Forever Hunters
Devil May Cry/Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Dante gets called by Giles to Sunnydale to train Buffy in order to highend up her skills. Unknown to the Buffy gang though is Dante's true being and the new danger both of them will face.
Chapter 9: The jacket, Part 2
[Present, Night]
"Hey Slayer, go easy..."
Dante was able to escape from Buffy's floor lock. He backrolled and stood up while the slayer was preparing to charge at him again. Her look did not change. She was still after his flesh.
"What the hell is wrong with you anyway?"
Buffy gave him a questioning look.
"Wrong with me? Maybe I should ask you the same question."
She charged at Dante. Though blessed or cursed with demonic powers, one: he could not show her that, two: she was way stronger and smarter than before and three: he was under the influence of some certain substance. Maybe he taught her too much because she used the same move that Dante used in the beginning. They both fell backwards on Buffy's bed. Dante grunted again although this time the landing was softer. Buffy sat on Dante and locked his limbs with her own to prevent another foul try to escape.
"Now the fun can start."
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[Yesterday, Afternoon]
"GO GO RAZORBACKS YEAH..."
The girl finished with a cartwheel and back somersault. The crowd applauded, whistled and screamed at her performance. Well not to mention she was an athlete. Anyways the try-outs had begun. The football teams came to look at the treasure, which were the dozens of girls were waiting for their turn. Among them was Dawn who was in her sisters outfit.
"OK, that was good. Alright next: Dawn Summers!"
Dawn held her breath. She did not feel such excitement since.. well since when? Well it did not matter. The main point is to impress R.J. the quarterback. She walked into the center and got ready while quickly glimsing at R.J. who was among the crowd sitting with the girl who asked her about her Uncle Dante.
"Look at that R.J.," she whispered "Now we can have a good laugh."
He smiled back at Dawn.
"Wow..."
She has to concentrate on the try-out now, but thinking of him was just so tempting. She started her cheer.
"Razorbacks, Razorbacks, we're gonna play, we've got a secret weapon and his name is RJ! So hear us cheer, hear us yell, listen what we say, Razorbacks, Razorbacks, Goooooo... RJ!"
Then she fell on her butt. The first ones already laughed. She stood up again and continued.
"RJ GOOOO!"
She tried a cartwheel but failed miserably. The judges were already shaking their heads. Once she finished, the whole crowd were already laughing at her.
"Didn't I tell you? That thing was funnier than the Jerry Springer show!"
Dawn had enough. She stormed out of the gym.
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[Yesterday, Night]
"Dawn, Dawn..."
Buffy was still banging at the bathroom door. Dawn was in there since she came back from school and cried her heart out. Buffy did not notice that she was in there until she had to go. She had stopped crying now but she was still sobbing.
"Come on, Dawnie. Come out. Dawn, sweetheart, it's not that bad."
Dawn ripped the door open.
"How would you even know? R.J.'s never gonna notice me now."
Buffy was surprised. She would never developed feelings that fast for a boy. Well maybe actually.
"From what you said, I'm sure he already noticed you, I mean with the falling and the— spirit. Spirit. They said you were spirited, right?"
Dawn, obviously irritated by her sister, stormed past her and into her room. Xander came upstairs to check the situation
"Things are a lot better, I see."
"Yeah used to be Xand."
"Right, with the wailing and the crying... Still better than a cozy evening with Spike and Dante. Shall I order a pizza? Don't teens in a snit like pizza?"
Dawn came out of her room angrily
"It is not a snit! I-I finally met him—the guy of my dreams, OK—and I blew it. R.J. hates me now."
Then she shut the door again.
"The guy of my dreams, huh?"
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[Yesterday, Night]
"Nice place you got here."
Dante walked around Spike's basement. There wasn't much in there. A coffin, some chains, torching toys and some other medival stuff. Spike moved some boxes around.
"Thanks. Don't know how to survive here though with that idiot."
"Should not be a problem though I think. Well the last thing you could do is sire him and make him your puppet."
Dante picked up a steel chain and swung around a bit.
"Hey, one time you should teach me that so I can beat the crap out of you for touching my stuff."
Dante laughed.
"Well, anyways tell me why did you got your soul back."
Spike turned around and gave him its-not-one-of-your-business look. Dante nooded. But he probably knew the answer though.
