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Chapter 2: Welcome to Ireland!
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1775 Galway, Ireland
It was a warm and sunny day. Almost every one was outside. The market was flooded with people. People were talking and laughing loudly and you could here the rattling of the wheels on carriages along with the sound of the horses' hooves on the pavement. Buffy looked out her carriage window in awe of how friendly this town seemed. She smiled widely as she watched a young boy play ball with a couple of his friends. She was slightly embarrassed by how people would stop and stare at the fancy carriage she was in with her family. The carriage was dark brown with silver wheels and designs. The inside was even fancier. The seats were covered with ruby red velvet and lined with leather; the floor was carpeted with an expensive gold, brown, and red rug. Buffy looked over at her father, Ethan Rayne and her mother, Lucinda Rayne. Ethan was a very strict man. He stood 6'3, had unfriendly dark eyes, and had graying black hair. Her mother was another story. She had friendly brown eyes and long dirty blonde hair. She had a gentle loving smile that always warmed Buffy's heart. Then there was Dawn. Her baby sister was no longer a baby. She had long brown hair and bright brown eyes. Dawn was now 13 years old. Buffy envied her. Dawn looked like she belonged in this family more than Buffy. When Buffy asked her mother why she had bright blonde hair and green eyes she'd just replied that she gets it from her great grandma. Buffy didn't quite believe it but let it pass anyway. Sometimes she had dreams about a younger version of herself with a woman and man. They loved her like their own daughter. The woman was beautiful with long blonde hair much like her own and green eyes. The man was never around much but when he was she knew how much the both enjoyed it. He had brown hair and brown eyes. Unlike Ethan's, his eyes were happy and loving. Then there were dreams in which she was with two young boys. She was always happy around them in her dreams. She had no idea if she really met them in real life. After an unfortunate accident she had no memory of anything before she was about 5 years old. She couldn't ask her father because she knew he'd just get angry. He never talked about anything that happened before then.
"Buffy?" Dawn's voice snapped her out of her thought. She looked over at her and smiled.
"I'm fine. Just thinking." She turned and got out of the carriage. She closed her eyes and smiled as the warm sun touched her skin.
"Buffy My love!" A familiar voice called. Buffy cringed and squeezed her eye lids shut tighter. She shook her head and opened her eyes. After taking a deep breath she plastered on a fake smile and turned around.
"Riley! What are you doing here?" Buffy asked with fake enthusiasm. Riley smiled at her adoringly. Riley Finnegan was her fiancé. She didn't want to marry him but her father promised him she would.
"Well your father said that since I'm going to be part of this family soon that I should come along. How could I refuse an offer to spend more time with my bride-to-be?" He replied with a gleeful grin on his face. He raised his hand and brushed his greasy hair to the side.
Buffy turned her head to the side to hide her disappointment. She looked back at him, smiled sweetly and said quickly as she turned to leave, "How wonderful! Well it was nice seeing you but I most go now 'K? OK!"
He grabbed her arm and said, "Actually I thought I would come along . if you don't mind that is."
"Sorry Riley but its sorta tradition for me to get lost by myself whenever we go somewhere new. So uh. Bye." Buffy said stepping away from him.
"Oh.ok. If you say so. I'll see you later. Bye." Riley said his voice laced with disappointment and sadness. She smiled briefly and wandered off.
She sighed in relief once she got away from him. She stood out wearing a red dress with gold flowers stitched onto it. Her blonde hair piled in curls on top of her head with messy tendrils falling down around her face and neck. She wore light makeup that gave her that naturally beautiful look. In result she got a lot of appreciative looks from many men and jealous glares from their companions. She hated that. That was the reason she didn't have any friends. No one ever took the time to get to know her before they judged her.
Since Buffy was so deep in thought she didn't notice the laughing red head running right at her until they were both on the ground.
"Oh My God! I'm so sorry! I wasn't watching wear I was going! Did I mention I was sorry?" The red head stuttered as she helped Buffy up.
Buffy laughed at her nervous babble and replied, "Don't worry about it. It was as much my fault as it was yours. Maybe even more. I have a terrible tendency to think too much. You know. I was 'lost in thought'. I was bound to run into someone sooner or later."
The red smiled gratefully and said, "My names Willow Rosenberg."
"I'm Buffy Rayne. It's nice to meet you." Buffy said smiling at her. Suddenly a boy with brown hair ran over to them.
"Uh, hi are you ok? We are soo sorry about that." He said nervously. He had brown eyes and a goofy smile.
Willow smiled at him and said, "This is my best friend Alexander Harris. We all just call him Xander though. Xander this is Buffy."
