Ok I'm sorry about me using the word shivers over and over again but this
is an aside to the focus of my story so just bare with me.
Disclaimer: None of the characters.. also I'm not sure if I'm going to
bring in the LA Gang to Sunnydale (Spike will definitely be in it) cuz I'm
not really sure on how to open up that one.but I'm open to suggestions.
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The petite slayer walked through the cemetery, alongside the redheaded witch, trying to keep her mind off the pulling in her stomach. It wasn't like the one she had felt whenever he was around. It was different. Like some black haze had twisted it until it gnawed at her stomach and sent shivers down her spine. A feeling she hadn't felt in five years.
She abruptly stopped and turned around, peering into the dark cemetery, for some sign that the feeling she was getting was really just the cafeteria burrito she had had for lunch. Seeing nothing, she turned back around and continued her excursion through the cemetery, still not taking her mind off the haze that seemed to spread through her body. But Willow suddenly brought her out of her thoughts.
"They just need to get used to it,"
Willow could see the look of incomprehension spread across her face.
"The potentials. the ones probably sitting around a campfire with Giles"
"Huh?"
"Have you heard one thing that I've said in the past ten minutes,"?
"Hey, I heard what you said, you were talking about the potentials and how they have to get used to.it."
Willow abruptly stopped, put her hands oh her hips, and gave Buffy her best don't-make-me-say-I-told-you-so look.
"Sorry Will, I guess I was just lost in my own head, plus I think I ate something funky at school today," replied an apologetic slayer "Do you think you could start over again?"
"I was just saying that ever since the potentials killed their first vampire's they've been a little spaced out.they don't seem to be taking the First seriously. I think you need to talk to them and then maybe they can start getting use to taking this as very serious."
"Ok sure no problem" still not fully paying attention.
" You don't really seem well, maybe we should give up patrolling, go home, change and chill at the Bronze. Now that the potentials are out in the desert with Giles, we have time to just relax, besides it's been a long time since we've been at the Bronze."
Buffy glanced at her watch: 9:15 "Sure, we should invite Xan and Anya,"
Buffy couldn't help but feel like she was missing something as she headed for the entrance to the cemetery.
*~*~*~*
As he watched the two women leave the graveyard, he began a slow journey through the cemetery, reading all the headstones.
Suddenly he stopped in front of a shiny marble tombstone. The flowers in the vase were just beginning to blossom, giving way to the fact that this particular grave had been visited recently. The inscription was embossed in beautiful calligraphy. But all Angelus could see was the words 'Diane Gallagher: A Painless Love'
A smirk began to spread across his face as he raised his first and smashed it against the stone, breaking it right down the middle. As he turned to walk away his duster brushed against the blooming flowers, causing several of the pedals to fall from the flora. As he walked away from the scene his grin grew larger
"No such thing"
*~*~*~*
When Willow and Buffy walked through the front door they found Xander, Anya and Dawn all sitting in the living room and Andrew in the kitchen.
"Hey you guys are back already, man those vamps just don't try anymore do they" said Xander when he saw them standing in the doorway.
"Hey Xan, naw we didn't find any oogley boogleys so we decided we'd go to the Bronze, wanna come with?"Buffy replied, directing her question to Xander and Anya
"Oogley Boogley's?" asked Andrew from the kitchen.
"Ya sure I'll go, I'm getting kinda tired of listening to Andrew's annoying voice anyway" said Xan, ignoring Andrew quip.
"I'm not really in the mood to watch a bunch of people with no rhythm dance, I'll just stay here and watch the annoying one," said Anya
"I'll go!" said Dawn trying to catch Buffy's attention. "No you won't" replied Buffy
"But everyone else gets to go," complained Dawn in her whiniest voice.
" No it's a school night" said Buffy in her equally most authoritive voice.
"No it's not!"
"Did you have school today"
"Yes"
"And is it nighttime"
"Yes"
"Then it's a school night"
Dawn plopped back down on the sofa with her arms crossed giving her best this-is-so-not-fair look
"Ok we'll just get changed, and then we'll be off," said Willow trying to cut through the tension.
Willow and Buffy ran up the stairs to get ready while Dawn still sat on the couch looking very PO-ed
*~*~*~*
The three friends sat around the table they had sat around countless times before. Buffy, dressed in a ruffled black halter and new red leather pants, stared at all the couples dancing while Willow and Xander got lost in their own conversation
" I'm juat saying Xan, eventually you have to grow up"
"So, your saying you don't think I'm grown up"
"Well."
"Uh huh I knew it"
"Look I'm just saying that eventually your going to have to give up you love affair with comic books"
"No I don't"
" What do you think Buff"
"Huh?"
