A/N : Yay! Chapter 8 is now up. Took me forever to finish, considering i'm working on Glorious Madness also which has been beggin to be updated. Thanks for my yummy reviews.

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Chapter 8 : Save Me, Handsome Prince

Los Angeles

Anne led the group of demon hunters into her office and held out her arms. "This is it. You have to stand right over here..." She trailed off as she motioned Angel and Wesley over towards the desk more.

"And the spell will open up the gates?" Asked Gunn hesitantly.

Wesley nodded and pushed his glasses up on his nose more. "Well, yes. I do believe that if the spell is performed correctly that the doors to the Veil will open and Buffy and.. Sirius?" He looked to Anne, who just nodded. ".. Sirius, shall be able to come back here through the portal."

Angel began to unroll the small script he had in his hands. "The Book of Portals was gone so we had to resort to research. Wesley found a spell that he thinks will open it. If it doesn't, we'll keep trying until we fix it."

Wesley nodded meekly. "Everybody, please take a step back?"

Everybody obliged and the only two near the portal entrace were Wesley and Angel. Wesley took the scroll and began to read aloud the Latin words written in chicken scratches. There was a gust of wind that cause a few of the group to stumble back. Wesley held up a hand to shield his eyes from the bright slashes of light that appeared. A soft purple and white began to swirl, growing larger by the second.

The World Behind The Veil

Sirius watched as the blonde slayer reached out into the murky air for a door, a window... anything that would lead them out.

That's when he saw it. It started small but it grew immensley. A mix of purple and white lights swivelled around in an orb, growing larger.

"Buffy! Buffy!" In a swift movement, the slayer turned in expectation of danger, but saw only Sirius and a tiny portal. The portal began to get large... large enough to fit through. Buffy looked at Sirius with a resolve look plastered across her face.

"Buffy that's not safe. We don't know where it leads too!"

"It's better than here, isn't it?"

Sirius frowned but before he could say anything else, Buffy had lunged herself into the portal. With a groan, Sirius contemplated his choices. 'Stay here for the rest of eternity... or ...follow Buffy and probably get myself killed.'

Hesitantly, Sirius Black jumped into the portal after Buffy. Soon enough he saw blackness. He felt it enclose around him and he felt trapped. A small silhouetted figure appeared in front of him. It was delicatley framed with long hair, which he recognized as Buffy's as he took a few steps closer.

"Buffy? Where are..."

Once again, the escaped convict was cut off as Buffy held a hand over his mouth. Fighting the urge to ask her what the hell she was doing, Sirius obeyed, being quiet as possible.

In a sudden flash, the slayer had attacked something...

Her opponent was relativley large, considering the shadow it created. Sirius took a few steps back, not sure if he should step in or not. There wasn't much he could do without his wand so he decided against it. Buffy was the slayer. She could handle herself. Right?

There was a yelp and the sound of flesh hitting stone. "Buffy?" Whispered Sirius, looking in the darkness for his new 'friend.'

"Sirius get back!" She yelled so quickly it had frightened him. He jumped back and felt his back hit cool stone. Walls. This was something he missed. He missed the light too...

A loud grunt was heard, then a few more hits and kicks could be made out from the shadows.

Buffy's figure moved towards Sirius, who stood stiffly against the wall. She nodded for him to follow her. "What .. what was that?"

She shrugged. "A demon." She said it as if it was an everyday thing, which for her, it probably was. Sirius followed, watching carefully his surroundings, afraid they might run into another demon or even worse...

Buffy stopped dead in her tracks as another portal began to open. This time it was a deep red. Like blood.

She wasn't sure what she was doing when she stepped into the portal, leading to who knows where. Sirius followed, scared. He still followed.

Sunnydale

Harry fidgeted nervously where he sat in the Summers' livingroom on the couch. Ron sat on his right while Hermoine and Dawn were in the kitchen getting soda.

"You don't drink pumpkin juice here? Or butterbeer?" Asked Hermoine as the girls returned from the kitchen, each holding two cans of grape soda.

"Nope. Actually, I've never heard of butterbeer, and pumpkin juice? Eeew..."

Ron examined the soda can carefully and flicked small cap up. Hesitantly, he took a sip. It was good! Harry followed his example, agreeing, but Hermoine was more cautious. "It is quite good, I must admit." She said finally.

