Title : Alternate Reality, Chapter Four
Author : Tia (edited by Adriana)
Pairing : S/B Yay!
Disclaimer : Same as on first chapter.
Feedback : We'll love you for life! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Passing the Alpert grave, Dawn realized she was almost out of the cemetery,
for which she was very happy. Luckily she had brought her C.D. player along
to drown out the silence that came in the hopefully empty graveyard. Sensing
an odd feeling, she turned the music up and began to sing along.
"Sometimes I get so weird, I even freak myself out
I laugh myself to sleep, it's my lullaby."
Just as she was about to begin the next verse, her song was cut short when
something attacked her from behind. The next thing she knew was darkness,
followed by unconsciousness.
Back at the house everyone was in research mode, including Xander and Anya
who had been called and asked to come over for help. It was starting to get
really dark out and both Buffy and Spike were worried about how Dawn still
wasn't back yet.
"It shouldn't take this long to go to the crypt, get some stuff together,
and get back. What's taking her so long?"
"Calm down Buff, I'm sure Dawny will walk in any minute."
"No, the Slayer's right. Dawn wouldn't take this long. Something's wrong and
I'm going out there to find out what."
Spike grabbed his duster and headed for the door only to be stopped by
Willow.
"You can't leave. If you were to go into the catatonic state anything could
happen and that wouldn't be helpful to us or Dawn. So you're gonna stay and
help us research while Xander and me go check out the crypt. Got it?"
"I'm not gonna sta..."
Willow point at her face and interrupted, "Resolve face. Everyone knows what
this means. Don't make me explain it again."
Walking back to the living room Spike picked up a book and started leafing
through the pages. Willow got her coat and headed for the door with Xander
at her side.
"Anya, you stay here and make sure these two don't leave. And if anything
happens call Xander's cell."
Before Anya could answer the door had shut.
"Does anyone know why she's still the boss?"
Willow and Xander had gone to Spike's and found nothing out of the ordinary,
so they decided to go back to the house and see if Dawn had already gotten
there. As they walked through the tombstones Xander noticed something by the
mausoleum. The pair walked over to it and found a bag with Spike's stuff in
it next to it a C.D. player minus the ear phones. Something had gone wrong
and now Dawn was missing.
"Will, we better tell Buffy."
"Let's go."
They both started off in the direction of Revello Drive.
On one side of the couch was Buffy looking through as many books as
possible, and on the other side was Spike, who every once and a while snuck
a look at Buffy's aggressiveness towards the text. She seriously looked
freaked out, and he knew that Dawn's being late wasn't helping.
*Maybe I should say something, lighten the tension. I know I can get a
smile*
Just as he was going to say something, Willow and Xander both came barging
through the door.
"Buffy! Buffy! Where are you?" Xander and Willow both screamed.
"Guys, calm down, I'm right here. What's going on?"
Both started saying what they had found, very fast, and in one breath,
drowning each other out; leaving both Buffy and Spike completely confused.
"Ok, this time try it a bit slower and one at a time. Willow."
"Well, we went to the crypt and everything was fine, and as we headed home
Xander-"
"Well I saw something near that Alpert mausoleum thing. I didn't know what
it was but for some reason it caught my attention."
"So then me and Xander went to see what it was and found this!"
Willow held out the objects for everyone to see.
"That's my bag." said Spike.
He took the bag from her hand and opened it to get out a shirt.
Buffy just stared at the C.D. player. She knew Dawn would never just leave
it on the ground unless she was forced to.
"I have to find her. And I'll bet anything it was probably that stupid
demon."
"Don't worry Buff. We'll get her back."
"Yeah, Xander's right. Look, I'll go online and see if I can find the places
where he would usually hang around."
"Me and Ann well go into major research mode. She won't be gone for long."
Willow went upstairs straight to her computer and Xander went to find Anya.
Buffy was just sitting there. Completely pissed off but also looking as if
she were on the brink of breaking down and crying. Spike had no idea what to
do so he decided he would do what he did best. Go out there and beat the
info out of some demons.
" ' ey you know we're gonna find her. I'll go check out Willie's and see if
he's heard something."
"Wait."Buffy put her hand on Spike's shoulder as he turned to face her. "You
can't go, remember what Willow said? It's bad enough that Dawn's lost."
"Oh balls! Screw that. We cant just leave her out there. The same thing
could happen to her or even worse. I'm going. You gonna come or you gonna
stay. It's now or never, the others will be back any second."
Buffy looked to the side to see if anyone was there, then decided what she
had to do.
