Thanks again to everyone who reviewed. I'm sorry I haven't updated lately, but I hope to have a few chapters done this week. For all those Spike fans as you'll see in this chapter he will be making an appearance later on. Just wanted to remind you everything in italics are flashbacks using the actual dialog from BTVS from the site Buffy World and belong to Josh Whedon. Now to the story.
Magic School.
"What are you guys doing here?" Piper asked after Paige and Phoebe orbed in.
"Research, we know the name of the amulet, it's called the animatio-onis bulla aurea. There was nothing in the book so we figured we'd look here." Paige explained.
"So Phoebes I heard you went out 'slaying' with Buffy, how'd it go?" Piper asked.
"Fine." Phoebe replied distractedly.
"Phoebes what's up, you've been acting weird since you got home tonight." Paige asked concerned.
"It's nothing I talked to Buffy." Phoebe replied.
"About her boyfriend?" Piper asked.
"No not really." Phoebe began. "More about being a slayer. Did you know slayers only live a few years after there called?"
"What do you mean." Piper asked worriedly.
"I mean from what Buffy told me, a slayer is called and fights until her death, which we knew, but they only last a few years before their killed. The slayer is called around fifteen and, it's rare for them to make it till eighteen." Phoebe explained.
"That's so sad." Paige exclaimed.
"Buffy is almost eighteen." Piper stated sadly.
"Yeah I know, she seems to be thinking the same way." Phoebe replied.
"But, wait how do the slayers die? I mean there so strong, what keeps killing them?" Paige asked confused.
"Vampires, demon, you know things that go bump in the night." Buffy replied. The sisters spun around they hadn't heard her and Chris orb in.
"Buffy, Hey we were just..." Phoebe began to explain.
"It's ok. It's not like it's a big secret." Buffy said weaving off her explanation.
"Hey I found it." Paige declared triumphantly. "The animatio-onis bulla aurea, it translates to the animating amulet, used in demonic rituals to bring back the undead, I don't get that if their not dead why do they need to bring them back."
"Vampires are referred to as the undead." Buffy explained. "I was worried about this."
"What do you mean?" Piper asked. Buffy explained what the mystery man had told her earlier that night.
"So what your saying is a vampire you've slain is gona be brought back?" Phoebe asked.
"Yeah, and he's gona want revenge." Buffy replied sadly.
"According to this book they need the amulet and someone from the vampires line, to bring them back." Paige said reading on. "It doesn't really explain what that means but, it has some specifics on the ritual."
"When a vamp turns someone they become the new vamps sire,, so it would have to be someone connected to them through some one they directly turned or someone they sired turned, you get it." Buffy explained. They nodded.
"Buffy do you think they want to bring back..." Chris began unsure how to ask.
"I don't know," Buffy said not even wanting to think it was possible. She couldn't do it again.
"What are you guys talking about?" Paige asked.
"Nothing..." Chris began, but Buffy cut him off.
"They deserve to know, if he's coming back. He'll go after them too, just to get to me." Buffy began sadly. "My boyfriend, he was a vampire, but he had a soul. Gypsies cursed him for killing one of their clan and he was forced to live with the guilt of what he'd done. He was good, until I ripped his soul from him."
"It wasn't your fault." Chris cut in.
"It doesn't really matter anymore." Buffy replied. "So he went evil and tried to suck the world into hell, and I had to kill him to stop it from happening. But before I did he tortured my friends and family, literally and figuratively. He loves mind games."
"What will happen if they bring him back." Paige asked.
"I don't really know if I want to find out." Buffy replied. "We should focus on stopping the ritual."
"But, how. We have no idea where to find the amulet." Paige began. "The book says it disappeared a few hundred years ago."
"Then we go after the other ingredients." Buffy replied.
"Huh?" Piper said confused.
"You mean go after his line." Chris asked. "But how would you find them, there aren't many records and..."
"Oh were old friends." Buffy replied sarcastically. "I knew letting them live would come back to bite me in the ass."
Later that night at the Manor.
Buffy sat in her room unable to sleep. What if he comes back, if he's evil will I be able to stop him again? She wondered. She pulled her bag out from under the bed, opening and pulling out a sword. It was the one Angel pulled out of Acathla. She ran her fingers across it remembering the fight.
Angelus: You almost made it, Buff.
Buffy: It's not over yet.
Angelus: My boy Acathla here is about to wake up. You're going to Hell.
Buffy: Save me a seat.
She couldn't do it again. She needed to call Giles and see if he knew anything about Spike and Drusilla's location. But part of her didn't want to, she wanted the ritual to happen, she wanted Angel back. Even if he came back evil Willow cursed him once maybe she could do it again. She couldn't sit here anymore thinking about it. I'll go call Giles she thought glancing at the clock it was two in the morning but, he did ask her to call. She went downstairs and Quickly dialed his number. She waited a few minutes for him to answer and just as she was going to hang up someone did.
"Hello." A girl answered.
"Uh, hi is Giles home?" Buffy asked not recognizing the voice.
"Nope." She replied.
"Do you know when he'll be back, it's an emergency." Buffy asked.
"Not sure, what kind of emergency?' She asked.
"Who are you talking to Faith?" Buffy heard a voice in the background ask. Oh my god Willow, Buffy thought. She wanted to talk to her best friend so badly but, didn't know what to say. She was curious about the new slayer Faith as well. Were she and Willow friends, had she completely replaced her.
"Don't know, it's for Giles." Buffy heard Faith reply. "Hang on, I think Giles just walked in." Faith said into the phone. "Giles phone." She yelled.
"Hello." he said taking the phone from Faith.
"Hey Giles." Buffy replied. "Is this a bad time." She asked.
"No not at all, hold on one second." He said. "Willow, Faith could you please get the book off my night stand for me?" She heard him ask..
"If you want privacy just ask." She heard Faith reply. A minute past before he spoke to her again.
"Buffy, I didn't expect to hear from you again so soon." Giles said.
"Yeah well, I kinda need a favor." She replied.
"Yes of course, what do you need?" He asked.
"Do you have any idea where I could find Spike and Drusilla?" She asked.
"I'm not sure, but I can look into it. Can I ask why?" He replied. She quickly explained what was going on. "Dear god, you believe they mean to raise Angel." He said worriedly.
"I'm not sure but, I need to find out. I figured my best bet was to find those two." She replied.
"Well, I do know of one locator spell I could try. Are you sure you don't want us to come out there you may need help." He began.
"No the spell will be great but, I can't risk you guys again. If they succeed, I just ...." She trailed off.
"Alright, I understand." He replied.
"How is everyone? She asked.
"Better now that they know your ok, I didn't tell them, I mean about the spell." He replied.
"Thank you." She began. "They're mad aren't they."
"Well no, they just want you to come home. Maybe if you spoke to them.."
"Call me tomorrow to let me know how the spell went." She cut him off quickly giving him the number and hanging up. She wasn't ready to talk to anyone else.
She went back upstairs and was about to head back to her room when she saw a light on in the attic.
"Hey." She said walking up into the attic and seeing Chris going through the book of shadows.
"Hey, what are you doing up?" He asked.
"I could ask you the same thing." She replied.
"Just working on the Wyatt thing again, I couldn't sleep." He said as he closed the book.
"Yeah, sorry I 've been distracting you from that." She replied.
"It's ok, I had fun today." he said referring to their bar fight.
"Find anything useful." She asked guesting to the book.
"Not really, I've been through it about a thousand times." he laughed.
"Well, I guess I should get to bed." She said turning to leave.
"Goodnight Buffy." Chris called after her.
"See you tomorrow." She replied walking back downstairs.