An evening outing... [hellmouth_napa]
The day had really dragged out. I mean, as far as productive days went, this was definitely not one of those days. It was more like a blah-ish kind of day. Not that I minded having those, but really, I wanted to explore. I wanted to see what Napa was all about. But did things ever go my way? No... Things always had to be weird for Dawn.
But I didn't miss the normal life. Not anymore, anyway. I had seen way too much to be anything but normal. Kinda comforting thought and well, kinda creepy at the same time.
I was sorta mentally tired, too, for being given the third degree by Giles on the whole Immortal subject. I mean, I hardly knew the guy and even if I did know more than what I did, it wasn't my business to meddle in. If he wanted to know details on Fabrizio than he was going to have to go to Buffy, or even the source.
I mean, really, why the whole interest in one vampire who had practically... well, actually, had been good for like a long, long time now? I walked out the doors and took a deep breath. I felt cold instantly, and not because it was cold, but because it was a little windy. I thought about going back and getting like a sweater or a jacket or something, but that would mean sneaking past Giles again, and I didn't feel doing all of that all over again.
I wondered where I would go. Not back to the hellmouth that's for sure. I mean, yeah I was young, and sometimes, not so smart about things, but I wasn't that dumb to put myself at such risk. Okay, maybe not that level of risk anyway.
And what was I gonna do?
I started waling way from the bed and breakfast and some people bumped into me as they passed me by, and they didn't even have the decency to say I'm sorry. "You know, a 'Sorry,' or 'Excuse me,' would have been nice." They didn't even turn around. They just kept walking.
Yep, this was good 'ol California. Land of the... ewww.
Back to my thoughts I began walking again, only maybe two minutes after that, I was really startled by the hand that tapped my shoulder.
"ACK!!!! JESUS!!!!" I yelped and turned around. HUH? Was the first reaction to whom I saw in front of me. "Riley! God, you scared me," I said, putting a hand to my chest and catching my breath.
Then I realized... he had been with Giles, and Vi when I left. He probably saw me and decided well to follow. Of course he did Dawn, he's here now right? -- I took a deep breath and smiled.
"Umm, so you kinda noticed, huh... You're not gonna tell Giles or Buffy on me, are you?"
But I didn't miss the normal life. Not anymore, anyway. I had seen way too much to be anything but normal. Kinda comforting thought and well, kinda creepy at the same time.
I was sorta mentally tired, too, for being given the third degree by Giles on the whole Immortal subject. I mean, I hardly knew the guy and even if I did know more than what I did, it wasn't my business to meddle in. If he wanted to know details on Fabrizio than he was going to have to go to Buffy, or even the source.
I mean, really, why the whole interest in one vampire who had practically... well, actually, had been good for like a long, long time now? I walked out the doors and took a deep breath. I felt cold instantly, and not because it was cold, but because it was a little windy. I thought about going back and getting like a sweater or a jacket or something, but that would mean sneaking past Giles again, and I didn't feel doing all of that all over again.
I wondered where I would go. Not back to the hellmouth that's for sure. I mean, yeah I was young, and sometimes, not so smart about things, but I wasn't that dumb to put myself at such risk. Okay, maybe not that level of risk anyway.
And what was I gonna do?
I started waling way from the bed and breakfast and some people bumped into me as they passed me by, and they didn't even have the decency to say I'm sorry. "You know, a 'Sorry,' or 'Excuse me,' would have been nice." They didn't even turn around. They just kept walking.
Yep, this was good 'ol California. Land of the... ewww.
Back to my thoughts I began walking again, only maybe two minutes after that, I was really startled by the hand that tapped my shoulder.
"ACK!!!! JESUS!!!!" I yelped and turned around. HUH? Was the first reaction to whom I saw in front of me. "Riley! God, you scared me," I said, putting a hand to my chest and catching my breath.
Then I realized... he had been with Giles, and Vi when I left. He probably saw me and decided well to follow. Of course he did Dawn, he's here now right? -- I took a deep breath and smiled.
"Umm, so you kinda noticed, huh... You're not gonna tell Giles or Buffy on me, are you?"