Part Two
"Hey. Your name is Sora right?" a blonde haired girl asked catching up to Sora after their English class at Sunnydale University. Sora stopped and faced the girl.
"Yes, it is."
"I'm Buffy. You gave a good argument about Anne Rice's world of vampires today." In their English class, they were reading Interview with the Vampire. A classic novel but so far from the truth about vampires.
"Well Rice's views about vampires is crap. I'm surprised that some vamp hasn't drained her yet. I mean if I was a vampire, I would totally be insulted." Sora said.
"Wait! You know they exist?" Buffy asked. No wonder she gave a good argument about the book.
"Of course. As well as demons, apocalypses, the hellmouth, prophesies, witches, slayers. The list just goes on." Sora said as they began walking down the hall.
"How did you learn all this?" Buffy asked. Her slayer senses weren't going off so she knew this girl was human.
"Read about it in some old books and I met a vampire back when I lived in Chicago." Sora explained. She knew this girl was the slayer. She had actually hacked into the Watcher Council's database and found where they slayer was. Of course she wasn't working for the council now but they still kept a watch on her. That's why she had chosen to go to Sunnydale. Where there was a slayer, there would be no Spike. How wrong she was!
"Did you want to join me and some friends for lunch in the commons?" Buffy asked. She liked this girl and hoped that they would become friends. Willow now had Tara and Xander was always with Anya. Sure she had Riley but there was only so much girl talk he could withstand.
"Sure." Sora said as she shifted her book in her arm. They headed over to the Commons with Buffy asking what Chicago was like, never having been there.
"Buffy! Over here!" A voice called out. Sora looked over and saw a red headed girl sitting at a table over by the window. Buffy waved and led Sora over right after they paid for their food.
"Buffster! You're going to share those fries with your bestest pal, right?" a dark-haired boy asked as Buffy and Sora sat down. Buffy rolled her eyes as he snatched a handful of them.
"Guys, this is Sora. Sora this is Xander, Anya, Tara, and Willow. Xander doesn't go to school here but he still comes for lunch to steal our food." Buffy explained. Sora smiled and took a bite of her deli sandwich.
"So what's the low down tonight? Bronzing or is there a new baddie in town we have to check out?" Xander asked.
"Exnay on the bad-ay." Willow said softly.
"It's okay. I know all about the things that go bump in the night." Sora said with a smile.
"Really? How did you find out?" Tara asked politely.
"She had some vampage back in Chicago, right Sora?" Buffy said.
"You could say that." Sora said taking a sip of her water.
"Well according to Giles, there's some new prophesy that we need to research." Willow said.
"Sora, you wanna come and help research? The more the merrier." Buffy said turning towards the girl.
"I dunno. I don't usually go out after dark anymore." Sora said. She avoided the dark just in case Spike did find her. He probably wasn't looking anyway.
"Oh come on. It'll be fun!" Willow encouraged.
"Wills, I think you're the only one that finds research fun." Xander groaned.
"Yeah, I much more prefer sex then dusty old books." Anya said piping up. The others just shook their heads, already grown use to her comments.
"Fine, I'll go." Sora said with a laugh. She found Anya's perspective very amusing.
Early evening:
"How come you don't go out much after dark?' Buffy asked.
"I have always kept to myself and when I learned about demons and all that, I decided to try and forget. Live a normal life and all that. But I don't think that's possible, knowing what I know. Like knowing you're the slayer. I honestly would like to help." Sora said honestly as she could.
"Trust me. You're more then welcome in the Scooby Gang." Buffy said with a smile. They arrived at Giles' apartment.
"You guys find anything yet?" Buffy asked as they walked in.
"Hello Buffy. Nothing yet. What we have go far is pretty vague." Giles said looking up from the pile of books.
"Giles this is Sora. He knows about the baddies and wants to help." Buffy explained.
"Nice to meet you." Giles said and then returned to his book. Sora sat down on the couch and pulled a book into her lap.
"So what am I looking for?"
"Start with anything you can find on a Velmous demon. We think it deals with him." Willow spoke up from behind the blue screen of the laptop. Sora nodded and buried her nose into the book. After almost an hour of almost silence. Sora stood up.
"Giles, is it okay if I get a drink of water?"
"Sure go ahead. The glasses are in the cabinet on the right."
"Thanks. Anyone else want anything?" Sora asked.
"Can you grab me a coke?" Xander asked. "And the bag of chips on the counter?"
"Sure. Anyone else?"
"No thanks." A series of voices called out. Sora headed into the kitchen and was just filling her glass when the front door burst open.
"I left some blood in your fridge, didn't I Watcher?" Spike said heading into the kitchen. Sora froze when she heard his voice. It just couldn't be! Of all places for him to find her. Spike stopped short as he walked into the kitchen. It had to be a dream. She stood there just staring at him. Her expression unreadable in her eyes.
"What the bloody hell are you doing here? Spike said harshly. Sora didn't reply but pushed past him going back into the living room, forgetting about her drink and Xander's chips. He followed her out of the kitchen. She went to grab her coat off the couch but he blocked her path.
"Talk to me Songbird! You disappeared! I went back to apologize but you were gone!" Spike said. He tried to forget her but he couldn't She haunted his dreams, lived in his subconscious.
"I'm sorry Buffy. This was a bad idea. I shouldn't have come." Sora said and walked out of the apartment.
