From: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com (Buffyfic-digest) To: buffyfic-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: Buffyfic-digest V2 #82 Reply-To: buffyfic@xmission.com Sender: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk Buffyfic-digest Monday, March 30 1998 Volume 02 : Number 082 In this issue: BUFFYFIC: Sacrifices of Love 14/14 BUFFYFIC: Sacrifices of Love 13/14 BUFFYFIC: Sacrifices of Love 5/14 BUFFYFIC: Sacrifices of Love 4/14 Re: BUFFYFIC: The Dark One (4/?) BUFFYFIC: The Question About Love (2/?) BUFFYFIC: The Dark One (5/?) BUFFYFIC: The Question About Love (4/?) See the end of the digest for information on subscribing to the buffyfic or buffyfic-digest mailing lists and on how to retrieve back issues. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 02:38:13 +1000 From: Andrew Parkinson Subject: BUFFYFIC: Sacrifices of Love 14/14 Sacrifices of Love 14/14 Author: Andrew Parkinson hazman@powerup.com.au Rating: Ratings for each chapter would vary, but the story overall contains, PG13 for Sexual Scenes and Discussion and TV14 for violence and action scenes.(This is only a saftey barrier for people who may be offended. The actual content may not be that high depending on your point of view) Disclaimer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, its characters, situation and settings belong to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, Sandollar, WB, and Fox. This story is written for the sake of enjoyment for fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This story is not intended to infringe on copyright and is not to be used by anyone else or myself for commercial gain. Spoiler/Setting for the Story: Set after Killed By Death, so anything that has happened on the show before that episode is fair game. Author's note: This Story is set aprox 2 months after "Killed By Death". Feedback: Yes Please.....This is my first story since high school, so I am very interested in feedback. ************************************ Chapter 14 Later that day Cordelia's house Cordelia smiled as Willow finished putting the last of the dressings on her arms. Thankfully the blood on her face had been mostly from her arms and she only had a few bruisers. She moved her head over and rested in on Xander's chest. They were half sitting, half lying on the lounge in the living room. Buffy and Giles emerged from the kitchen with drinks for everyone. Buffy raised a glass, " I didn't think we would be here right now and I don't know what the future will have in store for us. I can say however that I am so proud to have you as my friends. I love you guys." "Hear Hear," Willow added. ........................... Xander came down the stairs into the living room. Buffy and Giles were there, Willow and Oz having already gone home. "She O.K.?" Buffy asked. "Yep, she's sleeping. I'm hoping that she doesn't have any nightmares," Xander replied. "I think that even if she does, it will be less traumatic than what she has just been through," Giles said, "did she say anything to you?" "Not really, apart from the fact that I was meant to be the one taken from the Bronze. I think Angel had thought that she wouldn't be a big enough bait for you to come, Buffy," Xander said. "Well it looks like Angel does not know you as well as he thinks Buffy," Giles replied, " and certainly won't underestimate you again Xander. I wish you had told us what you were planning." Xander looked down. "Xander?" Buffy asked. He looked up, his eyes tear stained. "I was so scared. I couldn't tell you what I was planning, because for one I didn't know if I would go through with it and also you wouldn't have let me" 'Well maybe, maybe not" Giles interjected. "No you don't understand. What happened wasn't my original plan. I thought Cordelia was dead. I didn't have your confidence that she would still be alive when we got there. So I filled the needle with Holy Water and kept it in my pocket. My only plan was a selfish one. I was going to kill Angel. I didn't care about the mission, I wanted revenge. It was only when I got there and saw everyone fighting as hard as they could to rescue her that I knew I had to do something else." Buffy moved over to him and put an arm around his shoulders, "You are being too hard on yourself, those feelings are very normal," she said. "Yes," Giles said softly, "I should know." "The point is you came through and I refuse to put it down to your experience last Halloween," Buffy gave him a hug. She looked at Giles, 'I think we should be going". "Yes we should," Giles agreed as he got up. Buffy turned to Xander, "Are you going to be able to look after Cordelia?" "Yes that won't be a problem. Her folks are away till Sunday night, so hopefully we will have a good cover story sorted out by then," Xander said with a smile. Xander let Buffy and Giles out the front door and locked it. He went up the stairs to Cordelia's bedroom. She was still sleeping peacefully. He got out of his jeans and shirt and slipped into bed beside her, wrapping his arms around her. Her body seemed to move back to him as he held her tight. Lying there Xander could almost believe they didn't have a trouble in the world. **************************************************************** hazman@powerup.com.au Visit Slayer's Down Under at http://www.powerup.com.au/~hazman/index3.htm The Offical Keeper of: "There is a beautiful, big full moon outside tonight. It doesn't get more romantic than this. So shut up!" - Cordelia [Phases] **************************************************************** - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 02:38:29 +1000 From: Andrew Parkinson Subject: BUFFYFIC: Sacrifices of Love 13/14 Sacrifices of Love 13/14 Author: Andrew Parkinson hazman@powerup.com.au Rating: Ratings for each chapter would vary, but the story overall contains, PG13 for Sexual Scenes and Discussion and TV14 for violence and action scenes.