2 am
Buffy was finally convinced the house was beyond any possibility of
the vampires escaping, and moved back to the front of the house and
stood with Willow.
She saw Xander approaching from the other side of the house, and
Giles from the front. "Anybody hurt?" Buffy asked. Both men shook
their heads. "Good." She looked over at Willow, who was still
chanting. "She's freaky when she does that."
"Quite," Giles agreed. "She's a little too good at it," he
added. "Well, I'd better go check on the wolf." He went over to the
car.
Buffy took Xander's hand, and said, "Well, I never said life with me
would be boring."
Xander laughed, "No, it's definitely never boring," he agreed.
A collective inhuman wail rose from the vampires then, and Buffy
shuddered. "I hate that part," she said with a frown. Xander pulled
her into his arms, and she went willingly. She sighed happily as he
wrapped his arms around her comfortingly. "That's better," she said.
******
4 am
Buffy, Willow, Xander and Giles picked through the burned structure,
looking for any vampires which had survived the fire. Buffy was glad
they hadn't found any. "Giles?" she called upstairs.
"We're fine," Willow called back down.
"Good," Buffy said. "Xan?"
"Yeah?" he said from right behind her. She jumped, whirled and
smacked him on the arm. "Don't do that!" she yelled.
"Ow!" Xander said with a grin. "Sorry, I thought I was being funny."
Buffy rolled her eyes, and said, "Any place we've missed?"
"Closet," Xander pointed to what must have been a coat closet near
the front door.
Buffy walked over and opened it, not expecting the vampire to jump
out at her. "Agh!" she yelled, as he grabbed her by the arms,
throwing her across the room.
"Buffy!" Xander yelled.
"No!" Buffy said, "Go get him!" Xander nodded and ran after the
vampire, who'd run out the front door.
"What happened?" Willow asked as she and Giles rushed down the
stairs.
"Stray vampire," Buffy said, getting to her feet. "Xander went after
it."
"So is that all of them?" Giles asked.
"Yes, let's..." Buffy looked up as they heard creaking from the
house. "..get out of here?" she suggested. They ran out of the house
and looked back to see the entire house crumble to the ground. Buffy
heard the firetruck siren first. "We should go," she said. "The other
good guys will be here soon, and I don't want to explain what we're
doing here."
"Wait for me," Xander said walking up.
"Get it?" Buffy asked.
"Of course I did," Xander said. "You think I'd dare come back if I
didn't?" he joked.
"Well, Buffy's right," Giles said. "We do need to disappear before
the police show up. Xander, Buffy do you need a ride?"
"No," Buffy said. "I need to walk. I'm too wired."
"Okay then," Xander shrugged. "We walk."
"Be careful," Giles said, and he and Willow left.
*******
Buffy was finally convinced the house was beyond any possibility of
the vampires escaping, and moved back to the front of the house and
stood with Willow.
She saw Xander approaching from the other side of the house, and
Giles from the front. "Anybody hurt?" Buffy asked. Both men shook
their heads. "Good." She looked over at Willow, who was still
chanting. "She's freaky when she does that."
"Quite," Giles agreed. "She's a little too good at it," he
added. "Well, I'd better go check on the wolf." He went over to the
car.
Buffy took Xander's hand, and said, "Well, I never said life with me
would be boring."
Xander laughed, "No, it's definitely never boring," he agreed.
A collective inhuman wail rose from the vampires then, and Buffy
shuddered. "I hate that part," she said with a frown. Xander pulled
her into his arms, and she went willingly. She sighed happily as he
wrapped his arms around her comfortingly. "That's better," she said.
******
4 am
Buffy, Willow, Xander and Giles picked through the burned structure,
looking for any vampires which had survived the fire. Buffy was glad
they hadn't found any. "Giles?" she called upstairs.
"We're fine," Willow called back down.
"Good," Buffy said. "Xan?"
"Yeah?" he said from right behind her. She jumped, whirled and
smacked him on the arm. "Don't do that!" she yelled.
"Ow!" Xander said with a grin. "Sorry, I thought I was being funny."
Buffy rolled her eyes, and said, "Any place we've missed?"
"Closet," Xander pointed to what must have been a coat closet near
the front door.
Buffy walked over and opened it, not expecting the vampire to jump
out at her. "Agh!" she yelled, as he grabbed her by the arms,
throwing her across the room.
"Buffy!" Xander yelled.
"No!" Buffy said, "Go get him!" Xander nodded and ran after the
vampire, who'd run out the front door.
"What happened?" Willow asked as she and Giles rushed down the
stairs.
"Stray vampire," Buffy said, getting to her feet. "Xander went after
it."
"So is that all of them?" Giles asked.
"Yes, let's..." Buffy looked up as they heard creaking from the
house. "..get out of here?" she suggested. They ran out of the house
and looked back to see the entire house crumble to the ground. Buffy
heard the firetruck siren first. "We should go," she said. "The other
good guys will be here soon, and I don't want to explain what we're
doing here."
"Wait for me," Xander said walking up.
"Get it?" Buffy asked.
"Of course I did," Xander said. "You think I'd dare come back if I
didn't?" he joked.
"Well, Buffy's right," Giles said. "We do need to disappear before
the police show up. Xander, Buffy do you need a ride?"
"No," Buffy said. "I need to walk. I'm too wired."
"Okay then," Xander shrugged. "We walk."
"Be careful," Giles said, and he and Willow left.
*******