She pick up her head and smiled, it was still weak but this time it
was real. He got up his feet with her and she went into the house; he back
to his crypt.
"Look it's late and… we should probably… go." Cordy said wanting to get out of there. "Give Buffy some time to process everything." She continued in a surprising gentle tone
"Yeah, that would be… nice. Come by the Magic Box tomorrow…talk then, we will." Willow said spacely.
"What time?"
"Oh, a… any is fine."
After they all left, Willow went to look for friend. Buffy was sitting on the kitchen floor with her back to the island; her knees pulled up to her chest with her arms rapped them staring at the cupboards in front of her. "Buffy," Willow sat next to her cross-legged, "they went home. Well, not home home, but to where ever they are staying. Buffy, you should go get some sleep. Don't worry Tara and I will clean up before we go to bed." Willow told Buffy as she helped her up.
"Okay." Buffy replied nodding her head. Looking very tired.
~~~ The Hotel…
"What is it Angel?" Wesley asked knowing that something was on his mind by is demeanor.
"It's… okay this might sound odd but… Buffy…she smelt… familiar. But not Buffy familiar, old familiar… I…I just can't place it."
"Well, now… it's late I'm tired so I think I'll turn in for the night," as Wes was leaving. "good night, Angel."
"Night." Wes.
"Well, I'm gonna hit the hay, too." Lorne told him going to the bed. "Good thing we done have to argue about who gets the bed." He smiled and rolled over falling a sleep while Angel read a book.
~~~ At the Summer's house…
Buffy was in bed, not sleeping she just stared out of the window, as millions of thoughts flowed through her head. None of them connecting, she closed her eye she felt cold. Did she just get cold? Or did she just notice that is cold now? She hated this feeling—or lack there of.
"So, that Angel is a vampire and he has a son. But vampires can't have children, right?" The witch asked her girlfriend as she dried the last of dishes.
"Yeah, right. But you know how things are…" Willow said skeptically, "I guess…I guess anything is possible." Willow let the water got down the drain.
"Let's go to bed. If I think any more, my head will explode." Willow leaned her head on Tara and locked arms as the silently climbed the stairs.
Morning…
What is wrong with me… why do I feel like this? So cold… so empty… incomplete… Those were just some of the questions that bothered her as she awoke it seemed that they wouldn't not just go away as much as she wanted them to. She looked at the clock it was 5:30 in the morning. Buffy got up and a went down stairs, the sun was just barely up. She opened all the curtains and let early morning rays of light warm her.
After she put the dishes away and got dress she wrote a little note: Dawn, Will, Tara going to Magic Box to check over things and open. They're coming back today—10:00a.m. Please come by 9:30, Love Buffy.
Buffy was about to leave when she remembered Spike's duster. After she retrieved it was about to leave again. "Buffy where are you going? And at six in the morning?" Tara asked as she reached the base of the stairs.
"The Magic Box, you know, check everything make sure it's all okay before Anya and Xander gets back. I left a note… look I've gotta go see ya." Buffy barely finished her sentence as she left.
~~~ At the magic Box…
Buffy turned the lock of the door and pushed it open. As the door slammed shut she made her way to the widow and opened the curtain. She flipped the Open/Close sign to Open. After she did a once through. She headed off to the top floor balcony area. She had absolutely no idea where to start. So she just picked up a book a just started to flip through it.
~~~ Later on at the House…
Come on Dawn get a move on it, it 9:25, we're going to be late." Willow yelled up the stairs. Then back at her girlfriend
"Yeah, I'm ready let's go." Dawn sternly said back and they left locking the door behind them.
~~~ At the Magic Box…
Buffy had looked through books for about a good three hours. She was frustrated and need to blow off steam. She went to training room in the back and started to punch the bag. After a few hit she found it was not satisfying since it couldn't fight back.
"Well, now luv, I know that didn't tire you out." Spike told the Slayer as he walked up to her with a smirk on his pale face. "I think I could find something to tire you out."
"Ya got your coat… your not getting anything else." Knowing exactly what he meant by that, she almost always knew what he was talking about because he just said, but lately he liked to play with her. Get her confused, not sure if what he said was just that—what he said or if it meant something completely different.
"That's all right I've already got everything I want." He pulled her to him each hand on a hip. She put her hands up on his chest to try to stop him, but instead she pushed him up against the nearest and pressed her lips against his so hard that if he was human she would have bruised him.
"Come on were going to be late." Willow complained as she looked back at Dawn; she bumped into Wesley, Fred, Gunn, and Fred. "Oh! Oh, sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going." Willow said apologetically with a smile. "Are you going to the Magic Box?"
"Yeah, we are but I'm not quite sure whe—'
"Here we are." Dawn told them as they opened the door. "BUFFY, we're here and on time."
Buffy's eyes opened and widen; she pulled away from Spike and straighten herself out smoothed her hair, and pulled her skirt down. Spike followed her out of the training room. "Hey, guy…" She was taken back, "oh, lot of guys. Welcome to the Magic Box." Buffy said the last part cheerily as if talking to customers. "Here have a seat." She finished back in her normal pattern of speech.
