From: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com (buffyfic-digest) To: buffyfic-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: buffyfic-digest V2 #313 Reply-To: $SENDER Sender: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk buffyfic-digest Tuesday, August 25 1998 Volume 02 : Number 313 In this issue: BUFFYFIC: Libidinous 15/? BUFFYFIC: ADMIN: List rules 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: Sun, 23 Aug 1998 20:09:45 EDT From: Subject: BUFFYFIC: Libidinous 15/? Title~ Libidinous 15/? Author~ Shani Notes~ in psychoanalytlic theories, the libido is the driving force behind all human actions Summary~ A Buffy/Angel story with a few twists. Involves characters from General Hospital, but yoiu don’t have to watch GH to understand this fic. I did change a thing or two around for you GH fans Disclaimer~ All characters of Buffy the Vampire Slayer belong to Joss Whendon, Mutant Enemy Productions, Kuzui Enterprises, Sandollar Productions, and 20th Century Fox. “Searchin’ My Soul” belongs to Vonda Shepard and can be found on the Ally McBeal Soundtrack. All characters of General hospital belong to ABC. Chapter 15, Searchin’ My Soul < I've been down this road walkin' the line That's painted by pride And I have made mistakes in my life That I just can't hide> “We meet again, young Slayer.” The Master stood, shimmering, in front of her. He walked behind her, as he had done before. She tensed briefly. He took his shimmering hands and placed them on her shimmering shoulders. Slowly, he bent his head to her neck. In front of her stood Angel. A tear ran down his cheek, but he continued to watch, making no move to help. Buffy found herself shaking slightly. Inhaling deeply, for what she believed to be the last time, she slowly then exhaled, calming her nerves. The pain shot through her when the Master’s teeth punctured her flesh. She fell to the ground in a heap. No amount of CPR able to save her this time. < Oh I believe I am ready for what love has to bring Got myself together, now I'm ready to sing I've been searchin' my soul tonight I know there's so much more to life Now I know I can shine a light To find my way back home> Angel was standing over her when she opened her eyes. “Wha...?” “You fell asleep. Are you alright?” He asked her, concerned. “I..the Master. He killed me again. Has anyone figured out how to stop him?” “We’re still working on it.” She stood. He followed her as she she walked to the group of researchers. Giles looked up as she approached them. She met his gaze and held it for several moments before speaking. “Anything?” Her Watcher shook his head. She nodded and walked away before he had the chance to say anything. Buffy stopped at an open book on the table. Sitting down, she began to read. “I worried about her.” Angel told Giles. They both watched her. Turning back, Giles said, “As am I, but we’re doing all that we can.” “Are we?” < One by one, the chains around me unwind Every day now I feel that I can leave those years behind Oh, I've been thinking of you for a long time There's a side of my life where I've been blind and so...> “Did you miss me?” Buffy turned, ending up face to face with the shimmering form of the Master. “No, actually, I really didn’t.” She responded. They circled each other, sizing up one another. He came up behind her, as he had before. He took his shimmering hands and placed them on her shimmering shoulders, sending a chilll thoughout her body. He slowly lowered his head to her neck. In front of her, she saw Angel running toward them. He didn’t seem to be gaining any ground. She took, what she thought to be her last, calming breath. A sharp pain shot through her as the Master’s teeth punctured her flesh. She heard the screaming of dust and wind. She looked over to see a stone cross in her hand, before everything went black. < I've been searchin' my soul tonight I know there's so much more to life Now I know I can shine a light Everything gonna be alright I've been searchin' my soul tonight Don't wanna be alone in life Now I know I can shine a light To find my way back home> Xander yawned and rubbed his temples. He had been staring st this book for so long that it had begun to blur together. There was nothing about the Master in the book anyway. He looked around him. Giles and Angel seemed to be getting along well. A little too well for Xander’s liking. In fact, everyone got along with Angel too well for Xander’s liking. Jenny was still dead. Had the previous months been erased from their minds? An old lady came up behind him, offering him a can of pop. “Ms. Summers suggested that you have these.” She said, offering a plate of cookies, brownies and twinkies. Xander pinched himself, making sure that he was awake, before thanking her. “Thank you very much, Mrs. Lansbury.” He remembered her name. Sometimes he impressed himself. she nodded before disappearing behind the door. At least now he had something to keep him going. Sugar. “Mmmmm...” He mumbled. < Baby I been holding back now my whole life I've decided to move on now Gonna leave all my worries behind Oh I believe I am ready for what love has to give Got myself together now I'm ready to live> Buffy awoke, startled. She was asleep atop the book she had begun to read. She looked at her surroundings. Maybe there was something to that dream....She briskly walked to where Giles and Angel were going through a stack of books. “Yes, Buffy?” Giles asked her, without looking up. “I had another dream. I was holding some sort of cross...the Master bit me, then turned to dust.” *That* got Giles’ attention. < I've been searchin' my soul tonight I know there's so much more to life Now I know I can shine a light Everything gonna be alright I've been searchin' my soul tonight Don't wanna be alone in life Now I know I can shine a light To find my way back home> ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 14:46:52 -0400 From: sah Subject: BUFFYFIC: ADMIN: List rules Welcome! This list is for fiction related to "Buffy The Vampire Slayer," both the TV series and the movie. To ensure that we all get to enjoy as much fiction as possible, please adhere to the following guidelines, and please save them for future reference. 