Disclaimer: See Chapter one
Feedback: Anything and everything!
AN: I wasn't gonna write a phone call, but realized I needed something to lead up to Graduation.
AN2: I skipped over Senior year, this is the Tuesday before Buffy and the other Seniors graduate.
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PHONE CALL
Buffy ran out of the school and started home. She was late and this was a bad time to be late. She flew down the streets, nearly running into a kid on a bike. She yelled an apology over her shoulder, not bothering to slow down.
Today was Tuesday.
And it was 4:57 in the afternoon.
She ran through the front door and heard her mother talking in the kitchen. She threw her books onto the couch and ran into the kitchen. She looked for the phone, only to see her mom on it.
"MOM!" Buffy yelled frantically. "Mom, you gotta get off! NOW!"
"Just a minute Buffy," Joyce said back. "I'm talking to your father."
"You can argue with him later!" Buffy cried. It was now 4:59. Angel always called at exactly 5:00. Never early, never late.
"Buffy," Joyce snapped. "Please shut up for a minute."
"Mom," Buffy said hurridly. "What day is it?"
"Monday," Joyce replied.
"IT'S TUESDAY!" Buffy yelled.
"Oh, god," Joyce said, realizing what time it was. "Hank, I gotta go. Bye."
Joyce hung up, leaving Hank at the other end sputtering and Buffy looking extremely relieved.
"Sorry honey," Joyce said, just as the phone rang.
Buffy grabbed it and held it to her ear. "Hello?"
"Hey Buff," she heard on the other end.
"Angel, hey. What's up?" she asked.
"Nothing really, you?"
"Nada. So did you pass that test you were worried about?"
"I wasn't worried, just-"
"Oh please, you were so scared you were gonna fail it and bring you out of the top three in you class!"
"But, yeah, I did pass it. Aced it actually."
"See, what'd I tell you?"
"That I would. Oh, hold on, I gotta answer the door."
"Ok, cool."
Buffy waited as she heard him talking to the person at the door. She desperately wanted to ask if things were going well with the girl he was dating, Darcie or Darla or something, but she knew it would hurt even more to find out he still didn't think of her as anymore than a friend.
Sure, she had gone out with a few guys since he left. But they just didn't work, and frankly, they were jealous of Angel because she would blow off a date because it was Tuesday. The only one, who hadn't really cared about that, since he didn't like Tuesdays anyway, was her current boyfriend, Spike.
She really liked him, but his friends were another matter. Riley and Forrest were jerks and his freaky sister, Drusilla was just creepy. But Spike was all right for now.
"Sorry bout that," Angel said, breaking through her thoughts. "That was Darla. Told her I had stuff to do."
"Oh, so I'm not the only one who blows off dates on Tuesdays," Buffy kidded.
Angel laughed as he replied, "Yeah, something like that. Speaking of, how are things with, what's-his-name?"
"You know his name!"
"I know, just messing with you. You and Spike all right?"
"Yeah, we're good. Oh, by the way, everyone says hi. Actually, Xander says 'Skittles, M&M's and hi'. He said be sure I told you that."
"Tell Xander Snickers."
"Will do." Buffy laughed. Xander and Angel hardly ever got to talk, but they still were good friends. Though for some reason, Xander started what was dubbed 'The Candy Game' and Angel played along.
"So, I hear, someone I know is valedictorian," Angel said.
"Not me," Buffy laughed again. He loved playing with her like that. "Will is though. She was so hyper when she found out today. Couldn't get her to calm down. Then Xander had the brilliant idea to give her chocolate, so, there you go."
"So, when's graduation?"
"Friday at- Wait, why?"
"Maybe I wanna go," Angel said. She could practically see his half smile.
"That would be great!" Buffy yelled into the phone. She had been hoping he'd offer. "Gunn, Wes, and Fred are coming. Gunn's coming because of Tara mainly. They're still together. Wes and Fred, they're still clueless by the way, well, they're our friends, so why not?"
"Well, now I'm coming," Angel said. "I gotta see my gang. Haven't seen you guys since Christmas."
"Buffy, honey, get off the phone, it's almost 7!" Joyce yelled from the other room.
"Angel, I gotta get off," Buffy said sadly.
"Yeah, me too," he replied. "I got to get some sleep."
"Well, bye," Buffy said, "See you Friday."
"Yeah," he said. "Oh, and by the way, congrats on getting into UC Sunnydale. "
"Thanks," Buffy said, then hung up.
