Buffy and Cordelia
"Season 6"
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Chapter 40: All the way
Magic BoxHalloween, the one day in the whole year where evil takes a break, or at least it does everywhere but Sunnydale. For some reason evil keeps on coming on the Hellmouth and Buffy is never aloud a break.
Her and Cordelia were currently standing outside the Magic Box watching the craziness inside. Giles decided to have a sale on Halloween, which meant that everyone who was anyone was out buying cool things for Halloween.
Buffy turned to Cordelia and smiled a forced smile. "I don't want to go in there," she said.
"You promised Anya you would help out once you got back into town," Cordelia argued. "Now go in and help…I'm going to go back to the house," Cordelia said trying to get away.
"I don't think so," Buffy said as she grabbed her by the arm and the two of the walked into the Magic Box both not really wanting to be there. "Anya…we're here. Cordelia decided to help too," Buffy said with a sideways look at her girlfriend.
Cordelia gave her the look that said 'your going to pay for this later.' "Yeah it was either this or sit at home alone and be lazy watching T.V." She said.
"Great, more the marrier." She said with a chipper smile that both Buffy and Cordelia wanted to slap off. "Cordelia can you help Giles with the customers and Buffy could you bring the heavy box down stairs," when neither one of the moved Anya smiled. "The box is over there and it's in the way of the customers giving me their money," she said and then went over to where one of the customers where looking at some stuff. "Would you like to buy this?" Buffy heard her ask.
Buffy gave Cordelia a look as she walked over to the box. She noticed that it was box that had a whole bunch of stiff in it labeled returned. She picked it up and it was fairly light yet to the average person it would be heavy, but she was not your average person. She carried it downstairs and while she was downstairs she noticed the tingle that she got when a certain vampire was around. "What do you want Spike?" she asked as she set the box down on top of other boxes labeled returned.
Spike stepped out of the shadows and looked at the slayer that he had pinned over for a long while. "So how's Faith doing?" he asked and it was obvious that he still cared for her.
"She has moved on Spike and I thought you had too…didn't you know about her and Willow?" she asked him and from the look on his face the answer was no. "Oh…I'm so sorry Spike…I thought you knew, I could have sworn it," she said. "I feel like such an ass." She added.
"Not your fault luv," he said as he walked back into the shadows without another word.
"That's just weird," Buffy said. "I could've sworn that he knew about Faith and Willow," she said. "After all he does live in my basement." She said. "Although I have been busy lately," she added as an after thought as she walked back upstairs to the craziness that was the Magic Box.
When she walked back into the store Anya directed her toward the main corner to help Giles and Cordelia. As she walked toward the counter she got this weird feeling and what was even weirder was she got the feeling once she passed Dawn.
Buffy being Buffy just ignored the feeling because she figured it meant nothing, because who didn't get weird feelings when the pasted their siblings? Buffy walked behind the counter and saw Cordelia standing there and the first thing she noticed was that her wife wasn't wearing her shoes.
This small but interesting fact brought a smile to Buffy's face. Because before they came to the Magic Box they stopped by the Summers house to change. Cordelia decided to go with fancy heels whereas Buffy just decided on something comfy. Buffy told Cordelia that she would last the day with those shoes on and Cordelia told her she was crazy.
Buffy slowly walked over to Cordelia with a smirk on her face. She loved being right, mostly because it didn't happen very often. As soon as Buffy was beside her Cordelia gave her a lot. "Don't say a word or you'll be sleeping alone tonight," Cordelia said as and threat.
Buffy put her hand over her heart in mock hurt. "Me?" she asked as she bashed her eyelashes. "I do not believe in saying 'I told you so,'" she said with a smile.
"I know…" she paused and she gave Buffy a harder look. "Hey!" she said. Buffy just smiled as she started to help the customers before her. She knew she wouldn't be sleeping on the couch because Cordelia just wasn't that type of girl. Cordelia just smile as she started to help Buffy and Giles with the customers too.
