Phases
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AN: This is the happy season. Everything is good B/A wise and I've decided to fill in the empty scenes kinda like what happened next.
Ch. 1
As Willow looked up she saw Buffy.
Oh thank God
"Oh there. I have my friend so I will go to her."
She started to walk toward Buffy
"I'll see you then. Uh later."
Willow couldn't help but smile as she caught up with her friend
"By the Adam Sandler smile I take it everything went well last night?"
"Buffy it was so fun. I've never been to the movies with a guy who's actually liked me before"
"Neither have I. So tell me about it. Did you kiss or you know get anywhere?"
"Nowhere. I mean he said he was gonna wait until I was ready, but I'm ready. Honest, I'm good to go here."
"Well I think it's nice he's not just being an Animal."
Willow got a dreamy look
"It is nice. He's great. We have a lot of fun. But I want smoochies!"
"Have you dropped any hints?"
"I've dropped anvils."
"Ah he'll come around."
Time to play best friend
"What guy could resist your willy Willow charms."
"At last count all of them. Maybe more."
"Well none of them know a thing. They all get an F in Willow."
"But I want Oz to get an A, and oh, one of those gold stars."
They sat down on a bench and continued to talk.
"He will."
"Well he better hurry. I don't want to be the only girl in school without a real boyfriend."
"I doubt that'll happen Will. Just because you haven't kissed doesn't mean you aren't his real girlfriend. You did go out."
"You and Angel kissed before you became official."
"Yes and if you remember I went to kill him the next night. And the next time I did kiss him I burnt a cross onto his chest. Don't worry, you and Oz are more of a couple than Angel and I were at the beginning of our relationship."
"Thanks Buffy."
"Hey no probs."
"So how are you going? It's been a week, not that I'm counting."
Buffy had to laugh at her friend's enthusiasm.
"It's so hard. I was going on two minutes there without thinking about Angel. Everywhere I look I see him. His eyes and mouth and…"
"Okay stop there."
"You know what I mean. I see his eyes in my mind all the time. I fell asleep in biology yesterday, Xander woke me up and I almost kissed Mr Taylor. I could have been a disaster."
"I think you need some help in concentrating. Let's get Xander and have a vid fest before patrol."
"Thanks Will. I need some serious help."
"Great I'll give Xander a call. What's his number again? Oh, yah, 1-800-I'm-dating-a-skanky-ho."
"Meow!"
"Really? Thanks. I've never gotten a meow before."
"Well deserved."
"Darn tootin'. I'm just saying, Xander and Cordelia? I mean, what does he see in her anyway?"
"How about we leave it to the fact that he's a guy."
"For now."
They walked off to maths both thinking about the strangeness that was the three guys in their lives.
Ch. 2
After watching a movie at Buffy's, to which Cordelia invited herself, Cordy and Xander dropped Willow home and Buffy at the cemetery before heading off to a secluded part of the woods. As Buffy was walking through Restfield Cemetery when she felt the air stir behind her. She grabbed her stake andtossed it behind her. The Figure caught it and Buffy smiled.
"Do you have any idea how dead you'd be if I couldn't feel you?"
She tried to look stern but failed as she turned to look at her lover's eyes.
"I can fight. 200 years practice."
"Just don't die on me."
"I have no intention of dying my love. You know that."
She launched herself into his embrace.
"Angel I've missed you so much. I was going crazy just ask Willow or Xander. I almost lost it in Bio yesterday cause I was thinking about you."
Angel lent forward and kissed her so that she'd stop rambling.
"I know exactly what you mean. I have never loved someone like I love you. God I want you so much right now."
"That can be arranged."
"Buffy, your mum."
"Working late."
"It is late. And we can't go back to my house cause your mum will wonder where you are."
"Yeah. That's where Willow comes in. And don't argue. I'll most likely be in an asylum tomorrow if I'm not with you. Even if it's only for a few hours."
Angel sighed and smiled.
"The things you talk me into."
Buffy smiled and led the way back to his apartment.
"Did you hear that?"
Cordelia sat up.
"What is it now?"
She was starting to get really annoyed. No matter what she did her boyfriend just wouldn't pay attention.
"I thought I heard something."
"Is Willow sending out some sort of distress signal that only you can hear?"
"huh?"
They went back to making out. All of a sudden Xander heard a noise.
"Okay now I know I heard something."
Cordy pushed him off and reached for her keys.
"Alright. That's it. You know your mind hasn't been here all night. How bout I just drop you off…"
As she said this a large hairy arm punched a hole in the top of the convertible. Xander and Cordy reeled back screaming.
"Get us outta here!"
