Set in between Being Human series one and two and just after Buffy season 3 and Angel season 1… I know the dates don't match up but we'll just say it's the year 2000 :)

Chapter One – Holiday

Buffy stepped from the train, her brown leather boots clinked on the concrete of the platform as she lightly lifted the three heavy suitcases out of her friend's drooping arms.

"I can't believe you booked us into a hotel in the wrong city", she pushed a strand of long blonde hair behind her ear as she lifted the final suitcase down.

"Well at least I got the right country", Xander, wearing his online-bought "I love London" t-shirt stepped off the train, followed by Oz and Willow.

"Yeah", Willow spoke up, "I'm sure Giles won't mind that we got the city wrong, as long as we're in England. And besides, this place looks pretty neat", she smiled broadly, always trying to make the best out of a bad situation.

"Yeah Buffy it'll be fun", Xander grinned towards his blonde friend and she smiled back, Xander's happiness was infectious.

"Okay, okay. So where are we anyway?"

Oz pointed to a large sign and spoke in his quiet yet intense way, "Bristol. We're in Bristol".

~ooOoo~

"Mitchell! Have you seen the tea bags?" George's voice rattled through the hall and up the stairs where Mitchell was lying face down on his bed. He turned over slightly, only to find Annie perched on the end of his bed like, well, a ghost.

"They're in the bottom cupboard!" Annie shouted back. She smiled as Mitchell sat up and offered him a warm cup of coffee, he smiled and took the steaming cup,

"Thanks".

Annie smiled, "No problemo. So what do you want to do today?"

Mitchell's brow creased, "Do?"

"Yes, do. It's a Sunday so we could do whatever we want. Oh! We could maybe go down to the park and have a picnic or we could stay in and watch DVD's or-"

"-I just want to rest Annie", Mitchell took a sip of the coffee and placed it on his beside table before continuing, "Sorry, I'm just knackered from working all week".

Annie shrugged and smiled, "Okay, that's fine. I'll just find something else to do. Maybe I'll go for a walk or something". She stood up and, before Mitchell could say another word, she blinked out of the room.

~ooOoo~

Willow looked up at the large grey building and turned to Buffy, "Is this it? It looks a bit…"

"Seedy? Run-down? Abandoned?"

"Hey!" Xander retorted, "I'd say it looks retro… Yeah, retro. Or maybe vintage".

"I'd have to agree with Xander on this one", Oz smiled wanly, "it could be cool".

Buffy raised an eyebrow but remained silent as the four of them walked up the steps into the reception area of the hotel. A woman in a suit the same shade as the building smiled and asked for their names before handing them the key to their room.

Buffy frowned, "Um, I think there's been a misunderstanding. We booked two rooms, not one".

The woman typed something into her computer and smiled sweetly, "I'm sorry dear, it's all we have".

"Eurgh, great", Buffy sighed, "Well I suppose it'll have to do".

They made their way up the stairs (the lift was broken) to room 224 and Xander pushed open the door with only a little effort. They stepped inside the cramped room and inhaled the sickly sweet smell of damp and old potpourri. Two beds stood against the back wall: a double and a single, each with their fair share of stains on the covers.

"Nice. Instead of mints on our pillows we have typhoid. Or possibly syphilis", Buffy turned up her nose and dumped the suitcases on the floor.

"Well I think its cosy", Willow attempted a smile but it faded before it could properly appear. Oz tightened his grip on her hand and offered her a smile of his own.

"Just one problem", Xander looked flustered and slightly flushed, "Who's sleeping where?"

~ooOoo~

Annie walked slowly through the aisles of the supermarket; she didn't pick anything up out of fear that someone would see the object floating by itself. Today was one of those days when she felt invisible, literally. Some days she knew she could be seen by other people but other days it was only her supernatural friends that were able to lay eyes on her. Today was one of the latter.

She deliberated for a moment whether or not to scare a nearby teenager with a floating tin of carrots but, before she could make her move, a pretty auburn haired girl wearing bright red dungarees almost walked straight through her. This wouldn't have been out of the ordinary as most people did just that, but the red head stepped aside and apologised before moving on.

Annie stood in shock for a moment; perhaps she could be seen by ordinary people today. She followed the girl down the cereal isle.

~ooOoo~

Willow apologised and walked passed the pretty girl in grey; something didn't feel quite right about the young girl but Willow shrugged away the feeling and caught up with the rest of the scoobies in the cereal isle.

"Can you believe we have to buy our own cereal?" Buffy scanned the boxes as she spoke, "And they don't even have Count Chocula!"

Xander's eyes widened, "They don't?"

Will stepped beside Oz, who was as calm and collected as ever, and knitted her fingers through his. He smiled and Willow relaxed slightly.

"Something wrong?" Oz asked, his brow creasing slightly.

Willow shook her head softly and whispered, "Nope. I just thought I saw… It's nothing".

"You sure?" He stroked her cheek gently and she closed her eyes for a brief moment.

"Mhmm", Willow nodded and diverted her attention to the cereal.

~ooOoo~

Annie stepped into the cereal isle and walked up to a tall guy with dark hair and an "I love London" t-shirt on. She waved her hand in his face but he remained transfixed on the cornflake box in his hands.

Buffy peered around Xander and raised her eyebrows at the curly-haired girl waving manically at him, "Um, Xand? Do you know her?"

Xander looked to where Buffy was pointing and scrunched up his face, "Who?"

Annie was suddenly extremely confused; she walked slowly towards the blonde girl, who stepped back slightly, and glared into her eyes, "You can see me?"

Buffy nodded.

"But he can't?" She gestured towards Xander.

"Apparently not".

"What?" Xander smiled awkwardly and looked towards Willow and Oz for guidance.

"You can't see her?" Willow asked.

"See who? Have you all taken some crazy British drugs while I wasn't looking?" Xander spun around a couple of times and then looked at Buffy who seemed to be having a conversation with herself.

Annie tugged on the ends of her grey cardigan for a moment and turned to face Willow and Oz, "And you two can see me too?" They nodded simultaneously, "But he can't?"

Buffy stepped towards the seemingly flustered girl with the coffee coloured skin and spoke quietly, "What are you?"

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