Till Death Do Us Part
By: Althea
Disclaimers: Joss Whedon and Marti Noxon, Constance M. Burge and David Greenwalt (if I'm not mistaken)
Spoilers: Everything up to Season 5 for Buffy, Season 3 for Charmed and Season 2 for Angel.The Angel Episode: "I Will Remember You" and the Buffy Episode: "Buffy vs. Dracula"
Summary: By some unknown force (probably the PTB) the worlds of the Angel Investigations, the Scoobies and the Charmed Ones from San Francisco came together to defeat and face evil threatening to destroy our world today. In this chapter, the Scoobies, the Angel Gang and the Charmed Ones finally meet, and angst and fluff ensues.
A/N: Thanks for all who reviewed! You guys are the best! My sincerest apologies for not uploading this chapter earlier, it's probably two months late. I've been very busy with things but, I can say that I have now a lot of time to write and will upload every chapter every four days and such, but still my deepest gratitude to all who read this fic and reviewed.
A/N2: Oh, and because I feel so bad about not continuing to write this fic, I am now revising and editing the previous two chapters just for the hell of it. I'm recommending you to read it since several scenes are changed and I'm hopefully going to get rid of that "numerous aspiring actress" and hopefully, the writing won't be a bit off.
(((((_^*^_)))))
((Buffy the Vampire Slayer has finally reach it's Final Season and the Series Finale is not far behind (very sad). But yeah, they should end while they're on their highest. It may not be on our TV screens, but it will live forever in our hearts. Let's continue the world that Joss Whedon gave us by our FANFICTIONs. Cheers to all, there may still be Angel! Although yeah, still not decided.))
(((((_^*^_)))))
Till Death Do Us Part
Chapter Three: A Not So Peaceful Gathering
"So..."
"So..."
"So! Why don't we all sit down and catch up to all those stuff that we've missed, while we were all a hundred miles away from each other?" Cordelia forcefully said, mentioning the awkward looking people who's standing around the hotel's lobby looking extremely out of place, to sit at the plush red sofas positioned round the room.
For the first time, probably, in the Scoobie history, they obeyed Cordelia, and sat at the cushions, the tension still thick in the air.
"So, how've you all been?" Buffy asked, somewhat awkwardly the moment they were all seated and Cordelia started giving out drinks.
"Good." Angel answered. "You?"
"Fine." Buffy said.
A beat.
"Hey! What's new at our dear old Sunnydale?" Cordelia asked, the forced and exaggerated cheerfulness obvious in her voice.
"Oh, nothing much." Willow said. "Hey! Did you know that Dracula came to Sunnydale? It was so cool! He--"
"Willow." Giles warned.
"Really? What happened?" Cordelia asked exitedly.
"Dracula? I thought he's just a myth!" Wesley mused.
"No he's not." Angel said. "Met him in 1840. He's such a pain, bragging here and there about how famous and good-looking he is! As if!"
"The old guy's a bloke!" Spike added. "Wise yeah, but brave? A terrified mouse is probably braver than him. Just full of talk and stupid special powers."
"What are you talking about?" Anya exclaimed indignantly. "He's great! He's worth, like, ten times of you..."
"Ok, lay off from the Dracula talk, ok?" Giles said, quieting both parties. "Uh, Angel, let's talk about--"
"Hey, yo, guys I'm here!"
"--who's he?" Giles finished uncertainly.
"Gunn! Hi!" Cordelia greeted, standing up from her sit.
"Hey! That's great! Good for you Cordy! You finally have a boyfriend!" Willow loudly said as Xander tried hard not to appear guilty or hurt.
"What?!" Cordelia exclaimed. "Boyfriend? Oh, no! He's part of the team."
There was a choking noise heard from beside Willow as Xander supressed his laugh.
"What team?" Dawn asked.
"Angel Investigations." Cordelia casually answered. "Guys, meet Charles Gunn, Gunn this is, Riley, Buffy, Dawn her sister, Tara, Willow, Xander, Anya, Spike and Giles.
