They were about an hour away from the school when Ellie finally spoke,
"How did you know where I was?"
Buffy glanced at her out of the corner of her eye as she continued to watch the road and said,
"Your magic, every time you do a spell it leaves a marker. To find the witch who did the spell it's simply the case of tracing the dots."
Ellie thought about this for a moment before saying,
"Who are you really? You have a magical aura but it's not like anything else I've ever felt, it's dark yet light and there's power and strength but not magic, it's strange."
Buffy laughed and said,
"That's probably one of the best description's of a slayer aura I've ever heard."
"What's a slayer?"
"A slayer was one girl chosen out of each generation to defend the world against the demons and powers or darkness. Now however there are hundreds of us. Me on the other hand, I'm the real deal."
Buffy said with a small smile, Ellie thought for a moment and said,
"So what's this school like?"
Buffy looked straight ahead at the road, it had started raining again.
"Well at the moment there are 50 slayers 30 watchers and 24 Witches, including you. You'll be sharing a room with two slayers, Molly and Raven. And a watcher named Laura, they're all bout the same age as you so they'll be able to help you with any problems you have with your schoolwork or anything. Along with the normal Maths science English etc, you'll also be studying Demonology and Demonic rituals. Meditation techniques and advanced magical control."
Ellie grinned she really liked the sound of this place.
They rode in silence for the rest of the journey Ellie would occasionally look over at Buffy, but there was something about the look in the girls eye which made her want to leave her in peace, to think about whatever it was that the woman was thinking about.
Buffy wasn't in the car sitting any more, she was back in her memories. Memories of what could have been. It had been two years and she still missed him. No she didn't miss him, her heart ached for him. He was her other half and now he was gone.
That morning when she had been walking in the grounds of the school she had found the dead body of a turtledove. Turtledove's mate for life, when one dies the other will. Buffy felt a bit like that turtledove, like she should have died with him, but hadn't.
She smiled slightly as she turned into the familiar wrought iron gates of the school; the long curvaceous wooded drive was where she would find peace from her thoughts. She knew that just as you turned the last corner of the drive a spectacular view of the school could be seen. She always imagined spike standing next to her seeing their home for the first time when she saw that view.
Pulling into the parking lot she turned off the engine and looked at her watch turning to Ellie and saying,
"Are you hungry? Cause its Dinner time now."
Ellie nodded as she climbed out the car grabbing her rucksack. Buffy smiled at her and said,
"Just go into the house and zone on the noise, Believe me you won't be able to avoid it."
Ellie looked at the house, which was lit up, in the in defiance of the arriving night.
"Aren't you coming too?"
She asked Buffy who shook her head saying,
"No I'm going to go for a walk. I'll eat later."
Ellie nodded and walked towards the house, Buffy stood standing next to the house long enough to make sure that Ellie had got in safe, Before starting on her traditional night time walk up the hill to Spike's grave. She walked up the hill slowly the journey was getting harder and harder to make. It had been almost three years now since he had sacrificed himself for the world, but she couldn't let him go. The memory of him still ruled her heart she couldn't escape him, no escape was the wrong word. It wasn't that his memory kept her prisoner she didn't want to escape. She wished that she could stay with him forever. There had been times over the years where she had thought of taking her own life just so she could be with him. But she had always stopped herself just in time. She had too many responsibilities to do something so selfish.
She got to the top of the hill where his grave was and sat cross-legged over the place where his long dead body lay. Using her index finger stroked softly, the outline of his name etched on the tombstone.
"Hey You."
She started with smile,
"It's been 684 days since I last saw you, did you know that? I guess your probably laughing at me now. You know I've never been academic but I'll keep count of the things, which mean something to me. I picked up another Wicca today, her name's Ellie. Nightmare parents as usual, her father made the mistake of trying to hit me, he won't make that mistake again soon. The guys don't think it's healthy for me to carry on coming up here every night to talk to you. They still miss you, you know? Even Xander but don't tell him I told you that."
She looked up at the moon, which was high in the sky then and said,
"I'm going to go but I'll be back tomorrow, I love you."
With that she stood up from then grave, brushed the dirt off her beige skirt and started to walk back down the hill to the house.
