maevebran

Title: Sunnydale Revelations
Author: Maeve Bran
Rating: K+
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, I'm just borrowing them for a little fun.
Challenge: #40 -Dancing
Crossover: Bones
Summary: A night out on the town reveals some interesting things for Willow, Booth, and the Squints.
Notes: Set in my slightly AU season 5 Angelverse. 4th in the "Willow, the Squint" subseries.

Angela Montenegro swept in to the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab dressed for a night out. It was Friday evening and she was going dancing.

"Willow, sweetie, help me persuade this lot to have some fun." Angela glanced at Zack Addy and Dr. Jack Hodgins who were racing beetles. Dr. Temperance Brennan and her FBI partner, Special Agent Seeley Booth, were arguing in Brennan's office. Angela took in the whole situation and looked back at Willow, shaking her head. "You haven't been here long enough to have developed no life. Surely between the two of us we can get these people to have some fun."

"I'm game. I haven't had many chances for fun since before Sunnydale collapsed," Willow answered. "What with moving to Vegas and then here." Willow would have said more but only Booth and Brennan knew the full story of the Hellmouth. "Dancing and drinks sound good to me. I'll get the guys." Willow nodded towards Brennan's office. "You convince them. I'm not stepping into that. I've had my fill of tension dealing with Buffy and her men."

An hour later, the entire Squint Squad had arrived at the Basement Club. The Club was under new management and more popular than ever. Angela had persuaded Booth to dance with her. Brennan and Zack were deep in conversation about a skeleton, but at least they were out of the lab. Willow and Hodgins were talking when a beautiful black woman came up to say hi.

"Dr. Hodgins, I almost didn't recognize you out of the lab." The newcomer turned and looked Willow up and down, then smiled widely. "Who's your friend?"

"Willow Rosenberg, meet Toni Wood. Willow is Angela's new apprentice from California," Hodgins introduced them.

"Nice to meet you, Toni." Willow shook Toni's proffered hand. "Wood? You wouldn't happen to be related to a Robin Wood?"

"I have a cousin, Robin, who was principal in a California town called Sunnydale. Do you know it?" Toni replied.

"Know it? I grew up in Sunnydale. I watched as it sank into oblivion," Willow answered.

Toni looked a bit anxious. "I haven't heard from Robin in the three months since I heard about the destruction of Sunnydale. Do you know if anyone else survived?"

"Rest easy, Robin was on the last school bus out of town with my friends and I. In fact, he was the one driving," Willow assured her. "I can give you his contact info if you'd like."

"I'd like," Toni responded, smile widening again.

Hodgins had been watching this conversation like it was a ping-pong match. His face showed slight amazement as he realized that not only was Toni flirting with Willow, but that Willow was flirting right back. His face showed that he finally realized the reason he hadn't been able to get anywhere with his own flirting with the redhead.

"Would you care to dance?" Toni asked Willow.

"I'd love that," Willow replied as she followed Toni out on the dance floor.

Just as Hodgins was getting over his surprise, Angela and Booth returned from their own dance. Angela was smirking and Booth was looking almost as confused as Hodgins had been.

"Well, well. I guess that finally answers the question of who gets to date the hot courier," Angela teased.

"No, it doesn't," Hodgins retorted. "It seems that Willow knows Toni's cousin from Sunnydale."

"Not Sunnydale," muttered Booth.

Brennan had been winding down her conversation with Zack when she caught the word 'Sunnydale'. "Sunnydale huh? Now why doesn't that surprise me?" she grumbled sarcastically.

"Brenn, what are you talking about? Other than Willow, who do you know from Sunnydale?" Angela inquired.

Booth and Brennan exchanged glances. "When Booth and I were in LA a few weeks ago, we met some Sunnydale folks. Including Willow's friend Buffy," Brennan explained.

"You met Buffy?" Angela exclaimed. "I've heard some interesting stories from Willow."

"Yes, I met Buffy, but you'll have to ask Booth about her. Let's just say he got to know her better than I did," Brennan practically spat out.

Now that the conversation had gotten really interesting Zack and Hodgins were paying more attention. Angela was hanging on every word. Willow doesn't talk much about herself but when she does, Buffy is usually involved in the story. Now to find out that Booth and Brennan had met her added a twist to things. Something must have happened with her that caused the current iciness between the G-man and the anthropologist. Interesting, Angela thought.

"So what happened with Buffy?" asked Hodgins, seemingly oblivious to the under currents in the room.

"Nothing, except that I was caught in a compromising position with her," Booth rushed through the explanation. Brennan raised an eyebrow as he continued. "It was an accident but Bones and a couple of executives at the law firm walked in the room at that exact moment."

Hodgins looked as though that was a good enough explanation for him, but Brennan was still glaring at Booth. Booth responded irritably. "I thought we agreed to never bring that up, Bones."

"You asked me to never bring it up, but I didn't agree," Brennan snapped.

"Fine." Booth answered. Before Brennan could say anything else Booth held his hand out to her, "Will you dance with me, Bones."

Brennan seemed surprised that he'd ask, but she agreed. Booth led her out to the dance floor, leaving the remaining squints to stare after them with slightly confused expressions.

(fin)

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