Title - Best Friends
Author - Paige
Rating - R
Summary - Buffy and Angel are best friends who grow up next door to each other. When they hit junior high, Buffy gets cool and Angel doesn't. Everything changes when she's called.
Disclaimer - Yeah right.
Distribution - Would make my day. Just ask.
Feedback - Would make the sun shine brighter.
/One Year Later/
The 'Slayerettes' had gathered in the Summers living room. Buffy was sitting on the couch between Willow and Xander. Oz was sitting on the floor in front of Willow. It was really a very crowded couch.
Dawn came skipping into the room, holding a white envelope. "For you," she informed her sister, handing her the letter. "From Stud Guy." She smirked at her big sister, thinking the girl really needed to find a better place to hide her diary.
Buffy snatched it out of her hand.
"Who's Stud Guy?" Xander asked, trying not to sound jealous.
"An-gel," Dawn sing-songed.
Buffy glared at her sister.
"Angel?" Xander asked incredulously. "What kind of name is Angel?"
Buffy turned to Willow's boyfriend. "What were you saying, Oz?"
Oz ran a hand through dark hair - well, it was dark today. "Cousin of mine is coming to stay with us for a while. His family was killed a couple of weeks ago. By vampires, oddly enough."
Xander leaned forward. "How do you know they were killed by vampires?"
"He told me so. Apparently, he's known about them for a while, but won't tell me from where." He glanced back at the Slayer. "I think I know, now. His name just happens to be Angel Osbourne."
Dawn raised her eyebrows. "What a coincidence. Buffy's /loverboy/ is named Angel Osbourne."
Buffy was staring down at the letter in her hands. "Oh, poor Angel," she mourned. "What about Kathy?"
Oz slowly shook his head. "Dead."
Dawnie gasped. "Oh, god."
Buffy stood up and headed for the door. "Excuse me," she said softly, then ran up the stairs. They could here crying a minute later.
The Scooby Gang stared at each other, without a clue what to do.
*
/Buff -
Sorry so short, but I'm in a hurry. Mom and Kat are dead. Vampires. Sorry I didn't get to you in time for you to come to the funerals, but I wasn't there either. Spent two weeks under sedation and suicide watch. Heavy fun. I'm coming to Sunnydale to stay with Aunt Beth. My cousin Oz probably goes to school with you. Tell him to watch out for Jory's teeth.
Love you.
A./
Buffy sniffled. 'Poor Angel.'
*
They all looked up when she came back downstairs, still clutching Angel's letter.
"Why didn't he call us sooner?" Dawn demanded, looking angry.
"Suicide watch," Oz said grimly.
Buffy nodded, wiping the back of her hand. "He wants you to watch out for Jory's teeth, whatever that means," she informed Oz.
Oz nodded slowly and held up his finger for inspection. "Maybe he discovered he doesn't like to be tickled."
TBC.
Author - Paige
Rating - R
Summary - Buffy and Angel are best friends who grow up next door to each other. When they hit junior high, Buffy gets cool and Angel doesn't. Everything changes when she's called.
Disclaimer - Yeah right.
Distribution - Would make my day. Just ask.
Feedback - Would make the sun shine brighter.
/One Year Later/
The 'Slayerettes' had gathered in the Summers living room. Buffy was sitting on the couch between Willow and Xander. Oz was sitting on the floor in front of Willow. It was really a very crowded couch.
Dawn came skipping into the room, holding a white envelope. "For you," she informed her sister, handing her the letter. "From Stud Guy." She smirked at her big sister, thinking the girl really needed to find a better place to hide her diary.
Buffy snatched it out of her hand.
"Who's Stud Guy?" Xander asked, trying not to sound jealous.
"An-gel," Dawn sing-songed.
Buffy glared at her sister.
"Angel?" Xander asked incredulously. "What kind of name is Angel?"
Buffy turned to Willow's boyfriend. "What were you saying, Oz?"
Oz ran a hand through dark hair - well, it was dark today. "Cousin of mine is coming to stay with us for a while. His family was killed a couple of weeks ago. By vampires, oddly enough."
Xander leaned forward. "How do you know they were killed by vampires?"
"He told me so. Apparently, he's known about them for a while, but won't tell me from where." He glanced back at the Slayer. "I think I know, now. His name just happens to be Angel Osbourne."
Dawn raised her eyebrows. "What a coincidence. Buffy's /loverboy/ is named Angel Osbourne."
Buffy was staring down at the letter in her hands. "Oh, poor Angel," she mourned. "What about Kathy?"
Oz slowly shook his head. "Dead."
Dawnie gasped. "Oh, god."
Buffy stood up and headed for the door. "Excuse me," she said softly, then ran up the stairs. They could here crying a minute later.
The Scooby Gang stared at each other, without a clue what to do.
*
/Buff -
Sorry so short, but I'm in a hurry. Mom and Kat are dead. Vampires. Sorry I didn't get to you in time for you to come to the funerals, but I wasn't there either. Spent two weeks under sedation and suicide watch. Heavy fun. I'm coming to Sunnydale to stay with Aunt Beth. My cousin Oz probably goes to school with you. Tell him to watch out for Jory's teeth.
Love you.
A./
Buffy sniffled. 'Poor Angel.'
*
They all looked up when she came back downstairs, still clutching Angel's letter.
"Why didn't he call us sooner?" Dawn demanded, looking angry.
"Suicide watch," Oz said grimly.
Buffy nodded, wiping the back of her hand. "He wants you to watch out for Jory's teeth, whatever that means," she informed Oz.
Oz nodded slowly and held up his finger for inspection. "Maybe he discovered he doesn't like to be tickled."
TBC.