Name: Lela summers
age: 16
hight: 5'4
hair: blond
eyes: blue
family: buffy summers is her sister and Joyce summers is her mother
style: weres casual clothes shirts that are too, big t-shirts, jeans, hoodies
personality: shy, easily pissed off, pissed off by people bullying others and people hurting people she loves, doesn't stand up for herself much, nice, quiet, funny, sweet, caring, has panic attacks sometimes
likes: books, her family, and friends, food, movies, being in her werewolf form when she can
dislikes: bullies, loud places, lots of people, fleas, snakes, heat, being called a beast and dog
love interest: willow
abilities: as strong as buffy stronger in werewolf form a great sense of smell and great hearing in and out of werewolf form
werewolf form: (looks just like a werewolf from Skyrim) black fur, her height is about 5'6
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Welcome to the Hellmouth
(I think disclaimer is the right word either way what is said is ment I don't own buffy the vampire slayer only my oc)
Disclaimer: I do not own buffy the vampire slayer or any of the characters except my oc which is lela
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NO ONES POV
A window in the southern California school in Sunnydale shatters knocked out by a boy's hand he then slides it and goes inside.
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" the girl asks as she climbs through after him.
"It's a great idea! Come on." He replies as he leads her through the hall
"You go to school here?" the girl asks
"Used to. On top of the gym, it's so cool you can see the whole town." The boy replied.
"I don't want to go up there." She said looking slightly scared. The boy grinned
"Oh, you can't wait, huh?" he goes to kiss her but she stops him by saying
"We're just going to get in trouble." He simply answers saying
"Count on it." He kisses her, but she turns suddenly, real fear crossing her face.
"What was that?" she asked
"What was what?" the boy answers
"I heard a noise." She replies
"It's nothing" the boy replies
"Maybe it's something…" the girl resorts still worried
"Maybe it's some-thing…" he responds trying to scare her
"That's not funny," she says slightly upset.
He looks around them the halls are dark "hello…?" he says in a joking voice. There was no answer. "There's nobody here." He says
"Are you sure?" she asks looking behind her.
"I'm sure" he responds
"Ok…." The girl says before turning around baring fangs as she buries them into his neck.
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INSIDE BUFFY'S DREAM
A poor man's shoes walked down the alley. Echoing in the emptiness. He's walking tentatively, far away. Suddenly I see his face quickly – he turns just as I see him and the dream changes I can hear children chanting a schoolyard song eerily in the blackness. on top of sinister whispers then the dream changes again it goes to an alleyway there's a man face down he's trying to crawl but he can't he's just clawing his way along the ground in terror then his body is yanked away and again it changes wait that's me I see myself whose that I can't make out who it is.
"I'll take you…like a cancer…I'll get inside you and eat my way out…" it said its voice was impossibly low it was hard to hear what was being said now there're flashes of a pool of blood and a demonic face I hear roars and-
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BUFFYS POV
My eyes snapped open to the blinding morning light I look around trying to get my bearings and quickly shake off the immediacy of that dream.
"Buffy..?" mom said seeing if I was awake
"I'm up mom" I replied
"Don't want to be late on your first day"
I breathe out "no…wouldn't want that" no I would love that
"And don't forget to wake up your sister"
She still isn't awake yet? That will soon change I get out of my bed and look around my room it isn't even decorated yet I have to unpack more. I walk down the hall a little and open the door on the left. I grin she's sound asleep still this will be fun I slowly walk to her bedside and start tickling her sides. Lela wakes up and immediately starts laughing loudly and thrashing around but I keep tickling her she will not escape this.
"Sis! Buffy!" she says laughing "stopppp!" she says
"No way!" I say laughing but mom must have heard us because she yells at us from downstairs
"Girls School!"
I stop tickling my sister grinning as she stops and stays still trying to catch her breath "school is why you woke me?" she said once she caught her breath some I sigh and nod
"School" we both groan and flop back down onto the bed.
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LELAS POV
I look out the window as mom drives to school it was Buffy's turn to ride in the front actually it's my turn but she wanted to do rock paper scissors for it this time and sadly I was rock I don't understand how a rock could lose to paper still oh well. As we reach the school my mood drops from playful to nervous and scared there're so many people there it's going to be just like in la being ignored and made fun of but now since we got kicked out we will have problems with the teachers. Mom parks the car and me and buffy get out. "Now you two have a good time. I know you'll both make friends right away. Think positive and honey…try not to get kicked out." Mom says she doesn't sound worried but I can tell she is
"I promise," buffy says and I nod promising to mom drives away and we both look at the school walking towards it I start looking around some for the welcome to hell sign but sadly I can't find it.
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NO ONES POV
Weaving along the road is a boy on a skateboard he weaves through a thickening mass of students towards the school "coming through…coming through" he says "not certain how to stop.." he passes by buffy and Lela, he's intrigued by the new faces he tries to look at them more and nearly takes a header he saves himself from falling through and comes to a complete stop in front of a girl. He smiles "willow! You're so much the person I wanted to see." Willow smiles sweetly
"Really?"
"Yeah. You know, I kind of had a problem with the math" Xander says willow hides her disappointment
"Which part?" Xander quickly answers
"The math. Can you help me tonight? Please? Be my study buddy?"
"Well, what's in it for me?" willow asks jokingly
"A shiny nickel..." Xander answers
"Okay. Do you have "Theories in Trig?" You should check it out."
Zander looks slightly confused "Check it out?" he asks
"From the library. Where the books live." Willow answers
"Right. I'm there. See, I want to change." They walk into the school's halls and approach another student
"Hey," he says
"Jesse! What's what" Xander says to his friend
"New girls!" Jesse says excitedly
"That's right, I saw them. There pretty much hotties" Xander states
"I heard someone was transferring hear" willow adds
"So. Tell." Xander says wanting to know more about them
"Tell what?" Jesse asks
"What's the sitch? What do you know about her them?" Xander asks
"New girls." Jesse simply states
"Well, you're certainly a font of nothing." He says slightly put down.
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LELAS PROV
I look around the principal's office as the principle looks at our transcript's I look at buffy who's sitting next to me and I can tell she's nervous.
