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[resurrected_b]

Finally, a week without anything bizarre going down--and I can't believe I just said that. Bad Buffy! But seriously, all week I was half-expecting stalker Sly to come jumping out of the bushes at me after class again or something. But nope, just school, a couple of shifts at the Magic Box--Anya took off and left me alone again, but it was much

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[_faith_]

Wow, this is odd. All these people here in one place. And you wanna know how I know I'm completely past the whole Angel thing? It doesn't affect me one bit when he hugs B in greetin'.

It's nice.

[resurrected_b]

I move through the crowd and stop near Faith. "Hey, glad you could make it. Quite the surprise, I gotta say." She seems quiet, like she's watching the scene, or waiting for something...but it's so hard to tell with her, she could just be bored.

I nod over at Harmony. "She come with you guys?"

[_faith_]

"Yeah." I smirk. "She was real excited about it-- go figure."

I glance around again, then back to B. "Happy late birthday."

[resurrected_b]

"Thanks, Faith," I say. I haven't heard a word from her since she was here last fall, and I wonder whether all the turmoil she was going through is resolved, but I'm not sure how to ask. I notice she's way actross the room from Angel, so I'm thinking maybe not. "Uh, so how's stuff in LA?"

[_faith_]

"Well," I say. "Stuff in LA is weird, as you'd prob'ly expect." I shrug and half-smile.

I notice her glance across the room. "I'm single again by the way. Just in case you were wonderin'."

[resurrected_b]

"Oh yeah? Sorry to hear that," I respond, and I really am. "Guess you can't always work things out."

Then the awkwardness hits, because I'm not used to talking to Faith about this stuff, and my voice gets overly cheerful. "Did you get something to drink?" I laugh. "Y'know, I have no idea where Will and Tara put the drinks!"

[_faith_]

"What I wanna know is did they spike the drinks?" I say. Good old B, she never changes. Well hey, it's her party, ya know.

"I'm hopin' so, 'cause that could be real funny with this bunch."

[resurrected_b]

I laugh. "Yeah, I think we're trying to avoid an all-out brawl. Although, fighting among ourselves would be a new and different kind of birthday battle."

I nod in the direction of the kitchen. "C'mon, I'm sure we can find you something fun to put in your soda. Magic herbs, if nothing else."

[_faith_]

"That's kind of a scary thought," I say. "If you don't have any booze, I guess I'll just drink the soda straight." I smirk.

"So hey, what've you been up to lately?"

[resurrected_b]

"Aww, I thought you were the adventurous one!" I tease. "Oh, the usual, vamp with a big ego and a bunch of followers trying to start an apocalypse. Had the gall to kidnap Dawn, but Oz's cousin tracked down where they were holding her."

That's when I remember stalker guy. "Say, did you get my message? remember that nut-job we met at the Magic Box that freaked out and punched me? Got in a fight with him a while back, and I think he might be after you, too."

[ozwolf]

I hang towards the back of the crowd, glad there's a lot of people here to distract from my presense. Thank god Cordy's a loudmouth. I smile a little and nod to Buffy when she looks my way, in way of greeting and saying happy birthday.

[resurrected_b]

I smile back at Oz, who's looking like the last thing he wants is for me to come over. Guess he's still being avoidy, but I make a mental note to nab him sometime during the party so I can tell him how Jordy helped us find Dawn, if he hadn't already heard it from his cousin. I think he'd be pleased by that.