Dead and Reborn
Part 1 of The Seraph series
-a Buffy series by theICEBear

Disclaimer: I claim no rights over the characters from Buffy the Vampire Slayer portrayed in the
piece of fiction. All rights of the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer is reserved by Mutant Enemy,
Sandollar, Kuzui Enterprises and Fox. This piece of fiction is not to be reproduced
anywhere or edited without the express consent of the author as named above.

Warning: This piece of literature contains scenes with violence, strong language and religious
references that may be considered offensive. Parental disgression should be applied.

Note: This story takes place just before Surprise during the 2nd
season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It represents an alternative storyline, which moves away
from the BtVS story arc as represented in the series for the purpose of the story I want to tell.

Prologue:
The night was warm and forgiving. The blond girl walked through the park. The demon's eyes
followed her. The girl was good looking and he could feel the warmth of her blood all the way to
his hideout. He licked his lips and chuckled. "And then Lyle Gorch told me to stay away from
this town. The food is even good looking here", the vampire got up and began to stalk his prey.
The girl walked up to a lamp post and looked around. She seemed lost. He broke into a run and
charged her.

Buffy jumped high. The vampire crashed to the ground and cursed. Buffy landed and drew a
stake from her backpocket. It was her last. The male vampire tried to flip over and catch a
glimpse of his prey. The last he saw and heard was the girl punting and hammering a sharpened
wooden stake into his back. He suddenly felt light as a feather. His undeath slipping away from
him.

Buffy brushed his dust of her shoes. "You'll have to be my last kill for the evening", she
mumbled and turned to leave. Suddenly she glimpsed Angel standing not far away.
"Hi, what are you doing here?", she asked and kissed him full on the lips. They kissed intensely
for a while. Then he drew her away with a pained look in his eyes. "Buffy. I didn't come here to
kiss...", he seemed to consider those words then continued, "I was down at Willy's earlier and
saw a vampire I hadn't known was in Sunnydale. I wanted to warn you". Buffy sighed.

"Another of your old friends like Spike and...Dru", she asked slowly. Angel smiled sadly then
replied: "No, she's not an old friend of mine. Her name is Andrea. In fact I only know her by
reputation. She's every bit as insane as Druscilla was but nowhere near her power. Most
vampires don't even like her. She likes to kill children and setting fires. You should warn Giles".
Angel looked resigned. Buffy drew slightly away, she had a sour taste in her mouth. "She kills
children", she said and almost choked on the words. "Do you have any idea, where she lives?",
she asked and watched Angel. He shook his head. "I can try to find out", he said and held out his
arm. Buffy hugged him.

"I have to go home now", she whispered. "I love you", he said and held her tightly. "I know", she
replied and drew in his powerful scent. Finally after a few minutes he let go of her. "Bye", he
said and began to walk away. "Be careful", she called out to her love and then she also left the
park.