"buffy summers. Sophomore, late of Hemery High in Los Angeles." He then looks at me "Lela summers. Sophomore, late of Hemery High in Los Angeles. Interesting records. Quite the careers." Mr. Flutie smiles then he tears up our transcripts into four pieces. "Welcome to Sunnydale. A clean slate, Buffy, Lela, that's what you get here. What's past is past." Wow really that's great "were not interested in what it says on a piece of paper even if it says" he looks down then he reacts "- whoa. At Sunnydale, we nurture the whole student. The inner student." He started taking pieces of tape and taping them back together so much for the past is the past and not being interested in the papers "Other schools might looks at the incredible decline in grade point average – we look at the struggling young women with the incredible decline in grade point average. Other schools might look at the reports of gang fights-"buffy interrupts him
"Mr. Flutie-"he interrupted right back
"All the kids here are free to call me Bob-"he says
"Bob" for some reason bob the builder's song is running through my head now thanks a lot sis
"-but they don't." Mr. Flutie says he finishes taping our transcripts back together
"Mr. Flutie. I know our transcripts are a little colorful-"buffy starts
"Hey, we're not caring about that! Do you think "colorful" is the word? Not "dismal"? Just off hand, I'd go with "dismal." He's starting to get a little annoying it's clear you basically take back what you said earlier
"It wasn't that bad." She says
"You two burned down the gym." I wince in my mind yeahh buffy please quit talking
"We did. We really did. But you got to see the big picture. I mean, the gym was full of vamp-"my eyes widen and I quickly kick her leg "uh, asbestos." I breathe out that was a close one.
"Don't worry. Any other school, they might say "watch your step", or, "we'll be watching you" or, "get within a hundred yards of the gym with a book of matches and you'll grow up in juvie hall" but that's just not the way here. We want to service your needs and help you to respect our needs. Both of your needs and if your needs and our needs don't mesh…" Still smiling blandly, he slips the taped up transcripts back in our folders. Why do I feel like that was a silent threat. He then got up and put our transcripts away and handed us both our schedules. "Here are your classes there're directions written on them now both of you be in your classes every day no skipping and we will all be just fine." I read over mine while buffy nodded
"Thank you for the directions," I said sincerely he nodded and smiled
"Your welcome now both of you get to class" I got up and waited for buffy as she rose reading hers and followed me as I walked out. She's looking a bit depressed it must be because of what he said.
"hey sis do you have your you know" I say trying to make sure she's ready if anything happens she starts rummaging through her bag not really sure before she knows it though a boy bumps into her and everything falls out of her bag she starts scooping it up and I help her geez that guy could of at least said sorry.
"Can I have you? Dyeh-can I help you?" I look up and there was a guy kneeling down trying to help looks like he's flirting with buffy some I quickly look back down and keep picking things up.
"Oh, thanks..." buffy says. He started picking things up and handing them to her
"I don't know you, do I?" he asks
"I'm new. I'm buffy" she replied
"Xander. Is me. Hi." Xander so that's his name oh god I can feel him looking at me "and what's your name" I look up slightly yup he's looking at me oh god no I nervously pick up more of Buffy's stuff and I put them in her bag
"It's Lela," I say timidly
"Thanks, and don't mind my sister she's just shy" very sis very
"Maybe I'll see you two around. Maybe at school, since we both…go there…" I try to hold in a giggle nice one Xander
"Great. Nice to meet you." Buffy says quickly as he gives her the rest of her books which she stuff into her bag and hurries away I quickly follow her and I hear him talking to himself
"We both go to school…very suave. Very not pathetic." He's being a little too heard on himself "oh, hey, you forgot your….stake.." shit shit shit buffy couldn't hear him oh fuck this isn't good do I go back do I even look back. I'm so nervous that my body's making me move forward when I know I should go back.
"See ya sis" I quickly shake my head and look up
"What?" I ask
"This is your class isn't it?" I look up at the room number oh
"Yes, sorry see ya" I quickly say and walk in. the rooms already full crap I quickly grab the closest empty seat and sit getting my notebook out and writing down what I see
"Ok class turn to page 109 and tell me what the first three plays shake sphere wrote are." Wait! I look around book?! Page?! I wasn't told about a book "Miss Lela!" when I hear my name I look up being broken from my small panic
"Huh?"
"I asked you what was shake spheres third poem," she says obviously annoyed
"I-I uh I-I don't know I don't have… A... book" I look down slightly and I hear her sigh
"You can find your book at the library next time try to come prepared" I can hear some students snickering I look down, even more, getting upset. I hope Buffys having a better time than I am.
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BUFFYS POV
"It's estimated that about 25 million people died in that one four year span. But the fun part of the Black Plague is that it originated in Europe how?" no one answered her and I had no idea "As an early form of germ warfare. The plague was first found in Asia, and a Kipchak army actually catapulted plague-infested corpses into a Genoese trading post. Ingenious. If you look at the map on page 63 you can trace the spread of the disease…" I look around and see everyone else open their books. Why wasn't I told about a book suddenly the girl next to me leans over. She is pretty, self-assured. Killer outfit.
"Here." She moves her book over so I can read off it as well.
"Thanks," I say
"And this popular plague led to what social changes?" suddenly the bell rings and we all pack up when the girl says something
"Hi, I'm Cordelia." Nice name
"I'm Buffy," I answer
"If you're looking for a textbook of your very own, there's probably a few in the Library." She says as we start to walk out
"Oh, great. Thanks. Where would that be?" I ask confused
"I'll show you." I follow her as we walk
"You transferred from Hemery, right? In L.A.?" wow word must really get around
"Yeah."
"Oh! I would kill to live in L.A. Being that close to that many shoes… Why'd you come here?"
"Because my Mom moved, is the reason. I mean we all moved. But my Mom wanted to." She doesn't know why that's good
"Well, you'll be okay here. If you hang with me and mine you'll be accepted in no time. Of course, we do have to test your coolness factor. You're from L.A., so you can skip the written, but, let's see… Vamp nail polish."
"Over?" I answered tentatively
"SO over. James Spader."
"He needs to call me."
"Trendy but tasty. John Tesh."
"The Devil?"
"Well, that was pretty much a gimme, but you passed."
"Oh, good." I think good anyway we suddenly stop at a water fountain a girl is already using
"Willow! Nice dress" Cordelia says to the girl who's apparently named willow she smiled "Good to know you've seen the softer side of Sears." I could tell that hurt her feelings but I stay quiet why is Cordelia being mean.
"Well, my Mom picked it out." She says she sounds like she's apologizing
"No wonder you're such a guy-magnet. Are you done?"
"Oh." She vacates the fountain timidly and passes my sister she looks at her for a second then walks away Lela then walks towards me and Cordelia who's looking at me.
"What gave you the right to be mean to her she hasn't done anything to you," Lela says obviously pissed.
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LELAS POV
Finally class is over now I just have to find the library and catch up with buffy I walk around a corner and come to the door I laugh some found her wait who's those girls with her I can hear the brunette talking to the red head "Willow! Nice dress Good to know you've seen the softer side of Sears." Wait is the brunette bullying her
"Well, my Mom picked it out." Yup just by the tone in her voice how dare she
"No wonder you're such a guy-magnet. Are you done?"
"Oh." She quickly leaves the fountain and walks near me looking at me for a quick second before leaving What gives that brunette the right to do that to that girl I think willow. I walk over to her and buffy "what gives you the right to be mean to that girl she's done nothing to you."
