Troublemakers: Slaying Bites
AUTHOR: Silence
DISCLAIMER: Joss, Fox, and UPN own all things Buffy. Lila, Scarlet & Simon are MINE.
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PART 12
A mist had risen around the gym, swirling around the feet of the undead that stood clustered at the door. There were at least twenty of them now, with hungry looks of longing and bloodlust across their faces. They watched as Buffy exited the building.. and they waited.
The vampires watched as Buffy came out in the open, Xander's jacket over her dress and her purse strapped around her. She carried a bottle of Perrier in one hand and a cross in the other. As she stepped farther away from the door, the vampires began to close around her.
She heard the door shut behind her.
The vampires surrounded her, coming closer and closer. Buffy held the cross out in front of her. As they loomed closer, she shook the bottle and sprayed it all around, searing the first line of vampires.
Tossing the bottle, Buffy whipped out a stake. In a blur of martial arts and gymnastics, Buffy held her own and managed to take out a few vampires. The vampires scattered and the slayer made a run for it.
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From inside the gym everyone watched from the windows.
"It's okay!" Kimberly cried out. "They're going after her!"
As if on cue, several of the vampires turned toward the gym, grinning.
Xander looked at Kimberly. "Look, your fan club."
"Get away from the windows!" Gary Murray ordered. "Find something to cover them up with!"
Immediately, the students began grabbing whatever they could.
Nicole looked around anxiously, "Hey! There's nails and stuff we used for the decorations!"
"Go get them." Xander said. He shook his head and tried to ignore a sudden wave of dizziness.
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"I need some sugar." Lila moaned.
Simon glared at her. "Stop complaining and watch Xander."
"No!" Lila snapped. "I'm going to fight. If you want to stand around and play watch dog, fine."
"You do realize you can't interfere too much here." Simon pointed out. "People are meant to die."
"Do I care about what I can't or can't do?"
"Abuse your powers while I'm here, and I'll take you back before you can blink."
Lila glared at him irritably. "You are such a jerk."
"And you really are a pain in the ass."
"Bite me."
"Save the offers for the vampires, Lila." Scarlet said as she and Spike ran by.
Spike paused in front of her, "I'll take you up on that."
Lila sighed and pointed her gun at him. "Don't make me shoot you."
"Guys! Stop bickering and help out!" Xander cried out in annoyance.
"They started it." Lila muttered and ran over to help Xander.
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Buffy raced across campus now, the undead close at her heels. Running as fast as she could to a nearby cluster of buildings, she passed a line of parked cars and recognized Jeffery's BMW at one end. She sped by it but she could recognize the voices in there. Out of morbid curiosity she paused and peered into the steamed up windows.
"Geez. Already?" She muttered. "Don't waste any time.. oops."
Glancing up again, she saw the vampires closer than ever, and she took off with the horde behind her.
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"Stake him in the heart!" Scarlet cried out. She kicked an oncoming vampire and watched him stumble back and onto Nicole's make shift stake.
The gym had broken into chaos within a few seconds. Students screamed and ran around trying to save themselves. Already there were several dead bodies and piles of ash on the floor.
Xander watched in mild horror, and wishing that they were more organized like at graduation. *Which.. hasn't happened yet. Oh geez this time stuff is confusing.* He thought. Suddenly he felt a strange almost buzzing feeling in his head. He dove down and looked up to see a vampire grabbing at the air where he had just stood.
With a small feeling of elation, Xander realized why his mind wouldn't stop reeling that night. He hit the vampire with an uppercut and watched him fly back a few feet. Whipping out the cross bow, Xander fired and the vampire was gone.
His senses screamed at him again and he spun around in time to see another vampire behind him. Before he moved, there was a gunshot and the vampire began to spasm and then exploded into dust.
"What the hell? What kind of ammo are you using?" Xander asked as Lila ran over.
"Silver hollow points, the ends filled with holy water and mercury." Lila answered. She aimed over Xander's shoulder and fired again. "Would you believe I'm having fun?"
