Getting over the past

Chapter 1: Buffy's boarding house

two months after in a room

Buffy looked around a little,"ok now.... why?"she asked. There were several people in her living room, most of whom she had ever seen before. The only people she knew in the room where: Dawn, Alex, and Giles.

"Buffy, calm down a little.......... just listen.... these people are all here because of a demon that's been attacking Sunnydale. I figured the best place for everyone would be here,"Giles told her.

"But.... but! This is not some boarding house!"Buffy complained.

"Buffy, you're helping people in need!"Alex said with a smile.

"Since you were away, I told Giles it was ok,"Dawn said.

"So... I go out to get some food for us and now I have a lot of people living in my house?"she asked.

"Yep,"Alex told her with a smile.

"Well.... then there is only one thing for us to do. We need to kill his demon that attacking everyone and thing so all these people can go home,"Buffy started, "Call the others, we're going to need their help finding this thing..."

Before they had a chance to call anyone, the phone rang. Alex picked it up,"Hello!..... um..... hang on....... yea.... you want to talk to her?.... ok, who is this...... I see...."Alex handed the phone to Buffy, "It's willow."

"Willow.............. you're in LA.............. oh, what happened?!...... You think it's who? .......... Is angel going to be ok?......... Oh... I see....... yes..... I'll get right on hunting for this demon....... who else do you think it'll go after?......... oh.... I should go warm him them.... bye.."Buffy hung up the phone and ran out the door.

Buffy, I'm in La. Angel's hurt, rather bad. I had come down here to try and find something about this demon that has been attacking our town. I think it's that demon that we locked in that room a few months ago. I'm not sure about Angel... I'm staying over here for a little while, and I will let you know if anything else happens. I think it'll be after all of us. Though, I think it'll go after you and Spike first. Buffy, Angel is hurt bad.. please, be careful with this thing....

Willow's words repeated themselves in Buffy's mind, as she ran to Spike's. This thing hurt angel.... with, what she got, was little effort. She would have to find some way to get Angel somewhere safe... though right now that wasn't on the top of her list. He was alive, in a manner of speaking, and that was all the mattered. "Spike?! Spike are you here?!"Buffy called.

"What do you want?"Spike asked. Since it was dark, he walked out and over to her.

"That demon we locked into the room a few months ago is out to get us.... It already attacked and nearly killed Angel-"Buffy started.

"Buffy, Angel's already dead you know." Spike cut in.

"That's not what I meant and you know that! Now, I want you to come back to my house and stay there for a while. It would be safer...."

"Buffy...... are you sure you want me to?"he asked.

"Spike....... just ...... I do....."

Spike nodded and the two left to go back to her house.

"Do you think Angel will be ok?"

"Buffy, he can handle himself."

"I know that.... but....."

"Don't think about it, he'll be fine.."

"I thought you wanted him dead though."

"never said that. I just don't like him. I could really careless if he were alive or not."

"The past will come back to hunt you all.... dear little slayer, fight while you can... because soon it will be the end for you...."