Chapter 7

Dinner was one of the most memorable tense moments in the Summer's household. Everyone except for Buffy and Angel were quite confused over the heated and almost violent gazes Buffy and Angel kept on giving each other.

Angel was impeccably on time and actually showed up much to Buffy's chagrin and despised how close he still was with her family. Sure he had always been apart of the family since forever but today at dinner just proved how much apart of it he still was. After all, it had been 6 years since she's been truly home and with Angel tagging along.

The intensity and stare between one and another were not missed by the family. Everyone was wondering, what on earth happened between the two to make this happen? Buffy always adored Angel and the Summer's parents even thought possibly one day Angel would grow up and notice. Now it seemed, it was the other way around. Angel definitely noticed Buffy now but it was Buffy who clearly seemed uninterested.

Spike tried to cut the obvious tension between the dynamic duo.

"Ahem. Uh so you and Buffy are working on the same case huh? And partners. That must be interesting since you guys have known each other for so long."

Buffy, picking at her food answered, "No. Not really. I believe it's more of an inconvenience considering although we may have had a past we barely know each other now. There's also the conflicting fact that he's your best friend. It would have been better if I was working with someone who wasn't so closely tied to the family. It's more professional that way."

"Poor Buffy." Angel taunted. "Didn't want to work with big Angel over here. Get over it. I'm your partner and that's that. Night and day you'll be graced by my presence. Now we all know how much you'll secretly love that wouldn't you?" He couldn't help but smirk. He always got what he wanted and his confidence was the result of it.

Buffy paused for a moment before she would explode on him. She smiled sweetly at him before she began her rant.

Be began sweetly, saying "Oh Angel. You still know me after all these years don't you? How I've been secretly wanting Angel the magnificent?"

She waited to see his signature smirk before she yelled, "IDIOT! If I wanted your crummy ass it was long ago when I was a little "Bratty" kid who didn't know better cause I never got much to look at! I've been out in this world for too long to know that there are millions of better looking guys than you'll ever be. The human species would have to be near extinction before I would even considering ever wanting you and then I would probably let our whole species die since the horror of having genetic relations to you would be too horrible!"

No one in the Summer's household had ever seen Buffy be so violently cold to anyone. Or of all people Angel with such a passionate force.

Angel was none of the less shocked and embarrassed at how bad he looked right now. He certainly did not remember his Buffy be so horribly cold to anyone nevertheless to him. What did he do to be treated like this he wondered? Did he truly underestimate her? He thought her beginning coldness was due to playing hard to get. Or did she really hate him? He glared at her trying to figure out the truth. The more he thought of the real situation, the more scared he got thinking that maybe she really didn't want him.

Finally after all the shock wore off at Buffy's outburst Spike said

"Bloody hell. What the hell happened between the two of you? It's like a spit fire between the two of you!"

"Nothing dear." Buffy replied smoothly. Her heart stopped pounding erratically after her explosion.

She continued. "Just needed to get some facts out of the way before Angel and I begin our partnership together."

Buffy quietly left her plate in the sink and said to Angel, "Now. Since we got some things cleared up between us we can start working effectively. We'll start working on the case tomorrow. I'm not up for it today."

Before Angel could retaliate she swiftly moved out of the kitchen up to her room where she decided to needed to let loose for the night. She called up Willow and Xander to do what they always did during their high school years. Go Bronzing. Both Angel and Buffy were in for another clash.

Author'sNote – Uh yea. It's definitely been awhile since I updated any of my stories. I know. I need to work on these. I keep on getting writer's block. Hope you like this lil' tidbit.

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