As the creature reached for them again Cordelia realised her keys weren't in the ignition.
Oh krap.
"Where are the keys?" She yelled.
"We should be moving."
Xander was really freaking. Cordelia glanced down and saw the keys on the floor
"Oh I got 'em! Got 'em."
She played around with them for a few seconds and eventually managed to get them in the ignition. She put the car into reverse and screamed as she gunned the car backwards. She slammed on the brakes and whatever was on the roof fell off. Cordelia rammed the car into drive and sped off.
"Told ya I heard something." Xander muttered
"Yeah great so once you were right. I've witnessed a miracle. Can we please go see Giles?"
"Where's your phone, I'll call him.'
She handed him her cell and turned the corner that led to Main st.
"Giles. Yeah I know it's late just listen. There's a thing in the woods. No we're more than positive it wasn't a vampire. Vamps aren't fury. Okay bye."
"What did he say?"
"Keep safe and we'll check the damage in the morning.'
"Well we can't go back to my house dad will freak and I don't like your parents."
"Exactly so we'll go to Buffy's."
"Give me my phone."
"Who are you calling?"
"Buffy."
"It'll wake her mum.'
"Her cell dummy."
"Can't we just climb in her window?"
"And have her stake us I think not."
Cordelia dialled a number that Xander was surprised she knew by heart.
"Buffy hi. We were attacked can we come over. Oh my God I don't want to know. That's what they all say. Does Willow know? Fill me in later."
She hung up and spun the car around. Xander grabbed the dashboard and started to pray.
"Oh shut up you looser."
"Where are you going? Buffy's house is in that direction."
"She's not there and we are not going to where she is."
"So where are we going?"
Ch. 3
Buffy looked over at Angel and rolled her eyes.
"Cordy. She and Xander were attacked and it seems that Giles suggested they stay with me."
"Oh God. Are they coming here? I can't handle that."
"Sweetheart don't worry, I sent them to Willow's."
"Cordelia and Willow in the same sentence. Weird."
"Yeah I know. Wait till they turn up at Willow's, I would love to be a fly her wall for that conversation."
"Well as much as I love to see you standing there like that I think that you had better come back here."
"As you wish my love."
The next day everyone excluding Angel were standing around Cordy's dads' car as they watched Giles run off toward the library.
"He needs to get a pet." Buffy commented. Come on guys we have PE."
"And your excited why?" Xander asked.
"Because I have recently acquired the information that we are doing self defense."
"Where did you get that info?"
"Angel."
"Huh?" Xander was really confused.
"The PE schedule is in the staff room. Angel saw it the other day and he told me."
"Oh well lets go then." Willow and Buffy linked arms and headed toward the girls locker rooms.
In the gym everyone got up and moved to their groups. Buffy was calming Willow down because she was nervous about being in a group with Oz. she looked up and saw Larry with Theresa.
"I better go and be the dutiful slayer."
"Huh."
"Protecting Theresa from evil."
Willow giggled and walked over to Oz
"No a-a-actually, I think, uh, in our group there are a few of us."
Buffy came up behind her.
"And I'm one of the few."
Larry sneered at her and turned to the teacher. When she had finished explaining what she wanted Theresa looked wary so Buffy took pity on her and partnered up with Larry. They got into position and Buffy put a move she knew by heart into practice all the while trying to pretend it was Angel behind her.
"Uhh! Uhh!" Buffy was pulling on Larry's arm
"Oh Summers, your turning me on."
He grabbed her butt and Willow winced as a look passed over her features that she had seen so many times before when she was fighting. Buffy was angry with a capital A.
Oh oh
Buffy flipped Larry over and stood in a fighter's stance. Everyone looked at Larry then up to Buffy.
"That works to." Oz said pointing to the ground
The PE teacher looked at Buffy in amazement.
"Not even I could do that." She muttered.
From the doorway leading into the gym Angel smiled in amusement. He had heard what Larry had said and knew in an instant it was the wrong thing to say, especially to Buffy.
Better get her out of an awkward situation.
He walked into the gym and Buffy automatically relaxed at the sight of him. He walked over to the teacher and spoke quietly to her. She nodded and turned to the class.
"Buffy, Willow, Xander, and Oz are all required in the Library. Larry I think you had better go and see the nurse."
The gang all left with Cordelia who said she needed to take Larry to the nurse. As they were leaving Harmony looked at Angel and put on a sickly smile.
"Sugar and spice and all things nice." She told him. Cordelia patted her on the shoulder.
"Taken." She stated.
"Huh?"
Angel reached out and took Buffy's hand and together they walked out of the gym.
