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buffyfic-digest        Saturday, June 13 1998        Volume 02 : Number 227



In this issue:

       BUFFYFIC: Spike's Wild Ride (1/1)
       BUFFYFIC: "Hell" 4/?
       BUFFYFIC: "Hell" 5/?
       BUFFYFIC: "Someone Had Blundered" (1/1) by Ingrid
       BUFFYFIC: Capeside: the Hellmouth (9/?)

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Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 08:59:30 -0700
From: Mark <[e-mail]>
Subject: BUFFYFIC: Spike's Wild Ride (1/1)

TITLE: Spike's Wild Ride (1/1)
AUTHOR: Mark
EMAIL: [e-mail]
DISTRIBUTION: OK in any online FanFic archive. Contact the author
about any other distribution.
RATING: PG13.
CONTENT: Adult concepts.
SPOILERS: Becoming
SUMMARY: Spike's ride out of Sunnydale with Dru. Picks up right where
Becoming leaves them.
FEEDBACK: All feedback welcome and encouraged.
DISCLAIMER: These characters are owned by some combination of Joss, Mutant
Enemy, the WB, and Fox. No infringement on their rights is intended.

"Spike's Wild Ride" by Mark

Spike drives wildly out of Sunnydale. Feeling little stabs of pain as bits
of sunlight find him through the car's painted windows.

Suddenly Drucilla bolts up in her seat, pulling away from Spike. She
begins to speak, in one of her spookier voices, "Angel... He's gone."
She turns towards Spike, attempts a glare, and asks somewhat distantly,
"What have you done?" Her eyes close as she slumps back down into the
seat, oblivious again.

Spike's plan had worked out so much better than he'd even hoped. The
slayer had somehow actually managed to kill Angel. Sure, Dru would be
upset with him, for awhile. But, with Angel gone for good, things would
just have to return to normal between them.

This slayer's capabilities had surprised him, again. But hey, Spike
thought, I probably just did help save the world -- imagine that.
Memories of his bargaining with the slayer roll through his head, as he
drives on.

This Buffy seemed exceptional, even as Spike compared her to the other
slayers he'd known -- and killed. So alert, so bright, so very alive,
so not Dru.

Spike's thoughts of Buffy take an unexpected turn. He no longer sees
Buffy the Slayer, he sees a demonized Buffy. Sees what a beautiful
vampire she would be. He sees himself on the hunt with Buffy. Sees how
powerful she is as she takes another victim. What a team they make. Who
could stand against them, and survive? He continues to daydream about
Buffy, the vampire, as he drives on...

Dru begins to stir, disturbing Spike's daydream. He reaches over and
pulls his Dru close again. The images of Buffy quickly fade from his
mind. Spike can't as easily shake his feeling that they're going to be
facing that Slayer again. The thought inspires in him a strange mix of
concern, excitement, and anticipation. He drives on, wanting to leave
Sunnydale far behind, for now.




Mark - [e-mail] - http://btvs.cjb.net

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 18:46:36 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: BUFFYFIC: "Hell" 4/?

