Giles sat deep in thought, turning the pages of his book. Some were ripped and some were missing. He searched desperately for a way to make out the contents. The room was darkened as time slipped by and his lamp failed to light as he pressed it.
The dust lying about the streets didn't seem to concern Buffy, or that was how Giles saw it. He was concerned with what was out there and most of all feared for Buffy's safety. As he reached the very last page of the book he was disturbed by a knock on the door. The knocks became louder and louder. Giles sat up straight.
"Yes who is it?" He yelled.
'Please help me; I got lost and can't find my mummy!' A small girl's voice whimpered from behind the door.
Giles strayed from his work desk and slowly made his way to the door. He quickly opened the door wide and stared down at a pretty little girl. With Her dark flowing hair and a cheeky smile that made her hazel eyes shine in the darkness.
What on earth is a small child doing in a high school building? Giles thought to himself. She just stood there staring at him.
"Please come and sit down!" He pulled out his chair and lifted her into it.
'How did you get into the school?' He asked softly.
'It's a secret' She nodded her head and then smiled.
Giles suspicion arose.
Buffy lightly tapped her pencil against the desk as she leant her head on her other arm. As her history teacher spilled out drivel she couldn't understand she instead dreamt of a wonderland, where her whole life was perfect. Xander was snoring his head off beside her so he was no help. As Buffy looked up at the clock she let out a very deep sigh.
Just twenty more minutes! She kept on thinking on the bright side of things. Or trying to. Xander suddenly awoke with a shout out.
"MUST SAVE ANYA FROM THE KILLER BUNNIES!"
'How would you like to save Anya in detention?' Mrs. Hewardson shouted.
'Thanks for the offer Mrs. H. but…' Xander just stopped talking as Buffy let out a laugh.
'Would you care to join him Miss Summers!' She snapped.
'Not really!' Buffy snapped back.
'BOTH OF YOU; stay behind after the lesson!' She screamed turning around to face the black board again.
Great more time in this stupid classroom…Buffy complained to herself.
Wonder if she'll notice if I fall asleep again? Xander yawned closing his eyes and laying his head on his desk.
"Uh…Mrs. H. Xander has fallen asleep again!" A girl put her hand up stammering on each word she slowly got out. As she leant over to wake him up Mrs. H ran over stopping her.
'Don't you dare, let's keep some peace for the time being' She grabbed her hand.
Buffy laughed as she slowly made her way back up to the desk.
Maybe I should start asking stupid questions in class too! She thought as she watched Xander smiling in his sleep.
Drusilla paced backwards and forwards.
"I wish daddy would stop taking my toys!" She looked at Spike.
'Well as long as we're here; lets have a drink shall we' Spike just chugged down another can of beer and kept an eye out for anyone coming as they stood in the shadows outside Sunnydale high's entrance. Spike licked the last drop of beer from his mouth and threw the bottle over his shoulder; it crashed against the brick wall.
"Recycling done!" He chuckled to himself.
Giles watched as the girl just sat there humming. He knew he had heard a similar tune somewhere, he just couldn't think where. The girl noticed Giles was looking at her.
"Do you like my song?" The girl giggled.
'Yes it's very…nice!' Giles put on a sweet smile.
'Mummy sings it all the time; to uncle spike!' The girl laughed.
'What? Hold on a minute!' Giles stood up as there was a smash outside the room.
He rushed over to where the noise had come from, glass shards spread over the library's clean floor. Giles turned around just in time to have Angelus holding him up against the wall by his throat. He had a brown book in his left hand and the little girl just toddled on over to him smiling.
"Did Darla do good; bad?" She tilted her head.
'Yes you did very bad!' Angelus pushed harder with is right hand.
He suddenly let go of Giles and spun around grabbing hold of Buffy's right leg.
"Nice job Angelus, I got out of class early because of you!" She ducked one of his punches and upper cut him knocking him into the wall. Xander slowly came in, yawning not expecting a little girl to come up and start kicking him,
"Aw well isn't this cute!" He held out his hand stopping the girl from getting any closer to him and the bell went a few seconds after.
Buffy was busy with her punching when Spike and Drusilla climbed through the window. Spike picked up the beer can from the floor and smiled.
"Woops, my bad!" Spike laughed tossing it across the room. He dealt a kick to Giles who was trying to stand up and then Drusilla followed him over to where Darla was. Dru opened her eyes wide and Xander backed off.
"Now pet, where are your sisters?" Spike asked.
'Angelus got annoyed…' She giggled
Dru let out a whine and then turned around just in time to make way for Buffy being thrown across the room like a human basket ball.
Angelus jumped out of the window and ran off under the darkness. Spike lifted Darla into his arms and leapt out after him. Dru hissed and followed almost in tears over her toys.
"Buffy how on earth did you get out of class?" Giles asked as she helped him to his feet.
'The smash in here made our teacher run off in terror…something about a dream she had last night?' Xander answered the question for Buffy.
The doors opened yet again of the library and Willow stepped inside coming to an immediate halt at the sight of everyone…and the library floor. She scanned the room and then walked over to the table placing her bags down to the floor.
"DON'T ASK!" All 3 of them said in unison.
She just shrugged and sat down.
"Ok, Giles I was thinking"
'There's nothing new there will.' Xander butted in standing to his feet.
'Anyway, I have been thinking and I wonder could I see that book again!' She seemed pleased with the thoughts she had conjured up recently.
Giles marched over to the stairs, climbing them hastily. Buffy and Xander took their seats next to their best friend and grinned.
Then in the next few seconds Giles came stampeding down the stairs.
"The book has gone!" He huffed and barely got out his words.
'What…speak up Giles?' Buffy complained scratching her head.
'THE BOOK HAS GONE!!' He finally caught his breath.
'How is that possible?' Willow suddenly glanced at the floor and sighed.
'Oh.' She realized, staring at the remains of glass from the window.
'Angelus!' Buffy stood tall staring out of the window.
