Troublemakers: Slaying Bites
AUTHOR: Silence
DISCLAIMER: Joss, Fox, and UPN own all things Buffy. Lila, Scarlet & Simon, MINE. Mhm.
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PART 5
"Don't tread on the earth?" Buffy said as she gazed up the bleachers to stare at Xander. He waved at her from his spot at the top and she beamed.
Nicole just stared at Jennifer dumbly. "I don't get it."
Buffy turned her attention back to her friends, "How do you not tread on the earth? I mean you kinda have to."
Jen's face fell and she shrugged. "Yeah... I guess I never thought of that."
"I gotta bail." Nicole said and looked around the semi-deserted gym. "You coming?"
"Do you have date with Jeffery?" Jen asked casually.
"Jealous?" Buffy teased. She shook her head at her friend's uncomfortable laugh. "No. I'm hanging out with Xander." Buffy said.
"Xander's nice." Nicole said blandly.
"He's sweet. And funny. And cute." Buffy said defensivly.
Nicole merely shrugged and her and Jen left the gym. "See you later Buffy."
Buffy glanced around the now empty gym and wondered where Xander had wandered off to. She shrugged and began a small routine. As her adrenaline pumped up, she ran toward the middle of the court and jumped, flying into an amazing series of gymnastics flips and cartwheels. As she finished one last flip she landed on her feet and look up.
She gasped. *The mall guy! Ew!* Buffy jumped back in shock, "God! Do you like stalking people or what?" *I can't believe he's wearing the same clothes! Gross! At least get a new jacket. Ugh...*
"I'm sorry." He said, his British accent clipped and formal, "That was impressive. The tumbling."
"What?" Buffy asked, "That? Oh. I used to do gymnastics. Are you looking for someone?"
"I'm looking for you actually."
"Me? Am I in trouble?" Buffy rocked on her feet and tried to look innocent, "Cause if I am, I didn't do it."
"Not at all. My name is Merrick. I was sent to find you some time ago, but there were complications. You should have been taught, prepared."
Not enjoying where this was going Buffy narrowed her eyes at him, "What are you talking about?"
"I've been searching the world for you Buffy."
"Stalker much?"
"I've come to bring you. your birthright."
"My what?" She asked, more confused than ever, "Is that like a trust fund?"
Merrick stared at her as she rambled on.
"I had a trust fund from my great-grandfather, or maybe it was inheritance, 'cause he's dead, and I spent it on shoes."
"You must come with me." Merrick said. "It's much too late already. You must come with me to the graveyard."
"My birthright," Buffy said slowly, "Is in the graveyard? Ugh. Not even!"
"Wait!"
"You're one of those dirty old men who get their kicks by scaring gorgeous young women aren't you." She held her head up high and snorted, "Forget you. My boyfriend's going to be back here in like thirty seconds and he's totally protective."
"You don't understand," Merrick tried to explain, "You have been chosen."
"To go to the graveyard? Why don't you take the first runner up?"
"You must believe me. You must come with me while there is still time."
"Time for what? For you to get a mental health check?"
"To stop the killing." Merrick said flatly. "To stop the vampires."
Buffy's mouth opened in surprise. She stared at him a moment and let out a laugh. "Let me get this straight. You're like, this girl stalking bum, and I have to go to the graveyard with you cause I'm chosen and there's vampires."
"Exactly!" Merrick said.
"Does Elvis talk to you? Do you see spots?"
"But."
"I'm so out of here."
"Do you ever dream you were someone else?" He called out to her.
Buffy froze.
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"Why can't I go over and help her out?" Xander asked Lila as they stood out in the hall.
"Because she has to talk to Merrick alone."
"Yeah but."
"No okay? It's bad enough Scarlet already 'accidentally' put the kibosh on Riley, which sucks because I thought he was a hottie from heaven." She pointed a finger at Xander, "I've got a date tonight with Andy so I want you to behave."
Xander sighed as she walked away. He felt a tap on his shoulder and turned to see Spike and Scarlet. "This sucks."
Spike grinned, "I say party without her mate."
"What?"
"Follow Buffy to the graveyard." Scarlet said. "Play the hero when you see the chance. Duh."
Xander nodded slowly. "Yeah. that could work! I'll see you guys later!" He cried out and ran off.
"So what do you want to do pet?" Spike asked.