"And what gives you the right to speak to me she was a loser which clearly you are to" I look at buffy but she says nothing I look down hurt and walk away looking for the library again. How could she not stand up for me and that girl…I look up and see the plate on a door that says library and walk in. I look around it looks like no ones here. I sniff the air. No someone is. I sniff again to try and pinpoint where they are then look behind me as I catch a second sent "buffy?"
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BUFFYS POV
I watched Lela leave she looked so upset…I should have said something "You wanna fit in here, the first rule is "know your losers". Once you can identify them all by sight, they're a lot easier to avoid like the two we just saw" I'm starting to get pissed my sister is not a loser after Cordelia finishes her drink we continue to walk to the library " if you're not too swamped with catching up you should come out to the Bronze tonight."
"The who?"
"The Bronze. It's the only club worth going to around here. They let anybody in but it's still the scene. It's in the bad part of town."
"Where's that?"
"About half a block from the good part of town. We don't have a whole lot of town. You should show." We finally arrive at the library
"Well, I'll try, thanks."
"Good. I'll see you at gym and you can tell me absolutely everything there is to know about yourself." She leaves and I shake my head
"That sounds like fun…" I enter and look around it looks nice books books more books it's so empty
"Buffy?" that sounds like Lela I look around and sure enough there she is…I really should apologize.
"Hey, Lela I'm sorry about what happened back there." She nods then looks at a newspaper she so does not forgive me I walk over and look at it with her. There's an article on the first page circled in red. It says local boys still missing, with a blurry picture of three brothers. I hope there just runaways and not…
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LELAS POV
I wonder if Buffy's thinking the same thing I am about these boys…I catch the scent I smelt the first time before I caught Buffy's he's really close. Just as I say that I see a hand going to touch Buffy's shoulder as it does she gets startled and spins around ready to fight. "Can I help you?" the man asked he seems British and middle-aged he's also the one I smelt.
"I was looking for some, well, books. I'm new." Buffy says so that's why she's here same reason as me
"I am as well," I say to him hoping he can get us our books.
"Miss Summers."
"Good call. I guess were the only new kids." Seems so sis
"I'm Mr. Giles, the librarian."
"Great. So you have, uh,-"
"I know what you're after." He walks behind the checkout desk and into the door that's behind it I think it's his office he comes back out and puts a large book on the counter sliding it towards us it's a large leather bound book with a single word set in guild in the cover of it. "Vampyr," I said it out loud and concern floods Buffy's face, along with understanding I look at it worried but also curious. Buffy steps back from the desk, eyes on the librarian.
"That's not what I'm looking for."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm way sure."
"But can I look at it?" I ask I really want to read this book I love books like this Giles just looks at me then at buffy I think he's ignoring me
"My mistake." He puts the book up and I pout. I really wanted to read that. "So, what is it you said –"he starts but she's already gone then he looks back at me
"I'm not sure what kind of book she needed but I need a language book still if you don't mind" Giles nods and goes to look for it
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IN THE WOMEN'S LOCKER ROOM
NO ONES POV
Two GIRLS approach their lockers, talking. They begin undressing taking off their shoes and coats. Girl one says. "The new kids? They seem kind of weird to me. And what kind of names are Buffy? And Lela?"
GIRL two says "Hey, Aphrodesia."
"Hey," Amphrodesia replies
"Well, the chatter in the caf is that they got kicked out and that's why their mom had to get a new job."
"Neg," Aphrodesia says
"Pos. they were starting fights." Aphrodesia opens her locker
"Negly!" girl3 opens hers as well
"Well, I heard it from Blue, and she saw the transcripts –"Something flies out of the locker at her! She screams as the dead body of the boy from the opening collapses on her, eyes wide. She pushes the body away from her and it lands on the floor sprawled out the girl steps back, screaming louder than the others.
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LELAS POV
"Buffy?" I sniff around then catch her scent she smells really close. I look around closely and spot her I start running to try and catch up with her "hey sis wait up!" buffy stops and turns around and smiles at me as I catch kinda looks like she's going to see that girl.
"Hey sis"
"Hi, sis gonna go see that girl?" I point towards willow
"Ya"
"Can I come with?" she nods
"Sure" me and buffy start walking over to the fountain where the girl if I remember right willow seems to be taking out her lunch it smells good. Really good. I then hear my stomach growl damn stomach shut up "Uh, hi. Willow, right?" buffy asks as we stop in front of her. Willow looks up and looks worried
"Why? I mean Hi. Did you want me to move?"
"Why don't we start with "hi, I'm Buffy." buffy sits by her and I smile softly at willow
"And I'm Lela" I then sit on the ground and giggle some "buffys my sister" willow does an oh face then looks at buffy as she starts to speak
"And then let's segue directly into me asking you for a favor. It doesn't involve moving, but it does involve you hanging out with me for a while."
"But aren't you… hanging with Cordelia?" my face scrunches up slightly into a scowl when I hear her name but I take a breath and try to stay happy
"I can't do both?"
"Not legally," Willow says and she seems serious about it but I don't doubt it
"Look, I really want to get by here. New school… Cordelia's been really nice – to me, anyway–" buffy then looks at me then willow apologetically and continues "but I have this burning desire not to flunk all my classes, and I heard a rumor that you were the person to talk to if I wanted to get caught up." Willow looks kind of excited and happy over that
"Oh, I could totally help you out! If you have sixth period free we could meet in the library –"buffy quickly cuts her off
"–or not. Or, you know, we could meet somewhere quieter. Louder. That place kind of gives me the wiggins."
"It has that effect on most kids. I love it, though. It's a great collection, and the new librarian's really cool. "I start to smile and join in
"It really is there're some good books there to" willow smiles down at me and I can't help but smile a little bigger
"He's new?" buffy asks willow then looks back up at buffy
"Yeah, he just started. He was a curator of some British Museum. Or the British museum, I'm not sure. But he knows everything and he brought all these historical volumes and biographies and am I the single dullest person alive?"
"Not at all!"
I giggle and shake my head "Not at all willow" I stop smiling as two boys come over one is that boy that helped me and buffy in the hall the one who…oh god the stake! I try to keep calm but I flinch slightly when he starts to speak oh please don't bring up the stake
"Hey. Are you guys busy? Can we interrupt? We're interrupting."
"Hey," Buffy says. I quickly swallow the lump in my throat
"Hello" the second boy starts to great us
"Hey there."
"Buffy, Lela this is Jesse, and that's Xander," Willow says happily
"Oh, me Buffy and Lela go way back. Old friends, very close. Then there was that period of estrangement, I think we were both changing as people, but here we are and it's like old times, I'm quite moved." Xander says
"Is it me, or are you turning into a babbling idiot?" Jesse says Xander looks a little embarrassed
"It's not you."
