A/N hope having the first two chapters up will intise you all
Episode 2
"Hi." A very shy Buffy said as she walked into the room Wedge inhabited. After the big fight they had with Spike's Vampire army. Wedge had been taken straight to the hospital for treatment. Wedge had internal injuries, external injuries and other injuries. He had been in the hospital for 12 days now and had been making a quick recovery. Buffy put it down to the magic Willow had used on him. Buffy realized that there was no spell on Willow that made her like Wedge just teen love. The first person he had asked for had been her and so far Willow had been to Wedge's every day to check on him. Giles would give her a lifted over after school.
"Hi to you too." Wedge said. Buffy could still hear the pain in his voice. She still felt so bad about letting him get so beat up. But he had shown no sign of being hurt until he got knocked out. She made the mistake of bracketing him with her and Angel in the fighter class. And he was still there but he was a lot frailer then she was and would most likely get in over his head.
"How are you today then?"
"Oh about the same as yesterday I should be out of here in a day or two. And fighting again in a week."
"Good. Look Wedge I really haven't talked to you and I really should have. How come you're such a good fighter? I mean your better than average."
"Well I have been brought up as a warrior since I was 10. And basically have gone through the same training as you. I may not be the slayer but when you're the only son of a Watcher and a Demon you kind of inherit some skills."
"So you're a demon as well then?"
"Oh no I just fight better and can also see in the dark."
"Cool. So I was right in bracketing you in the super strong part of our merry band."
"Yeah. Can I ask one question though?"
"What? "
"How come Angel seemed afraid of me when we met. I mean some Vampires take off when they see me and I have never worked it out."
"We don't know. In fact all the time Giles hasn't been here he has been researching that very thing and has come up with a lot of stuff. But none of it applies to you."
"Oh… well it's good to know everyone cares."
A nurse comes in and looks at his chart. She then takes the correct painkillers of the tray and then injects him with the drugs.
"O.K visiting hours are over I am going to have to ask you to leave unless your family." The nurse said to Buffy.
"Oh sorry. I'll see you later OK."
"Bye."
"Yeah this is fun. Sitting in a graveyard all night." Cordelia was moaning as normal about how dull fighting the powers of the dead was.
"Well you have me with you." Xander said to Cordelia. The look on here face changed from bitter resentment to a shade under happiness,
Cordelia and Xander were watching to see if Spike and Drusilla had decided to raise a new army but as of yet there had been no new Vampires brought in to the world.
" Xander, Cordelia you guys can go home now I am here." Buffy said to her friends.
"Where's Willow?" Xander asked.
"Oh… She's over at the hospital looking in on Wedge and Giles."
" Willow sure has been spending a lot of time with new boy hasn't she." Cordelia Stated in mild shock but even she could see that there was love between Willow and Wedge.
" Yeah I know there's no magic going on but it still seems a little weird the amount of time they've spent together I mean what is there to talk about anyway."
" Xander shut up." Cordelia said loud enough wake the dead.
" O.K this is me shutting up now witness me shutting up."
"Well I'll see you to in the morning. " Buffy said as she walked briskly away.
Angel walked alone through the streets of Sunnydale. He was lost in his thoughts he had been the most feared Vampire in Europe for some time and to a certain extent he missed those days. But knew if he had them to live over again he would go straight to drinking the excess animal blood straight away so he didn't have this guilt hanging over him all the time. He felt sometimes as if he were a burden to Buffy. He also felt very nervous now there was this Wedge Giles in town.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
Angel heard a Women shriek in the nearby alleyway. He leapt into action and saw a vampire about to bite a helpless woman. He went straight in and hit the Vampire right in the mouth. The Vamp went down then Angel slid a stake out from his jacket sleeve and he plunged it straight into the dazed Vampires heart. It turned to dust instantly. The woman ran as she saw this happen.
Just another night in Sunnydale.
"How is he?" Willow asked Giles as she entered the room.
"He's better and will be coming home tomorrow but won't be fighting for at least another week. I can't believe that I let him get so badly hurt he's no Demon or Slayer he's just another human."
"Giles He's not just another human he has qualities from his mother that's what makes him such a good fighter."
"I know it's just so frustrating to see him like this Willow."
"I know." Willow said the last bit in a barely audible whisper.
"You're just out of hospital and your going back to school today." Giles said to Wedge in disbelief "I won't let you. You're staying here for at least today.
"Hmm I can see that I won't win this argument Ok I'll stay here." Wedge said. Deep down he knew that it would be a big mistake to go in today anyway.
"Look Wedge there's soup in the kitchen and some bread there as well. Don't invite anyone in even if it is daytime. And I'll phone if I'm going to be late."
