Never kill a boy on the first date
LELAS POV
I sit on a tomb stone in the cemetery watching Buffy as she fights a vampire She kicks him in the face with a high roundhouse kick, forcing him to step backward to keep his balance. He starts backing up to close to where I'm sitting so I push him slightly back foward with my foot once he regains his posture he glares at me
"Your next" he says obvisally pissed and I just shrug and give a smirk which pisses him off even more but I don't care he will be dust soon after a bit he turns his attention back to Buffy And attacks doing a jumping half twisting crescent kick, which Buffy ducks. He tries two punches, and Buffy neatly blocks them. On his third punch she grabs hold of his arm and hits him in the face with a high front snap kick. Letting go of the vampire's arm, Buffy punches him squarely in the midsection and follows up with a swinging punch to his face, sending him to the ground.
"We haven't been properly introduced." Buffy's says pulling out a stake "I'm Buffy, and you're history!" She then plunges the stake into him as he gets up. He falls and bursts into ashes I clap and smile at the performances
"nice job Buffy" she smiles but shortly after I say it Giles pops out from behind the tomb stone where I'm sitting
"Poor technique." He states as he comes around to her "Prioritizing sub par... Execution was adequate, but a bit too bloody for my taste." giles says annoying Buffy and I
"Giles, don't mention it. It was my 'pleasure' to make the world safe for humanity again. While you hide behind the tomb stone with Lela protecting you" Buffy says score one for Buffy
"that's not what i mean I'm not saying that your methods are without merit, it's, uh, y- you're spending too much time and energy. It should simply be: plunge, and move on. Plunge and... Hello." He stops what he's saying and bends over to pick up a ring with his pen
"Oh, that's great! I kill 'em, you fence their stuff." Buffy says half joking and Giles just gives her a look "What is it?"
"I don't know."
"But it bothers you."
"Yes! Well, I... I thought this vampire was just on a random kill, but it may be something else."
"Something big?"
"Yes. I'd best consult my books."
"Hear we go again" I say
"yup" Buffy answers as I hop down from the stone
" hey Giles after you look at it think I could keep it?" Giles looks at me
"W-what n-no this isn't something you can keep it belonged to some sort o-of order of vampires wearing it will likely make you a target of the other members"
"Huh why?"
"They would probably want the ring back" Buffy says I pout but nod and smile
"Ok good point" I say as Giles heads home and Buffy and I look for more vamps
"Why do you want almost everything we find off them anyway?" Buffy asks
"I just think most of the items are cool little oddities" I answer
"Ohh you always did like collecting weird things" I laugh and nod at her comment as a yep
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NO ONES POV
The master slams a book down on the podium, opens it and reads.
"And there will be a time of crisis, of worlds hanging in the balance. And in this time shall come the Anointed, the Master's great warrior. And the Slayer and her guardian will not know him, will not stop him, and he will lead them into Hell.' As it is written, so shall it be." He picks up the book and walks "Five will die, and from their ashes the Anointed shall rise. The Brethren of Aurelius shall greet him and usher him to his immortal destiny.'" He stops by one of the brethren "As it is written, so shall it be. 'And one of the brethren shall go out hunting the night before and get himself killed, because he couldn't wait to finish his job before he ate.' Oh, wait." He grabs one of the brethren by the throat "That's not written anywhere." he lifts the vampire from his feet "The Anointed will be my greatest weapon against the Slayer and guardian! If you fail to bring him to me, if you allow those girls to stop you..." He throws the vampire into a coffin "Here endeth the lesson." He slams the book shut and walks away
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BUFFYS POV
I sigh as I sit on the table in the library looking at the ring we got last night.
"That symbol on the ring... I believe it's the rune for fidelity, but, uh, it doesn't connect with any of the sects that I've studied." Giles says as I look up at him
"What about this?" I ask as I show him the ring "On the inside. It's a sun and three stars. Haven't we seen that somewhere?"
"Let me see." Giles says as he takes the ring and looks at it closely and I just start looking through a book to find it "No, I-I don't think this, um, represents any..." I cut him off finding it
"Wait, it's right here. Sun and three stars. Yuch, check these guys out." I hand Giles the open book "Told you it looked familiar."
"Oh, the Order of Aurelius. Yes, you're right."
"Ooo, two points for the Slayer, while the Watcher has yet to score!" I say happily. I look towards the door as it opens and Owen comes in and approaches us oh god it's Owen ok be cool be cool "Oh!" I slide off the table "Owen! Hi!" I say smiling wide but I mentally smack myself that wasn't cool at all!
"What do you want?" Giles says looking up at Owen
"A book?" He says confused
"Oh!" Giles says suddenly seeming to remember that this is a library after all I take this moment to remind him further
"See, this is a school, and we have students, and they check out books, and then they learn things." Giles gives me a look
"I was beginning to suspect that was a myth."
"I lost my Emily Dickinson. It's dumb, but I like her around. Kind of a security blanket." Owen says
"I have something like that. Well, it's an actual blanket. Uh, and I don't really carry it around anym-more... So! Emily Dickens, huh? She's great!" I say quickly trying to cover up what I just said oh god I'm glad Lela isn't here
"Dickinson."
"She's good also." I got it wrong?! What's wrong with me be cool god this is Owen!
"Poetry." Giles says pointing at the stacks
"I didn't think I'd find you here." Owen says as he goes up the stairs and I follow him
"W... Why not?" I ask worried
"I, I didn't mean... I mean... I think you can read." He says trying to correct himself
"Thanks." I say slightly sarcastically
"But you don't seem bookwormy." He grabs the book he was looking for and looks at the cover "The type of person to lock themselves in a dark room with a lotta musty old books." He looks back up at me "Oh, and I've offended you." He says worried
"No! No, I'm just surprised you gave any thought to what I'm like."
"You shouldn't be." He starts walking back down and I follow close behind
"Oh, well, I *love* books. I mean, I really *love* books." I notice Owen look over at the book we were looking at earlier on the table and he heads over there to take a look.
"What's this?" He asks and I quickly get between him and it
"Not this one." I say quickly
"This one she doesn't love." Giles says quickly moving the book behind the desk He then walks around Me and takes Owen's book and heads to the checkout station. "Oh, Emily Dickinson." Giles says
"We're both fans." I pipe in
"Yes, uh, she's quite a good poet, I mean for a..." He takes Owen's library card and I finish for him a little annoyed
"A girl?"
"For an American." He corrects me and scans the book as well as the library card
"I'll, uh, see you in math... if I open my eyes at some point." Owen says as he takes the card and book from Giles
"Cool..." I answer trying not to blush as Owen leaves.
"The Order of Aurelius is a very old and venerated sect. If they're here, it's for a good reason." Giles starts but I ignore him
"That was Owen!"
"Yes, I remember."
