Title: Lonely No More
Author: Static-disturbed
Chapter 14- Grand mom
Summary: Yes I suck. I'm sorry that this update has taken so long but I've just been really busy. Plus I was having a bit of writers log with this story. I had a chpt 14 all ready to be uploaded but I didn't like it so I deleted it. Okay now that my apologies are over I can get on with this summary. In this chapter Buffy goes to Angel's house to meet his grandma, she catches Shelly in a bad mood and Trey just tries to stay out of it, while Angel wishes for once he could have a normal family. Ah just like the good old days before I went and made Angel go all suicidal. So give me feedback and tell me what you think. AOL sucks I'm sitting here trying to find a song for the new chapter and it disconnects me! Grr. Okay I found a song. It's by the Ramones. I'll say this now. If you don't know who the Ramones are and if you never heard their music I highly recommend that you go buy it. The Ramones are Punk Rock legends. The song is called 'Baby I Love you' and it just has to do with kind of Angel loving Buffy so much. Awwww....
Disclaimer: This chap is fun for the whole family pretty much. Maybe a swear or a few. I don't own the characters from Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Angel. The song is 'Baby I love You' by the Ramones.
Have I ever told you
How good it feels to hold you
It isn't easy to explain
And though I'm really tryin'
I think I may start cryin'
My heart can't wait an other day
When you kiss me I just gotta
Kiss me I just gotta
Kiss me I just gotta say :
Baby, I love you
Come on baby
Baby, I love you
Baby I love, I love only you
I can't live without you
I love everything about you
I can't help it if I feel this way
Oh I'm so glad I found you
I want my arms around you
I love to hear you call my name
Oh tell me that you feel
Tell me that you feel
Tell me that you feel the same
Baby, I love you
Come on baby
baby, I love you
Baby I love, I love only you
'Baby I love you' the Ramones
Buffy looked up at Angel's house and took a deep breath. She was a bit nervous about meeting his grandmother; she wanted to make a good impression. She had worn a nice pair of black dress pants and a red top that Crystal had leant her. She looked good. Buffy knew that, but she wasn't sure how she should dress to meet Mrs. O'Connell. Angel had explained to her that his grandmother was his mother's mom so she had a different last name then him. Angel planned on changing his to O'Connell when he turned 18. He had said she wasn't an extremely conservative lady but when she thought of grandmothers Buffy automatically thought.... sweaters and loafers. But then again Mrs. O'Connell did have Angel as a grand son and Buffy had seen how Shelly had been dressed that night. She sure as heck hadn't been wearing a sweater and loafers. Pressing her finger to the doorbell Buffy hoped that the meeting would go well.
"I got it!" Angel yelled stumbling down the stairs trying to get to Buffy before anyone else. He couldn't let them get to her. Okay so maybe he was being dramatic but there was no way he was letting Buffy alone with Shelly. His grand mom might ask some questions but Shelly was more likely to start spreading lies about him to his girlfriend. He loved his sister and for a while things had been going well. But after everything that happened with their father she had turned into the old Shelly again. And sometimes that Shelly really pissed him off.
"Hey" he said opening the door to find Buffy on the other side
"Hi" she said leaning up to kiss him. Angel pulled away and looked at her
"Nervous?"
"How'd you now?"
"Lucky guess.... and you look about as pale as me right now" he said with a laugh. Buffy gasped. He took her hand and led her inside shutting the door behind them. "I was kidding Buffy. You look great.... as always"
"Suck up"
"Don't I know it" he said with a smile. Angel led Buffy into the living room
"Grandma!! Buffy's here!" he yelled into the kitchen.
"Don't shout Angel! I'll be right there," a voice said from the other room. Buffy watched in interest. It was different seeing Angel in his home. This was his environment. At school he didn't fit in. That was obvious and it was also obvious that he was uncomfortable there. Here he was in is element. This was where he had grown up. There were no Cordelia's or Riley's watching his every move, heckling him for everything he did or wore. Here he had no need to defend or prove himself. No one was judging him. And he seemed a lot calmer. He flopped down on the couch and pulled her down next to him. She took the moment to look around. The house was small, the furniture was old and un- matching but everything was kept nice and clean. The coffee table was scratched but was decorated with little lace doilies. The ancient walls were covered in framed photographs of the three children. Buffy smiled at a picture that hung above the old fireplace. It was of three small children. Two of them, a boy and girl, were only about two. The other little boy in the picture was about five. It was obviously of Angel, Trey and Shelly.
"Look how cute you were" Buffy gushed standing up and beginning to inspect the pictures. Angel covered his face and groaned
"Yes once I was small too"
"Aw....Is that you're mom?" she asked looking at one picture that sat on the mantle. The picture was old and was of a young woman with blonde hair and green eyes.
