Chapter 12
Buffy didn't understand how that mad man had gotten free. She was sure she had seen him murder an innocent girl. Even if he hadn't personally murdered her it seemed clear he had manipulated her into suicide. Yet she was dead and he was walking around free somewhere. And there was the news of a serial killer murdering young women. Even though she was in Chicago, as of wednesday, Buffy and Dawn fit her known M.O. Maybe they were connected, maybe not. Either way these events convinced Joyce, who wasn't normally religious, to tell her daughters that they'd be going to church on Sunday. On this Friday afternoon however Buffy ws trying out for the school's cheerleading squad. At her old school Buffy had been both a cheerleader and a baseball player at different times. After what happenned on Tuesday, and people were talking, Buffy wanted something normal. And being a cheerleader would attract less attention than female baseball player. Buffy felt safe like this. This might seem stupid to others, but there was definitely something to be said for the bonding that comes from being part of a team. Buffy thought she did okay, had a good chance of making the squad. As Buffy changed back into normal clothesshe saw a knife in the locker room. It seemed to be coming at her, but noone was wielding it. Buffy ran away, but somehow the knife seemed to be following her. Noone else saw it, Buffy was all alone. Buffy could tell the knife would keep chasing her, she had to act fast. Buffy grabbed the knife, this was difficult, some invisible person seemed to be actually holding this knife. Buffy summonned all of her strength and broke this knife into two parts. Then she kept breaking it further until she was sure it was destroyed. Buffy had assumed that Caligo was merely an insane serial killer with no actual supernatural powers. But maybe she'd underestimated him.