Chapter 1
It was five o'clock in the morning, when he awoke with a start. The dream still laid fresh in his mind. Drew couldn't believe how real it seemed. In his dream, he has seen the death of Anya, his sister. Drew laid back down and tried to go back to sleep, but the dream wouldn't leave his mind. So he got up and went down to the kitchen to get something to drink.
When he got there, he saw Buffy already down there with some milk and cookies. She saw Drew walk in, and her eyes followed him.
"Couldn't sleep either huh?" Buffy asked.
Drew thought for a moment, and then nodded his head.
"Want some milk and cookies?" Buffy asked. "They always seem to help me sleep."
Drew got a glass and the milk out of the fridge and poured himself a glass of milk. Buffy then handed him some cookies, and he began to eat them.
"Ok, what's wrong Drew?" Buffy asked.
"Nothing is wrong. I'm fine," he lied.
"You are way too quiet," Buffy said. "Plus, you got that look on your face."
Drew then fessed up and told Buffy about the dream he had. Buffy looked at him and reassured him that it was just a dream. Drew thought for a moment. He knew something was up. Something that he had to stop before it happened.
For three days nothing happened. Each night Buffy came home early from patrolling. She said something about not seeing any vampires to slay each night. Each time she said that, Drew thought about the dream he had. He remembered the demon in his dream. That type of demon's name scared anything away. Even the most evil of things.
At that moment, Anya, Xander, and Pride came running through the door. Buffy looked at them. All three were panting as if they had been running from some horrible evil.
"Guys, what's wrong?" Buffy asked.
After a few moments of gasping for air, Xander spoke up.
"Some demon stopped us on our way here," Xander said. "It was asking us if we knew anything about the immortals."
Pride then spoke up.
"I don't like that demon," She said. "I could barely fight it and I am an ex-goddess and I still have my super strength."
A look of horror crossed Drew's face. Dawn noticed it and then asked him what was wrong. Drew told them about the demon.
"It's very powerful," he started. "The immortals nearly wiped them out, but one survived. We couldn't defeat it, so it was locked away for all eternity."
"Obviously, something went wrong then," Xander said.
"So, how do we defeat it?" Buffy asked.
"Once it kills something, it will die." Drew said.
"But what does it have to kill?" Anya asked?
"An immortal, a goddess, or another demon." Drew replied.
"So you can just bring some worthless demon here and let it kill it then right?" Xander asked.
"That's not how it works," Drew said. "It has to kill one of the three things it sees."
Everyone looked worried. Buffy then suggested that they hightail it over to Giles's home. They all agreed so Drew teleported them there. All of them filled him in and he himself looked worried. At that moment, there was a banging on Giles's door. He went to see who it was, and there stood a hooded figure. Giles caught a glimpse of fang-like teeth glistening in the light. He told Drew to get them out of there so Drew teleported them to an empty field.
It was only a few minutes before the demon appeared. Drew and Pride got ready to fight it off. When the demon saw them, it removed its hood to reveal a hideous face with scars on it. Horns were coming from its forehead, and its eyes were gone as if it never had any to begin with. It looked at them and knocked Pride out of the way with a single blow to the chest. It then turned to look at Drew. With a flick of its wrist, it prepared to send a blast of energy toward him.
With that, the demon sent a blast pelting toward Drew. Drew stood there hoping that he could send it back, but Anya knew he couldn't. She knew in her heart that if he died again, he could never be brought back. In an instant, Anya flung herself in front of Drew to take the blast.
"Anya! No!" Xander yelled but it was too late. As the words left his mouth, Anya fell to the ground, alive, but barely. Blood covered her shirt and was coming from her mouth. Drew knelt beside Anya. The one how had been his cousin while he was protecting the slayer. The demon began to scream in anger and pain as flames devoured it.
"Drew, listen to me," Anya said, "You can't bring me back. Once I die, that's it."
Drew looked horrified, but despite what she said, he was using his powers to heal her. Anya grabbed his hands and pulled them aside as Xander ran up. She looked at them both and smiled weakly and told Drew to heal Pride. He did as he was told and returned to Anya's side. Knowing that she was dieing, Xander held her in his arms and began to cry. He looked at Drew.
"Can't you do anything to help her?" Xander asked.
"No, he can't Xander," Anya said. "The wound I have was inflicted with ancient demon powers and prevents him from healing me. Nothing can help me now."
Xander looked at Anya as she said these words. Once she finished, she looked at Drew and beckoned him to her. She whispered something to him and he nodded. At this moment Buffy, Giles, Dawn and Willow came running up to them. At that moment, Anya's eyes closed and her head fell back.
Xander began crying, as did the others. Buffy walked to Xander and tried to help him, but it was no use. Drew stood up and began chanting. In five whirls of colors, five figures appeared. Drew walked over to them and said something. The others nodded in agreement. They all walked over to Xander. They took Anya from his arms, and he stood up.
"What are you going to do?" he asked, but they didn't answer. "What the hell are you going to do?"
They didn't reply. They encircled Anya's body and began to chant a spell in a strange language. With a flash, Anya's body vanished, and Xander looked at them in horror.
"What did you do?" Xander asked. The immortals looked at him, and he saw tears in Drew's eyes. Drew walked over to Xander, fighting to keep back the tears, and pulled him aside. He told Xander what he and the others did, and Xander began to cry. Drew told him there was nothing he or the others could do but place her body in a place where immortals that died nobly were put.
"She wasn't an immortal," Xander said.
"We know, but she died nobly so she got what she earned in life," Drew said.
Xander put his head in his hands and began crying. Buffy put her arms around him and they all left. None of them forgot about Anya's sacrifice.
