Part 13
Angel silently shut the door behind him, and trailed Spike into the living room. "This place is a mess," Angel commented, getting a glare from Spike, "Sorry... but it is." "Just deal with it for the time being, would ya?" Spike said picking up the book he needed Angel to read, "Here... read."
Angel looked over a page of the text, then flipped to the next, and then the next. "Umm... I don't know what this is..." Angel said, surprised at himself. "You're kidding, right?" Spike replied coming up behind him, "Then, why'd you put it in the pile... Not really any point bringing back a book that you can't read... is there?" Angel shook his head, "No, there's not, but I didn't pick this up... At least I don't remember doing so..."
"I did," Buffy spoke up, saying from directly behind them both, making them jump. Both guys took an unneeded breath, seeing that it was Buffy. Once Angel regained his composer, he questioned her, "Why?"
Buffy squinted, then shrugged, "I don't know really, I just got this vibe from it, and figured one of you could read it." "What kind of 'vibe' Slayer," Spike asked, becoming interested in this. "I picked it up, and I felt something about it..." she said, then added to Angel, "Something good."
Their gazes locked for a few seconds, telling him that this book was definitely something to look into. "Does anyone have an idea to how we could get this translated?" Angel asked the two. "We could ask Giles-" Buffy spoke, before she thought about it, she sighed, controlling her emotions for the time being, then said sadly, "I guess that option isn't open anymore, huh?" Angel and Spike both gave her a sympathetic smile.
Buffy bit her lip and tried again, "What about something on the Internet?" Angel nodded, "Yeah, that could work... but normally you're supposed to know what the language is before you try and translate it... and plus if neither of us know it, I'm almost certain it's really old, so it's going to be extremely hard to find on there."
Spike agreed, "Yeah, that's true, but do we have any other options right now?" The three thought a moment, and came up with nothing. "We don't really have time to call, fax, write, or go visit anyone... But with none of us having a lot of computer experience, who knows what will be quickest?" Angel reminded them. "We could do all of it," Buffy stated, "Call everyone, fax this stuff to them, hell even drive somewhere to try and find someone that could help. We can get it done."
Spike broke in, "I hate to be the one to say this, but someone has to. What if this isn't the book? We'll have wasted all that valuable time on nothing." Buffy didn't slump, or look depressed, during her response, "Would I even think about spending tons of our precious time on it if I didn't *know* that this was *the* book?" Spike looked at the floor for a second, then over at Angel, whom nodded, saying that he trusted her. He shook his head, "Okay, let's do it."
Angel silently shut the door behind him, and trailed Spike into the living room. "This place is a mess," Angel commented, getting a glare from Spike, "Sorry... but it is." "Just deal with it for the time being, would ya?" Spike said picking up the book he needed Angel to read, "Here... read."
Angel looked over a page of the text, then flipped to the next, and then the next. "Umm... I don't know what this is..." Angel said, surprised at himself. "You're kidding, right?" Spike replied coming up behind him, "Then, why'd you put it in the pile... Not really any point bringing back a book that you can't read... is there?" Angel shook his head, "No, there's not, but I didn't pick this up... At least I don't remember doing so..."
"I did," Buffy spoke up, saying from directly behind them both, making them jump. Both guys took an unneeded breath, seeing that it was Buffy. Once Angel regained his composer, he questioned her, "Why?"
Buffy squinted, then shrugged, "I don't know really, I just got this vibe from it, and figured one of you could read it." "What kind of 'vibe' Slayer," Spike asked, becoming interested in this. "I picked it up, and I felt something about it..." she said, then added to Angel, "Something good."
Their gazes locked for a few seconds, telling him that this book was definitely something to look into. "Does anyone have an idea to how we could get this translated?" Angel asked the two. "We could ask Giles-" Buffy spoke, before she thought about it, she sighed, controlling her emotions for the time being, then said sadly, "I guess that option isn't open anymore, huh?" Angel and Spike both gave her a sympathetic smile.
Buffy bit her lip and tried again, "What about something on the Internet?" Angel nodded, "Yeah, that could work... but normally you're supposed to know what the language is before you try and translate it... and plus if neither of us know it, I'm almost certain it's really old, so it's going to be extremely hard to find on there."
Spike agreed, "Yeah, that's true, but do we have any other options right now?" The three thought a moment, and came up with nothing. "We don't really have time to call, fax, write, or go visit anyone... But with none of us having a lot of computer experience, who knows what will be quickest?" Angel reminded them. "We could do all of it," Buffy stated, "Call everyone, fax this stuff to them, hell even drive somewhere to try and find someone that could help. We can get it done."
Spike broke in, "I hate to be the one to say this, but someone has to. What if this isn't the book? We'll have wasted all that valuable time on nothing." Buffy didn't slump, or look depressed, during her response, "Would I even think about spending tons of our precious time on it if I didn't *know* that this was *the* book?" Spike looked at the floor for a second, then over at Angel, whom nodded, saying that he trusted her. He shook his head, "Okay, let's do it."