A Watcher's Burdens
by The New Watcher
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Buffy characters, those belong to Joss Whedon and co, so don't sue me! Cleo, Radison, and Jarek are my own characters and anyone who wants to use them has to E-mail me first.
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Part Two
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"Merrick!" Buffy gasped and ran into the man's arms.
"You missed me I see," Merrick said in his wisened voice, he made it a point never to show his feelings.
"I'd hate to break up your little reunion, but whose the girl?" Xander inquired.
"I am Cleo, head gypsy of the Star clan," The woman said in a strong, commanding voice. It was obvious that Willow was frightened by this, Giles saw it and quickly changed the subject.
"Merrick, how is it that you are among the living?" Giles asked.
"It is all thanks to Cleo," Merrick said, gesturing to the woman, she was standing as if the word rotated around her, "She found my body and brought it back to life."
"Um, I have to, um, to, to,um, I have to go!" Willow said gathering her things, "I'll, um, see you.".
Willow almost knocked Miss Calender down as she hurried out the door.
"Rupert I got those papers you requested..." She trailed off. Miss Calender looked almost as freaked as Willow about Cleo. She handed Giles the papers, always keeping her eyes on the gypsy, turned, and walked out as fast as she could, not once making reference to the old man.
"What's their deal?" Buffy wondered out loud.
"Merrick, I was wondering if you could help me with something," Giles said, totally ignoring the Slayer.
"Of course, what is the matter?" The aged Watcher replied.
Buffy was not the least bit interested in the discussions of two old men.
"Come on Xander, we have a thing," Buffy urged.
"Huh?" Xander seemed entranced with the gypsy woman, "No we don't, we have a free..." He was interupted by the jerk on his arm as he was pulled from the chair.".
"Remember, that thing!" Buffy said threatiningly.
"Oh, whatever," He mumbled dreamily.
Buffy practicly had to drag Xander across the floor to get him out the door.
Later, at lunch, the topic of discussion was Cleo.
"She gives me the major wiggins," Willow said definitivly.
"I sorta like her," Xander said, "I don't see anything the matter with her."
"Xander, you don't sorta like her, you were drooling over her," Buffy corrected him, "I don't know what to think, I mean, she did bring Merrick back to life, but she is kind of creepy."
"Think bad Buffy, she is evil, I just know it." Willow told her.
That night, Willow tossed and turned in her bed, she couldn't sleep, the image of that gypsy woman kept appearing in front of her, and she thought she heard a voice saying, Xander is mine, keep away, keep away.
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