Disclaimer: I own neither Buffy the Vampire Slayer or The Covenant. Each belongs to its respective genius, Joss Whedon and Renny Harlin. Too bad, I would have a lot of fun with those four incredibly gorgeous boys if they belonged to me... ;) They didn't have a script online for it, so all the lines, though copied from the movie, came from me watching and rewatching parts of the movie until I got them right! This idea came from watching The Covenant the other day as well as from amusewithaview's challenge at tthfanfic, "Matching the Covenant." I completely agree with him/her that these boys are so gorgeous that it's quite sad that there aren't many Buffy/Covenant fics out there!
Holy crap! When I woke up this morning I had THIRTY THREE emails only having to do with this story. Reviews, story alerts, and favorite story notifications. By the end of the day, I had gotten FIFTY THREE emails about it. That has never happened to me. EVER! For any of my fics! Thanks so much you guys!
The votes are in: 9 votes for Buffy/Caleb, and two for no Buffy/Caleb. I'm probably going to go with this pairing, but for you that don't particularly enjoy it, not to worry! My new found obsession with this movie (which I don't really understand because it was sort of awful... wait no... I do understand why I like it... coughCalebPogueReidandTylercough), I'll probably be writing enough crossover fics to pair her with all of them!
Thanks SO FREAKING MUCH to Iceflame55, Angelus242, Reese, cRiMsOnGoDdEsS01, Claddagh, Alianna15, the voice of, Miki-Snow Godess-Me, Panther73110, Krycek's Immortal Slayer, untouchable1400, and John cena punk princess for you AWESOME reviews and suggestions! I really appreciate them and take them all to heart, and I'm so glad that you're all loving this little story so much!
Last thing, I know that Buffy's a bit OOC, but I wrote her like that, believing that this is how she would act around people she's known for her entire life and is completely comfortable with. However, that might be wishful thinking because this is how I would WANT to act around the boys! Sorry if it's a tad annoying!
Anyways, enough with the jabbering, on with the story!
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Buffy woke up the next morning only to be blinded by the sunlight that was streaming in through the open curtains. Shifting away from the light, she found herself immobile and looked down to see that there was a strong pair of arms wrapped around her. Craning her neck to glance over her shoulder, she smiled when she saw Caleb curled up behind her, fast asleep and snoring slightly. Looking at the clock on the nightstand in front of her and seeing that the bright neon blue numbers read 10:30, she gently slipped out of Caleb's embrace and exited his room, padding across the hall to hers. Entering her room and walking into the bathroom, she shed her clothes, dropping them onto the floor on the way to the bathroom, and turned the water on in the tub, pouring in some peach-scented bubble bath when it was full. She a hair tie from the shelf above the sink and tied her long blond locks into a messy bun before stepping into the tub. Leaning her head back against the edge of the tub, she closed her eyes as the warm water soothed her muscles. About fifteen minutes later, she heard a knock at the door, making sure that she was covered by the bubbles before answering.
"Come in." Caleb peeked his head around the door, giving her a soft smile when he saw that she was in the tub.
"Hey. I'm going to make some breakfast. Want any?" Buffy nodded, realizing how hungry she was. She hadn't eaten since she got on the plane the previous night.
"Yeah, that'd be great. Thanks!"
"No problem." He gave her a smile before disappearing around the door, but a second later, he poked his head back into the bathroom. "Oh! I'm going to go run some errands after. Want to come?"
"Yeah, sure. Could be fun." He nodded and exited the room, closing the door softly behind him. Giving a contented sigh, Buffy quickly washed her body and hair before getting out and draining the tub, wrapping herself in a fluffy white towel. Wandering back into her room, she put on a flowing black skirt and short white tank top, letting the skirt ride low on her hips so that an inch or so of flat, tanned skin showed between the tank top and skirt. Walking back into the bathroom and quickly drying her hair with a hairdryer she found in the cabinet under the sink, she gathered up her wallet, phone, and a stake, dumping them in a small purse before putting on a pair of white flip flops and heading down to the kitchen. Walking into the elegantly decorated room, she smiled as she saw Caleb with his back to her, cooking something on the stove. "Hey."
"Oh, hey. Good bath?" Buffy smiled, dropping her purse onto the counter before walking over to him, wondering what he was making.