It was five o'clock in the morning, when he awoke with a start. The dream still laid fresh in his mind. Drew couldn't believe how real it seemed. In his dream, he has seen the death of Anya, his sister. Drew laid back down and tried to go back to sleep, but the dream wouldn't leave his mind. So he got up and went down to the kitchen to get something to drink.
When he got there, he saw Buffy already down there with some milk and cookies. She saw Drew walk in, and her eyes followed him.
"Couldn't sleep either huh?" Buffy asked.
Drew thought for a moment, and then nodded his head.
"Want some milk and cookies?" Buffy asked. "They always seem to help me sleep."
Drew got a glass and the milk out of the fridge and poured himself a glass of milk. Buffy then handed him some cookies, and he began to eat them.
"Ok, what's wrong Drew?" Buffy asked.
"Nothing is wrong. I'm fine," he lied.
"You are way too quiet," Buffy said. "Plus, you got that look on your face."
Drew then fessed up and told Buffy about the dream he had. Buffy looked at him and reassured him that it was just a dream. Drew thought for a moment. He knew something was up. Something that he had to stop before it happened.
For three days nothing happened. Each night Buffy came home early from patrolling. She said something about not seeing any vampires to slay each night. Each time she said that, Drew thought about the dream he had. He remembered the demon in his dream. That type of demon's name scared anything away. Even the most evil of things.
At that moment, Anya, Xander, and Pride came running through the door. Buffy looked at them. All three were panting as if they had been running from some horrible evil.
"Guys, what's wrong?" Buffy asked.
After a few moments of gasping for air, Xander spoke up.
"Some demon stopped us on our way here," Xander said. "It was asking us if we knew anything about the immortals."
Pride then spoke up.
"I don't like that demon," She said. "I could barely fight it and I am an ex-goddess and I still have my super strength."
A look of horror crossed Drew's face. Dawn noticed it and then asked him what was wrong. Drew told them about the demon.
"It's very powerful," he started. "The immortals nearly wiped them out, but one survived. We couldn't defeat it, so it was locked away for all eternity."
"Obviously, something went wrong then," Xander said.
"So, how do we defeat it?" Buffy asked.
"Once it kills something, it will die." Drew said.
"But what does it have to kill?" Anya asked?
"An immortal, a goddess, or another demon." Drew replied.
"So you can just bring some worthless demon here and let it kill it then right?" Xander asked.
"That's not how it works," Drew said. "It has to kill one of the three things it sees."
Everyone looked worried. Buffy then suggested that they hightail it over to Giles's home. They all agreed so Drew teleported them there. All of them filled him in and he himself looked worried. At that moment, there was a banging on Giles's door. He went to see who it was, and there stood a hooded figure. Giles caught a glimpse of fang-like teeth glistening in the light. He told Drew to get them out of there so Drew teleported them to an empty field.
It was only a few minutes before the demon appeared. Drew and Pride got ready to fight it off. When the demon saw them, it removed its hood to reveal a hideous face with scars on it. Horns were coming from its forehead, and its eyes were gone as if it never had any to begin with. It looked at them and knocked Pride out of the way with a single blow to the chest. It then turned to look at Drew. With a flick of its wrist, it prepared to send a blast of energy toward him.
With that, the demon sent a blast pelting toward Drew. Drew stood there hoping that he could send it back, but Anya knew he couldn't. She knew in her heart that if he died again, he could never be brought back. In an instant, Anya flung herself in front of Drew to take the blast.
"Anya! No!" Xander yelled but it was too late. As the words left his mouth, Anya fell to the ground, alive, but barely. Blood covered her shirt and was coming from her mouth. Drew knelt beside Anya. The one how had been his cousin while he was protecting the slayer. The demon began to scream in anger and pain as flames devoured it.
"Drew, listen to me," Anya said, "You can't bring me back. Once I die, that's it."
Drew looked horrified, but despite what she said, he was using his powers to heal her. Anya grabbed his hands and pulled them aside as Xander ran up. She looked at them both and smiled weakly and told Drew to heal Pride. He did as he was told and returned to Anya's side. Knowing that she was dieing, Xander held her in his arms and began to cry. He looked at Drew.
"Can't you do anything to help her?" Xander asked.
"No, he can't Xander," Anya said. "The wound I have was inflicted with ancient demon powers and prevents him from healing me. Nothing can help me now."
Xander looked at Anya as she said these words. Once she finished, she looked at Drew and beckoned him to her. She whispered something to him and he nodded. At this moment Buffy, Giles, Dawn and Willow came running up to them. At that moment, Anya's eyes closed and her head fell back.
Xander began crying, as did the others. Buffy walked to Xander and tried to help him, but it was no use. Drew stood up and began chanting. In five whirls of colors, five figures appeared. Drew walked over to them and said something. The others nodded in agreement. They all walked over to Xander. They took Anya from his arms, and he stood up.
"What are you going to do?" he asked, but they didn't answer. "What the hell are you going to do?"
They didn't reply. They encircled Anya's body and began to chant a spell in a strange language. With a flash, Anya's body vanished, and Xander looked at them in horror.
"What did you do?" Xander asked. The immortals looked at him, and he saw tears in Drew's eyes. Drew walked over to Xander, fighting to keep back the tears, and pulled him aside. He told Xander what he and the others did, and Xander began to cry. Drew told him there was nothing he or the others could do but place her body in a place where immortals that died nobly were put.
"She wasn't an immortal," Xander said.
"We know, but she died nobly so she got what she earned in life," Drew said.
Xander put his head in his hands and began crying. Buffy put her arms around him and they all left. None of them forgot about Anya's sacrifice.