AUTHOR: Marta Fernandez
DISCLAIMER: Buffy, Angel and crew belong to Joss Whedon and the WB. No infringement is intended. This story is for entertainment purposes only and I do not intend to profit by it.
PREFACE: This story takes place in my own Universe where the gypsies never caught or cursed Angelus. He was never Angel, and was not in Sunnydale when Buffy Summers arrived. Everything that has happened in all eps. Up to Season 3, except for any Angel stories, has happened in my Universe. Oz and Willow are together. Xander and Cordelia are not together but have a temporary truce. Wesley is here, but will only be mentioned. Faith also exists but will only have minor parts. This story was inspired by a thought I had while watching "Enemies", what if Angelus existed first for Buffy then he got his soul back (by Jenny (yes she's alive), Giles, Amy and Willow) and became Angel.
This is meant to be a saga and will have many chapters. I am a B/A fan and eventually we'll see these two get together.
читать дальшеPart 1
It was just another typical Friday night at the Bronze; Buffy mused to herself, as she looked around and then focused on her usual band of cohorts. Willow the shy computer geek turned Super witch and her werewolf (but in a good way) boyfriend Oz and Xander, her guy best bud, who was currently trying to get his now ex-girlfriend Cordelia to thumb wrestle with him, his pathetic attempt at re-establishing his non existent relationship with the head cheerleader. To say the least none of them were having a good time.
"This blows, I'm outta here." Cordelia pushed back her chair and made to stand.
"Come on Cordy, don't be that way!" " The big bad guys are gonna show up soon, I promise!" Xander hated the idea of Cordelia leaving, not because the Scooby Gang needed her help, but after he screwed up big-time with Willow it took months before Cordelia even came along on Slay duty. Now that she finally was talking to the group again, he didn't want to have his suck up time shortened in any way.
"Hate to agree with the reigning king of Thumb Wrestle Mania" interjected Oz, "but Giles did say a dark force of unspeakable evil coming this way."
"Yah, Cordy stay" Willow said more for Xander's benefit than the groups "I'll share my fat-free pretzels with you."
"I think I shared quite enough with you!" Cordy's glare turned the usually pale Willow bright red, even Oz didn't come to his girlfriends rescue this time; Cordy's comment hit a sore spot. Xander just looked at the floor memorizing every crack. Only Buffy was left to try to establish some peace among her troops.
"Everyone's right Cor, I need you to stay, Giles was positive tonight some big Vamp was coming and you know how they love to check out the local teen scene. Besides, if you leave I'll have to walk you to your car and possibly miss out on this impotent evil"
"I think the word Giles used was "omnipotent" Buff." Willow correctly apologetically.
"Well let's hope that's what Giles said, just think how pissed off this vamp would be if not only can't he audition for Baywatch but jeez impotent too!" Xander's final crack finally broke the tension and all five settled back in their seats.
"Anyhow, like I was about to say..." Buffy trailed off as she spotted the most gorgeous guy she's ever seen in all her 18 years come through the front door of the Bronze. He was Magnificent, that wasn't a word Buffy Summers usually thought of when she thought of boys but, oh man, this guy was so passed hot and light years away from gorgeous. Magnificent that was definitely the word. He was tall with dark brown hair, cut kinda spiky on top, she couldn't tell from where she was what color his eyes were, but his face was beautiful. Full lips, a hard defined jawline and cheekbones that slashed up his face. His eyes were deep set and even his eyebrows were boldly defined. Her gaze moved down his body, he was dressed all in black, black pants, black tight t-shirt and black jacket. But there was no mistaking that his body was all muscle, she wouldn't find any fat on that bod, she just knew it, and had the most irresistible urge to run over there and try. OK slow down girl! Buffy admonished herself, she never went into babbling idiot mode over a guy and she dated quite a few hotties in her time here in Sunnydale. There was Owen, who she dated her sophomore year, Craig who lasted briefly during Junior year and most recently Scott, who only lasted a few dates in the beginning of Senior year. But slaying and dating didn't go hand and hand so eventually all these crushes faded away.
As she got older she realized that no normal human boy would stay alive very long in her world, so she focused more on her slaying abilities and less on her social life. Surprising the better she got at slaying the more fulfilled she felt, but sometimes when she was alone in her bed at night, or early morning, she wished that she had someone strong enough to fight by her side yet gentle enough to hold her through the night.
"Houston control to Buffy, come in Buffy" Xander's mock static voice brought her out of her hormone trance.