"You weren't listening again! That must have been one mean burrito"
"Oh I was just. hey does anybody wanna dance?"
"Ok sure, you coming Xan"
"No, as you have all learned over the years, dancing, not exactly my cup of tea."
With a shrug, Willow joined Buffy and starting dancing to a song by some live band.
"Wow these guys are pretty good, what's there name?" asked Willow seemingly interested
"The Music" replied Buffy reading the poster on the door.
"The Music, is it just me or are these bands getting less and less creative"
" Ya, at least Dingoes Ate My Baby was original"
As Willow and Buffy continued to dance to the music, the feeling she had been getting all day suddenly washed over her. As the song ended the feeling began to get stonger and stonger until she couldn't handle it anymore. They headed back to the table.
"Listen guys, I'm gonna head home, I think that burrito wasn't fully cooked or something, I think I'm getting sick so I'm gonna head home but don't worry about me, you guys just chill here for a while"
"Ok Buffster if you're sure you'll be fine" Xander said, a little concerned.
"I'll be fine," Buffy said as she grabbed her matching red leather jacket and purse. "I'll see you guys at home" she said as headed towards the door. She she left the dimly lit club she couldn't help but feel like that haze was following her.
*~*~*~*
As she walked down the alley by the side of the club she couldn't help but feel like something was following her.
As she began to walk into the shadows, a strong cold hand touched her shoulder. She turned around, and saw the person behind her.
"Angel" she more breathed than said. "Buffy, long time no see"
"Wh-what are you doing here?"
"Cordy got some vision about a big bad down here, cam down to see if I could help."
"Oh"
"Ya, I also came down to see you, I just wanted to tell you that I've moved on"
"Hu-Huh?"
"Oh ya I'm involved wit someone else, I just thought that you should know that I'm over that whole so-called hard-core love thing that was supposedly between us"
As a new kind of fear spread across her face Angelus continued
"Oh but don't worry I still think your hot.I mean come on you got a body that just won't quite"
"WHAT?!"
"Ya, but you know I'm over.well..you"
"O-O-ok"she finally softly said, as realization crossed over her face. "so- so-so you said that..um.wait.. what? Who the hell are you over me with?
"Listen Buffster I got to go, I'll see ya later. Bye"
With that he was gone, melting into the shadows. The whole walk home, all Buffy could think about was the last time she had seen Angel, and the beautiful things he had said to her.
*~*~*~* Cordelia paced the lobby of the hotel uncontrollably, all the while staring at her hands. Out of the blue, she stopped infront of the weapons closet and stared at Fred.
"I should be out there, helping them, this is my fault after all"
"Angelus tricked you Cordy, you shouldn't be so hard on your self, he could've done it to any one of us," Fred replied looking up from her research. Wes had told her that there was nothing left in the books about the Beast but she wouldn't believe him until she had gone through every single word of every single book.
At that moment Wesley and Gunn walked through the door, wielding grim looks.
"Did you find him?"
"Well no and yes." Replied Wes
"No and yes what the hell does that mean. This is no time to be playing mind games Wes, it was a simple enough question, did you find him or not?" Cordy snapped.
"Well we didn't exactly find him, but we think we know where he is"
"Well, where do you think he is"
"Well we checked out a few of the local haunts, and talked to a few of the more greasy bar owners and.
"Come on Wes, we don't have forever" Cordelia said, exasperated
"Well, we think he's in Sunnydale
As comprehension filled her expression, her next word were filled with dread.
"Buffy"
*~*~*~*
"It was just so weird, it was like.I don't know," Buffy said,trying to grasp what was going on.
They all sat in the living room, Buffy and Anya on the couch, Willow in the comfy chair, and Xander sitting on the coffee table.
"Wow I can't believe it, Dead Boy is back, its been so long since we've actually seen him, when was the last time?"
"Well for me it was after I cam back, but for you guys I think it was that Thanksgiving"
"Oh ya wit the Shumash."
"So, you said that there was some big bad. did he tell you what"
"No he was soo.cryptic..i guess"
"He probably came to rub your nose in it, you know the new girl." No matter how hard she tried, Anya just couldn't get a handle on proper conversation etiquette
At that moment the phone rang and Willow got up to get it
"Hello.Oh Hey, long time no talk.oh really.ok so what's up.just say it.ok.ya.uh huh.so" As Willow continued with the onesided conversation her face started to go blank "your joking.right..ok I'll tell her. bye" as she hung up the phone dread spread across her face.
"Who was that Will" Buffy said, a little worried
"That was Cordelia,"
"Oh cool how is she"
"Um Buffy, she called to say that.. well I don't know exactly how put this but..."