They all sat down except for the witches and the slayer. Cordy heard the sound of a light and looked up, when she saw Spike standing in the corner causally. "What is Spike doing here?" with a mixture of fear and confusion on her face.
"Oh, Spike's okay he's not bad," Tara said with smile but faded when she looked up and saw that he had this irritated look on his face. "Well, I mean he is bad, but actually not bad." She told the looking around the table then looking back at Spike who just rolled his eyes, and took a drag of his cigarette.
"Okay a long story short, the government put a little knick-knack in Spike's noggin and now he don't bit." Willow told them.
"Yeah, Spike's like a cat that's been declawed." Dawn piped in, "he can't hurt any humans, just demons."
Spike, roll his eyes "Well, it's been fun kiddies but I think I've had enough of 'Kick the Spike' for taday. Beside I've got people I can't kill so I best be going." He walked back in to the training room picked up is blanket hide under it and left.
"I don't understand. What's so bad about him… he seemed nice." Fred asked looking around the table.
"Spike a vampire, and he is so not nice." Cordy told them quickly, "And he can hurt demons?" she asked trying not to show the concern in her voice.
"He's a vampire?" Gunn asked looking confused. "Wha—Where did he go then… I mean it's day time."
"Home probably" Buffy said to them as she walked over to the cash register.
"So…where is Mr. Giles?" Wesley asked wanting to get down to business.
"And Xander," Cordy asked and quickly add in, "not like I care or anything."
"Uh… Giles…is a… gone. He… he went to London… not coming back." Buffy told them in a small voice her head hanging down so no one could see tears welding up in eyes, she quickly wiped them away and looked up trying to smile.
"Oh dear. Buffy I'm so sorry I know what he meant to you—" Wesley started.
"He was like a father to you, to all of us, I'm sorry." Cordelia said sadly he really was like a father to her too, even if he never knew it.
"Who is Giles?" Fred whispered to Cordy.
"Oh, he was a watcher like Wes, only old." She told the little Texas girl quietly
"Thanks," Buffy said. "So where's Xander you ask?" She quickly wanted to change the subject. "Xander is in Hawaii, actually he was he should be back by no—"
"Why is he in Hawaii?"
"He's on his honeymoon with An—" Willow started to tell Cordy trying now to show her smirk.
"Honeymoon? Like what comes after a wedding?" Cordy looked around her eyes almost falling out of their sockets.
"Yeah, he got married to Anya." Buffy finished what Will had started.
"You mean Anyanka, my vengeance demon?" Cordy asked loudly and obviously upset as she stood up.
"Look it's late and… we should probably… go." Cordy said wanting to get out of there. "Give Buffy some time to process everything." She continued in a surprising gentle tone
"Yeah, that would be… nice. Come by the Magic Box tomorrow…talk then, we will." Willow said spacely.
"What time?"
"Oh, a… any is fine."
After they all left, Willow went to look for friend. Buffy was sitting on the kitchen floor with her back to the island; her knees pulled up to her chest with her arms rapped them staring at the cupboards in front of her. "Buffy," Willow sat next to her cross-legged, "they went home. Well, not home home, but to where ever they are staying. Buffy, you should go get some sleep. Don't worry Tara and I will clean up before we go to bed." Willow told Buffy as she helped her up.
"Okay." Buffy replied nodding her head. Looking very tired.
~~~ The Hotel…
"What is it Angel?" Wesley asked knowing that something was on his mind by is demeanor.
"It's… okay this might sound odd but… Buffy…she smelt… familiar. But not Buffy familiar, old familiar… I…I just can't place it."
"Well, now… it's late I'm tired so I think I'll turn in for the night," as Wes was leaving. "good night, Angel."
"Night." Wes.
"Well, I'm gonna hit the hay, too." Lorne told him going to the bed. "Good thing we done have to argue about who gets the bed." He smiled and rolled over falling a sleep while Angel read a book.
~~~ At the Summer's house…
Buffy was in bed, not sleeping she just stared out of the window, as millions of thoughts flowed through her head. None of them connecting, she closed her eye she felt cold. Did she just get cold? Or did she just notice that is cold now? She hated this feeling—or lack there of.
"So, that Angel is a vampire and he has a son. But vampires can't have children, right?" The witch asked her girlfriend as she dried the last of dishes.
"Yeah, right. But you know how things are…" Willow said skeptically, "I guess…I guess anything is possible." Willow let the water got down the drain.
"Let's go to bed. If I think any more, my head will explode." Willow leaned her head on Tara and locked arms as the silently climbed the stairs.
Morning…
What is wrong with me… why do I feel like this? So cold… so empty… incomplete… Those were just some of the questions that bothered her as she awoke it seemed that they wouldn't not just go away as much as she wanted them to. She looked at the clock it was 5:30 in the morning. Buffy got up and a went down stairs, the sun was just barely up. She opened all the curtains and let early morning rays of light warm her.
After she put the dishes away and got dress she wrote a little note: Dawn, Will, Tara going to Magic Box to check over things and open. They're coming back today—10:00a.m. Please come by 9:30, Love Buffy.
