DISCLAIMER: I do not own anything to do with Buffy the Vampire Slayer - it
all belongs to Joss Whedon.
Author's Note: Ah, the long awaited reunion. Yes, it's finally here, and I hope you all enjoy! By the way, if you get the idea that I don't like Cordelia, it's not true, I do like her, but I just thought she'd kind of be a bit bitchier around the gang, what with all the history.
Chapter 7
The rest of the Scooby gang had finished the movie that Xander had rented out. Ironically enough, it was one about vampires. The gang loved watching these kinds of movies, seeing how they were portrayed, and laughing at how ridiculous some of the ideas were. But all this taunting took a lot out of them.
'Well, I'm beat, how about everyone else?' Buffy announced. They all nodded their heads in agreement. 'I'm off to bed,' Willow agreed. 'Kennedy?' She turned to her girlfriend.
'Yeah, be there with you in a sec,' Kennedy replied.
'Do you guys mind if I stay the night?' Xander's face got a slight worried look. 'There was this HUGE spider when I left, and I'm afraid it still might be there. . .' The rest of them smiled jokingly, considering he was the only guy, and the only one who was afraid of spiders.
'Aww, Xander scared of a widdle spider?' Dawn teased. He looked at the floor, as if ashamed of his fear. The rest of them laughed in a friendly way.
'It was not little-
But before Xander could go into anymore detail about the spider, the doorbell rang. They all looked at each other, before they realised it must've been Cordelia.
'Oh, Cordelia and her mystery. . .thing,' Buffy said, trying to find the appropriate word as she approached the door. Everyone stood back, expecting the worst, as Buffy opened it.
Cordelia stood there on her own wearing her trademark smile.
'Well, heya Buffy!' she walked in and gave Buffy a huge hug. 'Xander, hey! Willow, looking good! You must be Kennedy. . .and Dawn, hi!' she waved at Dawn. Everyone was raising their eyebrows - this was too fake, even for Cordelia. Buffy crossed her arms.
'Cordelia, what is going on? Why have you come so far in the middle of the night? Because I know it wasn't to say hi.' Everyone's arms were crossed with high expectations which were not being fulfilled. Immediately, Cordelia's smile vanished.
'Oh, alright, I was just trying to be nice.' Everyone uncrossed their arms, curious all of sudden. Buffy however, stood firm in her place. Cordelia just stared at her.
'Look, all of you better sit down, because you're gonna be kinda shocked. . .' she walked over to the door, as Xander and Dawn sat, Willow and Kennedy held hands, and Buffy remained with her arms crossed, convinced she could take anything.
'Go on, Cordelia, what's behind door number 1?' Cordelia raised her eyebrows this time, and opened the door.
'Guys, you can come in now,' she called out into the darkness.
'Cordelia, who are you. . .' Buffy began, but then she stopped.
Spike and Anya walked into the house, weak smiles on their faces. 'Hi everybody,' Anya greeted them.
The reactions of everybody were mixed. As soon as Anya spoke, Xander collapsed off his chair onto the floor, staring transfixed at Anya. Willow and Kennedy's eyes widened, and Buffy just stood there open-mouthed, her hands falling to her sides. 'Spike. . .' she managed to utter, before she fainted to the floor. Willow and Kennedy ran over to her, shaking a bit, whereas Dawn sat in her chair, staring.
'Spike? Anya?' She got up, and rushed over, hugging them, but when Anya let go, Dawn continued to hold on to Spike tightly. Willow and Kennedy in the meantime were trying to revive Buffy, while Xander continued to stare from his spot on the floor. When Dawn stood back to look at them, she was completely lost for words. 'Oh my G-d, you guys. . .you're alive!' she exclaimed. 'I better not be dreaming. . .'
'You're not,' Spike assured her, as he turned to look at Buffy. 'Hey, is she gonna be alright. . .?' Buffy was slowly waking up. Cordelia just stood there looking at her. 'Hey, it's how I reacted, and I'm fine aren't I?'
Willow turned away from Buffy for a moment, completely bewildered. 'But.it makes no sense. . .you were dusted. . .' she turned to Anya, '. . .and you were slashed right in half by a vampire. . .there's no way you could've-
'We'll explain everything,' Spike interrupted. 'We just need everybody up and about,' he looked deeply at Buffy. 'That includes her.'
Xander had somehow managed to gain enough strength to stand up, although he was wobbling. He walked over to Anya, and she helped him stand, as if he were an old man crossing the street.
