Author: Emba
Disclaimer: *laughs* Did Angel leave BtVs? Did Spike and Buffy get together? If the answer is yes to both questions then this stuff is *definetly* not mine. The plot is, but the characters are not.
Authors Note: Thanks to those who e-mailed me about Doyle, your advice and tips really did help. And *please* don't be mad if Doyle is nothing like his character on Angel, because I really did try. Also, I've decided to put Doyle in the next chapter because I can fit more in to that one. But, if you have move tips the more the merrier!
Author Note#2: I know I said, 'I won't be updating for a while'. Well... I exaggerated obviously. I didn't mean to but, I thought I'd be on vacation for longer. Just thought I should share that!
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Have you ever been in one of those awkward moments where everyone's staring at you and you're not evening doing anything except blushing like the total freak that you are?
Hey, I have too. Like the one I'm in *right* now.
Angel's staring at me like I have five heads and they're all telling him to murder Scott, and Scott is looking at me like he asked me this big question and I have to answer it--Oh wait... I do have to answer his question.
"Um... well, ya know..." I think I'm going to say no. But, how can I? Scott's such a nice guy but Angel-- Why am I worrying about Angel? He doesn't even notice me as a girl; I'm just his best friend to him. Why should I say no to Scott? He likes me, and I think I could really like him... Why not?
"Yes. I will go out on a date with you." I say firmly, not daring to look at Angel's face. Why is he mad anyway?
Scott smiles, slowly. "Great. Well, we'll make plans tomorrow...at uh, school."
"Sure."
"I gotta go. Bye." He walks away and I take a sip of my drink, because suddenly my mouth is dry. Maybe because Angel's been staring at me for *forever*.
Suddenly, Xander walks up to our table, with a blonde I have never seen before in my life in tow. "Hey, Buffster!" He says, and then looks at Angel, "And Angel."
"Guess what?!" Xander asks us, excitedly.
I shrug, "What?"
"This is Anya!" He answers, pointing to the blonde who's been looking around the club with an expression of pure bored-ness.... is bored-ness even a *word*? God, my life is like...crap.
"She just moved in next door to our house. Remember?" He leans in closer to me and whispers, "Remember the rich people?" I nod in response. "Well, that's her family!" He smiles a huge smile.
"Great. That's um...great." I try to sound enthusiastic but Angel is *still* staring at me. Do I have something on my face?
Anya looks at me and stares blankly. "Hi." I say nervously.
"Hello." She says, not looking too interested.
Xander looks at Angel curiously then looks back to me. "I'm going to show her around town. Ya know, show her the hot spots and the only Starbucks we got around here. We'll see ya tomorrow!" He waves, and hurries Anya out of the Bronze.
Silence.
"Angel? Are you going to sit down? Or talk? Or how about making any movement of any kind?" I ask carefully.
Angel sits down in the chair Scott had occupied for an hour. But still doesn't talk. "What? Why aren't you talking? Is it because I *finally* got a date this year before you did? Or because--"
"Hey, Angel! When did you get here? And what's wrong?" Willow suddenly appears. She turns to me suddenly. "And where's Scott?"
"Scott left and Angel's gone catatonic." I quip, and take another sip of my drink.
Willow looks at Angel again and shrugs, then turns to me. "Soooo, what'd Scott say?" Angel's a jack in the box that won't...pop and Willow's only worried about what Scott said!!
"Willow! Angel's not even talking--"
"I'm talking." He says, looking at me blankly. "See? This is me...talking."
I glare at him. Ya know that glare that can kill people? Well, that's the glare I'm using right now. First, he's all not talking...and now he's trying to make it with the funny.
Willow looks at him, then smiles at me encouragingly, "See? He's talking." She continues, "What did Scott say? Anything important? You guys seemed to be talking for a very long time." She giggled girlishly.
"Scott asked me on a date." I say with no enthusiasm.
Willow squeals happily and smiles again. "Soooo, what'd you say?"
"Yes."
"Ooh! I *knew* you wouldn't be able to say no! He's just so cute and--"
I cut her off. "Willow, did you force him to ask me out?"
Willow sighs and brings over a third chair to sit on. "Of course not. He asked of his own free will."
I eyed her suspiciously. "Fine. But, if you're paying him..." I trail off, not sure of what I would do.
"Don't worry, Buffy. I'm not paying him. Trust me."
