Chapter Six
Buffy headed downstairs, fully dressed and ready to begin another fun-filled day in Sunnydale. Everyone was already awake; Dawn and Darry were trying to cook breakfast while Willow rooted around in the kitchen junk draw.
Buffy entered the kitchen and was greeted by 'hellos' from everyone in the room. Willow looked up from the draw and pulled out two things. One was a calendar page that had been written on several times and the other was a slip of paper with a phone-number on it.
Willow showed Buffy the paper. Plainly it read "Giles's Number" in bold letter, it was written in Anya's handwriting. The number was scrawled under the words, also in Anya's handwriting.
Buffy looked at the calendar in her friend's hand. "What's that?" She asked.
Willow pointed to the square that said "20", which was tomorrow. "See, tomorrow's a full moon." Willow pointed out.
Buffy nodded. For the day before the full moon, the day of the full moon and the day after the full moon, Willow was always worried about Oz, her ex-boyfriend who was a werewolf. Today would be the first day of Oz's being a werewolf for the month.
Darry turned around from the stove and motioned behind her. "Pancakes are ready." She said.
Dawn turned around also, smiling. "They're not burnt either. Darry's a pretty good cook." Dawn said, somewhat proud of her new friend's cooking skills.
"Great." Buffy said, smiling. It would be good to eat a breakfast that wasn't burnt or that didn't come from a box and was frozen.
"Should we call Giles first?" Willow asked.
Buffy nodded. "Call Giles?" Dawn asked. "Why? Is there something the matter?" Dawn's face clouded with concern.
"No, nothing's wrong Dawn." Buffy said, giving her sister a comforting smile.
"Who's Giles?" Darry asked.
"My…uncle." Buffy lied.
"Oh." Darry said.
Willow and Buffy were seated in Buffy's bedroom; Willow had the phone in her lap, dialing the numbers that Buffy was reading off the paper.
After the operator connected the phone to England, Willow waited for Giles to pick up. After six rings the ex-Watcher picked up.
"Hello?" He said. Willow didn't realize how much she missed his voice, the reassurance and stalwartness of it.
"Hi Giles!" Willow said happily.
"Oh Willow, how are you?" Giles asked, his voice seemed to lighten up a little.
"I'm fine, how are you?" Willow asked. She looked up at Buffy; Buffy seemed to be telling her to wrap it up so she could talk to him.
"I'm doing rather splendidly myself. How is everyone else?" Giles asked.
"Everyone's fine." Willow said, not wanting to tell Giles about everything that had been happening. "Exactly, Buffy wants to talk to you. Here she is." Willow said.
"It was nice talking to you Willow." Giles said as Willow handed the phone over to Buffy.
"Hey Giles." Buffy said.
"Hello Buffy. Is there anything wrong?" Giles asked.
"Not really but there might be a problem. Well, not really a problem; I don't know what to call it." Buffy said.
"What is it Buffy?" Giles asked.
"Well, yesterday this girl showed up, well Anya and Xander brought her over here to talk to Willow but anyway. Last night, she showed strength that was like Slayer strength. I, and Willow too, think that Darry -that's the girl- might be a Slayer." Buffy told him.
There was silence on the line for a few minutes. "Perhaps you should tell me the whole story." Giles suggested.
Buffy told him the story, starting from when Darry showed up to this morning when she and Willow came upstairs to call him. Buffy was just finishing the story when Dawn walked into the bedroom. Buffy said, "Do you think Darry might be a Slayer?" just as Dawn entered the room.
"Darry a Slayer?" Dawn echoed, surprised and confused.
Buffy wiped her attention away from the phone. "Dawn!" She hissed. "Don't you knock?"
Willow took the phone away from Buffy and put it up to her ear. Giles was still talking. "I wouldn't jump to conclusions just yet but I think it would be wise to keep an eye on her." Giles said.
"Okay, thanks Giles." Willow said. "Buffy and I have to go now though." Willow added.
"Oh." Giles said, a note of sadness in his voice. "Report to me when you know more." He said.
"All right. Bye Giles." Willow said and hung the phone up. She turned her attention back to Dawn and Buffy, who were in the middle of an argument.
Buffy was still yelling at Dawn for not knocking and Dawn still wanted an explanation on the whole 'Darry might be a Slayer' thing.
"Hey!" Willow yelled, stopping the argument mid-sentence.
"Dawn, we don't know if Darry's a Slayer; she might not be. Giles said just to keep an eye on her and to watch for anything that might mean she's a Slayer." Willow said.
Dawn seemed to accept that but she still seemed a little edgy, like she couldn't believe Darry was a Slayer even though her own sister was.
The three headed downstairs. Buffy and Willow were surprised to see Xander and Anya seated in the living room with Darry. Anya still didn't look very happy to see the new guest but she didn't seem to 'hate' her anymore.
"Oh, that's what I came upstairs to tell you: Anya and Xander are here." Dawn said and ran the rest of the way down the stairs to join the trio in the living room.
It was only after Dawn had left that Buffy remembered that she forgot to tell Giles about her dream. Oh well, she thought, I'm sure it was just a normal Slayer dream. Nothing 'big' will happen, well nothing too big.