"Yo!" he said as a way of greeting.
Another beat.
"Are we not going hunting tonight?" Gunn asked.
"Uh, I don't think so." Angel answered. "We've got to... uh..."
"Welcome our guests." Wesley said. "Maybe tomorrow with their help."
"Uh, yeah... ok." Gunn said.
"Hey Angelcakes! You won't believe what---AAAAUUUGHHHGH!!!"
Standing in front of the door of the Hyperion Hotel was Lorne, known as the Host in his own bar Caritas. Dropping in at the moment was not such a good idea because the moment that Buffy saw him, her full slayer mode was automatically turned on.
In the astonishment and surprise of Angel, Cordelia and Wesley, they watched as Buffy gracefully leaped from her chair and without warning tackled the poor green harmless and possibly gay demon. Lorne could just do nothing but shout in surprise and horror.
"Demon! Quick, Xander! Hand Buffy the axe!" Giles shouted, quickly leaping from the chair.
"Giles! No!" Cordelia hollered together with Wesley and Angel. It's almost a funny sight seeing the Scoobies so worried and terrified by a harmless singing green demon.
"Gerroff me!!!" Lorne shouted, waving his arms while trying to get Buffy off him.
"No axe! No axe!" Cordelia shouted, running and putting herself between Xander with the axe and Buffy with Lorne.
"I can't breath!" Lorn shouted, somewhat hoarsely since Buffy is probably squeezing his lungs and stomach by sitting on top of it.
"He's ok! He's good! He's good!" Angel spoke up, gently taking the axe from Xander. "Buffy, you can... you can get off him now."
"He's alright?" she asked, looking uncertainly at Lorne. "He's... He's not bad? He's not trying to kill us or anything?"
"Of course I'm not trying to kill you!" Lorne answered exasperated. "Then I should've sneeked at the back door instead of shouting "I'm here!" at the top of my lungs!"
Buffy still looked unconvinced.
Much less the Scoobies who are now just standing there and looking at each other, confusion on their faces.
"He's a friend." Angel said.
"Uh people, this," said Wesley, helping Lorne up as Buffy finally got off him and stood at his side rather bashfully, "This is Lorne, he's a friend Angel, Cordelia and I met on one of our cases. Angel had to... uh... never mind."
"But he's a demon." Anya tactlessly pointed out.
"You are too." Cordelia retorted.
"Yeah, but a much prettier one." Anya quipped.
"I'm good, alright?" Lorne spoke up, feeling defensive of his current situation. "I help people."
"Really?" said Buffy, mild sarcasm evident in her voice, as if she's not believing that a demon can do good.
"He's anegogic and totally harmless." Wesley pointed out.
"Really? He looks like he's eating enough." Dawn piped in.
Wesley unconciously smiled thinking of how similar hers and Cordelia's reaction was.
"Anegogic? Meaning?" Xander said.
"He can read minds when you sing." Cordelia blantfully answered.
"Oh," Willow finally made a sound.
"So, what?" Spike for the first time spoke up, a little sarcastic smile pasted on his pale lips. "Angel sang? If he did, it's a wonder you guys are still alive!"
"Oh, we barely survived!" Cordelia said, followed by a nod of agreement from Wesley.
"Cordy!" Angel scolded. He's not THAT bad! Is he? He turned his eyes on Spike and actually saw him for the first time since they'd arrived. "Spike, what are you doing here?"
"I'm with them." Spike casually said, motioning to the people surrounding them.
"What? Why?" Angel looked around speechless. "Buffy?"
"He's, uh... he came along because..." Buffy looked around at Willow and Xander as if asking for help.
"Buffy thought that he would be helpful in fighting againts the demon since we need as more male power as possible." Giles answered for her, in Buffy's relief.
"So he's part of the group now?" Angel asked, confusion still pasted on his face.
"More or less." Buffy answered.
"Unfortunately." Xander said at the same time.