"Yea" Angel said proudly
"She was so beautiful," Buffy said in awe almost. His mother reminded him of one of those glamorous old movie stars.
"I know" Angel said softly. Buffy scanned a few more pictures and felt her nerves calm down. She heard door shut upstairs and soon a younger teenage boy was making his way down the steps. He had shaggy dirty blonde hair and smiled at her.
"You must be Buffy. I'm Trey, Angel's brother" he reached out and she shook his hand. "Hi" Buffy said politely. Trey then turned to Angel
"Shelly's having a bitch attack so I'd stay clear of her", before leaving the room.
"What did he just call me?" a shrill voice asked. Buffy recognized Shelly from the night at the club. Now she was wearing sweat pants and a white t-shirt, her hair was wrapped up in a towel as she came running down the stairs.
"A bitch" Trey yelled calmly from the other room.
"Shell.... this is Buffy" Angel stopped her from going after Trey and turned her towards Buffy. Shelly looked at her once before rolling her eyes and going up the stairs.
"Sorry she's just...."
"A four-teen year old girl. Don't worry I've been there" Buffy answered calmly with a smile. Angel sighed
"Well that's just the problem. I haven't. I mean how am I supposed to know what she's feeling?"
"You're not. All teenage girls have mood swings. Me included" Buffy said sitting down next to him. Angel put on a fake shocked expression
"You? But I thought you were prefect!"
"Not perfect but pretty dam close" she answered jokingly leaning in to kiss him. Angel groaned and put his hand on the back of her head.
"Sorry to interrupt" a voice said. Buffy pulled away and felt the blush covering her face as she looked up at Angel's grandmother. The older woman was wearing a white sweatshirt and jeans. She smiled
"I'm sorry. That was not the impression I wanted to make" Buffy said quickly.
"That's alright dear, I may be old but I am not completely unaware of the world around me. I certainly didn't think the two of you were going to the library on those dates". Buffy blushed again and Angel laughed.
"Grandma this is Buffy. Buffy this is my grandmother"
"Hello Mrs. O'Connell"
"Please dear call me Jane, Mrs. O'Connell seems too formal. God knows I've never been anywhere formal before", Jane sat down on an armchair and smiled again. "So Buffy when did you move here?"
"Right before school started. My parents divorced. My mom saw it as her chance to get out of L.A and came here. She always wanted to open her own art gallery so she did"
"Well.... I'm sorry about your parents. I would love to meet your mother. Where is her gallery?"
"Main and 6th. They still don't have too much inventory though".
"Grandma where did you put my black boots?" Shelly emerged at the bottom of the stairs.
"Shelly, did you say hello to Buffy?" Jane asked. Shelly looked to Buffy
"Hi" she forced out in a hard unfriendly voice.
"Hi" Buffy said offering a smile to the angry girl. Angel shot Shelly daggers
"What?" his sister snapped, "I said hello"
"Would it kill you to use manners? I mean....", Shelly cut him off
"Oh please like your Mr. Manners. This is such a show Angel...."
"Shut up! Trey's right you are in a bitchy mood!" Angel yelled back. Buffy sat there uncomfortably while Jane put her head in her hands and sighed. Trey entered the room with a bag of cookies. He looked at Angel and Shelly who were engaged in a very loud yelling/insulting match and then to Buffy
"Want a cookie?".
"I really am sorry about tonight" Angel apologized again. They were on his front porch.
"It's okay Angel. I have a sister. I know it happens sometimes"
"Yea but.... it isn't just sometimes. She's like that all the time. And I know I don't help much yelling back at her but...I don't know how to help her. I mean I'm scared to death thinking she's going through the same thing I was going through...."
"She's not Angel.... trust me. She's angry. I mean who wouldn't be in her position. This is about the time in her life that she needs a mom. Your grandma may try but it's just not the same thing. She needs a girl she can talk to about things. He needs someone to tell her that it's normal to feel how she feels" Buffy explained. When she looked up Angel was looking at her with a suspicious look. "No Angel not me. She doesn't like me...."
"Buffy please, just talk to her like a big sister or something. Please...." he looked at her with his big brown eyes and Buffy sighed.
"Fine...but not tonight. She needs time to cool down. I'll come bye tomorrow"
"Thank you. You're the best girlfriend ever. I love you," he said happily. Buffy grinned
"I love you too. I'm glad I met your family. Your grandma is very cool and so is Trey and I'm sure Shelly is when she calms down"
"She is. They're cool usually...kiss me" he said out of nowhere. Buffy didn't argue.
