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*****Chapter One - Closet Full of Skeletons*****
Xander and Willow were sitting in the library, and Giles was engrossed in a book. The doors swung open and Buffy entered, holding her head. Giles lifted his head from his book and greeted her.
‘Good morning…um, why are you holding your head?’
‘In case it falls off.’ She snapped, and then she pulled a strained face and pressed her hand tighter to the side of her head.
‘I see you didn’t get out of the bed the right side this morning.’ Giles muttered.
‘I wasn’t even in a bed this morning. I was at the cemetery all night.’
‘Taking the patrol thing a little seriously aren’t we.’ Xander smiled. Buffy shot him a look and he stopped smiling.
‘If you must know, I had a fight with a vampire and I lost.’
‘Lost? Well surely that would mean you’d be dead.’
‘Giles, your absolutely right, she must have made a mistake…I’ll just go find her tonight and ask her to finish me off shall I?’ Buffy snapped again. Giles slammed his book down on the table in a temper.
‘There is absolutely no need for this…now just tell us what happened.’ Buffy groaned again and slid into the nearest chair, pouting at Giles.
‘I’m not really sure; all I know is that she was strong, really strong. I get the feeling she didn’t want to fight me.’
‘Well most of them don’t, they know they’re bound to loose…good always overcomes evil etc.’
‘Yeah, but she could so easily have won, even if Faith was there with me…she could have killed me after she knocked me out, that’s what scares me.’
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That night in the library everyone was there, except Oz and Cordelia, Angel had arrived unannounced as usual. Buffy no longer felt the need to hold her head. [Thank God for aspirin] She thought to herself, then Oz entered the room.
‘Sorry I’m late guys, I was…hey, you smell weird.’ He stood in front of Buffy and sniffed the air. ‘Yep, it’s definitely you. Where have you been, werewolf country?’
Buffy looked puzzled. ‘It’s never good when you say more than the usual two words. What do you mean “werewolf country”?’
‘I mean I can smell the scent of another werewolf on you. Have you met one recently?’
‘No, but I met a really strong vampire last night. Are you sure you’re not just smelling your self?’
‘Please, I know my own sent.’ No one seemed to notice Angel’s thoughtful expression as he sat behind them, veiled in shadow.
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Outside in the street the blonde vampire and her two companions were walking past the school gates, as she sniffed the air repeatedly.
‘How are we supposed to find him here?’ The man asked.
‘Eli, stop asking that all the time, if she catches his sent she’ll let us know.’ As they passed the school the blonde woman sniffed again and turned to run into the school building. ‘You see, I told you.’ The two of them followed her hurriedly.
The library doors burst open and the blonde woman rushed inside.
‘Bastard!’
She headed straight for Angel, pouncing on him and pinning him down on a table. Instantly Buffy was ready with a stake.
‘The vampire.’ She yelled. At the same time Oz leapt to his feet and stood in front of Willow saying ‘Werewolf!’
‘You evil, sadistic, bloodsucking bastard!’ the blonde woman yelled into Angel’s face, for the first time Buffy noticed that she was English, but there were traces of a long forgotten Irish accent.
‘Esmerelda?’ he asked, bewildered.
‘Huh?’ said Xander. The other two ranthrough the library doors in hot pursuit of the blonde, but stopped in their tracks when they saw Buffy’s stake.
‘More vampires?’ yelled Buffy, reaching behind her and grabbing another stake.
‘Oh dear,’ said Giles ‘I think we’re surrounded.’ The blonde stood up and backed off a step as Angel got to his feet and adjusted his shirt.
‘Nice to see you again…here with a slayer, and not a pile of ash yet. You’ve gone up in the world I see. But me? No. I haven’t. You ruined my life!’ Esmerelda yelled. She was about to launch her fist into Angels’s face when wolf ear appeared on the side of her head, she looked dizzy and collapsed. Her companions headed towards her but were stopped by Buffy who was holding the stakes threateningly. Esmerelda was on her knee’s holding her hands over her face and covering the ear. Angel knelt by her side, and tried to take her hands. She turned away from him.
‘Don’t look at me!’ she cried. ‘Please.’ He lowered his hands.
‘You’ve done enough!’ she added bitterly.
‘Let the others through.’ commanded Angel looking down at the floor.
‘Are you crazy?’ said Xander. ‘A room full of un-staked vampires is not my idea of fun; give me a night in with a bottle of holy water anyday.’
‘Just do it.’ Angel’s voice boomed. Buffy stepped to the side, keeping the stakes raised. The man and woman ran over to Esmerelda and knelt by her side.
‘Okay, so now everyone’s here, can we find out who everyone is?’ Buffy was still wary.
‘Yeah and soon.’ Said Xander. ‘This whole thing gives me the wig.’
‘Me too man’ added Oz. ‘I’m getting weird smells.’
‘Guys, this is Evelyn, Elijah and Esmerelda. Es is my ex.’ Angel continued to stare at the floor, Buffy lowered the stakes and everyone stared at the three newcomers in a mixture of bewilderment and amazement.
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