"Just spit it out Will"
"It's Angelus, he's back"
As the information entered her mind and she started to actually realize what was going on, she could barely get the words out of her mouth.
"Oh Shit!"
*~*~*~*
To Be Continued.I hope
Don't forget to review
The petite slayer walked through the cemetery, alongside the redheaded witch, trying to keep her mind off the pulling in her stomach. It wasn't like the one she had felt whenever he was around. It was different. Like some black haze had twisted it until it gnawed at her stomach and sent shivers down her spine. A feeling she hadn't felt in five years.
She abruptly stopped and turned around, peering into the dark cemetery, for some sign that the feeling she was getting was really just the cafeteria burrito she had had for lunch. Seeing nothing, she turned back around and continued her excursion through the cemetery, still not taking her mind off the haze that seemed to spread through her body. But Willow suddenly brought her out of her thoughts.
"They just need to get used to it,"
Willow could see the look of incomprehension spread across her face.
"The potentials. the ones probably sitting around a campfire with Giles"
"Huh?"
"Have you heard one thing that I've said in the past ten minutes,"?
"Hey, I heard what you said, you were talking about the potentials and how they have to get used to.it."
Willow abruptly stopped, put her hands oh her hips, and gave Buffy her best don't-make-me-say-I-told-you-so look.
"Sorry Will, I guess I was just lost in my own head, plus I think I ate something funky at school today," replied an apologetic slayer "Do you think you could start over again?"
"I was just saying that ever since the potentials killed their first vampire's they've been a little spaced out.they don't seem to be taking the First seriously. I think you need to talk to them and then maybe they can start getting use to taking this as very serious."
"Ok sure no problem" still not fully paying attention.
" You don't really seem well, maybe we should give up patrolling, go home, change and chill at the Bronze. Now that the potentials are out in the desert with Giles, we have time to just relax, besides it's been a long time since we've been at the Bronze."
Buffy glanced at her watch: 9:15 "Sure, we should invite Xan and Anya,"
Buffy couldn't help but feel like she was missing something as she headed for the entrance to the cemetery.
*~*~*~*
As he watched the two women leave the graveyard, he began a slow journey through the cemetery, reading all the headstones.
Suddenly he stopped in front of a shiny marble tombstone. The flowers in the vase were just beginning to blossom, giving way to the fact that this particular grave had been visited recently. The inscription was embossed in beautiful calligraphy. But all Angelus could see was the words 'Diane Gallagher: A Painless Love'
A smirk began to spread across his face as he raised his first and smashed it against the stone, breaking it right down the middle. As he turned to walk away his duster brushed against the blooming flowers, causing several of the pedals to fall from the flora. As he walked away from the scene his grin grew larger
"No such thing"
*~*~*~*
When Willow and Buffy walked through the front door they found Xander, Anya and Dawn all sitting in the living room and Andrew in the kitchen.
"Hey you guys are back already, man those vamps just don't try anymore do they" said Xander when he saw them standing in the doorway.
"Hey Xan, naw we didn't find any oogley boogleys so we decided we'd go to the Bronze, wanna come with?"Buffy replied, directing her question to Xander and Anya
"Oogley Boogley's?" asked Andrew from the kitchen.
"Ya sure I'll go, I'm getting kinda tired of listening to Andrew's annoying voice anyway" said Xan, ignoring Andrew quip.
"I'm not really in the mood to watch a bunch of people with no rhythm dance, I'll just stay here and watch the annoying one," said Anya
"I'll go!" said Dawn trying to catch Buffy's attention. "No you won't" replied Buffy
"But everyone else gets to go," complained Dawn in her whiniest voice.
" No it's a school night" said Buffy in her equally most authoritive voice.
"No it's not!"
"Did you have school today"
"Yes"
"And is it nighttime"
"Yes"
"Then it's a school night"
Dawn plopped back down on the sofa with her arms crossed giving her best this-is-so-not-fair look
"Ok we'll just get changed, and then we'll be off," said Willow trying to cut through the tension.
Willow and Buffy ran up the stairs to get ready while Dawn still sat on the couch looking very PO-ed
*~*~*~*
The three friends sat around the table they had sat around countless times before. Buffy, dressed in a ruffled black halter and new red leather pants, stared at all the couples dancing while Willow and Xander got lost in their own conversation
" I'm juat saying Xan, eventually you have to grow up"
"So, your saying you don't think I'm grown up"
"Well."
"Uh huh I knew it"
"Look I'm just saying that eventually your going to have to give up you love affair with comic books"
"No I don't"
" What do you think Buff"
"Huh?"
"You weren't listening again! That must have been one mean burrito"
"Oh I was just. hey does anybody wanna dance?"
"Ok sure, you coming Xan"
"No, as you have all learned over the years, dancing, not exactly my cup of tea."
