Chapter 12
The end of the summer and the beginning of the last year:
The end of summer was near. School at Vaughan Academy was vastly approaching. This was the last year of school for the gang before they set off and put their years of training into use. Here's how the summer was for the gang:
Angel, constantly maintained his fitness so that when school started again, he was ready, especially for Buffy. This was the first time he was really determined to get a fresh start for the new year, he didn't want to make a bad impression when he got to see Buffy again. How he missed her. He always thought about her everyday. Whether he wanted to know how she was or what she was doing or what her mood was. He couldn't wait to be around her again, her words at the dance was still fresh in his mind. He laughed at himself, she would never know how much those words aroused him. It tortured him that he couldn't tell her how he felt, how much he cared for her. Even though it didn't keep him from dating other girls over the summer. It helped him keep his mind off Buffy, maybe even forget about her since it scared him shitless that he felt so much for her but it was no use. His relationship with numerous women didn't last long. He either wasn't interested or they just reminded him too much of Buffy. He didn't even dare take the girls offer of sex with him. No, he had too much respect for Buffy. He couldn't stand sleeping with other women without somehow feeling guilty that he was cheating on her although they were no where close to dating. There was only one more week until school began. He was starting to get paranoid. What if she begins to hate me again? What if the summer changes everything between us? He knew that he couldn't just blurt out to Buffy all he ever wanted was her. No, he didn't wanna start the year off by scaring her away. He had to see how Buffy was around him again. Maybe when the time was right, he could tell her, everything. A question kept popping up in his head throughout the whole summer, did he love her? This question scared him to death, resulting in making him bury the thought every time in his sub consciousness. Maybe he did. no. he thought. He was just very infatuated by her, and very, very attractive to her. He didn't love her. Did he? No. he thought. Of course not. He just kept on reminding himself that. Not love. just attraction and want. and need. that's all.
Buffy's summer was full of active training and travelling. She rejoined her previous masters to continue training with them since she stopped when she went to Vaughan Academy. Although none of her masters would admit it, they missed her. Her masters, Mr. Rayne and Ms. Calendar were first assigned to Buffy at the age of 8, where her parents saw the potential that Buffy possessed from her quick intelligent mind to quick reflexes. Buffy's parents, Hank and Joyce Summers only wanted the best teachers Buffy could have and so they sought Mr. Rayne and Ms. Calendar, one of the best in the world. And since they were vastly rich, they could easily afford them. But they made sure she wasn't spoiled. They made sure she was never brought up that way. From then on, during the years until Buffy went off to Vaughan Academy, she was heavily under the influence of her masters. She was taught by the best for the best, since right away her masters saw the high potential Buffy possessed. It was rather Mr. Rayne and Ms. Calendar who convinced Buffy's parents to allow Buffy to go to Vaughan Academy. They were pained to let her go, but what they cared about was Buffy's happiness. They both knew that although Buffy was content with her life that she shared with them, they knew she needed to be with people around her age, to live and to experience things she never had, to experience things that people her age should long ago have already experienced. And so went on Buffy's summer, full of training and travelling to various places around the world to learn about the different cultures and to see the world. When she did get the little precious time she got to herself her thoughts would always travel back to her friends, the upcoming last year at Vaughan and especially, about Angel. She started realizing that she started to have foreign feelings for him, other than bitterness, disgust, and hate. No, she didn't hate him, she had been over that whole beginning encounter with him long ago. She felt a strange sensation like never before. She realized that after the first challenge between when they first fought, she saw him in a different light. She started seeing him as a person, who, she discovered had true gentlemen quality that she never saw in him before. Slowly, she began to like when they fought, the way their bickering was more flirtatious than actual bitterness or resentment, or how close he always stood around her. She concealed her feelings though, never told Cordy, Faith or even Willow. She made sure she kept her guard up; one thing her masters taught her was never show true emotion. She didn't wanna get hurt, by the very least from Angel McKillean. And at the dance, she never knew how good it felt to be in his arms, her head neatly rested on his shoulders, as if it was meant to be there. It felt perfect to her. She wasn't sure of what he felt about her. secretly she hoped that maybe he felt the same way as she was starting to feel for him. She honestly didn't know. Would he always be that typical jackass who was the big womanizer? Or would he be different. would he care for her? Even love her? She needed to know.
Willow for most of the summer took computer courses since she was so interested by the world of technology and spent most of her time with Xander. Willow and Xander, since they grew up together couldn't be more happier. Who would have thought? Childhood friends growing up to be close lovers. They were inseparable. While Willow had computer classes in her spare time, Xander took a full time position over the summer in construction with his dad, who was the boss. Xander was quite the handyman, he was good with his hands, and knew that if for some reason he couldn't cut it helping his country out; he always had something to fall back on. Since Faith and Gunn lived across the country away from each other, they didn't really bond over the summer. Both figured it was just a one time thing and went on with their lives. Gunn, who always had a fascination with weapons went further into his studies about them and Faith, just kept on partying like there was no tomorrow. Although Cordy and Doyle also lived far away from each other, it didn't stop them from making their long distant relationship work. They cared about each other too much to let their relationship fall. Cordy spent her free time studying fashion while Doyle took a full time summer job at his mother's workplace. All of the gang were anticipating the new school year. It was their last and final year. Before they had to make a decision on what they wanted to do with the rest of their lives. It was their last year before they were to start a fresh, new chapter in their lives. It was both frightening and exciting for all of them. Who knew what awaited him for their final year? Only time would tell.
