Title: Different Worlds
Author: Sara6255
Rating: PG-13 - R
Pairing: C/X, W/O, S/D, A/B eventually
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone or anything. (So sad)
Distribution: Sure, but please ask first. :o)
Summary: This is an AU fic in answer to a challenge: Angel is like a "Bad Boy" who was raised on the tough side of Sunnydale. Buffy is a normal girl. Buffy and Angel despise each other because they are so different, (for now). They all go to school at Sunnydale High. Spike and Angel are brothers and they have an older brother, Kyle and Faith is their sister. Giles is Buffy's legal guardian because Joyce is dead. Oh yea, Drusilla is totally sane too. :o)
Spoilers: None, a totally AU story
Feedback: I need it to survive!
Author's Notes: This comes from a challenge from Joana. You can e-mail her at: dopelittleangel4life@hotmail.com
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The pain in her side woke Buffy all too fast. She looked around and saw Angel standing at his dresser with his back to her, shirtless. Buffy saw a tattoo on the back of his left shoulder; from where she was, it looked like some kind a bird. He pulled a dark blue T-shirt out of his top dresser drawer and she saw another tattoo on his left shoulder; it was a blood red heart with a sword piercing right down the middle of the heart. Buffy couldn't help but notice that Angel obviously worked out...a lot. Buffy looked away, 'stop it! Just get it out of your mind!' She thought to herself.
"How do you feel?"
Buffy looked back at Angel and saw him facing her. She noticed that his front looked even better than his back.
Buffy cleared her throat, "My side hurts like a bitch. Thanks for asking."
Angel smiled a little, "You want some aspirin?"
Buffy nodded, "Yea, thanks."
Angel put his shirt on and left the room.
Buffy sighed, "Don't even think about it Summers." She smiled to herself.
Angel returned a few minutes later with a bottle of aspirin and a glass of water; he handed them to her, "Don't take more than three at a time, they work fast."
Buffy smiled, "Thanks."
She took three pills out of the bottle, swallowed them, and drank the water. She put the bottle and glass on the table by the bed, and then she laid down again, "I feel like shit."
Angel chuckled a little, "That happens when you've been shot, AND almost died."
He disappeared again and came back a minute later with a shoebox full of stuff that looked like medical supplies, "I have to change your bandage. I'd have one of the girls do it, but no one's here."
Buffy suddenly got nervous, "Ok."
He did everything he could to try to how nervous he was. He grabbed a chair by his bed and pulled it over to the bed and sat down. He put the box on the table, "Can you sit up?"
He took Buffy's hand and helped her sit up; she winced from the pain in her side.
"It'll hurt for a while. I know from experience; eventually, the pain will go away." Angel took a bandage from the shoebox and some alcohol.
"Faith told me that you've all been shot at least once; some family." Buffy regretted it, as soon as she said it, "I didn't mean that, I just meant that you guys seem to be pretty...busy."
Angel smiled, "You could say that." He poured some alcohol onto the bandage, "Spike, Faith, and I kinda grew up into all this. It started with our older brother, Kyle, the guy who was with us last night. He made friends with some guys who weren't all that...friendly. Kyle didn't like what they did, so he got out and that pissed them off. Ever since then, my family has been pretty much at war with those guys. Jack, the guy who tried to kill you last night, his older brother was one of Kyle's short lived friends, that's why he had the knife at your throat, he thought you were with us. Xander is my best friend, so that put him on their enemy list. Dru and Cordy are our friends, so they're in it too."
Buffy just stared at him, "Wow, that's.... interesting."
Angel smiled, "Yea." He took some medical tape out of the shoebox, "Ok, can you lift up your shirt so I can take off the old bandage?"
Buffy hesitated for a second, and then she carefully lifted up her shirt to expose her bandage. Angel gently pulled the tape off Buffy's skin and when he touched her skin, she had to fight keep her cool. Angel removed the bandage, and inspected her wound, "It's healing fast. You'll be good as new in a few weeks." Their eyes met and Buffy felt like she could get lost in his beautiful eyes.
Angel broke eye contact, "Here, hold your hand on it so I can tape the bandage."
Buffy did like he said, and he quickly taped the bandage in place. He put the stuff back in the shoebox, threw the old bandage away, and quickly got up and put the chair back.
Buffy put her shirt down, "Thanks."
Angel Went to put the supplies away and Buffy wanted to get up. Buffy threw the covers off and slowly sat up, she dragged her legs over to the edge of the bed and sat there for a moment, until the room stopped spinning. Buffy carefully scooted to the edge of the bed, and slowly stood up. Angel came back into the room just in time to see Buffy's legs give out, and she fell.
Angel rushed over to her and caught her before she hit the ground, "WHAT are you doing?!"
Buffy held on to Angel's arms, "I can't stay in bed anymore, I need to move."
Angel held on to her waist and practically carried her back to the bed, "You've been SHOT! You need to take it easy."
Faith walked in and saw Angel with his arms around Buffy. She grinned, "What's goin' on guys?"
Angel helped Buffy back to the bed, "Buffy decided that is was time to blow this pop stand. She tried to walk, and needless to say, it didn't work."
