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Chapter 19: A New Arrival

A mini van raced down the highway of the desert outside of Sunnydale. It wasn't that he hated Sunnydale, but he preferred not to be there. He left to get away from it, but then again he couldn't get away from it. Every three nights it would occur and he couldn't stop it. As much mediation he did and as calm as he tried to be it would escape. The inner animal came out and all those who were in its path would have an untimely death. He tried to resist the kill, but he couldn't.

He stopped the van half or so mile away from a house. He needed to collect his thoughts. He would be seeing people that may not want to see him. He rested his head on the steering wheel when someone knocked on the window.

"Hey man, do you wanna buy some stuff to calm your nerves?" the man said.

"Um, no, I'm good," he said.

"Why not? I have some really good stuff in the house over there. You can just go inside and I'll give the stuff," Mike said.

"Well that house is kinda creepy, so no" he said. He put his hands on the wheel and drove away.

"Damn" was all the vampire said with the occasional jump of frustration.

Liz warily walked over to the window. She didn't see any vampires, but she still didn't put her guard down. She saw a van that was coming towards the house. She grabbed the flashlight from the floor and prayed it had some juice left in it. She turned it on, then off, on, then off in a SOS manner. She prayed the driver would see her.

He put on the radio, trying to drown out his thoughts. He kept his attention forward, but he saw something blinking. He stopped the car and noticed the house lights were off. Normally he would keep on driving, but ever since he met this girl in Sunnydale he couldn't ignore someone's distress signal.

The blinking stopped, but he saw something move behind the trees. It looked like that druggie he saw before, but then he noticed the fangs. He immediately locked the doors and went into the back and searched for his flashlight. He had it just in case he had a flat again. He turned it on and tried to mock what he saw.

"Oh my God, he saw me," Liz said. She started to pound on the windows, screaming for help.

"Wait that can't be Buffy could it?" he asked himself.

Liz's nerved were calmed down when she saw him point his fingers down. She only prayed he wasn't one of them. There wasn't a way, or was there?

He fired up the engine and sped to the house. Even though he knew Buffy could take care of herself, she could use the help.
So what do I do? Park infront?? Or run there? The vamps will be waiting. What time is it? An hour till sunrise. From what I know they should be retreating, which seems like they are. Ok now or never.

He parked the car, grabbed a couple of stakes, and looked outside. He didn't see any vamps lurking. He decided to make his move. He opened the door in a swift motion and ran to the front door. He pounded on it once, when Buffy opened the door.

Liz ran downstairs, ripped off the cross necklace she had on. When she opened the door, she grabbed the guys wrist and pressed the cross into his chest. When she didn't hear him screaming she let him go and was clearly relieved.

"Buffy, why did you do that for?" he said surprised. Did Willow talk that bad about me?

"Do I know you?" Liz asked closing the door before taking a peek outside.

"Buffy, it me, Oz."