Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered
Disclaimer: Joss, Mutant Enemy, Fox, Many other people. One day I'll write them all.
Rating: Same as show.
Authors Notes: Thoughts are in signs as usual.
Spoilers: Season 2 and the other stories in this series :)
Please R&R, it's like oxygen, a much needed thing :p
Ch. 1
Buffy and Xander were patrolling one side of the cemetery while Willow and Angel were doing the other. Buffy was sitting on a headstone while Xander dangled a necklace in front of her face.
"What do you think?" he asked
"It's nice." She complemented
"But do you think Cordelia would like it?"
"I don't know." Buffy smirked "Does she know what one of these things is?"
"Okay, big yuks." He put the locket back in his pocket. "When are you guys gonna stop making fun of me for dating Cordelia?"
"I'm sorry. But, never. I just think you could find someone more… better."
"Parallel universe maybe. Here the only other person I'm interested in is unavailable."
Buffy got what he meant and nodded
"Oh"
"Besides, Cordy and I have really been getting along. We don't fight as much. Yesterday we just sat together, not even speaking, you know, just enjoying comfortable silence. Man that was dull."
"I'm glad you guys are getting along. Almost really. And you shouldn't stress about the gift."
"This is new territory for me. My valentines are usually met with heartfelt restraining orders."
"She'll love it." Buffy assured him
"I wish dating was like slaying - simple. Direct. Stake to the heart, no muss no fuss…"
As he said that a vamp came up out of the grave that Xander was standing on. He fell back with a yell as Buffy jumped down from the head stone. She grabbed a stake out of her pocket and started to fight the vamp.
God this dude is strong.
Buffy managed to dust him then helped Xander get up.
"Sorry, Xand. Have to say slaying is a tad more perilous than dating."
"You're obviously not dating Cordelia"
"No but I'm dating a vamp."
"At least you know what species he is."
Buffy smiled and they went down the path to where Willow and Angel were waiting.
Ch. 2
Buffy walked past Harmony as she was walking away from Cordelia. The Cordette's were all laughing and they just laughed harder as she went by. Buffy looked up at Cordelia just in time to see a flicker of hurt run over her features. Almost as quickly the look had passed and Cordy was back to her usual self.
I wonder what they said.
She shrugged and followed Cordy down the hall to their American Lit. class. After an enormously boring period the bell finally rang. As Buffy got up to hand in her assignment she silently thanked Angel for knowing what Ms. Beakmen was going on about. Willow stopped at Amy Madison's desk on the way out so Buffy stopped too.
"Hey, Amy."
"Hey." She got up and pulled on her backpack. "Are you guys going to the Valentine's Day dance at the Bronze? I think it's gonna be a lot of fun."
Willow turned around and looked at Buffy excitedly.
"Go ahead. You know you wanna say it."
Buffy complied. Willow looked at Amy again with a huge smile on her face.
"My boyfriend's in the band!
Amy laughed.
"Cool."
Willow looked back at Buffy.
"I think you've now told everybody." Buffy stated
"Only in this hemisphere."
Amy turned to Buffy.
"What about you?"
Buffy smiled.
"Yeah I'm there."
"Hot new honey?"
"Believe me when I say, 'uh-huh'. Though not the new bit. Kinda old actually."
Amy took in the double meaning and raised an eyebrow. They all walked up to the teacher's desk, and Buffy handed in her paper.
"Thank you."
Buffy headed out of the room as Willow held up her paper as well. Xander was just making his way down the aisle behind Amy.
"Thank you." Ms. Beakmen told Willow.
She headed out the door with Buffy and they started toward the lounge.
"Valentines day has to be one of the best days of the year you know. You can spend as much time with your boyfriend as you want and no one even blinks an eye."
"I know. It would be a lot easier if our parents knew we were dating. My mum thinks Angel is my history tutor. Which is fine. It means the avoidance of questions like, 'How old are you?', 'What do your parents do?' and 'Come on a Sunday picnic.'"
As Buffy said this Amy bounded down the stairs ahead of them with a huge smile on her face.
"I'm just glad we're not solo on Valentine's Day." Willow commented
As she said this Xander came up behind them.
"After the dance Mum and I are gonna pig out and have a vid-fest."
