Buffy sat across the Peruvian girl in the kitchen. Buffy had been sure her foreign student was supposed to be of the male variety, but apparently there had been some mix up. Xander kept staring at her. Willow had left after they picked up Ampata to go meet with Rige and Miss Calendar. Apparently they all had some common interest in something, but Buffy forgot what Willow had said. She was too preoccupied with Ampata. Joyce was cooking some late dinner with a smile. Everyone just wanted to know everything on Ampata.

"Maybe we should give her a break. I'm sure she's tired," Buffy proposed. Ampata smiled.

"I am feeling tired," the girl agreed.

"Well here, eat first and then Buffy can show you upstairs," Joyce offered. The girl took the food and quietly began to eat.

"I, uh, I'll see you tomorrow," Xander stuttered, getting up to leave. He gave Ampata one last look before leaving.

***Next Morning***

"I don't like her," Ciel growled, eyeing Ampata with Buffy. Sebastian looked down at him with questioning eyes.

"Why ever not, My Lord?" Sebastian asked. Ciel just shrugged.

"Something just seems…Off about her," Ciel mused. Sebastian took another glance back at her. Maybe Ciel was right. Sebastian could also feel it, though he couldn't quite place what "it" was. Maybe he would talk to Rige. She was the one who usually got contracts in South America, not him. She had always had a thing for the more exotic regions: Central America, South America, Egypt, Greece, Rome, you name it. She had even had some luck in India way back when.

"I will keep an eye on her then, My Lord," Sebastian sighed, watching Ciel walk off to his first class.

"Ah, Mr. Michaelis! This is my foreign student, Ampata," Buffy greeted as they walked past. Sebastian smiled and nodded.

"Nice to meet you," he muttered to the Peruvian. They locked eyes, and it was like they both knew something wasn't quite human about the other. Sebastian was determined to figure out exactly what it was.

***The Magic Shop***

Sebastian went to see Rige right after school. "What do you recall from Peru?" Sebastian asked. Rige was fixing August's bandages. He was starting to heal quickly again, but it was still proving to be a rather slow process.

"Child sacrifices for the most part," Rige muttered. She looked up at him. "The souls were delicious though."

"Buffy has a foreign student from there. Something seems off about her," Sebastian explained.

"Could it have something to do with the child sacrifice thing?" August groaned as Rige finished up. Rige paused for a moment.

"Hey, there's an Inca exhibit at the museum. I'll check it out later," Rige remarked. "Actually, Willow came last night. She said something about a broken seal and a mummy with braces at the museum. I think this could be connected."

"Hey, I'll check it out so you don't have to. I need to get out and about anyways," August offered.

"Are you sure that's safe?" Rige asked, placing a hand carefully on his shoulder. August shrugged.

"You can't keep me held up forever. I want to do something good. Damn, I just need to get out of this shop," August sighed.

"You will be moving in with Giles tomorrow," Sebastian reminded him.

"If you go, I'm going with you," Rige told her son. August threw his head back with a heavy sigh, but began walking towards the door regardless. Rige turned to Sebastian.

"Talk to Giles. I think we should know what's going on with his end," Rige suggested. Sebastian nodded, willing to comply.

***At the Party***

"I'm surprised to see you here," Willow remarked, looking at Ciel who sat in a corner of the Bronze. Instead of wearing an actual costume, he was back in his clothing from his time as the Queen's watch dog. It was certainly more comfortable than tee shirts and jeans to demon. Willow was dressed as an Eskimo.

"I want to keep an eye on that Ampata. Something seems off," Ciel mused, taking a sip of his drink. Willow slumped down next to him, her eyes on Xander.

"I agree," Willow sighed. "What do you think of all this mummy stuff?" she asked. Over the past few days, there had been a few more killings, and they had gathered more information about what was going on. Now they just had to find the mummy. However, it wasn't too much longer before they saw Ampata running out of the Bronze. Willow and Ciel jumped up and ran towards where Ampata had come from to see Xander out of breath on the floor.

"She's the mummy," Xander coughed. "Ampata is the mummy. She's going to the museum."

"Rige said she was going there with Giles and Buffy. They'll take care of her," Ciel assured. "Here, let me take a look." Ciel checked Xander over and looked at Willow. "Go get some water," he barked. Willow ran off to help.

"Thanks," Xander muttered. "You're not so bad, Ciel, for a demon."

"You barely know me," Ciel growled. Willow returned with some water and handed it to Xander.

"Where did you learn about health stuff?" Willow asked. Ciel shrugged.

"Sebastian thought it fit to teach me," Ciel answered. "It's come in handy a few times over the years." Xander drank down the water swiftly and looked from Ciel to Willow.

"I'm sorry. I should have stayed away from her," Xander sighed. Willow shook her head.

"No you didn't know. We didn't know. We couldn't have," she assured, grabbing his hand. Xander smiled. Ciel opened his mouth to say something about the two of them, but he stopped himself. He figured he shouldn't say anything.

***The Museum***

Buffy and Rige stared at the pile of dust that was once the mummy girl, both of them out of breath. Buffy looked up at Rige. "You're pretty good," Buffy remarked. Rige shrugged.

"What can I say? I know how to fight," Rige swallowed, pushing her hair back out of her face. She looked up at Giles.

"So how's August?" she asked the librarian. "I meant to say something before we were rudely interrupted." Giles shrugged.

"He'll be fine with me," Giles assured. "Are you okay, Buffy?"

"Yeah, I think I'm good. Just remind me to never do a foreign student program ever again," Buffy sighed.

"Just do yourself a favor and avoid anything Central or South American," Rige remarked.

"I'm sure you would have some experience," Giles agreed. He looked up at Rige.

"Maybe someday I'll tell you those stories," Rige mused, kneeling on the ground. She placed a finger in the ashes, shaking her head. "I've seen enough to deaths to harden me, to numb me. Yet somehow there are some that still get at me." She stood slowly and turned to see Sebastian watching her from the shadows. She looked back at Buffy. "Go get some rest. I'm sure you need it. I bet Ciel's taken care of Xander. Sebastian trained him well enough." With that she walked away into the night with a heavy heart.

A/N: So here is the next chapter! I know it's not great, but I did the best I could. I've been rewatching season 6 as of late. I will warn you: I am a die hard Spuffy fan. I also love Once More, With Feeling to a point where it's insane. Thankfully we're only on season 2. Another warning: I think next chapter will be a sort of flash back thing. It'll be filler stuff, but that's just because I'm being picky with what episodes I do, and how I do them. I've tried AU stuff with each episode of a show and it's just too much. I do like it, but I like the one chapter per episode as opposed to like five chapters per episode. That being said, please bear with me when I do chapters like this. It'll be different when we get to more major episodes. I'm done with long rant now. I hope you enjoyed. Please leave a review!