“OK Giles where is he? We where suppose to meet in the broiler room minutes ago! For... For Umm a... A tutoring session, yeah that’s it a tutoring session, and he DIDN’T show! The Nerve, he just BLEW me off! I want to SO give him a piece of my mind, so where the HELL is he...?” Cordelia was pacing, hands behind her back.
“Umm, Cordelia? Your going to run a in the library floor if you don’t stop pacing” Giles continued with his sorting books from past watchers.
“I will not rest until I know where MY boyfriend is!!! Is he off with some
other girl?”
“If you must know, Xander, your BOYFRIEND has gone to find Willow and Buffy”
Giles threw it into Cordelia’s face” Now will you please let me continue sorting
the books that your BOYFRIEND tripped over???” Cordelia took a step back.
“Umm, sorry Giles... I’m not busy right now, I have a free period, do you
Umm want me to help you to sort all your books? < I can’t believe that I just
offered to help Giles sort out his dumb books! My world is know officially
screwed. I’m now in the geek hall-of-fame... And if Harmony finds out! Oh well
to hell with her if she says everything!>
* Oz’s house
Willow was sitting on the edge of Oz’s bed, waiting for him to wake up. She
seemed to have already seen his bedroom a on numerous occasions, she was
completely at ease here, more so then even in her own room. Buffy on the other
hand wasn’t so used to it. She sat in a deep red bean bag chair, in the center
of his room. His room was the whole attic done up to what Buffy thought was Oz’s
favorite tastes. The floor was a dark cherry red wood. His walls were also a
dark bloody red colour. Buffy looked up from her chair, to Willow . Willow had
moved from the edge of Oz’s king sized bed to right beside him. Her hand on his
sleeping shoulder. Buffy again surveyed his room. In the middle of the room it
seemed to be a little living room. It had a large screen T.V. ... , a black
leather couch, a black leather arm chair and even a mini fridge. On top of the
Fridge rested a good quality CD player with a ton of CD’s . In the far corner he
had a few guitars and even a drum set. A cardboard box was clearly visible
peeking out of the corner of under his bed, a chain hung frown it_ No need to
guess what that was for.
Buffy snapped back to reality when yet again Oz began to groan, awake from
his sleep. Buffy peered at the black alarm clock on the night stand beside his
bed. It read 2:00pm Oz had been asleep for quite a while now. Oz tried to sit up
but Willow gently pushed him back down, onto his pillow, his face was flushed
with sleep.
“Stay put Oz, you passed out on us for quite a while. Do you feel ok? Do you
want something to eat or drink? Or or anything else?” Willow was looking deep
into Oz’s eye’s when she said this. It was then Buffy realized that Willow was
completely over Xander. Now she was way into Oz.
“Actually there is something you could do for me” OZ reached up and drew
Willow toward him and they smooched. Oz had a very happy look in his eye’s, so
did Willow.
Buffy got up from the bean bag chair and crossed the room to Oz’s bed.
Willow was helping Oz out of dirty shirt and exchanging it for a clean one. They
had changed places and now Oz was leaning against Willows chest, just resting.
Oz’s voice was still very sleepy.
“So why did you come here this morning? It is indeed a weekday... Right?”
“OH you poor dear you don’t even know what day it is any more. It’s a Friday
honey...” Willow’s voice was full of love and concern.
“How’d you know I’d be here this morning and today and stuff?” Oz was fully
confused, his eye’s where puzzled and he was chipped away at his black nail
polish.
“Yesterday we were talking on the telephone and it came up that you weren't
feeling well and you would be staying home from school today. Anyway we came
here with good news...” Willow was still looking directly at Oz, paying no
attention to anything else. Buffy suddenly started smiling broadly and her eye’s
brightened considerably. Her posture straightened u pdramatically and she sighed
out of pure happiness. “But Umm maybe Buffy would like to tell you about it.
Buffy?” Buffy got into a huge giggling fit.
“Umm Buffy... You're giggling.” Oz suddenly got a smile on his face and Willow
seeing Oz smile smiled herself. They looked at one an other and all three burst
out laughing.
It was half an hour later and the three teens where still trying to calm
down from their laughing fit, they had just started to calm down. Oz looked
happy, but tired and drained. They all looked at each other and again got into a
fit of laughter. They had an other round of laughing
“My stomach hurts from laughing for so long and hard!” Buffy was doubled
over holding her stomach, and groaning.