"Alright, I am gonna pick up the slayer to go hunting wanna join?"
"Nah, think I'm prepping this room for a while to keep it out of unwanted guest."
Dante prepared to leave the room until he had some words for him.
"Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart."
Then he left the room. Spike put a box down and thought about Dante's words. He could not stop thinking about her.
"Ah what the bloody hell..."
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[Yesterday, Night]
Buffy unlocked her sister's room and entered with Xander, carrying what was her cheerleading outfit. Dawn was lying on her bed listening to the saddest love songs ever written in the United States. Backstreet Boys, N'Sync probably almost all the collection of boy bands.
"You shredded my outfit!"
Dawn replied monotonic without looking at Buffy
"I'll buy you a new one."
"That's not the point! I don't want a new cheerleading outfit!"
Buffy handed the shredded outfit to Xander, who stood by the doorframe. She sat down on Dawn's bed.
"Dawn, I'm sorry that you feel so bad. OK, but in the morning this won't seem so terrible. You don't even know this R.J. Not really."
Dawn sat up angrily.
"I do know him. I know his soul."
"Really? Dawn, he wasn't even on your radar yesterday."
"I actually thought that I was on her radar all the time."
Xander almost got a heart attack when he heard Dante's voice right beside him. The demon hunter crossed his arms and leaned with his back on the other doorframe. Buffy turned around.
"Dante, this is really not a good time right now. And besides you is NOT on her radar ever. So go get lost and find your jacket!"
Dante shrugged.
"Are you always on the edge to explode when I enter the scene?"
Buffy did not hear the last comment. She turned her attention back to Dawn.
"Again, since yesterday. Dawn, it's awfully fast."
"What? You're telling me I don't feel what I feel? It isn't a crush. It's love. I love R.J."
"No, of course not. I believe that you think it's real. It seems real... to you."
"You know what? Maybe I don't want advice from the Dysfunction Queen. You have no idea how I feel. You have no idea what real love is. Maybe if you did, you wouldn't make fun of me this way."
"Dawn, I'm not making fun of you."
"Just go. Leave me alone."
Buffy stood up with an "OK". She pushed the guys out with her.
"Guess we just leave her alone now."
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[Today, Morning]
Another normal school day. Well except for one person. Dawn walked out of the principal's office. She had been called after she pushed a footballer down the stairs because of something he said about R.J.. That resulted in a broken right arm and a suspension of him from the next 4 football games. It would almost be that she was in luck though because she had pushed one of the biggest fattest liars in the school. Though she was happy when she got out of the room because Buffy was standing right there with her. Anyways, she walked back to her locker to drop some books when a voice caught her attention.
"Hey Summers!"
Dawn turned around to face, tadaa..., her most loved quarterback in town, R.J.. Her heart ignited again.
"Hi"
"I heard Wood hauled you into his office."
"Well, yeah."
"About O'Donnell?"
"Yes."
"That sucks, facing the whole inquisition thing."
"Yeah. "No one expects the Spanish Inquisition."
"No. It was. I think it's cool that you faced him. Wood."
"Oh my god, He thinks that is cool." Dawn breathed out heavily so she had enough oxygen to continue the conversation uninterrupted.
"We just talked. He just wanted me to tell him about... the accident."
"Yeah. It sucks when these things just happen—out of nowhere."
"Right. Out of nowhere."
"You know, I was thinking of heading out tonight, after practice. You want to meet up?"
Guess what the answer was.
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[Today, Night]
Another room full of overdrugged with hormones teenagers. This time there were coloured flashlights, rock music and enough ethanol to get the whole population drunk. In this mess of men and drinks were Xander, Willow and Buffy taking their fustration out at the alcohol. Xander was complaining about his new roommate, when they spot the hotshot quarterback from the school. Buffy pointed her finder at the man with the jacket.
"The one who, according to Dawn, is the quote smartest, funniest, coolest, hottest, and having the thickest boy eyelashes boy in school unquote."
"He don't seem so tough."
Willow noticed someone else.
"Check out the fan club."
There was a girl, very sexily dressed, who was getting it on with R.J.. She wore tight jeans with am almost transparent blouse. Her hair was loose and curled up.
"What is that shirt made of? Paint?"
"Buff..."
