As the drive towards the Charity event Willow glances over at Buffy who was slipping the karambit knives she had into the holder on her thighs, before lowering her dress back down covering up the concealed weapons easily.
"Anything from Felicity?" Willow asks hesitantly as she notices Buffy check her phone again, that must have been the fifth time already tonight.
Buffy shakes her head "She's freaked. Which I get...but..." Buffy takes a deep breath trying to think of what to say "She's my family and I'm kind of short on those at the moment...I don't want her to hate me."
Willow smiles sadly before an idea comes to her "She's smart. She's just adjusting...learning about the supernatural...it's a lot for one girl to take." She takes a deep breath before glancing back at Buffy for a moment as she fixed her makeup.
"I look ridiculous." Buffy moans as she fixes her wavy hair, she felt uncomfortable, it had been so long since she had dressed up in anything other than jeans and t-shirts.
"You look stunning." Willow tells her with a laugh before focusing on the road before her "You know if Felicity decides to keep her distance, it might be an idea to involve Dig and Oliver...on a more permanent base."
"No." Buffy says instantly, she couldn't involve them, she had already spent so long arguing in her own head over involving Felicity, she could protect Felicity but Oliver and Diggle they would want to help, to go into the field to fight these monsters side by side with her...she couldn't do that...she couldn't lead anymore people to their deaths.
"Buffy..." Willow says softly, still not quite getting it "Why won't you let them help?"
"I can't." Buffy breaths before glancing over at Willow "Will, you and Xander have known about this world for years and how many times have your lives been put in danger? I can't involve Oliver and Diggle, because these people are only going after you and Xander because of me...Liz I can protect, I can keep her out of the field but with them I can't. Dig will want to protect me and Oliver won't listen to me. They are safer this way..."
Willow arches a brow for a moment as something occurs to her "You don't trust Oliver, do you?"
Buffy clenches her jaw slightly, honestly as much as she wished she could she hadn't trusted anyone other than a handful of people in years, and they idea of trusting a vigilante who was just as impulsive as her did not appeal to her "No. I trust three people in my life. You, Xander and Diggle. No one else. Trusting anyone else gets me killed."
Oliver now dressed smartly in a black and white tux glances around the charity event, keeping an eye out for the Dodger, but still there was nothing.
As he spots Diggle he quickly makes his way over to the bodyguard who had a worried look on his face "Police are here, too." He points out, this had not gone according to plan "Your bait's attracted them at least."
Oliver clenches his jaw slightly, this had not been what he was expecting and it could certainly screw things up for them "It's not exactly who I'm looking to catch.
Oliver glances around the room only to freeze at the sight before him, entering the room was Buffy and Willow.
Willow was on her phone most probably keeping an eye on their tracker but yet Oliver couldn't tear his gaze away from the blonde beside her.
Her long blonde hair had been pulled back and fell in small waves to her shoulders, she was wearing a golden dress that made her hair seem that much more golden and clearly she had spent some time covering up her scars with makeup because non of them were visible.
He lets out a small breath and tilts his head, he had only ever seen her in workout gear or her work uniform and yes she was a beautiful woman...he wasn't an idiot he had noticed it the first time they had met, but right now...she was breathtaking.
Diggle smiles at he spots his best friend only to frown when he spots Oliver staring at her like he was in some form of a trance. He taped Oliver on the shoulder before making his way past him and over to the girls.
Oliver quickly awakens from his trance and follows Dig, just as he approaches, Diggle gives Buffy a hug before allowing her to hook her arm with his as they all begin walking around the ballroom.
"How long did it take?" Diggle asks gesturing to her arms, knowing she would have spent so long covering up the scars.
Buffy groans at the memory "Long." She tells him as she adjusts her clutch in her palm before tapping his chest and grinning "Look at you dashing like and all."
Willow smiles before turning to Oliver "I've got a good signal on the GPS I put in your family's broach. I can track it on my phone."