'Anya, how did you. . .' he began, but she put her finger to his lips. 'We'll explain everything. I know it's a shock for you, but we're both alive. We just need you all to sit and listen so we can explain how.'
Everyone was letting it sink in now, which meant they were in even bigger shock, and Buffy was wide awake. Cordelia, however, looked mildly bored.
As they all sat themselves down in the main room, with Cordelia standing by the side, Spike and Anya both began their story.
'Well, as you can probably guess, we both died,' Anya began. Spike gave her a 'what the hell' expression.
'You want me to tell this part of the story?' he suggested quietly. Anya looked deeply offended. Spike continued anyway. 'We met each other in this white place.'
'White place?' Kennedy enquired. 'What. . .like heaven?'
'We think it was more like limbo,' Anya answered. 'Because we certainly weren't peaceful.'
'Yeah, me and Anya here had a nice long conversation about our emotions before we realised something was wrong.' Spike went on. 'And then there was the Voice.'
They looked at him with puzzled looks. 'The Voice, you say?' Xander asked, completely unaware what that was.
'Perhaps the Voice of G-d, or the Powers,' Anya explained. 'We're not sure, but we don't know what else it could've been.'
'So what did this Voice say?' asked Dawn, truly curious.
'We remember something about us having died doing something remarkable,' Spike said.
Anya finished his thought off for him. 'And how we deserved to be brought back to Earth because of it,' Then she hesitated. 'And also. . .we deserved to. . .to. . .' she looked at Spike desperately, wondering how she was going to say this. Spike however answered for her.
'We're both completely human now,' Spike said.
The whole room gasped so obviously, it was almost as if it was a play that had cued a gasp at that very point.
For the first time since she'd fainted, Buffy spoke. 'Spike. . .you're not a vampire anymore?' she asked carefully. He smiled in a strange way that was generally satisfied, but not completely happy about something.
'Yep,' he looked at her when he answered. But as soon as he did, she turned her head away, for some reason refusing to look at him. He was slightly disappointed, but the conversation flowed on.
'So then what happened?' Dawn urged.
'Well, Spike and I both got resurrected at the side of the canyon that was once Sunnydale-
'In the daylight,' Spike added, as if this was the most important part of the story.
'Yes, in the daylight,' she confirmed. 'We managed to hitch a ride on the back of a. . .'
Spike gave her a warning look. He didn't want the gang knowing he had been on the back of a donkey cart. '. . .of a car.' She said the first thing she could think of.
People looked at her confused. 'I mean, the backseat of a car, yeah. . .' she smiled at Spike, who just stared at her with an angry look.
'Anyway,' she briskly moved on. 'We decided we'd go to LA. We knew Angel was there, and we thought he'd know where you guys were.'
'You guys saw Angel?' Buffy suddenly interrupted. Cordelia used her hands to express her feelings.
'Well, duh, how else would I have driven them here?' she stated obviously. Spike stopped them quickly before it erupted into a full fight.
'So, yes, we talked to Angel, he told us you were here, and we came here!' he concluded their story. 'That's pretty much it.'
'So you guys were just. . .resurrected?' Willow summed up.
'Pretty much,' Anya replied. 'So, what's been going on while we've been dead?' she asked, trying to make small talk. The rest of them completely ignored her question, and sat there in silent observation of the situation. Spike knew how awkward it must've been for them, so he tried to break the ice.
'Look, I know this must be a big shock to all of you, moving on from that time, and us suddenly turning up and dragging you back. . .' he paused to see if anyone understood, however they were reacting as if he had said nothing. 'And,' he continued, 'we totally understand if you don't want us in your lives-
Spike was about to add something else, but Dawn stopped him. 'Are you kidding?' she exclaimed. 'We thought we'd lost you forever, it's been hell without you guys.' Buffy gave her a sharp look, but didn't say anything.
'Oh, come on, Buffy, don't pretend. We've missed them so much each day it's become unbearable. You should know, what with you thinking of Spike every spare minute you have.'
Buffy jumped up, and glared at Dawn, but still refused to say anything. Spike was secretly overjoyed, but just reacted as if it was nothing.
'Really?' he looked right at Buffy. She looked directly into his eyes for a moment, and suddenly spoke. 'Excuse me,' she exited the main room. She couldn't believe Dawn could humiliate her like that, and in front of all her friends. What was worst was she thought it wasn't that obvious she was thinking about Spike all the time.
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Author's Note (again): I'd just like to know, when I post the sequel of this story, would it be OK for me to post it separately from this one if I told you all what it was gonna be called? I've got no other projects, so if you see anything by me, it will be the sequel, and it'll say so in the summary.
