Bunny: I liked Nina with Angel too. But in this story, no one else does. I guess that's just cause, well... I don't know why exactly, lol.
Buffy felt something wet beneath her cheek, and put her hands down, pushing herself up. She opened her eyes, blinked a few times, and then remembered where she was. The cemetery.
"I must've fallen asleep," she said to herself, as she stood up, dusting herself off. She yawned, and looked up at the sky that was in the midst of changin colours.
She started to walk towards Giles' apartment, hoping that she hadn't kept anyone up worrying about her. It had been stupid of her to run off like that, and not let anyone in on where she was going. But she knew they understood her, and that she could take care of herself.
Then something occured to her. Dawn, she thought. Oh crap, nice one Buffy. Should I go to Giles? She stopped walking. Or go to Hank's?
Sighing, she kept on route to Giles' apartment, knowing that if Dawn was still at her dad's, she was safe.
Dawn woke up to the smell of pancakes, and quickly jumped off her bed, hurrying out to the kitchen. She smiled at Spike who glanced her way when she loudly entered the room.
"Do you like to make breakfast? Cause you always do whenever you stay here," she said, sitting down on a stool.
"Is that a problem Bit?"
She shook her head no. "I love your breakfast. It's way better than Buffy's."
He smiled. "Don't be too harsh on your sister now. She tries."
"She should stop trying in the kitchen," Dawn said, then looked over at the girl who was beginning to wake on the sofa. "Who's she?"
"Raven, the new..." he said, but stopped himself. "Exchange student."
"Oh. Why's she staying here? It's not like we're full of room," Dawn said, taking a bite of the pancakes Spike put in front of her.
"Well, since Giles is a librarian at the school... I guess it's like his duty," he said. "Speaking of school, don't you have a project you're supposed to be working on young lady? Not leaving it to the last minute I hope."
"Of course not," she said. "I'm shocked you'd think of me to be such the person."
Spike smiled at her, and looked to the door when it opened. Buffy came inside, an apologetic look on her face when she saw Spike.
"Buffy, you're home," Dawn said. "Where were you?"
"I was out Dawnie," she said, throwing her coat on the coat hanger. "Mmm, pancakes. Either you stayed the night, or you came extra early to make pancakes because you love me."
He laughed. "I stayed the night. But I stayed because I love you."
"Gross you two," Dawn said, standing. "I'm eating."
"You may think it's gross now Bit, but in another few years, you'll be just like us," Spike said.
"Don't remind me," Buffy said, walking over to her sister.
Raven stood up, rubbing her eyes sleepily, and she looked over at Buffy who stood right across from her. She looked down to her feet, trying not to make eye contact with the older Slayer.
"Raven, can I talk to you?" Buffy asked, surprising everyone.
"Um, sure," she said wearily.
Buffy smiled and walked into the bedroom, Raven following her. Dawn looked to Spike. "Ten bucks says we'll have a dead body on our hands," she said and Spike just laughed.
"You wanted to talk?" Raven said, sitting down on the bed.
Buffy stood by the door, playing with her hands nervously. "Yeah. About earlier, I apologize. And I don't do that a lot. But, I was out of line."
"A bit... But it was understandable," Raven said. "In no way am I trying to replace your sister Buffy. I know I could never do that, and I'd never want to."
Buffy smiled. "I know you can't help you were called. No one can."
Raven nodded. "The only reason me and my Watcher came to Sunnydale, is because he wanted me to learn from the best. I wanted to too. You and your sister are legends. It's not everyday you and your twin are called. When they told me just how you got another Slayer, I... Well I just wanted to let you know that I'm not trying to be Faith. There's only one her, and I would never try and fill her spot."
"I was stupid to think you were..." Buffy said, and then smiled. "Would do you like to come patrolling with me tonight?"
Raven's face lit up and she stood up. "That'd be so awesome."
"Spike'll probably come to. He's a..."
"I know, I've been informed," Raven said. "He's a cool guy. You're lucky."
"I am, aren't I?"
"Buffy, Raven! Better get your bloody butts out 'ere before this gets cold!" Spike yelled from the kitchen.
