Part Four
"Vvvvv..."
The two girls came running into Buffy's room. The Slayer looked up and
was immediately ready to act.
"What's wrong?"
"Vvvvampire ..."
"Where?" She pulled out a stake.
"Room next to us."
"A vampire? Killing in broad daylight?
"No ... He's living right next to us."
Willow finally relaxed a bit and sat down on the bed. She still
breathed heavily.
"This guy, Ralph's roommate ... he came in and
... he had no reflection. Really. There was this big mirror and he
had no reflection, like if he weren't there."
"Did he try and harm anyone."
"No, not really. He put something in the fridge and then he told us to leave. He seemed upset because someone he knew was dead."
"Are vampires supposed to get upset because of something like that?"
Buffy wasn't sure. Where they? Some of them were sometimes, but they
were more angry, enraged than truly sad. Or not?
She wasn't sure what to think anymore.
Vampires with emotion, what's next vampire cops?
"Did he know you knew what he was?"
"I'm not sure. His roommate knew. That was obvious."
"Was he?"
Willow nodded 'no'. Ralph had been a bit egocentric, but he'd had a mirror image. Maybe he just worked for the vampire, thinking it better than losing his own blood. She hoped it wasn't that. She'd rather think the guy was either forced or fooled into it, than to think any human that kind of traitor against his own race. Buffy listened ears wide open as Willow described the vampire. They had to warn Giles, maybe the old Watcher could tell them what was going on. She prayed that it wasn't something like the Gem of Amara again.
To be continued