"Uh.. OK..Umm what was I saying?" Buffy felt like a total moron but it wasn't the first time.
"You were about to shoot off some Giles sayings or whatnot, then you looked at the door and.." It was Cordelia's turn to catch sight of the guy standing by door.
"Oh my " Cordelia abruptly stood up and made to move toward the door. "He doesn't know it yet, but tonight is his lucky night." She shrugged off the sweater to her twin set, revealing a skintight tube top and started to walk.
"Not so fast, Cordy" Buffy grabbed her arm, "Remember major badness tonight"
"Ask me how much I don't care, besides that your gig I just officially found something better to do"
"Girls, girls what's all the fuss about" Xander looked around totally confused about what got Buffy and Cordelia suddenly spitting at each other like cats. He saw nothing out of the ordinary.
Willow quiet up to now, finally spoke up "I think it may have something to do with Mr. Tall, dark, and dangerous who just walked in," She noticed the guy about the same time Cordelia did, but being totally devoted to her man Oz, and knowing how painful hurting Oz could be, she chalked him up to yay he's cute, but can he bring you a pez witch for no reason, can he say volumes with only one word, can he learn to trust his girlfriend again after she ripped his heart out. No sirree bob! **OK Will stop babbling to yourself and focus.**
"I prefer blondes" She gave her best puppy dog look to Oz, who happened to have blonde hair this week. "This week anyway" Oz was notorious for changing his hair color as frequently as his nail polish.
"Well I don't see what the big deal is, he's just another big, stupid guy. Cause, you know any guy who's that buff has to have a pea sized...."
"Don't even go there," Buffy warned in her best Buffy warning voice.
"Brain" Xander finished, all the while looking at Cordelia, who was looking at the new guy.
Blood. Adrenaline. Sexual tension. It was all here. Angelus could barely restrain himself from morphing into his true face and grabbing the first over sexed teen that came his way. He was happily terrorizing New York City when he started to feel the pull of the Hellmouth, of course, he already knew of the hellmouth's existence but until recently had no real desire to visit Sunnydale. At first he didn't come because of the Master, Angelus didn't play second fiddle to any vampire, not even one as powerful as the master. No he preferred to be the most powerful vampire in a territory and for Angelus being the leader was almost as necessary as drinking blood. After the Master's shocking death at the hands of the Slayer, he was tempted to see for himself the girl they called the most powerful Slayer of all, but still he stayed away, a deep sense of foreboding kept him away. It was almost as if he knew that everything would change once he arrived in Sunnydale. Stories occasionally reached him over the next three years of the Slayer's triumphs and trials. Angelus being the arrogant creature he was, didn't like the fact that her victories were talked about more than his destruction, something would have to be done about that.
Then the dreams came. They started off typically enough for a vampire's dream. He is in a cemetery; death, blood, chaos is all around him, and just as he grabs his next victim a light appears at the cemetery's gate. He drops the human and starts walking toward the light, everything evil in him screams to run the other way, but a force greater that evil, greater that good keeps pulling at him. Just as he reaches the light, he sees the silhouette of a woman; she's petite and blonde. She reaches a hand out toward him and begs him to come into the light with her, he still can't see her face but the need to grab her hand and let her lead him is almost overwhelming. He feels something, a pull deep inside of him, something he's never felt before. Then he wakes up, pissed off as hell, *feeling he was f****** feeling in his dreams, since when did he feel?* Instinctively he knew that his dreams were connected to his impending trip to Sunnydale. No F***** dream was going to stop him. He was going to Sunnydale, kill the almighty Slayer and open the freakin Hellmouth. He was convinced his dreams would then stop and that his name and only his name would be the one that every demon and human (any that were left that is) uttered in fear and admiration. Meanwhile his dreams continued almost every night and he was forced to "feel" every night. It was a freakin abomination and he meant to put an end to it.
So here he was in this dark, dingy hole looking for one particular blonde. Darla. He knew from the vampire grapevine that Sunnydale was her territory and she was currently involved in trying to outwit the slayer. She had been one of the lucky few to survive after the destruction of the Master and vowed to kill the slayer or die trying. Angelus didn't know what kind of reception Darla would give him. He hoped she was over the whole Druscilla thing, but like the saying goes "Hell has no fury...". Angelus hated answering to anyone, including his sire so every opportunity he got to piss her off, he took. During his whole Druscilla obsession, Darla was constantly bitching and whining about how he didn't pay enough attention to her, her displays of jealousy were so human that Angelus was immediately turned off and decided it was time for him to move on without his sire. He turned Druscilla and took off with her, of course he left behind a very detailed letter to Darla pointing out her every deficiency but thanking her for making him. Eventually even that crazy loon Druscilla got on his nerves and when she made that peroxide freak Spike, he took off leaving her and cabbage head far behind. He just wasn't a one demon kinda guy.