"You are one disturbing lady." Xander said. He spun around and drove a stake into an oncoming vampire.
Lila, still firing at vampires, asked, "Enjoying the new spidey sense?"
"You knew?" He asked as he reloaded his crossbow.
"Not till Simon showed up."
"Who?"
"Date." She explained. Lila pointed to a bored looking, sword-wielding aristocrat across the gym. "The one dressed like Alucard from Castlevania. Any other spidey effects?"
Xander leapt at a vampire attacking Andy and threw the creature across the room.
Lila's eyes widened. "Um. I guess so."
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"God this is fun!" Spike laughed as he staked another vampire. He looked around for a new victim and came face to face with..
Himself.
"Bloody hell." Spike muttered.
The second Spike stared at him, "You.."
"Yeah, yeah. I'm you."
"You're helping these sheep?"
"Long story mate. Things can't be avoided."
"But.."
"I'd love to explain, but if I tried," Spike pointed to Scarlet who was fending off three vampires with the help of Nicole, "That red haired cutie would have a fit."
"And I care how?"
"Just get out of here, mate. This place is going to burn and I'd prefer it if we didn't burn with it."
With that, Spike grabbed his younger self and threw him out the nearest window. "Sorry mate." He said and backhanded a vampire running by.
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As Buffy approached the building nearest to the gym, she could still hear the vampires behind her.
"For dead people they sure make a ton of noise." She muttered as she reached the door.
It was locked.
With a groan she slammed into it with her shoulder and broke through. She ran inside, her footsteps echoing the empty halls.
The vampires paused at the door wanting to follow, but a figure appeared in front of them.
Amilyn raised a finger to his lips.
"Shhh."
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"I found a way out!"
Xander looked up to see Nicole near a locker room door. "What?"
"There's an old set of doors which are boarded up in here!" Nicole explained.
"Spike! Scarlet!" Xander yelled. "Follow Nicole!"
Gary Murray began bustling students toward the old locker room. "Single file people! This isn't a drill!"
The students began running for the newly found exit as Xander and Lila covered the escape.
Lila chose that moment to trip over her duffel bag. The vampires leapt for her and she grabbed the bag and barely made it away from them.
Ripping the bag open, Lila pulled out another play toy.
A mini uzi.
Xander's jaw dropped. "Lila.."
Lila gritted her teeth, "Down."
The sound of the weapon bounced off the walls and mixed with the shrieks of the undead.
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Buffy reached a dead end.
She had managed to trap herself into a science lab. She held her stake tightly as she moved cautiously into the room.
No more than five feet into the room did Amilyn come crashing in from behind her. The two tumbled to the floor and Buffy groaned as her stake slid across the floor.
Amilyn stood up and laughed. He advanced toward her. "Hello kitten! Pleased to meet you! Care to guess my" -he kicked her violently- "name?"
Buffy glared at him and looked defiant despite the pain. "Would it be Stumpy?"
Amilyn frowned and glanced at his missing arm. He kicked her again. "WRONG!"
"Lefty?" Buffy retorted.
"You're a fool blood bag!" Amilyn sneered and grabbed Buffy by the neck. He pinned her against the wall. "And you'll die a fool!"
Buffy swung her knee up in reply and Amilyn dropped her as he fell to the floor in pain.
"I'm a fool who fights dirty." She said and slammed her foot into his chest. He screamed and a moment later he was nothing but ash.
"God I love these heels." Buffy grinned.
"Bravo."
Buffy spun around to see Lothos standing in the doorway clapping slowly. She swallowed slowly and reacted.
She dove out the window.
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"Xander! A little hand here!"
Xander punched another vampire and ran over to Lila. "Everyone's gone. Out of ammo?"
Lila tossed the gun at a vampire who got to close. "No. I just like throwing loaded weapons at the undead for sport."
"We're screwed aren't we."
"You have a stake. I have.. me." Lila said. She frowned. "We are totally screwed."
