Author's note: This story has taken a different direction than what the
challenge had originally intended. I am going to slow down, and make this
story clearer and address some individual ships other than B/A and other
characters by request of Tariq, the person that asked me to write this
story. I have never really written POV's other than Buffy and Angel and
how they think regarding their relationship, but I am going to try.
Here goes nothin'.
Ch.9
Willow sat in the dark room; she was reading a book of poems out loud to Tara that Angel had come in the night before and gave to Willow. The doctor's in Sunnydale had said it would be good for Tara to hear Willow's voice, 'it may even help her.' They said.
There was a soft knock on the door, "Come in."
Dawn entered the room, "Hey. I brought you some dinner. Angel made it."
Willow smiled, "Thank you Dawnie...Angel cooked?"
Dawn laughed, "It's actually really good." Dawn took a seat next to Tara on the bed, "How's she doing today?"
"The same. I think she likes this book though. There was a smile on her face earlier." Willow held up the book of poems.
Dawn smiled, "She probably does like it."
Willow snacked on the pasta that Dawn brought her.
"The nurse that Angel hired will be here tomorrow." Dawn informed Willow as she put her hand on Tara's.
"He didn't have to do that."
"He wanted too...Fred said that if you wanted, she would watch Tara tonight so you could sleep some."
Willow shook her head, "I just want to be with her. I am afraid that if she wakes up, I won't be here."
"You left her alone in Sunnydale." Dawn pointed out.
"Yeah. But I just need her right now."
Dawn didn't argue, "Buffy and Angel are going to let me and Andrew on patrol with them tonight. No Slayers!"
"That's great Dawnie." Willow said half-heartedly.
"Should be fun. But we can't stay out too long, Buffy says that Angel is still weak, but she won't tell him that. She's afraid he'll try to prove something."
"She worries is all. He was trapped for three months, going crazy with hunger."
Dawn nodded, "Well I should go. I promised Buffy I would help do dishes."
Willow nodded, "Thanks Dawnie."
When Willow was done with her food, she set the plate on a table and continued to read the poems to her lover.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Xander sat on the circular couch in the lobby, sharpening weapons with Anya and a few Slayers.
He and Anya were working together and growing close again, ever since the battle with the first. He had thought that was the end, but it wasn't and he was thankful. His feelings for Anya had never seized, he had asked her for more time after he couldn't go through with the wedding and he was starting to think that was really all he needed.
Anya was lecturing the girls about how weapons are expensive and everything costs money. Most of the weapons weren't even theirs; they belonged to the AI team. Buffy had told everyone that as long as they were staying in Angel's hotel, "for free, we might as well help out."
Xander didn't mind, there wasn't a lot to do at the hotel anyways other than help set up a system for finding slayers and a place for them to go.
Giles, along with Rona, Vi and Cho Ahn, had just left this morning to London to start trying to rebuild the Watcher's council. Faith and Robin had been gone for a week in New York, Miami and Cleveland, searching for Slayers.
Behind the counter were Fred and Gunn. They were researching Buffy's dream from a few weeks ago. So far they haven't been able to find much, except a really long list of monster's or demons made of rock. They were also supposed to be trying to find Cordy, but Buffy offered to hit the streets, see what she could dig up.
Xander set the broad sword he had been cleaning down and picked up a dagger to sharpen.
Dawn and Andrew came down the stairs. Andrew looked stupid, wearing a black sweat suit and had black marks across his face.
Buffy came from Angel's office, followed by Angel, "You two ready to go?" She asked Dawn and Andrew. They both nodded their heads feverishly.
"You think they're excited Buff?" Xander joked.
Buffy laughed, "Little bit."
Buffy and Angel came to Xander and picked weapons from the pile, then Andrew and Dawn came too.
"What are you doing?" Buffy asked the twosome.
"Getting weapons." Dawn stated.
"I said you could come...I didn't say you were going to kill anything."
"Buffy!" Dawn whined.
"How about a stake?" Angel asked Buffy.
"Yeah. I guess."
Angel gave Dawn and Andrew a stake each, "Don't poke out your eyes."
"Ha...Ha." Dawn huffed and followed Buffy out of the hotel.
Andrew and Angel followed them.
"See you guys later." Angel called. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
An hour later Fred looked up from her book and saw Dawn and Andrew stalk into the hotel, "Hey."
There was nobody but her, Gunn and Xander downstairs, now joined by the younger people.
"Hey." Dawn grumbled.
"What's wrong Dawnster?" Xander asked.
"Buffy sent us back." Andrew said.
"Any reason?" Gunn asked.
"No! Well...maybe. I accidentally tried to kill a dog. How was I supposed to know it wasn't a werewolf?" Dawn asked.
"It's not a full moon Dawn." Xander pointed out.
"Like I knew that. I haven't watched the moons since Oz left." Dawn huffed and climbed up the stairs, "Buffy said her and Angel would be back in a while. I'm going to bed."