It seemed like that Willow was the only one who would recognize that person with her back faced on them. Buffy continued to let out her frustration.
"Glad Dawnie isn't here to see her precious boyfriend getting all thrusty with some slut-bag hussy..."
She almost shocked when the "slut-bag hussy" turned around to reveal.... Dawn. She was having fun alright. The three only stood there with their mouths wide open. Xander was almost begging that this was not true. He had some thoughts, the thoughts that man have almost every 7 seconds they are awake.
Buffy still stared the couple in disbelief and so did Willow. When the two split up, one for the ladies bathroom and the other for the bar, Buffy walked after Dawn to the bathroom. Xander and Willow continued to stand there stoned as Dante and Spike come into the club.
"Wow that is some party going on here."
Dante looked at the beauties who where all dancing around them.
"Think they find us most sexy cause of our hair."
Spike shook the two stoned people awake.
"Hey there. Where's Buff? And what the bloody hell are you to staring at?"
"Buff's after Dawn, and we're looking at Dawn's date."
Dante spotted the quarterback until he noticed the thing that he was wearing. His face turned red.
"Hey, that bitch's got my jacket!"
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[Today, Night bathroom]
The bathrooms were as usual. Full! Full till the end of time. Dawn was standing in line as she heard the first "Hey don't push me" or "Hey stand in the line". She did not make anything of it until that person grabbed her and pulled her to a more open space. She was surprised and shocked who that was.
"So, do you have plans later, or are you just gonna go down to the docks and wait for the fleet to come in?"
"What? And what are you doing here?"
"Where do I start with the bad? First, you told me you were going to the library. Second, you do not go out on a date without informing me first. Third, Anna Nicole Smith makes you look tacky."
"Yeah, well I think I look hot, and so does R.J."
"Oh, I bet he does. Maybe I should go have a little word with him."
She started to walk away until Dawn held her back.
"No! Don't you dare embarrass me in front of him."
"I don't like this. This boy has you acting crazy."
"It's my life. I'll do what I want to."
"I don't think so."
"Oh. So, what—suddenly you're Mom now?"
"No, I'm not. And I am glad she's not here to see you like this."
Dawn looked at her sternly. Buffy knew she had said something beyond the red line.
"Look, I'm sorry. I just..."
"You just can't handle it."
"What?"
"You've always been the special one. Hot little Buffy with her boyfriends. The Slayer. And now someone likes me, and you just can't stand that I'm getting the attention."
"That is the farthest thing from true."
Dawn did not take notice from that last thing Buffy said. She walked back into the club looking for her precious R.J. Buffy covered her face with her hands.
"Man, teenage years..."
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[Today, Night alley outside the bar]
"Hey don't push me like that, you freak!"
R.J. tried to break loose from the hold. Dante pulled him into a small alley where he could make sure that nobody was there. He then pushed R.J. on the ground. R.J. stood up again and gave him the "what-ya-want" rapper style move. Dante stayed unimpressed.
"OK boy hand that jacket over and we all can have a good day."
"What the hell do you think you are man?"
Dante had enough of this typical american teen. He pulled out his gun. R.J. started to get nervous. He tried to stay calm and cool though like the hard boys in the movies.
"Oh now you want to shoot me."
Dante could not take it anymore and pulled the trigger.
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[Today, Night other side of the alley]
"R.J?"
Dawn stepped out of the bar in search for R.J.. He was not inside so she thought that he would cool himself under the clear sky. Under the clear sky? How romantic... Anyways she walked around a bit, still calling his name. Instead a girl from the cheerleaders walked out of the dark and straight to Dawn.
"I know what you're doing, slut. I saw you. I saw you with R.J.!"
"So? We were just dancing."
"Right? You think I'm stupid? You're gonna back off now."
"You know what's sad? A girl who can't move on when she's been dumped."
"HE DID NOT DUMP ME!"
The cheerleader started to pull Dawn's hair. Dawn started screaming and kicking all around her. She got lucky that she did because Buffy appeared from the bar doors, hearing her sister's screams and broke off the fight. The cheerleader fought out of Buffy grasp by knocking her in the chin.
"This is not over yet. R.J. is mine, MINE you hear?"
Then she ran away. Buffy wrapped herself up.
"Well, at least someone agrees you shouldn't be dating this guy."
Then they heard a gun shot.