"Do you have any more copies of Emily Dickinson? I need one." I ask hastily and desperately
"Buffy, while the mere fact of you wanting to check out a book would be grounds for a national holiday, I think we should focus on the problem at hand." Giles says shocked
"Right. I'm sorry, you're right. Vampires." I look down at my dress "Oh." I look back at Giles "does this outfit make me look fat?" I ask worried earning an annoyed look from Giles and if Lela was here probably her to along with some groaning and snickering
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Willow and I pay for our lunch as we talk
"Owen Thurman was talking to you?" Willow asks exited
"It's all true." I say happily and proudly
"Wow! He hardly talks to anyone. He's solitary, mysterious... He can brood for forty minutes straight, I've clocked him."
"He was so nice, it was eerie." I say picking up a banana
"What did you guys have to talk about?"
"Emily Dickinson." I answer as we head for our table with Lela and Xander already there
"He reads Emily Dickinson? He's sensitive, yet manly!" Willow stops as We sit down then continues "Well, wait, you've never even read her." I pull out an extra copy Giles had that had took countless minutes convincing him to give me "You Vixen!"
"Has anybody given any thought to what this green stuff is?" Xander asks holding up his fork which actually makes me look at my food for the first time
"Hmm, I'm avoiding the subject." I answer giving the food on my plate a discussed glare
"I think it's kale, or possibly string cheese." Lela moves a little closer to it and smells it
"it's kale but I wouldn't eat it" she says
"poisoned?" Xander asks serially
"Went bad like a week ago so you could say that" Xander puts the fork down and it stands straight up makeing him frown
"at lest we have your nose to avoid food poisoning" he says thankful she stopped him she just nods and starts drinking her milk "So, Buffy, how'd the slaying go last night?"
Lela and I give him a stern look
"Xander!" I say in a whisper shout
"I mean, how'd the 'laying' go?" I glare at him more but it's a bit more horrified than angry "No, I don't mean that either." He finishes just as Lela spits out her milk from laughing Xander looks glad it didn't land on him but I kind of wish it did but I decide to answer before he says something else
"It went fine, thank you. There's some new hoidy-toidy vampire sect in town."
"That's bad." Willow asks
"Well, hey, they're bringing in the much needed tourist dollars." Xander says "Ooo, look at Mr. Excitement." I turn around to see who he's talking about and my heart jumps
"Owen! He's all alone! Maybe somebody should sit with him." I say suggestively
"Mm, just to be polite!" Willow says playing along and I get up "Good luck!" Just before I get to leave Lela swipes my banana and I just give her a confused look
"You were subpost to meet me after class this is your punishment" she answers and I just nod slightly rushing to Owens table
"Look, an empty seat!" I here Cordelia say just as my trey spills
"Ooo! Ew..."
"Let me get that." Owen says as he bends down helping me pick up the spilled food trey
"Thanks! Boy! Cordelia's hips are wider than I thought!" I joke
"Eh, heh!" Cordelia says sarcastically
"At least you don't have to eat your Soylent Green." Owen jokes
"Owen, a bunch of us are loitering at the Bronze tonight. You there?" Cordelia says trying to get Owens attention
"Who's all going?"
"Well, um, I'm gonna be there."
"Who else?" Owen answers and I try to hold back a smirk
"You mean besides me?" Cordelia says a little annoyed
"Buffy, what about you?" Owen asks shocking me
"What?" I answered still in shock
"No, no, no! She, uh, she doesn't like fun." Cordelia says
"How 'bout we meet there at eight?" Owen states ignoring her
"Yeah! Eight! There!" I answer quickly as I put my tray on top of Cordelia's.
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LELAS POV
I groan standing outside of class Buffy was subpost to meet me so we could go to lunch together I hate going alone. I look at my watch and sigh
"maybe Xander hasn't gone yet" I say to myself and walk to his class and thank god he's there "hey Xander!" I half yell waving at him he sees me and smiles walking over
"Hey" he responds as he reaches me
"Walk with me to the cafeteria Buffy bailed"
"Ah my lady needs a knight to guid her to lunch" he jokes holding out his arm I play along and lock mine with his
"Why yes good knight I do indeed" we both chuckle and walk to the cafeteria grabbing our food I try not to cover my nose though while we are in line god something reaks do they ever check the expiration date on this shit as we get to the end I follow Xander quickly to our table and sit down
"So what's up" he asks trying to make conversation as we wait for Buffy and willow
"what's up is holding my breath" I answer I can still smell that god awful rotting scent I look up at Xander and see that he's just stairing at his greens I'm about to ask what's wrong but willow and Buffy finally arrive talking and I didn't want to Interrupt when they finally finish Xander holds up his fork with the greens.
"Has anybody given any thought to what this green stuff is?" Xander asks and Buffy looks down at her trey
"Hmm, I'm avoiding the subject." She answers glaring at it
"I think it's kale, or possibly string cheese." I move a little forwards and take in its scent and try as hard as I can not to gag that! That is what I was smelling!
"it's kale but I wouldn't eat it" I answer discussed
"poisoned?" Xander asks serially
"Went bad like a week ago so you could say that" at that Xander puts the fork down and it stands strait up makeing him frown
"at lest we have your nose to avoid food poisoning" he says thankful I stopped him from eating it i just nod and start drinking my milk "So, Buffy, how'd the slaying go last night?" I give him a stern look from behind my milk that says quiet down and Buffy whisper shouts at him
"Xander!"
"I mean, how'd the 'laying' go?" What! What! Oh god what! I try to hold in my laugh "No, I don't mean that either." He finishes just as I fail and spit out my milk missing Xander with it. He just looks back and forth from me to the milk that shot across the table he seems relived it didn't hit him I would say sorry but I'm laughing to much to say anything right now
"It went fine, thank you. There's some new hoidy-toidy vampire sect in town." Buffy answers him
"That's bad." Willow asks
"Well, hey, they're bringing in the much needed tourist dollars." Xander says "Ooo, look at Mr. Excitement." Buffy turns around and sees who Xander is talking about but I just ignore what their looking at as I try to calm down
"Owen! He's all alone! Maybe somebody should sit with him." I here Buffy say suggestively
"Mm, just to be polite! Good luck!" Willow says playing along and As she gets up I quickly calm down and swipe her banana. She just gives me a confused look
"You were subpost to meet me after class this is your punishment" I say to her and she just nods and leaves
" what just happened" Xander asks confused I just shrug and peal the banana "hey what about your brave knites share" Xander asks and I look at my banana sadly well...it's only right I break it in half and hand the other half to him "thank you" he says as we both start eatting it
"So did you collect anything this time" willow asks me and I just shake my head
"I was going to take a ring we got off a vamp but Giles said no"
"Why"
"Worried I would be a target if I had it" I answer finishing my food willow just nods in response right as the bell rings we all get up and dump our treys. Willow and I head to meet up with Buffy in the hall and Xander heads to his next class
"Willow Lela you won't believe what just happened" Buffy says as we meet her
"What? what happened?!" Willow asks exited
"Owen just asked me out!" I just groan as we start walking to the library ignoring their convo. When we finally go through the doors of the library I tune back in
"It's not that big a deal. It's just a bunch of people getting together." Buffy says to Willow damn their still talking about it?
"It's a very big deal!"
