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Dedication: To my Beta Reader: Sasi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: The Watchers' council has captured two vampires and are making them train with the Slayer. But what happens if the vampire gets too close?
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The hinged bell tinkled lightly as Buffy opened the door to the Magic Box.
"Come on! Hurry it up will you?"
The slayer sighed in annoyance as Cordelia brushed past her impatiently and turned to check that Willow was coming, smiling when her friend entered the shop.
"Where is everyone?" the witch asked as she glanced around the shop bemusedly.
Cordelia shrugged in response, "Who cares?" she countered, leaning over the table. A book caught the brunette's eye; it had presumably not been put away after a Scooby meeting.
"Hey, someone's left a book out." She turned back to Willow, "We should put it back, otherwise it'll get lost or damaged or something..."
Buffy quickly looked into the training room as Willow picked up the open book.
"No-one in there." She announced.
Cordelia sat daintily on the third step of the iron ladder and examined her perfectly manicured nails closely. "Maybe they went round to Giles' to examine very old books and drink tea?"
Buffy smiled slightly as she nodded. "Probably. Or they're down in the basement - what do you think Wills?"
"Mmm?"
Both Buffy and Cordelia turned to look at their redheaded friend to find her bent over the open book, closely studying a page.
"Willow?" Buffy called slowly.
Willow's head snapped up,
"Yeah?"
"What are you reading?" Cordelia asked, walking up to the table.
Willow beckoned then both over.
"Have a look at this."
Buffy and Cordelia read the passage Willow pointed to.
'The strongest and longest-living Slayer ever and the most powerful vampire. Together they will create a world where new generations of vampire hunters are born. Apart they will destroy all forces of evil and seal the Hellmouth. They are the one previously Elizabeth and the one with the Angelic face.'
Willow and Cordelia both looked at each other and then at Buffy.
"Buffy?"
Buffy's gaze slowly went to Willow, "Yeah?"
"I think it's about you."
Cordelia rolled her eyes. "No!" She drawled sarcastically, "Who else would be called Elizabeth and then have the nickname 'Buffy'?" She frowned for a moment. "Well, no-one would be cause not everyone knows that the nickname 'Buffy' exists! I didn't!"
Willow nodded slightly and patted her hand. "We know." She soothed. The redhead looked back to Buffy, "Are you ok?"
"Yeah! I'm only prophesied to sleep with a vampire!"
Willow frowned and looked down at the book in her arms. "Well... it doesn't actually say that!"
"What?" Buffy asked, running an agitated hand through her hair.
Willow showed her the page again. "It doesn't say you sleep together, it just says 'together'. That could mean you just work together!"
Cordelia nodded. "She has a point Buffy, so don't get worked up; ok?"
"Yeah, sure." Buffy stared at the table thoughtfully before looking back at them. "Can you not mention this to Giles or Wesley? Or anyone? Quite frankly, I think I'd prefer to just forget about it."
Willow smiled gently and closed the book. "Sure."
"Yeah, sure, but..." Cordelia frowned thoughtfully. "You know, this was open on that particular page. So that means-"
"Someone else has seen it." Buffy finished quietly. She shrugged and smiled slightly. "Oh well, it's not like it's a big deal! And anyway, what can they do about it?"
"Um, kill you?"
Willow elbowed Cordelia sharply in the side.
"Cordelia!" She chided. The witch made her way up the metal ladder. "Of course no-one's going to try to kill you!" She paused, placing the book in its rightful place. "Unless they're a vampire or a demon or someone who wants to end the world without you to stop them!" Frowning, she came back down. "Did that make sense?"
Buffy shrugged. "Kind of." She looked around. "Well, no-one seems to be here, so..."
Cordelia perked up instantly. "Let's go and see the vampires!" She suggested cheerfully.
Buffy exchanged a look with Willow. "Um, how about we just stay here for now?"
Willow nodded quickly. "Yeah, you seem unnaturally excited about seeing two vampires whilst you're dating Xander!"
All three looked across the room, as Xander, Oz, Kendra and Riley, clutching an ice pack to his nose, entered the Magic Box.
"Hey guys." Xander greeted cheerfully, bounding across the room to squeeze and kiss Cordelia gently, who muttered something in his ear.
"Everyone, we're going to go outside for a minute, ok?"
Buffy nodded slightly, as Cordelia and Xander carefully stepped outside. She noticed, with some amusement, that Riley was sitting the furthest away from her. *Haha! I kick ass!* She thought joyfully, *No, more Mr. Following- me-around!* Her thoughts were interrupted as the telephone rang.
