*Authors note: thanks to you all for all the great reviews. You guys rock.
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"So this is it." Said Max as she entered her apartment, as Buffy followed cautiously behind. "The bathrooms in there and you can sleep on the coach." She pointed to the piece of furniture. ' I wonder what's up with this girl. She said her name was Buffy. Weird name, then again I bet there aren't many girls named Max.' "Listen I have to go out for a bit, work you know. Anyway, you can just hang out here, kay. My roomy and me will be back here in a couple of hours."
"Your roomy?" Asked Buffy startled, 'I thought I was doing good. Taking it slow, meeting one person at a time. Now I have another person to deal with.... Hey what am I saying. Max is very nice, she helped me and offered me a place to stay. I'm sure her roomy is just as nice.' Buffy thought to herself trying to calm down. 'This world is so strange and angry, it's way worse than it ever was during my time.'
"Yeah, her names Original Cindy. You'll like her. She's really nice, and gives a wicked massage." Said Max gently. 'Boy she's really out of it, she blanched at the thought of meeting anyone. I wonder what she's been through in the last bit, must have been really awful. But she's strong she'll get through it, it can't be even close to what I went through as a kid.'
Images of Manticore flashed through her brain. –Beatings – training – brain washing -- seizures – the escape – the fear she had to live with each day. Max shuddered involuntarily.
Buffy noticed the shudder instantly. Her senses had been on high alert, ever since she was attacked. She had forced herself out of her daze and to become aware of what was around her. The difference in the city, from when she had left, was horrible. She could only imagine what LA must now be like.
As Buffy and Max had made there way to the center of town earlier, Buffy had come to a startling realization about the state of the world. The stench of poverty in the streets had harassed her senses, forcing her to realize that the state of the area she had been hiding in wasn't contained to that section of town. The bad part of town was now the whole city. As she passed through the streets, she could almost smell the blood spilt, on the streets every night. Buffy had looked around at the people, the fate they suffered may not have been caused by demons, but the death the faced each night was.
Now sitting in Max's apartment she finally understood what she must do. ' I can't be afraid anymore. Evil is winning, humanity is dying, and it is my duty to protect the world from the creatures in the dark. I can't block out the world anymore, I have to accept my fate, I am humanities protector, and humanity is not going to survive much longer, unless things start to change. Its time I took control again. Evil beware, the Slayer's back!' Determination swept though Buffy like a drug.
"Hey, Max?" asked Buffy suddenly. Her appearance had changed drastically since she last spoke seconds before, she no longer looked weak and scared, but once again looked, like the great slayer she was. There was no longer and fear or doubt in her eyes, only strength.
Max stared at her, amazed at the sudden change in her appearance. A minute ago, she looked ready to give up on life, now she looked like a very strong woman, with a mission. "Yup."
"You think you could get me a job, where you work?" asked Buffy tentatively suddenly unsure how she would manage, if Max said no.
"Sure, don't know why you would choose to work for Normal, but the rest of the gang would be glad to have you."
"Thanks," she replied. "Could you just let me shower, I must stink." Buffy smiled he quirky half smile at Max.
"Sure go right ahead girl friend." Max shook her head with amazement, she had a feeling the next little while would be very interesting, if Buffy was planning on hanging around.
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*Authors note: First sorry it was so short but I promise to have the next chapter out soon. Secondly I had a couple of questions come up, in my first posting, that I thought I would clarify, in case anyone else is confused. First, it doesn't say how Buffy's friends die, I never gave exact descriptions of their deaths because of how I wrote the first chapter, as a diary entry, and Buffy was never told how they died. I didn't explain further because of two reasons 1. It would have been very hard to write in since Buffy never was told how they died. 2. I justed figured they would have all died with out her, in the first couple of eps. You know those demons took over, Sunnydale in other words the Hellmouth, they probably would have killed them all, maybe even opened the Hellmouth. I'm not sure if Faith will be in the story or not, I never considered what had happened to her. Lastly, Dark Angel is in it second season a little over half way through.
NOTE: I haven't decided if I should continue posting in both sections, since I have to modify each chapter for both postings, of if I should only write under Buffy crossovers. So if you enjoy this can you please review, because if you like it I'll post it.
