Title: Devastating Past
Author: Valerie
E-mail: funbreath@msn.com
Disclaimer: they don't belong to me
Summary: AU Angel is new at Sunnydale High. He meets Buffy and the gang. They think he's just a regular kid. Not likely.
Timeline: during season 2 of BTVS...sorta. Let's just say that Buffy and the gang are in their Junior year in Sunnydale High.
Spoilers: as far as alternate universe goes...almost nothing. References on demons from BTVS and Angel from time to time, but that's about it
Rating: R
Distribution: You can take it but ask me first please.
Feedback: That's a big big big yes!!!!! It's my first fic, so please?
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2.
A week later, Buffy entered the Bronze and walked toward her best friend, who was sitting alone in a couch at the back of the club.
"Hey Will! You the first here?" the slayer asked while sitting next to Willow.
"Yeah. Cordy and Xander should be here soon though."
"Good." A few moments later, Buffy saw Willow staring at her intently.
"What? Do I have something on my face?"
"Can I ask you something?"
"Sure!"
"And you promise do be honest with me?"
"Yeah! Spill it already, Will!"
"Ok." Willow leaned over her friend so that no one could hear them. "What do you think of Angel?"
"Willow!" Buffy exclaimed, offended.
"Come on! We're alone, tell me. Please? Pretty please? I'm your best friend!" the red-head whined. Buffy looked around a moment, then sighted and leaned over her friend.
"All right. But you can't tell anyone!"
"I promise. It's a secret."
"I can't stop thinking about him." The slayer eventually admitted with a grin.
"I knew it! You've had this dreamy expression on your face ever since he arrived."
"I keep dreaming about him at night, and it's crazy! I mean...I haven't even talked to him yet."
"What KIND of dreams?"
"NOT the kind you're thinking about. It's perfectly politically correct."
"Really?"
"Well...most of the time."
"You sure?" Willow insisted. She knew the truth, but she wanted the slayer to admit it herself.
"Ok, ok! I dream about him touching me and doing stuff to me I will never say out loud, so what?" Buffy snapped.
"My, my. Someone's got a serious crush here!" Willow commented with a big smile. It had been so long since the slayer had dated any guy, she was happy that she was interested again.
"Tell me about it. I don't know what's wrong with me! I see a guy once and I'm already head over heels for him!"
"I suggest you at least talk to him. Ask him for coffee or something."
"Yeah. Yeah, I can do that." She paused a second, then she looked up at her friend, frowning. "But what if he thinks I'm asking him out?"
"Er...you ARE asking him out." Willow pointed out logically.
"Oh...right."
"Just talk to him. You stand in front of him and you say 'Hi, I'm Buffy Summers.' You'll see where it goes from there." The red-head advised her.
Before she could respond, Xander and his girlfriend Cordelia arrived.
"Hello ladies. What's going on?" the boy asked, referring to the preoccupied frown on the slayer's face.
"PLEASE, don't tell me some new evil beast is on its way to Sunnyhell!" Cordelia exclaimed with a sigh, sitting down next to her boyfriend.
"No, but there's still the smurf demon somewhere around. Giles and Jenny are researching it...and I'm supposed to check with them and then patrol. Damn!" the slayer sighted and stood up. "Ok then, I'll see you guys tomorrow. Thanks Will for...what you said."
"No problem. Good luck with...you know what."
"What?" Xander demanded, curious.
"Just something about a demon. A tall...mysterious...dark...brooding...handsome..." Willow said that last part under her breath, and exchanged a knowing smile with Buffy just before she left.
*****
"Buffy! Where were you? I was worried!" Joyce Summers exclaimed, storming into the hall where her daughter had just entered the house.
"I was with the gang. You remember? I told you about that party we organized for that new girl at school. Emily." Buffy answered innocently. Her mother seemed a little embarrassed and Buffy grinned inwardly.
"Oh, I'm sorry sweetie. I didn't remember about that. How was it? Did you have fun?"
"Yeah, it was a blast." *Oh my god! Did I actually became THAT good at lying? Or is she just trying to show me that she cares about what I tell her? Tough question.*
"Was Emily glad you all did that for her?"
