Prophecy

Chapter 3

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AN: Autumn break has started so I should be able to update every few days now.
Giles sat at the table in the Magic Box the next morning, studying the ancient text he had been sent by the Council. He had been up nearly all night trying to decipher it, and what he had deciphered didn't make any sense. It mentioned two people coming together to create the means to destroy the evil. It didn't make sense and he wasn't sure he had translated it right.

Suddenly the front door opened and Giles jumped up in shock. It was still early and he hadn't even opened the shop for business yet. He looked up and saw Xander and Anya walking towards him with big smiles on their faces.

"Giles!" Anya exclaimed, giving him a hug. She pulled back and looked at him. "Why isn't the shop opened yet. You should be making money."

"Well, it is a bit early, Anya," Giles told her, smiling.

"Oh, it's never too early to be making money," Anya said, as she walked behind the counter and opened the cash register.

"Where have you been all this time?" Giles asked Xander, as Anya counted the money.

"Well, it's kinda something I want to tell everyone together," Xander told him.

"It's so exciting!" Anya exclaimed happily. "Xander, go get Buffy and Dawn. I wanna tell them now."

"Yes, perhaps you should get Buffy and Dawn," Giles told Xander. "I have something to show you all too."

"Okay. Be back soon," Xander said, as he headed for the door.

***

Buffy was woken suddenly by a loud ringing coming from the hall downstairs. She groaned when she realized it was the door bell, meaning that she would have to get up to answer it. She got up, grabbed her robe and headed for the stairs.

"Hold on," she called, as she unlocked the door. She opened it and saw Xander standing on the steps.

"Oh, my God. Xander!" Buffy exclaimed, stepping forward to give him a hug.

"Need.oxygen." Xander gasped.

"Oh! Sorry," Buffy said pulling back. "Where have you been?"

"Well that's why I'm here, but it's kind of a surprise," he told her. "Anya sent me over here to get you and Dawn."

"Well, I'm not exactly dressed to go out," Buffy said gesturing at her Yummy Sushi pajamas and robe. "Just give me a sec to change and get Dawn up."

"Hey Xander," Dawn said, as she descended the stairs to meet him.

"Hey, Danwster." Xander gave her a hug.

"You left without any warning," Dawn said indignantly, pulling back suddenly and hitting him across the arm. "You didn't even tell us where you were going or why."

"There was just something Anya and I had to do, Dawn," Xander told her.

"I'm ready," Buffy interrupted, meeting them in the hall. "You ready to go, Dawn?"

"Sure," Dawn answered.

Buffy opened the door and they headed out.

***

"Oooh, they're here!" Anya exclaimed, as Buffy, Dawn and Xander entered the magic shop.

"Yes, Anya, I can see that," Giles said annoyed.

"So what's going on?" Buffy asked them, as they all sat around the table. "Where were you guys?"

"We eloped!" Anya squealed happily, throwing her arms around Xander's neck.

"Anya." Xander said, annoyed that she had just blurted it out.

"Oh, I'm sorry," Anya said. "But I've been holding that in all morning and I just had to tell them."

Xander looked nervously around at his friends. They all sat with their mouths open in shock.

"Well.I think that was the last thing we were expecting," Buffy said finally.

"Uh huh." Dawn said, still a little shocked.

"Look at my ring," Anya said, thrusting her hand into the centre of the table. "It's only a very cheap one, but Xander's gonna buy me a bigger and more expensive one when we have the second ceremony."

"Second ceremony?" Buffy asked.

"Yes," Anya said happily. "We want to have another ceremony so everyone can see us getting married."

"And this time we're gonna put a spell around the church so only people with invitations can get in. And that means no more demons pretending to be me from the future," Xander told them.

"Xander, you married a Vengence demon?" Giles asked him, suddenly remembering Anya's recent change.

"Well, that's not exactly true," Xander said.

"Xander proposed to me again after Willow went crazy with the magick. He said he couldn't live without me. It was all very romantic. When I accepted I realized that I couldn't watch him get old and wrinkly while I stayed young, so I went to D'Hoffryn and asked him to turn me back into a human again."

"Then we went to Las Vegas and got married," Xander finished.

"Wow," Buffy said, not knowing what else to say.

"I know," Anya said, smiling happily at Xander.

"So, what was it like?" Dawn asked.

"The wedding wasn't very good," Anya told them. "There weren't any presents for us and the whole place smelled of old cheese. But the hotel was nice. We stayed up all night having-"

"Anya!"Xander interrupted. "I don't think they need to know about those little details."

"I agree," Buffy said.

"So, what's been going on here?" Xander asked.

"Nothing much," Buffy said. "It's been really quiet."

"Oh, that reminds me," Giles said suddenly. "I was sent this last night." He held out the book for everyone to see. "Our friend Quentin Travers sent it to me."

"Quentin?" Buffy said in surprise. "Since when does he send us books?"

"Never, usually. And I'm not entirely sure what his motives are."

"So what's in the book?" Dawn asked.

"It's a prophecy," Giles started.

"Another prophecy?" Buffy groaned.

"Yes, well I'm not sure what it entails, but it seems that there is evil coming to Sunnydale."

"Great," Buffy said. "This is just what I need."

"I haven't managed to decipher the text yet. It has been very difficult so far."

"What language is it written in?" Anya asked.

"Klandashah," Giles told her.

"Oh, I can read some of that," Anya said. "I could help you."

"Well, that would be very useful, Anya," Giles said, smiling at her.

"So, should I patrol tonight?" Buffy asked Giles.

"Yes," Giles told her. But if there is indeed a new evil in Sunnydale you should be very careful."

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