Buffy and Willow looked up at the sound of someone entering the dorm. It was Dawn, of course.

"Hey, uh, you have people looking for you." Dawn replied awkwardly. She stepped aside, and Oz entered the room. Willow smiled and waved him in. Someone unexpected walked in after him...Angel.

Buffy's heart was doing little somersaults. "What are you doing here?" She asked Angel.

Angel shrugged. When it became obvious that he wasn't going to answer, Oz stepped in. "He insisted that I bring him by here."

Angel finally spoke up. "I wanted to talk to you, Buffy...Alone." He added.

Buffy was secretly rejoicing as she got up off the bed and headed towards the door. She stepped outside and Angel followed her.

"Hey," Buffy crossed her arms and gave him a curious look.

"Hey...I guess you're wondering why I wanted to talk to you." Angel replied. Buffy nodded. "Well, I feel bad for upsetting you the other night...I came on a little strong..." He admitted. "And I just want to make sure that you don't think I'm a freaky stalker or anything like that...And I could make it up to you, if you want." He added, with just a hint of shyness in his voice.

A small smile crept slowly onto Buffy's face. "Sure...There's a thousand things I could ask you right now...but I think I'll just let them go and invite you in to meet my friends." She replied slyly. Angel grinned and followed her back into the room, where Dawn was throwing question after question at Oz about his band.

"Who came up with the name for your band? How long have you played guitar? Do you have lot of groupies?" Dawn asked in one breath. Oz chuckled softly to himself.

"I guess I can just skip the part about getting to know him. I'll just let you do it for me." Willow smiled at Dawn.

Buffy and Angel had no sooner sat down on Buffy's bed when the phone rang shrilly. Buffy leaned over Angel and picked it up.

"Hello?" She greeted. A click sounded on the other end, and a voice came on. It sounded like a recording.

"Hello, it's me, your principal..."He stalled. "This is an urgent messge. We need you and whoever else is in your room at the moment to stay where you are. Don't be alarmed...But there's a murderer hiding somewhere on campus...Just stay put and- oh, lock your doors."

Another click was heard, signalling the end of the message. Buffy put the phone back in the cradle.

"Dawn.." She began. "Go lock the door."

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