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After my little talk with Willow I pretty much booked from the Bronze. Angel didn't follow me out, so I wasn't exactly sure what he's feeling. I mean...what the hell happened? He looked *jealous*. Murder was in his eyes. I swear...and I've seen Angel mad before. Like the time Dave "The Hulk" Anderson threatened to beat him up. It was junior year and it was because Angel stole Dave's girlfriend. Angel got so mad on his way to the fight, he hates it when people make fun or him, or question his "manliness". So, Angel and Dave fought and Angel came back with a sprained wrist, black eye, and several bruises. I was the one who nursed him back to health while said girlfriend dumped Angel and went back to Dave. Angel was pretty broody for the next days, but finally got over it.
I think Angel only looked jealous. Maybe it was that brotherly love crap that Willow thinks he has for me. I hope not. I can't convince him he loves me if it's *brotherly* love for crying out loud! This is so confusing. I wish I had a monitor of emotions, and i could just hold the monitor up to someone and it'd said what kind of emotion they were feeling. I wish that wasn't impossible.
I would ordinarily talk to Willow about this stuff, but she's been in Scott mode for days, and she would probably just compare Angel to Scott and I'm totally not in the mood for that. Tomorrow I'll be talking to Scott about our date plans anyway, so I'll be hearing Scott's praises by Willow sooner or later.
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"Buffy, hey." A voice called me from behind.
"Oh, hey Scott." I answer him, smiling a cheerful smile.
School's half way over, and I expected to see Scott sooner, but you know shy guys...they always keep ya guessing...or is that bad boys?
"Would you like to um...go out to the Bronze tomorrow night? For our uh.. date, I mean."
I smile at his obvious shyness about the subject. "I'd like that. I'll meet you there at 8:00. Does that sound good?"
He nods in answer. "Yeah. It does. I'll see you then." He walks away to his next class and I stand there...staring at him.
What am I doing? Am I misleading Scott? Making him think I can really give all I have to him if I only want to give all I have to someone else?
TBC.
Thanks to those who reviewed! Tutu, Buffy/Friends fan, VP, Tariq, jess, bwoodBme, Jen, alyssa, Taylah, chazza, GoodCharlottesGurl, Jess, and Nicole. Thank you so much, without your encouragment and advice I probably wouldn't have continued this story! Also, a special that you to immaturelittlegirl and Angel Davis for sending me Doyle e-mails. The information you sent were very helpful! I will update as soon as I can, but while you wait REVIEW for me!!
Disclaimer: *laughs* Did Angel leave BtVs? Did Spike and Buffy get together? If the answer is yes to both questions then this stuff is *definetly* not mine. The plot is, but the characters are not.
Authors Note: Thanks to those who e-mailed me about Doyle, your advice and tips really did help. And *please* don't be mad if Doyle is nothing like his character on Angel, because I really did try. Also, I've decided to put Doyle in the next chapter because I can fit more in to that one. But, if you have move tips the more the merrier!
Author Note#2: I know I said, 'I won't be updating for a while'. Well... I exaggerated obviously. I didn't mean to but, I thought I'd be on vacation for longer. Just thought I should share that!
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Have you ever been in one of those awkward moments where everyone's staring at you and you're not evening doing anything except blushing like the total freak that you are?
Hey, I have too. Like the one I'm in *right* now.
Angel's staring at me like I have five heads and they're all telling him to murder Scott, and Scott is looking at me like he asked me this big question and I have to answer it--Oh wait... I do have to answer his question.
"Um... well, ya know..." I think I'm going to say no. But, how can I? Scott's such a nice guy but Angel-- Why am I worrying about Angel? He doesn't even notice me as a girl; I'm just his best friend to him. Why should I say no to Scott? He likes me, and I think I could really like him... Why not?
"Yes. I will go out on a date with you." I say firmly, not daring to look at Angel's face. Why is he mad anyway?
Scott smiles, slowly. "Great. Well, we'll make plans tomorrow...at uh, school."
"Sure."
"I gotta go. Bye." He walks away and I take a sip of my drink, because suddenly my mouth is dry. Maybe because Angel's been staring at me for *forever*.
Suddenly, Xander walks up to our table, with a blonde I have never seen before in my life in tow. "Hey, Buffster!" He says, and then looks at Angel, "And Angel."
"Guess what?!" Xander asks us, excitedly.
I shrug, "What?"
"This is Anya!" He answers, pointing to the blonde who's been looking around the club with an expression of pure bored-ness.... is bored-ness even a *word*? God, my life is like...crap.
"She just moved in next door to our house. Remember?" He leans in closer to me and whispers, "Remember the rich people?" I nod in response. "Well, that's her family!" He smiles a huge smile.