"Then change!!"
Lila glanced at the hungry vampires around them. She briefly considered it, but knew the moment she did, she'd be gone and Xander would be cannon fodder. She sighed. "Do you think they'd really wait for me to transform?"
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Buffy found herself running again. This time back towards the gym. It was quiet now and not a vampire was in sight. A gust of wind blew old papers and trash around her and she stopped.
Lothos stood in front of her.
"You've been dreaming of me child." Lothos said. "You're destined to feed me."
"I don't suppose a nice order of fries would make you happy?" Buffy joked nervously.
"You don't understand,do you child. I've killed dozens of slayers. You're life is not a blink of an eye, not a single breath."
Buffy stared at him, entranced by his gaze.
"I have lived in the shadows, in the pulsing filth behind men's eyes." Lothos continued. "I have conversed with the worms that fed on my corpse and I have bathed in the blood of emperors."
"Oh I'm sure that made an impression on the ladies." Buffy snapped at him. "No wonder you're so hard up for a date."
Lothos's eyes widened in shock. "What? No.. No one has ever resisted before!"
"Like Merrick always said," Buffy replied and pulled out her cross. She held it in front of her, "I'm not like other girls."
"This? This is your only weapon? Your puny faith?" Lothos sneered and grasped the cross and it burst into flames.
"No." Buffy smirked and pulled her hairspray from her purse. She pressed the button down. "My keen fashion sense."
Lothos screamed as flames enveloped him. "NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Reaching in her purse again, Buffy pulled a small object out and slammed it into Lothos's heart. "For Merrick. And for me."
A breeze scattered the remains of the vampire lord and a small number two pencil clattered to the pavement.
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"Will you die already?!!" Lila screeched as she flipped a vampire onto an upturned table. She held it down and grabbed a chopstick from her hair. She drove it into his heart just as another vampire grabbed her from behind. "ACK!!"
The vampire dropped her suddenly as he felt the searing pain of a cross to his back.
"This is the suckiest dance I've ever been to!" Buffy quipped and sprayed her hairspray at him. The vampire burst into flames and Buffy grabbed his arm. "Sorry. I've been having these problems with vampires lately. My therapist is helping me deal."
"BUFFY!" Xander yelled happily. "We thought we were done for!"
Lila shrieked as another vampire grabbed for her. "We still might be."
"No we aren't." Buffy said and tossed the flaming vampire at the others, starting a chain reaction of vampires bursting into flames. "They just haven't noticed yet. She motioned towards the front doors. "Come on."
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"The death toll now reaches twelve-and-a-half in the Hemery High School. A dance was being held here in the gym five days ago, when students were attacked by a gang of crack-crazed gunmen."
"Survivors say at least one hundred of the ruffians laid siege to the school, claiming several lives in the process. Said one school administrator, 'Things will never be the same'."
Buffy clicked off the television and tossed the remote to the table. "This sucks." She said and curled closer to Xander on the couch. "We save the school and I get expelled."
"Well so did I!" Xander complained. "My parents were so mad that we're moving back to Sunnydale."
"NO!!!" Buffy cried out. "But.. you won't be here!"
Xander kissed her lightly on lips, "Trust me Buff. You'll be seeing Sunnydale much too soon."
"You two make me sick." Spike glowered from his spot on floor. "All you two have been doing is giving those looks at each other ever since Saturday."
"You're just mad that Scarlet vanished after the battle." Xander said.
"Damn straight I am!" Spike huffed. "I need a drink."
The front door swung open and Scarlet bounced into the house followed by Nicole.
"Spike!!!" Scarlet squealed and pounced onto the vampire, pinning him to the ground. "Did my boy toy miss me?"
"No."
Scarlet pouted, "Admit it. You missed me." She whispered something in his ear and Spike's eyes lit up.
"Erm.. we have to go mate." Spike said and got to his feet. He dragged Scarlet off and out the door.
