Author's Notes: I'd just like to say, thank you so much for all of your reviews! I appreciate it so much! You have no idea how much it makes me smile when I check my mail and see email alerts that I've gotten another review. It really brightens my day! :) wicked-angel3~ I was bored with the "spiked hair" routine for how he got his name, so I decided to be creative. Rogue Warrior Spirit~ I definitely like to put in a lot of the cast. Even more to come actually. But, sometimes, I am forced to use original characters, which is always fun as well. I like to use BtVS characters more because the readers know who they are, and it tests my ability to capture their personality.
Chapter Three: Goin' Goodwillin'
"So what exactly did he say when you asked him if he had the hots for me?"
Pause. "Cordy, I already told you," Buffy sighed. "He said, 'it's that obvious, isn't it?'." Cordy squealed.
Buffy, Willow, and Cordelia were walking down the aisles of beds were for sale at Goodwill [A/N: For those of you who aren't familiar with "Goodwill", it's a thrift store that sells anything and everything clean/nice enough that's donated to be resold. Prices are extremely low]. They had been pleasantly surprised to find that all of the beds cost under twenty bucks, and the more "expensive" ones were in rather satisfactory conditions.
"What about this one?" Willow asked, pointing to a twin sized bunk bed made of wood. Just as she did, the lady that had been behind the counter mysteriously appeared at their sides.
She looked at them for a moment, before smiling. "Moving into a new place?" the woman asked, politely. Cordy, Willow, and Buffy nodded, unsure of what she was getting at. "Well, I'm not sure if this is the case," she began kindly, "but if you're planning on getting three beds to fit into one room, I have a wonderful idea for the furniture." Willow smiled at the woman, silently encouraging her to continue.
"Well, personally I'd say the best way to go is with a bunk bed like that one there," she motioned to the one Willow had mentioned earlier, "and then a loft bed with a desk below it. It's more compact leaving the rest of the room for more important things.
"So, if you're interested, a loft bed was just brought here this morning. It's built similarly to this bunk bed. The wood's a different color, so it'd probably look better if you painted them both. But, the price is very reasonable, and it's a logical solution to staying in a small place for three girls." She smiled warmly at the three girls.
You could tell that she wasn't just trying to sell the items, because you don't really need anyone to convince you to buy something at Goodwill - you either do or you don't, no sales-persony matters about it. She was just lending her thoughts in order to help some girls who looked like they needed it. And, fortunately, they did.
"How perfect!" Willow cheeped. She explained to the nice Goodwill lady their situation. "We just moved in a house with a few friends where Buffy, Cordelia, and I," she motioned to the person as she spoke their name, "are sharing a single bedroom. So that applies perfectly! And it really makes a lot of sense. Don't you think so, guys?"
Willow looked over at Buffy and Cordy excitedly, where both girls were lost in thought about what this furniture placement would look like in their new flat. They mentally decided it was a good option.
"I know!" The woman proudly agreed. "My daughter just moved into a new apartment a few weeks before her university started last month. She and two girl-friends of hers moved in together since they couldn't each pay for one of their own. Unfortunately, with only their part-time waitressing jobs, they could only afford a one-bedroom. My husband and I tried to think of a way to make it more comfortable.
"Together, we finally came up with an idea. So, they put a bunk bed against one wall near a corner in the room and a loft bed on the adjacent wall. Since there was an empty little square where the two beds met, she had her father build them a two level table. The girls at the top could put stuff on the top level, like a stereo or picture frames, or what not, and so could the girl on the bottom."
"Ooo!" Cordy squealed, "that's sounds like so much fun! I think we should do it. I'm sure one of the boys wouldn't mind building us a table like that." The reasoning was brilliant! They had to buy these beds!
Each girl looked at the others. "We'll take 'em."
Content with their purchase of beds, they cruised the aisles of other donated furniture. Willow found some dressers, but the girls decided that they would just keep all of their clothes in the closet. The room would be cramped enough with three people living in it.
Cordy expressed the deep need of finding a mirror for the wall. So they choose a large rectangular one. They also bought a large book case for Willow's ever growing collection of books.
They still needed mattresses, but all three girls were equally disgusted at sleeping on a used mattress.
Buffy squealed as they left Goodwill. She had told the woman that she would be sending someone by later to pick up the beds and things later.
"Girls," Buffy gushed, "do you have any idea how much money we just saved? I set off more money than that for the furniture..."
Willow giggled. "And it's not even like we were forced to settle! Our furniture is absolutely fabulous!" The girls beamed.
