It was storming outside. Very badly. Buffy was still recovering after her fight with Angel. She reached up and touched her neck were he had bit her. It still hurt to the touch. "I hope it doesn't scare", she said to no one imparticular. She was alone in her room.
"Buffy?", her mother called. "Buffy are you there?".
Great, Buffy thought. I hope she isn't leaving.
"Yeah, I'm here mom", she called back.
"Buffy I just wanted to tell you that I'm leaving for that gallery meeting so I'll be home late, okay honey?"
"Yeah, okay", she answered.
she thought again.
She reached for the phone and dialed Willow's number. Willow answered.
"Hello?"
"Hey Will, just wanted to see how its hanging", Buffy said.
"Oh I'm okay. Actually I was just heading over to the Bronze with Xander and Cordelia, want to come?"
"The Bronze? No way. I think I want to stay away from there tonight. I'm not really thrilled at the very thought of it", Buffy replied.
"Oh yeah, I forgot, the Angel thing. Sorry Buff.", Willow said
"Don't sweat it. I guess I'll just go out patroling for awhile then".
"How? Its raining, remember?", Willow Said.
"Oh yeah. Well then I think I'll just hang around home. You want to come over later?", Buffy replied
"Sure, if it stops raining when we leave the Bronze. Cordelia is going to drive us there so we don't have to walk".
"Cool then. I'll c-ya later, maybe."
"Bye".
They both hung up. Buffy thought. She got up and went down to the kitchen to fix a snack.
MEANWHILE......
A familiar figure stood in the shadows outside Buffy's house. He watched Buffy through her kitchen window. She absently touched her neck where he had bitten her. A smile crossed his face. She walked from the kitchen back to her bedroom with a coke in one hand and a bag of popcorn in the other. . He watched her undress and change into her pajamas. He smirked at the sight. Then, just as quickly she changed back into her clothes and ran out the door. . With that he began to follow her.
Inside her room Buffy quickley changed into her pajamas and turned on the t.v. She had just gotten into one of the late night shows when the phone rang.
"Hello?", she said when she picked up the phone.
"Buffy? Y-You must come to the Library quickley. It is of dire importance".
"Okay Giles I'll be right there", Buffy said worridly.
She quickly changed back into her regular clothes and hurried out the door. It had stopped raining five minutes ago, luckily, but the streets and sidewalks were still slippery. She was half way to the school when her spider-tingly senses told her something was wrong. She scanned the area with a trained eye and spotted a shadow that could have easily hidden a vampire. She, for the first time, had forgotten to bring a stake with her. , she thought. Then she realised that she recognized this feeling. Vampires had a certain affect on her senses that told her they were there. This one was different. It was familiar. It was Angel. Out of fear at being caught unprepared and still weak from they're last fight she made a run for it. She could hear him behind her, but he wasn't trying to actually catch her. It seemed like he was simply following her nonchalantly. That was definatly good. , she thought. She finally made it to the school. She dashed up the steps and continued to run until she had reached the library. Tired and out of breath she slammed through the doors and fell to the ground exhausted.
"Buffy, are you alright?", Giles said as he ran to her side. "What happened?".
"Angel....was following....had to run....no stake", she said huffing for breath.
"Buffy you are in no physical state right now to risk being unprepared, but luckily made it safely to the library however Angel may also enter the school should he choose to", he said.
"I know, but he didn't seem like he actually wanted to catch me and kill me. It seemed more like he was simply trying to keep up with me", she said after she had regained some of her strength.
"Buffy you don't look very good, how much blood did he take the other night?"
"Not enough to kill me, but it weakend me. Mr. Cradle robbing demon of the night didn't count on me actually having friends", she said with a smile. "So what did you bring me over here for?".
"What? Oh yes! I believe we have a problem", he said.
"That seems to be our motto", she said. "What kind of a problem?"
"Well I was in the office earlier and I had just set some books I needed to look through on the table. When I came out of the office I noticed one of the books missing and I looked over just in time to see a vampire jump out the window with it".
"Yeah, and?", she said
"Well I checked which book it was and it turned out to be a book of very powerful reversal spells and what not", he replied
"So what do they want with it?", she said.
"I'm not quite sure really, but if they use it which they probably will or they wouldn't have bothered taking it....then we have alot of trouble on our hands."
"So you want to find out what they're using it for so I can go stop them?", she said.
"Well...yes acutally", he said as he walked over to the table.
"Great. Well then...I guess I better get home and rest up." she said as she headed out the door.
"Oh Buffy", he called after her.
"Yeah?", she said turning back
"Take a stake with you", he said tossing her a stake.
"Gottcha", she said catching it.
Buffy walked out side into the cool night air. < I don't know why he couldn't just tell me all that on the phone > she thought. She stopped a moment and listened. She didn't feel Angel around anymore. She thought. . She hurried down the road towards her house. By the time she got home she was so tired that she simply fell down on her bed still wearing her clothes and fell into a deep sleep that not even a tornado could have woke her from.
The next morning she found herself dressed in her pajamas and under the covers when she woke. < I don't even remember putting my pajamas on > She thought. she concluded. She got dressed and went downstairs where her mom was cooking breakfast.
"Good morning honey", her mom said as she walked into the kitchen. "Did you sleep well?".
"Like a rock", she answered. "Thanks for coming in and tucking me in after you got home".
"What? I didn't go in your room last night honey", her mom answered.
A cold shiver of fear swept up her spine.
"Y-You didn't?", she asked.
"No. Why?", she said.
"Oh nothing, I must have done it with out realizing it", she said as she rushed upstairs.
When she got in her room she quickly looked around. There was a piece of paper on her dresser that she hadn't noticed before. She walked slowly across the room and picked up. When she opened it she saw a picture of herself lying on the bed with a message at the bottom.
"Hello lover", it said
she screamed in her mind. she scanned the rest of her room and noticed her clothes in a heap on the floor.
"Reversed", she said out loud.
She stuffed the piece of paper in her pocket and ran out of her room. < I have to talk to Giles. What about Willow, Xander and Cordelia! They had invited him into their houses too! >
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