He did get a big kick out of the story that came out of Sunnydale last year. Druscilla and Spike tried to take Sunnydale from Darla. Boy would he liked to have been around for Battle of the Hell Cats. Darla had uncovered the statue of Acaltha and tried to open the hellmouth. Druscilla decided that she liked the world just how it was, her dollies needed somewhere safe to play, she and Spike actually teamed up with the slayer to stop Darla. He guessed Druscilla's hate for Darla ran far deeper than her hate for the slayer. The slayer won the battle and stopped Darla, but Spike and Druscilla had no choice but to leave Sunnydale, all the vamps knew about their temporary alliance and were none too happy about it.
He quickly scanned the club checking out all the blondes. His gaze fell to the table not too far from him where three girls and two boys were sitting, seeming looking at him. A blonde was with them, he looked closer. His gaze caught hers and for a moment he couldn't look away, she was beautiful. Blonde straight hair past her shoulders, green-blue eyes and pink full lips. But there was something about her, something that had electric sparks running up and down his spine and the hair on the back of his neck standing on end. He felt power coming off of this girl in waves and he felt.... fear. Part of him wanted to saunter over to the table and pour on his come outside with me routine, a routine he perfected a century ago, but a bigger part of him wanted to turn and run right back to New York. What the hell was going on! Who was this girl?
Cordelia saw her potential next boyfriend scoping Buffy out and new it was time to move in for the kill.
"Like I said got somewhere else to be" Cordelia seductively walked up to the dark haired guy and began her walk me home routine, a routine she perfected back in Freshman year.
"Hi, you must be new to Sunnydale, because there's no way I wouldn't have noticed you around"
"I actually just got here tonight, I was looking for an old friend, thought your friend over there was her for a second" Angelus couldn't believe his luck when the tall brunette from the table got up and walked up to him. He could find out who the girl was and have a midnight snack. He looked up and down the girl's body; maybe he'll play with his food first.
"My name is Cordelia, but my friend's call me Cordy" "What's your name?"
"Angelus -pleased to meet you Cordelia" Angelus made sure his voice was low and smooth, he needed to be invited over to that table.
"Angelus, that's such a cool name" purred Cordelia "What's your friends name, maybe I know her, I can help you find her"
Angelus was reluctant to divulge Darla's name, never know how notorious she's become. "I have a better idea, do you mind if I just hang out with you and your friends? I don't see her here yet, but maybe she'll show."
"Sure come on over I'll introduce you to everyone" Xander's going to get a taste of his own medicine, Cordelia couldn't wait to introduce Angelus. Though why she was thinking of Xander anyway she didn't know, that was so over, wasn't it?
As Angelus and Cordelia moved toward the table Buffy couldn't help but watch him move, like a big, sexy cat. Oh man I got to stop this, looks like Cordelia's got first dips. Besides he'd just end up dead if he had anything to do with her. But still, there was something about him.
"I can't believe this, don't tell me she's bringing him over!" Xander was slowly going into freak out mode.
"OK, Xand man we wont tell you, but she is" Oz couldn't help but add to Xander's misery, it gave him a happy.
"Just behave yourself Xander" admonished Willow "If this guy makes her happy, then let her be happy, we owe her that much"
"Alright, I'll be a good Xander" Xander ducked his head playfully but then looked up "What about you Buff? You did see him first; don't you wanna make a move?"
"Nah - she can have him" Buffy tried to sound casual "Any boyfriend of mine, well they tend to have really close brushes with death."
"Guys I want you to meet Angelus, Angelus this is Oz" Cordelia said while possessively holding onto Angelus's arm.
"Hey" Oz nodded and didn't do much else.
"And this is Willow, her and Oz are a couple"
"Hi, Angelus is a neat name, nice to meet you" Willow was her usually peppy self.
"That one is Xander" Cordelia tossed her head in Xander's general direction.
"Hi - isn't Angelus kind of a girly name?" Xander was having a real problem with Cordy and this guy.
"Actually it's Celtic, my people originated in Ireland" Angelus didn't like this boy. He needed to die and die slowly and painfully. He looked at the boy dead in the eye. "Angelus was the name of one of their fabled warriors, it's said he ripped the beating hearts right out of his enemies chest and ate them."
