Re: FF: A Stranger in my house (Prologue)

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Christeen Demons wrote:
> 
> 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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Christeen,
I'm really liking this story. Gotta say, though, I can't wait for 
Buffy to remember Everthings she lost. Did ya get chapter 11 yet?
Tina
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