Once More with Déjà Vu: Chapter Four

Disclaimer: Other then the plot and Charm, is owned by Joss Whedon and the songs' respective singers and companies.

Glor: Ick! You know, when I posted the last chapter, it was a biology lab day at school. And we were dissecting a fetal pig and there was pig's blood on the floor and in the hallway! It was icky! (yet I still sent down to eat lunch... ;;) And all I could think was along the lines of: 'Spike drink's pig's blood... Eww...' But knowing it's not really pig's blood on the show makes me feel better...



Angel opened the back door of the Summers' household to find Cordelia at the island in the kitchen sipping at a cup of tea. She turned towards the vampire and gave him a warm smile as she patted a seat next to her.

"Hey Cordy..." Angel said, breaking the comfortable silence.

"How'd Buffy take it?" she asked as she took a sip at her tea.

"As well as you would think..."

"Well then, I'm happy you're not a dust pile," Cordy answered as she gave him a warm hug, "It'll be all right... Buffy'll get over it and she'll talk to you again"

"Yeah... That's not what I'm worried about," he said as Cordelia pulled out of the hug to look at Angel questioningly, "She... She's sleeping with Spike,"

"That's something I didn't expect..." Cordelia then added, "I guess the Scoobies don't know?"

"No, and I promised I wouldn't tell them... It's not place to interfere, but if Spike hurts her, he'll be dust faster then if he decided to get a sun tan,"

Cordelia smiled at Angel's threat towards Spike, "Knowing Buffy you might have to beat her to it..."



The stomping of feet down steps leading to the nerds' basement hideout could be heard. Andrew jumped the last few steps as he came speeding in.

"Dude! I just saw the best free porn ever!" Andrew said gleefully to Jonathan.

Jonathan's head perked up, "You were watching porn while you were supposed to be installing the cameras? You know, we had a deal! I'd install the cameras in Buffy's house, the Magic Box, and find out where the other Scoobies lived and I did that! But you, you go watch porno movies!" Jonathan ranted.

"What do you know? I did install the cameras! And I found out where the slayer works and installed two there!"

"Then why did you say you were watching porn?" Jonathan asked, confused.

Andrew's face lit up like a Christmas tree, "Well... I had stopped at the Doublemeat Palace to get some food and a soda so I wouldn't have to work on an empty stomach, and you know what I see in the alley behind the Palace?" Andrew didn't wait for Jonathan to answer, "Spike doin' the Slayer up against the wall!"

Jonathan started to cough, not expecting those turn of events, "Yeah, that was my reaction too... So I set up a camera in the alley and wait till they leave the DMP to install one inside... Then I go to Spike's crypt to install the cameras. When I get there, he's already drinking himself into a stupor so I install the camera but I can't leave so I waited a while and then the Slayer came in!

"But that's not before guitar music starts playin' out of no where! I almost gave away my hiding spot but then Spike and the Slayer started singing. It was some song I haven't heard but, man, does Spike have a sexy voice..." Andrew said as he started to daydream but noticed the look Jonathan was giving him a look, "Eh... Oh yeah! So then the Slayer says 'you love me' and he says 'what tipped you off, luv?'." Andrew tries to mimick Spike's British accent but he's not doing too well, "Then Spike tries to light a cigarette but the slayer knocks it out of his hands and straddles him then kisses him!

"Soon their throes of passion lead her to break off the kisses to say 'downstairs... now...' and they go down and I follow them and install the camera without being noticed! And you said I wasn't stealthy!" Andrew triumphantly.

Jonathan rolled his eyes, "Good work I guess... Warren said he'd install the cameras at the Bronze and start the search for a guy that'll marry Charm."



Warren sipped at his drink as watched the crowd dancing. He spotted Charm as she danced to the fast paced music. She had multiple dance parteners dancing with her as she gyrated to the music. Warren had set up the cameras and now was looking around for a guy who would marry a demon.

'Look what I'm reduce to...' Warren thought bitterly as his cell phone went off.

He flipped it open, "Warren,"

"Warren! It's Andrew! You'll never believe what I saw!" Andrew exclaimed on the phone.

"Hey! You said I could talk first, numbnuts!" Jonathan yelled as he fought for the phone.

"Jonathan! Stop it! My story's SO mush better then yours!"

"So? We need to tell Warren where the other Scoobies live so he can install the cameras!"

Warren shook his head as the two bickered on and it sounded like the were hitting each other, "Will you two stop!" Jonathan and Andrew stopped mid sissy hitting and were silent, "Good, now Jonathan, where do those other Scoobies live?"