"Hello?" Willow answered from Oz's lap, his arms still clutching her waist as she sat on his lap. Willow frowned. "No, it's not... I'm sorry; who did you say you were... The Watcher's Council Prophecy Library? ... Oh, well in that case... Yes, yes, she is... Alone? Um, I'm not sure... Ok... That's all right... Ok... Ok... yeah, will do... Bye!" As she hung up, Willow's eyes met Buffy's. She frowned even more.
"Well?" Buffy encouraged. "Who was it?"
"Um, they said they were part of the Watcher's Council Prophecy Library."
Oz raised his eyebrows.
"Do they even have a prophecy Library?"
"Who knows." Buffy answered, shrugging.
Willow nodded.
"Mmm, well they were asking whether you were going to patrol alone tonight or with someone." She tilted her head and bit her lip. "I said I didn't know. Is that ok?"
Oz kissed her gently on the forehead.
"You did great."
"Yeah, Wills, you did fine." Buffy muttered.
Willow smiled in thanks and snuggled deeper into Oz's embrace.
Wesley appeared in the doorway to the training room.
"Did I hear the phone ring?" He asked, gazing round at the group.
Willow nodded.
"Yeah, someone from the Watcher's Council Prophecy Library?"
Noticing Wesley's rapidly paling face, Kendra looked up from the crossbow she was examining.
"Something wrong?" She asked sharply.
Wesley shook his head.
"Did they say what their name was?" He looked at Willow urgently.
The girl shook her head slowly in response. "No. But it was a guy and he kept calling me 'cherry head'. Oh, and he asked if Buffy was going to patrol alone tonight." Looking worriedly at Buffy, Willow gazed, concerned, at the Watcher. "Should I have asked for his name?"
"No, you did absolutely fine Willow." Wesley glanced quickly around the group again, before going back into the training room.
"Buffy, where's Dawn? Isn't she coming?"
Buffy looked at Riley. "She's with a friend all day and she's met Angelus and Spike already, so-"She was interrupted by three people coming into the shop.
"Hey everyone! Sorry I'm late!" Dawn greeted loudly, "Anything interesting happen?"
"Only a phone call." Willow answered.
Buffy frowned slightly. "Dawnie, I thought you were with your friends all day?"
"Like I could miss this!" Dawn grinned, sitting down next to her older sister. She gave Riley a weird look. "God, what happened to you?"
Riley scowled, winced with pain and held the ice pack tighter to his nose. "Some guy punched me and broke my nose." He muttered.
Dawn nodded slowly, glanced at Buffy and smirked.
"Uh, guys?"
Everyone looked round at Cordelia and Xander.
"Um, I'm not feeling too good, so I'm going to go home. I've seen the vamps anyway, so I won't be missing much!"
Willow looked sympathetically at Cordelia. "Are you sure?"
Cordelia smiled painfully and nodded. "Yeah, I just need a rest. I'll probably see you guys tomorrow, ok?"
Everyone nodded and watched Cordelia slowly walk out of the Magic Box.
"Will she be okay?" Buffy asked Xander, who just stood there, staring at the floor.
"Yeah, she'll be fine." He answered quietly. He looked up. "I'll go and see her later."
Buffy nodded slowly, tearing her gaze away from Xander, as Wesley returned from the training room with Giles.
"Okay," Giles announced loudly, making everyone turn to look at him, "Let's go to see the vampires and get this over with"
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Thank you to everyone who reviewed chapter six:
elsawriter,
Nelo,
Inara,
Kendra3 x2,
Anna,
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Tariq,
Fiona,
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Victoria Wolf,
redcristal,
Amber,
AngelLove333,
ecstasy_of_grief,
lilsoccorcutie55,
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kristina x2,
SilentSlayer.
Thank you to everyone who reviewed; I owe you all so much: just tell me what I can do for you and I will do it!!!! You guys egged me on and wouldn't leave me alone until I updated and now I have!
I absolutely promise that Angelus and Spike will meet everyone in the next chapter so, although this may seem boring, it is vital for the story so bear with me!!!
I hope everyone who reviewed chapter six will review chapter seven!! I will be checking!
Now REVIEW! Otherwise you will never get to read what happens and you will be very angry and depressed for the rest of your life! SO REVIEW!
Chow 4 now. Blessed be. Wiccasweep.
(Review now. Or you will see my deathly power. I can stop this story with one click of my mouse. It only takes a lack of reviews.)
Dedication: To my Beta Reader: Sasi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reviews: Yes, please!
