A/N Ok, so I know that in the series that Giles doesn't have the Magic Box before season five, but in this story he does. Because it's my story, and I say so. :) I hope that you enjoy the chapter.



The next day Buffy woke up and called Giles. She had been too tired to do it last night, and with Spike over she had been re-energized for a while, but that had quickly worn off after he had left to go out and patrol. She's had one of the best sleeps after that ever. She liked being with Spike, simply put, life was better.


"So, you say that this group of vampires found you and told you about this Melrok character?" Giles asked on the other end of the phone.


"Yeah, they were pretty big with the disappearing act after they delivered it, but Spike went out patrolling later to see if he could find them." Buffy told him.


'Have you heard back from him?" Giles asked.


"No, but it was pretty late when he went," Buffy smiled as she remembered their night once they got inside of her house, "so I figure that he just went back home when he was done since the sun would have been coming up after he was done."


"Well, I think that you should go see if he has any news for you while I can see if I have anything on this creature," Giles told Buffy.


"Sounds like a plan," Buffy replied. They said their good-byes and then Buffy hung up the phone. She showered and then found something in her closet to wear before she headed downstairs to eat something for breakfast, well, lunch considering it was about 11:30 by that time. Her mom was working at the gallery, and had left a note for Buffy that she would be working late and that there was pot roast in the fridge if she wanted to warm it up for dinner.


Buffy decided to eat a sandwich and then cleaned up before heading over to Spike's crypt. As she walked over there she wondered how a town that looked so peaceful during the day could turn so ugly at night. Why didn't the people of Sunnydale fight what some of them knew what was out there, but then again that's what they had her for, and no reason in endangering the life of innocent people.


Buffy reached the crypt and then knocked on the door. It was opened a few moments later by a sleepy looking Spike.


"Hey," Buffy greeted as she walked in the door.


"'Ello, pet. What brings you here so late in the day?" Spike asked her.


"Well, I was just wondering if you had found out anything about this Melrok guy, or if you'd found those vamps. I called Giles when I got up and told him about our encounter with the undead group, he's researching now about our new feature creature," Buffy told him.


"There was no trace of them when I went out patrolling, but I did run into a few other vamps that are now dust, I figured that we could go hit up Willy for some information on this new guy later tonight, there really wasn't much time to do it by the time that I was done with the vamps," Spike supplied for her.


"Yeah, that's a good idea, Willy always seems to know about the baddies in this town." Buffy replied. "What do you plan on doing today?" she asked him.


"Well, I was sleeping when you came by, so I plan to do that until the sun goes down. How about you?"


"I'm headed over to Willow's house. We really won't be able to talk much once we are at the Magic Box researching this Melrok guy. Plus she and Xander have been glued together for the past couple of days so it will be nice to catch up with her. Then we are going to head over by Giles and do the whole meeting thing later once we find some more info."


"Well, it sounds like a plan," Spike told her.


"Yeah, well, I better get going, I'm already late," Buffy told Spike as she kissed him and started to head out the door. "Stop by the Magic Box if I don't come get you beforehand, okay?"


"Okay."


Buffy left Spike's crypt and then headed towards Willow's house. Once there she and Willow went to her room where the girls began talking about the boys in their lives.


"So," Buffy began, "how are things?" she giggled. *yeah I am such a girl* Buffy thought to herself.


"Good," Willow smiled, "and you?"


Buffy smiled even bigger (if that was possible) "Good."


"Good," Willow grinned. They talked for a while about every little thing they could each remember from each encounter they'd had. Each laughed and 'awwed' with each story before they actually talked about demons, because as far as they were concerned that came second.


"So, I talked to Giles earlier and he said that there's a new big bad in town, or at least one that claims to be," Willow told Buffy.


"Yeah, My Rock, or whatever his name is, sent a bunch of minions to me last night to tell me that he was going to kill me, they can never come up with something new can they?" Buffy asked. "I mean, isn't there one bad thing out there that just wants to, I don't know, do something that doesn't involve killing?" Buffy asked.


"Well, you never know, maybe there are some demons who just want to pick flowers and play with puppies," Willow supplied, "and you just haven't met them yet."


"Maybe," Buffy considered.


"So are you going to call Xander and tell him that we are doing some research today?"


"Already did, he's on his way over here and we are all going to head over to the Magic Box together." As if on cue the doorbell rang and the girls got up to go get it. Sure enough, standing there was Xander with a smile as he leaned in and kissed Willow before greeting both of the girls.


"So, we're headed over to see Giles, I take it?" he asked.


"Yep," Buffy answered as she and Willow stepped outside of the door and joined Xander.


"So how are things with the Buffster?" Xander asked as they began walking to the Magic Box.


"Peachy," she replied, but then thought about it for a while, "make that a whole peach pie with whip cream and a cherry on top."


"So, do you need me to beat any peroxide blondes up that haven't been nice?" Xander asked.


"Nope," Buffy answered.


"Are you sure, cause I could do that for you," Xander replied.


"No, I'm good," Buffy smiled.


"As long as you're sure"


"I am."


"Good."


"Are you..."


"Xander, "Willow cut in, "she's way sure, and I can back that up with details if you would really like to know that she's sure."


"Backing off now," Xander replied. "But if you ever need me, just know that I will be here."


"Thanks," Buffy replied. "Now, let's just get to the Magic Box to see if Giles has found anything, hopefully he has, because I am really not in research mode right now."


"I can agree with that one," Xander said.


"Oh, come on, those books have some really interesting facts in them about all of these spells and demons, ooh and some of the ones that Giles has hidden talk about these things that you can do..." Willow stopped herself, "and I'll just be quiet now," she trailed off. She'd always enjoyed school, so researching was fun to her.


"That's my Will," Xander said as he put his arm around her and squeezed her tight, "always with her nose in a book" he grinned, some things would never change, but he was glad some things did he thought to himself as he placed kiss on the top of her head.