(This is only a saftey barrier for people who may be offended. The actual content may not be that high depending on your point of view) Disclaimer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, its characters, situation and settings belong to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, Sandollar, WB, and Fox. This story is written for the sake of enjoyment for fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This story is not intended to infringe on copyright and is not to be used by anyone else or myself for commercial gain. Spoiler/Setting for the Story: Set after Killed By Death, so anything that has happened on the show before that episode is fair game. Author's note: This Story is set aprox 2 months after "Killed By Death". Feedback: Yes Please.....This is my first story since high school, so I am very interested in feedback. ************************************ Chapter 13 "Oh my god!" Buffy said as she saw the room fill up with vampires, "Giles, our plan has gone a bit out of the window, what do we do?" "I don't know Buffy, try and get everyone closer to the door as we fight them off, it may be our only chance," he replied. Buffy tried to get them all moving but in doing that the first couple of vampires attacked, she suddenly had two of them on her. She got in a few kicks enabling her to survey the area. Giles, Willow and Xander were all fighting off vampires. She knew they could not last much longer. The vampires had gathered in a group in front of them, almost like a pack of hyenas waiting for the lions to leave the scraps. Xander kicked the vampire away and then staked the vampire who was attacking Willow in the back. He grabbed Willow and placed her next to Cordelia and Oz. "Stay here!" he said. He looked up and also noticed the pack in front of them. He also noticed Angel, who had been writhing on the floor in agony had now got to his feet and looked like he was preparing to attack, "Maybe that was why they were waiting," he wondered. He knocked his front pocket and remembered the little surprise he had planned for Angel. He quickly thought about it and decided there was no other choice. We ran over and grabbed the last bottle of Holy Water. Buffy saw him do it, it between kicking another vampire, "What are doing Xander?" "Just hold on for a minute, I'll get you out of here," he replied. "Xander!" Cordelia yelled when she noticed he was moving towards the pack. Xander did not acknowledge her. He didn't want to face her for fear he would not be able to get through with this. The vampires looked surprised that one of the group was moving to face them. The delay did not last long, as they moved forward, Xander sprayed the last remaining water from the bottle, showering the vast majority of them. He knew however that it would not be enough to kill them, or even immobilize them for long. He got however the desired effect when they started worrying more about their burning faces than his friends. He took his chance and went threw the pack, straight to Angel. Angel had seen Xander coming but in this haze that was his eyesight now, he didn't see Xander clearly. Angel struck out at the blur that was Xander. It missed as Xander ducked and leg swept Angel's legs out from under him. Xander jumped on top of Angel pounding on him. "Spike!" Angel shouted. "Sorry to disappoint you, Spike has already taken off, "Xander informed him with glee, "It's just you and me," Xander reached into his pocket and pulled out a syringe. Angel started to turn himself over when he felt a pin prick in his back. "Now I don't know if this will kill you or not, but judging by what the Holy Water has done to your face, I would say injecting it into you heart is not going to give you just heartburn." Angel tried to move again, but felt the needle being pressed further in. ........................... Buffy had succeeded in keeping the remaining vampires at bay, but now the main group had started to recover. She got her friends together behind her and started to move towards the doorway. "We can't leave Xander," Cordelia said. "Cordy I don't want to leave him but he did what he did to give us a chance", Buffy replied, 'so come-on we need to get you all out." A couple of vampires had seen them moving away and rushed over to stop them. They blocked the exit and forced them back to the center of the room. .............................................. Xander saw that his friends were trapped again. It was time to see if it his actions had been worth it. "Get up," he screamed at Angel. "Stuff you," he replied. "O.K. have it your way, either you get up and order your friends to let mine go, or I am going to turn your insides to dust soup," he said while pushing the needle in as far as it would go, to emphasize the point. Angel thought about it for a split second. His instinct for survival was highly compromised by his hatred of this punk getting one up on him. The vampires were only a few feet away from Buffy, they were out of Holy Water and unlike before they looked like they would attack at once. "Stop!" Angel yelled. The vampires nearest to him heard him. They immediately stopped, but the other did not. Xander saw this and got Angel to his feet, "Remember all I have to do is push on this plunger and you are history, if any of my friends are hurt I will do it.". He led Angel over to the pack. "Stop!" he yelled again. This time the remaining vampires heard him and turned around. "O.K. Dead Guys," Xander shouted to the throng of vampires, "we are leaving, If you try to stop us, your leader will probably liquefy before your eyes. Now unless you have a ladle ready I suggest you get out of our way." It wasn't just the vampires