"Hey." Buffy said to Angel smiling. "I'm gonna stay here for a while. I'm
not too good with the books or the science! Just the butch. Although you
wouldn't think it to look at me!" She laughed.
"I'm glad you're staying. I don't want to be alone." Angel replied, still appearing to be on considerable pain. "It still hurts Buffy."
"It'll heal. Don't worry." She said.
"No, I mean it hurts all over. Not just the stab wound. It's my arms, legs and my head too. It's inside me Buffy- right in my veins." Angel said.
"Willow's working on it and I got the rest of the gang looking up the demon thingy." Buffy reassured him. "We'll figure it out. It's what we do."
"I've nev... never seen anything like this or the demon before and I've seen a lot of things." Angel said.
"We'll figure it out. We'll be fine." Buffy said. She felt a little uneasy to think even Angel hadn't seen this demon before but it'd pass. She smiled at him and he smiled back.
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"Guys I got it!" Willow said. "Well... kinda!"
"So are we talking natural or unnatural?" Oz asked. "Although this being Sunnydale, I know which one I'd put my money on!"
"Definitely unnatural." She said.
"As I thought!" Oz said.
"Its structure doesn't match any of the basic structures and form of a natural compound. Even the most simple bonds that you find in every organic substance don't exist in this." She looked up from her microscope.
"Good work." Oz said and he kissed Willows head.
"Yes, ah, well done. But this makes finding a cure a lot harder." Giles said. "Not only are we looking for a cure- but a cure specific to that demon and that poison." He continued. "I mean, with some poisons there are a number if cures, but I'm guessing with this one being made inside the demon itself its going to be a lot trickier to find one." Giles said.
"Great! More research!" Cordelia moaned. "I'm gonna end up smelling like these musty old books, I spend that long in here lately!"
Giles discreetly sniffed his tweed-clad arm and whispered to himself "I don't smell musty!" and tutted!
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As Buffy was sitting with Angel she heard footsteps treading gently in her direction. She got up. "That'll be Willow." She said to Angel and walked out of his bedroom, rounded the corner and saw a tall, hooded, brown robed figure standing before her. She looked up at it and her mouth dropped slightly open. "Not Willow." She muttered to herself!
The demon swung at her with its right fist, Buffy blocked it and punched it right in the head. The demon flew across the room and into a wall. The demon got up and in a deep masculine voice said, "You will die Slayer." And he charged at her again. Buffy attempted a roundhouse kick as the demon approached her and she hit him in the left side of his body and the Syrma- Matis demon landed on the sofas by the fireplace. Buffy sat on the demon and punched him repeatedly in the face. He then gave her a strong shove and she fell to the floor. He got up and kicked her in the stomach while she was down. Buffy lay on the floor shielding her head and she was just about to trip the demon when he jumped up onto the sofa, leapt over the back of it and fled the mansion. Just before he left he turned and said, "This isn't over slayer. You will die. You and your precious vampire." He then turned and left.
Buffy quickly got up to after him and she entered the shady courtyard, the flowers near the sun blooming beautifully and the rest either dead or wilting, she looked around for the demon but he'd gone.
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By now the library at Sunnydale High was getting dark and only the light from the table lamps illuminated the room.
"So we have the poison and we have the demon but we have no cure right. And we have the amulet but we have no idea what it's used for. The only thing we know is it's not good right?" Xander asked.
"Yes, and you contributed next to nothing." Giles said in harsh tone of voice.
"Whoa, chill England. I was just asking. And besides you wouldn't even be awake if it wasn't for the amazing invention of Mr. Donut!" Xander said getting angry but only because it was getting late and he was tired.
"Where's Buffy? I thought you said she was coming a little after you left the mansion and that was hours ago." Cordelia said to Willow and then continued. "Hey, maybe she finally did something about her bad hair and went to a salon and her hair was so bad they're still doing it!"
"Yeah, I wonder where she is" Willow said dismissing Cordelia's comment on Buffy's hair but concerned her friend was so late.
Just as Willow had finished her sentence Buffy came walking through the library doors.
"Sorry. I kinda got held up!" She apologised. "And I fell asleep at the mansion. It's been a long day!"
"Its ok. We're glad you're back safe. And I think we could all do with a rest." Giles said.
"Yep I'm good to go!" Xander said.
"We'll reconvene here in the morning?" Buffy asked.
"Well yeah Buff! We have school remember?" Xander said jokingly.
"Yeah unless you wanna give Snyder another reason to kick you out... again!" Oz said.