"So, what next?" Cordy asked.
Buffy checked her notepad where Willow had written down the "to-do" and "to-buy" lists. "Well, we need mattresses, obviously, and sheets for the beds and other necessary girls' room decorations." Buffy grinned brightly when she pictured the different décor for their new room.
"Since we saved so much money on the furniture, is there any way that we can splurge on room wares?" Cordy pried hopefully.
Pulling out her pocket sized calculator, like the nerd she wasn't, Buffy punched in a few digits, and smiled. "Oh, definitely!" she declared enthusiastically.
Five Hours After
"Oh. My. God."
"How in the hell are we going to be able to haul of this back to the house? I am not taking this on the bus! Someone could steal something!" Buffy groaned. Why hadn't she thought of this sooner?
"Do you think Spike would pick us up?" Willow asked. "Oz told me that he works at home. Maybe we could call him or something?"
Buffy rummaged through her purse. "I have the number to the house around her somewhere..." she trailed off. "A-ha!"
She dialed the number into her cell phone. "'ello?" spoke out, enticingly British.
"Spike? Um, hey. It's Buffy and the girls."
Pause. "Somethin' you need, pet?"
"Umm. Yeah. You know how we went shopping today? Well, we accidentally bought more than we could carry on the bus," she explained, sheepishly.
"Where are you? I'll come pick you up."
"Oh! Thanks so much Spike! We're at," she looked around to see what store they were at. "Bed, Bath and Beyond."
"Be right there, luv."
Around Ten Minutes After
"Cor, girls. Buy out the whole bloody store?"
The girls blushed, looking at their feet. Spike snorted.
"Alrigh'. Let's pack it up." They started loading all of their stuff into Spike's Desoto. There was so much that it filled not only the trunk, but the backseat as well.
They had each bought matching sheets and comforters, lots and lots of candles, and some cute picture frames. Together, they had bought a rug for their bathroom, two lamps, a shower organizer, towels, closet organizers, a decorative clock for their wall, an electronic alarm clock, a chair for their desk, and a clothes hamper.
Also, when shopping inside, they had decided on having a cute little sitting area on the other side of the room. So they had gotten a pastel orange throw and some cute pastel pillows to put up against the wall. That way, the didn't have to buy any extra chairs, and they could have a comfortable place to sit down and, maybe one day, watch a TV.
They were all forced to ride in the front seat, because of the lack of space in the Desoto. Buffy climbed in first, seating herself next to Spike, then Cordy and Willow.
As they drove back to the house, Spike turned on his tape player, the Sex Pistols filling the car. Buffy hummed along to the familiar tune, "I Wanna Be Sedated".
Everytime Spike had to change gears, his hand would brush over Buffy's bare leg, causing her to squirm, but not because she was grossed out by his touch. She observed his hand: strong and lean, the tips of his fingers callused from playing the guitar. His nails were chipped slightly of their black nail polish.
Her eyes travelled up his wrists, past his arms where he had pushed up the sleeves of his black cotton shirt to his elbows. He was wearing black pants with a three-row pyramid studded belt wrapped loosely around his slim figure. His feet filled large, black combo boots. She watched his lips as they silently sand along to the music. Soft, slightly pink lips. Very kissable lips.
And his eyes! oh, she could swear that they were bluer than the sky -- that deep darkness of it right before a harsh April rain. His eyes held such mystery. Buffy wanted to know everything about them, everything about him.
She felt Cordy elbow her in the side. She looked over at her to glare for the puncture when she noticed Cordelia's smirk. She leaned in to whisper in Buffy's ear.
"Someone's got a crush," she sing-songed.
Buffy's slanted eyes and dark frown immediately made Cordy snicker.
Spike's eyes ventured over for a second at the two girls having a silent conversation before returning to the road.
Detailed Note about Characters/Characterizations: If you haven't noticed so far, I'm basing Buffy, Cordy, Willow, and Oz on their personalities in seasons one and two (and some parts of season three). I haven't decided on which seasons to base Xander on, but I'm thinking the early-to-middle seasons, even though he has the construction business, and he poses as the "adult figure" for the three brothers, being the eldest. As for Spike, it's sort of a bizarre compilation of all the seasons' appearances.
