Chapter Eight
Once everyone was awake and breakfast had been eaten, plans were made for the day. Dawn remembered that she had a school project due the next day.
"What exactly do you have to do?" Buffy asked.
"Well, it's a science project so I was thinking I would go to Weatherly Park and collect samples of different things, like pond water and the dirt and stuff." Dawn answered.
"Oh, sounds like fun." Buffy muttered, hoping that her words got along the point that she didn't want to help with the project.
Dawn frowned. "Come on Buffy, it'll be a sister thing." Dawn said, giving the impression that she wanted Buffy to do the project.
"I'll help, if that's okay." Darry said.
"Great." Dawn said and smiled. "I need to get some things from the store and stuff and I need to stop by the Magic Box for a couple of jars. We'll go in a few minutes okay?" Dawn said and smiled.
"Sounds like a plan." Darry said.
Dawn got up from the table and rushed upstairs. Willow looked over at Darry. "I'm glad you're helping Dawn, Buffy and I have some things we need to do today." Willow said.
"We do?" Buffy asked. She caught sight of Willow's sharp gaze. "Yeah, we do. And I have something really important to talk to you about Willow." Buffy said.
"All right, I'll leave you two then. I'm going to see what Dawn needs for her project." Darry said and stood up. She left the kitchen, leaving the Slayer and her best friend to talk.
"What's so important that you need to tell me now?" Willow said, looking at her friend.
"I had a little run in with a werewolf last night." Buffy told Willow.
Willow's face quickly became serious.
"Are you okay?" She asked, though it was clear that wasn't the only question on her mind.
Buffy nodded. "You know me, I heal fast." Buffy said and gave her friend her best 'I'm alright, stop worrying about me' smile.
Willow nodded. "Do you…do you think it was Oz?" Willow asked, her voice low.
Buffy shook her head. "No, this one was bigger and was a lot stronger then Oz was. Sorry Will." Buffy said.
Willow shook her head. "It's okay." Willow reassured her friend. "Bigger? I thought all werewolf's were the same size." Willow said.
"I guess not, maybe it has to do with how long that person has been a werewolf. But this one was big and like I said strong. I had to stake it just to get it off me." Buffy said.
"Stake it? Buffy did you…" Willow began but Buffy cut her off.
"No, I just stabbed it in its leg." Buffy said, picturing the fight in her head. "It got lose, it ran away." Buffy added.
"So, what's the deal? Do we go after it tonight?" Willow asked.
"Of course, we can't let this thing run lose and possibly hurt people. That reminds me, I wonder if the werewolf hurt anybody?" Buffy asked and reached for the paper.
Buffy flipped through the paper, looking for any indication that a 'wild dog' had attacked anyone. On the last page there was a story about a little six-year-old boy that had been attacked by a wild dog. The boy's older brother had to pull the dog away from the little boy before the dog could kill him. The dog was described as large and very strong and fierce. The boy was all right and under care at Sunnydale Hospital.
Buffy shut the paper. "The werewolf attacked a little boy, he's okay though. We need to put Anya and Xander on alert and need to set up patrol tonight. We can't let that wolf hurt anybody else." Buffy said.
Willow nodded. "All right, once Dawn and Darry leave we'll head over to The Magic Box." Willow said.
"That's no good, they're going over there." Buffy reminded.
"All right, we'll give them an hour and then we'll head out." Willow said, liking the way she gave orders.
"Okay." Buffy agreed.
Darry and Dawn left the house and headed to the Magic Box, where Darry had first met Anya and Xander.
"So, what exactly do you need?" Darry asked.
"A few jars a stuff." Dawn answered.
"And why can't you get the jars at your house or somewhere else?" Darry asked, somewhat confused on why Dawn decided on the trip.
Dawn shrugged. "Faster, and cheaper I guess." She answered.
After Dawn and Darry left the Magic Box, Anya was surprised to see Willow and Buffy enter.
"Hey, if you're looking for Dawn she just left." Anya said and dusted the counter with a feather duster.
"No, we're not looking for Dawn. Is Xander here? We need to talk to you both." Buffy asked.
"Yeah, he's in the basement. I'll go get him." Anya said and ran downstairs.
In a few minutes Anya returned with Xander. "So, what's up? Is there a new evil in town? Do we get to go kick some demon butt?" Xander asked.
"Sort of. I ran into a werewolf last night. This morning I looking in the paper and the werewolf attacked a little kid. We need to patrol tonight and make sure that the werewolf doesn't hurt anyone else." Buffy answered.
"We've run into a werewolf before. Is it the same one?" Anya asked.
Willow shook her head. "No, this one is different. Or, that's what Buffy said." Willow answered.
"All right, so tonight at dusk we mount up. We're going to bag ourselves a werewolf." Xander said.
"No, we're not killing it remember? It's still a person." Buffy reminded.
"It attacked some little kid Buffy, that's not very human-like." Xander retorted.
"It didn't know what it was doing, remember?" Willow reminded, her voice soft.
"Okay so, not killing. We find it and stick it in the zoo. Got it." Xander said.
