**Author's Note: Yeah i know i said it was gonna be a while til i
updated but i did say the next update wasn't gonna take that damn long or anything.
It's so damn hard not being able to update that i couldn't resist
any more so i finally gave in and decided to update today instead.
Thanksgiving is on Thursday and everything so i kinda have to
post early because i will be busy all week getting ready for Turkey Day.
I kinda appreciate it if there's new reviewers but if there's
not then really i don't give a damn about it lol. the readers that continue to give support are the people that matter to me. (aww!!)
But anyways, here's the updated chappie.
Hope you guys like it!!!
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That treacherous, ominous shattered silence of the night continued
to roam throughout the forest, the silver kisses of the radiant moon
above cascading and filtering through the lifeless trees that were covered in bleak, dead shadows.
A aura of ominous death and bleak silence made the eerie forest feel
as if only death and the empty, hollow bleakness were the only dark, ghostly
phantoms roaming and haunting the surrounding woods that were unfamiliar to the human eye.
The airy mists that billowed throughout the darker part of the ominous
woods grew thicker, swaying against the cold breeze of the night that still lingered.
Then, warm, cascading lights of a small town flickered throughout
the shadowed trees, welcoming the warmth that radiated beams through the lifeless trees.
“What is this place?” Buffy whispered, misty breath tinkling Angel’s flushed,chiseled cheeks softly like a cool breeze.
“The Forests of the Night,” Kestrel whispered with a wicked smile tugging her lips.
Sheer, brilliant silver kissed of glow shimmered in between the lifeless
trees that stood before them eerily, blocking the iron gate
entrance into a small town known as The Forests Of The Night.
Once they passed through the heavy iron gates, it was like stepping
into a fantasy, enchanting world where nothing seemed as it was. Only mere fantasy.
“This is where all members of the Day Ones live. In this small town that not even the Night Ones cannot and not know about.
“The entire town is protected by the most powerful magicks of the witches of the Day Ones.
“Members that serve their devotion to Evil cannot enter where Good forces roam the eternal night, a eternal symbol for Evil and treacherous Darkness.”
Even in the dark velvet cloak of night that instilled above them, Buffy
could feel tremendous power radiating through the coolness of the night that mingled with the soft breeze.
“This place is forbidden, even to humans who do not know such a place like this existed alongside their world.
“Not even the Leader of the Night Ones cannot know about our forbidden home.”
“The Leader of the Day Ones oversees this entire place. Every night, all members of the Day Ones have a
“secret meeting through that white mansion that stands a few feet away from us.
“Even in this small town of ours, there’s shops, grocery stores, restaurants, and
the like where only Day Ones mingle and meet and live their lives.”
“I will take you to the mansion of the Day One Leader. Follow me,” Kestrel ordered softly.
The sweet smells of night jasmine and vanilla that swayed softly swirled
deliciously through the cool breeze, wafting the cool night air with its sweet, intoxicating scent.
They walked through small pebblestone trails that led to stores and restaurants, with
every pair of eyes of the walking Day Ones gazing at them curiously.
They stopped before the beautiful, three story white mansion that loomed before them with such grace.
Fallen leaves rustled and swirled around their legs along with the sweet jasmine scented breeze.
A symbol of a black rose intertwined with the double iron
spiked gates that stood before the mansion’s entrance.
“The black rose is a symbol of the Day Ones,” Kestrel whispered.
Tall peachtrees that stood side by side swayed breezily under the night air, intoxicating
the air with sweet peaches that swirled deliciously under Buffy’s tongue.
“This place is so beautiful. I wouldn’t mind staying here,” Buffy whispered giddily.
Kestrel smiled fiercely under the flickering shadows of candles that
stood side by side the iron spiked gates, warm shadows
swaying back and forth mysteriously in warm embers of soft light.
The radiating silver kisses of the moon burning like white hot fire shimmered and kissed
the iron gates mysteriously, as the four of them entered
through the spiked gates with airy mists kissing and cloaking their bodies.
Supreme power billowed breezily through the air that mingled deliciously
together with the intoxicating scent of night jasmine that
bloomed through the gardens that were covered with the cloak of night.
Stars twinkled and pierced the cloak of darkness together with the intoxicating, caressing cool breeze.
“This is where the most important members of the Day Ones gather every night. The Inner Circle,” Kestrel whispered, leading them
through a pebblestone trail while limpid blue fountains sprayed
soft splashes of water towards the night sky that twinkled like fire.
The intoxicating scent of white and red roses mingled deliciously with
the sweet scents of night jasmine and orchids that swayed under the warm, flickering
shadows of candles that filled the beautiful gardens with
soft light that guided their way through the darkness.
Pebble stones crunched underneath as they stopped in front of a small, beautiful cabin behind the mansion, the
warm lights of the inside flickering and kissing the surrounding gardens in warm embers of comforting light.
