PART THREE
Buffy is working at the Doublemeat Palace. She is in the back, flipping burgers.
WORKER: So I said to him, "Why don't you just go over there and mind your own business!?" Then he got all mad and threw a punch, then I stopped it, then..
He looked at Buffy who was staring into space, and sighing.
WORKER: Am I boring you?
BUFFY: What? No! I just.I think I need a break!
WORKER: Go right ahead. I'll take your spot.
BUFFY: Thanks.
She takes off her hat, and goes to the front of the place, where the chairs are. She's about to sit down, then she sees someone walking in.
BUFFY: Giles?
He walks towards her.
BUFFY: Giles!
GILES: Buffy!
They hug.
BUFFY: I haven't see you in a long time! How have you been?
Then break away from the hug.
GILES: Never better! You?
BUFFY: Okay. Everythings been just dandy with the slaying since you've been gone.I guess. So why are you here now? Are you planning to stay long!?
GILES: I'm actually here because, since its your birthday soon, I wanted to be here as a present.
BUFFY: Aww that's sweet! So you're leaving in a week then to go back to England?
GILES: Unfortunatly yes. But I still have plenty of time to get to know you again.
BUFFY: Yes!
They both sit down.
BUFFY: Well I don't have much time before my break is over but we could talk some now..And how did you know I even work here?
GILES: Xander told me.
BUFFY: Oh. So now you know how low I've gone since you've been gone. Well money's been kinda short lately, so I ended up here! And I didn't get into college cause I applied to late and I guess I'm just gonna be slaying and then flipping burgers for the rest of my life!
GILES: No Buffy of course not.
BUFFY: But I'll never get any kinda real job cause slaying is my job.
She looks over at the clock and sees her five minute break is up.
BUFFY: Sorry I have to get to work now! Well you can go back to the house and see everyone else, and you can stay on the couch if you want.
GILES: Thank you Buffy. I'll see you later then!
BUFFY: Bye!
She waves as he leaves.
THE NEXT DAY..NIGHT
Buffy is walking home from the day of flipping burgers, and she runs into Xander.
BUFFY: Hey Xander!!
XANDER: Hey Buffy!
BUFFY: Haven't seen you in awhile!
XANDER: Yeah I've been around doing stuff.that doesn't involve the Double Meat Palace.
BUFFY: Oh that's funny. I'm sorry I been working there a lot! I just really need the money and..
XANDER: I know. You don't have to explain! So, what have you been up to lately, besides that.
BUFFY: Well, I've been catching up with Giles again. It seems like I barely know him anymore he's been gone so long.
XANDER: Yeah I know mean. People change.
BUFFY: Yeah.
They turn the corner, and Buffy feels a sharp pain in her stomach. She stops walking in pain.
XANDER: Are you okay!?
BUFFY: I..I.Yes I'm fine.
She starts walking again, now just ignoring the pain.
XANDER: Are you sure?
BUFFY: Yeah, I've been kinda feeling sick lately but it's no biggie.
XANDER: No biggie? Remember you're the slayer and you have to be well at all times.
BUFFY: I know, but this is nothing! Really.
XANDER: Okay but if it continues, will you please just see a doctor or something?
BUFFY: A doctor? No, I'm much.
She looks the look on Xander's face.
BUFFY: Fine! I'll see the doctor if it continues.
XANDER: That's my Buffy!!
They walk to Buffy's house.
BUFFY: Do you want to stay awhile or you can just go home if you want.
XANDER: I'll stay. I'd also love to catch up with Giles.
They walk inside, and see Giles and Dawn playing Monopoly.
BUFFY: You, Giles playing Monopoly?!
GILES: Well, it is very fun to play because I am winning.
DAWN: You SO are not! Look at all the money I am making!!!!
GILES: Then look at all the fabulous hotels I own!
DAWN: Well at least I'm not landing on them and losing tons of money!!! HA beat that!