"Krap." Harmony muttered.
Ch. 4
In the Library Giles demonstrated the lunar cycle and the werewolf's nature.
"Quite the party animal." Buffy quipped when he was done
"Quite. And it uh acts on-on pure instinct. No conscience, uh, uh predatory and, and aggressive."
Buffy shrugged and looked around.
"In other words your typical male."
"On behalf of my gender hey." Xander managed to look offended.
"Yes, let's not jump to any conclusions." Giles agreed.
"I didn't jump. I took a tiny step and there conclusions were."
"Valid assumption though." Angel stated and Oz agreed.
"The point is that out wolf man could easily be a wolf woman or-or anyone else bitten by a werewolf."
"So I'm guessing your standard silver bullets are in order here?" Xander asked sitting up.
"No. No bullets. No matter who this werewolf is, I-it's still a human being, who may be completely unaware of his or her condition."
"So tonight we bring it back alive."
"Agreed. Buffy and Angel and I will go the woods and see what we can find. The rest of you be careful, I don't want you getting attacked."
"Anything yet?" Giles asked Buffy. Angel came up from a different direction
"Yes and you wont believe what I saw. Britney Podell was making out with Owen Stadeel but he goes with Barrett Williams. If she ever found…" Buffy realized what Giles meant. "No, um, no, no sign of the werewolf. How about you guys?"
Angel shook his head
"Uh, the same. I thought we might uh…I thought we might knock on a few windows, uh ask if anyone's seen anything yet."
Buffy and Angel looked at him in disbelief.
"Giles, no ones seen anything."
"Oh, yes. No, of-of-of course no, no. Yes."
With that Giles headed off in one direction and Angel and Buffy in another. Once through the bushes they separated. Buffy went through a clearing and Angel went around it. All of a sudden Buffy found herself a couple of feet in the air. She looked down and saw a gun pointed at her.
"Gotcha." He sneered. He lowered the gun and squinted. "What the hell?"
"Angel." She yelled "Giles
They came running from opposite ends of the clearing.
"Hey." Giles said pulling up.
"Whoa." Angel exclaimed running in front of Giles to protect him. He raised his hands.
"Hands are good right about there." The man replied.
"Who are you? What are you doing?" Giles asked.
"The name's Cain. I'm the one with the gun, which means I'm the one who gets to do the interviewing."
"Ahem. Hey before we get all chummy here, how about we do something about me being in this net thing."
Angel got the impression that if she could her hands would be on her hips. Cain let out a breath and cut the rope. Buffy fell to the ground and Angel went over to help detangle her.
"You all right?" Giles asked.
"Yeah."
Cain looked her over.
"Gotta say I'm impressed."
"Excuse me?"
Buffy looked at Giles then back at Cain
"Well it's good to get the fruit while it's fresh."
Angel growled and held Buffy around the waist.
"You'd be wise to take that back." Giles stated in a low voice
"Hey what a couple of guys and a girl do in lover's lane at night is nobody's bui…"
Angel let go of Buffy and Giles stepped forward. Buffy held both of Angels' hands and put out a hand to stop Giles.
"Oh okay hey enough repulsive brain. It's not what you think. We're hunting werewolves."
Cain laughed and Buffy looked taken aback.
"It's funny if you don't believe in werewolves."
"No it's funny thinking about you three catching one. I mean this guy looks like he's auditioning to be a librarian, he's a playgirl model and you, well you're a girl."
"I assure you she's quite capable." Giles said standing up a little taller.
"In more ways than one." Angel muttered so that only Buffy could hear him. She grinned at him.
"Uh-huh. Lemme ask you something sweetheart. Exactly how many of these animals have you taken out?"
"As of today?"
"I tore a tooth a tooth from the mouth of every werewolf that I killed." He held out a necklace, "This one will bring the total to an even dozen."
"So your just gonna kill it?" Buffy was shocked.
"Well see that's the thing. Their pelts fetch a pretty penny in Sri Lanka, and it's a little hard to skin 'em where they're alive."
"Y-you hunt werewolves for sport?" Giles was not amused.
"No, no. I'm in purely for the money.'
Angel wasn't assured.
"And it doesn't bother you that a werewolf is a person twenty-eight days out of the month?" Buffy asked a little disgusted.
"That's why I only hunt 'em the other three. I'd really love to stay and chat but I'm on a tight schedule. Any idea where the boys and girls like to get together around here?"
"You're looking for a party?" Angel was confused.
"No but the werewolf is. They're suckers for the whole sexual heat thing. Sense it miles away. Since this little doggie ain't here, I guess it found another place."
