Render what is Joss and the big wigs that own BtVS what is theirs and please leave me to my insanity. I thank you.
Author's Note: After BBB and before Season 3.
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Part Five
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“My cursed form is because of that damn gypsy Slayer!”Circe raged as she threw a bottle against the wall. Willow cringed back into her cage.”For two thousand years, I have practiced my arts and stayed young. After Odysseus, I vowed that no man would capture my wild heart or tame my ways. And for two thousand years, I have sacrificed werewolves and their virgin mates to retain my powers and my youth....”
“And then what happened?”Willow asked hesitantly. Circe glared at her.
“Then that gypsy Slayer-bitch interrupted my ceremony. All to save a werewolf and her sister,”Circe spat.”But I avenged myself, I made her into a wolf! But at such a price! I am half woman, half wolf. My body changes from old to young to wolf, all at its own whims. Because of that Slayer, I have no youth, and only half my power. But with your death and the werewolf’s blood, I will regain all that I have lost!”
Circe pointed at Willow.”And your friend shall die if she tries to stop me!”
* * *
“Now where would I like to have my little shindig?”Buffy muttered to herself as she looked around the street. She closed her eyes and thought.There was no clearings that were around the school, but there were plenty around Waverly Park, but none of them were near any crossroads.
“Hello, there lover,”a voice drawled as her back stiffened. Buffy spun around as she faced her former lover with an impassive face.
“Hello, Angellus,”she greeted coolly.”Out early tonight.”
“I was hungry a little early,”Angellus shrugged. His yellow eyes gleamed when the street lamp’s light reflected off them.”And I thought that I’d start making a little mayhem tonight.”
Buffy smiled at him as she waved her hand dismissively as she mocked him.“Please! Get in line, Angel. Someone’s already beat you to it. You’re not a fast scourge anymore,Angel. Must be losing your touch.”
Angel’s game face frowned.“What the *hell* does that mean?”
“It means that you’re not a priority on my list of eradicating scourges this week. In fact, you’re at the bottom of the list,”she gave in a loud conspiratorial whisper. Angel growled at her, but she merely sniffed at it.”Give it up Angel, I’m busy.”
Since she knew that it would rankle his pride, Buffy smiled as she half turned away from him.”Now, enough of this chit-chat, I’ve gotta run. You know how it was, world ending prophecies to stop, people to save, demons to destroy, yada,yada,yada. Toodles, Angel.”
Angel stared at the Slayer as she ran down the street and disappeared into the trees.”I’ll show you how much of a scourge I can be. Just you wait...Slayer.”
* * *
The next morning, Buffy and the gang met inside the library again, this time with a more dejected air. Buffy spoke first,”I found three places that the ritual can take place. Unfortunately, they’re not all close together.”
“And Cordy and I called all those names with Hunt in them, zippo,”Xander groused.
“Yeah, it was *so* bad. I don’t think that I want to see another phone again,”Cordelia complained.”And those people were so grouchy.”
“And we have only tonight to stop this witch,”Oz said.”And I can’t help because I’m gonna be chained in my basement tonight.”
“Unless this Mistress Hunt gets to you first, in that case, it’s wolf-whatever for you and an old age home for Will,”Xander said. Everyone glared at the boy.”What?”
“Damn it! I wish that I knew what this ritual was about!”Giles said as he ran his fingers through his hair.
“Hey Oz!” Devon called out as he approached the smaller guy.”What’s up man?”
“Oh, hi Dev. Nothing. We’re just, uh, waiting for Willow to show. She was supposed to show me something on the computer,”Oz smiled weakly.”You see her anywhere?”
Devon shook his head.“Nope. The last time I saw Gladiola was when walked with her to Delcaza’s room yesterday. She was gonna get some papers or stuff.”
“And when was this?”Buffy asked intently. Devon simply shrugged.
“Dunno. ‘Bout five or something,”Devon answered.”So we practicing tomorrow, Oz?”
“Was the room empty?”Buffy demanded. Devon looked at the girl, annoyed.
