11. An unexpected surprise
"Thanks that you…" Alicia started, but became silent when she looked at Sarah unbelieving. Catherine asked, "Sarah? Is that you, Sarah?" And she stepped towards Sarah.
The girl, who Sarah saved, asked whispering, "Who?" Hannah answered her, "Sarah, one girl of our class. She moved here only short time ago."
Sarah thought about it one moment. Then she realized that there was no use to deny and so she answered silently and very hesitated, "Yeah, it's me…"
"What... what are you doing here so alone?" Catherine asked confused. "She has fought with this guy and killed him then with a stake. He broke up into dust. I've seen it. She saved my life." The girl answered. "Is that true that you saved the life of my sister Michelle, 'cause you fought with this guy and killed him?" Alicia asked. Sarah only nodded.
"But how can a human break up into dust?" Catherine asked. "That wasn't a human, not any more anyhow. He was a vampire." Sarah replied without thinking. Now she had betrayed herself!
"Vampires?" the four girls asked shocked at the same time. "Yeah, uh, well, I have to go now..." Sarah murmured and turned around. "Wait!" Alicia said and grasped her arm. "First you tell us what's about the vampires and what you have to do with that!" "I... I can't... I'm not allowed to... I have to keep out civilians..." Sarah stammered. "Who says that?" Alicia asked cutting without relaxing her grasp. "Ouch! You hurt me!" Sarah hissed. "Who says that?" Alicia repeated. "The Watchers Council! They'd forbidden me to acquaint civilians with that." "What is the Watchers Council?" Alicia asked further. "Please, Alicia, let her go. What's wrong with you? She saved my life!" Michelle begged. "Keep out of that, Michelle! It's quite strangely that she's here by sheer chance at the same time as we are and then helps you as well! I don't want say anything, but may it be that you have waylaid us to meet with us? We already know that your Mom wonder where you ever stay. Well, I'm listening!" "If I were you, I would listen to your sister. Do you show your gratitude like this way?" Sarah glanced at Alicia angry. But this was careless about it and kept her fixed grasp. "When you let me go, I'll tell it!" Sarah meant. There Alicia nodded and let her go. Sarah used this chance and ran off.
But Alicia reacted and ran behind her. She reached her, threw her to the ground and held her tight there. Sarah had fought tonight too much and was now too exhausted to defend herself against Alicia. Normally she would manage that without any difficulties. So she defended herself only weak and then she gave up completely. She lay gasping on the ground and murmured, "Maybe I should train much more..."
"So, and now no more excuses: who or what are you? And what are you doing here?" "Well, maybe you wouldn't believe me! That's why I don't need to tell you! Ouch..." Alicia held her tight more rougher. "Are you always so rough? All right, well, first of all I haven't waylaid you. And I was here near you by sheer chance. And this hadn't done anything with you. I even didn't know that you are here, too! Well, actually I'm not allowed to tell it, but I'm the Slayer. Ouch!" Alicia's grasp was more fixed. "You pretend that you are here by sheer chance? At night? And how comes that you appear just then when we were here? Now tell us finally the truth or I can't guarantee something any longer!" "For Heaven's sake! I already told you the truth! Maybe people call it also coincidence, if you are at the same time on the same place! I only can tell you that I'm the Slayer! And that's the pure truth! It's not my fault that you don't believe me!" "What's a Slayer?" Michelle asked. "The Slayer has to hunt and kill vampires!" "Uh-huh! Of course, what else! Now, listen to me, Sarah! I don't like it when people tell me lies!" Alicia hissed. "And I don't like it when I tell the truth and people don't believe me!" Sarah hissed back. „You pretend to be a Vampire Slayer?" "Uh, why do people actually never understand this? Not A or ONE, but THE Slayer. There's always only one." "Where shall we know from that you don't send us up and tell us only a great lie and just have waylaid us in the end for whatever?" Alicia meant derisively.
"You have to trust in me. Listen, I could never do any harm to you, promise! And when you don't believe me, we could go to my Watcher. He will convince you of my truth." "Well, no go! You only want to run away again. But, ok, take us to your 'mysterious Watcher', so that he could tell us of your 'true existence'." Alicia replied sarcastically. With that she grabbed Sarah on her arm and pulled her quite rough onto her legs. "You don't need to dislocate my arm!" Sarah complained. But Alicia ignored her and asked, "Which way?" "This way!" Sarah pointed in the direction and wanted to tear off from Alicia's grasp and go. But this held her still tight. "Ok. Let's go." And she pulled Sarah behind her.
So they walked to Monsieur Londres.