They were led inside the beautiful cabin, the sweet scents of brownies and cookies billowing in the kitchen
air deliciously as members of the Day Ones, all looking eerily beautiful
under the soft glows of the light, glanced curiously at Angel and
Buffy with friendly smiles tugging their lips under the warm shadows.
Then they headed to a double room conference room where the most
important members of the Day Ones and the Leader were speaking inside.
The Inner Circle.
“This is it,” Kestrel whispered, and then opened the polished
oak doors to reveal pairs of eyes looking upon the four trespassers curiously.
A tall, handsome blond man dressed in black walked towards
them with a friendly smile on his face, welcoming them.
The Leader of the Day Ones. His aura radiated supreme power and wealth.
He was a vampire.
“Kestrel, Angel. It’s about time you got here. And you must be Buffy Summers. It’s a pleasure to mee you. My name is Thierry, the Leader of the Day Ones,” Theirry introduced.
“This here is the most important members of the Day Ones. The Inner Circle.
“Made up of the most powerful vampires, shapeshifters, and witches in existence.”
A tall girl with long chestnut hair, cinnamon brown eyes, and a
gentle expression on her coffee cream features introduced herself to them.
“Hi Buffy. My name’s Rowan. It’s so nice to finally meet Angel’s Soulmate,” Rowan shook Buffy’s hands warmly.
She was a very very powerful witch. A member of the Inner Circle.
“Hi Rowan,” Buffy replied cheerily, then went to go introduced herself to the other members.
“Since everyone’s here, I suggest you all take your places because we have
“Something important to discuss concerning with what’s going on,” Thierry ordered softly, his
beautiful pensive blue eyes flickering under the light shadows
with complete sadness, as if lost something deeply precious.
“Rumors have been whispered around that after almost 10,000 years, the Night Wars are coming once again.
“The epic, ancient battles that had shaped the existence of the two societies of vampires, witches, and shapeshifters
“today is fastly approaching as the End of the Millenium is near on the horizon.”
“There are also been rumors that certain members of the Night Ones are involved in the Forbidden Night Slave Trade, kidnapping
“helpless human girls to prepare for a blood feast that is supposed to take place the night before the Night Wars to begin.”
“As we all know, the Council had banished the Slave Trade 30,000
“Years ago but from the looks of it, this new Forbidden Night Slave Trade that
“The Night Ones are rumored to have planning is already taking place, but we do not have enough proof that the Slave Trade is actually happening as of right now.”
“But there are also rumors spreading that the Leader of the Night Ones is
“looking to set its sights on Buffy Summers for some unknown reason that we do not know.”
“As long as she’s here in the mansion, I want her to be extra protected and guarded in case if the Night Ones are indeed
“Searching for her to bring back. I understand that they want her to join the Night Ones and turn her against the forces of Good.”
“As I ordered, I want extra guards that I can trust completely to be watching her.
“Rowan, you are in charge of taking care of this girl and to befriend her at all times. But that’s not all it seems.”
“We have discovered something truly amazing in Buffy’s destiny that she does not know about.
“Which may be the reason why the Night Ones are after her,” Thierry looked directly at Buffy before continuing.
Buffy’s eyes widened in sudden disbelief. What the hell was he talking about?
“What are you talking about?” Buffy whispered.
“Buffy, this may come as a surprise to you but since you were born, your mother had kept
“Certain secrets and truths that she didn’t want you to discover hidden from you as you have gotten older,” Thierry continued.
“What kind of secrets?” Buffy whispered, hazel eyes looking directly at Thierry’s.
“Secrets that could have put your own life in danger if they were discovered.
“Forbidden secrets that she had to hide from other humans as you gotten older.”
“What kind of secrets did she kept from me?”
“Before she passed on, your mother was one of us, a witch. A member of the Inner Circle.
“She was one of the most powerful witches in the history of the Day Ones just like the members you see here with you.”
“Your grandmother was a very powerful witch too and during when your mother had passed on, she passed the
Old Powers down to you although you never had discovered that. You grew up to be a normal human like everyone else.
“It was what your mother had wanted because she couldn’t put your own life in danger since even during that time, the
“Night Ones already had discovered what you were going to become
“and they had hunted you ever since you were just a girl. That is part of the reason why they are after you.”
“Since there’s complete proof that the Old Powers are rising right when the End of the Millenium is fastly approaching, your
“Own powers will soon be developing because of it and that is why the
“Night Ones and the Leader are searching and hunting for you now. They want you on their side, not ours.”
And then silence instilled.
“Rowan and the rest of the witches will help you develop your powers so you
“will be able to defend yourself, should you ever come face to face with a Night One.”