Concerning other Buffy- and Angel-verse characters in later chapters, they will be based on a compiled effort of the shows, especially characters from "Angel", (as I'm not an avid watcher, they will be based on the impressions I've gotten from the 20-something episodes I have watched)...The only purposely incorrect characterizations are/will be Angel's and Riley's. Angel's character resemble a mild/human Angelus. As for Riley - I'm going to emphasize his extreme "Captain Cardboard"-ness, and his trained puppy dog act. He will be a purposely flat and dry character. Just thought I'd bring that to your attention! :)
Chapter Three: Goin' Goodwillin'
"So what exactly did he say when you asked him if he had the hots for me?"
Pause. "Cordy, I already told you," Buffy sighed. "He said, 'it's that obvious, isn't it?'." Cordy squealed.
Buffy, Willow, and Cordelia were walking down the aisles of beds were for sale at Goodwill [A/N: For those of you who aren't familiar with "Goodwill", it's a thrift store that sells anything and everything clean/nice enough that's donated to be resold. Prices are extremely low]. They had been pleasantly surprised to find that all of the beds cost under twenty bucks, and the more "expensive" ones were in rather satisfactory conditions.
"What about this one?" Willow asked, pointing to a twin sized bunk bed made of wood. Just as she did, the lady that had been behind the counter mysteriously appeared at their sides.
She looked at them for a moment, before smiling. "Moving into a new place?" the woman asked, politely. Cordy, Willow, and Buffy nodded, unsure of what she was getting at. "Well, I'm not sure if this is the case," she began kindly, "but if you're planning on getting three beds to fit into one room, I have a wonderful idea for the furniture." Willow smiled at the woman, silently encouraging her to continue.
"Well, personally I'd say the best way to go is with a bunk bed like that one there," she motioned to the one Willow had mentioned earlier, "and then a loft bed with a desk below it. It's more compact leaving the rest of the room for more important things.
"So, if you're interested, a loft bed was just brought here this morning. It's built similarly to this bunk bed. The wood's a different color, so it'd probably look better if you painted them both. But, the price is very reasonable, and it's a logical solution to staying in a small place for three girls." She smiled warmly at the three girls.
You could tell that she wasn't just trying to sell the items, because you don't really need anyone to convince you to buy something at Goodwill - you either do or you don't, no sales-persony matters about it. She was just lending her thoughts in order to help some girls who looked like they needed it. And, fortunately, they did.
"How perfect!" Willow cheeped. She explained to the nice Goodwill lady their situation. "We just moved in a house with a few friends where Buffy, Cordelia, and I," she motioned to the person as she spoke their name, "are sharing a single bedroom. So that applies perfectly! And it really makes a lot of sense. Don't you think so, guys?"
Willow looked over at Buffy and Cordy excitedly, where both girls were lost in thought about what this furniture placement would look like in their new flat. They mentally decided it was a good option.
"I know!" The woman proudly agreed. "My daughter just moved into a new apartment a few weeks before her university started last month. She and two girl-friends of hers moved in together since they couldn't each pay for one of their own. Unfortunately, with only their part-time waitressing jobs, they could only afford a one-bedroom. My husband and I tried to think of a way to make it more comfortable.
"Together, we finally came up with an idea. So, they put a bunk bed against one wall near a corner in the room and a loft bed on the adjacent wall. Since there was an empty little square where the two beds met, she had her father build them a two level table. The girls at the top could put stuff on the top level, like a stereo or picture frames, or what not, and so could the girl on the bottom."
"Ooo!" Cordy squealed, "that's sounds like so much fun! I think we should do it. I'm sure one of the boys wouldn't mind building us a table like that." The reasoning was brilliant! They had to buy these beds!
Each girl looked at the others. "We'll take 'em."
Content with their purchase of beds, they cruised the aisles of other donated furniture. Willow found some dressers, but the girls decided that they would just keep all of their clothes in the closet. The room would be cramped enough with three people living in it.
Cordy expressed the deep need of finding a mirror for the wall. So they choose a large rectangular one. They also bought a large book case for Willow's ever growing collection of books.
They still needed mattresses, but all three girls were equally disgusted at sleeping on a used mattress.
Buffy squealed as they left Goodwill. She had told the woman that she would be sending someone by later to pick up the beds and things later.
"Girls," Buffy gushed, "do you have any idea how much money we just saved? I set off more money than that for the furniture..."
Willow giggled. "And it's not even like we were forced to settle! Our furniture is absolutely fabulous!" The girls beamed.
"So, what next?" Cordy asked.
Buffy checked her notepad where Willow had written down the "to-do" and "to-buy" lists. "Well, we need mattresses, obviously, and sheets for the beds and other necessary girls' room decorations." Buffy grinned brightly when she pictured the different décor for their new room.