"How did you know where I was?"
Buffy glanced at her out of the corner of her eye as she continued to watch the road and said,
"Your magic, every time you do a spell it leaves a marker. To find the witch who did the spell it's simply the case of tracing the dots."
Ellie thought about this for a moment before saying,
"Who are you really? You have a magical aura but it's not like anything else I've ever felt, it's dark yet light and there's power and strength but not magic, it's strange."
Buffy laughed and said,
"That's probably one of the best description's of a slayer aura I've ever heard."
"What's a slayer?"
"A slayer was one girl chosen out of each generation to defend the world against the demons and powers or darkness. Now however there are hundreds of us. Me on the other hand, I'm the real deal."
Buffy said with a small smile, Ellie thought for a moment and said,
"So what's this school like?"
Buffy looked straight ahead at the road, it had started raining again.
"Well at the moment there are 50 slayers 30 watchers and 24 Witches, including you. You'll be sharing a room with two slayers, Molly and Raven. And a watcher named Laura, they're all bout the same age as you so they'll be able to help you with any problems you have with your schoolwork or anything. Along with the normal Maths science English etc, you'll also be studying Demonology and Demonic rituals. Meditation techniques and advanced magical control."
Ellie grinned she really liked the sound of this place.
They rode in silence for the rest of the journey Ellie would occasionally look over at Buffy, but there was something about the look in the girls eye which made her want to leave her in peace, to think about whatever it was that the woman was thinking about.
Buffy wasn't in the car sitting any more, she was back in her memories. Memories of what could have been. It had been two years and she still missed him. No she didn't miss him, her heart ached for him. He was her other half and now he was gone.
That morning when she had been walking in the grounds of the school she had found the dead body of a turtledove. Turtledove's mate for life, when one dies the other will. Buffy felt a bit like that turtledove, like she should have died with him, but hadn't.
She smiled slightly as she turned into the familiar wrought iron gates of the school; the long curvaceous wooded drive was where she would find peace from her thoughts. She knew that just as you turned the last corner of the drive a spectacular view of the school could be seen. She always imagined spike standing next to her seeing their home for the first time when she saw that view.
Pulling into the parking lot she turned off the engine and looked at her watch turning to Ellie and saying,
"Are you hungry? Cause its Dinner time now."
Ellie nodded as she climbed out the car grabbing her rucksack. Buffy smiled at her and said,
"Just go into the house and zone on the noise, Believe me you won't be able to avoid it."
Ellie looked at the house, which was lit up, in the in defiance of the arriving night.
"Aren't you coming too?"
She asked Buffy who shook her head saying,
"No I'm going to go for a walk. I'll eat later."
Ellie nodded and walked towards the house, Buffy stood standing next to the house long enough to make sure that Ellie had got in safe, Before starting on her traditional night time walk up the hill to Spike's grave. She walked up the hill slowly the journey was getting harder and harder to make. It had been almost three years now since he had sacrificed himself for the world, but she couldn't let him go. The memory of him still ruled her heart she couldn't escape him, no escape was the wrong word. It wasn't that his memory kept her prisoner she didn't want to escape. She wished that she could stay with him forever. There had been times over the years where she had thought of taking her own life just so she could be with him. But she had always stopped herself just in time. She had too many responsibilities to do something so selfish.
She got to the top of the hill where his grave was and sat cross-legged over the place where his long dead body lay. Using her index finger stroked softly, the outline of his name etched on the tombstone.
"Hey You."
She started with smile,
"It's been 684 days since I last saw you, did you know that? I guess your probably laughing at me now. You know I've never been academic but I'll keep count of the things, which mean something to me. I picked up another Wicca today, her name's Ellie. Nightmare parents as usual, her father made the mistake of trying to hit me, he won't make that mistake again soon. The guys don't think it's healthy for me to carry on coming up here every night to talk to you. They still miss you, you know? Even Xander but don't tell him I told you that."
She looked up at the moon, which was high in the sky then and said,
"I'm going to go but I'll be back tomorrow, I love you."
With that she stood up from then grave, brushed the dirt off her beige skirt and started to walk back down the hill to the house.