"O.K Rupert thanks for being here."
"That's quite alright Wedge. Now rest up."
Then Rupert left knowing deep down that a new danger was round the corner.
"Hello Giles. Earth to Giles. Hello."
"Hum Oh sorry I was some where else what is you wanted Buffy."
"I need to talk to you I saw something on my way home last night it was big and scary. And it had Green skin I couldn't do anything because it was to far away but. How would I kill it anyway."
"I don't know your description as always is vague but I'll try to find it."
"Giles have you worked out why Vampires are scared of Wedge yet."
"No I haven't and it's bloody annoying that I haven't. "
Buffy heard anger in his voice the like of which she had never heard before. Except when she had been in grave danger or under a spell.
"It's ok you'll find out." Buffy reassured him.
Wedge sat at Giles' house…. His house, he still found it hard to call this place his house. He had looked through Giles' record collection and had put on Get Stoned by the Rolling Stones. It was on the last track of side B. Paint it Black it was called. Anyway as that finished Wedge got up to put on a CD.
He then went in to the kitchen and got the soup out. Boiled it then poured it in to the bowl.
Then there was a knock at the door. Wedge went to answer it.
"Hello." Wedge greeted Willow in a very happy tone.
"Hi." she came in on her of her own freewill. None of Buffy's friends invited each other in especially more so if, like now, they showed up unexpectedly. "I couldn't get any work done at school so I got sent home by the nurse but instead I came here to see you. I hope you don't mind?"
"No not at all in fact I'm glad you came I was getting lonely."
"Oh good I'm glad I came then."
The two sat on the couch and snuggled up Willow gazed into Wedge's deep blue eyes and he gazed in to her Green eyes. They then shared a deep long passionate kiss.
"Where's your room? " Willow asked once they had broken the kiss.
"Where is Willow?" Buffy asked. As she said this she realized that that question was getting asked a lot.
"She got sent home ill for the first time in year's. But I think she's just gone to see Wedge. I mean when she found out he was home the first thing she said was 'I'm going over there as soon as possible' I'm not sure what the two of them have but I think it's good for Willow she seems to have been a lot happier." Xander told Buffy in his best attempt at sounding normal.
"Yeah I know what you mean. The two of them do seem happy when there together. But we can't criticize. I mean we're both going out with someone. Which by the way brings me to my second question. Where is Cordi?"
"Oh she's of with the flu so is half the school that's how Willow got out so easily. "
"Well I hope I don't get it. I'll see you tomorrow then."
"Bye."
"Right so the year of Revolution started in?"
"1916" Willow answered.
"Correct Willow." History was one thing both Wedge and Willow liked. Wedge knew a lot about the First World War. He had studied it in 3rd year. And it was one of his favourite things to research.
"In this time period which two country's lost the most troops due to desertion?"
"Russia and France lost the most troops."
"Very good Wedge." The teacher looked round and saw there were only four people in the class hoping more students would get in, he started the lesson as normal. But no one else appeared. "I'm not going to continue with the class today. Anyone want a coffee?"
"Yeah I would milk two sugars." Wedge said
"Same for me." Xander answered.
"Black no sugar for me." Buffy said.
"I'll have a little milk and no sugar. " Willow said last.
"Right I'll be back in a while." Then the teacher left.
Buffy, Xander, Willow and Wedge got round a desk and started to talk. Willow sat on Wedge's knee they had their arms round each other.
"Are we going to the Bronze tonight then." Xander asked knowing the answer already but he thought he might as well ask anyway.
"Yeah we'll be there." Willow said not looking away from Wedge.
"I'll be there for a wee while then I am going hunting with Angel." Buffy said happily.
"Wedge and I will be coming back here to help Giles research. Xander your welcome to help research."
"No it's OK. Well I think I'll just go home after you guys go off."
"So Buffy did you see the monster again?" Wedge inquired.
"Yeah I did It look's like a green rock monster."
"It's got moss growing on it." Xander said hoping for the cheap laugh. But all he got were three annoyed looks. "Sorry." He whispered.
"Anyway it seems to be made out of rock and to kill it all I need is a sledgehammer."
"Cool. I have one if you want it." Wedge said. Xander raised his eyebrows here was this calm usage of words like sledgehammer. He could never get used to the way his friend's used them. It was just then that he realized he counted Wedge as a friend.
"What type?"
"Well it's not a sledgehammer more a 10th century War hammer. "
"It's still a hammer. And probably better." Buffy said.
"So what time are we meting at then. 7ish 8ish?"