"Sorry. Wish I could help you." Buffy tried to look dumb.
"But you don't know squat? Gee what a surprise."
After he had gone Buffy turned and headed toward the car.
"Where are we going?" Giles asked.
"I think I know where to look. We just have to make it there before mein furrier."
"Look, I've gotta go. The sun."
"Angel the sun isn't for at least 6 hours."
"I know but what Cain said about you made me a little jumpy. The adrenaline is kinda pumping. I'm gonna walk home and see if I can get a few stakings or beheadings in."
"Oh okay. But don't get hurt or I might find something to stake."
"I'll drop by your house and say goodnight before dawn."
"Just be careful.'
"You to.'
Angel retreated into the shadows and Buffy got into the car. Giles drove off following Buffy's directions.
Ch. 5
As Angel was walking home he saw Theresa. The girl seemed scared and kept looking behind her. He ran through the gardens so that he was in front of her. She slammed into him and gave a little scream.
"Everything okay?"
"Yeah I just uh, I-I thought I heard something…behind me."
Angel walked around trying to see what was there. He felt something but couldn't see it.
"No one there."
"Oh I guess I was wrong. I could have sworn that…"
"It's okay. It can get pretty scary out here all alone at night." Angel smiled in reassurance.
"Yeah." Theresa smiled back.
She looks familiar, I wonder if she knows Buffy."
"Hey don't I know you from somewhere? Don't you go to school with Buffy?"
"Oh you know Buffy?" Theresa smiled in relief.
"Yes I do. Very well."
"Oh." Theresa kept smiling.
"Come on. Let's get you home."
They walked together taking a quick glance over their shoulders.
"So how do you know Buffy?" Theresa asked.
"We're going out."
"she's lucky to have you."
"No I'm the lucky one."
"I wish I was like her. People respect her and a lot are actually afraid of her. You should have seen her in class today."
"I did see her. I was the one who came and got her to go to the library.'
"Oh yeah. Listen thanks for walking me home."
"No problem."
Angel left her at the gate and walked off. Theresa walked up the path and was about to go inside when somebody grabbed her.
"Now she'll be afraid of you." A voice said as she was pulled away. "I don't like people taking my things without asking."
"What?" Theresa asked as she felt a sharp pain In her neck.
"looks as if you were right" Giles commented
"Who could resist Sunnydale's house of hormones."
They got out of the car as Willow and Cordy came running up.
"There werewolf, it's in there." Willow gasped.
Thank God their safe Buffy thought as she ran into the building.
Outside the bouncer closed the door. Giles paced nervously as Willow and Cordelia lent against the car. The Bronze staff were waiting in a huddle, wondering what was going on. Suddenly Cain came up to Giles.
"Thought you didn't know where the wolf would be."
"Huh?" Willow asked.
"The blond chick said she didn't know where the kids hung out In this town."
Cordelia snorted and Willow grinned. Giles turned to Cain.
"Buffy not knowing about the Bronze. That's a joke. She spends half her life here."
"Well where is she?"
As he said that There came a crash from inside that was soon followed by the tinkering of breaking glass. A few moments later the door swung open and Buffy stepped out.
"It's safe now."
Everyone followed Buffy back inside as the staff were cleaning up, Cain watched as Buffy put the chain back into her bag.
"You let it get away."
"I didn't let it do anything. I had the chain around its neck."
"Chain." He threw his hands up in the air. "What were you going to do, take it for a walk?"
"I was going to lock it up."
"That's beautiful." He walked towards her. "This is what happens when a woman tries to do a mans job"
Buffy got up as Giles came up behind her having heard the entire conversation.
"Now look here Mr. Cain. This girl risked her life trying to capture a beast that you haven't as yet been able to find."
"Uh-huh. And daddy's doing a great job carrying her bag of milk bones."
Giles threw down the bag but managed not to kill the guy. Cain nodded and turned to the slayer.
"You know sis, if that thing out there harms someone it's gonna be on your pretty little head. I hop you can live with that."
Buffy stared at him.
"I live with that everyday."
"First they tell me I can't hunt an elephant for its ivory…" He turned and left. "Now I've got to deal with people for the ethical treatment of werewolves."
"Pillock." Giles muttered. "Right let's move out."
He and Buffy went back to the car.
As all this was going down, the werewolf had made its way to the loading dock on the other side of the bronze. It turned and sniffed the air then looked down and saw a pool of blood on the sidewalk. It kept walking down the side of the trailer when suddenly Theresa fell down in front of it. The wolf made no move toward the body but looked up as Drucilla came out licking her fingers. She growled at the wolf and it growled back. Drucilla stared at it and growled back a little louder. She backed away from the body and ran back down the ally. The wolf didn't move until the back door of the Bronze opened and a person came out. The wolf followed the same path as Druculla as the young girl screamed.