"It's nice to meeting you guys… I think." Buffy says I just nod
"Well, we wanted to welcome you, make you feel at home. Unless you have a scary home." Jesse says
"And to return this." Xander pulls out the stake oh shit "The only thing I can figure is that you're building a really little fence." He says before handing it to buffy
"Oh. No. That was for self-defense. Everyone has them in L.A. Pepper spray is so passé." Good save…I think...
"So. What do you like, what do you do for fun, and what do you look for in a man… Let's hear it."
"If you have any dark, painful secrets that we could publish…" Jesse says and I look up at him with a look that would shout what the fuck
"Dark secrets" I shake my head "no way"
"Gee, everybody wants to know about me. How keen."
"Well, your sister too. not a lot happens in a one-Starbucks town like Sunnydale. You're both big news."
"I'm not. Really."
"Neither am I," I say right after buffy I open my mouth to try and say something else but I catch the scent of some very strong and I'm guessing some very expensive perfume that I've smelt before on-
"Are these people bothering you?" Cordelia's voice breaks my thoughts as I look over at her trying to keep calm. She's standing behind Jesse and looks slightly annoyed or disappointed in buffy I think because she's with me and everyone
"Oh! No." buffy says quickly
"She's not hanging out with us." Willow covers for her I look over at Jesse who looks love struck
"Hey, Cordelia." He says
"Oh, please." Cordelia looks over at buffy "I don't want to interrupt your downward mobility." I couldn't hold back the glare that I shoot at Cordelia she seems to have noticed but ignored "I just thought I'd tell you that you won't be meeting Coach Foster, the woman with chest hair because gym has been canceled due to the extreme dead guy in the locker."
"What?" buffy asks a little worried
"What are you talking about?" willow asks
"Some guy was stuffed in Aura's locker," Cordelia answers
"Dead." Yes buffy I try not to shake my head
"Way dead," Cordelia says
"So not just a little dead then," Xander says
"Don't you have an elsewhere to be?" Cordelia says slightly annoyed and honestly I don't like her but I can't blame her dead is dead and there just asking if the persons dead still geez
"If you need a shoulder to cry on, or just to nibble on –"Jesse says looking at Cordelia as buffy cuts him off...wait..why nibble?
"How did he die?" she asks
"I don't know…" Cordelia states
"Well, were there any marks?" buffy please stop talking
"Morbid much? I didn't ask!" Cordelia says annoyed even more and slightly freaked
"Uh, look, I gotta book. I'll see you guys later." Buffy gets up and starts walking but slowly waiting for me I sigh inwardly
"I have to as well" I get up and walk over to buffy and we both quicken our pace.
"What's there deal?" Cordelia says
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LELAS POV
As we were quickly walking to the gym we saw Mr. Flutie closing the door quietly. He then turned to us and looked a little panicked I think he was trying to be sneaky.
"Oh! Buffy! Lela! Uh, what do you want?" he says
"Um, is there a guy in there that's dead?" buffy says and I shoot her a sideways glance that was well…very...straight forward.
"Where did you hear that? Okay. Yes. But he's not a student! Not currently"
"Do you know how he died?"
"What?"
"I mean – how could this have happened?" that was a terrible save there's no way he would buy that
"Well, that's for the police to determine when they get here. But this structure is safe, we have inspections, and I think there are no grounds for a lawsuit." Or maybe he will
"Was there a lot of blood? Was there any blood?" buffy asks
"I would think you wouldn't want to involve yourself in this kind of thing."
"I don't. Could we just take a peek?" she's making it sound like we were behind it oh god buffy please learn when to stay quiet one day I beg you I sigh quietly and look up
"I'm just really curious Mr. Flutie thanks for trying sis" as I said that Flutie looks at me slightly annoyed and freaked out and buffy looks at me slightly confused but seems to figure out that I'm trying to cover for her
"Unless you two already are involved…" I knew he would say this
"Never mind," Buffy says and I hold up my hands in defense and shake my head as buffy finishes speaking
"Buffy, I understand this is confusing. You're probably feeling a lot right now. You should share those feelings. With someone else." He then looks at me losing his nice demeanor slightly right after getting it back " and you should see the counselor" buffy smiles warily and I look down slightly upset Flutie walks away and after were sure he's gone me and buffy sneak inside the gym. Buffy goes around the side of the gym as I follow close behind to a door she tried to open it but it's locked. I look around and nod to her that the cost is clear and she nods back giving the handle a quick tug splintering the lock and opening the door. I look one last time and give her another nod as we slip inside and she heads straight for the body and I stay back some as the lookout. I glance at buffy She hesitates, then Pulls the blanket from his head and shoulder. I can see what floods onto Buffy's face is not horror, but grim frustration. She stares down at the body, nearly seething.
"Oh, great!" I look down at buffy and immediately understand that it was a vampire and I sigh out loud here we go again.
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LELAS POV
Buffy strides to the library her attitude high as I follow only slightly annoyed with what has happened. "Okay, what's the sitch?" she asks as she sees Giles and walks to him
"Sorry?" he asks confused
"You heard about the dead guy, right? The dead guy in the locker?"
"Yes."
"Well, it's the weirdest thing. He's got two little holes in his neck and all his blood's been drained. Isn't that bizarre? Aren't you just going, "Ooooh…." I try to hold back a laugh at the ohhh buffy just did
"I was afraid of this."
"Well, I wasn't! It's my first day. I was afraid that I'd be behind in all the classes, that I wouldn't make any friends, that I'd have last month's hair. I didn't think there would be vampires on campus. And I don't care."
"Then why are you two here?" he asks slightly annoyed buffy stops for a moment
"To tell you that I don't care. Which I don't, and… have now told you. So bye." I shake my head and look at Giles
"I'm just watching her. Keeping her safe." We both start to leave buffy seeming a little unsatisfied with her exit when Giles says
"Will he rise again?"
"Who?" buffy asks
"The boy. "
"No, he's just dead."
"Can you be sure?"
"To make you a vampire they have to suck your blood and then you have to suck their blood, it's a whole big sucking thing. Mostly they'll just take all your blood and then you just die – why am I still talking to you?" I look at her for a moment and I really want to say 'because you're scared and really do care a little' but I stay out of it
"You have no idea what's going on, do you? Do you think it's a coincidence, you're coming here? That boy was just the beginning."
Buffy turns "Oh, why can't you leave me alone?"
"Because you are the Slayer and your sisters your guardian" we both stop sharing the same scared and upset looks he continues "Into every generation a slayer and her guardian are born. one beast in all the world" I flinch at the word beast and Buffy notices getting more upset " a guardian with the same strength and the ability to transform into a special werewolf she protects the slayer and helps her hunt and kill the vampires and One girl, in all the world, a Chosen One. One born with the –"buffy finishes along with him
"-The strength and skill to hunt the vampires –"
Buffy's the only one talking now "To stop the spread of their evil blah blah I've heard it, okay? And so has Lela."