Xander was about to retort when he caught the look in this guy's eyes. He paled alittle and decided not to ad-lib anymore for tonight.
"Just ignore him, he suffers from lame - a - rama" Cordelia then turned to Buffy.
"And this is Buffy... ok you met everyone let's go over to the bar." She wanted Angelus away from Buffy fast.
"Nice to meet you Buffy" Buffy Summers, holy shit, the slayer. He was being politely introduced to the slayer. Now he knew why he was freaking earlier. But still, he did acknowledge that she was beautiful. Only no fun with this one before she died, if she was half as powerful as he heard, he was going to have to kill her fast before she knew he was coming. Maybe even tonight.
"Nice to meet you Angelus" Buffy's voice went soft when she said his name, but as her eyes met his a wave of wrongness swept over her. There was some major bad mojo rolling off of this guy. Slayer mode kicked in. Damn! Not him, why did the cute ones have to be evil. But as she looked him in the eye again, this time as the Slayer not as a young girl, she knew that this was the evil Giles warned her about.
Angelus noticed the change in Buffy's demenor immediately; he went on full alert. He needed to get of there as fast as possible before she realized exactly what he was.
"Cordelia I don't think my friend is showing tonight, can I walk you to your car." No need to forgo feeding, this meal will be extra special since it's one of the slayer's friends.
"Sure, bye guys see you in class tomorrow" Cordelia grabbed Angelus's arm and started walking toward the door.
"Come on, let's follow them" Buffy got up and grabbed her bag. She always carried a stake in there.
"As much as I hate to admit it, we can't follow them Buff" Xander decided to be mature about this. " Cordy deserves some happiness, we shouldn't stand in her way"
Buffy turned to look at everyone still sitting.
"OK let me explain this fast Cordelia - danger, Angelus - Bad, any questions?"
"Lead oh fearless one" Oz jumped up, quickly followed by Willow and Xander.
"I knew it, I knew there was something wrong with him" Xander started running toward the exit, his concern for Cordelia quickly spiraling into outright terror. He cared way too much for her to let something bad happen to her. He just wished he realized how much he cared, before it was too late.
"Cavalry halt" Buffy slowed them down. "Let me lead, you guys just back me up, I don't know exactly what kind of demon were dealing with. I'm thinking vamp, but I got a stronger sense from him then any ordinary vamp.
" Great just what the Hellmouth needs, SuperVamp" Xander's quip fell flat.
Just then they heard Cordelia scream.
Buffy vaulted out the doors of the Bronze and followed the sound of Cordelia's endless screaming; it was coming from the nearby alley.
Just as she rounded the corner she noticed a pipe connecting the two buildings, it looked sturdy enough. Using all of her slayer strength, she took a running dive, sprung straight up and grabbed hold of the pipe, then executed a full twist any gymnast would've been proud of, she came down aiming for Angelus head, Angelus was too busy moving in for the kill to notice 105lbs of slayer was about knock him into his next lifetime. Buffy connected solidly and sent Angelus flying head over feet to land right on his back. Unfortunately the momentum sent Cordelia flying right into a pile of trash. While the rest of the Scooby gang pulled Cordelia from the trash, Buffy went to stand over Angelus.
"Who taught you your dating strategies? Marv Albert?" Buffy was in full slayer mode all her warm, fuzzies for this guy vanished. He was already dust to her. She pulled a stake from her jacket and moved in for the kill. At that moment Angelus vamp face morphed back to his all too handsome human one. For a split second Buffy hesitated.
A split second was all Angelus needed, he kicked up and connected with Buffy's stomach, he quickly got back on his feet and landed several brutal punches to her face and chest. Buffy rallied quickly and started to dole out some serious damage of her own. It went on like this for what seemed like forever, they were equally matched. The gang watched helplessly as Buffy continued to battle, it should have been over by now; it's always over by now.
Both Buffy and Angelus were tiring and were realizing there wasn't going to be a winner tonight. They both stepped back from the fight and warily eyed each other.
"Leave Sunnydale and never come back, your kind isn't wanted here" Buffy tried for her most authoritative voice.
"Hey I thought racism toward the Irish went out a century ago." Angelus was one of those rare vampires that knew how to pun.
"I don't know what you came here for, but if you stay I'll kill you. I got the track record to prove it" Buffy just wanted him gone, he was as strong as she was and that gave her the wiggins.
"No chance of that happening little girl, me and you have got a date with Destiny, see you around" In a flash Angelus was gone.
