A/N: I'M SO SORRY IT'S TAKEN ME SO LONG TO UPDATE THIS STORY! I'VE MADE WILLOW A LITTLE MORE MEAN THAN I WANTED TO, BUT IT'S HOW THE STORY IS GOING.
BY THE WAY I'VE BEEN GETTING FLAMING E-MAILS FROM SOME PEOPLE, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THE REASON I'M WRITING THIS STORY IS BECAUSE I WAS CHALLENGED TO. ALSO, IT'S A REALISTIC ALTERNATIVE.
PLEASE REVIEW!!!
Buffy rolled her eyes, and put her hands on her temples. This was just like Angel. He didn't want her, but no one else could want her either? It was getting quite old. He'd broken up with her, then when she was moving on, he got mad. Oz didn't look like it was bothering him that Angel knew, then again Oz never looked disgruntled. Buffy walked in between the two men.
" Angel, I don't know what you're talking about." Buffy didn't notice the look that Oz gave her when she said this. Angel just snorted and walked towards her.
" I'm talking about you and Oz. I can smell you on each other, Buffy!" Buffy folded her arms, and glared at him.
" That isn't what I meant. What I meant was, I don't know why it's any of your business. I distinctly remember you telling me that you needed to get away, and that you were leaving after the business with the Mayor is over." Angel lowered his head at her accusation.
" I did say that, but I didn't expect you to go after the next available guy that came along!" At this Oz spoke up before Buffy could say anything.
" I'm kinda right here." Angel barely glanced over at him.
" I mean not only do you have no regard for me, but no regard for Willow?" Oz stepped in between them at this comment.
" Okay, I'm going to play referee guy now. This isn't Buffy's doing alone. I personally don't understand what the big deal is. Willow is dating Xander, and now I'm dating Buffy." Buffy smiled faintly at his choice of words, but also spared a glance at Willow who was still crying. Xander was the one who looked the most upset. He clearly didn't like that Willow was so upset. Angel stepped back and folded his arms.
" Okay you have a point. I did break it off, it just surprised me is all. I have no right to tell you what to do, or who to see." At this Angel stalked out of the room.
Oz could tell it bothered Buffy that Angel was so upset. After all, the girl had loved him for a very long time. He walked over to her.
" Are you ready to go?" Buffy sighed and nodded her head.
" Yes. I want everyone to know that who I see is none of anyone's business! It scares me that everyone thinks it is. The only one person who hasn't said anything about Oz an me is Giles. That may be because he's to much of a gentlemen to say anything, but at least he's not snipping! Hell, even Cordelia's being nice to me!" After that was said, she grabbed Oz's hand and dragged him out of the library.
As soon as they had left the room, Giles rounded on Willow and Xander. He was so mad at the way they were treating her. Here the two of them were dating right in front of Oz, and Buffy had just had her heart handed to her, but they couldn't move on together?
" What were you thinking?! Your dating situation has never been of interest to me, but you're both being very unfair to Buffy. Angel has hurt her really bad. To add salt to the injury, her best friends are giving her the cold shoulder. You ought to be ashamed of yourselves!" After saying this, Giles shook his head and went into his office closing the door behind him.
Xander was beginning to think that Willow was only dating him, because Oz had broken up with her. He didn't want to think that, but what else was he supposed to think? He let go of his hold on Willow's shoulder and sat down at the table. Willow sniffled and walked over to where she was right in front of him.
" You think I'm overreacting, don't you? You think I shouldn't care that Buffy is dating him." Xander didn't correct her, so she knew it must be true. She scoffed and was about to leave when Xander stopped her with his words.
" What the hell am I supposed to think, Wils? You tell me you love me, but you're weeping over your ex. Buffy just wants to be happy, and she's obviously happy with Oz. I don't see any wrong in that at all. You should feel sad, but no betrayed, because we did the betraying, Willow!" Willow spun around on him at his last comment.
" Oh so it's okay for Buffy to break the friend code, and but it's not okay for me to be mad about it?!" Xander was about over this.
" Be mad about it, Willow, but you're acting like he broke up with you all over again! You need to figure out where you stand, okay? When you do, give me a call." When he said this, he walked right past her and out of the library, leaving Willow staring at him in disbelief.
Oz and Buffy were sitting right in front of her house. They'd been sitting there for quite some time. Buffy was crying silently, while Oz was holding her trying to calm her.
" Buffy, it's gonna be okay." Buffy sniffled.
" I know, but they're the best friends I've ever had, and now they want nothing to do with me." Oz sighed. He really didn't want to ask, but he had to.
" Do you want me to back off for awhile?" Buffy jerked her head up towards him.
" What? No! I don't care what they think, because they're wrong!" Oz gave her his half smile.
" Okay then."
A/N: slow going I know, but I'm getting there. Hope you like it!