The end of the summer and the beginning of the last year:
The end of summer was near. School at Vaughan Academy was vastly approaching. This was the last year of school for the gang before they set off and put their years of training into use. Here's how the summer was for the gang:
Angel, constantly maintained his fitness so that when school started again, he was ready, especially for Buffy. This was the first time he was really determined to get a fresh start for the new year, he didn't want to make a bad impression when he got to see Buffy again. How he missed her. He always thought about her everyday. Whether he wanted to know how she was or what she was doing or what her mood was. He couldn't wait to be around her again, her words at the dance was still fresh in his mind. He laughed at himself, she would never know how much those words aroused him. It tortured him that he couldn't tell her how he felt, how much he cared for her. Even though it didn't keep him from dating other girls over the summer. It helped him keep his mind off Buffy, maybe even forget about her since it scared him shitless that he felt so much for her but it was no use. His relationship with numerous women didn't last long. He either wasn't interested or they just reminded him too much of Buffy. He didn't even dare take the girls offer of sex with him. No, he had too much respect for Buffy. He couldn't stand sleeping with other women without somehow feeling guilty that he was cheating on her although they were no where close to dating. There was only one more week until school began. He was starting to get paranoid. What if she begins to hate me again? What if the summer changes everything between us? He knew that he couldn't just blurt out to Buffy all he ever wanted was her. No, he didn't wanna start the year off by scaring her away. He had to see how Buffy was around him again. Maybe when the time was right, he could tell her, everything. A question kept popping up in his head throughout the whole summer, did he love her? This question scared him to death, resulting in making him bury the thought every time in his sub consciousness. Maybe he did. no. he thought. He was just very infatuated by her, and very, very attractive to her. He didn't love her. Did he? No. he thought. Of course not. He just kept on reminding himself that. Not love. just attraction and want. and need. that's all.
Buffy's summer was full of active training and travelling. She rejoined her previous masters to continue training with them since she stopped when she went to Vaughan Academy. Although none of her masters would admit it, they missed her. Her masters, Mr. Rayne and Ms. Calendar were first assigned to Buffy at the age of 8, where her parents saw the potential that Buffy possessed from her quick intelligent mind to quick reflexes. Buffy's parents, Hank and Joyce Summers only wanted the best teachers Buffy could have and so they sought Mr. Rayne and Ms. Calendar, one of the best in the world. And since they were vastly rich, they could easily afford them. But they made sure she wasn't spoiled. They made sure she was never brought up that way. From then on, during the years until Buffy went off to Vaughan Academy, she was heavily under the influence of her masters. She was taught by the best for the best, since right away her masters saw the high potential Buffy possessed. It was rather Mr. Rayne and Ms. Calendar who convinced Buffy's parents to allow Buffy to go to Vaughan Academy. They were pained to let her go, but what they cared about was Buffy's happiness. They both knew that although Buffy was content with her life that she shared with them, they knew she needed to be with people around her age, to live and to experience things she never had, to experience things that people her age should long ago have already experienced. And so went on Buffy's summer, full of training and travelling to various places around the world to learn about the different cultures and to see the world. When she did get the little precious time she got to herself her thoughts would always travel back to her friends, the upcoming last year at Vaughan and especially, about Angel. She started realizing that she started to have foreign feelings for him, other than bitterness, disgust, and hate. No, she didn't hate him, she had been over that whole beginning encounter with him long ago. She felt a strange sensation like never before. She realized that after the first challenge between when they first fought, she saw him in a different light. She started seeing him as a person, who, she discovered had true gentlemen quality that she never saw in him before. Slowly, she began to like when they fought, the way their bickering was more flirtatious than actual bitterness or resentment, or how close he always stood around her. She concealed her feelings though, never told Cordy, Faith or even Willow. She made sure she kept her guard up; one thing her masters taught her was never show true emotion. She didn't wanna get hurt, by the very least from Angel McKillean. And at the dance, she never knew how good it felt to be in his arms, her head neatly rested on his shoulders, as if it was meant to be there. It felt perfect to her. She wasn't sure of what he felt about her. secretly she hoped that maybe he felt the same way as she was starting to feel for him. She honestly didn't know. Would he always be that typical jackass who was the big womanizer? Or would he be different. would he care for her? Even love her? She needed to know.
Willow for most of the summer took computer courses since she was so interested by the world of technology and spent most of her time with Xander. Willow and Xander, since they grew up together couldn't be more happier. Who would have thought? Childhood friends growing up to be close lovers. They were inseparable. While Willow had computer classes in her spare time, Xander took a full time position over the summer in construction with his dad, who was the boss. Xander was quite the handyman, he was good with his hands, and knew that if for some reason he couldn't cut it helping his country out; he always had something to fall back on. Since Faith and Gunn lived across the country away from each other, they didn't really bond over the summer. Both figured it was just a one time thing and went on with their lives. Gunn, who always had a fascination with weapons went further into his studies about them and Faith, just kept on partying like there was no tomorrow. Although Cordy and Doyle also lived far away from each other, it didn't stop them from making their long distant relationship work. They cared about each other too much to let their relationship fall. Cordy spent her free time studying fashion while Doyle took a full time summer job at his mother's workplace. All of the gang were anticipating the new school year. It was their last and final year. Before they had to make a decision on what they wanted to do with the rest of their lives. It was their last year before they were to start a fresh, new chapter in their lives. It was both frightening and exciting for all of them. Who knew what awaited him for their final year? Only time would tell.