At 3:00 PM, Buffy finally left Spike's crypt on her way to find Lexie.  She came across a row of houses that looked almost inhabitable.  They were run-down and very dirty-looking.  She looked around, this couldn't be where Lexie lives, she thought.  She looked at the street sign, James Court, that's what Spike told her, 109 James Court.  She walked further down the street, 103, 105, 107, 109... That's it, she thought.

Buffy stood in front of the house for a moment, as if she were inspecting it.  The once white walls had now turned brown from age and dirt.  The windows that weren't broken were covered in a thick, light brown layer of dirt.  She noticed that on the inside of the windows were what appeared to be thick, black, impenetrable drapes.  She lives like a vampire, Buffy thought.

She walked on the dead grass that leads to the front door.  If the outside looks this bad, what does the inside look like? She thought.  Buffy knocked on the door, no answer.  She tried the door knob, it was unlocked.  She opened the door and looked around.  The house was nearly empty.  There was a small TV, a worn out couch, and a bed.  There was no carpet, only a bare, concrete floor.  The bed was unmade, and there were a few clothes scattered around it.

Lexie appeared out of a door on the other side of the room, one that Buffy decided must be the bathroom door.

"Hey Buffy."

"Hi. We have to talk." 

"Okay, about what?"

"Well, for starters, you have been doing a great job slaying."

"Thanks, but that's not why you came here, is it?"

"No.  The vampires are getting stronger, and they have a new leader.  His name is Kyros.  The vampires make sacrifices of their own kind to him and..."

"Wait a minute; vampires are sacrificing other vampires to the vampire master?"  Lexie said in a confused voice.  Why would vampires sacrifice vampires?  It didn't make any sense to her, but, oh well...

"Yes, Kyros feeds off of them, and they make him stronger."

Lexie laughed slightly, and smiled.  "Wait, wait, wait... Kyros bites the vampires like the vampires bite people?"

"Lexie, this is no laughing matter, this is serious, if you fail at stopping him, you'll die."

Lexie straightened. "Die?"

"It's the prophecy."

"But your prophecy said that you'd die, and you're still here..."

"I know, but just because it was wrong for me doesn't me that it's wrong for you, too."

Lexie thought for a minute.  She didn't want to die.  I want a normal job, one where dying is NOT in the job description, she thought.  What can I do to stop this? Who can I turn to?  ANGEL! Yes, Angel... Angel seemed to know everything about anything, she could ask Angel.

"Lexie!" Buffy said, almost yelling. She knew Lexie's mind was drifting off somewhere.

Lexie's eyes refocused on Buffy.

"The vampire numbers are still small, slay as much as you can, kill all the vampires you find.  If we lower the vampire population enough, then maybe..."  Buffy felt the rest was implied.

Lexie shook her head in agreement.  Lexie looked over at the clock, 6:07 PM; the sun would go down soon.  "I've gotta go, it's almost sunset, and I've gotta see Ang- I have to patrol."

"Right, I'll help you tonight.  I'll get Spike, and we'll meet you in the graveyard."

"No... It's better if we split, you and Spike do the graveyard alone, and I'll take the alleys."  That way Angel and I can talk and patrol at the same time, she thought.

"Good idea."