The 12th Holder- Tabula Rasa, Tabula Rasa, uh.Line?

When we last left our Scoobies, Spike and Anya prove their magical prowess, Buffy was rejected from UC: Sunnydale again, and Jules and Giles are no longer Sunnydale residents.

The moist, cool air of England wafted in the bedroom as Juliet quickly (and as quietly as she could) packed her bag. For two weeks, she had practically been trapped in a dinky hotel room in a country she despised. Certainly, she loved Giles and wanted to be with him, but Jules wanted to go back to England on her own terms. Shutting the clasps, she tried to pick up the suitcase. Unfortunately, the carrier was too heavy and she dropped it with a thud. "Juliet?" Giles asked, sitting up, "What are you doing." "Rupert. I'm going back to Sunnydale. I have no idea why you've dragged me back here, but I want to be back in America." "You don't understand." "Yes I do! Something is wrong there, and I want to help!"

"Nothing is wrong!" Glaring at Giles, she grabbed his hand, "Oh yes there is." Snapping her fingers, she transported both herself and Giles into the Summers' living room. "What the hell did you do?" "We're going to fix the problem. Now get dressed." Narrowing her eyes, she snapped her fingers again, and Rupert found himself wearing a dark green sweater, blue jeans, and shoes. Juliet looked down at her nightgown and groaned. She flicked her wrist, and was suddenly clothed in black slacks, a purple v-neck sweaters, and boots. "Ready. Now, it's eight o'clock here. Where would they be?" She stormed off, leaving Giles sitting dumbfounded on the couch. "Wait."

Blasting the doors open, Juliet bounded into the Magic Box with Rupert at her heels. An angered look graced her face, furrowing her brow. "Something is going on, and I want to know why," she barked. Xander stood up, an excited look on his face, "Juliet! You're back!" "Jules, I don't think anything's goin on. It's a Hell mouth thing," Buffy countered. With that suspicious comment, Spike and Anya entered, laughing hysterically. "So sorry kids," he grinned, "But we thought you deserved it." "Well, not all of you," Anya nodded, smiling at Willow and Dawn, but then glaring at Xander, "But some did." "And now for the grand finale!' Anya held up a green crystal and Spike lit it with a match. Grinning maniacally, they both chanted "Tabula Rasa, Tabula Rasa, Tabula Rasa." Willow giggled, "That won't work." Suddenly, Willow, Dawn, Juliet, Buffy, and Xander fell over. Spike and Anya turned around, chuckling, expecting all to be under their control. "Not so fast." They spun around to see Giles was unaffected. Undaunted, the vampire lunged towards him, expecting to knock him out. What Spike didn't expect was for Giles to move, and let him crash into the glass counter. "How dare you! The plan was almost done!" Anya shrieked, throwing her arms down, forgetting the crystal was resting on her palm. The rock came crashing to the ground, breaking into millions of pieces. Giles stepped forward and smashed it under his shoe. Suddenly, everybody woke up to see Spike in a heap on the floor and Anya in tears. "I almost had vengeance! I almost won!" "What's going on?" Willow, Dawn, Juliet, Buffy, and Xander all asked in unison. "Would you care to confess?" Rupert inquired. She groaned, "Alright. Spike was mad because his chip's a bit screwy now and he blamed it on Buffy. That's why she failed her re-entrance interview. I was mad because Xander had a crush on Juliet, so I had Spike convince him to stalk Juliet. He knew you would fly off the hook. I mean, it was sheer brilliance that you left the country, we had no idea it would work so well." Xander stood up, "An, I still love you. The whole Juliet thing, I'm sorry," he turned to her, "I just don't like you like that anymore." "Oh, no offense taken, just as long as you're not mad at me," she said to Giles. "Not at all." "So, I won't get into college because Spike blames me for him problems?" Buffy whispered. "We can change it, you know. Persuade them to give you another interview. Or just change the paper work," Anya suggested. "I guess we'll see."

.One Week Later. "So, Buffy, how was the interview?" "Really great, I think I got it." Buffy stood in the doorway of Juliet's new classroom. Both her and Giles got the jobs they had interviewed for, and now Buffy might have a chance in coming back. "I like the 'there's no 'I' in team' poster. Very original." "I thought it was needed. Now, should I go by Juliet, or Professor Lawson? This is much too complicated." "I think Professor Lawson sounds distinguished. Lady-like." "Thank you. Have you seen Rupert yet? He said he was going to stop by and he hasn't shown up yet." "He's probably setting up the library. You know, put all the books on big bads up front for convenience." "Probably. Say, want to get some lunch? I'm starving." "Ditto. Lead the way."

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