The graveyard lay silent. The earth at the base of the tombstone began to stir and a hand broke through followed by a second. They clawed at the surrounding grass as the vampire pulled its self free from the ground. The vamp stood up disoriented and looked around its surroundings. He noticed a man standing alone in front of one of the graves. The vampire smiled to himself and started to stalk the individual. When he was within arms length the vampire found its moment and struck. He leaped at the man, fangs at the ready, wanting to draw his first sips of blood.
Instead he passed straight through him and collapsed heavily onto the tombstone. The vamp turned around shocked and looked at the man.
“Wow that almost looked like it was planed,” A female voice called out from behind him, “guess you skipped the class where vamps can’t suck on ghosts huh?”
The vampire turned and looked curiously at the slayer. He then looked back at Xander.
“You’re a ghost?” the vamp asked
Xander looked at the vampire annoyed
“You make it sound like it’s a bad thing.” He replied
Xander grabbed the Vamp by the collar and lifted him up into the air. The vamp tried to fight back but every kick just went straight through him. Pulling his arm back slightly he tossed the vampire across the graveyard and into the branch of a tree. As it turned to dust Buffy shrugged at him in an irritated way. Xander looked ah her for a moment then realized what it was about.
“Oh, right, that was your part.” He continued, “Sorry buff.”
“It’s okay just hated to waste good puns like that.” She replied.
Buffy looked at her friend more closely. There was a touch of sadness in his eyes that didn’t look like the sadness he had when he found out he died.
“Something on your mind?” she asked, “You’ve been mister distant all night, well, except for when a vamp shows then you become Casper the slaying ghost.”
Xander looked up at Buffy.
“I just got stuff buff.”
Buffy rolled her eyes and looked at him slightly amused.
“Okay, depressed rhyming, now you have to talk.”
Xander walked through the tombstone and the pair began to walk through the cemetery.
“A few days ago I met this girl. She seemed okay, maybe a little to forward, but okay. Everything was going great at first she was teaching me how to use my new Casper powers. But she just wanted too much to quickly. Plus her friends gave me the whole stay away from her speech.”
“So do you like her or not?”
“You know, sometimes, how you get the feeling that there’s something they want to say to you but they just cant say it she’s like that,” Xander explained, “It’s like she . . . okay this is gonna sound weird but she like a Twinkie.”
Buffy looked at Xander curiously.
“What is it with you and food Xander?”
“Go with me on this. It’s like she shows everyone her golden cake outside but with me it’s the soft creamy filling she wants to show.”
Buffy smiled.
“I think I know what you mean.” She replied
“I just don’t know what to do.”
Buffy stopped and looked seriously at Xanders.
“Give it time. If she likes you back she’ll tell you.”
Xander nodded.
“Thanks buff.”
“Hey, what are living friends for?”
They both started to walk again. Buffy though about the conversation
“You know Xander. That was a really disgusting analogy.”
Xander grimaced.
“I think the creamy filling line sounded a lot better in my head.
Willow sat in the computer room and slowly moved the hand scanner over the muddied paper. When she was done she slowly began the digital cleaning process. At that moment Jenny Calendar walked in. she placed her books on the desk and looked over at Willow curiously.
“Hey Will. Didn’t know anybody else was in here.”
Willow looked over to Jenny and smiled.
“I’m just doin’ some work for Giles.” she commented
“Really? Doing what?”
“He and Buffy found this paper on the ground where Xanders body was I’m just trying to see if I can get it clearer.”
Jenny walked over to willows computer. Willow typed in a few commands and some of the smudging cleared up. Willow frowned.
“I think that is the best I can do.”
Jenny looked at the screen carefully. She points to the top corner of the paper.
“What is that?” she asked
Typing in a few more commands and the view zoomed into the corner of the paper.
“It looks like a bunch of numbers and letters.” Willow replied.
Jenny patted willow on the shoulder
“Let me take over for a second.”
Jenny and Willow swapped places and Jenny gets to work.
The image become clearer and easier to read. Jenny looks at the top of the page carefully she has seen this before.
“This is a document number.” She comments.
“For what?” willow asks curiously
Jenny types in a few more commands and the image zooms out further.
“Some kind of commercial lease.” Jenny reply
“You mean like a shop or something?”
“Not sure. It might be something bigger like a warehouse or a factory. I’ll see if I can get it any clearer”
Jenny continued to enter in more commands. Eventually the entire document becomes legible. Jenny read it with curiosity.
“It’s a cold storage factory. Big one too.”
Willow though about this. She pieced the disturbing picture together.
“Oh god.” She said softly
Willow moved to the nearest seat and collapsed into it. In concern Jenny moved over next to her.
“What is it will what’s wrong?” she asked
“That factory, I-I think it might be storing people.”
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