"Hell" 4/?
by Jaclyn Amy

TITLE: Hell
AUTHOR: Jaclyn [e-mail]
DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the characters from Buffy the Vampire Sla=
yer.=0AThey belong to Joss Wheden, Mutant Enemy, 20th Century Fox, etc.
RATING: PG-13
WARNING: Some of the scenes have some gory violence. If you don=92t like =
that=0Asort of thing, don=92t read this.
SPOILERS: None.
SUMMARY: This takes place immediately after Becoming Parts 1 and 2. It=92=
s=0Apretty much my own episode after this. Enjoy!
DISTRIBUTION: Ask me first.
FEEDBACK: Please!
AUTHOR=92S NOTE: I have finals to study for, so these will probably come =
out=0Asparatically.
***
=09//Damnit,//Giles thought as he knocked on the door. //Where could she =
be?//=0AHe anxiouly knocked again.
=09The door swung open and Pike came out. "Can I help you?"
=09"Are you Pike?" Giles asked.
=09"Who wants to know?"
=09Buffy appeared behind him. "Buffy, what the Hell=92ve you-"
=09"Let him in," she said.
=09He charged right passed Pike to Buffy. Before he could say a word, she=
 hugged=0Ahim. "I=92ve missed you so much."
=09"Buffy," he pulled away, "you have to come home."
=09"I can=92t," she said bitterly. "Too many memories, to many faces I do=
n=92t want=0Ato see, to many deaths." Tears started dripping down her fac=
e. "Please,=0Aunderstand where I=92m coming from. I can=92t go back to wh=
ere Angel=85"
=09"We=92ve found a way to bring him back. They are all working on it. So=
, by the=0Atime we get there-"
=09"Hold on, I=92ll go pack."
=09Within a minute she was ready to go. "I=92m going to miss you, Pike." =
She=0Ahugged him close to her. "Your the only person that I knew I could =
go to."
=09"I=92m going with you."
=09"No, you can=92t it, it=92s too dangerous. You=92re better off here."
=09"I am going to go with you. I can=92t lose you again. Buffy, I love yo=
u."
=09"Pike-"
=09"No, let me finish. I=92ve loved you since the day I layed my eyes on =
you. I=0Adon=92t care that you=92re not like all the other snobs. Remembe=
r the night before=0Ayou left. We both said that we would always love eac=
h other."
=09"Pike, I, I don=92t love you like that. I love you as one of my best f=
riends.=0AAngel is the one I love. I=92m sorry that I didn=92t keep my vo=
w. I couldn=92t once=0AI met=85" Seeing the sad look on his face, she sai=
d, "You can come."
=09They both walked out to the car. "Let=92s go, Giles."
***
=09"Oz," Willow asked, "isn=92t it the night before the full moon?"
=09"Yeah," he said.
=09"Then we=92re out of here."
=09"Run that by me again because this is making the sense that isn=92t."
=09"Well, when you=92re a werewolf, you=92ll try to get out of the cage r=
ight? And=0Ayou=92ll be strong enough to break through."
=09"What about the I try to eat you part?"
=09"Oh yeah=85HELP! HELP!"
***
=09"Buffy!" Angel cried
=09Drusilla stood with Xander at the top of Sunnydale Falls waiting for B=
uffy.=0A"Poor dearie," she whispered into Xander=92s ear, "don=92t worry,=
 it=92ll all be=0Aover soon."
=09As if on cue, Gile=92s car was coming down the road. "Stop," Buffy sai=
d, "this=0Ais funky." She stepped out of the car.
=09"Hello, dear," Drusilla said, "I was hoping you=92d come."
=09"What are you doing here?" Buffy sneered. "Spike said-"
=09"You don=92t worry your pretty little head about Spike."
=09That=92s when Buffy noticed Xander standing behind her. "Xander," she =
cried as=0Ashe started to run over to him.
=09Drusilla had grabbed his throat, but Buffy easily kicked her arm. She =
then=0Aproceeded to throw a punch towards her, but Dru blocked it, grabbi=
ng her=0Athroat.
=09"Look at me, Buffy," she said. Using her other hand, she pointed to he=
r face.=0A"Be in my eyes. Be in me." She let go of Buffy.
=09Buffy just stood there, unable to move.
=09"Buffy," Cordelia cried, running with Willow. The two stopped when the=
y saw=0ADrusilla.
=09Drusilla took Buffy=92s cross of her neck, burning her hand, and threw=
 it down=0Athe falls. She grabbed her neck so hard she couldn=92t brethe.=
 "Go, fetch," she=0Asaid as she threw Buffy over the falls.
=09"Buffy," Pike cried as he jumped in after her.
=09All the rest could do is watch as Buffy=92s body hit the rocks below.
***
End Part 4

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 18:48:08 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: BUFFYFIC: "Hell" 5/?