“They have the same amount of powers as you Buffy. That is why they are members of
“The Inner Circle. We have known all along that you were destined to become like us.
“A force of Good against the Evil that is fastly approaching. Time is
“Not by our side whatsoever so we better be prepared should anything happen”
“So you’re saying I was born with Old Powers and that I’m a lost witch?” Buffy questioned.
“Yes Buffy you are. You’re one of us. Don’t worry; Myself and others will teach you to develop and train your Powers for Good,” Rowan smiled gently.
Buffy immediately liked the girl.
“I’m afraid that since the Old Powers are rising, most of the Day Ones here will be developing
“New powers as well as the Night Ones, growing more powerful day by day as the Millennium nears.
“But I have to let you know that a lot of you are going to be expecting to go through the Soulmate Principle as the direct result of it.”
“So I caution you to be careful. A dangerous time will soon be upon
“us and we must be prepared to face any challenges that involved with the Night Wars.”
“The Night Ones will want to make the humans’ world end and take over it once again.
“We cannot let that happen. If we do, everything will be destroyed forever more.”
“Buffy Summers, now it is the time to make the most important decision you have ever made in your life.
“The time is now to decide what will you choose to do for your destiny.”
“You must think and decide what will you want to do.”
Silence lingered once more as Buffy contemplated every important aspect she has learned thus far.
It was precisely the most important decision she had ever made.
After all, this was her true destiny. This was what she was destined to become.
“I’ll do it,” she whispered quietly, staring at her soulmate’s obisidian eyes
that gazed upon hers with such tenderness and love that her heart bled.
Determination etched in her stomach. This was what she was going to become.
She wanted to help the Day Ones and save the world from Evil.
This was what she had wanted.
She stood up, pushed the chair back, and gazed at all the most important
members of the Inner Circle and at Thierry’s eyes with fire and steely determination blazing in them like white hot fire.
“I’ll do it. I want to fight Evil and do Good,” Buffy said, determined.
Thierry’s lips tugged in a smile as he and the rest of the Inner Circle
stood and bowed before her with grace and sudden respect.
Buffy stood as proud as a fearless lioness in front of the whole group.
Kestrel’s lips tugged with a fearless smile and hugged Buffy tightly, with such pride blossoming on her face.
“I guess now you’re one of us, Witch,” She whispered proudly, with Buffy producing a fearless smile on her own.
“I’m glad to be a part of it. We’re gonna be partners in this,” Buffy
whispered back with a fierce smile that resembled a dangerous tiger.
Then she walked towards Angel’s tall form and pressed her lips passionately
against his, the spicy scent of aftershave wafting in the air deliciously.
“I’m so proud of you mio angelo,” Angel teased in a whisper that tickled her flushed cheeks.
And they went in for another sweet kiss that mingled with their cool, misty breath that swirled between them.
Airy mists billowed around the beautiful gardens as the sweet smell of
night jasmine and roses wafted in the morning air with its sweet intoxicating scent.
Sunlight cascaded through the shadowed trees that brimed with life, swaying
against the cool soft breeze of the morning light that shimmered and glistened.
Life and beauty radiated through the gardens and the forests.
Leaves fell from the morning, clear sky gracefully through the air as limpid fountains that
stood proudly against the morning light sent splashes of water towards the clear sky that was the morning.
“Rowan, where are we going?” Buffy asked quietly, tendrils of blond hair caressing her
cheeks against the soft breeze that billowed with the intoxicating scent of sweet jasmine.
“To the local Wiccan shop. I’d like to introduce to you to the other members of the Inner Circle that practiced their magick and work there.”
They stepped inside a old Wiccan shop called White Magick.
Jars of herbs, books, candles, goddess statues, incense sticks, crystals filled the
old fashioned room from floor to ceiling on old cherry wood bookcases; with the
sweet intoxicating scent of lavender incense that swirled sweetly into the air.
“Hi Rowan. It’s so nice to see you again. And who may this be?” A motherly
looking woman wearing crystal bead necklaces around her neck asked curiously.
“Hi Alice. This is Buffy, the newest member of the Day Ones,” Rowan introduced with a sweet smile tugging her lips.
“So this is the Buffy all of us have heard about. It’s so nice to meet you dear at last. My name is Alice.
I’m the owner of this shop. Rowan tells me that your mother was one of the members of the Inner Circle before she passed on.”
“Nice to meet you Alice. Yeah, she was. I was just told about her last night.”
“I see. Thierry told me that your powers haven’t developed as of yet have they?”
Buffy shook her head, breathing in the sweet scent of lavender that wafted around her.
“You’re just in luck dear. Most of the members here are from the Inner Circle and
we would like to help your powers begin to develop since the Old Powers are indeed rising.”
“Everyone here in the Forests of the Night have heard about the rumors concerning the Night Wars and such.
