Chapter 11- Not a Nightmare

Willow trudged toward her dorm room. It was five o'clock and the school day was officially over. She hadn't failed her Biology test, amazingly. She got B+ actually, but she was still feeling grumpy about the fact that she didn't ace it. Then she thought back to the lunch period she shared with Oz. She couldn't keep a silly grin from spreading across her face. By the tiem she reached room 115, she was wearing a huge, sparkling smile. She opened the brand new doorknob and slid into the room.

Buffy looked up from her position on the bed. She was sprawled out on her stomach reading over her Chemisty book. Buffy could see Willow practically glowing.

"Tell me..." Buffy mock-threatened. "You know I need details- Including the ones from last night..." She smiled slyly.

Willow felt her cheeks flush, but she couldn't keep the juicy details all to herself, she she dove onto the bed beside Bufy and spilled everything about last night and their lunch date that day.

Buffy squealed in delight when Willow told her about how Oz kissed her. "He sounds great, Will. He really does...Now all we need is someone for me..." Buffy made a pouty face.

"What about Angel?" Willow suggested.

/♦Angel! How does Willow know about Angel. I thought only I knew his name...Last time we talked about him, Willow didn't know his name...♦/ Apparently Buffy's confused thoughts mirrored the look on her face.

"What?" Willow asked, looking concerned.

"Huh? Oh, I just...I thought you didn't know his name." Buffy replied.

"Oh, Oz was talkiang about him today, and..wait...How do you know his name?" Willow asked, clearly confused.

Buffy trapped herself. She didn't want to keep anymore secrets from Willow, or anybody for that matter. She would have to tell her about her encounter with Angel that night almost a week earlier.

"Well..One night around midnight a few days ago..." Buffy started cautiously. "I felt all weird and tingly, like something supernatural was going on. So I got up, and went to the east wing where I felt extra tingly-"

"Isn't the east wing closed for renovation or something?" Willow interrupted.

"Yeah, it is. Anyway, I ran into Angel outside. He introduced himself and he told me that he knew that I was Chosen and what my destiny was, and stuff like that. Of course, I denied it, and said I didn't know what he was talking about. "Buffy paused to see if she still held her freind's attention. Judging from the eager look in her green eyes, she'd say she did. She continued:

"Then he said something like 'I hope you'll accept your destiny when it matters most.' Weird, huh?" Willow nodded a 'yes'.

Buffy was on a roll, so she decided to tell Willow about the other weird things she saw that night: The caged thing, the two dark figures, the crawling shadows...

"It was the strangest thing." Buffy replied.

"I image so. From what you described it as, it sounded like some weird nightmare." Willow said.

"I wish it was...I don't have to deal with nightmares. But it wasn't a nightmare."

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Yes, it's a short chapter...the next one will probably be longer. Please review!