Chapter 4: whose destiny?

They went to willow the very next day and told her about all of the dreams. She had that look of concern on her face. "Well I think I'll have to research this after class. Thank god Giles gave me the key to his apartment. So ill see you guys at 7:00 to start Scooby mode. K"
"K wills, and by the way thanks" said Buffy, "oh yeah I was just wondering, if maybe later we could talk. You know girl-to-girl."
"Of course Buffy, anytime."
Hey," said xander on one of his buddinsky rants "are girls gonna talk about me and how cute I am"
"Xand, in your dreams," then all of a sudden she got a shiver down her back, and so did he. The whole dreams thing was a sore spot now.
Xander entered his first class of the day around 12 in the afternoon. He was tired he couldn't get to sleep last night. Besides this was just an introductory class. Just as his head started to fall to his lap a girl came running through the door to the class.
"I'm late I'm late. Sorry. I'm so sorry", she said as she ran down the isle nearly tripping. "Buffy" he said as she took a seat next to him.
"Xand your taking Psychology too. Wicked now I have somebody to study with."
"Could these all night study parties involve clogging"?
"That brought back some freaky deja vous," he said as he thought of the events that transpired on Valentines Day during their junior year of high school.
So they went through their one-hour class and both of them had to work so it was job time. Xander got ready for the watering job and Buffy prepared for the whole boutique thing. It was a different experience for both of them. Xander had just put on his uniform and he was already off to wait tables. It was actually kinda cool. All he was ever expected to do was give people coffee and occasionally a muffin or cake-like substance. It was great, not just for the lack of work. He loved the smell of coffee and cakes, the lack of an evil boss, and the live bands that play. Today the band was surprisingly no doubt. This wasn't a scheduled thing. Back when they were a garage band they had a whole bunch of Sunnydale gigs and they try to come back once a year for a concert. They decided to make tonight a compilation of all of their slow songs.
At about five thirty that afternoon Buffy came in and sat on the couch. "Hey buff what are you doin' here".
"On my break Xand. Can I have a small mocha latte"?
"Sorry but your not the only one on break. But here I think I could do something" he looked at the latte machine and started to concentrate. He focused within himself and managed to pour a cup and levitate it over. Nobody seemed to notice. He put a saucer under it and handed it over. Just as no doubt struck up a chord of "artificial sweetener" the doors opened to Revile two people. A girl and a guy, both in long leather dusters and black shades. They each had high cheekbones and black hair. They looked as if they could be from middle European nation. They came right in and sat next to Buffy and xander. They called the waiter and ordered a cup of coffee and sat and watched No Doubt play a few cords. Buffy and xander casually chatted not noticing the two next to them, had been staring at them for almost fifteen minuets straight. Buffy had to go back to her job, break was over and the work force continued.
At about 6:30 both xander and Buffy got off. Buffy went to the novel nook to wait for xander to put up his apron. Just as No Doubt started to leave they came to Buffy. She was so excited but didn't act star struck. Gwen came up to her and said, "Hey aren't you the slayer" Buffy was shocked that the word had gotten out so much. She was also kind of flattered that she s good enough for no doubt to have heard of her. Then Adrian (the drummer) came up to her and said "trust me your secrets not out, we've been to Sunnydale a few times and when you stake a vampire about to break you equipment" "not to mention blood vessels" interrupted Tony. Adrian continued, "You learn a few things"
As they left the novel nook with all their stuff packed in their bag the band gave Buffy and xander their Email addresses so that they can keep in touch while the band works on their album in Jamaica. Xander stepped outside and Gwen pulled him aside and her eyes were glowing a green. She spoke to him words with the most soothing and mystical voice ever "it has begun. Only you can see what they cannot." She just sort of zoned back into normal Gwen mode and said goodbye and walked to the van. Xander was sure this was linked to his destiny as gypsy royalty. Maybe this was part of a grand design. So he guessed it was off to see willow.
Buffy was sitting at a table with all of her stuff and waiting to go. She was obviously fighting off her inpatients with more inpatients. Just as she pulled her small stylish leather backpack on those to weird twins started to approach them. The guy initiated the conversation. "Hello, my name is Armand, and this is my sister Evelyn. We know who you are and trust me when I say things are going to happen. If you want help here is our card. Trust me we are here to help, and if you look in the right books you'll know why. Actually to tell the truth you are here to help us. So here is where we will be and the number where you can reach us. Goodbye."
"Oh and by the way look up the master and Jesus if you want to make the search quicker," said Evelyn as they walked out of the coffee house/book store. Xander and Buffy felt kind of awkward and intrigued. So she and xander just walked to his car and started to drive. As they drove there was this awkward silence until xander decided to turn on the radio. That song "the way" by fastball came on. They started to hum along with it. Then casually bobbing their heads. Pretty soon they were both singing aloud. "Anyone can see the road that they walk on is paved in gold" they went until they came upon Giles' house.
Willow and Oz were already inside looking in dream books. They had no idea what they were looking for but every time one of them finished a page willow and Oz would have a five minuet make out spree. Then it would be another page, more making out. Buffy and xander came in time to not see the suck-face portion of the evening. So Buffy and xander told them everything they knew, including the two freaky twins in the novel nook. After hours of searching for information on dreams, and of looking up the master and Jesus they found something of relevance.
