Chapter 7: Bohan
Giles' home was dimly lit. A single lamp could be seen from outside the front door. After four rings of the doorbell, a robed Giles appeared.
"Oh, dear God! What happened."
Buffy laid Riley on the couch, he had passed out from the pain and sweat was pouring down his face. Spike filled Giles in and wrapped the girl in a wool blanket.
"The Order of Bohan?! I thought they were just a myth. A
group of thousands of past and potential slayers. It's
fascinating, really."
The girl muttered something and began to hysterically cry. Buffy came closer and tried to comfort her. The girl raised her hand and shouted. Buffy flew backward into a coffee table. The girl, still crying, jumped into Spike's arms.
"Buffy?! Are you alright, love?"
"Yeah, what was that?"
Spike conversed with the girl.
"You scared her. You have to understand, she doesn't know
want to help her."
"Well tell her!'
He turned again to the girl. She nodded and climbed down from his grasp. She walked to Buffy, who crouched to meet her height. The girl smiled and touched her forehead to Buffy's.
"That means 'friend'." Spike said.
The girl was now studying Buffy with her fingertips. She pointed to herself and said,
"Arrian."
Buffy smiled and told her name. Suddenly, Riley stirred. Giles was sitting at his side, attempting to calm him.
"Oh, God! What happened?! Why is it dark?!"
Giles opened his mouth, as if to explain, but it rendered him speechless. Buffy stepped in.
"Riley? It's me, Buffy. Do you remember the fight?"
"Yeah...well, kind of. The last thing I remember is the
Neblier attacking me. Then it got d-dark. Why is this
Happening?!"
"You're blind, Riley. But I'm sure it's only temporary. But
I swear I'll fix it."
His hand extended and Buffy held it for a moment, then rested it on his chest. His stare was blank and unblinking. She turned back to Spike who was again talking to Arrian. He noticed Buffy and said,
"That pack killed the whole order, Buff. Including her
family."
Her eyes widened as she imagined the horror.
"Let's take her home."
Giles' home was dimly lit. A single lamp could be seen from outside the front door. After four rings of the doorbell, a robed Giles appeared.
"Oh, dear God! What happened."
Buffy laid Riley on the couch, he had passed out from the pain and sweat was pouring down his face. Spike filled Giles in and wrapped the girl in a wool blanket.
"The Order of Bohan?! I thought they were just a myth. A
group of thousands of past and potential slayers. It's
fascinating, really."
The girl muttered something and began to hysterically cry. Buffy came closer and tried to comfort her. The girl raised her hand and shouted. Buffy flew backward into a coffee table. The girl, still crying, jumped into Spike's arms.
"Buffy?! Are you alright, love?"
"Yeah, what was that?"
Spike conversed with the girl.
"You scared her. You have to understand, she doesn't know
want to help her."
"Well tell her!'
He turned again to the girl. She nodded and climbed down from his grasp. She walked to Buffy, who crouched to meet her height. The girl smiled and touched her forehead to Buffy's.
"That means 'friend'." Spike said.
The girl was now studying Buffy with her fingertips. She pointed to herself and said,
"Arrian."
Buffy smiled and told her name. Suddenly, Riley stirred. Giles was sitting at his side, attempting to calm him.
"Oh, God! What happened?! Why is it dark?!"
Giles opened his mouth, as if to explain, but it rendered him speechless. Buffy stepped in.
"Riley? It's me, Buffy. Do you remember the fight?"
"Yeah...well, kind of. The last thing I remember is the
Neblier attacking me. Then it got d-dark. Why is this
Happening?!"
"You're blind, Riley. But I'm sure it's only temporary. But
I swear I'll fix it."
His hand extended and Buffy held it for a moment, then rested it on his chest. His stare was blank and unblinking. She turned back to Spike who was again talking to Arrian. He noticed Buffy and said,
"That pack killed the whole order, Buff. Including her
family."
Her eyes widened as she imagined the horror.
"Let's take her home."