"Yep. Very relaxing." He was making pancakes, and Buffy let out a small laugh. "I don't remember you being such a good cook! Pancakes, eggs, bacon. Geez, kid, you've been watching too much Food Network!" He gave her a laugh, Buffy letting out a grin at the way his eyes lit up, and he grabbed two plates, loading them up with food. Gesturing in the direction of the ornately carved table in the middle of the room, he picked up the two plates, following Buffy over to the table. "Mmmm... yum," Buffy moaned, closing her eyes as she popped a piece of bacon into her mouth. It only took her a few minutes to devour the entire plate, Caleb laughing at and making fun of her the entire time. "Oh hush you! You should take it as a compliment!" She balled up her napkin and tossed it at him, laughing at his scandalized look.
"Oh, you're going to pay for that!" He growled playfully and lunged at her, tackling her off of her chair and onto the smooth, tiled floor. Buffy let out a squeal as he pinned her down and started tickling her but didn't throw him off. Even though both knew that she could have him pinned to the ground on his back in half a second, neither wanted her to. However, a few seconds later, the Slayer in her overpowered the girl, and she kicked him off of her, sending him skidding across the tile. Scrambling to her feet and making a run for it, laughing all the while, she smacked straight into an invisible barrier and bounced back, right into Caleb's arms. Her momentum sent them both crashing to the floor in a tangle of limbs, laughing and panting from the exertion.
"Hey! No fair!" Buffy managed through giggles, and took the hand up he was offering her. "I can't just think stuff and make it happen!" He pulled her to her feet, and Buffy wandered around the room, trying to find her lost flip flop. Finally finding it on the other side of the room, she slipped it on, looking at the clock on the oven and seeing that it was already noon. "We should get going, it's getting kinda late."
"Yeah, alright." Buffy grabbed her purse and followed Caleb outside, grabbing the morning paper off the front step and getting into his silver Mustang convertible after he held the door open for her. Buffy leaned her head back against the headrest as he got into the drivers seat and started the car, backing out of the long gravel driveway and onto the road leading away from the mansion.
"Oh shit," Buffy muttered as she opened the newspaper, taking in the headline.
"What?" Caleb asked, turning away from the road and toward Buffy, wondering what was wrong.
"This kid," she pointed to the picture, "ODd at the party at the Dells last night."
"He what? How-..." He was cut off as his phone rang, and watching as he took it out and opened it, Buffy saw that it was Pogue. "Hey man, something's happened." Buffy stared out the window, not really paying attention to their conversation. "Someone used last night. It was something big. It had to have been Reid." There was a pause while, Buffy assumed, Pogue asked how he knew it was Reid. "It's always him. I've never felt it when one of us has used the power before. Have you?"Another pause. "Even Buffy felt it." He looked over at her, giving her a small smile which she easily returned. "Yeah it must be her Slayer thing." Buffy once again looked out the window, watching as the trees on the side of the road streaked past her window. "I don't know, maybe. I'm telling you, it was strong enough to wake me out of a dead sleep." She leaned her head back against the headrest, closing her eyes. "I'm telling you, just – JEEZ!" Buffy turned toward him in alarm as the car swerved, gasping when she saw the dead kid they had just been talking about in the back seat with his head leaned forward into the front seat so that he was eye-level with her. It continued to stare at Caleb for another few seconds before disappearing. But they weren't out of the woods yet. Catching her breath and glancing back at the road, her eyes widened in shock and terror: Caleb had driven into the opposite lane and was headed straight for a huge log-carrying truck.
"Caleb!" He slammed his foot down on the break, flinging his cell phone toward her in the process, his hands gripping the steering wheel so tight that his knuckles turned white. Buffy quickly unbuckled her seatbelt and launched herself into Caleb's lap, holding his head to her chest and tucking her chin, wanting to protect him as much as she could, even though she knew that there wasn't much she could do for him if they were hit by a semi. Closing her eyes and bracing herself for an impact that never came, she opened her eyes and watched in awe as the car broke apart as it was about to slam into the truck and reassembled itself once it cleared, skidding to a stop on the side of the road. Letting out the breath she had been holding and thanking the Powers that Be for Caleb's power, she looked through the rear window, watching as the semi continued down the road, a few of the logs on the back tumbling off of the bed and onto the road.
"Caleb?" Buffy heard Pogue screaming through the phone, and she took a second to recover before bending down and finding it under the seat. "Come on Caleb, pick up! Pick up the phone man! Caleb, what's going on?" Sitting back up, she glanced toward Caleb, who was clearly shaken up by what had just happened. He had his head flung back against the headrest and was taking deep breaths, periodically glancing to the side at the place the spirit thing had appeared.
