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Mortem, and that demon guy at the the beginning with the green ponytail.
Chapter Thirteen
Make it Stop
By the time it was 10:30 that night, Buffy was bored like there was no tomorrow. Which, given the circumstances, was a definite possibility.
"I'm going to go patrolling now. Anyone want to come?" Buffy asked as she got up from her living room couch. Willow and Tara were next to her. Dawn was on the floor asleep with her head on a pillow, Xander was in a recliner, Anya was on the floor a few feet away, and Giles had declined her invitation to come over all together.
Xander shook his head. "I think I'll just stay here."
"We were actually planning on going to The Bronze in a little while, but no patrolling," Willow replied.
Dawn snored, which Buffy took as a no.
"I'll go," Anya said, getting up.
"Great. Then let's go," Buffy said.
The two got their coats and left.
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"Two hours and still no vampires. Is this some holy holiday that I don't know about?" Anya asked.
Buffy looked thoughtfully at her for a moment. "Not that I know of."
Anya stopped walking through one of Sunnydale's many cemeteries and kicked at the dirt. "Damn. I was really looking forward to kicking something's ass tonight."
Buffy sat on a nearby tombstone and stared at the sky. "I know the feeling."
BUFFY!
As she heard her name inside her head, Buffy fell backwards off the tombstone. "Ow! Halfrek?!"
Anya jerked her head at Buffy at the name of the demon. "Where? Hallie's here?"
"No. She's inside my head."
"Oh. Well, I think they have therapy for that."
Buffy sighed at the remark. "Not like that. She's really talking to me, but the words are only spoken in my mind."
BUFFY. BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL.
"What? Why?"
I CAN'T TELL YOU. NO ONE WILL TELL ME.
"Is it Mortem?"
I DON'T KNOW. JUST BE CAREFUL.
Anya sat down on the tombstone across from Buffy. "I wonder what Mortem looks like."
"Yeah. So do I. But Halfrek, find out what I have to be careful about!"
There was no reply.
"Halfrek! Halfrek! Dammit, I give up."
"Buffy. Do you just want to go back now?"
"Sure."
With that, both women got up, but Buffy was the only one who doubled over in pain.
Anya knelt down, attempting to be helpful. "Buffy? What's wrong?"
Buffy shook her head frantically. "I don't know. I don't . . . It feels like something's trying to find me. Don't let it find me. Don't let it find me!"
"I won't, but we have to get you home."
"There are things crawling inside me; tearing me apart. Make it stop!"
"Buffy! Calm down! Just stand up!"
'What's happening to me?' Was Buffy's last thought as she screamed and her world faded into black.
*Author's Note*: Yes, I know this chapter is very, very short, but I hadn't updated for a while, and I wanted to get another chapter out as soon as possible. Besides. This was where it should end, because the next part needs to be a different chapter. No, it's not your imagination. For once in my life, I actually know what I want to happen next! So, r&r. Thanks to all who have stuck with it. I'll try to update soon with a much longer chapter.
Chapter Thirteen
Make it Stop
By the time it was 10:30 that night, Buffy was bored like there was no tomorrow. Which, given the circumstances, was a definite possibility.
"I'm going to go patrolling now. Anyone want to come?" Buffy asked as she got up from her living room couch. Willow and Tara were next to her. Dawn was on the floor asleep with her head on a pillow, Xander was in a recliner, Anya was on the floor a few feet away, and Giles had declined her invitation to come over all together.
Xander shook his head. "I think I'll just stay here."
"We were actually planning on going to The Bronze in a little while, but no patrolling," Willow replied.
Dawn snored, which Buffy took as a no.
"I'll go," Anya said, getting up.
"Great. Then let's go," Buffy said.
The two got their coats and left.
**************************************************************************** ******
"Two hours and still no vampires. Is this some holy holiday that I don't know about?" Anya asked.
Buffy looked thoughtfully at her for a moment. "Not that I know of."
Anya stopped walking through one of Sunnydale's many cemeteries and kicked at the dirt. "Damn. I was really looking forward to kicking something's ass tonight."
Buffy sat on a nearby tombstone and stared at the sky. "I know the feeling."
BUFFY!
As she heard her name inside her head, Buffy fell backwards off the tombstone. "Ow! Halfrek?!"
Anya jerked her head at Buffy at the name of the demon. "Where? Hallie's here?"
"No. She's inside my head."
"Oh. Well, I think they have therapy for that."
Buffy sighed at the remark. "Not like that. She's really talking to me, but the words are only spoken in my mind."
BUFFY. BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL.
"What? Why?"
I CAN'T TELL YOU. NO ONE WILL TELL ME.
"Is it Mortem?"
I DON'T KNOW. JUST BE CAREFUL.
Anya sat down on the tombstone across from Buffy. "I wonder what Mortem looks like."
"Yeah. So do I. But Halfrek, find out what I have to be careful about!"
There was no reply.
"Halfrek! Halfrek! Dammit, I give up."
"Buffy. Do you just want to go back now?"
"Sure."
With that, both women got up, but Buffy was the only one who doubled over in pain.
Anya knelt down, attempting to be helpful. "Buffy? What's wrong?"
Buffy shook her head frantically. "I don't know. I don't . . . It feels like something's trying to find me. Don't let it find me. Don't let it find me!"
"I won't, but we have to get you home."
"There are things crawling inside me; tearing me apart. Make it stop!"
"Buffy! Calm down! Just stand up!"
'What's happening to me?' Was Buffy's last thought as she screamed and her world faded into black.
*Author's Note*: Yes, I know this chapter is very, very short, but I hadn't updated for a while, and I wanted to get another chapter out as soon as possible. Besides. This was where it should end, because the next part needs to be a different chapter. No, it's not your imagination. For once in my life, I actually know what I want to happen next! So, r&r. Thanks to all who have stuck with it. I'll try to update soon with a much longer chapter.