A/N: Thanks to Dee12 (huge fan of your stuff so very excited about the
nice review) and Pumpkinbelly for reviewing!! This is the introduction to
the story and a little background. It will hopefully clear up anything that
the prologue left unanswered! ENJOY!
Chapter One:
Buffy Summers peered out of the tiny window and thanked God for rich clients. Cruising at 35 000 feet, she was on her way to Australia. Her 'company' surrounded her. Willow Rosenberg tapping away at her computer, Rupert Giles reading up on the newest target and Xander Harris examining their equipment. Although small, the four of them were well known in their area of business.
They had been working together for a long time. Six years all up, in November. Giles and Buffy had been together for much longer, since she was fifteen. Twelve years today she thought wistfully. She had shed her tear for the day, for her parents and for the life they had inadvertently led her into.
Giles was her uncle, well known in the surveillance industry and now in a more specialized field. Whilst he had been a career minded bachelor his sister had married and settled down unknowingly with 'retired' gangster. She stopped herself, not wanting to reminisce any more than she had that day. She instead focused on the cloud patterns outside of the window and the task at hand.
A new assignment always got her interested and she was finding the new target intriguing. She gazed at the photos she had spread out in front of her. To anyone else they would have looked like an array of different men. There was even an old lady somewhere in there. He was of course a master of disguise, considering his line of work. Which was also her job. Buffy started 'Where did that thought come from?' She reminded herself for the millionth time that she did the world a favor. She got rid of those bastards who would kill in cold blood.
A start from Willow shook her out of her thoughts. "Uh, you guys should probably come see this!" she blurted out with a note of panic in her voice. The three quickly went to her side and peered at the photo she had up on her laptop. There in all his glory was Buffy's father. As if on cue, Giles and Buffy cocked their heads. "What does my father have to do with the target?" Buffy asked quietly.
Willow looked even more panicked at that. "Well you see the thing is .." she muttered. "Wills! Just out with it!" Buffy spat out. "Okay, okay, well his father was Ethan Rayne." Buffy paled, before collapsing into one of the plush seats. "No, no, no, no." she kept repeating,
Giles knelt in front of her. Taking her hand he tried soothing her. "NO, I'm not going through with this again. He is dead and so is his family. It was over! It is over." She screamed, before bursting into tears again. Giles shot a look at Xander and Willow, who getting the hint quickly moved to the back part of the jet. He then sat next to Buffy and held her hand, waiting.
She finally lifted her head. "What am I going to do?" she whispered. "Oh Buffy, I don't know. I know you said that your revenge was complete. Dear Lord I helped you. But what do you want to do about him. We can go ahead with the assignment or stay off it. You know the rules we have about personal involvement." He answered calmly, knowing it was the only way to get through to her.
She smiled weakly "Okay, I'm composed now, sorry I know I haven't had an outburst like that in awhile. It's just still quite painful even after all these years." she trailed off floating back to her childhood. "Oh and get Willow and Xander back in here, we need an outline for the next few months. And we need it before we get to Sydney."
Giles chuckled to himself, that was his niece, always in control. Quickly sobering himself up, he went to retrieve the remainder of their group. Before he opened the door though, he turned remembering that she hadn't answered his question. "Buffy, we're going to keep the job? What about the personal involvement?"
Even though her back was to him, he knew what face she was wearing when she answered. "It's not personal anymore; he's just an evil asshole like the rest of them. Even if he is William Rayne."
A/N please read and review. Reviews are like cookies, without the calories and with all the goodness!! oh and criticism is welcome. I'm just getting started so its probs needed!!
Chapter One:
Buffy Summers peered out of the tiny window and thanked God for rich clients. Cruising at 35 000 feet, she was on her way to Australia. Her 'company' surrounded her. Willow Rosenberg tapping away at her computer, Rupert Giles reading up on the newest target and Xander Harris examining their equipment. Although small, the four of them were well known in their area of business.
They had been working together for a long time. Six years all up, in November. Giles and Buffy had been together for much longer, since she was fifteen. Twelve years today she thought wistfully. She had shed her tear for the day, for her parents and for the life they had inadvertently led her into.
Giles was her uncle, well known in the surveillance industry and now in a more specialized field. Whilst he had been a career minded bachelor his sister had married and settled down unknowingly with 'retired' gangster. She stopped herself, not wanting to reminisce any more than she had that day. She instead focused on the cloud patterns outside of the window and the task at hand.
A new assignment always got her interested and she was finding the new target intriguing. She gazed at the photos she had spread out in front of her. To anyone else they would have looked like an array of different men. There was even an old lady somewhere in there. He was of course a master of disguise, considering his line of work. Which was also her job. Buffy started 'Where did that thought come from?' She reminded herself for the millionth time that she did the world a favor. She got rid of those bastards who would kill in cold blood.
A start from Willow shook her out of her thoughts. "Uh, you guys should probably come see this!" she blurted out with a note of panic in her voice. The three quickly went to her side and peered at the photo she had up on her laptop. There in all his glory was Buffy's father. As if on cue, Giles and Buffy cocked their heads. "What does my father have to do with the target?" Buffy asked quietly.
Willow looked even more panicked at that. "Well you see the thing is .." she muttered. "Wills! Just out with it!" Buffy spat out. "Okay, okay, well his father was Ethan Rayne." Buffy paled, before collapsing into one of the plush seats. "No, no, no, no." she kept repeating,
Giles knelt in front of her. Taking her hand he tried soothing her. "NO, I'm not going through with this again. He is dead and so is his family. It was over! It is over." She screamed, before bursting into tears again. Giles shot a look at Xander and Willow, who getting the hint quickly moved to the back part of the jet. He then sat next to Buffy and held her hand, waiting.
She finally lifted her head. "What am I going to do?" she whispered. "Oh Buffy, I don't know. I know you said that your revenge was complete. Dear Lord I helped you. But what do you want to do about him. We can go ahead with the assignment or stay off it. You know the rules we have about personal involvement." He answered calmly, knowing it was the only way to get through to her.
She smiled weakly "Okay, I'm composed now, sorry I know I haven't had an outburst like that in awhile. It's just still quite painful even after all these years." she trailed off floating back to her childhood. "Oh and get Willow and Xander back in here, we need an outline for the next few months. And we need it before we get to Sydney."
Giles chuckled to himself, that was his niece, always in control. Quickly sobering himself up, he went to retrieve the remainder of their group. Before he opened the door though, he turned remembering that she hadn't answered his question. "Buffy, we're going to keep the job? What about the personal involvement?"
Even though her back was to him, he knew what face she was wearing when she answered. "It's not personal anymore; he's just an evil asshole like the rest of them. Even if he is William Rayne."
A/N please read and review. Reviews are like cookies, without the calories and with all the goodness!! oh and criticism is welcome. I'm just getting started so its probs needed!!