Chapter nine- Have A Nice Summer

Buffy and Faith sat on their beds waiting for someone to call lights out so they could pretend to go to sleep and sneak out to find out exactly what the Council is going to do. They both sit there in silence, waiting, for two words to be yelled out.

"Lights out!" someone yells.

They both looked at each other and got into their beds. They lay there in silence while everyone else is trying to go to sleep, while they only think about what will happen tonight.

Twenty minutes after lights out, they both quietly and slowly, climb out of their beds. Buffy and Faith put on their jackets and tip toed out of the cabin, and quietly close the door.

They looked both ways around the cabin, no one in their sight. Tip toed across the field to the building near the dinning room.

Faith tries opening the door and finds it's locked, just as they thought it would be. Buffy looks around for a window and luckily finds one slightly opened. Buffy stands there thinking about why one window would be still left open while the others were all locked. Faith taps Buffy on the shoulder and tells her to get a move on going through the window because they don't want to get caught breaking into the Council premises.

They both climbed through the window, thinking no one saw them and found themselves in the room where the Council have their meetings. Faith ran over to the table in the middle of the room and found heaps of files and papers scattered everywhere. Buffy runs over to where Faith went and picks out one of the files. The file was marked Case 2: Individual Slayer Plan. She opened it up and found a picture of her but the picture wasn't an old one no, no, no, this picture was taken only five minutes ago when Faith and Buffy were climbing through the window. Buffy dropped the picture and the rest of the file on the ground and Faith called out to Buffy.

"Where are you going? We-e only just got here. There's so much we have to read. Come back!" yelled Faith.

"I- I have to go. We have to go, Faith! They know. They know everything. They're always watching. We have to go Faith! Now!" yelled Buffy.

"I don't understand. Why would a piece of paper or a photo scare you so much to run off like that? Stay, we have to pick up some of the files and stuff so we can read them later. Buffy don't run off now."

"I have to go, now, I have to go, there will be more consequences if we don't go now."

"Buffy, we already know there are going to be consequences but if you insist we have to go, we will go now okay."

"I'm glad you believe me. I know you will thank me later for this."

Faith picked up a few scattered files and papers that we on the table. Faith picked up the file and photo Buffy dropped, not knowing why Buffy got so scared of what she saw.

They both quickly, and quietly went through the window again, not knowing another photo was being taken of them climbing through. Ran quickly back across the field into the cabin.

As they opened the door, they both suspected everyone in the cabin to be awake and waiting for them to come back but no, everyone was sound a sleep in their beds. So Buffy quietly got into her bed not saying a word to Faith about what she saw, while Faith hid the files and papers somewhere safe and got into bed and went to sleep.

It was a lovely Friday morning, last day of Slayer Camp and Buffy was happy because she would be able to get away from this place for a whole year but was upset because she would see Faith for a whole year too.

Buffy and Faith got dressed, packed their bags and went off to breakfast in a happy and sad mood. The dinning hall was filled with happiness and sadness. People obviously happy because they would be going home for the rest of the summer but sad because they wouldn't see their new friends for another year.

For breakfast Buffy had a cereal called Sugar Bombs and Faith had cereal called Weet-A-Bix. They didn't say much to each other, just sat there silently eating their breakfast, looking around at the other potentials around them, Buffy noticed that Kendra had sat near them again. Buffy was about to tell Faith about her but Faith said something to Buffy first.

"Buffy, how come you got so scared last night? I've never seen you so scared like that before? What's wrong?" Faith asked in concern.

"I-I picked up this file, case two, and it was called Individual Slayer. I opened the file up and… an-nd I saw a picture of me. Not a picture of me which was taken last year, 3 days ago, a day ago. A picture taken five minutes before I saw the picture. Faith… the picture was taken when I climbed through the window. That's why I got scared and started to run away," replied Buffy stumbling over the words while trying to explain what happened to Faith

"Oh my god! They are really watching us for real."

"Yes, 'We're watching you", that's what they said at the start of the week. I guess they really did mean they were watching us."

"Creepy."

"Very creepy."

"I guess they knew somehow that we would sneak into the building. But why would they give us a clue that they knew we were there, like put that picture from five minutes ago?"

"I think someone is trying to help us. Try to warn us that they are watching us very closely. So they put that picture to freak us out and stop us from sneaking around and trying to figure out their plans. Someone inside doesn't like what's happening and wants to helps us Slayers. But who could it be?"

"I dunno Buffy, I guess we will just have to wait and see who is trying to be on our side. So far the sides aren't even at all. The Council and most of the other potentials are against us and it's just really us against all of them, but it's good to know someone else out there wants to help us."

"I think that girl Kendra is on our side too. I think she may know that something is up. I think she wants to say something to us but she's scared. I think she may have something important to say but I'm not too sure what."

"Why would she be scared?"

"Scared that the Council might find out that she is trying to help us. Scared that she would get her own consequences maybe. Maybe just scared about actually maybe being a future Slayer."

"I guess all those reasons are true. She's probably scared for all those reasons. I'm even scared in a way. I can't believe we've gotten this far, but we have and we have next year to keep on finding out more about this mysterious Council and the mysterious ally."

"Oh god, next year, I don't really won't to think about another week at this hell place but I will be glad to get to see you next year."

"Me too, I'll be glad to see you again."

They sat their smiling at each other and finishing their breakfast. The bell rang for the end of breakfast and they went out onto the field where everyone else was.

They found their entire luggage there grouped together and everyone just stood their waiting in front of a stage. Mr. Travers walked onto the stage and spoke.

"Congratulations potentials! You have either survived just another week here for the year or you have survived your first Slayer Camp. Hip! Hip! Hooray! Now for those who are new, remember, don't mention to anyone, not even your family, and don't mention anything that happened here okay. It all stays a secret so nothing about the Slayer Camp is revealed. It's a secret camp okay girls. What ever happens here stays here, it doesn't leave okay. Thanks; just remember not to say a word. I hope to see you all next year, happy and healthy for another week full of fun and learning. See you all in 1992!"

Buffy and Faith looked at each knowing what Travers just said was all an act. He didn't care if they were happy and healthy, he just cared about them turning up again ready for more of their torture training and ready for the way they treated them.

Buffy and Faith were suddenly pulled away from each other from mysterious, strange people.

Both men told the girls that if they tried to do anything what so ever like they did this year, next year they would be sent away to where the last Slayer India went. Warning them also if they tried to keep their friendship with each other they wouldn't see their family ever again. They would be isolated from their family and the Council would adopt them. Their warnings were certainly frightening and strict. Both girls were left on their own, now extremely scared and worried about the next summer were they would see each other next.

Buffy started to walk over to where everyone was meeting their parents and going home, when someone screamed out to her.

"Buffy!" Joyce screamed out.

"Mummy!" screamed Buffy.

"How was the camp?" asked Joyce.

"Don't ask." .

"Why sweetie? What happened?"

"Oh.. umm.. someone just got hurt really bad."

"Awww. That's no good. Well at least your fine. Let's go get your things and go," said Joyce.

As Buffy walked over to the car, Faith yelled out to her.

"Have a nice summer!"

Buffy did not know that that would be the last thing she would hear Faith say for a long time.

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