"Hey. Your name is Sora right?" a blonde haired girl asked catching up to Sora after their English class at Sunnydale University. Sora stopped and faced the girl.
"Yes, it is."
"I'm Buffy. You gave a good argument about Anne Rice's world of vampires today." In their English class, they were reading Interview with the Vampire. A classic novel but so far from the truth about vampires.
"Well Rice's views about vampires is crap. I'm surprised that some vamp hasn't drained her yet. I mean if I was a vampire, I would totally be insulted." Sora said.
"Wait! You know they exist?" Buffy asked. No wonder she gave a good argument about the book.
"Of course. As well as demons, apocalypses, the hellmouth, prophesies, witches, slayers. The list just goes on." Sora said as they began walking down the hall.
"How did you learn all this?" Buffy asked. Her slayer senses weren't going off so she knew this girl was human.
"Read about it in some old books and I met a vampire back when I lived in Chicago." Sora explained. She knew this girl was the slayer. She had actually hacked into the Watcher Council's database and found where they slayer was. Of course she wasn't working for the council now but they still kept a watch on her. That's why she had chosen to go to Sunnydale. Where there was a slayer, there would be no Spike. How wrong she was!
"Did you want to join me and some friends for lunch in the commons?" Buffy asked. She liked this girl and hoped that they would become friends. Willow now had Tara and Xander was always with Anya. Sure she had Riley but there was only so much girl talk he could withstand.
"Sure." Sora said as she shifted her book in her arm. They headed over to the Commons with Buffy asking what Chicago was like, never having been there.
"Buffy! Over here!" A voice called out. Sora looked over and saw a red headed girl sitting at a table over by the window. Buffy waved and led Sora over right after they paid for their food.
"Buffster! You're going to share those fries with your bestest pal, right?" a dark-haired boy asked as Buffy and Sora sat down. Buffy rolled her eyes as he snatched a handful of them.
"Guys, this is Sora. Sora this is Xander, Anya, Tara, and Willow. Xander doesn't go to school here but he still comes for lunch to steal our food." Buffy explained. Sora smiled and took a bite of her deli sandwich.
"So what's the low down tonight? Bronzing or is there a new baddie in town we have to check out?" Xander asked.
"Exnay on the bad-ay." Willow said softly.
"It's okay. I know all about the things that go bump in the night." Sora said with a smile.
"Really? How did you find out?" Tara asked politely.
"She had some vampage back in Chicago, right Sora?" Buffy said.
"You could say that." Sora said taking a sip of her water.
"Well according to Giles, there's some new prophesy that we need to research." Willow said.
"Sora, you wanna come and help research? The more the merrier." Buffy said turning towards the girl.
"I dunno. I don't usually go out after dark anymore." Sora said. She avoided the dark just in case Spike did find her. He probably wasn't looking anyway.
"Oh come on. It'll be fun!" Willow encouraged.
"Wills, I think you're the only one that finds research fun." Xander groaned.
"Yeah, I much more prefer sex then dusty old books." Anya said piping up. The others just shook their heads, already grown use to her comments.
"Fine, I'll go." Sora said with a laugh. She found Anya's perspective very amusing.
Early evening:
"How come you don't go out much after dark?' Buffy asked.
"I have always kept to myself and when I learned about demons and all that, I decided to try and forget. Live a normal life and all that. But I don't think that's possible, knowing what I know. Like knowing you're the slayer. I honestly would like to help." Sora said honestly as she could.
"Trust me. You're more then welcome in the Scooby Gang." Buffy said with a smile. They arrived at Giles' apartment.
"You guys find anything yet?" Buffy asked as they walked in.
"Hello Buffy. Nothing yet. What we have go far is pretty vague." Giles said looking up from the pile of books.
"Giles this is Sora. He knows about the baddies and wants to help." Buffy explained.
"Nice to meet you." Giles said and then returned to his book. Sora sat down on the couch and pulled a book into her lap.
"So what am I looking for?"
"Start with anything you can find on a Velmous demon. We think it deals with him." Willow spoke up from behind the blue screen of the laptop. Sora nodded and buried her nose into the book. After almost an hour of almost silence. Sora stood up.
"Giles, is it okay if I get a drink of water?"
"Sure go ahead. The glasses are in the cabinet on the right."
"Thanks. Anyone else want anything?" Sora asked.
"Can you grab me a coke?" Xander asked. "And the bag of chips on the counter?"
"Sure. Anyone else?"
"No thanks." A series of voices called out. Sora headed into the kitchen and was just filling her glass when the front door burst open.
"I left some blood in your fridge, didn't I Watcher?" Spike said heading into the kitchen. Sora froze when she heard his voice. It just couldn't be! Of all places for him to find her. Spike stopped short as he walked into the kitchen. It had to be a dream. She stood there just staring at him. Her expression unreadable in her eyes.
"What the bloody hell are you doing here? Spike said harshly. Sora didn't reply but pushed past him going back into the living room, forgetting about her drink and Xander's chips. He followed her out of the kitchen. She went to grab her coat off the couch but he blocked her path.
"Talk to me Songbird! You disappeared! I went back to apologize but you were gone!" Spike said. He tried to forget her but he couldn't She haunted his dreams, lived in his subconscious.
"I'm sorry Buffy. This was a bad idea. I shouldn't have come." Sora said and walked out of the apartment.