Faith tried to keep from laughing, "Whatever you say."
Angel glared at his sister, "Don't even start."
Buffy looked confused, "Did I miss something?"
Faith and Angel said in unison, "Never mind."
Buffy just nodded, "Whatever you say."
Angel left, and Faith went and sat next to Buffy, "So, how are you feeling this morning?"
Buffy sighed, "Better I guess. One question though."
Faith smiled, "Shoot."
Buffy snickered, "Funny. Anyway, why tell me all of this? I mean, like you said earlier, you don't want a lot of people knowing about what happened, so why tell me?"
Faith had a serious look on her face, "We have nothing to hide...this time. Kyle has been in this longer than any of us, and believe me, he wishes so much that he could just get rid of all of it, but the reality is, we are very much a part of this. Kyle and Angel have pretty much the same feelings, they would never want to kill anyone, but unfortunately, sometimes, it has to be done to save our own lives. Spike is a dumb ass, so he'll do whatever he is told; and Xander trusts Angel with his life. He knows that Angel would do whatever he had to do to protect him, and that goes for all of us; we would kill for each other, just like we would die for each other. Cordy, Dru, and I stay away from it as much as possible because, alas, we are not nearly as capable of protecting each other as the guys are. But, last night, we just happen to be the ones to stop it all. We didn't kill them because we didn't have to; We got lucky this time. We told you everything because we wanted you to know the truth. We don't want you thinking that we go around killing people because of who we are, we only kill if one of our lives is in grave danger; it's all self-defense. Things got pretty scary last night and I could tell that all the guys knew that it could get pretty...bloody; because no one would back down. But, obviously, everything turned out ok."
Buffy thought for a second, "I see. Well, I'm glad you told me what really happened, because honestly, I figured that you would have killed them."
Faith smiled, "Well, I'm glad you asked."
Buffy yawned.
Faith got up, "Why don't you go back to sleep?"
"Works for me, but this is like Angel's bed. I'm sure he'd like it back sometime in the future."
"No sweat, you can go home tomorrow. You'll just have to take it easy, and, needless to say, don't let Giles find out what happened."
"Trust me, that is the last thing that I want to tell Giles. He'd put me under house arrest and never let me leave."
Faith smiled, "Ok, if you need something, holler."
"One more question."
"Yea?"
"Why are you being so nice to me, and helping me?"
Faith grinned, "I like you B, and just between us, I think Angel likes you too."
She winked at Buffy, then left the room.
Buffy's pain pills were starting to take effect, so she laid back down, and drifted off to sleep.
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End of part 5
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Author: Sara6255
Rating: PG-13 - R
Pairing: C/X, W/O, S/D, A/B eventually
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone or anything. (So sad)
Distribution: Sure, but please ask first. :o)
Summary: This is an AU fic in answer to a challenge: Angel is like a "Bad Boy" who was raised on the tough side of Sunnydale. Buffy is a normal girl. Buffy and Angel despise each other because they are so different, (for now). They all go to school at Sunnydale High. Spike and Angel are brothers and they have an older brother, Kyle and Faith is their sister. Giles is Buffy's legal guardian because Joyce is dead. Oh yea, Drusilla is totally sane too. :o)
Spoilers: None, a totally AU story
Feedback: I need it to survive!
Author's Notes: This comes from a challenge from Joana. You can e-mail her at: dopelittleangel4life@hotmail.com
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The pain in her side woke Buffy all too fast. She looked around and saw Angel standing at his dresser with his back to her, shirtless. Buffy saw a tattoo on the back of his left shoulder; from where she was, it looked like some kind a bird. He pulled a dark blue T-shirt out of his top dresser drawer and she saw another tattoo on his left shoulder; it was a blood red heart with a sword piercing right down the middle of the heart. Buffy couldn't help but notice that Angel obviously worked out...a lot. Buffy looked away, 'stop it! Just get it out of your mind!' She thought to herself.
"How do you feel?"
Buffy looked back at Angel and saw him facing her. She noticed that his front looked even better than his back.
Buffy cleared her throat, "My side hurts like a bitch. Thanks for asking."
Angel smiled a little, "You want some aspirin?"
Buffy nodded, "Yea, thanks."
Angel put his shirt on and left the room.
Buffy sighed, "Don't even think about it Summers." She smiled to herself.
Angel returned a few minutes later with a bottle of aspirin and a glass of water; he handed them to her, "Don't take more than three at a time, they work fast."
Buffy smiled, "Thanks."
She took three pills out of the bottle, swallowed them, and drank the water. She put the bottle and glass on the table by the bed, and then she laid down again, "I feel like shit."
Angel chuckled a little, "That happens when you've been shot, AND almost died."
He disappeared again and came back a minute later with a shoebox full of stuff that looked like medical supplies, "I have to change your bandage. I'd have one of the girls do it, but no one's here."
Buffy suddenly got nervous, "Ok."
He did everything he could to try to how nervous he was. He grabbed a chair by his bed and pulled it over to the bed and sat down. He put the box on the table, "Can you sit up?"
He took Buffy's hand and helped her sit up; she winced from the pain in her side.
