Chapter 2 Love You Not. There seems to be a strange thing happening to people from Sunnydale, which isn't new. People hate Buffy. What's going on? Find out next.
"Xander everyone hates," says Buffy with tears in her eyes. The two sit down on the sofa and Xander puts his hand over her shoulder.
"How could anyone hate?" says Xander rubbing Buffy's back to sooth her. Her crying begins to cease.
"I don't know," replies Buffy a she wipes her tears away. "But they do. Giles, Dawn, and everyone in town." Buffy faces Xander.
"There something weird going on," says Xander still holding his nose up. Buffy laughs a little at Xander because he sounded funny. Xander looks at her. "Lets go to Magic shop and see if Willow can figure out what's this is all about."
"But Giles…" Buffy says afraid to get another verbal abuse from Giles.
"I'll handle him." Xander gets up and takes Buffy pulling her to the Magic shop.
As the enter, Giles starts to walk up to them with glasses in his hands. He is about to say something when Xander walks up to him and punches him out.
"Ouch," says Xander as Giles falls to the ground. "That hurt."
"He's going to be mad when he wakes up," says Buffy looking at Xander.
"I'll tell you did it." Xander smiles and Buffy glares at him. "Help me carry him to the back room." Buffy and Xander drag Giles across the room. "He must be under some kind of spell." They put in the back room and Xander closes the door.
"What about Dawn? Are you going to punch her too and toss her into the back room with Giles."
"No, Buffy. I don't hit girls." Xander heads behind the counter and tries to find Giles first aid kit. "Lets look in the books." The two of them stand there looking at all the books on the shelf.
"Which ones?"
"Witchcraft books with spells and stuff like that." Xander shrugs.
"What's section's that?" Buffy turns to Xander as he comes out from behind the counter with an ice pack on his hand.
"I don't know. I thought you would know."
Then someone enters the magic shop. It's Willow and Tara. The two are talking to each other until they see Buffy.
"Willow I'm so glad you're here. We need your help."
"Buffy," says Willow in a monotone. "What are you doing here?"
"No, not you too Willow."
"Why would I want to help you?" Buffy turns to Xander.
"I never liked you Buffy," says Tara. "I told Willow you were no good. You're a bad friend."
"Hey, you guys," says Xander getting in-between the girls. "You really don't mean that."
"Xander why are you protecting her?" says Willow. "She's always ignored you. You were her lap dog and it was only a matter of time till she tell you to jump off a cliff. She knew you'd do anything for her."
"Willow you're not yourself."
"Xander get out of my way." Willow begins to conjure up an energy ball as her eyes begin to change color.
"Willow please don't do this," says Buffy. Xander and Buffy back away as Willow keeps getting closer and closer to them.
"Willow you're under a spell. You've got to snap out of it."
"Xander! Don't make me hurt you." Then Xander jumps on Willow and the energy ball falls from her hand. It hit's the ceiling burning a hole.
"Willow hold still," says Xander.
"Xander get off me," Willow yells trying to push Xander off. Tara then starts to hit Xander so he would let Willow go. Buffy goes over and pushes Tara away. She grabs her neck and pushes her against the wall.
"Tara I'm sorry I have to do this to you," says Buffy holding her hard enough but not too hard to kill her.
"Xander," says Buffy unpleased that he is on top of Willow. Xander gets up holding Willow's hand together.
"Where are the books on spells?" ask Buffy still holding Tara against the wall.
"Let go of me Xander."
"Where are they." Buffy's tone changes. Willow the points at a shelf. Buffy lets go of Tara who faints cause lack of air and heads over to the shelf. She finds a book with spells, charms and incantations. Buffy puts the book on the table and opens it. She flips through the pages and finds a whole sections on bad spells. Some of jealousy, envy, anger and hate.
"I think I figured it out," says Buffy. Willow the pushes Xander and heads toward Buffy. Buffy picks up the book and slams Willow's head against it. Willow falls and Xander catches her."Sorry."
"Buffy help me get them in the back room and tie them up," says Xander picking Willowup. "This time you did it."Buffy picks upTara and hands her over toXander.He ties them up and closes the door.Xander then returns to Buffy.
"It's a hatred spell," says Buffy. "It says that people who are under this spell pull out all their anger into one target not necessarily a target that the person hates but kind of blaming that person for all their troubles."
"So, is there a reversal or something?" ask Xander.
"It doesn't say anything about that," says Buffy. "We've gotta find out who cast the spell in the first place."
"Well, it's sure someone who doesn't like you and that's a lot of beings here in Sunnydale."
Xander and Buffy head to Willy's to find out if a new evil being with power to concoct a spells has enter town. The beings are surprise to see the Slayer at their club. No one gives her any problems and some vampires leave the club. She and Xander head over to the bar to talk to Willy.
"Bartender," says Buffy. The bartender comes over to Buffy.
"What can I do for you Slayer?" ask the bartender.
"Answers and I need now," says Buffy.
"Sure."
"Do you know anyone new in town who has background on incantations?"
"Hmmm, incantation," says Willy.
"Willy."
"I'm thinking slayer."
"Think faster Willy. She's not a good mood," says Xander.
"Alright," says Willy. "It's a Snout Demon. Their usually familiar in the craft. He was here yesterday."
"Well, we'll just wait for him," says Buffy sitting at corner stole.
In a couple a minutes the Snout Demon enters the bar and heads for the bar. Buffy sets her eyes on him and walks over. The demon is surprise to see her and makes a run for it.
"I'd know he'd do that," says Xander as they both run out of the bar to catch him. Buffy catches him but the Snout Demon smacks her and Buffy falls onto the ground. Xander runs over to her and helps her up, but when they look up the demon