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"So this is it." Said Max as she entered her apartment, as Buffy followed cautiously behind. "The bathrooms in there and you can sleep on the coach." She pointed to the piece of furniture. ' I wonder what's up with this girl. She said her name was Buffy. Weird name, then again I bet there aren't many girls named Max.' "Listen I have to go out for a bit, work you know. Anyway, you can just hang out here, kay. My roomy and me will be back here in a couple of hours."
"Your roomy?" Asked Buffy startled, 'I thought I was doing good. Taking it slow, meeting one person at a time. Now I have another person to deal with.... Hey what am I saying. Max is very nice, she helped me and offered me a place to stay. I'm sure her roomy is just as nice.' Buffy thought to herself trying to calm down. 'This world is so strange and angry, it's way worse than it ever was during my time.'
"Yeah, her names Original Cindy. You'll like her. She's really nice, and gives a wicked massage." Said Max gently. 'Boy she's really out of it, she blanched at the thought of meeting anyone. I wonder what she's been through in the last bit, must have been really awful. But she's strong she'll get through it, it can't be even close to what I went through as a kid.'
Images of Manticore flashed through her brain. –Beatings – training – brain washing -- seizures – the escape – the fear she had to live with each day. Max shuddered involuntarily.
Buffy noticed the shudder instantly. Her senses had been on high alert, ever since she was attacked. She had forced herself out of her daze and to become aware of what was around her. The difference in the city, from when she had left, was horrible. She could only imagine what LA must now be like.
As Buffy and Max had made there way to the center of town earlier, Buffy had come to a startling realization about the state of the world. The stench of poverty in the streets had harassed her senses, forcing her to realize that the state of the area she had been hiding in wasn't contained to that section of town. The bad part of town was now the whole city. As she passed through the streets, she could almost smell the blood spilt, on the streets every night. Buffy had looked around at the people, the fate they suffered may not have been caused by demons, but the death the faced each night was.
Now sitting in Max's apartment she finally understood what she must do. ' I can't be afraid anymore. Evil is winning, humanity is dying, and it is my duty to protect the world from the creatures in the dark. I can't block out the world anymore, I have to accept my fate, I am humanities protector, and humanity is not going to survive much longer, unless things start to change. Its time I took control again. Evil beware, the Slayer's back!' Determination swept though Buffy like a drug.
"Hey, Max?" asked Buffy suddenly. Her appearance had changed drastically since she last spoke seconds before, she no longer looked weak and scared, but once again looked, like the great slayer she was. There was no longer and fear or doubt in her eyes, only strength.
Max stared at her, amazed at the sudden change in her appearance. A minute ago, she looked ready to give up on life, now she looked like a very strong woman, with a mission. "Yup."
"You think you could get me a job, where you work?" asked Buffy tentatively suddenly unsure how she would manage, if Max said no.
"Sure, don't know why you would choose to work for Normal, but the rest of the gang would be glad to have you."
"Thanks," she replied. "Could you just let me shower, I must stink." Buffy smiled he quirky half smile at Max.
"Sure go right ahead girl friend." Max shook her head with amazement, she had a feeling the next little while would be very interesting, if Buffy was planning on hanging around.
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*Authors note: First sorry it was so short but I promise to have the next chapter out soon. Secondly I had a couple of questions come up, in my first posting, that I thought I would clarify, in case anyone else is confused. First, it doesn't say how Buffy's friends die, I never gave exact descriptions of their deaths because of how I wrote the first chapter, as a diary entry, and Buffy was never told how they died. I didn't explain further because of two reasons 1. It would have been very hard to write in since Buffy never was told how they died. 2. I justed figured they would have all died with out her, in the first couple of eps. You know those demons took over, Sunnydale in other words the Hellmouth, they probably would have killed them all, maybe even opened the Hellmouth. I'm not sure if Faith will be in the story or not, I never considered what had happened to her. Lastly, Dark Angel is in it second season a little over half way through.
NOTE: I haven't decided if I should continue posting in both sections, since I have to modify each chapter for both postings, of if I should only write under Buffy crossovers. So if you enjoy this can you please review, because if you like it I'll post it.