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buffyfic-digest        Thursday, April 16 1998        Volume 02 : Number 133



In this issue:

       BUFFYFIC: DISCUSS: "Reunion" error
       BUFFYFIC: "Reunion" (13/?) by Ingrid
       BUFFYFIC: "Reunion" Interlude #4: "Enough" by Ingrid

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Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 10:53:19 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Ingrid E Stanton)
Subject: BUFFYFIC: DISCUSS: "Reunion" error

I just realized that I made a boo-boo when I sent out the interlude
entitled "Comfort." That was supposed to be number three, and "Enough" is
the real number four. Hope that clears everything up.
- -Ingrid

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Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 10:41:32 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Ingrid E Stanton)
Subject: BUFFYFIC: "Reunion" (13/?) by Ingrid

DISCLAIMER: The characters of Angel, Buffy, Cordelia,
Willow, Xander, Jenny, Giles & company are the property
of Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, Sandollar Productions,
and The Warner Brothers Network, and are used without
permission. The author claims no rights to these characters.

SUMMARY: They finally get down to the nitty grittyà

Welcome to my story. It takes place ten years
into the future, but IÆm not telling you whatÆs happened in
advance. IÆm going to reveal that as time goes on in
the story. I love to get feedback, except when my
mailbox explodes, which is often, but send it anyway!
My address is [e-mail]. If you donÆt get this,
thatÆs because you havenÆt read the other parts. If you want
to get this, ask me for them!

*********
"Reunion," by Ingrid
Part Thirteen: "Translations"
*********

"æAn old enemy returnsÆ is the first line here, see?" Cordelia
was pointing at the small text and Buffy was squinting to read
it.

"Right. Now whatÆs this?"

"Okay, now this is what we canÆt figure out. This part says
æslayerÆ and this part says ætime.Æ We figure that it has something
to do with the slayers throughout time and itÆs a measurement
of the difficulty this disaster will present."

"No."

They both looked over to the couch, where Angel was hunched
over the big book.

"ItÆs one slayer. Look at the article before it. ItÆs definite. I think
it means the previous," he corrected.

"Previous? Wait. That would explain why BuffyÆs having the dreams
too. These are ænow,Æ and this is æprevious,Æ andà hmmà"

"Cordelia. Tell me thatÆs a æthe new slayer and the old slayer have a
party and the whole gangÆs invitedÆ kind of æhmm.Æ"

"Well it is if you consider a bunch of vampires warping time a
party," Angel announced.

"Huh?"

"As far as I understand, thatÆs what it means by æset things rightÆ in
this context. That would also explain why youÆre involved. It must
have been a vampire youÆve faced thatÆs responsible for this. But
who? I canÆt think of anyone left alive that has both enough power and
enough motivation to-"

"Spike."

"Spike?"

"I saw him in my dream."

"Me too, and so did Corin, or at least I think she did."

"He wants to bring her back," Angel affirmed.

"Drusilla," Cordelia added.

"Damn."

"What does it say about the outcome?"

"ThatÆs another problem. ItÆs something about a death."

"A death will restore time. Whose death?"

"ThatÆs the end. There isnÆt anything else that indicatesà"

"What about this?"

"A friend emerges from the shadows."

"Well IÆm a friend," Buffy continued, "but I donÆt think IÆve
æemerged from the shadows.Æ Unless you consider L.A. a
shadow." Her attempt at humor fell flat.

She perked up immediately. "Hey, maybe itÆs Angel?"

"Hmmà Maybe."

"I think we should worry about Spike first. A friend can only
help us, right?"

Someone knocked perfunctorily at the door. Giles.
***
END, PART 13.

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Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 10:50:34 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Ingrid E Stanton)
Subject: BUFFYFIC: "Reunion" Interlude #4: "Enough" by Ingrid

DISCLAIMER: The characters of Buffy, Giles, Cordelia,
Spike, Drusilla, Willow, Angel & co. are the property
of Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, Sandollar Productions,
and The Warner Brothers Network, and are used without
permission. The author claims no rights to these characters.

SUMMARY: IÆve decided to help explain the past through
a series of interludes that will be interspersed throughout
the story as it goes on. This series is obviously meant as
a companion to the aforementioned "Reunion." These
flashbacks take place about 9 years before "Reunion,"
give or take a few months. Needless to say, if you havenÆt
read "Reunion," this wonÆt make much sense to you. If
you donÆt have parts 1-12 of it, you can write to me and
request them. My address is [e-mail]. Oh!
BTW, I love to get feedback, except when my mailbox
explodes, which is often, but send it anyway!


"Reunion" Interlude # 4:
"Enough"
by Ingrid

"Come on- You should go to bed. I donÆt know where your
parents, are, but-"

"Oh God. My parents. They donÆt know yet. What will I tell
them?" He looked around. "What day is it?"

"ItÆs Friday." She looked at her watch, rubbing at her eyes. "Well,
technically Saturday," she answered, her voice still shaky.

"TheyÆre gone. For the weekend. Some business thingà" He trailed
off and looked at her.

She grew uneasy. Maybe he didnÆt want her here after all. It was too
private, too personal. For all the groping theyÆd done, they didnÆt
know all that much about each other at all.

"Xander?"

"You look terrible," he observed, his own voice a tenuous mess. He
reached out and touched her face, wiping at the running make-up there.

She smiled and tried to fill her lungs with air. Her eyes were still
burning.
"I know," she breathed, "so do you." And laughed from behind the tears.

The silence blended comfortably with the rain on the window. "And youÆre
shaking," he continued, and pulled her into a comforting hug.

"So are you," she grinned, relaxing in his arms, comfortable even though
she was sitting on a kitchen floor, in wet clothes, curled up to her
equally
wet boyfriend.

Slowly, he pulled them both up to their feet. "Come on," he prodded, and
they made their way up the carpeted stairs leaning on each other.

"Where are we going," she asked quietly.

"To get cleaned up," he explained, and led her into the bathroom.

***

Tenderly, with as steady a hand as he could manage, he dabbed at the
black lines running down her cheeks. She closed her eyes at the touch,
completely unfamiliar to such gentleness; even unaware that such a
thing existed.

"Xander," she whispered.

He shushed her with his lips, letting the washcloth slip from his hands
to fall where it might. The kiss was so soft- little more than a breath
on her mouth. She had to bite her lip to stop from whimpering.

"Xander," she pleaded.

He pulled away reluctantly, leaving her lips warm and tingling.

"ThatÆs right," he breathed. "IÆm sorry. I forgot what we were
supposed to be doing. Wait right here."

She sat in the bathroom alone, reeling from the last few moments
here. Him.

He returned shortly with some clothes in his hands.

Boxers and a large navy T-shirt.

"Here. Change into these." He smiled at her before closing the door.
"IÆm gonna get changed in my room. Be back in a second," she heard
from down the hall.

She peeled the wet designer fabric from her body and toweled herself
off. Her long hair was slowly but surely drying. The clothes heÆd
given her were warm. Comfortable. She knew they must have been
his.

What was she doing here, anyway?

She was supposed to be home-

What the hell was she worried about? It didnÆt matter. It wasnÆt like
they would miss her anyway.

But she would miss him, if she left. Maybe he would even-

He knocked at the door. "Come in," she mumbled. He opened it
and she followed him down the hall.

She didnÆt notice much about the bedroom. It was enough that she
was there, in the place where he lived, slept, and dreamed. It was
enough that heÆd chosen to let her into his personal space and stay
for a while.

Wordlessly, she crept under the sheets with him and curled up
against him. And for once, it was enough.
 ***
END, Interlude # 4

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