"Yeah! She was very happy!" *Well duh! Imaginary people love the imaginary parties they are invited to by their so-good-at-lying-to-her-mother-when- she-doesn't-want-to-tell-her-that-she-was-kicking-vamp-butt slayer friend!* "I'm going to bed. Night mom!" Buffy started climbing the stairs to her bedroom but her mother interrupted her.
"Wait honey. I wanted to tell you something."
"What?" she asked suspiciously.
"We're having diner next week with a colleague of mine from the gallery. Next Friday." Joyce informed her daughter.
"We? As in you and me?" Buffy asked incredulously.
"Yes. They have a daughter of your age who'll be there too. You'll make a new friend!" she replied happily.
"But I don't need a new friend!"
"Don't be silly! The girl arrived in Sunnydale about a week ago. Just do what you did with that Emily person from school so that she feels right at home here. You know you're very good at that!" Joyce reassured her and then went back into the living room. Buffy retreated in her room after a moment. *I knew that stupid Emily I made up would cause me trouble. What a bitch. I'm doomed to spent the entire evening with the art geek family and their art geek daughter. Someone kills me now!*
*****
The next day, when Buffy told her best friend about last night's news, she felt truly sorry for her. Willow knew that Buffy didn't like having anything to do with her mother's colleagues, mostly because she didn't understand a word of what they were talking about. "What did you tell her?" she asked finally.
"Nothing! I didn't have much of a choice! And she was really enthusiastic about the whole thing!" Buffy complained.
"Come on, it won't be THAT bad! Maybe they won't talk about art at all."
"Yeah right. I believe ya..." Suddenly, the red-head jumped excitedly. "What? What's wrong?"
"He's here!"
"Who?"
"Well duh! Look behind you." Willow requested. Buffy turned around and saw what caught her friend's attention. He was here, opening his locker, and...
*OH MY GOD!!* "He's wearing leather pants! He's wearing leather pants!" Buffy whispered to her friend, even more excited than her.
"So I've noticed. And what a nice little ass he has!" Willow remarked, smirking.
"Willow! You have a boyfriend! Do I have to remember you his name?"
"Come on, I'm in love, not BLIND!" she retorted, amused by her friend's crush on this guy.
"Oh god. He looks so good. And I don't even have classes with him today...damn it!"
"What are you waiting for?" Willow asked her.
"For what?" she raised her eyebrows, clueless.
"Duh! For talking to him. Doing the 'Hi I'm Buffy' talk. Asking him for coffee!"
"I wouldn't do that if I was you" a third girl walked over them.
"Hey Cordy!" Buffy greeted her with a smile.
"Yeah hi. Why not?" Willow questioned her. Cordelia grinned at them. She liked having the control of the situation, it gave a her the feeling that she was superior.
"Because Harmony already tried that and I respect you too much to let you go through this embarrassment." She answered simply.
"What did Harmony do?" Buffy asked her.
"She did the 'Hi I'm Harmony' talk and asked him for coffee. And isn't he just the gentleman. Completely brushed her off. And not the 'sorry I can't but thanks' kind. It was more something like the 'I'd rather die' kind. Really sweet, let me tell you. Although it was very funny to see Harmony's face when he left. But I can see why you're interested though. Hello salty goodness! I would definitely try him if I didn't think he would do the same to me than he did to Harm." Cordelia explained. She said that last part with her eyes cast on Angel's bottom while he was walking away.
"And the fact that you're dating Xander, right?" Willow pointed out.
"Oh yeah, that too." The former May Queen murmured absently.
"You know what Buffy? You should try and ask him out in private. You could walk him home pretending it's your way, too." Willow suggested.
"I don't know Will. I don't know ANYTHING about him. I'm not sure it would be a good thing to jump right on him." Disagreed the slayer.
"I gotta go with Buffy on that one. I talked to him a few times"
"You did?" Willow cut Cordelia off.
"Yeah, we're chemistry lab partners. Anyway he's the lonely brooding rebellious kind of guy. He wasn't especially rude with me or anything, but it was clear he didn't want to talk to anyone. Nor being at school for that matter. I'm pretty sure he doesn't like girls asking him on a date out of the blue. Sorry Buff."
