Chapter 7

"Where did she go?" Buffy asked Alex, clearly upset.

"I don't know, he blinked. It's this thing Warlocks do to get from place to place faster. She could be anywhere." Buffy sat down on the bed.

"I can't believe I just let him take her like that. I should have done something. Reacted better, I should have stopped him." Buffy told them. Spike sat next to her and put his arm around her.

"Buffy, it wasn't your fault. There was nothing you could have done; you didn't want her to get hurt." Buffy rested her head on his chest.

"Yeah, but how is getting her kidnapped good? There's no telling what he will do to her and I don't even know where she is." She let the tears fall down her face and Spike just held her, kissing the top of her head. The next day at the magic shop Buffy was telling everyone what happened. "We have to find her." Buffy told them when she was finished.

"Don't worry, Buffy. We'll get her back." Xander told her, trying to make her feel better.

"I'm sorry, this is my fault. I should have never gotten any of you involved. If I didn't, Dawn wouldn't have been taken." Alex stated.

"This isn't your fault. You were scared and needed help. I don't mind that you came to me, you've made things pretty interesting around here." Buffy told her.

"Yeah, but I still feel terrible. I know that he only took Dawn to get to me, so I can't help but feel responsible." Buffy went towards her.

"It's okay, it's nobody's fault. I just wish I knew where she was." Alex looked up and had an idea.

"I may know of a way, but it's risky and I've never really tried it before. My mom told me about it. There's a way that Witches can sense Warlocks sometimes and him being my father we're connected, so I should be able to find him." Buffy looked better.

"That's great; do you know how to do it?" Alex nodded.

"She told me about it, but I've never been able to try it. I'm not that powerful and I'm not even sure if I would be able to, but I'm willing to try." Buffy shook her head.

"You said it could be risky. I don't want you to do something that could get you hurt." Alex looked at her; it was good having someone worry about her.

"I have to at least try, for Dawn's sake." Buffy nodded.

"Okay, but be careful." Alex nodded and sat down.

"It's like meditating; it takes a lot of concentration and focus." Alex closed her eyes. She tried to get the sadistic image of her father in focus. She kept her eyes closed as the images went by. Then she opened her eyes with a start and tried to get her breathing under control, but it wasn't easy. Buffy went to her side.

"Are you okay? You probably shouldn't have tried it." Alex took a deep breath when she got her breathing under control.

"I...I saw her." Buffy looked up.

"You know where she is?" Alex shook her head.

"I don't know the specific location. It went by so fast, but I saw her. She's tied up and gagged somewhere. She's so scared, I felt it." Alex looked down.

"Did you manage to see anything that could give us an idea of where she is?" She took another breath.

"I'm not sure; I did see a lot of rocks. Like maybe she's underground, maybe a cave or something." Buffy nodded.

"I can work that, but we're gonna need Spike. As soon as the sun sets, we're gonna look for her." Buffy said as she looked at the faces around her. They all just nodded not sure what else to say.