that looked at him incredulously, Buffy, Giles, Cordelia, Willow and Oz, now that they weren't fighting for their lives, were speechless at the turn of events. Xander looked at them, "Guys the exit's that way, get out" he yelled. "You too Xander," Buffy said. "I will be right behind you" he replied. "Xander we won't leave you, c'mon," Cordelia pleaded. Xander spoke softly to her, "Just go Cordy." Cordelia looked at him, but was pulled away by Willow and Oz. Buffy and Giles made it to the door and pushed the other three threw it. He told them to run as fast as they can back to the school. Buffy turned back to Xander, "C'mon, let's go" she yelled. Xander turned Angel around so that he was now facing the vampires, while Xander had his back to the door. He judged that he would probably have only an 8 yard head start from when he let Angel go. "Well," he thought, "it won't be the craziest thing I have done today." He pushed Angel away, throwing him towards the pack of vampires, hoping that in the confusion the needle would expel its contents in Angel's heart. He ran as fast as he could towards the doorway, "Buffy, Giles go now, "he screamed at them. Buffy and Giles took off with Xander a couple of feet behind. The vampires had reacted quickly and were making up distance on the three. Xander looked around, the leading vampires were only a dozen or so feet behind him now and while there was only sixty feet or so to the street, they would then have to make it back to school. "Hurry Up Guys," came a voice. Buffy turned to Giles while running, "I told them to get going, we have to really do something about following orders"; Giles couldn't suppress a laugh, which resulted in Buffy giving him a dirty look. They reached the doorway and opened it, throwing themselves through it they were hit by blinding light. It was daylight already. Xander ran straight up to Cordelia. They held each other, knowing that they could have easily not been able to that again. After a few seconds, Buffy, Willow, Oz and even Giles came over to put their arms around each other. Giles spoke first, "I know that we are safe here, but let's get away from this place," he smiled at Buffy, she returned it and they walked off. ........................ Angel had managed to survive only by the luck of falling on his front. He had been able to reach around and pull the syringe from his back. He crawled over to his bed, he needed rest. Rest and then this whole damn city would pay for last night. "Angel," Spike called as he came into the hall, his face still blistered, "you look a little bit weak, would you like to borrow my wheelchair?" "Don't patronize me Spike. If you and Dru hadn't run off we would be celebrating tonight." "Cut the crap Angel. You failed miserably again. We lost over half our people, Drusilla, myself and you have badly burned bodies, and you killed no-one, " Spike shouted, "you are a complete failure, you no longer give any orders around here." "Watch it Spike, you can't take over. Drusilla would never stand for it." Angel replied. Drusilla appeared from behind a curtain, she was wearing a half mask, much like the fabled phantom. "Angel, darling, there has been a few changes...." She said. **************************************************************** hazman@powerup.com.au Visit Slayer's Down Under at http://www.powerup.com.au/~hazman/index3.htm The Offical Keeper of: "There is a beautiful, big full moon outside tonight. It doesn't get more romantic than this. So shut up!" - Cordelia [Phases] **************************************************************** - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 02:38:37 +1000 From: Andrew Parkinson Subject: BUFFYFIC: Sacrifices of Love 5/14 Sacrifices of Love 5/14 Author: Andrew Parkinson hazman@powerup.com.au Rating: Ratings for each chapter would vary, but the story overall contains, PG13 for Sexual Scenes and Discussion and TV14 for violence and action scenes.(This is only a saftey barrier for people who may be offended. The actual content may not be that high depending on your point of view) Disclaimer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, its characters, situation and settings belong to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, Sandollar, WB, and Fox. This story is written for the sake of enjoyment for fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This story is not intended to infringe on copyright and is not to be used by anyone else or myself for commercial gain. Spoiler/Setting for the Story: Set after Killed By Death, so anything that has happened on the show before that episode is fair game. Author's note: This Story is set aprox 2 months after "Killed By Death". Feedback: Yes Please.....This is my first story since high school, so I am very interested in feedback. ************************************ Chapter 5 Buffy looked at herself in the mirror. To anyone else she would like any other seventeen year-old. To herself she could see the strain of the last few months showing under her eyes. It still pained her to think that the night she was meant to remember for life will now be remembered for all the wrong reasons. She was so much in love with Angel, and he was with her, she was sure of that. They made love for the very first time; her first time and it took his soul away. Not the act itself, but it was the trigger. Angel had lived his last eighty years with a curse. The curse had been put on him by a clan of gypsies as punishment for killing their most beloved daughter and her family. The curse was to restore his soul, so he would live out his eternal life in torment for what he had done. And he had shown remorse, he had spent most of the last year helping Buffy and her friends fight Vampires and demons. But then the real kicker came. The curse was meant