Chapter 85

As soon as Angel left Ford walked back to her.

Buffy: Where's the car?

Ford: I was waiting for that guy to leave.

Buffy; Jealous? I promise that you have my full attention tonight.

Ford: And you have mine. I was just on the phone with my boss.

Buffy: They can't give you a night off?

Ford: They can, just not tonight.

Buffy: What is your job anyway. I remember you mentioned studying for college but I don't remember you mentioning being employed.

Ford: It's a short-time gig, comparitively speaking. My boss gave me a huge bonus and now, I have to complete my end of the bargain.

Buffy: And that would mean what?

Ford: Killing a potential slayer.

As Ford spoke Buffy saw his face change. Within a second it became disfigured. Giles had warned her about this. This was the face a vampire makes when it's about to feed. Buffy also saw that Ford had no reflection. There was no way around this, Ford was vampire.

Ford: Sorry Buffy, nothing personal. But they made me immortal. And I value my life ever yours.

Buffy; I don't want to kill you. Leave now, never come back.

Ford: The people I work for now, they'd kill me, or worse, for failure.

Buffy: Who are they?

Ford: I've seen too many Bond movies to reveal my superiors, no matter how close victory seems.

Buffy: We were friends, you don't want to eat me.

Ford: Law of the jungle, survival of the fittest. One of us has to die. Let's get this over with.

Buffy: Fair enough.

Buffy and Ford fought. She had never fought a vampire before, much less an old friend. But Buffy knew Ford was right about one thing, one of them had to die tonight. Buffy still had the stake that Giles had given her. Buffy was soon able to drive the stake through Ford's heart. She watced as her former friend and crush, turned into dust right in front of her eyes. She had just killed her first vampire, she wasn't entirely sure how to feel about that. Then she heard a noise. Buffy turned around, fearing more vampires. But she saw them. She'd been so caught up in the fight she didn't even know how long they'd been there. Buffy saw Xander, Willow, Jessie, and Tara. The shocked look on their faces suggested that they'd also seen Ford crumble into dust.