God, she loved Tuesdays.
Feedback: Anything and everything!
AN: I wasn't gonna write a phone call, but realized I needed something to lead up to Graduation.
AN2: I skipped over Senior year, this is the Tuesday before Buffy and the other Seniors graduate.
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
PHONE CALL
Buffy ran out of the school and started home. She was late and this was a bad time to be late. She flew down the streets, nearly running into a kid on a bike. She yelled an apology over her shoulder, not bothering to slow down.
Today was Tuesday.
And it was 4:57 in the afternoon.
She ran through the front door and heard her mother talking in the kitchen. She threw her books onto the couch and ran into the kitchen. She looked for the phone, only to see her mom on it.
"MOM!" Buffy yelled frantically. "Mom, you gotta get off! NOW!"
"Just a minute Buffy," Joyce said back. "I'm talking to your father."
"You can argue with him later!" Buffy cried. It was now 4:59. Angel always called at exactly 5:00. Never early, never late.
"Buffy," Joyce snapped. "Please shut up for a minute."
"Mom," Buffy said hurridly. "What day is it?"
"Monday," Joyce replied.
"IT'S TUESDAY!" Buffy yelled.
"Oh, god," Joyce said, realizing what time it was. "Hank, I gotta go. Bye."
Joyce hung up, leaving Hank at the other end sputtering and Buffy looking extremely relieved.
"Sorry honey," Joyce said, just as the phone rang.
Buffy grabbed it and held it to her ear. "Hello?"
"Hey Buff," she heard on the other end.
"Angel, hey. What's up?" she asked.
"Nothing really, you?"
"Nada. So did you pass that test you were worried about?"
"I wasn't worried, just-"
"Oh please, you were so scared you were gonna fail it and bring you out of the top three in you class!"
"But, yeah, I did pass it. Aced it actually."
"See, what'd I tell you?"
"That I would. Oh, hold on, I gotta answer the door."
"Ok, cool."
Buffy waited as she heard him talking to the person at the door. She desperately wanted to ask if things were going well with the girl he was dating, Darcie or Darla or something, but she knew it would hurt even more to find out he still didn't think of her as anymore than a friend.
Sure, she had gone out with a few guys since he left. But they just didn't work, and frankly, they were jealous of Angel because she would blow off a date because it was Tuesday. The only one, who hadn't really cared about that, since he didn't like Tuesdays anyway, was her current boyfriend, Spike.
She really liked him, but his friends were another matter. Riley and Forrest were jerks and his freaky sister, Drusilla was just creepy. But Spike was all right for now.
"Sorry bout that," Angel said, breaking through her thoughts. "That was Darla. Told her I had stuff to do."
"Oh, so I'm not the only one who blows off dates on Tuesdays," Buffy kidded.
Angel laughed as he replied, "Yeah, something like that. Speaking of, how are things with, what's-his-name?"
"You know his name!"
"I know, just messing with you. You and Spike all right?"
"Yeah, we're good. Oh, by the way, everyone says hi. Actually, Xander says 'Skittles, M&M's and hi'. He said be sure I told you that."
"Tell Xander Snickers."
"Will do." Buffy laughed. Xander and Angel hardly ever got to talk, but they still were good friends. Though for some reason, Xander started what was dubbed 'The Candy Game' and Angel played along.
"So, I hear, someone I know is valedictorian," Angel said.
"Not me," Buffy laughed again. He loved playing with her like that. "Will is though. She was so hyper when she found out today. Couldn't get her to calm down. Then Xander had the brilliant idea to give her chocolate, so, there you go."
"So, when's graduation?"
"Friday at- Wait, why?"
"Maybe I wanna go," Angel said. She could practically see his half smile.
"That would be great!" Buffy yelled into the phone. She had been hoping he'd offer. "Gunn, Wes, and Fred are coming. Gunn's coming because of Tara mainly. They're still together. Wes and Fred, they're still clueless by the way, well, they're our friends, so why not?"
"Well, now I'm coming," Angel said. "I gotta see my gang. Haven't seen you guys since Christmas."
"Buffy, honey, get off the phone, it's almost 7!" Joyce yelled from the other room.
"Angel, I gotta get off," Buffy said sadly.
"Yeah, me too," he replied. "I got to get some sleep."
"Well, bye," Buffy said, "See you Friday."
"Yeah," he said. "Oh, and by the way, congrats on getting into UC Sunnydale. "
"Thanks," Buffy said, then hung up.
God, she loved Tuesdays.