"I don't understand this attitude. You've accepted your duty's, you've slain vampires before –"
"Well, we have both been there and done that. And I am moving on. We both are and don't call her a beast." I stay quiet and look at the ground since the first watcher found us that's all he ever referred me as and I hated it I'm used to becoming a werewolf I even like it but I can't stand being called a beast it makes me feel…evil…unwanted…a monster…
"What do you know about this town?"
"It's two hours on the freeway from Neiman Marcus." Giles looks at me wanting my answer but I just stay quiet and he sighs
"Dig a bit in the history of this place and you'll find there've been a steady stream of fairly odd occurrences. I believe this area is a center of mystical energy. Things gravitate toward it that you might not find elsewhere."
"Like Vampires." She tries to move past him and he pulls a book off the shelf, hands it to her. It resembles the vampire book he showed us earlier. He continues to pull more off, piling them up in her arms.
"Like werewolves. Zombies. Succubi, incubi… Everything you ever dreaded under your bed and told yourself couldn't be by the light of day." Those books look cool I wonder if I can convince him to let me read them sometime...
"What, did you send away for the lifetime series?"
"Uh, yes." Wait there's a lifetime series? She was serious?
"Did you get the free phone?"
"The calendar."
I look at them confused which they didn't see or ignored there serious this is like when you order something off of a tv and get a free gift he's a watcher shouldn't he get these for free or- I stop myself shaking my head if I keep thinking about this my head will pop
"Cool." Buffy looks like she remembered something and I look at the books wanting to know more "Okay, first of all, I'm a vampire slayer and she's my guardian and secondly, were retired. Hey, I know! Why don't you kill them?"
"I'm a watcher. I haven't the skill."
"Oh, come on. A stake through the heart, a little sunlight – it's like falling off a log."
I look over and pipe in quietly "fire helps to" buffy nods
"See nothing to it" Giles seems to be getting more annoyed by the second
"The Slayer slays. The guardian guards and slays. The Watcher –"
"Watches?"
"Yes. No!" I try not to giggle at him agreeing but then correcting himself "He – he – trains her, he prepares her – he prepares and trains the guardian as well" I open my mouth to say something but close it as I catch another scent that I didn't notice earlier I look around trying to see where it's coming from
"Prepares us for what? For getting kicked out of school? Losing all our friends? Having to spend all our time fighting for our lives and never getting to tell anyone because it might 'endanger' them? Go ahead. Prepare us." After buffy finishes talking she starts to head out I quickly follow her ignoring the scent I can hear Giles following us though
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NO ONES POV
A shadowy figure moves about back there, emerges into the light. It's Xander, excitement, amusement and disbelief dancing in his face. "Theories in Trig" in his hands. He doesn't say anything for a while then finally says but one word "what?"
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LELAS POV
Giles calls out to us "It's getting worse." Buffy stops and turns. And I do the same. There are people about, so we are all are forced to whisper.
"What's getting worse...?" I ask
"The influx of the undead, the supernatural occurrences. It's been building for years and now…There's a reason why you're both here, and there's a reason why it's now." I can hear the urgency in his voice
"Because now is the time our mom moved here," Buffy says
"Something is coming. Something is going to happen here soon."
"Gee, can you vague that up for me…?" I look at her begging for her to lighten up but she ignores the look I give her and I sigh "As far as I can tell, the signs point to a crucial mystical upheaval very soon – days, possibly less."
"Come on. This is Sunnydale. How bad of an evil can there be here?"
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NO ONES POV
At night in a dark and eerie place. There are candles, broken statuary. A few figures bent in supplication. An ominous CHANTING fills the chamber. There is a single vampire kneeling, well ahead of the rest. He is large, powerful, and appears to be in his twenties but Luke is much older than that. The chanting increases in intensity, Luke is kneeling before a pool of blood. "The sleeper will awaken. " Luke says "The sleeper will awaken. And the world will bleed." He dips his finger in the blood. "Amen."
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LELAS POV
I'm sitting at the edge of Buffy's bed as she is in the 'agony' of outfit choosing, getting ready to go out. She has two outfits, one scanty, and the other somewhat plain. She holds them alternatively in front of her, looking in the mirror "Hi! I'm an enormous slut!" she says then holds up the other "Hi! Would you like a copy of the Watchtower?" she throws them both down "I used to be so good at this…" I watch her confused she wanted my help choosing her outfit with her but I never understood why people were so worried about what they wore
"Sis why do you want to go and why are you always confused about your clothes there just clothes pick one and where it so you're not naked," I say confusion and annoyance clear in my voice
"You never understood fashion sis it's how people see you and you're not going?" I shake my head and rub the side of my right arm getting upset
"You know how I feel about crowds..."
"But it will be fun"
I shake my head again "I can't handle the crowd plus I wouldn't want to ruin your chance to being popular again..." I look down some. Buffy looks over at me about to say something when she sees mom
"Are you going out tonight, honey?"
"Yeah, Mom. I'm going to a club."
"Will there be boys there?" mom asks
"No, Mom; it's a nun club."
"Well, just be careful."
"I will. Maybe you can convince Lela to join me." I don't look up and I feel the side of the bed dip down some as mom rubs my back
"You know how she gets around crowds Buffy don't force her" the air in the room has an uncomfortable feel to it as were all quiet mom decides to break the silence, " I think we can make it work here. I've got my positive energy flowing. I'm gonna get the gallery on its feet – We may already have found a space."
"Great," Buffy says I look up some at mom and smile a little
"Can I visit it sometime mom"
"Of course sweetie" I smile a little more I always loved seeing the gallery's mom worked at "And that school is a very nurturing environment, which is what you both need." Sure a murder scene is very nurturing…
"Mom…" buffy starts
"Oh, not too nurturing. I know. You're both sixteen, I read all about the dangers of over-nurturing. It's hard. New town, and all. For me, too. I'm trying to make it work." Mom then corrects herself "I'm going to make it work."
"We know," I say to her
"You're both good girls. You just fell in with the wrong crowd. But that's all behind us now."
"It is. From now on, I'm only hanging out with the living. I – I mean, the lively… people." Buffy says I'm glad mom didn't catch that
"Okay, have fun."
"Stay safe," we both say as buffy leaves mom then looks at me and smiles
"Hot cocoa and movies?"
