Chapter 6 Not My Destiny

A week had gone by since the cemetery incident which Buffy tried to ignore as she spun working on her choreography. Giles walked the halls of the campus looking for Buffy. Angel described her so he was looking for a young blonde…that narrowed it down as he searched. But Giles would know if he found the slayer. He headed to the dance studio as Angel had instructed and then he saw Wes coming down the other end. Both Watchers wanted to inform her of what she was. It had been years since a Watcher has been around a slayer, a great honor. They both looked into the window watching her.

Buffy sat on the floor and leaned forward and then did a back flip to a standing position. She did a few more back flips and then sighed and turned around. She saw two men standing there which made her jump.

"Oh sorry didn't mean to frighten you." Giles said with a smile and Buffy laughed nervously. "Allow me to introduce myself I'm Rupert Giles."

"And I'm Wesley Windum Price."

"And you must be Buffy?" Giles asked and Buffy nodded.

"Yeah can I help you guys?" She asked but was confused, to her they looked like door to door salesmen, but how did they know her name she thought to herself.

"You have been chosen Buffy." Giles stated while removing his glasses.

"Chosen to do what?" She asked confused.

"To stop the vampires." Wes finished. Buffy knew vampires were real she faced them a week ago in fact her love interest was a vampire but chosen to stop them what did that mean.

"Ah right…" She tried to laugh it off but she knew that they were serious.

"You are the chosen one, one girl in all the world to hunt and kill the vampires." Giles told her and Buffy nodded but she wasn't getting this.

"Sounds like a great honor but really I think you have the wrong person." She went to turn around and go back to her practice but then Wes spoke.

"I think not," Wes said right away noticing Buffy was losing interest, she turned and faced him not wanting to hear anymore. "A week ago you fought against vampires; you fought with real combat skills. These skills were never taught to you."

"Adrenal." Buffy stated in defense.

"That's not all though," Giles joined in the conversion. "You've been having dreams haven't you?" He asked and when Buffy stood there and didn't answer he knew he found her, the last slayer. "You're another girl fighting." Buffy thought about it, it was true but how did they know? "Tonight meet at the cemetery we are behind on schedule." And they left and Buffy stood there not understanding.

Buffy showed up to the cemetery and walked through it alone watching every corner.

"Ah there you are." Giles said and she jumped again and turned around.

"You really need to stop doing that." Buffy said and Giles smiled and walked passed her and she followed him to a grave.

"And now we wait." Giles said and Buffy sighed.

"For what?" She asked and she was slightly annoyed.

"For this man to wake up." Giles then stood off to the side and Buffy scoffed and sat down. In the shadows waited Wes, Oz, Cordelia, Doyle and Angel. Angel watched making sure if anything got out of hand he would intervene. Buffy sat there waiting and took in a deep breath. Then it popped up in her mind, Angel she wanted to see him especially right now because a hand shot up out of the ground. Buffy scooted away as another hand shot out. She got off the ground as the man pulled himself up and out. Giles stood off to the side as it charged at Buffy. Buffy dodge the vampire and he swung a punch and she blocked it and then kicked him to the ground. Giles then tossed her a stake and she knew exactly what to do with it. She stabbed the vampire and he turned into dust and she jumped back.

"You see now? You understand your power now?" Giles asked as Buffy stood there in shock. Buffy turned to him and tossed the stake and left in both anger and confusion. Angel knew she wouldn't understand why should she.

Buffy was in her bathroom after washing up. A slayer she thought, she is the slayer but how and why. She shut off her light and sat on the bed. Maybe if she sleeps it would all go away but the dreams made sense but that brought no comfort. She was in a nightmare when she slept now she was in a nightmare when she was awake. But she felt eyes watching her and she knew who it was. She turned around and it was Angel. He could see fear and the confusion in her eyes.

"Why me?" She asked and he stepped inside and then sat next to her but he couldn't explain why no one knew why. He didn't want this for her, it was a curse. "Did I do something?" And he shook his head no and she nodded and a tear rolled down her cheek and she looked at the wall perhaps looking passed it but he didn't know but he did take her hand into his offering some sort of comfort.