Summary: The Watchers' council has captured two vampires and are making them train with the Slayer. But what happens if the vampire gets too close?
* * * * * * * * * * * *
The hinged bell tinkled lightly as Buffy opened the door to the Magic Box.
"Come on! Hurry it up will you?"
The slayer sighed in annoyance as Cordelia brushed past her impatiently and turned to check that Willow was coming, smiling when her friend entered the shop.
"Where is everyone?" the witch asked as she glanced around the shop bemusedly.
Cordelia shrugged in response, "Who cares?" she countered, leaning over the table. A book caught the brunette's eye; it had presumably not been put away after a Scooby meeting.
"Hey, someone's left a book out." She turned back to Willow, "We should put it back, otherwise it'll get lost or damaged or something..."
Buffy quickly looked into the training room as Willow picked up the open book.
"No-one in there." She announced.
Cordelia sat daintily on the third step of the iron ladder and examined her perfectly manicured nails closely. "Maybe they went round to Giles' to examine very old books and drink tea?"
Buffy smiled slightly as she nodded. "Probably. Or they're down in the basement - what do you think Wills?"
"Mmm?"
Both Buffy and Cordelia turned to look at their redheaded friend to find her bent over the open book, closely studying a page.
"Willow?" Buffy called slowly.
Willow's head snapped up,
"Yeah?"
"What are you reading?" Cordelia asked, walking up to the table.
Willow beckoned then both over.
"Have a look at this."
Buffy and Cordelia read the passage Willow pointed to.
'The strongest and longest-living Slayer ever and the most powerful vampire. Together they will create a world where new generations of vampire hunters are born. Apart they will destroy all forces of evil and seal the Hellmouth. They are the one previously Elizabeth and the one with the Angelic face.'
Willow and Cordelia both looked at each other and then at Buffy.
"Buffy?"
Buffy's gaze slowly went to Willow, "Yeah?"
"I think it's about you."
Cordelia rolled her eyes. "No!" She drawled sarcastically, "Who else would be called Elizabeth and then have the nickname 'Buffy'?" She frowned for a moment. "Well, no-one would be cause not everyone knows that the nickname 'Buffy' exists! I didn't!"
Willow nodded slightly and patted her hand. "We know." She soothed. The redhead looked back to Buffy, "Are you ok?"
"Yeah! I'm only prophesied to sleep with a vampire!"
Willow frowned and looked down at the book in her arms. "Well... it doesn't actually say that!"
"What?" Buffy asked, running an agitated hand through her hair.
Willow showed her the page again. "It doesn't say you sleep together, it just says 'together'. That could mean you just work together!"
Cordelia nodded. "She has a point Buffy, so don't get worked up; ok?"
"Yeah, sure." Buffy stared at the table thoughtfully before looking back at them. "Can you not mention this to Giles or Wesley? Or anyone? Quite frankly, I think I'd prefer to just forget about it."
Willow smiled gently and closed the book. "Sure."
"Yeah, sure, but..." Cordelia frowned thoughtfully. "You know, this was open on that particular page. So that means-"
"Someone else has seen it." Buffy finished quietly. She shrugged and smiled slightly. "Oh well, it's not like it's a big deal! And anyway, what can they do about it?"
"Um, kill you?"
Willow elbowed Cordelia sharply in the side.
"Cordelia!" She chided. The witch made her way up the metal ladder. "Of course no-one's going to try to kill you!" She paused, placing the book in its rightful place. "Unless they're a vampire or a demon or someone who wants to end the world without you to stop them!" Frowning, she came back down. "Did that make sense?"
Buffy shrugged. "Kind of." She looked around. "Well, no-one seems to be here, so..."
Cordelia perked up instantly. "Let's go and see the vampires!" She suggested cheerfully.
Buffy exchanged a look with Willow. "Um, how about we just stay here for now?"
Willow nodded quickly. "Yeah, you seem unnaturally excited about seeing two vampires whilst you're dating Xander!"
All three looked across the room, as Xander, Oz, Kendra and Riley, clutching an ice pack to his nose, entered the Magic Box.
"Hey guys." Xander greeted cheerfully, bounding across the room to squeeze and kiss Cordelia gently, who muttered something in his ear.
"Everyone, we're going to go outside for a minute, ok?"
Buffy nodded slightly, as Cordelia and Xander carefully stepped outside. She noticed, with some amusement, that Riley was sitting the furthest away from her. *Haha! I kick ass!* She thought joyfully, *No, more Mr. Following- me-around!* Her thoughts were interrupted as the telephone rang.