Ch. 6
In the park Buffy headed back toward the car. She was extremely tired. She called out to let Giles know she was coming.
"Giles."
Getting no reply she ran to the car.
"Giles!"
She looked through the window and saw Giles wake up.
"Uhh." He took off his glasses."
"I didn't see you there. I thought something had happened."
"Oh no, I'm, ah…"
Buffy got into the car just as the news started.
"I'm okay. I'm just, um; fine…uh, just, uh, I'm uh…Uh any sign of the werewolf?"
"No, I'm guessing you didn't see anything either from that vantage point of having your eyes closed."
"It's, uh, it's, it's, uh, gonna be light soon, so we'd better…"
"Wait."
Buffy turned up the radio and listened
"Police say that the incident was apparently connected to the animal mutilation which occurred two nights ago. The coroner's office has identified the body as that of Sunnydale high School student Theresa Klusmeyer, age seventeen. The authorities ask that anyone with further information…"
"Buffy, we're gonna get this thing. We have another whole night. There's nothing more we can do now. It's nearly sunrise, that werewolf wont be a werewolf much longer."
"I wanna go home."
"Of course."
"I couldn't save her."
Giles sped off as the first tear fell.
Buffy climbed in her window about an hour before dawn. Angel was lying down on her bed holding Mr. Gordo. He rushed over when he saw her tear-streaked face.
"Leannan what's wrong?"
"Theresa died. The police found her body about an hour ago."
"That's impossible."
"How do you mean?"
"I walked her home. I left her as she was about to go through the door."
"The werewolf must have got her before she went inside."
"Oh my love I'm so sorry. It's all my fault. I should have made sure she was inside."
"No Angel it's not your fault okay. Please don't blame yourself."
"I'll stop blaming myself only if you stop blaming yourself."
"What? I'm not…"
"Yes you are. Now stop it. It. Is. Not. Your. Fault."
Buffy burst into tears and buried her face in Angel's chest. Angel picked her up and carried her over to the bed where he lay hr down. She eventually cried herself to sleep. Angel held her hand and stayed by her side until he really had to leave.
Oz sat up and took a look around.
"Huh."
He turned the phone off and began to let the fact that he was a werewolf sink in. After a while he remembered school and figured he'd better make an appearance. When he hit the school he didn't look at anyone, he just headed straight for the library. He paused outside the door and took a big breath before entering. Inside he saw Buffy wearing a whole in the floor, Willow and Giles were sitting at the table and Xander was at the counter. Oz looked t Willow and realized she was upset.
"I can't believe I let that thing get away. Cain was right; I shoulda killed it when I had the chance."
"Killed what?"
"Uh, the, uh, the werewolf. It-it-it was out last night" Giles replied.
"Is everybody okay? Did anybody get bitten or-or scratched?"
"No we're okay." Willow claimed.
She's okay.
"Gladness."
"Yeah but it got someone. Theresa." Oz realized what was going down
"Got as in…"
Buffy looked at him and raised her eyebrows slightly.
"Oh I'm sorry."
Krap
"And I coulda stopped it." Buffy sat down
"Well we-we have one more night." Giles stated.
"Another night." Oz started to pray he had heard wrong.
"Oh yeah, believe me I', gonna give that wolfie something to howl about."
"Hmm." Oz was really beyond coherent thought. Xander came over.
"But while we hang here doing nothing, there's a human werewolf walking around out there, probably making fun of us."
"The way werewolves always do." Willow frowned.
"But there's really no way to tell who it is."
"Sure there is." Xander replied, "Giles knows stuff and I'm practically an expert on the subject."
"On account of once you were a hyena?" Willow asked.
"I know what it's like to crave the taste of freshly killed meat, to be taken over by those uncontrollable urges."
Buffy looked with a smirk on her face.
Not unlike Angels Willow noticed.
"You said you didn't remember anything about that" Xander laughed.
"I said I didn't remember anything about that. Look the point is, I have an affinity with this thing. I can get inside its head." He closed his eyes and started to sniff like a dog. "I'm a big bad wolf. I'm on the prowl. I'm sniffing, I'm snarling, I'm a slobbering predator, I'm…" He opened his eyes, "Right in front of us."
He opened his eyes and stared at Oz whose eyes opened wide in fear.
Oh oh
"It's obvious who I am."
Now I'm in for it.
"I'm Larry."
Huh?