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[Today, Night Dante and R.J.]
R.J. stumbled backwards and fell on the ground. He had just witnessed a man behind him, killed coldly and without any hesitation by Dante. The gun was still pointed at him. Dante rolled his eyes.
"Dammit boy, now you make jacket dirty. This gives me more reasons to shoot you now."
R.J. was scared to death. She slipped of the jacket and handed it over to Dante.
"Please don't shoot me, OK. I did what you told me."
Dante gave him a questioning look.
"You know what. Since you are a thief, liar, and whiny. I will give you ten seconds to escape from my gun barrel. Ten, Nine, Eight."
R.J. did not hesitate to take that chance. He ran his ass off. Dante just laughed and shot some bullets into the air.
"Hahaha Run, R.J., Run!"
He took the jeans jacket and shook it clean as Buffy and Dawn came around the corner. Buffy, again, almost got her hands up and hit him one straight in the face.
"What the goddamn hell are you doing? Guns are not toys here to play with, especially here!"
"Man, calm down! I just want to scare him thats all. And besides I did him a favour by killing that zombie over there."
He pointed at the man he shot recently. Buffy walked to the dead man and kicked him up to reveal a very grey and decayed face of a zombie. She walked back to Dante and Dawn and pointed her finger at him.
"One more time and..."
"Jesus... can't you just cool it off."
He put on his jacket again. He felt really happy and relieved to have it again. Buffy calmed down and turned her attention to Dawn who almost collapsed in sleep.
"I am going back home to put her to sleep. Dante ahmm.... would you... just follow in case something happens."
Dante sighed and rolled his eyes again.
"I still can't believe that I am still pulling favours for you."
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[Today, Night Summer's home]
Dante was sitting on the sofa while watching the midnight news. There was a report perticulary in his interest. There were more dead people found on the streets of big cities than ever before. Similar cases have also been reported from other parts of the world like Europe and Asia. Most involved cruel cases like people eaten or blown to bits or sucked clean of blood and so on. He sighed. If thats goes on then the whole world could say good-bye soon. He turned off the TV as Buffy came with two glasses with ice and a bottle of black label. She sat on the couch and began to fill the glasses.
"You OK?"
"I am fine thank you very much!"
She took the glass half full of whiskey and poured into her esophageus. Dante made big eyes as he saw the "wonder".
"Its just the being a mother-type reaction thats all."
She picked up the bottle and gestured if Dante would like some. He nodded and Buffy poured a half-glass full for Dante.
"Well if its like that then I understand now the bottles of black label in the fridge."
Buffy laughed as she started her second drink.
"By the way I am sorry about before. Its just I am still fed up with Dawn's teen years..."
Dante was surprised. He never expected an apology especially from her, the hardcore slayer.
"Wow, if you continue to talk like that, I would almost believe that you are still a kind person."
"The feeling is mutual..."
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[Today, Night Summer's home some time later]
Dante and Buffy have been talking and laughing about any stupid thing that they could bring up. The first bottle was already empty and a second one is about half-full. Buffy was talking about that one time when Xander was under the influence of a love spell (somewhere in season 2 I believe) while Dante was still cracking up. He could not control his laugh attack. When Buffy was finished, both of them quiet down a bit.
"So well Dante you know I think you are a real pain in the ass."
"Is that so?"
Buffy moved near him. They were almost centimeters away from each other now.
"Yeah, you just crashing into my life, turning it all upside down and stuff."
"Oh yeah?"
Buffy tilted her head a bit to the side to rest it on the couch.
"Yeah, but then I am happy that you did..."
She then moved in and lip-locked herself with Dante. Dante turned red. He had expected bashing everytime he was with her but not that kind of thing. But this was maybe that she was drunk. He pulled her back slightly to see her face which was making eyes at him.
"I think sleep would be appropiate now..."
He picked up the slayer and tried to walk up the stairs under the influence of alcohol. Buffy felt like she was riding on a rollercoaster so she "wowed" every time Dante took a step up. When he finally put her down to bed, he slipped and fell on the floor in Buffy's room. As he wrapped himself up again, barely holding himself, he noticed that Buffy was on the door locking it.
"Hey man, don't expect that I will crash here."
"I think I will..."
"Huh?"
"I think we both know what we want all the time..."
"What??"
Then she threw himself on Dante.
