Chapter Eight
The Vision Thing
The next day, Kellie made sure not to over sleep so she didn't miss anything. In the bed across the room, Darry slept on, regardless of the sun streaming through the windows and the general noise that was going on outside. Kellie decided not to wake Darry up because her cousin had had a hard enough time going to sleep last night and by the looks of things, Darry wasn't exactly dreaming of hugs and puppies.
After getting dressed, Kellie went downstairs to join Buffy and Willow; Dawn had already gone off to school but her dishes were still on the table where she had sat.
"So, what's new in Sunnydale?" Kellie asked as she sat down.
"Well, tomorrow is the first night of being a werewolf for Darry and Oz." Willow pointed out.
Buffy looked up from reading the paper. "What's up with you?" Buffy asked.
"Nothing." Kellie answered. "Can have the comic section? I just love to cut out the 'Mutts' comic." She grinned.
Later that day, Darry awoke; it wasn't that much later but Darry wasn't one to oversleep. She quickly changed and went downstairs, finding that the house was empty. On the kitchen table was a note written by Kellie: "Darry, went to the store be back soon: Willow, Buffy and Me."
Darry sat down at the kitchen table and then decided to make a sandwich; she decided it would be best to keep her mind off Oz, doing whatever it took to do that, as hard as it was.
As she took the bread out of the bread box, there was a knock at the front door. Darry left the kitchen and walked through the living room toward the front door.
Darry opened the door and was very surprised to see Melissa standing on the porch. Before Darry could re-act, Melissa reached forward and grabbed her; the witch clamped a hand over Darry's mouth and wrapped the other one around her neck, putting her in a choke-hold.
"You're coming with me, werewolf." Melissa hissed in Darry's ear.
Darry thrashed in Melissa's grip but it was no use; Darry couldn't understand why she couldn't get away from Melissa. Then it hit her, the girl had put a spell on her, keeping her from getting away. Darry didn't know exactly what Melissa had in mind for her but she did know it wasn't good.
Darry opened her eyes and shook her head; she had no clue what had happened but she guessed that somewhere along the way (way to where?) Melissa had knocked her out because she woke up with a huge headache.
Blinking and looking around, Darry saw that she was in the 'magick room' that she and Kellie had found at the back of the Finn's apartment. She looked up and saw that she was hanging on a crudely made hook, bound with shackles made from thorn vines. She could see her blood running down her wrists from the cuts made by the thorns, which dug into her skin. She noticed that the arms had been torn off her shirt; looking down she saw that her pants had been ripped off below the knees and her ankles were bound together with the same thorn-vines. Blood ran onto her toenails and onto the floor.
She was unable to move and hung up like some sacfrice, which was exactly what she guessed she was. At the table where she and Kellie had found Melissa's power journal, Melissa stood with her back to her, working with something on the table.
"Excuse me, Mrs. Witch women?" Darry said, barely finding the voice to speak. "What exactly do you plan to do with me?" She asked.
Melissa turned around. "Silence." She commanded. "You will know soon enough." She hissed.
Darry frowned and attempted to free herself but the thorns just cut deeper into her skin. "You will know soon enough, when the sun goes down; that is very soon." Melissa said and turned away from Darry.
Darry sighed and wondered just how long away dusk was.
Back at the Summers house, Kellie found it very weird that Darry wasn't there.
"She probably went somewhere with Oz." Buffy pointed out, not understanding why Kellie was so anxious about Darry not being there.
"Yeah but she didn't even leave a note; we left a note." Kellie moaned. "And it's almost dark." She added.
"So, Darry can take care of herself. I'm sure she's with Oz or something." Buffy muttered.
Kellie looked out the window, the sun was beginning to set in the distance. "You're probably right, she probably went to go talk to Oz." Kellie agreed.
The kitchen door opened and Oz stepped in, looking a mix between confused and upset, as well as worried. He looked around the kitchen and then looked at Kellie, looking even more confused. "Where's Darry?" Oz asked.
"You mean she's not with you?" Kellie asked, glancing over at Buffy.
"No, I haven't seen her since last night; she's not here?" Oz asked and stepped into the kitchen, shutting the door behind him.
"No, we thought she was with you." Buffy said and stood up walking over to Oz.
"I wonder where she could possibly be." Kellie said. The second the words escape her lips, Kellie's face paled and she went rigid. She would have collasped on the ground but Oz caught her before she fell.
