Part 5
The girls paused a moment before entering the Hyperion Hotel. It was
where the party was being held and where they held the agency at.
"Okay, facing your friends. The next and last step," Cordelia informed
Buffy.
*If only you knew Cordy, if only you knew.* "Yeah. Alright. Let's go in."
When they entered the building, Buffy was surprised.
There was a big banner in the middle of the room with "WELCOME HOME BUFFY"
written on it. Her friends, including Dawn and Giles and some other people
she didn't know, were gathered under it and cheered, "Welcome home!" Buffy
looked over the crowd but couldn't spot Angel.
She turned to Cordy shocked, "I thought it was an engagement party."
"Well, see, I didn't exactly say that." Cordelia grinned and Buffy pulled her into a hug. She then turned to her friends that she hadn't seen for 3 years. She ran to
Xander, Willow and Oz and they had a group hug. They waved Cordelia over and
another group hug was made. The music started playing and the other people
went on and did their own business.
"My gosh guys, I missed you," Buffy said while wiping the tears from her
eyes.
"We missed you, too," Willow replied.
Buffy got a good look at Willow and her eye's widened. "Wow, Willow, you've
gotten big." She put a hand to her best friend's stomach. "6 months along
right?" Buffy dated back when she got the letter from Willow, announcing she
was pregnant.
"Yup," Willow answered giddily. Oz beamed proudly next to his wife.
She turned to her best male friend, "And Xander Harris. How've you been?"
"Better now that you're here Buffster," he grinned at Buffy.
"What happened to Anya?"
"Well, I uh, dumped her for someone else, but that some else wasn't ready
for me, yet." He and Cordelia discretely looked at each other sadly.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Maybe next time."
"Yeah, maybe."
Buffy saw the question burning in all her friends' eyes, but quickly changed
the subject so they wouldn't be able to ask about "him" yet. "Dawn, you
knew about this party all along?" The girl nodded. "But you can't keep a
secret for dear life. You really must've changed."
"Well, yes and no," Dawn said, "Xander bribed me not to say anything if I
saw you before the party."
Buffy chuckled and shook her head, "Some things never change."
The girls paused a moment before entering the Hyperion Hotel. It was
where the party was being held and where they held the agency at.
"Okay, facing your friends. The next and last step," Cordelia informed
Buffy.
*If only you knew Cordy, if only you knew.* "Yeah. Alright. Let's go in."
When they entered the building, Buffy was surprised.
There was a big banner in the middle of the room with "WELCOME HOME BUFFY"
written on it. Her friends, including Dawn and Giles and some other people
she didn't know, were gathered under it and cheered, "Welcome home!" Buffy
looked over the crowd but couldn't spot Angel.
She turned to Cordy shocked, "I thought it was an engagement party."
"Well, see, I didn't exactly say that." Cordelia grinned and Buffy pulled her into a hug. She then turned to her friends that she hadn't seen for 3 years. She ran to
Xander, Willow and Oz and they had a group hug. They waved Cordelia over and
another group hug was made. The music started playing and the other people
went on and did their own business.
"My gosh guys, I missed you," Buffy said while wiping the tears from her
eyes.
"We missed you, too," Willow replied.
Buffy got a good look at Willow and her eye's widened. "Wow, Willow, you've
gotten big." She put a hand to her best friend's stomach. "6 months along
right?" Buffy dated back when she got the letter from Willow, announcing she
was pregnant.
"Yup," Willow answered giddily. Oz beamed proudly next to his wife.
She turned to her best male friend, "And Xander Harris. How've you been?"
"Better now that you're here Buffster," he grinned at Buffy.
"What happened to Anya?"
"Well, I uh, dumped her for someone else, but that some else wasn't ready
for me, yet." He and Cordelia discretely looked at each other sadly.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Maybe next time."
"Yeah, maybe."
Buffy saw the question burning in all her friends' eyes, but quickly changed
the subject so they wouldn't be able to ask about "him" yet. "Dawn, you
knew about this party all along?" The girl nodded. "But you can't keep a
secret for dear life. You really must've changed."
"Well, yes and no," Dawn said, "Xander bribed me not to say anything if I
saw you before the party."
Buffy chuckled and shook her head, "Some things never change."