"Did you guys see that?" Xander asked
"See what?" Buffy looked at Xander.
"In class. I think Amy just worked some magic on Ms. Beakman." Xander finished
"You mean like witchcraft?" Buffy was surprised
"You know, her mom's a witch." Willow pointed out.
"And an amateur psycho. Amy's the last person that should be messing with that stuff." Buffy sounded a little concerned
"Maybe I should go talk to her." Xander mused
"Buffy!" They all looked up as Giles caught up with them, "Buffy... Might I have a word?"
"Have a sentence, even." She quipped
"Oh. Good. Well, uh..."
They stopped as Giles looked through Jenny's classroom.
"Back it up before you leave." She told a student as she stepped into the hall. She glanced up and saw Giles and Buffy.
"Rupert." She called smiling.
"Ms. Calendar. Uh I mean Jenny."
Jenny glanced up and down the hall then stepped toward him.
"I'm glad we ran into each other, actually. I was hoping that we Could, uh..." She gestured toward her open class room. "Do you have a minute?"
Giles looked longingly at the door.
"Um..." He sighed. "Actually, not, not just now. Um, I, uh, have a matter to discuss with, with Buffy."
"Right. Let's go." Buffy said with a badly concealed smile. She gave Jenny a quick glance and rolled her eyes before heading toward the library with Xander and Willow in tow. Giles hung back a bit
"You can come to the library."
"In a few. Snyder wants to see me."
"Alright then."
They looked at each other for a while before sighing and going in different directions down the hall. Upon entering the library Giles found the gang watching him with a smirk on their faces.
"Are you okay?" Buffy asked in mock concern
"Me? I-I-I'll be fine."
"Yeah, right." Xander snickered
Giles frowned at Xander and turned his attention to Buffy
"Um, I was more concerned about you, actually. Uh, since Spike, um... uh... arrived... I've, um, been reading up on, on his earlier activities. Y'know, uh, feeding patterns a-and the like."
"And?"
"Around Valentine's Day, he, he, he's rather prone to, uh... well, um, brutal displays of, uh... He would think of it as affection, I suppose. Actually he learnt them off Angel or rather Angelus."
"Like what kind of stuff?"
"No, no, uh, no need to go into details."
"That bad?"
"Suffice it to say I; I think it would be best if you stayed off the streets for a few nights. I-I-I'll, um...I'll patrol and keep an eye on things. Better safe than sorry."
"Good idea. And that means more friends time."
"Don't you mean more Angel time?" Willow asked.
"What, I can't do both? The dance incorporates both friends and Angel."
"Thanks G-man. Now we can actually have fun for a change."
"Ah yes. How long till this dance thing of yours?"
Xander looked at his watch.
"About three hours."
At that Buffy and Willow squealed and ran out of the room.
"What was that?" Giles asked.
"Girls, dates, dance. They'll need about four hours minimum to get ready and by my calculations they are an hour behind."
Giles nodded and Xander turned to go.
Ch. 3
At the warehouse Spike was clasping a necklace round Drucilla's neck.
"So you really like it?" he asked.
"It hums and sings, I can hear it pounding."
"I'll take that as a yes."
"Of course I do my spike."
As she said this she fell to the ground with a whimper. Spike rolled over to her.
"What's up pet?"
"It shouldn't be like this? It should be better."
"You want a better one. I'll send someone out to fetch you a prettier trinket okay."
"No not that. The world should be better."
"Of course it should. But Dru we are in the twentieth century. It can't be helped."
"I should be getting a heart. Nice and warm, and the slayer should be scared. She isn't, she stinks of happiness."
"Yeah, all thanks to Angel."
"I miss Angelus."
"So do I pet, so do I."
Spike gathered Dru in his arms and held her as she cried.
Willow stopped smiling at Oz long enough to talk to Buffy and Xander.
"Oz has his cool hair today. I think I'm a groupie!" she said excitedly.
Xander and Buffy smiled at each other and Xander rolled his eyes which got him a playful swat on the arm from Willow. Xander looked up as He noticed Angel come up behind Buffy.
"Angel."
"Xander."
"Buffy." Buffy said waving her arms in front of Angel's eyes. Angel smiled and gave Buffy a kiss.
