Angel's Vampire Slayer
Part 8
By Gaz
Rated: PG-13Gaz: This is the day of the light
If not protected it will be
The day of the night
Magic is the only thing left to believe in
High School Hallway Going Towards the Library
12:00 p.m. Western (if you must know).
The loud clicking of Victoria's boots against the linoleum flooring echoed off the walls, her green skirt swaying with every step she took towards the library. She had a golden sword, she had picked up at her "favorite" shop after reminding the owner about when Drucilla came asked about what Jenny had bought there only a few nights before, hanging off a silver ribbon that went around her waist. Every few seconds a clank could be heard, following the clicking of her boots, from the sword.
"Oh, Vic, there you are, we wondered what happened to you when the vampires attacked," Buffy said running out the library doors toward Victoria.
"Yeah, I thought I'd better change, and I had to pick this up at the magic shop," Victoria said touching the hilt of the sword.
"Ok," Buffy said as they walked into the library totally unaware that this was 'vampire lady.'
"Oh, good, you're here, Vic," Giles said coming out of his office.
"Yup, I'm right here, I wouldn't miss this for…well, actually there's nothing else to miss this for," Victoria said trying to sound as much like Vic as possible, even though they looked and sounded alike, they defiantly didn't talk the same way.
"I need to ask you something about Victoria," Giles said.
"I'll tell you what I can," Victoria said helpfully. Then, she thought to herself, 'more like what I want.'
"Good, I need to know how much time we have before she's permanently a vampire?" Giles asked taking and putting some books that had been returned earlier back on the shelves.
"You have till the fourteenth," Victoria said suddenly sounding somewhat cold. "That's ten days starting tomorrow."
"Are you perfectly sure about that date?" Giles asked just to make sure.
"Yes, and do you remember exactly what day that is?" Victoria asked just trying to get him to remember her funeral.
"Two hundred years," Giles said softly before going back into his office.
"What's up with him?" Buffy asked allowed, though probably not to anyone in particular.
"Victoria," Victoria said simply.
"Why would she bother him so much?" Xander asked stupidly.
"I'll let him tell you, it might be a few days," Victoria said running her finger along the silver and gold hilt. "Well, I gotta go shopping."
"Shopping?" Cordelia said totally forgetting that she was somewhat scared of Vic. "I can help you."
"Yeah, that's kinda her one strong point," Buffy explained.
"Hey, I don't go dissing you and your strong point," Cordelia yelled back.
"Actually…you do," Willow said speaking for the first time since 'Vic' got there as Oz just sat silently as if trying to figure something out.
"Hey, you know, how about you all just come," Victoria said getting fed up with the little fight that had erupted between Cordelia and Buffy.
"That's probably not the safest idea," Oz said finally speaking. "But what the hell, if we have to we could just send these to (meaning Buffy and Cordelia) off to go fight it out."
"Ok," Willow said trying to be positive.
"I'm going to go now, so if any of you want to come along you're welcome to come with me," Victoria said walking towards the door.
"Hey, Giles, we're going to the mall," Xander yelled before running out the door after Victoria.
The others gave up the thought that Buffy and Cordelia would ever stop fighting and followed her, only to be followed by the two girls.
"You're not going to go into any stores with that around your waist, are you?" Xander asked pointing at Victoria's sword as they walked out of the school.
"Oh, I forgot about that," Victoria said holding it up in the air just before it disappeared.
"Whoa, cool," Oz said.
~*~Meanwhile~*~
"Where are the royals?" Vic asked one of the guards at the door as she stepped into the old mansion.
"Try the court yard," one of the guards said before Vic swept past him, the skirt of her long midnight blue dress practically flying behind her.
"Hey, Drew, have you seen the royals?" Vic asked when she got to the court yard and saw that only Drucilla was there.
"Victoria's out visiting Giles, and Angel is in his room being jealous," Drew said picking the petals off of a rose.
"What about Spike," Vic asked.
"He's following Victoria under Angel's orders to make sure that she doesn't get into too much trouble," Drew said picking the petals off of three more roses.
"Thanks, I'm gonna go to the kitchens and see if I can find anything, k?" Vic said tucking the cross back under the collar of her dress.
"Ok," Drucilla said picking up the petals and passing them from one hand to the other.
"Will you send some one to tell me when lady gets back?" Vic said quickly.
"Sure," Drucilla said before Vic disappeared around the corner into the mansion.
~*~Meanwhile~*~
"So what exactly are you looking for?" Cordelia asked Victoria as the group walked into the mall.
"An evening gown, some everyday clothes, a telephone, an answering machine, and a bunch of other stuff," Victoria said trying to remember exactly what she wanted.
"This is going to take a while," Xander said under his breath.
"That reminds me, I have to pick up some pants," Buffy said as they came up to the mall map to see where they should go first.
"Oh, yes, um, I wanted to invite you to this party my mother's throwing on the fourteenth," Victoria said an evil, not so, so evil, developing in her brain. "It's mostly going to be stuffy rich people, so she told me to invite some friends. So far you're the closest I have to friends."
"Isn't that the last day Giles has to bring Victoria back?" Willow asked.
"Yeah, but there's always next year, and she doesn't have to be anywhere near, as long as she's not in hell or anything," Victoria said trying not to sound as if she was lying to them, which she was.
"Oh, well, he'll understand," Willow said.
"Don't worry, the party starts at ten, I'll send the car over to pick you guys up at the high school, and by then you'll be done with the spell, right?" Victoria said.
"Yeah, and we should know if it worked by then too," Buffy said as Victoria pointed to a store that sold evening gowns and tuxes on the mall map.
"Right, if it worked, she'll be at the party, and if it didn't the place will just be deserted besides me and my mum," Victoria said trying to act like Vic being positive as they set off towards the story. "Though you will need formal ware."
"You…you don't mean like a tux do you?" Xander asked, so very much not wanting to wear a tux.
"Well, yeah, or a nice suit, but I find tuxes to cost less," Victoria said as they neared the store. "Don't worry, it's going to be black, not pale blue or anything like that."
"Oh, good," Xander said taking a deep breath as he followed everyone into the store.
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I got somewhat bored with this chapter, so I stopped. I have some big plans for this fic. I just hope that someone will review…I must know what people think about it!!!!
^_^
Gaz
