A/N - Hey I updated within a week , isn't that a sign of the apocolypse ? But seriously guys thanks for the reviews I really do appreciate them. Bit of a warning that this wasn't my best chapter so if you didn't like it feel free to say so , I won't get offended (much). This chapter is very heavy on conversation by the way.
Buffys All Round Chapter 4
The next morning Buffy2 woke up to find the room she had previously shared with her older self empty , taking a moment to concentrate she realized that she could hear people clattering around in the kitchen. Sitting up slowly Buffy2 looked around the room that she knew as her mothers. The events of the previous night crashed over her as she began to sob quietly , how had it all gone so wrong ? Sure her life at the moment wasn't perfect but she was happy , she had a mother and friends who loved her and that she loved in return , a boyfriend who she cared about more than anything and she had a faux father figure in Giles. Now she didn't have any of that. Wiping the tears from her face with the back of her hand , Buffy2 climbed out of her bed and made her way out of the room to the stairs. There was no use moping about things that hadn't happened to her yet , things that Buffy2 fully intended to never have to experience.
'As soon as i get back to Sunnydale Spike is dust.' Buffy2 thought viciously remembering everything that Buffy7 had told her the night before. Shaking her head to clear it of the disturbing memories Buffy2 made her way into the kitchen to find Buffy1 and Dawn sitting around the kitchen counter and Buffy7 at the stove attempting to cook pancakes , apparently surprisingly successful in her culinary task.
Dawn looked up from the homework her and Buffy1 had been working on.
Dawn: Hey Buffy2.
Buffy2 looked at the brunette girl who seemed to live here but had know idea who she was.
Buffy2: Hi , um, not to be rude or anything but who are you ?
Buffy1: She's Dawn , our sister.
Buffy2 just stares at them blankly.
Buffy2: Huh ?
Buffy1 simply smiles at her.
Buffy1: I'll explain later.
Buffy2 was about to respond when Buffy7 came over and placed a plate of slightly burned pancakes on the counter in front of Dawn and Buffy1.
Buffy7: Come on Dawn , we'll be late.
Buffy7 turned to retrive her bag from the seat behind her , then heads for the front door as Buffy2 follows her.
Buffy2: But you said you'd call Angel this morning.
Buffy7 turns to face Buffy2 annoyance clearly showing on her features.
Buffy7: I know , but I don't have time right now. I'll call him as soon as me and Dawn get back from school. Okay ?
Buffy2: No , not okay. I want to talk to him now.
Buffy7 gets even more angry , she couldn't believe she was ever this selfish.
Buffy7 : I don't really care what you want. I can't call him , I'm late for work , we can call as soon as I get home , no sooner. Deal with it.
Buffy2 seethes as she wonders just how in the hell she got so bitchy.
Buffy7: Now it'll just be you , Buffy1 and Willow here today , but Willow needs to rest so don't disturb her. I think that you two she find enough topics of conversation to keep yourselves occupied.
Buffy2 was about to deliver an angry reply to her older , colder self when Dawn came into the room with Buffy1 in tow , drinking a large glass of orange juice.
Dawn: Okay , I'm ready let's go.
Dawn opened the door and waited impatiently for her older sister.
Buffy1: Bye Dawn.
Dawn: Bye guys , have fun.
Buffy2 smiles grimly while keeping her eyes on Buffy7.
Buffy2: I'm sure we will.
Buffy7: Well alrigth, let's get going.
Buffy7 shepards Dawn out the door and to the car.
After they have left Buffy1 turns to face Buffy2.
Buffy1: So I guess it's just us , and Willow , but I don't think that we'll be seeing much of her today. Dawn told me about what happened to her last night and all I have to say is ouch.
Both Buffys make their way into the dining room..
Buffy2: Well you've been here the longest what do you think we whould do ?
Buffy1: Well I would suggest that we get something to eat , but you know how we can't cook ?
Buffy2: Yeah.
Buffy1 puts her empty glass down on the dining room table.
Buffy1: Well apparently that hasn't changed. Those pancakes were awful.
