Imzadi- Thanks. Actually, bringing Lindsey in was a good idea. Thanks alot for suggesting! The Lilah thing just popped into my mind. Since Lindsey is here, why not bring in a non-evil Lilah? And, yes, Spike will bring Buffy out of her bratty attitude.
minuet1264-Thanks alot. Expect chapter 5 in a few days!
Scarllet Antonia- I'm so glad you like it! And yes, Buffy fuming is always fun. This chapter is Buffy/Spike fluffiness. Expect Angel/Cordy fluffiness too! And, my friend Sue will be very happy to know you agree with her.
CHANGES AND VISITS FROM THE PAST-
By Rachelle Williams
A/N: My friend, Sue, hates Joss Whedon for parting Cordelia and Angel. Although all of my BtVS and AtS loving friends consider Joss to be god, as do I, Sue stopped believing that after You're Welcome aired. So, here's to Sue M.
Xover: with BtVS
Summary: Set in season three of AtS, Angel has his humanity after saving a group of people who were very powerful, and as a reward for that, they turned Angel into a human. He confesses his love to Cordelia shortly after, and they are going out. But, what happens when one day the Scoobies decide to visit? How will Buffy react? (Note: No Darla, no Connor, no Wesley turning evil (In this fic, he is still with Virginia) and Gunn and Fred happy)
Parings: C/A, B/S, F/G,
Disclaimer: Do you have to remind me for the 100th time how unlucky I am to NOT OWN ANGEL!
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"Why don't you two dance?" Willow suggested to Buffy and Spike. They both looked at Willow, then at each other and shrugged. "Okay" They agreed. Willow motioned for Lorne, and the green-skinned demon quickly put on 'The Way You Look Tonight' (I forgot the artist's name, Smiles sheepishly ) Buffy and Spike got up and went to the dance floor. They started dancing slowly to the soft music. Willow smiled. This was the right way. If only Buffy would grow up and see to the future, she'd seen how great Spike was for her.
"Don't they look absolutely adorable?" Cordelia said, pointing at Spike and Buffy. "Yeah" If it would've been 3 years ago, Angel would've clawed Spike's eyes out, but now, he was rather glad. "Oh, look, Charles, Buffy is dancing with Spike" Fred pointed out to Gunn, who was shoving mountain range of food into his mouth. "Really? Radioactive with blondie-gal? Well, that's interesting.." Gunn kept shoving food into his mouth. Wesley and Virginia were holding hands. "Thanks a lot for doing this" Wesley said. "Oh, come on, what are girlfriends for?" Virginia said and kissed Wesley.
"Gunn! You got chilly sauce all over my new Armani suit!" Lorne complained and Gunn laughed in response. "Oh, come on now, greens, don't tell me yellow is your color!" Gunn laughed. "But it is.." Lorne lost track.
"Angel?" Cordelia asked him, putting a hand on his shoulder. "Yeah?" Angel said. "When we have a baby, what will you want it to be?" Cordelia asked. "A girl" Replied Angel. "Yeah-huh? Why?" "I dunno. Guess I've always wanted a daughter, and plus, she will be just like you" Angel shrugged. "How are you SO sure?" Cordelia asked him. "I just am" They smiled at each other.
Buffy's eyes fell on the smiling couple and she stopped dancing. Spike pulled away and looked at her. "Buffy?" Spike asked. "I-I, need water" Buffy ran to the buffet table where there were bottles of water. "Spike?" Willow came to stand next to him. "What's the matter?" "The poof and his to-be-bride were being a couple" Replied Spike. Willow shook her head in disappointment. 'When is Buffy gonna accept it is over?' Willow sadly thought.
Buffy looked again at the couple and her eyes filled with tears. This time they were kissing. Buffy sobbed quietly. Then, wiping the tears away with a handkerchief, taking a water bottle, she made her way back to the bleach blonde vampire and redhead witch. "Hi, guys" Buffy was glad she didn't wear mascara today. It would've all washed out. Her face did look pale from crying, but it was not that noticeable. "Buffy, did you cry?" Willow was sure she did, but tried to act like she didn't know. "No! Why would I cry? So, Angel and Cordy are together. It's not that bad" Buffy said, although pain was wrenching her heart. "Are you sure you don't wanna go upstairs?" Willow confirmed. "No, it's okay. Plus, this is a great party. Who'd wanna miss it?" Buffy tried her best to smile. "Okay" Willow walked away, once again leaving Spike and Buffy alone.
