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Who Wants to Live in Sunnydale?
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By Tesh
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CHAPTER 2,
The Slayers Old Friend Returns
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Tesh sighed as she stared out of the window of Giles' appartment. As soon as night falls, I'm gonna find myself my own place.
The past week had been totally ridiculous. She'd actually teamed up with the Slayer, killed other vampires, and saw her twin
brother, who seemed to call himself Spike now, doing the same as if he'd never done anything else. OK, so she'd heard about
a traitor vampire, and a vampire with a soul running around somewhere in this state... but she never expected to meet one of
em, let alone it being someone she - used to - know so well. She thought that maybe yesterday, or the day before that, she
finally got used to calling him Spike... What kind of a name is Spike anyway? She heard the door open, and almost immediately
knew who it was. Well, OK, she knew who it NOT was. It wasn't Spike, and it wasn't the Slayer or her friends, they'd just
stopped by, on their way to class, so they coudn't be back now. So it had to be Giles, back from the local library.
'What is it with you, anyway? You just sit around all day, doing nothing at all, at night you just disappear and reappear
right before sunrise!' Giles seemed to notice he just went ten seconds without stuttering. He looked extremely proud of him-
self, which totally ruined his speech. 'I mean, uhm, that's not really, uhm polite, is it?' Tesh sighed. Wan't it pretty
obvious why she hung around the house all day and only got out at night? Or maybe he hadn't figured out just yet. 'Well,
sorry to have to tell you this, but I'm a vampire.' Giles put a stack of big heavy books down on the table, and sat down,
probably about to study this book. Finally he remembered he was talking to Tesh. 'I know that,' he said, opened the book, and
started reading. Oh no, this conversation ain't over yet, old guy. 'What do you expect me to do, then? Go outside and
demonstrate my human torch act?' Giles looked up from his book. 'No, but you could ehm, help me study these books, in case
anything ehm, comes up. You'd at least be helping.' She was about to say: 'Why should I? Do you see Spike reading old books
with mr. Dusty?', when she figured she HAD been sitting here for a week, doing absolutely nothing at all, and that reading
dull books was at least better than boring herself. 'Why the hell not, would give me something to do for the rest of
eternity...'
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Later...
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'Hey! This one's about that weirdo, the vampire with a soul,' Tesh said, looking in some ald, dusty tome. Alomst as dusty as
the old guy sitting next to her. Okay, so what if she was older? The guy was still old. 'Ah, yes. The 'weirdo' that lived in
the big mansion, and moved out when Buffy graduated high school. He lived here.' Giles gave that some thought. 'Or did I say
that before?' 'You did.' 'Oh. Sorry.' Tesh sighed. This guy was in desperate need of a life. The sun got close to setting,
and Tesh wondered why the Slayer hadn't shown up yet, to go on patrol. She was just about to stand up, and go outside, when
the Slayer practically burst through the door. 'Giles! The lights are on in Angel's mansion!' 'Well, that usually means
Angel's home,' Giles explained. 'Oh. Wait. Angel doesn't live here anymore...' After some thought, he mentioned that someone
else had to be there. 'No really,' Tesh replied. 'Why don't you just check it out?' 'Because she's finally wise enough to go
to me for advise first,' Giles smiled, proud of his achievement, but it sounded more like a question. 'Actually, I was
planning on finding Xander or Willow here, but I guess I'll go look for them somewhere else,' Buffy explained, and went back
outside. Giles just stared at the door for some time, sighed, and went back to his books. Tesh stood up, and went outside as
well, without Giles noticing it. Probably studying some real interesting demon... Or he was just too damn lonely to care
about his guest. Who cares anyway? Tonight I'm going house-hunting. If that Angel guy, the vampire with a soul, lived in a
big mansion, which was now abandoned, maybe I could use that house. And get a free tour while the Slayer's finding who ever
it is that's in there. Probably a free rebuilding of the place, too.
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'How many booyfriends do you have, anyway?' Tesh had just walked in on the Slayer and some guy. They didn't seem to like her
intrusion. Well, at least I got them while they both still had their clothes on... The guy looked at her like he didn't
understand the fact that someone could have other boyfriends than him. 'I mean, first Spike, now him... who's next? Giles?'
As the two still stared at her in surprise, Tesh heard someone entering through the door behind her. 'An', of course, there
was Captain Farmboy. What was his name again?' Spike grinned. The guy looked at him as if he'd just stepped in something.
Spike looked back in the exact same way. It turned into some sort of staring contest, and the new guy eventually looked away.
'Would everyone just get out of my house?' His house? But that would make him... 'So you're Angelus.' Tesh looked him over.
Think I can understand what the Slayer sees in him. Just not from her own point of view. 'Freak,' she said. Angelus didn't
seem to understand. A vampire with a soul, who could've thought of that? A vampire , in love with the Slayer. Even weirder.
A vampire with a soul, in love with the Slayer. That was just disgusting. 'What?' Angelus said, looking very puzzled. So Tesh
explained, slowly and clearly, why he was a freak. Angelus didn't seem to like it. Good. If I piss him off enough, maybe
he'll leave... It's a shame I can't kill him, don't wanna mess with the Slayer... Not now, not yet, anyway.
