Interesting Times in Sunny Sunnydale
With the Buffster gone it's just us taking care of the nasties at night. Not that I'm complaining! Everyone knows how much I love getting knocked around by vampires...can you sense my sarcasm yet? Luckily we have Giles to lead us. He's not just good for shelfing books ya know.
I haven't had this many bruises since...well...never I think. Our demon fighting usually goes like this: Willow acts as bait, vamp takes bait, we jump out, I nicely distract the vampire by letting it beat me up...and then someone else stakes it. I really think it's someone else's turn to be the distracting punching bag...though if I wasn't then I don't really know what good I would be to anybody.
I need a break...
Ariel: while at school i heard a couple people talking about a goth party that was supposed to be really big tonight so
dressed in baggy black pants with small chains ging across ut randomly, a tight cleavagy shirt and a dog chain choker with
spikes around it and a loop, put on my dark eye liner then knee high boots and headed out to the party. walked in smiling hello to a few of the people i met whle at school
Xander: Oddly enough, I actually got invited to a party! Yippee for me! I thought about calling Oz, but he was
probably busy being all Zen-ish. Dressing neatly as a slick, cool young man, I went to the party. I quickly found out it wasn't what I thought. I stood out like a sore thumb wearing colors other then black...
Ariel: after dancing with the cutie i had met theother night at that club i walked over to get a drink and saw a kid
wearing very wrong colors and a few people getting very upset by his appearence and starting with him, just wanting a fight
cause they were drunk, i walked over quickly and pushed them away "leave the kid alone, he im sure he didnt know so go drin and pass out somewhere" the guy gave me a look and mumbled somthing that wasn lear enough to hear and walked off "you alright?" i looked over to him
Xander: Okay...scary people getting scary...and of course I'm saved by a girl. At least it wasn't Buffy this time. "I think
I'm lost...and I want to go home now. But besides, that, I'm grand!" She was scary looking, but surprisingly nice. "Just show me towards the door and watch me beat my retreat," I told her with a nervous grin.
Ariel: "going home doesnt sound like very much fun now does it, but if thats what you want" i said then pointed to the
door where he came from
Xander: "And...staying here would be?" I asked gesturing around at the...people. Scary people who might kill me.
"Kinda out of my element here...not that I have an element, but I'm sure this isn't it. Otherwise I'd be dressed like you. Except like a male. Not that your clothes are mannish, I just mean that I would be wearing male versions of what your wearing." Okay...insert foot in mouth here...
Ariel: i couldnt hold back a grin as he went on, i loved when people did this, amused me "eh, dont think you'd look
to bad in some leather, you should try it some time"
Xander: Pausing, I looked at her in surprise a moment before grinning, flattered. "Really? You think so? I mean, of
course I would...but leather is oh so chaffy." Smiling at her, I looked away, embarassed. Okay...starting to like scary girl...if Willow was here she'd remind me about not getting into trouble...
Ariel: i smirked amused "yes really, you'd get used to it after a while, not as bad as people think, believe me i know" i grabbed two drinks and handed him one
Xander: Taking the drink, I held it arkwardly. Why was I staying? I was so going to get my asskicked... "I'm Xander
Harris by the way...and I'm not sure I'd ever get used to leather."
Ariel: "shame shame" i said with a slight smirk before retunining my eyes from his body to his eyes "Ariel, Ariel
Morgan" technically Ariel osbourne but i dont see them as my family, not yet.
Xander: "Nice to meet you Ariel. I really should be going...this isn't really my kind of party...what about you?"
Ariel: I looked eye level again and leaned back against a wall "Usually, but im new in town so i dont know
many people which makes it kinda lame, was thinking about bailing soon"
Xander: "Oh." New in town...never let it be said that Xander Harris isn't chivalrous! "Since I'm leaving, would you like
me to show you around the town?"
Ariel: i smiled and nodded "yeah, that'd be nice"
Xander: I held out my arm to her and grinned widely. "Well let's vamoose then!" I wasn't going to miss this party...
Ariel: he's a spunky one I smiled and wrapped my arm with his and walked out with him "do you have a car?"
Xander: I was actually surprised when she took my arm. Was expecting scoffing or ass whumpin'... "I do...a nice one."