"Okay"
Whoa finally. I promise no more big gaps between updates like that again. Please give me feedback
Author: Static-disturbed
Chapter 14- Grand mom
Summary: Yes I suck. I'm sorry that this update has taken so long but I've just been really busy. Plus I was having a bit of writers log with this story. I had a chpt 14 all ready to be uploaded but I didn't like it so I deleted it. Okay now that my apologies are over I can get on with this summary. In this chapter Buffy goes to Angel's house to meet his grandma, she catches Shelly in a bad mood and Trey just tries to stay out of it, while Angel wishes for once he could have a normal family. Ah just like the good old days before I went and made Angel go all suicidal. So give me feedback and tell me what you think. AOL sucks I'm sitting here trying to find a song for the new chapter and it disconnects me! Grr. Okay I found a song. It's by the Ramones. I'll say this now. If you don't know who the Ramones are and if you never heard their music I highly recommend that you go buy it. The Ramones are Punk Rock legends. The song is called 'Baby I Love you' and it just has to do with kind of Angel loving Buffy so much. Awwww....
Disclaimer: This chap is fun for the whole family pretty much. Maybe a swear or a few. I don't own the characters from Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Angel. The song is 'Baby I love You' by the Ramones.
Have I ever told you
How good it feels to hold you
It isn't easy to explain
And though I'm really tryin'
I think I may start cryin'
My heart can't wait an other day
When you kiss me I just gotta
Kiss me I just gotta
Kiss me I just gotta say :
Baby, I love you
Come on baby
Baby, I love you
Baby I love, I love only you
I can't live without you
I love everything about you
I can't help it if I feel this way
Oh I'm so glad I found you
I want my arms around you
I love to hear you call my name
Oh tell me that you feel
Tell me that you feel
Tell me that you feel the same
Baby, I love you
Come on baby
baby, I love you
Baby I love, I love only you
'Baby I love you' the Ramones
Buffy looked up at Angel's house and took a deep breath. She was a bit nervous about meeting his grandmother; she wanted to make a good impression. She had worn a nice pair of black dress pants and a red top that Crystal had leant her. She looked good. Buffy knew that, but she wasn't sure how she should dress to meet Mrs. O'Connell. Angel had explained to her that his grandmother was his mother's mom so she had a different last name then him. Angel planned on changing his to O'Connell when he turned 18. He had said she wasn't an extremely conservative lady but when she thought of grandmothers Buffy automatically thought.... sweaters and loafers. But then again Mrs. O'Connell did have Angel as a grand son and Buffy had seen how Shelly had been dressed that night. She sure as heck hadn't been wearing a sweater and loafers. Pressing her finger to the doorbell Buffy hoped that the meeting would go well.
"I got it!" Angel yelled stumbling down the stairs trying to get to Buffy before anyone else. He couldn't let them get to her. Okay so maybe he was being dramatic but there was no way he was letting Buffy alone with Shelly. His grand mom might ask some questions but Shelly was more likely to start spreading lies about him to his girlfriend. He loved his sister and for a while things had been going well. But after everything that happened with their father she had turned into the old Shelly again. And sometimes that Shelly really pissed him off.
"Hey" he said opening the door to find Buffy on the other side
"Hi" she said leaning up to kiss him. Angel pulled away and looked at her
"Nervous?"
"How'd you now?"
"Lucky guess.... and you look about as pale as me right now" he said with a laugh. Buffy gasped. He took her hand and led her inside shutting the door behind them. "I was kidding Buffy. You look great.... as always"
"Suck up"
"Don't I know it" he said with a smile. Angel led Buffy into the living room
"Grandma!! Buffy's here!" he yelled into the kitchen.
"Don't shout Angel! I'll be right there," a voice said from the other room. Buffy watched in interest. It was different seeing Angel in his home. This was his environment. At school he didn't fit in. That was obvious and it was also obvious that he was uncomfortable there. Here he was in is element. This was where he had grown up. There were no Cordelia's or Riley's watching his every move, heckling him for everything he did or wore. Here he had no need to defend or prove himself. No one was judging him. And he seemed a lot calmer. He flopped down on the couch and pulled her down next to him. She took the moment to look around. The house was small, the furniture was old and un- matching but everything was kept nice and clean. The coffee table was scratched but was decorated with little lace doilies. The ancient walls were covered in framed photographs of the three children. Buffy smiled at a picture that hung above the old fireplace. It was of three small children. Two of them, a boy and girl, were only about two. The other little boy in the picture was about five. It was obviously of Angel, Trey and Shelly.
"Look how cute you were" Buffy gushed standing up and beginning to inspect the pictures. Angel covered his face and groaned
"Yes once I was small too"
"Aw....Is that you're mom?" she asked looking at one picture that sat on the mantle. The picture was old and was of a young woman with blonde hair and green eyes.
