Hello and Happy New Year! I got a new chapter. This started out with only 700 words and i wasnt happy with that. So i tweaked it just a bit and now i have over 2k. Im still not completely happy but then again i never am. And your reviews had me blushing madly so thank you Courtney Lynn D. Lshcub, blue talith, deathgeonous, and piecesofyourheart, yours was the first of the last chapter and i squealed like a little girl, but in a good way.

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Chapter 6

Buffy sat down in the nearest chair. Making sure it wasn't in sunlight. She thanked the architects that designed this building so that the sunlight never fully reached the head of the table. She gave a small humorless laugh. "So what gave it away?" Buffy studied the other blonds form while her face was hidden from view. Oh yes Tara was extremely beautiful. The girl had a body to die for. Endless curves. And such expressive eyes, so wide and full of innocence. Tara continued to smile softly but there was a certain sadness to her eyes that Buffy couldn't look away from. "I t-think the bags of-of Synthetic b-b-blood in the refrigerator n-next to the vegetarian leftovers is w-what g-gave it away."

This got an actual chuckle of real amusement from the blond vampire. "I suppose it would." Buffy let a small smile cross her face. "T-That and I-I remember w-what happened the o-other n-night." At this the room turned tense. "I-I was wondering h-how someone y-your s-size could take on t-t-three football p-players." you could hear the amusement and awe in her voice.

Buffy looked at the smiling witch in with a blank face hiding her shock. "You don't care for the fact that I'm a vampire?" her tone even. Tara shook her head. "You wouldn't hurt me." was her sound answer. "Are you so sure about that? I could easily tear your throat apart, and gorge on your wonderful smelling blood?" both women flinched, though Buffy internally, at the harsh words. It was the truth. The cold, yet terrifying truth.

"Yes." was Tara's firm answer.

"Your going to stick with that decision knowing I could easily do that right now." Buffy demanded her hands gripped the armrests, surely leaving indents. "Then do it." Tara challenged still firm. Buffy's jaw clenched in frustration. This is not what she pictured. Tara was supposed to run away in fear. Running away kept her from danger. Despite vowing to never kill or hurt an innocent she couldn't say the same for the enemies she's made along the decades. But not only was this girl not afraid but she was fully taking on a challenge that she could easily lose. Lucky for her she was right. A tiny part of Buffy was jumping for joy. Filling with hope.

No one spoke for a moment. Buffy shifted uncomfortably before speaking again, "What will you do now with this new knowledge of my… nature." a grimace formed on her face as she said the word nature. Tara stared, her eyes and face giving nothing away. "I w-want you t-to t-take me with you w-when y-you l-leave." her resolve faded and the stuttering was back in her voice.

Ok it was official Buffy's jaw has hit China. She didn't just… the phone decided to go off at that moment startling both of them though Tara physically jumped at the random noise breaking the silence. Quickly standing up she motioned for Tara to stay where she was. Moving to the living room which was to the right of the dinning room she picked up the phone.

"This is Summers speaking." the voice on the other line surprised her. "It's Angel. There's a problem and we need your help." Damn, out of the frying pan and into the pot.

~~ Sunnydale ~~

A Rupert Giles sighed as he sat back in his apartment study recliner. He was a man of forty with graying hair and stiff clothing. His glasses sat on the desk in front of him as he contemplated the problem before him. A friend he had inside of the Council that had fired him, delivered a book full of prophecies and the newest one has just revealed itself. It was a mystical book. Only showed its secrets when it deemed necessary. Now the newest secret was a cause for great concern.

Picking up the phone he started dialing the Scooby Gang, the unofficial protectors of Sunnydale.

30mins later all were assembled. Xander Harris, a dark haired boy with a goofy disposition. He was usually all smiles. If you actually looked at him and not just his demeanor you would see broad shoulders, an abundance of dark hair and a smile that made you look twice. Though he screamed laid back you could see his hard working hands and the subtle hint of muscles. Next was the recently discovered witch Willow Rosenburg. She had the brightest red hair which fit her sparkling green eyes. At one time she was shy and reserved but thanks to Xander's former ex Cordelia Chase and Faith's coxing she was more confident in herself and isn't afraid to speak her mind. Though she did have the habit of babbling it was a cute and endearing quality that made the red head her. She was currently dating Daniel "Oz" Osbourne lead guitarist of Dingoes Ate My Baby, and resident werewolf. He was gone for 2 days with his band.

Next was Anya or Anyaka as she was once called. A former vengeance demon turned human, she's loves money and apparently Xander. She was strange to say the least. Anya though human now, enjoys reminiscing about her, over 1000 years as a vengeance demon, often talking fondly about the various unfaithful men she cursed. Then there was the latest Slayer, Faith Lehane. She definitely had the whole bad girl image down to a key. Wearing black leather pants tucked into boots that stopped 5inches short of her knees. A tight shirt covered by a black leather jacket. She was every guys biker fantasy with dark bedroom eyes high cheek bones and soft pouty lips with dark hair to frame her face. Though this group was odd they all were beautiful in their own way.