"For you my love." With that he gave Buffy a blood red (Excuse the pun) rose.
"Thank you. I have something in the library for you."
"Why the library?"
"There would be way to many questions if I kept it somewhere else."
"Oh. Would you like to dance?"
"I would love to."
Angel led Buffy to the dance floor as Xander took off in Cordelia's direction. He held her in his arms and swayed to the music. Buffy leant her had against Angels chest and smiled. She glanced around and saw Amy watching her. She raised an eyebrow in question and Amy nodded her head in approval and turned to her date. Buffy could feel peoples stares so she looked around. A couple of people were watching her and Angel dance. She held Angel tighter and he kissed her head. Buffy heard a small disturbance in a corner and looked up in time to see Xander storm out leaving Cordelia standing where she was.
"Another fight." Angel commented.
"I give it a day before they are back in the utility closet."
Angel gave a small laugh and turned his attention back to the small blond he held in his arms. They danced for a while, at one point Buffy and Willow danced together while Oz and Angel went to get drinks.
"Having fun?" Buffy asked Willow.
"Oh yeah. I'm so loving this boyfriend thing."
"I know. It's great. I just wish."
"What?"
"Well I can't spend that much time with Angel tonight because mum already decided that I don't have a boyfriend so she and I should spend a night at home watching movies. I gotta go like real soon."
"Poor Buffy."
"It sucks."
"Who does?" Angel asked coming up.
"I gotta go." Buffy answered.
"What, why?"
"Mum." Buffy answered.
"Oh." Angel nodded.
"But I really want to be with you tonight, for a little while longer at least."
"I know baby. I'll call you later."
"Okay bye."
Buffy looked longingly at Angel as she walked outside.
"Are you okay?" Willow asked Angel.
"Yeah. I gotta go."
"Why?"
"I want to do something for Buffy."
With that he left and Willow and Oz headed back to the dance floor.
At Buffy's house, Buffy and her mum were sitting back watching a video. Joyce had made lots of calorie filled foods and had put them out on the table. Buffy had voted for popcorn and was munching away on it while she pretended to be interested in the movie. Joyce figured that Buffy's sadness had something to do with her lack of a boyfriend, she wasn't wrong. Just before the end of the movie they heard a knock at the door. Buffy sighed loudly and gave Joyce the popcorn.
"Here."
She got up and went to the door. When she opened it there was no one there. Buffy shrugged and turned to back to the video. When she got to the door Joyce was no where to be seen.
"Mom?" She called out concerned. She walked around to the kitchen looking for her. Turning at every noise, Buffy started toward the dinning room. Having no luck there Buffy headed back to the kitchen. Buffy jumped as her mum came in the back door.
"Buffy, it's me."
"Yeah. You just startled me a little."
"I was just checking the back door. Somebody, um, left these for you."
Joyce set a long black box down on the island bench. Buffy raised her eyebrows at her mum and undid the black bow. Upon lifting up the lid Buffy found a dozen red roses. On top was a card with a single word: SOON. Joyce looked at Buffy with a smile on her face.
"Who's it from?"
"My Angel." Buffy replied.
Joyce had a sense of familiarity at the word Angel but thankfully for Buffy She didn't catch on. Buffy picked up the box and walked upstairs in a daze. She couldn't believe that Angel had done this for her. She sat on her bed and smelt the roses. Joyce came up a few minutes later with a vase.
"Here you go Buffy. Put them next to your bed."
Buffy placed the roses in the vase and put them next to her bed. As she did a letter fell from the box.
"What's this?" Joyce asked.
"Don't know." Buffy picked up the letter and started to read. Joyce made her way discreetly out of the bedroom
Dearest Buffy,
I know that we couldn't be together today for various reasons but I want you to know that I love you with all my heart and soul. You are the sunrise that I never see. Buffy since you came into my life I have found a reason to live. You are a constant source of light and energy to those around you, not just me.
I love you more than life itself.
I hope you have a great Valentines Day my love.
With all my heart
Angel.
Buffy had tears running in a steady torrent down her face. She laid down with a big smile on her face clutching the letter in one hand and Mr. Gordo in the other. She fell asleep with the smile still attached to her face, not noticing the small rose pinned to Mr. Gordo or the figure that watched from her bedroom window.
