Buffy finished getting ready for the Bronze. A lot had happened in just a
day and a half. She left L.A. to be with her mother. She moved in with her
mother. She has a step sister and friends, and she's going to a club. Wow,
this was turning out to be pretty great. She just wished that Dawn was
there with her.
"B, you ready?" Faith asked as she knocked on the bathroom door.
"Yeah" Buffy said, coming out of the bathroom wearing a light brown pair of pants and an off white sweater to match.
"Love the outfit" Faith said.
"Thanks, you too" Buffy said looking at what Faith was wearing. A pair of black leather pants and a red and black peasant top to match.
"Thanks, you ready?" Faith asked.
"Yeah, let's do it" Buffy said. They walked downstairs together and grabbed their jackets.
"We're out of here" Faith said.
"Okay, be careful" Joyce said.
"And be home by midnight" Michael said.
"Will do, see ya" Faith said and they left.
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Dawn laid in her bed holding the letter from Buffy. She looked at it for a moment and then went over and put it in her jewelry box. Just then her father knocked on her door and then opened it.
"Dawnie, can I come in?" he asked.
"Yeah, sure" Dawn said.
"How are you doing?" he asked.
"I'm okay, I mean I miss Elizabeth, but. . .I'm fine" Dawn said.
"Well Francine and I think that-" Hank began.
"That Elizabeth's in Sunnydale, I know, Francine told me. Are you going there?" Dawn asked.
"Well we're going to call first, we tried her number a while ago, but there was no answer. We want to make sure that it's the right house, and that Elizabeth is there before we go there" Hank said.
"Oh" was all Dawn said.
"Dawnie, princess, are you okay?" Hank asked.
"Yeah, I just miss Elizabeth" Dawn said.
"I know sweetheart, it'll be okay" Hank said. "Well, I'll leave you alone now, dinner will be ready in an hour." With that he left her room and shut the door.
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Buffy and Faith arrived at the Bronze and Buffy followed Faith to where their table was. Everyone else was there and they sat down.
"Yo" Faith said.
"Hey, Faith, about time" Xander said.
"Hey, just because you can get ready in two minutes doesn't mean it's sanitary" Faith joked. "You all remember Buffy, my step-sister."
"Yeah, sure we do, what's up" Xander said.
"Nothin' much, uh, I'm in dance mood, anyone want to join?" Buffy asked.
"I think I can do with some dancing" Spike said.
"Cool" Buffy said and she and Spike went out onto the dance floor and began to dance.
"Come on guys" Faith said and everyone else went out onto the dance floor also. Ten minutes later everyone was back at the table.
"God I'm starved" Gunn said.
"Me too, it's funny how dancing gives you the munchies" Fred said. "Buffy are you hungry?"
"Yeah, I could eat something" Buffy said.
"I got it" Spike said. "What do you want luv, anything you want is yours."
"Thanks, uh. . .a muffin and a cappuccino" Buffy said.
"Delicate, I like it, what kind of muffin and cappuccino?" Spike asked.
"Uh. . .a blueberry muffin and a French vanilla cappuccino" Buffy said.
"Got it" Spike said and went up to the bar followed by the rest of the guys. The girls were left to talk.
"B, I think Spike likes you" Faith said.
"No, he couldn't, could he?" Buffy asked.
"Why not?" Willow asked.
"I don't know, doesn't he have a girlfriend?" Buffy asked.
"Nope, he did, Drusilla, she was. . .well she was a crazy freak" Cordelia said.
"Yeah, he broke up with her a while ago" Tara said.
"How long ago?" Buffy asked.
"Three months ago, she already has another boyfriend, his name is Dave or something" Anya said.
"Oh" Buffy said.
"Do you like him?" Faith asked.
"I don't know, I mean he's cute, really cute, I just don't know him that well" Buffy said.
"Well that's why you get to know him" Cordelia said and the guys came back.
"Here ya go ladies, thanks and kisses are in order" Xander joked.
"Thank you" Anya said and kissed Xander on the lips.
"Thanks" Buffy said to Spike.
"No problem luv" Spike said.
"Hey, you wanna dance?" a guy asked Faith.
"Sure" Faith said and went out onto the dance floor with him.
"Come on Oz, let's dance" Cordelia said and pulled him onto the dance floor.
"Let's all go" Xander said.
"Do you wanna dance?" Spike asked Buffy.