"I hear one of the local english teachers is a she-mantis." Scarlet said with a grin. "Want to go trash her?"
"Violence and blood are the ways to my heart."
"You too?"
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The sun had just fallen away from it perch in the sky and Buffy was finding herself sitting next to a tombstone while waiting for Robert Berman to 'wake up'.
"I can't believe I let you drag me to your den of mental illness." Buffy whined. "I'd rather be studying." She toyed with the cross and stake in her hands and sighed. *I missed hanging with Xander for this? How stupid am I?*
One second later all hell broke loose. Before Buffy knew what was happening the late Robert Berman had just burst from his grave and was now wrestling with Merrick.
Buffy stood up and gripped her stake tightly. A pair of arms shot out of the ground and grabbed for the girl's ankles. With a shriek Buffy jumped and fell to the ground. She watched in terror as a young woman crawled from her grave. Her face deformed, the dead woman growled with a fanged toothy smile.
At Buffy's shriek Merrick looked up. Robby, the undead partier, took that moment and threw Merrick off of him. Merrick found himself on the ground and his stake nowhere near him.
Buffy kicked at the female vampire furiously. The vampiress hissed and crawled closer to Buffy. In sheer panic, the cheerleader grabbed her cross and held it in front of her. The vampire stopped short and growled.
"Bad puppy." Buffy said nervously. She lowered her cross a brief second and the vampire lunged at her with incredible speed. Before the vampire could react Buffy kneed her in the stomach and smashed the stake through her chest. With one last look, the girl turned to dust.
Meanwhile, Merrick and Robert were still struggling. Robert picked Merrick up with a sneer, and prepared to bite.
A stake exploded through the front of his chest, driven clear through his back. As he fell into a pile of dust Xander grinned at Merrick and waved the stake around.
"I lived in Sunnydale." He said to Merrick's dumbfounded look. Xander turned to see Buffy rushing toward him.
"Xander!" She cried out and grabbed him in a bear hug. "They're vampires! Real and." She looked up suddenly. "Did you follow us?"
Xander let out a sheepish grin, and he let loose his excuse he'd thought up. "Yeah. I saw you leave with a strange guy and I thought I'd see if everything was okay."
She hugged him fiercely again. "I'm so glad you did."
AUTHOR: Silence
DISCLAIMER: Joss, Fox, and UPN own all things Buffy. Lila, Scarlet & Simon, MINE. Mhm.
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PART 5
"Don't tread on the earth?" Buffy said as she gazed up the bleachers to stare at Xander. He waved at her from his spot at the top and she beamed.
Nicole just stared at Jennifer dumbly. "I don't get it."
Buffy turned her attention back to her friends, "How do you not tread on the earth? I mean you kinda have to."
Jen's face fell and she shrugged. "Yeah... I guess I never thought of that."
"I gotta bail." Nicole said and looked around the semi-deserted gym. "You coming?"
"Do you have date with Jeffery?" Jen asked casually.
"Jealous?" Buffy teased. She shook her head at her friend's uncomfortable laugh. "No. I'm hanging out with Xander." Buffy said.
"Xander's nice." Nicole said blandly.
"He's sweet. And funny. And cute." Buffy said defensivly.
Nicole merely shrugged and her and Jen left the gym. "See you later Buffy."
Buffy glanced around the now empty gym and wondered where Xander had wandered off to. She shrugged and began a small routine. As her adrenaline pumped up, she ran toward the middle of the court and jumped, flying into an amazing series of gymnastics flips and cartwheels. As she finished one last flip she landed on her feet and look up.
She gasped. *The mall guy! Ew!* Buffy jumped back in shock, "God! Do you like stalking people or what?" *I can't believe he's wearing the same clothes! Gross! At least get a new jacket. Ugh...*
"I'm sorry." He said, his British accent clipped and formal, "That was impressive. The tumbling."
"What?" Buffy asked, "That? Oh. I used to do gymnastics. Are you looking for someone?"
"I'm looking for you actually."
"Me? Am I in trouble?" Buffy rocked on her feet and tried to look innocent, "Cause if I am, I didn't do it."
"Not at all. My name is Merrick. I was sent to find you some time ago, but there were complications. You should have been taught, prepared."
Not enjoying where this was going Buffy narrowed her eyes at him, "What are you talking about?"
"I've been searching the world for you Buffy."
"Stalker much?"
"I've come to bring you. your birthright."
