Disclaimer: I don't own the characters. The title of this story comes from the movie titled Coyote Ugly.
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Rating: PG-13
Couples: B/R, B/A eventually,
Authors Note: The idea for this story came from Court. Thanks for the suggestion!!!!
Authors Note: This is not modeled off the movie. Some parts may seem similar, though.
Summary: Willow and Xander open a new bar with their friend Angel, and sparks start to fly when Buffy Summers walks into their new bar.
Title: Coyote Ugly
Author: TK
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Part 1
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Buffy Summers hummed to herself as she ran her hair brush through her long golden locks. Tonight was the opening of her best friends Xander and Willow's bar in down town LA. The bar was called Coyote Ugly, a name according to Willow, a friend from college who was an owner of the bar as well picked out. Buffy had never met this friend, but the way Willow and Xander talked about him he seemed like he was a pretty nice guy. His name sounded so unusual to her, Angel. What kind of a name is 'Angel' for a guy, she wondered.
"Hey, Sweetie, are you ready?" asked the twenty-five year old Psychology grad student, Riley Finn as he walked into his twenty-two year old girlfriend's room. "You look amazing." He commented wrapping his arms around Buffy's tiny petite waist. "How about we skip the whole bar thing and spend our evening here?" he asked with mischief, planting kisses on Buffy's neck, causing her to smile.
"Sorry, Ri, I promised Willow and Xander I would show up, and I don't want to disappoint them. Plus we have stayed in so much over the past semester, I don't want to stay in anymore." Answered Buffy moving out of Riley's arms to grab her new leather coat.
"Fine, I'll go." Stated Riley. Giving his girlfriend a pouting look, which Buffy just smiled at and walked out of her room. "So are we going to get to meet this friend of theirs? They have been going on and on about them for awhile." he asked as they made their way out of Buffy's penthouse apartment and into the elevator.
"Yeah, Willow said he be there," answered Buffy pushing floor one's button," I mean it is his bar too." She pointed out.
Buffy grabbed her keys to her BMW, the minute they walked outside into the newly paved parking lot. Buffy lived in the upper part of LA. She taught defense classes on the weekends and aerobics during the week. She had become one of the best know aerobics teacher in the upper LA area. She worked for a top corporation gym, and made more then enough to live quite a nice life style. Plus, she had money from her parents' fortune as well. Both her parents had been killed in a car wreck earlier that year. Now her little brother and sister lived with her dear Uncle Rupert Giles, who was more like a father to them then their actual father had ever been.
"When are the rug rats coming to see you next?" Riley asked, the cool wind blew in their faces as the car jetted down the road. He thought Dawn and Connor were sweet kids, but sometimes they could be really whiney.
"Next weekend," answered Buffy running her hand through her hair. "By the way, you look really good tonight." She commented taking a glance at her boyfriend of a year.
"Thank you. You do as well." Riley responded indicating his girlfriend's black leather pants and jungle green halter top that typed around the waist. "Are you trying to impress anyone?" he asked jokingly.
"Not particular." Buffy replied, pulling into the parking lot of the new bar. "Here we go," she commented. Getting out of the car and headed in, with Riley behind her.
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"Buffy, over here!" hollered an excited Willow Rosenberg, when she spotted her best friend. "I'm so glad you could make it," she said giving Buffy a hug. "Hi, Riley," she added when she saw the sandy blonde standing next to Buffy.
"Buffster, there you are." Xander Harris cried walking up to his two girls. "You're taking care of my Buffster, right Finn?" Xander asked Riley as he gave his best friend a hug.
"Of course," said Riley, "this bar is great." He complimented looking around at his surroundings.
The floors where a mix of black and white tile. When you thought about it, the floor looked like a checker board. The walls where painted similar to the floor tiles, with the exception of how the designs were laid on the wall. There was a long bar that curved from one side of the room to another, fancy little stools sat in front of it. Round, brown tables laid all over with matching chairs. On the wall there were posters advertising what was to come to the bar.
"Have you guys seen the mad house we have on our hands?" asked Angel walking up to Willow and Xander. "I mean it's…" he stopped, mid sentence, the second he saw her. She was a complete and total goddess. Soft, silky looking hair. Big, bright green eyes that resembled emeralds, and even sparkled like them. A bright smile was plastered on her face, and a sense of kindness surround the goddess in front of him.
"Angel, are you there?" Xander asked waving his hand in front of Angel's face.
Angel snapped out of his thoughts about the goddess in front of him and turned his attention back to his best friend from college," I'm sorry, what were you saying, Xan?" he asked.