"Sure" she said. The rest of the gang followed Faith, Cordelia and Oz. A slow song was on and Willow and Tara, Xander and Anya, Fred and Gunn, Faith and the guy she met, Cordelia and Oz and Buffy and Spike were all dancing together.
"So, tell me, what was your life like in L.A.?" Spike asked.
"Boring, fancy, so not what I wanted" Buffy said.
"Oh, you're not the fancy dress wearing type then?" he asked with a smirk.
"I wear dresses, sexy, cute, up-to-date dresses, not the ones you'd be buried in, no" Buffy said and Spike laughed.
"Well that's good" he said. "You know I like that you made the decision to leave L.A. and come here, it worked out good for me" Spike said and Buffy blushed. "What, I didn't embarrass you did I?" he teased.
"No" she smiled.
"Good, 'cause I'm serious" he said.
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Dawn sat at the dinner table moving the food around that was on her plate with her fork. She couldn't eat. She didn't have an appetite. She just played with the mashed potatoes, green beans, broccoli and chicken that were on her plate. She had barely taking two bites.
"Dawn, darling, you're not eating" Francine said. 'Wow you're really perceptive' Dawn thought.
"I'm just not hungry" Dawn said quietly, not looking at Francine or her father.
"What's the matter princess?" Hank asked.
"I want to see Elizabeth" Dawn said.
"Well I'm going to call the number I have after dinner again and see if anyone answers" Hank said. "If Elizabeth's there, we'll go and bring her home."
"Is she in trouble, I mean are you mad at her?" Dawn asked.
"Yes we are, she shouldn't of left, we hope she's okay and we're worried about her, but we're very angry with her" Hank said.
"What are you gonna do to her, I-I mean if you find her?" Dawn asked.
"Well we'll make her come home and we'll ground her" Francine said.
"What if she refuses to come home?" Dawn said.
"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it" Hank said. "Now eat up okay."
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Buffy tossed and turned in her bed. She couldn't get to sleep. She felt so sad. She felt horrible for leaving Dawn. It wasn't like her father was mean to them or anything, but she knew that Dawn would of wanted to come with her. Buffy flipped over again and then sighed with frustration and sat up. She was so tired, but couldn't fall asleep. Then she started thinking about Spike, what he had said to her. She defiantly liked him, and he defiantly seemed to like her. Maybe there was something there. She felt a smile come over her as she continued thinking of the bleached blonde. She felt her eye lids becoming heavy and finally fell asleep.
The next morning Buffy woke up to the sound of the phone ringing. She heard the voice of her mother answering the phone. Without really thinking about the conversation she got out of bed and made her way downstairs to the kitchen where Faith was already awake and eating cereal.
"Hey B" Faith said.
"Hey" Buffy said in a sleepy voice and poured herself some cereal. Joyce came into the kitchen and the look on her face told Buffy something was wrong. "Mom, what's wrong?"
"Elizabeth- I mean, Buffy, y-you're father's on the phone, he knows you're here" Joyce said and Buffy's heart jumped.
"Tell him I'm not" Buffy said.
"I can't sweetie, by law he has custody, you have to talk to him, I'm sorry" Joyce said and Buffy got up and walked to the phone, her heart beating very quickly.
"H-hello?" she said into the phone.
"Elizabeth, is that you?" Hank asked.
"Y-yeah dad, it's me" Buffy said. "And it's Buffy now."
"What in the hell do you think you're doing young lady?" Hank asked, very mad.
"Dad I couldn't stay there, I had to leave, I wanted to be with mom, I like it here and I'm not going back" Buffy said.
"Oh yes you are, I'm coming to get you and I'm bringing you home" Hank said.
"No, I'm not going, you can't make me!" Buffy yelled. "Just leave me alone!"
"Elizabeth, I will be there tonight, and I expect you to be packed and ready to go" Hank said.
"I'm not going!" Buffy yelled and hung up the phone. "Mom please, don't make me go, I'm not leaving."
"Honey, I can't make that decision, you and your sister have lived with your father for almost eight years, I might get into trouble with the police if I refuse to let you to" Joyce said.
"Mom, I'm going to be eighteen in like three months. Please, I don't want to go back" Buffy pleaded.
"Baby I'm sorry, but if your father wants to take you back home, you're going to have to go with him" Joyce said and walked away. Buffy could feel her eyes filling with tears. She didn't want to go back. She did miss her sister very much, but her life was here not. She didn't want to go back. She ran out of the house and ran to the only place she knew.