Angel turned away from the window congratulating him self on a job well done.
Ch. 4
The next day at school Buffy was practically skipping down the halls. She bumped into Xander who was walking away from Jack. He grabbed her hand and stopped her
"Ooo, Buffy, my bud, you will not believe..."
"Can't talk right now. Angel…"
With that she skipped down the halls again. Nothing was going to spoil her day. Nothing. She walked past Cordelia on her way to the library.
She looks a little upset, Oh well
Buffy made her way to the library where Giles was studying a book. She walked up to him and put the card down in front of him.
"Look at that. Isn't he just the best person in the world?" She exclaimed while dancing around the room.
"If he can make you look this happy with just a card then yes I have to agree with you."
"He sent me roses that must have cost a fortune and this card. Giles I love him soooo much."
"And I'm sure he loves you the same. Have you spoken to him since…?"
"No. I'll talk to him later. Hey speaking of talking, just so everyone's on the same page, Cordy and Xander had another fight."
"Yes I know. He was in here with doughnuts early this morning. Why is it that you, Xander and Willow always feel the need to come to me and tell me about your love lives?"
"Because you always listen and tell the truth. Not many people would do that."
"No I guess not."
"So Watcher of mine, what did you get for Valentines Day?"
"Uh, uh nothing special."
"Yep ok. That's why jenny is walking around with smile on her face and you are in a good enough mood to not care about me and Angel."
"Buffy just because you see the need to tell me about your valentines day doesn't mean that I have to tell you about mine."
"Aright alright. I was only asking."
"If you really want to know I had a lovely time."
"I'm glad. No one should be unhappy on Valentines day."
With that Buffy danced out of the library. Out side she ran into Amy.
"Hey Amy."
"Hey Buffy. Oh by the way, congratulations."
"Huh?"
"You sure do know how to pick 'em well. That was one hot honey last night."
"Yep. That's my Angel."
"Angel. It suits him."
"I try to tell him that."
"Oh, tell Xander that I'm sorry. She wasn't good enough for him I guess."
"And again I say huh?"
"Where have you been? The whole school is buzzing and I thought that you and Xander were best friends."
"We are, but I'm not to sure what you are talking about."
"Cordy broke up with him. Last night at the dance. He gave her a necklace and she told him she was dumping him. Can you get more low?"
"No. I don't think you can."
"Well see ya Buffy."
"bye." She replied absent mindedly.
Well there goes my great day, Poor Xand.
Because Buffy didn't have any classes with Xander that day, she didn't see him before home time. That night she had managed to get some Angel time because her mum was out of town for the night. She would be back sometime the next morning.
"How could she do that to him? On Valentines Day no less."
"I don't know sweetheart. How was your valentines day? Did you get anything?" Angel smirked.
Buffy jumped into his arms and hugged him tight.
"You are the best boyfriend a girl could ask for."
"So you liked?"
"I loved. I love you so much."
"And I love you."
They kissed passionately until Angel realized that Buffy required oxygen to live. He let go of her mouth and she took in gasping breaths.
"Sorry love I forgot about the whole air thing."
"It's okay."
She latched onto him again, Angel wasn't protesting.
Ch. 5
The next morning Angel woke up to a cold bed. He looked around and noticed steam coming from the bathroom. About five minutes later Buffy emerged wearing a towel.
"Hey baby."
"Hello my love. I was worried about you when I found the bed empty."
"I got school remember."
"You have a free first period."
"And the fact that you know my timetable better than I do could be classified as stalking." Buffy grinned.
"Only you." Angel got up and walked to her
"So why are you up so early?"
"I want to see Xander. He has a free as well. I really need to talk to him, give him some best friend reassurance."
"Hmm. Okay, as long as it's not an excuse to get away from me."
"As if. Zip me up?"
Angel frowned.
"Zip what up? You're wearing a mini skirt and tank top. Nice choice by the way."
"Glad you approve. But these need zipping."
She pointed to her knee high boots.
"If I bend down I don't think I'll ever get to school." She eyed him mischievously
"I'm so going to need a long shower when you're gone."
He sat on the floor and zipped the boots up. After wards she pulled him up into a heated kiss.
"Bye."
"Have a great day my love."