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Author: Valerie
E-mail: funbreath@msn.com
Disclaimer: they don't belong to me
Summary: AU Angel is new at Sunnydale High. He meets Buffy and the gang. They think he's just a regular kid. Not likely.
Timeline: during season 2 of BTVS...sorta. Let's just say that Buffy and the gang are in their Junior year in Sunnydale High.
Spoilers: as far as alternate universe goes...almost nothing. References on demons from BTVS and Angel from time to time, but that's about it
Rating: R
Distribution: You can take it but ask me first please.
Feedback: That's a big big big yes!!!!! It's my first fic, so please?
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2.
A week later, Buffy entered the Bronze and walked toward her best friend, who was sitting alone in a couch at the back of the club.
"Hey Will! You the first here?" the slayer asked while sitting next to Willow.
"Yeah. Cordy and Xander should be here soon though."
"Good." A few moments later, Buffy saw Willow staring at her intently.
"What? Do I have something on my face?"
"Can I ask you something?"
"Sure!"
"And you promise do be honest with me?"
"Yeah! Spill it already, Will!"
"Ok." Willow leaned over her friend so that no one could hear them. "What do you think of Angel?"
"Willow!" Buffy exclaimed, offended.
"Come on! We're alone, tell me. Please? Pretty please? I'm your best friend!" the red-head whined. Buffy looked around a moment, then sighted and leaned over her friend.
"All right. But you can't tell anyone!"
"I promise. It's a secret."
"I can't stop thinking about him." The slayer eventually admitted with a grin.
"I knew it! You've had this dreamy expression on your face ever since he arrived."
"I keep dreaming about him at night, and it's crazy! I mean...I haven't even talked to him yet."
"What KIND of dreams?"
"NOT the kind you're thinking about. It's perfectly politically correct."
"Really?"
"Well...most of the time."
"You sure?" Willow insisted. She knew the truth, but she wanted the slayer to admit it herself.
"Ok, ok! I dream about him touching me and doing stuff to me I will never say out loud, so what?" Buffy snapped.
"My, my. Someone's got a serious crush here!" Willow commented with a big smile. It had been so long since the slayer had dated any guy, she was happy that she was interested again.
"Tell me about it. I don't know what's wrong with me! I see a guy once and I'm already head over heels for him!"
"I suggest you at least talk to him. Ask him for coffee or something."
"Yeah. Yeah, I can do that." She paused a second, then she looked up at her friend, frowning. "But what if he thinks I'm asking him out?"
"Er...you ARE asking him out." Willow pointed out logically.
"Oh...right."
"Just talk to him. You stand in front of him and you say 'Hi, I'm Buffy Summers.' You'll see where it goes from there." The red-head advised her.
Before she could respond, Xander and his girlfriend Cordelia arrived.
"Hello ladies. What's going on?" the boy asked, referring to the preoccupied frown on the slayer's face.
"PLEASE, don't tell me some new evil beast is on its way to Sunnyhell!" Cordelia exclaimed with a sigh, sitting down next to her boyfriend.
"No, but there's still the smurf demon somewhere around. Giles and Jenny are researching it...and I'm supposed to check with them and then patrol. Damn!" the slayer sighted and stood up. "Ok then, I'll see you guys tomorrow. Thanks Will for...what you said."
"No problem. Good luck with...you know what."
"What?" Xander demanded, curious.
"Just something about a demon. A tall...mysterious...dark...brooding...handsome..." Willow said that last part under her breath, and exchanged a knowing smile with Buffy just before she left.
*****
"Buffy! Where were you? I was worried!" Joyce Summers exclaimed, storming into the hall where her daughter had just entered the house.
"I was with the gang. You remember? I told you about that party we organized for that new girl at school. Emily." Buffy answered innocently. Her mother seemed a little embarrassed and Buffy grinned inwardly.
"Oh, I'm sorry sweetie. I didn't remember about that. How was it? Did you have fun?"
"Yeah, it was a blast." *Oh my god! Did I actually became THAT good at lying? Or is she just trying to show me that she cares about what I tell her? Tough question.*
"Was Emily glad you all did that for her?"