Devil May Cry/Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Dante gets called by Giles to Sunnydale to train Buffy in order to highend up her skills. Unknown to the Buffy gang though is Dante's true being and the new danger both of them will face.
Chapter 9: The jacket, Part 2
[Present, Night]
"Hey Slayer, go easy..."
Dante was able to escape from Buffy's floor lock. He backrolled and stood up while the slayer was preparing to charge at him again. Her look did not change. She was still after his flesh.
"What the hell is wrong with you anyway?"
Buffy gave him a questioning look.
"Wrong with me? Maybe I should ask you the same question."
She charged at Dante. Though blessed or cursed with demonic powers, one: he could not show her that, two: she was way stronger and smarter than before and three: he was under the influence of some certain substance. Maybe he taught her too much because she used the same move that Dante used in the beginning. They both fell backwards on Buffy's bed. Dante grunted again although this time the landing was softer. Buffy sat on Dante and locked his limbs with her own to prevent another foul try to escape.
"Now the fun can start."
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[Yesterday, Afternoon]
"GO GO RAZORBACKS YEAH..."
The girl finished with a cartwheel and back somersault. The crowd applauded, whistled and screamed at her performance. Well not to mention she was an athlete. Anyways the try-outs had begun. The football teams came to look at the treasure, which were the dozens of girls were waiting for their turn. Among them was Dawn who was in her sisters outfit.
"OK, that was good. Alright next: Dawn Summers!"
Dawn held her breath. She did not feel such excitement since.. well since when? Well it did not matter. The main point is to impress R.J. the quarterback. She walked into the center and got ready while quickly glimsing at R.J. who was among the crowd sitting with the girl who asked her about her Uncle Dante.
"Look at that R.J.," she whispered "Now we can have a good laugh."
He smiled back at Dawn.
"Wow..."
She has to concentrate on the try-out now, but thinking of him was just so tempting. She started her cheer.
"Razorbacks, Razorbacks, we're gonna play, we've got a secret weapon and his name is RJ! So hear us cheer, hear us yell, listen what we say, Razorbacks, Razorbacks, Goooooo... RJ!"
Then she fell on her butt. The first ones already laughed. She stood up again and continued.
"RJ GOOOO!"
She tried a cartwheel but failed miserably. The judges were already shaking their heads. Once she finished, the whole crowd were already laughing at her.
"Didn't I tell you? That thing was funnier than the Jerry Springer show!"
Dawn had enough. She stormed out of the gym.
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[Yesterday, Night]
"Dawn, Dawn..."
Buffy was still banging at the bathroom door. Dawn was in there since she came back from school and cried her heart out. Buffy did not notice that she was in there until she had to go. She had stopped crying now but she was still sobbing.
"Come on, Dawnie. Come out. Dawn, sweetheart, it's not that bad."
Dawn ripped the door open.
"How would you even know? R.J.'s never gonna notice me now."
Buffy was surprised. She would never developed feelings that fast for a boy. Well maybe actually.
"From what you said, I'm sure he already noticed you, I mean with the falling and the— spirit. Spirit. They said you were spirited, right?"
Dawn, obviously irritated by her sister, stormed past her and into her room. Xander came upstairs to check the situation
"Things are a lot better, I see."
"Yeah used to be Xand."
"Right, with the wailing and the crying... Still better than a cozy evening with Spike and Dante. Shall I order a pizza? Don't teens in a snit like pizza?"
Dawn came out of her room angrily
"It is not a snit! I-I finally met him—the guy of my dreams, OK—and I blew it. R.J. hates me now."
Then she shut the door again.
"The guy of my dreams, huh?"
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[Yesterday, Night]
"Nice place you got here."
Dante walked around Spike's basement. There wasn't much in there. A coffin, some chains, torching toys and some other medival stuff. Spike moved some boxes around.
"Thanks. Don't know how to survive here though with that idiot."
"Should not be a problem though I think. Well the last thing you could do is sire him and make him your puppet."
Dante picked up a steel chain and swung around a bit.
"Hey, one time you should teach me that so I can beat the crap out of you for touching my stuff."
Dante laughed.
"Well, anyways tell me why did you got your soul back."
Spike turned around and gave him its-not-one-of-your-business look. Dante nooded. But he probably knew the answer though.
