Summery- Buffy and the gang go bowling. Hyjinks ensue...
Disclaimer- Me not Joss. Ewww.... bad mental image.
Distribution... I don't care... just ask me first
Rating- PG (Unless you call cows Smut)

Buffy looked at the mail she had picked up. She slowly walked into towards her room looking through the junk she had gotten. She unlocked the door and threw her stuff on her bed. She noticed the yellow flyer and turned it over so she could read it.

"BOWLING BOWLING BOWLING! Willie's hot night spot is a new bowling alley! Come join the fun... this card gives you free admission for a car load. You are only required to bring 1 demon... if you bring just one... you can BOWL THE NIGHT AWAY!"

Buffy laughed at herself and then threw it on the bed. She sat down and through about the flyer. *It does sound fun... but who would I take? let's see.... me, Willow, Oz, Xander, Anya... but that doesn't give a us a demon... sure Anya is a EX-demon... I could invite Cordy and Doyle! Doyle's a demon! oh right... he's only half demon... there's only one other person....*

Buffy picked up the phone and dialed his number. He picked up.

"Hello?"

"Angel.... hi... it's me Buffy"

"Buffy! hi.... I didn't expect to hear from you!"

"Yeah... the thing is... I'm calling to ask a favor..."

"Oh really? what is it? I'll help however I can..."

*******

Buffy walked into Willy's new bowling alley and looked around. It sure did look good. *he has the lazer lights kicking*

"This looks fun!" Willow said, looking around at all the lights and lazers.

"Yeah.... for a demon infested place" Xander said in mock humor.

"I don't understand bowling. There's no purpose" Anya said, looking around lazily.

"There doesn't have to be a point, honey. It's about the fun and the atmosphere" Xander said, draping a arm over her shoulder.

"Whatever.... the balls are ugly" Anya replied

"I like the atmosphere." Oz said coolly, putting an arm around Willow's waist.

"So... when are they gonna be here, Buffy? They did say they were coming right?" Willow said, raising an eyebrow towards her blond haired friend.

"Angel said they'd be here soon." Buffy said, glancing at the door. "Shall we get our shoes?"

"Shoes?" Anya asked, looking at Buffy

"Yeah... you have to rent shoes here. Special shoes. They don't smell the best... but it sure is fun to think of how many people's feet have been in them. Oh... a thought... People normally don't wear shoes here because it's a DEMON bar... DEMON'S have worn these shoes."

"Yeah... but I'm sure Willy's disinfected them.... right?" Willow asked, looking scared

"I'm pretty sure..." Buffy said, glancing once again at the door.

*******

It was an hour later and everyone was here. They were split up onto 2 lanes. Buffy, Angel, Cordy, and Doyle on one lane, and Xander, Anya, Willow, and Oz on the other. They had been bowling for a little while. To everyone's surprise, Angel was a really good bowler. He kept getting strikes... and if he wasn't getting strikes he was picking up spares.

"Good going Angel!" Cordy yelled and rushed up and hugged him. Buffy and

Doyle exchanged a glance and then both rolled their eyes.

"Um... thanks."

"Yeah dead boy. I would have NEVER guessed they had bowling alley's when you were the scourge of Europe." Xander said

"Well.... I had a lot of free time."

"Sounds fun.... really... " Buffy said, after grabbing her ball and approaching the lane. Buffy on the other hand was a HORRIBLE bowler. She had been getting gutter balls the entire time. She looked back at the guys for suggestions.

"Straighten your elbow." Oz said.

"Bring your finger to your nose" Willow suggested.

"Knock some of the pins down" Said Anya.

"Thanks so much guys" Buffy said... turning back to the lane... she threw the ball and it went fast.... down the gutter. She looked back and went to the ball return.

"Ok... does anyone wanna help Buffy?"

"I will... if you don't mind that is..." Angel said, standing.

"Um... sure" Buffy said, grabbing her ball as it came up the chute.

"Um..." Angel said, as he followed Buffy to the lane. He fidgeted behind her before he came up close behind her and wrapped his arm around hers. She shivered because she was so close to him. He pulled her arm back and rocketed it forward... it cascaded down the lane and hit the 10th pin right in the middle.... knocking all of them down.

Buffy turned around and smiled, jumping into his arms to give him a big hug. She squeezed him tight. *God... I can almost hear his heart beating. Wait... I *CAN* hear his heart beating.* She backed away a little, still holding onto him.

"Angel... I heard-"

"I know. I'm human..."

"But how can that be?"

"The oracles. They said that I had paid my debt to society and that I still had a lot to go... so they let me keep my strength too."

"That's wonderful!" Buffy said as she hugged him again. They walked back to the others with their arms around each other.

"I hate to be the one to ask.. but did something happen while you two were up there. Cuz I mean... getting a strike doesn't give deadboy the ok to have a girlfriend again." Xander said.

"No... that's not what gave him the ok to have a girlfriend. The oracles did."

"Ok... I'm sorry I asked." Xander said as he went up to bowl.

"So you told her?" Cordy asked

"'Bout time man. It's been 2 weeks"

Buffy looked up at Angel. "It's been two weeks? and you just NOW decided to tell me?"

"I thought you were with that Riley guy."

Buffy pointed over to the far line to their right. There stood Riley and a cow with a big wedding ring on it's hoof.

"He kinda dumped me for an old flame"

"Oh... I'm sorry" Angel said.

"I'm not" Buffy said grining... then she kissed him.

"I hate to brake up the reunion... but this IS a bowling alley..." Xander said... waiting for his ball to return.

Just when Buffy was about to say something the door to the bowling alley blasted open and a man ran in with white hair.

"GREAT SCOTT! THE PENGUINS ARE COMING! THEY'LL TAKE US ALL!" As he said this he ran at break-neck speed right towards Xander.

"AHHHHH!" Xander said.. trying to get out of the man's path. He wasn't fast enough. The man collided with him and sent him sprawling. They man ended up on top of him.

"HEY! He's MY boyfriend!" Anya said.... running over and pushing the man down the lane. He slid all the way down and knocked all the pins down. "hey... I got a strike!" She said.

"That's nice." Xander said, standing from the floor.

"Well... that was disturbing" Doyle said... looking at the man as the pin knocker-down thingy came down on his unconscious head over and over.

"Yeah... it was. But right now I'm hungry." Angel said

All eyes turned to look at him.

"For pizza"

Everyone stood up, and walked out of the bowling alley.

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