AN: BTVS doesn't belong to me.
The blonde slayer was patrolling near an old warehouse. She was startled out of thoughts when an old man in a security uniform toughed her shoulder.
"You looking for the rave party? It's not here if you are. Drove them out last night" The old man informed her.
"Oh yes and, darn, I just love those raves. Guess I should be going." Buffy lamely replied as she turned and started off.
"Wait, take this too. I don't know what it is." The security guard handed her a medium golden sphere.
"Neither do I." Buffy mumbled as she took it.
Early next morning, Buffy walked into the Magic Box. She wanted to talk to Giles about the glowing orb she had gotten. The blonde was unsurprised to see the teenage clone there already but what did startle her was that she was sitting at the large table with books and paper in front of her. By the way her foot was bouncing up and down; she was in one of her restless states. Willow leaned over Lilith's shoulder and pointed at something on her paper.
"So, what's going on here?" Buffy asked as she approached the table.
"Hi Buff, I'm just teaching Lilith to write. Apparently, a verbal report was more reliable than a written one." Willow explained.
"How's that going?" Buffy chuckled as she saw the frustrated look on the brunette's face.
"Not well." Lilith grounded out as she concentrated on tiding up her handwriting.
"Anyway, Giles, look at what I got while patrolling last night." Buffy changed the subject by pulling out the sphere to show her watcher, who took it from her with interest.
"Hm, we shall have to do research. I have never seen something like this before." Giles said as he examined it.
"Yes, no more of this shit." Lilith replied excitedly flipping a book close.
"Watch your mouth and you are still working on your writing." Faith's statement came from the door to the work out area of the shop.
"Double standard." The younger brunette mumbled under her breath and reopened her book.
Across town, Riley was beating away at a punching bag and deep in thought about Buffy and him. 'All of it has changed since the Initiative was shut down. Buffy doesn't even seem to think of me the same anymore. We use to go out patrolling together but now I'm lucky if she even stops by afterwards. It's like without the Initiative I'm nothing special, just another Scooby. I just wish she would let me help her and keep her safe sometimes.' Riley starts to go at the bag harder as his doubts become worse.
Around noon, Tara stopped by the shop during her break as Willow and Buffy had class at this time. Faith had gone back to Giles' apartment for more books. Seeing Lilith at the table with her leg still bouncing, she decided that the clone needed a break from all the studying she had been doing.
"Hey, Lilith, why don't you take a break for a bit?" Tara asked as she sat down next to her.
"Okay, how are you?" She answered automatically.
"I'm doing good, thank you. And you? You're not sleeping well still that I can see." Tara stated seriously not giving her anytime to dismissingly say she was fine.
"They almost seem to be getting worse. I don't understand them." Lilith responded lowering her head. "Red seems to be happy about something." The brunette tried to change the subject."
"Yeah, I think she has something planed for my birthday in a couple of weeks." Tara smiled allowing the subject change as she felt that she had already pushed enough.
"What is a birthday?" the youngest slayer questioned confused.
"People celebrate the day you were born by giving you gifts and other stuff." Tara explained sadly and stood because she had to get back to campus. "How about we talk later?" She was answered with a nod as the blonde left the Magic Box.
"Lilith, how would you like to train for a bit?" Giles interrupted before the teenager had a chance to reopen her book.
"Okay, Watcherman." Lilith stated excitedly to be able to get out of studying for a while.
"I swear you use those names on purpose. Now, hit the gloves." The Englishman said as he raised the gloves in front of the clone's face.
Lilith started off putting in a good cadence even adding in a few kicks here and there. Suddenly, she didn't see the backroom of the Magic Box but the tall white room with a two-way mirror on the other side and splashes of blood covering the ground and walls. Lilith saw a panel slide up and a tall pale demon with two horns on the side of its head. It looked muscular enough to crush her but she knew that she would be killed if she didn't win. So, she charged at it with a fierce looking face. Ducking a swinging punch, the young brunette slayer kicked out its knee and jabbed its stomach twice. Lilith followed with a kick to the head. When the demon fell, she got on top of it and was prepared to finish it off but her arm was grabbed and the brunette was pulled from the demon.
The calling of her name and the worried tone behind it brought her out of her flashback. Lilith was looking at Buffy's freaked out face and the rest of the Magic Box came back to her. Willow was leaning over the crumbled form of Giles and Lilith was looking back and forth between Buffy's expression and the Englishman's unconscious body.
"Di-di-did I do that?" she asked freaking out but not waiting for an answer she jumped up and fled the building.
AN: So tell me what you think and please review. I will figure out a way to get these updates more regulated again and longer. Just hang tight.