"It's not!"
"It is" Willow spots Giles "Tell her!"
"I'm afraid it's very big." Giles answers seeming to have cough some of their conversation
"Thank you!" Willow says smiling then turns back to Giles confused "Wait! What are you talking about?"
"What are *you* talking about?" Giles asks confused
"Boys!" Willow and Buffy say at the same time and I just shake my head groaning and Giles seems like he wants to do the same
"Yes, well, I'm talking about trouble. A violent and disturbing prophecy is about to be fulfilled." Oh great
"The Order of Aurelius."
"You were spot on about the connection." He walks over to the table "I've looked at the writings of Aurelius himself, and he, he prophesied that the brethren of his order would come to the Master and bring him the Anointed."
"Who's that?" Willow asks as I just listen closely
"Well, I-I don't know exactly, a-a-a-a warrior, but, but it says he will rise from the ashes of the Five on the evening of the thousandth day after the Advent of Septus."
"Well, we'll be ready whenever it is." Buffy says
"Which is tonight."
"Tonight, okay..." Buffy says but her eyes widen "Not okay! It can't be tonight!"
"My calculations are precise." Oh no don't tell me the date was today
"Nuh! They're bad calculations! Bad!"
"Buffy has a really important date." Willow says yep it was today I sigh inwardly
"Owen!" Buffy says in a whine
"Alright, I-I'll just jump in my time machine, go back to the twelfth century and ask the vampires to postpone their ancient prophecy for a few days while you take in dinner and a show." Giles says
"Okay, at this point you're abusing sarcasm. Why can't you just take Lela" wait a second why me why am I always the escape goat
"Buffy, I need both of you this is no ordinary vampire. But we have to stop him before he reaches the Master."
"But... Cute guy! Teenager! Post-pubescent fantasies!" I hold in a laugh and Buffy glares
"Those will just have to be put on hold! The dark forces are aligning against us, and we have a chance to beat them back. Tonight we go into battle!"
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Giles, Buffy and I have been sitting on a large grave stone waiting for what seems like hours now. Sighing I sip more of my drink bored
"Perhaps I miscalculated." Giles sniffs
"I'm thinking yes." Buffy answers sucking her drink dry
"want some of mine?" I offer
"nah I'm good" she answers and I just shrug and drink
"Well, you know what they say. 90% of the vampire slaying game is, is waiting." Giles says
"You couldn't have told me that 90% ago?" Buffy retorts and I have to agree with her some it's been a really long boring time waiting here
"Well, we, we've certainly waited here long enough." Giles says as he gets up huh guess he finally got bored
"Besides, there aren't any fresh graves. Who's gonna rise?" Buffy says
"Apparently no one tonight." Buffy jumps up
"Then I can bail? I can go to the Bronze and find Owen?"
"Oh, very well then. Follow your hormones if you want. But I assume I don't have to warn you about the hazards of becoming personally involved with someone who's unaware of your unique condition."
"Yeah, yeah, I read the back of the box."
"If either of your identities are revealed it could put you two and all those around you in grave danger."
"Well, in that case I won't wear my button that says, 'I'm the Slayer, she's the guardian ask me how!" She answers sarcastically gaining a look from Giles "Good night." She says as she leaves
"'Five shall die, and from their ashes the Anointed shall rise.' I was sure it was tonight."
"maybe it was some where else?" I ask Giles sighs
"perhaps but I have no idea where and Buffy" he cleans his glasses which he usally does to take his mind off something when he's stressed or annoyed. I just nod and look down shaking my drink hmmm...
"...want to go and grab something to eat" I ask looking at him he looks back at me and pauses for a second then puts his glasses on and casually answers
"alright" I hop down at his answer and we both start walking away to eat I must admit I had a slight bounce in my step I mean come on food and a chance to hang out with Giles out of research mode how can I not be a little happy
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NO ONES POV
A night bus drives in silence. It's a slightly uncomfortable silence it gets more uncomfortable as a man named Collin starts to speak to a younge boy named Andrew
"I went on an airplane. A pale horse emerged with death as its rider. You will be judged. You will be judged."
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After Buffy had left the grave yard she headed to where Owen and her was subpost to meet she rushes into the bronze and looks around for Owen. After a while of surching Buffy sees Owen and smiles but as she walks a bit further she's crushed by what she sees. Owen is dancing with Cordelia. She looks down and heads out of the bronze heading home
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Back on the bus Andrew has gotten up and stands in the aisle. Preaching
"That day's gonna bring fire. Fire comin' down! Judgment!" He speaks to Collin and his mom "Don't think you're ready, ready to look upon him. If there's sin in there, there's sin all around. It's a liquid. On that day there won't be anybody tellin' us what to do or why we're doin' it. You can't prepare. On that day..." The driver cuts Andrew off
"Hey, you gotta sit down. Okay?"
"Are you willing to stand with the righteous?" Outside One of the brethren steps in front of the bus. The driver hits the brakes and slams into the vampire. The van begins to swerve, runs through a sign and hits a pole, which brings it to a stop. The driver looks back at the passengers
"Is everyone okay?" The passengers look at each other. They all seem shaken but okay. The driver gets out to check the victim.
