Author's Notes: Here's chapter 2!!! THANK YOU ALL FOR THE REVIEWS!! J relli appreciate it… * sigh * I miss Seth Green…
Disclaimer: I do not the characters of BtVS—except for my own OC's. An I do not own any of the songs in this fanficcie…
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The Weeping Willow, Ozzie Osbourne, and Viva ForeverChapter 2: "Don't Shut Up On My Behalf."
When Viva finally found Ozzie, he was seated at a table, far off from where everybody else was, and was humming a tune from Elvis Presley. Ozzie was wearing Viva's favorite bandana. A gray one that Viva's younger brother, Miguel, gave her before she left New York to travel the world.
Viva's brother was handicapped. 11-years old, Miguel had an accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Now, he was 13, turning 14, and Viva and Miguel was as close as they were when Miguel was a baby. Before his accident, Miguel was very active boy, a bit arrogant and sort of bossy—much like Viva herself--but at the same time, he was generous, helpful, and honest. And his accident? Only made her little brother stronger. And as young as he may be, and annoying at times, Viva loved her brother very much—and it wasn't just unconditional love. Miguel felt the same way towards Viva, for obvious reasons: her rebelliousness, sincerity, humor, and talent. [A/N this is not incest, ppl…] Hence, the reason why Viva treasured the bandana like most people would treasure jewels and money.
Anyway, Ozzie had wanted to borrow the bandana because, 'People that knew me from here, knew I never would've worn a bandana…well, almost never.' Ozzie had explained. Somehow, that had made Viva smile a bit. One thing about Ozzie, he always knew how to make a girl smile. And seeing Ozzie Osbourne hunched over at an isolated table, drinking his Cola, wearing her bandana, and humming a tune from Elvis Presley, certainly brightened up Viva's face.
Viva tapped Ozzie on the head. "Hello, stranger." He greeted, when he looked up.
"Likewise," she said in reply, sitting down in a chair across from Ozzie.
Ozzie was obviously was not Ozzie's actual name, but Oz felt he needed a change. Daniel Osbourne was still his legal name, but he took Ozzie Osbourne as, like, a pen name. It was true that Brooke and Viva had teased him calling Oscar, since Ozzie was a nickname from Oscar. But they stopped when Oz exasperatedly asked them not to. 'Way to formal. Doesn't fit me. Please don't call me that.' Were his exact words.
"I saw Buffy, Xander, and all the rest of them, a few minutes ago…" Viva remarked.
"That's nice." Ozzie said. His face and tone was something Viva could not interpret.
"Yup, and they sure are nice, too."
"Yeah I know," was the only reply.
"Hey, Xander and you are good friends, right?" Viva questioned, reaching for his drink. …What? She was thirsty.
"Yeah, pretty much…he's the only one from the town, excluding my relatives, that I actually kept in touch with." Ozzie answered.
Viva nodded, but said nothing.
"Are you going to tell me why you asked?" Ozzie then said.
""Just wondering…" Viva told him, shrugging. "When Zenny, Brookie, and I introduced ourselves, Xander had said 'hey, you look familiar.' But he let it go." Viva paused, thinking. "You told us about him?" she questioned.
Ozzie nodded. "He probably didn't remember…he might've thought the people in our band were named Eva, Lenny, Cookie, and Shirley. Xander has a very complex mind."
"So I've noticed…" Viva said. "But he should've figured out we were the band you were with all this time when I mentioned you as Ozzie."
Ozzie shrugged, this time. "He probably didn't want to blow my cover or something."
"Ooh…okay." Viva said.
"Did any of the others question it?" Ozzie said, after a short pause.
"Question what?" Viva asked.
"The whole Ozzie ordeal."
Viva shook her head. "No…if they suspected, they didn't say."
Ozzie nodded knowingly. "That means they either think so, but chose not to ask, or they just assumed I was a relative or someone totally different from the Oz they know."
"Mmmhmm…" agreed Viva.
"By the way, can I have my bandana back? Nothing personal, of course, but you know they gonna see you eventually. You're not the most easiest person to miss. Even with the bandana on." Remarked Viva.
Ozzie looked up at her, a bit hurt. "Gee, thanks." He was referring to Viva's comment about not being the most easiest person to miss.
Viva realized her mistake. "Ohmigosh! Sorry…that came out the wrong way…I meant that they're bound to see you 'cuz you're sorta noticeable." She clarified.
Ozzie only nodded, handing her back the bandana.
"Thanks…" she said, as she put it in her pocket.
Ozzie shook his head at Viva's words. "Think nothing of it…its yours, anyway. Thank you, Viva, for letting me borrow it."
Viva smiled, thinking to herself, That Ozzie Osbourne…always knowing what to say…well, almost.
Viva then noticed The Dingoes were packing up already. "What's up with that?" Viva pondered aloud, nodding towards the band. "Done already?"
"Apparently," was Ozzie reply, after turning to see the same scene Viva was looking at.
"But they've only one played on set!"
Ozzie shrugged. "'Don't know…my best guess is that they're not getting much good feedback, so disheartened, they've decided to call it a night."
