disclamier: do not own BTVS and never will.

"So Buff, slow night tonight." said Xander

"Yeah, its the first time since Adam came on the scene. The vamps had been gaining more courage. Maybe my plan to put the fear of the slayer in them is working." said Buffy

"Considering the increase of deaths I thinks that's doubtful. It's more likely their planing something big. With our sucess rate being
so low that's ot a good thing." said Willow.

"If it wasn't for Riley and the solider boys this town would have been over runned with demons by now. Of course if anyone else asks I
never said that." said Xander.

"Yead, ever since the late professor Walsh tried to kill me I don't like them so much. Not to mention they catch more than kill. Trying
to reform demons is a lost cause. The worse thing is that when it fails I have to clean up the mess. I really hate my job." said Buffy

"Look on the bright side Buffy" said Willow

"Which is"

"You finally have a boyfriend you don't have to hide the slayer part from. It fact it gives you more in common."

"Thanks Will, but he still has macho issues"

"As he should, no man likes a girl that can pick him over her head with one hand and not even struggle doing it." said Xander

"True, but it does get tiring trying not to hurt his male ego all the time" responded Buffy.

"Well maybe if . . . oh two o'clock." said Willow

"My watch only says 11:45, maybe you should-

Willow interuppted Xander "No, not as in time, 2 0'clock as in direction."

"I got it Will, you guys stay here I won't be long." said Buffy running off to face two vampires.

"Oh, that 2 o'clock" said Xander nodding to himself.

Willow could only roll her eyes and rethink her childhood crush on the boy.

Meanwhile the two vampires noticed Buffy running up to them. If they knew she was the slayer they didn't show it. They bared they fangs and waited for their food to come to them.

Buffy gripped her stake tighter in her right hand and went for the vamp on the left first. He spinned and used her left leg to try and
sweep him. The vampire jumped over her leg just as Buffy expected and she continued her spin bringing her stake to the now landing
vampires, eay kill.

Unfortnally it didn't go as planned as the vampire on the right hit her hand causing Buffy to miss the heart my a few inches. It still hit him the chest but was not fatal.

The vampire stumbled back from the force of the blow while the other took his chance to attack.

The vampore's unexpected help of his partner distracted Buffy enough that the vampire bot in a punch to her face as well as a kick to her stomach. These blows brought her back to here senses and she retailated.

The vampire tried to punch her in the face again but this time she caught it in her hand. The then proceeded to bend his wrist back
effectivly breaking it. The vampire howled in pain and grabbed his broken wrist with his other hand. This left his heart totally unprotected.

Once again she was stopped in the kill by the other vampire interferring. But this time she was prepared and moved out the way
of his flying jump kick. Once the vampire landed her turned and attempted a roundhouse kick to her head. Buffy dodged it but the
kick hit the vampire in the head behind her sending him to the ground.

The vam,pire saw his error and looked to his partner in concern. Therefore he was surprised when a steak appeared in his chest. Buffy
then ripped the steak of the vampire's chest as it was turning to dust. In a fluid motion she dived on the downed vampire and steaked
him in the heart before he could recover. The vampire turned into dust under her and she fell to the ground.

"Way to go Buff." yelled Xander as he and Willow jogged to her.

Buffy rose from the ground and dusted herself off. "It was only two vamps, hardly worth the praise guys. But still, I appeciate the
support."

As they reched her willow spoke "Tell me if I'm wrong Buffy, but it looked like they were protecting each other."

"You're not wrong willow, they were. Not only has Adam got them showing no fear. He now has them caring for on another. Not an easy thing to do considering vampires don't have souls." said Buffy.

"You think if we asked Adam real nicly he could get the vampires to be good?" asked Xander.

"I doubt it, he doesn't even understand the difference from good and evil himself. He's only doing this to make them better soilders."
Responded Buffy.

"No worries Buff, your still champ of the graveyard"

"Yeah, and I'm so proud of that title" said Buffy Sarcastially.

"As you should be" said Xander not knowing that Buffy wasn't serious.

Buffy and Willow looked at each other and rolled their eyes.

"Well come on gang, we still got three more cemetaries to patrol. I promised my mom I would be home by one and I want to start keeping my promises for a change."

With that Buffy walked off with her loyal scooby gang right behind her.

Whatr none of them noticed was they had been watched the whole time by a Camil demon. A green lizard type demon that had the ability to blind in with its surroundings. It's powers were similiare to that
of a chamelion.

The Camil demon decided it had watched long enough and disingaged itself from the tree. He was now easy to see if anybody had been
around. But no one was a he ran off to report the Slayers activites to his master.

If the demon had only watched them a little longer he would have seen something very unusual. The Slayer grabbed her stomach and dropped to both knees. She tried to stand but the pain was unbearable. He riends tried to ask her what was wrong but she couldn't hear them. ll of her concentration was on blocking out the pain.

For what seemed like hours but was only 15 seconds the pain finally topped. Just as sudden as it came it diappeared without a trace.
Buffy let go of her stomach in disbelief and stood up very slowly. ow that she was without the pain she could hear her friends.

"Buffy, are you alright should we get Giles" said a nearly hysterical illow.

"Yeah Buff, what's the what?" asked Xander

Buffy calmed her breathing before she spoke " I don;t know what appen guys. I had an immese pain in my stomach that seemed like it
would never stop. Then all of a sudden it was gone. I can't explain t but the pain didn't feel physical. It felt like some invisible
force was pulling at me. Except that I have no idea where."

"Weird" said Xander, not knowing what else to say.

"I think that we should go see Giles." said Willow repeating her arlier statement.

"I think so too, but after partol. I don't think anything waas rying to hurt me, just get my attention." said Buffy.

"I'm sure that could have found a easier way." said a skeptical ander.

"I agree, but we'll ask Giles about it later. For now lets finish ur patrol" said buffy.

With that they continued their walk through the cematary.

Elsewhere someone else was going through the same immese pain. xcept that this persom was already unconsious and had been for some ime. Another differenence is that whiule Buffy considered the pain ad this person considered it good. It was the first thing they felt
in months. This new sensation surged through this persons body ringing once dormant fuctions back to life.

Suddenly the monitor started to beat rapidily. The person on the bed lenched their fist and grinded their teeth. The patient was in a
private room so it took some time for somebody to respond.

"I'm telling you doctor, it 's coming from the patent 13." said the urse.

"I'm rtelling you that is impossible. That girl cannot wake up. We nly keep her on life support because of the late Mayor Wilkins will
that she be until the age of 21. The girl is effectively brain ead." said the doctor.

"I know all this, but it doesn't change the fact that she's awaken now." stated the nurse.

"Tt's some error with the machines. Once we reachj the room you'll see that-"

He never finished his sentence because as they entered the room they were confronted with an errie sight.

A 5'8 brunette was standing in the middle of the room. Her hair was tossed everywhere giving hjer the look of a mad woman. He clenched fists and narrowed eyed only confirmed this observation.

Both the doctor and the nurse were shocked speechless. Patient 13 was not only awake but standing. In other words Faith was back , and she was pissed.

end of chapter 2

sorry this was short, the next will be longer