Willow's ears were flooded by loud music as she entered The Bronze. Oz and
his new band, "Hands Down," were performing on stage. Willow found an empty
table and pulled a chair over. She had been researching all day and thought
she needed a break. She also needed an excuse to talk to Oz. Willow gave
all her attention to the band. Oz was right they didn't suck. Actually they
were pretty good. The band finished and Oz walked off the stage to talk to
Willow. "Hey," he said when he approached her. She didn't respond she just
handed him the note Tara left her. "I'm sorry," he said after reading it.
"She was right." Oz looked at her. "What do you mean?" he asked. "I mean I
do still love you," she responded looking into his eyes. "Lets walk." He
held out his hand and she took it.
* * *
"Buffy," Angel said walking into his office. Buffy was paging through a shopping magazine. "What?" she responded dryly. He ignored her tone. "Wesley found some information on our demon. He's looking for the location of it, right now." Angel waited for a response. "Cool," was all he got. Buffy never even looked up from the magazine. He walked out. She tried to swallow back her tears but was unsuccessful. Her eyes blurred and they rolled down her cheek and on to her magazine. She quickly wiped them away and turned the page. She reached over the desk and picked up the phone. Buffy dialed Giles' familiar number. "Hello?" "Hi, Giles, did you find anything yet?" "Well, yes I did. The demon has a ruler and follows it. It lives in a nest. There must be a nest somewhere in L.A." "Okay, does this mean I can come home soon?" Buffy knew she was being childish but she didn't know how much more she could take. "Um… I guess so as soon as we find out where its nest is and you attack. It's only a matter of days. Why?" "No reason. I have to go I'll talk to you later." Buffy hung up the phone. "Only a few more days," she said to herself. She had no idea but Angel was right outside the door and heard her whole side of the conversation. He looked down at his feet and walked away.
* * *
Sydney was walking back to her dorm. She had finished an astronomy exam. She thought she did a pretty good job. Suddenly she tripped over something and heard a whimper. She looked down. "Oh, hello I didn't see you there," she said to a small homeless dog. "You look hungry." She picked it up and carried it inside her dorm. "Don't you have an owner?" she asked as she put the puppy down. It whimpered in response. "I know, I'm getting you some food. Be patient." Sydney turned around and opened the refrigerator. "What would you like?" She took out some leftover chicken. She turned to face the dog. Only it wasn't a dog anymore. "I know exactly what I want," it said as it opened its huge jaws and took a bite of Sydney's head.
* * *
"Can I help you with those?" Angel asked Buffy, who was struggling with a large stack of books that Wesley asked for. "No, I'm fine," she said a little too fast. "Let me help." Angel tried to take some of the books of the top of the stack but Buffy pushed him away, making the books fall. Angel bent down to help her. "I said I had it." Buffy responded as she hurriedly tried to pick up the books. "It didn't like you did." "Well, I did until you came." She picked up the last book and walked into Wesley's office. "Here are the books you wanted, Wes." she put the stack on his desk. "Thank you," he responded politely. Buffy walked out of his office past Angel. "Why are you being such a brat?" Angel caught up with her and grabbed her arm. "Why did it have to be a mistake?" Buffy looked at him. "Buffy, you know it's not safe…" "Whatever happened to 'safe as a house'?" she demanded. "Its unfair." "Unfair? My life is unfair. Don't tell me what's unfair," She said "Believe me, I wish it wasn't a mistake just as much as you do." "You say that but how do I know you mean it?" Buffy asked now in tears. "I mean it. Trust me, I mean it." Angel pulled Buffy into his arms and held her. Cordelia stuck her head out the door. "Sorry to ruin you mushy moment, but I think Wesley found something," She said. Buffy and Angel walked into the office. "What did you find?" Angel asked. "It seems as though the demon is nesting in a canyon near the pier." "Okay," Buffy nodded. "The worker demons die the usual way all you have to do is stab them. The leader however is more complex. In order to kill the leader you must use a Mythral Blade. I believe you have one of those." Wesley looked at Angel. "Yeah its in the weapon cabinet." He responded. "Good, you must use the blade and stab him through the heart," Wesley said. "Sounds easy." Buffy remarked. "Never underestimate your enemy," Wesley looked at her, "We will attack tomorrow night."
