By: Tater17
Title: Together Again
Spoliers: Some for S4/S1 and previous seasons
Disclaimers: I own the sotry idea but none of the characters (so far)
AN: I know, I know the story isn't written very well and I haven't updated
in like a year, but now I will please send feedback.....
PeachyWritingFreak@yahoo.com
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Everyone sat around the table in somewhat of an odd silence. Riley was seriously uncomfortable, Joyce had said Buffy was interested and yet she showed up with a boyfriend whome her mother obvisouly disapproved of. To add to that not only did the tension between Angel and Joyce make things for intense, Joyce was so angry and surprised by Angel she wasn't speaking to anyone without her eyes bulging and she had burnt all of Christmas dinner, espescially the turkey.
"Mmmmm.... great turkey Mrs. Summers." Xander mubbled through his rough chew of the turkey that tasted like charcol and couldn't be chewed less than 60 times.
"Yes Joyce, this must be one of your finer meals." Hank said, trying to relieve some tension.
The angry woman just looked up, glared and sarcasticly smiled.
Buffy said there, totally embarassed. This was supposed to be a good tension-evil-Riley-free holiday but it wasn't. Don't get the blonde slayer wrong, Riley was a good person, not boyfriend material though. He made a great tutor in Chem, but that was as far as she wanted it to go. He had begun to take the hints, then all of a sudden Riley came on strong and now Buffy knew why.
Damn Joyce and her turkey.
Oz, being Oz, just sat there next to Willow chomping down on his food, not really noticing the tension, even if he did, he wouldn't say anything at the table. Willow sat next to him, nervously smiling. There was nothing to say, Joyce hated Hank, and Angel, but loved Riley. Xander hated Angel, and Riley. Riley wanted Buffy, Buffy wanted Angel, which meant commando boy hated the souled one. Cordeila was dating some drunken irish guy, whom Xander didn't like either. Anya kept opening her mouth to be blunt, and was becoming angry, because Xander hated damn near everyone at the table because of two women he wasn't with. Oz didn't notice. Giles wasn't there to help. What the hell was she to do in a situation like this? Nothing, so the old shy Willow just sat there, very sneakily hiding her turkey in the very dry, very flaky mashed potatoes.
As for our favorite morbid ex-demon, she could not keep her mouth closed. "You know Joyce, the turkey isn't supposed to be burned, I mean if I burned everything like this- Ouch! Xander why'd you pinch me?"
Joyce, finally not being able to stand the table a second longer, let her silverware clank on her best china, which made almost everyone jump (due to the tension and the silence, it was un expected.) and excused herself for the table of tension hell. Buffy, knowing now was a good time to speak with her mother, sliently excused herself from the table with a quick kiss to Angel, and a smile at her father, who was watching the couple intensely.
Riley took this as a chance to excuse himself and leave. "Sorry everyone for intruding like this, and now I know why Buffy hasn't returned any of my advances. I apologize to everyone here, especially you Angel, and I hope you will send my apologies to Buffy as well. I had no idea she was seeing anyone, Joyce told me she was interested so I took that as a chance to ask her out. Had I known about you, I would have just remained friends. Now I feel like an idiot, and again I apologize to each other you, I know I have caused some of the tension here."
"Oh Riley." Willow said in her innocent sweet voice. "That's sweet. Don't think all this is your fault, you didn't know. I'm sure once all this is cleared up you and Buffy will still be friends."
Riley nodded. "Well I guess I will see you both in Chem." he then pushed his chair in and walked to over towards the door. "It was nice meeting all of you, I hope I haven't caused any trouble. Again sorry Angel, I didn't know."
Angel nodded this guy was being ginuine. "It's alright. You didn't know, and we have just gotten back together."
With that Riley left. Finally some of the tension was gone.
TBC.....
AN: I know this is kind of, well it is a crappy chapter, but it shows there is hope yet for my writing skills. I'd write more, but this is a goood stopping place for the night even though it isn't much, but it's Tuesday and I have much to do. I promise I will write more!!! Please send feedback and ideas to PeachyWritingFreak@yahoo.com or BooLoop8587@hotmail.com or IM me at BadGurl278711 ((AIM)) Please readers, you keep me going!!!!!