"Let's go."
Tbc....
Author : Tia (edited by Adriana)
Pairing : S/B Yay!
Disclaimer : Same as on first chapter.
Feedback : We'll love you for life! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Passing the Alpert grave, Dawn realized she was almost out of the cemetery,
for which she was very happy. Luckily she had brought her C.D. player along
to drown out the silence that came in the hopefully empty graveyard. Sensing
an odd feeling, she turned the music up and began to sing along.
"Sometimes I get so weird, I even freak myself out
I laugh myself to sleep, it's my lullaby."
Just as she was about to begin the next verse, her song was cut short when
something attacked her from behind. The next thing she knew was darkness,
followed by unconsciousness.
Back at the house everyone was in research mode, including Xander and Anya
who had been called and asked to come over for help. It was starting to get
really dark out and both Buffy and Spike were worried about how Dawn still
wasn't back yet.
"It shouldn't take this long to go to the crypt, get some stuff together,
and get back. What's taking her so long?"
"Calm down Buff, I'm sure Dawny will walk in any minute."
"No, the Slayer's right. Dawn wouldn't take this long. Something's wrong and
I'm going out there to find out what."
Spike grabbed his duster and headed for the door only to be stopped by
Willow.
"You can't leave. If you were to go into the catatonic state anything could
happen and that wouldn't be helpful to us or Dawn. So you're gonna stay and
help us research while Xander and me go check out the crypt. Got it?"
"I'm not gonna sta..."
Willow point at her face and interrupted, "Resolve face. Everyone knows what
this means. Don't make me explain it again."
Walking back to the living room Spike picked up a book and started leafing
through the pages. Willow got her coat and headed for the door with Xander
at her side.
"Anya, you stay here and make sure these two don't leave. And if anything
happens call Xander's cell."
Before Anya could answer the door had shut.
"Does anyone know why she's still the boss?"
Willow and Xander had gone to Spike's and found nothing out of the ordinary,
so they decided to go back to the house and see if Dawn had already gotten
there. As they walked through the tombstones Xander noticed something by the
mausoleum. The pair walked over to it and found a bag with Spike's stuff in
it next to it a C.D. player minus the ear phones. Something had gone wrong
and now Dawn was missing.
"Will, we better tell Buffy."
"Let's go."
They both started off in the direction of Revello Drive.
On one side of the couch was Buffy looking through as many books as
possible, and on the other side was Spike, who every once and a while snuck
a look at Buffy's aggressiveness towards the text. She seriously looked
freaked out, and he knew that Dawn's being late wasn't helping.
*Maybe I should say something, lighten the tension. I know I can get a
smile*
Just as he was going to say something, Willow and Xander both came barging
through the door.
"Buffy! Buffy! Where are you?" Xander and Willow both screamed.
"Guys, calm down, I'm right here. What's going on?"
Both started saying what they had found, very fast, and in one breath,
drowning each other out; leaving both Buffy and Spike completely confused.
"Ok, this time try it a bit slower and one at a time. Willow."
"Well, we went to the crypt and everything was fine, and as we headed home
Xander-"
"Well I saw something near that Alpert mausoleum thing. I didn't know what
it was but for some reason it caught my attention."
"So then me and Xander went to see what it was and found this!"
Willow held out the objects for everyone to see.
"That's my bag." said Spike.
He took the bag from her hand and opened it to get out a shirt.
Buffy just stared at the C.D. player. She knew Dawn would never just leave
it on the ground unless she was forced to.
"I have to find her. And I'll bet anything it was probably that stupid
demon."
"Don't worry Buff. We'll get her back."
"Yeah, Xander's right. Look, I'll go online and see if I can find the places
where he would usually hang around."
"Me and Ann well go into major research mode. She won't be gone for long."
Willow went upstairs straight to her computer and Xander went to find Anya.
Buffy was just sitting there. Completely pissed off but also looking as if
she were on the brink of breaking down and crying. Spike had no idea what to
do so he decided he would do what he did best. Go out there and beat the
info out of some demons.
" ' ey you know we're gonna find her. I'll go check out Willie's and see if
he's heard something."
"Wait."Buffy put her hand on Spike's shoulder as he turned to face her. "You
can't go, remember what Willow said? It's bad enough that Dawn's lost."
"Oh balls! Screw that. We cant just leave her out there. The same thing
could happen to her or even worse. I'm going. You gonna come or you gonna
stay. It's now or never, the others will be back any second."
Buffy looked to the side to see if anyone was there, then decided what she
had to do.
"Let's go."
Tbc....