The Escape – Chapter 2
Angel had never slept so well for a long time. It was probably because he knew Buffy was warm and safe in his arms but as he reached across the bed she wasn't there. His eyes flying open, he looked around the dimly lit room and could not see her anywhere. Looking out of the window he noticed it was only a few minutes until dawn. Jumping to his feet he climbed through the window and strolled away into the night, lost in thought. He knew were she had most likely gone but he didn't understand why she was doing this. Ever since she had abandoned her duties Giles, Xander and Willow had been protecting Sunnydale. She had always seemed fairly happy with her duties; she had a good time out with her friends at the Bronze but stereotypically teenagers were getting drunk and into trouble constantly. Is that what Buffy wanted, to be a teenager without all the worry and duties of the Slayer. Willow had once put it as she was 16 going on 40. He had not really thought about it at the time as she was in serious danger but thinking back Giles and even he himself never let Buffy escape the Vampire world, his world. Buffy was only 17 but she had already been through so much, not just the monsters but she had already died once and known she was going to die. How must that make a 16 year old girl feel, to know and to think of the things they never got to or will ever do?
Buffy woke to find Angel sleeping beside her. She knew that she was being selfish but she kind of liked this new way of living and knew at the slightest chance Giles and the others would attempt to pull her away from it. With Keenan and his friends she felt no different to them. When she was with Keenan, she wasn't the chosen one or the slayer she was simple, pretty, blonde Buffy Summers. She knew when Angel woke he would give her a lecture on Drugs and how she was hurting her friends. Diving to her feet, Buffy grabbed a bobble from her dresser tied her hair back and pulled on a small pink dress with her long black leggings and boots. Almost running she grabbed her leather jacket and shot out of the door and down the street where she slowed to a casual, relaxed stroll. Looking up at the sky Buffy realised it wasn't even dawn yet. She knew her actions by taking the drugs were stupid but it felt so good not to care and she hoped she could stay in this carefree new way of life for a little while longer.
"Buffy" a voice whispered in her ear.
Grinning Buffy turned and smiled at Keenan who was not alone but with another girl who looked around Buffy's age. The strange girl smiled but the look didn't seem to reach her eyes which had a haunted look. Keenan kissed Buffy's cheek.
"How are you feeling, Baby" he grinned
"Amazing" Buffy laughed although she felt sick.
"This is Shana, a good mate" he murmured gesturing to the girl who rolled her eyes and grinned at him.
A loud screech made Buffy turn and behind her a car with a broken windows and music blasting from the speakers at full volume had spun round the corner and was speeding towards them. Pulling up Keenan went to talk to the boy behind the wheel but on closer inspection she noticed that there was no key in the ignition. The car was stolen.
"Come on, PJ is giving us a lift" Keenan opened the door for her and Shana who had instantly gotten in but Buffy found herself frozen. What should she do? She knew stealing was wrong but it would be ok right because she hadn't stolen it. Shaking her head and grinning Buffy jumped in the car next to Shana who smiled at her before Keenan jumped into the front and as the car started to move she relaxed slightly and grinned at how fast they were moving.
Turning towards Shana she could just tell that they were going to be friends. She seemed nice enough and had a very bubbly personality.
"So are you part of Keenan's gang"
Buffy smiled "Suppose I am though I've never been in a gang before"
"Me neither but Richie is driving me mental so I'm going to have to find some sort of protection right and Keenan offers a lot of that" Shana smiled
"Ritchie, who's Ritchie" Buffy frowned
"A lad down my street who stalks me, he is like obsessed and he is trying to make me join his gang and be his girl but I hate him, he's a right freak always watching me from my window"
"He sounds strange but haven't you got a boyfriend or something that would probably scare him off"
Shana suddenly turned a very deep shade of pink "well there is this one lad, Errol, but he doesn't get on with my friends. You see him and Keenan don't get on, nobody but them knows the real reason"
"Girls, we is almost there, Buffy you skipping school today, there's something you need to do for me yeah?"
"Ok, what is it"
"Just need to pick something up, you can take Shana with you, she will help"
"Oh and Shana I need you to see me later yeah?"
Keenan was looking at her in a strange way as though he was trying to keep her out of some big secret but It was probably nothing.