"Alright, I am gonna pick up the slayer to go hunting wanna join?"
"Nah, think I'm prepping this room for a while to keep it out of unwanted guest."
Dante prepared to leave the room until he had some words for him.
"Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart."
Then he left the room. Spike put a box down and thought about Dante's words. He could not stop thinking about her.
"Ah what the bloody hell..."
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[Yesterday, Night]
Buffy unlocked her sister's room and entered with Xander, carrying what was her cheerleading outfit. Dawn was lying on her bed listening to the saddest love songs ever written in the United States. Backstreet Boys, N'Sync probably almost all the collection of boy bands.
"You shredded my outfit!"
Dawn replied monotonic without looking at Buffy
"I'll buy you a new one."
"That's not the point! I don't want a new cheerleading outfit!"
Buffy handed the shredded outfit to Xander, who stood by the doorframe. She sat down on Dawn's bed.
"Dawn, I'm sorry that you feel so bad. OK, but in the morning this won't seem so terrible. You don't even know this R.J. Not really."
Dawn sat up angrily.
"I do know him. I know his soul."
"Really? Dawn, he wasn't even on your radar yesterday."
"I actually thought that I was on her radar all the time."
Xander almost got a heart attack when he heard Dante's voice right beside him. The demon hunter crossed his arms and leaned with his back on the other doorframe. Buffy turned around.
"Dante, this is really not a good time right now. And besides you is NOT on her radar ever. So go get lost and find your jacket!"
Dante shrugged.
"Are you always on the edge to explode when I enter the scene?"
Buffy did not hear the last comment. She turned her attention back to Dawn.
"Again, since yesterday. Dawn, it's awfully fast."
"What? You're telling me I don't feel what I feel? It isn't a crush. It's love. I love R.J."
"No, of course not. I believe that you think it's real. It seems real... to you."
"You know what? Maybe I don't want advice from the Dysfunction Queen. You have no idea how I feel. You have no idea what real love is. Maybe if you did, you wouldn't make fun of me this way."
"Dawn, I'm not making fun of you."
"Just go. Leave me alone."
Buffy stood up with an "OK". She pushed the guys out with her.
"Guess we just leave her alone now."
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[Today, Morning]
Another normal school day. Well except for one person. Dawn walked out of the principal's office. She had been called after she pushed a footballer down the stairs because of something he said about R.J.. That resulted in a broken right arm and a suspension of him from the next 4 football games. It would almost be that she was in luck though because she had pushed one of the biggest fattest liars in the school. Though she was happy when she got out of the room because Buffy was standing right there with her. Anyways, she walked back to her locker to drop some books when a voice caught her attention.
"Hey Summers!"
Dawn turned around to face, tadaa..., her most loved quarterback in town, R.J.. Her heart ignited again.
"Hi"
"I heard Wood hauled you into his office."
"Well, yeah."
"About O'Donnell?"
"Yes."
"That sucks, facing the whole inquisition thing."
"Yeah. "No one expects the Spanish Inquisition."
"No. It was. I think it's cool that you faced him. Wood."
"Oh my god, He thinks that is cool." Dawn breathed out heavily so she had enough oxygen to continue the conversation uninterrupted.
"We just talked. He just wanted me to tell him about... the accident."
"Yeah. It sucks when these things just happen—out of nowhere."
"Right. Out of nowhere."
"You know, I was thinking of heading out tonight, after practice. You want to meet up?"
Guess what the answer was.
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[Today, Night]
Another room full of overdrugged with hormones teenagers. This time there were coloured flashlights, rock music and enough ethanol to get the whole population drunk. In this mess of men and drinks were Xander, Willow and Buffy taking their fustration out at the alcohol. Xander was complaining about his new roommate, when they spot the hotshot quarterback from the school. Buffy pointed her finder at the man with the jacket.
"The one who, according to Dawn, is the quote smartest, funniest, coolest, hottest, and having the thickest boy eyelashes boy in school unquote."
"He don't seem so tough."
Willow noticed someone else.
"Check out the fan club."
There was a girl, very sexily dressed, who was getting it on with R.J.. She wore tight jeans with am almost transparent blouse. Her hair was loose and curled up.
"What is that shirt made of? Paint?"
"Buff..."
It seemed like that Willow was the only one who would recognize that person with her back faced on them. Buffy continued to let out her frustration.
