TITLE: The Fixer- Book One: Binding the Soul
AUTHOR: Danielle
E-MAIL: eternally218yahoo.com DISCLAIMER: All Joss Whedon's
SUMMARY: What if the PTB were so fid up with Angel and Buffy that they had to send someone to fix everything that they messed up. This is only the begging it gets better as you go along and more interesting. DISTRIBUTION: Anyone who already has my stuff can take it and if you want just ask me I promise not to say no.
TIMELINE: S4 and S7 Buffy and Faith are the only slayers, no Lorne, they beet Jasmine and the First, they don't own Wolfram and Hart and Connor is still Connor the insane but he gets good in this story. And is so over Cordelia and Anya is dead. Spike is also alive. FEEDBACK: No Feedback, no part 5. That's how I work.
AN: the way to pronounce Aashna's name is really Ushnu but I like A better than U. Sorry if I hurt people with u in there names.
AN: Thanks from feedback from: Kat, goddessa39, Marchelle
The Fixer- Book One: Binding the Soul
Chapter Four: A Really Long Day
Angel sat up in his bed at the force of the sound coming from the ceiling. He got up and pulled on some slacks before getting out of the room and opening the door to find Fred and Cordelia looking out of there's at the sound of the noise.
"Its six twenty in the morning, who the hell is playing music this loud!" Cordelia complained.
Angel looked at the ceiling and smiled to himself. He knew. He rolled his eyes and went back into his room and pulled on a white shirt. He went back out and strolled down the hall; he heard footsteps behind him and looked back. Cordelia and Fred where will on his heels complaining about the music and how they had been up half the night and how they had to listen to this music so early. He once again rolled his eyes. He had been doing that a lot lately. He went down the staircase and came face to face with Wesley and Gunn who had fallen asleep on the couch and Connor who was sitting in the kitchen.
"What's with the noise?" Gunn asked, with his eyebrows raised.
"Aashna," Angel answered simply with a smile on his face.
"Well you should teach Aashna not to have music on so early!" Cordelia said fiercely.
"It's not that bad, and anyways this is the time she is used to waking up, its habit. Just like ours is to wake up at noon." Angel shook his head and headed to the kitchen were Connor was sitting. He nodded his head at his son and looked back at Cordelia for a second, "And if you have a problem with the music you could always go back to your apartment."
He opened the refrigerator and pulled out the orange juice and milk. He opened the cabinet and took the cereal that was in and put it on the counter next to the orange juice and milk. He got a cup, bowl and spoon out and waited. Suddenly you heard skipping and down the staircase. She was wearing jeans and a white button down shirt with her hair up in a pony tail and yellow shoes. She went in the kitchen without a care in the world. She smiled at Connor and then at Angel. Angel could have sworn that Connor had smiled back.
"Mornin' everyone," Aashna said as she poured the orange juice. Angel made the cereal for her and she grabbed it from him and sat at the table across from Connor.
"Yeah, and next time you wake up don't-"but before Cordelia could finish Gunn put a hand over her mouth.
"So what are you doing so early in the morning?" Fred asked politely.
"Oh, I have school."
Everyone stared at her in shock. Even Angel was a bit surprised. School. He hadn't been to school since... Sunnydale. But that was a while ago.
"Really?" Wesley asked.
"Yup and I really don't care what you say cause I want a life. And friends. I can't stop living just because I am the slayer."
Buffy indeed, Wesley thought to himself. Next she is going to have a group of friends that will help us in every case.
"If you want to," Angel said. "What school are you going to?"
"Hemery High."
Angel choked on his water he was sipping. "Really? Why?"
"It's the school that is in the district." She looked at him confused. "Why?"
"You don't know anything about that school?" Angel said.
"Like what?" Aashna asked confused.
"Nothing, I was just... nothing."
Aashna raised her eyebrows but said nothing. "Anyways I gotta go before I'm late."
Everyone watched as she went to the lobby and took Angel's jacket from the couch and reached inside the pocket pulling his wallet out and grabbing a twenty. She put it back and smiled sweetly at Angel.
"See ya later." And walked out of the hotel.
Aashna walked slowly up the stairs of the new school and stopped when she got to the top. She looked at the bottom step and smiled to herself. This is were it happened. Where my whole life changed.
Flashback
"Where are you going?" Eight year old Aashna asked the man that was now freshly shaved and had a good haircut.
"To Sunnydale."
"Why?"
"Cause I saw a hero."