Somewhere in Sunnydale
A old man was walking down the street with a paper bag full of grocery's. As he passed people on the street he would receive looks that showed him that people were scared of him. Which he didn't understand because he never did anything to make them think that. He also wondered he people though he was stupid, that he didn't notice the way the looked at him?
He ignored the other person that shot him a frightened look as he walked up his sidewalk and into his house. He really didn't care what people thought of him because he didn't have anyone to impress, so why care? He walked into his kitchen and set down his bag and just then the doorbell rang.
He ignored it because he just figured it was other teenager playing a trick on him, they do it all the time on this day…on Halloween. He picked up a knife and smiled as he looked at the blade. He smiled one of those creepy smiles that just make people wonder what he had up his sleeve.
The Magic Box
Everyone had finally left and the Magic Box had finally closed. Everyone was scattered around laying or sitting down. They were all exhausted. Anya and Dawn were over by the cash register counting the money and Xander was just looking over there with loving eyes.
"She is amazing isn't she?" Xander said to no one.
"Who Anya…yeah she is," Buffy answered no knowing that he wasn't really looking for an answer.
Xander looked at Buffy and then back at were Anya and Dawn were dancing. "Yeah Anya," he answered her mentally slapping himself. Oh my God did I just say that Dawn was amazing, which she is but I think I meant it as more than that. I remember when she used to have a crush on me and I remember how she would act around me and how come a feel like I am being to act that way around her? There is no way that I have a crush on Dawnie, not little old Dawn.
But of course she isn't so little anymore. She has grown up into this amazing young woman, the same young women that he sister was years before. Maybe that's why I'm attracted to her because I see something in her that I used to see in Buffy…yeah that's it. Xander told himself.
Xander looked away from Anya and Dawn and saw Cordelia sitting in one of chairs on the other side of the room, reading. That had to be the biggest shock of all was Cordelia reading. He leaned over toward Buffy.
"When did Cordelia start reading, for fun?" he asked his blonde friend.
"About a week or so ago. She says that Angel makes her do it but I don't believe her, I think she does it because she likes to," she paused. "What can I saw we all have a little bit of nerdy Willow in us," she said as she got up from where she was sitting. "Okay guys as much fun as this night has went I think Cordelia and I are going to head home," Buffy said looking at her wife.
Cordelia look at her and smiled, because she knew what the blonde had in mind and it sure wasn't sleeping. "Yeah I am kinda tired," Cordelia said as she set the book down and walked over to where Buffy was standing.
"Yeah right…sleep," Faith said from where she sat next to Willow. "We all know what your talking about so why don't you try to cover it up with a better line that sleeping because I have so already used that one," she finished.
"Okay we may have all already knew that but that doesn't mean we need to announce it," Willow said as she got up from where she was sitting. "Xander is it okay if we stay with you and Anya tonight?" Willow asked gesturing to her and Faith.
"You know normally I wouldn't mind but Oz is in the room until he finds a apartment," Xander explained. "Sorry."
"No it's cool Red, we can still stay at home, this way we can find out which slayer is really better," Faith said as she raised her eyebrows at Buffy.
"Is that a challenge?" Buffy asked.
"No, no challenge," Willow protested where as Cordelia just stood there as she shook her head.
"Yeah B…you game?" Faith asked.
"Lets do it," Buffy said as she took hold of Cordelia's arm and walked out of the Magic Box followed by Faith and a very embarrassed red head.
"Were am I going to sleep?" Dawn asked. "Oh wait I have that sleep over tonight so that's cool," she said. "I am supposed to met her at the Bronze…see you guys later," she said and then walked out of the Magic Box. None of the other realizing it just waved at her as she left. Xander however, his eyes lingered as the door closed behind her.
"Xander you ready to go home too?" Anya asked as she walked up in front of him. "Giles said he could close up tonight if you want to leave," she explained.
"Sure Anya…let's go home," he said as he took hold of her hand and they too walked out of the Magic Box leaving Giles alone in the shop, which was just the way he liked it.