Buffy smiled at Raven before the two left for the kitchen.
Buffy felt something wet beneath her cheek, and put her hands down, pushing herself up. She opened her eyes, blinked a few times, and then remembered where she was. The cemetery.
"I must've fallen asleep," she said to herself, as she stood up, dusting herself off. She yawned, and looked up at the sky that was in the midst of changin colours.
She started to walk towards Giles' apartment, hoping that she hadn't kept anyone up worrying about her. It had been stupid of her to run off like that, and not let anyone in on where she was going. But she knew they understood her, and that she could take care of herself.
Then something occured to her. Dawn, she thought. Oh crap, nice one Buffy. Should I go to Giles? She stopped walking. Or go to Hank's?
Sighing, she kept on route to Giles' apartment, knowing that if Dawn was still at her dad's, she was safe.
Dawn woke up to the smell of pancakes, and quickly jumped off her bed, hurrying out to the kitchen. She smiled at Spike who glanced her way when she loudly entered the room.
"Do you like to make breakfast? Cause you always do whenever you stay here," she said, sitting down on a stool.
"Is that a problem Bit?"
She shook her head no. "I love your breakfast. It's way better than Buffy's."
He smiled. "Don't be too harsh on your sister now. She tries."
"She should stop trying in the kitchen," Dawn said, then looked over at the girl who was beginning to wake on the sofa. "Who's she?"
"Raven, the new..." he said, but stopped himself. "Exchange student."
"Oh. Why's she staying here? It's not like we're full of room," Dawn said, taking a bite of the pancakes Spike put in front of her.
"Well, since Giles is a librarian at the school... I guess it's like his duty," he said. "Speaking of school, don't you have a project you're supposed to be working on young lady? Not leaving it to the last minute I hope."
"Of course not," she said. "I'm shocked you'd think of me to be such the person."
Spike smiled at her, and looked to the door when it opened. Buffy came inside, an apologetic look on her face when she saw Spike.
"Buffy, you're home," Dawn said. "Where were you?"
"I was out Dawnie," she said, throwing her coat on the coat hanger. "Mmm, pancakes. Either you stayed the night, or you came extra early to make pancakes because you love me."
He laughed. "I stayed the night. But I stayed because I love you."
"Gross you two," Dawn said, standing. "I'm eating."
"You may think it's gross now Bit, but in another few years, you'll be just like us," Spike said.
"Don't remind me," Buffy said, walking over to her sister.
Raven stood up, rubbing her eyes sleepily, and she looked over at Buffy who stood right across from her. She looked down to her feet, trying not to make eye contact with the older Slayer.
"Raven, can I talk to you?" Buffy asked, surprising everyone.
"Um, sure," she said wearily.
Buffy smiled and walked into the bedroom, Raven following her. Dawn looked to Spike. "Ten bucks says we'll have a dead body on our hands," she said and Spike just laughed.
"You wanted to talk?" Raven said, sitting down on the bed.
Buffy stood by the door, playing with her hands nervously. "Yeah. About earlier, I apologize. And I don't do that a lot. But, I was out of line."
"A bit... But it was understandable," Raven said. "In no way am I trying to replace your sister Buffy. I know I could never do that, and I'd never want to."
Buffy smiled. "I know you can't help you were called. No one can."
Raven nodded. "The only reason me and my Watcher came to Sunnydale, is because he wanted me to learn from the best. I wanted to too. You and your sister are legends. It's not everyday you and your twin are called. When they told me just how you got another Slayer, I... Well I just wanted to let you know that I'm not trying to be Faith. There's only one her, and I would never try and fill her spot."
"I was stupid to think you were..." Buffy said, and then smiled. "Would do you like to come patrolling with me tonight?"
Raven's face lit up and she stood up. "That'd be so awesome."
"Spike'll probably come to. He's a..."
"I know, I've been informed," Raven said. "He's a cool guy. You're lucky."
"I am, aren't I?"
"Buffy, Raven! Better get your bloody butts out 'ere before this gets cold!" Spike yelled from the kitchen.
Buffy smiled at Raven before the two left for the kitchen.