"Are you all right?" He kneels down beside him "Can you move?" The vampire grabs him by the throat and begins choking him. Another one punches through a window, grabs Andrew by the throat, pulls him out and bites him. The vampires all climb into the bus to get the people there screams hured by no one but the vampires and other victims
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LELAS POV
Giles and I sit down at a special burger place my mom buffy and I usually go to and look at the menu
"I-i still don't see why you wanted to eat at this" he looks around slightly discussted "establishment" he finishes and I look up from my menu
"I was in the mood for a burger and this is the only place in town that actually has decent ones and is actually open this late" he just shakes his head and reads his menu and I look back at mine as I read I see a fry challenge that I never got to try it has you eat a massive basket of fries fit for an army in under 20 minutes but it always took two people and mom and Buffy always refused thinking we would lose and we would have to pay I don't blame them fully because it's 40 dollars but if you win you get your next ten meals free and I say that's worth it. I start eyeing Giles maybe he would do it with me after all he did have us wait for hours and almost have us die of boredom "hey Giles can you do this challange with me"
"What challange" he asks confused I show him the fry challange and he looks horrified "absolutely not I'm not spending forty dollars on frys and besides we came here for a meal not this" he motions to the challange not knowing what to say "game" I pout and think of what to say then it hits me on what to do guilt trip him
"Well you did have us sit out there for hours and you don't have to pay when we win plus it's free food after" I say
"Now Lela that's not fair"
"Oh come on Giles you know me I'm an eatting mashine I could do this Blind folded pleaseeee" he sighs and gives in obvisally not wanting to argue about it he calls out for a waitress and tells her she gives us a shocked look more than likely thinking we can't do it because we both are pretty thin but that's where being a werewolf comes in handy it gives me a high metabolism an extremely high one I could eat it all and not really gain any weight hell I would still want something after. She opens her mouth like she was going to object but closes it and takes our order then leaves "thank you Giles" i say trying to cheer him up he just sighs. A couple minutes pass and the waitress comes out carrying a basket of fries with both hands when she sets it down it takes up most the table and makes Giles eyes fly wide open at the shear amount of fries in front of him before he can change his mind the waitress starts the timer and sets it down
"Lela I don't see how we can possibly" he starts but I interrupt
"We can trust meee" I say in a slight whine then start to eat and so does Giles after about 10 minutes Giles taps out and I finish the fries causing everyone in the dinner including Giles and the waitress to look at me shocked
"We have a champion" the waitress says and takes our picture then hands me a coupon for the free meals "congratulations I'm sure your dads suprized" she finishes as she walks to the wall on the other side of the dinner to put up our photo Giles looks at her about to correct her but stops when she walks away I just look at the empty basket...ya...dad...Giles must of noticed me being quiet because the next thing I know he's smiling
"Well I guess you were right Lela great job" I look up and smile back at him
"Thanks" Giles nods then looks at me confused
"How did you even manage to eat all of that though" he asks and I giggle some
"Werewolf perks" he grins and slightly chuckles
"Yes of course" we both order some drinks which they go ahead and give us for free without me losing one of the free meals. We both just lean back and rest our stomachs taking a sip of our drinks occasionally "are you ready to go" he asks me after a good 10 minutes of resting
"Yes" I answer him tiredly. he gets up and leaves a small tip and we both head out with him walking me home joking about tonight along the way
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BUFFYS POV
I slam my locker shut and lean Agenst it I've been talking to Xander about what happened last night for a while and with each word I just manage to make myself more upset
"So you just went home?" Xander asks
"What was I supposed to do? Say to Owen, 'Sorry I was late, I was sitting in a cemetery with the librarian and my sister chugging soda for hours waiting for a vampire to rise so we could prevent an evil prophecy from coming to pass?'" Xander weighs his options with his hands
"Or flat tire?" We start walking and I sigh
"I can't take this anymore. I feel like everyone is staring at me, the big, hideous, dateless monster." I swear this one guy we passed was stairing at me I can't stand this I turned around and yelled at him "What? Yeah, that's right, I have no life, c'mon, nothin' to see here, pal, move it along!" The guy Hurries away and we keep walking turning a corner
"You're acting a little overly, aren't you? I mean, you could have any guy in school."
"He's not any guy. He's more... Oweny."
"Sure, he's got a certain Owenosity, but that's not hard to find." He pauses as we reach his locker "I mean, a lotta guys read." He says with a goofy smile as I lean Agenst the lockers looking down "I can read." I look up to look at Xander to make a comment but I see Owen coming this way I quickly stand up strait as he reaches me
"Hey, Buffy!" He says
"Owen!" Is all I can manage to answer
"Oh, look, it's Owen." I give Xander a look that says be nice "Buffy and Owen. And Xander. That'd be me." He continues despite my warning
"W-where were you last night?" Owen asks
"Oh. Well, um, my watch broke and we don't have any clocks in our house and so I didn't know what time it was or even what day it was..." Oh god I sound like an idiot
"I thought I was the only one that happened to. How 'bout we try it again for tonight? I'll even lend you my watch." He hands me his gold pocket watch
"Tonight? Y-you and me?" I ask suprized
"Well, we could invite the chess club, but they drink and they start fights..."
"Oh, no, it's just... Well, I... sort of heard that... you and Cordelia were... somewhat... all over each other. A little..." Or a lot
"I danced with her a couple of times." He looks at me like he's a little discussted by her name "She's kinda grabby."
"Oh, well, let's see, if I rearrange that, and I push that to n... Sure! Tonight'll work!"
"Great! I'll pick you up at seven?"
"Um, seven!"
"That's when the little hand's" he points on the pocket watch "there."
"Oh! Between the six and the eight." I'm such an idiot
"Um, I'll see you then!" I watch him as he leaves
"Tonight! Isn't that so?"
"What?" Xander asks
"Me and Owen!" I say exited walking off to the library to tell Giles and Lela
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LELAS POV
I sigh as I flip through the pages of my book with no success on who the anointed one would be I look up and see giles rubbing his head and flipping through some pages obvisally having no luck either
"You ok" I ask him
" u-uh yes just a headache and slight stomach ache from last night"
"Yea sorry about that..." I say a little upset
"No no it's alright" he answers right when he goes to take a sip of his tea Buffy rushes in.
"Hey, how's it going?" Buffy asks fast
"Uh, alright." Giles answers
"That's great! I see we're still working on that Anointed One problem, that'll probably take you a few days, right? I mean, that's one obscure prophecy..."
"Well, yes, there are a few interpretations..." Buffy cuts him off
" So tonight's looking slow, right? Probably best to relax and regroup, no big disasters coming, that is *so* good, I will see you tomorrow then! Bye!" She leaves as fast as she came and Giles just looks at me taking a sip of his tea
"She is the strangest girl." He says and I just shrug and keep reading
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NO ONES POV
"You have done well. Everything is in place. When this night's work is done, I will have a mighty ally. I'll be one step closer to freeing myself from this... mystical prison." The master states as he feels his confines "I've been trapped down here so long I've nearly forgotten what it's like on the surface. Well, there'll be time enough to remember... when I rule it! If they try to stop you, kill them. Give your own lives, but do not fail to bring the Anointed. I know you won't disappoint me." He quickly grabs a bug from the air "Bug!"
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LELAS POV
I sigh sitting on the bed looking up at Buffy She's wearing her bathrobe, and Willow Xander and so not I Are helping her decide on an outfit. Turns out she has a make up date with Owen
"Pick!" Willow says excitedly Buffy looks at Xander as Willow holds up one of the dresses
"Okay, do I wanna appear shy, coy and naive or" Willow holds up the other for her "unrestrained, insatiable and aggressive? " Xander who's also watching from the bed looks at them obvisally not to thrilled
"Uh, y'know, Owen is a little home spun, he probably doesn't like that overly assertive look." He goes to her closet "Oh, hey, here's something. A nice comfy overcoat and a ski cap!" He holds them up to her and I smile "The ear flaps will bring out your eyes!" I nod
"I agree with Xander" Buffy and Willow exchange a look. Hey what can I say that dress is to short
"Maybe I should mix and match." Buffy says ignoring us and Willow nods "Okay, guy's opinion." She grabs two lipsticks from her desk and I roll my eyes "Which one do you think Owen will like better?" She holds them up "The red or the peach?"
"Oh, you mean for kissing you and then telling all his friends how easy you are so the whole school loses respect for you and then talks behind your back? The red's fine." Xander says and I shake my head he's really not liking this
"Thanks. I'll go with the peach." Buffy says a little sarcastically. She puts on the lipstick as willow hands Her a third dress
"Here, put this on." Willow says then both of them look at Xander.
"You're not bothering me!" Willow sighs and pushes him away. Xander you perv
"So, where's he taking you?"
