The only reply he received was the sound of Willow's sobs, muffled though they were against Xander's shoulder, the latter doing some silent grieving of his own. Oz was filled with longing, guilt and jealousy, all in those few seconds of watching her.
"So it seems this was all an accident," said Wesley, since no one else had a comment. "This young woman opened a highly volatile pathway-"
"No," interrupted Buffy. "There's no way this could all be chance. It's all too complex, with the dreams and Tara's involvement."
"She was just trying to find a way to banish her demon side," said Willow softly, raising her head.
"That's what I'm talking about Will," said Buffy in a soothing voice. "We had these dreams that just happened to time with Tara's upcoming birthday, and she just happened to need to open this portal? I don't think so." She looked over at her watcher. "Any ideas as to where this could fit in to things? Prophecies, that sort of thing?"
Giles was sitting at his desk, deeply immersed in some particularly musty texts. "I'm checking all the usual volumes of prophecy, but I haven't come up with anything yet. I'm afraid my library of the sort isn't as extensive as I'd like."
"Wait a minute," Buffy interjected, looking at Kendra and Larry. "You two died at the school, and that's where Oz found you. So maybe-"
"They're going to reappear where they died," finished Oz. He shrugged. "Sorry. I would have mentioned that, but I thought it was sorta obvious."
"Can I ask something?" said Gaby timidly from the chair she was sitting in. The main Scoobies had taken charge of the conversation, leaving the others to sit in the background, relatively unnoticed.
"Yes?" said Giles, looking at the young girl. It hadn't occurred to him yet that she might be of some interest, since they knew nothing about her.
The girl turned to Kendra, studying the other for a moment. "You said before that you were a vampire slayer," she said.
"Yes, I am," replied Kendra calmly.
"But that's impossible," said Gaby matter-of-factly.
"What are you talking about?" asked Buffy, also really taking notice of the girl for the first time.
"She can't be the vampire slayer. I am."