Title: Power Play Author: Edel Email: no1buffyangelfanhotmail.com Summary: see other chapter... Distribution: my group: Girl In Question, Power Play
Chapter 2
Buffy tapped her foot impatiently as she waited in the queue boarding the jet. For a midnight flight, there were a lot of passengers. She sighed as she checked her watch again. How long did it take to board a plane? Finally, the air hostess smiled and allowed them to get on the plane. Seated beside the window, she watched as they took off. Yawning, she went to sleep.
Half a day later, the jet touched down at LAX airport. Grabbing her suitcase, she hailed a cab. Luckily, as it was early in the morning, there was not much traffic, and she arrived at a hotel within minutes. When she got into her hotel room, she collapsed on the soft bed and dreamt. A few hours later, she got up and got ready. Stepping out of her cab, she paid the fare and turned to face the building. It was impressive, and she gazed up. She then entered Wolfram and Hart.
The elevator dinged, and Buffy stepped out of it, looking confident. There were people everywhere, people on cell phones, people talking to people and demons. It was a bit overwhelming. She walked towards what she assumed were the doors of Angel's office. She glanced at the secretary as she passed the secretary's desk, and stopped. And backed up. And stared.
"Harmony?" Buffy asked in disbelief.
"Buffy, hi!" Harmony chirped, although there was nervousness in her eyes.
"What are you doing here?" Buffy asked her slowly, narrowing her eyes.
"Oh. I'm Angel's secretary," Harmony answered with a slight nod. Buffy continued to look at her suspiciously. "Really, I am! Wes hired me."
"Wes?" Buffy was becoming more and more confused. Maybe the evil law firm was getting to him too... "Wait, why am I not inclined to shove my stake through your heart?" she asked, showing Harmony the stake tucked into her stylish pants. Harmony's eyes widened in fear for a moment, then she relaxed.
"Wait, I'm good now," Harmony assured her, "Angel's even got me off human blood." Buffy looked at her, still wary.
"Okay... by the way, where is Angel?" she questioned.
"Hmm... let me see," Harmony said, checking his appointments, then looked up with a bright smile, "Oh, he should be having sex with werewolf girl as we speak." For a moment, all Buffy could do was stare numbly at Harmony.
"What?!" she yelled.
"Shhh," Harmony whispered, as a few people turned to look in her direction. Buffy calmed down, then leaned in,
"You have that in his appointments?"
"Yup," Harmony answered. "I was going up to his room earlier with some blood-pigs blood of course," she hastily added, "and I heard the two of them at it like horny bunnies." Buffy looked at her weirdly. "Just sit down over there," she said, pointing to a plush leather sofa. "Do you want coffee?" she asked. Buffy sighed. She could feel him.
"No, but I think I'll need it."
He felt terrible. Guilty. He felt as if he had betrayed her, even though they were no longer together. She moved on, so should you, he thought. But why did this feel so wrong? Damn Nina. If only she hadn't got me drunk. It was you that got you drunk, an annoying voice said to him in his head. Angelus. Angel sighed. Well, wouldn't you have wanted to drink until there's no more if you saw her with him? I did see her with him, he said sarcastically, I was there, remember? How could I forget? Angel thought dryly. Then, a hand snaked up his chest, and he knew Nina was awake. Great, Angelus thought. Then, he felt weird, like there were butterflies in his stomach. No, he thought. Yes, Angelus thought. No way, Angel thought. He jumped out of bed and quickly put on his robe.
"What are you doing?" Nina asked him, sitting up in the bed. He turned away from her. It didn't seem right to look at her now.
"Getting dressed," he answered, "you should too."
"But I want to-"
"I'm not suggesting. Get dressed, and get out," he said quietly. Hurt, she flung the bedcovers back and grabbed her clothes.
"Fine," she spat at him. He sighed, and looked at the ceiling. The door of his apartment slammed shut a few minutes later. He then removed his robe and got dressed.
Buffy sighed, and put down the magazine she had been flipping through, and took a sip of her coffee. It was cold. Nina shut the door of Angel's office quietly behind her. She sighed, and wiped a lonely tear from her eye. Plastering a bright smile on her face, she raised her head. Suddenly, Buffy noticed the blonde woman just after exiting Angel's office. She stood.
"Omigod, Nina?!" Nina looked in her direction, and her mouth dropped in disbelief. Then her face lit up with a smile. She nodded. Both girls shrieked loudly and ran to give each other hugs. When they pulled back, Angel was there, looking bewildered.
"Angel?" they said simultaneously.
