Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire
Chp.24
Xander Takes a Dump
Info: Where it always is and always will be
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Everyone hastily disembarks the loaded down school bus, as they return to the hotel. Most of them more interested in the restroom, showers, and/or sleeping in a real bed in which a lot of them hadn't seen since before coming to Sunnydale.
Having stopped by the local magic shop, Willow had found all the ingredients to do the mind spell with. If it hadn't been for Angel she never would have found the little shop, set amongst the huge skyscrapers of the city.
Faith laughs as she looks at the poor door, without a lock, as the others file into the lobby of the hotel. Everyone is milling about, talking, or in Xanders case, sleeping. Having been the first person in he had found a couch, and proceeded to literally collapse on the dusty, unused piece of furniture, and is now snoring softly away.
Everyone else had scattered and broken into groups of up to five people. Some had flopped down on several couches that had been slid back into the corners of the room. Others had opted for leaning on the front desk, sitting on the lower steps of the staircase, or quietly whispering while standing.
The few that hasn't already passed out from exhaustion, watched curiously as Giles and Gunn carry the prone form of the blonde slayer into the lobby. The sight of the fallen warrior has brought on a deathly quiet, as the two stand in the entrance looking for a place to put her.
Angel rushes in behind them, his coat pulled up over his head, and charbroiling from the length of time he'd spent out in the early morning sun.
As he drops the still smoking coat, and stands in front of the menagerie of people now standing in his foyer, and staring back at him, his eyes fall on the limp form of Buffy between her watcher, and his right hand man. Taking in a deep and un-needed breath, he looks over the scene in front of him again, noticing that all of the couches are taken up with teenagers, and Scooby's. His eyes land on Xander, laying peacefully in sleep on the couch directly in front of him.
He confidently walks over to the man, looking him over, he smiles devilishly, and unceremoniously makes his way around to the back of the seat. Still smiling he places his hands on the back of it, and lifts until it's basically perpendicular to the floor. Not being able to see what's going on, on the other side, he listens for the thud as Xander hits the floor. There it is.
Everyone who wasn't watching the scene unfold, hastily turns at the big thud, and sees Xander climbing to his feet.
The one eyed man slowly climbs to his feet, after being so rudely awakened. "Hey!" He exclaims looking over the back of his makeshift bed, and rubs his head. "I was sleeping there. And I think you may have given me a concussion." He tries to sit back down on the couch, and Angel lifts it again.
The vampire looks the brunette over, his smile never waning. "Well, now you're not sleeping there, and I think that it would take a lot more to give you a concussion, considering that you've been knocked on the head so much, your head is probably just one big callous by now." Angel, retorts, his face turning back into the dour as he glares down on the boy.
Xander being reminded of Angelus quickly backs down from a confrontation with the soulful vamp. "Whoa, okay man. You can stop with the whole Angelus act. Please don't go all Angelus on me." He lifts his hands up in defense, acting as if he's going to try and fend him off.
Deciding that it's finally time she got to sit down, one of the new slayers plops down on the couch, not even paying attention to the two brunettes. "Finally." She explicates, as she props her feet up on a box, that was sitting in front of the couch.
Completely wigged, the girl jumps as if she'd been shocked, as Angel starts to growl lowly in his chest at her. "Jeez, even Spike wasn't as moody as this guy." She complains, and makes her way back over to the desk and jumps up to sit on its top.
The vampires' name being mentioned makes the group from Sunnydale hang their heads in supplication to the fallen, surprisingly to them all, hero.
With questioning glances to each other Angel and Gunn shrug their shoulders at each other. Neither understanding the total silence they are witnessing.
Taking it upon him, Angel looks around at the group, noticing just now that the annoying bleached blonde isn't among them. "Where is Captain Peroxide, anyway?" He finally asks, after he'd made sure Spike definitely wasn't among the group.
Lifting his head, and sighing, because he thought he'd never be the one to side with Spike on anything. Xander steps around the arm of the couch, coming face to face with the other ensouled vampire. "He actually saved the world." Taking a deep breath, he smiles. "And it wasn't with a yellow crayon."
Angel looks at him like he's freakin' insane. Questioning his statement.
"It's a whole thing. But right now, you want to about Spike." Xander smiles a little more. "Now I'm that last person who'd defend Spike, but he done good. Made us all proud. He gave his life, for us, the world. He saved the world at the cost of his own life." Not believing that he's going to admit this. "Using his words. He's a bloody hero, Mate." He says the last sentence in a terrible mock of the blonde vamps accent.
Visibly deflating as Xander explains, Angel turns to Giles and Gunn still holding Buffy between them. "Giles, Gunn, you can put Buffy here until we get everyone else settled, and then we'll put her up in my room." He takes in the site of the two men walking to the couch, and gently placing the strongest woman he's ever known on it. After making sure that she's comfortable, he looks Giles directly in the eye. "That way when Willow does her spell, she'll be able to do so in solitude."
He looks over to Xander, nods his head in thanks for explaining somewhat on the whereabouts of his wayward Grand-childe.