"Here," said willow feeling kinda guilty for making out most of the night rather searching for something relevant. "In all of the pictures of Jesus there are these two twins. Very dark hair and eyes. They are always painted the same".
"Well it says here, that there were two disciples of Jesus who had the same names as your creepy twin friends," said oz followed by a weird stare. .
"Check this, the master was once an priest turned artist." He started the renaissance. His artwork inspired peace and belief in the greater good. And in every picture of him there are those same twins. It also says here that he was destined to be the next messiah before he was brutally killed," said Buffy and then a gulp of fear came soon afterwards.
"So these people are always around the new messiah. So the new messiah is in Sunnydale? So I say we have to protect this new messiah before he goes all evil. And even a little willy-nilly" went oz.
All of a sudden faith was in the doorway, "im thinking your mystery twins lied to you and they're the murderers. Now the question is whose got the destiny that will change the world" they were all shocked to see her. Buffy nearly cried when she saw faith.
All of a sudden faith stared into the eyes of all of the people she hurt. Willow's eyes were full of distrust, Oz's were full of confusion, and Xander's were consumed with a sense of hope. When she stared into Buffy's eyes she wasn't sure what Buffy was feeling. She saw the tear well up and tears came to faith eyes. I can't do it. I shouldn't have come back. Look how I've hurt them all so much. Damn that xander for making me come back with his words of encouragement.
A single tear came from faith's eye. And xander came over and hugged her. He then sat her down on the couch next to him and said "welcome back faith."
There was this awful silence that loomed in the room. Faith was crying and Buffy was sobbing. "Well lets all get reacquainted over some tea shall we," and he waved his hand and the fire under Giles teakettle ignited.
"Faith I am so sorry for what I did to you, I should have found a better way. There is always a better way"
"Well I am so sorry for turning on you guys, all you did was try to help me and I tried to kill you all. I should be killed."
"I'll forgive you if you forgive me"
"Ill forgive you but I don't want you to forgive, not until I can forgive myself."
As they were crying and forgiving xander floated the tea towards them. "so xand, where'd you learn the neat trick."
"well faithy I guess I should fill you in on quite a bit," and with that xander told faith about everything that happened since graduation along with tid-bits from buffy about the twins and their strange dreams, but by the end the story kinda made some sence.
"so from what I can here everytime a chosen person like jesus shows up two people are supposed to protect them," asked faith?
"yup," they responded in unison.
"and that next messiah person should be in Sunnydale?"
"yup."
"and there are two slayers in Sunnydale?"
"O.K. faith I see where you're going," said Buffy. "so these two are lying, and we are the ones meant to protect and train this new messiah. And since the master was brought up we can assume he was meant to be the next messiah until he was killed and changed."
"So these twins are the bad guys and all we have to do is find the new messiah and stop them from killing him."
All of a sudden willow held up her hand and broke the silence. "quick Q&A. who is this guy?"
"Well willow why don't you and Xand try a tracking spell. Maybe it'll help us find our new savior," said Oz as he twiddled his thumbs nonchalantly.
"will, why don't you and I do it by my house tonight. I may as well set up while I study for my next few classes. Plus I finaly have some use for my sacred rubies. I didn't spend all that time blessing them for nothin'," said xander with a silly grin.
So they all had a few short conversations and faith decided that she would stay at Giles' place while he was gone for the next few months. Around eightish Buffy and xander left for their place and willow would be getting there at ten. When they parked and got back inside they both sat on the couch.
"so buff, to think that this screwed up generation has a messiah. Makes you think."
"I have the feeling that should have been plenty of messiahs. They just probably got killed or turned all evil."
"so that explains Chevy chase."
"Well I say we eat till willow comes, I am starving and predicting apocalypses kinda makes me hungry."
So the two migrated towards the kitchen with an emptiness in their bellies that only leftover pizza could fill. So xander got to the fridge and pulled out the pizza box to find several slices of icy cold extra cheese extra sauce extra pepperoni pizza. They happily munched on the colds pizza discussing if the Beatles could have been messiahs.
"Well Yoko does look a lot like that twin girl. It would make sense. Another messiah would have been Lincoln," went xander.
"Totally, first he's all 'free the slaves' then he's all shot. I wouldn't be very surprised."
As they finished their pizza willow knocked on the door with supplies a' plenty. They went to the door and let her in and they began set up.
"so have you two though what we are going to do when we find Mr. Or Mrs. Messiah," said willow with that twinge of excitement she tends to get.
"well with the female empowerment in Sunnydale I wouldn't be surprised if it was another girl. Guys like me don't get no cred."
"well xander now that we are set up lets begin the process."
So they sat down holding hand and began to light the incense and placing the rubies in the right places.
Simultaneously they chanted, "Powers of earth powers in us gather your strength and do our bidding. Find the one with destiny that is great! We will not eat nor sleep nor breathe till our will is done! Find us our messiah. Find them now!"
As they finished the rubies rose in the air and became a liquid like fire and they hit xander in the head and he blacked out.

A/N thanx for the R&R's. keep them comin. If you have any suggestions give them to me.