to leave him in torment. He could not have one perfect moment of happiness for the rest of his life. If he did, his soul would be taken from him again. Of course no one had bothered to tell him about that. Buffy could never understand that. If they wanted Angel to live in torment they should have told him. Then he would not of let himself get close to her. He would not have risked the taking away of his soul. But because they did not tell him, she and Angel had fallen in love. They made love. And now he is free of the curse. He's a vampire with out a soul again and he loved it. Buffy however did not. Buffy finished in the bedroom and turned the light off. She walked across the across the hall and into her bedroom. She knew there was something instantly wrong. She sensed him before she could see him. She turned her head frightened. She and Willow had cast a spell that was meant to keep him out of her house. She turned towards the window; he was outside looking at her. At least she was safe. She looked straight at him. "Sorry not today," she said "Brings back memories doesn't it Buffy. You use to like it when I turned up unannounced. Don't tell me that you still don't get a rush of blood from seeing me." Angel almost laughed at her. "Angel you can stay out there and die for all I care. I know you can't come in here. What do you want?" Angel moved closer to the window, almost caressing it with his face, "C'mon Buffy, I just came for a little foreplay before I start with the little people. It so helps to bring the act to a satisfying conclusion." He moved away from the window, as if to go, then turned towards her, "Buffy, just thought I would let you know, one of your friends dies tomorrow night, pleasant dreams" he smiled at her, although it seems more like a snarl. With that he disappeared. Buffy stared at the window for a while and whispered to herself, "Over my dead body." .................................................. Xander lay motionless on Cordelia's bed. He wasn't just nervous he was scared. Not that he hadn't thought about what he was about to do, sometimes it was all he thought about, but thinking and doing are two different things. Now all he could think was that he was going to show Cordelia that he was a bigger failure than she originally thought she was. Xander looked at the bathroom door and chuckled to himself. Here he was shaking on a summer's night and Cordelia was still taking her time in the bathroom. "Some things stay the same," he thought, "no matter what the circumstance". It reassured him that there was still normality in the world. He had not bothered to get undressed. He rationalized it as not wanting to appear too eager. In reality it was the part of him, that was wishing he wasn't so scared, trying to delay the onset of pure terror. Suddenly the bedroom light went dark. "Argh!!!" he screamed. "I will try not to take that so personally" came the reply. It took Xander a while to adjust to the small amount of light, provided by a solitary candle on the dresser, that illuminated the room. When he did he saw Cordelia standing in front of him. He was relieved, she was wearing a nightgown. "Looks good too' he mused to himself. "Move over Xander," Cordelia said as she sat down on the bed. Xander moved and Cordelia got in next to him, curling her body, backing into Xander's front. Xander reached around and held her to him. He started to feel a lot better. He moved his mouth to her ear. "I love you." "I love you," came the reply. **************************************************************** hazman@powerup.com.au Visit Slayer's Down Under at http://www.powerup.com.au/~hazman/index3.htm The Offical Keeper of: "There is a beautiful, big full moon outside tonight. It doesn't get more romantic than this. So shut up!" - Cordelia [Phases] **************************************************************** - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 02:38:44 +1000 From: Andrew Parkinson Subject: BUFFYFIC: Sacrifices of Love 4/14 Sacrifices of Love 4/14 Author: Andrew Parkinson hazman@powerup.com.au Rating: Ratings for each chapter would vary, but the story overall contains, PG13 for Sexual Scenes and Discussion and TV14 for violence and action scenes.(This is only a saftey barrier for people who may be offended. The actual content may not be that high depending on your point of view) Disclaimer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, its characters, situation and settings belong to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, Sandollar, WB, and Fox. This story is written for the sake of enjoyment for fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This story is not intended to infringe on copyright and is not to be used by anyone else or myself for commercial gain. Spoiler/Setting for the Story: Set after Killed By Death, so anything that has happened on the show before that episode is fair game. Author's note: This Story is set aprox 2 months after "Killed By Death". Feedback: Yes Please.....This is my first story since high school, so I am very interested in feedback. ************************************ Chapter 4 "C'mon Xander!" Cordelia shouted as she saw Xander coming across the student's car park. Like herself, Cordelia's car could hardly be missed, bright red with the number plate 'QUEEN C", well it seemed to fit her. "O.K., what's the rush. God it isn't even dark yet" Xander returned. He reached her and gave her a quick kiss, before opening the door for her. "It's the little things she likes," he thought to himself. Cordelia sped the car out of the park and onto the street. ..................................... Buffy walked through the doors of the library, "Giles, are you there?" Giles appeared from behind one of the seemingly endless rows of bookshelves, "Oh Buffy