Buffy's house
As soon as Buffy and Cordelia arrived at the house Buffy brought her right upstairs, almost as if she didn't know the way. As the reached Buffy's room Cordelia stopped dead in her tracks, which in trun made Buffy, jerk back. She in turn let go of her lover's hand and looked at her.
"What's wrong baby?" Buffy asked.
"Nothing it's just that I am not really into this big contest that you having going with Faith right now. I don't care who is the better slayer in the sack because personally I already I know I have the better one. No offense to Faith." Cordelia added as she walked closer to where Buffy was standing. She brought her hands up to each side of Buffy's face. "Faith may be better in bed, which I highly doubt, but you Buffy Summers are a much hotter slayer, which proves that you are the better catch." She added as she brought her lips to Buffy's.
"She is so not hotter than me," Faith said as she leaned against the doorframe. She had one of her evil grins on her face. "She turned you down to the contest too didn't she?" Buffy nodded. "Yeah Red said she wasn't really into that either," Faith said. "So we ran to the video store and picked up some movies…you guys in?" she asked.
Buffy looked over at Cordelia and smiled. Every single day sge was finding new way to surprise her and today was no different. "There is nothing I would rather be doing," Buffy said as she grabbed Cordelia's hand and together they walked downstairs.
As they entered the living room Willow was coming out of the kitchen with a huge bowl of popcorn but when she saw that Buffy was in for movie night to she walked back into the kitchen mumbling, "I'm gonna need more popcorn." This brought a smile to both the slayers faces since they were the only ones that heard the red head.
Buffy and Cordelia made there way over to the couch and just as Buffy was about to sit down the telephone rang so she walked over and picked it up. "Hello?" she asked as she regained her set next to Cordelia.
"Yes is this the Summers' residence?" the person asked.
"Umm…yeah," Buffy said unsure of herself.
"Hi I am Janice's mother and I was wondering if I could talk to my daughter," the women said.
"Okay and why again would your daughter be here?" Buffy asked as everyone looked at her. Buffy wanted to laugh when she saw Willow come walking out of the kitchen with two big bowls of popcorn but didn't when she realized what had happened. "Wait let me guess, your daughter said that she would be spending the night here…that funny cause Dawn told us she would be spending the night over there," Buffy said.
"She's not there!" the women said outraged. "When I get my hands on here…" she trailed off.
"Don't worry I'll find them and bring Janice back to you…Bye," Buffy said as she hung up the phone. "Looks like movie night she going to have to be put on hold because we have an annoying sister to find," Buffy said as she got up and grabbed her jacket.
Cordelia, Faith and Willow all followed Buffy out of the house as they made their way to Joyce's Jeep. Buffy went to get into the driver seat and Faith stopped her. "I don't think so B, not if we want to get G's place in one piece," she said as she in turn tried to get into the driver seat. This time it was Willow who stopped her. Faith gave her the puppy dog look but Willow had on her resolve face.
Faith handed over the keys and Willow passed them back to Cordelia. "Now…let's get to Giles' apartment," Willow said as she hopped in the back seat with Faith, while Buffy got into the passenger seat.
Somewhere in Sunnydale
Dawn was walking down the sidewalk looking for Janice. Sure Buffy would always warn her about what lurked around in the shadows at night, yet she would also tell her how Halloween was the safest night of the year because demons stayed at home, so to speak.
As Dawn rounded one of the corners she saw a couple in the corner making out, or at least she thought it was a couple, and when the guy looked up at her she sighed in relief. There was a possibility that something else could have been happening and if it was she didn't know how to stop it. Okay she did know how to stop she just didn't think she would be able to.
As she continued to walk her eyes never left the couple in the corner because she didn't know if they were fooling her or what, because his eyes never left her either. She started to round another corner when she bumped into something, or someone and screamed.
"What's wrong Dawn…you scared of the dark?" the person said.
When Dawn looked up at what she bumped into she saw Janice standing there with a smirk on her face. "That wasn't every nice," Dawn said as a smile spread across her face.
