Willow left Buffy's house after helping her get ready for her "date" with Spike that night; Buffy had been a bundle of nerves, and could hardly zip her dress. Willow had zipped her dress, made her some tea, calmed her down, and walked with her part of the way to the Bronze, where she had agreed to meet Spike.
Willow walked toward the library, keeping her ears open and staying away from shadowy parts of the street. She made sure she could get to her stake easily, and walked with long, confident strides. She had read somewhere that muggers were much more likely to attack someone who looked like a victim, and had concluded that it might work with vampires, too. She made sure she didn't look like a victim.
She had been keeping alert, and was therefore not entirely surprised by the attack when it came. She heard the soft scuff of a shoe on the pavement behind her, and instinctively threw herself sideways. The vampire attacking her missed, and went sprawling on the pavement, his momentum having thrown him off balance. Willow slung her cross over he shoulder so that it hung down her back, and took off running. With a growl, the vampire took off after her. She ran and ran, heading toward the library, while the vampire steadily gained on her.
"Why do I always have to get attacked by the athletic ones?" she wondered, her breath coming fast.
Then, to her dismay, she heard the vampire call her by name. "Willooooow!" he said.
She chanced a quick look back and shreiked. The school library's outer door was directly in front of her new, and she made for it with a final burst of speed that made her feel as if her lungs were on fire.
The vampire fell back as she reached the door. "See you again, Willow. Go on, run to your friends for safety -- I'll get them, too!" He turned around and walked away chuckling.
Willow went into the library quietly and leaned back against the door to catch her breath. She heard the others talking.
"So do we know who it is yet? Can we start to prepare for the resurrection of whoever it is?" Xander asked.
"Not really," Giles told him. "To date, I've found very little information regarding this prophesy. Just that Buffy will have to make an ally of an enemy in order to defeat him... or her. We still haven't found out who it is."
"I think I know who it is," Willow said from the doorway. She walked into the room. "I think it's Angel."
"You're crazy," Cordelia said. "Didn't Buffy kill him and save the world? What on earth would make you think it's him?"
"I don't know, Cordelia. Maybe the fact that he just attacked me, chased me here, and threatened to kill all of you, too?"
Cordelia swallowed. "I guess that would convince me, too." She looked away.
Oz went to her. "Are you all right?" he asked, concerned. She nodded.
"Yeah, other than really freaked out. Well, that, and I feel like I've run a marathon. He chased me all the way from Beacon Street." She smiled wanly at him, and he began to massage her shoulders.
"Once again, Willow saves the day, not to mention hours and hours of useless research!" Xander exulted.
Giles went into his office and came out with another book. The Codex. "Well, now that we know what, or who, the threat is, we can begin to form a plan to fight him. What we must find out now is how he got out of the demon dimensions, what happened to his soul, and how Buffy and Spike can work together to defeat him. I'm afraid our work is still just beginning." He sat down.
"Oh yeah, Research Maniac, go ahead and rain on our parade." Xander heaved a theatrical sigh, and Cordelia, with a smug look on her face, pushed him into a chair and opened an even bigger, thicker book in front of him. He sighed again and opened it. Willow and Oz took their places at the table, and silence fell.
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