"Pogue?" she answered. "Something happened."
"What happened?" She could hear the worry in his voice. "Are you alright? I heard a crash. What-...?
"We're fine," Buffy interrupted gently, cutting him off before he could get himself all worked up. "This thing..."
"Darkling. It was a dar-..." Caleb called, having somewhat recovered, but before he could continue, Buffy held the phone up to his ear. "...-kling... oh, thanks." His voice returned to its normal volume, but she could still hear the shock behind it. "We just saw a darkling. It was in the form of that dead kid they found at the Dells." There was a pause as Pogue said something, and Buffy made to get off of Caleb's lap, but he tightened his grip around her waist with his free hand, holding her in place. "I have no idea. something is wrong. I can feel it." Another short pause and then, "definitely." He closed the phone and dropped it into the space by the stick shift before turning his attention to Buffy. "Hey are you alright?" Buffy nodded, bringing a hand to her head to tuck a strand of long blond hair behind her ear.
"Yeah, I'm fine." She let out a shaky laugh as he dropped a chaste kiss to her forehead and let her go, allowing her to crawl back over to the passenger side seat. "But one thing's for sure. That kid definitely didn't OD." He gave her a wary smile, looking his eyes up and down her body to make sure that she was alright before putting the car in gear and stepping on the gas, sending it speeding back down the road. A while later, Caleb steered the convertible though a small water-side town, parking it in front of a small drugstore. Getting out of the car after grabbing her purse, Buffy followed Caleb into the drugstore, the bell above the door dingling when they entered. As Caleb headed over to the counter to pick up some pills, Buffy stayed by the front of the store, gazing out the window and smiling at the familiar scenery. She was shaken out of her thoughts as her phone rang, and she dug around inside her purse for a few moments before pulling it out and seeing that it was Reid.
"Hey, babe," she could practically hear him smirking through the phone.
"Hey, you," she answered, rolling her eyes in amusement. "What's the what?"
"Well, today's the last day of freedom, so I wanted to see if you wanted to chill for a while." 'Oh, right,' Buffy thought, 'it's their last day of summer.' Buffy gave a little grin, glad that she didn't have to go back to school for a while.
"Yeah, sure, I'm out running errands with Caleb right now but..." She looked over her shoulder to see Caleb, Kate, Sarah, and Chase chatting in the center of one of the isles. "Hold on, lemme go see what's up."
"I gotta run some errands for my mother."
"I've already seen it." She dropped her arm to the side and walked over to the group, giving them a smile as she reached Caleb's side.
"Hey guys, what's up?"
"Oh hey, Buffy!" greeted Kate, giving her a bright smile. "What are you doing here?"
"Just tagged along with Caleb," Buffy answered, glancing over at Caleb, who seemed to be slightly preoccupied by the smiling blond in front of him. "What about you?"
"We're" ‒ she gestured from Chase to herself ‒ "going to catch the new Brad Pitt flick. Want to come along?" Buffy shook her head but smiled to show her that she appreciated the offer.
"Nah, Reid just called. Since you all seem to be pairing off, I'm just going to go hang out with him for a while." She looked over to Caleb, who looked like he was greatly enjoying the girl's shameless flirting. "If that's alright with you."
"Oh, of course," he said, snapping his gaze to her and giving her a small smile. "You got a ride or do you want me to drop you off?"
"Nah, I'm good," Buffy said, giving him a small smile and shaking her head. "No problem. I'll catch you later." Buffy turned around and made to leave, but the next thing she knew, Caleb had spun her around and and placed his hand on her waist, dropping quick kiss to her lips, much to her amusement and the annoyance of Sarah. It was like he was marking his territory.
"Nicky's tonight?" he asked, not releasing her waist.
"You know it." Caleb gave her a smile before letting her go and taking a step back toward Sarah. "See you guys," Buffy said, giving the four a mock-salute before walking out of the small drugstore and sitting down on a bench outside. "Hey, so you get that?"
"Every word, darling," she heard Reid say and she bid him goodbye before hanging up the phone and getting up, wandering around the town until she spotted an old-fashioned ice cream parlor. Quickly ordering an ice cream cone, she exited the shore and wandered over to a small park, dropping down to the grass and laying on her back, looking up at the cloudless blue sky and licking at her ice cream. Quickly devouring her snack, Buffy closed her eyes, feeling the sun warm her skin, enjoying the fact that for the first time in a long time, she was Buffy Summers, eighteen year old girl instead of Buffy Summers, Slayer. A few minutes later, a horn sounded, and she opened her eyes to see Reid in the driver's seat of Tyler's new SUV, giving her a smirk. "Hey, baby. How much?" He raised his eyebrow suggestively, and she laughed, jumping off the grass and getting into the front seat.