Tara yawned as she shut the door behind her and crawled into bed with her clothes she'd been wearing today. Soon she drifted into a deep sleep. After she had drifted off, her dorm room door creaked open a bit to reveal Warren sneaking in. Once in, he shut the door behind him quietly and got to work to install the cameras.



An exhausted couple shut the door behind them of their apartment, "That was pointless," Anya stated as Xander collapsed onto the couch.

"Yeah... Deadboy just picked the perfect time to come around with his son..."

Anya sat on Xander's lap, "And he took all our orgasm time away..." she said as she stroked Xander's cheek as she began to sing, "The whispers in the morning Of lovers sleeping tight Are rolling like thunder now,"

Xander watched her sing as she sat in his lap, looking into his eyes, "As I look in your eyes I hold on to your body" Anya at the last lyric held on to him tight, "And feel each move you make Your voice is warm and tender A love that I could not forsake..."

Anya got up and Xander watched her in a trance, "'Cause I am your lady And you are my man" she pointed to herself then Xander when she sang this, "Whenever you reach for me I'll do all that I can"

"Lost is how I'm feeling lying in your arms When the world outside's too Much to take That all ends when I'm with you," Anya took his hand and brought him up to dance as she sang, "Even though there may be times It seems I'm far away Never wonder where I am 'Cause I am always by your side"

The two danced across the room and Xander looked at Anya in wonder and smiled as she continued to sing, "'Cause I am your lady And you are my man Whenever you reach for me I'll do all that I can"

They continued to sway, not noticing Warren coming in to install his cameras and Anya kept singing, "We're heading for something Somewhere I've never been Sometimes I am frightened But I'm ready to learn For the power of love..."

Warren grimaced at the love song being sung by the ex-demon so he did his work quicker and left unnoticed, closing the door behind him.

Anya still sang as she rested her head on Xander's chest and listen to his heart beat, "The sound of your heart beating Made it clear Suddenly the feeling that I can't go on Is light years away..."

"'Cause I am your lady And you are my man Whenever you reach for me I'll do all that I can..." she caressed his face again with a smile and looked into his eyes, "We're heading for something Somewhere I've never been Sometimes I am frightened But I'm ready to learn For the power of love..."

"The power of love The power of love Sometimes I am frightened But I'm ready to learn For the power of love The power of love..." the music began to fade out, "Cause I look into your eyes... The power of love The power of love..."

The song completely faded out and Xander and Anya looked at each other in awe, "It happened again..."

"It wasn't a duet like last time we burst out into song, atleast?" Xander said with a slight grin.

"Yes, you didn't have to sing which isn't fair!" Anya pouted.

Xander kissed her then picked her up and brought her into the bedroom, shutting the door behind him.



Rolling her shoulders, Charm left the Bronze around two in the morning and headed back for the geek's basement. She passed by a convenient store where a robber had been turned on by the sales clerk, which was abnormal in Sunnydale, the robbery that is.

The robber had his hands up in the air as the clerk had a gun pointed at him, "And I swear that I don't have a gun No I don't have a gun No I don't have a gun..." the robber sang as Charm passed by, not actually paying attention.

Charm went down street and made it to the basement. She saw the trio asleep on beanbags, 'Where do they expect me to sleep? Ungrateful things...' she thought as she muttered some words and a canopy bed formed in the middle of the room and her outfit changed into a blue silk pajama set. She grinned in satisfaction as she crawled into the bed to get a well-earned slumber.



Buffy snuggled into the body that lied next to her. She began to stir and opened her eyes to see Spike holding her as he slept, 'When did he get here?' she thought as she looked at his face, 'He looks so innocent when he sleeps...'

Spike's eyes open to see two green orbs staring at him, which looked away quickly. He smiles and strokes her hair, "Did you sleep well, pet?"

Buffy nodded as she climbed out of bed, "I have to get back... They'll wonder what happened..." she as she started to climb the stairs, "Uh... See you tonight?"

Spike raised an eyebrow, "For patrol!" Buffy elaborated, "Not anything else..."

"Whatever you say, Slayer," Spike says with a smirk on his face.

Buffy rolled her eyes and left his crypt.



Buffy climbed into her bedroom window, "So... Where were you young lady?" a voice said from Buffy's bed, which caused her to jump.

"Dawn!" Buffy yelled in a hushed whisper, "What are you doing in here? You should be in bed!"

"Hey, I asked first," Dawn said with a pout, "So, where were you?"

Buffy hesitated and turned away, "Go to your room, Dawn..."

Dawn glared, "Right... I don't matter, I get it," Dawn said spitefully as she slammed the door behind her, surprisingly not waking anyone.

