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Buffy looked into the windows of the passing stores. Her sister walked beside her, not interested in the clothing, but focusing her attention on the passing guys. Buffy rolled her eyes and looked down her pocket when she felt her phone vibrating.

"You going to get that?" Savannah asked, snapping her out of her daze.

"Huh? Oh, right..." Buffy said, reaching in and pulling it out. "Hello."

'Buffy, hi. It's Mel,' a man's deep voice spoke on the other line.

"Mel, what's up? Is everything alright?"

Mel was like her father's assitant, but had become part of their family. Her father really trusted him, with both his life and the life of his family.

'Yeah, yeah, just checking up on you.'

"I don't need checking, thank you."

'Oh, but you know how your father and me worry. How are you enjoying Hawaii?'

"Oh, you know. Been there, done that... Kind of bored. I'm feeling more like coming home."

'Lay back, enjoy... Do the girly things you girls love to do.'

Buffy laughed. "I guess you may have a..."

The line went silent.

'Buffy? Buffy, are you ok?'

"Huh? Oh, yeah, sorry... Savannah saw something she liked... And she went for it... And it ran away... Look, I got to go. Babysitting a fourteen-year- old is harder then it sounds."

'I'll be checking on you soon.'

"And I'll be the same. Bye Mel. Oh, and say hi to daddy for me."

'Give my love to Joan.'

Buffy hung up the phone and stuffed it back into her jacket pocket. She turned around to see her sister no where in sight.

"Oh... Great. Slayer senses, help me now..." Buffy said, walking in a random direction.

She turned a corner, not really sure on where she was going. Her main focus was finding her annoying little step-sister and getting her under control.

Her phone started to vibrate and after a long sigh, she answered it.

"What now Mel?"

'Mel? I'm appauled. I'm nothing like him.'

"Oh, Ann... Where the heck are you? Why'd you wander off?"

'I didn't... You did.'

Buffy raised her eyebrow. "I did? Oh, right, I forgot... I must be getting old, the alzheimers is kicking in."

'Listen Buff, this has been fun and everything... But, I found some really adorable dudes and they want me to go chill with them. K?'

"Mhm... Just, remember what I said. Protection. Pro-tec-tion."

'Buffy!'

"Yes, I know. I'm horrible. I'm agreeing to this only if you meet me back at the main entrance in... Say an hour?"

'Fine. Bye.'

Buffy laughed as she hung up the phone.

An hour to walk around the mall by myself like a lonely tourist... Oh wait, not "like", because I am a lonely tourist... If only I could... Ow.

Buffy rubbed her head as she backed up a few steps after clumsily running into someone.

"Oh... Oh I'm so sorry," she said. "I... I wasn't looking and... Well, you know the rest..."

She looked up and saw the man from last night, Angel, standing in front of her, smiling.

"Didn't think I'd be running into you so early," he said.

Buffy smiled. "Running... Cause we... I get it, that's good."

"What are you doing here?"

"Me? Oh I was pre-teensitting, but now I'm all by my lonesome, wandering around like the lone ranger... Alone," she said.

"Care for some company?" he asked. "Or do you have plans?"

"Plans? No, no plans. But, are you sure? I mean, cause, I can't promise I'm much fun to be around."

"Let me be the judge of that," he said. "Ice-cream?"

"I love you," she said jokingly and he smiled. "In other words, yes please."