When Buffy left the apartment she headed to school. She had to see Xander. It was like an itch that needed a serious scratch.
He should talk to me. I mean he loved me way before Cordelia.
With that thought Buffy walked up the steps of Sunnydale High. She headed straight for the library because that was where they all spent their frees. When she got there, Giles was searching through a dusty volume.
"Watch ya doing?"
"Hmm. Oh, researching Spike. His valentine's days are quite colorful."
"I'm guessing with Red as the main color."
"Quite. I'm just wondering if he did anything this year."
"Well isn't Spike killing in the special Olympics at the moment?"
"Yes but Drucilla…"
"Drucilla's become Head Cheer Queen."
As she said this Xander walked through the door.
"Where do you come up with these metaphors?" Giles asked as he walked into his office.
"Did I hear something about my heart crushing Ex-honey?"
"Not unless you're dating a vamp." Buffy looked at him, "Your not are you?"
"You're still leading the scoreboard this inning."
"Cool."
"At least you're on the scoreboard."
"Yeah, I heard about you and Cordy. That's her loss."
"Yeah. Not really the popular theory."
Buffy looked at him with a small smile.
"You know what I'd like? Why don't you and I do something together tonight?" Just the two of us."
"Really?"
"Yeah. We can comfort each other."
"Well, would lap dancing enter into that scenario at all? Cause I find that very comforting."
Xander grinned at her. She got up and stared straight into his eyes.
"Play your cards right..."
Xander held up his hands to stop her.
What on earth?
"Okay, uh... You do know that I'm Xander, right? Not Angel, Xander."
"I don't know. I just... heard that you and Cordy broke up, and I guess I was just surprised how glad I was. It's funny... how you can see someone every day but not really see them. You know?"
"Yeah, it's funny. And it's just gettin' funnier." Xander laughed nervously.
Buffy quieted him down by putting her finger to his lips. She began to lean towards him.
Oh God she's going to kiss me.
As Buffy inched closer to him Amy walked into the library.
"Xander, can I talk to you for a minute?"
Buffy pulled away and Xander looked from Amy to Buffy then back again
"Yeah, okay."
Buffy rolled her eyes and leant back on the desk as Xander and Amy walked out side. She began inspecting her nails, looking up she saw Xander talking. He glanced through the window. Buffy gave a slight smile as Xander turned back to Amy.
Wonder how distracted I can make him. Buffy grinned to herself.
She started to bite her finger occasionally sucking on it. Xander glanced up, saw what she was doing and quickly looked down again. Buffy giggled quietly and started to play with the strands of her hair. When Xander looked up again Buffy could tell he was not paying Amy the slightest bit of attention. Suddenly Buffy noticed one of Cordelia's friends walk up to him.
What's she want?
Buffy watched in amazement as Xander ran away. She ran out side and pulled Cordelia's friend over to her
"What did you do? Where did Xander go?"
"He ran off. All I asked was whether he could help me with some work for class."
"That wouldn't have made him run away."
"Well Slutty why don't you go after him?"
"SLUTTY. WHERE THE HELL DO YOU GET OFF CALLING ME SLUTTY?"
"Sorry Buffy, It's just that we've all seen the guy that sometimes hangs around here making puppy dog eyes at you. Where is he? Did you to have a fight? Is that the real reason why you want Xander?"
"No we didn't have a fight, but you and I are about to have one."
At that point Giles pushed open the door and grabbed Buffy's shoulder.
"Um Buffy, why don't you come inside? We don't need you expelled."
"She started it."
"Yes."
With that he pulled her inside the library.
"What on earth is going on Buffy? I leave you alone for ten minutes and you're at another girl's throat."
"It's just that she made Xander run away and I want to know why?"
"Well I don't think hitting is the way to go about it."
"But that works on other evil things."
"Yes but Tina isn't evil."
"How do you know?"
"Buffy listen just talk to Xander when he comes back."
Buffy visibly brightened.
"That's it, I'll make him listen. Thanks Giles."
Buffy skipped out the door with Giles watching after her shaking his head.
Ch. 6
The next day Buffy arrived at school a little later than usual. She watched Xander poke his head into the library before going fully through the door. Making sure no one was around Buffy slipped out of the mini skirt she was wearing so that the only thing covering her was a black rain coat.