TBC… The Fight. Feedback is appreciated, thanks.
* * *
"Buffy," Angel said walking into his office. Buffy was paging through a shopping magazine. "What?" she responded dryly. He ignored her tone. "Wesley found some information on our demon. He's looking for the location of it, right now." Angel waited for a response. "Cool," was all he got. Buffy never even looked up from the magazine. He walked out. She tried to swallow back her tears but was unsuccessful. Her eyes blurred and they rolled down her cheek and on to her magazine. She quickly wiped them away and turned the page. She reached over the desk and picked up the phone. Buffy dialed Giles' familiar number. "Hello?" "Hi, Giles, did you find anything yet?" "Well, yes I did. The demon has a ruler and follows it. It lives in a nest. There must be a nest somewhere in L.A." "Okay, does this mean I can come home soon?" Buffy knew she was being childish but she didn't know how much more she could take. "Um… I guess so as soon as we find out where its nest is and you attack. It's only a matter of days. Why?" "No reason. I have to go I'll talk to you later." Buffy hung up the phone. "Only a few more days," she said to herself. She had no idea but Angel was right outside the door and heard her whole side of the conversation. He looked down at his feet and walked away.
* * *
Sydney was walking back to her dorm. She had finished an astronomy exam. She thought she did a pretty good job. Suddenly she tripped over something and heard a whimper. She looked down. "Oh, hello I didn't see you there," she said to a small homeless dog. "You look hungry." She picked it up and carried it inside her dorm. "Don't you have an owner?" she asked as she put the puppy down. It whimpered in response. "I know, I'm getting you some food. Be patient." Sydney turned around and opened the refrigerator. "What would you like?" She took out some leftover chicken. She turned to face the dog. Only it wasn't a dog anymore. "I know exactly what I want," it said as it opened its huge jaws and took a bite of Sydney's head.
* * *
"Can I help you with those?" Angel asked Buffy, who was struggling with a large stack of books that Wesley asked for. "No, I'm fine," she said a little too fast. "Let me help." Angel tried to take some of the books of the top of the stack but Buffy pushed him away, making the books fall. Angel bent down to help her. "I said I had it." Buffy responded as she hurriedly tried to pick up the books. "It didn't like you did." "Well, I did until you came." She picked up the last book and walked into Wesley's office. "Here are the books you wanted, Wes." she put the stack on his desk. "Thank you," he responded politely. Buffy walked out of his office past Angel. "Why are you being such a brat?" Angel caught up with her and grabbed her arm. "Why did it have to be a mistake?" Buffy looked at him. "Buffy, you know it's not safe…" "Whatever happened to 'safe as a house'?" she demanded. "Its unfair." "Unfair? My life is unfair. Don't tell me what's unfair," She said "Believe me, I wish it wasn't a mistake just as much as you do." "You say that but how do I know you mean it?" Buffy asked now in tears. "I mean it. Trust me, I mean it." Angel pulled Buffy into his arms and held her. Cordelia stuck her head out the door. "Sorry to ruin you mushy moment, but I think Wesley found something," She said. Buffy and Angel walked into the office. "What did you find?" Angel asked. "It seems as though the demon is nesting in a canyon near the pier." "Okay," Buffy nodded. "The worker demons die the usual way all you have to do is stab them. The leader however is more complex. In order to kill the leader you must use a Mythral Blade. I believe you have one of those." Wesley looked at Angel. "Yeah its in the weapon cabinet." He responded. "Good, you must use the blade and stab him through the heart," Wesley said. "Sounds easy." Buffy remarked. "Never underestimate your enemy," Wesley looked at her, "We will attack tomorrow night."
TBC… The Fight. Feedback is appreciated, thanks.