After the meeting was over, the seven vampires said goodbye to their friends and flew back at the hotel. Natalie noticed that Nicholas was strangely silent but decided not to ask him what was bothering him until they were alone in their room.
Once they were alone Natalie asked "Nick, what is wrong?" Nicholas smiled and said "What do you mean Nat?" But Natalie wasn't convinced and said "I know you to well Nicholas and since we left the school I know something is bothering you" Nicholas looked at her but said nothing and Natalie continued "I don't think you are worried about those creatures we are going to fight in two night, By what we have been told, we are more powerful than them" Nicholas finally answered "It's not that Nat, It's just that…" Natalie asked now with a worried expression "What is it?"
Nicholas finally answered "Nat, I think we made a mistake by coming down here. It was never my intention that the girls made contact with their friends" Natalie asked surprised "But Nick" Nicholas simply continued "Remember Nat that they have just been awake for two days, to soon to know if they will be able to control their new urges" Natalie intervened "But you have seen them… they are in control" Nicholas only continued "Yes, but we should have taken the time to teach them Nat…. Remember your brother" At the mention of that, Natalie's face changed to a sad expression "I didn't want to remind you of this Nat… Remember that he was a good man, and still was good when he was brought across, but after a few days he wasn't able to control himself" then he continued "I don't know Natalie, perhaps I'm wrong and they will be capable to control themselves, but I think it was just to soon for them". Natalie simply said "I guess we will have to keep our eyes open just in case".
Unknown to them, both Willow and Buffy approached Jeanette to ask her something, Buffy said nervously "Jeanette, could we ask you a question?" Jeanette smiled at them and said "What is it dear?" Buffy continued "Well.. I don't know how to say this, I mean I know Nicholas will probably won't approve this, but..." Jeanette smile grew broader as she knew where the conversation was going to. Buffy continued "But Willow and I have talked about what you said last night" Jeanette asked with interest "Yes Buffy?" Buffy made an effort and said "Well, to enjoy this new life. I mean up until now I have been responsible of saving the world from the baddies but I was wondering what it feels to be free from all responsibilities and…" She smiled and would have blushed if alive and continued "And maybe to have a little fun scaring bad people" Jeanette looked at Willow and asked "And you also want this?" Willow only managed to say as shyness took over her "I.. well.. I. In high school I belonged to the nerd crowd, always being molested by the bullies….. Maybe this will be fun".
Jeanette said to them "Don't say a word about this to Nicholas, tomorrow night the three of us will make a trip to Tijuana in Mexico and I promise you won't be disappointed"Willow asked nervously "Tijuana, but I have heard is very dangerous down there, it's filled with drug dealers and even the police is very corrupt" Buffy laughed and said "Will, are you forgetting our little change?".
The next night, Jeanette, Willow and Buffy told their four comrades that they were going out for a little walk. As they left, Natalie asked Nicholas "Did you believe them?" Nicholas answered "I don't know Nat, but through the years I have come to trust Jeanette, even if we don't agree in everything".
The three girls flew real fast, and soon they passed the Mexican-American border and then landed near the city of Tijuana. As they entered the city, both Willow and Buffy were impressed by its condition. It was a city that compared to any American city was much disorganized and also poor. They walked for a few minutes noticing the odd stares the locals were giving to them. As they entered what appeared to be a bad sector of the city, they noticed something bad was happening in a dark alley near a church and they decided to investigate.
Father Juan Perez was a good man, a social leader of his neighborhood; he always opposed the drug dealers by giving speeches against them. He knew many young people from his community were hired by them to cross the desert into the US carrying packets filled with drugs. At first the drug dealers paid no attention to him, but when his campaign began to affect their business, they decided to pay him a visit.
The father laid on the ground and his face showed the marks of a severe beating, in front of him there were six man dressed all in expensive clothing, three of them were holding and pointing a gun to an old woman an old man and a young boy. The father tried to get up but his legs failed him and he felled to the ground "por favor "please" "The father pleaded "No les hagan daño, ellos no les han hecho nada a ustedes "Don't harm them, they have done nothing to you"" the father began to cry in despair. The man who appeared to be the leader laughed and said "No pierda su tiempo cura, ellos serviran como ejemplo para aquellos que siguen sus enseñansas "Don't waste your time priest, they will serve as an example to those who fallow your teachings" At that moment the little boy screamed "NO TE ATREVAS A HACERLES DAÑO A MIS ABUELOS "DON'T YOU DARE TO HARM MY GRANDPARENTS"" as he struggled in vain to free himself.
The three vampires watched everything unseen but didn't understand a word, however anger was growing in their hearts by what they have seen, and when one of the man approached the boy and slapped him in the face, Willow couldn't hold herself anymore and screamed "LEAVE HIM ALONE". They all turned to where the scream came and they were all surprised by what they saw. There were three people standing there, two of them were teenage girls and the other was a young woman in her 20's, by their looks it was obvious they were American tourist