"My what?" She asked, more confused than ever, "Is that like a trust fund?"
Merrick stared at her as she rambled on.
"I had a trust fund from my great-grandfather, or maybe it was inheritance, 'cause he's dead, and I spent it on shoes."
"You must come with me." Merrick said. "It's much too late already. You must come with me to the graveyard."
"My birthright," Buffy said slowly, "Is in the graveyard? Ugh. Not even!"
"Wait!"
"You're one of those dirty old men who get their kicks by scaring gorgeous young women aren't you." She held her head up high and snorted, "Forget you. My boyfriend's going to be back here in like thirty seconds and he's totally protective."
"You don't understand," Merrick tried to explain, "You have been chosen."
"To go to the graveyard? Why don't you take the first runner up?"
"You must believe me. You must come with me while there is still time."
"Time for what? For you to get a mental health check?"
"To stop the killing." Merrick said flatly. "To stop the vampires."
Buffy's mouth opened in surprise. She stared at him a moment and let out a laugh. "Let me get this straight. You're like, this girl stalking bum, and I have to go to the graveyard with you cause I'm chosen and there's vampires."
"Exactly!" Merrick said.
"Does Elvis talk to you? Do you see spots?"
"But."
"I'm so out of here."
"Do you ever dream you were someone else?" He called out to her.
Buffy froze.
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"Why can't I go over and help her out?" Xander asked Lila as they stood out in the hall.
"Because she has to talk to Merrick alone."
"Yeah but."
"No okay? It's bad enough Scarlet already 'accidentally' put the kibosh on Riley, which sucks because I thought he was a hottie from heaven." She pointed a finger at Xander, "I've got a date tonight with Andy so I want you to behave."
Xander sighed as she walked away. He felt a tap on his shoulder and turned to see Spike and Scarlet. "This sucks."
Spike grinned, "I say party without her mate."
"What?"
"Follow Buffy to the graveyard." Scarlet said. "Play the hero when you see the chance. Duh."
Xander nodded slowly. "Yeah. that could work! I'll see you guys later!" He cried out and ran off.
"So what do you want to do pet?" Spike asked.
"I hear one of the local english teachers is a she-mantis." Scarlet said with a grin. "Want to go trash her?"
"Violence and blood are the ways to my heart."
"You too?"
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The sun had just fallen away from it perch in the sky and Buffy was finding herself sitting next to a tombstone while waiting for Robert Berman to 'wake up'.
"I can't believe I let you drag me to your den of mental illness." Buffy whined. "I'd rather be studying." She toyed with the cross and stake in her hands and sighed. *I missed hanging with Xander for this? How stupid am I?*
One second later all hell broke loose. Before Buffy knew what was happening the late Robert Berman had just burst from his grave and was now wrestling with Merrick.
Buffy stood up and gripped her stake tightly. A pair of arms shot out of the ground and grabbed for the girl's ankles. With a shriek Buffy jumped and fell to the ground. She watched in terror as a young woman crawled from her grave. Her face deformed, the dead woman growled with a fanged toothy smile.
At Buffy's shriek Merrick looked up. Robby, the undead partier, took that moment and threw Merrick off of him. Merrick found himself on the ground and his stake nowhere near him.
Buffy kicked at the female vampire furiously. The vampiress hissed and crawled closer to Buffy. In sheer panic, the cheerleader grabbed her cross and held it in front of her. The vampire stopped short and growled.
"Bad puppy." Buffy said nervously. She lowered her cross a brief second and the vampire lunged at her with incredible speed. Before the vampire could react Buffy kneed her in the stomach and smashed the stake through her chest. With one last look, the girl turned to dust.
Meanwhile, Merrick and Robert were still struggling. Robert picked Merrick up with a sneer, and prepared to bite.
A stake exploded through the front of his chest, driven clear through his back. As he fell into a pile of dust Xander grinned at Merrick and waved the stake around.
"I lived in Sunnydale." He said to Merrick's dumbfounded look. Xander turned to see Buffy rushing toward him.
"Xander!" She cried out and grabbed him in a bear hug. "They're vampires! Real and." She looked up suddenly. "Did you follow us?"
Xander let out a sheepish grin, and he let loose his excuse he'd thought up. "Yeah. I saw you leave with a strange guy and I thought I'd see if everything was okay."
She hugged him fiercely again. "I'm so glad you did."