Chapter 8: Show and Tell

A/N: sorry about it being so short, but I needed to get something out.

Warning: I don't know; maybe language and innuendo somewhere along the way.

Challenge: #1530 'Transferring Inspectors Andy Trudeau / Darryl Morris or a scooby Challenge' by InvisibleA.

Thanks to my betas: zigpal, kissdoogie and AshDawnSoulmates.

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Same night…

Buffy managed to hold Andy off on his questions until after they dealt with their kidnapper. They both gave their statements, but neither stated exactly how Buffy was able to knock Smoky out, just that she got loose and used some of her martial arts training to subdue him.

It briefly crossed Andy's mind that she was on some kind of drug that allowed her extra strength, but he was willing to give her the benefit of the doubt. Even as he tried to recall as much as he could about their time together, he couldn't come up with a single time that was suspicious for drug use.

An hour or so later, they were finished with the paperwork…mostly due to the fact he was a cop. Andy was on his way to pick up Darryl and Sheila – at Buffy's request. She said they deserved to hear the truth as well. Plus, she didn't want Andy to have to keep this secret from his partner and friend. It wasn't fair to either of them.


Buffy & Giles' home

Giles was the one to open the door when the three of them showed up a little bit later, saying something about Buffy getting things ready for her show and tell downstairs. As they walked down to the basement, Giles did his best to prepare them without giving anything away, "I assure you that what she is about to tell you is the truth. It may sound crazy, but it isn't. Please allow us the chance to prove that to you before you make any judgments."

Warily, they promised to give Buffy and Giles that chance. Andy had more preparation because he actually saw Buffy in action, but he had explained what he witnessed to Darryl and Sheila, so they had some idea of what was going on.

"Hey, guys…thanks for coming over. I assume Andy told you about earlier?" Buffy asked, glancing over at Andy nervously.

Sheila hugged Buffy tightly, relieved that her friend looked relatively unscathed by the experience. "He did. I'm glad you two are okay."

Smiling weakly, Buffy pulled out of the embrace and started pacing while she talked, "Yeah. Umm, okay, see this is really hard to tell people. They usually do one of three things: call me crazy and lock me up, decide to use me as a way to cheat death over and over, or – and I'm kinda hoping that you do this one – figure it doesn't matter and want to be my friend despite my secret."

"What? Are you some kind of super-spy?" Darryl asked with a hint of teasing in his voice. He was having a hard time believing what his partner said happened with the dirty ex-cop. After all, this was Buffy! Sure, she did martial arts and everything, but still…

"Not so much with the spying. Giles has this speech he usually gives, but I don't really like it very much." Buffy grinned at her Watcher impudently. "Guess the best way to do this is just to get it out there. Monsters are real. And I'm not talking about the kind that you guys arrest. Vampires, demons, those kinds of things…they actually exist. I'm what they fear. Just think of me as a modern-day Van Helsing."

Seeing the skepticism on their faces, Giles quietly suggested to his Slayer, "I think they need the demonstration, Buffy."

"Oh right!" Buffy exclaimed, snapping her fingers as she remembered what she had set up. "Just a sec. I picked up a vamp on the way home so I could show you."

While she ducked into the other room to grab her prisoner, Giles explained, "Buffy and I discussed this before deciding that showing you in the privacy of our home would be safer than taking you out on patrol. Things tend to go to hell far too easily when fighting demons."

Buffy shoved the trussed vamp down in the middle of the room. Giles was standing in position to keep her friends safe and she moved towards the stairs to block any escape. "Alright, this is a real, dead vampire. Go on, show them your vampy face," she commanded, poking the vampire with her stake.

The vampire in question was less than pleased to be a show and tell lesson. "Why should I?" he snarled.

"Because I'll make your death less painful if you do," Buffy replied easily. She leaned down to whisper in his ear, "You're gonna show them no matter what; it just whether you suffer first or not."

"Before you get any bright ideas about escaping, you should keep in mind that this is the Slayer who defeated Lothos, The Master, Angelus, Spike and Drusilla," Giles added as a bit of warning.

The vampire was old enough to know he didn't stand a chance, but young enough to think he had to try. Without warning, he lunged for Buffy, hoping to catch her off guard, but she simply stepped to the side. At the same time, she brought her knee up into his gut and her elbow down on the back of his neck, dropping him to the floor in a heap of pain.

"You get that out of your system now?" Buffy asked with a raised eyebrow. "I'd rather just stake you quickly instead of hurting you, but you're starting to try my patience."

Resignedly, the vampire went into game face, and once they got over the shock of the sight, Buffy shocked them again by shoving her stake into his heart. They stared at the pile of ash in silence for several minutes.

Finally, Buffy couldn't take it anymore and told Giles, "I'm gonna go patrol. Can you take it from here?" He nodded, knowing it was up to him to get them to come around.


A/N: Next…Giles gives the shovel speech.