TBC... Thanks to everyone who reviewed, and to Jokerisdaking, this will not be a spuffy fic. I'm B/A all the way!
Chapter 2
Buffy tapped her foot impatiently as she waited in the queue boarding the jet. For a midnight flight, there were a lot of passengers. She sighed as she checked her watch again. How long did it take to board a plane? Finally, the air hostess smiled and allowed them to get on the plane. Seated beside the window, she watched as they took off. Yawning, she went to sleep.
Half a day later, the jet touched down at LAX airport. Grabbing her suitcase, she hailed a cab. Luckily, as it was early in the morning, there was not much traffic, and she arrived at a hotel within minutes. When she got into her hotel room, she collapsed on the soft bed and dreamt. A few hours later, she got up and got ready. Stepping out of her cab, she paid the fare and turned to face the building. It was impressive, and she gazed up. She then entered Wolfram and Hart.
The elevator dinged, and Buffy stepped out of it, looking confident. There were people everywhere, people on cell phones, people talking to people and demons. It was a bit overwhelming. She walked towards what she assumed were the doors of Angel's office. She glanced at the secretary as she passed the secretary's desk, and stopped. And backed up. And stared.
"Harmony?" Buffy asked in disbelief.
"Buffy, hi!" Harmony chirped, although there was nervousness in her eyes.
"What are you doing here?" Buffy asked her slowly, narrowing her eyes.
"Oh. I'm Angel's secretary," Harmony answered with a slight nod. Buffy continued to look at her suspiciously. "Really, I am! Wes hired me."
"Wes?" Buffy was becoming more and more confused. Maybe the evil law firm was getting to him too... "Wait, why am I not inclined to shove my stake through your heart?" she asked, showing Harmony the stake tucked into her stylish pants. Harmony's eyes widened in fear for a moment, then she relaxed.
"Wait, I'm good now," Harmony assured her, "Angel's even got me off human blood." Buffy looked at her, still wary.
"Okay... by the way, where is Angel?" she questioned.
"Hmm... let me see," Harmony said, checking his appointments, then looked up with a bright smile, "Oh, he should be having sex with werewolf girl as we speak." For a moment, all Buffy could do was stare numbly at Harmony.
"What?!" she yelled.
"Shhh," Harmony whispered, as a few people turned to look in her direction. Buffy calmed down, then leaned in,
"You have that in his appointments?"
"Yup," Harmony answered. "I was going up to his room earlier with some blood-pigs blood of course," she hastily added, "and I heard the two of them at it like horny bunnies." Buffy looked at her weirdly. "Just sit down over there," she said, pointing to a plush leather sofa. "Do you want coffee?" she asked. Buffy sighed. She could feel him.
"No, but I think I'll need it."
He felt terrible. Guilty. He felt as if he had betrayed her, even though they were no longer together. She moved on, so should you, he thought. But why did this feel so wrong? Damn Nina. If only she hadn't got me drunk. It was you that got you drunk, an annoying voice said to him in his head. Angelus. Angel sighed. Well, wouldn't you have wanted to drink until there's no more if you saw her with him? I did see her with him, he said sarcastically, I was there, remember? How could I forget? Angel thought dryly. Then, a hand snaked up his chest, and he knew Nina was awake. Great, Angelus thought. Then, he felt weird, like there were butterflies in his stomach. No, he thought. Yes, Angelus thought. No way, Angel thought. He jumped out of bed and quickly put on his robe.
"What are you doing?" Nina asked him, sitting up in the bed. He turned away from her. It didn't seem right to look at her now.
"Getting dressed," he answered, "you should too."
"But I want to-"
"I'm not suggesting. Get dressed, and get out," he said quietly. Hurt, she flung the bedcovers back and grabbed her clothes.
"Fine," she spat at him. He sighed, and looked at the ceiling. The door of his apartment slammed shut a few minutes later. He then removed his robe and got dressed.
Buffy sighed, and put down the magazine she had been flipping through, and took a sip of her coffee. It was cold. Nina shut the door of Angel's office quietly behind her. She sighed, and wiped a lonely tear from her eye. Plastering a bright smile on her face, she raised her head. Suddenly, Buffy noticed the blonde woman just after exiting Angel's office. She stood.
"Omigod, Nina?!" Nina looked in her direction, and her mouth dropped in disbelief. Then her face lit up with a smile. She nodded. Both girls shrieked loudly and ran to give each other hugs. When they pulled back, Angel was there, looking bewildered.
"Angel?" they said simultaneously.
TBC... Thanks to everyone who reviewed, and to Jokerisdaking, this will not be a spuffy fic. I'm B/A all the way!