Buffy arches a brow "Is that what you were doing, the whole time I was stuck in security?"
Oliver arches a brow "Why were you stuck in security?" His eyes widen for a brief moment "Tell me you did not sneak weapons in." He hisses quietly.
Buffy rolls her eyes "Only two." She mumbles under her breath "They're little and they totally go with my outfit."
Oliver lets out a stunned breath while Willow merely nods in agreement with the blonde "It really ties the whole piece together."
Oliver groans slightly and glances at Diggle who raises his hands "I'm not involving myself."
Buffy chuckles slightly before glancing over at Oliver "So what's plan B?"
Oliver arches a brow for a moment in confusion "Plan B."
"Yeah...you know that plan that we use when the plan A fails and the Dodger goes zipidydoda with your family jewels."
When Willow, Oliver and Diggle all pause in their steps and stare at Buffy she frowns in confusion before finally she realises what she had in fact said "Oh...bad...bad phrasing."
Oliver couldn't help but let out a breath of amusement "Do you have a Plan B?"
"Yeah." She tells him "I don't think you'll like it. Actually...you really won't like it."
Oliver groans slightly before glancing at the three of them "Lets make sure Plan A works then. Keep your eyes open."
Buffy nods "Oh Captain my Captain." She says sarcastically before grabbing Dig's arm and pulling him "Come twirl me around the dance floor."
Dig's eyes widen in panic "Buff, no."
"Silence." She orders before giggling "It's called blending Dig. Get with the program. You're mechanical."
As Diggle grumbles under his breath Oliver couldn't help but smile "Is she always like?" he asks Willow who was still stood in her emerald green cocktail dress staring at her phone.
Willow smiles slightly "She used to be. He tends to bring out that side of her."
Oliver smiles slightly and glances over at Diggle who was now dancing with Buffy before shaking his head in amusement, Dig really would do anything for that girl.
"Hey..." Willow says drawing his attention "isn't that..."
Oliver frowns and turns his head towards the directions she was gesturing to only to pause as he spots McKenna standing there looking beautiful in her gown.
He clenches his jaw slightly the way their date had ended now digging at him and making this room feel at lot smaller than it was "I would rather take my chances with a deadly jewel thief." Oliver tells her before walking away from her.
Willow shakes her head in amusement before turning her head back down to her phone, her eyes widen, the broach was moving.
"Stop grumbling." Buffy tells Dig as they waltz across the floor, when he merely glares at her she couldn't help but smile at him he always hated dancing.
"Alright Mr. Grinch come on out with it." She says with a worried frown as hooks her arm's around his neck "John." She says softly drawing his attention. "NO changing the subject this time."
John sighs, he should have expected she would do this "Buffy, I don't think now is..."
"Sh." She tells him before smiling at him "You didn't screw up your chance." She tells him softly causing him to frown in confusion.
He arches a brow, she had done something, she had that look on her face she got when she had done something that she wasn't sure he would approve of.
"What did you do?" He asks her.
Buffy shrugs slightly before allowing him to twirl her out before bringing her back "She understands." Buffy tells him softly "It's hard for her too you know."
Diggle's eyes widen at that as it all clicks, she had spoken to Carly about this.
Sensing he was going to say something, most probably to have a go at her for going behind his back and talking to Carly, Buffy quickly continues "She has the ghost too, you know. Everything you're feeling about why it's wrong...she feels too. But I knew Andy too Dig. He wouldn't want Carly to love a ghost for the rest of her life...he would have wanted her to find someone...someone like you. You just need to stop letting that guilty part of your head take over because then you begin to babble. And babble just leads to bad."
Diggle smiles at her slightly, sometimes she was the smartest person he had ever met, he twirls her again before dipping her causing her to giggle.
As he pulls her back her she smiles for a moment before something catches her attention...or more accurately the lack of something in the room. The lack of a specific person. Willow.
Buffy was extremely close to panicking at this rate, they had searched the whole building and there was no sign of her.
