Riley-

            Riley was reviewing her homework, and the chapter on vengeance demons that Buffy assigned. She thought Anya sounded cool and wanted to learn more about her.

            Tonight was her patrol night with Buffy. She had called the four girls in to lecture them earlier on distractions on slaying.

            "One of these nights Mac and I are going to let you patrol by yourself. You need to remember that while patrolling, vamps and or demons are you're only thought." Buffy stated emphatically.

            "Now the good news. Slaying is a really great stress reliever. It works out all of that aggression and it can be fun!"

            Buffy smiled and the girls laughed.

            Mr. Pierson was working back-up for the first time tonight. Riley stopped writing and smiled, watching the Buffy and Mr. Pierson together was like watching sparks fly. When the girls got together they gossiped about it and agreed that the shadow that had been in Buffy's eyes was gone, and that made them happy for her.

            Later he dropped them off at the cemetery gates with a smile and his Jag roared off.

            "Man, I really want a car like that." Riley sighed.

            Buffy smiled and then went still, "Here we go, vamps ahead." She whispered and indicated that they should split up. Riley nodded and they moved in different directions.

            TeĆ” had brought her own experiences to the group and had taught the girls to move silently, having been taught by her father. The girls had learned well, it supplemented their innate ability and they used it to scare Richie on a regular basis.

            She heard a stick crack and whirled to face her first vampire by herself. Her body seemed to act on instinct and she planted a roundhouse kick in the vamps chest, throwing him across the clearing. He jumped up and raced toward her with a snarl and when he came closer she staked him.

            "Yes!! Woo hoo!" Riley jumped up, shooting her fist in the air, then settled down sheepishly as Buffy raced to her.

            "What?"

            "I staked my first vamp alone!" Riley smiled ear to ear and Buffy laughed.

            "That's the spirit."

            Riley and Buffy compared notes in the Jag. They both noticed more out of country vamps then locals and Buffy was beginning to get suspicious.

            Riley walked up the sidewalk after they dropped her off and she waved. "What a great night." she sighed and went into the house.

            Methos glanced at Buffy as she pulled out her cell phone. "Angel? It's Buffy. I'm doing good. Listen, who is the head vamp in either Seattle or Vancouver? Lavoie? Is that Canadian? Ohh, is that why you all are heading up here, vamp smuggling? What? Ewww, I so didn't need to know that. Yeah, see you Friday night." Buffy closed her phone thoughtfully and looked at Methos.

            "Dawn has a Chinese class mate whose sister died after being smuggled into Seattle. Apparently vamps are being smuggled from Hong Kong with unwitting Chinese who were snacks. The police have found a container at the abandoned shipyard with bodies but no ideas." She said quietly.

            Tapping his fingers on the steering wheel he grunted, "Didn't you mention that there were a lot of new vamps in the area? Eva had mentioned a Chinese vamp, didn't she?" He asked.

            Buffy's eyes lit up, "I'm glad you're here. You have the smarts we need in this operation."

            "I'm here to serve." He grinned.