Title: The Life of Angelus O'Connor
Author: XanderZeppo Email: zeppoX@comcast.net
Spoilers: None. This story is AU with a twist.
Distribution: All belongs to ME and Joss Whedon. Loosely based on the movie
Which is the property of Universal. I own nothing. Don't sue me.
Summary: Buffy is a journalist who is hired to interview Angelus O'Connor, who is on
death trial, She has five days and five 3 hour sessions with him, to either prove his innocence
in her article or state that he was guilty. Read on to see what will happen. Its gets so much
more interesting. Will she fall in love or have a deeper hatred for him??
AN: This is loosely based on the movie "The Life Of David Gale".
Please R&R. I really wanna know what you think of it. Thanks.
AN 2: I want to give a special thanks to: gel-gel, Goldengirl, chazza, Meurtrier, and Faithmarie. Thank you all for your comments and taking the time to read and review. Much love.
****Now It Begins****
Buffy pulled her car into the Sunnydale café parking lot. Her rise wasn't top of the line, a simple blue ford focus, but it did her just fine. Finding a parking space a turning the engine off, she couldn't but help notice the sky had turned a shade of gray.
Stepping out of the car, taking her purse and keys, she locked the vehicle.
Walking, she hoped the person she wanted to be here would be. They hadn't seen each other in a long while, actually since high school. Sure a couple of phone calls and postcards every now and then, but that was all.
Opening the doors to the inside of the café, she walked inside hoping to spot him. Buffy quickly scanned the café's auditorium. She found her target.
Feeling a burst of happiness approaching quickly jogged over to the table.
The brown haired man sat there at a small round table, usually fitted for two. Looking up from the magazine he had been reading, seeing the young woman quickly walking towards him.
"Well look who it is", he called out to her.
"Xander!" came a breathless response as she reaches his table.
Xander got greeting Buffy with a hug, then gesturing for her to take the sear across of him.
"Take a seat Buff", he told her, "You look a bit worn out".
"I think I'll do that", she said smiling taking the offered seat. Placing her purse next to the chair on the floor.
"Look at you, little miss grown up", he told her smiling.
(It's so good to see her again, It's been close to forever) he thought to himself.
Buffy laughed a short sweet laugh.
"Yeah well", she shrugged, "I'm sorry for rushing you here on such short notice, but I do have a good reason for it".
Xander waved a hand at her, as a dismissal to her apology.
"No problem. Anything for the Buffster".
"Well I have news for you Xan, but first I wanna hear what's new with you, how you've been, the whole enchilada".
"Well, I own a construction company now, pay is good. And surprise, surprise - I'm getting married", he told her.
Buffy's jaw literally dropped to the floor. (I can't believe he's getting married, I never thought he would!), she thought.
"My goodness, Xander.", "Tell me now, who's the lucky lady?" she asked him.
"Anya Jenkins, my bride to be", he told her proudly beaming.
"What about you and Willow, and hey!" she smacked him playfully, "Just exactly when were you going to tell me this?"
"Willow and I broke up ages ago, that's how I met Anya", Xander explained.
Buffy let him continue on.
"Next to my construction site there was an art gallery opening, I walked in there on day just to look around, and then I saw her, Anya standing there. She was gorgeous."
"That's fabulous Xander, but does anyone know yet?" she asked him.
Before Xander could answer Buffy's question a waitress approached their table interrupting them.
"Hi, I'm Anne your waitress; may I take your order?"
"Yes please. Do you still serve the chocolate mocha frappachino's here?" Buffy questioned her.
"Yes we do, ma'am".
"Great. I'll have one of those".
"Alright, and for you, sir?" she asked Xander.
"I'll have the same, please".
"Okay. Your order should be here in a few", she told them, leaving a receipt, walking away to another table.
"Getting back to our discussion", Xander told her, "I have only told Willow so far, and I was gonna invite you, Buffy".
"Cause telling me in person is so horrible", she mocked at Xander.
"You've been busy a lot, and I didn't want to add to that right now", he told her honestly.
"I appreciate that Xan, but your never a bother", she assured him.
"Thanks. So you want to get the part of why I rushed over here, twenty miles out of my way, on a Sunday morning?"
"Well gee if you make it sound like that", she joked.
Anne came back to their table just then, carrying a tray that consisted of their ordered drinks.
"Your lattes", Anne told them handing them each a cup from her tray.
"Thank- you, Anne", Buffy smiled at the woman.
"I second that", Xander told the woman.
"Have a great day", she replied, walking away.
"I need you for a report, Xander", Buffy told him getting back to business.
"What you need help modeling some shoes?" he joked.
"Look, I'm serious. I have five days to interview a man who is on death row. I need back up or I won't be able to take this job." she explained.
"I need this job Xander", Buffy sipped her latte.
"Angelus O'Connor", Xander asked her looking intently at her.
"My god, that's a good guess. How did you know that?" Buffy was shocked.
"Buffy, it's all over the news, the whole story", he spoke, "y'know except for you being the journalist part".
"Wow, it spread rather fast, didn't it", Buffy acknowledged.
"Buffy do you know what you're getting yourself into, cause it's gonna be some serious mojo", Xander told her honestly.
"Yeah, I know. I do", she sighed looking down.
Buffy lifted her head with a smile perched on her lips.
"You game", she asked.
AN: Next chapter they head to the jail. I was going to add it to this one but I figured that it would be better to have them separate. Please R&R. Thanks a lot.
