At first, Willow opened her eyes but still she felt very sleepy. "Have I been sleeping?" she thought to herself "How weird, I remember I was walking with Buffy and then everything went blank. Mhhh? Maybe I lost my consciousness after the long journey". After blinking a few times she saw that Buffy was sleeping right next to her. She was about to call her friend when she noticed two strangers looking at her "Wh…Who a…are you?" she asked with a very frightened voice.
Nick trying to calm her down said "Don't be afraid, I'm detective Nicholas Knight of the Toronto police department. I can assure you that you are in safe hands" But Willow just trembled at the mention of police "You are a cop? Did something bad happen?" At that moment Buffy woke, she saw Willow next to her and was about to ask her where they were but then she saw the two strangers "What is going on? Who are you people?" Nicholas said "Don't worry, as I have already told your friend I'm a detective in the Toronto police department and before you ask let me assure you that you are in no trouble at all with the law" Willow relaxed a little when she heard that, but still she was very confused "Where are we?" At that moment Nicholas said to Natalie "Natalie I believe they will feel hungry very soon. Why don't you bring some bottles with the special stuff while I try to explain them what has happened".
After Natalie left, Nicholas sat down in a chair and looked at both girls who were staring at him, they still looked a little bit afraid but at least they were calm now "How am I going to tell them the truth" he thought "I have told you my name but you still haven't introduced yourselves" he said with a kind smile. After a little while Buffy said "My name is Buffy summers" then she thought "My God I didn't noticed before, but he is very handsome" Willow then added "My name is Willow Rosenberg, we are high school students from Sunnydale California and we just arrived today in Toronto". Nick then added "Willow, Buffy, I'm very pleased to meet you both".
At that moment Natalie returned with two bottles and two glasses, when she served the red liquid in the glasses and the scent reached both girls, they felt a great hunger. Natalie handed them the glasses and the girls, after staring at the content for a little while, drank it.
"More" Willow said hungrily to Natalie. She handed a bottle to each of them and this time they didn't wait. When Buffy finished her meal, he stared at Willow and a gasp came out of her mouth, Willow's eyes were glowing gold and two long fangs were in her mouth. "Willow you are a…" When Willow heard the tone in Buffy's words she stopped drinking and stared at her friend, an expression of horror came to her face when she saw Buffy features. "Buffy what has happened to you?" then she saw the look of horror in Buffy's face and when she stared at the liquid in the bottle realization came to her mind "NNNOOOO" Willow screamed as she threw the bottle against a wall and started crying.
Buffy, who was also about to cry but retained some of her calm, suddenly remembered something and said "Wait, Willow look at me" Willow raised her head and stared at her friend "Willow why don't you have a game face like a regular vampire?" Willow touched her forehead and it felt normal, then she stared at Buffy again and said "You too Buffy, except for the eyes and fangs" At that moment Nicholas intervened "I was hoping to tell you about this in a more subtle way but now I see you both know the truth" Both girls stared at him with surprise, Willow said "You know about vampires, But how? And how come you are not afraid of us, Wait, did I say that loud? We can't be vampires… In fact I don't feel evil at all" Nicholas said "If you let me, I will try to explain what happened to you both and what you are".
After an hour in which Nicholas and Natalie explained to them everything that has happened Willow asked with disbelief "So we are now a different kind of vampire of those we have fought for the past four months" Natalie answered " Yes, If what you have told me is truth then they are very different. You both are the same person you were when you were alive. There is no demon occupying the body and the only thing that has changed is that now you are dead and the thirst for blood"
Buffy then added "But this Lacroix you speak of, he seems to be evil" At which Nicholas replied "He was wicked before he became a vampire" Natalie then added "As I have told you before, I know is not going to be easy, but with our help you can learn to control your new urges. I have been a vampire for almost 13 years and to this day I haven't killed anyone, I don't have to. Nicholas on the other hand has been around since the 1300's but he hasn't killed a human for the past 180 years".
Buffy stared at him and said "You kind of remind me of Angel, he is one of the demon vampires but he now has a soul, and since then he has been trying to repay for his sins" Nicholas stared at her and said "Interesting, I would like to meet him anytime so we could talk" Willow said "UMM You guys said that we could fly, can we go and pay a visit to our friends and family?. They must be really worried about us" Buffy told her friend "I don't know Will. Remember that it has been nine years and I don't know how they will react when the see us and they probably think we are dead" Nicholas would have normally told them that it was a bad idea, but he felt sympathy for them and said "Well, the night has just fallen, and we could be in sunnydale in about two hours. Natalie what do you say if we make a little trip to California, besides is Saturday and we don't have to work tonight at the station. I only want to remind you something girls, its best if you watch your friends from afar, remember that it's been nine years and we don't know how they will react if they see you.".
Three minutes later the four vampires took off flying south
Two hours later the four of them landed just outside the town of sunnydale "The first thing we must do is find a hotel where we can spend the day" Nicholas said. Willow replied "If the town has not changed in the past nine years, then there is a hotel near the school" As they entered the town, Buffy and Willow couldn't help but wonder that the town looked almost exactly the same as if time hasn't passed. Once they registered in the hotel, Willow and Buffy decided to go outside while Nicholas and Natalie stayed in the room "Remember, don't let them see you" Nicholas told them before they left but both Willow and Buffy knew they weren't sure what they were going to do once they saw their friends.