Buffy woke up to the birds outside. They were happy and chirping. 'Not like me,' she thought to herself. She walked over to her desk and pulled open the drawers where the pictures of her friends and her mother and father were. Buffy was amazed at what she saw in her drawer. Her stakes. Her crosses. Vials of holy water. "What?" she cried out. She was surprised and shocked. "Why would I have tools of the slayer if I wasn't the slayer?" she asked herself. Just then, a white light appeared in the corner of her room. She didn't notice it until it spoke. "Buffy Summers," it said in a peaceful voice. "Yes," Buffy answered. "I come to you with a message from the 'Powers That Be'." Buffy stood there with her arms crossed. "And just who are you?" she asked, giving an attitude. "I am a messenger for the 'Powers'." "Really," Buffy had an angry sound in her voice, "well then can you tell me what has happened to me?" she wanted answers. And she wanted them now. "What was that?" "It was a dream," the messenger told her, " the 'Powers' heard your thoughts and decided to put a stop to your curiousity. So they granted you the chance to experience it through a dream." Buffy was getting the answers she wanted and deserved. "Well- wait," she stopped herself, "how long have I been asleep for?" "Approximately two and a half days," the messenger said. "O.k. Well, when did I fall asleep?" The messenger bobbed up and down and then said, "Friday night." Buffy looked around. "Then, that means it's sunday afternoon." "Correct," the messenger replied. Buffy had trouble swallowing this all. 'A dream?' she thought. The messenger hovered for a second, then said, "I will leave you now. Good bye." The white light got smaller until it was gone. Buffy stood there, blinked a couple of times, then sat down on her bed. Buffy jumped when she heard the telephone ring. She put her hand to her chest and answered the phone. It was Willow. "Hey Will," Buffy said. "Hey Buffy, where were you?" she asked, "I called you a couple of times this weekend but you didn't answer. What happened?" Buffy let out a breath. "You wouldn't believe me if I told you." Willow had lived through a alot of weird events and even and apocalypse. "Try me." Buffy proceeded to tell her the whole story. THE END