"Jenkins."-Buffy read the sign and remembered it was Anya's last name. She couldn't understand how on Earth Anya managed to afford her own house since she was just an ordinary Highschool student now, but at that moment she didn't really care. She just wanted to know if Anya had any info on the Mayor and the Ascention.
The Blonde Slayer knocked on the door, her face serious, she was just all about business... When the door opened she stepped back in surprise and cursed herself for losing composure. The creature that opened the door had reddish face and the skin around his chin was loose, Buffy thought he looked like a hybrid of a man and some kind of a sea animal, possibly a squid.
"Umm, uh, I'm Buffy, Anya's friend from school. Anya does live here, doesn't she?"
"Oh, hi, Buffy. I've heard about you a bunch! You're a Vampire Slayer! I'm Anya's cousin, Krelvin. We've been living together since she got to Sunnydale. I'm being rude! Come in, please!"
It was kind of sad that Krelvin, who was a demon, was more polite than most of Sunnydale's human residents.
"Thank you. Is Anya at home?"-Buffy asked, thinking the house was too quiet. Anya never looked like a very quiet person.
"Yes, she's been doing her homework. Her room is second door on the right side."
"Thank you, Krelvin."
Krelvin nodded and headed to the living room, and Buffy knocked on Anya's bedroom door.
Anya didn't seem to be thrilled to see her, she just asked: "What are you doing here?"
"Can we talk? I've got some questions I thought you might be able to answer... It's about the Mayor and The Ascension."
"Oh."-Anya said shortly, and let Buffy enter the room.
"Whoa, hold on, G man! You, you want me to go to Central America? What for?! Buffy needs me here! This Mayor dude is obviously a big player!"-Faith didn't like Giles' idea at all.
"Precisely, Faith, the Mayor is a big player. We can't let him get any bigger. There is something he needs to complete the Ascension. It's called the box of Gavrok and we need to get it and destroy it before he does."
"Why didn't you tell Buffy about it?! What the hell is goin' on here?!"-Faith got a bit angry. Giles had no right to keep Buffy in the dark like that.
"Buffy would never let you go. She loves you. I'm not completely daft, Faith. I'm a Watcher. I watch. If you and Buffy both stay here, he will get the box and he'll complete the Ascension, and if he does that, he'll probably destroy the world."
"AND WHAT IF I DON'T MANAGE TO DESTROY THE BOX AND I'M NOT HERE TO HELP BUFFY AND SHE DIES?! FUCK, GILES, DON'T ASK ME THAT! YOU HAVE NO FUCKIN' RIGHT!"
"I BLOODY WELL DO! I'M A WATCHER, FAITH, AND IT'S MY JOB TO PROTECT YOU AND BUFFY, EVEN IF YOU TWO DON'T WANT MY HELP AND EVEN IF THE COUNCIL DOESN'T PAY ME ANYMORE! AND IF YOU BOTH STAY HERE AND DON'T GET THE BOX IT'S VERY LIKELY YOU'RE BOTH GONNA DIE! AND GOD KNOWS I LOVE BUFFY LIKE MY OWN DAUGHTER, THAT'S WHAT GOT ME FIRED IN THE FIRST PLACE!"-Giles yelled and shocked both Faith and Wesley. Giles was always so calm, and seeing him lose it like that scared Faith a little. His eyes got teary and his face got red, so he took off his glasses, threw them on the desk and pressed his eyes with two fingers to stop the tears.
"Hey, G. I'm sorry, ok? Fine, I'll do it, and I'll be back as soon as I can. And no one is gonna die. Ok?"
Giles looked at her and said: "I really hope so, Faith." and just sat down and grabbed a book to continue the research. He hoped Buffy would get some more answers.
Faith needed to unwind a little so she started beating on the huge blue boxing sack that was hanging in Giles' office. She hated the fact she had to leave Buffy, even if it would be just for a few days. Especially without telling Buffy the truth about it. It was driving her crazy.
"Holy guacamole, Faith, you're gonna tear that sack to pieces. You ok?"-Xander asked as soon as he entered the library, followed by Willow, Oz and Cordelia. Willow and Oz were carrying books, and Cordelia and Xander were books free. They figured Giles had enough in the library anyway, so they just brought snacks. Food, especially junk food, was also an important part of the research, right?
"I'm fuckin' five by five."
"I've got a feeling something bad just happened."-Cordelia commented, sat down, and surprisingly, picked up a book to read straight away.
"You no say?"-Xander said, sarcastically, abusing the English Grammar.
They all sat down and listened to Faith's explanation with their mouth open a little. Faith looked so angry and worried, they'd never seen her like it before. This battle with the Mayor would be the hardest they'd had to face so far and they all knew it. When Faith gave them the explanation they needed she continued to pummel the poor boxing sack.
The rest of the Scoobies research group was busy reading, until Buffy ran to the library so abruptly she made them all jump. Faith kind of froze and the sack ended up hitting her at the head when it bounced back to her. She didn't like Buffy's worried look and the sentence that came out of her mouth a second later:
"Guys, I'm afraid I've got bad news..."