DISCLAIMER: Buffy, Angel and crew belong to Joss Whedon and the WB. No infringement is intended. This story is for entertainment purposes only and I do not intend to profit by it.
PREFACE: This story takes place in my own Universe where the gypsies never caught or cursed Angelus. He was never Angel, and was not in Sunnydale when Buffy Summers arrived. Everything that has happened in all eps. Up to Season 3, except for any Angel stories, has happened in my Universe. Oz and Willow are together. Xander and Cordelia are not together but have a temporary truce. Wesley is here, but will only be mentioned. Faith also exists but will only have minor parts. This story was inspired by a thought I had while watching "Enemies", what if Angelus existed first for Buffy then he got his soul back (by Jenny (yes she's alive), Giles, Amy and Willow) and became Angel.
This is meant to be a saga and will have many chapters. I am a B/A fan and eventually we'll see these two get together.
читать дальшеPart 1
It was just another typical Friday night at the Bronze; Buffy mused to herself, as she looked around and then focused on her usual band of cohorts. Willow the shy computer geek turned Super witch and her werewolf (but in a good way) boyfriend Oz and Xander, her guy best bud, who was currently trying to get his now ex-girlfriend Cordelia to thumb wrestle with him, his pathetic attempt at re-establishing his non existent relationship with the head cheerleader. To say the least none of them were having a good time.
"This blows, I'm outta here." Cordelia pushed back her chair and made to stand.
"Come on Cordy, don't be that way!" " The big bad guys are gonna show up soon, I promise!" Xander hated the idea of Cordelia leaving, not because the Scooby Gang needed her help, but after he screwed up big-time with Willow it took months before Cordelia even came along on Slay duty. Now that she finally was talking to the group again, he didn't want to have his suck up time shortened in any way.
"Hate to agree with the reigning king of Thumb Wrestle Mania" interjected Oz, "but Giles did say a dark force of unspeakable evil coming this way."
"Yah, Cordy stay" Willow said more for Xander's benefit than the groups "I'll share my fat-free pretzels with you."
"I think I shared quite enough with you!" Cordy's glare turned the usually pale Willow bright red, even Oz didn't come to his girlfriends rescue this time; Cordy's comment hit a sore spot. Xander just looked at the floor memorizing every crack. Only Buffy was left to try to establish some peace among her troops.
"Everyone's right Cor, I need you to stay, Giles was positive tonight some big Vamp was coming and you know how they love to check out the local teen scene. Besides, if you leave I'll have to walk you to your car and possibly miss out on this impotent evil"
"I think the word Giles used was "omnipotent" Buff." Willow correctly apologetically.
"Well let's hope that's what Giles said, just think how pissed off this vamp would be if not only can't he audition for Baywatch but jeez impotent too!" Xander's final crack finally broke the tension and all five settled back in their seats.
"Anyhow, like I was about to say..." Buffy trailed off as she spotted the most gorgeous guy she's ever seen in all her 18 years come through the front door of the Bronze. He was Magnificent, that wasn't a word Buffy Summers usually thought of when she thought of boys but, oh man, this guy was so passed hot and light years away from gorgeous. Magnificent that was definitely the word. He was tall with dark brown hair, cut kinda spiky on top, she couldn't tell from where she was what color his eyes were, but his face was beautiful. Full lips, a hard defined jawline and cheekbones that slashed up his face. His eyes were deep set and even his eyebrows were boldly defined. Her gaze moved down his body, he was dressed all in black, black pants, black tight t-shirt and black jacket. But there was no mistaking that his body was all muscle, she wouldn't find any fat on that bod, she just knew it, and had the most irresistible urge to run over there and try. OK slow down girl! Buffy admonished herself, she never went into babbling idiot mode over a guy and she dated quite a few hotties in her time here in Sunnydale. There was Owen, who she dated her sophomore year, Craig who lasted briefly during Junior year and most recently Scott, who only lasted a few dates in the beginning of Senior year. But slaying and dating didn't go hand and hand so eventually all these crushes faded away.
As she got older she realized that no normal human boy would stay alive very long in her world, so she focused more on her slaying abilities and less on her social life. Surprising the better she got at slaying the more fulfilled she felt, but sometimes when she was alone in her bed at night, or early morning, she wished that she had someone strong enough to fight by her side yet gentle enough to hold her through the night.
"Houston control to Buffy, come in Buffy" Xander's mock static voice brought her out of her hormone trance.
"Uh.. OK..Umm what was I saying?" Buffy felt like a total moron but it wasn't the first time.