"I would say 8ish." Wedge said. Willow and he were planning to have a lot of time to each other. Since Giles would be in the library till at least 1 in the morning."
"I agree to that." Buffy said.
"Right so 8ish it is then." Xander said happily. He would phone Cordelia and see if she felt up to coming out tonight. He was pretty positive she wouldn't be able to but if he didn't tell her he knew she'd give him an earful.
Without realizing it all four of them had been so interested in their thoughts or each other in Wedge and Willow's case, that they hadn't noticed the teacher come back in.
"Right so Wedge, Xander you two wanted milk two sugar's." He handed them their coffees.
"Thanks." Xander said.
"Yeah Thanks " Wedge repeated.
"Buffy you wanted Black no sugar."
"Yep thanks."
"And Willow you wanted a little milk no sugar in yours."
"Yes thank you."
"Right I'm off to the staff room you can just leave the cup's on the desk when you're finished." He then left.
"Nice coffee isn't it Wedge must go well with Willow's face!" Xander said he didn't get an immediate reaction then Wedge put up his middle finger. Buffy laughed.
"Angel! Angel!" Buffy shouted. She was in Angel's apartment. Where are you She thought?
"Buffy? What are you doing here?"
"I came by early to see you. Were all meeting at the bronze tonight and I was wondering if you could come we could look like a normal couple." Angel could hear in Buffy's voice the pain of not really having a boyfriend. He was in love with her and she was in love with him. But they were a very odd couple the fact he was more than 200 year's older than her. And she was the slayer her duty was to kill vampires and he was a vampire. Granted one with a soul but none the less still a vampire.
"Yeah I'll be there in the boyfriend role. What time are we meeting at?"
"8ish that be Ok with you."
"Yeah the sun will be down by then."
"Good I'll see you there at 8ish."
"Hi Cordelia how are you?" a concerned Xander said.
"How am I? I'm totally Dying here I've been sick and coughing and I have a huge temperature. And there's no way I'll be coming to school tomorrow. So don't even ask about it."
"Ah well you won't be coming to the Bronze tonight then." Xander said. He knew by the sound of Cordelia's voice.
"Well dhu."
"Ok I was just checking."
"Well good I would be more angry had you not."
"Remember the hammer for Buffy Wedge."
"Ok love." Wedge said whilst getting his trousers back on.
Knock knock.
"Who is it!" Wedge shouted.
There was no reply. Wedge finished fastening the buttons on his trousers.
He opened the door and then found Angel standing there.
" Wedge do you have the Hammer?"
"Yeah I do." Wedge said unsure if he should tell Angel or not.
"Good Buffy invited me to the Bronze with you guy's and well I need to know what to wear."
Wedge waked over to the setae and Angel followed even though Wedge didn't invite him - Giles had earlier that year.
"Well Just what you normally wear will do fine. I'm don't really know much but I've always felt Black was a sound option."
"Wedge who is it?" Willow shouted she had just come out the shower.
"It's Angel" Wedge replied.
"Oh" Willow said a little annoyed that someone had interrupted them.
"Was that Willow's voice?"
"Yeah it is." A smile crept on Wedge's lips.
"Oh I interrupted something."
"No not at all we just woke up."
"Ah well that's not too bad. Wait you woke up together."
"Hi" Willow said as she emerged with wet hair. She had on a jumper and a mini skirt. She went through to the kitchen and got out a bowl of strawberries. She ate two then put them back and walked over to sit beside Wedge.
"So do you want to walk over with us or are you going back to your place first."
"I'll go back to my place first."
"Right so just what you normally wear will do Angel."
"Thanks. Bye." And Angel left feeling better knowing what to wear.
Xander sat alone in the Bronze. It was only two minuets past eight but he was suddenly worried no one would show. For the first time in living memory the Bronze wasn't full. Even though it wasn't late yet there was normally more people than this.
Buffy waked in and looked around saw the various couples of various ages and then spotted Xander. He had a bottle of water in his hand. And by the look of him he was slightly depressed. But when he looked up and saw Buffy he looked happier.
"Hi what's up with you?"
"Oh nothing it's just everyone is ill with the flu. And Cordelia is ill. She sounded really bad on the phone. We fight some mean monsters you'd think there'd be one we could kill to get a cure to the common cold." Xander was a little down Buffy knew for sure now. And when she looked at him she realized that he wasn't well.
"Xander you don't look well. In fact you look as thou you're about to faint." Buffy put her hand on his forehead. It was roasting. "Xander go home your not well."
"I'm fine really." He said lying
"Xander go home or I'll phone your mum and tell her to pick you up."
"Ok I'll walk home fresh air will do much good."