((((***))))
Lilah Morgan exited her grand office that late afternoon, her head throbbing because of tons of paperwork that she had been working on that lousy day, all about that pain in the ass Angel and his accomplices. She walked gracefully and with authority through the corridor, reached the floor's elevator, pushed the down button and waited for the sliding doors to open.
She still did not know why the Senior Partners are so interested in Angel, much more about that Slayer that is now in town together with her sidekicks. Nathan Reid was most persistent that she should find out more about that Slayer, probably thinking of how Wolfram and Hart could benefit from her. Like that plan worked before especially with the Slayer's past and their own history with dealing with other slayers. That plan with the Rogue Slayer was such a failure that she heard that Lee Mercer got eaten by a Siphiasco Demon.
More or less, Lilah already knew that the firm had already great plans for her, just like they had with Angel and the upcoming apocolypse. Whatever it is, it is definitely productive for the firm and probably deadly for the Slayer itself.
Another thing is that the firm had been also showing great interest for the three Witches that was said to have great power more than anything that ordiary witches have and can do more than just spells and incantations. Lilah heard from somewhere the firm is planning to kidnap them and use their powers for the development of the firm. But that's just all hear-say, nothing's still permanent.
The sliding doors of the elevator opened and in Lilah went, pushing the basement button. A few moments later, she was walking towards her car in the dark and damp parking lot of the building, her car key clutched in her hand.
Other office mates will think that she was already going home after a long day's work but she knew better than to even tell them of what her day's agenda is. Even though how much she hated that vampire, business is still business and unfortunately, she just got to pay him a visit and there's no refusing orders.
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A/N: That's it. I'm tired and my eyes hurt from wearing my glasses too long and staring at the computer for several non-stop hours, also working on my other stories. It's not much of a chapter, really, and the writing is a little bit off. Sorry about that. Review it anyway just for the hell of it. I love getting reviews.
Next Stop:
The Scoobies meet the Charmed Ones, plans here, plans there. The guys finally hunts down Cataula and somebody gets severely hurt.
REVIEW PLEASE!!!
By: Althea
Disclaimers: Joss Whedon and Marti Noxon, Constance M. Burge and David Greenwalt (if I'm not mistaken)
Spoilers: Everything up to Season 5 for Buffy, Season 3 for Charmed and Season 2 for Angel.The Angel Episode: "I Will Remember You" and the Buffy Episode: "Buffy vs. Dracula"
Summary: By some unknown force (probably the PTB) the worlds of the Angel Investigations, the Scoobies and the Charmed Ones from San Francisco came together to defeat and face evil threatening to destroy our world today. In this chapter, the Scoobies, the Angel Gang and the Charmed Ones finally meet, and angst and fluff ensues.
A/N: Thanks for all who reviewed! You guys are the best! My sincerest apologies for not uploading this chapter earlier, it's probably two months late. I've been very busy with things but, I can say that I have now a lot of time to write and will upload every chapter every four days and such, but still my deepest gratitude to all who read this fic and reviewed.
A/N2: Oh, and because I feel so bad about not continuing to write this fic, I am now revising and editing the previous two chapters just for the hell of it. I'm recommending you to read it since several scenes are changed and I'm hopefully going to get rid of that "numerous aspiring actress" and hopefully, the writing won't be a bit off.
(((((_^*^_)))))
((Buffy the Vampire Slayer has finally reach it's Final Season and the Series Finale is not far behind (very sad). But yeah, they should end while they're on their highest. It may not be on our TV screens, but it will live forever in our hearts. Let's continue the world that Joss Whedon gave us by our FANFICTIONs. Cheers to all, there may still be Angel! Although yeah, still not decided.))
(((((_^*^_)))))
Till Death Do Us Part
Chapter Three: A Not So Peaceful Gathering
"So..."
"So..."
"So! Why don't we all sit down and catch up to all those stuff that we've missed, while we were all a hundred miles away from each other?" Cordelia forcefully said, mentioning the awkward looking people who's standing around the hotel's lobby looking extremely out of place, to sit at the plush red sofas positioned round the room.