Xander nods back in understanding, and watches the vampire turn and make his way to a door behind the desk.
He snorts derisively, as he grabs the set of room keys from the desk in the office. "Spike saved the world? Who'd ever thought, he'd be good enough to do something like that?" He asks, as he makes his way back out, and into the main room.
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(Well here's another chapter. Don't know how good it turned out, but I thought I'd throw some comedy in, as it really hadn't had any in a while.)
Culf: I'm sorry I can't answer your questions, I try my hardest to keep everything a surprise, and your questions being answered would totally ruin it. It's all written to make you go damn I never would've thought of that.
Lilmamaday: Can't actually say what's going to happen on the whole Angel thing, I haven't written it yet. But I will tell you that Willows mind jump is really going to surprise everyone.
Kari: I love the whole concept of panicky Angel; doesn't it just make you go into hysterics? He actually makes a different expression when panicked.
Wish I had a Spike Bot: I wish I had one too. Actually I wish I had the real thing. Thanks for the review. I always enjoy seeing a new name on the review thingy. I can't really say anything on the Spike front. I have reasons as to why, which is that it would totally ruin the story for everyone. I can tell you that the story is far from over, and that there's still a lot for our little group to go through before it's at an end. There's thirty some chapters already written, and I don't even think I'm half way through with it.
Spuffyfan4eva: Hey hello! I was wondering if I was gonna get anymore freshly baked Spikey goodness.
Ekmw511: Surprise is my favorite thing. That's why I try not to give too much, if not anything away, before I'm ready to.
Buffspike: Glad to see ya! I'm still trying to update everyday, but sometimes it's just so totally impossible.
Totally off subject (Well not really): Has anyone seen that new Trapt video, Echo? If so, is that not Michelle Trachtenberg dancing around like she was remaking the episode 'Him'? Also, that video by The Darkness is that not just the most screwed thing you've ever seen, and the dude sounds like someone kicked him in the nads, really hard. The video has nothing to do with the song at all; I mean why not just make a concert video, instead of a really bad lost episode of the old Capt. Kirk version of Star Trek? I'm sorry if someone likes the video, this is just me rambling, and watching way too much MTV for my sake.
Spoiler Alert: Angel 'Smile Time': How hilarious was this episode? I never laughed so hard at an episode of Angel since I started watching it. And Spikes whole "Wee, little puppet man." Line my god I'm still not over that, and the whole Nina trying to eat Puppet Angel. I can go on and on about this episode, but my god, I'd have to post just one whole chapter just for my review of it. And my fingers are tired.
Chp.24
Xander Takes a Dump
Info: Where it always is and always will be
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Everyone hastily disembarks the loaded down school bus, as they return to the hotel. Most of them more interested in the restroom, showers, and/or sleeping in a real bed in which a lot of them hadn't seen since before coming to Sunnydale.
Having stopped by the local magic shop, Willow had found all the ingredients to do the mind spell with. If it hadn't been for Angel she never would have found the little shop, set amongst the huge skyscrapers of the city.
Faith laughs as she looks at the poor door, without a lock, as the others file into the lobby of the hotel. Everyone is milling about, talking, or in Xanders case, sleeping. Having been the first person in he had found a couch, and proceeded to literally collapse on the dusty, unused piece of furniture, and is now snoring softly away.
Everyone else had scattered and broken into groups of up to five people. Some had flopped down on several couches that had been slid back into the corners of the room. Others had opted for leaning on the front desk, sitting on the lower steps of the staircase, or quietly whispering while standing.
The few that hasn't already passed out from exhaustion, watched curiously as Giles and Gunn carry the prone form of the blonde slayer into the lobby. The sight of the fallen warrior has brought on a deathly quiet, as the two stand in the entrance looking for a place to put her.
Angel rushes in behind them, his coat pulled up over his head, and charbroiling from the length of time he'd spent out in the early morning sun.
As he drops the still smoking coat, and stands in front of the menagerie of people now standing in his foyer, and staring back at him, his eyes fall on the limp form of Buffy between her watcher, and his right hand man. Taking in a deep and un-needed breath, he looks over the scene in front of him again, noticing that all of the couches are taken up with teenagers, and Scooby's. His eyes land on Xander, laying peacefully in sleep on the couch directly in front of him.
He confidently walks over to the man, looking him over, he smiles devilishly, and unceremoniously makes his way around to the back of the seat. Still smiling he places his hands on the back of it, and lifts until it's basically perpendicular to the floor. Not being able to see what's going on, on the other side, he listens for the thud as Xander hits the floor. There it is.
Everyone who wasn't watching the scene unfold, hastily turns at the big thud, and sees Xander climbing to his feet.
The one eyed man slowly climbs to his feet, after being so rudely awakened. "Hey!" He exclaims looking over the back of his makeshift bed, and rubs his head. "I was sleeping there. And I think you may have given me a concussion." He tries to sit back down on the couch, and Angel lifts it again.