"Since we saved so much money on the furniture, is there any way that we can splurge on room wares?" Cordy pried hopefully.
Pulling out her pocket sized calculator, like the nerd she wasn't, Buffy punched in a few digits, and smiled. "Oh, definitely!" she declared enthusiastically.
Five Hours After
"Oh. My. God."
"How in the hell are we going to be able to haul of this back to the house? I am not taking this on the bus! Someone could steal something!" Buffy groaned. Why hadn't she thought of this sooner?
"Do you think Spike would pick us up?" Willow asked. "Oz told me that he works at home. Maybe we could call him or something?"
Buffy rummaged through her purse. "I have the number to the house around her somewhere..." she trailed off. "A-ha!"
She dialed the number into her cell phone. "'ello?" spoke out, enticingly British.
"Spike? Um, hey. It's Buffy and the girls."
Pause. "Somethin' you need, pet?"
"Umm. Yeah. You know how we went shopping today? Well, we accidentally bought more than we could carry on the bus," she explained, sheepishly.
"Where are you? I'll come pick you up."
"Oh! Thanks so much Spike! We're at," she looked around to see what store they were at. "Bed, Bath and Beyond."
"Be right there, luv."
Around Ten Minutes After
"Cor, girls. Buy out the whole bloody store?"
The girls blushed, looking at their feet. Spike snorted.
"Alrigh'. Let's pack it up." They started loading all of their stuff into Spike's Desoto. There was so much that it filled not only the trunk, but the backseat as well.
They had each bought matching sheets and comforters, lots and lots of candles, and some cute picture frames. Together, they had bought a rug for their bathroom, two lamps, a shower organizer, towels, closet organizers, a decorative clock for their wall, an electronic alarm clock, a chair for their desk, and a clothes hamper.
Also, when shopping inside, they had decided on having a cute little sitting area on the other side of the room. So they had gotten a pastel orange throw and some cute pastel pillows to put up against the wall. That way, the didn't have to buy any extra chairs, and they could have a comfortable place to sit down and, maybe one day, watch a TV.
They were all forced to ride in the front seat, because of the lack of space in the Desoto. Buffy climbed in first, seating herself next to Spike, then Cordy and Willow.
As they drove back to the house, Spike turned on his tape player, the Sex Pistols filling the car. Buffy hummed along to the familiar tune, "I Wanna Be Sedated".
Everytime Spike had to change gears, his hand would brush over Buffy's bare leg, causing her to squirm, but not because she was grossed out by his touch. She observed his hand: strong and lean, the tips of his fingers callused from playing the guitar. His nails were chipped slightly of their black nail polish.
Her eyes travelled up his wrists, past his arms where he had pushed up the sleeves of his black cotton shirt to his elbows. He was wearing black pants with a three-row pyramid studded belt wrapped loosely around his slim figure. His feet filled large, black combo boots. She watched his lips as they silently sand along to the music. Soft, slightly pink lips. Very kissable lips.
And his eyes! oh, she could swear that they were bluer than the sky -- that deep darkness of it right before a harsh April rain. His eyes held such mystery. Buffy wanted to know everything about them, everything about him.
She felt Cordy elbow her in the side. She looked over at her to glare for the puncture when she noticed Cordelia's smirk. She leaned in to whisper in Buffy's ear.
"Someone's got a crush," she sing-songed.
Buffy's slanted eyes and dark frown immediately made Cordy snicker.
Spike's eyes ventured over for a second at the two girls having a silent conversation before returning to the road.
Detailed Note about Characters/Characterizations: If you haven't noticed so far, I'm basing Buffy, Cordy, Willow, and Oz on their personalities in seasons one and two (and some parts of season three). I haven't decided on which seasons to base Xander on, but I'm thinking the early-to-middle seasons, even though he has the construction business, and he poses as the "adult figure" for the three brothers, being the eldest. As for Spike, it's sort of a bizarre compilation of all the seasons' appearances.
Concerning other Buffy- and Angel-verse characters in later chapters, they will be based on a compiled effort of the shows, especially characters from "Angel", (as I'm not an avid watcher, they will be based on the impressions I've gotten from the 20-something episodes I have watched)...The only purposely incorrect characterizations are/will be Angel's and Riley's. Angel's character resemble a mild/human Angelus. As for Riley - I'm going to emphasize his extreme "Captain Cardboard"-ness, and his trained puppy dog act. He will be a purposely flat and dry character. Just thought I'd bring that to your attention! :)