CHAPTER TWO: LEFT OR RIGHT
Buffy's eyes continued to wander around the room. She couldn't find out what could have fallen with such a bang. Assuming that it was just part of her dream, she laid back down. She began to think about everything that had just happened. What the hell was that all about? She wondered. She rolled over and glanced at her clock. It told her that the time was 3:45 a.m. She closed her eyes in an attempt to fall back asleep.
CRASH!
Buffy sat up quickly and looked around the room. She reached for her nightstand drawer and grabbed the small dagger that laid within it. She jumped out of bed and looked around. Buffy felt a light breeze on her face and she turned towards her window slowly…
It was open.
Buffy ran to the window and looked down. No sign of any one. She turned and looked around her room again. Everything seemed in order, nothing had been disturbed. She then looked back out the window, looking left and right. It seems so peaceful, she thought. Buffy then closed her window and made sure that it was locked. She took a step back and stared at it for a minute, as if waiting for it to fly open again. After a few minutes of waiting, she reassured herself that it wouldn't. Suddenly the thought of Dawn crept into her mind and she decided to go check on her.
Buffy walked around her bed and set the dagger back in her nightstand. She started to head for her door. As she touched the door-knob, its coldness reminded her of the cross Angel had given her. For a moment she stood there, thinking of him…of her dream. She then opened the door and started down the hall. She stopped in front of Dawn's door.
Buffy began to think of the time she found out Dawn was the key. She sighed as she thought of this. She didn't care what anyone said, Dawn is her sister. She slowly opened the door and found Dawn sound asleep. Buffy walked up to her bed and sat down. The springs creaked as she sat down. The mattress is worn out, she sighed again. Buffy watched Dawn as she slept. Buffy kissed her on the forehead and left the room quietly.
Knowing that she wouldn't be able to get any sleep, Buffy decided to go out for a walk. She headed back for her room and looked in her closet. Great time to go for a walk. Buffy chuckled at that as she decided on an outfit. Once she had dressed she walked to her dresser and pulled open the drawer which was the bed for the necklace Angel gave her. It seemed so important now, but why…she didn't know. She picked it up and examined it. She decided to make it an addition to her outfit and clasped it around her neck.
She examined herself in the mirror. I guess I look okay for someone who's just going out for a walk. She walked over to her trunk and yanked it open. She looked through all of her weapons but a dagger that laid on top seemed to call her name. She picked it up slowly, "You'll do," she said. And with that she spun on her heel and left the room.
As she walked back down the hall she passed Dawn's room again…she stopped dead in her tracks. She had this urge that she should check on her one more time before she leaves. She took a step back and cracked open her door. She was right where Buffy had left her. Buffy smiled to herself and quietly shut the door.
She headed down the stairs and opened the front door. She looked over shoulder up the stairs, She'll be fine, she thought. She then walked out and locked the door behind her. Her eyes skimmed over the yard as she started down the walk. She got to the end of the walk and looked left to right.
"I'll go right," she continued, "Can't be wrong if you go right,". She stood there for a moment wondering if that made the lest bit of sense. Deciding that it did, she turned right, and started on her walk.