"Oh, I don't know. Where do you suppose young kids go on dates these days?" Buffy says as she unties her bathrobe it's a good thing this isn't a different girl or else I'd be blushing like crazy I look away as I here foot steps and see Xander move over to buffys drawer chest and tries to angle the mirror inside a box so he can see. I'm about to get up and shove him out but he ends up breaking it and quickly closes it to try and hide what he did I sigh and make a mental note to fix that later
"Well, I read somewhere once that sometimes they go to movies." Willow says as Buffy finishes putting on the dress
"Movies! Interesting!"
"And I saw on TV once, a bunch of people our age went to a party."
"Wow! I never knew being a teenager was so full of possibilities! " Xander starts fumbling with the box more and we all look at him I about say something but the door bell rings and Buffy jumps up "That's Owen!" She rushes out and we all follow her as she opens the door she seems to lose some of her bubblyness "That's Giles."
"We need to talk." He says serisally
"Buffy's not home." She try's to close the door on him but he pushes it open and comes In
"My calculations may not have been as far off as I thought." He holds up a newspaper and Buffy reads it outloud
"Five Die in Van Accident'?"
"Out of the ashes of five shall rise the one. That's the prophecy. Five people have died!"
"In a car crash." buffy says skeptical
"Well it was years ago that these were written it's modern times so it could happen in any number of ways" I say and Giles nods and looks at her trying to get her to listen
"I know it doesn't quite follow, but, but it's worth investigating. Look! Among the dead was Andrew Borba, whom the police sought for questioning in a double murder. Now, he may be the Anointed One. The, the bodies have been taken to, to Sunnydale Funeral Home, w-we can..." Buffy interrupts him
"Giles, why do you wanna hurt me?"
"I beg your pardon?" Giles says confused and just as Buffy is about to answer Owen arrives
"Hey!" He says coming in without even an invite which annoys me
"Uh, hi!" Buffy says
"You have a date." Giles asks
"Yes, but I will return those overdue books by tomorrow."
"Wait, you're not getting off that easily."
"Man, you really care about your work!" Owen says
"Uh, Owen?" Willow says
"Yeah, a couple of things about tonight." Xander adds and they lead Owen into the living room.
"Another date? Don't you ever do anything else?" Giles asks
"This is the first date! There's never been a date, okay? This is my maiden voyage!" Buffy answers
"We don't even know if this is anything."
"No, we don't." Giles says slightly defeated
"And I haven't had a day off in a while."
"True..."
"And a cranky Slayer is a careless Slayer!"
"Buffy, maintaining a normal social life as a Slayer... i-i-is problematic at best." Giles reasons which i understand it would be dangerous for her to be with someone because anyone close to her would be a target we already dragged xander and willow into this mess I don't think anyone else should be put in danger
" this is the 90's. The 1990's, in point of fact, and I can do both. Clark Kent has a job. I just wanna go on a date."
"Well, I, I suppose it was a fairly slim lead..." Giles says giving up
"Thank you, thank you, thank you! And look, I won't go far, okay? If the apocalypse comes, beep me." Buffy says looking pleased owen ends up coming back out
"Is everything cool?" He asks
"All set." Buffy answers
"Yes, and, uh, you'll face a pretty hefty fine in the morning." Giles adds
"Well, bye. Don't wait up." Buffy says as leaves quickly with Owen
"Is something going on?" Willow asks
"Oh, uh, probably not, no. I, uh, I suppose I'll just, uh, go to the funeral home in case, just see if anything comes up." He goes to leave but I stop him
"I can come with you Giles" he looks and smiles some
"No no it's fine I'll be ok just a little scouting is all" he answers then leaves
"This is bad." Willow says worried
" I wish it was just bad." Xander answers
"We should... go along."
"Yeah, you're right. I don't trust that Owen guy. It's the eyes. Crazy!"
"Xander, we should go with Giles! He could get in trouble!" I just stay quiet she's right and I don't think he can defend himself that well
"Oh, he's gone, uh, it's, he's gonna be alright. He's like super librarian, y'know? Everyone forgets, Willow, that knowledge is the ultimate weapon." Xander answers and they both walk off to I assume wherever Buffy was going I sigh and look up
"I should follow him it's to dangerous and if he's right who knows how strong this anointed person is..."I say to myself I look around and shift into my werewolf form it will be easier to find and follow him like this I shake my fur and start following his scent staying in the shadows
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BUFFYS POV
Owen and I sit at a table talking.
"The thing about Emily Dickinson I love is, is she's just so incredibly morbid. A lot of loss, a lot of death... It gets me. With a lot about bees, for some reason." Owen says
"Did she have a tragic and romantic life? With a lotta bees?"
"Quiet. Kind of sequestered and uneventful. Which I can really relate to. I... don't get out much."
"I don't get that."
"It's my fault. I just find most girls pretty frivolous. I mean, there's a lot more important things in life than dating, y'know?" I look down at my beeper "Oh. Did I say something wrong?"
"Uh, no! Come on." I lead Owen to the dance floor ignoring the message and we both start dancing close
"It's weird."
"What is?"
"You! One minute you're right there. I've got you figured. The next, it's like you're two people."
"Really? Which one do you like better?"
"I'll let you know."
"Owen! Look at you, here all alone..." I hold in a groan as Cordelia's voise ruins the moment
"Cordelia, I'm here with Buffy." Owen says
"Oh! Okay. Do you wanna dance?"
"No, I'm still here with Buffy."
"You are so good to help the needy."
"Cordelia, Owen and I would like to be alone right now, and for that to happen, you would have to go somewhere that's away." I say to Cordelia resisting the earge to kick her out she just gives me a look then looks at Owen
"Well, when you're ready for the big leagues, let me know." She leaves and we finally go back to dancing
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GILES POV
I finally reach the feuneral home and park my car Its relatively quiet I get out grabbing my bag of supplies and slinging it over my shoulder walking a round my car and to the building I can't help but look around Its honestly a little creepy out I'm about to open the building when I sense something I stop and look at my right but nothing's there. I sigh must be my nerves As i turn back I notice it's not my nurves and that one of the brethren is in front of me I start backing away slowly but as I turn around there's another behind me
"Damn!" I pull out a cross from my bag as fast as I can and hold it up to them. They cower away in pain. And I make a dash for the building. Oh lord I should of let Lela come as I'm about to enter the building one of the breathen grab me and toss me back slightly and all three stand in front of me I start backing away slowly when I here something rustling in the bushes blast not another one! I turn my attention to the bushes and let out a relived breath as I see Lela in her wolf form charging at the breathern I brace myself for a fight but instead of fighting the breathern turn tail and run with Lela chasing after them I look around and quickly take the opertunity given to me to run into the building and baracade the door I take a quick glance around and put my cross up going into another room and blocking it off incase more are to show up which I have no doubt that they will sadly Lela can't chase them all at once...
