Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Disclaimer: Same as previous chapters.
Andrew walked slowly towards the library and regarded the other people here, he had never seen so many humans, other than that one time he had walked into the Bronze club.
Cordelia stared at the new kid, he was dressed to be noticed and he wasn’t bad looking, geeky looking but she could work with that. She walked over and said, “Hello, I’m Cordelia Chase and you are?”
“Andrew MacDonald, where’s the Library Ms. Chase?”
“Yeah, it’s that way, I’ll show you the way Andrew.”
She grabbed his hand and Andrew flinched, only his momma would touch him like that.
As she led him through the halls he frowned, he didn’t like this so he tried to get her to let go of him.
“Here you go,” Cordelia said, “The library Andrew and if you want I could show you around town later?”
Andrew nodded and said, “Perhaps Ms. Chase.”
Giles saw the pale young man walk in and smiled, “Hello young man, can I help you?”
“Yes,” Andrew handed a list to Giles and said, “I need these books, please?”
“Of course young man,” Giles said smiling politely and passed him several books.
Andrew looked at the books and nodded when he nearly ran into a blonde woman, he smiled a bit and said, “Excuse me.”
“Love the shirt, you’re new here, right?” Andrew nodded and she smiled, “So am I. Hi, I’m Buffy Summers.”
“Oh, hello,” Andrew mumbled, “Andrew MacDonald.”
“Love the name,” Buffy said, she smiled, sat him down and said, “So dish, where are you from?”
“Around,” Andrew said softly, “I used to live here, I think, but I left when I was around four and a half years old.”
She smiled and said, “I’d love to get to know more about you.”
“Forgive me,” Andrew said nervously, “I’m quite busy and must get to class.”
As Andrew was about to walk out when a dark haired boy and a red haired girl walked into the library and they looked slightly familiar, he backed away nervously when the girl’s eyes widened in recognition and she said, “Andrew, right?”
“Umm, you are correct ma’am,” Andrew said, “And you are?”
Her face fell and she said, “We, umm, met you a year ago; Willow and Xander?”
“Ah, a short meeting,” Andrew said, “You and the other one, Jesse, right?”
At the mention of the name Xander’s face darkened considerably, Andrew frowned and said, “Did something happen?”
Xander frowned and said, “Yeah, he was killed a week and half ago Andrew.”
“Oh, I’m sorry for your loss Xander,” Andrew said softly and walked off.
Andrew studied happily, pens and pencils were interesting, remembering The Master insisting that the best ways were the old ways; old style ink and old style calligraphy.
But computers that was difficult as he hadn’t even known that much about them, some of the new fledges talked about them. The teacher was a bit cross when he hadn’t figured out how to activate the simplest of computer programs.
At lunch Andrew stared at the piles of what he assumed was food and muttered, “What is this stuff? It’s food, right?”
He grabbed one of the hot dogs and some of the pasta and walked towards a table and began to eat.
Andrew frowned when someone sat next to him, it was the girl from before, Buffy? Yes, that was her name, she was with the other two.
Buffy smiled and said, “Hey Andrew, so have you been shown around town?”
“No,” Andrew said quietly, “I’m quite unfamiliar with this town.”
“Count yourself lucky,” Xander said as he sat down, smiling darkly, “This town has ways to bite you in the ass.”
“Xander!!” Willow frowned, “We don’t want to scare him now, do we?”
“Yeah, let him be surprised,” Buffy grinned, “But stay in a group and you’ll be fine.”
Andrew smiled softly, he was uncomfortable being above ground and in the sun.
Buffy frowned when she noticed that he was still wearing his sunglasses and said, “You should really take those off.”
“I suppose I could,” Andrew said, he took the sunglasses off and hissed a bit as his eyes adjusted to the light, he frowned and said, “Sorry, light sensitivity.”
As Andrew listened to them talk he slowly began to realize that they knew about the vampires, ‘Xander’s anger makes sense,’ he frowned inwardly, ‘Jesse was most likely killed and the bitterness suggests that he was turned.’
Buffy frowned, Andrew was quiet and never spoke much when talked to.
Andrew frowned, he understood Xander’s anger but again he found that he couldn’t identify with it, he regretted that it happened to Xander and Xander had to see his friend as a fledge.
After school Lindsey meet up with Andrew at school, he smiled and said, “Hey Sport, how was your first day of school?”
“Interesting,” Andrew frowned, “But vampire senses suck in a cafeteria of a high school, I should make my own lunches.”
Lindsey laughed, he looked behind Andrew and said, “You got some people looking for you.”
Andrew looked around and said, “New people who I’m not sure what they want from me.”
“Ah, they probably just want to make friends sport,” Lindsey grinned, “Are you gonna introduce me to them?”
Buffy smiled, she walked over to Andrew and stared at Lindsey and smiled, “Buffy Summers.”
Lindsey grinned and said, “I’m Andrew’s big brother, Lindsey.”
“Umm, Lindsey?” Xander snickered, “That’s a bit of a girly name isn’t it?”
Buffy frowned just a bit and Lindsey smiled, “A man that dresses like that shouldn’t call anyone girly, unless he’s prepared to be called worse back.”
Xander turned red and Lindsey laughed, he patted Xander on the back and said, “Sorry, I shouldn’t have said that but hell, when I was younger I’ve been called worse.”
“Oh, umm, sorry,” Xander muttered, “Never heard a guy called Lindsey before.”
Lindsey smiled, “It’s alright kid.”
“So,” Buffy said, “Umm, we were going to the local club and we were wondering if Andrew wanted to come along?”
“Hmm,” Lindsey grinned, “Sure, he could come along, I think, if he wants to that is?”
“I guess,” Andrew said, “But I should go home first Ms. Summers.”