"It'll hurt for a while. I know from experience; eventually, the pain will go away." Angel took a bandage from the shoebox and some alcohol.
"Faith told me that you've all been shot at least once; some family." Buffy regretted it, as soon as she said it, "I didn't mean that, I just meant that you guys seem to be pretty...busy."
Angel smiled, "You could say that." He poured some alcohol onto the bandage, "Spike, Faith, and I kinda grew up into all this. It started with our older brother, Kyle, the guy who was with us last night. He made friends with some guys who weren't all that...friendly. Kyle didn't like what they did, so he got out and that pissed them off. Ever since then, my family has been pretty much at war with those guys. Jack, the guy who tried to kill you last night, his older brother was one of Kyle's short lived friends, that's why he had the knife at your throat, he thought you were with us. Xander is my best friend, so that put him on their enemy list. Dru and Cordy are our friends, so they're in it too."
Buffy just stared at him, "Wow, that's.... interesting."
Angel smiled, "Yea." He took some medical tape out of the shoebox, "Ok, can you lift up your shirt so I can take off the old bandage?"
Buffy hesitated for a second, and then she carefully lifted up her shirt to expose her bandage. Angel gently pulled the tape off Buffy's skin and when he touched her skin, she had to fight keep her cool. Angel removed the bandage, and inspected her wound, "It's healing fast. You'll be good as new in a few weeks." Their eyes met and Buffy felt like she could get lost in his beautiful eyes.
Angel broke eye contact, "Here, hold your hand on it so I can tape the bandage."
Buffy did like he said, and he quickly taped the bandage in place. He put the stuff back in the shoebox, threw the old bandage away, and quickly got up and put the chair back.
Buffy put her shirt down, "Thanks."
Angel Went to put the supplies away and Buffy wanted to get up. Buffy threw the covers off and slowly sat up, she dragged her legs over to the edge of the bed and sat there for a moment, until the room stopped spinning. Buffy carefully scooted to the edge of the bed, and slowly stood up. Angel came back into the room just in time to see Buffy's legs give out, and she fell.
Angel rushed over to her and caught her before she hit the ground, "WHAT are you doing?!"
Buffy held on to Angel's arms, "I can't stay in bed anymore, I need to move."
Angel held on to her waist and practically carried her back to the bed, "You've been SHOT! You need to take it easy."
Faith walked in and saw Angel with his arms around Buffy. She grinned, "What's goin' on guys?"
Angel helped Buffy back to the bed, "Buffy decided that is was time to blow this pop stand. She tried to walk, and needless to say, it didn't work."
Faith tried to keep from laughing, "Whatever you say."
Angel glared at his sister, "Don't even start."
Buffy looked confused, "Did I miss something?"
Faith and Angel said in unison, "Never mind."
Buffy just nodded, "Whatever you say."
Angel left, and Faith went and sat next to Buffy, "So, how are you feeling this morning?"
Buffy sighed, "Better I guess. One question though."
Faith smiled, "Shoot."
Buffy snickered, "Funny. Anyway, why tell me all of this? I mean, like you said earlier, you don't want a lot of people knowing about what happened, so why tell me?"
Faith had a serious look on her face, "We have nothing to hide...this time. Kyle has been in this longer than any of us, and believe me, he wishes so much that he could just get rid of all of it, but the reality is, we are very much a part of this. Kyle and Angel have pretty much the same feelings, they would never want to kill anyone, but unfortunately, sometimes, it has to be done to save our own lives. Spike is a dumb ass, so he'll do whatever he is told; and Xander trusts Angel with his life. He knows that Angel would do whatever he had to do to protect him, and that goes for all of us; we would kill for each other, just like we would die for each other. Cordy, Dru, and I stay away from it as much as possible because, alas, we are not nearly as capable of protecting each other as the guys are. But, last night, we just happen to be the ones to stop it all. We didn't kill them because we didn't have to; We got lucky this time. We told you everything because we wanted you to know the truth. We don't want you thinking that we go around killing people because of who we are, we only kill if one of our lives is in grave danger; it's all self-defense. Things got pretty scary last night and I could tell that all the guys knew that it could get pretty...bloody; because no one would back down. But, obviously, everything turned out ok."
Buffy thought for a second, "I see. Well, I'm glad you told me what really happened, because honestly, I figured that you would have killed them."
Faith smiled, "Well, I'm glad you asked."
Buffy yawned.
Faith got up, "Why don't you go back to sleep?"
"Works for me, but this is like Angel's bed. I'm sure he'd like it back sometime in the future."
"No sweat, you can go home tomorrow. You'll just have to take it easy, and, needless to say, don't let Giles find out what happened."
"Trust me, that is the last thing that I want to tell Giles. He'd put me under house arrest and never let me leave."
Faith smiled, "Ok, if you need something, holler."
"One more question."
"Yea?"
"Why are you being so nice to me, and helping me?"
Faith grinned, "I like you B, and just between us, I think Angel likes you too."
She winked at Buffy, then left the room.
Buffy's pain pills were starting to take effect, so she laid back down, and drifted off to sleep.
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End of part 5
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