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I finally find the door to the morgue lucky it's unlocked and I rush in. slaming the door behind me and blocking it with a filing cabinet, I take a moment to catch my breath My assumption was correct more came to replace the ones Lela is hunting I hope she dosent get surrounded out there I regain my posture and look around this must be the right place the brethren would not of been here if the anointed was not here I sigh and shake my head there's nothing I can do right now Lela is gone and I can not fight all thouse vampires I make up my mind and start looking for a way out so I can get Buffy I look at the windows but they are barred. But what other option do I really have I walk over to the Windows but jump back slightly startled seeing Xander and willow through the window
"AH!" I Yelp out Willow and Xander raise the window sash
"Giles, it's us!" Willow says
"What are you doing here?" I answer worried
"We saw two guys going in after you. Are they..." I look at the door herring that there getting close
"They are!" I look back "Uh, listen, you should get to safety."
"Can you get out this window?" Willow asks I test the bars and sigh
"I'm afraid not."
"Look, I hate to state the obvious, but this looks like a job for lela" Xander says
"Lela followed me and chanced three off she hasn't returned so I assume she's still hunting them" Willow looks at me worried from what I said "Uh, Buffy she has her, her... beeping thing!" I look around "Um, no phone, of course." I say annoyed
"Look, we'll get her, just, uh, hang in there." Xander says as they leave and I watch them worried
"Do hurry."
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BUFFYS POV
Owen and I take a break from dancing and stand by the stairs.
"Do you want something to eat?" He asks and I smile
"Sure. Just make it something fattening." I wait for him watching I turn around though when I here a familiar voise call my name
"Buffy."
"Angel." I reply
"I was hoping I'd find you here."
"You were?"
"Some serious stuff happening tonight. You need to be out there."
"No, not you, too." I say annoyed. I try to leave but he stops me
"What do you know?"
"Prophecy, Anointed One, yada, yada, yada..."
"So you know. Fine. I just thought I'd warn you."
"Warn me? You see that guy over there at the bar?" I walk around him and face Owen "He came here to be with me."
"You're here on a date?" He asks slight shock in his voise I turn to him annoyed
"Yes! Why is it such a shock to everyone?"
"Here you go." Owen says as he gets back
"Oh." I look between Angel and Owen "Um, Owen, this is Angel. Angel, this is Owen." I put my arm around him "Who is my date."
"Hey." Angel greets
"Hey! So. Where do you know Buffy from?" Owen asks curiousalluy
"Work." Owen looks at me confused
"You work?" Before I can answer I see Willow and Xander come running up out of breath.
"Buffy!" Willow manages to get out
"Look at this! You show up everywhere. Interesting." Owen says to Xander and xander points at Owen
"You don't know the half of it." He says then points at Angel "What's he doing here?"
"I guess it's the same thing you're doin' here." He answers ok no why is this happening to me I just want to have a normal day is that to much to ask
"Uh, excuse me, what are any of you doing here?" I ask annoyed
"Look, we gotta get to, uh..." Willow kicks him causing Xander to restart his sentence "Uhhhh. We thought it'd be fun if, uh, we made this a double date!" Willow and Xander put their arms around each other.
"I didn't know you guys were seeing each other." Owen say suprized
"Oh, yeah, well, we knew it would happen eventually, so we figured, hey! Why fight it?" Willow answers
"And you guys are thinking double?" Owen asks
"Cause of... " Xander laughs nervously "...the fun!" Owen looks at Angel
"And you're here because of work?" He asks
"Hey, maybe we should all go somewhere together."
"Gee, that's so nice of you to ask, but Owen and I were, well, sort of... Owen and I." I say
"You know what'd be cool? The Sunnydale Funeral Home!" Wait what
"I've always wanted to go there!" Willow says
"The funeral home?"
"Actually, that sounds kinda cool! Do you think we could all sneak in?" Wait Owen no
"We saw some guys in there before. They seemed to be" Xander looks at me "having fun! A few of them got chased away by I think a dog so it should be a little less crouded now" he finishes
"Bite me!" I say outloud to myself I look up at Angel and he gives me an 'I told you so' look. I sigh in defeat and look at Owen "Um, Owen, I gotta go."
"I thought we were going to the funeral home." He says confused
"No, you can't. I'll tell you what. I'll be back in a little while."
"Buffy..." Owen leads me away "What's the deal? Do you wanna bail on me?" My heart drops some
"No! No... no... uh... You remember when you said I was like two different people? Well, one of them has to go. But the other one is having a really, really good time, and will come back. I promise." Owen just nods his head and let's me go but I stop half way to Xander and Willow and quickly rush back and kiss Owen then I leave with Willow and Xander close behind. As we exit the bronze and get far enough away I look at them
"Ok fill me in" I tell them
"Giles was right but ran into trouble Lela chaced away some of the vampires but wasn't back by the time we got there and Giles is locked in one of the rooms" willow says quickly I just nod and quicken my pace worried about Giles and my sister
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We finally make it to the fenural home and Everything seems quiet. Willow Xander and I come in through the front door.
"Which way?" I ask
"The room's around back." Willow answer and we all go off to the left. Around a corner annnd then hit a dead end. I don't even bother to hold in my anoyence
"Damn it!"
"This is so cool!" I look back at herding Owens voise where the hell did he come from did he really just follow us?!
"Uh, Owen! You can't be here!"
"Oh, and I suppose you guys are allowed? What are we doin' here? Are we gonna see a dead body?"
"Possibly several." I answer and look at Xander and Willow "Guys, watch him." I run back the way we came I quietly walk down the hall, looking and listening. I finally find the damn morgue but the door was already open I slowly look around The place is a shambles..
"Giles?" I call out worried I spot His bag is on the autopsy gurney and notice The window bars are torn open I look around and find his cross Suddenly one of the doors to a body storage drawer opens in front of me and the drawer rolls out. Causing me to jump back startled "Giles!"
"It is you. Oh, good." He says trying to wiggle out
"What happened?"
"Uh, two more of the brethren came in here. They came after me. But I was more than a match for them."
"Meaning...?"
" I hid. Uh, this, uh, chap was good enough to bunk with me till they went away." he says as he jumps down off of the cadaver
"Well, were they here after you, or was it that prophecy thing?"
"Ah, well, that's what we have to find out. I don't know what these brethren mean to do exactly. Find the Anointed, or, or, or, or give him something perhaps, uh, it's all, all very vague! And the Anointed may be long gone!"
"But he may not be."
"We must find out."
"Okay, I just need to get Owen and the others out of harm's way first." He gives me an annoyed and shocked look
"Owen? You brought a date?" I sigh
"I didn't bring him, he just came."
"Buffy, when I said you could slay vampires and have a social life, I didn't mean at the same time."
"I know. I'll get rid of him" I start to leave
"Y-you can't make him go out there alone, we don't know where the brethren are or even where your sister is we can't have him running into either. I-I'll just..."
"No! No, Giles, he sees you, he's gonna have more questions than he already does right now. I'll take care of it." I run out into the hall and look around for the others. They come around a corner and see me.
"Is everything okay?" Willow asks
"It is."
"And we'll be leaving?" Xander asks
"We're not done lookin' around yet!" Owen says upset
"No, he's right. So let's find a nice, safe, fun room to look around in." I take Owen's hand and lead him and the others down the hall. We reach an office door. Good enough
"We tried the office here, but it's locked." I break the lock and go in
"No it's not!"