Buffy was about to leave when she remembered Spike's duster. After she retrieved it was about to leave again. "Buffy where are you going? And at six in the morning?" Tara asked as she reached the base of the stairs.
"The Magic Box, you know, check everything make sure it's all okay before Anya and Xander gets back. I left a note… look I've gotta go see ya." Buffy barely finished her sentence as she left.
~~~ At the magic Box…
Buffy turned the lock of the door and pushed it open. As the door slammed shut she made her way to the widow and opened the curtain. She flipped the Open/Close sign to Open. After she did a once through. She headed off to the top floor balcony area. She had absolutely no idea where to start. So she just picked up a book a just started to flip through it.
~~~ Later on at the House…
Come on Dawn get a move on it, it 9:25, we're going to be late." Willow yelled up the stairs. Then back at her girlfriend
"Yeah, I'm ready let's go." Dawn sternly said back and they left locking the door behind them.
~~~ At the Magic Box…
Buffy had looked through books for about a good three hours. She was frustrated and need to blow off steam. She went to training room in the back and started to punch the bag. After a few hit she found it was not satisfying since it couldn't fight back.
"Well, now luv, I know that didn't tire you out." Spike told the Slayer as he walked up to her with a smirk on his pale face. "I think I could find something to tire you out."
"Ya got your coat… your not getting anything else." Knowing exactly what he meant by that, she almost always knew what he was talking about because he just said, but lately he liked to play with her. Get her confused, not sure if what he said was just that—what he said or if it meant something completely different.
"That's all right I've already got everything I want." He pulled her to him each hand on a hip. She put her hands up on his chest to try to stop him, but instead she pushed him up against the nearest and pressed her lips against his so hard that if he was human she would have bruised him.
"Come on were going to be late." Willow complained as she looked back at Dawn; she bumped into Wesley, Fred, Gunn, and Fred. "Oh! Oh, sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going." Willow said apologetically with a smile. "Are you going to the Magic Box?"
"Yeah, we are but I'm not quite sure whe—'
"Here we are." Dawn told them as they opened the door. "BUFFY, we're here and on time."
Buffy's eyes opened and widen; she pulled away from Spike and straighten herself out smoothed her hair, and pulled her skirt down. Spike followed her out of the training room. "Hey, guy…" She was taken back, "oh, lot of guys. Welcome to the Magic Box." Buffy said the last part cheerily as if talking to customers. "Here have a seat." She finished back in her normal pattern of speech.
They all sat down except for the witches and the slayer. Cordy heard the sound of a light and looked up, when she saw Spike standing in the corner causally. "What is Spike doing here?" with a mixture of fear and confusion on her face.
"Oh, Spike's okay he's not bad," Tara said with smile but faded when she looked up and saw that he had this irritated look on his face. "Well, I mean he is bad, but actually not bad." She told the looking around the table then looking back at Spike who just rolled his eyes, and took a drag of his cigarette.
"Okay a long story short, the government put a little knick-knack in Spike's noggin and now he don't bit." Willow told them.
"Yeah, Spike's like a cat that's been declawed." Dawn piped in, "he can't hurt any humans, just demons."
Spike, roll his eyes "Well, it's been fun kiddies but I think I've had enough of 'Kick the Spike' for taday. Beside I've got people I can't kill so I best be going." He walked back in to the training room picked up is blanket hide under it and left.
"I don't understand. What's so bad about him… he seemed nice." Fred asked looking around the table.
"Spike a vampire, and he is so not nice." Cordy told them quickly, "And he can hurt demons?" she asked trying not to show the concern in her voice.
"He's a vampire?" Gunn asked looking confused. "Wha—Where did he go then… I mean it's day time."
"Home probably" Buffy said to them as she walked over to the cash register.
"So…where is Mr. Giles?" Wesley asked wanting to get down to business.
"And Xander," Cordy asked and quickly add in, "not like I care or anything."
"Uh… Giles…is a… gone. He… he went to London… not coming back." Buffy told them in a small voice her head hanging down so no one could see tears welding up in eyes, she quickly wiped them away and looked up trying to smile.
"Oh dear. Buffy I'm so sorry I know what he meant to you—" Wesley started.
"He was like a father to you, to all of us, I'm sorry." Cordelia said sadly he really was like a father to her too, even if he never knew it.
"Who is Giles?" Fred whispered to Cordy.
"Oh, he was a watcher like Wes, only old." She told the little Texas girl quietly
"Thanks," Buffy said. "So where's Xander you ask?" She quickly wanted to change the subject. "Xander is in Hawaii, actually he was he should be back by no—"
"Why is he in Hawaii?"
"He's on his honeymoon with An—" Willow started to tell Cordy trying now to show her smirk.
"Honeymoon? Like what comes after a wedding?" Cordy looked around her eyes almost falling out of their sockets.
"Yeah, he got married to Anya." Buffy finished what Will had started.
"You mean Anyanka, my vengeance demon?" Cordy asked loudly and obviously upset as she stood up.