Fic: A Day To Long (1/?)

["Electronis Zappa" <electronis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I?ve been toying with this idea of awhile now. No clue where exactly
it?s going, I just plan on writing and seeing where I end up.
 
Title: A Day To Long (1/?)
Author: Electronis
Email: electronis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Buffy/Willow eventually
Spoilers: Anything up to and including 402 ? Living Conditions is fair
game
Disclaimer: All the characters from the show ?Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
belong to ME. I mean ME as in Mutant Enemy, not me as in myself. If
only I were so lucky. Lisa, Amber, Wayne, Clewyn, Duane, and Ray are
products of the paranoid delusions I call my mind
Feedback: Most definitely.
Archive: my site http://electronis.gossimer.net. Anyone who wants it for
theirs, just let me know where it's going
Summary: Semi-AU, branches off just before the beginning of season 4
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Rural Mississippi, June 1999
 
Lisa Charles sat on her porch, absently strumming her guitar in the warm
night air, a slight breeze rustling her long brown hair. She couldn?t
believe high school was really over. Not that she didn?t like school,
but she liked the thought that there was nothing ahead of her but the
great unknown. She?d be moving to New Orleans soon, hoping to make it
big. Aside from the petite blonde girl approaching her house, she
didn?t have a care in the world.
 
?Amber, what are you doing here? Shouldn?t you be off cheating on
whoever was dumb enough to hook up with you??
 
?Lisa, Lisa, Lisa, you still don?t get it do you? Marion was MINE till
YOU stole him away from me.?
 
?FOR THE LAST TIME, Wayne and I were only friends when you two were
dating. He didn?t cheat on YOU, YOU cheated on HIM.?
 
?But you?re together now??
 
?Two years in August. But it was SIX MONTHS before that he dumped you.?
 
?You just kept it hidden.?
 
?Believe what you want, Wayne, Clewyn, Duane, Ray, and I know the truth,
and that?s all that matters. Now is there a reason you decided to grace
me with your presence, or where you just out for a drive and decided to
see how big of a bitch you could be??
 
?Oh I have a reason all right. I want Marion to pay.?
 
?What?s wrong with your face? Amber what are you doi...?
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New Orleans, July 1999
 
?California. A town called Sunnydale. There?s a girl there that can
help you with your problem. Drive them there, she?ll take care of
everything. Might I ask, what exactly happened??
 
?I stayed in Mississippi a day to long.?
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Sunnydale, August 1999
 
Buffy strolled toward her last graveyard of the night. Slaying was the
furthest thing from mind. As usual, summer had been very slow vampire
wise. She hadn?t seen a single one in weeks. Though with the beginning
of her first year of college coming soon, combined with the power vacuum
left after she killed the mayor, she knew that demonic activity would be
on the rise again soon. But none of that mattered at the time.
Instead, she was thinking about her friends, and all the fun things
they?d do over the next year. Then she thought about what her roommate
would be like. She knew there was a chance they?d get along great. She
also knew she could end up being the annoying kind who has to label
everything and insist on logging calls so there are no questions later.
She shivered at the thought. ?Maybe I can ask the housing people if
they could rearrange things so I can be with Will. At least then I
wouldn?t have to be as careful with hiding my slaying like I would if I
were living with a complete stranger.? she thought as she entered the
graveyard.
 
When she began scanning the graveyard, she was surprised by what she
saw. A brunette with hair below her shoulders was sitting on a
tombstone while a blonde with short, pixie-like hair kissed her neck and
slid her hand down the front of her pants. Buffy didn?t know what to
think. ?Two girls in a Sunnydale graveyard at night, if they?re not
already vampires they will be soon. Better find out.? ?You know, there
are better places that you could be doing that.? 
 
Sure enough, the blonde stops what she?s doing only to vamp out and turn
toward her. ?You must be the slayer, I heard this is where you were.
Doesn?t matter though, you won?t be here long.? With that, she lunged
at Buffy, toppling her over.  
 
Before she was able to go for her throat, Buffy had kicked her off and
had a stake ready for when she regrouped. As the vampire came at her
for a second attack, Buffy was more than ready for her. ?Looks like
I?ll be here longer than you? she said as she plunged the stake through
her heart.
 
Not wanting to share the fate of her lover, the brunette took off before
Buffy could follow her. ?She?ll pay for taking Amber from me. After
things are done with Wayne, the slayer?s next on my list.? She thought
while making sure she was unable to be followed.
 
>From a distance, a solitary figure watched the fight and the second
vampire flee from his Harley. ?Things should start to get interesting
right about now.? He said to no one in particular as he rode off into
the night.
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There were Swedes to the left of him
Russians to the right
A Czech at the blueline looking for a fight
Brains over brawn, that might work for you
But what's an American quarry boy to do?
Hit Somebody!
 
Paraphrased from Hit Somebody (The Hockey Song)
Warren Zevon featuring David Letterman
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Y ddraig goch ddry cychwyn
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Electronis Zappa
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