LESLIE GETS

BUSTED

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Summary: Leslie enters someone's dream she shouldn't have.







CHAPTER 23



Leslie was surfing the web later that night. She was still upset about the fight that she'd had with Connor earlier. She couldn't understand why she had gotten so angry. Leslie shut down her computer and sat on her bed. She went into meditation.

"I wonder where I'm going now?" Leslie pondered. That's when she opened her eyes. Leslie looked around. It was pretty dark all around. And loud cackles were screaming everywhere. "Oh, God! Where am I?"

Darkness began to cover Leslie's feet. It started to work its way up to her ankles, legs, and soon it came upon her waist. Leslie released a huge scream.

"Leslie!" someone called. Leslie turned and looked. Angel was coming towards her. He ran up to her. "Leslie, move."

Leslie tried to squirm away but the blackness had her caught up. "Angel, help me!"

Angel grabbed her hands and pulled his hardest to yank her out. She suddenly popped out and fell on top of Angel. She got up quickly and looked around in fear. Angel stood then.

"What are you doing here?" asked Angel, standing up.

"Uh, aren't I just a part of your dream?" asked Leslie.

"Leslie, this is not a dream. This is a nightmare. And you're real. I can tell," said Angel.

"How?"

He punched her arm lightly. "Ouch."

"That's how," Angel replied.

"Oh, man," said Leslie.

"Leslie, get out of here and wake me up."

"Uh, where are you?"

'I'm down in the lobby. I dozed."

"But I don't know how to get out. Usually I just get sucked out."

"Try shutting your eyes and open them again."

"Okay," said Leslie.

She did and found herself in her bedroom. Had that really happened? Leslie got off the bed and ran downstairs. Angel really was in the lobby. Leslie ran up and shook Angel as best she could.

"Angel, wake up. Angel," said Leslie.

Angel's eyes suddenly popped open. That's not all. His face changed to his vampire form. Leslie screamed horrified. She had never seen this face before. That's when Fred, Gunn, and Cordelia ran down as Angel's face went back to normal.

"Are you okay?" asked Fred.

"No. I'm not," said Leslie. "Well, Angel's not."

"What happened?" asked Gunn.

"Relax. That was just my vamp face," said Angel.

"Oh," Leslie sighed. "I've only seen Rob's." "How'd it happen, Angel?" asked Cordy, putting her arms around him.

"Leslie was inside one of my nightmare's," the vampire replied.

"No, I wasn't," Leslie argued. Angel glared at her. "Okay. I was. Don't go GRR on me."

"How'd she go inside your dream?" asked Fred.

"Dream wave," Angel replied.

"You know?" asked Leslie.

"I know what dream waves are. But I didn't know you had it," said Angel.

Lorne walked down then. "Hi, folks. What is this? Are we having a coed sleepover?"

"No. The kid just popped into Angel's head," said Gunn.

"Which kid?" asked Lorne.

"Leslie," said Cordy.

"How?" Lorne asked again.

"Dream wave," Angel replied.

"Okay. I'm up to date now," said Lorne. "But I think she was in one of mine, too. She was a groupie in Vegas."

"I think I saved her from a nymph," said Gunn.

"You did," Leslie sighed.

"You've been going into other people's dreams? That's a complete invasion of privacy, Leslie," Cordy scolded.

"I didn't mean to. I guess I only get sucked into people I know," said Leslie.

"Don't do it anymore until you get it under control and even then. Got it?" said Angel sternly.

"Got it. Sorry, guys," said Leslie.

"One thing, though," said Gunn. "You weren't in tonight's dream were you?"

"Uh, no," said Leslie.

"Good. That was a little much for a minor," said Gunn.

"What? Why?" asked Fred.

"No reason," said Gunn quickly.