"Come on, Dahle. We have to hurry." I urged.
"Why? Is someone trying to steal your boyfriend?" Dahle demanded.
I knew who he meant. "Xander is not my boyfriend."
"Yet," Dahle added. "You and I know that."
"Xander has a girlfriend." I replied.
"And you're waiting for them to drift apart before you bud in." Dahle nodded, reading my thoughts as if I were an open book.
"Dahle, when you try to see - "
"I don't try to see anyone. I'm not like you in that respect. You use your powers in any way you can, I don't. You like seeing the future and following other people's lives, I don't. But you knew that."
I nodded. "The house is just over there - be careful - "
"Angelus is nearby." Dahle finished.
"Closer than you think." Angel replied, punching Dahle, and knocking him to the ground.
Dahle got to his feet, and lunged at Angel.
"Stop it!" I shouted at them, but they ignored me.
Dahle spin-kicked Angel, which barely phased him. In return, Angel punched Dahle in the face, then stomach, and pushed him to the ground.
Angel put his foot on Dahle's chest. "By your standards, I am perrmitted to kill you, Dahle." Dahle struggled to get away. "I don't wanna do that," Angel's face morphed, "but that doesn't mean I won't."
"No!" Sven shouted, slamming into Angel. They both rolled on the ground. Sven was up first. "No one attacks Dahle without my permission!" he spat. "Hey Keth," he nodded at me.
Dahle stood up. "Yeah, right," he chuckled, punching Sven playfully in the shoulder.
"Dahle, behind you!" I shouted.
Dahle flipped the other vampire over his shoulder, sending him crashing into Angel, both falling over.
"Come on," I said, jogging toward the Slayer's house. Dahle and Sven followed. I climbed the front steps and called, "Xander!?" No one answered, but I knew he was inside, waiting to swing a baseball bat at anything that came through the front door. I debated sending Sven first, but decided not to be that mean. Afterall, he had just saved our butts from Angel. "Xander, it's Bryn. I'm going to open the door."
"No you're not," Xander answered. "It's locked."
"Oh,"
"Hang on a second," Xander opened the door. "It's about time." he said, leaning on the baseball bat. Then he saw Dahle. "What's he doing here?" Xander pointed the bat at Dahle. "Buffy'll have a fit."
"He can help us."
"And him?" Xander pointed the bat at Sven.
"That's Sven. He's with us now."
"What do you mean, 'he's with us now'?" Xander demanded.
I knew that that was what Sven was thinking, but he's used to not understanding half the things I say and therefore didn't say anything.
"Angel will be after me 'n Sven now as much as he's after the Slayer. He wants you all dead." Dahle replied.
"Thanks for clearing that up." Xander replied sarcastically.
"No problem," Dahle shrugged. I elbowed him in the stomach. "What?" he demanded, looking at me.
"Come in here before Ugly shows up." Xander told us.
I nodded, sensing the black spot coming back.
Cordelia called us from the hospital, and said that she, Willow, and Buffy were on their way over. After Xander told them about the attack and explained why there was a hole through the livingroom window, we decided that the best thing to do was get some sleep, and venture to the school library tomorrow afternoon to see if we could find anything more about the Eye, and to search for any methods of mass destruction that Angel hadn't used yet.
When we awoke Friday morning, we decided that after breakfast, we'd travel to the school after we went to the hospital. Apparently, Giles really wanted to meet me. So, Buffy, Willow, and I went to the hospital, while Xander, Cordelia, Dahle, and Sven went to the library where the three of us would meet them later.
"Buffy tells me that you can see the future." Giles replied quizzically.
I wasn't sure what to think of the Watcher. He looked like he'd been attacked by Spike, which is what happened, so I guess that's good. I couldn't decide whether I should be angry at him for attacking Dru, or feel sorry for him - Spike does overreact sometimes.
"Yes, I can see the future." I conceded.
"Oh - well, how far ahead can you see?"
It was an honest question. "As far as I want to."
"That, uh, that's interesting and depressing at the same time, in a way." Giles said.
"It can be, yes." I agreed. "You shouldn't have attacked Dru in the first place - I know that she would've killed Xander, but he would have gotten away. He was supposed to get away."
"Are you implying that - "
Buffy cut him off. "I've had enough of you love for Spike. He's not the nice guy you'd like to think he is."
"I have never said that Spike was a nice guy." I argued.
"That's what you say everytime you open your mouth. You always defend him - always!" Buffy told me angrily.
"I've known him a lot longer than you have."
"Alright, alright. That's enough, Buffy." Giles cut in, as I knew he would. "Everyone's entitled to their own opinions, I suppose."
"Yeah, Buffy. I've never seen you like this. Calm down." Willow told her.
"We have to leave." I said suddenly.
"Why?" Buffy demanded.
I focused on her. "Alright, I have to leave." I corrected myself.
"Why?" Giles asked.
"I need to talk to Dahle." I replied, not thinking about the present, my mind on the near future.
"D-Dahle?" Giles asked.
"My friend." I answered.
"An assassin," Buffy said at the same time.
"Your friend, too." I added, glacing in her direction.
"He'll never be my friend." Buffy shook her head.
"There will come a time when enemies become valued friends, Slayer." I told her flatly.
"What?" she demanded dumbfoundedly.
"I think that what Bryn means is that you should give this, ah, Dahle a chance." Giles responded.
I smiled curtly, and turned to leave, when I suddenly felt dizzy. I put my hand on the wall, and closed my eyes until the feeling passed.
"Are you okay?" Willow asked me.
I looked back at her. "Yeah, I'm okay."
"Depends on who you ask," Buffy muttered under her breath.
I shook my head, not saying anything. I opened the door, and left.
"C'mon, Buffy. We should go with her." Willow urged.
"Yes, I believe that would be a good idea." Giles agreed.
Buffy sighed and followed Willow down the hall.
I heard Willow calling my name, so I stopped, and turned around.
"We're coming, too," she told me, when they caught up.
I didn't answer, just continued walking to the elevator.