"Angel, where are you going? Are you going to leave me all by myself here?"
Angel turned around and saw her and bent down so he was her height. "Of course not. Whistler is going to look after you."
"But I want you to take care of me," Aashna said begging at him. She didn't want Angel to leave. He was her only friend.
"Don't worry, I promise I'll see you again." He hugged her to him and knew that the hardest part of leaving New York would be saying goodbye to Aashna.
"Why are you leaving?" Aashna sobbed into his shoulder.
"Cause I saw someone on the bottom of the stairs."
She looked at him and shook her head and held tightly to her only friend. "Please don't go. Please!"
"I'll see you again. I promise," he said as Whistler took Aashna away from him.
She stared to push and yell and Angel watched in tears as she was taken away from him.
"ANGEL!" Aashna yelled. But even her eight year old mind knew it was useless. He was gone.
End Flashback
Aashna shook her head away from the flashback. "Cause I saw someone on the bottom of the stairs." She understood know. This was the first place he had seen Buffy. She grinned and smiled at the thought. She went inside and looked around. It looked all gray. She looked for a sign for the office but couldn't find one.
"Excuse me?" Aashna said grabbing onto a guys hand. He turned around and smiled at Aashna. "Can you tell me where the office is?"
"Yeah, it's down the hall, and then turn left."
She smiled at him, "Thanks."
She walked down the hall and turned left till she came to the office. The sectary looked up and smiled at her.
"Hi, I'm looking for Miss Dukl." Aashna said.
"That's me, can I help you?" Miss Dukl said.
"Yeah, I'm uh new and I need the forms," she said.
"Oh can I have your name please."
"Aashna."
"Aashna what?" she asked.
"Aashna Summers."
She looked at her funny for a second before saying, "Thank you and can you please hold one." She said as she moved to get up and get her forms.
Aashna looked around. This was too real. She was living with Angel. Again. She never thought that was going to happen. And with all those prophecies in her head and being a slayer she wouldn't have to be a damsel in distress and she could actually help Angel.
"Here you go Miss Summers," she said handing Aashna her forms and before Aashna left Miss Dukl said, "I suggest not saying who your sister is."
Aashna looked at her strangely and then smiled. "I promise not to burn down the gym. Maybe the theater is better choice."
Miss Dukl looked horrified. She winked at her and then left the room.
Aashna sat at the library and looked at the computer. She was always bad the technically part of the world. She typed in Buffy Summers and waited for it to load. She looked around the library and didn't see anyone interesting. She looked at the screen and saw 1056 entries from the school library. Must have been famous. She clicked the first link and read the headlines. School Gym Burned by Student. She chuckled. She read the next and the next, all saying the same thing. Buffy Summers, homecoming queen, may queen, cheerleader captain, C and D student had burned the gym. At least she got a picture. A really young looking picture but at least she had one. She looked up and jumped to see someone standing next to her. Sort of.
"If you're skipping class I'll kill ya."
"I'm not. I'm in lunch," she said through her teeth. "What the hell are you doing here?"
"Just checking on you. I see you're not making any friends."
"I don't need any. And if I do make any, what does it matter, your making me look like some idiot talking to herself."
The man she was talking to ignored her. "What are you looking up Buffy Summers for?"
"I just wanted to know more about her."
He shook his head, "Make friends. This isn't worth it." And he was gone.
Aashna looked up and saw people looking at her like she was nuts. Yup, I can defiantly make friends here. They all think I'm nuts.
When school was over she ran out the school. When she got out she took a deep breath. This was the longest day of her life. Math sucked. She knew shit about it. She hated history. And English was a pain in the ass. Everyone at the school was stuck up and proud and she couldn't handle it.
She heard a beep and looked up. Connor and Gunn where sitting in Angel's black convertible smiling at her. She saw everyone looking at them and she smiled. She ran to the car and smiled at them.
"Thanks," she said as they speed away from the hell hole.
"Thought you would need it," Gunn said.
Aashna went up the stairs quietly. She opened the door to Angel's suite and saw him sitting in a chair. He looked up and smiled when she came.
"Hey."
"Hey," he said. "How was school?"
"I hate it. I want to be like Connor and never go to school."
He laughed at her. "I don't think he would agree with you."
She laughed this time. They were in silence before Aashna thought of something. "Guess what?"
"What?"
"Someone burned down the school gym." Angel's eyes went wide for a second before she continued. "It was Buffy." She laughed as Angel shook his head.