"What's wrong with her?" Dawn asked, fear filling her voice and replacing the confused look on her face.
Kellie began to have what looked like convulsions; Oz held her so she didn't hurt herself. "What's going on?" Oz asked, calm and looking up at Buffy.
Suddenly, Kellie stopped moving and looked up at Oz and then at Buffy. "Ow." She said and tears trickled down her cheeks. "That really hurt." She muttered.
"What happened?" Buffy asked, getting on her knees beside Kellie and Oz.
"I don't know but Darry's in trouble." Kellie said and sat up slowly.
"How do you know?" Buffy asked at the same time Oz said, "What kind of trouble?"
"I saw it." Kellie answered. "She's in Riley and Melissa's apartment I think and Melissa's going to hurt her or do something really bad. And there's another witch or something, one that looks more powerful then Melissa and that stupid spider was there too, only there were a lot of them." Kellie said, drawing the words out as though she was trying to remember something. "And Melissa has blood in this clay jar, pot thing; she has a bloody knife too." Kellie added.
Oz helped Kellie to her feet and Buffy could easily tell that Oz was worried about Darry.
Willow moved from her spot at the kitchen table, where she had the phone in her hand ready to call a doctor if Kellie didn't 'get better'. "You didn't read Melissa's power journal did you?" Willow asked.
"No, why?" Kellie asked, looking over at Willow.
"In her journal, she had a spell written about getting the blood of a virgin werewolf so that she could 'regain the power she lost'. I didn't mention it because I...you know." Willow said, blushing slightly but then returning to her normal color, only slightly paler. "Do you think Melissa is going to use Darry's blood?" Willow asked.
Buffy frowned. "Well, I guess we can't rule that out." She muttered, glancing over at Oz. "When is this spell supposed to take place?" Buffy asked, looking at Willow.
"Tonight." Willow answered.
"Looks like we have to go to Riley's apartment; whether Melissa has Darry or not, we can't just wait to see what happens. If there really is this powerful witch that Kellie 'saw' then we might need to have all the help we can; Willow, get Anya and Xander here and we need Spike, I guess." Buffy muttered the last part.
"I'll get the weapons." Dawn said and rushed to the hall closet.
"Okay, well, lets get ready and go." Buffy agreed.
The Vision Thing
The next day, Kellie made sure not to over sleep so she didn't miss anything. In the bed across the room, Darry slept on, regardless of the sun streaming through the windows and the general noise that was going on outside. Kellie decided not to wake Darry up because her cousin had had a hard enough time going to sleep last night and by the looks of things, Darry wasn't exactly dreaming of hugs and puppies.
After getting dressed, Kellie went downstairs to join Buffy and Willow; Dawn had already gone off to school but her dishes were still on the table where she had sat.
"So, what's new in Sunnydale?" Kellie asked as she sat down.
"Well, tomorrow is the first night of being a werewolf for Darry and Oz." Willow pointed out.
Buffy looked up from reading the paper. "What's up with you?" Buffy asked.
"Nothing." Kellie answered. "Can have the comic section? I just love to cut out the 'Mutts' comic." She grinned.
Later that day, Darry awoke; it wasn't that much later but Darry wasn't one to oversleep. She quickly changed and went downstairs, finding that the house was empty. On the kitchen table was a note written by Kellie: "Darry, went to the store be back soon: Willow, Buffy and Me."
Darry sat down at the kitchen table and then decided to make a sandwich; she decided it would be best to keep her mind off Oz, doing whatever it took to do that, as hard as it was.
As she took the bread out of the bread box, there was a knock at the front door. Darry left the kitchen and walked through the living room toward the front door.
Darry opened the door and was very surprised to see Melissa standing on the porch. Before Darry could re-act, Melissa reached forward and grabbed her; the witch clamped a hand over Darry's mouth and wrapped the other one around her neck, putting her in a choke-hold.
"You're coming with me, werewolf." Melissa hissed in Darry's ear.
Darry thrashed in Melissa's grip but it was no use; Darry couldn't understand why she couldn't get away from Melissa. Then it hit her, the girl had put a spell on her, keeping her from getting away. Darry didn't know exactly what Melissa had in mind for her but she did know it wasn't good.
Darry opened her eyes and shook her head; she had no clue what had happened but she guessed that somewhere along the way (way to where?) Melissa had knocked her out because she woke up with a huge headache.