1. Fiction should have Buffy characters in it and clearly be related to Buffy. Crossovers are great, and expected, but general vampire/monster stories that aren't in the Buffy universe and don't use Buffy characters belong somewhere else. 2. Discussion of posted fiction is permitted onlist. Please put "DISCUSS" in your subject line. Requests for missing story parts should go directly to the author, and not be posted to the list. Discussion that is not related directly to the fiction should go over to the general Buffy list. Discussion of fiction is expected to follow common netiquette guidelines and use PG-13 language. 3. No advertising of items or services, Buffy related or not, and no posting of non-story items such as .gifs, sound files, etc.. No attached files of kind-- if your mailer makes your fiction into attached files, you need to find another way to get it to the list. 4. If you're writing a story and including advance information on a new episode, and you're posting your story earlier than the national viewing time, please: **Mark the post as a "spoiler" in the subject header. **Leave about twelve lines (blank or with non-spoiler info) at the top of the post. This ensures that anyone who doesn't like knowing about an episode ahead of time is "protected." :) The blank space is for people whose mailers automatically open up the next piece of mail, without giving them a chance to see "spoiler" in the header. Spoiler warnings are not necessary after the start of the episode's national viewing time, which is currently set at 9 p.m. Mondays, Eastern Standard Time. Spoiler warnings are not necessary for reruns. 5. This list is absolutely NOT for erotic fiction. stronger than sexually PG-13 material is to be posted to the list under any circumstances. A story may be R rated for violence or language, however. If you have a question about something's suitability for posting, feel free to ask one of the listowners. Sending sexually explicit material will get you immediately and permanently unsubscribed. No exceptions. 6. By subscribing and/or posting to this list, you acknowledge that Buffy the Vampire slayer and all characters associated with either the televised series or the motion picture were created by Josh Whedon and are owned by Mutant Enemy productions, Kuzui Productions, Sandollar Productions, and 20th Century Fox. All stories posted to this list are for entertainment purposes only, are not sold for profit of any kind, and are not intended to infringe on any copyrights. 7. When posting stories to the list, please follow the following formatting guidelines - --No story parts longer than 250 lines - --No lines longer than 75 characters - --Turn off your "smart quotes"-- many readers receive these as garbage or weird symbols - --Put the title of the story in the subject header, indicate if it's a multipart story, and if so what part this is. Example: Buffy Meets Godzilla (2/65) indicates that this post is part two of a 65 part story. 8. If a story is rated "R" for language/violence, indicate this in an introduction. For example, "There's a really bloody fight scene at the end of this part" or "if you don't like dismemberment, stop reading now!" If there's chance that someone might be disturbed by something in your story (even if it's not rated R) please include some kind of warning up front. 9. And last, but not least, the listowners reserve the right to deny subscription (new, renewed, or continued) to the list for any individual(s). PLEASE NOTE: not following any or all of these rules will get you the following: **First offense: offender is unsubscribed for one week. **Second offense: offender is unsubscribed to the Buffyfic list for a minimum of three months. **If the offender returns and does it again, they're offlist permanently. As noted above, posting sexually explicit material is the exception -- you go straight to permanent unsubbing. Again, welcome! If you have any questions about these rules, please contact either one of us offlist. If you have subscription problems or questions, the fastest way to get help is to e-mail one of us at the addresses below, at the kirby@xmission.com addy which is the "official" e-mail owner of the list. Jill Kirby (jtkirby@mcs.com) & Sharon Himmanen (romana@mindspring.com) Listowners, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Fiction List buffyfic@xmission.com - - - -- sah * romana@mindspring.com * romana@aol.com NatPack * BotCoS * Jungle Patrol * BBPGrrl:TGLIL * Bishop * BTVS Listowner "The world hath gone mad. I'm going to go move west, live in a one room cabin, and mutter darkly about conspiracies. But I'm still going to have e-mail and TV." --Jill Kirby ------------------------------ End of buffyfic-digest V2 #313 ****************************** 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/ 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)