Author's Note: Ah, the long awaited reunion. Yes, it's finally here, and I hope you all enjoy! By the way, if you get the idea that I don't like Cordelia, it's not true, I do like her, but I just thought she'd kind of be a bit bitchier around the gang, what with all the history.
Chapter 7
The rest of the Scooby gang had finished the movie that Xander had rented out. Ironically enough, it was one about vampires. The gang loved watching these kinds of movies, seeing how they were portrayed, and laughing at how ridiculous some of the ideas were. But all this taunting took a lot out of them.
'Well, I'm beat, how about everyone else?' Buffy announced. They all nodded their heads in agreement. 'I'm off to bed,' Willow agreed. 'Kennedy?' She turned to her girlfriend.
'Yeah, be there with you in a sec,' Kennedy replied.
'Do you guys mind if I stay the night?' Xander's face got a slight worried look. 'There was this HUGE spider when I left, and I'm afraid it still might be there. . .' The rest of them smiled jokingly, considering he was the only guy, and the only one who was afraid of spiders.
'Aww, Xander scared of a widdle spider?' Dawn teased. He looked at the floor, as if ashamed of his fear. The rest of them laughed in a friendly way.
'It was not little-
But before Xander could go into anymore detail about the spider, the doorbell rang. They all looked at each other, before they realised it must've been Cordelia.
'Oh, Cordelia and her mystery. . .thing,' Buffy said, trying to find the appropriate word as she approached the door. Everyone stood back, expecting the worst, as Buffy opened it.
Cordelia stood there on her own wearing her trademark smile.
'Well, heya Buffy!' she walked in and gave Buffy a huge hug. 'Xander, hey! Willow, looking good! You must be Kennedy. . .and Dawn, hi!' she waved at Dawn. Everyone was raising their eyebrows - this was too fake, even for Cordelia. Buffy crossed her arms.
'Cordelia, what is going on? Why have you come so far in the middle of the night? Because I know it wasn't to say hi.' Everyone's arms were crossed with high expectations which were not being fulfilled. Immediately, Cordelia's smile vanished.
'Oh, alright, I was just trying to be nice.' Everyone uncrossed their arms, curious all of sudden. Buffy however, stood firm in her place. Cordelia just stared at her.
'Look, all of you better sit down, because you're gonna be kinda shocked. . .' she walked over to the door, as Xander and Dawn sat, Willow and Kennedy held hands, and Buffy remained with her arms crossed, convinced she could take anything.
'Go on, Cordelia, what's behind door number 1?' Cordelia raised her eyebrows this time, and opened the door.
'Guys, you can come in now,' she called out into the darkness.
'Cordelia, who are you. . .' Buffy began, but then she stopped.
Spike and Anya walked into the house, weak smiles on their faces. 'Hi everybody,' Anya greeted them.
The reactions of everybody were mixed. As soon as Anya spoke, Xander collapsed off his chair onto the floor, staring transfixed at Anya. Willow and Kennedy's eyes widened, and Buffy just stood there open-mouthed, her hands falling to her sides. 'Spike. . .' she managed to utter, before she fainted to the floor. Willow and Kennedy ran over to her, shaking a bit, whereas Dawn sat in her chair, staring.
'Spike? Anya?' She got up, and rushed over, hugging them, but when Anya let go, Dawn continued to hold on to Spike tightly. Willow and Kennedy in the meantime were trying to revive Buffy, while Xander continued to stare from his spot on the floor. When Dawn stood back to look at them, she was completely lost for words. 'Oh my G-d, you guys. . .you're alive!' she exclaimed. 'I better not be dreaming. . .'
'You're not,' Spike assured her, as he turned to look at Buffy. 'Hey, is she gonna be alright. . .?' Buffy was slowly waking up. Cordelia just stood there looking at her. 'Hey, it's how I reacted, and I'm fine aren't I?'
Willow turned away from Buffy for a moment, completely bewildered. 'But.it makes no sense. . .you were dusted. . .' she turned to Anya, '. . .and you were slashed right in half by a vampire. . .there's no way you could've-
'We'll explain everything,' Spike interrupted. 'We just need everybody up and about,' he looked deeply at Buffy. 'That includes her.'
Xander had somehow managed to gain enough strength to stand up, although he was wobbling. He walked over to Anya, and she helped him stand, as if he were an old man crossing the street.
'Anya, how did you. . .' he began, but she put her finger to his lips. 'We'll explain everything. I know it's a shock for you, but we're both alive. We just need you all to sit and listen so we can explain how.'