"Oh, shut up," she rolled her eyes and burst out laughing at his scandalized look. "So, where are we going?"
"Just thought we'd watch a movie." He put the car in gear and pulled away from the curb, driving in the direction of his dorm. "Nice and intimate."
"Unless Tyler's there, of course," Buffy said with a laugh, looking out the window, the water reminding her of Sunnydale.
"Of course," he repeated, with a smile, poking her in the ribs and causing her to jump and smack her forehead against the window.
"Ow," she whined, giving her a pout and full-out puppy dog eyes. She smiled happily when he rolled his eyes in mock-annoyance and leaned over to kiss her forehead. The two continued to make small talk and joke around with each other until Reid pulled into the Spencer Academy parking lot and pulled into a space, putting the car in park and killing the engine. Grabbing her purse and getting out of the car, Buffy followed Reid through the parking lot and to the front door of the dorms, laughing lightly as he opened the door for her and sunk down into an exaggerated bow.
"After you, m'lady." He gestured for her to go ahead of him, and she complied, waiting for him to enter and lead her to his room. After climbing a few staircases and walking down a few halls, Reid stopped in front of a door and pulled out a set of keys, sliding one into the keyhole and opening the door. He nudged Buffy inside, and she gave Tyler, who was sitting on his bed idly flipping through a magazine, a bright smile.
"Hey, baby boy!" she greeted, jumping onto his bed and giving him a peck on the cheek. "What's going on?" Tyler tossed his magazine onto his desk and scooted over, making room for both Buffy and Reid, as his bed had the best view of the T.V.
"Hey!"
She kicked off her flip flops and tossed them and her purse onto the floor before scooching up to the head of the bed and cuddling into him, letting out a contented sigh as he wrapped his arms around her. Reid popped a movie into the DVD player before walking over to a set of drawers, taking out a package of popcorn.
"Popcorn?" he asked, waving it in Buffy and Tyler's direction, and at their nod, fire engulfed his irises for a moment, resulting in a completely popped bag of popcorn. Shooting Buffy a smirk at the roll of her eyes, he hopped onto the bed next to her, handing her the bag after he had taken handful of popcorn. She took it gratefully and grabbed a handful, stuffing it in her mouth before passing it onto Tyler. "So what-..."
"Shush!" Tyler shushed him, and Reid gave him a glare, Buffy laughing at their antics and resting her head back against Reid's shoulder as "The Italian Job" flashed across the screen. The three continued to watch the movie in silence, shifting their positions so that Reid was laying on his side with his head propped up by his arm, Tyler leaning back against the headboard with his legs stretched out in front of him, and Buffy lying on her stomach with her head toward the T.V. and her feet up in the air.
"That was good," Buffy said as soon as the credits started rolling, craning her neck so that she could flash her best friends a bright smile.
"Yeah, it was," Reid answered, playfully poking Buffy in the side before getting off the bed and walking over to his closet. Buffy looked out the window, frowning slightly as she noticed that it was already dark outside.
"Dark already?" Buffy asked, turning back to Tyler who had also gotten up off of the bed and had walked over to his desk, checking something on his computer. "Damn, time sure flies and all that jazz."
"Want to head over to Nicky's?" Reid asked, pulling his black t-shirt over his head and changing into a white one, smirking as Buffy's eyes were drawn to his well-muscled chest. He pulled a green sweater over his head and pulled on a black beanie and fingerless gloves, and Buffy turned her head to the other side to see that Tyler had pulled on a green sweatshirt and jacket. 'What was with these boys and green,' she thought to herself.
"I'm down," said Tyler, shrugging nonchalantly, and Buffy nodded, agreeing.
"Sure, but I gotta go change into something hot and sexy first." Buffy got up off the bed and slipped on her shoes.
"You're sexy in whatever you wear," Buffy turned, slightly surprised to to hear something like that coming out of Tyler's mouth. He had always been the quiet, reserved one. Apparently after all these years of living with Reid, he had picked up some of his personality.