Buffy headed downstairs, fully dressed and ready to begin another fun-filled day in Sunnydale. Everyone was already awake; Dawn and Darry were trying to cook breakfast while Willow rooted around in the kitchen junk draw.
Buffy entered the kitchen and was greeted by 'hellos' from everyone in the room. Willow looked up from the draw and pulled out two things. One was a calendar page that had been written on several times and the other was a slip of paper with a phone-number on it.
Willow showed Buffy the paper. Plainly it read "Giles's Number" in bold letter, it was written in Anya's handwriting. The number was scrawled under the words, also in Anya's handwriting.
Buffy looked at the calendar in her friend's hand. "What's that?" She asked.
Willow pointed to the square that said "20", which was tomorrow. "See, tomorrow's a full moon." Willow pointed out.
Buffy nodded. For the day before the full moon, the day of the full moon and the day after the full moon, Willow was always worried about Oz, her ex-boyfriend who was a werewolf. Today would be the first day of Oz's being a werewolf for the month.
Darry turned around from the stove and motioned behind her. "Pancakes are ready." She said.
Dawn turned around also, smiling. "They're not burnt either. Darry's a pretty good cook." Dawn said, somewhat proud of her new friend's cooking skills.
"Great." Buffy said, smiling. It would be good to eat a breakfast that wasn't burnt or that didn't come from a box and was frozen.
"Should we call Giles first?" Willow asked.
Buffy nodded. "Call Giles?" Dawn asked. "Why? Is there something the matter?" Dawn's face clouded with concern.
"No, nothing's wrong Dawn." Buffy said, giving her sister a comforting smile.
"Who's Giles?" Darry asked.
"My…uncle." Buffy lied.
"Oh." Darry said.
Willow and Buffy were seated in Buffy's bedroom; Willow had the phone in her lap, dialing the numbers that Buffy was reading off the paper.
After the operator connected the phone to England, Willow waited for Giles to pick up. After six rings the ex-Watcher picked up.
"Hello?" He said. Willow didn't realize how much she missed his voice, the reassurance and stalwartness of it.
"Hi Giles!" Willow said happily.
"Oh Willow, how are you?" Giles asked, his voice seemed to lighten up a little.
"I'm fine, how are you?" Willow asked. She looked up at Buffy; Buffy seemed to be telling her to wrap it up so she could talk to him.
"I'm doing rather splendidly myself. How is everyone else?" Giles asked.
"Everyone's fine." Willow said, not wanting to tell Giles about everything that had been happening. "Exactly, Buffy wants to talk to you. Here she is." Willow said.
"It was nice talking to you Willow." Giles said as Willow handed the phone over to Buffy.
"Hey Giles." Buffy said.
"Hello Buffy. Is there anything wrong?" Giles asked.
"Not really but there might be a problem. Well, not really a problem; I don't know what to call it." Buffy said.
"What is it Buffy?" Giles asked.
"Well, yesterday this girl showed up, well Anya and Xander brought her over here to talk to Willow but anyway. Last night, she showed strength that was like Slayer strength. I, and Willow too, think that Darry -that's the girl- might be a Slayer." Buffy told him.
There was silence on the line for a few minutes. "Perhaps you should tell me the whole story." Giles suggested.
Buffy told him the story, starting from when Darry showed up to this morning when she and Willow came upstairs to call him. Buffy was just finishing the story when Dawn walked into the bedroom. Buffy said, "Do you think Darry might be a Slayer?" just as Dawn entered the room.
"Darry a Slayer?" Dawn echoed, surprised and confused.
Buffy wiped her attention away from the phone. "Dawn!" She hissed. "Don't you knock?"
Willow took the phone away from Buffy and put it up to her ear. Giles was still talking. "I wouldn't jump to conclusions just yet but I think it would be wise to keep an eye on her." Giles said.
"Okay, thanks Giles." Willow said. "Buffy and I have to go now though." Willow added.
"Oh." Giles said, a note of sadness in his voice. "Report to me when you know more." He said.
"All right. Bye Giles." Willow said and hung the phone up. She turned her attention back to Dawn and Buffy, who were in the middle of an argument.
Buffy was still yelling at Dawn for not knocking and Dawn still wanted an explanation on the whole 'Darry might be a Slayer' thing.
"Hey!" Willow yelled, stopping the argument mid-sentence.
"Dawn, we don't know if Darry's a Slayer; she might not be. Giles said just to keep an eye on her and to watch for anything that might mean she's a Slayer." Willow said.
Dawn seemed to accept that but she still seemed a little edgy, like she couldn't believe Darry was a Slayer even though her own sister was.
The three headed downstairs. Buffy and Willow were surprised to see Xander and Anya seated in the living room with Darry. Anya still didn't look very happy to see the new guest but she didn't seem to 'hate' her anymore.
"Oh, that's what I came upstairs to tell you: Anya and Xander are here." Dawn said and ran the rest of the way down the stairs to join the trio in the living room.
It was only after Dawn had left that Buffy remembered that she forgot to tell Giles about her dream. Oh well, she thought, I'm sure it was just a normal Slayer dream. Nothing 'big' will happen, well nothing too big.