"Glad Dawnie isn't here to see her precious boyfriend getting all thrusty with some slut-bag hussy..."
She almost shocked when the "slut-bag hussy" turned around to reveal.... Dawn. She was having fun alright. The three only stood there with their mouths wide open. Xander was almost begging that this was not true. He had some thoughts, the thoughts that man have almost every 7 seconds they are awake.
Buffy still stared the couple in disbelief and so did Willow. When the two split up, one for the ladies bathroom and the other for the bar, Buffy walked after Dawn to the bathroom. Xander and Willow continued to stand there stoned as Dante and Spike come into the club.
"Wow that is some party going on here."
Dante looked at the beauties who where all dancing around them.
"Think they find us most sexy cause of our hair."
Spike shook the two stoned people awake.
"Hey there. Where's Buff? And what the bloody hell are you to staring at?"
"Buff's after Dawn, and we're looking at Dawn's date."
Dante spotted the quarterback until he noticed the thing that he was wearing. His face turned red.
"Hey, that bitch's got my jacket!"
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[Today, Night bathroom]
The bathrooms were as usual. Full! Full till the end of time. Dawn was standing in line as she heard the first "Hey don't push me" or "Hey stand in the line". She did not make anything of it until that person grabbed her and pulled her to a more open space. She was surprised and shocked who that was.
"So, do you have plans later, or are you just gonna go down to the docks and wait for the fleet to come in?"
"What? And what are you doing here?"
"Where do I start with the bad? First, you told me you were going to the library. Second, you do not go out on a date without informing me first. Third, Anna Nicole Smith makes you look tacky."
"Yeah, well I think I look hot, and so does R.J."
"Oh, I bet he does. Maybe I should go have a little word with him."
She started to walk away until Dawn held her back.
"No! Don't you dare embarrass me in front of him."
"I don't like this. This boy has you acting crazy."
"It's my life. I'll do what I want to."
"I don't think so."
"Oh. So, what—suddenly you're Mom now?"
"No, I'm not. And I am glad she's not here to see you like this."
Dawn looked at her sternly. Buffy knew she had said something beyond the red line.
"Look, I'm sorry. I just..."
"You just can't handle it."
"What?"
"You've always been the special one. Hot little Buffy with her boyfriends. The Slayer. And now someone likes me, and you just can't stand that I'm getting the attention."
"That is the farthest thing from true."
Dawn did not take notice from that last thing Buffy said. She walked back into the club looking for her precious R.J. Buffy covered her face with her hands.
"Man, teenage years..."
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[Today, Night alley outside the bar]
"Hey don't push me like that, you freak!"
R.J. tried to break loose from the hold. Dante pulled him into a small alley where he could make sure that nobody was there. He then pushed R.J. on the ground. R.J. stood up again and gave him the "what-ya-want" rapper style move. Dante stayed unimpressed.
"OK boy hand that jacket over and we all can have a good day."
"What the hell do you think you are man?"
Dante had enough of this typical american teen. He pulled out his gun. R.J. started to get nervous. He tried to stay calm and cool though like the hard boys in the movies.
"Oh now you want to shoot me."
Dante could not take it anymore and pulled the trigger.
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[Today, Night other side of the alley]
"R.J?"
Dawn stepped out of the bar in search for R.J.. He was not inside so she thought that he would cool himself under the clear sky. Under the clear sky? How romantic... Anyways she walked around a bit, still calling his name. Instead a girl from the cheerleaders walked out of the dark and straight to Dawn.
"I know what you're doing, slut. I saw you. I saw you with R.J.!"
"So? We were just dancing."
"Right? You think I'm stupid? You're gonna back off now."
"You know what's sad? A girl who can't move on when she's been dumped."
"HE DID NOT DUMP ME!"
The cheerleader started to pull Dawn's hair. Dawn started screaming and kicking all around her. She got lucky that she did because Buffy appeared from the bar doors, hearing her sister's screams and broke off the fight. The cheerleader fought out of Buffy grasp by knocking her in the chin.
"This is not over yet. R.J. is mine, MINE you hear?"
Then she ran away. Buffy wrapped herself up.
"Well, at least someone agrees you shouldn't be dating this guy."
Then they heard a gun shot.
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[Today, Night Dante and R.J.]