I giggle "always"
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BUFFYS POV
I make my way to the Bronzes. The streets are deserted I guess it's just because it's dark out I turn a corner and walk down the street I start to hear footsteps behind me so I slow down and turn slowly. A figure stands in the dark he or she is a little far away I don't know if I should say anything or not it's not moving and I can't seem to see its face but it feels like its staring at me. I turn around and start walking some and I hear it follow me I think for a second and decide to turn this next corner I look around and find a place to hide. As he comes around the corner I drop down on him from my hiding spot locking my legs over his neck as I throw myself back, tipping him over, I start rolling myself and slamming his body into the ground. He gets back on his feet quickly, but I grab him and throw him up against the wall walking closer, but he makes no move to attack and Puts up his hands.
"Is there a problem, ma'am?" he seems faintly amused. I eye him getting a good look at him. He is strikingly handsome, with intelligence and a kind of distance in his eyes. Moves with a fighter's grace. I shake my head and glare at him some
"There's a problem. Why are you following me?"
"I know what you're thinking, but don't worry. I don't bite." I back off some a little confused "Truth is, I thought you'd be taller. Or bigger, muscles and all that. You're pretty spry, though." he looks around. "I take it your dog isn't with you like it's subpost to be"
Dog? "What do you want? And what dog?"
"Same thing you do. And you know what dog."
I'm starting to get annoyed "Okay, what do I want? And no I don't." The amusement leaves his face.
"To kill 'em. To kill 'em all."
I start talking like were on a game show "Sorry! That's incorrect but you do get this lovely watch and a year's worth of Turtle Wax what I want… is to be left alone." I start getting more pissed that dog he was talking about he was talking about my sister! I glare at him "and that dog is my sister call her that again and you'll be back on the ground" he raises his hands in the air defensively
"Alright and you really think that's an option anymore? You're standing at the mouth of Hell. And it's about to open." He reaches into his coat for something then throws it at me I catch it and look at it. A jewelry box? "Don't turn your back on this. You've got to be ready."
I look back up at him "For what?"
"The Harvest." He starts to leave
"Who are you?"
"Let's just say I'm a friend." That's not what I wanted to know I sigh then look at him annoyed
"Well, maybe I don't want a friend."
"I didn't say I was yours…" he leaves and I look back at the box after he's out of my site. I open the box and inside is a cross it looks antique it has a gold chain too.
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BUFFYS POV
I finally make it to the bronze and head inside there's a decent crowd they mill aimlessly around the joint, high school students and older. The place has an appealingly dive-y earthiness; no waiting in line for the bouncer to decide whether you're cool or not. Those that are in line wait only to pay the four bucks to get their hands stamped if they're old enough to drink. It's really dark, crowded and noisy too. A fairly good band playing and there's a Coffee bar in the back, and a balcony above with tables for two. I make my way through, still looking about there has to be someone I recognize hear I look around some more and see a good looking guy wave at me smiling I smile slightly back waving back as well I look to the side of me and see a guy walking towards him shit! He must have been waving to him I quickly try to hide my mistake by pretending to fix my hair I look around a little more embarrassed and see willow. Finally, someone, I know I walk over towards her she turns around after finishing getting her soda "hi!" I say happily
"Oh, hi! Hi." Willow responds a little sheepish
"Are you here with someone?"
"No, I'm just here. I thought Xander was gonna show up… are you here with someone?"
"No I tried to get my sister to come but she can't handle crowds and places like this she will end up having a panic attack and" I pause and look at my hands... "she- she uh thought she would ruin a chance for me to be popular like at our old school" I start getting upset with myself "she never would get near me there because she knew people would make fun of her and make things hard on me..."
"Oh..." willow looks at me a little sad crap I should change the subject
"Oh, a-anyway are you guys going out? You and Xander?"
"No. We're just friends. We used to go out, but we broke up."
"How come?"
"He stole my Barbie." huh I must have looked confused because she started talking again "We were five."
"Oh."
"I don't actually date a whole lot… lately."
"Why not?"
"Well, when I'm with a boy I like, it's hard for me to say anything cool, or witty, or at all… I can usually make a few vowel sounds, and then I have to go away."
I couldn't help but laugh "It's not that bad."
"It is. I think boys are more interested in a girl who can talk."
"You really haven't been dating lately."
"It's probably easy for you."
I sigh upset "Oh, yeah. Real easy."
"I mean, you don't seem too shy."
Well, my philosophy is – do you wanna hear my philosophy?"
"I do."
"Life is short."
"Life is short."
"Not original, I'll grant you. But it's true. Why waste time being all shy? Why worry about some guy and if he's gonna laugh at you? You know? Seize the moment. Cause tomorrow you might be dead."
"Oh… That's nice…" I look up about to say something else but something catches my eye well someone is that…
"Uh, I'll be back in a minute."
"That's okay. You don't have to come back."
I smile at her "I'll be back in a minute."
I walk off towards the balcony I make my way to the railing overlooking the stage and lean on it next to Giles I sigh of course.
"So, you like to party with the students? Isn't that kind of skanky?"
Giles withers "Right. This is me having fun." He then looks around "where is your guardian she's subpost to be with you at all times"
"She's my sister and she can't handle crowds" I look at him annoyed and he nods clearly annoyed too as he looks back around the stage
"Watching clown-hair prance about is hardly my idea of a party. I'd much prefer to be home with a cup of Bovril and a good book." He sighs "This is a perfect breeding ground for Vampire activity. Dark, crowded… Besides, I knew you two were likely to show up. Well, I was right about you anyways. And I have to make you understand –"
"That the Harvest is coming, I know, your friend told me." He frowns at this
"What did you say?"
"The… Harvest. That means something to you? Cause I'm drawing a blank."
I'm not sure… Who told you this?"
"This guy. Dark, gorgeous in an annoying sort of way. I figured you were buds."
"No… The Harvest… Did he say anything else?"
Something about the mouth of Hell. I really didn't like him."
We both look down at the floor for a moment, at all the dancing people.
"Look at them. Throwing themselves about... Completely unaware of the danger that surrounds them."
Lucky them…"
"Or perhaps you're right. Perhaps there is no trouble coming. The signs could be wrong. It's not as though you're having the nightmares…" nightmares...I don't say anything and just look back down
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NO ONES POV
Cordelia is watching with her friends "My mom doesn't even get out of bed anymore. The doctor says it's Epstein Barr, I'm like, "please, it's chronic hepatitis or at least Chronic Fatigue Syndrome." I mean nobody cool has Epstein Barr anymore." Jesse approaches her, smiling.
"Cordelia!"
"Oh, yay, it's my stalker."
"Hey, you look great."
"Well, I'm glad we had this chat –"
"Listen, I, um, do you wanna dance?"
"With you?"
'Well, uh, yeah."
"Well, uh, no."
She takes off, posse in tow. Jesse just soaks up the pain.
"Fine. Plenty of other fish in the sea. Oh yeah. I'm on the prowl. Witness me prowling."
He looks around at the crowd, officially beginning his prowl.