This should be fun.
Buffy noticed that Xander was trying to block the doors. She pulled out the door and slipped in. the door hit the card catalogue as it swung back and Xander spun around in surprise. Buffy smirked and posed for him against the theft detector.
"Alone at last." She told him.
"Buff, give me a heart attack!"
"Oh I'm gonna give you more than that."
She walked over to him and proceeded to undo her raincoat. Xander backed away from her
"Buff, for the love of God, don't open that raincoat."
"Come on! It's a party! Aren't you gonna open your present?"
Xander kept moving backwards
"It's not that I don't want to. Sometimes the remote impossible possibility that you might like me was all that sustained me. But not now. Not like this. This isn't real to you. You're only here because of a spell. I mean, if I thought you had one clue what it would mean to me... But you don't. So I can't. Plus Angel would kill me."
"Screw Angel. You're saying this is all a game?"
"A game? I... No!"
"You make me feel this way, and then you reject me? What am I, a toy?"
"Buffy, please calm down."
"I'll calm down when you explain yourself!"
Amy came up behind them and placed her hands on her hips.
"Get away from him. He's mine."
Buffy turned to her and took a few steps toward her.
"Oh, I don't think so. Xander, tell her."
She looked at Xander
"What? I, uh..."
Amy smirked
"He doesn't have to say. I know what his heart wants."
"Funny, I know what your face wants."
Buffy swung at Amy and punched her in the mouth. The force of it sent Amy crashing to the floor. Buffy turned on Xander
"What is this, you're two-timing me?"
Xander closed his eyes no knowing what to say.
Oh God. I'm gonna have Angel, and Oz on my ass. Can this day get any worse?
"Goddess Hecate, work thy will.
Of course it can
"Uh-oh."
The energy from the spell surrounded Amy
"Before thee let the unclean thing crawl!"
She pushed her arms out toward Buffy. The energy surrounded Buffy who melted out of sight. The energy disappeared leaving an empty raincoat on the floor.
"Buffy!" Xander called, "Oh, my God!"
Giles came running in with Jenny
"What, what just happened?"
"Buffy." Xander pointed to the floor
Giles held Jenny away from Xander and he frowned
"Where is she?"
Xander pointed to the raincoat just as a rat ran out of the sleeve
"Oh, my God!"
Amy walked over to Xander with a pout on her face.
"Why is she here?" She pointed at Jenny
"Can you focus for a minute? You just turned Buffy into a rat."
Buffy ran across the floor of the library. Giles could only stare at her.
"Buffy can take care of herself. Why don't we go someplace private?" Amy pulled on his sleeve
"Can you... I'm not going anywhere until you change her back. I'm not in the mood to die today."
"Who's going to kill you? I'll put a spell on them."
"Angel, Joyce. Would you like me to go on. Now change her back."
"You heard him. So why don't you undo your little magic trick and get lost?"
Jenny smiled at Xander who gave a slight smile back.
"Who made you Queen of the World? Well, you're old enough to be."
"Well, what can I say? I guess Xander's just too much man for the pimple squad."
She pulled Xander closer to her.
Add Giles to that list.
Amy separated them and began to cast another spell.
"Goddess Hecate, to you I pray, with this..."
Xander grabbed Amy and clamped his hand over her mouth.
"Would you quit with the Hecate!"
Giles turned to Amy and Jenny
"You two sit and be quiet. We have to catch the Buffy rat."
"Ooo, there."
Xander jumped up to help, missing Buffy as she squeezed behind the bookcase. Amy and Jenny sat across from each other. Xander and Giles watch Buffy run behind the case. Giles stood at one end and Xander stood at the other.
"Good Buffy. Just…"
Xander looked up in time to see Oz's fist come toward his face. He falls backwards knocking the shelves. Giles seemed startled but not all that surprised at Oz's reaction. Buffy made her way from behind the shelf and makes her way unnoticed out the library door.
"That kinda hurt." Ox claimed.
"Kinda! What was that for?"
"I was on the phone all night, listening to Willow cry about you. Now, I don't know exactly what happened, but I was left with a very strong urge to... hit you."
That's Oz. Still got Angel and Giles to go. Krap.
Xander took Oz's hand and got up.
"I didn't touch her. I swear."
