The morning and afternoon had passed quickly. Giles had kept Jack and Rose in the library, filling them in on the history of what had transpired in the past 86 years, from the two World Wars to Dr. Ballard locating the wreak of the nightmarish hell called Titanic, to the extremely quick development of modern technology.
"So, how are our favorite little time-traveling history students this afternoon?" Xander called as he, Buffy, Willow and Oz walked in from last period.
"Quite well actually. These two are fast learners. " Giles pointed out the fact that Jack was half done a volume of 20th century transportation.
"See Rose? This is what the Pier looks like. " The blonde showed his girlfriend a picture of a large pier overlooking an ocean and a beautiful sun-set.
"It's beautiful! Far more pretty than what I would have seen. " Jack smiled and flipped a page. There on the page were two pictures of Titanic: One of when it was about to strike the iceberg and one of it when it was on the ocean floor. He shut the book tight and pushed the it away, shaking the bad memories away.
"So, you guys wanna.come see what the teens nowadays do for fun?" Buffy asked, sitting across from the two. "Sure. You wanna Rose?"
"It's alright with me. I'm more concerned about Cal. What happens if he finds us? He'll be after the diamond for sure. "
"Where is the diamond anyway?" Oz asked, pulling out a chair for Wilow.
"It's at my place. I was going to take Rose home and get her changed into another dress. " Buffy explained.
"And maybe you could take Jack back to your place and get him some more clothes, Oz. " Willow said.
"What about mine?" Xander asked. The group of teenagers just looked at him. "What? They're not that bad, are they?"
"For a lame-o like you, of course not. But otherwise, you look like you got run over by a train!" called a voice from the front. Cordelia Chase sauntered in and over to the check-out counter.
"Can't you ever say something nice to me?" Xander inquired.
"After what you did to my reputation? Nope. "
"Hey, I wasn't the one who started the whole thing in the first place!"
"Blame it on me, huh? Typical of boys to blame it on their girlfriends, or in your case, extreme ex-girlfriend!" Cordelia just ignored Xander from then on, noticing Jack sillouetted against the window.
"Hi, I'm Cordelia Chase. Are you new here?" Buffy opened her mouth to.comment, but Jack interrupted.
"You can say that. I'm Ja-"
"-Jason. He's my cousin. " Willow jumped in.
"Was I talking to you?" Cordelia shot her a look. "Hi Jason. If you need anything, just look for me. I don't know why'd you want to hang out with a freak like your cousin or her friends anyway, but oh well. " Cordelia rambled on about Jack being able to catch up with her and other stuff before she noticed Rose.
"And you are?"
"Rose. " The red-head replied flatly.
"She's Jason's girl-friend. " Xander emphisized on the last point, making it clear that everyone wanted Cordy out.
"Oh. In that case, don't.come around me. I don't mean anything Jason, but I don't date or actually like any cute guys with girlfriends. Anyway, where's Giles? I need to give him something."
"Did someone call? Oh, Cordelia. " Giles said, reappearing from the office where he'd gone after the Chase girl had entered.
"Here's that book back. Now if you'll excuse me, I have cheerleading practise. " Cordelia winked at 'Jason', as if saying "If you dump her, give me a call", and disappeared through the door again.
"Who was that?" Rose asked.
"Our local Miss Popularity. " Oz replied.
"Yeah, she's like a priss-o-matic. She lies, she flirts and she hurts those less fortunate than her. You don't wanna wear anything that doesn't match around here. " Buffy added.
"I've met some weird girls in my day, but noone like her. " Jack said. Rose stiffled a giggle, as did the others, and they started planning their night. But, Rose looked up after a few minutes of listening to Buffy talk about "slaying" by the old railroad tracks out by the Bronze.
"What's wrong?" Oz asked.
"Speaking of railroads, Jack, I just realized something. What happened to Cal?" Rose asked worriedly.
"Cal? He-" Jack pondered for a minute as the rest of the library's partons listened in. "I don't know. . . "
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Caledon awoke feeling a sharp pain in his head and an identical one in his neck.
"Where the bloody hell am I?"
"Look whose finally awake!" called a voice. Cal didn't know whose it was, because he wasn't intirely sure of his surroundings.
"Where's Rose and that stupid little urchan of hers?!" Cal demanded, peering into the dark corners of the werehouse he was in. From the shadows stepped a tall figure. Black, wearing a dark purple business suit and a black tie.
"I don't know who you're talking about. My name is Mr. Trick. "
"Caledon Hockley. I am a respected businessman in Pittsburg. Would you know where I am good sir?" Cal shook hands with Mr. Trick.
"You are California my friend. A hellish little town called Sunnydale. And you've just been. . . brought home. "
"This is perposterous! I don't live in California!" Cal snapped at the man. "I'm going to find that whore and tell her that you don't disobey one of America's richest men!" Cal stormed to the door of the werehouse, past a group of shadowy figures and opened the plate of metal wide, letting in the afternoon sunlight. Cal screamed in agony as he began to smoke and blister.
"I wouldn't do that. Boys, close the door and help Mr. Hockley. " Trick.commanded. Two of the shadowed figures came into view, their faces hideously distorted, and they shut the door. One caught Cal as he fainted from the pain and they put him back onto the cot he'd been resting on.
"He needs his strength for the hunt tonight. We're going Slayer-hunting. "
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