Viva's expression turned from confused to sympathetic. "Oh, how sad…"
It was moments like those that Oz couldn't help but think of Willow. In many ways, Viva was a lot like her, and in many other ways, she wasn't. That's why Ozzie had started really liking Viva in the first place. Yeah, he was attracted to her at first, because she was beautiful in her special way, but it was her mix of being like Willow and not being like Willow that had interested him the most. Being with Viva made Ozzie remember the good moments he had with Willow, making him smile. And not being like Willow, Viva also cheered him up, making him feel as though he was finally moving on. But then, Oz knew he wasn't really. He was merely using Viva, and it made him feel more ashamed. He knew he had to break it off with Viva for Viva's sake and his.
Ozzie mentally brushed off his thoughts, and turned his attention back to Viva. He shrugged again, "It's life…"
"Yeah, I know, which makes it even sadder." Viva told him.
But Viva soon forgot the whole ordeal, when the DJ, who had taken the role as entertainer, played one of Viva's favorite songs, Troubles by Alicia Keys.
"Dance with me!" exclaimed Viva, grabbing Ozzie's hand and dragging him to the dance floor.
"Um…" was all Ozzie could say when they reached the dance floor.
"Oh please, Ozzie…don't turn all "shy guy" on me…you can dance! I've seen you—and more than once, too…" Viva remarked.
Ozzie still looked a bit hesitant and his standing there, motionless.
"What's this? Ozzie Osbourne is embarrassed?!" Viva said, mockery dripping form her voice.
"Well, maybe I am…I'm human too, ya know." Ozzie answered.
Viva shut herself up for a moment. She knew Ozzie was thinking about his werewolf side. He could keep control of his animal side, of course, but Viva knew it still hurt Ozzie about his curse…it was the reason why he had left Willow and the reason why she wouldn't take him back.
Viva sighed in defeat. "Fine…I'll find someone else to bother…"
But Ozzie grabbed her wrist be fore she left. "You know, you're getting way to convincing." He said to her, placing his arms around her.
"Well, duh!" Viva said back jokingly, with a smile.
The song was pretty much a mellow song, so Ozzie and Viva were dancing slowly.
Viva had caught a glimpse if Willow, Buffy, and the typical gang nearby. She didn't realize that the area those people were at were so close to where she and Ozzie were standing.
Viva was trying to decide whether or not to tell Ozzie, 'cuz he obviously didn't notice.
"Guess who's nearby," Viva finally murmured to him, nodding towards the group.
Ozzie turned his head to where Viva was gesturing. "The irony…" he uttered. "Hey, is that Zenny and Brooke over there?" Ozzie added, noticing his two band mates.
Viva nodded. "Yep."
"Oh…should I be afraid right about now?" Ozzie commented, knowing that Brooke talked a lot.
Viva laughed, knowing what he meant. "Yeah, probably…Brooke had already blurted out before that we used to date."
"Oh really…"
Again, Viva nodded, "Yep." Viva was quiet for a moment, before she asked, "Wanna go over?"
Ozzie looked a bit shocked at Viva's sudden question. "No, not especially…" He answered truthfully.
"Oh, c'mon, Ozzie!! Is that what you're gonna do all the while we're here in Sunnydale? Run?" Viva exclaimed. She was doing her best encourage her friend to meet with his old friends, especially his old girlfriend. She could tell Ozzie missed her very much even after all this time, and seeing Willow, just might be what Ozzie needed.
Ozzie shrugged. "It works for me…"
Viva gave him a hard look. "Don't be a smart ass…" she told him. The in a more gentle tone, she said, "This will be good for you, Ozzie…"
"And just how do you know that?" Ozzie inquired.
"Because I've got my share of premonitions and my female intuition superior to all others," was Viva's answer.
After a short moment of silence, Ozzie sighed. "Yes, oh might one…"
Viva's face broke into a grin. "Really? You'll go?"
Ozzie nodded. "Yeah."
Viva squealed enthusiastically and lunged at Ozzie to give him a hug. "Lemme the lead way…and you better not chicken out! Or I'll inflict physical pain on your body." She told him, while entwining his arm around her own.
"No worries. I won't. Not with that promise." Ozzie assured her, his last comment referring to Viva's threat.
Viva was still smiling. "Good…hey, I'm getting really good at this persuading/reasoning thing."
"Yeah, I know." Ozzie agreed. "Maybe a bit too much…"
Viva lightly bopped Ozzie's on the arm. "Ouch…control your strength, woman!" he said. Viva burst out laughing.
Upon getting there, Viva had let go of Ozzie's arm. Ozzie was still nervous about the whole thing of meeting up again with Willow, so he sorta hung back, behind Viva. But Ozzie was not aobut to break his promise—he was gonna stay, even if he was unsure about the whole ordeal.
"Hey people, ya'll miss me?" Viva greeted the group.
"Not much." Brooke replied, smirking playfully.
Viva stuck out her tongue at her friend. A very childish gesture, true, but Viva didn't care. Sometimes she missed her childhood so much, that she'd develop a habit of acting a little childish. It cheered her up, in a way, whenever she was down: wishing for a new life, or rather, a different destiny.
Viva turned to Ozzie, from behind. "I've brought a friend…" she told the others, as she gestured Ozzie to come closer. "Meet Ozzie."
It was then that silence filled the room.
Ozzie was the first to break the silence. He said to them, "Well, don't shut up on my behalf. How are you all doing?"