Author: XanderZeppo Email: zeppoX@comcast.net
Spoilers: None. This story is AU with a twist.
Distribution: All belongs to ME and Joss Whedon. Loosely based on the movie
Which is the property of Universal. I own nothing. Don't sue me.
Summary: Buffy is a journalist who is hired to interview Angelus O'Connor, who is on
death trial, She has five days and five 3 hour sessions with him, to either prove his innocence
in her article or state that he was guilty. Read on to see what will happen. Its gets so much
more interesting. Will she fall in love or have a deeper hatred for him??
AN: This is loosely based on the movie "The Life Of David Gale".
Please R&R. I really wanna know what you think of it. Thanks.
AN 2: I want to give a special thanks to: gel-gel, Goldengirl, chazza, Meurtrier, and Faithmarie. Thank you all for your comments and taking the time to read and review. Much love.
****Now It Begins****
Buffy pulled her car into the Sunnydale café parking lot. Her rise wasn't top of the line, a simple blue ford focus, but it did her just fine. Finding a parking space a turning the engine off, she couldn't but help notice the sky had turned a shade of gray.
Stepping out of the car, taking her purse and keys, she locked the vehicle.
Walking, she hoped the person she wanted to be here would be. They hadn't seen each other in a long while, actually since high school. Sure a couple of phone calls and postcards every now and then, but that was all.
Opening the doors to the inside of the café, she walked inside hoping to spot him. Buffy quickly scanned the café's auditorium. She found her target.
Feeling a burst of happiness approaching quickly jogged over to the table.
The brown haired man sat there at a small round table, usually fitted for two. Looking up from the magazine he had been reading, seeing the young woman quickly walking towards him.
"Well look who it is", he called out to her.
"Xander!" came a breathless response as she reaches his table.
Xander got greeting Buffy with a hug, then gesturing for her to take the sear across of him.
"Take a seat Buff", he told her, "You look a bit worn out".
"I think I'll do that", she said smiling taking the offered seat. Placing her purse next to the chair on the floor.
"Look at you, little miss grown up", he told her smiling.
(It's so good to see her again, It's been close to forever) he thought to himself.
Buffy laughed a short sweet laugh.
"Yeah well", she shrugged, "I'm sorry for rushing you here on such short notice, but I do have a good reason for it".
Xander waved a hand at her, as a dismissal to her apology.
"No problem. Anything for the Buffster".
"Well I have news for you Xan, but first I wanna hear what's new with you, how you've been, the whole enchilada".
"Well, I own a construction company now, pay is good. And surprise, surprise - I'm getting married", he told her.
Buffy's jaw literally dropped to the floor. (I can't believe he's getting married, I never thought he would!), she thought.
"My goodness, Xander.", "Tell me now, who's the lucky lady?" she asked him.
"Anya Jenkins, my bride to be", he told her proudly beaming.
"What about you and Willow, and hey!" she smacked him playfully, "Just exactly when were you going to tell me this?"
"Willow and I broke up ages ago, that's how I met Anya", Xander explained.
Buffy let him continue on.
"Next to my construction site there was an art gallery opening, I walked in there on day just to look around, and then I saw her, Anya standing there. She was gorgeous."
"That's fabulous Xander, but does anyone know yet?" she asked him.
Before Xander could answer Buffy's question a waitress approached their table interrupting them.
"Hi, I'm Anne your waitress; may I take your order?"
"Yes please. Do you still serve the chocolate mocha frappachino's here?" Buffy questioned her.
"Yes we do, ma'am".
"Great. I'll have one of those".
"Alright, and for you, sir?" she asked Xander.
"I'll have the same, please".
"Okay. Your order should be here in a few", she told them, leaving a receipt, walking away to another table.
"Getting back to our discussion", Xander told her, "I have only told Willow so far, and I was gonna invite you, Buffy".
"Cause telling me in person is so horrible", she mocked at Xander.
"You've been busy a lot, and I didn't want to add to that right now", he told her honestly.
"I appreciate that Xan, but your never a bother", she assured him.
"Thanks. So you want to get the part of why I rushed over here, twenty miles out of my way, on a Sunday morning?"
"Well gee if you make it sound like that", she joked.
Anne came back to their table just then, carrying a tray that consisted of their ordered drinks.
"Your lattes", Anne told them handing them each a cup from her tray.
"Thank- you, Anne", Buffy smiled at the woman.
"I second that", Xander told the woman.
"Have a great day", she replied, walking away.
"I need you for a report, Xander", Buffy told him getting back to business.
"What you need help modeling some shoes?" he joked.
"Look, I'm serious. I have five days to interview a man who is on death row. I need back up or I won't be able to take this job." she explained.
"I need this job Xander", Buffy sipped her latte.
"Angelus O'Connor", Xander asked her looking intently at her.
"My god, that's a good guess. How did you know that?" Buffy was shocked.
"Buffy, it's all over the news, the whole story", he spoke, "y'know except for you being the journalist part".
"Wow, it spread rather fast, didn't it", Buffy acknowledged.
"Buffy do you know what you're getting yourself into, cause it's gonna be some serious mojo", Xander told her honestly.
"Yeah, I know. I do", she sighed looking down.
Buffy lifted her head with a smile perched on her lips.
"You game", she asked.
AN: Next chapter they head to the jail. I was going to add it to this one but I figured that it would be better to have them separate. Please R&R. Thanks a lot.
