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Author's note: Thank you for reviews. Now I promise that next chapter we will move on but I need everything to flow naturally for me and it didn't flow without this chapter. I have no idea why. Anyway this dialogue just happened, my fingers took over my brain and all this came out. That's why they start off talking about secrets and move onto Johnny and then Angel. It just flowed so don't get mad.

Thoughts sprinted around Johnny's mind as the cousins walked down the peaceful streets. Vamp? Demon? Did she mean vampire? Why would she think I was a vampire of all people? Why is Buffy so quiet?

"Buff?"

"Yeah,"

"You know you can tell me stuff, right?" Buffy looked up from the sidewalk and to her cousin's face. Johnny looked so serious she just had to laugh.

"Me tell you stuff?" she asked in between giggles.

"Ok, so I tend to blab," he admitted. "But I CAN keep a secret. Secrets are hard to keep to yourself but if you tell one person then you can talk about that secret to that person as much as you want."

"So?"

"I'm saying that you should tell me your secrets before you break into a hysterical confession or something."

"And if I had any secrets why would I tell you? You'd just tell my Mom."

"No! I don't know people down here in Sunnydale except you guys and Harmony and co. If the secret got out it wouldn't be very dangerous for you or anything."

"Well I don't have a secret." Buffy said firmly.

"You sure?"

"Yep."

"Are you really sure,"

"Uh huh,"

"Are you really really sure?

"Positive."

"Are you really really really sure?"

"Yes!" Buffy nearly shouted; Johnny was starting to be a bit annoying.

"Are you really really really really really really-"

"Shut up!" Buffy screamed. Johnny threw his hands up in defence.

"Well sorry," he said sarcastically.

"Yeah well so am I, can't you just shut up for five seconds?"

"I was just tryna lighten the mood. Cheer you up a bit, God! Why is everyone so ungrateful these days?"

"They're not ungrateful, they just hate you." Buffy said bluntly.

"Tell that to all my fans! And the ladies, they all love me! Guys wanna be me and girls wanna be WITH me," Johnny said proudly.

"Well I'm glad you're so modest." Buffy muttered.

"C'mon. What's the point in lying about stuff? You know all those people who are so 'modest' just wanna hear how great they are too."

"No they don't,"

"They do! Everyone loves a compliment especially the one that goes: 'oh, he's so modest' or 'he's so down to earth'."

"So why don't you take that approach? Doesn't it make you more wanted?"

"Not really. I believe in being open, I show my dark side. I parade my demons! With me there are no surprises…well personality wise anyway."

"I was about to say. You are THE most random person I've ever met."

"I'm not random! I just do the crazy things and ignore my common sense."

"You got that right,"

"Hey! You weren't supposed to agree with that. Reminds me, that is one bad side to using modesty as a cover up. A lot of people won't bother to tell you stuff because they think your not bothered and you hate it."

"Oh my god."

"What?" Johnny began to panic slightly. He looked around to see if he could see any trouble.

"Johnny Storm is actually making sense," Buffy said with a smirk.

"Oh ha ha," Johnny replied sarcastically. "Why is it that people always act surprise when I give good advice."

"People come to you for advice?" Buffy asked; she was surprised. Johnny wasn't normally one of the people you could rely on.

"No," Johnny admitted. "They always say they don't need it but I give it anyway. They always walk away amazed,"

"Maybe that's a side you should broadcast more often,"

"Now why the hell would I go and do that?"

"For a better image. Johnny storm: Superhero, fun lover and deeply sensitive guy."

"Boring!" Johnny announced. "How about Johnny Storm: Good looking, fun and made of money!"

"That would only attract whores and gold diggers," Buffy informed her delusional cousin.

"Do I look like I care?" Johnny said with his trademark smirk. "If it gets me into any exclusive clubs, any car I want and more importantly any girl. It's worth it. I know you have no experience but it is fun to get lucky every night."

"I have no experience?" Buffy asked angrily.

"You're 17, actually I wasn't a virgin at 17… how old is this Angel guy?"

"Uh…" Buffy couldn't really tell him the truth. "23," she lied.