"You were about to shoot off some Giles sayings or whatnot, then you looked at the door and.." It was Cordelia's turn to catch sight of the guy standing by door.
"Oh my " Cordelia abruptly stood up and made to move toward the door. "He doesn't know it yet, but tonight is his lucky night." She shrugged off the sweater to her twin set, revealing a skintight tube top and started to walk.
"Not so fast, Cordy" Buffy grabbed her arm, "Remember major badness tonight"
"Ask me how much I don't care, besides that your gig I just officially found something better to do"
"Girls, girls what's all the fuss about" Xander looked around totally confused about what got Buffy and Cordelia suddenly spitting at each other like cats. He saw nothing out of the ordinary.
Willow quiet up to now, finally spoke up "I think it may have something to do with Mr. Tall, dark, and dangerous who just walked in," She noticed the guy about the same time Cordelia did, but being totally devoted to her man Oz, and knowing how painful hurting Oz could be, she chalked him up to yay he's cute, but can he bring you a pez witch for no reason, can he say volumes with only one word, can he learn to trust his girlfriend again after she ripped his heart out. No sirree bob! **OK Will stop babbling to yourself and focus.**
"I prefer blondes" She gave her best puppy dog look to Oz, who happened to have blonde hair this week. "This week anyway" Oz was notorious for changing his hair color as frequently as his nail polish.
"Well I don't see what the big deal is, he's just another big, stupid guy. Cause, you know any guy who's that buff has to have a pea sized...."
"Don't even go there," Buffy warned in her best Buffy warning voice.
"Brain" Xander finished, all the while looking at Cordelia, who was looking at the new guy.
Blood. Adrenaline. Sexual tension. It was all here. Angelus could barely restrain himself from morphing into his true face and grabbing the first over sexed teen that came his way. He was happily terrorizing New York City when he started to feel the pull of the Hellmouth, of course, he already knew of the hellmouth's existence but until recently had no real desire to visit Sunnydale. At first he didn't come because of the Master, Angelus didn't play second fiddle to any vampire, not even one as powerful as the master. No he preferred to be the most powerful vampire in a territory and for Angelus being the leader was almost as necessary as drinking blood. After the Master's shocking death at the hands of the Slayer, he was tempted to see for himself the girl they called the most powerful Slayer of all, but still he stayed away, a deep sense of foreboding kept him away. It was almost as if he knew that everything would change once he arrived in Sunnydale. Stories occasionally reached him over the next three years of the Slayer's triumphs and trials. Angelus being the arrogant creature he was, didn't like the fact that her victories were talked about more than his destruction, something would have to be done about that.
Then the dreams came. They started off typically enough for a vampire's dream. He is in a cemetery; death, blood, chaos is all around him, and just as he grabs his next victim a light appears at the cemetery's gate. He drops the human and starts walking toward the light, everything evil in him screams to run the other way, but a force greater that evil, greater that good keeps pulling at him. Just as he reaches the light, he sees the silhouette of a woman; she's petite and blonde. She reaches a hand out toward him and begs him to come into the light with her, he still can't see her face but the need to grab her hand and let her lead him is almost overwhelming. He feels something, a pull deep inside of him, something he's never felt before. Then he wakes up, pissed off as hell, *feeling he was f****** feeling in his dreams, since when did he feel?* Instinctively he knew that his dreams were connected to his impending trip to Sunnydale. No F***** dream was going to stop him. He was going to Sunnydale, kill the almighty Slayer and open the freakin Hellmouth. He was convinced his dreams would then stop and that his name and only his name would be the one that every demon and human (any that were left that is) uttered in fear and admiration. Meanwhile his dreams continued almost every night and he was forced to "feel" every night. It was a freakin abomination and he meant to put an end to it.
So here he was in this dark, dingy hole looking for one particular blonde. Darla. He knew from the vampire grapevine that Sunnydale was her territory and she was currently involved in trying to outwit the slayer. She had been one of the lucky few to survive after the destruction of the Master and vowed to kill the slayer or die trying. Angelus didn't know what kind of reception Darla would give him. He hoped she was over the whole Druscilla thing, but like the saying goes "Hell has no fury...". Angelus hated answering to anyone, including his sire so every opportunity he got to piss her off, he took. During his whole Druscilla obsession, Darla was constantly bitching and whining about how he didn't pay enough attention to her, her displays of jealousy were so human that Angelus was immediately turned off and decided it was time for him to move on without his sire. He turned Druscilla and took off with her, of course he left behind a very detailed letter to Darla pointing out her every deficiency but thanking her for making him. Eventually even that crazy loon Druscilla got on his nerves and when she made that peroxide freak Spike, he took off leaving her and cabbage head far behind. He just wasn't a one demon kinda guy.
