Chapter 2

Earlier that day

Warren and Jonathan crashed through the door of the basement, laughing and each carrying a small box.

The noise woke Andrew from his nap, "Where have you been?"

"Relax; we just went to get some supplies." Warren laughed as he dropped his box on the couch.

Jonathan dropped his too, "You fell asleep on monitor duty, what if the slayer had come?"

Andrew stood up, "I didn't mean to, it's so boring down here."

Warren grinned, "Well you won't be bored for long, come see what we got."

Andrew glanced inside the boxes, "That's not food, that's magic supplies."

"Well duh, you are going to summon a demon for us."

"What sort of demon?"

"The Corrupter Romaldus, I read about it in one of your books, we're going to own the Slayer." Warren took a wooden triangle out of the box, "This is its talisman, now come one get with the summoning."

Andrew took the triangle, "Romaldus is kinda dangerous and powerful, What if I can't control it?"

Jonathan sat down in the invisible chair, "Talismans control the demon, as long as you have the talisman, you are in control."


That night

The moon shone brightly, lighting the graveyard where Buffy was currently walking, in a sort of daze. Her yummi sushi pajamas making her look completely out of place.

An elderly woman with long white hair and a harp on her lap was sitting on a stump in a darkened area of the graveyard.

"Tell me the sorrows of your heart my child, tell Roma your troubles and she will heal your."

Buffy stood in front of the woman, and spoke in a sort of whisper, "My friends."

"They done your wrong took away your peace." Roma began to play the harp but no sound came, she continued to play.

"You play beautifully," Buffy whispered as she swayed to music only she could hear.

Roma nodded, "like the sound does you? This be a magic harp, soul cleansing magic be woven into each of the strings."

"They brought me back."

"Yes, a cruel deed. Stole you away and brought you to their hell. Selfish they are. Roma would never do such things. They want you to save them from evil, they be the evil as well."

Buffy swayed to the music of the harp while Roma continue to speak, " They care not of your happiness, only of themselves. They plot to keep you as their own. You sacrifice yourself for them but they be only causing you misery. That be the truth of it child, is it not?" Buffy nodded, "You have no obligation to them child."

"Dawn"

Roma smiled, "Ah yes, the key. They will try to take that from you as well. You can not trust them with it." Roma stopped playing and Buffy stopped swaying. "Go now my child, the morning sun soon comes, you will return to me soon. And remember never to speak of our meetings."

Buffy nodded and left.