GILES: Emmm..well.
BUFFY: Let me play! Ready to kick some serious ass here!
DAWN: I guess.but I'm so close to beating Giles!!! We can't stop now!
BUFFY: I can be on your team and Xander can be with Giles?
XANDER: I have to be with him!!!?
GILES: I'm not too happy about it either.
BUFFY: Okay LET's PLAY!!
She giggled, and they started.
AN HOUR LATER
DAWN: HAHA! Admit it! You guys suck!
XANDER: Dawn! Okay we are a little bad with the money here because SOMEBODY thought we had to buy everything we landed on even if we had no money!
GILES: At least I picked the hat as our game piece! You wanted the little puppy dog!
BUFFY: Hey guys! Its just a game! That Dawn and I won!!!
They high five
BUFFY: And know its getting late and I better get some patrolling in here!
DAWN: Okay. Bye Buffy!!
She leaves.
AN HOUR LATER
Buffy is walking around a cemetery, when she hears someone in the bushes.
BUFFY: Come out oh silly vamp you! I know you're there!
One comes out.
VAMP: Oh it's the slayer! I've heard a lot about you!
BUFFY: Oh really?
She punches him hard, and it goes to the ground.
BUFFY: Did you also hear that I can kill you guys in what..two seconds?
She goes down and quickly stakes him. Right after that another comes out of the same bush, and then another.
BUFFY: What do all you guys all like to hang out in bushes?
She starts attacking them, punching one, while she goes and kicks the other. She grabs for one of her stakes, and they knock her to the ground. She is lying there when both are over her. She get out of it, and keeps on punching them.
BUFFY: Nice try guys, trying to act tough and all, but I..
All of a sudden without warning they disappear into thin air.
BUFFY: Okay that was odd. Maybe I just bored them to death.
She walked away, still wondering what happened, then she started to fell the pain again in her stomach. She was almost to tears this time, clutching herself, hoping it would stop. Then she felt something coming. She covered her mouth, and ran.
Buffy is working at the Doublemeat Palace. She is in the back, flipping burgers.
WORKER: So I said to him, "Why don't you just go over there and mind your own business!?" Then he got all mad and threw a punch, then I stopped it, then..
He looked at Buffy who was staring into space, and sighing.
WORKER: Am I boring you?
BUFFY: What? No! I just.I think I need a break!
WORKER: Go right ahead. I'll take your spot.
BUFFY: Thanks.
She takes off her hat, and goes to the front of the place, where the chairs are. She's about to sit down, then she sees someone walking in.
BUFFY: Giles?
He walks towards her.
BUFFY: Giles!
GILES: Buffy!
They hug.
BUFFY: I haven't see you in a long time! How have you been?
Then break away from the hug.
GILES: Never better! You?
BUFFY: Okay. Everythings been just dandy with the slaying since you've been gone.I guess. So why are you here now? Are you planning to stay long!?
GILES: I'm actually here because, since its your birthday soon, I wanted to be here as a present.
BUFFY: Aww that's sweet! So you're leaving in a week then to go back to England?
GILES: Unfortunatly yes. But I still have plenty of time to get to know you again.
BUFFY: Yes!
They both sit down.
BUFFY: Well I don't have much time before my break is over but we could talk some now..And how did you know I even work here?
GILES: Xander told me.
BUFFY: Oh. So now you know how low I've gone since you've been gone. Well money's been kinda short lately, so I ended up here! And I didn't get into college cause I applied to late and I guess I'm just gonna be slaying and then flipping burgers for the rest of my life!
GILES: No Buffy of course not.
BUFFY: But I'll never get any kinda real job cause slaying is my job.
She looks over at the clock and sees her five minute break is up.
BUFFY: Sorry I have to get to work now! Well you can go back to the house and see everyone else, and you can stay on the couch if you want.
GILES: Thank you Buffy. I'll see you later then!
BUFFY: Bye!
She waves as he leaves.