Blinking and looking around, Darry saw that she was in the 'magick room' that she and Kellie had found at the back of the Finn's apartment. She looked up and saw that she was hanging on a crudely made hook, bound with shackles made from thorn vines. She could see her blood running down her wrists from the cuts made by the thorns, which dug into her skin. She noticed that the arms had been torn off her shirt; looking down she saw that her pants had been ripped off below the knees and her ankles were bound together with the same thorn-vines. Blood ran onto her toenails and onto the floor.
She was unable to move and hung up like some sacfrice, which was exactly what she guessed she was. At the table where she and Kellie had found Melissa's power journal, Melissa stood with her back to her, working with something on the table.
"Excuse me, Mrs. Witch women?" Darry said, barely finding the voice to speak. "What exactly do you plan to do with me?" She asked.
Melissa turned around. "Silence." She commanded. "You will know soon enough." She hissed.
Darry frowned and attempted to free herself but the thorns just cut deeper into her skin. "You will know soon enough, when the sun goes down; that is very soon." Melissa said and turned away from Darry.
Darry sighed and wondered just how long away dusk was.
Back at the Summers house, Kellie found it very weird that Darry wasn't there.
"She probably went somewhere with Oz." Buffy pointed out, not understanding why Kellie was so anxious about Darry not being there.
"Yeah but she didn't even leave a note; we left a note." Kellie moaned. "And it's almost dark." She added.
"So, Darry can take care of herself. I'm sure she's with Oz or something." Buffy muttered.
Kellie looked out the window, the sun was beginning to set in the distance. "You're probably right, she probably went to go talk to Oz." Kellie agreed.
The kitchen door opened and Oz stepped in, looking a mix between confused and upset, as well as worried. He looked around the kitchen and then looked at Kellie, looking even more confused. "Where's Darry?" Oz asked.
"You mean she's not with you?" Kellie asked, glancing over at Buffy.
"No, I haven't seen her since last night; she's not here?" Oz asked and stepped into the kitchen, shutting the door behind him.
"No, we thought she was with you." Buffy said and stood up walking over to Oz.
"I wonder where she could possibly be." Kellie said. The second the words escape her lips, Kellie's face paled and she went rigid. She would have collasped on the ground but Oz caught her before she fell.
"What's wrong with her?" Dawn asked, fear filling her voice and replacing the confused look on her face.
Kellie began to have what looked like convulsions; Oz held her so she didn't hurt herself. "What's going on?" Oz asked, calm and looking up at Buffy.
Suddenly, Kellie stopped moving and looked up at Oz and then at Buffy. "Ow." She said and tears trickled down her cheeks. "That really hurt." She muttered.
"What happened?" Buffy asked, getting on her knees beside Kellie and Oz.
"I don't know but Darry's in trouble." Kellie said and sat up slowly.
"How do you know?" Buffy asked at the same time Oz said, "What kind of trouble?"
"I saw it." Kellie answered. "She's in Riley and Melissa's apartment I think and Melissa's going to hurt her or do something really bad. And there's another witch or something, one that looks more powerful then Melissa and that stupid spider was there too, only there were a lot of them." Kellie said, drawing the words out as though she was trying to remember something. "And Melissa has blood in this clay jar, pot thing; she has a bloody knife too." Kellie added.
Oz helped Kellie to her feet and Buffy could easily tell that Oz was worried about Darry.
Willow moved from her spot at the kitchen table, where she had the phone in her hand ready to call a doctor if Kellie didn't 'get better'. "You didn't read Melissa's power journal did you?" Willow asked.
"No, why?" Kellie asked, looking over at Willow.
"In her journal, she had a spell written about getting the blood of a virgin werewolf so that she could 'regain the power she lost'. I didn't mention it because I...you know." Willow said, blushing slightly but then returning to her normal color, only slightly paler. "Do you think Melissa is going to use Darry's blood?" Willow asked.
Buffy frowned. "Well, I guess we can't rule that out." She muttered, glancing over at Oz. "When is this spell supposed to take place?" Buffy asked, looking at Willow.
"Tonight." Willow answered.
"Looks like we have to go to Riley's apartment; whether Melissa has Darry or not, we can't just wait to see what happens. If there really is this powerful witch that Kellie 'saw' then we might need to have all the help we can; Willow, get Anya and Xander here and we need Spike, I guess." Buffy muttered the last part.
"I'll get the weapons." Dawn said and rushed to the hall closet.
"Okay, well, lets get ready and go." Buffy agreed.