"Thanks," she said, offering him a brilliant smile and accepting the sweatshirt that Reid had draped over her shoulders. Following them out of their room and down to Tyler's SUV, Buffy slipped into the front passenger seat after Reid's persistent insistence that she take shotgun. Before buckling in, he reached into the front seat and cranked up the volume on the stereo as soon as Tyler turned on the car, causing loud rock music to circulate through the car. About ten minutes later, the large black SUV pulled to a stop in front of Caleb's house and Buffy shrugged off Reid's sweatshirt and jumped out, telling the boys that she'd be out in a few minutes before jogging up to the front door, digging the spare key out of the planter box next to the front door and letting herself in. Peeking her head into the front room, Buffy didn't see any sign of Caleb's mom, so she quickly made her way up the stairs and down the hallway to her room.
Closing the door behind her, she grabbed the hem of her white tank top and pulled it over her head, discarding both it and her bra and walking into the closet, kicking off her shoes and skirt grabbing a halter top and her her favorite leather pants. Pulling on the leather pants and and her most comfortable pair of boots, she entered the bathroom, applying a bit of dark eyeliner, mascara, and a shiny gloss, before backing up and looking at herself in the mirror. The blood red halter top had almost no back, only a few ties holding it to her body, and a plunging neckline, showing her cleavage, and the black leather pants were almost skin tight, showing off her slim, toned legs. She had to admit, she looked hot. Emptying her purse and tucking her wallet and cell phone into her into her pockets, she hid a stake in her waistband and another in her boot before grabbing a black leather jacket and putting it on. Making her way down the hall and beautiful staircase, she exited the mansion, dropping the spare key into the planter and burying it.
"Woo, baby, get in!" she heard Reid call, and she gave him a light smack to the head when she got in the car, letting out a laugh at his annoyed glare. Tyler backed out of Caleb's gravel driveway, and Buffy continued to laugh and joke with the two the entire way to Nicky's, periodically turning around to watch Reid rock out to the music in the back seat. Getting out of the car after Reid opened the door for her, she led the way into Nicky's, a local bar and hangout for teenagers and young adults, saying goodbye to her two friends when they stepped through the bar. She smiled at the familiar feeling of the place, shaking her hips a bit to the music and grinning as Reid unabashedly stared at her ass.
"I'll catch you guys later." They nodded and headed to the left toward the pool tables, and Buffy veered to the right, knowing that her other friends would most likely be located by the dance floor and foosball tables. "Hey, kids," she greeted when she spotted Caleb, Chase, Kate, and Sarah, taking her jacket off and draping it over her chair, smiling inwardly as Caleb took in her revealing attire. Giving a guy that nudged her rudely an annoyed glare, she dropped down into the chair, squeezing Caleb's knee in greeting.
"Hey, Buffy," Chase and Kate chorused. Sarah gave her a smile, and Caleb gave her a small peck on the cheek.
"Movie good?"
"Oh yeah! It was awesome!" answered Kate, a bright smile lighting up her face. Looking behind Buffy, she gave another smile as she spotted Pogue. "Oh hey, baby! You missed a great movie."
"Yeah, I had to get my bike fixed." He gave her a kiss before letting her go and giving Buffy a smile.
"It's cool, Chase came along and kept me company." She turned away from her boyfriend and gave Chase a look, causing Pogue's eyes to narrow slightly. 'Uh oh,' Buffy thought. 'This could be trouble..."
"I bet he did." Pogue stripped off his leather jacket, revealing his gorgeously muscled arms, and Chase took off his own jacket slightly mockingly. Buffy, Sarah, and Caleb looked between each other, all of them feeling uncomfortable at the large amount of tension. Pogue seemed to notice the attention Kate way paying to Chase, but he recovered quickly. "S'up, man?"
"S'all good." He and Caleb did their signature handshake, and Pogue leaned down close to Kate's ear, draping his jacket over her chair.
"Want something to eat?"
"Yeah I'll just pick at whatever you're having." He gave her a half smile and made his way toward the opposite side of the bar, Buffy getting up and following him. She looped her arm through his, and he gave her a smile, leading her through the crowded bar.
"That girl's an idiot," Buffy whispered in his ear, and he looked down at her, giving her a tired smile. "Any girl would be lucky to have a hottie like you." He let out a soft laugh and hugged her closer to him, stopping once they reached the counter.
"Buffy!" greeted Nicky, the large, bald, bearded owner of the bar. He put down a glass and the rag he was using to clean the glass, walking to the edge of the counter and enveloping her in a hug. "Nice to see you, girl."
