"Are you sure you don't want to stay in Cleveland?" Buffy asked Damien. She felt bad that they had lost Damon. She didn't want Damien to have to face The Shadowed Man's return alone.
Damien shook his head. "No. He was right. I have to return to New Roanoke. I have a friend there. He can help me find a way to destroy The Shadowed Man."
"And me?" Montoya asked. She had reverted to her usual self. She no longer even had a hint of the violent self she recently displayed.
Damien put his hands on Montoya's shoulders. "I would like you to come with me, Montoya. We can help figure out what's going on with you. Not to mention, you might be the key we need to defeat The Shadowed Man."
Montoya thought hard for a moment. "Alright," she finally agreed.
"We'll help her pack her things and see to it she gets safely on a bus to New Roanoke," Giles said as he shook Damien's hand. "Meanwhile, I'll keep my eye out for anything that may be of assistance."
"I appreciate it," Damien looked around the bus station. "Ohio isn't so far from Virginia," he said with a smile. "If you feel like visiting..." he didn't need to finish the statement.
"Because a place called New Roanoke sounds like such a vacation spot," Xander said, reaching out and shaking Damien's hand after Giles had finished. "As if Old Roanoke wasn't bad enough with the mass disappearance and all."
"We even have our very own Hellmouth," Damien laughed. "Well, I should get on the bus. Thank you for your help."
"I'm sorry we couldn't do more for your..." Willow let the sentence die there.
Damien was silent for a moment. "I'll see you around," he finally said and grabbed his duffel bag. It wasn't very heavy, holding only a few books and Damon's coat.
Montoya wrapped her arms around Damien and hugged him. He returned it and said, "I'll see you soon, Montoya."
"Yes, you will."
She released him and he turned, walking towards his bud back to Virginia. He never turned around and offered a wave back until he was at the door. Buffy, Willow, Xander, Giles, and Montoya sent warm and friendly smiles towards him. Damien returned them, then disappeared into the darkness of the bus.
"So should we get started on the packing?" Xander asked Montoya. "Can we start tomorrow? I'm really beat," Buffy interjected.
"I agree," from Giles.
"Deal," Montoya said.
And the five of them walked off into the night.
Damien watched the countryside pass by in a blur of motion, not really seeing it. Tears fell from his eyes. He had pulled Damon's coat out of the duffel bag and had found a picture of him and his brother together in one of the pockets.
"I'm so sorry, Damon," he sobbed. After a moment, Damien took a deep breath. His upper lip stiffened. Damien wiped his tears away with the sleeve of his shirt. "But never again. Things are going to change at home. New Roanoke is going to be better, safer. I promise you, Damon. I won't disappoint you again."
THE END
Damien shook his head. "No. He was right. I have to return to New Roanoke. I have a friend there. He can help me find a way to destroy The Shadowed Man."
"And me?" Montoya asked. She had reverted to her usual self. She no longer even had a hint of the violent self she recently displayed.
Damien put his hands on Montoya's shoulders. "I would like you to come with me, Montoya. We can help figure out what's going on with you. Not to mention, you might be the key we need to defeat The Shadowed Man."
Montoya thought hard for a moment. "Alright," she finally agreed.
"We'll help her pack her things and see to it she gets safely on a bus to New Roanoke," Giles said as he shook Damien's hand. "Meanwhile, I'll keep my eye out for anything that may be of assistance."
"I appreciate it," Damien looked around the bus station. "Ohio isn't so far from Virginia," he said with a smile. "If you feel like visiting..." he didn't need to finish the statement.
"Because a place called New Roanoke sounds like such a vacation spot," Xander said, reaching out and shaking Damien's hand after Giles had finished. "As if Old Roanoke wasn't bad enough with the mass disappearance and all."
"We even have our very own Hellmouth," Damien laughed. "Well, I should get on the bus. Thank you for your help."
"I'm sorry we couldn't do more for your..." Willow let the sentence die there.
Damien was silent for a moment. "I'll see you around," he finally said and grabbed his duffel bag. It wasn't very heavy, holding only a few books and Damon's coat.
Montoya wrapped her arms around Damien and hugged him. He returned it and said, "I'll see you soon, Montoya."
"Yes, you will."
She released him and he turned, walking towards his bud back to Virginia. He never turned around and offered a wave back until he was at the door. Buffy, Willow, Xander, Giles, and Montoya sent warm and friendly smiles towards him. Damien returned them, then disappeared into the darkness of the bus.
"So should we get started on the packing?" Xander asked Montoya. "Can we start tomorrow? I'm really beat," Buffy interjected.
"I agree," from Giles.
"Deal," Montoya said.
And the five of them walked off into the night.
Damien watched the countryside pass by in a blur of motion, not really seeing it. Tears fell from his eyes. He had pulled Damon's coat out of the duffel bag and had found a picture of him and his brother together in one of the pockets.
"I'm so sorry, Damon," he sobbed. After a moment, Damien took a deep breath. His upper lip stiffened. Damien wiped his tears away with the sleeve of his shirt. "But never again. Things are going to change at home. New Roanoke is going to be better, safer. I promise you, Damon. I won't disappoint you again."
THE END