Where Do We Go From Here?
Chapter 6: The New HQ
By: Rogue-Slayer13
Summary: See pervious Chapters
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"This is way better then our base of operations for the last apocalypse," commented Andrew as he came down the stairs.
"Yeah, I'm mean in Sunnydale we had one bathroom for twenty-six people to use and here, everyone has their own bathroom," added Dawn as she and Andrew came into the lobby.
Angel, Spike, Gunn, Oz, and Xander had spent the last two days turning the lobby into the ultimate research area. They'd brought down some book cases that used to be in the upstairs training room and placed them around the lobby. Wesley, Andrew, and Willow then organized all of the books and put them on the shelves. Spike found a couple of old tables down in the basement that he brought up and Xander had found the chairs to go with them. Angel looked around and found a small cabinet that Willow and Wesley could place their spell ingredients in as well.
"I called Giles this morning," said Buffy as she got some supplies so Willow could put a protection spell around the building.
"What'd he say?" asked Dawn.
"He and some potentials will be here within the week." Buffy grabbed a pouch full of crystals and handed it to Willow.
"That's just what we need, a hotel full of teenage girls," commented Spike as he and Oz came up from the basement.
"If Wolfram & Hart are as tough as everyone says they are, we'll need the extra man power," said Buffy.
"Buffy, can you hand me that jar of the mud looking stuff." Willow pointed to the desired object.
"Ugh, what is this stuff?" asked Buffy as she handed over the jar.
"It's actually better if you don't know," replied the witch.
"If we've got Slayers on the way, someone needs to go to the store again," said Angel.
"We can do it," said Oz, volunteering himself and Spike.
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"Angel said we were expecting some Slayers, but you've got enough food to feed a small country," said Gunn as he and Lindsey helped Spike and Oz put up the groceries.
"Slayers eat from the time they get up until the time they go to sleep and usually they'll get up for a snack too." Spike put up a box of Coco-Puffs.
"I think you're exaggerating a little bit," replied Gunn.
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"Oh . . . my . . . god," said Gunn pausing in between each word.
"It never stops," added Lindsey.
"This is worse then watching models at a buffet table," said Lorne in awe as he looked into the kitchen.
"I warned ya," replied Spike.
"Slayers have an unusually high metabolism," said Wesley as he came up behind the group of men that were gathered outside of the kitchen watching the Slayers eat breakfast.
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"I do not understand these strange beings that you call Slayers. They appear to be small and fragile, yet they consume more food in a week, then my entire army would consume in a year," commented Illyeria.
"Now we know why there's usually only one, you wouldn't be able to feed any others," said Lorne.
"Well at least they cut down on how much we have to patrol," added Gunn.
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Buffy walked into Willow's room to find the red head sitting in the middle of her bed staring off into space.
"Are you okay Wills?"
"I can't believe he's here." Willow looked up at Buffy.
"You can't believe who's here?"
"Oz, I haven't seen or heard from him since he left Sunnydale and then poof here he is and here I am."
"It is a bit weird seeing him after all of these years." Buffy took a seat on the bed.
"A bit weird? Try uber weird. Seeing him here, it's bringing back all of these old feelings that I thought were gone."
"What type of old feelings?"
"Like the lusty kind of old feelings." Willow looked over at Buffy.
"Oh, well, there's nothing wrong with that."
"Nothing wrong with that!? I'm gay Buffy. I shouldn't be all up with the lustiness."
"Well actually, I think you're more bi. I mean, you didn't go for girls until after high school, so that's like eighteen years worth of boys only."
"I thought after I got with Tara that, that was that, y'know? I thought it would just be girls from then on, cause the next person I dated was Kennedy." Willow looked over at Buffy.
"You won't be betraying Tara if you start liking guys again and I mean, you and Kennedy already broke up, so no trouble on that front. Tara was special, she still is, so maybe that's why the object of your lusting switched from guys to girls, I don't know. If you like Oz, talk to him."
"I'm so confused. Damn these lusty emotions!" Willow fell back on the bed.
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What will happen next? Will Willow hook up with Oz? When will Wolfram & Hart make their move? You'll have to read and review to find out.
