Part 3:
A/N: I know, it's been forever! I'm a slacker...I even had this part written! Forgive me please, and enjoy this next part! Someday, I'm sure I'll know where this plot is going. Please r/r!
Monica was still sitting in the lecture hall when she sensed a presence in the doorway. Looking up, she smiled when she saw Tess, her Angelic supervisor. Smiling, Monica motioned to her friend to take a seat.
"How'd it go, Angel girl?" Tess asked Monica.
"Not bad, Tess. She was reluctant at first, but I'm going to help her work with a friend of hers tonight. He was Buffy's high school librarian actually." Monica smiled at Tess, rather surprised at how smoothly things were going so far.
"Monica, there are a few things that you need to know. This man, the librarian, plays a very special role in Buffy's life. He posed as the librarian in high school to work more closely with Buffy. You see every Slayer has someone assigned to her. Giles is Buffy's Watcher. He helps in training her, and preparing her for upcoming battles. They have become very close over the past few years." Tess knew she would have to explain the mythology behind the Slayer, and along with that came explaining all that Buffy was associated with.
"When you say close, how close do you mean, Tess?"
Tess laughed when she saw Monica's overly concerned face. "Buffy sees Giles as a father figure, Angel baby. Her mother, Joyce and father, Hank divorced right before Buffy and her mom moved to Sunnydale. Since Giles has played such an important role in Buffy's survival, he has taken the role as surrogate father."
Monica breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you Tess. Is there anything else I must know before I go to Giles' flat?"
Tess shook her head. "That's all for now, baby. Go on and meet Buffy. Let me know what happens."
"Of course," Monica told her. Tess and Monica hugged briefly before Monica left for the U.C. Sunnydale Student Center.
Ten minutes later, Monica stood in front of the building where she was to meet Buffy and her friends. Seeing that she was alone, Monica bowed her head in prayer. 'Heavenly Father, I pray that you will watch over us tonight. Reveal to me what You will, and help me to use it. Father, I know that Buffy needs my help, and I depend on You to do that. In Your glorious Name I pray, Amen.' As Monica looked up, she saw Buffy, Willow and Riley approaching. She smiled at them kindly.
"Hey," Buffy said warmly. "You ready to go work on those books?" Buffy flinched as she said this. She just knew that there was more to Monica than what met the eye, but she couldn't put her finger on what it was. All Buffy knew was that she had this feeling that it was pointless to lie to Monica.
"Of course. Lead the way."
The group walked in silence to Giles' flat. Monica gazed up at the night sky and smiled. It never ceased to amaze her that God could create something so beautiful. As Monica was enjoying the twinkling stars, she heard Riley shout, "Buffy! Behind you!"
Buffy spun around, relaxing in a fighting stance. Monica gasped when she saw the thing Buffy was facing. Though she had never seen a vampire, Monica knew that they were creatures of evil, against everything she stood for. 'Oh, Father, please protect this wee lass. Give her the strength to succeed.'
As Monica prayed, Buffy looked at her opponent, severely annoyed. "You'd think you people would get sick of preying on human beings. On second thought, you're not people are you?" Buffy lunged forward, striking the vamp with a hard right punch.
The vampire fell on its back and tried to scramble to its feet. "You have no idea what you will face, Slayer! He will defeat you!"
Buffy looked at the vampire in mock fear. "Really? I have to say; that threat just loses its punch once you've heard fifty times. Tell 'him' that we will dance...soon." Buffy said this just before she staked the vampire in the heart. "I love it when they think I'm gonna let them live. Yeah, right! Another one bites the dust." She proclaimed, satisfied in a job well done. Of course, there was this new thing to worry about now.
"Great job, Buffster!" One of their other friends, Xander came strolling up just as Buffy put her stake away. "High fives all around," he exclaimed walking up to his best buds.
"Hey, Xand. You ready for a fantabulous night of research?" Buffy smiled at her overly exuberant friend. If it weren't for Xander, Buffy would have been dead long ago. Or at least in a mental institution going crazy from all the nightmares she faced. He kept the humor alive in the group.
"Ready and willing, Scooby!" Xander raised his hand in a mock salute. He tried to keep from giggling, but found it impossible to do so. He had never actually called Buffy that before, even though they all referred to themselves as the Scooby Gang.
"Don't you ever call me that again Alexander LaVelle Harris!" Buffy tried to say this sternly, but couldn't, she was laughing too hard. "And I never saw myself as Scooby anyway, Xander. More like Fred…you know? The leader of the group."
"Ouch. The full name? Now I know she's mad, Will." Xander smiled at his best friend. The two had practically grown up together, and knew each other almost better than they knew themselves. Turning back to Buffy, he shook his head. "Oh how much I have to teach you, my young Jedi. Riley is Fred." Xander looked at Buffy in mock seriousness not noticing that Willow had not said hello back.
She was rather distracted by how Monica was reacting to the whole incident. Hurrying over to her side, Willow looked at Monica, very concerned. "Are you ok?"
It was then that Willow realized Monica had not moved during the entire fight. Never flinched, never screamed. It was as though she was in shock. Willow moved her hand in front of the young professors face, wondering if she should tell Buffy. "Monica?"
Monica suddenly seemed to focus and laid her eyes on the young women standing before her. "I'm fine Willow. Thank you. Shall we get moving then?"
"Uh, yeah." Willow answered uncertainly. In her experience, most people seriously wigged out when they saw their first vampire, but Monica seemed unbothered by it. "Let's go."
