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CHAPTER 9 : Weird feeling
Giles was alone in his house with that weird feeling. Like if everything was too calm.
He hasn't seen Buffy since this morning but he's not worried cause he knows her well and knows how forgetfull she can be and she nearly never takes a rendez-vous with him in serious.
Plus, Buffy's a big girl. Giles considers her a bit like his own child and she considers him a bit like a father. They really love each other, they're close.
Giles knows something's going to happen cause everything's too calm since a few days and that's not good for the future. He knows something is up but what ? He doesn't have any idea. But he's sure there something up. He should do research but about what ?
He puts his hand on his face and thinks.
Then he's interrupted by the appearance of Xander, Willow, Anya and Dawn. They knocked at the door but nobody answerd, Giles was deeply in his thought and didn't hear them knocking so they came in cause Giles almost never closes the door.
- Giles, says Xander breathless after walking fast after getting out of the car.
- Hello, says Gilrs to his young friends.
- Hi, answer the others together.
- Giles, says Xander, we recovered Buffy…
- Buffy had disappeared ? asks Giles.
- Yes but don't worry everything's ok now, added Willow. She saw Angel's left without telling her and he took all his things. She's sad and tired of all the fights she had. She wanted a rest for a few days, alone, and she left.
- You forgot to specify "Without telling us" says Xander. We all were very worried because we had planned to have the evening in her house watching movies. We came to see Spike and he knew she left and why. Buffy told him and not us, her real friends!
- Yes, it's weird she told him, says Giles.
- Well, tries Xander to summarise, after searching a few hours Buffy called us just before we came here and she's in Roswell. She took a bus and walked a few hours before getting there. She met alien teens but really friendly and she's with them at the moment.
- And most important she's with someone who knows you, says Dawn.
- Oh yeah, who ? asks Giles surprised.
- The shérif Valenti, says Willow. He apparently knows a lot about Buffy.
- Yes, says Giles, we're old friends. That's a good thing Buffy's not totally alone because even if that's what she wanted it's not a good thing she thinks about sad things.
Giles couldn't believe his friends forgot to tell him about the little disappearence of Buffy.
- And do you know when she comes back? asks Giles.
- In a few days, says Anya. Well that's what she told Willow but maybe she'll never come back, says her in a funny tone.
Everyone looks at Anya who never realizes the things she says. But after a few years they're not that surprised anymore. That was just surprising to here her say things like that in a funny tone.
Giles's cellphone rings and he picks up. It's Buffy. She explains to him the vision of Liz. It wasn't that precise. Giles knew something was coming and he was right. He asks Buffy about the vision of her new friend and she adds :
- « Came from beyong they destroy everything », that's wat Liz heard during her second vision.
- But that's incredible, says Giles.
Then Buffy remembers an important detail about that second vision. It appeared when Liz and Buffy's hand touched. So that means Buffy has something to do with that, there's a link between her and the vision. Maybe only because she's the slayer, who knows ?
- Giles there's another detail, the second vision appeared when our hands touched, adds Buffy.
- That means it must be a link between you and her, you have something to do with the vision but what ? asks Giles.
- Maybe cause I'm the slayer, that's my duty to kill what tries to destroy the world.
- Yes, maybe, sais Giles.
- Work for me again, sighs Buffy, when would I be able to have a rest and try to live my life a bit?
Giles understands Buffy's reaction which is quite normal.
- Giles do you think it'd be possible to have a Hellmouth here in Roswell ? asks Buffy.
- It seems strange to me but in this world I think everything can happen. I'll search on my books, says Giles.
After a few minutes of research…
- Oh…, says Giles
- What ? asks Buffy.
- It's written here a Hellmouth can't move… begins Giles.
- Great, that's a good thing, says Buffy.
- Yes but it's also written they exist several Hellmouth in different places of America and they won't open all on the same time.
- Ok, says Buffy, so Liz's visions really are about the Hellmouth. We should search after one that's gonna open here in Roswell.
- Yes and that doesn't seem good, says Giles.
- You said it ! says Buffy.
…
- Have you found something about the prisoner ? asks Buffy to Giles.
- Wait… (Giles opens another book). In another book it's written they need a strong man, not human, as a sacrifice. That's what will serve to open the Hellmouth.
- A man, not human, and Liz added this man was dressed all in black, adds Buffy.
She thinks a few moments while Giles was repeating what she just said.
- Yes of course, says Buffy, I knew there was a reason… he would never have left like that without telling me…
- Oh Buffy, says Giles,… you don't think the prisoner is…
- Angel, says Buffy. He's not human and really strong, and he left without telling me and everything was going well between us. It must be Angel, I don't find other explaination.
- If you say so Buffy, adds Giles.
- Liz said the prisoner was dressed all in black and Angel always wears black clothes.
- Yes you're right, maybe it's Angel, says Giles.
- Yup.
Buffy seems less worried now but still panicky. Inside she's less worried if it's Angel cause it would mean he didn't leave her and in the other side she panics cause if it's him she'd better hurry to save him and to prevent the Hellmouth from opening. She adds to Giles that Liz also saw scales on the demon's body, like scales from a snake or a turtle but she didn't saw it clearly.
- Here's what we're going to do, says Giles, I'll keep on doing my research to find what's really going on and where it'll be in Roswell. Tomorrow morning your friends and I will come to Roswell.
- Ok, good idea, says Buffy. We can meet at the Crash Down Cafe.
- Ok, we'll be there around 10.
- Ok, says Buffy.
Buffy and Giles both hang up their phones.
Buffy tells her new friends what they said in the conversation except for "Angel". She tells about the meeting of tomorrow morning with her friends from Sunnydale.
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