Who Wants to Live in Sunnydale?
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By Tesh
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CHAPTER 2,
The Slayers Old Friend Returns
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Tesh sighed as she stared out of the window of Giles' appartment. As soon as night falls, I'm gonna find myself my own place.
The past week had been totally ridiculous. She'd actually teamed up with the Slayer, killed other vampires, and saw her twin
brother, who seemed to call himself Spike now, doing the same as if he'd never done anything else. OK, so she'd heard about
a traitor vampire, and a vampire with a soul running around somewhere in this state... but she never expected to meet one of
em, let alone it being someone she - used to - know so well. She thought that maybe yesterday, or the day before that, she
finally got used to calling him Spike... What kind of a name is Spike anyway? She heard the door open, and almost immediately
knew who it was. Well, OK, she knew who it NOT was. It wasn't Spike, and it wasn't the Slayer or her friends, they'd just
stopped by, on their way to class, so they coudn't be back now. So it had to be Giles, back from the local library.
'What is it with you, anyway? You just sit around all day, doing nothing at all, at night you just disappear and reappear
right before sunrise!' Giles seemed to notice he just went ten seconds without stuttering. He looked extremely proud of him-
self, which totally ruined his speech. 'I mean, uhm, that's not really, uhm polite, is it?' Tesh sighed. Wan't it pretty
obvious why she hung around the house all day and only got out at night? Or maybe he hadn't figured out just yet. 'Well,
sorry to have to tell you this, but I'm a vampire.' Giles put a stack of big heavy books down on the table, and sat down,
probably about to study this book. Finally he remembered he was talking to Tesh. 'I know that,' he said, opened the book, and
started reading. Oh no, this conversation ain't over yet, old guy. 'What do you expect me to do, then? Go outside and
demonstrate my human torch act?' Giles looked up from his book. 'No, but you could ehm, help me study these books, in case
anything ehm, comes up. You'd at least be helping.' She was about to say: 'Why should I? Do you see Spike reading old books
with mr. Dusty?', when she figured she HAD been sitting here for a week, doing absolutely nothing at all, and that reading
dull books was at least better than boring herself. 'Why the hell not, would give me something to do for the rest of
eternity...'
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Later...
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'Hey! This one's about that weirdo, the vampire with a soul,' Tesh said, looking in some ald, dusty tome. Alomst as dusty as
the old guy sitting next to her. Okay, so what if she was older? The guy was still old. 'Ah, yes. The 'weirdo' that lived in
the big mansion, and moved out when Buffy graduated high school. He lived here.' Giles gave that some thought. 'Or did I say
that before?' 'You did.' 'Oh. Sorry.' Tesh sighed. This guy was in desperate need of a life. The sun got close to setting,
and Tesh wondered why the Slayer hadn't shown up yet, to go on patrol. She was just about to stand up, and go outside, when
the Slayer practically burst through the door. 'Giles! The lights are on in Angel's mansion!' 'Well, that usually means
Angel's home,' Giles explained. 'Oh. Wait. Angel doesn't live here anymore...' After some thought, he mentioned that someone
else had to be there. 'No really,' Tesh replied. 'Why don't you just check it out?' 'Because she's finally wise enough to go
to me for advise first,' Giles smiled, proud of his achievement, but it sounded more like a question. 'Actually, I was
planning on finding Xander or Willow here, but I guess I'll go look for them somewhere else,' Buffy explained, and went back
outside. Giles just stared at the door for some time, sighed, and went back to his books. Tesh stood up, and went outside as
well, without Giles noticing it. Probably studying some real interesting demon... Or he was just too damn lonely to care
about his guest. Who cares anyway? Tonight I'm going house-hunting. If that Angel guy, the vampire with a soul, lived in a
big mansion, which was now abandoned, maybe I could use that house. And get a free tour while the Slayer's finding who ever
it is that's in there. Probably a free rebuilding of the place, too.
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'How many booyfriends do you have, anyway?' Tesh had just walked in on the Slayer and some guy. They didn't seem to like her
intrusion. Well, at least I got them while they both still had their clothes on... The guy looked at her like he didn't
understand the fact that someone could have other boyfriends than him. 'I mean, first Spike, now him... who's next? Giles?'
As the two still stared at her in surprise, Tesh heard someone entering through the door behind her. 'An', of course, there
was Captain Farmboy. What was his name again?' Spike grinned. The guy looked at him as if he'd just stepped in something.
Spike looked back in the exact same way. It turned into some sort of staring contest, and the new guy eventually looked away.
'Would everyone just get out of my house?' His house? But that would make him... 'So you're Angelus.' Tesh looked him over.
Think I can understand what the Slayer sees in him. Just not from her own point of view. 'Freak,' she said. Angelus didn't
seem to understand. A vampire with a soul, who could've thought of that? A vampire , in love with the Slayer. Even weirder.
A vampire with a soul, in love with the Slayer. That was just disgusting. 'What?' Angelus said, looking very puzzled. So Tesh
explained, slowly and clearly, why he was a freak. Angelus didn't seem to like it. Good. If I piss him off enough, maybe
he'll leave... It's a shame I can't kill him, don't wanna mess with the Slayer... Not now, not yet, anyway.