The last of the group hid in the shadows. Angel or Angelus as he was once called. A vampire cursed with a soul working on the road to redemption. He donned all black making his pale skin stand out against all the black. Angel had looks that could brake hearts. With dark piercing eyes, equally dark hair and a face to make Greek statues jealous.

"So what's up G-man? New evil dude in town to take down? I'm sure Faith can take him down no problem." Xander asked. Giles scowled at the nickname. He sighed and started to clean his glasses. It was a therapeutic action to relieve stress building up. Faith claimed he was one day going to rub a hole in his glasses. "No I fear its worse than that." that got everyone's attention. "Another apocalypse? We've dealt with plenty of those before." Faith said. Giles shook his head.

"True but this one is on a much larger scale. If things go wrong then the very fabric of this world and many others could be destroyed." That shut them up. He said worlds. "Read it." He held out the book of prophecies. "It's the only thing readable in there."

Faith took the book and flipped through it till she found the English marked page. "The Mouth Of Hell Where The Sun Gives Its Name As Deception-- well that's Sunnyhell alright. She Who Is Nameless Shall Return -- our baddie is a she -- Only With The Four-- wait 4?" this got strange looks all around except from Giles who already has read it, -- "Champions Of Light And Their Friends Shall The Light Prevail. For If She Who Is Nameless Finds Her Name All Will Be Forgotten And Worlds Will Fall Before Her Darkness."

Silence followed then end Faith was about to speak when the book started to glow. "What the hell--" Giles stared wide eyed at the book. "The book is revealing another secret." you could hear the excitement in his voice. He sounded like a kid on Christmas. Faith handed the strange glowing book to her watcher who all the more eager to take it from her grasp. It creeped her out to see him like this over a book. He stared at the now faintly glowing words.

"Well what does it say?" Anya asked impatiently. Giles shot her a glare. "Its…Its giving a description of the Champions!" Faith was sure that if he wasn't so composed that he would be jumping up and down in excitement. "Well lay 'em on us G-man." He once again glared at the nick name but cleared his throat and began to read. "The first describes a female warrior of ancient power. Always fighting those of the night. That's obviously Faith. The second is a shadow working towards the light with a curse turned gift. I'm guessing that's Angel."

Giles read silently for a moment before he frowned. "The next two cant be any of us. We don't fit the descriptions Faith fit's the third halfway but the rest completely changes that. The third reads: A warrior light that was betrayed. Given unwillingly to the shadows. A gift is given to the third. Never to be fully shadow but forever a warrior of light." His face scrunched up. The others looked confused except Anya and Angel. Both had a thoughtful look on their face.

"And the fourth?" Xander asked. "Oh yes. A new soul among those who wish to tarnish. The fourth shall be found first by the third. A vessel of the Goddess herself she will be unwavering kindness and forgiveness with a hidden power of untold imagination she will be the key to the heart of the third." Giles sat the book down and stared thoughtfully at it. "That puts us at a dead end. How are we supposed to find two people who we've never heard of?" Xander questioned.

Anya and Angel shared a look. "Are you thinking of the same person as me?" they both asked at the same time. They nodded. "Ok want to clue me in on what's going on between dead boy and my girlfriend?" Deadboy was Xander's nickname for Angel seeing as he still was uneasy about the vampire. Even if he has a soul.

"You all know Angel as the only vampire with a soul right?" Anya started. Everyone nodded. "Well he technically the first and only vampire to be cursed with a soul but he's not the first vampire to have a soul." Anya stated. Everyone's eyes widened. "You see I was cursed in 1898 for over 100 years while this vampire has had their soul all of their vampire life which is well over 300 years."

Giles actually dropped his glasses. "H-How can this be? Why does the Council have no record of this vampire?" Anya and Angel both scowled. "She has an extreme dislike for the Council is all we can tell you." the british man let a frown cross his face. Willow, Xander and Faith stared at the ancient duo. Willow spoke up next. "That doesn't explain how she fit's the other parts of the description."

"And what did this vamp chick do to get to be able to have a soul right off the bat?" Anya and Angel shared another look. "Trust us when we say that we cant say. Not our story to say." Angel said. "So this chick have a number we can call?" Xander asked not really expecting a serious answer. But his jaw dropped when Angel dug inside his trench coat and pulled out a cell phone. "You have a cell phone!"

Angel gave the mobile a look of disdain but nodded. "It was her idea of us staying in communication. She said her number is on speed dial or what ever that is. She said that I need to get in this century." Xander laughed. Willow took pity and helped the lost vampire out with his technology problem. "Thank you Willow." She gave him smile. "No problem." Xander piped up, "Man I cant wait for Oz to come back. I've got a lot to tell him." She pointed out a number among a strange list of names that couldn't be human. "Is this the one? Summers?" She picked the most normal sounding one. He nodded and she connected the call. Angel placed the phone to his ear. He didn't have to wait long because it was picked up after only two rings.

"This is Summers speaking." was the answer "Its Angel. There's a problem and we need your help." TBC…

Anyone like my introduction of the Scooby Gang? There's a little button with Green letters to tell me your thoughts. Go on click on it. Oh and im trying really hard with the whole odd placed words and mis-spells so tell me if i messed up somewhere.