Everyone was letting it sink in now, which meant they were in even bigger shock, and Buffy was wide awake. Cordelia, however, looked mildly bored.
As they all sat themselves down in the main room, with Cordelia standing by the side, Spike and Anya both began their story.
'Well, as you can probably guess, we both died,' Anya began. Spike gave her a 'what the hell' expression.
'You want me to tell this part of the story?' he suggested quietly. Anya looked deeply offended. Spike continued anyway. 'We met each other in this white place.'
'White place?' Kennedy enquired. 'What. . .like heaven?'
'We think it was more like limbo,' Anya answered. 'Because we certainly weren't peaceful.'
'Yeah, me and Anya here had a nice long conversation about our emotions before we realised something was wrong.' Spike went on. 'And then there was the Voice.'
They looked at him with puzzled looks. 'The Voice, you say?' Xander asked, completely unaware what that was.
'Perhaps the Voice of G-d, or the Powers,' Anya explained. 'We're not sure, but we don't know what else it could've been.'
'So what did this Voice say?' asked Dawn, truly curious.
'We remember something about us having died doing something remarkable,' Spike said.
Anya finished his thought off for him. 'And how we deserved to be brought back to Earth because of it,' Then she hesitated. 'And also. . .we deserved to. . .to. . .' she looked at Spike desperately, wondering how she was going to say this. Spike however answered for her.
'We're both completely human now,' Spike said.
The whole room gasped so obviously, it was almost as if it was a play that had cued a gasp at that very point.
For the first time since she'd fainted, Buffy spoke. 'Spike. . .you're not a vampire anymore?' she asked carefully. He smiled in a strange way that was generally satisfied, but not completely happy about something.
'Yep,' he looked at her when he answered. But as soon as he did, she turned her head away, for some reason refusing to look at him. He was slightly disappointed, but the conversation flowed on.
'So then what happened?' Dawn urged.
'Well, Spike and I both got resurrected at the side of the canyon that was once Sunnydale-
'In the daylight,' Spike added, as if this was the most important part of the story.
'Yes, in the daylight,' she confirmed. 'We managed to hitch a ride on the back of a. . .'
Spike gave her a warning look. He didn't want the gang knowing he had been on the back of a donkey cart. '. . .of a car.' She said the first thing she could think of.
People looked at her confused. 'I mean, the backseat of a car, yeah. . .' she smiled at Spike, who just stared at her with an angry look.
'Anyway,' she briskly moved on. 'We decided we'd go to LA. We knew Angel was there, and we thought he'd know where you guys were.'
'You guys saw Angel?' Buffy suddenly interrupted. Cordelia used her hands to express her feelings.
'Well, duh, how else would I have driven them here?' she stated obviously. Spike stopped them quickly before it erupted into a full fight.
'So, yes, we talked to Angel, he told us you were here, and we came here!' he concluded their story. 'That's pretty much it.'
'So you guys were just. . .resurrected?' Willow summed up.
'Pretty much,' Anya replied. 'So, what's been going on while we've been dead?' she asked, trying to make small talk. The rest of them completely ignored her question, and sat there in silent observation of the situation. Spike knew how awkward it must've been for them, so he tried to break the ice.
'Look, I know this must be a big shock to all of you, moving on from that time, and us suddenly turning up and dragging you back. . .' he paused to see if anyone understood, however they were reacting as if he had said nothing. 'And,' he continued, 'we totally understand if you don't want us in your lives-
Spike was about to add something else, but Dawn stopped him. 'Are you kidding?' she exclaimed. 'We thought we'd lost you forever, it's been hell without you guys.' Buffy gave her a sharp look, but didn't say anything.
'Oh, come on, Buffy, don't pretend. We've missed them so much each day it's become unbearable. You should know, what with you thinking of Spike every spare minute you have.'
Buffy jumped up, and glared at Dawn, but still refused to say anything. Spike was secretly overjoyed, but just reacted as if it was nothing.
'Really?' he looked right at Buffy. She looked directly into his eyes for a moment, and suddenly spoke. 'Excuse me,' she exited the main room. She couldn't believe Dawn could humiliate her like that, and in front of all her friends. What was worst was she thought it wasn't that obvious she was thinking about Spike all the time.
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Author's Note (again): I'd just like to know, when I post the sequel of this story, would it be OK for me to post it separately from this one if I told you all what it was gonna be called? I've got no other projects, so if you see anything by me, it will be the sequel, and it'll say so in the summary.