So Close
I keep forgetting to do this so I'm going to do it right here in this chapter. The names of the songs I used in past chapters, and the singers, are 1st chapter-Kissing in cars by Pierce the veil, 2nd chapter-Vegas skies by The Cab, 3rd chapter- Mr. Brightside by The Killers, 4th chapter- Wonderwall by Oasis, 5th chapter- I can't believe it by T-Pain I think, 6th chapter- Rooftop by Melissa McClelland, 7th chapter- Sunday morning by Maroon Five, And for this chapter, So Close by Jennette McCurdy!
All the credit goes to these awesome artists!
Summers' kitchen (8:00 A.M.)
Kennedy walked into the Summers' kitchen and made her way over to the fridge, where she grabbed a carton of orange juice, shut the fridge, and got a glass from the cabinet. She poured the juice about halfway into the glass then stopped and squeezed the lid back on the carton and put it back in the fridge. She sat on one of the stools next to the island and pondered her situation.
Kennedy had never really been one for liking to meet new people; it just didn't stick with her, and now, she was in the house of four strangers who she felt she could tell anything to. She looked up to see Jay walk in through the hallway.
"Hey," Kennedy said happily.
"Hey," He replied grumpily. From knowing Jay a long time, she was fully aware that he was definitely not a morning person, but she still felt compelled to push his buttons.
"Did you sleep well, Mr. Sleepy-head?" The girl said cheerfully.
"Shut up," He replied, scratching his head and lazily making his slow tread to the island, where he sat across from Kennedy. "You know full well I'm not a morning person."
"That's true." Kennedy admitted, "But that doesn't mean I can't mess with you."
He only grunted.
Just keep tuggin', pushin', pullin', on my little heartstrings
Got me all tied up in knots
Anytime I see your face
Oh it brings out
It brings out the girl in me
Both their eyes simultaneously moved to the stairs as they heard a creaking noise. Willow appeared seconds later, hair in every direction, eyes sleepy and stumbling slightly as she tried to shake the sleep from her body. Kennedy however thought she looked very cute.
"Looks like you're not the only Sleepy-head here," Kenn said to Jay while smirking at Willow.
Willow blushed but continued walking, until she came to the counter where she leaned back on her elbows to better observe the room, and the people in it.
"How do you manage to not look tired then?" Willow questioned.
Kennedy shrugged, "I don't know, just get enough sleep I guess."
Willow was about to respond, when somebody jogged down the stairs and stopped in front of the fridge. Buffy turned, with the carton of orange juice Kennedy had used minutes before, and looked at the other occupants in the room.
"Hey guys, sleep well?"
"Yup," Kennedy answered
"Yeah," Willow said.
"Ugh," Was all they got from Jay.
"Don't worry about him," Kenn said pointing her thumb at Jay, "He hates mornings."
"Ah, Well that's ok, He's not the only one in this house," Buffy said, giving a pointed look at Willow, which the red-head missed seeing as she was to busy staring at brunette.
Don't know just how you did it
But ya got me real good
Hook, line, and sinker like I knew you could
But you don't even notice
Boy, I wish you would
Kennedy smirked, and that seemed to get Willow's attention," Huh, what?" She asked stupidly.
"Nothing will," Buffy assured while trying not to laugh
"So Kenn, I was thinking if you wanted to, we could train today in the basement. There's a bunch of equipment down there," Buffy said as she got a glass from the cabinet and poured herself some juice.
"Yeah sure, that sounds like fun!" Kennedy exclaimed excitedly.
"Awesome, I'll meet you down there in thirty minutes?" She asked, and when Kennedy nodded she strolled across the kitchen and made her way upstairs.
BASEMENT (8:35 A.M.)
Buffy was just finishing setting everything up when Kennedy came down, wearing shorts and a tank top. "Wow, it looks awesome in here!" Kenn said smiling brightly
"Thanks," Buffy replied, also grinning, "My watcher set it up for me." But she immediately stopped smiling when she realized what she had just said. "Oh my god, I am so sorry, I just... wasn't thinking," She spluttered.
"It's fine," halted Kennedy calmly, holding up her hand, to stop Buffy from saying anything more. "You don't have to not talk about your watcher just because of what happened to mine."
"Thanks," Buffy sighed gratefully. "So…. You wanna get started?" She asked cautiously.
"Yeah," Kenn said. Kenn went over to the mat and put her foot on it gingerly. "Want to spar first?"
"Sure why not," the blonde said. And moved toward the mat and stopped walking when she came to stand in front of Kennedy. "Start whenever you..." but she didn't get all of it out, because at that exact moment Kennedy charged!
Buffy, who wasn't expecting it, got bowled over but she rolled until she came back on her feet again. She landed a kick on Kennedy's legs, knocking her off balance, but she held onto the wall to catch herself, which didn't really work because the wall was slippery. (A/N I'm so bad aren't I (: ) She collapsed to the ground.
Buffy seized this opportunity to jump on her and land punches on Kennedy's body; only to find that she blocked most of them to a point where she was able to bring her knee up and kick Buffy off of her, to gain the advantage.
The potential slayer was just about to do a roundhouse kick, when the room was suddenly plunged into complete darkness. "What's going on?" Kenn asked cautiously.
"No clue," Buffy stated. She looked up at the ceiling, as if she were looking up at the kitchen above it to see who all was in there. She made her way quickly up the stairs, with Kennedy following her.
I can't help myself
I can't help but smile
Every time I see your face
And we've never met
I bet you don't know me name
Once they reached the first floor, they saw everybody, but Xander, gathered around the living room.
"Does anybody know what's going on?" Buffy questioned.
"It's not the fuse box," Xander announced as he came through the door.
"What's going on?" Dawn wandered out loud. There was an ominous BANG from outside, right next to the big window behind the couch. Everybody except Buffy and Kennedy jumped.
Suddenly the windows crashed in upon themselves and class shards flew in every direction, getting imbedded into flesh, and couch couches. Dawn hit the ground, with an almighty THUMP.
The door sprang open and was barely left on its hinges. In the light from the streetlamp, five figures were distinctly seen. They were all hooded, but just barely noticeable was the fact that they were eyeless.
Kennedy shivered and turned pale.
And there you have it!! Sorry if it was kind of short, but I'm getting ready for school to start Monday, and I don't necessarily have that much time on my hands to sit down and write a lengthy chapter. But I hope the people that have been waiting for the next chapter like what I wrote! I will try to update as frequently as I can, but I have no clue when that will be. Please read and review! (: it gives me confidence.
