And Chaos Endures

            Dusting herself off, Buffy gets up and looks around. "Okay…that's different." The man who fell into her, what's his name, Shigure. He suddenly disappeared. All that was left was some sort of black dog. "Ok, I live in the Hellmouth so something like this shouldn't freak me out as much as it does for some reason."

            She got up quickly and walked off in the opposite direction, away from the house. She was defiantly going to have to come back and check that place out with Spike or Willow.

If she had looked back, she would have seen the faint figure of a naked man taking some clothes and quickly hiding behind some bushes.

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            I'm going to kill whoever designed these…sailor outfits. Dawn thought as she quickly stomped into her new High school. Looking from side to side, she sees the other student's conversing loudly. How can they stand these things, I mean they don't seem to care how awful these things are. They're just conversing with their friends not a care in the world. If they only knew what the truth about…

            She suddenly bumped into another body. "Hey, watch it woman!!!" The guy exclaimed. Dawn was not in the mood to take any one's crap today. "Hey watch it…" She suddenly looks at him fully. "Did you go a little overboard on the hair dye orangeie?"

            The guy sneered. "Hey this is natural…where the hell are you going!!!" He changed his voice as Dawn just walled away. Suddenly another guy walked up. "I'm sorry if my cous…" "Buzz-off." Dawn stopped him, the guy looking awestruck, as if nobody ever said anything to him before as sharp as that.

            Suddenly, three girls ran up to her. "YOU CAN'T DO THAT TO PRINCE YUKI!!!" They exclaimed. Dawn wasn't listening; she plowed right through those girls in a mad rush. "HEY! GET BACK HERE!!!WE WEREN"T FINISHED TALKING TO YOU YET!!!" They exclaim as the follow her.

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            "So, some pervert disappeared when you pulled your hand away and he fell on you, the nerve of some guys. Getting their enjoyment first then up and leaving." Xander causally said. "Uh Xander, aren't you the one back in high school who had sex on his mind all the time." Willow retaliated with a smirk. "Yeah but that's different, I was a smooth pervert." Spike snorted.

            "Look Xander, enough of the jokes, that house just gave me the strangest feeling alright, Willow, want to follow me and see what's in it." Spike groaned. "And you didn't ask me because…" "I figured you wouldn't like being roasted by the sun's rays but if you prefer." "Spike grumbled something.

            "So, you and me to some old spooky…" "Uh, actually, it looks rather new in many areas, like it's been rebuilt numerous occasions. It's just creepy for some strange reason." "Ok, so we're going to visit some new creepy house. And afterwards, we'll come home for some milk and cookies." Spike sneered in the background again. "Hey, I was just being, you know, well, happy?"

            "Well you remember Giles always gave me a cookie when he gave me a mission." Buffy smirked, remembering her first meeting with her second watcher, the weenie Wesley. She heard he recently changed but she couldn't really believe someone like that could ever change.

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            Buffy was right, the house dose look like it's been rebuilt in numerous areas. Willow thought. Must be these strange doors that… As Willow pokes at the wall she creates a hole. "Opps…"

            Entering the upstairs with Buffy, they began a telepathic conversation. 'So, found anything weird in the living room?' 'Nope, looks like a normal everyday house…well normal for Japan…I think…feel any strange vibes?' 'Yeah, I mean at first when you enter, it has a nice glow to it, very sweet and happy but lying underneath is a great deal of sorrow, as if there was a curse laid on this house or something. Maybe on one of it's inhabitants.'

            'Great, now it's not just the First we may be worried about.' As they enter the upstairs, they split up. Willow veers off into what seems to be a girl's bedroom. Near the bed is a picture of a woman. She goes and picks it up and suddenly gets a strong psychic memory. She sees a mother's deep love for her child. Happy times, and sad times flash by so fast nothing is really comprehended till the last image. A tragic car accident, leaving the mother dead.

             As Willow places back the picture, a small tear forms in her eye. 'Found anything important Will?' "Nope, nothing to explain the mystery, you?' 'Nope, lets get out of here, maybe you can see online about this place…and jut remembered the guys name. Shigur-something Sohma. S-o-m-a I think it's spelled.'

            As the two travels back down stair, they enter the hallway to exit the house. Suddenly Willow feels a tapping on her shoulder and turns around "Wha…"

Standing behind them was a tall man standing at the door. His striking dark hair, covering his left eye. "I was led to believe trespassing was illegal in America." The man said in a business like attitude."

            "Well I uh…" Willow started to stutter. "Do you live here?" Buffy herself demanded, taking the man by surprise. "No bu…" "Then what are you doing here Mr. Cranky pants." Willow finished, catching on.

            Suddenly a happy voice sounded from behind the guy. "I did, and do own this house." The smiling Shigure happily move in front of the other man. "Well it seems the girl I bumped into this afternoon brought over a …very good looking friend." Willow raises an eyebrow. 'Mr. Happy handshake?' 'Yep.' Buffy answered mentally.

            "So Mr. Soho…" Buffy started. "Sohma." The other man responded curtly. "Sohma. How did you do that disappearing act this afternoon?" Suddenly Shigure seemed to act a little nervous. "Well, when you uh, hit your head you might not realize it but you were knocked out for a few seconds Ms...Summers isn't it?" Buffy nods. "So I went to get you some water and when I came back, you were already gone."

            Willow looked at Buffy. 'Could that have been what really happen?' 'I'm not sure. I could swear I didn't go unconscious. I think they're hiding something. And I don't trust the other guy.'

            Willow nods. "Well, that's all we came here for, to talk to you about this, I believed you really did disappear." Buffy smiles as sincerely as she could. For a couple of seconds there was just silence as Buffy just stared at Hatori as he stared back directly at her.

            The suddenly the other man whispered into Shigure's ear. "Will you excuse us, My cousin Hatori would like a word with me." They leave to go upstairs.

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            "So she just thought I disappeared, no problem. No need to inform Akito." Hatori just stared at him. "You didn't really believe them did you, they're hiding something Shigure. I suggest just to make sure we invite them over for dinner. Then I can just wipe their memories and be rid of any possibilities whatsoever."