Walking with Justin
Nothing could have prepared me for the direction things were about to take at the moment. Tonight was supposed to be about Homecoming. Celebrating. I think it's what Willow would have wanted. I couldn't say the same for Cordelia. She's a vampire now. She doesn't care. Although, we could have celebrated for her in a different. Well, for human Cordy.
Funny thing is, we didn't get a chance to celebrate. The dance was completely ambushed. Faith and I were too late. There were students dead and Giles got hurt. He was shot with a tranq. We left him in his library office. When we went outside, we faced these twin guys. They had machine guns. Yeah, we could have fought them off, but bullets in our bodies? Not so good. Two men saved our lives. Two vampires, to be exact. The one took off in a van. The other stayed behind, and risked being staked by me or Faith.
His name was Justin. He told us his deal. Turns out he's a vampire with a soul. That threw me off. I've always thought Angel was the only vampire with a soul. Of course, he doesn't have a soul now, so I guess it wouldn't matter. Immediately, I thought Justin was lying. After much questioning by me and Faith, I started to believe him. Faith wasn't buying it. She dragged Xander off with her. Xander didn't exactly welcome Justin, either. I wasn't happy that they decided to leave me here, but it didn't last long. I'm a big girl. I can handle myself.
Justin explained to me how he got his soul. I think he was afraid that I would kill him. I didn't feel threatened. My guard was still up, but something told me that Justin wasn't here to kill me.
"Look, I'm not going to kill you. It's just a bit of a shock that you have a soul, too. In the prophecies, it was always believed that Angel was the only vampire with a soul. But, I guess you wouldn't be in the books if this happened to you, recently." I looked up at him. "This did happen recently, right?" He nodded. "Angel told me so many stories about when he was cursed with his soul. He felt guilty for all the people he killed. You're probably feeling that way, huh?" I took a long look at him. He was cute. Okay, stop. I'm totally not going there. I can't go there.
I started to walk away. He followed. "I-I didn't mean to walk away. It's just my Watcher is back inside and I want to make sure he's alright. Someone shot him with a tranquilizer gun. There are dead students around, too. I have to call the cops and tell them what happened." I heard the sirens in the background. "Well, looks like that's one less thing I have to do. It's all in a days work." I gave him a soft smile. "At least, what happened here, was something that could be explained, easily. I hate making up excuses when supernatural things happen. People start to think you're crazy." I opened the door, and Justin held it opened, as I walked in.
We headed toward the library. I walked to Giles' office. He was sitting up. "Giles." I ran over and sat next to him. "Can you get a glass of water for me? His little fridge is in that corner." I looked up at Justin. He nodded. A moment later, he handed me the glass of water. "Thanks. Here, drink this, Giles." Giles opened his eyes. I held the glass up to his lips and he took a sip.
"Giles, you were shot with a tranq. Do you remember anything?" Giles looked okay, but he most definitely felt a little out of it.
[Justin and Giles]
Funny thing is, we didn't get a chance to celebrate. The dance was completely ambushed. Faith and I were too late. There were students dead and Giles got hurt. He was shot with a tranq. We left him in his library office. When we went outside, we faced these twin guys. They had machine guns. Yeah, we could have fought them off, but bullets in our bodies? Not so good. Two men saved our lives. Two vampires, to be exact. The one took off in a van. The other stayed behind, and risked being staked by me or Faith.
His name was Justin. He told us his deal. Turns out he's a vampire with a soul. That threw me off. I've always thought Angel was the only vampire with a soul. Of course, he doesn't have a soul now, so I guess it wouldn't matter. Immediately, I thought Justin was lying. After much questioning by me and Faith, I started to believe him. Faith wasn't buying it. She dragged Xander off with her. Xander didn't exactly welcome Justin, either. I wasn't happy that they decided to leave me here, but it didn't last long. I'm a big girl. I can handle myself.
Justin explained to me how he got his soul. I think he was afraid that I would kill him. I didn't feel threatened. My guard was still up, but something told me that Justin wasn't here to kill me.
"Look, I'm not going to kill you. It's just a bit of a shock that you have a soul, too. In the prophecies, it was always believed that Angel was the only vampire with a soul. But, I guess you wouldn't be in the books if this happened to you, recently." I looked up at him. "This did happen recently, right?" He nodded. "Angel told me so many stories about when he was cursed with his soul. He felt guilty for all the people he killed. You're probably feeling that way, huh?" I took a long look at him. He was cute. Okay, stop. I'm totally not going there. I can't go there.
I started to walk away. He followed. "I-I didn't mean to walk away. It's just my Watcher is back inside and I want to make sure he's alright. Someone shot him with a tranquilizer gun. There are dead students around, too. I have to call the cops and tell them what happened." I heard the sirens in the background. "Well, looks like that's one less thing I have to do. It's all in a days work." I gave him a soft smile. "At least, what happened here, was something that could be explained, easily. I hate making up excuses when supernatural things happen. People start to think you're crazy." I opened the door, and Justin held it opened, as I walked in.
We headed toward the library. I walked to Giles' office. He was sitting up. "Giles." I ran over and sat next to him. "Can you get a glass of water for me? His little fridge is in that corner." I looked up at Justin. He nodded. A moment later, he handed me the glass of water. "Thanks. Here, drink this, Giles." Giles opened his eyes. I held the glass up to his lips and he took a sip.
"Giles, you were shot with a tranq. Do you remember anything?" Giles looked okay, but he most definitely felt a little out of it.
[Justin and Giles]