Okay so the consensus seems to be my story has been moving a little to fast and I have to explain where heck is the gang. My apologies my brains tends kick into over drive especially when I have an idea I want to get out.
Let's say they are there but were checking out the house while Buffy caught sight someone she thought she knew. It just took them a few minutes to figure it out and for a little while they were frozen.
I'll do my best to tie things together. Thanks for all the reviews and the much needed constructive criticism.
Part 6
'Buffy! Where are you?' Buffy heard Willow's voice sounding in her head.
"Willow? What does that mean?" Phoebe asked in response to Buffy's admonition.
"Wait a second", Buffy told the strangers in front of her holding up a hand to silence them then closed her eyes. She then added, "It's been a awhile since we've done this and I need to concentrate. My friends are looking for me."
'I'm here, Will…" Buffy connected mentally to Willow momentarily but was interrupted by another voice cutting through her currently thin layer of concentration. "You're telepathic?" it was Phoebe again. Buffy was getting frustrated all she needed was five minutes of concentration. Flustered she turned to the youngest of three sisters speaking, "give me like five minutes and I'll answer that question." Again Buffy closed her eyes.
'Will?' Buffy called out with her mind attempting to connect with her best friend.
'Buffy…God we thought something happened to you. I went into the house and when I turned around you weren't there. Where are you? None of the other saw you', Willow answered back.
'They were frozen."
'Frozen?'
'Later, Will. I think I'm inside the house across the street. I was unconscious at the time so who knows.'
'Are you okay?'
'I'm fine but there is a long story here.'
'Giles and I are walking that way now.'
Buffy opened her eyes looking at everyone in the room, "sorry. I've been a little off. I don't usually have to concentrate like that to connect with Willow and to answer your question Phoebe, yes and no. I'm not telepathic per se but I know someone who is. When she is in hear shot so to speak we can talk…mentally. Anyway, my friends are coming for me. I kind of disappeared when I saw Leo. I haven't even seen the house yet."
Prue cut in asking, "What house?"
"1330 Prescott Street", Buffy answered.
"The shapeshifters' house?"
"Shapshifters? How ironic is that a demon inherits a house from a demon", Buffy said.
"What demon?"
"A Vampire", all of them looked at her.
"It's a very long story. Please don't ask", Buffy pleaded sounding exhausted after the day's events.
Leo walked up to her, "how do you feel now?"
Buffy thought about a moment and was surprised by her answer, "good. I feel good. Better than I have in months." She looked at him, "what did you do?"
"I healed you", he stated simply. The fact was he did a little more than that. The last time he tried to heal someone's state of mind it back fired on him because he was kidnapped. This time will be different because he'll be close by to control it.
There was a knock at the door and no one made a move to answer it. Everyone just looked at each other dazed and confused. Buffy told the surprised group, "I told Willow where I was."
"Oh", Prue said moving out of the room to foyer leaving Piper standing there still trying to figure out her so called boyfriend and Phoebe sitting tiredly on the couch gathering her energy.
Prue opened the door revealing a young woman with red hair and an older well groomed gentleman. To Prue's surprise the man spoke in an English accent, "hello…ah, we…we just moved in across the street and we were looking for our..." Her thoughts wandered away from the man at the door She loved a man with an Accent. Sean Connery popped into her stalling her thoughts at the open door. She cleared her throat embarrassed, "hello…I'm sorry. She's in here."
Prue stepped aside allow the couple entry into her open. Together they walked into the living room.
Buffy greeted them, "hey guys."
"Buffy thank God you alright. You just disappeared. None of the girls saw where you had gone."
"Giles calm down. You gonna have an aneurysm. I'm fine", Buffy told him.
"Buffy this is not a laughing matter after everything we have just been through. We have to get the girls ready. I did some research and found a He…helmet", Giles stopped his training of thought realizing what he was about to reveal to a room full of strangers.
Buffy smiled almost laughing, "a helmet, Giles?"
He just shrugged his shoulders in response as she continues, "I can't escape my destiny can I?"
"I'm sorry, Buffy."
"I know, Giles. What did you find?"
"Buffy do you really think we should talk about this here?" Willow asked.
"It's as good a place as any, Will. They're witches."
Willow looked excited but Prue as the oldest and the most protective looked disapproving and said, "well, there goes our cover."
Before Willow could form any questions for the sisters about their witchcraft references and spells they have cast Buffy told Prue, "Your secret identity is safe with us. I just figured we could join forces. You know Giles and Willow are great with the research. Xander is great with a hammer. The girls are training everyday. We'd be unstoppable. So, what did you find?"
Giles looked torn but gave in, "there is Hellmouth opening in Cleveland. There is evil brewing near the surface. I suggest we send at least two of the girls to look things over."
"Giles we knew about that one. There something else you're not telling me."
"That is not all I found", Giles said looking away from her.
Buffy gave a heavy sigh anticipating Giles' next words, "there is a Hellmouth here in San Francisco."
"Of course there is. Why should I ever have an actual life?" Buffy said sarcastically.
"Buffy we have the potentials with us now. You won't have to do all the fighting. You could be a…ooh you could be a watcher", Willow said excitedly.
"Ah, excuse me", Piper asked looking at the three people lost in there own conversation but standing in the middle of her living room. She wanted answers.
Buffy, Giles, and Willow turned to her.
"I only understood every other word you have said. I might agree to work together if I knew what a Hellmouth is. Now that I think about it what is a potential? And Vampires?"
