Previously: They looked at each other blankly for a few seconds before he leaned forward and whispered in her ear, "Run" She looked at him confused, before nodding once and sprinted past him, she heard footsteps behind her of the other four vampires but they had taken too long to react, thinking Cain would stop her, and by the time they realized he wasn't moving there really wasn't any point in trying to chase her.
The lost ones
Meanwhile:
"Look something bad is bound to happen," Angel told them sitting on a sofa nervously twisting his hands. "She's going to be fine" Xander told him tired of repeating himself so much, they had been having the conversation for about an hour now and where still getting nowhere. "Maybe he's right Angel, Layla can look after herself" Dawn told him glancing at Buffy who was struggling to take sides. "Of course she can." Angel agreed "but I know some of the things she got up to when she was exploring the world, some things come back. I might not know her as well as Spike but I know my sister well enough to know something isn't right." Willow sighed "well if she had wanted us to follow she'd have said something." Buffy nodded "she's right there. She knows too much to leave a trail we can follow." Angel stood up annoyed "I'm not talking about that." He told her frustrated. "Then what?" Dawn asked confused. He shook his head "I dunno, something else, something coming, something to do with her but not near her." Buffy frowned "what are you talking about?" Angel ran a hand through his hair "I'm not sure but I'm going to find out." Buffy stood up as well "well we're coming to"
"Angel?" Buffy whispered easily heard in the silent sewer tunnels under Sunnydale. "What?" He said listening closely for any sign of anything. "What exactly are we looking for?" He sighed "honestly I'm not sure." Dawn tapped Buffy on the shoulder "what is it Dawn, you know I didn't want you coming anyway it could be dangerous" Dawn pointed down an adjacent tunnel "I have a feeling what we're looking for is that." Lying on the floor was a small blue body, seeming lifeless. Heading down the tunnel they confirmed their suspicions that whatever this thing was, it was dead.
"I don't know how that helps us in any way." Xander said looking down at the demon. "There are more of them" Dawn said in a quiet slightly scared voice "and they're not dead." Buffy pointed her torch in the direction Dawn was looking, although she had no use for it and could see perfectly well anyway. They all took small steps toward the small blue creatures. Kneeling next to them Buffy, Dawn, Willow and Angel looked closer. They looked up at them with big grey eyes, and were… could they be, were they possibly…. Crying?
Xander was about to join them in trying to find out what these creatures where when he heard a familiar voice behind him, that first made him freeze. "Xander? Xander can you hear me?" He turned around slowly unable to believe it. He nodded and the figure standing in front of him smiled widely "you can see me too!" she said in excitement. Xander looked at her open mouthed "Anya?"
Anya grinned "yeah, yeah it's me" Xander stepped closer to her. "How, I mean, what, I mean, you're dead, I mean… I missed you." He went to hug her but she stepped back the smile disappearing. "You can't" she said showing him by trying to hold his hand but to his dismay she went right through him. "I can't, I shouldn't even be here really, can't stay long." Xander turned back to Buffy and the others "Guys!" they turned around "what is it Xander?" Anya shook her head "they can't see me, or hear me… it's just you" Xander looked to her "oh." Buffy frowned "Xander?" He shook his head "it's nothing; I thought I saw something, just a shadow." She turned back around still confused.
Anya was staring the blue demons, "the poor things." She whispered. Xander frowned "Do you know what they are?" She nodded sadly "Most call them the lost ones. They don't belong in this world. Just children, chucked out of their own dimension for whatever reason, usually because they're not strong enough to fight in some stupid battle their parents are fighting." Xander stared at her "Does this have anything to do with Layla… wait you don't know about Layla…" Anya cut him off "I do, I've been watching you… but not in a creepy way, uh," She muttered awkwardly before continuing "Yes they have everything to do with Layla. Well not them specifically, they can't do anything to hurt her, there just lost scared children. But they're here, which mean there must have been thrown through some accidental dimensional portal, which mean there parents can get through too… and that's not good." Xander frowned "Accidental portal? That doesn't sound good." He assumed. "Oh no that sort of thing happens all the time… what do you think I'm doing here?" His eyes winded "you mean once the portal closes..." She nodded sadly "These things don't last long but they last long enough." Xander frowned "long enough for what?"
Anya sighed "Their parents, the lost ones, they like to meddle with other people's lives, when they aren't creating wars just to fight in them and prove their strength. Usually they find one of these portals, dump the weaker children and find the strongest person they can and see if they are good enough to destroy them." She told him. "Why?" Xander asked a little jumbled. "Because they want to prove there better, which usually they aren't, in battle. But these things, the intercedi, they prefer to mess with the mind with enemies they can't fight. And I'm going to guess the first person they saw was Layla, and Angel I'm pretty sure sensed that." Xander shook his head "how do you know all this." She laughed "where I am, it's been a lot longer, I've had time to learn. And where I am, there are plenty of rumours about these things to learn from." Xander nodded "And where you are… is it nice? Are you happy?" Anya paused for a moment biting her lip "Yeah, yeah it's good." Xander nodded "good." Willow turned around "Xander who are you talking to?" He turned around surprised forgetting they were there "what... uh… no one."
"Xander!" Anya exclaimed He turned back around as Willow did. "What?" He asked in a hushed voice. "I'm fading, the portal, I tried to keep it open longer but I can't… it was nice talking to you again." He looked at her in dismay, "No you can't leave, not yet." Anya shook her head "Look I needed to warn you these creatures, they are going to like what they see here, so many people to destroy, they will want to take over, whatever they are planning on with Layla it's going to try to make sure they stay here… Oh and don't tell the others about me… not yet." She told him as she faded from sight "Anya!" he cried out in a hushed whisper. She faded back into view "Goodbye Xander, I'll try to get back, find another portal, I'll see you soon… I promise." And with that she disappeared. "Goodbye Anya… hurry back." He whispered to the empty space she had just been standing in. He turned to the others who were looking at what Anya had called 'the lost ones' "Guys I know what they are… and Laylas in danger" Willow frowned "Wait what? How would you know?." He shook his head "Just trust me"
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Yep I'm bring Anya back… because I like Anya and Xander together, also I like Anya. So please leave a review and also thanks.