The Necromancer: Part Eight
by J Jericho Born
The sweetness of home couldn't have come at a better time. Buffy entered her house through the front door. It felt rather good considering she had been in and out of her house through her bedroom window more times then she cared to remember.

"Hi, Buffy, how as your day?" cheerfully greeted Buffy's mom. Although she was ashamed of it Buffy was actually unhappy to see her mom home already. She had hoped to relax in an empty house and get some rest. She intended to reply, but no words came from her mouth.

"What's a matter?" questioned mom.

"Nothing," Buffy answered.

"I see. And by 'nothing' you mean something vampire related," said mom.

The edges of Buffy's lips tensed slightly in what would of been a smile if she were in a better mood. Her already tumultuous relationship with her mother had been even more awkward ever since mom had found out about her status as Slayer.

"Would you like to talk about it?" inquired mom.

"No," came Buffy's gentle yet straightforward reply.

"Is it something that you can handle?" asked mom.

After some introspective thought Buffy realized and answered, "Yes."

Buffy's mother smiled solemnly.

"Dinner will be ready in a half hour," she said. Buffy was surprised at how well her mom was coping. It actually made her feel quite better. She returned the smile and made her way to her room.

"Oh, what's that on your arm?" mom asked as Buffy passed by.

Buffy contorted to see a curious small object on her right arm. She picked it up with her thumb and index finger and held it up to a light. To her horror she realized it was a small eye like that of a rodent. As she moved it left and right it continued to focus on her in an uncanny fashion. As her fascination turned to anger she threw it down on the floor and stamped on it with a single quick, violent blow.

"Damnation!" exclaimed Abel in his underground abode as the mystic picture before him evaporated into the thin air from which it came.

"She was going to discover your Mason's Eye inevitably," coldly stated his older companion.

"Yes, but I was really hoping she was going to discover it in the shower," said Abel with a villainous grin.


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