Hunting Grounds Redux

Chapter Two

Disclaimer

I think the caveman put it best

"Not own things... own BIG phone bill... Play with words, to write story.. hope me not get sued"

Authors note

These events take place during "Real Me" from BTVS season 5

"Did I mention this was a rant logic has no place here." Buffy was worried, something was following her and had been for the last week, there was a new fang gang in town looking to kill her and Dawn was making a pest of her self. Alright the last two were always happening but that combination was not healthy. Just next to the bin was a mirage. It wavered there as the light seemed to be wrapped around something but the apparition was gone between one blink and another.

He was getting complacent and the Slayer was suspecting. She almost saw him, cloaked and at night and she could detect him! Once again her power and abilities surprised him. Hunting with her weaker mate she was still a force to be reckoned with. Knowing that her hunt would take all night he reasoned to further investigate her pride, starting with the youngest, perhaps the strange energy readings will be understood with more inspection. Leaping into the night out of the Slayer's sight. Knowing he had all the time and all the cards...

Buffy felt the strange stalker vanish and the air somehow became lighter. It was always happening at college, at home and at Giles's something's there and there's a feeling that she's being watched and then it goes. It started a week or more ago. Looking around she knew it was another slow night and her only concerns now should be who ever led the fang gang and how to get Dawn to clean her new pants

The champion had watched as the five dust feeders clomped their way into the slayers home ground. Were these ones more powerful than others, strong in the knowledge that they could destroy the great warrior that his target was? He could barely suppress a laugh. No. Their movement was arrogant and untrained and none had the skill to even truly hurt her. One at the back had size and strength but was nothing more than a child showing off to fools and weaklings. This time they would be the bait. Looking into the crude dwelling he saw the young one and the two lesser members of the pride. Even they could kill these imbeciles given the chance. He watched as the dust feeders started to attack, a stone through one of the dwellings transparent walls. Perhaps if they made a sign and marched around the building they would have more subtlety made there presence known. The champion watched as a feeder tried to force its way inside but a force field blocked the way. The youngest shouted something at the feeder. She must have taken down the field, perhaps that is its power. The hunter jumped down from the roof of the building and kept to the shadows. If the force field was truly broken this might be his only chance.

Harmony was having a ball. Finally she was about to kill stupid Xander Harris. Suddenly, as Xander pushed, she was lifted from behind and thrown clear across the lawn. "This isn't over Harris" the plan was ruined and that brainiac Rosenberg must have used a spell to get rid of her. She was so angry she muttered to herself as she, and her minions, walked home

The dust feeder was pathetic. To kill such a weak opponent would have been a stain on his warriors honour. Now for the first time he was in the dwelling, while the slayers pride members barricaded the door he slipped into a different section quietly knowing that they had not seen him. He planed to study in even more detail that which would be his crowning achievement. The head of the Slayer and an organic shielding device. He could not allow his ego to make any mistakes. Moving swiftly and silently he observed the next events. Too much knowledge was not possible, especially for a Prey that was this important.

A/N This was going to be a longer chapter but time is my greatest enemy (well no maths and spelling is but you know what I mean).