Once everyone was awake and breakfast had been eaten, plans were made for the day. Dawn remembered that she had a school project due the next day.
"What exactly do you have to do?" Buffy asked.
"Well, it's a science project so I was thinking I would go to Weatherly Park and collect samples of different things, like pond water and the dirt and stuff." Dawn answered.
"Oh, sounds like fun." Buffy muttered, hoping that her words got along the point that she didn't want to help with the project.
Dawn frowned. "Come on Buffy, it'll be a sister thing." Dawn said, giving the impression that she wanted Buffy to do the project.
"I'll help, if that's okay." Darry said.
"Great." Dawn said and smiled. "I need to get some things from the store and stuff and I need to stop by the Magic Box for a couple of jars. We'll go in a few minutes okay?" Dawn said and smiled.
"Sounds like a plan." Darry said.
Dawn got up from the table and rushed upstairs. Willow looked over at Darry. "I'm glad you're helping Dawn, Buffy and I have some things we need to do today." Willow said.
"We do?" Buffy asked. She caught sight of Willow's sharp gaze. "Yeah, we do. And I have something really important to talk to you about Willow." Buffy said.
"All right, I'll leave you two then. I'm going to see what Dawn needs for her project." Darry said and stood up. She left the kitchen, leaving the Slayer and her best friend to talk.
"What's so important that you need to tell me now?" Willow said, looking at her friend.
"I had a little run in with a werewolf last night." Buffy told Willow.
Willow's face quickly became serious.
"Are you okay?" She asked, though it was clear that wasn't the only question on her mind.
Buffy nodded. "You know me, I heal fast." Buffy said and gave her friend her best 'I'm alright, stop worrying about me' smile.
Willow nodded. "Do you…do you think it was Oz?" Willow asked, her voice low.
Buffy shook her head. "No, this one was bigger and was a lot stronger then Oz was. Sorry Will." Buffy said.
Willow shook her head. "It's okay." Willow reassured her friend. "Bigger? I thought all werewolf's were the same size." Willow said.
"I guess not, maybe it has to do with how long that person has been a werewolf. But this one was big and like I said strong. I had to stake it just to get it off me." Buffy said.
"Stake it? Buffy did you…" Willow began but Buffy cut her off.
"No, I just stabbed it in its leg." Buffy said, picturing the fight in her head. "It got lose, it ran away." Buffy added.
"So, what's the deal? Do we go after it tonight?" Willow asked.
"Of course, we can't let this thing run lose and possibly hurt people. That reminds me, I wonder if the werewolf hurt anybody?" Buffy asked and reached for the paper.
Buffy flipped through the paper, looking for any indication that a 'wild dog' had attacked anyone. On the last page there was a story about a little six-year-old boy that had been attacked by a wild dog. The boy's older brother had to pull the dog away from the little boy before the dog could kill him. The dog was described as large and very strong and fierce. The boy was all right and under care at Sunnydale Hospital.
Buffy shut the paper. "The werewolf attacked a little boy, he's okay though. We need to put Anya and Xander on alert and need to set up patrol tonight. We can't let that wolf hurt anybody else." Buffy said.
Willow nodded. "All right, once Dawn and Darry leave we'll head over to The Magic Box." Willow said.
"That's no good, they're going over there." Buffy reminded.
"All right, we'll give them an hour and then we'll head out." Willow said, liking the way she gave orders.
"Okay." Buffy agreed.
Darry and Dawn left the house and headed to the Magic Box, where Darry had first met Anya and Xander.
"So, what exactly do you need?" Darry asked.
"A few jars a stuff." Dawn answered.
"And why can't you get the jars at your house or somewhere else?" Darry asked, somewhat confused on why Dawn decided on the trip.
Dawn shrugged. "Faster, and cheaper I guess." She answered.
After Dawn and Darry left the Magic Box, Anya was surprised to see Willow and Buffy enter.
"Hey, if you're looking for Dawn she just left." Anya said and dusted the counter with a feather duster.
"No, we're not looking for Dawn. Is Xander here? We need to talk to you both." Buffy asked.
"Yeah, he's in the basement. I'll go get him." Anya said and ran downstairs.
In a few minutes Anya returned with Xander. "So, what's up? Is there a new evil in town? Do we get to go kick some demon butt?" Xander asked.
"Sort of. I ran into a werewolf last night. This morning I looking in the paper and the werewolf attacked a little kid. We need to patrol tonight and make sure that the werewolf doesn't hurt anyone else." Buffy answered.
"We've run into a werewolf before. Is it the same one?" Anya asked.
Willow shook her head. "No, this one is different. Or, that's what Buffy said." Willow answered.
"All right, so tonight at dusk we mount up. We're going to bag ourselves a werewolf." Xander said.
"No, we're not killing it remember? It's still a person." Buffy reminded.
"It attacked some little kid Buffy, that's not very human-like." Xander retorted.
"It didn't know what it was doing, remember?" Willow reminded, her voice soft.
"Okay so, not killing. We find it and stick it in the zoo. Got it." Xander said.