Nicole sat herself in an armchair. "I need such a vacation."
"My parents offered to send me to the Bahamas." Buffy said.
"No way!"
"I'm not going."
Nicole gasped, "No! You should totally go!"
"No, my parents offered only because they don't want me around while they up and get divorced." Buffy shrugged, "Besides, I want to spend time with Xander while I can."
Buffy looked up to see Xander snoring softly. She sighed exasperatedly. "Men."
Nicole giggled, "Such babies!"
"I know." Buffy replied with a smile. She poked Xander in the chest lightly, "Xander. Wake up. Xander.."
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Xander woke up with a start. "Buffy?" He sat up and realized he was in his basement back in Sunnydale. He let out a scream of discouragement. "You have to be kidding me!"
"Who does?"
Looking up, Xander saw Buffy standing at the bottom of the stairs carrying a tray of popcorn and cookies. "Your mom said you had drinks down here."
"Um.. yeah. In the fridge." He said.
Buffy set the tray on the table and looked him funny, "Are you okay?"
"Not really. I had one of those dreams that seemed so real but then you wake up.. and it's not."
"Oh really?" Buffy said, "Want to tell me about it?"
"Not really. I just hate those things."
Buffy nodded in under standing and changed the subject. "Oh yeah! We're still on for Saturday, right?"
Confusion clouded Xander's face. "What's Saturday?"
Frowning, Buffy crossed her arms across her chest. "It's our anniversary. I can't believe you forgot!"
"I didn't forget!" Xander denied, "I just.. I'm confused. Are we dating?"
Buffy sighed. "Lila said you'd be confused today. I didn't know she meant this much." She took a deep breath and slid onto the bed next to Xander. Placing her hands on his face she pulled him close for a soft kiss.
Releasing Xander she smiled softly. "Lila told me that you'd be all disoriented from the whole memories colliding thing. And no. We aren't dating anymore."
Xander managed to let out a confused, "We aren't?"
"No. We're engaged."
Buffy didn't have time to react as Xander fainted.
AUTHOR: Silence
DISCLAIMER: Joss, Fox, and UPN own all things Buffy. Lila, Scarlet & Simon are MINE.
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PART 12
A mist had risen around the gym, swirling around the feet of the undead that stood clustered at the door. There were at least twenty of them now, with hungry looks of longing and bloodlust across their faces. They watched as Buffy exited the building.. and they waited.
The vampires watched as Buffy came out in the open, Xander's jacket over her dress and her purse strapped around her. She carried a bottle of Perrier in one hand and a cross in the other. As she stepped farther away from the door, the vampires began to close around her.
She heard the door shut behind her.
The vampires surrounded her, coming closer and closer. Buffy held the cross out in front of her. As they loomed closer, she shook the bottle and sprayed it all around, searing the first line of vampires.
Tossing the bottle, Buffy whipped out a stake. In a blur of martial arts and gymnastics, Buffy held her own and managed to take out a few vampires. The vampires scattered and the slayer made a run for it.
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From inside the gym everyone watched from the windows.
"It's okay!" Kimberly cried out. "They're going after her!"
As if on cue, several of the vampires turned toward the gym, grinning.
Xander looked at Kimberly. "Look, your fan club."
"Get away from the windows!" Gary Murray ordered. "Find something to cover them up with!"
Immediately, the students began grabbing whatever they could.
Nicole looked around anxiously, "Hey! There's nails and stuff we used for the decorations!"
"Go get them." Xander said. He shook his head and tried to ignore a sudden wave of dizziness.
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"I need some sugar." Lila moaned.
Simon glared at her. "Stop complaining and watch Xander."
"No!" Lila snapped. "I'm going to fight. If you want to stand around and play watch dog, fine."
"You do realize you can't interfere too much here." Simon pointed out. "People are meant to die."
"Do I care about what I can't or can't do?"
"Abuse your powers while I'm here, and I'll take you back before you can blink."
Lila glared at him irritably. "You are such a jerk."
