HTML> Title: What? No Welcome Party? 4/?
Author: Beth Squires
E-mail: BethNirvanaChiWilliams@E-squires.freeserve.co.uk
Category: eventual B/O action
Rating: no idea yet!!!
Summary: Oz has left Sunnydale, but gets a girl-shaped visitor.
Disclaimer: This story hopefully doesn't infringe on the rights of the owners of Buffy or its writers. Well, it's not meant to anyway. Please don't sue I have v. little money.
Distribution: Post it anywhere you like, just tell me first please! Archived at Buffy and Oz writers Guild Site ( http://www.oocities.org/oz_buff/b1.html ) -Thanx 4 the support I love ya, Sharon!
Feedback: This is my first EVER fic, so any encouragement or feedback is appreciated immensely!!!!
Spoilers: Season 4 Buffy, Season 1 Angel

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'I say old chap, are you in need of some help?'

Oz looked up into the eyes of a British man, in his 20's, and very well groomed;
*Where have I seen him before?* They both thought ... The man pressed a business card into the teenager's hand and Oz tried to make out what it said through the tears...

*What the hell is it? A bird? A butterfly?* Suddenly everything clicked into place: *An Angel ! Then this must be Wesley... Cordy said he was back in town as a Demon hunter or something...?*

'Wesley? It's me... Oz.... of Sunnydale?... Buffy's friend.... gets hairy three nights a month?'

'Yes...YES, Willow's boyfriend,' Oz cringed '... whatever *is* the matter with you?'

'Uh, I really don't wanna talk about it, man...But, but I heard news of you - a Demon hunter...wow.'

Oz said, trying not to smile through his drying tears, 'No, no... a ROGUE Demon hunter is what I am, fighting Demons with Angel and Cordelia... I say, you haven't seen Cordelia around anywhere have you? I'm supposed to be meeting her for lunch and..'

'Sorry, man - no, look I have to go -no hard feelings ok.... see ya.'

Oz got up and left Wesley sitting by the side of the phone booth still talking to himself...

'That can't be healthy...' Oz said to himself as he walked up the stairs of his apartment block.

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Buffy finished washing up the breakfast dishes from that morning and searched for something else to do; she'd already made his bed, taken the trash out and cleaned out the crap that was under his bed ( she found a few things she wished that she hadn't seen under there..)

*I guess he's been alone for a few months... no girlfriend, it's understandable... eugh!*

She was so nervous that she'd had to busy herself around the apartment, rather than just waiting for him to come home. Now she was nervous about what he was going to say when he saw the newly cleaned apartment... was it *too* clean?
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Oz stopped outside his door, *What the...?...oh, Buffy..*

The door handle was not where it should be, it was on the floor outside his apartment.

*Where can I buy a new door? Wait - that's not the issue here, what do I say to Buffy? *

Oz bent down and peered through the hole in the door.. *What the hell is she doing? My washing up? Why? Is she trying to tell me she'd be a good person to settle down with? Whoa there Slayer... wow, she has a nice butt. How did I not notice that before? Ok, so she hasn't changed her mind, I guess, about what she said before.. Oz... we're goin' in..*

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Oz opened the door and Buffy feigned surprise - she'd sensed someone outside the door watching her and was sure it was him.
'Oz... you're back...good.'

'Hey Buffy, uh, we need to talk...yeah?'

'I guess, but it doesn't have to be one of those serious talks does it, you know, with stern faces and stuff...?'

'I see no need for stern faces here, Buff. You've done all the work of the house.'

Buffy smiled uncomfortably as he led her to the sofa and sat down at her side...

'Ok, that stuff you said before... that was definitely of the good, and I reacted over the top, and I'm sorry that I didn't believe you about Willow 100 percent and you were ...' Oz was stopped by Buffy's smile...

'What? Did I say something wrong?'

'No, it's just amusing when you become all un-laconic guy for once!' 'Yeah, sometimes... so what I was trying to say was that I would like to go out on a date with you sometime, you know, we could see how it goes and, you know, go from there? That is, if you're still interested...' Oz looked Buffy in the eye, challenging her to say no to him..

*A challenge, huh? How can I say no to those eyes and that face... God, he's gorgeous, Oh well, I'll just have to give in*

'You think I'm not interested when I travelled all the way here to see you and put my feelings on the line and you say no and then yes and ...' Buffy was cut off by Oz's stare.. *He's going to kiss me...*

He ran his fingers through her hair and put his other arm around her shoulders, pulling her to him. Buffy parted her lips as Oz's came into contact with them. Buffy wrapped her arms around his warm body, as he pushed her back so she was lying horizontally. His tongue probed her mouth, gently at first, becoming more and more passionate every second. Hands were exploring new places, breaths were getting heavier, then someone broke off...

'I'm so sorry, I, I have to go to..... the bathroom...'

TBC