For the first time, probably, in the Scoobie history, they obeyed Cordelia, and sat at the cushions, the tension still thick in the air.
"So, how've you all been?" Buffy asked, somewhat awkwardly the moment they were all seated and Cordelia started giving out drinks.
"Good." Angel answered. "You?"
"Fine." Buffy said.
A beat.
"Hey! What's new at our dear old Sunnydale?" Cordelia asked, the forced and exaggerated cheerfulness obvious in her voice.
"Oh, nothing much." Willow said. "Hey! Did you know that Dracula came to Sunnydale? It was so cool! He--"
"Willow." Giles warned.
"Really? What happened?" Cordelia asked exitedly.
"Dracula? I thought he's just a myth!" Wesley mused.
"No he's not." Angel said. "Met him in 1840. He's such a pain, bragging here and there about how famous and good-looking he is! As if!"
"The old guy's a bloke!" Spike added. "Wise yeah, but brave? A terrified mouse is probably braver than him. Just full of talk and stupid special powers."
"What are you talking about?" Anya exclaimed indignantly. "He's great! He's worth, like, ten times of you..."
"Ok, lay off from the Dracula talk, ok?" Giles said, quieting both parties. "Uh, Angel, let's talk about--"
"Hey, yo, guys I'm here!"
"--who's he?" Giles finished uncertainly.
"Gunn! Hi!" Cordelia greeted, standing up from her sit.
"Hey! That's great! Good for you Cordy! You finally have a boyfriend!" Willow loudly said as Xander tried hard not to appear guilty or hurt.
"What?!" Cordelia exclaimed. "Boyfriend? Oh, no! He's part of the team."
There was a choking noise heard from beside Willow as Xander supressed his laugh.
"What team?" Dawn asked.
"Angel Investigations." Cordelia casually answered. "Guys, meet Charles Gunn, Gunn this is, Riley, Buffy, Dawn her sister, Tara, Willow, Xander, Anya, Spike and Giles.
"Yo!" he said as a way of greeting.
Another beat.
"Are we not going hunting tonight?" Gunn asked.
"Uh, I don't think so." Angel answered. "We've got to... uh..."
"Welcome our guests." Wesley said. "Maybe tomorrow with their help."
"Uh, yeah... ok." Gunn said.
"Hey Angelcakes! You won't believe what---AAAAUUUGHHHGH!!!"
Standing in front of the door of the Hyperion Hotel was Lorne, known as the Host in his own bar Caritas. Dropping in at the moment was not such a good idea because the moment that Buffy saw him, her full slayer mode was automatically turned on.
In the astonishment and surprise of Angel, Cordelia and Wesley, they watched as Buffy gracefully leaped from her chair and without warning tackled the poor green harmless and possibly gay demon. Lorne could just do nothing but shout in surprise and horror.
"Demon! Quick, Xander! Hand Buffy the axe!" Giles shouted, quickly leaping from the chair.
"Giles! No!" Cordelia hollered together with Wesley and Angel. It's almost a funny sight seeing the Scoobies so worried and terrified by a harmless singing green demon.
"Gerroff me!!!" Lorne shouted, waving his arms while trying to get Buffy off him.
"No axe! No axe!" Cordelia shouted, running and putting herself between Xander with the axe and Buffy with Lorne.
"I can't breath!" Lorn shouted, somewhat hoarsely since Buffy is probably squeezing his lungs and stomach by sitting on top of it.
"He's ok! He's good! He's good!" Angel spoke up, gently taking the axe from Xander. "Buffy, you can... you can get off him now."
"He's alright?" she asked, looking uncertainly at Lorne. "He's... He's not bad? He's not trying to kill us or anything?"
"Of course I'm not trying to kill you!" Lorne answered exasperated. "Then I should've sneeked at the back door instead of shouting "I'm here!" at the top of my lungs!"
Buffy still looked unconvinced.
Much less the Scoobies who are now just standing there and looking at each other, confusion on their faces.