"And you really are a pain in the ass."
"Bite me."
"Save the offers for the vampires, Lila." Scarlet said as she and Spike ran by.
Spike paused in front of her, "I'll take you up on that."
Lila sighed and pointed her gun at him. "Don't make me shoot you."
"Guys! Stop bickering and help out!" Xander cried out in annoyance.
"They started it." Lila muttered and ran over to help Xander.
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Buffy raced across campus now, the undead close at her heels. Running as fast as she could to a nearby cluster of buildings, she passed a line of parked cars and recognized Jeffery's BMW at one end. She sped by it but she could recognize the voices in there. Out of morbid curiosity she paused and peered into the steamed up windows.
"Geez. Already?" She muttered. "Don't waste any time.. oops."
Glancing up again, she saw the vampires closer than ever, and she took off with the horde behind her.
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"Stake him in the heart!" Scarlet cried out. She kicked an oncoming vampire and watched him stumble back and onto Nicole's make shift stake.
The gym had broken into chaos within a few seconds. Students screamed and ran around trying to save themselves. Already there were several dead bodies and piles of ash on the floor.
Xander watched in mild horror, and wishing that they were more organized like at graduation. *Which.. hasn't happened yet. Oh geez this time stuff is confusing.* He thought. Suddenly he felt a strange almost buzzing feeling in his head. He dove down and looked up to see a vampire grabbing at the air where he had just stood.
With a small feeling of elation, Xander realized why his mind wouldn't stop reeling that night. He hit the vampire with an uppercut and watched him fly back a few feet. Whipping out the cross bow, Xander fired and the vampire was gone.
His senses screamed at him again and he spun around in time to see another vampire behind him. Before he moved, there was a gunshot and the vampire began to spasm and then exploded into dust.
"What the hell? What kind of ammo are you using?" Xander asked as Lila ran over.
"Silver hollow points, the ends filled with holy water and mercury." Lila answered. She aimed over Xander's shoulder and fired again. "Would you believe I'm having fun?"
"You are one disturbing lady." Xander said. He spun around and drove a stake into an oncoming vampire.
Lila, still firing at vampires, asked, "Enjoying the new spidey sense?"
"You knew?" He asked as he reloaded his crossbow.
"Not till Simon showed up."
"Who?"
"Date." She explained. Lila pointed to a bored looking, sword-wielding aristocrat across the gym. "The one dressed like Alucard from Castlevania. Any other spidey effects?"
Xander leapt at a vampire attacking Andy and threw the creature across the room.
Lila's eyes widened. "Um. I guess so."
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"God this is fun!" Spike laughed as he staked another vampire. He looked around for a new victim and came face to face with..
Himself.
"Bloody hell." Spike muttered.
The second Spike stared at him, "You.."
"Yeah, yeah. I'm you."
"You're helping these sheep?"
"Long story mate. Things can't be avoided."
"But.."
"I'd love to explain, but if I tried," Spike pointed to Scarlet who was fending off three vampires with the help of Nicole, "That red haired cutie would have a fit."
"And I care how?"
"Just get out of here, mate. This place is going to burn and I'd prefer it if we didn't burn with it."
With that, Spike grabbed his younger self and threw him out the nearest window. "Sorry mate." He said and backhanded a vampire running by.
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As Buffy approached the building nearest to the gym, she could still hear the vampires behind her.
"For dead people they sure make a ton of noise." She muttered as she reached the door.
It was locked.
With a groan she slammed into it with her shoulder and broke through. She ran inside, her footsteps echoing the empty halls.
The vampires paused at the door wanting to follow, but a figure appeared in front of them.
Amilyn raised a finger to his lips.
"Shhh."
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"I found a way out!"
Xander looked up to see Nicole near a locker room door. "What?"
"There's an old set of doors which are boarded up in here!" Nicole explained.
"Spike! Scarlet!" Xander yelled. "Follow Nicole!"