Buffy woke up finding any arm under her as she held it close and another arm draped over her waist. He stayed with her all night. She slowly turned over and he was still asleep, morning was approaching and if he didn't leave in the next hour or so he'd be stuck here all day but she didn't mind. She placed a hand on his cheek and smiled a little. She closed her eyes as she scooted closer to him wanting to be as close as possible.

Angel woke and could feel the sun would be rising soon. He could feel the top of Buffy's head under his chin and he smiled. He didn't want to leave her but there was work to be done. But as he got up he noticed Buffy was on top of his arm. He lowered himself not wanting to wake her but he needed to leave.

"Buffy?" He asked in a whisper as he tried to free his arm. "Buffy, Buffy Angel needs his arm back." And she moved just enough that he could free himself. He sat up and put his shoes and coat on and then made sure she was covered with the blanket. He took a note out of his pocket and placed on her nightstand and then leaned in and kissed her forehead. He knew he was forming a really bad habit but he thought some of those habits were the best. He headed to the window and left.

Buffy woke and there was no Angel but she wasn't upset. She then noticed the note on the nightstand and read it.

'Buffy I don't want to leave but there is a lot to be done. When you're ready come to the mansion outside of town and I'll be there. I know all this has to be overwhelming but I promise to help you and to protect you. I need you to stay low no one can know especially vampires otherwise you'll be in grave danger and I can't have that I won't compromise your safety because I will be truly honest I care about you and I will do whatever it takes to keep you safe.

Angel'

She smiled when reading it.

Buffy stood outside the mansion. This place had always been in Sunnydale and most people thought it was haunted so of course a vampire lived here. She walked up the steps and knocked. No one answered and thought this was stupid but the door opened. She turned around and it was a woman.

"Hi I'm Cordelia, you must be Buffy come in." She said in a peppy voice and Buffy walked in. "Angel is still asleep but we've all been expecting you." She said and then Giles came in with a book and smiled. He wondered how Angel convinced her to come.

"Come, come and sit in the living room." Giles ushered into the living room and she sat on the couch when Wes came in and was smiling. Oz and Doyle were out scouting the town for potential hot spots for vampires. Buffy felt awkward if anything she wanted Angel here. Giles took a seat on another sofa while Cordelia came in with a try of tea and cookies. Buffy looked around and thought this place wasn't too bad. But she wanted Angel to be in this conversion whatever it maybe.

"So Buffy?" Giles asked and she looked up. "Tell me what you know about vampires and demons?" And Buffy nodded, yes this was going to be an interesting conversion.

Angel had awaken and sat on the end of the stairs listening to Giles tell Buffy who she was, what she was, what a slayer was and what she did. Buffy sat there in the chair not talking just listening, she thought this was crazy. She accepted the fact about vampires but a slayer? She was a slayer but why her? She had no talents well maybe dancing but that's it she was a no body. All Buffy did was go to school and take care of her sister. Angel knew this was a shock and accepting it wasn't going to be easy not at all.

"No, no." Buffy said while standing up. "I'll believe in vampires and demons but I am not the slayer you have the wrong girl." Buffy said and Giles stood up and Angel just sat there knowing this was going to happen.

"I think not Buffy I do firmly believe you are the slayer." Giles said and notice she was going to leave. "It's destiny Buffy, you have a destiny now."

"No, no I don't." Buffy argued shaking her head in protest. "My destiny is to be part of a major dance company, make sure my sister graduates, I get married, maybe pop out a kid or two, have fat grand kids and die. That's my destiny." Buffy said with a stern voice and Giles nodded thinking.

"Ok, ok." He said looking around. "There is one more way to prove that you a slayer."

"What?" Buffy asked in an annoying tone.

"This," Giles took out a knife and threw it. Buffy caught it inches from her head and Cordelia gasped and Angel stood up not in shock but in confirmation and to make sure she was ok. "See bravo." Giles said with a smile but Buffy wasn't smiling she was in shock. Buffy held the knife looking at it and then looked up at Giles.