With a shrug, Willow joined Buffy and starting dancing to a song by some live band.
"Wow these guys are pretty good, what's there name?" asked Willow seemingly interested
"The Music" replied Buffy reading the poster on the door.
"The Music, is it just me or are these bands getting less and less creative"
" Ya, at least Dingoes Ate My Baby was original"
As Willow and Buffy continued to dance to the music, the feeling she had been getting all day suddenly washed over her. As the song ended the feeling began to get stonger and stonger until she couldn't handle it anymore. They headed back to the table.
"Listen guys, I'm gonna head home, I think that burrito wasn't fully cooked or something, I think I'm getting sick so I'm gonna head home but don't worry about me, you guys just chill here for a while"
"Ok Buffster if you're sure you'll be fine" Xander said, a little concerned.
"I'll be fine," Buffy said as she grabbed her matching red leather jacket and purse. "I'll see you guys at home" she said as headed towards the door. She she left the dimly lit club she couldn't help but feel like that haze was following her.
*~*~*~*
As she walked down the alley by the side of the club she couldn't help but feel like something was following her.
As she began to walk into the shadows, a strong cold hand touched her shoulder. She turned around, and saw the person behind her.
"Angel" she more breathed than said. "Buffy, long time no see"
"Wh-what are you doing here?"
"Cordy got some vision about a big bad down here, cam down to see if I could help."
"Oh"
"Ya, I also came down to see you, I just wanted to tell you that I've moved on"
"Hu-Huh?"
"Oh ya I'm involved wit someone else, I just thought that you should know that I'm over that whole so-called hard-core love thing that was supposedly between us"
As a new kind of fear spread across her face Angelus continued
"Oh but don't worry I still think your hot.I mean come on you got a body that just won't quite"
"WHAT?!"
"Ya, but you know I'm over.well..you"
"O-O-ok"she finally softly said, as realization crossed over her face. "so- so-so you said that..um.wait.. what? Who the hell are you over me with?
"Listen Buffster I got to go, I'll see ya later. Bye"
With that he was gone, melting into the shadows. The whole walk home, all Buffy could think about was the last time she had seen Angel, and the beautiful things he had said to her.
*~*~*~* Cordelia paced the lobby of the hotel uncontrollably, all the while staring at her hands. Out of the blue, she stopped infront of the weapons closet and stared at Fred.
"I should be out there, helping them, this is my fault after all"
"Angelus tricked you Cordy, you shouldn't be so hard on your self, he could've done it to any one of us," Fred replied looking up from her research. Wes had told her that there was nothing left in the books about the Beast but she wouldn't believe him until she had gone through every single word of every single book.
At that moment Wesley and Gunn walked through the door, wielding grim looks.
"Did you find him?"
"Well no and yes." Replied Wes
"No and yes what the hell does that mean. This is no time to be playing mind games Wes, it was a simple enough question, did you find him or not?" Cordy snapped.
"Well we didn't exactly find him, but we think we know where he is"
"Well, where do you think he is"
"Well we checked out a few of the local haunts, and talked to a few of the more greasy bar owners and.
"Come on Wes, we don't have forever" Cordelia said, exasperated
"Well, we think he's in Sunnydale
As comprehension filled her expression, her next word were filled with dread.
"Buffy"
*~*~*~*
"It was just so weird, it was like.I don't know," Buffy said,trying to grasp what was going on.
They all sat in the living room, Buffy and Anya on the couch, Willow in the comfy chair, and Xander sitting on the coffee table.
"Wow I can't believe it, Dead Boy is back, its been so long since we've actually seen him, when was the last time?"
"Well for me it was after I cam back, but for you guys I think it was that Thanksgiving"
"Oh ya wit the Shumash."
"So, you said that there was some big bad. did he tell you what"
"No he was soo.cryptic..i guess"
"He probably came to rub your nose in it, you know the new girl." No matter how hard she tried, Anya just couldn't get a handle on proper conversation etiquette
At that moment the phone rang and Willow got up to get it
"Hello.Oh Hey, long time no talk.oh really.ok so what's up.just say it.ok.ya.uh huh.so" As Willow continued with the onesided conversation her face started to go blank "your joking.right..ok I'll tell her. bye" as she hung up the phone dread spread across her face.
"Who was that Will" Buffy said, a little worried
"That was Cordelia,"
"Oh cool how is she"
"Um Buffy, she called to say that.. well I don't know exactly how put this but..."
"Just spit it out Will"
"It's Angelus, he's back"
As the information entered her mind and she started to actually realize what was going on, she could barely get the words out of her mouth.
"Oh Shit!"
*~*~*~*
To Be Continued.I hope