"He's a friend." Angel said.
"Uh people, this," said Wesley, helping Lorne up as Buffy finally got off him and stood at his side rather bashfully, "This is Lorne, he's a friend Angel, Cordelia and I met on one of our cases. Angel had to... uh... never mind."
"But he's a demon." Anya tactlessly pointed out.
"You are too." Cordelia retorted.
"Yeah, but a much prettier one." Anya quipped.
"I'm good, alright?" Lorne spoke up, feeling defensive of his current situation. "I help people."
"Really?" said Buffy, mild sarcasm evident in her voice, as if she's not believing that a demon can do good.
"He's anegogic and totally harmless." Wesley pointed out.
"Really? He looks like he's eating enough." Dawn piped in.
Wesley unconciously smiled thinking of how similar hers and Cordelia's reaction was.
"Anegogic? Meaning?" Xander said.
"He can read minds when you sing." Cordelia blantfully answered.
"Oh," Willow finally made a sound.
"So, what?" Spike for the first time spoke up, a little sarcastic smile pasted on his pale lips. "Angel sang? If he did, it's a wonder you guys are still alive!"
"Oh, we barely survived!" Cordelia said, followed by a nod of agreement from Wesley.
"Cordy!" Angel scolded. He's not THAT bad! Is he? He turned his eyes on Spike and actually saw him for the first time since they'd arrived. "Spike, what are you doing here?"
"I'm with them." Spike casually said, motioning to the people surrounding them.
"What? Why?" Angel looked around speechless. "Buffy?"
"He's, uh... he came along because..." Buffy looked around at Willow and Xander as if asking for help.
"Buffy thought that he would be helpful in fighting againts the demon since we need as more male power as possible." Giles answered for her, in Buffy's relief.
"So he's part of the group now?" Angel asked, confusion still pasted on his face.
"More or less." Buffy answered.
"Unfortunately." Xander said at the same time.
((((***))))
Lilah Morgan exited her grand office that late afternoon, her head throbbing because of tons of paperwork that she had been working on that lousy day, all about that pain in the ass Angel and his accomplices. She walked gracefully and with authority through the corridor, reached the floor's elevator, pushed the down button and waited for the sliding doors to open.
She still did not know why the Senior Partners are so interested in Angel, much more about that Slayer that is now in town together with her sidekicks. Nathan Reid was most persistent that she should find out more about that Slayer, probably thinking of how Wolfram and Hart could benefit from her. Like that plan worked before especially with the Slayer's past and their own history with dealing with other slayers. That plan with the Rogue Slayer was such a failure that she heard that Lee Mercer got eaten by a Siphiasco Demon.
More or less, Lilah already knew that the firm had already great plans for her, just like they had with Angel and the upcoming apocolypse. Whatever it is, it is definitely productive for the firm and probably deadly for the Slayer itself.
Another thing is that the firm had been also showing great interest for the three Witches that was said to have great power more than anything that ordiary witches have and can do more than just spells and incantations. Lilah heard from somewhere the firm is planning to kidnap them and use their powers for the development of the firm. But that's just all hear-say, nothing's still permanent.
The sliding doors of the elevator opened and in Lilah went, pushing the basement button. A few moments later, she was walking towards her car in the dark and damp parking lot of the building, her car key clutched in her hand.
Other office mates will think that she was already going home after a long day's work but she knew better than to even tell them of what her day's agenda is. Even though how much she hated that vampire, business is still business and unfortunately, she just got to pay him a visit and there's no refusing orders.
((((***))))
A/N: That's it. I'm tired and my eyes hurt from wearing my glasses too long and staring at the computer for several non-stop hours, also working on my other stories. It's not much of a chapter, really, and the writing is a little bit off. Sorry about that. Review it anyway just for the hell of it. I love getting reviews.
Next Stop:
The Scoobies meet the Charmed Ones, plans here, plans there. The guys finally hunts down Cataula and somebody gets severely hurt.
REVIEW PLEASE!!!