"Hell" 5/?
by Jaclyn Amy

TITLE: Hell
AUTHOR: Jaclyn [e-mail]
DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the characters from Buffy the Vampire Sla=
yer.=0AThey belong to Joss Wheden, Mutant Enemy, 20th Century Fox, etc.
RATING: PG-13
WARNING: Some of the scenes have some gory parts. If you don=92t like tha=
t sort=0Aof thing, don=92t read this.
SPOILERS: None.
SUMMARY: This takes place immediately after Becoming Parts 1 and 2. It=92=
s=0Apretty much my own episode after this. Enjoy!
DISTRIBUTION: Ask me first.
FEEDBACK: Please!
AUTHOR=92S NOTE: I have finals to study for, so these will probably come =
out=0Asparatically.
***
=09Xander gently pushed a strand of Buffy=92s hair off the side of her fa=
ce. The=0Awhole left side of her face was torn up. Almost all the nerves =
were severed,=0Aand they were going to graph skin on if she woke up. She =
had hit her head=0Aagainst a rock when she hit the bottom and was now in =
a coma. She had broken=0Aher right arm, twisted her right knee, broke her=
 left leg in five different=0Aplaces, and had broken her entire rib cage.=
 She had scrapes and bruises=0Aeverywhere. There had been a lot of intern=
al bleeding, and she was very close=0Ato death. Surely if she wasn=92t th=
e Slayer she would be dead all ready.
=09Giles, Cordelia, Willow, and Xander were standing silently in the room=
. Pike=0Awas having x-rays taken, and it was still nighttime so Oz was a =
werewolf.
=09Mrs. Summers came running in the room. "Oh my God, Buffy!" she whisper=
ed in=0Ashock. Her hand covered her mouth as tears started running down h=
er cheek.=0A"Buffy." She put her hand to her daughters ripped up cheek.
=09"I=92m sorry, but visiting hours are over," said a nurse. "All of you,=
 out."
=09"I, I=92m her mother," Mrs. Summers said.
=09The nurse replied, "Fine, you can stay, but the rest of you have to le=
ave."
=09Everybody slowly exited to go to the library.
=09After the nurse left, Mrs. Summers went to see a doctor to find out he=
r=0Adaughter=92s condition. Pike cautiously went into the room to see Buf=
fy. He sat=0Ain the chair next to her and held her hand.
=09"Oh, man, Buff, you have to wake up. I, I can=92t live with this. It w=
as hard=0Aenough losing you the first time. I can=92t lose you again." He=
 dropped to his=0Aknees. "Buffy, I love you, and I want you back."
***
"Put these on. Get under the covers, just to warm up," Angel said.
Buffy walked over to his bed and sits down. She looked up at him and gave=
 him=0Aa look. Turning around to give her privacy, he said, "Sorry."
She took off her top shirt and winces and inhales in pain.
"What?" he asked.
"Oh, um... It's okay. I just have a cut or something."
He started, "Can I... Lemme see."
Buffy clutched her shirt to her chest and whispered, "Okay." Angel turned=
=0Aaround and sat down on the bed behind her. He gently touched her back =
and=0Alooked at the cut.
"It's already closed. You're fine." She leaned back into him and cuddled =
her=0Aface to his. He put his arms around her.
"You almost went away today," she said, holding back tears.
"We both did."
She started crying. "Angel... I feel like I lost you... You're right, tho=
ugh.=0AWe can't be sure of anything."
"Shhh. I..."
She turned around to look at him. "You what?"
"I love you. I try not to, but I can't stop."
"Me, me, too. I can't either."
They started to kiss. After a moment he broke off. "Buffy, maybe we=0Asho=
uldn't..."
"Don't. Just kiss me."
Buffy slowly opened her eyes to see a place she had never been before. //=
That=0Awas really freaksome,// she thought. //It was just like the night =
Angel and=0AI=85// She could feel the evil vibes all around her. //Where =
am I?// she=0Athought.
=09She turned around to see Angel sitting in front of her. He looked weak=
 and=0Apale. His shirt was ripped, and he had a cut on his face. His face=
 was buried=0Ain his hands. "Angel?" she asked.
=09He slowly opened his eyes to see his Buffy standing in front of him. "=
Buffy?"=0Ahe asked as he stood up. He pulled her into his arms. "Oh, God,=
 Buffy. "This=0Aisn=92t you. It can=92t be you."
=09She held onto him for a few moments and stepped away. Tears started fa=
lling=0Adown her cheeks. "I, I thought I lost you."
=09"I=92m right here. I=92ll always be here for you."
=09"How can you say that after I-"
=09"It=92s not your fault. It=92s the only way it could=92ve been."
=09"But I-"
=09"Shhh=85" he whispered as he leaned in to kiss her. She embraced him=
=0Apassionately. They just stood there together, arm in arm, kissing.
=09"Where, where are we?" she whispered.
=09"You have to get out of here, Buf. You don=92t deserve to be here."
=09"Angel, just tell me where we are."
=09"Hell."
***
=09"Are we all ready?" Xander asked. He stood before Acathla ready to per=
form=0Athe ritual.
=09"Yep," Willow said. "I=92ve got the knife."
=09"Be careful," Cordelia whispered to Xander before kissing him.
=09Giles asked, "Did you memorize what I gave you?"
=09"Yes, now lets get done with this." He started to speak, " I will drin=
k...=0Athe blood will wash in me, over me, and I will be cleansed. I will=
 be worthy=0Ato free Acathla. Bear witness as I ascend... as I become. Ev=
erything that I=0Aam, everything that I have done, has led me here. I hav=
e strayed=85I have been=0Alost. But Acathla redeems me. With this act, we=
 will be free."
***
=09Buffy suddenly felt a pain in her neck. She put her hand to touch it, =
and=0Afelt a vampire bite. Her life felt like it was being sucked out of =
her.
=09"Buffy, what=92s wrong?" Angel asked.
=09"A vamp bite," she said, feeling faint. She started to fall, but he ca=
ught=0Aher.
=09"Buffy, what happened?"
=09"I, I don=92t know." Her eyes started to close. "Angel, I love you."
=09"I love you too. I=92m not going to let you die. I-"
=09"Just kiss me=85"
***
"Acathla... Mundatus sum... pro te necavi. Sanguinem meum...
pro te effundam... quo me dignum... esse demonstrem," Xander said. Willow=
 gave=0Ahim the knife.
"Now, Acathla, you will be free." He took the knife and cut his hand. Cor=
delia=0Awinced as the blood started to trickle down. "And so will we all.=
" He grabbed=0Athe sword that was in Acathla and pulled it out.
***
Before Angel got a chance to kiss her, a vortex opened. He suddenly felt=
=0Ahimself being pulled out. "Buffy=85" he whispered. Just after the last=
 bit of=0Alife in her body was gone, he disappeared.
***
=09The group watched on as Angel came through the vortex. "Buffy," he cri=
ed.=0A"Where=92s Buffy?"
=09"She=92s at the hospital. She was in an accident-" Willow said. Before=
 she=0Acould finish, Angel ran out of the mansion and to the hospital.
***
=09"Well, well, well, look what we =91ave =91ere," Drusilla said as she w=
alked into=0Athe hospital room. Only Pike was in there, and she knew she =
could easily take=0Ahim.
=09"You leave her alone," he said.
=09She easily grabbed his throat and threw him into the wall, knocking hi=
m out.=0A"Night, night."
=09She walked over to Buffy=92s unconscious body. "You killed my Angel," =
she=0Acried. "And now, I=92m going to kill you." With that said, she stuc=
k her fangs=0Ainto Buffy=92s neck.
***
End Part 5