"Night Dawnster."
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Tariq-Is this better? Do you want Cordy to still be the big bad?
R&R guys!
Here goes nothin'.
Ch.9
Willow sat in the dark room; she was reading a book of poems out loud to Tara that Angel had come in the night before and gave to Willow. The doctor's in Sunnydale had said it would be good for Tara to hear Willow's voice, 'it may even help her.' They said.
There was a soft knock on the door, "Come in."
Dawn entered the room, "Hey. I brought you some dinner. Angel made it."
Willow smiled, "Thank you Dawnie...Angel cooked?"
Dawn laughed, "It's actually really good." Dawn took a seat next to Tara on the bed, "How's she doing today?"
"The same. I think she likes this book though. There was a smile on her face earlier." Willow held up the book of poems.
Dawn smiled, "She probably does like it."
Willow snacked on the pasta that Dawn brought her.
"The nurse that Angel hired will be here tomorrow." Dawn informed Willow as she put her hand on Tara's.
"He didn't have to do that."
"He wanted too...Fred said that if you wanted, she would watch Tara tonight so you could sleep some."
Willow shook her head, "I just want to be with her. I am afraid that if she wakes up, I won't be here."
"You left her alone in Sunnydale." Dawn pointed out.
"Yeah. But I just need her right now."
Dawn didn't argue, "Buffy and Angel are going to let me and Andrew on patrol with them tonight. No Slayers!"
"That's great Dawnie." Willow said half-heartedly.
"Should be fun. But we can't stay out too long, Buffy says that Angel is still weak, but she won't tell him that. She's afraid he'll try to prove something."
"She worries is all. He was trapped for three months, going crazy with hunger."
Dawn nodded, "Well I should go. I promised Buffy I would help do dishes."
Willow nodded, "Thanks Dawnie."
When Willow was done with her food, she set the plate on a table and continued to read the poems to her lover.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Xander sat on the circular couch in the lobby, sharpening weapons with Anya and a few Slayers.
He and Anya were working together and growing close again, ever since the battle with the first. He had thought that was the end, but it wasn't and he was thankful. His feelings for Anya had never seized, he had asked her for more time after he couldn't go through with the wedding and he was starting to think that was really all he needed.
Anya was lecturing the girls about how weapons are expensive and everything costs money. Most of the weapons weren't even theirs; they belonged to the AI team. Buffy had told everyone that as long as they were staying in Angel's hotel, "for free, we might as well help out."
Xander didn't mind, there wasn't a lot to do at the hotel anyways other than help set up a system for finding slayers and a place for them to go.
Giles, along with Rona, Vi and Cho Ahn, had just left this morning to London to start trying to rebuild the Watcher's council. Faith and Robin had been gone for a week in New York, Miami and Cleveland, searching for Slayers.
Behind the counter were Fred and Gunn. They were researching Buffy's dream from a few weeks ago. So far they haven't been able to find much, except a really long list of monster's or demons made of rock. They were also supposed to be trying to find Cordy, but Buffy offered to hit the streets, see what she could dig up.
Xander set the broad sword he had been cleaning down and picked up a dagger to sharpen.
Dawn and Andrew came down the stairs. Andrew looked stupid, wearing a black sweat suit and had black marks across his face.
Buffy came from Angel's office, followed by Angel, "You two ready to go?" She asked Dawn and Andrew. They both nodded their heads feverishly.
"You think they're excited Buff?" Xander joked.
Buffy laughed, "Little bit."
Buffy and Angel came to Xander and picked weapons from the pile, then Andrew and Dawn came too.
"What are you doing?" Buffy asked the twosome.
"Getting weapons." Dawn stated.
"I said you could come...I didn't say you were going to kill anything."
"Buffy!" Dawn whined.
"How about a stake?" Angel asked Buffy.
"Yeah. I guess."
Angel gave Dawn and Andrew a stake each, "Don't poke out your eyes."
"Ha...Ha." Dawn huffed and followed Buffy out of the hotel.
Andrew and Angel followed them.
"See you guys later." Angel called. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
An hour later Fred looked up from her book and saw Dawn and Andrew stalk into the hotel, "Hey."
There was nobody but her, Gunn and Xander downstairs, now joined by the younger people.
"Hey." Dawn grumbled.
"What's wrong Dawnster?" Xander asked.
"Buffy sent us back." Andrew said.
"Any reason?" Gunn asked.
"No! Well...maybe. I accidentally tried to kill a dog. How was I supposed to know it wasn't a werewolf?" Dawn asked.
"It's not a full moon Dawn." Xander pointed out.
"Like I knew that. I haven't watched the moons since Oz left." Dawn huffed and climbed up the stairs, "Buffy said her and Angel would be back in a while. I'm going to bed."
"Night Dawnster."
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Tariq-Is this better? Do you want Cordy to still be the big bad?
R&R guys!