Author's Notes:

Hello. Here's chapter two! I know it seems choppy and gross, but that's because I didn't just want to write down the whole episode into a word document because that's a bit redundant. Anyway, as you know, all the brilliance belongs to Joss, and all the rest belongs to me. Enjoy, and thanks for reading!

The Harvest

"Is that really what happened last night?" I ask Willow. "Vampires? That… doesn't seem right. I mean, are you sure they weren't just really wrinkly old people?"

"Well, if you don't want to believe me, fine," Willow says. "I'm going to the library."

I meet up with Andrew for class and patiently listen to him as he raves on about how he was up all night playing his view video game.

After school, I go to the library to pick up a book I need for school. It's weird, because I see Buffy and Willow hanging out with the librarian and Xander.

"Hey, guys," I say. "You're still in the library. Cool, I guess."

"I know you," Xander says, sitting up a bit in his chair. "You're in my Chemistry class, right?"

"Yeah," I say. "You've never actually talked to me, though."

"Oh. Well, it's great to finally talk to you."

"Same."

"Um, did you need something?" the librarian asks me.

"Yes, I did. I was just wondering where you kept the Chemistry books. There's this assignment and… well, nevermind. Xander, don't you need it to finish the assignment tonight?"

"Huh? Oh. Chemistry. Right. Chemicals and stuff. What's not to know?"

"Uh…" I say uncertainly. "Right. Okay."

The librarian gives me the book I was looking for. "Is that right?"

"Yeah. Thank you. Mr…?"

"Giles," he answers. "Mr. Giles."

"Mr. Giles. You're British, I think that's really cool. Anyway, thanks again. I'll see you guys later."

I decide to leave. I go over to Andrew's house to finish homework and play his view video game. I have to admit, the graphics are pretty freakin' sweet.

"As exciting as this video game is," I start, "I am getting bored."

"Well, what do you want to do?" Andrew asks.

"Let's go to the Bronze tonight," I say. "I haven't been there in forever. And I don't really want to be sitting in here like a loser every night in my life."

"You're not a loser."

"We're both losers, Andy. C'mon, let's go!"

Andrew frowns. "Okay, fine!"

So we decide to go to the Bronze for the first time in forever tonight. It's pretty fun. There's this band, Ghost of the Robot, and they play there all the time, I hear, but I haven't been to the Bronze before while they played. I sat at a table with my Mountain Dew, and listen to a few songs, and I already think they're bloody brilliant. Andrew thinks they're too loud, though.

"This is a club, Andy," I have to yell for him to hear me. "It's supposed to be loud."

"Well, why aren't you dancing?"

"Not in the mood. Just wanted a change of scenery. Why aren't you dancing?"

"Because I don't even want to be here!"

And then these men burst through doors of the Bronze. I didn't get a good look at their faces, but they start causing trouble. They practically throw Ghost of the Robot off the stage and they say something about… blood?

No. It can't be. Why would they want blood? Unless they were…

And then they began killing people. Teenagers. One at a time. Someone grabs me from behind.

"Hey! Get off!" I yell.

"Let go of her!" Andrew yells at the man behind me. He tries to push him away, but ultimately fails.

And at that moment, Mr. Giles, Xander, Willow, and Buffy enter. They fight with the weird men, and I decide to just get out of the way and hide for now. Andrew and I duck under a table and watch as much as we can from there.

One of the men and Buffy stop right in front of our table. I can't see anything, but I know he's got her.

"So this is the Slayer," I hear the man say. Buffy's struggling to get out of his grip.

I stick my hands out and pull on the guy's leg, making him fall. Buffy's free now, and she stabs him with something and I didn't quite see what happened after that.

She leaves.

"Are you insane?" Andrew asks me.

"I just saved her!" I say.

By the time Andrew and I come out, everything seems to have calmed down. I'm not really sure what happened, exactly, but I know that I won't be visiting the Bronze in a long while.

Andrew walks me home, and I decide to just forget about what happened tonight as I go to sleep.