"Yup that's was my girl."
TBC- feedback please.
E-MAIL: eternally218yahoo.com DISCLAIMER: All Joss Whedon's
SUMMARY: What if the PTB were so fid up with Angel and Buffy that they had to send someone to fix everything that they messed up. This is only the begging it gets better as you go along and more interesting. DISTRIBUTION: Anyone who already has my stuff can take it and if you want just ask me I promise not to say no.
TIMELINE: S4 and S7 Buffy and Faith are the only slayers, no Lorne, they beet Jasmine and the First, they don't own Wolfram and Hart and Connor is still Connor the insane but he gets good in this story. And is so over Cordelia and Anya is dead. Spike is also alive. FEEDBACK: No Feedback, no part 5. That's how I work.
AN: the way to pronounce Aashna's name is really Ushnu but I like A better than U. Sorry if I hurt people with u in there names.
AN: Thanks from feedback from: Kat, goddessa39, Marchelle
The Fixer- Book One: Binding the Soul
Chapter Four: A Really Long Day
Angel sat up in his bed at the force of the sound coming from the ceiling. He got up and pulled on some slacks before getting out of the room and opening the door to find Fred and Cordelia looking out of there's at the sound of the noise.
"Its six twenty in the morning, who the hell is playing music this loud!" Cordelia complained.
Angel looked at the ceiling and smiled to himself. He knew. He rolled his eyes and went back into his room and pulled on a white shirt. He went back out and strolled down the hall; he heard footsteps behind him and looked back. Cordelia and Fred where will on his heels complaining about the music and how they had been up half the night and how they had to listen to this music so early. He once again rolled his eyes. He had been doing that a lot lately. He went down the staircase and came face to face with Wesley and Gunn who had fallen asleep on the couch and Connor who was sitting in the kitchen.
"What's with the noise?" Gunn asked, with his eyebrows raised.
"Aashna," Angel answered simply with a smile on his face.
"Well you should teach Aashna not to have music on so early!" Cordelia said fiercely.
"It's not that bad, and anyways this is the time she is used to waking up, its habit. Just like ours is to wake up at noon." Angel shook his head and headed to the kitchen were Connor was sitting. He nodded his head at his son and looked back at Cordelia for a second, "And if you have a problem with the music you could always go back to your apartment."
He opened the refrigerator and pulled out the orange juice and milk. He opened the cabinet and took the cereal that was in and put it on the counter next to the orange juice and milk. He got a cup, bowl and spoon out and waited. Suddenly you heard skipping and down the staircase. She was wearing jeans and a white button down shirt with her hair up in a pony tail and yellow shoes. She went in the kitchen without a care in the world. She smiled at Connor and then at Angel. Angel could have sworn that Connor had smiled back.
"Mornin' everyone," Aashna said as she poured the orange juice. Angel made the cereal for her and she grabbed it from him and sat at the table across from Connor.
"Yeah, and next time you wake up don't-"but before Cordelia could finish Gunn put a hand over her mouth.
"So what are you doing so early in the morning?" Fred asked politely.
"Oh, I have school."
Everyone stared at her in shock. Even Angel was a bit surprised. School. He hadn't been to school since... Sunnydale. But that was a while ago.
"Really?" Wesley asked.
"Yup and I really don't care what you say cause I want a life. And friends. I can't stop living just because I am the slayer."
Buffy indeed, Wesley thought to himself. Next she is going to have a group of friends that will help us in every case.
"If you want to," Angel said. "What school are you going to?"
"Hemery High."
Angel choked on his water he was sipping. "Really? Why?"
"It's the school that is in the district." She looked at him confused. "Why?"
"You don't know anything about that school?" Angel said.
"Like what?" Aashna asked confused.
"Nothing, I was just... nothing."
Aashna raised her eyebrows but said nothing. "Anyways I gotta go before I'm late."
Everyone watched as she went to the lobby and took Angel's jacket from the couch and reached inside the pocket pulling his wallet out and grabbing a twenty. She put it back and smiled sweetly at Angel.
"See ya later." And walked out of the hotel.
Aashna walked slowly up the stairs of the new school and stopped when she got to the top. She looked at the bottom step and smiled to herself. This is were it happened. Where my whole life changed.
Flashback
"Where are you going?" Eight year old Aashna asked the man that was now freshly shaved and had a good haircut.
"To Sunnydale."
"Why?"
"Cause I saw a hero."
"Angel, where are you going? Are you going to leave me all by myself here?"
