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Chapter 9: Begining Again A/N: The timeline is little screwed and there is no Adam, at least not yet if at all. Buffy was feeling strange and a little weak from the change. But she was happy, more like delirious, she was back in her own bod. Now she didn’t have to feel weird everytime she looked into the mirror. But being back in her own body brought new problems, this was what she wanted but how was she going explain her appearance to the people she knew here, nobody would believe her and she couldn’t tell them anyway, it was too dangerous for everyone.
“I don’t see any tattoo’s”, she joked and looked at Faith with humor in her eyes. “Yeah, well, I was going to do it next week”, she said back winking back at Buffy. She was just as glad to be in her own body as Buffy was. ”Well, now that you are back in your own body, we can all return back to Sunnydale and everything will be back to normal”, Giles said and adjusted his glasses. “Yeah, and we’ll talk to the principal, explain that it wasn’t you who dropped out of college, well, we’ll not tell everything but I’m sure he’ll understand. And we’ll be room mates again. I miss my roomie”, Willow said already feeling excited. Xander just stood on the background scowling at both slayers. “I can’t believe you just expect everything to go back the way it was”, Buffy said in wonder and feeling hurt. “Of course it will be”, Willow said not understanding what she could mean. “Willow, everything isn’t just going to fine like nothing happened”, Buffy explained. “I know we all have issues but once you return...” Giles started but didn’t have time to finish when Buffy interrupted him by saying: “Maybe I don’t want to come back.” The whole scooby gang turned gasping to look at her yelling a chorus of ‘Buffy!’ to her. But Angel just looked down and started to brood. Spike just chuckled at the expressions the gang was making. “Oh come on, did you really think everything would be just bloody peachy after you yelled at her, accused her of shagging with Angelus and now you act like nothing happened. I can’t believe you people. And I’m evil.” The gang just glared at Spike who looked at them uneffected. “And Peaches is bloody brooding again”, he added. Angel looked at Spike glaring and said with a low warning voice: “Don’t call me that, William.” “Don’t call me William, you bloody poof”, Spike shot back annoyed. “Both of you stop it. Spike shut up and Angel stop brooding”, Buffy said and crossed her arms giving them a look that she wasn’t on the mood. “Needing a woman for your rescue”, Spike started again but when Buffy send a glare at his way, he went quiet, for the time being. “I don’t know what I’m going to do. I can’t come back to Sunnydale at this moment and I can’t stay here because I’m in my own body again. I need to find my own way”, she said continuing the previous conversation. “Buffy, that is very irresponssible of you. You are the slayer, you are needed on the Hellmouth”, Giles chastised her. Faith stepped forward looking pissed. “Save the guilt trip. She isn’t the only slayer. And she may be a slayer, but she’s still human, she needs to breathe and you people are crushing her and it has been happening ever since Angelus took a appearance in Sunnydale.” The gang looked like they wanted to protest and Angel just brooded even more. The scoobies left some arguing later and Buffy was left with Angel, Spike and Faith, the only people that seemed to be on her side. Which was weird since Spike and Faith used to be her enemies and now they seemed to be the only ones that understood her. Of course Angel and Spike didn’t leave because it was still daylight, Buffy wasn’t sure why Faith staid. There was a knock on the door and Buffy went to answer. But when she reached the door, she remembered she was in her own body that nobody would recognize. She quickly looked through the spyhole, seeing Kirsten and Liam. “Faith, you answer the door, it’s Kirsten and Liam”, she whispered and after a moment of protesting Faith opened the door. “Hi”, she said while leaning to the doorframe. “I’m so sorry, Anne, but I had no other place to take him, I have to go to work, please, I need you to look after Liam for few hours”, Kirsten said all in one breathe. Faith looked confused and tried to gather her thoughts when Buffy stood forward. “Of course Liam can stay here for few hours”, she said and Kirsten looked as confused as Faith. “I’m sorry, I didn’t know you had company.” “It’s okay, that’s my friend Buffy, from out of town. Of course Liam can stay here for a while”, Faith covered and after a small battle with herself Kirsten nodded and after saying goodbye to Liam, left for work. Liam looked at Faith suspiciously and finally said with an accusing tone: “You’re not Anne.” Faith looked surprised and after a while asked: “And why you think that?” “You have different eyes”, he answered bravely. Buffy smiled, walked closer to Liam and kneeled beside him. “Liam”, she said with a soft voice and Liam looked at her a while till he jumped hugging her tightly. Angel stepped into the room and looked at the boy hugging Buffy, he couldn’t