"Great. That's um...great." I try to sound enthusiastic but Angel is *still* staring at me. Do I have something on my face?
Anya looks at me and stares blankly. "Hi." I say nervously.
"Hello." She says, not looking too interested.
Xander looks at Angel curiously then looks back to me. "I'm going to show her around town. Ya know, show her the hot spots and the only Starbucks we got around here. We'll see ya tomorrow!" He waves, and hurries Anya out of the Bronze.
Silence.
"Angel? Are you going to sit down? Or talk? Or how about making any movement of any kind?" I ask carefully.
Angel sits down in the chair Scott had occupied for an hour. But still doesn't talk. "What? Why aren't you talking? Is it because I *finally* got a date this year before you did? Or because--"
"Hey, Angel! When did you get here? And what's wrong?" Willow suddenly appears. She turns to me suddenly. "And where's Scott?"
"Scott left and Angel's gone catatonic." I quip, and take another sip of my drink.
Willow looks at Angel again and shrugs, then turns to me. "Soooo, what'd Scott say?" Angel's a jack in the box that won't...pop and Willow's only worried about what Scott said!!
"Willow! Angel's not even talking--"
"I'm talking." He says, looking at me blankly. "See? This is me...talking."
I glare at him. Ya know that glare that can kill people? Well, that's the glare I'm using right now. First, he's all not talking...and now he's trying to make it with the funny.
Willow looks at him, then smiles at me encouragingly, "See? He's talking." She continues, "What did Scott say? Anything important? You guys seemed to be talking for a very long time." She giggled girlishly.
"Scott asked me on a date." I say with no enthusiasm.
Willow squeals happily and smiles again. "Soooo, what'd you say?"
"Yes."
"Ooh! I *knew* you wouldn't be able to say no! He's just so cute and--"
I cut her off. "Willow, did you force him to ask me out?"
Willow sighs and brings over a third chair to sit on. "Of course not. He asked of his own free will."
I eyed her suspiciously. "Fine. But, if you're paying him..." I trail off, not sure of what I would do.
"Don't worry, Buffy. I'm not paying him. Trust me."
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After my little talk with Willow I pretty much booked from the Bronze. Angel didn't follow me out, so I wasn't exactly sure what he's feeling. I mean...what the hell happened? He looked *jealous*. Murder was in his eyes. I swear...and I've seen Angel mad before. Like the time Dave "The Hulk" Anderson threatened to beat him up. It was junior year and it was because Angel stole Dave's girlfriend. Angel got so mad on his way to the fight, he hates it when people make fun or him, or question his "manliness". So, Angel and Dave fought and Angel came back with a sprained wrist, black eye, and several bruises. I was the one who nursed him back to health while said girlfriend dumped Angel and went back to Dave. Angel was pretty broody for the next days, but finally got over it.
I think Angel only looked jealous. Maybe it was that brotherly love crap that Willow thinks he has for me. I hope not. I can't convince him he loves me if it's *brotherly* love for crying out loud! This is so confusing. I wish I had a monitor of emotions, and i could just hold the monitor up to someone and it'd said what kind of emotion they were feeling. I wish that wasn't impossible.
I would ordinarily talk to Willow about this stuff, but she's been in Scott mode for days, and she would probably just compare Angel to Scott and I'm totally not in the mood for that. Tomorrow I'll be talking to Scott about our date plans anyway, so I'll be hearing Scott's praises by Willow sooner or later.
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"Buffy, hey." A voice called me from behind.
"Oh, hey Scott." I answer him, smiling a cheerful smile.
School's half way over, and I expected to see Scott sooner, but you know shy guys...they always keep ya guessing...or is that bad boys?
"Would you like to um...go out to the Bronze tomorrow night? For our uh.. date, I mean."
I smile at his obvious shyness about the subject. "I'd like that. I'll meet you there at 8:00. Does that sound good?"
He nods in answer. "Yeah. It does. I'll see you then." He walks away to his next class and I stand there...staring at him.
What am I doing? Am I misleading Scott? Making him think I can really give all I have to him if I only want to give all I have to someone else?
TBC.
Thanks to those who reviewed! Tutu, Buffy/Friends fan, VP, Tariq, jess, bwoodBme, Jen, alyssa, Taylah, chazza, GoodCharlottesGurl, Jess, and Nicole. Thank you so much, without your encouragment and advice I probably wouldn't have continued this story! Also, a special that you to immaturelittlegirl and Angel Davis for sending me Doyle e-mails. The information you sent were very helpful! I will update as soon as I can, but while you wait REVIEW for me!!