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Giles was working late doing some inventory, when he heard a glass break in the front.
He grabbed a baseball bat, a small stake and went to investigate.

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"Are we almost there?" Alex asked.

"Right around the corner." Spike answered.

She was horrified to see the door wide open. "Giles!"

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Inside Cypen and Harmony held Giles at knife point.

"What took you so long?" Cypen asked. "I was beginning to get hungry."

"Hurt him and die right now." she snarled, vamping out and aiming the cross bow.

"Pleasure." Cypen went to stab Giles, but the knife burned in his hand.
With the knife on the floor, Giles elbowed Cypen in the face.

"Get out and she won't hurt you." Giles warned.

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Cypen admitted defeat and walked passed them and through the door.
Harmony tried to follow, but was stopped by Alex as she connected with an elbow to the face.

"Where's he going next?" she asked tossing the bow to Giles.

"I don't know." Harmony said as Alex picked her up off the floor and held on.

"Speak." Giles aimed the bow at Harmony.

"No."

"Harm, pretty please for me?" Spike sweet talked.

"Oh, OK. He said L.A. that he was going to meet up with this Adern guy..."

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"You look a little pale." noted Spike after Harmony had left.

"Alexandria, what's wrong?" Giles asked feeling her forehead. "No fever."

"I'm fine." she said just before blacking out.

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"She's comin' around." When her eyes came into focus, she saw Spike and Giles standing over her.

"Alexandria how long has this been going on?" Giles questioned.

"Not long." she lied sitting up on Giles' couch.

"That's a lie." broke in Spike.

"Yes it is and where is your father?"

"Dead, has been for almost ten years."

"Oh heavens, Alexandria, I'm truly sorry."

"As for the black outs, almost two years. They didn't bother at first, but lately they've been
getting worse. I've had a few doctors look at me and they can't find anything wrong."

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"YOU! You're the one who put Riley in the hospital. " Buffy was standing in the doorway.

"Buffy. Calm down." Giles began.

"I'm trying but....." Buffy said as she pointed to Alex getting off the couch.

"But what?" Alex asked as she got into Buffy's face. "Am I in your territory?"

"Yes." snapped Buffy.

"Funny, didn't see a sign that said, "Buffydale." And the last time I checked this was a free country."

"Girls!" Giles yelled. "Buffy, Alexandria meant no harm when she came here."

Alex and Buffy stayed locked in a staring match.

"Yea? Well then why is Riley in the hospital?"

"Because I thought he was a vampire, when he attacked me from behind."

"Alexandria, you best come back an lie down..." Giles suggested.

"No, its obvious she doesn't want me here. I'll leave."

"Where?" Giles asked.

"LA."

"What's in LA?" asked Buffy.

"Faith." she replied turning her back to Buffy.

"Ah, the bitch." Buffy mumbled.

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Alex spun around, gave Buffy a right to the jaw and then a left to her ribs, that sent her flying
through the open door.

Buffy's fall was broken by Willow and Xander who heard about the commotion at the store and
decided to get another side of the story.

"Do not talk about her like that." Alex emerged from the house. "You know nothing about her."

"I know more then I'd like to and I don't like you."

"Buffy! You don't even know her." Willow gasped.

"You can say what you want, and think what you want about me, but don't you dare speak ill of her.
Or are you still upset I put your boyfriend in the hospital? Hmmm?"

Buffy seemed ready to pounce on her as she continued.

"I apologized to him for that, and if you don't shut your mouth, I'll put you in a bed right next to him."

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"Buffy! Alexandria!" Giles motioned to Spike to grab Alex.

"Apparently your new slayer training hasn't taught you much!"

"You hit first!" yelled Buffy as Willow and Xander restrained her.

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Two hours later Giles and Spike were putting Alex on a bus to L.A. As Giles packed her two of her three bags in the luggage compartment, Spike handed her a piece of paper.

"Angel Investigations." she read.

"That's just in case you need any help." he replied.

"You're concerned?"

"I know about Adern's reputation..."

"All set." Giles announced as he came over. "Alexandria you be careful..."
He kissed her on the forehead. "God be with you."

"By the way, how'd you do that thing with knife?" Spike asked.

She turned around and said, "I didn't do that."

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