Well...technically it was my uncle's car that I was borrowing, but I wasn't going to bring that up. "Right over here." I lead her to
the classic car and opened the passenger side door for her.
Ariel: "very cool" i smiled and slid in "So, where to first?" i said as i twirled a chain around my fingers randomly
Xander: Closing the door behind her, I went and hopped in behind the wheel. "Well...there's the malt shop, the
donut/coffee place, the Bronze, and the park. Upon further reflection, there isn't much to show you in Sunnydale." I stuck the
key in and started the car.
Ariel: "ive been to the bronze, went there when i first got into town"
Xander: "Oh...how about the park?" Dang...the Bronze was the best place on the short list of places to show her. Pulling
out into the street, I started driving us...nowhere for now.
Ariel: "Bronze, park, anywhere fine really" i smiled softly
Xander: "Alright." Either she was cool with anything or she was just being nice. I was fine with either actually. I turned
towards the park, since the Bronze...well it costed money, hence my choosing the park on this not-a-date excursion.
Ariel: I smiled softly and watched the scene while he drove then got out as he parked
Xander: Arriving at the park, I of course parked at the park. Too much parking at the park, I know. Turning off the car,
I removed the keys and put them in my pocket. Opening up the door, I got out and closed it behind me. "Ahhh...fresh, earthy
air right here in our very own Sunnydale."
Ariel: i glanced over to him "yes air, most places have it" i smirked softly and stuck my hands in my baggy pockets
as we walked, the chains softly clinky as i walked
Xander: Okay...maybe it had been a dumb thing to say. "Well, yeah...but not clean, fresh...tree smelling air." I tried to
ignore the fact that some guy's dog we were walking past was doing it's business. "I'll shut up about the air now. So why goth?"
Ariel: i looked pver at him when he asked that "What?"
Xander: "Why goth? Is it because you just like it...or you're rebelling against something or someone...or you like
leather..." I really couldn't understand why someone would be all...dark like. Unless they were a vampire of course. Dang...sure
hope she wasn't one...
Ariel: "uh...i dunno never really thoght about it, not rebelling and yeah i like the leather, fits my ass nicely" i smirked
softly, if you got the body, show it off.
Xander: I couldn't help but look to see for myself. Bad Xander! Bad, bad! "Uh, then why be goth? Why not be, um,
something else?"
Ariel: i saw him look at my ass and my grin grew. i shrugged softly "would you rather me be a cheerleader and only
know the word 'like' , 'totally' and 'as if?' "
Xander: "No...I..." Hmm...gothic cheerleader... "I'm just trying to figure you out...see if this is the real Ariel."
Ariel: i blinked "the real ariel?"
Xander: Did I foul up again? "Yes...your real self. The little inner voice that sounds like Tweetie...y'know? Right?" I was
drowning here...wasn't I?
Ariel: i backed off slightly, watching him "sorry ...is no other me, this is me and if you gotta problem with that i can
find my own way to their house" it wasnt home to be so couldnt stay home
Xander: Yep, I fouled up again. "No! I'm sorry, I'm just trying to figure you out as I told you. Now I know that this is the
real you...so yay for another discovery!" I was dieing here... "Who is 'they'?"
Ariel: i wasnt so sure about him "my biological father and brother"
Xander: "Oh...and they live here in Sunnydale?" Maybe I knew them...wierd. "I can take you home now, if you want."
Ariel: "Yeah, i'll be here for about a month...dont really wanna go back, but if you wanna go its alright i'll juyst go to
the bronze or somehing" alone, again
Xander: "Just a month? Then what?" My eyes went wide and I shook my head. "No! No! I want to stay, I just thought
you would want to go."
Ariel: "i'll go back to new york with my parents..er foster parents"
I shook my head "im good with hangen, your cute, little word fumbler but cute" i walked over to the swing set and sat down
Xander: Well...that was sad. "Halfway 'round the world, huh?" She wanted to stay! And I'm cute! Yay! Following her to
the swingset, I sat down on the swing beside her's. "I'm cute? Like how cute on a scale of one to ten?"
Ariel: "yeah, didnt find out they were here till a few days ago" i brushed a strand of fallen bang behind my ears i
smirked widely "stick around, mayne you'll find out"
Xander: "I'm sticking right now, aren't I?" I began to swing slightly... "So this is your first time?"
