a business where you can trust almost no one she is a treasure. She also knows the so-called new Xander very well. Buffy decides to pay her a visit. The chiseled, athletic brunette has little use for the Slayer. She only wishes she could have the hold, which the blonde has on Xander. And, then, the way the slayer neglected and ignored him. She is, as of yet, not aware of the Slayer's new found love for him. She is surprised to see the slayer at her door.
"Inez, ah...do you think I could talk to you?"
She motions for Buffy to come in. "Have a seat."
"I'd like to talk to you about Xander."
"What about him?"
"I...I was hoping you could tell me why He's...why he is so hard on himself?"
"Because he's an honest and good man, that's why...anything else?"
"You don't have much use for me do you, Inez?"
"Well, at least you have that right."
"Did I do anything to you?"
Inez answers her with disdain. "What do you have on him, Slayer?"
"Okay, I get it, you got a thing for Xander, right?"
"Does that surprise you?"
"Inez, I thought you could help me try to reach Xander. He's not doing so good right now."
"Oh, did you have a great vision or something? He hasn't been doing well for a long time now. You were too busy with your great pain to even see it. He really needed you."
Buffy feels very guilty about ignoring Xander for so long but is not going to allow Inez to know it.
"What I did or did not do with Xander is none of your business Inez! And I don't want to throw this in your face but he's on my team. And he still loves me."
Inez goes toe to toe with her. "Consider yourself the luckiest girl in the world, Slayer. Maybe he'll wake up before its too late."
"Look, Inez, I don't have to explain anything to you but, you're Xander's friend. I'm in love with Xander. I've finally woken up to see him. I love him with all my heart and soul. And yes I do consider myself the luckiest girl in the world. I rejected him and ignored him and then I tried to attack him and belittle him. I'm not proud of myself."
Inez is actually moved by what Buffy said. She sighs then sits back down.
"He's got this idea he is not good enough for you now. He's very naive in a lot of ways. All he thinks about is helping you. Right now he thinks he would dirty your Angel's wings if you were to love him. That's just the way he is."
"Inez, could I ask you a personal question?"
The brunette nods her approval.
"Are you in love with Xander?"
"He's in love with you, Buffy."
"Did he sleep with you?"
"Buffy, that's none of your business."
Buffy walks to the door. She stops before walking out.
"He's mine, Inez, please respect that!"
"Don't slip up, Slayer, the line behind you is very crowded. All I need is an inch."
Wow, Buffy gets the message. Inez is beautiful, confident and obviously in love with Xander. And who else is in that crowded line behind her as Inez said? The Slayer gets a cold chill. But she is comforted by the fact that the whole world knows who Xander loves.
AUTHOR: RICK
E-MAIL: amulet@my-dejanews.com
SUMMARY: Lest everyone forgets. This fic has Buffy going off the deep end with Spike and Faith in the beginning. Xander doesn't give up on her. He saves her so to speak, nothing new there. Buffy falls in love with him, big time. He doesn't know it of course, partly because he and the Scooby gang are involved in extra-curricular activities. They are about to come up against an evil that dwarfs the usual hell mouth variety, where the bad guys all wear white hats too.
Chapter: 15-Somebody Wants Them Dead.
Ethan Hawke is somewhat familiar with out heroes. He has had dealings with them before, especially Giles. He sits in plush off ice chair waiting for a Mr. Spencer to enter. Mr. Spencer is a businessman with whom Ethan has a very profitable arrangement. Very cold and calculating and immensely dangerous. The older man enters the office.
"Mr. Hawke, I assume you have made the arrangements?"
"Yes, and we are ready to go forward as long as you don't want the Slayer included in the package."
"The wolf will be a straight kill Mr. Hawke but you do know the other one has some peculiar talents?"
"None that we can't overcome Mr. Spencer."
"Then proceed with extreme prejudice and due haste."
They shake and Ethan leaves. Mr. Spencer calls another man into his office.
"You will clean up after Harris and the Wolf?"
"How clean, sir?"
"Let the Watcher and the team stay as is. But do the network and any informers used."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Xander has known Inez for quite some time now. She is efficient, intelligent and a good friend. In a business where you can trust almost no one she is a treasure. She also knows the so-called new Xander very well. Buffy decides to pay her a visit. The chiseled, athletic brunette has little use for the Slayer. She only wishes she could have the hold, which the blonde has on Xander. And, then, the way the slayer neglected and ignored him. She is, as of yet, not aware of the Slayer's new found love for him. She is surprised to see the slayer at her door.
"Inez, ah...do you think I could talk to you?"
She motions for Buffy to come in. "Have a seat."
"I'd like to talk to you about Xander."
"What about him?"
"I...I was hoping you could tell me why He's...why he is so hard on himself?"
"Because he's an honest and good man, that's why...anything else?"
"You don't have much use for me do you, Inez?"
"Well, at least you have that right."
"Did I do anything to you?"
Inez answers her with disdain. "What do you have on him, Slayer?"
"Okay, I get it, you got a thing for Xander, right?"
"Does that surprise you?"
"Inez, I thought you could help me try to reach Xander. He's not doing so good right now."
"Oh, did you have a great vision or something? He hasn't been doing well for a long time now. You were too busy with your great pain to even see it. He really needed you."
Buffy feels very guilty about ignoring Xander for so long but is not going to allow Inez to know it.
"What I did or did not do with Xander is none of your business Inez! And I don't want to throw this in your face but he's on my team. And he still loves me."
Inez goes toe to toe with her. "Consider yourself the luckiest girl in the world, Slayer. Maybe he'll wake up before its too late."
"Look, Inez, I don't have to explain anything to you but, you're Xander's friend. I'm in love with Xander. I've finally woken up to see him. I love him with all my heart and soul. And yes I do consider myself the luckiest girl in the world. I rejected him and ignored him and then I tried to attack him and belittle him. I'm not proud of myself."
Inez is actually moved by what Buffy said. She sighs then sits back down.
"He's got this idea he is not good enough for you now. He's very naive in a lot of ways. All he thinks about is helping you. Right now he thinks he would dirty your Angel's wings if you were to love him. That's just the way he is."
"Inez, could I ask you a personal question?"
The brunette nods her approval.
"Are you in love with Xander?"
"He's in love with you, Buffy."
"Did he sleep with you?"
"Buffy, that's none of your business."
Buffy walks to the door. She stops before walking out.
"He's mine, Inez, please respect that!"
"Don't slip up, Slayer, the line behind you is very crowded. All I need is an inch."
Wow, Buffy gets the message. Inez is beautiful, confident and obviously in love with Xander. And who else is in that crowded line behind her as Inez said? The Slayer gets a cold chill. But she is comforted by the fact that the whole world knows who Xander loves.