"Well, I don't think we'll find much in here." I look around and don't see anything trying to hold in a sigh just work with me Owen
"That's the plan."
"Okay." He says confused "What?"
"I have to go now" I laugh nervously "Um, to the bathroom, I have to go to the bathroom. If you hear anything, like a security guard or something, just be really quiet. " I turn to Willow and Xander "And barricade the door." I rush out into the hall again and look around on my way back to the morgue meeting with Giles
"Start looking through the body drawers" Giles says right when I get in and I do as I'm told opening one after another Ive opened about three the fourth one having nothing but parts
"Ewww, parts!" I can't help but say outloud
"Keep looking, he must be here somewhere." Giles replies we keep looking for a few minutes but there only one left now Giles opens it quickly and I pull out the drawer. It's empty.
"Nothing."
"The Anointed must be gone."
"I guess. I mean, this is where they keep all the dead bodies, right?"
"Mm-hm." Giles answers defeated I'm About to suggest that we get going but the sound of a window being smashed stops me
"Oh, no!" I start running to the office where I left everyone. I almost run into them in the hall not noticing they were running twords me
"He's in there!" Xander half yells
"Uh, go! Get out! "
"She'll be okay. C'mon!" Xander says and They continue running. I try to find andrew damn I can here him singing where is he I keep walking some then stop when the singing gets louder and I see him comeing down the hall towards me
"Shall we gather at the river? The beautiful, the beautiful river?" He says making no since I Try to head him off another way but I shake my head and change my direction towards it morge I need a weapon giles please be there. My luck turns as I see him still there I rush in talking fast
"What've you got?"
"What?"
"What'd you bring? Do you have a stake?"
"Oh, uh..." He goes through his bag and hands me a stake.
"Thank you!" I head back out the door
"W-what should I do?" Giles asks I look at him
"Um, go outside and make sure the others are okay." The next thing I know I'm flying through the air And slam agenst something hard then darkness
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WILLOWS POV
I look at Owen as he speaks
"Somebody's gotta help Buffy!" He says no we need to stay put!
"Owen!" Ignoring my call Owen runs to the morgue. With us following behind As we reach where Buffy and Giles are we all stop for a moment Buffy is just starting to get up off the floor and Andrew is approaching Giles.
"They told me about you while I was sleeping." Giles holds up his cross. And Andrew backs up slightly in pain I try hard not to watch to much because of the fact hes well...naked "Uh! Why does he hurt me?" He slaps Giles' hand away, and the cross goes flying. He then grabs Giles and throws him into the crematory controls. Which seems to of fired up the the chamber light to the cremation chamber I look from the chamber to Giles hes unconscious I turn my attention to Buffy as Andrew bends down to pick Buffy up. Before I can do anything Owen comes running in.
"Buffy!" He calls as Andrew raises her above his head. "No!" He grabs a tray and swings it into Andrew's back, stunning him. His knees buckle and he lets go of Buffy. She staggers into an open body drawer door and falls down unconscious. I turn my attention to Andrew and Owen quickly as Andrew turns and grabs Owen by the neck growling as he moves in to bite him Owen grabs an urn from a shelf and smashes it over Andrew's head causing him to drop Owen he goes over to help Buffy as fast as he can while me and Xander stand on the sidelines I wish Lela was here Buffy wakes up and tries to get up. "Did you see that? He tried to bite me!" He helps Buffy up "What a sissy!" Before I know it Andrew gets back up, grabs Owen and smashes a body drawer door into the back of his head. Is he...is he dead...
"No!" Buffy yells out
"Dead!" He lets Owen fall "He was found wanting!"
Buffy kicks him right in the gut making Him roll over the autopsy gurney and onto the floor. She runs around to the far end of the gurney as Andrew quickly gets up. She pushes the gurney into his gut, and then pushes down on her end so it pivots up to hit him in the chin. He staggers back and falls. She then jumps up onto the gurney and does a roundoff onto the floor as he gets up. He swings at Buffy's face, but she blocks it. He tries again with his other arm, hitting Buffy in the face and knocking her to the me to flinch He starts to taunt her as she quickly gets up.
"You killed my date!" I see movement out of the corner of my eye Owens alive!
"Buffy! Owen's..." I start but Xander stops me pulling me back
"J-just give her a sec!" He says holding me gently I look back at the fight and notice why he stopped me buffys actually beating him now because she thinks that he killed Owen...I watch as Buffy blocks another punch, and then hits Andrew and Blocks a second punch from him, she hits him in the gut again. As he leans forward from the pain, she knees him in the gut, and then shoves him backward into a counter.
"You killed my date!" She yells again I turn around some as I see more movement Giles seems to of finally woke up good
"Your turn!" I hear Andrew say I quickly turn my attending back in time to see him lunge at Buffy, but she sidesteps him and uses his forward momentum to launch him into the air. He lands on the gurney, and it rolls over to the crematory. The gurney stops when it hits, but Andrew continues to slide through the open door. Giles kicks the gurney away and slams the crematory door shut. Andrew screams as he burns with Buffy watching him through the small window she takes her eyes off of it when she notices Owen trying to sit up.
"Does anyone have an aspirin? Or sixty?" He asks Buffy goes to Owen shocked and happy
"Owen!" She crouches beside him
"What happened to that guy?"
"Oh... We scared him away."
"Oh, good. 'Cause, y'know, I would've..."
"I know. Here..." She helps him up "I'm sure this isn't exactly what you had in mind for our first date." Owen rubs his head
"Yeah! I was hoping maybe we'd finish at Ben & Jerry's."
"We still could..."
"No, I, I, I think I'll just walk home." He starts to go, but stops "Uh, which way's home?"
"I'll get you there"
"No, I'll, I'll go it alone." Xander and I come over.
"We'll make sure he gets home safely." Xander says as we lead Owen away.
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GILES POV
I look at Buffy as she watches them go poor girl I slowly come over behind her.