Ariel: i nodded softly "im only here cause my mom (foster) asked me to come meet them, so far found out i have a
twin brother and no mother"
Xander: "What happened to your mother? Oh...I meant is this your first time in California." Oops, never correct a girl...
Ariel: "apparently died not long after giving birth, and yeah, first time in cali"
Xander: "I'm sorry." I shouldn't have asked. How stupid am I? Still swinging a bit, I fell silent. It seemed like the right
thing to do.
Ariel: "naw its cool, not like i knew her right? but my brothers pretty cool...havnt actually spoken much to my dad"
Xander: I nod...not really knowing what else to say. Had to say something I guess... "So you're going to Sunnydale
High?"
Ariel: i nodded softly "yeah, Daniel set me up there yesterday morning, senior year"
Xander: "That was nice of Daniel. I'm in my senior year there too." Grinning at the knowledge that we were the same
age...and therefore likely to be in the same classes. "Sunnydale High is pretty hard." Not to mention dangerous...
Ariel: i was a 4.0 student, oz and i had the same iq im sure. I crossed my legs and leaned back in the swing boredly
"are you taking any latin?"
Xander: "Latin?" I was shocked...I hadn't expected her to be taking that. "I, uh, nope. I have friends who do." Willow
and Oz to be exact...
Ariel: "oh, ...chem 3 honors?" i looked over at him
Xander: "Uh, no..." Really looking stupid, aren't you Harris?
Ariel: "no matter, im sure we have something together" smiled to him softly then pulled myself back up "you dance?" i
was hyper
Xander: I hope that we did. By the sounds of it though...I wasn't so sure of it. "Dance? Well, um, yeah. I Dance. Why?"
Ariel: "wanna go to the bronze? getting kinda hyper"
Xander: "Sure, if you wanna," I replied with a grin. Standing up, I stuck my hands in my pockets and smiled at her.
Ariel: nodded once then turned on the heel of my boots heading back to the car with him, he was a cutie, well have
to ask daniel more about him. i slid into his car with him
Walking back to the car, I got in and drove us to the Bronze. Parking was hard to find, but find I did. Getting out, I smiled at her and walked her into the Bronze. It was packed tonight...hope there weren't any evil vampires lurking about.
"Would you like a drink?" I asked her.
I haven't had this many bruises since...well...never I think. Our demon fighting usually goes like this: Willow acts as bait, vamp takes bait, we jump out, I nicely distract the vampire by letting it beat me up...and then someone else stakes it. I really think it's someone else's turn to be the distracting punching bag...though if I wasn't then I don't really know what good I would be to anybody.
I need a break...
Ariel: while at school i heard a couple people talking about a goth party that was supposed to be really big tonight so
dressed in baggy black pants with small chains ging across ut randomly, a tight cleavagy shirt and a dog chain choker with
spikes around it and a loop, put on my dark eye liner then knee high boots and headed out to the party. walked in smiling hello to a few of the people i met whle at school
Xander: Oddly enough, I actually got invited to a party! Yippee for me! I thought about calling Oz, but he was
probably busy being all Zen-ish. Dressing neatly as a slick, cool young man, I went to the party. I quickly found out it wasn't what I thought. I stood out like a sore thumb wearing colors other then black...
Ariel: after dancing with the cutie i had met theother night at that club i walked over to get a drink and saw a kid
wearing very wrong colors and a few people getting very upset by his appearence and starting with him, just wanting a fight
cause they were drunk, i walked over quickly and pushed them away "leave the kid alone, he im sure he didnt know so go drin and pass out somewhere" the guy gave me a look and mumbled somthing that wasn lear enough to hear and walked off "you alright?" i looked over to him
Xander: Okay...scary people getting scary...and of course I'm saved by a girl. At least it wasn't Buffy this time. "I think
I'm lost...and I want to go home now. But besides, that, I'm grand!" She was scary looking, but surprisingly nice. "Just show me towards the door and watch me beat my retreat," I told her with a nervous grin.
Ariel: "going home doesnt sound like very much fun now does it, but if thats what you want" i said then pointed to the
door where he came from
Xander: "And...staying here would be?" I asked gesturing around at the...people. Scary people who might kill me.