Angel turned around and saw her and bent down so he was her height. "Of course not. Whistler is going to look after you."
"But I want you to take care of me," Aashna said begging at him. She didn't want Angel to leave. He was her only friend.
"Don't worry, I promise I'll see you again." He hugged her to him and knew that the hardest part of leaving New York would be saying goodbye to Aashna.
"Why are you leaving?" Aashna sobbed into his shoulder.
"Cause I saw someone on the bottom of the stairs."
She looked at him and shook her head and held tightly to her only friend. "Please don't go. Please!"
"I'll see you again. I promise," he said as Whistler took Aashna away from him.
She stared to push and yell and Angel watched in tears as she was taken away from him.
"ANGEL!" Aashna yelled. But even her eight year old mind knew it was useless. He was gone.
End Flashback
Aashna shook her head away from the flashback. "Cause I saw someone on the bottom of the stairs." She understood know. This was the first place he had seen Buffy. She grinned and smiled at the thought. She went inside and looked around. It looked all gray. She looked for a sign for the office but couldn't find one.
"Excuse me?" Aashna said grabbing onto a guys hand. He turned around and smiled at Aashna. "Can you tell me where the office is?"
"Yeah, it's down the hall, and then turn left."
She smiled at him, "Thanks."
She walked down the hall and turned left till she came to the office. The sectary looked up and smiled at her.
"Hi, I'm looking for Miss Dukl." Aashna said.
"That's me, can I help you?" Miss Dukl said.
"Yeah, I'm uh new and I need the forms," she said.
"Oh can I have your name please."
"Aashna."
"Aashna what?" she asked.
"Aashna Summers."
She looked at her funny for a second before saying, "Thank you and can you please hold one." She said as she moved to get up and get her forms.
Aashna looked around. This was too real. She was living with Angel. Again. She never thought that was going to happen. And with all those prophecies in her head and being a slayer she wouldn't have to be a damsel in distress and she could actually help Angel.
"Here you go Miss Summers," she said handing Aashna her forms and before Aashna left Miss Dukl said, "I suggest not saying who your sister is."
Aashna looked at her strangely and then smiled. "I promise not to burn down the gym. Maybe the theater is better choice."
Miss Dukl looked horrified. She winked at her and then left the room.
Aashna sat at the library and looked at the computer. She was always bad the technically part of the world. She typed in Buffy Summers and waited for it to load. She looked around the library and didn't see anyone interesting. She looked at the screen and saw 1056 entries from the school library. Must have been famous. She clicked the first link and read the headlines. School Gym Burned by Student. She chuckled. She read the next and the next, all saying the same thing. Buffy Summers, homecoming queen, may queen, cheerleader captain, C and D student had burned the gym. At least she got a picture. A really young looking picture but at least she had one. She looked up and jumped to see someone standing next to her. Sort of.
"If you're skipping class I'll kill ya."
"I'm not. I'm in lunch," she said through her teeth. "What the hell are you doing here?"
"Just checking on you. I see you're not making any friends."
"I don't need any. And if I do make any, what does it matter, your making me look like some idiot talking to herself."
The man she was talking to ignored her. "What are you looking up Buffy Summers for?"
"I just wanted to know more about her."
He shook his head, "Make friends. This isn't worth it." And he was gone.
Aashna looked up and saw people looking at her like she was nuts. Yup, I can defiantly make friends here. They all think I'm nuts.
When school was over she ran out the school. When she got out she took a deep breath. This was the longest day of her life. Math sucked. She knew shit about it. She hated history. And English was a pain in the ass. Everyone at the school was stuck up and proud and she couldn't handle it.
She heard a beep and looked up. Connor and Gunn where sitting in Angel's black convertible smiling at her. She saw everyone looking at them and she smiled. She ran to the car and smiled at them.
"Thanks," she said as they speed away from the hell hole.
"Thought you would need it," Gunn said.
Aashna went up the stairs quietly. She opened the door to Angel's suite and saw him sitting in a chair. He looked up and smiled when she came.
"Hey."
"Hey," he said. "How was school?"
"I hate it. I want to be like Connor and never go to school."
He laughed at her. "I don't think he would agree with you."
She laughed this time. They were in silence before Aashna thought of something. "Guess what?"
"What?"
"Someone burned down the school gym." Angel's eyes went wide for a second before she continued. "It was Buffy." She laughed as Angel shook his head.
"Yup that's was my girl."
TBC- feedback please.