help but feel a little jealous and he knew it wasn’t logical, he was just a small boy. “Anne. Why do you look different?” Buffy smiled kindly and smoothed his unruly hair. “You remember how I told you there is many things that people don’t know, supernatural things. Well I was in an accident that changed my body with Faith. My name really isn’t Anne, it’s my middle name, my real name is Buffy. But you can’t tell about that to anybody.” Liam nodded and then his gaze was fixed on Angel. “Who is he?” Liam asked and he sounded like a jealous husband when he said it. “That is Angel, a very good friend of mine”, Buffy explained. Liam looked at Angel up and down, measuring him. “Angel is a girls name”, he finally said feeling that this Angel would be a compatition to him. Faith laughed out loud and Buffy grinned keeping a chuckle from surfacing. “Be nice, Liam. Would you like some juice?” Liam nodded and Buffy got up, heading towards the kitchen. Angel stepped forward and took hold of Buffy’s hand. She immediately felt warmth rush through her even though his hand was roomtemperature. For a fleeting moment they looked into each others eyes, loosing the time and space. “Buffy, we need to talk”, he whispered. “Later”, Buffy whispered back and dissappeared into the kitchen, away from the temptation. Liam looked at Angel and frowned. He crossed his arms on his chest and walked to the competition trying to look as tall as he could with his small frame. “Are you trying to make moves on my girl?” he asked serious. Angel looked at the boy and felt his own jealousy surface. “Is she your girl?” Angel returned to the question, feeling a little competitive. “Yes she is. Once I’m old enough, I will marry her”, Liam answered confidently. Angel tried to get a hold of his jealousy knowing it was ridiculous. “What does she have to say about it?” “She told me to wait till I’m older. But I don’t care.” “She once told me she would be...” Angel started feeling irrationally jealous when Buffy’s voice interrupted. “Liam, come to the kitchen for your juice.” Liam glared at Angel and did as he was asked. Buffy walked into the living room looking at Angel ammused. She slapped him playfully on the arm. “Angel!” “What?” Angel asked innocently. “I can’t believe you. You’re over two hundred years old and you all but stick your tongue at him.” “So, I get jealous when it comes to you and other guys, I can’t help it”, Angel defended and he could hear Spike and Faith laughing. “Angel, he is eight year old boy”, Buffy whispered trying to hold down a grin, Angel was still feeling jealous of her, that must mean something. “I didn’t say it was rational”, Angel defended and took a quick glance at the boy that was sipping his juice, looking so innocent, but truthfully he was the worst enemy trying to take his Buffy away from him. Seeing his look, Buffy slapped him again.
“You’re still in love with that thug”, he stated crossing his arms in his chest. Buffy looked at him in surprise, he could see so much for a such a young boy. “Yes”, she finally whispered and Liam sighed deeply, feeling defeated. “But he’s got such a big forehead”, he tried and Buffy laughed. “Yeah, but I still love him dispite that. Don’t worry, you’ll find a girl and you’ll know”, she promised patting his arm. “I don’t like him”, he said and that’s when Kirsten arrived. Buffy said goodbye to Liam and they left. “I don’t seem to have any luck with men”, Buffy sighed and Faith grinned back at her. “Yeah, one is over two hundred year old vamp, other an eight year old boy. You know, I’m not feeling jealous of you anymore, it’s changing into feeling sorry for you”, Faith said and Buffy slapped her in the arm.
Buffy and Faith stepped inside the apartment, Spike was smoking in the living room but Angel was nowhere on sight. Seeing the look on Buffy’s face, he said: “He’s brooding in your bedroom.” Faith went to the kitchen but Buffy stayid with Spike, looking at him like she was trying to pull something out of him with just her gaze. “What is it Slayer!?” he asked unnerved. “How did you find me? I know it wasn’t from your detective work”, she finally asked. “And what makes you think that?” he asked and Buffy just looked at him pointedly. “Fine. I followed the big poof. I knew he would find ya. Even though it did take longer than I thought. You are one tough chick to track”, he said blowing the smoke out of his nose. “But that doesn’t explain why you would want to find me”, Buffy said and crossed her arms. Spike jumped up and threw his hands up. “What is this? The Spanish incvisition?” Buffy giggled remembering the sketch from Monty Python. Angel stepped into the room, interrupting the moment. He was frowning that Buffy was laughing at something that Spike had said, and why was he jealous because of Spike, he really needed to get a grip. Faith sauntered into the room and patted Angel on the arm. “It’s your lucky day, Buffy is coming to LA”, she said and Angel and Buffy both looked like they were couple of deers caught in car headlights. Faith looked at them both and said: “Oops, I didn’t know it was supposed to be a secret.”
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