"You took, Nicky," she laughed, extracting herself from the hug and taking a step back toward Pogue.
"Can I get a burger, fries and a coke?" asked Pogue once Buffy and Nicky were done with their pleasantries.
"Yeah, sure," Nicky nodded and gave Buffy a wink before disappearing into the kitchen. Spotting Reid and Tyler playing pool, Pogue nudged Buffy and took her hand in his, leading her over to them with a wide smile.
"Well, well, well," mocked Reid when he saw Buffy and Pogue walking over to him.
"How long you guys been here?" He and Reid did that handshake thing, and Reid swung his arm around Pogue's shoulders, clapping him on the back, as he greeted Tyler.
"A bit. Just been playing Aaron and Bordy." Buffy walked around the table, giving a smile as Tyler turned his attention toward her and wrapped an arm loosely around her waist. "And will you look at that?" Reid pulled Pogue closer and tapped a finger against his chest, gesturing toward a scantily clad girl with a very, very short black skirt who was almost completely bent over the bar. Buffy rolled her eyes amusedly as both Pogue and Tyler turned toward the girl, identical looks of lust sliding over both of their faces. "Blue, cotton," Reid announced, pulling a twenty out of his pocket and slapping it down on the table.
"Mmm... pink lace." Tyler kissed his own twenty before slamming it down on the table.
"Boys, that girl hasn't worn panties since she was twelve." He leaned on the table and slapped down his own twenty on top of Tylers, all three boys turning and looking over in Buffy's direction. She let out a short laugh, fixing them with a skeptical look, raised eyebrow and all.
"Oh please. I may be able to kick all of your asses, but if you think I'm going to participate in your stupid little game, you're all dumber than I thought." Turning their attention back to the girl, Reid placed his shoulder on Pogue's hunched back before his his eyes flashed fire and a gust of wind blew the girl's skirt, revealing that she wasn't wearing anything under it. All three boys groaned, Pogue in admiration and Reid and Tyler in annoyance, closing their eyes at the image that had been conjured for them.
"You're all disgusting!" Buffy laughed at her friends' immaturity, and walked away, ordering a Coke from Nicky and taking it from him before heading back to the others. Stopping by the foosball table where Caleb, who had stripped off his jacket and now stood clad in a pair of jeans and tight white wifebeater, and Chase were playing a game. Letting Caleb take a sip of her drink, which ended up to be about half, she walked over and sat down next to Sarah.
"Hey, girls." The two girls smiled brightly at her in response, Kate's eyes flickering over to Chase, and it was all Buffy could do to not smack the girl in the face for even thinking about cheating on Pogue. However, she pushed back the urge and forced a laugh at something Sarah said.
"Okay, what just happened?" Kate asked and Buffy followed her gaze to see Caleb and Pogue playing a game and Chase watching.
"What?" asked Kate, taking a sip of her drink.
"Well, we were sitting here together having fun, and now we're watching them have fun." Sarah shot an annoyed look at the boys, and Buffy laughed, knowing that her boys were extremely easily distracted.
"That's what girls do. You know boys and their toys." Kate shrugged and gave Sarah an indifferent look, but Sarah was not to be discouraged.
"Nuh uh. Gimme a quarter."
What? Why?" Kate looked at her roommate's outstretched hand like she was crazy.
"C'mon gimme a quarter," she pleaded, practically shoving her hand in her friend's face. Buffy smiled, knowing what she was up to. "I'll show you what girls do."
"Fine." Kate fished around in her purse for a second before dropping shiny quarter into Sarah's hand. Closing her hand, Sarah laughed before grabbing Buffy's hand and dragging her to the dance floor. Buffy easily followed her, figuring she might have a little fun even though some part of her hated the girl for flirting with her Caleb.
"Come on!" Pulling Buffy over to the juke box, she punched in G4, raising her arms above her head and giving an excited scream as the sounds of "I Love Rock and Roll" flooded the small bar. Flashing Buffy a smile, Sarah gestured for her to follow her and led her to back to the boys, grabbing Caleb's arm and pulling her toward him.
"Hi," she said, leading him to the dance floor and leaving Pogue and Buffy staring after her. Pogue must have caught Buffy's annoyed look because he suddenly appeared behind her, his warm breath tickling her ear and causing her to smile as he wrapped his arms around her shoulders.
