Chapter 2
"Found yourself a meal, Spike?" she says.
William growls in defense. I smile more. How incredible she is. How amazingly gullible she is. How strong she is.
"Back off, Buffy," warns William.
"Aww, but then I wouldn't be doing my job, now would I?" she coos.
I turn around to face her. "It's quite alright, Miss, I am quite capable of handling myself." I hold the unsheathed sword in my hand and twirl it professionally around my body and point the blade directly at her neck.
"See?"
The Slayer is shocked; I see it in her eyes. Her body is tense and her weight shifts uneasily. I know she wants to lunge; to find out what kind of creature I am. I know she won't. I also know that William is coming up behind me. He wants a piece of the Slayer, as he always does. The first few times he faced her, he lost horribly.
I spin the sword around again and aim it right at William's head.
"I don't think so," I say. My eyes tell him to leave immediately so I too can go home after a brief message to the Slayer.
He realizes what I mean and his face comes back to normal. He reaches inside my jacket and takes the envelope without the Slayer seeing. He bolts into the shadows and disappears into the night.
I sheathe my new sword and tie it to the belt of my jeans. I turn to the Slayer.
"You're Buffy, right?" I ask.
The Slayer regains composure and answers me in a snobby sarcasm tone of voice. "Yeah, what's it to you?"
I laugh, "Is that the way you greet strangers?"
She is shocked again by my charm and apologizes. "I'm sorry; it has been a long night. Let me get you something to drink.
She turns to go back inside.
"I'd like to thank you for the invitation, but I have a strict rule not to communicate with those who mercilessly slay my cohorts."
She stops in mid-step. She turns around slowly and before she sets her eyes on me, I jump clear over her head and land without a sound behind her.
"You see," she jumps, "I dislike Slayers. We shall meet again, Buffy."
I jump in the air again and land on the rooftop of the Bronze; again without a sound and I walk off into the night. The Slayer wants to try and find out information about me. That's what she does when she meets a new enemy. I give her all of my luck; there is not a single piece of evidence that traces my entire family in the world. She will have a hell of a time looking.