Xander looked at her and smiled then took her hand and kissed it and said in as overly 'proper' voice, "'tis a pleasure to make you acquaintance."
Buffy smiled and replied in an equally 'proper' voice, "Nonsense kind sir the pleasure 'tis all mine."
They laughed and Willow's eye's widened with excitement as she got an idea, "Hey Buffy do you have anything planned tonight?"
Buffy smiled again and answered, " Nope my day is pretty much going to be noneventful. We just got here from Germany so we don't really know anyone. Why?"
Before Willow could reply Xander Cut in replying for her, " Willow and I were wondering if you wanted to go to a local pub called the Bronze with us. We're meeting a couple of friends there. It'll be fun. So what do ya say? Will you come?"
"Sure I'll do just about anything to get away from my fiancé." Buffy said truthfully. Willow and Xander looked at her in shock.
"Fiancé?" They asked sinuously. Then Willow added, "Aren't you a little young to have a fiancé?"
Buffy replied sadly, "It's a forced marriage. My father says that if I fall in love before the wedding that I don't have to marry him. So that's an upside."
"Well when's the wedding?" Xander asked, starting to feel sorry for this new girl he met. He liked her. She seemed nice. Someone like her shouldn't have to go through that.
"Um. Two months." She said meekly. She really didn't want them to feel sorry for her when she was happy to finally make real friends.
"Two mont-" Willow was cut of by Riley pushing Buffy behind him.
"Riley? Where'd you come from?" Buffy asked but was obviously unheard by Riley as he glared at Willow and Xander.
"Leave her alone. You peasants are too low a class to be talking to her. Now leave." Riley ordered puffing out his chest trying to look manly.
Buffy rolled her eyes. Willow and Xander stared at him blankly then looked at Buffy. Buffy pointed at Riley and mouthed 'Fiancé' then started to make funny faces at him. Willow and Xander laughed. Riley looked back at Buffy in confusion as to why they were laughing. Buffy just shrugged and smiled sympathetically and said, "Don't even try too understand before you give us both a migraine." Riley pouted and walked away slightly hurt. Willow and Xander just laughed harder and Buffy joined in.
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Chapter 2. Hope you liked it. It was a lot longer than chapter 1 obviously. Ok Please give me Feed back! Thanks!
Chapter 2: Welcome to Ireland!
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1775 Galway, Ireland
It was a warm and sunny day. Almost every one was outside. The market was flooded with people. People were talking and laughing loudly and you could here the rattling of the wheels on carriages along with the sound of the horses' hooves on the pavement. Buffy looked out her carriage window in awe of how friendly this town seemed. She smiled widely as she watched a young boy play ball with a couple of his friends. She was slightly embarrassed by how people would stop and stare at the fancy carriage she was in with her family. The carriage was dark brown with silver wheels and designs. The inside was even fancier. The seats were covered with ruby red velvet and lined with leather; the floor was carpeted with an expensive gold, brown, and red rug. Buffy looked over at her father, Ethan Rayne and her mother, Lucinda Rayne. Ethan was a very strict man. He stood 6'3, had unfriendly dark eyes, and had graying black hair. Her mother was another story. She had friendly brown eyes and long dirty blonde hair. She had a gentle loving smile that always warmed Buffy's heart. Then there was Dawn. Her baby sister was no longer a baby. She had long brown hair and bright brown eyes. Dawn was now 13 years old. Buffy envied her. Dawn looked like she belonged in this family more than Buffy. When Buffy asked her mother why she had bright blonde hair and green eyes she'd just replied that she gets it from her great grandma. Buffy didn't quite believe it but let it pass anyway. Sometimes she had dreams about a younger version of herself with a woman and man. They loved her like their own daughter. The woman was beautiful with long blonde hair much like her own and green eyes. The man was never around much but when he was she knew how much the both enjoyed it. He had brown hair and brown eyes. Unlike Ethan's, his eyes were happy and loving. Then there were dreams in which she was with two young boys. She was always happy around them in her dreams. She had no idea if she really met them in real life. After an unfortunate accident she had no memory of anything before she was about 5 years old. She couldn't ask her father because she knew he'd just get angry. He never talked about anything that happened before then.
"Buffy?" Dawn's voice snapped her out of her thought. She looked over at her and smiled.
"I'm fine. Just thinking." She turned and got out of the carriage. She closed her eyes and smiled as the warm sun touched her skin.
"Buffy My love!" A familiar voice called. Buffy cringed and squeezed her eye lids shut tighter. She shook her head and opened her eyes. After taking a deep breath she plastered on a fake smile and turned around.