Gary Murray began bustling students toward the old locker room. "Single file people! This isn't a drill!"
The students began running for the newly found exit as Xander and Lila covered the escape.
Lila chose that moment to trip over her duffel bag. The vampires leapt for her and she grabbed the bag and barely made it away from them.
Ripping the bag open, Lila pulled out another play toy.
A mini uzi.
Xander's jaw dropped. "Lila.."
Lila gritted her teeth, "Down."
The sound of the weapon bounced off the walls and mixed with the shrieks of the undead.
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Buffy reached a dead end.
She had managed to trap herself into a science lab. She held her stake tightly as she moved cautiously into the room.
No more than five feet into the room did Amilyn come crashing in from behind her. The two tumbled to the floor and Buffy groaned as her stake slid across the floor.
Amilyn stood up and laughed. He advanced toward her. "Hello kitten! Pleased to meet you! Care to guess my" -he kicked her violently- "name?"
Buffy glared at him and looked defiant despite the pain. "Would it be Stumpy?"
Amilyn frowned and glanced at his missing arm. He kicked her again. "WRONG!"
"Lefty?" Buffy retorted.
"You're a fool blood bag!" Amilyn sneered and grabbed Buffy by the neck. He pinned her against the wall. "And you'll die a fool!"
Buffy swung her knee up in reply and Amilyn dropped her as he fell to the floor in pain.
"I'm a fool who fights dirty." She said and slammed her foot into his chest. He screamed and a moment later he was nothing but ash.
"God I love these heels." Buffy grinned.
"Bravo."
Buffy spun around to see Lothos standing in the doorway clapping slowly. She swallowed slowly and reacted.
She dove out the window.
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"Xander! A little hand here!"
Xander punched another vampire and ran over to Lila. "Everyone's gone. Out of ammo?"
Lila tossed the gun at a vampire who got to close. "No. I just like throwing loaded weapons at the undead for sport."
"We're screwed aren't we."
"You have a stake. I have.. me." Lila said. She frowned. "We are totally screwed."
"Then change!!"
Lila glanced at the hungry vampires around them. She briefly considered it, but knew the moment she did, she'd be gone and Xander would be cannon fodder. She sighed. "Do you think they'd really wait for me to transform?"
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Buffy found herself running again. This time back towards the gym. It was quiet now and not a vampire was in sight. A gust of wind blew old papers and trash around her and she stopped.
Lothos stood in front of her.
"You've been dreaming of me child." Lothos said. "You're destined to feed me."
"I don't suppose a nice order of fries would make you happy?" Buffy joked nervously.
"You don't understand,do you child. I've killed dozens of slayers. You're life is not a blink of an eye, not a single breath."
Buffy stared at him, entranced by his gaze.
"I have lived in the shadows, in the pulsing filth behind men's eyes." Lothos continued. "I have conversed with the worms that fed on my corpse and I have bathed in the blood of emperors."
"Oh I'm sure that made an impression on the ladies." Buffy snapped at him. "No wonder you're so hard up for a date."
Lothos's eyes widened in shock. "What? No.. No one has ever resisted before!"
"Like Merrick always said," Buffy replied and pulled out her cross. She held it in front of her, "I'm not like other girls."
"This? This is your only weapon? Your puny faith?" Lothos sneered and grasped the cross and it burst into flames.
"No." Buffy smirked and pulled her hairspray from her purse. She pressed the button down. "My keen fashion sense."
Lothos screamed as flames enveloped him. "NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Reaching in her purse again, Buffy pulled a small object out and slammed it into Lothos's heart. "For Merrick. And for me."
A breeze scattered the remains of the vampire lord and a small number two pencil clattered to the pavement.
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"Will you die already?!!" Lila screeched as she flipped a vampire onto an upturned table. She held it down and grabbed a chopstick from her hair. She drove it into his heart just as another vampire grabbed her from behind. "ACK!!"
The vampire dropped her suddenly as he felt the searing pain of a cross to his back.
