She watched from the shadows

She watched from the shadows. The scene before her would have been confusing to most people. Ten or more guys with screwed up faces were fighting five girls and the girl were winning. Seeing the Crimlar demon coming up one of the sewer's tunnels unnoticed. She emerged from her spot, wooden stake in hand.

"Behind you Buffy," she said staking a vampire through the heart. The blonde turned to look at her before glancing back and seeing the eight-foot tall demon charging her. With Buffy diverted, several of the vampires went after her, but the stranger took them on, as the other four were busy.

As she dusted the last vampire she saw Buffy break the neck of the dull demon. The short young woman then turned to her unexpected helper and asked, "Now what is your name and why should I not kill you vampire?" readying herself to take the vampire on.

The younger looking woman smile and dropped the stake she still held before answering, "My name is Ilandera and there are two reason for you to spare me," she stepped slightly forwards causing five stakes to be drawn all prepared to be thrust through her heart. Stopping she shrugged and said, "First I saves your life and second I have a soul." "No way, you can't get us that way. There are only two vampires with soul and we know them both," the wavy brown haired woman said, stepping around and catching up a cross bow from the floor. "Actually Faith, Spike is the third vamp to be ensouled, I was the second," she said turning her attention to Faith. "How'd you know our names anyway. I can see B's but mine?" Faith said aiming the crossbow at Ilandera's chest. "First off every vamp knows your names, you two are the head slayers after all, second I've been watching you for many years now," Ilandera said easing into a new position. "Look you can tie me up what ever but I need to talk to you all and I mean all, Willow, Xander, Giles everyone. I'm here to help you really." "Watch her," Buffy said to the three trainees, "if she do much as looks at you wrong stake her," Ilandera shrugged again and turned towards the trainees. One was obviously a complete newbie, her hands were shaking, but the other two were experienced and stared the dark haired woman down. Behind her she heard Buffy and Faith talking. "I think she's telling the truth Faith about her having a soul, besides why else would she have helped us?" "Maybe to gain our trust long enough to get her buddies in to kill us B, why else." Feeling that this could take awhile she called over her shoulder and said, "Looking just take me to the gate of the academy it's not like I don't know where it is. I can talk to you all there and Willow can tell you that I have a soul." "Oh and where is it then vampire, I bet you're trying to lead the rest of your kind there," Faith said stalking over. "The address is 635 Old Mill Road the main building is a large brick building with four wings. You moved in there about two months ago shortly after Angel and Spike came to Rome. Buffy broke it off with the Immortal and you moved in. Oh and there is a separate building that you use to keep vampires and other lesser demons in for training. Is that enough description for you?" she asked Faith, "Oh and if Willow is going to teach the higher offensive magics then she needs to touch up the barrier magics more often Buffy," over Faith's shoulder. Buffy chuckled at the last and asked in reply, "How are we supposed to get you there? We made sure that these were no tunnel systems at all in the area." "Don't tell me you trust that vamp B just because it know a lot," "I just know that she is telling the truth, it is almost like I know her," Buffy said. "Fine but if she does anything odd she gets dusted." Buffy looked at her and nodded, seeing that this exchange ended Ilandera said, "I'll be fine in the sun all I have to do is incant a simple charm." "So you are a witch vampire?" the new trainee said. She spoke with a heavy Spanish accent. "Like I said I need to talk to you for various reasons," Ilandera said smiling. "Fine but if you so much as blink wrong you're dust," Faith said.