"Xander! Where's Buffy?" Giles sounded panicked
"Amy turned her into a rat." Xander filled Oz in.
"Oh."
Giles and Xander started crawling around on the floor making squeeking noises. Oz raised an eyebrow then got down to look as well
"I don't see her. If anything happens to her, I'll..."
Giles looked at Xander who cringed at the look in his eyes.
"Oh, just go home. Lock yourself away. You're only going to cause more problems here. Now, Amy, Jenny and I will, uh... try and break the spell. Oz, if, if you could aid us in, in finding, um... Buffy."
"Sure. Absolutely."
Xander opened his mouth to speak but Giles cut him off.
"Just go. Get out of my sight."
Xander stared at Giles, mouth opened. Finally he admited defeat and walked out while Oz crouched back down to look for Buffy.
I think I'd prefer a Ripper attack he thought as he left.
"Buffy..." Oz called out again after the door closed
"I don't think she's in here Oz. Can you please search the school."
"Ok."
As he walked out the door Giles spoke to him again.
"Please just find her."
Oz nodded and left.
Ch. 7
At 4:30 pm, Oz was still looking around the school.
If I was a rat, where would I go?
He stopped next to a water fountain and got a drink. As he stood back up he saw Buffy scampering into the boiler room. He followed her down the steps and began searching with his flashlight. The sun was due to set in 25 minutes. He jumped when he heard a cat.
oh oh
He watched as the cat run after Buffy. He followed it and scared it off. He looked around for Buffy but couldn't find her.
She must be hiding.
Oz shook his head and started to search every where
Having rescued Xander from Joyce, Cordelia and Xander ran up to Buffy's room.
"Good. The mob still hasn't found us. We should be safer up here." Xander sighed
"Depends on what you're running from."
Cordelia and Xander jumped as Angel stepped out from the shadows.
"Would you not do that?" Xander cried
"Sorry. What are you trying to be safe from?"
"A mob of girls."
Angel smiled.
"I remember a mob of girls came after this guy once. About 1824. Darla and Dru were there. Aparently he put a love spell on a few of them and the whole town was infected."
Xander stared at him and gulped. Cordelia turned to him and raised an eyebrow.
"Ring any bells Cupid?"
Angel turned to Xander who gave a small laugh and jumped over to the opposite side of the bed.
"What have you done Xander? If Buffy is hurt I'll…"
"She's not hurt." Angel sighed in relief. "Not exactly." Xander mumbled.
Angels head whipped up and his eyes started to glow yellow.
"What do you mean 'Not exactly'? What's happened to her."
"She's not injured. But can vamps get sick from kissing a rat?"
"A RAT!"
"Amy turned her into a rat."
"Where is she?"
"Amy's at the school."
"WHERE'S BUFFY?"
"She's at the school to. Oz is looking for her. Sorry."
Angel grabbed Xander and Pushed him out the window.
"Xander!" Cordelia yelled after them
"Cordy, help!"
Angel pushed Xander off the roof and onto the ground
"Perfect. I have a rat for a girlfriend. I could KILL you."
Just then Angel was thrown against a tree. Xander looked up to see Dru smiling at him.
"Don't fret, kitten. Mummy's here."
"Get off him Dru."
She turned and growled at him. Angel stood his ground and growled back
"If you harm one hair on this boy's head..."
"You've gotta be kidding. Him? I mean, Don't touch him."
"Just because I finally found a real man..."
"I guess I really did drive you crazy."
As he said this, the mob came up behind him
"There he is! Get them!"
"He's mine! Get off!"
Angel stepped out of the way as the mob rushed at Xander. They all tried to get at him at the same time. Eventually Willow stood over him.
"All you had to do was love me!"
"No!"
Cordelia grabbed the ax and shoved Willow off him
"Get out of the way! Move it! Get off him!"
They get up and run to the house. Cordelia managed to slam the door just as the mob hit it. Xander and Cordelia ran through the house as Drucilla ripped the door off 2 girls rush in ahead of her. Angel watched as Dru tried to follow.
She should know she can't get in.
Just as Angel thought this the vamp shield stopped Dru from entering.
"Ahh! Sorry, Dru." She turned around to face him, "I guess you're not invited."
