Chapter 5

Oh my God. What the hell am I going to do? OK, stay calm and think of your options, you could: Go straight to Buffy's house to warn her, although Chelsea's probably got about an hour head start on me, or I could go to the library at school to tell Giles, or phone Willow or Xander. I think I'll phone Willow and try and warn Buffy. Good. Ok. Now I have a plan everything seems a whole lot clearer.

'Hello, is Willow there? If she is would you mind telling her it's Indie and it's very important, thanks.'

'Indie?'

'Yeah, sorry Willow, for phoning you this late, but when I got home Chelsea wasn't in and there was a note saying she'd gone out to get Buffy, she probably left just over an hour ago. I'm going to her house now to warn her so she can get out or something.'

'No, Buffy wouldn't run away, but I completely understand why you are worried. I'll phone Giles and tell him to bring that Russian crossbow.'

'Thank you so much Willow. I'll see you there.'

'Glad to help.'

There, her house, I pedalled faster as I saw it. Just as I was turning the corner Buffy came sprinting round the corner from what looks like her garden followed closely by Chelsea.

'Buffy!'

'Indie get out of here!' Buffy shouted as she did a low then a high kick onto my sister.

'It's not safe! Go get Giles or Willow or somebody!'

'They're coming, watch out!' I shouted as Chelsea ran behind to give a hard punch to the head.

'You killed my sister, and I've come for my revenge, so here's what's gunna happen. You are going to die slowly and painfully and I'll make all your little friends watch.' She let out a long cackle then, throwing her head back into the night.

'No!' I screamed and threw myself at her, she stumbled back in surprise, releasing Buffy.

'You, you bitch! I thought we were sisters, you know the sticking together type, back each other up, but no, obviously not!' She threw me to the ground and I heard a crack in my arm somewhere and someone screamed really loud and they seemed to be very close. Oh, wait, that was me screaming. Wow, must be more serious than I thought.

'Buffy!' Chelsea had Buffy pinned to the ground and wasn't looking good for either of us, when Giles arrived in his car along with Willow and Xander.

'Willow, stake!' She threw it and I caught it with my good arm, got up and balanced myself, then ran at full tilt towards Chelsea from behind so she couldn't see me.

'Hey, sis.' She spun round.

'Stake.' I plunged it through her heart, I'd watched enough vampire movies to know that's how you kill vampires. I watched my last remaining family turn to dust and didn't feel any regret what-so-ever.

'Hey, good instincts, you saved me from, well, certain death or living forever as a pale, afraid of the sun vampire. Thanks.'

'That's ok, I'm just glad to get rid of her to be honest. Even before she was a vamp she was pretty mean to me.'

'So, what are you going to do now? I mean you're not technically old enough to live by yourself and even if you were how would you get the money to buy an apartment?'

'I dunno, I'm sure I've got some relative somewhere, I'll just track them down and ask if they'll take me in. If you don't mind, I'd really rather not get the state involved, I really don't want to live in a foster home just for like a year, there's no point. I'll do this on my own.'

'Ok, that sounds cool.' Buffy said.

'Hey, Indie. While you're looking for this relative, do you wanna stay over at my house? I'm sure my mum wouldn't mind or anything and we have a dark and danky basement that I'm sure would be liveable.' I laughed, but it sounds a pretty good offer, and besides it's coming from Xander.

'I'd love to, if that's ok with your mum.'

'Yeah, I'm pretty sure it would be.'