"Kinda out of my element here...not that I have an element, but I'm sure this isn't it. Otherwise I'd be dressed like you. Except like a male. Not that your clothes are mannish, I just mean that I would be wearing male versions of what your wearing." Okay...insert foot in mouth here...
Ariel: i couldnt hold back a grin as he went on, i loved when people did this, amused me "eh, dont think you'd look
to bad in some leather, you should try it some time"
Xander: Pausing, I looked at her in surprise a moment before grinning, flattered. "Really? You think so? I mean, of
course I would...but leather is oh so chaffy." Smiling at her, I looked away, embarassed. Okay...starting to like scary girl...if Willow was here she'd remind me about not getting into trouble...
Ariel: i smirked amused "yes really, you'd get used to it after a while, not as bad as people think, believe me i know" i grabbed two drinks and handed him one
Xander: Taking the drink, I held it arkwardly. Why was I staying? I was so going to get my asskicked... "I'm Xander
Harris by the way...and I'm not sure I'd ever get used to leather."
Ariel: "shame shame" i said with a slight smirk before retunining my eyes from his body to his eyes "Ariel, Ariel
Morgan" technically Ariel osbourne but i dont see them as my family, not yet.
Xander: "Nice to meet you Ariel. I really should be going...this isn't really my kind of party...what about you?"
Ariel: I looked eye level again and leaned back against a wall "Usually, but im new in town so i dont know
many people which makes it kinda lame, was thinking about bailing soon"
Xander: "Oh." New in town...never let it be said that Xander Harris isn't chivalrous! "Since I'm leaving, would you like
me to show you around the town?"
Ariel: i smiled and nodded "yeah, that'd be nice"
Xander: I held out my arm to her and grinned widely. "Well let's vamoose then!" I wasn't going to miss this party...
Ariel: he's a spunky one I smiled and wrapped my arm with his and walked out with him "do you have a car?"
Xander: I was actually surprised when she took my arm. Was expecting scoffing or ass whumpin'... "I do...a nice one."
Well...technically it was my uncle's car that I was borrowing, but I wasn't going to bring that up. "Right over here." I lead her to
the classic car and opened the passenger side door for her.
Ariel: "very cool" i smiled and slid in "So, where to first?" i said as i twirled a chain around my fingers randomly
Xander: Closing the door behind her, I went and hopped in behind the wheel. "Well...there's the malt shop, the
donut/coffee place, the Bronze, and the park. Upon further reflection, there isn't much to show you in Sunnydale." I stuck the
key in and started the car.
Ariel: "ive been to the bronze, went there when i first got into town"
Xander: "Oh...how about the park?" Dang...the Bronze was the best place on the short list of places to show her. Pulling
out into the street, I started driving us...nowhere for now.
Ariel: "Bronze, park, anywhere fine really" i smiled softly
Xander: "Alright." Either she was cool with anything or she was just being nice. I was fine with either actually. I turned
towards the park, since the Bronze...well it costed money, hence my choosing the park on this not-a-date excursion.
Ariel: I smiled softly and watched the scene while he drove then got out as he parked
Xander: Arriving at the park, I of course parked at the park. Too much parking at the park, I know. Turning off the car,
I removed the keys and put them in my pocket. Opening up the door, I got out and closed it behind me. "Ahhh...fresh, earthy
air right here in our very own Sunnydale."
Ariel: i glanced over to him "yes air, most places have it" i smirked softly and stuck my hands in my baggy pockets
as we walked, the chains softly clinky as i walked
Xander: Okay...maybe it had been a dumb thing to say. "Well, yeah...but not clean, fresh...tree smelling air." I tried to
ignore the fact that some guy's dog we were walking past was doing it's business. "I'll shut up about the air now. So why goth?"
Ariel: i looked pver at him when he asked that "What?"
Xander: "Why goth? Is it because you just like it...or you're rebelling against something or someone...or you like
leather..." I really couldn't understand why someone would be all...dark like. Unless they were a vampire of course. Dang...sure
hope she wasn't one...
Ariel: "uh...i dunno never really thoght about it, not rebelling and yeah i like the leather, fits my ass nicely" i smirked
softly, if you got the body, show it off.
Xander: I couldn't help but look to see for myself. Bad Xander! Bad, bad! "Uh, then why be goth? Why not be, um,
something else?"
