A/N: This chapter begins the second part of the story, which will not be quite as long as the first part. It will be maybe about 10 chapters at the most, then I will start the third part, which will have a new major villain. I'll be taking an OC to be this villain's minion if anyone wants to submit one. Also, I'll be writing in my friend's vengeance demon OC in a few chapters, who will also appear agin later in the the story. I hope you all enjoy!
I arrived at school on time, as I usually do, my long, ebony black hair flowing in the strong breeze that there was today. I walked in the front door and headed to my locker. Everyone was standing there talking.
"Good morning, Erika," they all said to me.
"Hey everyone," I replied.
Everyone was fine after I stopped Oshiri two nights ago. In all honesty, I was surprised we made it…
~~~Flashback to two nights ago~~~
"This is it!" I yelled at Buffy over the noise as Our energy and oshiri's collided.
From outside the mansion, a huge bust of light could be seen from out the windows and doors, then, seconds later, the mansion exploded in a fiery blaze!
All of a sudden, Buffy and I appeared outside of the mansion. I had managed to teleport us out on instinct. My eyes returned to their normal blue and I collapsed to my knees.
Buffy kneeled down to help me.
"Are you ok, Erika?" Buffy concernedly asked me.
"Yeah, I think so," I weakly replied.
"Where's OShiri?" Buffy concernedly asked, looking around.
I looked at the ruins of the mansion, and using the very last of my magic energy, made my eyes glow with a golden energy as I scanned it for his prescence.
"He's gone. Dead," I replied with relief as my eyes returned to normal and I sank back down.
All of a sudden, my phone rang. I picked it up. It was Giles.
"Good news, Erika," said Giles. "All of the magic Oshiri did toy everyone has been reversed! Good job on defeating him!"
~~~End flashback~~~
To bad Warren getting stabbed didn't get reversed," said Oz.
"Yeah," I replied sadly before cheering up. "He IS getting better, though. Unfortuntely, he and I cannot go on our scheduled date tonight, although he should be out of the hospital in the next week or so."
"That's good," said Buffy.
All of a sudden, the bell rang, so we all had to go off to our classes.
The day was pretty normal. After a few periods, I had art. I was almost late, as I had to put away my extra books of spells and such to make room for my art supplie sin my backpack, but I got there just in the nix of time.
"Hey Erika," Amy greeted me as I sat down next to her.
"Hello," I cheerfully replied.
"Sorry you won't be able to go on your date with Warren to the concert tonight," Amy said. "I know you two were really excited to go."
"Well, as long as he gets better, that's all that matters to me," I replied. "I just wish that he didn't get stabbed in the first place. I feel as if it is all my fault…"
"Aw, it's not your fault!:" Amy reassured me. "Tell you what, I'll take you out to have fun tonight. I know a really cool place we can go to."
"Well… ok," I replied. "I do have to do some training with Buffy and Giles for a few hours after school though."
"That's ok!" said Amy. "we can meet up and my house and then go!"
~~~Later that day~~~
It was after class, and I was heading to the library for my training. Giles had me and Buffy practice our swordfighting. Afterwards, I went home to change into a black hooded and some jeans, then headed to Amy's house.
After a few minutes, I got to Amy's house and ringed the doorbell. As soon as I did, the door opened by itself, probably magically.
"Hello?" I asked as I walke din. The door slammed shut behind me as I did.
"Hey Erika! Glad you came!" exclaimed Amy as she ran down the staris to greet me.
"Yeah!" I happily replied.
"Are you ready to go?" she asked.
"Definitely," I said. I was actually pretty excited, as I needed something to take my mind off of all og the problems that were going on, even though oshiri had been defeated and all. I was still really worried about Warren, even though the doctors said he would make a full recovery.
We walked out of her house and began walking towards downtown Sunnydale. We passed all of the usual shops and things me and my other friends would go to and passed the Bronze. We walked into an alley about three blocks away.
"Uh, where did you say we were going again?" I nervously asked.
"It's this place for witches and other magic users like us," she replied.
I instantly became more comfortable. We stopped in front of a brick wall, with no windows or doors nearby. I could sense something in front of it, though.
"…A doorway?" I asked, looking closely at it. I could sense a magical entryway.
"Yep," Amy replied with a smirk. She walked through the wall, and I followed her.
"Just like harry Potter…" I thought to myself.
When we came out on the other side of the wall, we were standing in a room with some beat up furniture. There were a few people laying around, but they all seemed kind of out of it. I was beginning to get a little nervous.
Me and Amy walked to the back and past a curtain into an almost entirely red room.
"Well, look who it is," said a man sitting in the room. He had stringy, greasy hair and a scarred up face. He was really ugly, and seemed kind of creepy.
"Hey Rack," Amy greeted him.
He stood up and walked towards us.
"I see you brought a friend," Rack said, noticing me.
"Yeah," replied Amy. "This is my friend Erika."
"Uh, hi," I nervously said.
Rack grinned at me.
"So, uh, what is it you do here?" I asked.
"He's a magic dealer," Amy says. "He's developed his powers so he can charge others with certain types of magic, among other things."
"That's right," said Rack. "People come from all over for my services."
"Oh, I see," I replied. I wasn't as nervous anymore, but something seemed… off.
"I sense some power off of you," he said to me as he walked closer.
"She's very powerful," Amy confirmed.
"I see," smiled Rack. "Tell you what, I'll give you a little bit of juice, but you got to give me something in return."
"Um, what would that be?" I asked concernedly as he put his hand on the side of my face.
"It's ok," Amy reassured me.
"I'm not going to hurt you or do anything to you," Rack said. "I just want to take a little tour."
As soon as he said that, a light came out of his hand that was on my face, along with sparks of red lightning. I let out a small yell as the whole room filled with white light.