Lorne walked up to the two 'love-birdies' to confirm another song. "Hey, munchkins. So, what would you like me to put on after I announce your engagement to the guests?" Lorne asked. Angel gazed lovingly at Cordelia. "The Way We Were" They both said together. "The Way We Were, it is then" Lorne walked away. Cordelia pulled her gaze away from Angel to see, Spike and Buffy talking to each other. 'This is definitely shaping into a great party..' Cordelia thought.
Lorne steadied the Mic and spoke into it. "Ladies and gentlemen, may I inform you of the very beautiful thing that has happened just a week ago, on Angel O'Brian and Cordelia Chase' 2 year Anniversary. The night hit 12'o'clock, and Mr. O'Brian, got down on one knee" The girls in the room held their breath as Lorne took a beat. "And then, he got out a diamond ring, the size of her fist" The crowd laughed a little as Lorne took another beat.
"And then, as she, Ms. Chase, held her breath, Mr. O'Brian said these four beautiful words, that would change her life forever, 'Will You Marry Me?'" Everyone in the crowd cheered. "And, 5 weeks from now... On Saturday... Their wedding will take place... And you are ALL invited... Clap your hands people! The couple is sittin' right there!" Lorne clicked on a button and a spotlight suddenly flashed over Angel and Cordelia. They smiled greatfully at Lorne.
"And now, speech from the birthday boy, and best man, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce. Clap your hands harder! And, this is only his birthday speech" Lorne announced and climbed off the stage. He walked over to Angel and Cordelia and smiled.
"Thanks so much, Lorne. Oh, did you make that up by yourself!" Cordelia asked him. "Yep. Anything for the Golden-Couple" Lorne winked at them and took off. The Way We Were slowly chimed through the speakers.
"Care to dance? Well, again?" Spike asked as he held out his hand to Buffy. "Sure.." Buffy giggled and took his hand and they started dancing again. Willow was looking at them from her table. 'They are SO meant to be together" She thought.
Buffy felt something between her and Spike. Something felt right. Maybe he was...No...Or, yes... "Spike?" Buffy asked. "Yeah, 'luv?" Spike responded. "Nothing" They kept dancing. 'Maybe, this is it...' Buffy thought. Buffy shook her head. No, this can't happen. But, she didn't know, Willow was gonna make it happen...
"GUNN!" Lorne was fuming. "What?" Gunn asked, or morely laughed. "Why are you always taking your squirts at my suit!" Lorne yelled. "Gotta do somethin' to get you out of that suit. You look horrible!" Gunn said. "Yellow is my color!" Lorne wiped away the tomato sauce Gunn squirted on him on purpose. "And sauce? What is it, your friend, or somethin'?" Lorne angrily walked away. "Boo-hoo!" Gunn screamed to Lorne.
On the stage, Wesley finished his birthday speech with.. "And, to my friends, Cordelia Chase and Angel O'Brian, happy wedding day. I'm so glad you chose me to be Best Man, well, first Best Man anyways" With that, Wesley climbed down from the stage.
"This is great, nuh?" Dawn said to the Scoobies who were sitting together on a family table. "Yeah-huh. I mean, how many times do you come upon such great couples?" Giles nodded his head. "'Couples'?" Xander looked at Giles questioningly. "Yes, y'know, Virginia and Wesley, Angel and Cordelia, Fred and Gunn, Buffy and—" He dropped silent. Nobody asked him anything else because they knew from the day Sweet's havoc struck. Maybe Buffy didn't get it, but they did. (A/N: Ah, yes, in this fic, Buffy and Spike didn't kiss at the end of OMWF)
Spike was never like this. He was an annoying guy with an English accent who only Dawn and Willow liked. But the rest of the gang did feel sympathy for him. How many vampires without a soul fall for a Slayer? 'None' is a strong enough word. Buffy was expelled from Heaven, but that doesn't mean she has to go after the past. They knew from the start this would end in disaster.
Flashback:
Buffy came running down from her room. Everyone was sitting in the living room. Even Spike, although he was standing. "Guys, I've decided something" Buffy announced. Everyone forgot what they were doing and looked to her. "I'm going to L.A" Buffy finished. Spike's dead heart almost jumped in his chest. Los Angeles? Isn't that where the poof lives? Spike felt like he had to vomit.
