(Buffy's POV)
First Giles was taken and I'm afraid was turned over to the dark side. Now Dawn is gone and I fear once again that she is gone too because it has been another week past. I know that Faith has something to do with this because this is not normal and she shows up at the oddest times. My next question will be who will be next and how is it going to turn out in the end?
"Buffy?" I hear someone call from the hallway.
"Dawn?" I call out thinking my sister was back and not harmed.
"It's Tara." she said then walked into my room. "I have news, but you have to come to the Magic Box. Willow, Anya, and Xander are there waiting for you and me to get there before we can tell you anything." She said smiling down at me.
"Give me a few minutes and I will drive us down there." I said back to her then I got up and changed my cloths.
We didn't talk on the way to the Magic Box, but I knew something was going on and my friends had some plans to get through this so nothing else will happen. When we got there Xander and Will walked over to me and hugged me, but I didn't refuse the hugs because I was in need of them. I saw Spike standing there looking in my direction with sympathy written on his face.
"Okay guys I'm here what have you got for me?" I said after the break of the hug.
"I think I found the place were Faith is keeping Rupert and Dawn." Spike said not moving from his spot.
"Do we have a plan to enter?" I asked looking around.
"Yes though most of it will be a little bit difficult because they have protection spells all around the place." Willow spoke up not happy at all, I knew that she missed our two missing people.
"Okay tell me what we have to do and I will take Spike with me to get the two back." I said sitting down at the table.
I know how much that we have been through since I moved here to Sunnydale. We have been through losses time after time, but this is in the book as the worst by far. Even if I didn't want to admit that two of my family members were missing this still had to me something to get me through all this.
About an hour later our plan was set and ready for action. Willow and Tara would do our magic tricks while Spike and I went in to get our two family members out. Xander and Anya would stay at the Magic Box in case Faith made another appearance. We were on our way to a house that had been abandoned for years and was rumored to be haunted.
"We can't go much further Buffy the magic around this place is strong. Tara and I will stay here and do our magic while you and Spike get in there and get out. The spell will only last for 20 minutes so be quick." Willow said to me.
Without another word we snuck up to the front of the house and waited for the signal from the Wiccans. Spike was on one side of the door while I was on the other side, but we didn't look at each other just the doorknob. There was a spark let off from the doorknob and that was our signal to enter and be quick.
(Willow's POV)
I knew that the spell Tara and I performed was strong enough to hold for an hour, but I didn't know how long it would be before someone noticed us…unfortunately it only took five minutes.
"Hello ladies." A voice came from the shadows of the house that we stood beside.
I told Tara not to be distracted by the voice and to just concentrate on the spell. I opened one eye to find Giles leaning against the house. With no glasses on he looked more on the evil side than our side.
"Giles what are you doing here I thought you and Dawn were in the house?" I asked almost forcefully.
"Well you see I have a mission to fulfil so I can't be in the house if I must do my duty." He said with a wicked smile planted on his face.
I watched him as he walked over to us and then he touched Tara, which broke the spell because she hit the ground.
"TARA!" I screamed.
I tried to go to her, but Giles just threw me backwards without even laying a hand on me. I hit the house and went down. I knew that something was wrong, but the worst part is I couldn't warn Buffy.
(Buffy's POV)
Spike and I split up to make the search go a little bit faster. He would take the basement and I would take the first (and only) story. The only weapons I had were holy water, three stakes, and my fists.
I walked around very slowly until I came to a room where the door was wide open, it was the only open door in the entire house. I walked in there cautiously until I saw someone sitting in a chair looking outside one of the windows.
"Dawn?' I said out loud, but I got no reaction from the person.
I walked up to them slowly once again and found that it was just a fake, but then something told me to get out of the house as fast as possible. I heard footsteps running up from the basement and my name being called out that's when I knew something was wrong and we had to get out of there fast.
The moment we were across the street the house blew up into flames. I looked around to see if I could find Willow and Tara, but they were nowhere to be found. I did however find a note and two locks of hair taped to the side of the house were the girls performed the spell.
Magic, magic everywhere though no performers to see. No more power. I looked at the locks of hair to find one red and the other brown. I swore very loudly then I knew that we had to leave before the police came around asking us questions. Spike and I walked back to the Magic Box, while we walked I started to break down though I didn't let him see the show.
(Willow's POV)
I realized that when I woke up everything in my head was hurting. I looked around madly for Tara and tried to call out her name, but found that I was incapable of doing so.
"I bet your looking for your precious lover aren't you?" a voice came from the doorway that I was facing. "Don't worry too much about her you will get to see her in time I promise." Then the figure stepped out of the shadows.
Dawn stood there looking at me like an animal hunts its pray.
"I never thought I would say this Willow, but you look really good." She said with an evil smile upon her face.
I just sat there with my eyes as wide as they could go wondering what would happen to me.
"I knew that you were smart and find our 'fake' hiding spot. We planted a trap just for you and your lover then you brought the slayer and her lover along for the ride as well. Too bad things didn't go out with a bang though. Oh well I guess we will have to try harder next time around." She said to me moving towards me.
I started shaking my head wildly and tried to scream, but it was pointless because no one would hear me.
"I'm hungry Willow and guess what's on the main menu today." She said then her face morphed from normal to vampire.
I started to cry and well that only made matters worse for me. Dawn got her dinner and then licked her lips afterwards.