Yay! Next chapter is out. I'm just going to post when I have it, or I'm going to forget.

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Enjoy!

"I am a lucky man, a room full of beautiful young ladies and myself for the next hour and a half." Ford grinned, a grin which only grew as each girl rolled their eyes.

They took their seats, Cordelia and Alex grumbling as they did so.

"Hey Buffy." Willow greater the girl as the others sat. Ford sent her a grin, and Alex slapped him upside the head, making him laugh.

"Did you decide to join us for our merry lesson?" Alex grinned at her. Buffy rolled her eyes.

"I just wanted to remind you guys to meet me in the library after class. We need to figure out a way to help Giles." She crossed her arms. Her friends nodded, but Jenny looked concerned.

"What's wrong with Giles? Is there anything I can do to help?" Jenny looks at her concerned.

"We were just going to do a bit more research, try and find a way to defeat the monster, you know, the usual." Buffy grinned at her, before going back to the door.

"I'll see you guys later. I'm gonna go train." Buffy waved before making a quick retreat, laughing when she heard Alex's shout of 'Traitor!'

Buffy was getting ready to start some crunches, her stretching already finished, when she heard something come from the stacks.

She stood slowly, before making her way up the steps to the over stuffed bookshelves.

She stopped when she saw someone move. She moved through the stacks, trying to find whoever it was, then looked through a, surprisingly, empty shelf to see a man, pushing at the shelf. She ducked and avoided the books before rushing around and grabbing the man by the arm, twisting it so she held his arm behind his back.

"You." She remembered him, she glared and squeezed tighter, he hissed in pain.

"Ah, you remember me. Now can you let me go?" He said. She let his arm go.

"Thank you." He was about to turn when Buffy's fist hit him in the jaw.

He cried out while holding his jaw, she held back on him, not by much, but he won't have a broken jaw.

"Now we're even?" Ethan asked, rubbing his jaw.

Buffy just glared at him.

"Well, why don't you just get Rupert to answer any of your questions. You wouldn't happen to know where he is do you?" Ethan looked down at her, still rubbing his jaw, that was going to bruise.

"You know Giles?" Buffy crossed her arms and shifted her stance.

"We go back, way, way back."

Giles and Philip were both drunk. Giles' alcohol store was empty now, bottles scattered here and there, both were face down on their respective area, Giles at his desk, Philip at the table.

The phone started to ring, making both men groan in hatred at the thing.

"H-hello?" Giles answered, rubbing his eyes.

"Giles? It's me."

"Buffy. Unless this is an emergency, I'll see you on Monday." Giles rubbed his temples. Philip threw an arm over his head.

"I know what the mark of Eyghon is." Giles started, dropping his glasses into the desk. How?

"What?"

"I'm in your office with someone who claims to be a friend of yours; Ethan Rayne." Giles' heart sped.

"He's there now? Buffy, you have to get away from him. You are in danger."

"I'm not going anywhere until you tell me how I can help." Giles sighed, but before he could answer, a loud shattering sound came from the other side of the phone.

"Buffy?" But the phone had been disconnected. He stood quickly and made his way to the door.

"Where you going?" Philip looked up between his arms.

"I need to go help. You'll be safe here. I've got wards surrounding the place." Giles told him before grabbing his jacket and slamming the door behind him.

Alex was out of her seat first, the sound of glass shattering making her bolt out of the room, the others followed behind.

"Don't let him get away." Buffy told her as soon as she was in the library.

Alex tried to stop him, but the guy just grabbed her by the shoulders, spun her around, and tossed her over the counter. Jerk. Cordelia saw what he did and kicked him in the family jewels. Serves him right.

Buffy was facing them, another man's back was to them. Ethan grunted as he tried to stand, but Ford pushed him back to the ground with his foot.

"Get back!" Buffy yelled to her friends when the man turned, showing weird jewel like indents in his face, demon then. Buffy moved to stand in front of her friends, kicking the thing back a few feet, into a table.

"Back off!" She demanded when the guy made to move forward. The guy smirked.

"Two down, three to go. Be seeing you." He told them before leaving through the back entrance. Buffy sighed before turning to face them.

"Er, Buffy. Was that the Janitor?" Willow asked, looking after him. Buffy shrugged, thought about it, and nodded. It was the janitor.

Giles ran into the room, looking at them worriedly. His clothes were rumpled and you could smell the alcohol on him.

"Is everyone alright?" He asked, breathing deeply as his heart slowed.

"Super. I even kicked a guy." Cordelia said with a grin. "We're fine." Miss Calendar assured him.

"Yeah, this guy here interrupted our tutorial. Did I ever thank you for that?" Alex turned to Ethan, bringing Giles' attention to the man.

"You are very welcome. Hello Ripper." Ethan smiled at Alex, then grinned at Giles sarcastically.

"I thought I told you to leave town." Giles moved over to him slowly. Alex and Cordelia shared confused looks. Buffy just glared at Ethan. And both Ford and Willow watched them, Willow with worry, Ford with curiosity.

"You did. I didn't." Ethan was going to continue, but Buffy's intense glare kept his mouth shut, not that that meant anything, he wasn't afraid of her.

"Why did he call Giles 'Ripper'?" Cordelia whispered to Alex, who shrugged. Giles advanced and gripped the back of Ethan's head, pulling him out of his chair. Both Cordelia and Alex 'oh'd in realization.

"You should have left when I told you to." Giles told him, glaring. Ethan rolled his eyes before wincing when Giles tightened his grip.

"Okay, this is ridiculous. Giles, put the man down, Ethan, shut up. Now tell me what is going on." Buffy grabbed Giles' arm and forced it down, before shoving Ethan back into his chair.

"It's a long story." Giles started, rubbing his arm where Buffy grabbed it. "And quite frankly, it's private." Giles turned away from them, moving to leave.

"I don't care if it's private. Janitors are attacking you, weird extrusion tattoos are brought up, and orgees!" Buffy blurted before turning red and covering her mouth. Ford covered his mouth to hide his smile, and Willow, Xander, and Cordelia shared green faces.

Jenny, Giles, and Ethan looked at the girl curiously.

"Buffy means the Mark of Eyghon, it's Etruscan, not extrusion Buffy." Willow informed them, not looking at Giles or Ethan.

Giles sighed. It was going to be a long, Long Saturday.

I think one more chapter for this episode.

And then some interaction with Dru and Spike, Tommy might come in next chapter if I can fit him in.

Mars