Title: Making Ends Meet
~*~*~*Summary - Set after "Chosen." Buffy misses Spike so the Scoobies try to open up a portal to bring, but instead it backfires and they, except Buffy and Andrew, are sucked into the dimension Spike is in. Having no money, no job, Buffy can't pay the rent so she and Andrew must move onto the street, and try to find a way to get their friends back.
~*~*Disclaimer- I don't own any of the characters. And if u think I do, ya might want to go to the physh. hospital. Lol.
~*Authors note- Hey, sorry I haven't written lately, busy with work, but tomorrow's P.D. day, yay! I only got 1 review ( I'll be nice and give u some spoilers, but not for this chapter. They r gonna get that gothic gurl to do the spell, Buffy will go into the portal and look for her friends, and Spike. There no more spoilers. O well haven't planned anything else.
#*~#* Buffy's face went white. She hadn't realized what day it was.
"Please, nice friendly sir, me and my friend here just need another day, because we have to find a place to stay. But we will pay you soon," said Andrew, unconvincingly.
"What do you take me for, a jackass!" the man said very disgruntled. 'I know your kind, you'll take off to Mexico and I'll never get the money.
Andrew's eyes got large, "Mec-ee-co, fine sir that's how you pronounce it."
The man looked like he wanted to beat Andrew to a pulp. What the hell? Is this kid on drugs, oh no wait I am he thought.
Then Buffy spoke up, "Excuse him please, he has um, mental conditions, what he's trying to say is we need one more one day, to get funds and pack," she added at the end (even though they had nothing to pack).
Andrew nodded his head, and started to act like he had A.D.D. "Where is my riddelin?" he asked Buffy.
Buffy rolled her eyes; the man looked confused, but made up his mind.
"No," he said plain and simple.
Buffy saw that she wasn't going to win, and beckoned for Andrew to come with her, Andrew sighed then grabbed the pen, and the little shampoos and soap bottles from the washroom.
"Are there any complimentary mints?" he asked hopefully. Buffy tugged at his shirt harder. And he gave in.
Buffy and Andrew trudged down the street. Robin had returned the school bus to the lot in L.A. after he dropped them off, Buffy wished he hadn't.
"So where are we going to go?" Andew asked glumly.
"I don't know the street for now I guess. We'll find.something tomorrow," Buffy said crying quietly.
Andrew frowned, "Well we could get a beggars mug, it could be like Suvivor:Ghetto."
Buffy frowned. They continued walking it was getting dark, then they came to an alley, a few other people sprawled out sleeping.
"I guess this is home," she said quietly.
They lay down; Andrew fell asleep soon, even though their bed was asphalt. Buffy on the other hand lay awake crying. How could things have gone from bad to worse? Then she fell asleep.
Andrew stretched out and woke up, he missed his alarm clock that played the tune from M*A*S*H. Buffy was asleep beside him. Andrew got up, and decided to go for a short walk.
"Andrew where the hell have you been, I thought you had been taken hostage by a Columbian Drug lord!" Buffy said as Andrew walked towards her. He gave her a geeky smile.
"I went to get this," he said brandishing a take a penny, leave a penny dish. "I swiped it," he said sounding pleased with himself.
"It says take a penny! Do you want us to be poor!" Buffy whispered/yelled, then realized what she had said, "Even more poor," she corrected sadly.
"I'll just scratch it out," why don't we have a refreshing bath," said Andrew sighing with delight. Buffy gave him a mad look. But Andrew didn't take notice.
"There's a nice pond about two blocks from here, semi' private, and we have soap and shampoo, it's no substitute for Zest or Herbal Essences, but it'll have to do," Andew looked at the small bottles.
"Herbal Essences?" Buffy furrowed her eyebrows remembering the commercials. "It just popped into my mind, I don't use it," he said too quickly.
"Well we're not going anyway, we're going to stay here and think of a plan."