here already?" "Yes well, thought I would get some brownie points for showing up on time, after you let me have my way this morning" she replied sheepishly. Giles smiled. "Fair enough. Get the equipment, I will be down in a second" Buffy moved over to the cupboard that housed the entire vampire fighting equipment that Giles stored. She had moved quite a bit to her own house recently and was surprised to find some new weaponry when she opened the doors. She looked it over and noticed a number of bottles filled with a clear liquid. She picked one of them up and examined it, opening the top and smelling the contents. There was no discernible smell. "Giles, what are these?" she said holding on of them up so he could see. Giles was coming towards her as she did, "oh that's a little spin on the Molotov cocktail. Filled with Holy Water. Never know when it might come in handy," he said as he took the bottle and put it back, "we only have these five so be careful, it can be difficult to explain in a hurry why you want to fill bottles up with Holy Water" "Cool" Buffy replied. ............................................................................ ....... Cordelia pulled the car up in the driveway to her place. Xander had been watching Cordelia all the way and did not realize he wasn't at his place till she stopped the engine. He looked around at the house in front of him. House, well maybe a mansion would be more of an apt description. With its Greek pillars at the front doorway to its elaborate gardens, it certainly stood out form the rest of the street. It did seem to suit Cordelia's family though. "I take it I was meant to navigate," he said. "Ha, ha" she replied sarcastically "Well it's just that I am not you father's favorite person" "Well it's a good thing you don't want to go out with my father" Cordelia replied. Xander just gave her a look; "my parents won't be home for a couple of hours, how about coming in for a drink?" "O.K.", Xander said as he got out of the car, "It's not that I am scared of your father, it's just that..." Xander glanced at Cordelia. "O.K., it is that I am scared of your father, but you would miss out as well if I am not allowed to see you." "Oh I would get by, there are some very nice eligible young men in this street" she said with a smile, "C'mon, I will save you from the boogie man." She took his hand and led him through the front doorway, "Take a seat, I will be back in a minute." ............................................................. It was getting dark as Buffy started to walk home, 'another session with Giles over, vege time in front of the TV tonight, things aren't all bad' she thought. Still she was more concerned about Giles' information session this morning than she was willing to let her friends see. She knew full well that she was not the one in the immediate danger, her friends were. Willow, Xander, Giles, Cordelia and maybe Oz were in the front line so to speak. Even though they had been training a few days a week with Giles and her, they were not equipped like she was. She felt responsible for them. She was glad her mother was away for the week at a conference in San Francisco. It was one less person to worry about. It was quite a thrill for her to be trusted to look after herself for a week. She liked to think that her mother had decided that she was responsible enough. She knew however that a big part of the reason was that her mother had to go to the conference. She had no other choice, as her father could not get out of work to come and look after her. She reached her front porch just as the sunset, and quickly went inside and locked the door behind her. ............................................................................ ....... Xander looked at the dark sky outside and then his watch, the couple of hours were getting really close to being over. It upset him. They got so little time to be together by themselves, without having to resort to necking in Cordy's car that he had really savored the opportunity to spend a couple of hours lying on the lounge holding Cordelia in his arms and feeling her close to him. "Cordy?" he whispered after lightly kissing her forehead, "I should get going, this has been great and I would hate to have it spoiled by the arrival of your parents, not to mention while it's still light it's a lot safer to get home." Cordelia didn't respond straight away, she too was enjoying the moment. She found it hard to believe that originally she couldn't face up to the fact she was falling for him, and yet lying in his arms she found a closeness that she had not before experienced. "Cordy?" he asked again. She moved herself up and turned to face him, "Xander, my parents are away for the night, I don't want you to go." **************************************************************** hazman@powerup.com.au Visit Slayer's Down Under at http://www.powerup.com.au/~hazman/index3.htm The Offical Keeper of: "There is a beautiful, big full moon outside tonight. It doesn't get more romantic than this. So shut up!" - Cordelia [Phases] **************************************************************** - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 14:47:01 EST From: "Clare H." Subject: Re: BUFFYFIC: The Dark One (4/?) cool story...please write more soon! Clare teddybartcbh@hotmail.