A/N: I know, it's been forever! I'm a slacker...I even had this part written! Forgive me please, and enjoy this next part! Someday, I'm sure I'll know where this plot is going. Please r/r!
Monica was still sitting in the lecture hall when she sensed a presence in the doorway. Looking up, she smiled when she saw Tess, her Angelic supervisor. Smiling, Monica motioned to her friend to take a seat.
"How'd it go, Angel girl?" Tess asked Monica.
"Not bad, Tess. She was reluctant at first, but I'm going to help her work with a friend of hers tonight. He was Buffy's high school librarian actually." Monica smiled at Tess, rather surprised at how smoothly things were going so far.
"Monica, there are a few things that you need to know. This man, the librarian, plays a very special role in Buffy's life. He posed as the librarian in high school to work more closely with Buffy. You see every Slayer has someone assigned to her. Giles is Buffy's Watcher. He helps in training her, and preparing her for upcoming battles. They have become very close over the past few years." Tess knew she would have to explain the mythology behind the Slayer, and along with that came explaining all that Buffy was associated with.
"When you say close, how close do you mean, Tess?"
Tess laughed when she saw Monica's overly concerned face. "Buffy sees Giles as a father figure, Angel baby. Her mother, Joyce and father, Hank divorced right before Buffy and her mom moved to Sunnydale. Since Giles has played such an important role in Buffy's survival, he has taken the role as surrogate father."
Monica breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you Tess. Is there anything else I must know before I go to Giles' flat?"
Tess shook her head. "That's all for now, baby. Go on and meet Buffy. Let me know what happens."
"Of course," Monica told her. Tess and Monica hugged briefly before Monica left for the U.C. Sunnydale Student Center.
Ten minutes later, Monica stood in front of the building where she was to meet Buffy and her friends. Seeing that she was alone, Monica bowed her head in prayer. 'Heavenly Father, I pray that you will watch over us tonight. Reveal to me what You will, and help me to use it. Father, I know that Buffy needs my help, and I depend on You to do that. In Your glorious Name I pray, Amen.' As Monica looked up, she saw Buffy, Willow and Riley approaching. She smiled at them kindly.
"Hey," Buffy said warmly. "You ready to go work on those books?" Buffy flinched as she said this. She just knew that there was more to Monica than what met the eye, but she couldn't put her finger on what it was. All Buffy knew was that she had this feeling that it was pointless to lie to Monica.
"Of course. Lead the way."
The group walked in silence to Giles' flat. Monica gazed up at the night sky and smiled. It never ceased to amaze her that God could create something so beautiful. As Monica was enjoying the twinkling stars, she heard Riley shout, "Buffy! Behind you!"
Buffy spun around, relaxing in a fighting stance. Monica gasped when she saw the thing Buffy was facing. Though she had never seen a vampire, Monica knew that they were creatures of evil, against everything she stood for. 'Oh, Father, please protect this wee lass. Give her the strength to succeed.'
As Monica prayed, Buffy looked at her opponent, severely annoyed. "You'd think you people would get sick of preying on human beings. On second thought, you're not people are you?" Buffy lunged forward, striking the vamp with a hard right punch.
The vampire fell on its back and tried to scramble to its feet. "You have no idea what you will face, Slayer! He will defeat you!"
Buffy looked at the vampire in mock fear. "Really? I have to say; that threat just loses its punch once you've heard fifty times. Tell 'him' that we will dance...soon." Buffy said this just before she staked the vampire in the heart. "I love it when they think I'm gonna let them live. Yeah, right! Another one bites the dust." She proclaimed, satisfied in a job well done. Of course, there was this new thing to worry about now.
"Great job, Buffster!" One of their other friends, Xander came strolling up just as Buffy put her stake away. "High fives all around," he exclaimed walking up to his best buds.
"Hey, Xand. You ready for a fantabulous night of research?" Buffy smiled at her overly exuberant friend. If it weren't for Xander, Buffy would have been dead long ago. Or at least in a mental institution going crazy from all the nightmares she faced. He kept the humor alive in the group.
"Ready and willing, Scooby!" Xander raised his hand in a mock salute. He tried to keep from giggling, but found it impossible to do so. He had never actually called Buffy that before, even though they all referred to themselves as the Scooby Gang.
"Don't you ever call me that again Alexander LaVelle Harris!" Buffy tried to say this sternly, but couldn't, she was laughing too hard. "And I never saw myself as Scooby anyway, Xander. More like Fred…you know? The leader of the group."
"Ouch. The full name? Now I know she's mad, Will." Xander smiled at his best friend. The two had practically grown up together, and knew each other almost better than they knew themselves. Turning back to Buffy, he shook his head. "Oh how much I have to teach you, my young Jedi. Riley is Fred." Xander looked at Buffy in mock seriousness not noticing that Willow had not said hello back.
She was rather distracted by how Monica was reacting to the whole incident. Hurrying over to her side, Willow looked at Monica, very concerned. "Are you ok?"
It was then that Willow realized Monica had not moved during the entire fight. Never flinched, never screamed. It was as though she was in shock. Willow moved her hand in front of the young professors face, wondering if she should tell Buffy. "Monica?"
Monica suddenly seemed to focus and laid her eyes on the young women standing before her. "I'm fine Willow. Thank you. Shall we get moving then?"
"Uh, yeah." Willow answered uncertainly. In her experience, most people seriously wigged out when they saw their first vampire, but Monica seemed unbothered by it. "Let's go."