A/N: Hope u liked this chappy, I think it's one of my funnier ones, I changed my mind I don't want them to live on the street for all the story, better change my summery lol. P.S. Review
~*~*~*Summary - Set after "Chosen." Buffy misses Spike so the Scoobies try to open up a portal to bring, but instead it backfires and they, except Buffy and Andrew, are sucked into the dimension Spike is in. Having no money, no job, Buffy can't pay the rent so she and Andrew must move onto the street, and try to find a way to get their friends back.
~*~*Disclaimer- I don't own any of the characters. And if u think I do, ya might want to go to the physh. hospital. Lol.
~*Authors note- Hey, sorry I haven't written lately, busy with work, but tomorrow's P.D. day, yay! I only got 1 review ( I'll be nice and give u some spoilers, but not for this chapter. They r gonna get that gothic gurl to do the spell, Buffy will go into the portal and look for her friends, and Spike. There no more spoilers. O well haven't planned anything else.
#*~#* Buffy's face went white. She hadn't realized what day it was.
"Please, nice friendly sir, me and my friend here just need another day, because we have to find a place to stay. But we will pay you soon," said Andrew, unconvincingly.
"What do you take me for, a jackass!" the man said very disgruntled. 'I know your kind, you'll take off to Mexico and I'll never get the money.
Andrew's eyes got large, "Mec-ee-co, fine sir that's how you pronounce it."
The man looked like he wanted to beat Andrew to a pulp. What the hell? Is this kid on drugs, oh no wait I am he thought.
Then Buffy spoke up, "Excuse him please, he has um, mental conditions, what he's trying to say is we need one more one day, to get funds and pack," she added at the end (even though they had nothing to pack).
Andrew nodded his head, and started to act like he had A.D.D. "Where is my riddelin?" he asked Buffy.
Buffy rolled her eyes; the man looked confused, but made up his mind.
"No," he said plain and simple.
Buffy saw that she wasn't going to win, and beckoned for Andrew to come with her, Andrew sighed then grabbed the pen, and the little shampoos and soap bottles from the washroom.
"Are there any complimentary mints?" he asked hopefully. Buffy tugged at his shirt harder. And he gave in.
Buffy and Andrew trudged down the street. Robin had returned the school bus to the lot in L.A. after he dropped them off, Buffy wished he hadn't.
"So where are we going to go?" Andew asked glumly.
"I don't know the street for now I guess. We'll find.something tomorrow," Buffy said crying quietly.
Andrew frowned, "Well we could get a beggars mug, it could be like Suvivor:Ghetto."
Buffy frowned. They continued walking it was getting dark, then they came to an alley, a few other people sprawled out sleeping.
"I guess this is home," she said quietly.
They lay down; Andrew fell asleep soon, even though their bed was asphalt. Buffy on the other hand lay awake crying. How could things have gone from bad to worse? Then she fell asleep.
Andrew stretched out and woke up, he missed his alarm clock that played the tune from M*A*S*H. Buffy was asleep beside him. Andrew got up, and decided to go for a short walk.
"Andrew where the hell have you been, I thought you had been taken hostage by a Columbian Drug lord!" Buffy said as Andrew walked towards her. He gave her a geeky smile.
"I went to get this," he said brandishing a take a penny, leave a penny dish. "I swiped it," he said sounding pleased with himself.
"It says take a penny! Do you want us to be poor!" Buffy whispered/yelled, then realized what she had said, "Even more poor," she corrected sadly.
"I'll just scratch it out," why don't we have a refreshing bath," said Andrew sighing with delight. Buffy gave him a mad look. But Andrew didn't take notice.
"There's a nice pond about two blocks from here, semi' private, and we have soap and shampoo, it's no substitute for Zest or Herbal Essences, but it'll have to do," Andew looked at the small bottles.
"Herbal Essences?" Buffy furrowed her eyebrows remembering the commercials. "It just popped into my mind, I don't use it," he said too quickly.
"Well we're not going anyway, we're going to stay here and think of a plan."
A/N: Hope u liked this chappy, I think it's one of my funnier ones, I changed my mind I don't want them to live on the street for all the story, better change my summery lol. P.S. Review