Joyce Summers was in the kitchen making breakfast for Buffy which consisted
of a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice, a slice of toast with jelly on
it and a bowl of cereal drenched in milk with a chopped banana on the top.
Joyce knew Buffy had to eat healthily being the slayer and especially in
the mornings.
Buffy came into the kitchen looking tired.
"You look tired sweetie." Joyce said.
"Yeah, I didn't sleep well. Again!" Buffy replied and sat down to her breakfast.
"Is it the slaying?" Joyce asked still coming to terms with the fact that her only daughter was a vampire slayer.
"No. It's not that. I just have a lot of stuff going on at the moment." Buffy said.
"Do you wanna tell me about it?" Joyce asked, hoping Buffy would tell her or at least give her some insight into the life of her daughter whom she felt was drifting away from her.
"Thanks but I... I'd rather not." Buffy said, smiled and ate her breakfast.
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Buffy rushed down the hallways of Sunnydale high as students rushed and bumped past her in an attempt to get to their lockers or wherever they were supposed to be and she headed for the library as she did most mornings. Giles was there as usual with his head in a book while he surrounded himself with yet more books.
"You find anything?" Buffy hastily asked.
Giles jumped, Buffy's voice breaking the silence he'd become accustomed to that morning, nearly knocking a pile of books over and almost spilling his morning tea!
"Oops sorry!" Buffy apologised.
"Ah, yes, I've found an actual drawing of the amulet and a little information regarding it but it's in Latin so it's taking me a little while longer to translate it correctly." Giles said,
"And the book makes reference to an ancient scroll called the... um... " Giles picked up a book and read down a few lines and then continued, "... It's called the Rumadien Thesis. It's said to contain information on the amulet and the Syrma-Matis Clan and may prove extremely useful to us, if only we could get it."
"But how? The only person we ever ask to get us stuff like that has a huge hole in his chest!" Buffy said.
"I know. That's why it's going to prove a little difficult!" Giles said. "I can phone the council to see if they have it or if they can get it. At this stage they're our only hope."
"Ok. Thanks. I have to go. I have math!" And Buffy headed for her morning math class.
After class Buffy, Xander and Willow all met up at Xander's locker while he dumped his books from his morning classes and got his lunch. Oz soon joined them as they chatted about the recent events with Angel. Oz put his arm around Willows waist and kissed her cheek. He smiled at the rest of the gang to let them know what he was saying. The gang now knew Oz was a man of few words and his facial expressions spoke volumes!
Principal Snyder walked down the hall toward them and looked at Oz and Willow. "Are you cold Miss Rosenberg?" Snyder asked in his usual patronising tone.
"No, why would I be... Oh!" Willow said realising what he meant and her and Oz separated. Principal Snyder gave them all his usual look of disapproval and walked off muttering to himself "These public displays of affection are not acceptable in my school. It's not orderly!" And then he disappeared around a corner.
"Thank God the Snyd-man's gone! He gives me the creeps!" Buffy said.
"Yeah, he's so much like a Nazi it's frightening!" Xander said and they all made their way to the library to see Giles and to help him with any more research that needed doing.
"Where's Cordelia?" Buffy asked no one in particular.
"Oh, she's at the salon! Hair and beauty therapy day!" Xander said. "Oh my God! How girly did that just sound?"
"Ah, yes. Beauty tips aside, there's still a lot we don't know about the amulet and we don't have a clue about a cure so I say we get to work." Giles said in a successful attempt to organize everyone.
"Did you phone the council?" Buffy asked Giles.
"Yes I did, no luck I'm afraid. But they're looking into it." He said.
"I'll hit the internet again. See if I can find any pagans or wiccas online that might be able to help or at least give us some advice." Willow said.
"Good thinking." Buffy said.
Buffy began to walk back out of the library.
"Where are you going Buffy?" Willow asked.
"The one place we haven't tried yet."
Buffy came into the kitchen looking tired.
"You look tired sweetie." Joyce said.
"Yeah, I didn't sleep well. Again!" Buffy replied and sat down to her breakfast.
"Is it the slaying?" Joyce asked still coming to terms with the fact that her only daughter was a vampire slayer.
"No. It's not that. I just have a lot of stuff going on at the moment." Buffy said.
"Do you wanna tell me about it?" Joyce asked, hoping Buffy would tell her or at least give her some insight into the life of her daughter whom she felt was drifting away from her.
"Thanks but I... I'd rather not." Buffy said, smiled and ate her breakfast.
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Buffy rushed down the hallways of Sunnydale high as students rushed and bumped past her in an attempt to get to their lockers or wherever they were supposed to be and she headed for the library as she did most mornings. Giles was there as usual with his head in a book while he surrounded himself with yet more books.
"You find anything?" Buffy hastily asked.
Giles jumped, Buffy's voice breaking the silence he'd become accustomed to that morning, nearly knocking a pile of books over and almost spilling his morning tea!
"Oops sorry!" Buffy apologised.
"Ah, yes, I've found an actual drawing of the amulet and a little information regarding it but it's in Latin so it's taking me a little while longer to translate it correctly." Giles said,
"And the book makes reference to an ancient scroll called the... um... " Giles picked up a book and read down a few lines and then continued, "... It's called the Rumadien Thesis. It's said to contain information on the amulet and the Syrma-Matis Clan and may prove extremely useful to us, if only we could get it."
"But how? The only person we ever ask to get us stuff like that has a huge hole in his chest!" Buffy said.
"I know. That's why it's going to prove a little difficult!" Giles said. "I can phone the council to see if they have it or if they can get it. At this stage they're our only hope."
"Ok. Thanks. I have to go. I have math!" And Buffy headed for her morning math class.
After class Buffy, Xander and Willow all met up at Xander's locker while he dumped his books from his morning classes and got his lunch. Oz soon joined them as they chatted about the recent events with Angel. Oz put his arm around Willows waist and kissed her cheek. He smiled at the rest of the gang to let them know what he was saying. The gang now knew Oz was a man of few words and his facial expressions spoke volumes!
Principal Snyder walked down the hall toward them and looked at Oz and Willow. "Are you cold Miss Rosenberg?" Snyder asked in his usual patronising tone.
"No, why would I be... Oh!" Willow said realising what he meant and her and Oz separated. Principal Snyder gave them all his usual look of disapproval and walked off muttering to himself "These public displays of affection are not acceptable in my school. It's not orderly!" And then he disappeared around a corner.
"Thank God the Snyd-man's gone! He gives me the creeps!" Buffy said.
"Yeah, he's so much like a Nazi it's frightening!" Xander said and they all made their way to the library to see Giles and to help him with any more research that needed doing.
"Where's Cordelia?" Buffy asked no one in particular.
"Oh, she's at the salon! Hair and beauty therapy day!" Xander said. "Oh my God! How girly did that just sound?"
"Ah, yes. Beauty tips aside, there's still a lot we don't know about the amulet and we don't have a clue about a cure so I say we get to work." Giles said in a successful attempt to organize everyone.
"Did you phone the council?" Buffy asked Giles.
"Yes I did, no luck I'm afraid. But they're looking into it." He said.
"I'll hit the internet again. See if I can find any pagans or wiccas online that might be able to help or at least give us some advice." Willow said.
"Good thinking." Buffy said.
Buffy began to walk back out of the library.
"Where are you going Buffy?" Willow asked.
"The one place we haven't tried yet."