From: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com (buffyfic-digest) To: buffyfic-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: buffyfic-digest V2 #121 Reply-To: $SENDER Sender: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk buffyfic-digest Saturday, April 11 1998 Volume 02 : Number 121 In this issue: BUFFYFIC: Re: Chronicles #7 BUFFYFIC: Rendevous With Midnight (1/1) Re: BUFFYFIC: The Ties That Bind (4/?) BUFFYFIC: My Moira (3/?) See the end of the digest for information on (un)subscribing to the buffyfic or buffyfic-digest mailing lists and on how to retrieve back issues. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 13:44:24 -0700 From: taygeta@juno.com (Charity C Tran) Subject: BUFFYFIC: Re: Chronicles #7 The title is says #4 but it is #7, I forgot to delete it when I was reusing the disclaimer. Sorry. Taygeta _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] - - ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 17:23:42 EDT From: Redfire98 Subject: BUFFYFIC: Rendevous With Midnight (1/1) TITLE: Rendevous with Midnight AUTHOR: Tamara EMAIL: Aramat330@aol.com DIST: Already up at my site. If you want it, ask first please. SPOILERS: Just remember Angel is Angelus not Angel. Make sense? FEEDBACK: Please? With sugar on top? DISCLAIMER: These characters do not belong to me. They are the property of Joss Whedon and the WB. I'm just borrowing them to amuse myself during these hellish weeks of reruns. If Joss can screw up the characters lives, well darn it, as an almighty fic writer, I can mess with them too. Just remember that his is real and mine is just pretend. So if I do something you don't like, tell yourself it's only a story. Note: I'm amusing myself. Thought it'd be fair to let you know before you read. See how nice I am. Be prepared. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rendevous with Midnight Darkness. It was all she saw, all she felt. All around her there was nothing but darkness. She walked down the street, oblivious to her surroundings, focusing only on the dark. She could sense him near, knew he was waiting for her. She knew it was dangerous, knew he had no qualms about taking her life. But somehow, she couldn't resist the darkness. She couldn't resist him. She stopped at the entrance to the apartment, her mind giving one last scream for her to leave. She was unarmed, her mind totally unfocused on destroying him. She was't ready to kill him, didn't think she'd ever be ready to truly defeat him. She knew that she should be running away, knew she should be trying to save her life. But some little part of her wanted to be there, some part of her needed the darkness that surrounded him. So, with total disregard for her life, she took that final step into the apartment, into his domain. He was sitting there waiting for her. She spotted him as soon as she stepped over the threshold. His eyes were focused intently on her, a slight smile graced his lips. As she walked toward him she wondered what the smile was for. She knew it wasn't because of past memories of this place, knew it wasn't because he cared about the time they'd spent in this room. No, the smile had to be there because he was certain she couldn't stay away from him. She would do anything to be with him. Even give up her life. He stood up suddenly and she halted her steps, not sure of what to do next. He held out a hand and, with only the slightest hesitation, she took it. He hauled her roughly to him, his arms crushing her against his chest. "Are you going to kill me?" she asked him casually, as if they were talking about the weather. It surprised her that she wasn't afraid to die. Angelus raised an eyebrow as he looked down at her. "Maybe," he answered with a shrug. "I haven't really decided yet. Why? In a hurry to die?" Buffy smiled. "No, just wanted to be up to date on things." "Glad I could oblige." He leaned down until his lips were just a breath above hers. "Why are you here?" That was one of many questions she couldn't answer. What was she doing there? She'd been asking herself that question all the way over here. Why couldn't she stay away from him? Why did she always come back, knowing that he could kill her, understanding that her weakness, her inabilty to destroy him, made him stronger? Why did she keep torturing herself? Why couldn't she reject the darkness? Why was she so entranced by him, the creature so intent on making her suffer? Those were questions she feared she would never know the answers to. They were too hard, too complex. She just didn't know how to answer them. Maybe there was no answer. Maybe it was all some big joke. She smiled, briefly, as she pictured the higher powers looking down upon them, entertained, as they silently manipulated their latest toys. Make the Slayer attracted to her enemy, she thought with a look at the ceiling. I hope you like the show we're giving you. She turned her attention back to the one holding her in his arms, looking deep into his eyes searching for answers, only to receive more questions. Looking into the depths of his eyes, eyes that held no emotion, no hint of feeling whatsoever, not anger, not hate, not love, she saw herself. In his eyes she saw what drew them together, she saw what forced them to back to each other, despite the hate. In his eyes she saw darkness. The same darkness she saw in herself. Pulling herself from her thoughts she focused on Angelus. He was still watching her, waiting patiently for her answer to his question. She had a feeling, though, that he already knew the answer. "Why am I here?" she repeated the question, finally ready to speak. "I'm here because I can't help but be here. We're connected. We can't fight it. We're drawn together and though we hate it, we go along with it because we have to." There was a light of understanding in his eyes and she knew that he was aware of what was between them. And he didn't like it any more than she did. But what they wanted didn't matter. "I can't kill you," Buffy said with a sigh. She reached up and wrapped her arms around him. "At least not yet. I want you. I don't want to, but I do. But eventually