"The guys practically got wolf boy stamped on his forehead. You got the dog bite; you got the aggression, not to mention the excessive back hair."
"And he was awfully gleeful about tormenting Theresa." Buffy remarked.
"Still that doesn't necessarily mean that…" Giles was a little hesitant.
"I'm gonna go talk to him. Gonna force a confession out of him."
"Good. Go. Uh in the mean time, we need to cover our bases. Willow, um check the student files. See if anybody else fits the profile. Uh Buffy?"
"Where are we going?"
"I-if none of that works, I think I may have an alternative."
Giles went into his office and Buffy turned to willow and Oz
"Yeah, me and the werewolf alone in a cage for three minutes, that's all I ask."
She got up and followed Giles into his office. Willow shook her head and turned to Oz.
"Are you okay?"
Oz realized he was on the planet earth and focused on Willow.
"What?"
"You kind of knew Theresa."
"Oh yeah. I, uh, I'm trying not to think about it. It's…it's a lot."
"It is. But we can do stuff to help. Sometimes it feels good to help."
"Uh-huh." Oz replied spacing out again.
Buffy started to come out of the office but stopped dead (no pun intended) so that she didn't interrupt her best friend.
"Well like looking up stuff. I'm gonna be doing that most of the night. You could help me, help together?" Willow was a little uncertain
"I can't. Um, uh, I'm busy"
Buffy realized Oz was nervous and didn't really know what to do.
"Oh, so…"
"I…I gotta go
Oz bolted leaving Willow a little more than confused.
Ch. 7
Buffy went over to try and comfort her.
"So what's the scuttlebutt? Anybody besides Larry fit our werewolf profile?"
"There's one name that keeps getting spit out. Aggressive behavior, run-ins with authorities about a screen full of violent incidents."
"Okay most of them were not my fault. Somebody else started them I was just defending myself." Buffy gave a little smile.
"They say it's a good idea to count to ten when you're angry."
"One…Two….Three."
Willow looked back at her laptop.
"I'll keep looking."
"I, um noticed you were looking solo."
"Yeah. Oz wanted to be someplace that was away. From me."
"I'm sorry.'
Willow looked to Buffy with a frustrated sigh.
"I can't figure him out. He's so hot and cold, or luke-warm and cold."
"Welcome to the mystery that is men." Buffy replied with a smile. "I think it goes something like, they grow body hair, they lose all ability to tell you what they really want, well most of the time anyway."
Buffy concluded her theory with a smile. Willow caught her hidden meaning and rolled her eyes.
"I t doesn't seem like a fair trade." She stood up and put her laptop in its case.
"Well if you wanna speed up the quotient with Oz maybe you need to do something daring, maybe you need to make the first move."
"Well, that won't make me a slur?"
"I think your reputation will remain intact."
"It used to be so much easier to tell if a boy liked you. He'd punch you on the arm then run back to his friends."
"Those were the days."
At that moment Xander came up and punched Buffy on the arm.
"Hey."
Remembering their conversation only moments before the two girls smiled at each other.
"I'll see you guys later." Buffy was confused. "Cordelia asked me to look over her history homework. I think that means I might actually have to do it." Buffy nodded and Willow walked off.
"Wow those two gals are hanging out a lot together. This would be a good time to panic."
Buffy laughed as they went down that hall.
"So how'd it go with Larry?"
"What's that supposed to mean?" Xander asked abruptly
""I think that's supposed to mean, 'How'd it go with Larry?'" Buffy repeated as she opened her locker.
"He's not the werewolf. Can't we just leave it at that? Must you continue to push and push?"
"I'm sorry. I was just wondering."
"Well, he's not."
"Okay." Buffy replied in a calm voice.'
"Okay." Xander calmed down.
"But there goes our lead suspect." She sighed. "Which puts us back at square boned."
Buffy closed the door of her locked and continued down the hall.
"You're not boned you're Buffy. Eradicator of evil. Defender of um…things that need defending.'
Buffy raised here eyebrows.
"Tell that to Theresa. She could have used my defending before she was ripped apart by that…" Buffy stopped, a thoughtful look passed over her features.
"Werewolf." Xander supplied helpfully.
"No where in any of the reports does it say anything about her being mauled. I mean it was linked to the animal attacks from he other night so we just assumed werewolf."
"What else should we have assumed?"
Buffy took off down the hall and out of the gates. Xander was hot on her heels only a little further back. They ran down the street to the Sunnydale funeral home, about 20 minutes, where Theresa was laid out. Buffy watched her for a few moments before slowly going over. Xander hit the place just as she reached Theresa. Buffy pulled the scarf down and two holed were reveled.
