Buffy stared at herself in the mirror. "This is the one Xander!" She said
excitedly as she stepped out of her room so Xander could see her outfit.
Buffy was wearing the brand new pair of black leather pants she'd bought
and a shimmering forest green tank top. "The judges give her a 10!" Buffy
smiled. 'Tonight,' Buffy thought happily, 'I can be normal for once in my
life.' Just then, Willow and Anya arrived. They took one look at Buffy and
both went "ooh!" in unison. "Buffy you look wonderful!" Willow said
excitedly. "Now you can smooze and stuff!" Anya nodded in agreement. "Let's
get going. It's Friday night and the place will undoubtedly be packed." And
with that, they hurried out the door.
Anya's assumption had been right. The bronze was overflowing with people drinking coffee, dancing, and just hanging around. Buffy and the gang found a table and sat down before it was occupied. "Well," Willow said once they were settled. "Any ideas on the whole pink dust thing?" Buffy shook her head. "Nope. I'm sure Giles will come up with something. He's good at that." "Yeah, but anyway we didn't come here to talk about work. We came here to be normal." Buffy said and smiled. "Not possible for us." Willow said and chuckled. Buffy laughed too. "True. Well, how about somewhat normal?" "That works." Willow agreed. "Anyone thirsty?" Xander asked, "I'll get drinks." "I'll have a hot chocolate." Buffy said, then looked Anya and Willow. "Hot chocolate too." Willow said. "Me too. And put marshmallows in it." Anya demanded. Xander just grinned at his girlfriend and left to get their orders. Buffy sighed. She scanned the crowd, trying to see if a certain blonde vampire had decided to show. Buffy mentally slapped herself. 'Do NOT think of that monster! He's evil!' She frowned. She didn't believe one word of what she had just thought and she knew it. The hard part was coming to grips with it. But, alas it was there. She didn't see Spike as an evil thing anymore. She thought of him as a man. A man who could make her feel things that no man, human or not, had never been able to make her feel. Buffy momentarily let down her barriers and put the truth in front of her for a moment. Spike made her feel passion far stronger than she had never known, he'd done nothing but help her the last couple of years, he'd been the only one she could truly bare her soul to, and the last Buffy feared the most: Spike was slowly stealing her heart. Buffy didn't feel the usual fear she felt when that thought crossed her mind. For some reason, it was not scary at all at that moment. It gave her a warm feeling in her heart. A sort of feeling that meant that it was supposed to be this way. That it was meant to be. 'Now, that was a hell of a revelation.' She thought, amazed. Not that she'd tell Spike any of this. No, she wasn't ready for that yet.
Pippy smiled from her hiding spot above Buffy's head on the Bronze's balcony. "Phase one complete." She thought. The thought-freeing spell she had cast had worked like a charm. Pippy grinned as stared down at the Chosen One. Just then, someone caught her eye entering the Bronze. It was Spike. 'Oh happy day!' Suppressing the urge to do a happy dance, she smiled and put on her Sandra disguise. 'Show time.' She thought gleefully and headed down to greet Buffy. Tonight she was going to work some of her best magic ever. That is, if the two of them didn't work it themselves. Pippy grinned again and trotted down the metal steps to put her plan into action.
Anya's assumption had been right. The bronze was overflowing with people drinking coffee, dancing, and just hanging around. Buffy and the gang found a table and sat down before it was occupied. "Well," Willow said once they were settled. "Any ideas on the whole pink dust thing?" Buffy shook her head. "Nope. I'm sure Giles will come up with something. He's good at that." "Yeah, but anyway we didn't come here to talk about work. We came here to be normal." Buffy said and smiled. "Not possible for us." Willow said and chuckled. Buffy laughed too. "True. Well, how about somewhat normal?" "That works." Willow agreed. "Anyone thirsty?" Xander asked, "I'll get drinks." "I'll have a hot chocolate." Buffy said, then looked Anya and Willow. "Hot chocolate too." Willow said. "Me too. And put marshmallows in it." Anya demanded. Xander just grinned at his girlfriend and left to get their orders. Buffy sighed. She scanned the crowd, trying to see if a certain blonde vampire had decided to show. Buffy mentally slapped herself. 'Do NOT think of that monster! He's evil!' She frowned. She didn't believe one word of what she had just thought and she knew it. The hard part was coming to grips with it. But, alas it was there. She didn't see Spike as an evil thing anymore. She thought of him as a man. A man who could make her feel things that no man, human or not, had never been able to make her feel. Buffy momentarily let down her barriers and put the truth in front of her for a moment. Spike made her feel passion far stronger than she had never known, he'd done nothing but help her the last couple of years, he'd been the only one she could truly bare her soul to, and the last Buffy feared the most: Spike was slowly stealing her heart. Buffy didn't feel the usual fear she felt when that thought crossed her mind. For some reason, it was not scary at all at that moment. It gave her a warm feeling in her heart. A sort of feeling that meant that it was supposed to be this way. That it was meant to be. 'Now, that was a hell of a revelation.' She thought, amazed. Not that she'd tell Spike any of this. No, she wasn't ready for that yet.
Pippy smiled from her hiding spot above Buffy's head on the Bronze's balcony. "Phase one complete." She thought. The thought-freeing spell she had cast had worked like a charm. Pippy grinned as stared down at the Chosen One. Just then, someone caught her eye entering the Bronze. It was Spike. 'Oh happy day!' Suppressing the urge to do a happy dance, she smiled and put on her Sandra disguise. 'Show time.' She thought gleefully and headed down to greet Buffy. Tonight she was going to work some of her best magic ever. That is, if the two of them didn't work it themselves. Pippy grinned again and trotted down the metal steps to put her plan into action.