"Buffy, if I might, uh..." I start but she cuts me off
"Don't!" She says as she slowly walks out I sigh and clean my glasses I know this must be hard on her I put my glasses back on and walk outside and sit down deciding to wait for Lela
"I hope she's alright..." I say to myself
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LELAS POV
I follow behind Giles closely and watch as he try's to get into the building but fails one of the vampires grabs him and thrusts him away from the door and all three stand infront of him I growl quietly and get ready to lunge forward I take a quick glance at Giles and see he's looking at the bushes I'm in but he dosent notice the vampires starting to move twords him. I run out of the bushes fast and bare my fangs instead of them fighting me though they run off like the cowards they are and I give chace. I let out grunts as I run after them I slow down slightly as they split up one going straight and the other two going to the left and right I deside to follow the one that went straight and speed up but just as fast as I speed up I stopped causing some dirt to come up off the ground I look around still on all fours I'm in a clearing alone. No one else..just as I'm about to let my guard down I catch multiple scents my eyes widden as what happened just hits me AMBUSH! I let out a loud roar as I'm instantly surrounded by vampires there's at least thirty of them here I dig my claws into the ground giving one last warning growl
"KILL HER!" One of them yells to the others as he and a few more start running first I follow suit and run at them jumping up and landing on top of the one that ordered the commend grabbing his head in my jaws and tearing it off his body the head turns to ash as I turn and attack another taking care of him the same way as the other I'm about to go after a third when one jumps on my back trying to break my neck I buck some trying to shake him off but when I realize he's not going to budge I stand up on my hind legs and reach behind my back ripping him off and throwing him into one of his allies. I roar and rush at some of the scattered vampires raking my claws along there necks severing there heads from their bodies I can hear some coming up behind me I duck fast and run turning my body fast biting onto their calves and tossing them into the air as I go after a group to my left multiple vampires grab onto me and try to hold me down I let out growls and snaps but nothing is getting them off I can't even move just as I think i might of lost this someone gets them off me and I take the opertunity to move to a better Tatitical point who I see shocks me some it's angel
"I though you could use some help" he says as he kills a few of his kind I give him a nod and start attacking again with his help we managed to kill all of them. As I pant slightly tired dust goes into my mouth I shake my head in discust. I deside to go on all fours and shake my fur out and low and behold more and more dust comes off of me after a bit the dust finally stops and I stand back up looking at the person who saved me I shift back and walk over to him
"Hey um...thanks for helping me" I say to him he just nods
"Your welcome"
"Why did you though.." I ask confused
"What do I have to gain if your dead" he answers "we're on the same side" I nod and smile
"Thanks again" he just nods once more and leaves hmm he's not a bad fighter for a vampire. I shake again and groan out
"Oh come on" I say annoyed as more dust falls out of my hair I lower my head and ruffle my hair until all of it comes out. "Finally"
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GILES POV
I sigh and pace around to worried to sit anymore
"I should look for her" I say as I turn around but sigh in relief as I see her emerge from where she last ran off "Lela thank goodness your alright what happened?" I ask her worried she just looks at me and streatches
"Chaced after the cowards they split up and turns out the one I desided to follow lead me into ambush of thirty vamps but there dust now" she answers and I look at her shocked
"T-thirty how did you ever manage to get out alive"
"I had some help from angel" she answers and I just nod relived she's ok
"Well I'm glad your ok" she just smiled and I smiled back but it soon turned into a look of slight shock when I hear her stomach growl extreamly loudly
"Ops" she says I just laugh slightly she went through a lot so why not
"Want to go get something to eat" I ask her she clasps her hands together and does a slight jump
"YES!" She half yells in a reponce I chuckle and lead her to my car so we both can eat
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BUFFYS POV
Xander Willow Lela and I walk along the balcony.
"Well, did Owen say anything about me on the way home?" I asked worried
"Oh, you mean specifically about you?" Willow asks
"Or generally... i-in the area, in the ballpark, any sort of indication?" We round the corner and start walking down the stairs.
"Well, in that case, no." Xander answers
"But he was pretty incoherent, so we might've missed it." Willow added
"You think?" I ask hopefull
"No." Xander answers fuck...
" I knew it. I totally blew it last night!"
"No, see, what you need is a guy who already knows your deepest, darkest secrets and still says, Hey! I like that girl!' Someone like..." I stop seeing Owen
"Owen!"
"Well, heh... This is our stop." Willow says as she walks around Me along with everyone else
"Hi." Owen says
"Hi." I reply pausing..."This is going well."
"I don't really know how to say this, but... about last night..."
"You don't even have to. I'm sure you were pretty freaked out."
"Totally." I look down "And... I was wondering when I could see you again." Huh what? I look back up at him
"Um, that was my hopeful ear. Could you repeat that?"
"I think you're the coolest!" I smile
"Really?"
"I mean, last night was incredible! I never thought nearly getting killed would make me feel so... alive!" I look down and start to walk oh...
"So that's why you wanna be with me." Owen follows me
"Oh, absolutely! When can we do something like that again?" That's not the answer I wanted...
"Something like..." I ask with what ever little hope I have left for a different answer
"Like, walk downtown at three in the morning, a-and pick a fight in a bar. How about tonight?"
"Tonight would..." We stop walking and I break inside "be... not a workable thing. Did I just say that?"
"Tomorrow, then. I-I'm free any night this week." Owen...
"I'm not. Please don't take this personally. It's not you, it's me."
"Right. It's you." He says starting to get the hint
"And I was kinda hoping that... maybe you and I could still be..."
"I, I get it. You just wanna be friends." He says disapointed
"That'd be nice."
"Friends. Yeah. Great." He says leaving and I sigh I know he doesn't mean it
"Yeah. Great." I say to myself. Giles comes up behind me and we both watch him leave I look down and walk over to the bench sitting down and Giles follows me.
"I was ten years old when my father told me I was destined to be a Watcher." He starts saying and sits next to me "He was one, and his, uh, mother before him, and I was to be next."
"Were you thrilled beyond all measure?"
"No, I had very definite plans about my future. I was going to be a fighter pilot. Or possibly a grocer, well, uh... My father gave me a very tiresome speech about, uh, responsibility and sacrifice."
"Sacrifice, huh?"
"Seems like a nice lad." He says looking twords Owen
"Yeah. But he wants to be danger man. You, Xander, Willow, you guys... you guys know the score, you're careful. Two days in my and Lelas world and Owen really would get himself killed. Or I'd get him killed." I face Giles "Or someone else."
"I, I went to the funeral home of my own free will. And Lela went after the three vampires on her own free will"
"And I should've been there."
"Buffy..."
"I blew it! I put you and Lela in danger you get chaced and trapped and Lela gets ambushed!"
"I have volumes of lore, of prophecies, of predictions. But I don't have an instruction manual. We feel our way as we go along. And, I must say, as a Slayer, you're, you're doing... pretty well. Both of you" I smile some
"Well. At least I did stop that prophecy thing from coming true."
"You did! Handily. No more Anointed One. And I would imagine the Master, wherever he is, is having a fairly bad day himself." He smiles and We laugh
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NO ONES POV
"And in this time will come the Anointed. the Slayer and her guardian will not know him. They will not stop him, and he will lead them into hell.'" The master reads as he kneels down next to The younge child that was on the bus "Welcome, my friend."
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So a lil bonding moment with Giles and fries And lela so I'm back mainly I've been both lazy and Stumped on a chapter I wanted to get done befer uploading some you may notice errors or it's not exacally written the same as others one I haven't written in while so I'm rusty two my computers screwed so I can't do the fancy checking I usally do which usally shows me so much I did wrong so sorry about tha basically the chapters will be scattered hopefully more frequent but I dont know also can't remember if I said this but some chapters later on may not be In here mainly cause there wouldn't really be much Lela in it or I can't fig out anything to write this was gonna be one of them but she could pop up enoug plus it was a good bonding point for Giles and her also yes parts are cut out I'm not gonna write every part if I don't fully feel there nessicary so yea I may upload another right after this or in few days if I don't lose track of time