“So what’s so great that you wanted to tell me about?” Oz’s tired face was
filled by one of pure curiosity
“Well actually it’s better than good news. It’s even better than great! It’s
phenomenal! The best of the best!!!” Buffy began to ramble on and on about how
great it was. She looked down at herself, she had been hugging herself and and
rocking back and forth on her heels. Her eye’s where clouded over .
“Oz do you like being a werewolf?” Willow decided if Buffy wasn’t going to
get the point she would.
“Huh?” Oz’s curiosity began to get the better of him.
“Actually I really don’t know, I never remember what it’s like or anything.
Although I don’t like being chained up, or chasing Willow or or whatever... It
really sucks that I like almost killed her.”
“I take that as a no” Willow said.
“Take it as a No” Oz was still very curious” Just then a knock came at the
door. Oz started to get up but Both Willow and Buffy pushed back onto his
pillow, and not all that softly either.
Buffy pulled open the door and stepped back to let Kendra in. Buffy reached
out to hug her but Kendra side stepped her.
“I don’t do hugs” Buffy stifled a laugh.
“Oh yeah, hugging is bad... It shows emotion. Emotion’s a very bad thing!!!
GRR” Buffy did a fake growl and grimace.
“I told you I was a expert hunter!” Kendra’s face was completely blank, But
her her voice showed much amusement. Buffy looked Kendra over. She had on a new
light blue top and was wearing new blue pants too. She had also cut her hair to
a little before her shoulders. She had on a black back pack on her back and
runners on her feet.(Big improvement from the pink shirt and pants!!!)
“You look really good Kendra... But Umm why did you come to Sunnydale again?
Not that I’m not really happy to see you or anything, Cause I am. No wait, let
me try. Putting on he best Kendra voice she said “They is a Dark force rising in
Sunnydale!”
“Well precisely yes... Well my watcher thought you could use a little help
cause well... Ahem... He heard what had happened to Angel..lus.” Kendra gave
Buffy a intense look of sorrow and knowing.
with him he’d lose his soul or anything... Anyway It’s just kind of happened,
one minute we where soaking wet and then you know...” She would have continued
but Willow was coming down the stairs with Oz behind her.
“Kendra!!!” Willow’s voice brightened too. “Oz I thought I told you to stay
put!” But her face was smiling, you could tell she said no such thing. Kendra
faced darkened and anger showed. She pinned a scared looking Oz to the wall.
“With her grip still holding Oz above ground she turned to Buffy. “There’s
something wrong with this one Buffy, How could you smile?”
“Umm Kendra? Your jumping to conclusions again...” Oz shook his pale tiered
head in agreement.
“Yes he’s good Kendra’ Put in Willow for her dumbfound boyfriend.
“Yes, he’s a Werewolf cause his baby cousin bit him, but he chains himself
up for the 3 day’s of the full moon. You can let him go, any way look at him!
He’s sick.!” Buffy was talking in a calm but rushed voice. OZ looked like he was
a bout to be sick. Kendra automatically let go of Oz’s arms and Oz collapsed
into a chair, exhausted. Willow was at his side. They stood still for a few
minutes, Kendra obviously very embarrassed. It was who Willow finally broke the
silence.
“I think we had better get Oz back up to bed, his mom is going to be home
soon...” Together Buffy and Kendra lifted Oz out of his chair. And started up
the stairs. After putting Oz on his bed all 3 girls sat on the hard wood floor.
“I’m really sorry, I kind of keep jumping to conclusions... You guys always
know the good guys, how come I never know the good guys??? I keep forgetting
that this is the Hellmouth and anything can happen here. I truly am very
sorry...” For once Kendra showed how upset she was.
“That's ok Kendra, you couldn’t of known, you have a great gift of knowing
who’s a Vampire or what or not!” Willow’s voice was barely above a whisper, yet
everyone in the room heard her, including Oz.
“Yeah, that’s ok...” Oz sounded out, and Kendra let out a smile.
*School
Giles and Cordelia were working silently side by side. They were only a few
books left to be arranged to be sorted when Cordelia spoke. “Giles what’s this
disk doing with all your books?”
