Finally, Caela felt that it was time to leave the reception and return to the house. Of course, its was a half an hour after Buffy and Angel had snuck out first. She felt abandoned, but immediatly forgiving. She wasn't entirly the number one thing on everyone's mind at the moment. There were other things on people's minds. The limo dropped everyone off at different places; Willow at the dorms, Xander at his house, Giles at his appartment, Pike, Caela, Cordelia, Hank and Wesley were all dropped off at Buffy's place. Now, since everyone has become more familiar with their surroundings and the situation of things going on, everyone had their own place to sleep, or at least a spot to sleep in. Hank in what was Joyce's bedroom, Wesley in the guest room, Pike on the floor with his sleeping bag to leave Cordelia and Caela the couch's fold out bed. The two girls were getting along astonishingly well, concidering Cordy's lack of tact towards things. Caela held the knowledge of the Powers That Be, or at least some knowledge, that Cordelia was highly interested in. Well, curious as to why they gave her the unwelcomed gift of "mind numbing" prophetic visions.

Caela was the one to first enter. She was given a key to the house, since there was a big chance that she would be staying for a while. Buffy wanted to make sure that she was given the feeling of a open house.

Caela was bombarded with a rush of intimacy and urgentcy. The Powers began to "speak" to her once again. She was given the vision of Buff's bedroom, except Buffy wasn't the only occupant in those walls. Angel caressed Buffy's bare back and shoulders. She, too, did her fair share of caresses. Her hands roamed his tattooed back as they kissed passionatly. The two were so very caught up in one another that they didn't hear the rest of the group come through the door. They were one, thats all that mattered. Their time together had been restricted in the begining, but now, now they were allowed to love, to express their love for one another in full illustration.

Caela came out of it quickly, although she was "gone" long enough to creat a noisance with blocking the way of the other's entry. She sensed that everyone was a little annoyed and turned right around to face everyone, Hank was directly in front of her. She had to crane her neck straight up, it seemed, just to look at him. "Lets go see a movie." She noticed that no one was going to go for it. But she knew that Buffy and Angel's cover would be completly blown if she let them all in the house. "Please. I still have not taken a tour of the town. Besides, Mr. Summers is only visiting for a few days time, and we mus' ent neglect his presense by keeping him cooped up in the house the whole time." Caela took it a step further. She didn't wait for an answer and simply began to push everyone back out of the doorway to the porch, shutting the door ever so lightly so not to disturb the couple up stairs. "Come." She shoved everyone into the available cars. She rode with Hank Summers, figuring she could get a little bit more information of Buffy's background. What she got was a little too much information.

"Buffy has always been stuburn, but nothing like this. She doesn't tell me anything, nothing at all." He seemed to misunderstand that this wasn't someone who has known Buffy for years, but for just a few days. "She ran away once." He took a deep breath in his thoughts as he made a turn into the parking lot of the theatre. "Scared the Hell out of us all. She'd never done anything like that before. A total shock." He parked the car, collecting himself before he opened the door. "I'm sorry. You really didn't need to hear all of that. I'm just a little overwhelmed with all thats going on." He turned to face her once he had unbuckled himself. "Are you a good friend of Buffy's?"

Caela had to think about this. She knew that she was a friend of Buffy's and in the long run would become someone who would be trusted with Buffy's life. But that was all in the future. And concidering the past...The past and future were completly different issues from the present. Taking a deep breath, "Aye, I am." Hank gave her a crooked look with a cocked head.

"You're Irish...That would explain everything. Buffy told me that you were a foreigner, but she didn't say where. Just that you were born in the same city as Angel."

"Galway." She nodded as she filled in his blanks.

"Right..." He looked at her with amazement. "So, what can you tell me about Angel?" Caela was just about to answer the door when someone knocked on the Hank's side window.

"Hey, you guys comin'?" Pike and the others were all crowded by the door, waiting.

Caela took this as a lucky chance to a way out of answering his question of what once was her brother in an other life, someone who will fight in the End Battle against this evil demon, Buffy's "boyfriend" and lover, and a vampire. She knew there was plently to tell Hank Summers about the obvious mystery man in Buffy's life. Its just that it would Buffy's decision and act to tell her father, not a new commer and stranger. It just wasn't her place. Nor was it comfortable.They all made their way to the Ticket Box.

"Okay, what movie should we see?" Hank asked the group, more importantly, Caela.

She looked at the options, contemplation each and everyone one. "What is Fan.. .ta...siiia 2000?" Trying her best to sound out the unfamiliar word.

Cordelia seemed to be the only one willing to answer that question. "Oh, its an annimated Disney feature. It has seven different stories told with orchestrated music." She didn't seem too happy to oblige in the response, but she did give the answer willingly.

"Oh." She looked behind her to Pike. "Would I enjoy that?" Pike knew what she liked and didn't like, concidering the fact that Caela had never really lived in a city of which movies were popular, let alone up to date.

Pike contemplated whether or not she would fancy the feature, he scrunched up his brow as he studied the movie's poster. Shaking his head, "Uh euh." She returned to looking at her options.

"Well, what about...Boys and Girls? That looks appealing, does it not?" She looked to him once again. Everyone watched as his thoughts reeled in his head.

His lips persed as he nodded his head, "Emmhmm." Caela smiled up at him and looked to everyoneelse.

"Is that alright with everyone else?" She peered into everyone's eyes. They all nodded in response. "Great. Lets see tha' one." She concluded.

Part Four

Feedback to CaeAnneEclps@aol.com!

Go here for more of Caela's stories.

This page hosted by Get your own Free Home Page