"Bye I'll see you later once your well."
"OK." He then waked out. Buffy knew that he shouldn't have come at all but it was Xander the party animal. And since Cordi wasn't coming and Angel was it probably was best he was gone.
"So I only had this little exstracto knife and this vampire had a big thick neck." Buffy said reminiscing.
"That must have been a tight spot. Even for a slayer." Wedge said.
"Yeah it was."
"I remember a time some vampire came at me with a quarter staff. I had to fight him of with a stake." Angel said.
"Not fun." Willow said.
"No not at all. But this Vampire was young and I eventually managed to stake him."
"I was once in a close. I mean an alleyway and there were these four big vampire's and I had this sword but they had bigger sword's I had to fight all four at once. I still have the scar's to prove it."
"Edinburgh was a big vampire city then?" Buffy asked.
"No not really but most of the ones that are or were there were over 200 year's old. And the newer ones all had the good sense to hunt in groups."
" I'm glad we don't have that problem here."
"Yeah."
"Aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" A scream came from the door to the Bronze.
"Food." A very gravely voice said. Buffy Willow Angel and Wedge all looked round. There was the big rock monster Buffy had seen. It was over 9feet tall. It was as Buffy said Green. Wedge handed Buffy the hammer from the bag he had with him.
" Hey green boy" Buffy said taking a guess at the creatures' gender. "Want to fight."
Wedge and Willow flanked Buffy on one side and Angel on the other. Wedge and Angel both wearing black long leather jackets and black every thing else looked very menacing. Willow wearing a deep blue top and dark blue jeans looked slightly menacing in her on way.
Everyone else ran out the bronze. Everyone in Sunnydale knew when Buffy Summers was around and there was something else there like giant rock monsters they would all forget the incident and run for their lives.
"So you're the new rock Demon in town. I think you look a little green."
"You are merely a appetizer"
"Oh you want to eat me and my friends."
"Eat us. Uh that's funny." Wedge put in.
Angel put on his vampire face. "You really are the stupidest demon." He said in a very threatening voice.
"Your one of them. Yet you look like us."
As he said that two more demons came in. A tall dark red one that had two giant horns that wrapped around his neck. And one with a bright red face and two small horns coming out of his eyebrows.
Buffy ran at the stone demon with the War hammer raised. Wedge went at the Demon with a bright red face. Angel leaped at the other one and Willow started to chant a spell to slow down the enemy.
Buffy swung the hammer at the demons head and hit but only did a small amount of damage. It then hit her leg and brought her to her knees. She then got two more shots at its head. Lots of bits of stone fell off. But it still came.
Angel kicked the demon in the stomach and it went flying backwards. This Demon was obviously not a warrior. But it stood up again and ran at him. Wedge Punched the Demon in the face then kicked it in the waist. It went down and rolled on the floor in pain.
" Ha your no fighter." Wedge said. Willow stopped chanting and walked gracefully over to stand beside him. She looked at the demon.
" Witch! You're a witch. It was prophesised the consort of a witch would kill me for all the wrong I have done."
" That would be me." Then Wedge hit it on the head and then the head came flying off.
Buffy got two more hit's in to the rock demons head. And a crack had appeared in the things body.
"You are the slayer." The demon said. He then backhanded Buffy and she went flying half way across the bronze.
"Buffy!" Willow shouted. Angel and Wedge looked round to see the monster advance on the grounded Buffy.
Angel ran at the Rock demon and Wedge attacked the demon Angel had been fighting.
Willow started to recite a spell she had learned. Buffy stood up she still held the hammer.
"I really don't like it when someone does that. In fact the last person to do that is now dead." She then raised the hammer and as the demon got close Angel hit it from behind and Buffy brought the hammer down full force. The Demons head crumbled to dust then the body crumbled and disappeared.
Wedge kicked the demon in the stomach. Even though the demon looked fierce with his horns wrapped around his head but he was weak. Or too used to frightened humans to be bothered to work on his fighting skills. Wedge then followed it up with two punches aimed at the chest. The creature went down.
"Shit! But you're just human."
"I have certain demon quality's."
The demon then got up and ran.
Wedge, Willow, Buffy and Angel stood round the debris of the dead stone demon.
"It wasn't that tough really." Buffy said, "Still want to go patrolling Angel?"
"Yeah I wouldn't mind."
"Well we have to go to help Giles research Wedge's abilities. Bye Buffy - Angel."
"Bye" Wedge and Willow left.
"So where to first one of the many cemeteries or just the streets?"
"The closest cemetery."
Then Buffy and Angel walked along the road towards the cemetery.
End of Episode 2