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 15:53:40 EST From: Aglx Subject: BUFFYFIC: The Question About Love (2/?) Title: The Question about Love (2/?) Author: Dominique Email Addy: Aglx@aol.com Rating: PG Spoiler: Not really. Takes place before Angel becomes evil. Feedback: PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!!! Disclaimer: Buffy and the gang belong to Joss Whedon, the WB, etc. The Story and the characters not part of the regular cast are mine! Summary: A new creature comes to Sunnydale with an interesting tie to vampires. (The other story I submitted wasn't mine. This isn't either. Please send feedback to me and I'll relay it to the authors. I'll have my first story out soon.) The Question About Love (Part 2) Important: This story is from the earlier days when Angel was good. All characters except LOVE belong to Joss Whedon and the production teams of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. LOVE is capatalized to express the importance of the character and to keep the name from being confused with the word. The day went on, and on, and on. Buffy, Xander, and Willow went out to lunch at Hard Rock, then went to their ninth period class. They met up after school to discuss their party plans. They decided to go home and meet up around seven at Buffy's house. So they all walked home. At Buffy's house, in Buffy's room, Buffy lay sprawled across her bed staring at her trigonometry homework. She gazed at her watch. 6:00pm. "I had better get ready," she said to herself. "Xander will be here in an hour, and Willow will probably come early." So Buffy got dressed, put make-up on, and did her hair. She looked at her watch again. 6:45. The doorbell rang. Buffy walked down the steps and opened the door. She surprisingly saw both Willow and Xander at the door. "We're early," Xander said. "Come on in," Buffy said. "I was just getting ready." "Take your time," Willow said. "We are in no hurry." So Buffy finished her hair and reapplied her lipstick. She grabbed her leather jacket (the one that Angel let her keep), and headed down the stairs. All three of them walked out the door and walked to the Bronze. The place was packed! Kids were pushing and shoving to get inside. Ten dollars admission was obviously not enough. Willow peered through the window. She was amazed. Everyone in school, even some teachers, was there. Buffy looked in the window too. She spotted Giles, a few friends, Cordilia, and quite a few vampires. More vampires than usual. She saw at least twenty vampires without even trying to look. But no Angel. As she was making her way through the doors, the feeling of being watched came back. She looked everywhere but only one person was looking at her, and that was the guy at the door asking her for the ten bucks to get in. Inside sitting at a table all by herself, the same girl was watching her. Buffy couldn't detect her because Buffy was outside and the girl was inside. When they finally got in the Bronze she, again, noticed the vampires. She noticed that they were not lurking, but they were just hanging out. Not one of them looked hungry. Surprisingly she saw Giles coming her way. "What are doing here?" she asked. "I am on a date with Miss Calendar." Giles replied. "She said that she had to come see the hot new singer, and invited me to join her." "Aw, how cute," Buffy replied. "There are tons of vampires here. Do you know why?" "No," Giles said, "I spotted many myself. I even saw Spike." "SPIKE?" she asked with amazement. "Did he try anything?" "No, he is with someone, or least was with someone." Giles answered. "Who?" Buffy curiously asked. "Let me see if I can spot her. Oh, there she is. She is sitting at the far table. See her? She is sitting all by herself." Giles pointed her out Buffy spotted her then curiously stared at her. "Giles look," she said. "What?" he asked. "Look at the way she is sitting." Buffy said. Giles looked at the beautiful young girl. He stared at her for a few seconds then turned to Buffy. He saw nothing unusual about the way the girl was seated. Her legs were crossed and her hands were folded over her knees. She had great posture and you could tell from the way the lights hit her face, that she was nervous. "What is so strange about the way she is sitting?" he asked Buffy. "She is nervous," Buffy said. "I have slayed a lot of vamps in my day, and I have never seen one that was nervous." "So, maybe she is not a vampire," Giles responded. "You said she was with Spike. I have never seen him turn down a meal before," Buffy said. "Maybe that is why she is nervous," Giles said. "Maybe she knows he is going to eat her and is afraid." "Then why doesn't she run?" she asked him. "She could bust through those doors and be out of her in seconds." "No she couldn't," Giles said. "Look at how those vampires are posted around her. She the one standing at the door?" "Oh my gosh! You're right," she said. "The vampires are here because of her. That must explain why no guys are hitting on her." Just then, they both saw Xander leave the table where he and Willow were sitting. He was walking in the direction of the young girl. Buffy started toward him, but Giles stopped her. He explained that he didn't think the vampires would hurt Xander, but basically scare him away. Sure enough, the vampires just growled at Xander, without hurting him. He walked away in a huff. Buffy went to join Xander and Willow, while Giles went to sit with Miss. Calendar. The announcer went on stage and said that there would be quite a few singers tonight. He announced the name of the performers in order of when they would sing. LOVE's name was called last. So the other six singers went on stage. None of them were bad, but not as good as the kids hoped. The announcer came on once again. "Alright kids, take yours seats please. Now for the moment you all have been waiting for. I would like to introduce LOVE!" he said. - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 15:56:24 EST From: Aglx Subject: BUFFYFIC: The Dark One (5/?) Title: The Dark One (5/?) Author: Michelle Email Addy: Aglx@aol.com Rating: PG Spoiler: All episodes up to Killed By Death Feedback: PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!!! Disclaimer: Buffy and the gang belong to Joss Whedon, the WB, etc. The Story