Buffy2 smirks and follows Buffy1 into the living room , staring apprehensively at the sofa for a moment , as if she expected a scene similar to that which Buffy7 had discribed to her the night before.
Buffy2: So what do you think of her ?
They both take a seat on the sofa.
Buffy1: Who ? Dawn ? She's really nice.
Buffy2 shakes her head.
Buffy2:No , me...you....us. :sigh: the other Buffy.
Buffy1: Oh well , she's a little....
Buffy2 interrupts her.
Buffy2: Bitchy ?
Buffy1 shrugs.
Buffy1: I was going to say distant , but that works too. But I guess I can understand seeing how she died and all.
Buffy2: I died and didn't turn out like that , well for long anyway.
Buffy1's eyes widen in surprise.
Buffy1: What !?! You died ? But your not much older than me. When ? How did this happen ?
Buffy2 is reluctant to tell the story , not wanting to remember what happened but the confused look in Buffy1's eyes forced her too.
Buffy2: It was the Master , there was a prophecy saying that the Master would rise and that I would die. So I go down into his lair like a good little slayer and he did this thrall thing on me so I couldn't fight back and he bit me. Anyway the great thing about prophecies is that they tend not to tell you the entire story , it was the power in my blood that allowed the Master to rise , if I had never gone down there then he would never of been able to break the barrier stopping him from leaving his cave. He only took a little of my blood not enough to kill me but enough to make me pass out then he dropped me into a pool of water and I drowned , I was only dead for a minute before Angel and Xander found me , and gave me CPR. When I woke up I was stronger than ever , I went to the school , killed the Master and stopped the Hellmouth from opening, then I went to the dance with Angel.
Buffy1 leans back in her seat and exhales heavily , trying to process what she's just been told.
Buffy1: So I get stronger after I die ? It's a good thing ?
Buffy2 shrugs.
Buffy2: I guess , in a really twisted way of course. At least there's not only one slayer anymore.
Buffy1: What to you mean ?
Buffy2: You know the drill , one slayer dies another is called.
Buffy1: But you said you were only gone a minute.
Buffy2: I was , but I guess a minute was enough.
Buffy1 mulls it over and decides that even though she wasn't looking foward to dying alot of good things will come from it.
Buffy1: So what's she like , this other slayer ? Have you met her ?
Buffy2: Yes I've met her. She's like the total opposite to us , she's like a She-Giles , she even has the Slayer Handbook.
Buffy1: There's a handbook , Giles never said anything about a handbook. Why didn't I get one ?
Buffy2: That's what I asked. Giles said that when he met me he realized the handbook would be useless. And the more that I think about it the more I realize that he was right. I mean Kendra was nice enough once she stopped trying to kill me , but she's so uptight , always going on about rules and orders.
Buffy1: So I die twice in 7 years and I keep coming back. Hey we're like the Energizer bunny.
Buffy2: Twice ? What's this about me dying twice ?
Buffy1 looks away uncomfortably , realizing that she just put her foot in it big time.
Buffy1: Sorry , I thought that you knew.
Buffy2: Well I didn't , I wonder what else she forgot to tell me ? For all I know she could have been sleeping with Spike.
Buffy1: Who ?
Buffy2: Nobody important , we'll talk about it later. Right now all I want to know is how I died a second time.
Buffy1: Okay , well I'll try and explain everything the best I can , but this is just going on what Dawn told me.
Buffy2: Speaking of Dawn , who is she ?
Buffy1: That's part of the story.
So Buffy1 explained the whole Glory/Key saga to Buffy2 the best she could but there are still some major details missing.
Buffy2: I don't understand why I'd sacrafice myself for someone who wasn't even real.
Buffy1: But to us she was , everyone had memories of her being there.I guess that future us cared about her too much to let her die. I mean what would you do if it came down to a choice between Angel , you or the world ?
Buffy2 shakes her head not even wanting to think about such a scenario.
Buffy2: Okay , I get it. At least I know now , I can stop it from ever happening.
Buffy1: Yeah , I can too. Now that that's all cleared up , I think that we should move on to less depressing topics of conversation.
Buffy2: Agreed.
Buffy1 thinks for a moment before coming up with the perfect topic.
