Chapter 25- Unexpected
20th April 1993
Dear diary,
You'd think I wouldn't be surprised by anything now after what I've experienced but no, you can always be surprised no matter what you've been through. Sometimes when you least expect it something happens that changes your idea of someone or something.
People can be the most interesting things because you never really no what move they will make next, it's a game and we wait for the next player to make their move, their move can make a difference.
People can always surprise you, will always surprise you. They can make sudden choices that determine the way you may look at something afterwards. The unexpected are always expected, I'll tell you what I mean.
It was a bright sunny day as per usual and I woke up to the sound of people yelling out happy birthday in my face, it was quite deafening at the time. It was the start of my 12th birthday and I didn't feel a year older.
I went down to breakfast and I had pancakes, my favourite with just the right amount of syrup, I found out that there are many types of syrup but that isn't really important is it. After breakfast my mum and dad gave me my presents and I got a new bike, it was a darkish purple colour and it was just the greatest present ever, I also got a new bag for my slaying weapons, it was purple as well.
When I had gotten dressed and was about to go brush my teeth when I heard the door bell rang so I presumed that it was Xander and Jesse coming over for my birthday but I presumed wrong and should have stayed upstairs brushing my teeth.
Well anyways I went downstairs and my parents were talking to someone already at the door, it didn't really seem to be someone for me since they weren't looking down at someone rather more up, so it wasn't Xander or Jesse, someone older around my parents age maybe I thought at first. I went into the lounge room to wait to see who the mystery guest was when my dad called me to the door.
When I got to the door, I looked at my dad and then to the person standing at the door and when I made eye contact with the man I could have fainted. Of all people to show up at 'my' door, he.. he was there. I mean he could have made my heart stop by shocking me like that, I never expected him to ever visit for any reason at all.
He looked different; maybe he shaved for once hehehe. I don't know really what was different about him at first, I could just sense that he had changed, he wasn't the man he was before, and something had happened I could just tell.
He was all polite and everything to my parents and I, it was kind of freaky, gave me the shivers. At the time I was thinking how could he just waltz in here like this and put on an act just for my parents and then expect to ask me a question so rudely.
My mum asked him if he'd like a cup of tea and of course he replied, it was funny, he got out his note book and wrote something down and looked over at me as though he was sorry, sorry.. he was sorry? He looked rather innocent and guilty but maybe it wasn't an act.. I wasn't sure at the time and I just needed to find out some how.
He asked politely when both of my parents were back in the lounge room if he could speak to me privately and they said it was okay. I got up from the couch, went to the kitchen and Wesley followed.
There was silence for a while and a bit more silence until he asked the question. He was just so straight forward, got straight to the point asking if I was the Slayer and of course I didn't just stand there not saying anything and looked at him again and ask what the hell he was talking about and he told me he heard there was a new Slayer in town. So I questioned where he had heard his information from but he wouldn't say but without me asking he did mention it wasn't from the council which I thought it was rather strange of him because we were just standing there in more silence and he just bursts this information out. I gave him a weird look hehe and he started to come towards me but I backed straight away from him, he told me not to be scared which I thought was rather funny.
He said he came because he was worried about me and I just laughed so hard I nearly fell over. When I had finally stopped laughing a saw the look on his face and by his expressions I could tell he was dead serious about it all. He told me I was in danger even if I wasn't the Slayer and I started to believe what he was saying and he could tell I kind of trusted him but I didn't completely trust him because I had to stay alert just in case this was just another plan the council had planned for me.
Then.. I think… I didn't let him but I think he was about to say.. sorry… Wesley was about to apologize and I just could not handle that right now so before I could let him say it I ran out the back door from the kitchen as Jesse and Xander arrived.
I bumped into Xander and we both fell over. He asked where I was rushing off to on such a beautiful day and I, I was just speechless no words could fill my mouth so instead Wesley decided to speak for me. Wesley was acting all nice again and telling them he was from the council and you should have seen the faces on Jesse and Xander's faces, they were scared of him because of what I had told them about the council. They both screamed out to Wesley to get away from me and to get out of my house… but I told them… I can't believe I did this but I told them it was all right.. that something had happened and it was all right he was in my house.
After all the commotion my parents rushed into the kitchen to see what all the fuss was about, I told them everything was fine and that I would be back in the lounge room in a few minutes. As my parents walked out of the kitchen Xander and Jesse went to the lounge room as well.
Wesley's face now rather looked relieved, I think it was because I had just said that it was all right he was in my house. I had so much to ask him about and he had so much to ask me but he told me this was not the time, that he had to leave now because he was in danger himself. I was about to ask why but he just ran out the door and it was too late to ask…
I shouldn't of been that surprised, shocked, whatever you call it because I never expected Wesley to come, he was always unexpected so if I really had thought about it before I should have seen him coming all the time. He was unexpected and he should have been expected.
Love Buffy