"Vampire." She stated.
Buffy let the scarf slip back into place.
"That's good right? I mean in the sense of the werewolf didn't get her, and…" Xander got the look from Buffy. "No, there is no good here."
"No good. Instead of not protecting Theresa from the werewolf, I was able to not protect her from something just as bad."
Buffy went over to the register and looked down a list of signatures.
"She had a lot of friends."
She picked up the pen and signed her name
"Buffy you can't blame yourself for every death that happens in Sunnydale. If it weren't for you people'd be lined up five deep waitin' to get buried. Willow would be Robbie the robots love slave, I wouldn't even have a head, and Theresa's a vampire."
Theresa sat up, saw Buffy and Xander and growled. Buffy spun around as Theresa got out of the coffin. Buffy lunged for her as Xander stepped back. Buffy managed to pin Theresa down after a few moments of struggling. She grabbed the leg of an easel as a makeshift stake and poised it over the heart when suddenly Theresa spoke.
"Drucilla sends Angel her love."
Buffy was thrown by the statement the stake was knocked out of her hand. The tables turned And Theresa prepared to bite Buffy. Suddenly she was a cloud of dust. Buffy looked up and saw Xander holding the rest of the easel. She rolled over to get up.
"Drucilla want Angel." She said to herself as she got to her knees
"Are you okay?" He offered Buffy his hand which she accepted.
"This isn't happening. She's still gonna come after Angel." Xander gave her a hug.
"Don't let her get to you. She's just upset that you have Angel and she doesn't"
Buffy looked up at Xander and gave a little smile. She picked up her backpack and walked outside. Xander hung back and stared out after her.
"Oh no, my life's not to complicated.
With that he walked out and checked his watch.
too late to back to school .
He said goodbye to Buffy and went home. Buffy started to go back to the school but changed directions and started the trip to Angels.
Ch. 8
When Buffy turned up at Angel's he knew something was wrong but she wasn't talking so Angel didn't push. Together they headed off toward the school. Buffy sighed and Angel decided he couldn't take anymore.
"Baby, what's wrong?"
"I killed Theresa."
"Buffy, we've been over this. You didn't kill anyone."
"No I meant I staked her. Theresa was made into a vampire."
"Oh Buffy I'm sorry."
"It's fine."
Angel took her hand and kissed it as they kept walking.
"Drucilla sends her love."
"What?"
"Theresa told me that Drucilla send you her love. She's gonna keep coming after you."
"Sweetheart I love you, not her. Don't worry I won't let her get me."
"Good."
Angel stopped and kissed her under a street light before continuing on their way. Buffy and Angel walked into the library holding hands. They walked up to Giles who was busy assembling a gun.
"Sorry we're late. I had to do some unscheduled slayage in the form of Theresa."
Giles stopped what he was doing and looked at her.
"Theresa's a vampire?"
"Was. Drucilla sent her to me and Angel, a little token of her affection."
"Oh Buffy I'm sorry."
Buffy took Angel's hand.
"Not now Giles. We can have ourselves a good anger management class after we bag ourselves a werewolf."
Giles finished assembling the gun and checked the mechanism.
"All set." He grabbed a dart. "Let's go find this thing." He started out the door but Buffy hung back.
"Just one question: How exactly do we find this thing?"
As she asked the question Willow burst into the library.
"It's Oz, its Oz."
Angel caught her and slowed her down.
"Wh-what's Oz?"
"The werewolf."
"Are you certain?" Giles inquired.
Willow was a little frantic and this left no doubt in Angels mind.
"Can't you just trust me on this one? He-he said he was going through all these changes, then he went through all these…changes."
"Where is he now?" Buffy put a hand on her friends shoulder.
"In the woods."
"Let's go." Angel started leading them out, willow grabbed Giles's arm.
"Go where. You're not gonna kill Oz! Yeah he's a werewolf but he doesn't mean to be."
"Don't worry Willow. We're not going to hurt him." Buffy soothed. They continued out of the library.
"I put enough Phenobarbital in this thing to sink a small elephant. It should be enough fir a large werewolf." Giles told Willow.
They ran out of the school and down the road. None of them stopped running till they hit the woods. When they got there Giles and Willow slowed down but Buffy and Angel picked up speed, their super hearing picking up the click of a gun. They came up to the clearing where Cain was pointing his gun at Oz.
"Good doggy. Now play dead."
