Chapter 5

The next day everyone was at the magic shop. Buffy introduced Alex to everyone and she liked them all right away, especially Xander. She thought he was cute and funny. She loved talking to Willow and Tara about magic, finally having someone to talk to about it. Alex felt that she related most to Tara because her mother was also very powerful and she also died. Tara never talked much about what happened. "Wow, a real Warlock." Willow said for about the fifth time. "I mean that is just cool, not for you of course." She said looking at Alex.

"You must be pretty powerful. Having a mom that was a Witch and a dad that's a Warlock." Tara stated and Alex shook her head.

"No, I hardly have any real power. If I do I'm not sure how to use it. My mom died before she was able to teach me hardly anything." Buffy caught some of the conversation and decided to join in.

"You did that force field thing at the house. That was pretty neat." Buffy said.

"That was the first time I ever tried that and it felt like all of my life force was getting sucked out of me, it was too strong." Buffy nodded.

"Well, you'll get better. Just takes some practice." Dawn came next to Alex.

"I guess you're also good with telekinesis with the way you just threw your dad out of the house." Dawn stopped when she saw the look on Buffy's face. "What? I'm just saying." Buffy sighed.

"Dawn, go do your homework." Dawn just rolled her eyes and headed back to the table. Buffy turned her attention to Giles. "You find anything?" Giles shook his head.

"Not of yet. There are all types of demons and vampires in this text, but nothing about Warlocks." Buffy sighed.

"We're getting nowhere here. There's no telling when he'll come back for Alex. We need to be ready, but it would help if I knew more about Warlocks." Giles nodded and decided to look in another book.

"Eureka!" Xander exclaimed and everyone looked at him. "I think I found our guy." Xander handed the book to Buffy.

"Yeah, that's him." Alex walked next to Buffy and looked at the book. "Your dad must be pretty evil and ancient to be in this book." Alex nodded.

"He really is." Anya looked over the counter at the picture of Damien.

"Well, he has a ruggedly handsome thing going on there." Xander stared at her. "What? I was evil once, and you would have to be blind not to notice." She told him.

"Anya, he's a killer. Killer's aren't ruggedly handsome." Xander replied.

"Well, what about Spike? He's not so bad to look at either if I do say so myself." Xander had a grossed out look on his face.

"I'm gonna pretend that you didn't say that." Buffy looked up at both of them.

"Guys, focus here." She scolded them.

"Sorry, Buff. So, does it say anything that could be useful?" Xander asked and Buffy nodded then looked at Alex.

"When Warlock's kill Witches they have to stab them in the heart, right?" Alex nodded. "Well, that's how you kill them. I know this is probably hard for you, but the only way to stop your father is by stabbing him in the heart like he would do a Witch. It's the only way and you know that I can't be the one to do it. It would have to be you." Alex looked at the faces around her and nodded.

"I can do it." She replied, not even sure if she could or not.

"Okay, then we just wait till he shows himself again. Shouldn't be too hard, soon this will all be over." Buffy said, not sounding so convincing.