"23! You haven't slept with him have you? Cos once you give it to him he's gone."

"Actually I have. Last year."

"Around the same time you broke up?"

"Well yeah…but we got back together."

"Cos he got bored with other girls and the sex was good," Johnny concluded.

"Will you stop? Angel is a sensitive, handsome, clever guy and he loves me." Buffy said dreamily.

"You wanna know how many girls have said that about me?"

"They say it cos it's true in a odd way,"

"Well yeah," Johnny boasted, "but the whole 'he loves me' part is all bullshit. I'm serious Buff. This guy is only tryna get in your pants. Again."

"You're just jealous," Buffy said, she realised how ridiculous she sounded the moment Johnny gave another smirk.

"Jealous of what exactly?"

"Because…" Buffy desperately tried to think of some arguments. "Every girl at school fancies him more than you and….and he has loads of money and…and he has fifteen cars." Johnny smirked again and Buffy mentally scolded herself. She had ridiculed herself yet again with the word 'fifteen'.

"Ok, if you insist but when he does a runner again I'm only gonna say 'I told you so'."

"Well don't get your hopes up because he won't run."

"How can you be so sure?"

"Because we won't have sex." Buffy said brightly.

"Your kidding right? You WANT this guy to cheat on you?"

"No! It's not like that. It was his decision. He's celibate."

"No way!"

"Yes way. It brings out his demons,"

"So he gave it up for the rest of his whole life! Ok no offence Buff but your guy is kinda crazy. Is he religious?"

"No. He just wants to stay in a stable relationship and not let his hormones rule his life."

"That's bad…that's bad. This guy dated you purely for sex and now he's given it up altogether! How does he cope?"

"It's not as bad as it sounds. He wasn't like you,"

"Yeah but still. Poor guy."

The two approached 1630 Revello drive. Buffy rang the doorbell and the two waited for the door to open.

"Did you make him do it?" Johnny asked.

"Of course not!" Buffy replied angrily. "He came back and told me he had changed. I didn't believe him until he told me his decision."

"I bet he's with that Faith girl right now."

"What? No! Angel wouldn't do that?"

"Wouldn't he?" Johnny questioned. Buffy suddenly felt a lot of doubt. Don't be so stupid. He can't have sex with her…but he can kiss her and touch her and oh god! This is crazy. Angel would never hook up with Faith and even she knows he is totally out of bounds. Not even Cordy would try and take him from me. But Faith is always horny and if he was and he hadn't seen me for ages then maybe he would. Worry drenched Buffy's face. Johnny felt slightly bad; she obviously really liked this guy and didn't want to see the truth.

The front door opened. Joyce stood there looking surprised.

"I thought you guys were upstairs talking things over," she said as the two walked in.

"What happened?" Sue asked when she noticed Johnny was in his suit. Johnny slumped down onto the sofa.

"She tried to do a runner," he explained. Joyce looked sharply at Buffy at breakneck speed.

"I wasn't running away! Just going to the Bronze." She explained.

"I caught up to her just before she went in. Buffy can run real fast ya know. Whatever classes she's taking must be taught by a miracle worker."

"What are you trying to say?" Buffy asked.

"You couldn't run or fight before. You could do gymnastics and shout real loud though, I'll give you that." Johnny explained.

"What classes?" Joyce interrupted.

"The self defence stuff your making me take because Sunnydale is supposedly not the safest place on earth." Buffy explained. Joyce caught on immediately.

"Right, of course. They're for your own good,"

"You can't be too careful," Reed put in.

"Yes you can," Johnny muttered. "Reed's a perfect example."

"Thank you for the compliment," Reed said dryly.

"You heard that?" Johnny asked, embarrassed.

"I'm sitting right next to you,"

"Heard what?" Ben grunted.

"Nothing," Johnny said brightly. "Don't you worry your little rocks about it,"

"That phrase is really starting to get on my nerves kid,"

"Duh! That's the point," Johnny said with a smirk.

"Boys! Please." Sue interrupted. "Why are you in your suit?"

"I flew," Johnny replied brightly.

Next chapter: Johnny finds out something new. (At last.)