"Buffy, why in the name of God, would you like to go to Los Angeles?" Giles inquired. "Because I want to see somebody" Buffy replied. They all knew who 'Somebody' was. Angel. Her first love. Her everything. Her heart. The guy who thought she was the center of his world.
Spike felt exactly like the time he and Dru broke up. Why does bad things always happen to him? Why couldn't he just be someone else? Why did he have to meet Buffy? Why couldn't have Angelus just killed the Slayer? His heart ached as he thought what would happen. She and Angel would kiss or something. Or Angel would be all puppy-eyed. God..
"Why? What's in L.A?" Both Anya and Dawn questioned. "A friend" Willow said as an explanation. What else would she say? The love of Buffy's life? That would be inappropriate and uncomfortable.
Xander coughed disgusted. Tara headed up to her and Willow's room. Willow followed her. Giles cleaned his glasses and put them back on. "Buffy, are you sure?" Giles confirmed. "Yes" Buffy said firmly. The elderly Watcher sighed. "Okay. Fine. We'll leave for L.A tomorrow" He said and got up. Xander took Anya by her hand and left for his apartment. Spike disappeared into the kitchen to cry. Leaving Buffy and Dawn.
"I'll go pack" Dawn left. Buffy was now alone.
End Flashback...
Giles smiled a little "—And Spike" He finished. Everyone nodded in agreement. Buffy always thought Angel would end up being 'The One' but now, all of those thoughts proved wrong. There is no reason to hold on to the past. It is done and gone. She started thinking if that song was really of any feelings, because if it was, then Spike felt something about her. Maybe love.
Lorne back out in the garden, keeping watch. Looking around. Eyeing Gunn suspiciously. He kept walking. He got up on the stage. "An announcement. It seems, not only is this a elegant English party, but also has an taste of American in it" Lorne said, and the people in the party chattered around in confusion. Virginia snickered, pink with glee. "Truth Or Dare!" Lorne said, surprised himself, holding the 'Special Events' card.
"Wow, seems like Ms. Virginia has made some interesting arrangements along with the elegant ones. So, lets play I guess" Lorne said. Everyone crowded around a spot where Lorne would pick out cards with people's names on them. "Okay, the first one to go is... Angel!" Lorne said, forming a cheeky smile.
"Alright" Angel shrugged. "Truth or dare?" Lorne asked. "Truth" Angel replied. "Okay, Angelcakes, tell me, what happened that night in Caritas on Gunn's birthday?" Lorne snickered. "Me and Cordy got drunk and groiny" Angel smiled. Buffy choked on her drink then started laughing hysterically. Finally she was accepting Angel and Cordelia's relationship.
"Whoa! Too much info there, chapster" Lorne said, disgusted. He fumbled around in the box again then pulled out another card. "Spike!" Lorne said. Spike paled. What was he gonna do? How did his name even get there? He found his answer when he saw Angel smiling evilly. 'That bloody poofster!' Spike thought. "Truth or dare, fifi?" Lorne asked. "Dare" Spike replied. Yes, he wasn't revealing anything that easy. "Okay...Kiss Buffy" Lorne winked at Willow, and she nodded her head. This was a plan. They knew Spike was gonna pick dare.
"WHAT!" Spike screamed out, half-expecting Angel to scream out with him, but then he heard his grandsire's laughter. "Go on, do it" Angel didn't feel jealous at all. "You—" Spike froze as he felt Buffy's lips touch his. Angel cheered and soon everyone else cheered with him. Finally, after 3 minutes of kissing, Buffy had to part for oxygen. "Oh.." was all Spike could manage. Spike felt like mush. His cheeks became rosy red. 'Did she just do what I thought she did?' Spike thought.
Buffy smiled at Spike and walked back to standing beside Anya. Spike hid behind a group of men. "Alright, intense much. Sooo, another one..." Lorne fumbled around in the box again. "Lindsey!" Lorne announced. Lindsey stepped up. "Truth or dare, my man?" Lorne asked. "Truth" Lindsey replied. "Okay, truth it is. How much do you love Kate?" Lorne asked. "More than anyone or anything in this world. I could give up my life for her" Lindsey said. Kate felt tears weld up in her eyes. "Oh..." She walked up to Lindsey and kissed him. "Now that's what I call 'Love!'" Lorne said as he clapped his hands.
