FF: A Stranger in my house (Prologue)

["Christeen Demons" <Shyfox30@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Oh, Hey guys.:-)

I'm back...did ya miss me? I know it's been a while since I last posted and 
everything. But I figured I'd give ya a prologue and in a short while the 
first chapter of my newest...just to liven things up. Besides, you guys 
have been way too quiet today.:-)


Disclaimer: The characters of Buffy the vampire Slayer belong to Joss 
whedon...this timeline and the situations I throw them in come from my own 
brain.:-)

Alt: You bet, this is another in a long series of alt's so it shouldn't be 
too much of a surprise. There will be intense, loyal and loving feelings 
shared between two women...there might even be a little sex thrown in for 
good measure.:-) If this isn't your cup of tea...don't tell me, just go 
read a good Buffy/Riley fic. Heh, oh yeah, those don't exist. Well, 
there's always Cordelia/Xander.:-)

Summary: Are the memories we share with another person all that make up of 
the feelings we grow to have with them, or is there something more that ties 
two people together? Buffy and Willow will find that out.
Prologue

My name is Buffy Summers, or at least that?s what I?ve been told. See, I 
woke up a week ago unable to remember anything, including my own name. I 
can say, with all honesty, that?s a pretty freaky thing. I was introduced 
to people that knew me, but I couldn?t remember them. It?s kind of like 
living in an episode of the Twilight Zone. You know, the one where the guy 
wakes up one morning and he remembers everybody but nobody remembers him? I 
saw that one yesterday and it kinda says it all about how I feel, only for 
me it?s reversed.

Everybody has been really terrific and understanding though. My mom has 
been by my side, practically every second since I woke up, filling me in on 
the details so to speak, like what?s been happening for the last eighteen or 
so years. It?s been kind of freaky, taking it all in...I mean, who knew 
that my high school would burn down my senior year? At least I 
graduated...I think. So, this hospital therapist gave me this 
journal...said I should write down my thoughts and feelings so I don?t get 
too confused, or jumbled up.

Mom says she?s been looking forward to the time when I?ll come home, so it?s 
really weird that she?s not picking me up today to take me home. She said 
she wanted to get the house ready for me, whatever that means, but Xander?s 
coming to pick me up, so I guess that?s okay.

I must say though, I?ve got some really strange friends. I haven?t known 
him that long, but I can tell Xander?s a wild one. I wonder if he and I 
ever...no...probably not, it would be too weird not to remember something 
like that. But he?s pretty cool, in a zany kind of way. I can?t really 
tell if he?s really like that or just trying too hard.

I hope he?s not bringing his girlfriend with him. I only met her once, but 
she said some pretty off the wall stuff. Something about Willow, and how 
she was taking everything really well considering the circumstances. And 
that if it had been her she would have completely fallen apart by now. 
Xander had shot her this really harsh look, then looked at me kind of guilty 
like, as if he was hoping I hadn?t caught that. I had though, and I?m still 
wondering over what that meant.

Speaking of which, I?m really confused over Willow. I mean, from what 
everybody has told me she?s supposed to be one of my very best friends, and 
yet I?ve only seen her a couple of times for very brief visits. And she 
always has this lost, sad look in her eyes, although she tries to cover it 
by talking a mile a minute. I tried to ask her about it once, but she made 
this really lame excuse about having to water her plants or something, then 
disappeared faster than I could blink.

It must be hard for them though. I mean, they have all of these memories 
about me, things we?ve done, places we?ve gone, conversations we?ve had, and 
I can?t remember a single thing about them.

I?ve just looked at the clock, and it?s almost noon...Xander will be here 
soon to take me home. Home...I wonder what that will be like...or if I?ll 
even like it. I?m not sure why I?m thinking that, except it will be strange 
and unusual, and something else I?ll have to get used to. Well, I can hear 
them coming up the hall, and yes, he brought the girlfriend with him. Ugh. 
I guess my fate is sealed. I hope I don?t feel like too much of a stranger 
in my own home...I guess I?ll see.

...to be continued


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