Chapter 6: Caught in the Act!
Buffy stood at Oz's door, and when she was finally about to leave, Oz answered.
" Buffy! Hey, I'm glad you came," he said with a smiled. " Come on in."
" Oz, I need to talk to you. I'm having a really bad day," Buffy told Oz as he motioned her to his couch. He sat next to her, and put his arm around her shoulders.
" Well, don't we all have bad days?" he asked, trying to make her feel better.
" There's a new demon in town. I guess you could say that it's one of the worse kind. Well…he rises every five hundred years, and he is going to raise the Hellmouth," Buffy said, turning to Oz, hoping for words of encouragement.
" Isn't that the normal day of a Slayer?" he asked, to lighten the mood.
" That isn't the worst part, unfortunately. This demon—he sacrifices young teenage girls. My age! For once you should be lucky you're a guy. Wait…you never wanted to be a girl…right?" she asked with a worried look.
"No, of course not," Oz laughed. " Not even when Willow decided that she liked them better…" He smiled at her. Then he leaned in for a kiss. The two sat there and kissed for a minute, then, afterward, Oz held Buffy in his arms while he turned on the TV.
" Oz…you just made my day a little more tolerable," Buffy sighed, smiling at him. He smiled back.
" That's my job." She hugged him tightly, and he lightly touched her chin, gently lifting it to kiss her. When he pulled away, she was smiling.
" I love it when you do that," she said. She kissed him again, and neither of them noticed Willow standing in the doorway, until she cleared her throat, loudly.
" Ahem. Buffy? What was all that about you wanting me to talk to him? Because it looks like you were a little more eager to 'talk' than I was!" She turned and walked out the door.
" Willow! Stop!" Buffy jumped out of Oz's arms and tried to catch Willow. Buffy grabbed her arm.
" Why should I wait for you? We're supposed to be best friends! You should have been able to tell me…but…why Oz?" Willow demanded.
" Willow, you said you had moved on, and…Oz needed someone to be there. He's so sweet to me! And I really like him." She let go of Willow's arm. Will shook her head.
" Do you? Or are you just lonely and desperate because Riley left?"
Buffy took a step backward, hurt. " How could you say that? You think that I would use him?"
Willow sighed. " I don't want to talk about this. Just…go back in, have your Oz, but leave me alone." Willow hurried away as Oz emerged from the house.
" My fault?" he asked quietly. His eyes were sad. Buffy shook her head, grabbing his hand and weaving her fingers into his.
" Not your fault."
Buffy stood at Oz's door, and when she was finally about to leave, Oz answered.
" Buffy! Hey, I'm glad you came," he said with a smiled. " Come on in."
" Oz, I need to talk to you. I'm having a really bad day," Buffy told Oz as he motioned her to his couch. He sat next to her, and put his arm around her shoulders.
" Well, don't we all have bad days?" he asked, trying to make her feel better.
" There's a new demon in town. I guess you could say that it's one of the worse kind. Well…he rises every five hundred years, and he is going to raise the Hellmouth," Buffy said, turning to Oz, hoping for words of encouragement.
" Isn't that the normal day of a Slayer?" he asked, to lighten the mood.
" That isn't the worst part, unfortunately. This demon—he sacrifices young teenage girls. My age! For once you should be lucky you're a guy. Wait…you never wanted to be a girl…right?" she asked with a worried look.
"No, of course not," Oz laughed. " Not even when Willow decided that she liked them better…" He smiled at her. Then he leaned in for a kiss. The two sat there and kissed for a minute, then, afterward, Oz held Buffy in his arms while he turned on the TV.
" Oz…you just made my day a little more tolerable," Buffy sighed, smiling at him. He smiled back.
" That's my job." She hugged him tightly, and he lightly touched her chin, gently lifting it to kiss her. When he pulled away, she was smiling.
" I love it when you do that," she said. She kissed him again, and neither of them noticed Willow standing in the doorway, until she cleared her throat, loudly.
" Ahem. Buffy? What was all that about you wanting me to talk to him? Because it looks like you were a little more eager to 'talk' than I was!" She turned and walked out the door.
" Willow! Stop!" Buffy jumped out of Oz's arms and tried to catch Willow. Buffy grabbed her arm.
" Why should I wait for you? We're supposed to be best friends! You should have been able to tell me…but…why Oz?" Willow demanded.
" Willow, you said you had moved on, and…Oz needed someone to be there. He's so sweet to me! And I really like him." She let go of Willow's arm. Will shook her head.
" Do you? Or are you just lonely and desperate because Riley left?"
Buffy took a step backward, hurt. " How could you say that? You think that I would use him?"
Willow sighed. " I don't want to talk about this. Just…go back in, have your Oz, but leave me alone." Willow hurried away as Oz emerged from the house.
" My fault?" he asked quietly. His eyes were sad. Buffy shook her head, grabbing his hand and weaving her fingers into his.
" Not your fault."