"Come on, babe, let's make them both jealous." Without another word, he placed a hand to her bare lower back and pushed her forward onto the now crowded dance floor. Placing his hands on her waist, he pulled her flush against him, grinding his hips against hers and causing her to let out a carefree laugh as he brought a hand up to tangle in her blond locks. Sparing a glance at Caleb and Sarah, she saw that he was watching her over Sarah's shoulder, and she gave a wide smile, throwing her head back and reveling in the feelings being back here were evoking. This was what she wanted when she had hopped on the plane to Massachusetts, leaving her family and new friends behind. This is what she had been missing for the last two years. Dancing close to Pogue, she felt the completeness that they gave her as she looked up into his smiling face. However, her mood was wrecked as she heard the breaking of a glass, she and turned toward the pool tables to see Reid shoving Aaron away from him.
"Uh oh, trouble." Buffy broke away from Pogue and without looking back to see if he was following her, she pushed her way through the crowded bar and out the back door. It seemed to be two against two: Reid and Tyler against Aaron and the kid who had projectile vomited all over the beach the previous night.
"Well, we ain't paying you shit, so if you don't like it, you can-..."
"Hey! What's going on here?" Buffy stormed over to them, placing herself in between Reid and Aaron, the two who looked like they were about to throw punches at any second.
"None of your damn business!" Aaron spat, pointing a finger at her. She raised an eyebrow at his rudeness, but settled on the fact that this kid hated her friends so much that he would attack anyone close to them.
"Don't you EVER talk to her like that," Reid snarled and made to tackle Aaron, but Buffy stopped him, grabbing his arm before he could make contact.
"What's the problem!" Buffy turned around at the sound of Caleb's voice. He and Pogue had exited the bar and were walking over to the group, Caleb walking right into the confrontation while Pogue joined Tyler on the sidelines.
"They bet me I couldn't make a combo shot," Reid said lazily before giving Aaron a cocky smirk, "and I did."
"Why don't we just forget about it okay?" Buffy smiled despite the circumstances. Caleb. Always the peace keeper.
"Hey!" They all turned around to see Nicky in the doorway with a bat in his hand. She had to admit, even though she always got the softer side of his personality, Nicky could be seriously terrifying when he wanted to be. "Take it somewhere else ladies." They all continued to look at each other, not moving, and he gave them a look. "Now."
"Whatever you say, Nicky." Aaron gave Buffy one last once over, giving her a suggestive look and making her scrunch up her nose in disgust, before leading his friend back into the bar, purposely knocking into Caleb on the way. Buffy followed them with their eyes, and Nicky gave her a small smile, something that didn't quite work with the baseball bat he was clutching in his hand, before slamming the door.
"What were you thinking?" asked Caleb, turning his attention back toward Reid. He had that mom voice: disappointed, not angry.
"I was just playing them," Reid said, shrugging nonchalantly, bringing his arms down to hook his thumbs in his belt loops.
"Yeah, c'mon, Caleb. They were suckers for it," Tyler said, trying to calm them both down, but Pogue pulled him back, shaking his head, warning him not to get into the middle of it. Reid gave Caleb a smirk before sidestepping Buffy and walking up to him, seriously invading his personal space, so that he could whisper something in his year.
"Why don't you quit being such a pussy?" He moved to walk around him, but Caleb grabbed his shoulder, holding him in place.
"I'm not finished with you yet." Reid brought his hand up and broke Caleb's grip on his shoulder, holding onto his wrist and glaring.
"Guys! Stop it!" Buffy demanded, coming up behind Reid and placing a hand on his shoulder. He shrugged it off, and continued to grip Caleb's wrist, his eyes going black.
"Reid. Stop," He gasped and closed his eyes, whatever Reid was doing to him was clearly painful. Finally, he had enough and his lips curled up in a snarl as his eyes went black. Shoving Reid away from him, he sent a shield-like bolt of energy at the blond, sending him crashing into a pile of kegs and then into the wall behind him. "What will it take for you to get it?" Caleb took a few purposeful steps toward him, and he continued to gesture wildly, watching as Reid lay panting against the wall. "It's addictive, you moron! You've seen what it can do if you abuse it? You want that? That's your business." He pointed emphatically at the blond who was struggling to his feet. Buffy watched hesitantly, ready to jump in if it got any worse. "But if you use in the open like you did tonight, you risk exposing us all. And that I wont let happen." Finally getting to his feet, Reid raised his arms low to his sides, using his power to levitate a fallen keg about a foot off the ground. "My power's greater than yours," Caleb stated, already knowing what Reid was going to do.
