The trio walked down the streets of New York heading towards Ancient Books, the shop that Spike had noticed across the street from his apartment when he moved in.
“So this is like a freaks bookstore?” Lisa asked.
Spike glanced at her, not knowing what to think of her yet. She had the slayer sarcasm but she seemed way too jumpy. There was definitely something else going on with her. “They deal with ancient texts.”
“And we are going to look through all these books to find the one we need?” She asked. “Seems like a waist of time. We could just find the rest of the vamps and dust them.”
“You have a lot to learn, my padewan,” Andrew chimed in.
Spike gave him a sideways glance.
“I mean Spike’s padewan.” He corrected.
“What the hell’s a pedwan?” Lisa asked as a woman bumped into Spike.
“Sorry.” The woman said looking up.
Spike stopped for a moment but she kept walking in the opposite direction.
“Know her?” Lisa asked, eyebrows raised.
“Come on.” Spike said continuing on.
They reached Ancient Books and to everyone but Spike’s surprise, it was still open.
“It’s 2am. What ever happened to normal business hours?” Lisa asked following Spike inside.
“Evil never sleeps.” He said glancing over the titles of some books.
“Can I help you?”
The three looked over at the young man. He was tall with black hair and powerful green eyes.
“I’m Cain, I run this place.” He said with a smile. “I know every book here.”
Spike looked him over curiously. He smelled human, but something seemed off about him. “Just looking.” He turned back to the books. He reached up for the Draggoon Collection Of Weapons and his duster moved revealing the sword he had put by his belt.
“Now that’s cool. Early 1500s I think.” Cain said eyeing the sword.
Spike quickly covered it. “Family heirloom.”
Cain nodded and headed to the back of the store.
“He’s a little too friendly.” Lisa said as she stared at another stack of books. “Can this help?” She asked grabbing a book and showing it to Spike. It was an encyclopedia of swords.
“Possibly. Look for anything resembling it.”
She took the book over to the table in the center of the store and flipped through the pages.
Andrew grabbed a book on Ancient Languages. “The inscriptions looked like a mix of Latin and Cavniquois. That’s an ancient demon language. I’ll see if there’s anything in here.” He sat down next to Lisa.
Spike flipped through several books to no avail. He slammed down the last book frustrated.
“Calm down, Sparky. We’ll find it.” Lisa said pulling a lollipop out of her pocked. She pulled the wrapper off and stuck it in her mouth.
Spike stared Lisa and Andrew as they went through some books. It was like the Scooby gang all over again.
“Hey, thought this might help,” Cain said reappearing. He put three old texts down on the table.
“You don’t even know what we’re looking for.” Lisa said.
“I’m guessing you’re trying to identify that nifty sword. It’s used in an old Gracian ritual involving the demon Baslock. These are books on the ritual and the demon.” Cain said smiling like a nerd with homework.
“Thanks.” Andrew said grabbing a book.
“You must really know you’re lore. You only got a quick glimpse of it.” Spike said suspiciously.
“What can I say? I’m observant.” Cain said seriously, but kept his smile.
“He’s right. That’s it.” Andrew said showing the book to Spike. “The demon Baslock is said to open a gateway to hell. a sacrifice of fresh human blood and the fresh remains of a vampire open it.”
“Where can it be opened?” Lisa asked interested.
Andrew read a little and then looked up at Spike. “Ancient hollowed ground.”
“There’s an ancient Native American burial ground not far from here.” Cain said. “It was built over by a steel company, but it’s still hollowed ground. I think.”
Spike looked at him still very suspicious, but he was helping. “Where?”
Cain told him and even offered to drive.
“Should we take the sword with us?” Andrew asked.
Cain looked over at Spike with intensity.
“I think I’d like to keep it with me, for safe keeping. So yeah.” Spike said, noticing Cain’s motions the whole time.
“We get to kill things now?” Lisa asked.
“No, first we look. See who we’re up against. You need to know what you’re fighting.” Spike said.
“Let me guess. Lesson the second?”
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