THE NEXT DAY..NIGHT
Buffy is walking home from the day of flipping burgers, and she runs into Xander.
BUFFY: Hey Xander!!
XANDER: Hey Buffy!
BUFFY: Haven't seen you in awhile!
XANDER: Yeah I've been around doing stuff.that doesn't involve the Double Meat Palace.
BUFFY: Oh that's funny. I'm sorry I been working there a lot! I just really need the money and..
XANDER: I know. You don't have to explain! So, what have you been up to lately, besides that.
BUFFY: Well, I've been catching up with Giles again. It seems like I barely know him anymore he's been gone so long.
XANDER: Yeah I know mean. People change.
BUFFY: Yeah.
They turn the corner, and Buffy feels a sharp pain in her stomach. She stops walking in pain.
XANDER: Are you okay!?
BUFFY: I..I.Yes I'm fine.
She starts walking again, now just ignoring the pain.
XANDER: Are you sure?
BUFFY: Yeah, I've been kinda feeling sick lately but it's no biggie.
XANDER: No biggie? Remember you're the slayer and you have to be well at all times.
BUFFY: I know, but this is nothing! Really.
XANDER: Okay but if it continues, will you please just see a doctor or something?
BUFFY: A doctor? No, I'm much.
She looks the look on Xander's face.
BUFFY: Fine! I'll see the doctor if it continues.
XANDER: That's my Buffy!!
They walk to Buffy's house.
BUFFY: Do you want to stay awhile or you can just go home if you want.
XANDER: I'll stay. I'd also love to catch up with Giles.
They walk inside, and see Giles and Dawn playing Monopoly.
BUFFY: You, Giles playing Monopoly?!
GILES: Well, it is very fun to play because I am winning.
DAWN: You SO are not! Look at all the money I am making!!!!
GILES: Then look at all the fabulous hotels I own!
DAWN: Well at least I'm not landing on them and losing tons of money!!! HA beat that!
GILES: Emmm..well.
BUFFY: Let me play! Ready to kick some serious ass here!
DAWN: I guess.but I'm so close to beating Giles!!! We can't stop now!
BUFFY: I can be on your team and Xander can be with Giles?
XANDER: I have to be with him!!!?
GILES: I'm not too happy about it either.
BUFFY: Okay LET's PLAY!!
She giggled, and they started.
AN HOUR LATER
DAWN: HAHA! Admit it! You guys suck!
XANDER: Dawn! Okay we are a little bad with the money here because SOMEBODY thought we had to buy everything we landed on even if we had no money!
GILES: At least I picked the hat as our game piece! You wanted the little puppy dog!
BUFFY: Hey guys! Its just a game! That Dawn and I won!!!
They high five
BUFFY: And know its getting late and I better get some patrolling in here!
DAWN: Okay. Bye Buffy!!
She leaves.
AN HOUR LATER
Buffy is walking around a cemetery, when she hears someone in the bushes.
BUFFY: Come out oh silly vamp you! I know you're there!
One comes out.
VAMP: Oh it's the slayer! I've heard a lot about you!
BUFFY: Oh really?
She punches him hard, and it goes to the ground.
BUFFY: Did you also hear that I can kill you guys in what..two seconds?
She goes down and quickly stakes him. Right after that another comes out of the same bush, and then another.
BUFFY: What do all you guys all like to hang out in bushes?
She starts attacking them, punching one, while she goes and kicks the other. She grabs for one of her stakes, and they knock her to the ground. She is lying there when both are over her. She get out of it, and keeps on punching them.
BUFFY: Nice try guys, trying to act tough and all, but I..
All of a sudden without warning they disappear into thin air.
BUFFY: Okay that was odd. Maybe I just bored them to death.
She walked away, still wondering what happened, then she started to fell the pain again in her stomach. She was almost to tears this time, clutching herself, hoping it would stop. Then she felt something coming. She covered her mouth, and ran.