As her and Dig walk over to Oliver Buffy runs a worried hand through her hair "What are we gonna do?" She stutters in a panic "Where could she be? She—she knows not to wonder off- especially when bombs are involved—what if—"
"Buffy breathe." Diggle tells her trying to stop her babble panic "I will go check out front and see of the security guards have seen her."
Oliver turns to Buffy and places a hesitant hand on her shoulder "We'll find her."
Buffy groans slightly, this couldn't be happening, she shouldn't have left her side, if anything happened to Willow it would be her fault "The bait. She would have stayed close."
Oliver nods "Okay, let's start their." He says as he places a hand on the small of her back and the two of them move to head towards the cases where all the donations were being kept only to freeze as Willow walks towards them, with a metal object wrapped around her neck which was flashing red.
"I think we have a problem."
"Get away from me." Willow tells Buffy as she backs into the corner of the quiet room they had all come into to get away from the crowd.
"Will." Buffy tries but Willow continues to back away.
"Buffy no." Willow tells her, "If this thing blows."
Buffy shakes her head and walks over to her best friend taking her hand "That's not gonna happen."
The blonde takes a shaky breath, she was terrified on the inside, her best friend's life was at risk, which, was exactly what she had not wanted to happen "Dig." Buffy breaths as she turns to him.
Dig nods and starts pouring out the contents of her clutch where she had stored a few things just in case.
Willow turns to Buffy, she didn't want them anywhere near her when this thing went off "Buffy...the Dodger said if I call the police he—I'm gonna lose my head aren't I? I always thought I'd get burnt at the stake...not have my head go splat!"
Buffy runs a hand through her hair before turning to her best friend, she takes her phone and turns to Oliver "He's on the move."
Oliver nods and turns to the scared Willow, despite all she had seen this was different, much much different because this wasn't a demon...this was a man...a human man threatening to blow up her head.
"If I find him, I can get him to disarm it." Oliver tells the young redhead "Talk me in."
"Us." Buffy interjects "I'm going with you." She tells him.
Oliver's eyes widen, she couldn't be serious "Buffy, no..."
Buffy shakes her head, there wasn't a choice in this, this man was threatening her best friend "She is my sister Oliver."
"NO." Oliver hisses again, this wasn't a discussion, she was not going with him, no way in hell.
"Buffy." Willow whispers softly "Don't kill him."
Buffy sighs knowing what Willow meant, she didn't want her to kill the Dodger. Instead of agreeing she squeezes Willow's hand "You're gonna be okay. I promise you."
Buffy glances at Diggle once who nods at her, letting her know he had this, she takes a deep breath before running past Oliver.
"Buffy!" Oliver hisses as he runs after her.
"You can't be out here!" Oliver hisses as he finally after extreme amounts of energy catches up with Buffy, seriously how did one small girl move so fast and in those shoes?
Buffy glares over at him for a moment "It's Willow." She merely says, stressing the importance of this.
Oliver groans before reaching for his comms, he knew there was no point arguing with her, she wasn't going to stop till Willow was safe, at least she could handle herself in a fight.
"Talk to me, Willow."
"Heading towards Adams and O'Neal's. At the clip he's going he's got to be in a vehicle."
Buffy pauses for a moment and glances at Oliver, they wouldn't catch this guy on foot. Buffy groans slightly before spotting a motorcycle nearby, she walks over to the guy, he was about 6.5 and completely towered over her but she didn't care, she merely glared up at him "Need your bike."
The man chuckles "You kidding sweet thing."
"Aw I'm more soar then sweet." She says with a grin before kneeing him in the groin causing him to gdop onto his knees, she then spins her legs around hitting him in the head sending him crashing face first to the ground unconscious.
"That's one way to do it." Oliver mutters as he climbs onto the bike and Buffy climbs on behind him wrapping her arms around his waist.
As the drive through the streets Buffy sighs "Told you you wouldn't like it."|
"Like what!" Oliver yells over the engine of the bike.