"Riley! What are you doing here?" Buffy asked with fake enthusiasm. Riley smiled at her adoringly. Riley Finnegan was her fiancé. She didn't want to marry him but her father promised him she would.
"Well your father said that since I'm going to be part of this family soon that I should come along. How could I refuse an offer to spend more time with my bride-to-be?" He replied with a gleeful grin on his face. He raised his hand and brushed his greasy hair to the side.
Buffy turned her head to the side to hide her disappointment. She looked back at him, smiled sweetly and said quickly as she turned to leave, "How wonderful! Well it was nice seeing you but I most go now 'K? OK!"
He grabbed her arm and said, "Actually I thought I would come along . if you don't mind that is."
"Sorry Riley but its sorta tradition for me to get lost by myself whenever we go somewhere new. So uh. Bye." Buffy said stepping away from him.
"Oh.ok. If you say so. I'll see you later. Bye." Riley said his voice laced with disappointment and sadness. She smiled briefly and wandered off.
She sighed in relief once she got away from him. She stood out wearing a red dress with gold flowers stitched onto it. Her blonde hair piled in curls on top of her head with messy tendrils falling down around her face and neck. She wore light makeup that gave her that naturally beautiful look. In result she got a lot of appreciative looks from many men and jealous glares from their companions. She hated that. That was the reason she didn't have any friends. No one ever took the time to get to know her before they judged her.
Since Buffy was so deep in thought she didn't notice the laughing red head running right at her until they were both on the ground.
"Oh My God! I'm so sorry! I wasn't watching wear I was going! Did I mention I was sorry?" The red head stuttered as she helped Buffy up.
Buffy laughed at her nervous babble and replied, "Don't worry about it. It was as much my fault as it was yours. Maybe even more. I have a terrible tendency to think too much. You know. I was 'lost in thought'. I was bound to run into someone sooner or later."
The red smiled gratefully and said, "My names Willow Rosenberg."
"I'm Buffy Rayne. It's nice to meet you." Buffy said smiling at her. Suddenly a boy with brown hair ran over to them.
"Uh, hi are you ok? We are soo sorry about that." He said nervously. He had brown eyes and a goofy smile.
Willow smiled at him and said, "This is my best friend Alexander Harris. We all just call him Xander though. Xander this is Buffy."
Xander looked at her and smiled then took her hand and kissed it and said in as overly 'proper' voice, "'tis a pleasure to make you acquaintance."
Buffy smiled and replied in an equally 'proper' voice, "Nonsense kind sir the pleasure 'tis all mine."
They laughed and Willow's eye's widened with excitement as she got an idea, "Hey Buffy do you have anything planned tonight?"
Buffy smiled again and answered, " Nope my day is pretty much going to be noneventful. We just got here from Germany so we don't really know anyone. Why?"
Before Willow could reply Xander Cut in replying for her, " Willow and I were wondering if you wanted to go to a local pub called the Bronze with us. We're meeting a couple of friends there. It'll be fun. So what do ya say? Will you come?"
"Sure I'll do just about anything to get away from my fiancé." Buffy said truthfully. Willow and Xander looked at her in shock.
"Fiancé?" They asked sinuously. Then Willow added, "Aren't you a little young to have a fiancé?"
Buffy replied sadly, "It's a forced marriage. My father says that if I fall in love before the wedding that I don't have to marry him. So that's an upside."
"Well when's the wedding?" Xander asked, starting to feel sorry for this new girl he met. He liked her. She seemed nice. Someone like her shouldn't have to go through that.
"Um. Two months." She said meekly. She really didn't want them to feel sorry for her when she was happy to finally make real friends.
"Two mont-" Willow was cut of by Riley pushing Buffy behind him.
"Riley? Where'd you come from?" Buffy asked but was obviously unheard by Riley as he glared at Willow and Xander.
"Leave her alone. You peasants are too low a class to be talking to her. Now leave." Riley ordered puffing out his chest trying to look manly.
Buffy rolled her eyes. Willow and Xander stared at him blankly then looked at Buffy. Buffy pointed at Riley and mouthed 'Fiancé' then started to make funny faces at him. Willow and Xander laughed. Riley looked back at Buffy in confusion as to why they were laughing. Buffy just shrugged and smiled sympathetically and said, "Don't even try too understand before you give us both a migraine." Riley pouted and walked away slightly hurt. Willow and Xander just laughed harder and Buffy joined in.
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Chapter 2. Hope you liked it. It was a lot longer than chapter 1 obviously. Ok Please give me Feed back! Thanks!