"This is the suckiest dance I've ever been to!" Buffy quipped and sprayed her hairspray at him. The vampire burst into flames and Buffy grabbed his arm. "Sorry. I've been having these problems with vampires lately. My therapist is helping me deal."
"BUFFY!" Xander yelled happily. "We thought we were done for!"
Lila shrieked as another vampire grabbed for her. "We still might be."
"No we aren't." Buffy said and tossed the flaming vampire at the others, starting a chain reaction of vampires bursting into flames. "They just haven't noticed yet. She motioned towards the front doors. "Come on."
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"The death toll now reaches twelve-and-a-half in the Hemery High School. A dance was being held here in the gym five days ago, when students were attacked by a gang of crack-crazed gunmen."
"Survivors say at least one hundred of the ruffians laid siege to the school, claiming several lives in the process. Said one school administrator, 'Things will never be the same'."
Buffy clicked off the television and tossed the remote to the table. "This sucks." She said and curled closer to Xander on the couch. "We save the school and I get expelled."
"Well so did I!" Xander complained. "My parents were so mad that we're moving back to Sunnydale."
"NO!!!" Buffy cried out. "But.. you won't be here!"
Xander kissed her lightly on lips, "Trust me Buff. You'll be seeing Sunnydale much too soon."
"You two make me sick." Spike glowered from his spot on floor. "All you two have been doing is giving those looks at each other ever since Saturday."
"You're just mad that Scarlet vanished after the battle." Xander said.
"Damn straight I am!" Spike huffed. "I need a drink."
The front door swung open and Scarlet bounced into the house followed by Nicole.
"Spike!!!" Scarlet squealed and pounced onto the vampire, pinning him to the ground. "Did my boy toy miss me?"
"No."
Scarlet pouted, "Admit it. You missed me." She whispered something in his ear and Spike's eyes lit up.
"Erm.. we have to go mate." Spike said and got to his feet. He dragged Scarlet off and out the door.
Nicole sat herself in an armchair. "I need such a vacation."
"My parents offered to send me to the Bahamas." Buffy said.
"No way!"
"I'm not going."
Nicole gasped, "No! You should totally go!"
"No, my parents offered only because they don't want me around while they up and get divorced." Buffy shrugged, "Besides, I want to spend time with Xander while I can."
Buffy looked up to see Xander snoring softly. She sighed exasperatedly. "Men."
Nicole giggled, "Such babies!"
"I know." Buffy replied with a smile. She poked Xander in the chest lightly, "Xander. Wake up. Xander.."
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Xander woke up with a start. "Buffy?" He sat up and realized he was in his basement back in Sunnydale. He let out a scream of discouragement. "You have to be kidding me!"
"Who does?"
Looking up, Xander saw Buffy standing at the bottom of the stairs carrying a tray of popcorn and cookies. "Your mom said you had drinks down here."
"Um.. yeah. In the fridge." He said.
Buffy set the tray on the table and looked him funny, "Are you okay?"
"Not really. I had one of those dreams that seemed so real but then you wake up.. and it's not."
"Oh really?" Buffy said, "Want to tell me about it?"
"Not really. I just hate those things."
Buffy nodded in under standing and changed the subject. "Oh yeah! We're still on for Saturday, right?"
Confusion clouded Xander's face. "What's Saturday?"
Frowning, Buffy crossed her arms across her chest. "It's our anniversary. I can't believe you forgot!"
"I didn't forget!" Xander denied, "I just.. I'm confused. Are we dating?"
Buffy sighed. "Lila said you'd be confused today. I didn't know she meant this much." She took a deep breath and slid onto the bed next to Xander. Placing her hands on his face she pulled him close for a soft kiss.
Releasing Xander she smiled softly. "Lila told me that you'd be all disoriented from the whole memories colliding thing. And no. We aren't dating anymore."
Xander managed to let out a confused, "We aren't?"
"No. We're engaged."
Buffy didn't have time to react as Xander fainted.