"Plan B!"
Oliver's eyes widen "This was your plan B!"
"Well..." Buffy pauses maybe not the best idea to chase down a thief without her mask but she hadn't put a lot of thought into the plan "It was only 40% finished."
"40%?!"
"Guys!" Willow yells suddenly drawing both of their attentions.
"Sorry." Buffy mumbles before standing slightly on the bike to get a better look around as Oliver continued to speed them through the streets "We're mobile. Willow?"
"Buffy this is gonna be the first and only time you've ever been grateful for traffic cameras."
Buffy rolls her eyes, she did not speed that much...she pauses remembering the amount of speeding tickets she got her first year after she got her license...okay maybe everyone did have a point regarding her driving.
"He's one block from your position, guys. If you cut through Harris Plaza you'll end up right behind him."
"Hold on!" Oliver tells Buffy as the bike makes a violent turn towards the Plaza, Buffy wraps her arms around Oliver's waist as the bike flies over the stairs before speeding back into the road.
"Where is he Will?" Buffy asks as she sits up glancing around at the cars, she couldn't get a good look with this stupid helmet on though.
"Got him. Grey Sedan driving north at the light ahead of you."
Buffy quickly glances around and instantly she spots it "There go!"
Oliver speeds forward and as they take a hard right they finally catch up with the Dodger's car.
Buffy frowns as Oliver has to move the bike violently again, the Dodger was going to try and force them off the road.
Glancing around at the empty street Buffy hesitates for a brief second before beginning to stand on the seat.
"What the hell are you doing?!" Oliver hisses as he notices her beginning to stand, was she nuts?
"Just get me close." She tells him as she keeps her hands on his shoulder's for balance.
Oliver groans slightly, this woman was nuts but it wasn't like he could stop her, she wasn't going to listen "Buffy—" He starts only to be cut off as she leaps off the bike and lands on the roof of the Dodger's car.
"Dammit!" Oliver exclaims he tries to get in close again but the Dodger forces him off the road "Crap!" He mutters, he needed to help her.
As the motorcycle disappears from view Buffy tries with all her strength to keep a hold of the roof of the car but she was slipping and sliding all over the place.
"Buffy what the hell are you doing!" Willow hisses through the comms, the worry evident in her voice.
"Yell later!" Buffy tells her before punching her hand through the metal of the roof so that she would have a more solid grip.
Buffy grunts as the car takes a violent turn, he was trying to get her off the roof, that was clear.
She grunts again as her body goes swinging to the side, she almost falls off the car completely but as her body slides from the roof she managed to keep a hold of the roof so her body was hanging on the side of the car just by the driver's window.
She glances through the window and spots the Dodger glaring at her, she glares right back before punching her free hand though the glass "Mind if I drive?" She asks before yanking on the wheel causing the car to hit the side of a concrete pillar.
She quickly lets herself drop to the ground just as the car goes skidding across the road before flipping over.
Buffy groans in pain as her body rolls against the concrete ground, when she finally stops rolling she hisses in pain before pulling herself up, she glances down to make sure the wound on her leg hadn't re-opened and too her relief it hadn't but her dress had ripped.
"Oh...that's gonna cost ya." She hisses as she stands and makes her way to the half turned car where Dodger was now climbing out.
"Don't do anything stupid." He warns her "I had the foresight to collar up a particularly inquisitive red-head. I assume she's a friend of yours. Touch one hair on my head and she loses hers."
Buffy groans slightly as she spots the device in his hands, the one that could kill Willow with just the stroke of a button "You've got quite the choice to make, don't you?"
Buffy smirks slightly before reaching for the blade on her left thigh and tossing it at him with perfect accuracy "You see, there's a benefit to my day job. I know where to cut to make you completely useless."
The Dodger's eyes widen and as she approaches he moves to hit the button only for his eyes to widen in panic as he realises that he can't move his fingers.