Buffy sighed, 'I'll deal with her tomorrow...' Buffy thought as she collapsed onto her bed.



Music started to play in the teen's closed bedroom. The music had guitar chords then went back to how it was in the beginning and then Dawn began sing, "All that I did was walk over Start off by shaking your hands That's how it went I had a smile on my face and I sat up straight," she walked about the room looking at pictures of Buffy and the Scoobies.

She throws them aside angrily, "Oh, yeah, yeah I wanted to know you I wanted to show you" Dawn had walked over to her jewelry box opening the secret compartment.

"You don't know me Don't ignore me You don't want me there You just shut me out," she the slammed the jewelry box shut but not before taking out a necklace, "You don't know me Don't ignore me If you had your way You'd just shut me up Make me go away," Dawn slipped the necklace on around her neck and threw away the price tag.

Dawn danced to the music a bit not noticing her door creaking open, "No, I just don't understand why you won't talk to me It's hurts that I'm so unwanted for nothing..." at 'hurt' she put a hand over her heart like it was paining her, "Don't talk words against me I wanted to know you I wanted to show you!"

"You don't know me Don't ignore me You don't want me there You just shut me out You don't know me Don't ignore me If you had your way You'd just shut me up Make me go away!" Dawn was now singing on her bed acting as if it were a stage and a pair of tired eyes watched as another person gathered behind him.

"Make me go away I tried to belong" Dawn sang as she jumped off the bed, "It didn't seem wrong My head aches," on 'head aches' she grabbed her head in false pain, "It's been so long I'll write this song If that's what it takes,"

"You don't know me Don't ignore me You don't want me there You just shut me out You don't know me Don't ignore me If you had your way You'd just shut me up Make me go away..." Dawn sang as she swayed around the room, "You don't know me Don't ignore me You don't want me there You just shut me out You don't know me Don't ignore me If you had your way You'd just shut me up Make me go away..."

Dawn sat on her bed, twirling her necklace, "Make me go away Make me go away..." the music faded and then clapping came from the door.

Dawn jumped and fell off her bed. She looked up from the floor to see Lorne with Fred behind him, "Sorry, crumbcake, didn't mean to startle ya," Lorne said offering his hand to help the teen girl up.

Lorne pulled Dawn to her feet, "Quite the tune you just sang... Avril Lavigne, was it?" Lorne asked once he brought Dawn to her feet.

"Yah-huh..." she answered a bit nervously as she hid the necklace around her neck.

"Sweetcheeks, I already know... You shouldn't be stealing things," he said as Dawn gaped at him.

Fred then spoke up, "He can read people while they sing, see the future and things like that..."

"That's this spell is so great! Surrounded by singing!" Lorne exclaimed happily, "But that's not the point, point is you need to have a serious talk with big sis,"

Dawn made a 'Pfft' sound, "Like she even listens to me... Did you even hear the song?"

"Yeah, I did, it's what woke me and Fredikins up but Wes, Gunn, and Angel sleep like rocks! An apocalypse could come and pass and they'd not even stir! And Cordelia's starting to pick up on that habit too..."

"Lorne... You're getting off the subject..." Fred said trying to stop Lorne's digressing.

"Eh, I'm not good with this... Fred, would you mind?"

"Not at all, good night, Lorne"

"Good night..." Dawn muttered.

"Good night Fredikins, crumbcake..." Lorne answered then left the room.

Fred then turned to Dawn and sat next to her on the bed, "Do you mind if we have a talk? I know you don't know me too well but I have an unbiased opinion if you wanna talk..."

Dawn smiled, "I'd like that..."



Glor: Sorry that this chapter's a bit short but I REALLY wanted to post this tonight in memory of Wes... (sniff) I cried when he died... And I was SO pissed when Lorne killed Lindsey! Cowardly bastard! Grrrful... Atleast Connor lives! Everyone else is most likely dead... (sniff sniff) I will miss Angel: the Series but what are fanfics for? They're for fixing the idiot writers mistakes that's what! 'Not Fade Away' my ass! It was a fade away! (needs that punching bag she's been putting off) Okay, I think I'll start making sense... I need some songs that would work for Wes/Fred pairing... I'm pretty sure that's what I'm gonna do... Not trying to neglect Gunn but the last episode made me want to put Wes with Fred... By the way, the songs in this chapter were 'The Power of Love' by Celine Dion and 'Unwanted' by Avril Lavigne. Also, since I wanted to post this quick, it wasn't betaed so sorry for the horrible grammar and spelling. Please review! Bye-e!