I'm going to work up the nerve to destroy you. I *will* destroy you." "And I'll destroy you," Angelus replied, his voice confident. Buffy nodded, knowing he was right. It was the only way they could go. When their fight was over, both Slayer and Vampire would be gone. Another Slayer would come and take her place, another Vampire would lead the clan. But Buffy and Angelus would be no longer. They knew it and accepted it. It startled her when his lips came down on hers, rough and demanding. It was something she hadn't expected to happen. But she didn't waste time being cautious. Pulling him closer to her, she opened up to him, letting him inside her mouth, inside her soul. As he deepened the kiss she once again felt the shadows that surrounded them. As Slayer and vampire kissed, as their mouths melded together, they connected. Good and evil disappeared, love and hate evaporated. There were only two people, their passion... And darkness. Tamara, Countess of Naughty ~ Aramat330@aol.com ~ Leader of the Caravan to Hell, Goddess of Chains and Wine Webpage: http://members.tripod.com/~Aramat1/fanfic.html "You do know you've lost every bit of sense you've ever possessed, right?" -Devin, my best friend. - - ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 17:29:50 +0000 From: hjrobert@nap.com Subject: Re: BUFFYFIC: The Ties That Bind (4/?) that was a great story! -holly "do yuo like daisys? I plant them, but they always die... evrything I put in the ground withers and dies... Spike, I 'm cold -drusilla - - ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 16:40:06 -0700 From: taygeta@juno.com (Charity C Tran) Subject: BUFFYFIC: My Moira (3/?) Title: My Moira (3/?) Author: Taygeta E-mail: Taygeta@juno.com Feedback: It's new and I really need the thoughts, so please send. Distribution: Anywhere you think appropriate, but please tell me first. Spoiler: Not really Description: Twenty years into the future, 'nuff said. Disclaimer: The Buffy characters portrayed in this story and any other references to Buffy the Vampire Slayer are the property of its creater Joss Whedon, and its owners Mutant Enemy productions, Kuzui Productions, Sandollar Productions, and 20th Century Fox. Rating: PG ****************** My Moria (3/?) By: Taygeta "Here you go, Cordelia," said Buffy handing her a cup of black coffee before Buffy sat down on the couch beside her. "Thank you," said Cordelia taking a sip of the piping hot liquid and sighing tiredly, hoping the coffee would help her feel less fatigue. "S-so Cordelia, I-I thought you were busy training the new slayer, u-um, Annie, wasn't it?" asked Giles who, with his former Watcher sense, noted that something was wrong, but everyone was noting this. "Annie, um, died a few days ago, Giles," said Cordelia softly before she took another sip of her coffee. "She died?" asked Buffy in surprise and she felt Xander squeeze her hand in comfort as she continued hesitantly, "How did she die, Cordelia?" "She was challenged," said Cordelia, who wasn't sure if she should tell Buffy the entire story. "By who?" asked Buffy, noticing Cordelia's reserve. Cordelia glanced at Buffy momentarily before she glanced at her steaming cup of coffee and mumbled, "Angelus." Buffy stood up with a start, unsure if she had heard correctly, "What?" "Angelus has come back and he killed Amy," said Cordelia looking up and she saw Buffy's eyes widen. "It's my fault! If only I had killed him when I had killed Druscilla and Spike!" Buffy scolded herself aloud as she let go of Xander's hand. "B-Buffy, it's not your fault. Angelus ran before you could destroy him," said Giles insisted trying to comfort his former charge. "But, Giles, it is my fault," said Buffy softly recalling that she had made him what he was...evil, "I made Angel turn to Angelus." "You weren't to know the consequences, Buffy," insisted Willow as she rocked her baby in her arms, hoping that all of this screaming was not going to wake her noisy child. "Will's right, Buffy," said Xander standing up and taking Buffy into his arms, "You didn't know that that would make him turn to the dark side. All you knew was that you loved him and you cared for him and although that wasn't make it right, it doesn't make it wrong either." Buffy sighed as she heard the beating of her husband's heart and hearing these words for the first time from him; his acceptance of her past love and wrongs seemed to make things a little bit easier. "It's just that he's killed so many and I still can't believe, even after all these years, that he can't be the Angel I knew." "Um, I hate to break up this moment, but there's something you both should know," said Cordelia glancing at them hesitantly, knowing that this wasn't exactly the best time to tell them, but they had to know and they had to be prepared for the worst. "What is it, Cordelia?" asked Buffy glancing at the Watcher with widened eyes, "What is it that you have to tell us?" "Since Annie's now, um, dead, a new slayer has been initiated," said Cordelia taking another sip of coffee before she placed the cup down, "You all know that right?" "Right, a slayer is initiated when the former slayer dies or the slayer is allowed to retire," said Xander nodding, "Of course we know this, we've all been immersed in everything slayer for a long time, not lately, but it's not something you forget." "Get ready to be re-immersed," said Cordelia biting her lower lip hesitantly. They all turned to Cordelia and Xander replied, "What do you mean Cordelia?" "The new slayer...it's Moira..." _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] - - ------------------------------ End of buffyfic-digest V2 #121 ****************************** To subscribe to buffyfic or buffyfic-digest, send the command subscribe buffyfic-digest or subscribe buffy 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. To unsubscribe, send email to majordomo@xmission.com with unsubscribe buffyfic-digest or unsubscribe buffyfic in the body. Back issues of this digest can be found at: ftp://ftp.xmission.com/pub/lists/buffyfic/archive/ For help, contact Jill Kirby (jtkirby@mcs.com) or sah (romana@mindspring.com)