Title: Something New (10/15)
Author: Luisa
Notes/Disclaimers: as in the Prologue
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Part 10
"I just don't get it." Buffy blew out a frustrated breath. "I mean... one minute we're chasing that... thing... out of your apartment, then... poof... he's gone. Where'd he go?" She looked at Giles only to find him looking back at her with equal bewilderment. They continued strolling through the cemetery hand in hand, yet with their free hands they carried stakes at the ready - well, in Giles' case, his sword.
He watched her out of the corner of his eye as they walked together. "Buffy..." He hesitated; perhaps this was not the best time to discuss this. When Buffy turned to him with a sweet inquiring smile a moment later, he forgot his hesitation and plunged right in. "Have you given any thought as to how to explain this to your mother?"
The sweet smile became a sheepish grin. "Well... umm... not really..."
He chuckled gently. "It's okay, Love. It hasn't exactly been a quiet evening, has it?" At her emphatic shake of her head he laughed a little louder.
"Although..." she corrected, "It certainly seems to be quiet now." Silence fell between them for a minute before she spoke up again. "What's going on, Giles? I mean, these demons... they've gotta have a death wish to just barge into a Watcher's house while he's there with the Slayer. The last time demons and vamps did stuff like that was when the Master..." her voice trailed off and she clutched his hand tighter, snuggling into his side.
"But they don't seem to be invading our world exactly, do they?" They stopped walking as Giles spoke, and together they turned full circle scanning the cemetery for potential threats. There was no movement, no sound except for their breathing. "There's absolutely no activity at all, is there? And," he added with a twinkle in his eye, "If you had time to look at wedding dresses during your patrol earlier, then I'd wager that all was quiet then, too."
She smiled guiltily for a moment before confusion clouded her brain again. "So, why did those two...?" The question died on her lips, and Buffy's eyes widened in fear as realisation struck. "Oh god, you think they're deliberately coming after us? Like, they're contracted or something?" In a second Giles' arms were around her, comforting her and reassuring her.
"Not likely, Love... Pargo demons aren't exactly clever and Katcholl demons are only slightly more intelligent. One would think that..." A thought hit him sending a shiver down his spine. "Oh dear lord," he breathed, "Surely not..."
"What? What, Giles?" Buffy pulled out his embrace and looked intently at him. The moment she looked into his eyes she knew what he was thinking. "Oh god. But... why? You can't think it was after one of them, surely. I mean, what would a demon want with Xander or Anya?" He shook his head in answer and she grabbed his hand. "Come on Giles, we gotta hurry. With Xander blind, he's even more defenceless than before." She tore away, dragging her Watcher behind her into the night toward his home.
Upon reaching the place where his front door once stood, the couple stared in amazement at the scene they beheld. Xander appeared to be far from helpless and was in fact, quite frightening as he stood a foot away from where he previously lay, wildly swinging one of Giles' axes about him. He was surrounded by 3 demons, but they stood no chance of getting near him as he swung with brave abandon. Anya had grabbed whatever item was handy, which turned out to be a frying pan, and was bashing a demon on the head with it. Meanwhile Spike had succeeded in frantically jumping in his chair enough to land yet again on his back and alternated between head butting and kicking away his attackers. Immediately Watcher and Slayer joined the fray, joining with their friends to take the intruders out one by one by whatever means necessary - whether it was by axe, sword or frying pan.
Buffy dived under the swinging axe, grabbing the legs of one of the demons and taking him down to the floor with her. She pounded it furiously, until she noticed that Giles and Anya were now free, having obliterated the demon Anya had been bashing. "GILES! How do you kill these things?"
He glanced briefly at her before pulling a demon off Spike. "General decapitation should do the job."
She smiled back at the demon. "Oh. Well, in that case..." she jumped to her feet hauling it up with her. "Xander, aim at me!"
His baffled expression would have been humorous if it weren't such a grave situation they were in. "What?"
"Just do it." In response to her commanding tone, he swung with all his might at the same time as Buffy pushed the demon forward and ducked. The thing didn't even have time to blink before its head left its body. "One down..." she muttered to herself, hoping they were all that easy and not even hearing Xander's question.