Buffy walks over and takes the device from his hands "Surprise." She says with a smirk before punching him in the face sending him sprawling to the floor.
Willow and Diggle both stare at the screen in front of them as they watch Buffy send the Dodger sprawling, Oliver was still weaving though traffic and hadn't caught up with them yet.
Willow takes a deep breath for a moment before finally the bomb around her neck releases allowing her to take a breath of relief as she strokes her now free neck "Oh Thank God."
She smiles slightly only to freeze as she realises that Buffy was now approaching the Dodger with her blade "Oh No. Buffy."
"Why are you doing this?" The Dodger grunts out as Buffy kicks him sending him skidding across the floor once again. She was too far gone now, too far gone in worry and anger, he had almost killed Willow and he had killed others.
Buffy tilts her head and grabs him by the neck before raising him off the ground, when he attempts to hit her with a taser she grasps his wrist and squeezes causing him to cry out in agony.
"You threatened her." Buffy hisses angrily as in front of her was no longer the Dodger but a different figure, a form from her past, the person who had taken someone she loved.
She grasps his head in her hands intent on snapping his neck however suddenly the motorbike pulls up next to her.
Oliver after listening to Willow's panicked voice pulls over and quickly leaps off the bike, his eyes widen as he spots Buffy with her hands wrapped around the Dodger's head, she was going to kill him.
"Hey!" He calls drawing Buffy's attention, despite the fact that he had been very prepared to kill the man himself for some reason he knew that Buffy shouldn't do it. There was already a darkness surrounding her, one she was fighting everyday, much like himself. But out of the two of them she had the best chance of stepping back into the light.
"You don't wanna do this." He tells her trying to calm her.
Buffy groans slightly before glancing over at Oliver, she had to do this, this man had killed so many people and had threatened her best friend "You would do the same."
"You're not me." He argues as he steps towards her hesitantly "I know that you feel like you need to kill him...I have that urge but...fight it."
Buffy growls slightly "I can't." She grunts out as she tightens her hold on the Dodger.
"He doesn't deserve to live." Oliver admits "He tried to hurt her I know but...how long has it been since you've taken a human life?"
Buffy's eyes widen and she glances over at Oliver, she raises the cover of the helmet and stares at him, how could he know this.
She takes a shaky breath "Not since..."
Oliver steps forward and grabs the taser from the floor hitting the Dodger with it and as he collapses on the ground unconscious he turns back to Buffy seeing the exact same look in her eyes that he saw everyday in his own "Sometimes...there is another way."
He places a hand on her shoulder causing her to lower her hands and she glances away from the unconscious man "That's what Willow always says right...there is another way."
Buffy takes a shaky breath, there was too much going on through her head, too much anger and fear, too much worry, she had lost control again, lost control over the very emotions she had been burying for so long. Finally she takes a long breathe before looking up at Oliver just as the sirens of the police fill the area "We need to get out of here."
Five Years Ago – Boston
Buffy runs across the tops of the building as quickly as she can, leaping across one after the other. As she leaps onto the next roof she glances down at her watch, she was running late.
She groans slightly before leaping onto the final building she quickly slides down the drainpipe to the alleyway below before tucking the reminder of her books into her bag and running into a nearby metal door.
She winces at the door makes a squeaking noise behind her, closing her eyes in annoyance she slowly closes the door behind her before moving quickly into the small backroom.
"Girl you're late." A small voice says from the corner of the room.
Buffy gasps slightly before glaring at the girl "Shut it Emma." She hisses only earning a laugh out of the other blonde.
Buffy sighs before shoving her stuff into her locker and quickly grabbing her apron wrapping it around her waist "The beast hasn't noticed yet has he?"
Emma chuckles "I've been in here 20 minutes so I doubt it. Last time I checked he was staring at the cute guy at the bar."
Buffy shakes her head in amusement "He really is a regular James Bond huh?" She jokes causing Emma to snicker slightly.
Buffy smiles before quickly grabbing her notepad and pulling up her hair into a ponytail "I better get out there before he gets bored of his toy boy."