Ariel: i saw him look at my ass and my grin grew. i shrugged softly "would you rather me be a cheerleader and only
know the word 'like' , 'totally' and 'as if?' "
Xander: "No...I..." Hmm...gothic cheerleader... "I'm just trying to figure you out...see if this is the real Ariel."
Ariel: i blinked "the real ariel?"
Xander: Did I foul up again? "Yes...your real self. The little inner voice that sounds like Tweetie...y'know? Right?" I was
drowning here...wasn't I?
Ariel: i backed off slightly, watching him "sorry ...is no other me, this is me and if you gotta problem with that i can
find my own way to their house" it wasnt home to be so couldnt stay home
Xander: Yep, I fouled up again. "No! I'm sorry, I'm just trying to figure you out as I told you. Now I know that this is the
real you...so yay for another discovery!" I was dieing here... "Who is 'they'?"
Ariel: i wasnt so sure about him "my biological father and brother"
Xander: "Oh...and they live here in Sunnydale?" Maybe I knew them...wierd. "I can take you home now, if you want."
Ariel: "Yeah, i'll be here for about a month...dont really wanna go back, but if you wanna go its alright i'll juyst go to
the bronze or somehing" alone, again
Xander: "Just a month? Then what?" My eyes went wide and I shook my head. "No! No! I want to stay, I just thought
you would want to go."
Ariel: "i'll go back to new york with my parents..er foster parents"
I shook my head "im good with hangen, your cute, little word fumbler but cute" i walked over to the swing set and sat down
Xander: Well...that was sad. "Halfway 'round the world, huh?" She wanted to stay! And I'm cute! Yay! Following her to
the swingset, I sat down on the swing beside her's. "I'm cute? Like how cute on a scale of one to ten?"
Ariel: "yeah, didnt find out they were here till a few days ago" i brushed a strand of fallen bang behind my ears i
smirked widely "stick around, mayne you'll find out"
Xander: "I'm sticking right now, aren't I?" I began to swing slightly... "So this is your first time?"
Ariel: i nodded softly "im only here cause my mom (foster) asked me to come meet them, so far found out i have a
twin brother and no mother"
Xander: "What happened to your mother? Oh...I meant is this your first time in California." Oops, never correct a girl...
Ariel: "apparently died not long after giving birth, and yeah, first time in cali"
Xander: "I'm sorry." I shouldn't have asked. How stupid am I? Still swinging a bit, I fell silent. It seemed like the right
thing to do.
Ariel: "naw its cool, not like i knew her right? but my brothers pretty cool...havnt actually spoken much to my dad"
Xander: I nod...not really knowing what else to say. Had to say something I guess... "So you're going to Sunnydale
High?"
Ariel: i nodded softly "yeah, Daniel set me up there yesterday morning, senior year"
Xander: "That was nice of Daniel. I'm in my senior year there too." Grinning at the knowledge that we were the same
age...and therefore likely to be in the same classes. "Sunnydale High is pretty hard." Not to mention dangerous...
Ariel: i was a 4.0 student, oz and i had the same iq im sure. I crossed my legs and leaned back in the swing boredly
"are you taking any latin?"
Xander: "Latin?" I was shocked...I hadn't expected her to be taking that. "I, uh, nope. I have friends who do." Willow
and Oz to be exact...
Ariel: "oh, ...chem 3 honors?" i looked over at him
Xander: "Uh, no..." Really looking stupid, aren't you Harris?
Ariel: "no matter, im sure we have something together" smiled to him softly then pulled myself back up "you dance?" i
was hyper
Xander: I hope that we did. By the sounds of it though...I wasn't so sure of it. "Dance? Well, um, yeah. I Dance. Why?"
Ariel: "wanna go to the bronze? getting kinda hyper"
Xander: "Sure, if you wanna," I replied with a grin. Standing up, I stuck my hands in my pockets and smiled at her.
Ariel: nodded once then turned on the heel of my boots heading back to the car with him, he was a cutie, well have
to ask daniel more about him. i slid into his car with him
Walking back to the car, I got in and drove us to the Bronze. Parking was hard to find, but find I did. Getting out, I smiled at her and walked her into the Bronze. It was packed tonight...hope there weren't any evil vampires lurking about.
"Would you like a drink?" I asked her.