"Did I get it?"
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Part 10
"I just don't get it." Buffy blew out a frustrated breath. "I mean... one minute we're chasing that... thing... out of your apartment, then... poof... he's gone. Where'd he go?" She looked at Giles only to find him looking back at her with equal bewilderment. They continued strolling through the cemetery hand in hand, yet with their free hands they carried stakes at the ready - well, in Giles' case, his sword.
He watched her out of the corner of his eye as they walked together. "Buffy..." He hesitated; perhaps this was not the best time to discuss this. When Buffy turned to him with a sweet inquiring smile a moment later, he forgot his hesitation and plunged right in. "Have you given any thought as to how to explain this to your mother?"
The sweet smile became a sheepish grin. "Well... umm... not really..."
He chuckled gently. "It's okay, Love. It hasn't exactly been a quiet evening, has it?" At her emphatic shake of her head he laughed a little louder.
"Although..." she corrected, "It certainly seems to be quiet now." Silence fell between them for a minute before she spoke up again. "What's going on, Giles? I mean, these demons... they've gotta have a death wish to just barge into a Watcher's house while he's there with the Slayer. The last time demons and vamps did stuff like that was when the Master..." her voice trailed off and she clutched his hand tighter, snuggling into his side.
"But they don't seem to be invading our world exactly, do they?" They stopped walking as Giles spoke, and together they turned full circle scanning the cemetery for potential threats. There was no movement, no sound except for their breathing. "There's absolutely no activity at all, is there? And," he added with a twinkle in his eye, "If you had time to look at wedding dresses during your patrol earlier, then I'd wager that all was quiet then, too."
She smiled guiltily for a moment before confusion clouded her brain again. "So, why did those two...?" The question died on her lips, and Buffy's eyes widened in fear as realisation struck. "Oh god, you think they're deliberately coming after us? Like, they're contracted or something?" In a second Giles' arms were around her, comforting her and reassuring her.
"Not likely, Love... Pargo demons aren't exactly clever and Katcholl demons are only slightly more intelligent. One would think that..." A thought hit him sending a shiver down his spine. "Oh dear lord," he breathed, "Surely not..."
"What? What, Giles?" Buffy pulled out his embrace and looked intently at him. The moment she looked into his eyes she knew what he was thinking. "Oh god. But... why? You can't think it was after one of them, surely. I mean, what would a demon want with Xander or Anya?" He shook his head in answer and she grabbed his hand. "Come on Giles, we gotta hurry. With Xander blind, he's even more defenceless than before." She tore away, dragging her Watcher behind her into the night toward his home.
Upon reaching the place where his front door once stood, the couple stared in amazement at the scene they beheld. Xander appeared to be far from helpless and was in fact, quite frightening as he stood a foot away from where he previously lay, wildly swinging one of Giles' axes about him. He was surrounded by 3 demons, but they stood no chance of getting near him as he swung with brave abandon. Anya had grabbed whatever item was handy, which turned out to be a frying pan, and was bashing a demon on the head with it. Meanwhile Spike had succeeded in frantically jumping in his chair enough to land yet again on his back and alternated between head butting and kicking away his attackers. Immediately Watcher and Slayer joined the fray, joining with their friends to take the intruders out one by one by whatever means necessary - whether it was by axe, sword or frying pan.
Buffy dived under the swinging axe, grabbing the legs of one of the demons and taking him down to the floor with her. She pounded it furiously, until she noticed that Giles and Anya were now free, having obliterated the demon Anya had been bashing. "GILES! How do you kill these things?"
He glanced briefly at her before pulling a demon off Spike. "General decapitation should do the job."
She smiled back at the demon. "Oh. Well, in that case..." she jumped to her feet hauling it up with her. "Xander, aim at me!"
His baffled expression would have been humorous if it weren't such a grave situation they were in. "What?"
"Just do it." In response to her commanding tone, he swung with all his might at the same time as Buffy pushed the demon forward and ducked. The thing didn't even have time to blink before its head left its body. "One down..." she muttered to herself, hoping they were all that easy and not even hearing Xander's question.
"Did I get it?"
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