------------------------------

Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 20:46:11 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Ingrid E Stanton)
Subject: BUFFYFIC: "Someone Had Blundered" (1/1) by Ingrid

DISCLAIMER: The characters I use from Joss WhedonÆs
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" are not mine. ThatÆs why they
call it "Joss WhedonÆs æBuffy the Vampire Slayer,Æ" and
not "IngridÆs æBuffy the Vampire Slayer.Æ"

SUMMARY: A little vignette-type story about Angel in the
past. IÆve had some requests to give Angel a personality,
since he basically has none on the show, and in addition,
the intro to "Becoming," part one was  disturbingly mundane.
Inventing a personality is tough. Pardon me if I project a little.
<g>à

THIS WAS INSPIRED by AngelÆs comment during
"Halloween" - "I hated the girls back thenà"

NOTE: While I take my finals, hereÆs something for you to
chew on. I wrote this a few weeks ago, and as of yet, I
have no time to finish "Reunion" until finals are finished
on Wednesday.


***
"Someone Had Blundered"
- --Virginia Woolf
***

He watched the almost-white curls bouncing behind her as she
walked away from the house. She was holding the skirts of her
solid pink dress as not to drag the pretty thing through the
mud. She was small on a whole, but her figure was delicately
curved and full of the fertility of life.

He imagined the expression on her face as she walked. She would
be pleasantly smiling at the neighbors, offering a kind word even
to the poorest of them. Her large blue eyes would be sparkling;
pieces of the sky themselves.

"Beautiful, isnÆt she?" he recalled the thin voice in the back of his
head.

He hated her. She was disgusting to him. Somehow, in her presence,
he felt more acutely and completely alone than ever before, and that
was saying a lot. It was almost a pleasurable feeling while she remained,
speaking of her daily activities, and her busy schedule for a girl her
age. He felt far superior. She was a beast, and he allowed himself the
amusing task of comparing her stupidity to his intelligence; her
narrow-mindedness to his capacity for philosophy, a vast and forever
expanding world. She was a fool, he knew, and while she talked, he
mocked her words. Inside. Little did she know.

