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Magically Delicious: Chapter Six
Jen's heart started racing. The last thing she wanted to do was face off against a slayer. In her own body, she wouldn't stand a chance, but in the body of a seven year old, she was doomed. Being spanked by an angry Buffy was not on the top of her list of things to do today. Getting home, chemistry and all, was.
Angel excused himself to go talk to Buffy, telling Gunn and Fred to keep a close eye on Callie. Jen immediately eluded their grasps and followed Angel to the top of the stairs, figuring that eavesdropping was her seven year old prerogative.
"Where is she?" Buffy asked worriedly. "She's still here, isn't she? She's all right?" Jen felt a little guilty for making her sister worry until she remembered that Buffy wasn't her sister. Arrrg, she thought, I'm losing my memories. She chanted the Greek alphabet slowly to herself. Alpha. Beta. Gamma. Delta.
"She's fine," Angel said. "She's upstairs with Gunn and Fred."
Buffy's face relaxed. "I'm going to kill her," Buffy replied. "She's all right, so I'm going to kill her."
Epsilon, thought Jen.
"Now, luv, don't you think that's a bit harsh?" Jen recognized the British voice. Spike.
Buffy sighed. "I don't actually want to kill her. I don't want to do anything, but she's my responsibility and she could have gotten herself killed." Buffy turned from Spike to Angel. "How has she been since she's been here?"
Angel looked down. He really didn't want to rat Callie out. The slayer was so strong, and Callie was such a little girl.
"I can tell by the look on your face that she did something," Buffy said. "Spill it, soul-boy."
Zeta. Eta. Theta. Jen continued running through the Greek alphabet in her head as Angel snitched on her.
"Callie!" Buffy bellowed, steadying herself, knowing that she would have to make good on her threat and wishing that she had never made it in the first place.
Jen poked her head out to where it was visible to the people in the lobby. "Hi." There just didn't seem to be anything else to say.
Callie ran back to the room with Fred, Gunn, and Lorne, desperately looking for an ally.
"I need help!" she said earnestly. "I swear I'm a Yale student trapped in this body, and if one of you doesn't help me, Buffy's going to spank me." The others looked at her awkwardly.
"Hey," Gunn said. "You step out of line and your butt belongs to your parents. It's the way it is."
Jen gave him a dirty look. "I thought you were an orphan," she said. Gunn looked as though he was remembering something.
"Yeah, well…" his explanation trailed off.
Buffy entered the room, with Angel and Spike close on her heels. Jen took a chance on the one person in the room who hadn't dismissed her yet. "Spike!" she cried, launching herself at him, hugging his leg. Spike was a definite softy with the young girl.
"Hello, half-bit," he said. "Been up to some mischief, have you?"
Jen nodded seriously. "Don't let Buffy get me," she said, letting tears well up in her big eyes. Spike looked toward the slayer helplessly.
"Now, Buffy, the half bit didn't mean anything by it…" Buffy rolled her eyes in disgust. Spike was such a pushover for the tears in big blue eyes trick.
"Callie Elizabeth," Buffy said. "You and I have something to settle." She pushed past Spike and grabbed Callie's arm, leading her out of the room and toward another bedroom.
She cast one last furtive look at Spike, Angel, Fred, Gunn, and Lorne.
Suddenly, Callie smacked her forehead with her free hand. Why hadn't she thought of it before? Lorne. "I touch the fire and it freezes me," she said, singing the first song that came to her mind, forgetting that it came from the Buffy Musical Soundtrack. "I look into it and it's bla-ack." She sang louder, hoping Lorne would hear.
Buffy stared at her for a moment, remembering the cute little song and dance number Callie had done when Sweet had been in town. Why did Callie have to be so little and cute and defenseless? This was going to be hard. She kept telling herself that Callie could have been killed, and thinking of the danger re-ignited her anger.
She pulled Callie into the room and shut the door behind them.
"Well great jumping horse radishes and white rayon-spandex blend tights!" Lorne said. "She is a Yale student!"
TBC… do the Angel peeps catch Buffy in time? Stay tuned…