"So,
if you're Sailor Moon, and your Darien or Tuxedo Mask or whatever, what the
hell are you doing here?" demanded Buffy.
"Weren't you listening, I'm here to save the name of love and all that it
is. Seeing as that's what I'm doing, you're next question will be somewhere
along the lines of, 'What the hell does that have to do with us?' Am I
correct?"
"Basically. What the hell do we have to do with this?"
"Ok, here we go. When somebody thinks of love, what do they generally
think of? They would think of a couple who are so obviously in love that
nothing else in the world matters, right?"
"Sure..." answered a hesitant Buffy... starting to get wary.
"Well, when I think of love I think of a certain couple...besides Darien
and I. We almost come after this couple. Do you know who this couple is?"
"I'm beginning not to like the sounds of this." She replied just
above a whisper.
"Can you think of whom I might possibly be talking of?" Asked a more
insistent Serena, with her hands on her hips now.
"I think I can... I don't want to but I think I can."
"Oh oh...who is it? I love guessing games. Is this a guessing game? I'm
good at guess-"
"Anya," Xander cut in, "why don't you go check the stock room,
see if we need anything."
She rose slowly and mumbled, "It's as if he doesn't want me to play. Oh
well." And then so that everyone could hear her, "Be sure to tell me
when you start guessing."
"Ok, where were we?" Serena questioned herself, "Ah yes. That
couple that is so obviously in love that nothing in the world matters. Since
you want to evade answering directly, I'll just make sure that you know for
sure. Of course this couple is you and Angel. Very obvious."
"But they all broken up! They can't be them if they're broken up!"
came a voice from the stock room.
"I'm gonna go check on Anya." Xander remarked to nobody in particular
as he left the room.
"I must go check on our Morah demon problem." Came from Giles.
"I'll go..um..go give Giles a hand..yea." Whispered a nervous Willow.
The room was now empty except for Buffy, Serena, and a very nervous Darien.
Buffy had sat down with a look on her face...a look that was so full of
emotions that it was almost impossible to read. Serena gave Darien a look and
he went to go try find Giles, or at least just getting out of the room.
Serena sat down next to Buffy and murmured, "I know that it hurts, but
please believe me. You are the *perfect* couple that so many admire. Just look
at him and then compare him to fishboy boy...I mean Riley." She amended
when Buffy glared. "Look, your first love was Angel. Your only true love
is and was Angel. You won't even really talk to Riley for Heavens sake. He's
only rebound guy. Think about it, you and Angel had your problems, but you got
through them and still loved each other to pieces. Just think about it."
Serena finished, quite please with herself.
"Get out." Buffy said with a dangerous calm in her voice. "Just
get the hell out."