"B, you ready?" Faith asked as she knocked on the bathroom door.
"Yeah" Buffy said, coming out of the bathroom wearing a light brown pair of pants and an off white sweater to match.
"Love the outfit" Faith said.
"Thanks, you too" Buffy said looking at what Faith was wearing. A pair of black leather pants and a red and black peasant top to match.
"Thanks, you ready?" Faith asked.
"Yeah, let's do it" Buffy said. They walked downstairs together and grabbed their jackets.
"We're out of here" Faith said.
"Okay, be careful" Joyce said.
"And be home by midnight" Michael said.
"Will do, see ya" Faith said and they left.
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Dawn laid in her bed holding the letter from Buffy. She looked at it for a moment and then went over and put it in her jewelry box. Just then her father knocked on her door and then opened it.
"Dawnie, can I come in?" he asked.
"Yeah, sure" Dawn said.
"How are you doing?" he asked.
"I'm okay, I mean I miss Elizabeth, but. . .I'm fine" Dawn said.
"Well Francine and I think that-" Hank began.
"That Elizabeth's in Sunnydale, I know, Francine told me. Are you going there?" Dawn asked.
"Well we're going to call first, we tried her number a while ago, but there was no answer. We want to make sure that it's the right house, and that Elizabeth is there before we go there" Hank said.
"Oh" was all Dawn said.
"Dawnie, princess, are you okay?" Hank asked.
"Yeah, I just miss Elizabeth" Dawn said.
"I know sweetheart, it'll be okay" Hank said. "Well, I'll leave you alone now, dinner will be ready in an hour." With that he left her room and shut the door.
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Buffy and Faith arrived at the Bronze and Buffy followed Faith to where their table was. Everyone else was there and they sat down.
"Yo" Faith said.
"Hey, Faith, about time" Xander said.
"Hey, just because you can get ready in two minutes doesn't mean it's sanitary" Faith joked. "You all remember Buffy, my step-sister."
"Yeah, sure we do, what's up" Xander said.
"Nothin' much, uh, I'm in dance mood, anyone want to join?" Buffy asked.
"I think I can do with some dancing" Spike said.
"Cool" Buffy said and she and Spike went out onto the dance floor and began to dance.
"Come on guys" Faith said and everyone else went out onto the dance floor also. Ten minutes later everyone was back at the table.
"God I'm starved" Gunn said.
"Me too, it's funny how dancing gives you the munchies" Fred said. "Buffy are you hungry?"
"Yeah, I could eat something" Buffy said.
"I got it" Spike said. "What do you want luv, anything you want is yours."
"Thanks, uh. . .a muffin and a cappuccino" Buffy said.
"Delicate, I like it, what kind of muffin and cappuccino?" Spike asked.
"Uh. . .a blueberry muffin and a French vanilla cappuccino" Buffy said.
"Got it" Spike said and went up to the bar followed by the rest of the guys. The girls were left to talk.
"B, I think Spike likes you" Faith said.
"No, he couldn't, could he?" Buffy asked.
"Why not?" Willow asked.
"I don't know, doesn't he have a girlfriend?" Buffy asked.
"Nope, he did, Drusilla, she was. . .well she was a crazy freak" Cordelia said.
"Yeah, he broke up with her a while ago" Tara said.
"How long ago?" Buffy asked.
"Three months ago, she already has another boyfriend, his name is Dave or something" Anya said.
"Oh" Buffy said.
"Do you like him?" Faith asked.
"I don't know, I mean he's cute, really cute, I just don't know him that well" Buffy said.
"Well that's why you get to know him" Cordelia said and the guys came back.
"Here ya go ladies, thanks and kisses are in order" Xander joked.
"Thank you" Anya said and kissed Xander on the lips.
"Thanks" Buffy said to Spike.
"No problem luv" Spike said.
"Hey, you wanna dance?" a guy asked Faith.
"Sure" Faith said and went out onto the dance floor with him.
"Come on Oz, let's dance" Cordelia said and pulled him onto the dance floor.
"Let's all go" Xander said.
"Do you wanna dance?" Spike asked Buffy.
"Sure" she said. The rest of the gang followed Faith, Cordelia and Oz. A slow song was on and Willow and Tara, Xander and Anya, Fred and Gunn, Faith and the guy she met, Cordelia and Oz and Buffy and Spike were all dancing together.