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BUFFYS POV
"I didn't say I'd never slay another vampire. I'm just not gonna get way extracurricular with it. If I run into one, sure…"
"But will you be ready? There's so much you don't know, about them and about your own powers. A vampire appears to be a normal person until the feed is upon them. Only then do they reveal their true demonic visage."
"You're like a textbook with arms! I know this!" he's starting to piss me off some I came here to have fun not to argue and get a lesson on slaying
"The point is, a Slayer should be able to see them anyway. Without looking, without thinking. And her guardian is subpost to help her and see them easily Can you tell me if there's a vampire in this building?"
"Maybe?"
"You should know! Even through this mass and this din you should be able to sense them. Try. Reach out with your mind."
I look down at the mass of kids on the floor. And Furrow my brow.
"You have to hone your senses, focus until the energy washes over you, till you can feel every
Particle of –"
"There's one," I say interrupting him
"What? Where?"
I pointed to where it was "Down there. Talking to that girl."
"But you don't know –"
"Oh, please. Look at his jacket. He's got the sleeves rolled up. And the shirt… Deal with that outfit for a moment."
"It's dated?"
"It's carbon dated! Trust me: only someone who's been living underground for ten years would think that was the look."
"But… you didn't hone…"
I roll my eyes then look back down eyes widening some "Oh, no…"
"Isn't that –"
"Willow."
"What is she doing?"
"Seizing the moment."
I start heading down the stairs this is my fault they headed outside I fight past the crowd and look around…they must have gone through the backstage door. I quickly head towards it but the closer I get the more crowded it gets I guess I see why Lela doesn't like crowds I push past and finally push open the door. It's dark here, and somewhat of a labyrinthine. I move slowly and cautiously. There is no one about. I look around and see an old chair I break one of the legs off to make a makeshift stake. I head for the exit door and stick my head out there's no one in the ally either. I slowly head back to the main door annoyed I turn the corner and I feel someone on me it must be him! I quickly grab him and throw him up against a wall holding him two feet off the ground…wait this isn't. Oh shit, "Cordelia!"
"Excuse me… could you be any weirder? Is there more weirdness that you could have?"
I let her down lowering the stake.
"God, what is your childhood trauma?"
I try to act happy ignoring what just happened "Did you guys see Willow? Did she come by here?"
Why? Did you need to attack her with a stick too?"
I give up I head back the way I came
Cordy and the others are still agape. After a moment, Cordy regains her composure.
"Excuse me. I have to call everyone that I've ever met right now."
I come back towards the door but Giles is already out looking around.
"Is he dead? That was fast. Well done. I'd best go to the library. This "Harvest" is –"
"I didn't find them."
"The vampire's not dead?"
"No, but my social life is on the critical list," I say with a sigh
"What do we do?"
"You go on. I'll take care of it."
"I should come with you, no?"
I start heading out "Don't worry. One vampire I can handle."
"You at least have to get your guardian to go with you"
"Ok first off she's my sister and her names Lela use it second off I'll be fine" I head out not noticing Jesse is chatting up a girl
Giles shakes his head sighing and quickly heads to the school.
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LELAS POV
I sighed happily sipping my cocoa this is great a nice relaxing time were watching an old spook movie that neither of us has seen before I snuggled into mom relaxing even more when the phone rings I groan annoyed.
"I'll get it" I get up and walk to the phone picking it up "hello?"
"Hello, Lela?"
I raise my eyebrow "Giles? How do you know my number?"
"It's in the school records" I sigh this is one thing I hate that about schools they always know your shit "what do you need?"
"Your sisters going after a vampire I want you to find her use your sense of smell and track her down"
"Ok bye" I hang up and slip my shoes on that were near the door
"Who was it dear?"
I looked at my mom "It was Buffy she wants me to come and see someone she was really begging me to go so I got to go tell me how it ends"
"Ok be careful out there" she replies
"I will" I then walk out the door and take a deep slow breath catching her sent Gotcha I start following her sent as fast as I can.
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NO ONES POV
"What did you say your name was?" Jesse asks a girl he's been talking to (the vampire from the opening)
"Darla." She replies
"Darla. I haven't seen you before. Are you from around here?"
"No, but I've got family here."
"Have I met them?"
"You probably will."
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NO ONES POV
Back underground the chanting continues. Luke suddenly looks up. He starts moving slowly back, eyes wide with religious fervor. All the figures in the church start moving back, almost as one. As Luke continues to prey before it. A head suddenly shoots up from in the blood. Luke stops and looks at it. He moves back, away from the pool. Something rises. From the liquid...the master the most powerful of vampires
"Master…" Luke says The Master steps forward, his face still in relative darkness. Luke steps back reverentially. The Master looks about him for a moment.
"Luke."
"Master…"
"I am weak."
"Come the Harvest, you'll be restored."
The Harvest…"
"We're almost there. Soon you'll be free." The Master takes another step forward, past Luke. He reaches his hand out slowly. As he does, the air in front of him starts to ripple slightly – a kind of mystical wall. He pulls his hand back.
"I must be ready. I need my strength."
"I've sent your servants to bring you some food."
"Good."
Luke starts to head out
"Luke…" the master says
Luke stops "Yes?"
"Bring me something… young."
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NO ONES POV
Willow and the Vampire Boy walk along, alone in the dark. She is clearly nervous, though not for the reason she should be.
"Sure is dark…"
"It's night." He says with an annoyed and bored tone
"That's a dark time. Night. Traditionally."
They walk a bit more. "I still can't believe I've never seen you at school. Do you have Mr. Chomsky for History? "He doesn't answer and she Stops. "The ice cream bar's down this way – it's past Hamilton Street," Willow says getting nerves and worried he takes her hand.
"I know a shortcut." He starts leading her into the dark of wood.
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BUFFYS POV
I come from around the back of the bronze and start looking around
"You're leaving already?" Xander says from behind me I turn around and look at him
"Xander, have you seen Willow?"
"Not tonight."
"I need to find her. She left with a guy."
Xander looks impressed "We are talking about Willow, right? Scoring at the Bronze. Work it, girlfriend."
I start looking around again "Where would they go?"
"Why, you know something about Mr. Goodbar that she doesn't? Oh! Hey. I hope he's not a vampire. Cause then you'd have to slay him." I turned back to him surprised how did he know!
"Was there a school bulletin? Was it in the news? Is there anybody in this town who doesn't know I'm a slayer?"
"I only know that you think you're a slayer and that you think your sisters a guardian wolf thing and I only know that cause I was in the library today."
"Whatever. Just tell me where Willow would go."
"You're serious."
"We don't find her, there's gonna be another dead body in the morning." Xander looks at me trying to still figure out if I'm serious
"Come on." He says as he heads off and I follow him before I start to lead him
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NO ONES POV
Willow is still walking with Vampire Boy in a graveyard she is getting increasingly creeped out.