"You…you threw a knife at my head." Buffy looked into Giles' eyes and walked slowly to him. "You threw a knife at my head!" She yelled.

"Yes and you caught only a slayer can catch it." Giles informed, from across the room Angel could tell what she was about to do. "I knew you could and it was the only way to prove." But before he could finish Buffy swung her fist into his face. Cordelia yelped and stood up while Angel came over. Giles sat back in his seat holding his nose and then Buffy threw the knife to the ground and left the mansion. Angel and Cordelia attended to Giles to see the damage.

Buffy sat at the bar in the Bronze but she wasn't drinking alcohol just a coke. She listen to the music and thought about what had happened all the things said. She sighed and thought she turned downed the job and could now move on, plus Angel is a vampire and could never work although he would have that youthful look forever, no she thought she had to move on. But then she knew Angel was here, he took a seat next to her and waited for her to say something.

"Here's what you do Buffy," Angel began and Buffy looked up while Angel flagged down the bar tender. "You order a bottle and a shot glass and you drink. Bottle of Jameson." Angel said to the bar tender and Buffy was still quiet as Angel still looked at her. The bar tender set down two shot glasses and Jameson and Angel poured the liquor and handed one glass to Buffy.

"I don't like whiskey." She said and Angel smiled still holding the glass and she took it and they both downed one shot.

The bottle had maybe four shots left in it and Buffy was laughing, Angel however wasn't as drunk but still feeling it.

"You can drink can you?" Angel asked as he poured another shot and Buffy smiled.

"Despite my size I can hold my liquor." Buffy stated and then they both took another hit and slammed their glasses down Buffy took in a deep breath feeling her stomach telling her no more. The whiskey no longer burned going down and then the music got louder and the crowd cheered. "You dance Angel?" She asked and he shook his head no. "Oh come on you're two hundred and something years old and you don't dance?"

"This isn't dancing more like mating." He stated and Buffy smiled she poured the last bit of Jameson into their glasses and they drank it she then took his hands and he stumbled with her to the dance floor as she giggled.

"Oh I'm going to have such a hangover." She said as she stood before him and then wrapped her arms around his neck and he wrapped his around her waist. She started to sway and he swayed with her. He knew she was drunk but he couldn't himself, he felt guilty bringing her into this. The space between them began to close and their bodies got closer. He had to keep his composure but her body touching his it was going to be difficult. She then ran her hands down the sides of his arms, he was very well built. Then she turned around so her back was up against him which if he could breath he would stop. She danced on him and as much as he thought about killing vampires or hell beast or drowning puppies she would enter his mind and all kinds of bad thoughts ran through his head. He then noticed he was rocking with her and his arms were wrapped around her and he wasn't going to let go anytime soon. Tomorrow would be awkward and probably painful because the eight shots of straight whiskey but for now he was enjoying this. He thought he had the most beautiful girl dancing on him and she was the slayer.

In the back of the Bronze Spike scoped out the place looking and spot his Sire dancing with a human and enjoying it. If he like this piece of livestock then he might finally have an upper hand. Buffy turned back around with a smile and kept dancing with him. Other guys around them noticed and Angel could smell it they wanted her so to show some sort of male dominance he pulled her closer and she giggled and wrapped her arms back around his neck. But there was another scent in the air, very faint scent that he hadn't smelled in a long time. But then his train of thought was broken when Buffy leaned back and his eyes grew wide with desire and lust, she pulled herself back with a seductive smile.

"Oh you naughty, naughty boy Angelus, she's way too young for you." Spike said and left the Bronze with a plan forming in his head and a smile on his face.

So what do you think? Buffy knows she's the slayer so what's next. And a little dancing between Buffy and Angel well more like bumping and grinding, am I hinting something for later…maybe. So what's on Spike's mind, more to come next week. Hope you're enjoying. If anyone has read the Gift I've got a back story to that going on with that one too called About Her. This story takes priority over About Her at the moment but I'll try to be a good writer and update as often as possible with both stores. Thanks for reading, comments and reviews are welcomed and loved dearly.