The vampire looks the brunette over, his smile never waning. "Well, now you're not sleeping there, and I think that it would take a lot more to give you a concussion, considering that you've been knocked on the head so much, your head is probably just one big callous by now." Angel, retorts, his face turning back into the dour as he glares down on the boy.
Xander being reminded of Angelus quickly backs down from a confrontation with the soulful vamp. "Whoa, okay man. You can stop with the whole Angelus act. Please don't go all Angelus on me." He lifts his hands up in defense, acting as if he's going to try and fend him off.
Deciding that it's finally time she got to sit down, one of the new slayers plops down on the couch, not even paying attention to the two brunettes. "Finally." She explicates, as she props her feet up on a box, that was sitting in front of the couch.
Completely wigged, the girl jumps as if she'd been shocked, as Angel starts to growl lowly in his chest at her. "Jeez, even Spike wasn't as moody as this guy." She complains, and makes her way back over to the desk and jumps up to sit on its top.
The vampires' name being mentioned makes the group from Sunnydale hang their heads in supplication to the fallen, surprisingly to them all, hero.
With questioning glances to each other Angel and Gunn shrug their shoulders at each other. Neither understanding the total silence they are witnessing.
Taking it upon him, Angel looks around at the group, noticing just now that the annoying bleached blonde isn't among them. "Where is Captain Peroxide, anyway?" He finally asks, after he'd made sure Spike definitely wasn't among the group.
Lifting his head, and sighing, because he thought he'd never be the one to side with Spike on anything. Xander steps around the arm of the couch, coming face to face with the other ensouled vampire. "He actually saved the world." Taking a deep breath, he smiles. "And it wasn't with a yellow crayon."
Angel looks at him like he's freakin' insane. Questioning his statement.
"It's a whole thing. But right now, you want to about Spike." Xander smiles a little more. "Now I'm that last person who'd defend Spike, but he done good. Made us all proud. He gave his life, for us, the world. He saved the world at the cost of his own life." Not believing that he's going to admit this. "Using his words. He's a bloody hero, Mate." He says the last sentence in a terrible mock of the blonde vamps accent.
Visibly deflating as Xander explains, Angel turns to Giles and Gunn still holding Buffy between them. "Giles, Gunn, you can put Buffy here until we get everyone else settled, and then we'll put her up in my room." He takes in the site of the two men walking to the couch, and gently placing the strongest woman he's ever known on it. After making sure that she's comfortable, he looks Giles directly in the eye. "That way when Willow does her spell, she'll be able to do so in solitude."
He looks over to Xander, nods his head in thanks for explaining somewhat on the whereabouts of his wayward Grand-childe.
Xander nods back in understanding, and watches the vampire turn and make his way to a door behind the desk.
He snorts derisively, as he grabs the set of room keys from the desk in the office. "Spike saved the world? Who'd ever thought, he'd be good enough to do something like that?" He asks, as he makes his way back out, and into the main room.
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(Well here's another chapter. Don't know how good it turned out, but I thought I'd throw some comedy in, as it really hadn't had any in a while.)
Culf: I'm sorry I can't answer your questions, I try my hardest to keep everything a surprise, and your questions being answered would totally ruin it. It's all written to make you go damn I never would've thought of that.
Lilmamaday: Can't actually say what's going to happen on the whole Angel thing, I haven't written it yet. But I will tell you that Willows mind jump is really going to surprise everyone.
Kari: I love the whole concept of panicky Angel; doesn't it just make you go into hysterics? He actually makes a different expression when panicked.
Wish I had a Spike Bot: I wish I had one too. Actually I wish I had the real thing. Thanks for the review. I always enjoy seeing a new name on the review thingy. I can't really say anything on the Spike front. I have reasons as to why, which is that it would totally ruin the story for everyone. I can tell you that the story is far from over, and that there's still a lot for our little group to go through before it's at an end. There's thirty some chapters already written, and I don't even think I'm half way through with it.
Spuffyfan4eva: Hey hello! I was wondering if I was gonna get anymore freshly baked Spikey goodness.
Ekmw511: Surprise is my favorite thing. That's why I try not to give too much, if not anything away, before I'm ready to.
Buffspike: Glad to see ya! I'm still trying to update everyday, but sometimes it's just so totally impossible.
Totally off subject (Well not really): Has anyone seen that new Trapt video, Echo? If so, is that not Michelle Trachtenberg dancing around like she was remaking the episode 'Him'? Also, that video by The Darkness is that not just the most screwed thing you've ever seen, and the dude sounds like someone kicked him in the nads, really hard. The video has nothing to do with the song at all; I mean why not just make a concert video, instead of a really bad lost episode of the old Capt. Kirk version of Star Trek? I'm sorry if someone likes the video, this is just me rambling, and watching way too much MTV for my sake.
Spoiler Alert: Angel 'Smile Time': How hilarious was this episode? I never laughed so hard at an episode of Angel since I started watching it. And Spikes whole "Wee, little puppet man." Line my god I'm still not over that, and the whole Nina trying to eat Puppet Angel. I can go on and on about this episode, but my god, I'd have to post just one whole chapter just for my review of it. And my fingers are tired.