"Hello?" Willow answered from Oz's lap, his arms still clutching her waist as she sat on his lap. Willow frowned. "No, it's not... I'm sorry; who did you say you were... The Watcher's Council Prophecy Library? ... Oh, well in that case... Yes, yes, she is... Alone? Um, I'm not sure... Ok... That's all right... Ok... Ok... yeah, will do... Bye!" As she hung up, Willow's eyes met Buffy's. She frowned even more.
"Well?" Buffy encouraged. "Who was it?"
"Um, they said they were part of the Watcher's Council Prophecy Library."
Oz raised his eyebrows.
"Do they even have a prophecy Library?"
"Who knows." Buffy answered, shrugging.
Willow nodded.
"Mmm, well they were asking whether you were going to patrol alone tonight or with someone." She tilted her head and bit her lip. "I said I didn't know. Is that ok?"
Oz kissed her gently on the forehead.
"You did great."
"Yeah, Wills, you did fine." Buffy muttered.
Willow smiled in thanks and snuggled deeper into Oz's embrace.
Wesley appeared in the doorway to the training room.
"Did I hear the phone ring?" He asked, gazing round at the group.
Willow nodded.
"Yeah, someone from the Watcher's Council Prophecy Library?"
Noticing Wesley's rapidly paling face, Kendra looked up from the crossbow she was examining.
"Something wrong?" She asked sharply.
Wesley shook his head.
"Did they say what their name was?" He looked at Willow urgently.
The girl shook her head slowly in response. "No. But it was a guy and he kept calling me 'cherry head'. Oh, and he asked if Buffy was going to patrol alone tonight." Looking worriedly at Buffy, Willow gazed, concerned, at the Watcher. "Should I have asked for his name?"
"No, you did absolutely fine Willow." Wesley glanced quickly around the group again, before going back into the training room.
"Buffy, where's Dawn? Isn't she coming?"
Buffy looked at Riley. "She's with a friend all day and she's met Angelus and Spike already, so-"She was interrupted by three people coming into the shop.
"Hey everyone! Sorry I'm late!" Dawn greeted loudly, "Anything interesting happen?"
"Only a phone call." Willow answered.
Buffy frowned slightly. "Dawnie, I thought you were with your friends all day?"
"Like I could miss this!" Dawn grinned, sitting down next to her older sister. She gave Riley a weird look. "God, what happened to you?"
Riley scowled, winced with pain and held the ice pack tighter to his nose. "Some guy punched me and broke my nose." He muttered.
Dawn nodded slowly, glanced at Buffy and smirked.
"Uh, guys?"
Everyone looked round at Cordelia and Xander.
"Um, I'm not feeling too good, so I'm going to go home. I've seen the vamps anyway, so I won't be missing much!"
Willow looked sympathetically at Cordelia. "Are you sure?"
Cordelia smiled painfully and nodded. "Yeah, I just need a rest. I'll probably see you guys tomorrow, ok?"
Everyone nodded and watched Cordelia slowly walk out of the Magic Box.
"Will she be okay?" Buffy asked Xander, who just stood there, staring at the floor.
"Yeah, she'll be fine." He answered quietly. He looked up. "I'll go and see her later."
Buffy nodded slowly, tearing her gaze away from Xander, as Wesley returned from the training room with Giles.
"Okay," Giles announced loudly, making everyone turn to look at him, "Let's go to see the vampires and get this over with"
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Thank you to everyone who reviewed chapter six:
elsawriter,
Nelo,
Inara,
Kendra3 x2,
Anna,
VivianeAeryn,
Tariq,
Fiona,
lunerbrittania,
Victoria Wolf,
redcristal,
Amber,
AngelLove333,
ecstasy_of_grief,
lilsoccorcutie55,
QtMaNdY37 x2,
kristina x2,
SilentSlayer.
Thank you to everyone who reviewed; I owe you all so much: just tell me what I can do for you and I will do it!!!! You guys egged me on and wouldn't leave me alone until I updated and now I have!
I absolutely promise that Angelus and Spike will meet everyone in the next chapter so, although this may seem boring, it is vital for the story so bear with me!!!
I hope everyone who reviewed chapter six will review chapter seven!! I will be checking!
Now REVIEW! Otherwise you will never get to read what happens and you will be very angry and depressed for the rest of your life! SO REVIEW!
Chow 4 now. Blessed be. Wiccasweep.
(Review now. Or you will see my deathly power. I can stop this story with one click of my mouse. It only takes a lack of reviews.)