"Ok. Yeah. Um... school right. See you all tomorrow." Buffy said and her and the gang made their way home looking forward to some much needed rest.
"I'm glad you're staying. I don't want to be alone." Angel replied, still appearing to be on considerable pain. "It still hurts Buffy."
"It'll heal. Don't worry." She said.
"No, I mean it hurts all over. Not just the stab wound. It's my arms, legs and my head too. It's inside me Buffy- right in my veins." Angel said.
"Willow's working on it and I got the rest of the gang looking up the demon thingy." Buffy reassured him. "We'll figure it out. It's what we do."
"I've nev... never seen anything like this or the demon before and I've seen a lot of things." Angel said.
"We'll figure it out. We'll be fine." Buffy said. She felt a little uneasy to think even Angel hadn't seen this demon before but it'd pass. She smiled at him and he smiled back.
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"Guys I got it!" Willow said. "Well... kinda!"
"So are we talking natural or unnatural?" Oz asked. "Although this being Sunnydale, I know which one I'd put my money on!"
"Definitely unnatural." She said.
"As I thought!" Oz said.
"Its structure doesn't match any of the basic structures and form of a natural compound. Even the most simple bonds that you find in every organic substance don't exist in this." She looked up from her microscope.
"Good work." Oz said and he kissed Willows head.
"Yes, ah, well done. But this makes finding a cure a lot harder." Giles said. "Not only are we looking for a cure- but a cure specific to that demon and that poison." He continued. "I mean, with some poisons there are a number if cures, but I'm guessing with this one being made inside the demon itself its going to be a lot trickier to find one." Giles said.
"Great! More research!" Cordelia moaned. "I'm gonna end up smelling like these musty old books, I spend that long in here lately!"
Giles discreetly sniffed his tweed-clad arm and whispered to himself "I don't smell musty!" and tutted!
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As Buffy was sitting with Angel she heard footsteps treading gently in her direction. She got up. "That'll be Willow." She said to Angel and walked out of his bedroom, rounded the corner and saw a tall, hooded, brown robed figure standing before her. She looked up at it and her mouth dropped slightly open. "Not Willow." She muttered to herself!
The demon swung at her with its right fist, Buffy blocked it and punched it right in the head. The demon flew across the room and into a wall. The demon got up and in a deep masculine voice said, "You will die Slayer." And he charged at her again. Buffy attempted a roundhouse kick as the demon approached her and she hit him in the left side of his body and the Syrma- Matis demon landed on the sofas by the fireplace. Buffy sat on the demon and punched him repeatedly in the face. He then gave her a strong shove and she fell to the floor. He got up and kicked her in the stomach while she was down. Buffy lay on the floor shielding her head and she was just about to trip the demon when he jumped up onto the sofa, leapt over the back of it and fled the mansion. Just before he left he turned and said, "This isn't over slayer. You will die. You and your precious vampire." He then turned and left.
Buffy quickly got up to after him and she entered the shady courtyard, the flowers near the sun blooming beautifully and the rest either dead or wilting, she looked around for the demon but he'd gone.
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By now the library at Sunnydale High was getting dark and only the light from the table lamps illuminated the room.
"So we have the poison and we have the demon but we have no cure right. And we have the amulet but we have no idea what it's used for. The only thing we know is it's not good right?" Xander asked.
"Yes, and you contributed next to nothing." Giles said in harsh tone of voice.
"Whoa, chill England. I was just asking. And besides you wouldn't even be awake if it wasn't for the amazing invention of Mr. Donut!" Xander said getting angry but only because it was getting late and he was tired.
"Where's Buffy? I thought you said she was coming a little after you left the mansion and that was hours ago." Cordelia said to Willow and then continued. "Hey, maybe she finally did something about her bad hair and went to a salon and her hair was so bad they're still doing it!"
"Yeah, I wonder where she is" Willow said dismissing Cordelia's comment on Buffy's hair but concerned her friend was so late.
Just as Willow had finished her sentence Buffy came walking through the library doors.
"Sorry. I kinda got held up!" She apologised. "And I fell asleep at the mansion. It's been a long day!"
"Its ok. We're glad you're back safe. And I think we could all do with a rest." Giles said.
"Yep I'm good to go!" Xander said.
"We'll reconvene here in the morning?" Buffy asked.
"Well yeah Buff! We have school remember?" Xander said jokingly.
"Yeah unless you wanna give Snyder another reason to kick you out... again!" Oz said.
"Ok. Yeah. Um... school right. See you all tomorrow." Buffy said and her and the gang made their way home looking forward to some much needed rest.