We’re very proud that you have decided to join us in the eternal fight against the Night Ones.”
“As such, we witches here will train you to bring your powers to full force and to defend yourself should you
ever come face to face with any of the Night Ones that may try to trespass in our beautiful little town.”
“We hear that the Night Ones are trying to search for you dear but don’t worry. If you should need any help from us, we will
try to protect you from them. We won’t let any of them try to take you away and go against your destiny.”
“Against what you are truly destined to become. A powerful witch. A force of Good.”
Buffy felt oddly warmed by Alice’s offer to help and protect.
“Thank you so much,” Buffy whispered sincerely.
“Now come child. We have lots to do in order to use your powers for the greater Good.”
It was during the training with Rowan, Alice, and the other powerful witches of the
Inner Circle that Buffy instinctively felt her powers finally being awaken after a long slumber.
The powerful sensations she felt growing insider her was nothing she had ever felt before.
It was powerful and frightening both at the same time.
A white glow of aura shimmered and radiated throughout her slim
form, making her radiate like some long lost Greek goddess from ancient times.
“It looks like her powers are finally being awakened at last,” Rowan whispered
in awe and excitement blossoming on her beautiful, coffee cream features.
Crackles of purple energy glowed around Buffy’s slim fingers but she didn’t feel afraid.
It was as if the slumber witch that was doment in her was finally being awaken after all these years.
She felt incredibly powerful and dangerously beautiful at the same time, her powerful aura
shifting and changing colors of crackling white to dark purple, her powers growing every second.
It wasn’t like anything she had experience before in her young life.
A wicked smile tugged at her lips as she glanced at all of the
Inner Circle witches that were staring at her in awe and amazement.
“Incredible power,” one witch whispered in awe.
“She is truly one of us,” Rowan whispered to Alice.
The purple crackles of energy disappeared all together at once.
“That was incredible,” Buffy whispered in awe.
Happiness busted inside of her stomach.
Her powers had finally awakened after all this time.
But she was more proud that the fact that she was using her powers to fight for the greater good.
To defeat those that wanted to destroy the Good in the universe and take over.
“Buffy, dear. How do you feel?” Alice asked, holding a cup of chamomile tea for Buffy to drink.
She took a sip, savoring the warmth of the delicious tea that
intermixed with sweet honey swirling deliciously through her tongue.
Instantly, she felt herself softened and relaxed at the soothing elixir that was working its magick on her.
“I feel….fine. I feel….powerful,” Buffy whispered, taking another sip of chamomile tea.
In fact, she felt incredibly powerful.
The knowledge of spells, crystals, teas, stones, all swirled through her mind.
Before words could escape from her lips, the bell by the front double doors sounded.
A Day One entered the shop with worry blossoming in her small eyes.
“We have word that we have a intruder among us in the village. A Night One secretly trying to get in through the mansion,” the young gil whispered.
“Oh dear. Rowan, take Buffy with you. This Night One may be in disguise. Let everyone know what is happen,” Alice ordered.
“Come on Buffy. We must go,” Rowan ordered softly, taking Buffy’s hand.
“There’s an intruder here? A Night One?” Buffy asked, puzzled.
“It looks that way,” Rowan replied.
They walked out of the shop, eyes searching for any suspicious
signs that the Night One may be lurking through the town, hidden.
With her newfound powers continuing to blossom, Buffy sensed someone or
something hidden between store buildings, trying hard to hide itself from being seen.
“Is something wrong?” Rowan asked, looking for any suspicious sign for the Night One that was lurking nearby.
“There’s someone there, hiding between those stores overthere. Someone trying hard not to be seen,” Buffy whispered.
The cool, soft breeze of the early morning caressed her face gently while the
light of the sun cascaded through the trees behind her, swaying to the breeze.
“I sense the presence of the Night One over there. We must catch them before they escape,” Rowan replied.
Not wasting a second, both girls took off towards the shadow that was flickering between the buildings.
The Night One in disguise was disappearing between the darkness
but not before Rowan caught the flickering, swaying shadow by its slim arm.
“You’re not going anywhere,” she snarled, her aura radiating with such power it almost frightened Buffy to the core.
“Please don’t hurt me,” the female Night One whispered in fear, wearing
a black cloak, the black symbol of the Night Ones shimmered under the velvet cloth.
“Why are you trespassing where you do not belong, witch?” Rowan questioned.
As a member of the Inner Circle that was made up of the most powerful members
of the Day Ones, even the frightened Night One was afraid of her supreme power.
All Night Ones were afraid of the members of the Inner Circle.
They were legendary.
“We’re gonna be taking this one to Thierry’s. Let’s go,” Rowan ordered.
It was only a matter of time before the Night One would reveal the
truth about what the Night Ones were actually planning on…
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