He did get a big kick out of the story that came out of Sunnydale last year. Druscilla and Spike tried to take Sunnydale from Darla. Boy would he liked to have been around for Battle of the Hell Cats. Darla had uncovered the statue of Acaltha and tried to open the hellmouth. Druscilla decided that she liked the world just how it was, her dollies needed somewhere safe to play, she and Spike actually teamed up with the slayer to stop Darla. He guessed Druscilla's hate for Darla ran far deeper than her hate for the slayer. The slayer won the battle and stopped Darla, but Spike and Druscilla had no choice but to leave Sunnydale, all the vamps knew about their temporary alliance and were none too happy about it.
He quickly scanned the club checking out all the blondes. His gaze fell to the table not too far from him where three girls and two boys were sitting, seeming looking at him. A blonde was with them, he looked closer. His gaze caught hers and for a moment he couldn't look away, she was beautiful. Blonde straight hair past her shoulders, green-blue eyes and pink full lips. But there was something about her, something that had electric sparks running up and down his spine and the hair on the back of his neck standing on end. He felt power coming off of this girl in waves and he felt.... fear. Part of him wanted to saunter over to the table and pour on his come outside with me routine, a routine he perfected a century ago, but a bigger part of him wanted to turn and run right back to New York. What the hell was going on! Who was this girl?
Cordelia saw her potential next boyfriend scoping Buffy out and new it was time to move in for the kill.
"Like I said got somewhere else to be" Cordelia seductively walked up to the dark haired guy and began her walk me home routine, a routine she perfected back in Freshman year.
"Hi, you must be new to Sunnydale, because there's no way I wouldn't have noticed you around"
"I actually just got here tonight, I was looking for an old friend, thought your friend over there was her for a second" Angelus couldn't believe his luck when the tall brunette from the table got up and walked up to him. He could find out who the girl was and have a midnight snack. He looked up and down the girl's body; maybe he'll play with his food first.
"My name is Cordelia, but my friend's call me Cordy" "What's your name?"
"Angelus -pleased to meet you Cordelia" Angelus made sure his voice was low and smooth, he needed to be invited over to that table.
"Angelus, that's such a cool name" purred Cordelia "What's your friends name, maybe I know her, I can help you find her"
Angelus was reluctant to divulge Darla's name, never know how notorious she's become. "I have a better idea, do you mind if I just hang out with you and your friends? I don't see her here yet, but maybe she'll show."
"Sure come on over I'll introduce you to everyone" Xander's going to get a taste of his own medicine, Cordelia couldn't wait to introduce Angelus. Though why she was thinking of Xander anyway she didn't know, that was so over, wasn't it?
As Angelus and Cordelia moved toward the table Buffy couldn't help but watch him move, like a big, sexy cat. Oh man I got to stop this, looks like Cordelia's got first dips. Besides he'd just end up dead if he had anything to do with her. But still, there was something about him.
"I can't believe this, don't tell me she's bringing him over!" Xander was slowly going into freak out mode.
"OK, Xand man we wont tell you, but she is" Oz couldn't help but add to Xander's misery, it gave him a happy.
"Just behave yourself Xander" admonished Willow "If this guy makes her happy, then let her be happy, we owe her that much"
"Alright, I'll be a good Xander" Xander ducked his head playfully but then looked up "What about you Buff? You did see him first; don't you wanna make a move?"
"Nah - she can have him" Buffy tried to sound casual "Any boyfriend of mine, well they tend to have really close brushes with death."
"Guys I want you to meet Angelus, Angelus this is Oz" Cordelia said while possessively holding onto Angelus's arm.
"Hey" Oz nodded and didn't do much else.
"And this is Willow, her and Oz are a couple"
"Hi, Angelus is a neat name, nice to meet you" Willow was her usually peppy self.
"That one is Xander" Cordelia tossed her head in Xander's general direction.
"Hi - isn't Angelus kind of a girly name?" Xander was having a real problem with Cordy and this guy.
"Actually it's Celtic, my people originated in Ireland" Angelus didn't like this boy. He needed to die and die slowly and painfully. He looked at the boy dead in the eye. "Angelus was the name of one of their fabled warriors, it's said he ripped the beating hearts right out of his enemies chest and ate them."