Dru sneered and ran away. Angel smiled then took off down the road to toward the school. When he got there he stopped and sniffed the air. He stopped and shook his head as he realized her scent was everywhere.
Duh Angel. She goes to school here.
Angel turned at the sound of a voice just down the hall.
"Here, Buffy."
Angel ran toward the voice. Coming to the basement he stopped and went through the door. He ran over to Oz.
"Oz."
"Hey man."
"Have you found Buffy?"
"Yeah she's in here somewhere. Do you know what happened?"
"Yes. I've already spoken to Xander."
"Ahh."
With that Oz turned around and continued to look. Angel scanned the floor, his vamp sight making up for the lack of light.
In a science lab Amy began her spell with Giles watching over her
"Goddess of creatures great and small, I conjure thee to withdraw. Hecate, I hereby license thee to depart."
Angel and Oz spun around as a bright light appeard from behind a crate. They both shield'd their eyes from the light. After a few seconds the light disappeard.
"Buffy?" Oz called out.
Buffy's head poked out from behind the crates.
"Um... Diana, goddess of love, be gone. Hear no more thy siren's song."
Giles finished the spell by dropping Cordelia's pendant into the beaker
Buffy stood up and Oz pointed his flashlight at her. Looking down Buffy realized how many clothes she wasn't wearing. Oz quickly turned the flashlight off and turned to Angel.
"Sorry."
Angel just patted him on the shoulder and continued to watch Buffy. Oz gave a little smile. Buffy turned a slight shade of pink and smiled at Angel.
"Hi, Oz!"
"Hi."
"I seem to be having a slight case of nudity here."
"But you're not a rat. So call it an upside."
"I'm definantly not complaining." Angel muttered
"You think maybe you could get me some clothing?"
"Yes, I can. Just, uh... don't go anywhere."
He turned around and practically ran out of the basement.
"Really not an issue."
Angel smiled and walked over to her.
"Rough day?"
"You know what I hate the most?" She asked him.
Angel raised an eyebrow and gave her his duster.
"Thanks. I hate cats."
Angel chuckled and took her hand as they went out of the basement.
Ch. 8
The next day at School Buffy found Xander wandering around her locker. She walked up to him and smiled. Relieved, Xander smiled back. The walked in silence till they got outside. Suddenly Buffy smiled at him
"Scavenger hunt."
"Your mom seemed to buy it."
"So she says. I think she's just so wigged at hitting on one of my friends that she's repressing. She's getting pretty good at that. I should probably start worrying."
"Well, I'm back to being incredibly unpopular."
"It's better than everyone trying to ax-murder you, right?"
"Mostly, but, uh... Willow won't even talk to me."
"Any particular reason she should?"
"How much groveling are we talking here?"
"Oh, a month, at least."
Buffy stoped and looked at him
"Xander, come on, I mean... this is worse for her than anyone. She loved you before you invoked the great Roofie spirit. The rest of us..."
"You remember, huh?"
"Oh, yeah. I remember coming on to you, I remember begging you to undress me... And then a sudden need for cheese. I also remember that you didn't."
"Need cheese?"
"Undress me. It meant a lot to me what you said."
"C'mon, Buffy, I couldn't take advantage of you like that. Okay, for a minute, it was touch and go there..."
"You came through. There might just be hope for you yet."
"Not if I see Angel in the near future."
"Yeah he told me. He also said that if you try it again you're in big trouble. I think he forgives you though."
"Well, tell that to Cordelia."
"You're on your own there."
She walked off leaving Xander on his own so that she could go and find Willow. On her way to the library a boy ran up to her.
"Hey guess what?"
"What?" Buffy replied
"Harris and Cordy are back together." He replied before running up to the next person he saw.
Buffy smiled and walked into the library.
The End...Or is it?
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Michebabyblue: You'll be pleased to know that i had finished writting up to Passions before i even posted 'suprise' and i am almost finished killed by death. there are a few eppy's i am looking forward to as well. i can honestly tell you that 'passions' has been my favorite to write so far :)
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Emily: I do know a little, like not fluent or anything, enough to get by...and i am taking lessons. i had a thing for Angelus also. i dont like how a few things were done ova the course of the 7 seasons with the BA ship, that shall change...hopefully :)
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