“No. Delcaza was there. What’s with the interrogation?”Devon demanded.
Buffy simply shrugged and smiled weakly.“Well, she was supposed to ask Delcaza something for me, and Will said that she never saw her, so...”
“Oh, there you *are* Xander!”a sing song voice cried out.”Can you help me some of my work in math?”
Everyone looked over Devon’s shoulder to see Candace approach the table. Xander smiled weakly at the girl as Cordelia intercepted her.”Well, Hel~lo Candace! My, you’re up early! Are you sure that you got enough sleep? You have bags under your eyes.”
Candace gave her a false smile.”Much more than you did, Cordelia. You’re looking a little caked today, got enough foundation on? Xander, do you remember the homework that we had in math? Do you understand it?”
“Uhhh. No,”Xander stammered as he moved his chair noticeably closer to Cordelia’s side. He smiled weakly at her.”My study buddy’s not here, so she can’t explain it for me.”
“Oh, then do you want to work together on it?”Candace pounced. Xander stared at the girl as he tried to find away out. Cordelia was about to ring out a sharp retort.
Giles cleared his throat.“I am sorry, ah, Candace, but since Xander is my student aide, I am afraid that I must keep him here to, uh, aid in my research.”
Candace blinked at the librarian. Giles continued.”In fact, both you and Devon are interrupting this student meeting that I am having. So if you two will please leave and come back another time?”
“Cordelia? A student worker in a library?”Candace gawked at Cordelia who inwardly groaned. Her reputation was now in the gutters. Now she’d be labeled a cheerleading nerd dating a geek.
“Cordelia?!? A student worker? In the library?”Buffy asked in a raised voice, hoping that it was sounding increduous.”She’s just waiting for Xander here, who’s waiting for Willow.”
“Seems that everybody’s waiting for Lilac,”Devon mused as he slid his eyes at Oz who simply shrugged.”Popular girl. Got Xander waiting for her. Right Oz?”
Oz was about to say something when the bell rang. Giles gasped as he looked at the invading students.“Well! There’s the first bell! Oz, Xander, Buffy, in my office please. Uh, Cordelia-”
Cordelia smiled brightly at the librarian.“I’ll wait right here, Mr.Giles. Xander, I’ll be waiting here. You can take my books and walk me to class.”
Giles shoved Xander into the office as the boy gaped at her. When he shut the room door, he looked at the students around him.”Well, this puts a new light in secrecy.”
“Delcaza lied,”Oz stated flatly.”She said that Willow never saw her.”
Buffy nodded.”But why? Is she our Mistress Hunt? She was an English governess in the diary. And Delcaza is obviously a teacher. But she’s from... where did she say she was from? Spain? Italy?”
Giles nodded.“Spain. Her full name is Donna Delcaza...oh, God.”
“What is it?”Buffy demanded as she looked at Giles. He quickly took out a Spanish dictionary and flipped through it.
Giles stuttered as he excitedly flipped through more of the text.“Donna is a name, but it is also the Spanish term for ‘lady’ and Delcaza...”
“Delcaza...means ‘of the hunt’. Damn it!”Oz cursed quietly as he shut his Spanish text book.”It’s her. She has Willow.”
“But where? And what do we do?”Xander demanded as the bell rang. Giles looked up and ordered them quickly.
“She can’t do anything until tonight. I’ll somehow get her address. Buffy, keep and eye on her. Oz and Xander, stay away from her, especially you Oz. She needs you to finish the ritual that she has planned. Meet here this afternoon. Now go to class.”
* * *
Oz stared at his teacher as she taught Spanish.
Circe smiled as she taught her lesson.
* * *
As the day went on, Giles loaded his tranquilizer gun methodically. He hadn’t learned much more about werewolves or the ritual, but he did learn quite a few things about wolves. A male wolf has a tendency to mate with only one female at a lifetime, and that male wolf would protect his mate from any dangers, even at the cost of itself. And since werewolves were the development of baser instincts in man, there was every reason to believe that Oz, in his werewolf form tonight, would have no choice but to hunt for Willow, his perceived mate.
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