A/N: Ha, okay... So It's Saturday and I've been soooooooo busy since school started that I just haven't had any time whatsoever to update ANYTHING let alone take a nice, hot bath. But, I'm getting myself caught up. I am forcing myself to sit here and write until my fics are updated! Hah! Hows that for disciplinary! I've been having some medical problems lately. I have a bad knee and something wrong with my blood. The doctors won't tell me exactly what yet until they do some more testing... Nerve racking eh? Okay so here goes...

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Song used by Sophie Zelmani - Until Dawn

Thanks to Lightdemondarkangel, Buffy-CrazyaboutAngel and, Samantha (whom by the way, I did not find that story, unfortunatley.)

Chapter 15: Restless

"What's everybody doing down here?" Angel asked curiously as he entered the kitchen. It looked as if the three of them were up to something.

Buffy, Sirius, and Harry stopped dead in their tracks and turned to the vampire with innocent eyes.

"Nothing!" Buffy spoke up first. "Just... down for a midnight walk."

"A midnight walk?" He raised his eyebrow questionabley and all three of them nodded in unison. "A midnight walk? Buffy... you used that excuse on your mother when returning home from graveyard hunts with me when you were sixteen!"

She shrugged. "I'm letting out my inner child!"

"What are doing up?" He asked sharply.

"I told you! I'm introducing Sirius and Harry to my inner child!"

The stern glare she recieved from Angel was warning not to continue with that plot. Harry took a step forward.

"Sirius and I were just discussing everything when Buffy entered abruptly with fists raised."

Angel nodded. It sounded exceptable. "That still doesn't explain why the three of you were stalking on tip-toe toward the cellar door, does it?"

"No. It doesn't." Buffy concluded.

"And you're not going to tell me why?"

"Nope." She smiled brightly. "Shouldn't you be in bed?"

"I'm a vampire."

"Ah! And it all makes sense now."

"Shouldn't you be in bed?"

"I should."

"Why aren't you?"

"I'm a Slayer."

"Would you two stop it already!" Sirius interrupted. Their banter was beginning to leave a distraction between the group and the faintly growing noise in the cellar. It was quiet.

Sizzle. Sizzle. Crash. BOOM! Sizzle. Sizzle. Crash. BOOM!

"What was that?" Angel asked glancing from Buffy to the door.

"Not sure... wanna go find out?"

I wonder,

I wonder about the fire

One fire I seen to be stuck with

It's glowing, and burning, and sparkling of flames

I wonder who set it free

"I hear voices, Willow."

"Dawnie... go to sleep!" A tired Willow mumbled from her bedside. She pulled the pillow from beneath her head and slammed it over her ears.

"Willowwwwwwwwwww..." The girl whined.

"Dawn! Close your eyes and pretend you can't hear anything." She muttered with her eyes tightly closed.

A short pause.

"It's not working. C'mon, Willow! I wanna know what they're all doing up! Maybe it's an emergency! Maybe that Serious guy got kidnapped! OH! Or maybe Angel went all sadistic and murdered Draco..."

"DAWN!" Willow sat up abruptly in the bed and stared at the girl with long auburn hair. "If we go see what's going on, will you pleaseeeeeeee shutup?"

"Yes!" She squeaked excitedly, hopping out of the opposite side of the bed and hurrying toward the door. Willow was only a few steps behind her yawning and rubbing sleep from her eyes.

"Be quiet if you wanna see what's really going on. You know they'll stop talking if you enter the room."

"Fine. I'm quiet. Can we go now?" She asked in a hushed tone as her hand slowly opened the door.

I wonder about the sun over the brook

I wonder about the genious and the fool

I wonder about reasons and what it would take

to use their power for their own sake

The stairs that led down to the cellar were dark and empty so it seemed. The walls were stone and the air was chilly. The smell of must and burnt flesh spread through the thick air as the group moved further into the basement.

Angel was first, he insisted. Buffy was behind him and following her were Sirius and Harry.

"Ouch! Sirius! Be careful!" She whispered quite loudly as he stepped on her heel.

"Sorry..." The wizard muttered.

A green glowing light began to appear from down a long, narrow corridor.

"What's down there?" Harry asked peeking over Sirius' shoulder.

Angel barely shook his head. Not that anyone could see him very well. "I'm not sure. I've only been down here a handful of times and I never really paid much attention to it before."

"Great. Thanks for the reassurance." Buffy pushed past Angel and headed down the long corridor rather quickly. Her footing became stealthier as she reached the turn where the glow was obviously coming from.

Her heartbeat was quickening and her palms were getting sweaty. Why was she so nervous? She's surely faced much worse!

And I don't know just what to do

It's like I could, get crazy about you

My fire burns until dawn

My fire burns until dawn

Dawn searched the lobby with her eyes. "Where'd they go! I know I heard voices."

"Don't worry I heard them too." Willow led Dawn into the kitchen where it was also empty. "And I could've sworn I heard-- woah... headrush." The redhead grabbed hold of the breakfast counter and blinked numerous times. Her head was spinning.

"Willow? What's wrong?" Dawn asked worried.

"Dawn we need to go. There's some pretty dark magic somewhere around here. I can sense it."

Dawn swallowed and stared at something past Willow's shoulder. "Would it be behind the open cellar door?"

She nudged him with her foot and he had yet to move. "Get up!" She nudged him again. "Ron! I'm serious, get up!"

"Mm..No fudge crackers for George, Mum! No!"

"Ron! Stop dreaming and wake up!" She kneeled down and shook him. His red hair fell carelessly in his face as he rolled over. "Now!"

"AH! Hermione!" Ron jumped up and had a look of pure terror in his eyes. "Don't do that! Gonna give me a bloody heartattack woman!"

"Do not refer to me as 'woman' ever again. I am Hermione. Woman!" She spat. "Ridiculous!"

"Now that you have me up, would you mind telling me what I'm up for?" He asked grouchily while rubbing his eyes.

"I keep hearing these strange noises and I have a horrendous feeling in the pit of my stomach. Something terrible is going to happen, Ron. I just know it!"

And I don't know just what to do

It's like I could, get crazy about you

My fire burns until dawn

My fire burns until dawn

She held back a scream at the sight before her. Buffy stared without any words, a hand covering her mouth as her eyes widened in shock and horror.

Angel and the others had also stood still just taking in the scene before them.

Wesley.

He was dead.

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