Sometimes sheÆd stay too long and get annoying. It was on those
occasions that he pictured himself strangling her by the throat, and
the idiotic expression on her face when he told her what he knew
she was.

But even then, he amused himself. She was a puppet, and a stupid one
at that. He was not so much a puppeteer, but rather a little God,
looking on at the whole thing and laughing at both puppet and
puppeteer.

But then she would leave. Something punctured his little fantasy
then, and heÆd fall. No one knew of his genius. He was indeed
alone, because they were all like her. He hated them. They were
fools. And he *was* quite like a God. He was alone.

HeÆd even considered letting her in on his little secret of perception
once. But then heÆd looked at her pathetic sweet face, watching him
pleasantly as always, and realized that it would be quite like telling
a cow of Voltaire.

Maybe some mistake had been made. He didnÆt belong to this world.

And then back to that paper by the window. He crawled up by the
seat and fumbled with his jacket, throwing it on the floor to wrinkle.
"Life is meaningless," he wrote, "People are cows, going about their
stupid business, and they never stop to think about *it.* They never
stop to think, because theyÆre incapable of thinking. TheyÆve never
had a thought, and never will, because they donÆt know what thinking
is. TheyÆre cows, waiting to die." He closed the book, and suddenly
felt freshly deflated, as if sheÆd just left him. In truth, it had been
hours.
***
END

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Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 12:44:07 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Charity C. T.)
Subject: BUFFYFIC: Capeside: the Hellmouth (9/?)

NAME: Capeside: the Hellmouth #9 Common Bonds

AUTHOR: Taygeta

ADDRESS: [e-mail]

FEEDBACk: Please send

DISTRIBUTION: Ask me first.

SPOILER: Not really, considering that this is a crossover story.

DESCRIPTION: A crossover with Buffy and Dawson's Creek

DISCLAIMER: The Buffy characters portrayed in this story and any other
references to Buffy the Vampire Slayer are the property of its creator
Joss Whedon, and its owners Mutant Enemy productions, Kuzui Productions,
Sandollar Productions, and 20th Century Fox.  The Dawson's Creek
characters  portrayed in this story and any other references to Dawson's
Creek are the property of its creator Kevin Williamson, and its owners.
In other words, these characters do not belong to me, and I am just
borrowing them.
Rating: PG

**************************
Capeside: the Hellmouth
#9 Common Bonds
By: Taygeta

    There was a hush in the Bronze as all eyes turned to see the
scene unfolding at the door.  Willow struggled to free her hands, but
despite her efforts, the death grip on her wrists made escape by way of
her magic impossible.  Her widened eyes looked at her friends for
helpàhelp she wasn't sure they could give and they weren't sure they
could provide.

    "Let her go," Buffy said threateningly as her eyes met Pacey's in
a glacial glance.

    "Please...it's going to take a lot more than that for me to give
you your little witch back," he replied with his nonchalant air.

    "You better do as the lady says," a voice said from behind them.

    Pacey's critical eye scrutinized Oz momentarily before retorting,
"Whatàyou?  Oh come on, slayeràyou could do better than to pit him
against the likes of me."

    "Do you know what you're problem is?" questioned Oz as he
approached them, "You think far too much of yourself."

    "And what do you plan to do about that?" the vampire leader said
with raised brows.

    Pausing for a moment, Oz thought, and then he closed his eyes to
ensure that total concentration could occur on his part.  The strange
chants that came from his voice surprised everyone, especially those that
though they knew him very well.  Apparently, there was a lot more to the
wacky, funny Oz that they could have possibly thought.  The Latin phrases
that spilled from his lips echoed loudly in the silence of the room.

    As helpless as Willow was at that moment she whispered the words
in English, "Oh, Minerva, the greatest goddess, who has wisdom, and thus
holds the power.  Help me.  Help me.  Take away the darkness and free thy
daughter's vessel from their clutches."

    A blue glow surrounded Oz, and it flew from him at lightening
speed and encircled Spike, Cordelia, and the rest of the Vampire Brigade.
 Before Cordelia could even react with a counter magic spell, they had
disappeared from the Bronze, leaving Willow behind them.

    "Nowàwhy couldn't we do that back in Sunnydale?"  Xander asked
glancing at Buffy, "Take the entire pack of them and drop them off in the
Sahara desertàno worries."

