Truth of the Matter

Angel

Author: White Werewolf <whitewerewolf81[at]yahoo.com>

Rating: PG-13/R

Category: NB/SMG, B/A, B/S

Spoilers/Timeframe: "Angel", but all 7 seasons should be known.

Disclaimer: Buffy: the Vampire Slayer is owned by Whedon, Fox, UPN, and ME.

Summery: What Joss really thought of Xander and Nick Brendon.

Special Thanks: No one this time around.

This is the fourth fic in the Truth Series. The first one during "Welcome to the Hellmouth." This one happens during "Angel"


Buffy walked into her room. She closed the door, and turned around.

"Angel?" She asked in surprise.

He nodded, "Hey."

She then turned on her desk lamp.

Buffy smiled, "Brought you some dinner. It's a little plateless, sorry."

She handed him a plastic bag full of food that she stole from dinner. He accepted it and looked at it.

"So what do you do all day?"

Angel said effortlessly, "Uh, I read a little."

Buffy looked at her diary. It was out of place.

"And just thought about a lot of things. Buffy, I…"

She glared at him, "My diary? You read my diary?" Buffy put it back in her drawer, "That is not okay! A diary is like a person's most private place! I…you didn't even know what I was writing about! 'Hunk; can mean a lot of things, bad things. And. And when it says that your eyes are 'penetrating', I meant to write 'bulging.'"

"Buffy…"

"And 'A' doesn't even stand for 'Angel' for that matter, it stands for 'Alexander.'"

"Cut!"

Joss yelled from his chair, "Stick to the scrip, Sarah. It's Achmed not Alexander!"

Sarah glared at him, "Why can't it be Alexander's name?"

"Yeah, why can't it?"

Sarah smiled, "Even David wants Buffy and Xander to be together. Can't you just at least consider it? I know we had some trouble shooting "The Pack," but that was just one episode. There are going to be a ton more."

Then she turned back to her co-star and noticed something on the bottom of his chin. "You got something there, David. Let me get it."

Before he could say anything, Sarah grabbed what was bothering her and pulled it off. However, something else happened. Rather than just that piece coming off, his whole face came off.

She screamed, "What the hell?"

He sighed, and pulled the rest of the face off, to reveal…

Her eyes widened, "Nick?"

Nick smiled, "Hey, Sarah."

"Oh, my god!" Joss yelled as he ran to the set. "What the hell is going on? Why is Nick wearing a Angel suit?'

Nick smiled brightly and turned to his director, "A couple reasons. 1, David's sick and told me to tell you. 2, I didn't want Buffy's first on screen kiss to be with Angel, I wanted it to be with Xander. I was going to pull off the face before it happened. And 3, why can't you just stop this Bufffy/Angel and Buffy/Spike fantasizing. I don't care if you have dreams about them!"

He glared at him, "I told you never to say that in public, Nick."

Sarah couldn't help but laugh, "You mean to tell me that Joss here is a necrophiliac? Strangely enough, that makes sense."

Joss yelled, "Hey! Who I dream about is my own damn business! Now, since David is sick just this once, Nick is going to have to put the face back on. But, you two got to learn to stop screwing up my show!"

Sarah sighed, "Fine, we'll go back to the beginning, I'll say Achmed, and Nick won't pull off his Angel mask. But, can I say something?"

This time Joss sighed, "I guess…"

She smiled, "I think what Nick did was incredibly right and romantic. I mean, he actually wanted Buffy's first kiss to be with Xander."

He smiled, "Well, duh, Sarah. Xander needs some happiness in his life. He's got a crappy homelife and thinks himself to be a loser sometimes. Having Buffy in his life can help get rid of that problem."

Sarah nodded, "Yeah. Also, I almost lost it when I called Angel a hunk. He is so not a hunk! I mean, c'mon, he's a dark, broody character, who can't even go out in the sun. That's just so not right."

Joss glared at them, "You two got to stop. Now, we're going to start back at the beginning of the scene. Nick, stay as Angel, and Sarah, stick to the script."

Then he went back to his chair.

Nick sighed and headed back to his position. But before he could, someone grabbed his arm. He turned around to see Sarah smiling, "Kiss me, Nick."

Nick smiled and lowered his head to kiss her.

"Stop that!" Joss yelled. "Get back to your positions!"

And they did.

"Action!"

THE END