As he was pulling the trigger Buffy kicked him and the shot went wild. Oz looked at Buffy as she grabbed the gun. Buffy flipped Cain over and took the gun away, throwing it to Angel. Angel knocked him out with the butt of the gun as Oz ran at Buffy. Willow and Giles arrived as Oz got Buffy and lifted her off the ground. Angel used the gun to move Oz's head away from Buffy so as she wouldn't get bitten.
One wolf is enough He thought.
Giles took aim with the tranquilizer but Oz turned so that Buffy was in between Giles and him.
"Careful." Both Willow and Angel called
"Damn it." Giles exclaimed.
Angel raised the riffle and smashed it on Oz's head. Willow gave a small yelp and Buffy fell to the ground. Oz looked around and swiped the gun away from Angel and pushed him into Buffy. They both fell to the ground in a tangle of limbs.
Another situation and I'd be very happy right now
Angel gave Buffy a quick kiss and jumped up. Buffy scrambled to her feet just as Oz pushed her into Willow and Giles. Willow raised the gun and took a shot as he charged them. He fell over unconscious.
"I shot oz." Willow looked shocked.
"You saved us." Giles amended.
Giles took the gun from Willow as Buffy retrieved Cains gun, who had just regained consciousness.
"No wonder this town's overrun with monsters. No one here's man enough to kill 'em."
"Oh I wouldn't be too sure of that."
Cain looked at Buffy as she bent the gun in a nice arc. He couldn't believe what he was seeing.
"How about you let the door hit you on the ass on the way out of town."
Rendered speechless Cain left and Buffy went over to Willow.
"You think it'll be okay?" Willow asked Buffy. They both looked at Giles.
"He'll be a little sore in the morning but…he'll be Oz."
"Let's get him back to the library." Buffy said looking at Angel. He nodded and picked up the wolf taking him back to the school.
Ch. 9
The next day Buffy, Xander and Angel (Who had to stay at the school again cause of the sun) walked into the lounge.
"This is all so weird. I mean, how are we supposed to act when we see him?" Xander asked.
"Well it's gotta be weird for him too. Now that we know so much."
Angel nodded and let Buffy take his hand.
"All I know is I'll never be able to look at him the same again." Xander mused.
"He's still a human being, most of the time." Buffy frowned.
"Who are we talking about?"
"Oz." Angel replied
"Who are you talking about?" Buffy wondered
"No one." Xander replied shaking his head.
They stopped at the snack machines so Buffy could get a drink. Xander looked over at Larry as he helped a girl pick up her books because some of his friends had knocked them out of her hands.
"Hey let me get those."
"Thanks."
Larry's friends weren't the only ones surprised by his behavior. Larry came over to Xander.
"Hey! Xander. Look, about what you did. I-I owe you."
"What'd you do?" Buffy asked.
"It's not something we should really be talking about. Ever." He said pointedly to Larry.
"I know, I know. It's just well, thanks."
He's gay Angel realized.
"That was weird." Buffy commented. They all sat down at a table, Buffy on Angels lap.
"What, it's not okay for one guy to like another guy just because he happened to be in the same locker room with him when absolutely nothing happened and I thought I told you not to push."
Cool it Xand He chastised himself.
"All I meant is he that didn't try to look up my skirt."
"This is a good thing." Angel stated wrapping his arms around Buffy's waist.
"Oh, oh yeah. That's, that's the weirdness."
"Weirdness abounds lately. Maybe it's the moon. That does stuff to people." Buffy mused.
"I've heard that."
"I've seen it." Angel mumbled. Xander raised his eyebrows at his just as Willow walked past
"Certainly gonna put a strain on Willow and Oz's relationship." Buffy watched her friend go by without even noticing them.
"What relationship? I mean, what kind of life could the possibly have together?" He started counting off his fingers. "We're talking obedience school, paper training, Oz is always in the backyard burying their things, and that kind of breed can turn on its owner."
"I don't know. I kinda see Oz as the loyal type." Buffy smiled at Angel who smiled back.
"All I'm saying is she's not safe with him. If it were up to me…"
"Xander…It's not up to you."
"Yeah I know."
"Come on, Giles should be done talking to Oz by now."
She started to walk down the hall with Angel and Xander on either side.
"What are you going to do for the rest f the day sweetie?" Buffy asked.
"Oh you know, make out with Cordy, catch a class, make out with Cordy."
Xander received a super strength hit from both Buffy and Angel.
"Ow, just kidding. He Angel no hard feelings?"
"Whatever.'
"So lover what are you doing for the rest of the day?"
"Oh my God, I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that."
Buffy and Angel laughed at Xander's reaction and waked into the library.
Oz watched Willow walk off. He had a smile on his face.
"A werewolf in love." He walked off to his next class.
The End...Or is it?
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