Anya jumped, "Oh it's just you Buffy. Giles came here to help me find out what demon is loose... O.K. You caught me I wanted company."

Buffy glanced inside the house where Giles was sitting on the couch eating apple pie, "Um Anya can I come in? I need to talk to Giles."
Anya smiled radiantly, "I'm an ex-demon. Got questions? Well I got answers. Tips are strongly encouraged."

Buffy raised her eyebrows, "Well next time I want to punish one of my move-outty boyfriends I'll be sure to give you a call. But for now I need Giles."

Anya glared at Buffy's strict, annoyed face, "Fine! Just remember how I helped you every time the world was about to end, so you can feel bad that you asked Giles for information on a demon instead of me."

Buffy rolled her eyes, rushed past Anya, and said to Giles who was eating an apple pie and laughing at a news report, "Giles, I need your help!"

Giles screamed, "Bloody Murder," and spilled the fresh warm apple pie all over the carpet. Anya panicked and ran over to the messy spot scrubbing frantically with a spongy dish towel.

She muttered, "Perfect." between each furious grunt.

Buffy walked up to Giles, who was utterly confused, "Giles there's a demon haunting Willow and I've got a sinking feeling that this is not the work of the first. The first would come to Willow in real life not a dream. Willow is being haunted in her dreams."

Giles muttered in his British way, "W-well maybe this has something to do with Amy."

Buffy sighed, "Maybe but if this was Amy then there would have been some sort of spark. I don't know what kind but I felt there was no magic being done on Willow. I would have felt it."

"How?" Giles muttered.

Buffy paced up and down the room, "I don't know but there is a demon after my best friend and I really can't waste much more time. Giles, she's drowning in grief. I can't watch this anymore. I have to do something. Do you think we can do research on it. I mean is there any more books left from the Magic Box?"

Anya scoffed, "I'd doubt it. You're precious Willow drained them all remember?"

Giles cleaned his glasses, "Well undoubtedly the words were returned to their pages after Willow returned to her normal state. I'm guessing they're in one of the boxes considerably."

"Giles please could you talk like an British man doesn't." Buffy groaned.

Anya smiled, "Hey do you think I could research with you guys?"

Buffy turned to Anya, "NO!" both Buffy and Giles shouted. Buffy seeing Giles had entered her thoughts said, "You should clean up. I don't think you'd want your floor to stay all fruity."

Anya gaped, "Ah! That's not fair. You two should be the ones cleaning the mess. You two are the ones who caused it!" Anya grabbed the sponge that lay limp on the ground. " I hope you two get the punishment you deserve." She continued scrubbing angrily at the still messy spot.

Buffy walked towards the door, "Come on Giles. We'll research at my place. Willow's laptop will be good enough."

Giles and Buffy headed out of Anya's house. Anya watched them go tears in her eyes. She glanced at the spot on her carpet, then at the empty room. She whined, "Damnit. I hate humans, and I am one. This sucks!"