From: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com (buffyfic-digest) To: buffyfic-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: buffyfic-digest V2 #253 Reply-To: $SENDER Sender: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk buffyfic-digest Tuesday, June 30 1998 Volume 02 : Number 253 In this issue: BUFFYFIC: Reflections 5/7 BUFFYFIC: Diaries - 6 - Angel BUFFYFIC: Homecoming 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: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 17:49:34 EDT From: Subject: BUFFYFIC: Reflections 5/7 Title~ Reflections 5/7 Author~Shani Timeline~ let’s say between Go Fish and Becoming I & II--Becomings will not happen here Summary~ Angelus becomes Angel, but has some thinking to do before going to Buffy...if he decides to go to Buffy at all. Disclaimer~ The characters of Buffy the Vampire Slayer belong to Joss Whendon, Mutant Enemy Productions, Kuzui Enterprises, Sandollar Productions, and 20th Century Fox. No infringement intended. Story for entertainment purposes only. Feedback~ YES, YES, YES, YES!! Please send all comments to TruPhile@aol.com “Where the Hell is Angel?” Spike snapped. “I don’t know love. Oh! He’s magnificent.” Drucilla purred. Standing in front of them, four vampires worked on stulpting a large statue of stone and clay. “Will he be ready for tomorrow?” Dru asked, turning to look at Spike. “Of couse baby, of course,” Spike assured her. “‘And the Slayer shall fall to this creature of stone.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “I have a plan,” Buffy declared. “Buffy! How are you? Did you sleep well last night?” Willow asked her friend. “There’s no time to explain right now,” Buffy said as Angel walked into the library. No one spoke. Buffy broke the silence. “The only ways that I can think of to defeat this stone guy without dying is to either stop Spike and Dru before they write ‘emet’ on his hand, or...use this.” She handed Giles a book. “This just might work.” he mumbled. Willow pulled Buffy aside. “*What* is Angel doing here? During the day?” she said quickly. Taking a deep breath, she continued, her voice much softer and more gentle. “Are, Buff are you ok?” “Will, I’m fine. Well, Angel and I are fine. Willow, A-Angel’s human.” Willow froze. She couldn’t move. She had mixed feelings about Angel. She wanted him back for Buffy and because he was a good friend...but she didn’t know if she could ever see him as Angel and not Angelus again. Buffy saw the look on Willow’s face. She knew what Willow was thinking. “He didn’t do anything.” she said softly to Willow. “It wasn’t him.” With that said, Buffy went back to the others. There was an incredible amount of tension in the room, but for now, they would have to look past that. They all shared a common goal, not getting Buffy killed. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 18:41:59 +0100 From: "Mark Jones" Subject: BUFFYFIC: Diaries - 6 - Angel Hi again! DISCLAIMER: Not mine. SUMMARY: A look in Angel's diary, just before the end of "Surpirse" - so he is still Angel. FEEDBACK: This is VERY important to me! So please take a few seconds just to scrawl something down and pass it on to Rach@altitudeprods.demon.co.uk DIARIES 6 - Angels's Diary. ******************************** Dear Diary Even though I haven’t been human for about 800 years, tonight I truly felt human, I remembered what it was like to have friends who care, to have the ability to help others, but most importantly to love again. Last night was the best night of my extremely long kind of life. I almost left and lost Buffy, I know it sounds terrible but I’m glad Dru and Spikes’ men are so efficient, they saved me, saved me from the pain and heartache of losing Buffy, the one girl I love more than anything in the world. I lead a strange life, I am a vampire, yet I am in love with the Slayer and I even help her slay vampires. Although I am happy, the one thing that would make my “life” perfect would be to become human again. Then I could be normal, I could go out in the day, eat normal foods and most importantly I wouldn’t feel the touch of guilt that I feel now because I love the Slayer. Life is so confusing. Much more different now than the past. Then there wasn’t the fear of getting mugged, shot or murdered. People didn’t get killed in cars, there were no cars. People were expected to marry very young. Women were regarded as second class citizens and certanily not as Slayers. I can’t believe all the changes that have happened, yet what is to come? Is there any way of knowing? What new deadly vampires will emerge? What will Dru and Spike be like? What will Buffys friends be like? What will I be like? But most importantly, what will have happened to Buffy??? I couldn’t bare life without her, I love her. Angel. *********** Feedback to Rach@altitdueprods.demon.co.uk ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 18:53:15 -0400 From: uzenet@videotron.ca Subject: BUFFYFIC: Homecoming Title: Homecoming Author: Northlight email: uzenet@videotron.ca Summary: Buffy returns to Sunnydale one year after