R.J. stumbled backwards and fell on the ground. He had just witnessed a man behind him, killed coldly and without any hesitation by Dante. The gun was still pointed at him. Dante rolled his eyes.
"Dammit boy, now you make jacket dirty. This gives me more reasons to shoot you now."
R.J. was scared to death. She slipped of the jacket and handed it over to Dante.
"Please don't shoot me, OK. I did what you told me."
Dante gave him a questioning look.
"You know what. Since you are a thief, liar, and whiny. I will give you ten seconds to escape from my gun barrel. Ten, Nine, Eight."
R.J. did not hesitate to take that chance. He ran his ass off. Dante just laughed and shot some bullets into the air.
"Hahaha Run, R.J., Run!"
He took the jeans jacket and shook it clean as Buffy and Dawn came around the corner. Buffy, again, almost got her hands up and hit him one straight in the face.
"What the goddamn hell are you doing? Guns are not toys here to play with, especially here!"
"Man, calm down! I just want to scare him thats all. And besides I did him a favour by killing that zombie over there."
He pointed at the man he shot recently. Buffy walked to the dead man and kicked him up to reveal a very grey and decayed face of a zombie. She walked back to Dante and Dawn and pointed her finger at him.
"One more time and..."
"Jesus... can't you just cool it off."
He put on his jacket again. He felt really happy and relieved to have it again. Buffy calmed down and turned her attention to Dawn who almost collapsed in sleep.
"I am going back home to put her to sleep. Dante ahmm.... would you... just follow in case something happens."
Dante sighed and rolled his eyes again.
"I still can't believe that I am still pulling favours for you."
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[Today, Night Summer's home]
Dante was sitting on the sofa while watching the midnight news. There was a report perticulary in his interest. There were more dead people found on the streets of big cities than ever before. Similar cases have also been reported from other parts of the world like Europe and Asia. Most involved cruel cases like people eaten or blown to bits or sucked clean of blood and so on. He sighed. If thats goes on then the whole world could say good-bye soon. He turned off the TV as Buffy came with two glasses with ice and a bottle of black label. She sat on the couch and began to fill the glasses.
"You OK?"
"I am fine thank you very much!"
She took the glass half full of whiskey and poured into her esophageus. Dante made big eyes as he saw the "wonder".
"Its just the being a mother-type reaction thats all."
She picked up the bottle and gestured if Dante would like some. He nodded and Buffy poured a half-glass full for Dante.
"Well if its like that then I understand now the bottles of black label in the fridge."
Buffy laughed as she started her second drink.
"By the way I am sorry about before. Its just I am still fed up with Dawn's teen years..."
Dante was surprised. He never expected an apology especially from her, the hardcore slayer.
"Wow, if you continue to talk like that, I would almost believe that you are still a kind person."
"The feeling is mutual..."
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[Today, Night Summer's home some time later]
Dante and Buffy have been talking and laughing about any stupid thing that they could bring up. The first bottle was already empty and a second one is about half-full. Buffy was talking about that one time when Xander was under the influence of a love spell (somewhere in season 2 I believe) while Dante was still cracking up. He could not control his laugh attack. When Buffy was finished, both of them quiet down a bit.
"So well Dante you know I think you are a real pain in the ass."
"Is that so?"
Buffy moved near him. They were almost centimeters away from each other now.
"Yeah, you just crashing into my life, turning it all upside down and stuff."
"Oh yeah?"
Buffy tilted her head a bit to the side to rest it on the couch.
"Yeah, but then I am happy that you did..."
She then moved in and lip-locked herself with Dante. Dante turned red. He had expected bashing everytime he was with her but not that kind of thing. But this was maybe that she was drunk. He pulled her back slightly to see her face which was making eyes at him.
"I think sleep would be appropiate now..."
He picked up the slayer and tried to walk up the stairs under the influence of alcohol. Buffy felt like she was riding on a rollercoaster so she "wowed" every time Dante took a step up. When he finally put her down to bed, he slipped and fell on the floor in Buffy's room. As he wrapped himself up again, barely holding himself, he noticed that Buffy was on the door locking it.
"Hey man, don't expect that I will crash here."
"I think I will..."
"Huh?"
"I think we both know what we want all the time..."
"What??"
Then she threw himself on Dante.