"Okay, this is nice and… scary… Are you sure this is faster?" He says nothing and she keeps walking beside him, uncertain. He stops at a small mausoleum. The entrance is very dark.
"Hey. You ever been in one of these?" he asks
"No. thank you." He moves in close, holding her intimately.
"Come on. What are you afraid of?" He pushes her into the blackness of the entrance. Willow stumbles in. She looks around scared adjusting to the increased dark. The place is small, with carved stone walls. A large tomb takes up much of the middle, the stone figure of a man lying atop it. Behind her is the doorway she came in, ahead, a much smaller, iron door, locked shut. She spins all the way around to see the boy filling the entrance.
"That wasn't funny." He gave her No response. He steps closer, his face in shadow. She circles away from him, moving closer to the doorway.
"I think I'm gonna go."
"Is that what you think?" All the playfulness has drained out of his voice. She takes a step back, another, turns and moves and runs right into Darla .Willow did something between a scream and a squeak, Willow steps back. Darla looks at her then looks at the vampire that brought willow
"Is this the best you could do?"
"She's fresh."
"Hardly enough to share."
"Why didn't you bring your own?"
"I did." She indicates the doorway behind her, as Jesse stumbles dazed from the darkness.
"Hey, wait up…" Jesse says
"Jesse!" willow goes over to him, relieved. He is clutching his neck. Jesse looks at Darla
"I think you gave me a hickey…" He takes his hand away. There is blood on it, on his neck. Willow looks over at the other two, eyes wide.
Darla looks at the other vampire "I got hungry on the way."
"Jesse, let's get out of here." willow says scared
"You're not going anywhere," Darla states
"Leave us alone." Darla gets right into willows face
"You're not going anywhere until we've fed!" And on the last word she brings her face right up to Willow's and it changes. Willow screams taking a stumbled step back and falls. The boy laughs, circling, he has changed as well.
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BUFFYS POV
Xander and I walk around the cemetery looking to see if the vampire might of brought willow hear I look around everywhere when I hear a scream that sounds like willow I quickly head towards the scream and there's an open crypt I walk inside.
"Well, this is nice." Xander follows me in and everybody stops.
"A little bare, but a dash of paint, a few throw pillows – call it home." Darla looks at her
"Who the hell are you?"
"Wow, you mean there's actually somebody around here who doesn't know already? That's a relief. I'm telling you, having a secret identity in this town is a lot of work." Xander moves between the two vampires who have loosened their grip on willow and Jesse
"Buffy, we bail now, right?" Xander asks
"Not yet." The male vampire says
"Okay, first of all, what's with this outfit? Live in the now, okay? You look like DeBarge." I then turned to Darla "Now, we can do this the hard way, or… well, actually, there's just the hard way."
"Fine with me."
"You sure? It's not gonna be pretty. We're talking violence, strong language, adult content." As I'm talking I can tell that the boy vampire is trying to rush me from behind I take out the stake from my jacket and stick it out behind me, letting the boy impale himself on it. I don't take my eyes off Darla but I can hear him hit the ground and turn to dust.
"See what happens when you roughhouse?" Xander and Willow are speechless, I can only guess that their staring at the ground where a body used to be. Darla's eyes go wide She moves slowly around, preparing to fight.
"He was young. And stupid."
"Xander, go."
"Don't go far." She lunges at me while I counter with a swift kick in her gut. Xander has already taken everyone out Darla hit the ground with a painful thud. I went over to stand over her. I'm extremely annoyed right now I just wanted away from everything
"You know, I just wanted to start over. Be like everybody else. Have some friends, maybe a dog…
But no. You had to come here. You couldn't go suck on some other town."
"Who are you?"
"Don't you know?" suddenly something grabbed me by my throat and lifted me off of the ground"
"I don't care." He starts walking some then throws me at least fifteen feet I hit the wall face first landing badly oww… he turns on Darla, who is getting up.
"You were supposed to be bringing an offering for the Master. We're almost at Harvest and you dally with this child?"
"We had someone. But she came and… she killed Thomas… Luke, she's strong."
"You go. I'll see if I can handle the little girl."
I lift myself off the floor just as Luke suddenly closes in grabbing me but I'm ready this time I quickly knock his arms away and kick him in the face it sent him flying a bit but he recovered in a second and landed a strong punch into my jaw damn that hurt
"You are strong." He slammed my back to the ground.
"I'm stronger." After he kicked me around a bit I quickly scramble up and circle around the tomb keeping it between him and me
"You're wasting my time."
"Hey, I had other plans, too, okay?" he shoved the top of the tomb hard as it started flying at me I leap over it jump up onto the tomb leap off it flipping and planted both feet firmly on top Luke's chest he falls back and I do to I get up first and pull out my stake and drive it for his chest but he grabs it just before it hits him shit..
"You think you can stop me? Stop us?" He squeezes and the stake splinters in his grip. He punches me knocking me onto my back
"You have no idea what you're dealing with." He stood over me then started saying something
"And like a plague of boils, the race of Man covered the earth. But on the third day of the newest light will come over the Harvest…"
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NO ONES POV
Giles has his ancient texts out and is studying them in growing consternation.
"… When the blood of men will flow as wine… "
In Giles book, there's a Dore-like engraving: a massacre. People writhing, blood everywhere – in the center of them all, a Demon with a three-pointed star on his forehead, feeding off a woman.
"… When the Master will walk among them once more…"
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BUFFYS POV
I start getting up, keeping my eyes on Luke –
"…and Hell itself will come to town". I try to move to the side, to get away but he backhands me with all the force he has. I fly right into the tomb!
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LELAS POV
I start running faster as I start to get a bad feeling I look around and stop running taking a deep breath closing my eyes. I start to grow taller my arms and my legs grow longer to and stronger I curl into myself slightly as my body grows black fur my fingers grow longer and my nails turn into claws I can feel my teeth getting sharper as my mouth turns into a muzzle and my nose changes I can feel my tail finish growing and I swish it around a few times my ears grow pointed and I open my eyes which are now yellow and I howl into the night sky getting onto all fours and shaking my fur. I take another sniff into the air and catch her sent again I start following her sent running on all fours going much faster than I was before I let out small grunts and growls as I run to her I'm on my way buffy.
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BUFFYS POV
I land hard on my back getting the wind knocked out of me I looked beside me and there's the owner of the grave oh god I need to get out but it hurts so much to move I look up but I don't see Luke where is…I sigh Giles was right I should have gotten Lela slowly I lift my head I'm actually scared right now I look around I don't see him. I jump scared when Luke jumps on top of me I try to fight him off but he has me pinned he looks happy
"Amen." He says
My breath hitches in my throat as He bears down.
TO BE CONTINUED