“Umm, Buffy, you call me Buffy, just like you call Xander, Xander and Willow is just Willow.”
“Oh, of course,” Andrew said rubbing his head nervously.
Lindsey dragged Andrew into the car, he looked Andrew over and said, “Got some friends already? That’s good and best thing is that they seem normal.”
Andrew whispered, “Xander’s friend was killed by vampires so they seem to know about the things in this town.”
“Well shit, there goes the normal friend thing,” Lindsey said frowning.
“They seem nice but I shouldn’t mention Jesse’s name though, Xander doesn’t like hearing his name.”
“Bet he doesn’t,” Lindsey said, “But to change the subject; Wolfram and Hart’s movers have completely proofed the house against magic and we’ve fixed up a few rooms for you.”
“More rooms?” Andrew frowned, “What kind of rooms?”
“An occult library, like your mother stipulated in the contract she signed with us and an armory,” Lindsey frowned, “Your mother wasn’t leaving anything to chance, was she?”
“Umm, I don’t know how to use weapons, the Master for the most part disdained vampires using, as he said, “the weapons of man;” meaning guns and those things, he trained me to fight like a vampire. Hmm, that was my life down there: nights of study and fighting, he said that I had to prove that I’m a member of his family.”
“Yeah,” Lindsey frowned, “Thinking with your stomach, go for the neck.”
“Yeah,” Andrew grumbled, “That might not be good for a human fighter, right?”
Lindsey smiled, “But I’ve got the groceries and your clothes, the clothes are self-fitting for you, they’re tasteful and a bit brighter clothing and not dressed like a vampire trying to get his prey to come to him.”
“Hey,” Andrew frowned, “Raised by vampires here and umm, could we get a computer too?”
“Computer Andrew?” Lindsey frowned, “Why in the hell do we need a computer?”
“So I can, umm, learn how to use it,” Andrew said, “I think the computer teacher was annoyed with me.”
“Sure, we’ll get one of the top of the line models Andrew,” Lindsey smiled, “I suppose we could use one around the home.”
“It doesn’t have to be the best one,” Andrew mumbled, “Just normal.”
Lindsey nodded and said, “Sport, you have a very sizable fortune and with the investing in legal businesses that Wolfram and Hart is doing you’re set for life.”
Andrew frowned a bit at that as they finally stopped, he would never stop thanking his mother for this opportunity.
When he walked into the home Lindsey said, “Let’s go look at your new stuff.”
As Lindsey took Andrew to the library that Wolfram and Hart had installed for him, Andrew looked at the texts; most of the books were the ones the Master suggested that he read up on but there were others he didn’t know about; mostly occult books on demonology and other creatures as well as books of prophecies.
‘Interesting he thought, ‘But as the Master said, ‘Prophecy’s a tricky beast; many meanings from many different writers.’
“The books are complete Andrew,” Lindsey said, “The armory is in the other room with various swords, a few magical weapons, axes and guns if you want to use them.”
After Andrew put his new clothes on he frowned, “I look more normal now.”
“Not dressed like a predator, eh Andrew?” Lindsey said, “Now go out and have fun, you remember where the Bronze is, right?”
Andrew nodded and walked out, Lindsey smiled, ‘Well, Darla had some good plans,’ he sat back and sipped at some beer.
The Bronze, Andrew shivered, humans and vampires and he could sense the vampires, as he walked past one of the vampires he frowned, he knew the vampire as they were friends to a point that Darla turned him to be his math teacher, he was quite brilliant if he remembered correctly. He was walking alone and angry so there was no way he got some neck, the vampire looked at him for a moment and shrugged.
As he walked into the club he found that it was as he remembered, he didn’t see the boy or the two women with him and it was kind of empty. He frowned deeply, ‘Maybe they got held up,’ he watched the band play, ‘They’re good,’ he assumed, ‘Considering that half of the fledges liked the sixties and Darla herself loved the music of the seventeenth century and taught me violin,’ Andrew thought remembering the Master’s anger, stating it was too human, it was the one time he remembered the Master.
Andrew quietly looked at the club, he watched the people dance as he walked quietly through the group and found a couch to sit on and sip at the sweet drink he had bought and watched the people.
A voice whispered, “You better leave now boy,” Andrew turned around and saw a tall, dark haired man.
“You’re a vampire?” Andrew stated in a matter of fact voice.
The vampire growled and said, “Angel, now leave before I dust you.”
Andrew looked at him and said, “You think I’m a vampire? Guess I’m still kinda pale but now I know you; Angelus, right?”
Angel backed off, he sniffed the air and said, “You smell like a vampire, kind of.”
“Well I’m human and I know you Angelus,” Andrew said, “So leave me alone.”
Angel grabbed the young man and started to sniff him, the scent was so familiar, so very familiar. He buried his nose into the boy’s neck.
Andrew looked at him and said, “Are you finished yet?”
“Who are you?” Angel asked, “And why do you smell like that? I heard a heart beating but you don’t exactly feel human.”
Andrew looked at him and said, “Leave me alone because I know what you are and I’m not talking about the vampire thing, I know exactly what you are.”
Angel nodded and said, “We aren’t done yet.”
As Angel left he growled inwardly, he’d figure out who the boy was soon, he barely managed to avoid Buffy and her group.
“Hey,” Buffy said happily, “You’re here and you’re out of silks and not wearing sunglasses anymore, still pale though.”
Andrew simply smiled and said, “Hello.”
The group sat down and Andrew felt odd as they talked to him, he liked them but, the feeling was odd as he had only really liked Momma and he liked these people.
TBC
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If Andrew seems a bit OOC with Angel it is just that he was raised by vampires.
I am still taking ideas for pairings.
When should the Scoobies learn about Andrew’s connection to The Master and what should their reactions be?