***Part Five***
A new December day was rising. Christmas was heading, but Sunnydale looked deserted. The once so fully and beautifully decorated city had turned out in a dark empty one. People had abandoned their houses, like they finally understood darkness was really coming. The shops were abondoned too. The most of them were already emptied by those who had decided to stay till the end. In some way or another, they all were related to the slayer. The slayer was glad the citizens had left. She wouldn't have to save them too and none of them would die, or asking questions later. They were just gone.
Sometimes Buffy wished she could just go. Just leave Sunnydale behind, let go of all slayer duties and just for once be a normal girl in a normal world. She knew she never could. Being a slayer sometimes felt like being in prison for life. Cut from everything, but always standing on top. Alone. In the dark. She felt like it was were she belonged. It's been a while since she'd thought like that. Lately she didn't had the time to think back at her resurrection. But they knew how she felt, she had sung it to them.
Buffy suddenly cleared her head. She had to stay focused. Believe in what's real, don't look back but move on. The speech was Giles', the bored was hers. He could say it so beautifully, but in the end she was bored to death. She didn't want it, but it happened. She, Xander, Willow, Alyssa, God.. almost everyone had told him that it had not anything to do with focus, but with a heart, a soul and strength. She looked out of the window, and was surprised to see it was snowing. Even though evil was coming, the world didn't seem to stop turning.
Meanwhile Alyssa had taken the potentials, together with the Faith and the scooby gang, to the mall. They were doing christmas shopping, and they had just entered a clothing store, looking for the right christmas clothes. Alyssa had realized that this year, Christmas might be forgotten, they wouldn't celebrate it. But when she saw the dissapointed faces of the wannabes, she decided to take them to mall. Let them celebrate christmas, even just a night. All they wanted was to forget the world, just for one day. When all of them suddenly realized that the sun was set, they hurried home. Knowing they had to patrol to night, fight the bad, consumate the good.
*** 2 hours later ***
Buffy, Alyssa and Faith had entered the cemetary. They had decided to let the potentials stay home, quarded by Willow. Meanwhile Spike and Wood were heading to another cemetary, spreading the work. Suddenly Alyssa stopped and stood completely still. She had sensed something following her. She put her hand on her stake and turned around. Almost suddenly she was attacked. She used her hands to knock him down, but it was strong, fought back every pounch she trew at him. Meanwhile Buffy and Faith were caught up in a fight too. When evil was knocked down, they staked it. But there was no dust, no sign of demons being destroyed. Surprisingly enough the demons stood up again. Even though they looked like vampires, they were something else.
Suddenly Alyssa had an idea, she jumped in the ear kicking the three demons at once. Her strengh was so great that it trew the demons to a tombstone. Like the three girls had the same idea, they jumped up and with a strong kick of their legs they broke the demons necks. Totally exhausted they walked home, in the meantime discussing what it could have been. They knew one thing. It was the beginning of the evil that was about to rise. When they got home, they hit the book instead of taking a hot shower and a nap. They wouldn't sleep until they knew what was coming. They had a long night ahead of them.
A new December day was rising. Christmas was heading, but Sunnydale looked deserted. The once so fully and beautifully decorated city had turned out in a dark empty one. People had abandoned their houses, like they finally understood darkness was really coming. The shops were abondoned too. The most of them were already emptied by those who had decided to stay till the end. In some way or another, they all were related to the slayer. The slayer was glad the citizens had left. She wouldn't have to save them too and none of them would die, or asking questions later. They were just gone.
Sometimes Buffy wished she could just go. Just leave Sunnydale behind, let go of all slayer duties and just for once be a normal girl in a normal world. She knew she never could. Being a slayer sometimes felt like being in prison for life. Cut from everything, but always standing on top. Alone. In the dark. She felt like it was were she belonged. It's been a while since she'd thought like that. Lately she didn't had the time to think back at her resurrection. But they knew how she felt, she had sung it to them.
Buffy suddenly cleared her head. She had to stay focused. Believe in what's real, don't look back but move on. The speech was Giles', the bored was hers. He could say it so beautifully, but in the end she was bored to death. She didn't want it, but it happened. She, Xander, Willow, Alyssa, God.. almost everyone had told him that it had not anything to do with focus, but with a heart, a soul and strength. She looked out of the window, and was surprised to see it was snowing. Even though evil was coming, the world didn't seem to stop turning.
Meanwhile Alyssa had taken the potentials, together with the Faith and the scooby gang, to the mall. They were doing christmas shopping, and they had just entered a clothing store, looking for the right christmas clothes. Alyssa had realized that this year, Christmas might be forgotten, they wouldn't celebrate it. But when she saw the dissapointed faces of the wannabes, she decided to take them to mall. Let them celebrate christmas, even just a night. All they wanted was to forget the world, just for one day. When all of them suddenly realized that the sun was set, they hurried home. Knowing they had to patrol to night, fight the bad, consumate the good.
*** 2 hours later ***
Buffy, Alyssa and Faith had entered the cemetary. They had decided to let the potentials stay home, quarded by Willow. Meanwhile Spike and Wood were heading to another cemetary, spreading the work. Suddenly Alyssa stopped and stood completely still. She had sensed something following her. She put her hand on her stake and turned around. Almost suddenly she was attacked. She used her hands to knock him down, but it was strong, fought back every pounch she trew at him. Meanwhile Buffy and Faith were caught up in a fight too. When evil was knocked down, they staked it. But there was no dust, no sign of demons being destroyed. Surprisingly enough the demons stood up again. Even though they looked like vampires, they were something else.
Suddenly Alyssa had an idea, she jumped in the ear kicking the three demons at once. Her strengh was so great that it trew the demons to a tombstone. Like the three girls had the same idea, they jumped up and with a strong kick of their legs they broke the demons necks. Totally exhausted they walked home, in the meantime discussing what it could have been. They knew one thing. It was the beginning of the evil that was about to rise. When they got home, they hit the book instead of taking a hot shower and a nap. They wouldn't sleep until they knew what was coming. They had a long night ahead of them.