"Yeah but it was fun now come on the guys are waiting," Janice said as she grabbed Dawn's arm and started to drag her in the direction of the park.
Dawn just followed along, she knew Janice would bring guys along with them tonight but she didn't know whom. The two of the had been talking about going out tonight for about a week and Janice was shifting through all the guys that she was going to bring until she narrowed it down to two. Yet she never told Dawn who there were.
As they approached the park Dawn could see two shadowy figures swinging on the swing set. She notices that the one swing is Zack, Janice's boyfriend; the other one is someone she didn't expect. His name is Justin and she has seen him around but only at parties. He worn a varsity jacket yet she had never seen him play before, oh well he was hot so what did it matter.
"Hey baby," Zack says as he gets off the swing and walks over to where Janice is walking up. He brings his arms around her and picks her up into the air.
"Hey," Janice says once she is let back down onto the ground. "This is my friend Dawn I was telling you about," she said with a smile.
"Helllooo," Zack said with a leer at Dawn. Janice gives him a little push. "Ow," he said with mock hurt.
"Hi my name is Justin," the other boy extended him hand to Dawn took it.
"I know I've seen you at parties before," she said. She ignored the fact that his hands were cold because that could just be do to the fact that it was cooler tonight than other nights.
"I've see you too," she said with a smile. "Now what do you guys say we get this party started?" he asked as he looked over at Zack and Janice. Justin grabbed Dawn's hand and they started to walk down the street.
Giles' apartment
The four girls walked into Giles' apartment and saw a big bowl of candy sitting on his desk. As Willow, Cordelia and Buffy went to sit on the couch and wait for Giles Faith went right for the candy. Just as she was about to put her hand into the bowl and grab some a hand landed on her wrist, which caused her to stop. She looked up and saw Giles standing there.
"This is not for you," he said with a smile and pointed at the couch indicating that she should go have a set with the others.
"Always ruining my fun," Faith mumbled as she plopped down next to Willow. Willow smiled as she patted her on the back.
Giles walked around the couch and saw in front of the on the coffee table. "So what exactly are you guys here for?" he asked.
"We need your help," Buffy said. "Dawn is out with a friend, the on the she said she was sleeping over her house, well it turns out that said girls mother thinks she is sleeping at Dawn's house," she paused. "I can't believe I fell for that we used to always do it to my mom," she said as she shook her head.
"Okay so let me get this straight," he paused. "She lied?" he asked and all for of them nodded.
"And we need to find her because we don't know what kind of trouble she could be getting into." Buffy stated.
"Buffy you know as well as I know that Halloween is the safest day of the year to be out at night," he explained.
"I don't know that," Buffy said. "Look what happened when we were in High School, we all turned into our customs," she said. "And then what happened at the frat house on Halloween when they held the party." She added. "Halloween has never be quiet for this slayer," Buffy said as she shook her head.
"Good point," Giles said as he looked at the four girls before him. "Okay I'll help you look for her," he said. "Where would we start looking?" he asked.
"First I think we should get Spike," Willow said. "I mean he is a vampire and he could pick up on Dawn's sent and led us right to her," she explained.
"That's a good idea Will, you and Faith go find him me and Cordelia will start looking at the park and stuff," she said. "I have my phone call when you find him," she added as her and Cordelia got up off the couch and made there way out of the apartment.
Outside some old man's house
The four of them were standing outside this old man's house, the old man was rumored to be some sort of evil worshiper. That's why none of the kids in the neighborhood went to his house on Halloween…he was just plain creepy. For Dawn it was even creepier because she knew what went bump in the night and the possibility that this old man could be evil.
"I say we smash his pumpkins," Zack said as he looked ahead.
"Are you going to be the one to go and do it?" Justin asked and Zack shook his head 'no'. "Yeah I didn't think so…loser," Justin said as he continued to look at the house.
"I'll do it," Dawn said just as they were all about to walk away. "I'll smash the pumpkins," she said. "We can call it some sort of initiation into the group or something," she added.
