OVERLOAD

Disclaimer: Buffy, Angel and the gang arenít mine (but Iím hatching a kidnap plot for Angel as we speak!), they are the property of JW (PLEASE let B & A get back together with no curse/happiness clause hanging over them like an axe) WB and Mutant Enemy (Grr, Arg) and anyone else with a finger in the BTVS pie. The title and the lyrics come from the song ëOverloadí which is written by Alfie Zappacosta/Marko Luciani, performed by Zappacosta and owned by April Music (Canada) Ltd/Magnetic Movements (CAPAC) and is taken from the Vestrom Motion Picture ëDirty Dancingí.

Thanx: SMG/DB/ASH and the gang ñ who ever thought that vampires could be THAT hot!!!

Authorís Note: Final product of my retro evening ñ this is the last (of this trip down memory lane anyhow!) Lyrics in Italics

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I stayed in the shadows. Hiding. Lurking is what Whistler called it. By either name it was what I did.

She was beautiful. In all my time on this planet my eyes had never beheld such a creature. Her stature belied the power that was contained in that small frame. That didnít stop me worrying about her.

ëI can hear your heels clicking on the sidewalk

Beating to the rhythm of my heart

Caught up in you

Youíre the only one I want

I follow you home every night

Just to make sure that you get there alright

Baby itís true

Canít think of anything but youÖí

I loved her from the first moment I saw her. There was just something about her. Something that made her shine head and shoulders above the rest.

She knew of me, but only what I let her know. I was; what was it she called me? Cryptic Guy. I came. I warned. I left. It was safer that way. I couldnít let myself get in any deeper than I already was. It was a battle that every day became that little bit harder.

ëOh, you gotta know

You see me everywhere that you go

Doesnít that say something

Obsessionís taken hold of me

All because of you

Youíve got to see me through

Canít take another night alone without you

Honey itís true

Iím so hung up on youÖí

When I slept she was in my dreams. There there were no barriers between us. I could hold her, kiss her, caress her, make love to her. I wasnít I and she wasnít she. We were just two people in love. I wished with all my unbeating heart that I could still be holding her when I awoke, but my arms and my bed were always empty.

ëYou got me on my knees

I burn throughout the night

And I canít live without your love

Wonít you help me cure this overload