and the characters not part of the regular cast are mine! The Dark One (5/?) "A fair fight?" "Am I the only one who see's this as not a good thing?" Xander questioned looking to Giles and Buffy for an answer. "No. I'm flipped by it. But, what else could I do? I had to tell him yes," Buffy said with tears in her voice. The room remained quiet for a few seconds as Buffy watched the frightened looks upon her friends' faces. "In all my time, I never have heard of Savarah doing something like that. She has always preferred having the advantage." "Giles. I think she does have the advantage." Buffy walked the library searching for an answer. "Well, if she was so great as a vampire, maybe she's just looking for that 'rush'. She knows she can kill a Slayer. I think she wants to do it again." Willow watched as a pacing Buffy stopped in her tracks. "That's it." Buffy's face lit up with excitement. "She wants me to fight for Angel." Buffy paused for a moment and then grabbed her back from the counter. "Uh, where are you going?" Giles started to follow after her in attempts to stop her. "I've got to visit a few friends." "Buffy, you can't fight her now. You're not prepared." "Giles, I'm the slayer, I was born prepared. I'm not going to fight her. I just want to chat." Buffy rushed out of the library and made her way to the streets. She walked at a determined pace as she headed for the warehouse. _______ "Don't move!" A hand with a knife was shot up to Buffy's throat from a formerly sleeping body. Buffy stood at the side of Savarah's bed. "What do you want, Slayer?" Savarah snapped as she flipped over to face Buffy. Her face was a near white as she tried not to move against the cold blade. "To talk," Buffy snapped. She was taking her chances. "Oh, so you talked to Spike," Savarah face smiled with enjoyment. Angel suddenly walked into the room. Buffy took immediate notice. She could see his body's impression on the bed next to Savarah. The thought sent chills down her body. "Buffy! What a surprise." He anxiously watched the blade against her neck. "You want to move that knife?" Buffy snapped not letting her eyes leave Angel's. "Oh, I'm sorry, is it bothering you?" "Yeah," she knocked Savarah's arm away from her throat, "it is." "So, do we have a deal?" "Yeah, we have a deal." "Oh, goodie. Meet me Saturday, 9:00PM, Sunnydale High School football field." "Fine," Buffy spoke quietly. She began to back out of the room, making sure not to turn her back on her two worst enemies. After Buffy had left, Angel sat down on the bed next to Savarah. "A fair fight? Do you really think it will work?" Angel asked worried of loosing one of the two women he loved. "Angel, I need a challenge. There is no risk involved except that I may loose you." She suddenly realized that she let her secret slip. "Me? What the hell you mean by that?" "Listen, you are a vicious, evil demon. You've set unbelievable standards for those who follow in your footsteps. However, having a soul has plagued you with flaws. Flaws that you don't even notice. You flaunt them to the Slayer, and one day, she will use them to her advantage." Angel didn't have words to express his rage to her. Even that she brought these things up to him hurt. But he refused to let it show. "The fact that you had a soul, has given you thoughts and feelings that will never leave you. Even if the demon inside prevents you from showing it, you're actions of rage against Buffy and her friends, is your way of warning her." "What are you saying?" "I'm saying, you still love the Slayer, you always will. He spent several minutes searching for the right words to counter her attack on him, but couldn't find them. "So, then, how would you loose me?" "I used you as the bet for Buffy to fight me. If I win, she dies, if she wins, you're soul is returned." Angel sprung to his feet and marched out of the room. Savarah remained in the bed. Her evil was too strong to have feelings. She had no concern for other regardless of what they meant to her. Attacking Angel with her words was just part of the job. She curled up and fell asleep again. End Part 5 - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 16:04:15 EST From: Aglx Subject: BUFFYFIC: The Question About Love (4/?) Title: The Question about Love (4/?) Author: Dominique Email Addy: Aglx@aol.com Rating: PG Spoiler: Not really. Takes place before Angel becomes evil. Feedback: PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!!! Disclaimer: Buffy and the gang belong to Joss Whedon, the WB, etc. The Story and the characters not part of the regular cast are mine! Summary: A new creature comes to Sunnydale with an interesting tie to vampires. (The other story I submitted wasn't mine. This isn't either. Please send feedback to me and I'll relay it to the authors. I'll have my first story out soon.) The Question About Love (Part 4) Important: This story is from the earlier days when Angel was good. All characters except LOVE belong to Joss Whedon and the production teams of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. LOVE is capatalized to express the importance of the character and to keep the name from being confused with the word. "If Buffy is going, then I am going," Xander said. "We all are," Giles said. So they all followed the vampires. They ended up going to a large warehouse. The windows were spotless. "Are warehouses normally this clean?" Xander asked. "I don't think so." Miss. Calendar answered. They all looked inside the window. They were amazed. The inside of the warehouse was completely furnished. There was even a fireplace and kitchen. Willow thought that it was really cool how on the third level, there was a complete computer room. Xander loved how big the place was. Four stories high and what looked like two stories underground. Giles loved