"Yeah! She was very happy!" *Well duh! Imaginary people love the imaginary parties they are invited to by their so-good-at-lying-to-her-mother-when- she-doesn't-want-to-tell-her-that-she-was-kicking-vamp-butt slayer friend!* "I'm going to bed. Night mom!" Buffy started climbing the stairs to her bedroom but her mother interrupted her.
"Wait honey. I wanted to tell you something."
"What?" she asked suspiciously.
"We're having diner next week with a colleague of mine from the gallery. Next Friday." Joyce informed her daughter.
"We? As in you and me?" Buffy asked incredulously.
"Yes. They have a daughter of your age who'll be there too. You'll make a new friend!" she replied happily.
"But I don't need a new friend!"
"Don't be silly! The girl arrived in Sunnydale about a week ago. Just do what you did with that Emily person from school so that she feels right at home here. You know you're very good at that!" Joyce reassured her and then went back into the living room. Buffy retreated in her room after a moment. *I knew that stupid Emily I made up would cause me trouble. What a bitch. I'm doomed to spent the entire evening with the art geek family and their art geek daughter. Someone kills me now!*
*****
The next day, when Buffy told her best friend about last night's news, she felt truly sorry for her. Willow knew that Buffy didn't like having anything to do with her mother's colleagues, mostly because she didn't understand a word of what they were talking about. "What did you tell her?" she asked finally.
"Nothing! I didn't have much of a choice! And she was really enthusiastic about the whole thing!" Buffy complained.
"Come on, it won't be THAT bad! Maybe they won't talk about art at all."
"Yeah right. I believe ya..." Suddenly, the red-head jumped excitedly. "What? What's wrong?"
"He's here!"
"Who?"
"Well duh! Look behind you." Willow requested. Buffy turned around and saw what caught her friend's attention. He was here, opening his locker, and...
*OH MY GOD!!* "He's wearing leather pants! He's wearing leather pants!" Buffy whispered to her friend, even more excited than her.
"So I've noticed. And what a nice little ass he has!" Willow remarked, smirking.
"Willow! You have a boyfriend! Do I have to remember you his name?"
"Come on, I'm in love, not BLIND!" she retorted, amused by her friend's crush on this guy.
"Oh god. He looks so good. And I don't even have classes with him today...damn it!"
"What are you waiting for?" Willow asked her.
"For what?" she raised her eyebrows, clueless.
"Duh! For talking to him. Doing the 'Hi I'm Buffy' talk. Asking him for coffee!"
"I wouldn't do that if I was you" a third girl walked over them.
"Hey Cordy!" Buffy greeted her with a smile.
"Yeah hi. Why not?" Willow questioned her. Cordelia grinned at them. She liked having the control of the situation, it gave a her the feeling that she was superior.
"Because Harmony already tried that and I respect you too much to let you go through this embarrassment." She answered simply.
"What did Harmony do?" Buffy asked her.
"She did the 'Hi I'm Harmony' talk and asked him for coffee. And isn't he just the gentleman. Completely brushed her off. And not the 'sorry I can't but thanks' kind. It was more something like the 'I'd rather die' kind. Really sweet, let me tell you. Although it was very funny to see Harmony's face when he left. But I can see why you're interested though. Hello salty goodness! I would definitely try him if I didn't think he would do the same to me than he did to Harm." Cordelia explained. She said that last part with her eyes cast on Angel's bottom while he was walking away.
"And the fact that you're dating Xander, right?" Willow pointed out.
"Oh yeah, that too." The former May Queen murmured absently.
"You know what Buffy? You should try and ask him out in private. You could walk him home pretending it's your way, too." Willow suggested.
"I don't know Will. I don't know ANYTHING about him. I'm not sure it would be a good thing to jump right on him." Disagreed the slayer.
"I gotta go with Buffy on that one. I talked to him a few times"
"You did?" Willow cut Cordelia off.
"Yeah, we're chemistry lab partners. Anyway he's the lonely brooding rebellious kind of guy. He wasn't especially rude with me or anything, but it was clear he didn't want to talk to anyone. Nor being at school for that matter. I'm pretty sure he doesn't like girls asking him on a date out of the blue. Sorry Buff."
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