"You sure about this Dawn because you don't have to," Janice said from where she stood next to Zack.
"Yeah Summers your already part of the group," Justin said grabbing her hand making sure she knew what he meant by that.
"Yeah I know but…I want to," she lied.
"Okay then go ahead and do it," Zack said from the back of the group and Justin shot him and look. "What? She said she wanted to," he said in his defense.
When Justin turned around Dawn was already on the steps and had the pumpkin in her hands about her head. But what the rest of them saw that she did was the old man standing behind her. "Dawn!" Justin said and when Dawn turned around she saw the old man and dropped the pumpkin. Justin came over to where she was standing. "Get away from her old man," he said.
He just laughed as he looked at them all. "Do come inside I have a batch of cookies ready to come out of the coven," he said as he walked back to his front door. When he turned to look at the kids they were still standing in the same spot. "Come on…before you let all the cold in," he said as he left his door open as he walked in the house.
They eventually followed inside and made sure to close the door behind them. The walked into his living room and he offered them the couch. "Does anyone want to help be get the cookies?" he asked as he looked down at the four teenagers.
"I will," Justin said as he stood up and followed the old man into the kitchen.
Dawn and Janice watched as Justin followed the old man into the kitchen and Zack take him place on the couch. "What are you doing?" Janice asked as she saw what he had in his hand.
"Playing with a Jack in the box," he said as if it was so obvious.
What are you doing her Dawn? You don't need this kind of excitement in your life. I mean come on you're the slayer's sister and you get to face a new demon every week. But I don't want to be known as just the slayers little sister, I want people to know me as Dawn and that's it.
I want to have adventurer where I don't have to worry about making it home alive or not. I want to have friends that are actually my age and no just the Scooby Gang, which are my sister friend from High School. I want to have friends from High School that I still hang around with when I'm twenty-five.
Dawn was ripped away from her thought by the sound of something hitting the floor loudly and it was coming from the kitchen. All three of the stood up just as Justin came running out of the kitchen. "The man tried to kill me, so I knocked him out but I think we better get the hell out of her," he said as he went over to Dawn and grabbed her hand. "Let's go," he said and they walked out of the house.
When the exited the house Dawn went up front further to walk with Janice.
"So dude is she the one you want for all eternity?" Zack asked Justin.
"Oh yeah…she's the one," Justin said as he walked faster to catch up with the girls. Once he reached Dawn he swung him around her shoulder. The continued walking until they reached Justin's car. "Everyone in," he said.
"I didn't know you owned a car," Dawn said.
"I don't…it's my dad's he let me borrow it," Justin said as he started the car and drove away.
Giles' apartment
Willow and Faith entered the apartment with Spike coming in close behind. Giles was sitting on the couch and Buffy and Cordelia were sitting on what of the chairs. Buffy looked up and saw Spike standing there and a smile of gratitude came across her face and he just nodded.
"Now what do you say we go find nibblet," he said.
Buffy and Cordelia were on their feet in an instant. "Let's go…Giles will you…" she tailed off.
"I'll stay her just in case she calls," he finished for her as he watched the four of the exit his apartment. At that moment he had never been more proud of them because they have all come so far…even Spike.
Woods
Justin had driven them to the woods and at first Dawn was confused and then she saw all the other cars parked around them. This was the new make out spot in Sunnydale; it is obvious to say that she never that she would find herself her.
"What are we doing here?" Dawn asked.
"What do you think," Zack said as he and Janice got out of the car. He winked at Justin as he left, he must of thought that Dawn didn't notice but she did.
"Come on Summers, we're just her to have a little fun," he said as he leaned in to kiss her. When she pulled away he looked at her. "What you don't like me?" he asked.
"No I do put I don't think I'm ready for this," she said in a nervous voice.
"Relax Summers I am not asking you to marry me or anything, or even sleep with me for that matter," he paused as he brought his hand to her face. "I just want to kiss you," he said as he leaned in once again and this time she let him.