Dawn sat across from the boys on the coffee table. "So... tell me about your dream."

Harry knitted his eyebrows together in concentration as he told her of the two girls, one being her, on top of the tower, the jump. Dawn listened intently and by the end of the conversation she had tears glistening behind her eyes. She held them back, not wanting to cry in front of these new people.

"That other girl... the blonde one? Who is she?" Asked Ron curiously.

Dawn took a moment to make sure her tears were drawn back and she sniffled. "B-Buffy. She was my sister. Sh-She died. A couple of weeks ago."

Ron looked down and Hermoine gasped. Harry just gave a sympathetic smile, or he tried to. "I'm sorry. I know what it's like to loose someone."

Dawn just nodded. She could hear Spike punching the bag down in the basement and she contemplated going down and telling him about Harry's dream, but decided against it. Hermione broke her train of thoughts with a question. A question Dawn didn't want to answer.

"I am sorry to hear about your sister, but... why did she jump off of that tower in the first place? She had to have known it would kill her."

Dawn couldn't help but think about how pushy this brown haired girl was. Were all British people like this? "Uh..." She cleared her throat. "Buffy did it to... to save the world. And me."

All eyes grew wide and Hermoine eyed the small girl warily. "To save the world?" She and Harry shared a knowing glance which Ron frowned at, still confused. "How so?"

Dawn sighed. "My sister was the slayer."

"The what?" Ron asked, finally deciding to jump into the conversation.

"The slayer! Really?! I thought they were a myth! Or so my books said... How long? A vampire slayer correct? Oo! Is she the one that was psychotic? Or the one that dated a vampire? Or the one with the child?"

Dawn stared at Hermione like she had grown two heads or something.

"A slayer. One girl in all the world to kill vamps and demons. That's Buffy. Was... Buffy. Five years. Yes. Vampire slayer. Not psychotic. That's Faith. And yes, she dated a vampire. Nope, she never had a child."

Everyone was quiet for a while, not quite sure of what to say. It was alot to take in, for everyone.

The door suddenly swung open to reveal a very worried .... (( Guess who?! ))

Los Angeles

"What's happening? She's not coming out of the portal." Angel said frantically, looking from Wesley to Anne.

Wesley shrugged helplessly as he watched the purple portal swirl endlessly. "I'm not sure. Maybe there were obstacles we weren't aware of?" He looked to Anne.

She had her hands trembling at her sides and her eyes were wide with fear. "M-Maybe... Or maybe they went to a different portal? That's possible right?"

"No." Angel interrupted immediatley. "No. She'll come out and she'll be okay."

"I don't feel anything. I mean..." Anne began to see blurr, her head spinning. She gripped the side of her desk for support until the world came back to her. "Something's happening. Something big."

The Portals

Buffy looked around her in shock. She had killed these vampires before. Some were familiar, others weren't. She stood beside Sirius surrounded by vampires. The portal they had just stepped through sent them to... wherever 'here' was.

All at once, the vampires charged at the duo. Buffy began to kick and serve blows but there were too many vamps. Sirius was already being held bye three vampires while it took five to hold Buffy back from killing them all.

"Didn't I kill you already?!" She shouted to the dark haired vampire that was holding her right arm tightly. She could feel the bruise already beginning to form.

"Buffy we need to do something! They'll kill us!" Sirius shouted from his position in between the vampires, struggling to be free.

A dark skinned vampire with a high pitched voice stepped forward. He unvamped and smirked at Buffy. "Slayer. How nice to see you again. Boys! Take her the Master."

"HEY!" She shouted angrily. "There will be NO taking!... and... aren't you Trick?!"

Trick nodded and turned his back to the slayer. "Bring the warlock."

"WIZARD! Not Warlock." Sirius spat impatiently. "Wait. Who's the master?"

Buffy froze. She had an idea. If she had killed these vampires once....

The blonde girl was dragged towards a dark room with small candles lining the walls. They were the only given light except for the large chandelier at the end of the long hall. In a throne, sat her worst fear.

"Ahh, my glorious beauty. How nice it is to see you again."

What do you think? Lol lemme know!! Who do you think is behind the door? Xander? Willow? Glory? Riley? Hmm....