"I was saying I would like for you to meet Buffy." Replied Xander introducing his two friends. "Buffy, this is Angel Blake, he is my and the Willsters partner," explained the dark headed boy with a goofy grin.
"It's nice to meet you at last, Angel." Buffy replied politely. "I have heard so much about you." She added, shaking his hand.
The man before her was handsome. He had dark hair that was short and spiky. Warm, deep, chocolate brown eyes that seemed like they could pull her in, if she was not careful. When he took her hand into his, Buffy felt a tingle go up and down her spine. Gave her the most wonderfulness feeling ever. He had a cute half smile, and was talking to her at the moment.
"I'm sorry, what?" asked Buffy shaking her head. Trying to rid herself of the thoughts about the hunk in front of her. 'Bad, Buffy,' she told herself. 'You have a boyfriend, who loves you. You're not suppose to be thinking about someone else like that.' she reprimanded herself.
"I was saying it's nice to meet you, and welcome to Coyote Ugly." Repeated Angel still in amazement at the beauty before him.
"You have done a wonderful job with this bar." commented Buffy. As the whole group made their way to the bar to sit down. "I can't believe how much this place changed since it was a skating rink!" she added.
"It was really Angel's vision." Willow stated, making Buffy and the rest of the group drinks. "Xander and I just got in on hunting for the new place to have the bar. When we found one here, Angel talked us into joining him in his new idea." she explained happily.
"Not one college student and two out of college students," commented Xander. "Speaking of, when do you have that big chem. test, Will?" he asked his red headed girlfriend.
"I have it on Monday," she answered taking a sip on her Bloody Mary. Anyone want more?" she asked.
Both Xander and Angel were twenty-four and had graduated college with degrees in business. Willow was still attending part time at UCLA to get her chemistry degree. Buffy was attending UCLA part time as well, to get her fitness degree. Riley, was now working in his own office in Upper LA working with children who need therapy.
The gang continued to talk for a while getting to know Angel and how everyone was doing. During the whole exchange Buffy and Angel kept looking at each other smiling at each other when no one was looking.
'I can't believe I'm flirting with him,' thought Buffy stealing another glance at a laughing Angel. 'I have a boyfriend,' she repeated to herself.
Angel wasn't fairing much better. 'I can't believe she has a boyfriend,' he had been disappointed when he heard Willow refer to this Riley guy as Buffy's boyfriend. 'She doesn't look like she loves him. Maybe she does, and I should forget about her now,' he thought as he listened to her soft, warm voice tell a story about what happened that day at the gym she worked at.
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"Riley, let's dance?" Buffy asked later on in the evening, as a fast song came on. Hopping off her chair, she took Riley's hand into hers and tried to pull him off his chair, but he wouldn't move.
"Sweetie, I don't like to dance, you know that," reminded Riley giving Buffy a kiss on the hand. "Why don't you ask Xander to dance with you?" he asked not feeling threatened at all if Xander danced with his girl.
Buffy looked over to the bar and caught Xander talking to Willow. They looked all lovey dovey, "He's busy." Replied Buffy turning her attention back to her boyfriend who was now on the phone.
"Then ask Angel to dance," suggested Riley before going back to his phone conversation. He had no reason to feel threaten by this new guy either, or so he thought.
"Fine," Buffy said walking towards Angel. The same tingle she had felt earlier that evening came back to her, and she liked it. Walking up behind Angel she tapped him lightly on the shoulder causing him to turn around.
"Buffy, hi." said Angel. He was happy to see Buffy in front of him without her boyfriend. "Are you having a good time?" he asked the girl who no doubt would be in his dreams tonight.
"Yeah, I am. But I was wondering if you wanted to dance?" Buffy asked sweetly. She felt nervous, she had never felt nervous in her entire life when it came to asking boys if they wanted to dance. "Riley doesn't like to dance and I feel like dancing so…" she said making a motion with her hand. "Do you wanna?" she asked hoping he did.
"Sure," replied Angel without a second thought. Hey, if her boyfriend didn't want to dance with her, he sure would.
Buffy took Angel's hand and allowed him to lead her out on the dance floor. Just as the got there, the fast song stopped and a slow song came on. Angel hesitantly wrapped his arms around Buffy's waist as they swayed to the music. He felt like he was home with her for some reason. Buffy was having the exact reaction Angel was having. His chocolate brown eyes looked so safe and loving. As the song played the two of them fell deeper and deeper into the others' eyes.
