Something Unavoidable

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CH8

Buffy climbed into her bedroom window. It was still pretty early and she just hoped her parents were sleeping or at work.

She got in and headed for the bathroom. She took a shower and thought of Spike. She couldn't she had kissed him. It was the best kiss of her life. No one had ever kissed her like that. Wait. He's a 200 year old vampire. How could she feel this way about him.

It's funny how love is. Wait what? Love? She couldn't be in love. Could she?

Buffy got out of the shower and got dressed she tried to not think of Spike. No it would never work.

"Hey guys." Buffy told her parents who were sitting and having breakfast. They didn't look happy.

"Buffy, what do you have to say?" Her dad asked her

"That you are the best parents in the world and that I love you." She said

"You are in so much trouble." Her mother told her "We were up all night worried sick over you."

"I know im so sorry, but I have a reason, that you will not believe" Buffy trailed off.

"We trusted you and not only that you were grounded." her dad said mad "Grab you're stuff I'm taking you to school." He told her

"You don't have to-"Buffy started

"Yes I do, and I'm going to pick you up and then you will come hoime and not leave." Her dad told her

"Dad, I can't believe this! Im not a baby." She yelled

"Well you sure as hell are acting like one!" her dad told her and that was it.

Great Buffy thought. On top of everything I have my dad on my back treating me like a baby. What am I going to tell Giles?

*********************** "I'll pick you up here at 3 sharp." Her father told her as Buffy was getting out of the car.

"Wonderful." Buffy said and slammed the door a little harder than usual.

She was pissed. The only good thing was the feeling she got when she thoguth of Spike and she couldn't even go see him

"Buffy!" Willow called

"Hey guys." Buffy said going over to Willow, Xander and Cordelia.

"So how was the patrol last night?" Xander asked

"Well umm.killed some vamps killed a big demon thing and then got chased by some more vamps." Buffy said leaving the Spike part out. It wasn't important, right?

"Ahh and the fun keeps on going." Xander said

"Well that's nothing compared to our night. Studying math and science for 2 hours could have killed myself." Cordelia said. Willow looked at her

"Ohh no offences or anything Will." She added

"So I guess Gun had fun." Xander said "No wonder he's not here."

"What do you mean?" Buffy asked

"Well he's not in school and didn't pick up when we called." Willow said "we figured you guys were out late and he took the day off."

"Gunn was with me until like 10ish and he didn't get hurt." Buffy said getting a little anxious.

"Well I'm sure he's fine. I mean what could possibly happen to him. It's not like some vampires could of came out and taken him somewhere or worst like kill him." Cordelia said.

They all looked at each other and ran to the library.

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Gunn woke up. He was feeling like hell. He couldn't feel his legs and his abs were killing him. He tried to look around but it was to dark. The last thing he remembered was walking back home and being jumped by a gang of vamps. He had tried to hold them off but there were to many of them and then he remembered something hard his head.

"About time you woke up." A voice in the shadows said "Were going to have so much fun."

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"Giles!" Buffy said going into the library.

"What huh?" Giles said he was behind a pile of books and coffee cups.

"Something's happened to Gunn." Willow said

"What do you mean?" Giles asked suddenly more aware

"He didn't get home after we finished patrolling." Buffy said

"Are you sure?" Giles asked

"Well duhh."Cordelia said everyone ignored her.

"Just hold on a moment, we don't know everything for sure, lets not jump into conclusions." Giles tried to reason

"Screw that." Xander said "Look we need to find him. What if he's hurt?"

"All right Buffy you can go and look in the cemetery after school." Giles told her

"After school! Giles what if he's hurt. It might be too late." Willow said

"We don't know that for sure and the last thing we need to do is bring attention to Buffy." Giles said

"I can't:" Buffy told them. This so sucked her dad was being so stupid. "I'm sort of grounded."

"Why?" Cordelia asked

"Look my parents don't know about the whole slayer thing and when I came home late last night they freaked." Buffy finished

"Damn it." Giles said under his breath.

"What about Spike? Oh wait no.. he's goan and then there's that whole turning to dust thing." Cordelia said. They all looked at her again

"Well ummm..he's still here." Buffy said "He sort of helped me patrol last night."

"And you were going to mention this when?" Xander asked

"I dint think it was important... Ohh and we got chased by this vampire group." Buffy added

"What did they say?" Giles asked

"Something about a Master." At that Giles face went a little whiter.

"Good god." Giles said

"What?" Cordelia asked

"It's here."