"Yea" Angel said proudly
"She was so beautiful," Buffy said in awe almost. His mother reminded him of one of those glamorous old movie stars.
"I know" Angel said softly. Buffy scanned a few more pictures and felt her nerves calm down. She heard door shut upstairs and soon a younger teenage boy was making his way down the steps. He had shaggy dirty blonde hair and smiled at her.
"You must be Buffy. I'm Trey, Angel's brother" he reached out and she shook his hand. "Hi" Buffy said politely. Trey then turned to Angel
"Shelly's having a bitch attack so I'd stay clear of her", before leaving the room.
"What did he just call me?" a shrill voice asked. Buffy recognized Shelly from the night at the club. Now she was wearing sweat pants and a white t-shirt, her hair was wrapped up in a towel as she came running down the stairs.
"A bitch" Trey yelled calmly from the other room.
"Shell.... this is Buffy" Angel stopped her from going after Trey and turned her towards Buffy. Shelly looked at her once before rolling her eyes and going up the stairs.
"Sorry she's just...."
"A four-teen year old girl. Don't worry I've been there" Buffy answered calmly with a smile. Angel sighed
"Well that's just the problem. I haven't. I mean how am I supposed to know what she's feeling?"
"You're not. All teenage girls have mood swings. Me included" Buffy said sitting down next to him. Angel put on a fake shocked expression
"You? But I thought you were prefect!"
"Not perfect but pretty dam close" she answered jokingly leaning in to kiss him. Angel groaned and put his hand on the back of her head.
"Sorry to interrupt" a voice said. Buffy pulled away and felt the blush covering her face as she looked up at Angel's grandmother. The older woman was wearing a white sweatshirt and jeans. She smiled
"I'm sorry. That was not the impression I wanted to make" Buffy said quickly.
"That's alright dear, I may be old but I am not completely unaware of the world around me. I certainly didn't think the two of you were going to the library on those dates". Buffy blushed again and Angel laughed.
"Grandma this is Buffy. Buffy this is my grandmother"
"Hello Mrs. O'Connell"
"Please dear call me Jane, Mrs. O'Connell seems too formal. God knows I've never been anywhere formal before", Jane sat down on an armchair and smiled again. "So Buffy when did you move here?"
"Right before school started. My parents divorced. My mom saw it as her chance to get out of L.A and came here. She always wanted to open her own art gallery so she did"
"Well.... I'm sorry about your parents. I would love to meet your mother. Where is her gallery?"
"Main and 6th. They still don't have too much inventory though".
"Grandma where did you put my black boots?" Shelly emerged at the bottom of the stairs.
"Shelly, did you say hello to Buffy?" Jane asked. Shelly looked to Buffy
"Hi" she forced out in a hard unfriendly voice.
"Hi" Buffy said offering a smile to the angry girl. Angel shot Shelly daggers
"What?" his sister snapped, "I said hello"
"Would it kill you to use manners? I mean....", Shelly cut him off
"Oh please like your Mr. Manners. This is such a show Angel...."
"Shut up! Trey's right you are in a bitchy mood!" Angel yelled back. Buffy sat there uncomfortably while Jane put her head in her hands and sighed. Trey entered the room with a bag of cookies. He looked at Angel and Shelly who were engaged in a very loud yelling/insulting match and then to Buffy
"Want a cookie?".
"I really am sorry about tonight" Angel apologized again. They were on his front porch.
"It's okay Angel. I have a sister. I know it happens sometimes"
"Yea but.... it isn't just sometimes. She's like that all the time. And I know I don't help much yelling back at her but...I don't know how to help her. I mean I'm scared to death thinking she's going through the same thing I was going through...."
"She's not Angel.... trust me. She's angry. I mean who wouldn't be in her position. This is about the time in her life that she needs a mom. Your grandma may try but it's just not the same thing. She needs a girl she can talk to about things. He needs someone to tell her that it's normal to feel how she feels" Buffy explained. When she looked up Angel was looking at her with a suspicious look. "No Angel not me. She doesn't like me...."
"Buffy please, just talk to her like a big sister or something. Please...." he looked at her with his big brown eyes and Buffy sighed.
"Fine...but not tonight. She needs time to cool down. I'll come bye tomorrow"
"Thank you. You're the best girlfriend ever. I love you," he said happily. Buffy grinned
"I love you too. I'm glad I met your family. Your grandma is very cool and so is Trey and I'm sure Shelly is when she calms down"
"She is. They're cool usually...kiss me" he said out of nowhere. Buffy didn't argue.
"Okay"
Whoa finally. I promise no more big gaps between updates like that again. Please give me feedback