Buffy1: So I end up getting together with Angel ?
Buffy2's face brightens considerably with the mention of her creature of the night boyfriend.
Buffy2: Yeah , it's great. I mean obviously it's not a conventional relationship where we actually go on dates or anything but...
Buffy2 smiles caught up in the memories of nights filled with making out in graveyards when they were meant to be patrolling. Buffy1 takes one look at Buffy2's face and realizes exactly what she's thinking about.
Buffy1: Lot's of smoochies ?
Buffy2 smiles wickedly.
Buffy2: Oh yeah.
Buffy1: So have you two , you know done it yet ?
Buffy2 shakes her head.
Buffy2: No , not exactly , but soon. That's pretty much the only thing we haven't done.
Buffy1: So you've done 'stuff" together ?
Buffy2: Yeah.
Buffy1: So what is it like ?
Buffy2: Well I don't want to ruin the surprise for you so I'll just say this , Angel has THE most amazing tounge.
Buffy1 giggles and blushes at the less than clean thoughts running through her mind
Buffy1: Do you love him ?
Buffy2: Yes , more than anything.
Buffy1 smiles at the news.
Buffy1: Were you with him when you were brought here ?
Buffy2: No , I was just about to go to sleep. How about you ?
Buffy1: Yes , I was at the Bronze , we just said that we could never be together , then we kissed and then I ended up here. I guess that whole can never be together thing doesn't last long.
Buffy2: Not long no. This was just after he staked Darla right ?
1999
She'd just killed Faith , a girl that once a short time ago was like a sister to her , to save Angel and it wasn't even going to help. Now she was on her way back to Angel's mansion , she knew that she should hurry but she couldn't seem to make her feet move faster than the slow walk they were currently doing , she was very close to just shutting down completely any small thing could send her over the edge. She realized that now there was only one way to save her beloved Angel and she was more than prepared to go through with it. For the first time in her life she knew with absolute certainty that she would choose to die for someone that she loved. As she neared the street where Angel's mansion was located she felt the tugging in her gut that signalled her mate was near begin , that was all she needed to pull her out of her funk. She broke into a run towards the large house knowing that every second counted , if she didn't act soon Angel would be beyond saving. However the moment her hand touched the brass handle of the large wooden doors there was a flash of blue light and she disappeared.
2003
Buffy1 and 2 had just gotten up to go into the kitchen to find something to eat which did not require cooking when there was a flash of light and a blonde girl fell from it into the centre of the room.
Buffy2 stood back in shock , while Buffy1 who'd gotten used to it , went over and helped her off the ground.
Buffy3 does not look up to see who helped her , her mind is too occupied with thoughts of getting to Angel.
Buffy3: Thanks.
Buffy3 finally pays some attention to her surroundings , realizing that she's in her own home , her eyes widen as she looks around growing more confused by the second. Her gaze finally settled on the other 2 Buffys.
Buffy3: But...what ? Why am I here ?
Buffy3 is so worried about Angel that she doesn't notice who they are.
Buffy3: Doesn't matter.
Buffy3 brushes past them and goes to the front door pulling it open and stepping outside , off the porch and into the sunlight.
Buffy1 and 2 exchange looks and quickly follow her out the door , only to find her staring up at the sun in confusion and muttering to herself.
Buffy3: Why is the sun out already ? What happened to me ?
Buffy3 shakes her head to clear it , remembering why she was in such a hurry in the first place.
Buffy3: Angel.
Buffy3 turns and runs in the direction of the mansion.
Buffy1: Do you think we should follow her ?
Buffy2: I really do.
A/N- Sorry to end it so abruptly there but if I didn't it'd go on for another two pages which I really didn't like , so I'll work on them before adding them to the next chapter which will most likely be posted within the next two weeks. I'd like to take the opportunity to thank everyone who's been so patient with this story and for your continued support. Please review.By the way I have no plans to have the current Buffy and Angel get back together , one of the reasons I am writing this fic is to try and correct all the flaults they've made with season7 Buffy's character , there's no way that I want her and Angel together at the moment at least. But don't worry there will be plenty of B/A action , I promise.