Becoming, Part 2 and finds something unexpected. Disclaimer: They belong to Joss Whedon. She was home. After a year of running, Buffy had finally come back home. She hesitated before the school, her emotions swirling wildly out of control. Buffy took a deep breath and inched forward. A second later she had backed away from the steps which would bring her to the entrance of the school. "Come on, it's Giles!" Buffy reprimanded herself. "There's nothing to be worried about." Even as she spoke, the thought of Jenny's death and Giles' torture both at the hands of Angelus rose in her mind. Giles had never blamed her for what had happened to Jenny nor had he ever expressed displeasure in her inability to kill Angelus. But what would her Watcher think about her running away? She had abandoned her duty. She had abandoned him. Would Giles be able to forgive her for the pain and worry that he must have felt after she had left her life in Sunnydale? Buffy smoothed her hair nervously and moved forward again. This time, she didn't back away. The doors swung open beneath Buffy's hands and she followed the familiar path towards the library. The memories of the countless times she, Willow and Xander had walked together towards the library was overlaid by the still painful memory of her frantic run back after meeting with Angelus. The thought of the horror she had found waiting for her at the end of that journey suddenly made Buffy fear for what she would find waiting for her this time. Unconsciously, her steps quickened. It seemed an eternity before Buffy reached the library. Her hand reached out and rested against the door as she steadied herself. The familiar sound of quarterstaffs connecting made Buffy step away from the door in surprise. 'Somebody's training?' Buffy thought incredulously. She cautiously moved back to the doors and inched one open. The sight which met her eyes was a decidedly unexpected one. Giles and a girl were sparring. It was enough to send a burst of jealousy racing through Buffy. That girl was with *her* Watcher. In *her* library. Using *her* equipment! 'She must be my replacement,' Buffy realized, an odd sense of disappointment seizing her. Somehow, Buffy had always thought that Giles would have been searching for her, waiting for her to come back. She hadn't thought that he'd find himself another Slayer. The dark haired girl brought her staff down, knocking Giles' away from him. The force of her blow sent Giles reeling back and tumbling to the floor. The girl smiled as Giles brought out a handkerchief and dabbed at his damp face. Buffy's teeth ground together. Nobody went around knocking her Watcher down! The girl bent down and hoisted Giles to his feet. He murmured a thanks before heading out of Buffy's line of sight. Buffy nudged the door open wider, trying not to loose sight of him. Unfortunately, the motion had drew the other Slayer's attention. Their eyes met, and the two girls remained motionless, staring at each other from across the room. Buffy was surprised by the look of hostility which had descended on the other Slayer's face. 'Keep away' the dark haired girl silently warned Buffy. Buffy bristled at the girl's silent warning, ready to tell her who was in charge. And then, the realization struck her. Giles wasn't her Watcher any more. She had given up on her duty and position as Giles' Slayer when she had run away. "You take care of him!" Buffy hissed softly before backing out of the library. It was only when she was beyond sight of the library that Buffy let the tears stream down her face. *** April stared at the library door in surprise as it drifted shut. From everything Giles had told her about Buffy, she hadn't expected her to give up so easily. 'I guess she realized that she has no place here anymore,' April thought. 'I can't believe that she told *me* to look after Giles! She's the one who ditched him because she wasn't tough enough for the job!' The thought that despite Buffy's weakness, she was still Giles' Slayer annoyed April. He still thought of his first Slayer. He still searched for her. He still waited for her. What he didn't seem to recognize was that Buffy was gone and April was more that willing to take over. A momentary pang of uncertainty struck April. 'Should I tell Giles that Buffy was here? He'd be thrilled to see her again... And he'd want her back instead of me...' No. Buffy had lost this when she ran away. And April wasn't about to give it up. "April?" Giles said softly "I thought I heard something." "I didn't," April lied, keeping a cheerful smile on her face. "Now, why don't we go research something?" Giles looked at the door sadly, "I felt something..." "Come on, Giles!" April exclaimed, grabbing her Watcher by the arm and pulling him away from the door. "There's nothing out there." End http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Lair/7493/buffy.html ------------------------------ End of buffyfic-digest V2 #253 ****************************** 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. 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