Chapter Two
Old Friends And Frightening Dreams
"Hey Willow. How was class? No, sorry, I sounded like a mom on an old black and white TV show. How are you?" Buffy asked when Willow came in.
"Not so hot. I mean, class was good, except I fell asleep."
"You fell asleep? Are you sick or something?"
"No, just tired. I haven't been sleeping good lately. And the whole no magic thingy is still a major change. But what's up with you? Anything new happen today?"
"No, absolutely a day in the land of boring. Dawn's upstairs, waiting for you. She said something about you promising to help her with a paper for school. I thought she was joking, I mean, when does she ever ask for help with her- Will? Buffy to Willow, come in, come in please." Buffy noticed Willow was staring out the kitchen window. Buffy tapped her friend on the shoulder, then shook her shoulder. When Willow didn't move, Buffy snapped her fingers in front of Willow's face.
"What!" Willow turned to Buffy. "What were you saying? Sorry, I guess I kinda zoned out for a moment their." She rubbed her eyes with her hands, trying to wake up.
"Willow, why don't you go upstairs and sleep for a few hours. I'll tell Dawn you'll help her later." Buffy led Willow upstairs to Joyce's old room, which was now Willow's. "You just lie down and get some rest, ok? I'll check on you in a little bit."
"Buffy?"
"Yeah Will?"
"Thanks." Willow smiled, and drifted off to sleep.
"Anytime." Buffy went to her little sister's room and told her the news.
""Oh...OK. If Willow needs to rest then I can just, you know, do it myself." she mumbled under her breath "I know you don't want me around."
"What?"
"I said, 'I'm going to see if Spike's around.'"
Dawn grabbed her coat, and ran downstairs. Just then, the phone rang. "Buffy, it's for you!" she called up.
"Ok. Hello?"
"Hey, Buffy. It's me, Oz. Can I talk to you alone?"
"O--!"
"No, don't say my name. I don't want anyone to know its me." Oz said hurriedly.
"Why! Oh forget it! How are you? Where are you? When did you get back to Sunnydale?" Buffy jumped him with questions.
"I'll tell all later, but can I meet you somewhere and talk face-to-face?" Oz asked.
"Sure, where and when."
"Leave now, and go to the cafe. I'll be waiting."
"Ok, I'll leave now."
"Great. See ya there." Oz said, and hung up.
Buffy raced downstairs. She scribbled a note, telling where she was going. 'Now' she
thought, 'To meet Oz again who I haven't seen in two years."
Willow fell into a deep, dreamful sleep. She first saw herself, doing big bad magic. When that faded, she saw Giles leaving for England, and offering for her to come too. She turned onto her side, and saw the fateful day when Oz left her. She started to cry, and called out his name. "Oz......Oz, don't leave me.......Oz!"
Buffy rushed into the cafe, eagerly looking for Oz. 'Oh my god, it's been two years! I hope he hasn't changed too much. "she thought. Then, she saw him. He was standing next to a fern, his hands in the pockets of his faded, worn-out, stained blue jeans. His hair was a light brown now, but he still had on his black nail polish.
"Oz!" she cried, and rushed over to give him a hug.
"Hey Buffy" he said, hugging back "How are you?"
"How am I! How are you! Where have you been!" she pulled apart, surprised at his question, noticing his red travel stained Dingos Ate My Baby shirt, and green patched corduroy jacket.
"Which one do you want me to answer first? "he replied, using his same old Oz mannerism.
At Buffy's narrowed eyes, he said, "I'm ok. I've been around."
"Around.... where!?!?" she asked.
"Lots of places."
"We've got to let Xander and Anya know, but especially Willow! Come on, you should tell her right now!"
"Wait, we can tell the others, but I want to surprise Willow. I'll need you guy's help, though."
"Well, I think I can speak for everyone, even Spike, in saying we'll all help!"
"Thanks. Now, don't you need to get a movie and food? Willow might wonder where you are, or why it's taking you so long."
"Oh my gosh, you're right! I forgot all about that."
"Need a ride?"
"No, I'm good. But Oz, I'm really, really, really glad you're back. It's been hell for Will when you were gone. Where are you staying?"
"I got a room at a hotel close by, just ten min away."
"Good. Give me your phone number, and I'll call you as soon as I get home. Want me to arrange a Scooby meeting with all but Will?"
"That would be great. I can't wait to see the gang again. But you better go, you shouldn't be away too long. Talk to you later?"
"More talking later, and we'll meet at my house for the meeting. Willow has two classes when Tara's off, so we'll have a few hours."
"Who's Tara?"
"Oh, she's the newest member. Well, she came a couple years ago, but she and Will are good friends, and everyone likes her. See you later Oz.!" Buffy called as she left the café. She made two quick stops, and headed home.