"So, tell me, what was your life like in L.A.?" Spike asked.
"Boring, fancy, so not what I wanted" Buffy said.
"Oh, you're not the fancy dress wearing type then?" he asked with a smirk.
"I wear dresses, sexy, cute, up-to-date dresses, not the ones you'd be buried in, no" Buffy said and Spike laughed.
"Well that's good" he said. "You know I like that you made the decision to leave L.A. and come here, it worked out good for me" Spike said and Buffy blushed. "What, I didn't embarrass you did I?" he teased.
"No" she smiled.
"Good, 'cause I'm serious" he said.
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Dawn sat at the dinner table moving the food around that was on her plate with her fork. She couldn't eat. She didn't have an appetite. She just played with the mashed potatoes, green beans, broccoli and chicken that were on her plate. She had barely taking two bites.
"Dawn, darling, you're not eating" Francine said. 'Wow you're really perceptive' Dawn thought.
"I'm just not hungry" Dawn said quietly, not looking at Francine or her father.
"What's the matter princess?" Hank asked.
"I want to see Elizabeth" Dawn said.
"Well I'm going to call the number I have after dinner again and see if anyone answers" Hank said. "If Elizabeth's there, we'll go and bring her home."
"Is she in trouble, I mean are you mad at her?" Dawn asked.
"Yes we are, she shouldn't of left, we hope she's okay and we're worried about her, but we're very angry with her" Hank said.
"What are you gonna do to her, I-I mean if you find her?" Dawn asked.
"Well we'll make her come home and we'll ground her" Francine said.
"What if she refuses to come home?" Dawn said.
"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it" Hank said. "Now eat up okay."
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Buffy tossed and turned in her bed. She couldn't get to sleep. She felt so sad. She felt horrible for leaving Dawn. It wasn't like her father was mean to them or anything, but she knew that Dawn would of wanted to come with her. Buffy flipped over again and then sighed with frustration and sat up. She was so tired, but couldn't fall asleep. Then she started thinking about Spike, what he had said to her. She defiantly liked him, and he defiantly seemed to like her. Maybe there was something there. She felt a smile come over her as she continued thinking of the bleached blonde. She felt her eye lids becoming heavy and finally fell asleep.
The next morning Buffy woke up to the sound of the phone ringing. She heard the voice of her mother answering the phone. Without really thinking about the conversation she got out of bed and made her way downstairs to the kitchen where Faith was already awake and eating cereal.
"Hey B" Faith said.
"Hey" Buffy said in a sleepy voice and poured herself some cereal. Joyce came into the kitchen and the look on her face told Buffy something was wrong. "Mom, what's wrong?"
"Elizabeth- I mean, Buffy, y-you're father's on the phone, he knows you're here" Joyce said and Buffy's heart jumped.
"Tell him I'm not" Buffy said.
"I can't sweetie, by law he has custody, you have to talk to him, I'm sorry" Joyce said and Buffy got up and walked to the phone, her heart beating very quickly.
"H-hello?" she said into the phone.
"Elizabeth, is that you?" Hank asked.
"Y-yeah dad, it's me" Buffy said. "And it's Buffy now."
"What in the hell do you think you're doing young lady?" Hank asked, very mad.
"Dad I couldn't stay there, I had to leave, I wanted to be with mom, I like it here and I'm not going back" Buffy said.
"Oh yes you are, I'm coming to get you and I'm bringing you home" Hank said.
"No, I'm not going, you can't make me!" Buffy yelled. "Just leave me alone!"
"Elizabeth, I will be there tonight, and I expect you to be packed and ready to go" Hank said.
"I'm not going!" Buffy yelled and hung up the phone. "Mom please, don't make me go, I'm not leaving."
"Honey, I can't make that decision, you and your sister have lived with your father for almost eight years, I might get into trouble with the police if I refuse to let you to" Joyce said.
"Mom, I'm going to be eighteen in like three months. Please, I don't want to go back" Buffy pleaded.
"Baby I'm sorry, but if your father wants to take you back home, you're going to have to go with him" Joyce said and walked away. Buffy could feel her eyes filling with tears. She didn't want to go back. She did miss her sister very much, but her life was here not. She didn't want to go back. She ran out of the house and ran to the only place she knew.