Xander was about to retort when he caught the look in this guy's eyes. He paled alittle and decided not to ad-lib anymore for tonight.
"Just ignore him, he suffers from lame - a - rama" Cordelia then turned to Buffy.
"And this is Buffy... ok you met everyone let's go over to the bar." She wanted Angelus away from Buffy fast.
"Nice to meet you Buffy" Buffy Summers, holy shit, the slayer. He was being politely introduced to the slayer. Now he knew why he was freaking earlier. But still, he did acknowledge that she was beautiful. Only no fun with this one before she died, if she was half as powerful as he heard, he was going to have to kill her fast before she knew he was coming. Maybe even tonight.
"Nice to meet you Angelus" Buffy's voice went soft when she said his name, but as her eyes met his a wave of wrongness swept over her. There was some major bad mojo rolling off of this guy. Slayer mode kicked in. Damn! Not him, why did the cute ones have to be evil. But as she looked him in the eye again, this time as the Slayer not as a young girl, she knew that this was the evil Giles warned her about.
Angelus noticed the change in Buffy's demenor immediately; he went on full alert. He needed to get of there as fast as possible before she realized exactly what he was.
"Cordelia I don't think my friend is showing tonight, can I walk you to your car." No need to forgo feeding, this meal will be extra special since it's one of the slayer's friends.
"Sure, bye guys see you in class tomorrow" Cordelia grabbed Angelus's arm and started walking toward the door.
"Come on, let's follow them" Buffy got up and grabbed her bag. She always carried a stake in there.
"As much as I hate to admit it, we can't follow them Buff" Xander decided to be mature about this. " Cordy deserves some happiness, we shouldn't stand in her way"
Buffy turned to look at everyone still sitting.
"OK let me explain this fast Cordelia - danger, Angelus - Bad, any questions?"
"Lead oh fearless one" Oz jumped up, quickly followed by Willow and Xander.
"I knew it, I knew there was something wrong with him" Xander started running toward the exit, his concern for Cordelia quickly spiraling into outright terror. He cared way too much for her to let something bad happen to her. He just wished he realized how much he cared, before it was too late.
"Cavalry halt" Buffy slowed them down. "Let me lead, you guys just back me up, I don't know exactly what kind of demon were dealing with. I'm thinking vamp, but I got a stronger sense from him then any ordinary vamp.
" Great just what the Hellmouth needs, SuperVamp" Xander's quip fell flat.
Just then they heard Cordelia scream.
Buffy vaulted out the doors of the Bronze and followed the sound of Cordelia's endless screaming; it was coming from the nearby alley.
Just as she rounded the corner she noticed a pipe connecting the two buildings, it looked sturdy enough. Using all of her slayer strength, she took a running dive, sprung straight up and grabbed hold of the pipe, then executed a full twist any gymnast would've been proud of, she came down aiming for Angelus head, Angelus was too busy moving in for the kill to notice 105lbs of slayer was about knock him into his next lifetime. Buffy connected solidly and sent Angelus flying head over feet to land right on his back. Unfortunately the momentum sent Cordelia flying right into a pile of trash. While the rest of the Scooby gang pulled Cordelia from the trash, Buffy went to stand over Angelus.
"Who taught you your dating strategies? Marv Albert?" Buffy was in full slayer mode all her warm, fuzzies for this guy vanished. He was already dust to her. She pulled a stake from her jacket and moved in for the kill. At that moment Angelus vamp face morphed back to his all too handsome human one. For a split second Buffy hesitated.
A split second was all Angelus needed, he kicked up and connected with Buffy's stomach, he quickly got back on his feet and landed several brutal punches to her face and chest. Buffy rallied quickly and started to dole out some serious damage of her own. It went on like this for what seemed like forever, they were equally matched. The gang watched helplessly as Buffy continued to battle, it should have been over by now; it's always over by now.
Both Buffy and Angelus were tiring and were realizing there wasn't going to be a winner tonight. They both stepped back from the fight and warily eyed each other.
"Leave Sunnydale and never come back, your kind isn't wanted here" Buffy tried for her most authoritative voice.
"Hey I thought racism toward the Irish went out a century ago." Angelus was one of those rare vampires that knew how to pun.
"I don't know what you came here for, but if you stay I'll kill you. I got the track record to prove it" Buffy just wanted him gone, he was as strong as she was and that gave her the wiggins.
"No chance of that happening little girl, me and you have got a date with Destiny, see you around" In a flash Angelus was gone.
@темы: Original Fic, Buffy/Angelus, Total AU