the library that was on the second floor. Miss. Calendar liked all of the big screen TV's and stereos. Buffy liked the gym, and Cordilia liked the huge bathroom with all of the vanity tables and stuff. "I don't know about you guys, but I think we should go inside and check it out," Xander said. "Yeah," everyone agreed. "NO," Angel stopped them. "The warehouse may look fun from the outside, and even better from the inside, but the place is the home of Spike. He has other vamps stay there, and they never refuse because they have the opportunity to stay in the coolest vampire home anywhere. There are dozens of vampires inside there that will do anything at Spikes command. We are safer outside until Spike leaves, then we can LOVE out simply." "Angel is right," Giles said. "Without their leader, the vampires won't know what to do. We are safer if we wait." So they waited, and waited, and waited. It took Spike forever to leave. They must have been waiting for hours. Then the warehouse door opened. Spike walked a ways away, then pulled out his cigar, lit it, and started to smoke. Now was there only chance get inside. Slowly, one bye one, they entered the back of the warehouse. Once they all were inside, the discussed their plan. They knew that they would have no chance if they decided to fight, so they thought maybe if they hid until the right moment. "I have to do this for LOVE," Angel said. "Do what?" Buffy asked. "It doesn't matter. You guys just stay here," he said. "NO!" Buffy screeched. "We will all do this together." "I am going to try to fight them. Other than you Buffy, no one else can fight." "Like I said, we do this together," she said. "Are you guys up to it?" "Yes," they all agreed. Cordilia took it upon herself to get the vampires attention. She stood up and yelled at them. "Hey you bloodsuckers over there," she screamed. "Yeah, I'm talking to you!" "Cordilia!" Buffy uttered. "What do you think you are doing?" One of the vampires heard Buffy. She stood up. Another vampire recognized her from a previous fight. He looked terrified when he saw her. "Slayer," he hissed. "Slayee," she hissed back. Buffy did a front handspring and landed in the middle of the room, right in front of the vampires. All of the vampires plunged at Buffy at the same time. She started to kick turn and twirl as she beat them up one at a time. One of the vampires that was holding a metal pole, came up from behind her and whacked he hard on the back of the head. She was always on her guard, but this time, she was not suspecting the attack. She fell to the floor. The rest of the gang rushed over to her and tried to help her gain consciousness. She opened on eye and was able to say "look" before she went out cold. The rest of the vampires piled on top of the seven people. Spike walked into the room and said, "tie them up." He then realized who Buffy really was. He said, "this must be my lucky day. I get to kill the Slayer." The other vampires tried to restrain the others, but none of the remaining six was going to give up easily. In fact, the only one that was not fighting back, was the sleeping slayer. All seven of them were finally restrained. Spike walked up and down looking at each and everyone of them. Not caring if Buffy was still alive or not. He just kept pacing. It was almost as if he was seeing who was the first one to go. "Who is ready to die?" he selfishly asked. "What? No volunteers?" "I do," Buffy managed to get out. "Kill me first." "NO!" Angel yelled. "Relax my gallant hero," Spike said. "It is no fun for me to kill the slayer unless she has complete consciousness. I'm going to drive a stake through her heart. The exact same weapon she uses to kill us is going to kill her. And I want her to feel it. So no, no, I am not going to kill her first, I want her to watch her friends die." "Then kill me first," Angel replied. "If you want to hurt her, than kill me first." "Well aren't you the throw yourself to the lions type of guy. You always were," he hissed. "Alright then, you die first. Your little Rebecca of Sunnydale farms gets to watch you suffer as I give you a bath of holy water." "Bring it on," Angel bravely spoke. "It is not like I am not used to it by now. Remember that little Drucila incident. Oh Yeah! I forgot that you were unconscious most of the time thanks to Buffy. Too bad Dru is dead now." "You know Angelus, I am going to enjoy watching you die. TIE HIM UP!" he barked. After a few minutes of struggling, Angel finally gave in and the other vampires were finally able to tie him up. He was tied on a large strong rope that was somehow attached to the ceiling. It was so strong that he could hang from it. Stupidly enough, the vampires didn't tie his feet together. Spike walked over to Angel with a jar of holy water. "Lets just hope you had some Pepsid AC because you are going to have some serious heart burn." Spike joked. "Cute", Angel remarked, "not funny but cute." Spike walked by the other six people that were still on the floor. He was holding a large glass jar. "This," he said "is the way I always wanted to kill you. Now that Dru is dead, I don't need you around anymore. Goodbye." - - ------------------------------ End of Buffyfic-digest V2 #82 ***************************** To subscribe to buffyfic or buffyfic-digest, send the command subscribe buffyfic-digest or subscribe buffyfic to majordomo@xmission.com. You will need to go through a confirmation process, and the listowners have to manually approve your subscription request, so it may take some time. Back issues of this digest can be found at: ftp://ftp.xmission.com/pub/lists/buffyfic/archive/ Dalton Spence has also provided an index of the buffyfic archive at: http://www.hwcn.org/~ag775/BUFFYFIC.HTM For help, contact Jill Kirby (jtkirby@mcs.com) or sah (romana@mindspring.com)