Meanwhile Zack was taking Janice further and further into the woods making sure he was far enough away that if she screamed Dawn wouldn't hear, and therefore ruining Justin's chances. Once he found the perfect spot he pushed her up against the tree.
"Ow…that hurt," she said before she accepted his lips. A small moan came from her mouth as he made his way to her neck. Once he hovered above her neck his face changed into one of a vampire and he soon sunk his teeth into her and she let out a scream.
Back in the car Justin pulled away from Dawn and saw that she still had her eyes closed and he let out a small laugh. "That was your first kiss wasn't it?" he asked.
"No I have kiss a lot of guys…" she trailed off and he just looked at her. "Okay yeah it was my first kiss so what," she said.
"I didn't say anything," and just then he brought his lips to hers again. This time while they were kissing his face changed without Dawn knowing.
Back at the tree as Janice screamed Zack dug his teeth into her. But before he could get a good taste of the blood someone pulled him away and when he looked at the person it was a man with bleached blonde hair. "You idiot this is the one time a year that us vampires and demons stay at home," Spike said as he drove the stake home.
Just then Buffy came out of the shadows. "Where's Dawn?" she asked Janice, knowing who she was by meeting her once before.
"Down in the car at the end of the hill," Janice said as she brought her hand to her neck. "Oh my God she's with Justin." She added.
"She with someone," Cordelia said in a motherly tone. "That's it not only is she in the top make out spot but she is also with a vampire…defiantly grounded." She said as she, Buffy, Faith, Willow, and Spike mad there way toward the cars.
Meanwhile back in the car. When Dawn pulled away the first thing she noticed was Justin's face, his true face and she screamed. When she went to open the door he locked and she looked at him. "Please don't kill me," she said.
"I don't want to kill you," he said as she stopped trying to get out. "I want to make you like me so we came be together forever," he said as he leaned in toward her neck. But before he got to her neck the door opened and she fell out.
When Dawn looked up to see who saved her she saw Buffy and Faith standing there. "This is so not what was supposed to happen," she said as she closed her eyes. Just then a whole bunch of lights came on and Buffy and Faith realized that they were surrounded.
"Great," Buffy said. "First I find my sister necking a vampire and then I find out that this is a vampire make out spot, which would explain why Angel took me here once," she said. She looked at Cordelia out of the corner of her eye. "It was just once," she said.
Justin got out of the car on the other side as Buffy and Faith moved over to were Willow and Cordelia was standing, the rest of the vamps coming toward them. "This is so not how I wanted to spend Halloween," Cordelia said.
As the vampires started to attack Dawn ran off but Justin quickly tackled her. As she looked up at him she wondered if this was what Buffy felt like with Angel or if she was just feeling lusty after someone she thought was hot before he died.
"Dawn I just want to be with you," he said as he looked down at her. "It will only hurt for minute," he said as he leaned down toward her neck. But before he graced her skin he felt something jab into him and when he looked down he saw a pencil Dawn was holding.
"Sorry Justin but your not my type," she said as a single tear ran from her eyes as she watched him turn to dust. Dawn turned her head to the left just in time to see Faith dusting her last vamp and Buffy dusting her by closing his end in the door.
Why was I so concerned finding someone? Because in reality that's what tonight was a about to me. Once Janice told me that she was going to set me up on some blind date that's all I wanted to do…was empress him.
Dawn looked at Buffy as she embraced Cordelia and at Faith as she embraced Willow.
They all found happiness but look how long and how many heartaches it took them. Maybe that's why, maybe I don't want to go through the pain of losing someone that I care about, or even rejection. Maybe that's why I cling to people…because I want to feel love with giving it.
But now I know, it doesn't matter if you have someone that loves you, that isn't a part of your family. Because you have family that is willing to give you the love you need until your ready to let you heart be out there. Until you're ready to give your heart to someone without being afraid of getting it broken.
With all honesty I think I san wait a little more.
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AN: I hope you liked it!