Anya walked up to Cordelia. "Hi, Cordy" Anya said. She was gonna find out her choice no matter what. She wasn't gonna let Cordelia's wedding beat hers. "Hi, Anya" Cordelia said, deadpanned. Why wasn't this woman just leaving her alone? "I just wanted to ask you, who do you have in mind to take photographs?" Anya asked, her smile widening.
"It's some guy Angel saved from a demon while he was still a vampire" Cordelia said. "Is he a professional?" Anya asked, excited. "Yes. His name is Harry something" Cordelia said. "Is that his last name?" Anya asked. "Yeah" Cordelia lied. For a vengeance demon, Anya was pretty stupid.
"Thanks a lot. Okay, caterer?" Anya asked, like a journalist asking for story details. "Okay, y'know what? Why don't you come to me after 3 weeks, and then ask" Cordelia said. The wedding was in five weeks, how did Anya expect to get all the details before they were even discussed about? Anya smiled "Okay" she said and walked off. "Oh, thank god!" Cordelia was relieved.
Spike was felt like a cupid had hit him with its love arrow. It's not like he didn't feel like this before, when he was human, he fell in love with a girl named Diana, who totally insulted him on every occasion. He did let her insult him one last time, before he morphed into vamp face and killed every one of her men then finally raped and killed her, he felt like this when he fell for Drusilla, who also left him, then, from the start, a forbidden love, Buffy. He fell in love with all the wrong women, but now, he was feeling like his love interest in Buffy was right.
Buffy realized now that she had a soft corner in her heart for Spike that was spreading more by the minute. She felt a new her, a new her that wasn't connected to Angel or Riley or any of the other guys she's dated, but someone who could be her soulmate. Who was devoted, who loved her very much. Angel used to love her, but if his heart started feeling different, it's not his fault. Cordelia has turned into an amazing woman, she's totally different than the teenage Cordelia Chase Buffy knew. This Cordelia Chase cared, loved everyone in her family, was getting married at 22, didn't care about money. Buffy smiled as she remembered Spike's face after she had kissed him. Very funny and absolutely heard warmingly cute!
Willow watched the bleach blonde vampire and the slayer who were thinking about each other in different corners. This was it. This was the relationship god intended to build. Spike and Buffy were perfect for each other and this party more and more revealed their love for each other. Buffy has come out of the past, just like Angel did 2 years ago when he turned human and started dating Cordelia. Things were calming down.
She saw Anya talking to Virginia, probably trying to get something out of her about Cordy and Angel's wedding. Anya was really jealous. Really, very, jealous. She saw Cordelia's wedding dress, and she came down angrily, complaining to Xander about her wedding dress being bought twice as good than Cordelia's. Xander had laughed in response.
Lorne slammed a newspaper on Gunn's head. "GUNN!" Lorne yelled, beating Gunn up hard with the newspaper while Gunn was hysterically laughing. Lorne's yellow suit is completely covered in sauce. "You ruined my favorite and expensive suit! You black, black idiot!" Lorne screamed as he replaced the newspaper with his mic. Gunn, now seriously getting hurt, started yelling in pain. "Ow, Lorne, ow! LORNE! Stop hitting me with that! LORNE!" Gunn screamed as Fred, instead of helping, stood by and laughed.
Spike ran into Buffy while heading for the blood on the table labeled 'For Vampires... (That means you Spike)' Buffy quietly watched him, her eyes searching, tentative. "What?" Spike broke the awkward silence. "What?" Buffy snapped out of her 'deep in thought' state. "Why are you looking at me like that?" Spike asked, himself knowing why she was looking at him like that. "Oh? No reason" Buffy finally realized what she had done. "Sorry, bye" Buffy awkwardly said, and left. Spike sighed.
Willow felt her patience tumbling. This was getting awkward. She had to do something. Not by 'casting a spell' but by playing matchmaker. She was gonna get the two blondes together no matter what happened. The redhead nodded proudly.
Chapter 4 end----
Okay, sorry about the shortness of this chapter. The next chapter will be 'Party-P2' that means this chapter's story is continued on the fifth. Please be patient. I've got to go shopping with my mom, or I would've made this chapter longer and established some important things. Okay, so, please review, but no flames, and, thanks for the reviews you already gave me. You guys are cool!