Hearing things 2/?
Author: Hungsta
Disclaimer etc. in first part

Part 2

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“I’m worried Xander! Did you see the way she rushed out of here? She’s been jumpy all night, and kept spinning her head round like she was hearing someone talk behind her, you know like those dogs that chase their tails.”

“You think Buffy’s turning into a dog??” Xander asked, not really knowing what Willow was going on about.

“NO! It’s just… I dunno, I got the feeling she was listening to something, and when we’d have like a pause in the conversation, and I’d go off into my own world, she’d look at me funny. I dunno it’s like… like…”

“She was listening in?” Xander answered humorously.
“Exactly!”
“Will, I was kidding.”
“I know, but… and did you see the way she looked at you after you sat down, and then she just decided that she was gonna go for a dance, yet when she got out there, she just stood in the middle of the floor staring at people. I think she’s possessed.” Willow concluded abruptly.

“Well,” Xander paused, “she hasn’t been acting like a bitca, so I don’t think it’s the same demon that possessed her when she died, and I haven’t been asking people to do any spells lately, of any sort especially not love spells.” Xander teased.

“I’m serious Xander. She’s just not herself.”
“Who’s not their self?” Oz asked sitting next to Willow.
“Buffy,” Willow and Xander said in unison.
“Ohh, surround sound,” Oz said with a lopsided grin.
“Buffy’s possessed.”
“What?” Oz asked concerned.
“Willow just THINKS she’s possessed. I think she’s just goin’ crazy,”

“Oh well that’s much better,” Oz answered with smile, but he was still uneasy about what was going on with Buffy, “Is that why she rushed outta here before?”

“We don’t know. She was just looking at you for a while and she did a runner.”

“yeah what was with that Oz?” Xander asked, “Looked like the two of you were having a whole ESP conversation going on and she did a runner Will?? Are you saying she’s a shoe now?”

“Xander,” Willow sighed dramatically.
“Okay, shutting up is what I’ll be doing now.”
“Think we should go look for her?”

“Maybe, she might be in trouble if she has gone crazy, and I said I was shutting up didn’t I?” Ignoring Xander, Willow and Oz quickly got up and headed for the exit with Xander trailing them. “Hey guys wait up!”

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Hearing Things 3/?
Author: Hungsta
*writing* indicate nearly everyone’s thoughts, ’cept Angel’s Demon thoughts are indicated by # writing# k, got it?

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*You’re gonna die Slayer*

Buffy quickly spun around, “Ah ah ah,” punching the vampire in the face, “It’s not nice to sneak up on people,” Buffy surprised the vampire and staked it before it could say boo.

“Damn, this new hearing thoughts thing is gonna take all the fun outta slaying.” Buffy tried to be flippant, but was quite preoccupied with thoughts of what she had heard Oz thinking. *He likes me?? No, it’s liking just lusting, but lust is still a bad… isn’t it?? Okay lusty thoughts about Oz…NO! no lusty thoughts! I can’t have lusty thought about him, BAD BUFFY!…but…* Buffy’s thoughts were interrupted by a different set of thoughts.

#There she is…she’s got her back turned to you, you could snap her neck right now#

*Stop it, I won’t…I can’t*
#Oh but you want to, don’t you? How ’bout draining her? Remember what fresh human blood feels like? #

* NO!! Shut the fuck up!*

Buffy turned to a nearby shadow and saw the source of the current barrage of thoughts, “Angel?”

“Buffy… I ah, thought you might…you know…ah, need some help with Faith gone and all,” Angel was surprised that Buffy had known he was there, so was uncharacteristically babbling.

#Ohhh, look at her. She’s so innocent, I remember when we were taking that innocence, she was so yielding. Grab her now, and you could feel that again.#

*Stop it PLEASE stop it*
Buffy was silently studying Angel’s face as she was listened to his inner battle, horrified at what she was hearing, and at the lack of control Angel seemed to have over his demon. His face twitched a little now and then, but if Buffy wasn’t listening to his thoughts at that very moment she would have never even noticed.

# Look, you know you want to, Jesus and look at the way she’s dressed, she definitely wants you too. Look at those legs, she’s showing enough #

Buffy unconsciously pulled her hem a little lower.
#remember the way they wrapped around you that night? How …#
*No! Don’t! Don’t you dare…*
#What Angelus? Can’t take it? Grab her now! It can all be over!! #

Buffy stopped Angel’s thoughts before he could go any further, “I…I have to go Angel, I just…” Buffy didn’t finish but turned and ran.

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Hearing Things 4/?
Author: Hungsta
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“Buffy?! Buffy you in there??” Willow shouted from outside Buffy’s front door. She and Oz had been searching all over for her, with Xander in trail, but hadn’t found her, just signs of places where she had been. A pile of dust here, a discarded stake there, but no Buffy. They were worried she might have gotten into trouble, but thought it best to check her house before jumping to conclusions.

“Buffy!?” Willow called out again, “Oh God, she could be dying or worse DEAD, lying in a ditch somewhere, and we don’t know where!” Willow NOW thought it was time to jump to conclusions.

“It’s all right Will, Buffy can look after herself,” Oz tried to comfort Willow, while trying to chase the exact same thoughts away.

*She might not be in a ditch somewhere, but she could have come across a pack of vampires and is right now fighting for her life and probably thinking her friends have abandoned her for not showing up in time, OH GOD BUFFY!!*

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“This is SO not the time,” Buffy told the pack of vampires who had stopped her on her run towards home.

“You know what? I’ve had a really bad day,” The nearest vampire threw a wild punch at her, but because of her new ability, Buffy stopped all attacks from the vamps efficiently, and took on a conversational tone with them.

“FIRST, I find out I can hear peoples thought,” staking two vampires at the same time, “…and I tell you, you DO NOT want to hear the things I’ve heard,” Buffy told the female vampire she had currently pinned.

*If I can just grab that branch up there, I can knock her out*

Buffy looked up at the branch, reached for it and broke it off before the vamp could get near it, “You wanted this?” Buffy asked before going back to her train of thought, “You know what? Guys are seriously disgusting, all they ever think about is how long it’ll take ’em to get ya to have sex with them, or what’s under you’re skirt, or what it would be like to have group sex. I tell ya, it was totally gross,” Buffy told the vamp waving the branch from side to side as she talked, and with the last words, staked the vamp with it.

“And you!” pointing the branch at one of the last two vamps, “You know what I find out about my best friends boyfriend? He’s got the hots for me! And it turns out I’VE got the hots for him as well!” and with that, staked him with the same branch.

Dropping it, Buffy grabbed the stake hidden in the small of her back, hearing that the vampire thought he could *take her*

“I seriously doubt that,” Buffy informed him with a gleam in her eye.

“And the worst of all,” Buffy went back to her conversational tone, while pinning him with the stake to his heart, “My Ex, who incidentally, is one of you guys, can’t even keep control of his demon!” The vampire gave Buffy a confused look before he turned to dust.

“You’re not the only one confused buddy!” Buffy told the pile of dust that had settled on the ground.

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