“I don’t know Cordelia, someone must have put it there for a reason... It’s
too bad Miss Calender isn’t here any more.” A sad look came over him, but he
snapped out of it when Cordelia started yelling at him.
“What do you mean Miss Calender!!! I know what to do I know how to use a
computer, you know??? I never!” Cordelia was in a awfully big huff. < I really
need to get used to her screaming all the time and having so many mood
swings...>
“I’m sorry Cordelia, I should have known... Why don’t you use the computer
by my office?”
“But... But.. But I don’t know how. I just wanted , well I don’t know what I
wanted!...” Just then Xander walked into the library.
“I can’t find them, I’ve looked all over Sunnydale. They’ve completely
disappeared! Oh Hi Cordy... I didn’t see you there, sorry.” Xander was in high
gear, running all over the Library.
“Alexander Harris! WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU AT NOON???” Cordelia was
screaming louder than she ever had in her entire life. The walls of the library
shook with every word. “AND HOW COULD YOU NOT SEE ME? I’M RIGHT BESIDE GILES,
GOD!!!” Xander took a step back, not cause he was scared but because she was so
loud.
“Cordy, I’m SORRY, please Giles is always here! I wasn’t even looking at
him, I just assumed that he was here. I’m sorry Cordy. I was looking for Willow
and Buffy at lunch, why do you ask???”
“Can you say caretaker’s closet with out ‘tutoring’ session at Noon?”
“Sorry Cordy... But really! We have to find Buffy and Willow.” The whole time
Giles had been quiet, but he spoke up.
“Umm, Xander? Do you know how to use a computer?”
“Have I known Willow for like my whole life?... Of course I do, why?” < I
wonder what’s up.>
“Well we found this disk with the books you made fall We don’t know what it
is. Xander took the disk from Giles’ hand and went to the computer closest to
him. He inserted and turned on the Computer.
*Oz’s house.
“Anyway while waiting for Oz’s mom to come home we’ll tell you some really
good mews, we have been trying to tell Oz all day, we just sort of haven’t
seceded. We’ll try again. Do you want us to start at the beginning?” It was a
while later and Buffy and Willow were sitting with Oz on his bed, Kendra was
pacing around the room, it was evident that she was upset. (It’s getting harder
for Kendra to keep her feeling’s bottled up inside. I feel really sorry for
her... Huh, I just figured out that the world really circles around your
feelings. Kendra’s world must not have been circling very little until a while
ago.) Willow was thinking to herself. (I thought I was smart but in the past 24
hours I just figured out that there is more than Math and History. For the first
time In my life I feel really secure)
Willow snapped back to when she heard Buffy And Oz calling her name. “Sorry
I was in my thoughts” Buffy had and amused look on her face.
“I was just about to start explaining what has happened in the past day,
well yesterday anyway. I was particularly sad , so I asked Willow to help me
find a way to help get Angel’s soul back. Then I kinda ran out of class I
walked to the Library to brood right? So I got mad and threw my cross at Giles,
and went home for the rest of the day. Willow ended up researching all night at
the Library. Woke up from this dark dream and remembered about my cross. On the
way to the school I found Angel’s cladghar ring. At the Library I found Willow
drinking coffee and and listening to Aqua full blast. It was really scary!”
“Buffy get on with it!” Willow sounded even more anxious.
“Anyway we went to the Computer room to do some stuff and jammed in Miss
Calender’s desk was a disk. We checked it out. It took a while to get loaded up,
but but finally we got a peek at what was inside....”
“ And the disks have what to do what with Werewolf's and stuff???” Oz asked
from his place on his bed.
“Where getting to that. Hold your horses will you???” Kendra joined them on
the bed. All thought she seemed reluctant to do so.
“Wow! This is great, it’s so soft and you really just sink into it. I love
it.!, but what’s it for?”
“Haven’t you ever heard of a bed? You sleep on it , so you don’t get a sore
back, and stuff.”
“No, it’s nice! I have always slept on the floor. You where sleeping on
Angels bed when I first attacked you? “ Kendra regarded Buffy with wide eye’s.
“Yeah I was sleeping.”
“Sorry, anyway’s please go on with your story.”
“Anyway’s as I was saying., we got a peek at the disk. It had the ritual of
how to give Angel back his soul...”
