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Lifes-Slayer: Sorry! I'll fix that, promise! And thanks!
Armandi: Sadly, I'm glad you said that... but thank you anyways. And thank you, I did find it.
(Just for the record, Spike's age is wrong. It will be fixed. He was being sarcastic. Oh, and a warning for the queasy! This is where the story becomes T-rated! (If not M-rated...) but it's not any worse than the show!)
Chapter 3: Meeting at Midnight
Jaeger quietly snuck through the streets, avoiding the streetlamps on her way home. The Slayer knew. It wasn't quite as bad as Jaeger had thought, but the looks Buffy kept giving her were unnerving. She promised to meet Dawn tomorrow for a movie, so she had to get home soon. She hadn't eaten all day.
"Where you goin', toots?"
"Anyvare but over 'dere." She said pointedly, seeing the man hiding in the shadows quite easily. The man wouldn't take no for an answer and stalked closer. Jaeger huffed and kept walking, suddenly realizing she took a wrong turn. The high brick wall looked very daunting and Jaeger cursed her luck.
"Scheisse!" She hissed. The man leaned against the opposite wall, blocking her escape. The little German sighed and dropped her book bag on the pavement.
"Aw, little girl gonna fight me? Good, come on; let's see what you can do. You're only postponing the inevitable..." The man looked down with a grin and Jaeger made a fake gagging sound. Abruptly, the man found himself lifted a good foot off the ground by his throat. Gone was the innocent looking gothic girl and in her place was a tall, very pissed off demon with long, pointed ears and extremely sharp teeth. She had the same clothes and the same features, but she looked much more menacing with long, deadly claws.
"You've just made a grave mistake." She growled in unaccented English with a slight echo to her voice. In the dark, all one could hear were the screams of the man and wet tearing sounds.
The Shashu'ke dropped the man as he curled up in pain. She stepped over his limp body to snatch her bag.
"If you ever hurt another little girl, I swear your genitals will be the last thing you will be worried about." She growled before transforming back into the little German girl and stepping around the former rapist who was whimpering in pain on the cement.
"Little ruck." She hissed as she hurried home.
The next morning, Buffy read about the attack in the morning newspaper.
"Hey, Wills!" Buffy called into the next room, "wanna hear something both funny but really creepy?"
"Sure. What happened?" Willow glanced up with a touch of worry. Buffy unfolded the paper and pointed to one of the stories.
"Some guy was found in an alley this morning with his genitals 'removed'," They both shuddered a bit at that, "but the catch is that 7 girls came forward to testify that he raped them."
"What a twist of fate!" The witch couldn't help but grin at the man's luck.
Not long after noon, Jaeger showed up just as Dawn was getting ready for the movie. Willow answered the door and gasped in surprise.
"Oh...um...hallo...I'm Dawn's friend...I...don't think ve've met..." Jaeger nervously tucked one of her long strips of bangs behind her ear. Buffy heard the distinct German accent and pulled Willow away from the door.
"It's okay...she's okay." Buffy corrected herself and could see Willow visibly calm. Jaeger stood awkwardly at the door, worried the red-haired girl didn't like her. She could feel the magic drift like waves off of the red-head, and was a little afraid herself.
"Its okay...Will was just a little...taken aback. Dawn's almost ready to go." The Slayer assured the little German.
The two friends walked in amiable silence to the Movie House and got tickets for Alien vs. Predator, the one movie Buffy wouldn't let Dawn see.
The movie was great, and afterwards they walked through the park and ate chocolate and strawberry swirl ice cream. Dawn didn't notice at the time, but Jaeger continuously glanced over her shoulder, vaguely aware someone was watching them. She finally brought it to Dawn's attention.
"Is it just me, or is someone folloving us?" The little German asked quietly. The Slayer's sister gave Jaeger a funny look, but decided against what she was about to say.
Back in the shadows of the trees, a tall, bluefurred creature with two sets of horns and a skinny body had his black eyes trained on the two girls. His face split into a huge grin that showed off his two rows of sharp teeth as he turned to run off into the black pool on the ground. He disappeared through the portal just as Jaeger walked forward, sniffing the air.
"Ach! A verefenris! Verdammit, Kaitra..." She growled under her breath. Dawn tugged her black sleeve, asking if they could go now. She obviously hadn't heard the little German.
Jaeger walked slowly away from the Summer's home, after her little ice cream eating fest with Dawn. She kicked at the small pebbles in the street, muttering to herself about it being so late. Abruptly, she bristled at a sudden sound. The German turned to her left to glare into the darkness. A tall, lanky man wearing loose black clothes stepped forward with a chuckle.
"It took you long enough to find me..." He said with a cultured air. Jaeger merely rolled her eyes.
"Not now, Kaitra. I'm not up to you're games." The German spoke with the same unaccented voice she used in the alley. The man chuckled again.
"Oh, I'm not here to play, Shashu'ke Klan." He smiled carelessly. Jaeger scoffed.
"Then what do you want?"
"I want what you protect. I want your Shashu Angel."
"Why?" She tossed her bag down and faced the tall, black-haired man at her real height, teeth barred and claws extended. He only answered her threatening stance with a laugh.
"She is the Key. My master has use of her." Kaitra said plainly with a shrug, allowing a streetlamp to glance a bit of light off of his medium length horns nestled in his black hair.
"Why not take her? Why all the minions?"
"All distractions. I may have to use Kalish soon. The Slayer is a formidable enemy; I must be ready for her when the time comes."
"I understand...You're testing her strengths! Trying to find her weaknesses now!"
"Exactly. You always were the brightest of the bunch." Kaitra beamed at her.
"Don't flatter me, you sick ruck." Jaeger growled, crossing her arms angrily.
"Very well, Klan. But know this; I shall have her, no matter what you do. She cannot possibly know what you Shashu'ke are capable of. Plus, the Slayer doesn't trust you. Can't have a real demon running about, can we?" He grinned, mocking the Shashu'ke. Jaeger growled angrily as he turned and disappeared into the darkness.
"Real daemon mein esel...who's the real daemon here? Me or you?" Jaeger stopped after saying that aloud, thinking for a moment. She finally shook her head and glanced back at the Summer's house, muttering something vaguely Latin under her breath before leaving.
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