As We Were

Rated T for mild language, sexuality, and violence

I do not own any of these characters or things from Joss Whedon's shows: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.

Summary: Post Chosen as if Angel season five never happened. Season Eight of Buffy. The Scooby gang lives on a new hellmouth in Saline, Michigan. Buffy is having dreams of the deaths of girls, and life seems much like life in Sunnydale. Everything will come together in the end, and I think you will be very happy with the end result.


Chapter 2:

"Hey Wills?" Buffy asks from her desk in a plain but good-sized office.
"Hey, what's up Buffy? How's your first day going?" Willow asks from a bench in a park.
"It's fine. I got Dawn all settled in, and I finally found my office in this enormous building. I'm going to have to take a map to the bathroom with me or leave a trail of bread crumbs so I can find my way back!"
"Sounds great. So wadda ya want?"
"Oh, I just wanted to know if you had any info on dreams?"
"You mean like Slayer dreams?"
"I'm not really sure. I mean, they feel like one, but it is just a reenactment of what has already happened."
"Oh, well I'm sure you have the best judgment on if it was a slayer dream or not. Wait…you said they, have you been having many as in plural as in dreamsssssss?"
"Um…well….yeah…justafew," Buffy said quietly..
"Buffy! Why didn't you tell me! This could be important. What have these dreams been about? Wait…when's your lunch break?"
"Uhhh, 11:00-12:30."
"Okay, lets meet at that coffee shop down town. I'll have Giles come too."
"Fine, but don't tell Xander or Dawn, I don't want them to be worried."
"Okay, see ya in a few."
"Kay" Whew, at least that's off my back now.

Buffy couldn't keep her mind on her work all day. She kept returning to her latest dream. Who was that girl? She didn't remember her at all, and she was so young. When she really thought about it, she did not remember any of the girls in her dreams.

"Hey Buffy, over here!" Willow called from a table shaded by an umbrella. Buffy walked over to the table to meet Willow, her laptop, Giles, and a big pile of books.
"What's all this Buffy asked?"
"Just want to make sure we find out what your dreams mean. And why did you keep this from us anyways Buffy? How long have these dreams been going on?" Giles questioned.
"Uhhh, since…the ummm…battle with the first," Buffy responded meekly.
"What! How could you keep this for so long? You could have endangered yourself or us! Buffy, I thought you new better!" Giles boomed.
"Buffy, we're friends, why didn't you tell us," Will said sadly.
"I'm sorry guys, I thought they were just nightmares."
"Well, there is nothing we can do about it now. So tell us about the dreams."
Buffy went on to describe how she was having dreams of dying SITs of whom she did not remember and the girls seeming to be mad at Buffy and saying thank you sarcastically.
"Well, that's a start. You say you do not remember any of the girls from last year?" Giles asked.
"Nope, and I am pretty sure it is not just because I never got to know the girls. These girls are brand new faces to me."
Buffy, Willow, and Giles then began to research and look for anything about dreams or details relating directly to Buffy's dream. They were all deep into there research when a big group of teenagers came into the coffee shop. Buffy looked at her clock and said, "Shit! I missed school! I have to go get Dawn…"
"Hey Buffy, I'm right here. Some kids from school and I came down here to get a coffee. I was wondering where you were, although, with a school so big, you could have still been in there…somewhere. Hey, what are you doing here? And with Giles and Willow... and with researchy stuff. Hey, you guys are researching without me! No Fair." Dawn pouted.
"Dawn, um…we were just umm… yeah, we were researching this um monster um demon thing. Yeah, and we were gonna tell you about it after school." Buffy babbled.
"So tell me," Dawn demanded.
"Oh, well no need to, because, uhhh… we already found a way to kill it," Giles added.
"How?" questioned Dawn.
"You umm…" Buffy stammered.
"…leave it alone, and it dies after a few days," Willow added smoothly.
"Whatever." Dawn said
"Hey Dawn, you coming?" a girl yelled.
"Yeah be right there. See you guys. I'm going shopping with some kids from school. Be back later." Dawn said.
"Okay," Buffy replied. As Buffy watched Dawn leave, she saw the girl dawn was with and just stared with large scared eyes.
"Buffy are you okay?" Willow asked. Buffy just sat there staring at where the girl was standing. "Buffy!" Willow yelled. No answer. "Buffy!" Willow repeated. Buffy snapped out of it, looked over at Willow and Giles and said, "That was the girl from one of my dreams." Giles and Willow just stared at her.

Kind of a cliffhanger! You'll see what happens, and it is really cool! Please send your reviews and any story ideas!