She gives Emma a wave before clocking in, as she does she sighs, another day of waitressing, God how domestic had she become.
Starling City – Present Day
"What the hell were you thinking!" Oliver yells as him and Buffy stand in the foundry still wearing their clothes from the fundraiser.
Buffy merely stands there in silence allowing Oliver to continue to yell at her, she might as well let him get it out of his system.
"You were reckless! You could have been killed!"
As he finally stops, his breathing still heavy, Buffy takes a deep breath and instead of arguing back she surprises him "You're right."
Oliver frowns in confusion "Sorry, what?"
Buffy sighs, she wasn't going to say it again "I was reckless...and emotional. And you had to talk me off the edge. Oliver...I have no one left anyone expect for her, Xander and Dig. Most of my family is dead and the rest won't even speak to me anymore. I'm sorry that I lost it..."
Oliver raises his hand cutting her off "I understand." He tells her honestly because if it had been Thea or his mother with that collar on he would have acted the exact same. Maybe Diggle was right, that he and Buffy were more alike than he cared to admit.
Diggle takes a breath as he watches Carly for a moment, they had gone on a stroll together and he was still struggling to get the right words out.
"In war you act or you die." He tells her, this was the only way he could think to explain all the arguing opinions in his head "No time to think, no time to second guess yourself."
"Maybe that's your problem." Carly tells him as she takes a step closer to him "With me you're thinking, not feeling."
Diggle takes a breath "You're right." He tells her because she was, he had spent so long convincing himself that going after her was a bad idea that when he had finally given in he couldn't stop thinking and trying to talk himself out of it.
So instead of thinking he allows himself to feel, to do the thing that he had been wanting to do for years, stepping forward he leans down and kisses her.
"18." Buffy breaths as she continues to do pull ups in the living room, using the wooden pillars near the ceiling to pull herself off the ground.
As she goes in for another pull up there is a banging at the front door causing her to frown in confusion, she hadn't been expecting anyone.
Dropping down to the ground she takes a deep breath and stretches her arms, she was sweating and hot but it was a good distraction from life.
However she knew she had to get back to life so she opened the front door only to have the hurricane that was Felicity Smoke comes trampling into her home, walking right past her into the centre of the living room.
Buffy freezes for a brief moment before closing the door and turning to her cousin "Tell me this isn't going to turn into some house invasion film."
"What?" Felicity asks only to realise Buffy had been kidding "Funny." She mumbles before shaking her head and focusing "Okay now you listen. No interruptions."
"But—"
"No."
Buffy sighs, it was like being around Dawn all over again "Okay." She says as she raises her hands "You have the floor."
"Thank you." Felicity tells her before crossing her arms "We're family...and neither of us has a lot of that left. I don't think you're a freak...a little...different...and the whole...de—de—" Felicity stutters struggling to get over the word.
"Demon thing?" Buffy supplies only to earn a glare out of Felicity "Sorry." She mutters sheepishly.
"Okay so despite the fact that the whole demon aspect is totally insane and completely freaks me out...you're family. And Family sticks together." Felicity lets out a breath before stepping over to Buffy and hugging her "No matter what."
Buffy lets out a surprised breath, of all the things she had been expecting that wasn't it. Felicity had just accepted it...made it clear that no matter what she wasn't going anywhere. If Buffy showed her emotions freely she most probably would have cried with joy because she was inside. It felt nice to now be abandoned.
She smiles slightly, an honest to God true smile "And save's the world together it seems."
Felicity smiles, that was actually kind of cool, it would be like a Summers/Smoke tradition, saving the world together "So when do we start?"
Oliver takes a hesitant breath as he stands opposite the waiting McKenna, he had come to the police station because he did like her...and maybe he could try and open up more. After his talk with Buffy he had realised something, Buffy had been though a lot maybe more horrors then himself and she still found it in herself to care deeply for the people around her. To open up when she may not be comfortable doing it because it brought up bad memories. So maybe...he could try and do the same.
