Chapter 5

Back at the magic shop and Anya and Giles were still arguing over which book to use. By this time they were hiding behind a table from the beast Anya had just created.

"No wonder I'm leaving you!" Rupert snapped.

"What?"

"That's right, one plane ticket to London. Leaves tomorrow."

Anya was totally shocked at what her soon to be husband had just told her. Tears were now in her eyes. She sat and sobbed.

Rupert felt sorry for Anya; after all they were planning on sharing the rest of their lives together and despite how annoying Anya was, Rupert did love her.

"I'm sorry love." He told her. She looked at him now tearful hoping he meant what he said.

"I do love you, and it's wrong for me to leave."

Anya threw her arms around Rupert and kissed him passionately.

The two newly weds, Mr and Mrs Rupert Giles skipped merrily down the streets of Sunnydale, almost not believing what they had just done. Even thought it was just the two of them it was the most perfect night of both of their lives.

Back in Sunnydale sewers and Tara, Willow, Dawn and Alex were all hiding from the vampire they met earlier. All their hearts were beating faster than usual. They knew they couldn't hide forever from the monsters that were chasing them. Not knowing the vampire was hiding elsewhere for them, Tara peeked out and saw the cost was clear.

"Come on, this way. Up the ladder." Tara ordered as they snuck out.

Randy and Joan were playing nice with the vampire minions on the streets of hell mouthed Sunnydale. Just as Joan had staked one more and more kept coming and neither she nor Randy could keep the numbers down. They were appearing out of nowhere, from all directions more and more vampires appeared. All wanting the price on the slayers head.

When Randy and Joan thought they were winning one came out of nowhere and kicked Joan in the face.

"Note to self: learn to duck." Joan said as she got upright again. Then, from the corner of her eye she noticed something which frightened her. Something which made her knew the vampires wanted more than kittens.

In the sewers, Alex was having a fight of his own with the vampire who held himself, Willow, Tara and Dawn captive.

He was a nasty looking thing, with sharp fangs and evil eyes.

He wore all black and had a scar on the right side of his face. Alex knew he couldn't win this fight without any help, if only he could get his hands on something. Anything.

"Alex!" Dawn shouted as the vampire was almost biting at Alex's neck. She threw him over a sharp piece of wood he could use as a stake. He did. He rammed the wood into the heart of the vampire and he vanished into a cloud of ash and smoke. Alex stood up and the rest were ready to congratulate him when the crystal in Willows pocket fell out, and Alex stood on it. Everyone soon got their memories back. Tara immediately looked at Willow. She gave her the disappointed smile knowing that Willow had cast a spell and broke her promise. Tears went rolling down both lovers' cheeks, especially Tara's. She was so distraught that her lover would do such a thing. She ran out of the sewers and made her way back to the summers' residents. She had made up her mind. She was going to leave.

Willow sat on the concrete floor of the sewers crying her eyes out. Stood around her were Xander and Dawn. Both had their memories back.

"(Laughs) Randy" Xander said as Dawn gave him a nudge.

Back on the streets and Buffy let out a whale as two vampires held her back from the horrible sight which lay before her.