    "I don't think it's that simple, Xander," she told him and they
glanced over at Oz for a response.

    "She's got a point, this is a one-spell, meaning it can only be
used once," he explained and then grinned as he saw Willow approaching
him.

    "Thanks," she said and upon sensing her uneasiness Oz quickly
said your welcome, but her eyes drifted to the staring crowd and under
her breath she continued, "Uh-oh."

    Jen peered at the rest of the Scooby-Doo gang and said, "Ya think
the cat's out of the bag?"

    Willow looked at the crowd and then glanced at her friends, "No
problemàOz, help me out here.  Remember the forgetful spell that everyone
cast on their mortal friends when they were first learning magic?"

    "Oh, yeahàused it all the timeàstill do," he said, and then he
looked at the crowd, "àbutàumàit was usually just one person or two at
the most."

     "Just a play on words, change the word unus or duo to totus, and
it'll work," she said as she chewed on her lower lip, "àI think."

    "Okayàif you say so," he said with a shrug as they both faced the
still staring, and now whispering crowd.  He and Willow began a spell,
which roughly translated was, "The mind contains images of things you
have not seen, for they are but the dreams of dreams.  Those seen tonight
are those images contained, so let them contend to be what they really
are, mere ideas of the nightà"

    A few seconds later, the band began to play again, resuming the
slow song that had been played earlier, and the rest continued dancing,
conversing, etc.  The witch and the wizard looked at each other with
great satisfaction, and their friends smiled with the knowledge that they
had just gained a new member to, what Xander dubbed long ago, the
Scooby-Doo Gang.

    Willow glanced at Oz and said, "Y'know, I think Giles would be
proudà."

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

    Giles adjusted his glasses to read the dusty cover to one of the
various books in Niles Pertrue's possession.  He and Miss Calendar had
spent the entirety of that Saturday trying to organize the late Watcher's
belongings, taking the books and weapons to a more secured location.
They were doing this with much haste because it would not be long that
his family would come to Capeside to survey the value of his estate.

    "Anything interesting?"  Miss Calendar asked as she walked by him
holding a box filled with various books she had found in the rest of the
house.

    He glanced at her and nodded, "Y-yes, it's the missing volume to
the books found in the attic.  I'd rather not speak ill of the dead, but
your Niles was certainly a tad unorganized."

    She had to laugh as she placed the box on the floor beside him,
"Oh, you don't have to tell meàI know it all too well.  I suppose that
that was why we were so great with each other.  He was the only one I
knew who was more hare-brained than I am."

    "WellàI suppose everyone's mind begins to faze at some point or
another," he said, knowing how messy his desk back at school was, "but I
was really surprised that you didn't find anything in the refr - "

    "Oh, guess what I found in the broken refrigerator in the attic,"
Ms. Calendar handing Giles a crossbow, "It's pretty old, but I think
it'll do."

    He frowned and paused, taking the crossbow from her hands,
"Umàthank youàthat Niles must have been a very great man, and very lucky,
tooàto have you."

    Ms. Calendar smiled, "I think that was the first nice thing you
have said to me since we met, and yes, Niles was really wonderful."  She
sat down with a sigh on a crate that sat on the basement floor beside the
shelf of books and trinkets, "SoàI told you all about my Niles, but what
about you?  Got a girl back homeàor do your Watcher duties make that
impossible?"

    Giles glanced at her hesitantly, before replying, "UmàI had an
extraordinaryàbeautifulàintelligent woman, of whom I lost shortly before
theàuhàtime occurrence."

    Her grin faded and a look of empathy set in, "OhàI'm sorry,
Rupert, I didn't realizeàI - I'm sorry."

    "Thank youàJenny, I've coped, butàumàof course I still miss her a
great deal," he said softly and then when he met Miss Calendar's eyes.
He could recall so many things about the woman he loved and lost by just
looking into those familiar eyes, but this wasn't her, and so he looked
away, again.

    With that, their conversation ended, and so continued the task at
hand, as they began, again, to arrange and pack the diverse objects that
had been in Niles Pertrue's ownership.  They talked very little after
that, saved the discussion of certain objects found and those that needed
to be found, but there was an undeniable newly found closeness between
them now.  Despite past and present differences, they had found their
common bond.  A bond of love and lost that explained their strengthàtheir
relentlessness to stop the dark from closing in.

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