Old Friends And Frightening Dreams
"Hey Willow. How was class? No, sorry, I sounded like a mom on an old black and white TV show. How are you?" Buffy asked when Willow came in.
"Not so hot. I mean, class was good, except I fell asleep."
"You fell asleep? Are you sick or something?"
"No, just tired. I haven't been sleeping good lately. And the whole no magic thingy is still a major change. But what's up with you? Anything new happen today?"
"No, absolutely a day in the land of boring. Dawn's upstairs, waiting for you. She said something about you promising to help her with a paper for school. I thought she was joking, I mean, when does she ever ask for help with her- Will? Buffy to Willow, come in, come in please." Buffy noticed Willow was staring out the kitchen window. Buffy tapped her friend on the shoulder, then shook her shoulder. When Willow didn't move, Buffy snapped her fingers in front of Willow's face.
"What!" Willow turned to Buffy. "What were you saying? Sorry, I guess I kinda zoned out for a moment their." She rubbed her eyes with her hands, trying to wake up.
"Willow, why don't you go upstairs and sleep for a few hours. I'll tell Dawn you'll help her later." Buffy led Willow upstairs to Joyce's old room, which was now Willow's. "You just lie down and get some rest, ok? I'll check on you in a little bit."
"Buffy?"
"Yeah Will?"
"Thanks." Willow smiled, and drifted off to sleep.
"Anytime." Buffy went to her little sister's room and told her the news.
""Oh...OK. If Willow needs to rest then I can just, you know, do it myself." she mumbled under her breath "I know you don't want me around."
"What?"
"I said, 'I'm going to see if Spike's around.'"
Dawn grabbed her coat, and ran downstairs. Just then, the phone rang. "Buffy, it's for you!" she called up.
"Ok. Hello?"
"Hey, Buffy. It's me, Oz. Can I talk to you alone?"
"O--!"
"No, don't say my name. I don't want anyone to know its me." Oz said hurriedly.
"Why! Oh forget it! How are you? Where are you? When did you get back to Sunnydale?" Buffy jumped him with questions.
"I'll tell all later, but can I meet you somewhere and talk face-to-face?" Oz asked.
"Sure, where and when."
"Leave now, and go to the cafe. I'll be waiting."
"Ok, I'll leave now."
"Great. See ya there." Oz said, and hung up.
Buffy raced downstairs. She scribbled a note, telling where she was going. 'Now' she
thought, 'To meet Oz again who I haven't seen in two years."
Willow fell into a deep, dreamful sleep. She first saw herself, doing big bad magic. When that faded, she saw Giles leaving for England, and offering for her to come too. She turned onto her side, and saw the fateful day when Oz left her. She started to cry, and called out his name. "Oz......Oz, don't leave me.......Oz!"
Buffy rushed into the cafe, eagerly looking for Oz. 'Oh my god, it's been two years! I hope he hasn't changed too much. "she thought. Then, she saw him. He was standing next to a fern, his hands in the pockets of his faded, worn-out, stained blue jeans. His hair was a light brown now, but he still had on his black nail polish.
"Oz!" she cried, and rushed over to give him a hug.
"Hey Buffy" he said, hugging back "How are you?"
"How am I! How are you! Where have you been!" she pulled apart, surprised at his question, noticing his red travel stained Dingos Ate My Baby shirt, and green patched corduroy jacket.
"Which one do you want me to answer first? "he replied, using his same old Oz mannerism.
At Buffy's narrowed eyes, he said, "I'm ok. I've been around."
"Around.... where!?!?" she asked.
"Lots of places."
"We've got to let Xander and Anya know, but especially Willow! Come on, you should tell her right now!"
"Wait, we can tell the others, but I want to surprise Willow. I'll need you guy's help, though."
"Well, I think I can speak for everyone, even Spike, in saying we'll all help!"
"Thanks. Now, don't you need to get a movie and food? Willow might wonder where you are, or why it's taking you so long."
"Oh my gosh, you're right! I forgot all about that."
"Need a ride?"
"No, I'm good. But Oz, I'm really, really, really glad you're back. It's been hell for Will when you were gone. Where are you staying?"
"I got a room at a hotel close by, just ten min away."
"Good. Give me your phone number, and I'll call you as soon as I get home. Want me to arrange a Scooby meeting with all but Will?"
"That would be great. I can't wait to see the gang again. But you better go, you shouldn't be away too long. Talk to you later?"
"More talking later, and we'll meet at my house for the meeting. Willow has two classes when Tara's off, so we'll have a few hours."
"Who's Tara?"
"Oh, she's the newest member. Well, she came a couple years ago, but she and Will are good friends, and everyone likes her. See you later Oz.!" Buffy called as she left the café. She made two quick stops, and headed home.