"When you asked me about the island, it-it reminded me of all the hard things and the hard choices I had to make that still stay with me." He says as he steps closer to McKenna who was watching him intently "Make me question who I can trust and even if I'm worthy of being with anyone."
McKenna tilts her head slightly as she examines him, he was so different it was insane, he really wasn't the same guy from five years ago. Slowly a small smile covers her lips and she tip toes up and kisses him.
Five Years Ago – Boston
Buffy quickly exits her final class and glances at her watch, she had a few hours to kill before she had to patrol and right now all she really wanted to do was sleep.
Grabbing her stuff she makes her way outside and steps out of the doors of the main campus. Taking in a breath of the fresh air she smiles slightly, it had taken her a while to get used to the cold weather having grown up in California the move to Boston had been so drastically different. But it was a nice different.
She wraps a scarf around her neck and moves down the pathway heading towards the main gate however suddenly a hard body crashes into her causing her to stumble slightly.
"Geez speedy Gonzales, we in a rush there." She mutters as she turns to the guy who had crashed into her only to spot a tall rather attractive dark skinned man staring down at her "Are you Buffy Summers?"
Buffy arches brow for a moment "Depends. Did I put you in a hospital bed in high school."
The man frowns in confusion "I very much doubt that."
Buffy chuckles "Okay then Buffy Summers I am. Who the hell are you?"
"My Name is Gunn. Charles Gunn, I need your help."
Starling City - Present Day
Xander's eyes widen as he peeks from behind the car he had followed Moira in and spots China White, the woman who had shot at Buffy months ago, the woman who was in league with Wolfram and Hart and now apparently Moira as well. Xander let out a small breath, just how involved with all of this was Moira.
"Malcolm Merlyn." Xander hears Moira tell China "I want you to kill him for me."
Buffy takes another deep breath before adjusting her leather jacket, she was nervous, more than she thought she would be. Honestly she thought this was going to be a walk in the park. Apparently not.
She glances down at her outfit, the blue jeans and the black vest before pouting "I just need to go home and change." She tells Diggle who was stood beside her watching her in amusement.
"I have a better outfit at home...it's real nice...it'll be real quick." When she attempts to make a run for it Diggle grabs her arms and chuckles "Nice try." He then turns her back towards the door and shoves her forwards slightly "Alright come on."
Buffy groans slightly before nodding, she could do this, she could do this...she pauses for a moment and allows the panic to settle back in, she couldn't do this, what had she been thinking. This had been a stupid idea.
"You know what...why don't we just go back to mine...please? Mine is good, bigger, more roomy, lots of space to think...and hide."
"Buffy." Diggle laughs before knocking on the door "You're gonna be fine. I'm here."
Buffy gulps slightly before nodding "Okay." She breaths just as the front door opens and standing there is Dean was a goofy smile on his face, Buffy frowns, smug bastard.
He steps forward intent on kissing her only to have Dig clear his throat and cross his arms making it clear that tonight there would be a few feet minimum distance.
"Come on in." Dean tells them both "We're having burgers. Sammy's barbecuing right now."
Dean throws a cautious look at Dig once more before leading the two of them into the house and onto the balcony where a very tall man about Buffy's age was standing by the grill. He looked like Dean but his hair was longer and in Buffy's opinion he was not a man-pretty as Dean but still pretty. What was with this family? How were they all so good looking?
Dean slaps his brother's back before taking Buffy's hand "Buffy, this is my brother Sam. Sam this is Buffy."
Sam turns to the blonde and smiles, she was pretty just like his brother had said and from the goofy look on Dean's face, she made him extremely happy "The badass medic...nice to meet you Buffy."
Buffy smiles "Nice to meet you to, the giant brother Sam."
Sam chuckles before turning to Diggle in confusion.
Buffy smiles and turns to Dean "You wanted me to meet your brother. Well...this is mine."