On her way to Giles, she heard a howl of pain from a few blocks away and froze in her steps. Huh. She thought. That sounds like Spike; I wonder what happened to him? Hopefully something nasty, she thought. She was thinking this when a leather, clad girl bumped into her, in an obvious hurry, hitting her with such force that the two sprawled back.
Holding her head, Buffy winced in pain, feeling a slight bump on the back. "In a hurry, much?" She looked at the girl and shook her head, getting to her feet. "You alright?"
The girl, grabbed for the aerosol can she dropped and whipped it around to aim at Buffy. "Don't come near me! I'll spray you! I did it once already! I have no issues doing it again!" the girl looked up, seeing it was just a blond girl and lowered it slightly. "Jesus fucking Christ, you scared the shit out of me!" She picked herself up and dusted herself off. "Would it be too much to ask that you watch where you are going, cheerleader?"
Buffy stepped back and crossed her arms. "Are you always this charming to someone trying to help, or did I catch you on a bad night?" She looked over the girl. "I haven't seen you in town before, who are you?"
"None of your business, much?" The girl imitated Buffy nastily. She rolled her eyes and chuckled to herself. "Pft. Californians. It figures as much." She eyed Buffy. "I figured the stereotypes weren't true. Hell, was I wrong or what?" She turned to leave and waved off Buffy. "Go back to the beach, bunny."
Buffy just stood there and stared after the girl, she was amazed at just how many insults this girl had managed to give her in such a short amount of time. "I'd rather be a beach bunny than a biker bitch." She called after the girl who stopped and turned to face Buffy, rage building on her face.
"Are you honestly that stupid? You think that you can insult me and then I won't do anything? I should tear your head off, cheerleader." The girl took a step towards Buffy and she clenched her fists at her sides.
Buffy snarled at the girl. "Stop calling me that! I am NOT a cheerleader and I haven't been in years." It took all Buffy's will to remind herself that she was a slayer and if she fought a human she might accidentally kill her. Yea…riiiiiiight. Accidentally. "Look. I am sorry if you have an issue with who I am or something, but you are boring me so I have to go." Turning she was about to leave when another girl was blocking her path, however, this one was definitely not human.
"Slayer!" the vampire snarled. "I will suck the marrow from your bones!" The female vampire growled and practically flew towards the slayer, fangs bared and sharp.
Buffy sighed inwardly. Oh fuck me. What a night. She pulled the stake from the pocket of her coat and raised it to the vampire, forgetting all about the other girl. This was more important and more deadly. "That. Is disgusting. For your information." She grimaced at the vampire. "For one thing, you need a haircut, the mullet died with the 80's and second… 'Marrow from my bones' ?? Are you serious? That is not only disgusting but also a really bad line." She smirked as the vampire swung out her fist to punch the slayer, who dodged the punch, landing one of her own in the vampire's stomach. The vamp doubled over, gasping as Buffy kicked her feet out from under her, making the vampire land flat on her back. Then she swung down the stake and the vamp was dusted.
Brushing off her hands, Buffy smirked at the pile of dust and she turned and caught site of the girl, who was still there and watching. Oh shit. She completely forgot about her! Taking a step towards the girl, Buffy bit her lip. "You ok?"
The girl blinked and looked from the pile of dust to Buffy and then back again. "That was possibly the coolest fucking thing I have ever seen!" She shook her head and looked back to Buffy. "I was seriously misinformed about cheerleaders, or is it just Californian cheerleaders?" She slowly walked past Buffy to the pile of dust and leaned down to look at it. "So, is it ashes now? What was that thing anyhow? How did you kill it? Are there more of them out?" she looked back at Buffy. "Cause I think I ran into a guy like this…his face was all warped like a bad acid trip."
Buffy rolled her eyes and shrugged. "I'll take your word for it." Then, remembering the howl of anguish, she raised an eyebrow. "This guy you ran into, was slim, blond and annoying?"
The girl rose to her feet. "Yea. That's him." She smirked a little. "He was kinda cute though." Looking back at the dust she frowned. "So, what's their story? Is it a disease? Is it contagious?"
Buffy raised her hand to stop the torrent of questions. "Easy girl, one at a time." She sighed. "No. It's not exactly a disease, but it can be contagious in the right circumstances." She looked at the girl again, pausing for a moment. "If I tell you this, you'll probably laugh or just call me a stupid cheerleader again, but it's for your own safety." She crossed her arms. "That thing on the ground was a vampire. As in teeth and fangs. I am the slayer. It's my job to deal with them."
The girl nodded. "So. There are vampires in southern California? …" She raised her eyebrow and gave Buffy a look. "Tell me, How many times have you watched 'The Lost Boys'?" She chuckled a little to herself.
"See? I knew you'd do that." Buffy grew more annoyed with this banter. "You saw me dust this leech yourself. You tell me what it was, if not a vampire." She waited and when the girl didn't answer she nodded. "Yea. That's what I thought." With that, Buffy turned and resumed her walk to Giles place.
The girl called after Buffy. "Hey. Wait! HEY!" She hurried ahead of her and turned, blocking the slayers path. "Ok. So there are vampires in Sunnydale. Step one is understanding the problem, step two is dealing….So, how can I help?" She smiled and rubbed her hands. "Will any pointy stick work or what? Does holy water affect them, like in the movies?"
Buffy sighed and rubbed her head, wearily. "I am not going to get rid of you easily, am I?" The girl shook her head and grinned wider. Buffy nodded. "Ok then. Just…follow me. We can talk on the way." Buffy figured it was just easier to let the girl follow her to Giles' place and tell her all about vampires. She had a feeling that the whole 'You-can't-possibly-help-for-your-own-safety-speech' would do little to this girl, besides, she seemed strong and had spunk. "What's your name?" Buffy asked as they both walked to Giles'.
"Promise not to laugh, Ok." She grimaced. "It's Victoria." She rolled her eyes as Buffy smirked. "I know, I know…it's not me. Could you honestly see me as a Vicky? Or worse, Vicki with an 'i'?" she shuddered. "Like I am a figure skater or cheerleader, honestly…Oh, right…no offence. What's your name, by the way…fair's fair, I told you mine." She crossed her arms and looked at the slayer.
Buffy smirked. "You think you have name issues? You are talking to the ultimate in ditzy names here, hun." She shrugged. "It's Buffy."
Victoria gasped. "You can't be serious!" She laughed. "Wow. I bow to your name and its horror." She smiled at Buffy. "Ok. Buffy. Where to now?"