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Everyone sat around the table in somewhat of an odd silence. Riley was seriously uncomfortable, Joyce had said Buffy was interested and yet she showed up with a boyfriend whome her mother obvisouly disapproved of. To add to that not only did the tension between Angel and Joyce make things for intense, Joyce was so angry and surprised by Angel she wasn't speaking to anyone without her eyes bulging and she had burnt all of Christmas dinner, espescially the turkey.
"Mmmmm.... great turkey Mrs. Summers." Xander mubbled through his rough chew of the turkey that tasted like charcol and couldn't be chewed less than 60 times.
"Yes Joyce, this must be one of your finer meals." Hank said, trying to relieve some tension.
The angry woman just looked up, glared and sarcasticly smiled.
Buffy said there, totally embarassed. This was supposed to be a good tension-evil-Riley-free holiday but it wasn't. Don't get the blonde slayer wrong, Riley was a good person, not boyfriend material though. He made a great tutor in Chem, but that was as far as she wanted it to go. He had begun to take the hints, then all of a sudden Riley came on strong and now Buffy knew why.
Damn Joyce and her turkey.
Oz, being Oz, just sat there next to Willow chomping down on his food, not really noticing the tension, even if he did, he wouldn't say anything at the table. Willow sat next to him, nervously smiling. There was nothing to say, Joyce hated Hank, and Angel, but loved Riley. Xander hated Angel, and Riley. Riley wanted Buffy, Buffy wanted Angel, which meant commando boy hated the souled one. Cordeila was dating some drunken irish guy, whom Xander didn't like either. Anya kept opening her mouth to be blunt, and was becoming angry, because Xander hated damn near everyone at the table because of two women he wasn't with. Oz didn't notice. Giles wasn't there to help. What the hell was she to do in a situation like this? Nothing, so the old shy Willow just sat there, very sneakily hiding her turkey in the very dry, very flaky mashed potatoes.
As for our favorite morbid ex-demon, she could not keep her mouth closed. "You know Joyce, the turkey isn't supposed to be burned, I mean if I burned everything like this- Ouch! Xander why'd you pinch me?"
Joyce, finally not being able to stand the table a second longer, let her silverware clank on her best china, which made almost everyone jump (due to the tension and the silence, it was un expected.) and excused herself for the table of tension hell. Buffy, knowing now was a good time to speak with her mother, sliently excused herself from the table with a quick kiss to Angel, and a smile at her father, who was watching the couple intensely.
Riley took this as a chance to excuse himself and leave. "Sorry everyone for intruding like this, and now I know why Buffy hasn't returned any of my advances. I apologize to everyone here, especially you Angel, and I hope you will send my apologies to Buffy as well. I had no idea she was seeing anyone, Joyce told me she was interested so I took that as a chance to ask her out. Had I known about you, I would have just remained friends. Now I feel like an idiot, and again I apologize to each other you, I know I have caused some of the tension here."
"Oh Riley." Willow said in her innocent sweet voice. "That's sweet. Don't think all this is your fault, you didn't know. I'm sure once all this is cleared up you and Buffy will still be friends."
Riley nodded. "Well I guess I will see you both in Chem." he then pushed his chair in and walked to over towards the door. "It was nice meeting all of you, I hope I haven't caused any trouble. Again sorry Angel, I didn't know."
Angel nodded this guy was being ginuine. "It's alright. You didn't know, and we have just gotten back together."
With that Riley left. Finally some of the tension was gone.
TBC.....
AN: I know this is kind of, well it is a crappy chapter, but it shows there is hope yet for my writing skills. I'd write more, but this is a goood stopping place for the night even though it isn't much, but it's Tuesday and I have much to do. I promise I will write more!!! Please send feedback and ideas to PeachyWritingFreak@yahoo.com or BooLoop8587@hotmail.com or IM me at BadGurl278711 ((AIM)) Please readers, you keep me going!!!!!