"Not until you ascend," Reid argued.
Alright," said Caleb, bending his arms at the elbows and swinging his hands toward his head in a 'bring it on' gesture. "Go for it tough guy." Reid drew back a hand and threw the keg at Caleb, but before he could use his power to stop it, Buffy jumped in between them, effortlessly snatching it out of the air and tossing it to the side.
"Enough!" she yelled, glaring at Reid. "Stop it!" However, Caleb used a small bolt of energy to shove her out of the way and she slammed backward into Pogue's chest as he caught her and set her back on her feet. Ignoring her, Caleb sent another shield-like bolt of energy toward Reid, sending him flying backwards, crashing into a huge stack of bottles and into the fence behind them. Caleb took a few steps toward the blond, but Pogue ran forward, grabbing the collar of his jacket, holding him back.
"Stop it, this is crazy!" Simultaneously, Tyler ran to Reid's side, helping him up, and Buffy walked over to Caleb, shoving him so that he stumbled back a few feet angry because one, he had used on her, and two, because he was fighting his best friend.
"It's for his own good. Keep using like you did tonight, like you did last night. When you ascend, you'll be as good as dead!" Buffy grabbed his arm and pushed backwards, his rage taking both Buffy and Pogue to hold him back.
"So I fixed her car, big deal," Reid said as he struggled out of the rubble, one arm around Tyler's shoulder and the other braced against the wall for support.
"Don't play me, Reid!" Caleb yelled. "I'm talking later and you know it!"
"The hell you do," Reid yelled back, making to lunge at Caleb, but Tyler placed a hand on his friend's chest to keep him in place.
"That's enough!" Buffy yelled and all four heads turned toward her. She didn't get mad very often, but having been on the wrong side of her anger before, they knew not to mess with her when she was pissed. Her eyes flashed as she looked between Reid and Caleb, furious that they were turning against each other when what they should be doing was pulling closer together. Their Ascension was a difficult time and each needed all the support he could get. "I mean seriously! What the hell are you doing? I know you" ‒ she gestured toward Caleb ‒ "want to protect him, and you" ‒ she waved a hand in Reid's direction "want to prove your power, but come on! All you guys have is each other. You can't do this alone. None of you." There was a moment of silence as Buffy turned her gaze from Caleb to Reid and back, before Reid stepped forward, giving her an apologetic look and a kiss on the cheek.
"I'm sorry," he whispered in her ear, and she nodded. "And I didn't use later," he directed at Caleb and purposely knocked into him, sending him stumbling to the side, as he walked back into the bar.
"It's not right using on each other, Caleb," reprimanded Tyler, walking closer to Caleb.
"Tell it to Reid," Caleb countered, and Tyler sighed in frustration before giving Buffy a soft smile and disappearing through the open door. "Reid's lying." Caleb brought a hand up and dragged it across his face. "It had to be him."
"How do you know?" asked Pogue, finally looking up from the spot on the floor he had been staring at.
"Cause it wasn't you. And Tyler doesn't have the balls to lie to me." Buffy sighed and shook her head, but before she could say anything, she was interrupted by a voice behind her.
"Hey, you okay?" asked Sarah, shooting Caleb a concerned look.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine." He turned toward her gave her a smile, and Buffy shot Pogue a look.
"Let's go." She tilted her head in the direction of the bar, giving him an expectant look. He hesitated, looking over at Buffy.
"I can't-..."
"No go." She said, giving him a half smile. She was still pissed at him and needed some time by herself to cool off.
"But-..."
"I'm gonna go take a walk. Clear my head. I'll find my way home." He nodded, remembering that walk was her code word for patrol in the presence of those not supernaturally inclined. Half way in the door, he paused, looking back at her, and she nodded. "No really, go." Giving her one last concerned glance, he disappeared around the corner, and Buffy gave a loud sigh.
"Miss us?" Pogue asked jokingly, throwing an arm around her shoulder and leading her into the bar.
"You have no idea." They grabbed their coats, and after deciding that Kate was to go home with Sarah, the two friends exited the bar, Pogue turning left to where his motorcycle was parked and Buffy choosing to follow the street to the right, searching for the closest cemetery.
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Well, that's chapter 2! Hope you guys liked it as much as the first one. At first, I wanted to write only one chapter, but clearly that didn't work out as the first one covered the first like ten minutes of the movie, and this one included about twenty minutes. Hopefully they'll only be one more chapter, but you never know! Drop me a review on your way out!