Paper Doll |BTVS| Book One ✔️

Surprise

Buffy wakes with a start and puts her hand to her head as she turns her lamp on, picking up her empty glass from her nightstand she gets up to fill it.

Buffy comes out of her room and walks down the hall to the bathroom and suddenly finds herself in the Bronze, a slow ballad, "Anything", by Shawn Clement and Sean Murray, is playing.

Take me over, I'm lying down / I'm giving in to you

She walks in to find Willow sitting at a table with a large cup of cappuccino and an organ grinder's monkey "L'hippo a pique' ses pantalons" Willow says making Buffy frown.

I'm a hurricane

The monkey on the table with her squeaks as Buffy walks up to the table and looks at Willow curiously who smiles at her and waves, Buffy raises her hand back.

I cannot describe this feeling

Buffy continues on and finds her mother holding a large cup and saucer.

Now that I've found this love

Her mother sees her coming, and she turns to face her daughter "Do you really think you're ready, Buffy?" Buffy frowns again "What?"

Joyce drops the saucer and Buffy watches it fall it shatters on the floor, Joyce just turns and slowly walks away.

I'll do anything for you

Buffy watches her go, then looks around the room again her eyes pop open wide when she see's Nikki leaning against a wall with Spike leaning against her twirling a strand of her hair in his fingers, they're both smiling happily.

Now that I've found this love

She walks past Willow again and through the crowd to the stage. It's empty, no band tonight. She turns around and smiles warmly.

I'm a fire, burning like a house aflame

Angel is standing at the pool table. He smiles and starts toward her.

I'm a hurricane

Buffy begins to walk toward him.

I cannot move or see you fly / Now that I've found...

Drusilla suddenly appears behind Angel. She is vamped out, and thrusts a stake into his back and pulls it out. He arches backward in pain.

"ANGEL!"

...this love

They reach out to each other. Before she can touch him his hand begins to disintegrate. The rings on his fingers fall to the floor and his body crumbles to dust, Drusilla lowers the stake and takes the few steps over to Buffy.

"Happy Birthday Buffy"

Buffy sits up as she wakes from her nightmare and quickly sits up, surprised and confused "What the hell was that?"

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"I like you at bedtime?" I mocked to my sister as her, Willow and I walked through the school grounds "You actually said that?" Willow asked Buffy with a smile on her face "I know, I know" Buffy groans.

"Man, that's like... I-I dunno, that's moxie or something" Willow told her with a shrug "Totally unplanned. It just... came out" Buffy said still looking embarrassed.

"And he was into it? I mean, he wants to see you at bedtime, too?" Willow asked Buffy "Yeah, I, I, I think he does. Well, I, I mean he-he's cool about it" Buffy stuttered as she blushed.