Chapter 2

"I don't know about this Giles. I don't know if I am up to seeing Angel. And for a prolonged period of time?" Buffy paced back and forth down the airport gate.
"You have no choice now Buffy. We are on our way."
"I still don't see why some harmless fairies are such a big deal." Xander yawned.
"You've never seen a fairy or other mystical creature have you Xander?" Anya shook her head.
"Only when I'm really drunk."
"Well with one flick of their finger you could cease to exist or be stuck dancing the Macarena for the rest of your life. It's not like a vampire which has to physically hurt you. And the fairies do it for fun. Don't get me started on elves."
"I think it would be wise of you to do what she says." Giles added.
"I don't know if I can see Oz." Willow whispered to Buffy. "So much has changed. After all the stuff with Tara. I was going through a period of change. I didn't know what I was feeling about anything at that time. I've settled down now. Will he be able to accept the fact that I'm not ya know anymore and that I've moved on?" She moaned.
"Don't worry about it now Will. Just relax ok. Oz is cool. I'm sure he'll understand." Buffy said calmly. She thought back to when Angel met Riley her new boyfriend back when. He was long gone though. After the Initiative had broken up he became immersed in the FBI. She had never heard from him again. "Do you think Spike is really gonna show up? The Gatekeeper said he could open a portal for him if he felt like helping but I doubt that scum bag's heart would be into it." Spike was still kicking around. Despite many murder attempts on him. He wasn't the nicest thing but he came through in times of crisis.
"So Giles after you got the call you decided to jump in even through you had no clue if these people were good or bad?"
"Well I did agree rather quickly. But they informed me of a talisman that Angel had, that only a friend of his would know of, I knew they were on our side. Besides I called the Gatekeeper and they checked out. He told me that Angel had talked to him earlier. And he also said that he would help if he could but it wasn't part of his responsibility. These Druids are part of a sacred Sect that are born to live their lives protecting the doorway between the Fairy Realm and ours. Rather like Buffy and the Hellmouth."
"Poor saps. Sacred Duty sucks." Buffy put in.
"It is a noble honor Buffy." Giles reminded her. She rolled her eyes and turned back to Willow.
"I think I've heard of these guys before." Anya said. "I'm surprised they haven't been able to control the doorway. Something must have went very wrong in the Fairy land, most likely some big bad who has to much power for his own good and wants to take over all worlds. That is so cliche."
"Cliche? Aren't you focusing on the small? Impending doom is the bigger issue. I don't want to die by the hands of a rogue elf. I mean how would that look? Something the size of an oompah-loompah beating me up with one hand behind his back. "Xander fretted.
"Actually elves aren't even that tall. I saw one once. They are about 2 and a half feet high at the most." Any a put in.
"Like lawn gnomes?" Willow spoke up. She had been half listening to the unusual conversation.
"Yes like lawn gnomes." Anya agreed sarcastically. Willow huffed at her but couldn't respond. She was still, as always she had been, to nice.
"Oh look. We're boarding." Buffy jumped up and raced for the gateway. 'I so have to get away from that conversation.'