I couldn't believe much of anything these days. The voices in my head came in waves. Sometimes all loud and insistent, other times there were none at all. I think most the kids were scared now. There was too much death and chaos for them to really worry about their own small problems.
However the small problems were pretty huge in my book. At least for me anyway. I had left the small group at the coffee shop in somewhat of a rush. It was getting late, and I knew that someway or another that Succubus was going to get her man. I started at Parker's dorm, thinking he might have gone there. However he wasn't there. The guy across the hall from him, laughed at me. Shaking his head in a somewhat odd manner, as if he had seen many girls pounding on his doorway. I wondered if they knew he was in danger, or if Buffy and Willow had figured it out. However the boy was inclined to give me the last location of Parker. He sent me to the place where I first met Parker. I smiled, and once I was out of sight I teleported to where he should be. I was about to be his heroine. I would save him, and he would thank me in a very physical and sweaty manner.
I pushed the door open and it was dark inside. A bit cold and there was definitely something wrong with the whole scene. I moved through the building a bit until I found him. Sprawled on the floor... partially nude... and pretty much all the way dead. Well this was pretty much crappy. I had to think... where would she go after this?
People... boys... crowded areas... The Bronze! I teleported over to the Bronze and saw a small group of students dragging the limp body of a blonde girl... blonde!! The Succubus!! Who the heck where they? I watched, they put her into the back of a van, piled in and headed off. I wanted to follow them, but I had to tell Buffy what was going on. Maybe she had called these people to "take care of" the girl. I walked in to see Buffy attacking some other blonde girl. Then Buffy caught sight of her sister, and I hung back a bit. Not that I liked seeing sisters fight or anything, but maybe a wish would form in Dawn's head and I could have some fun again with Buffy.
"DAWN! What the hell are you doing with ... Give me one good reason why I shouldn't tell mom where you are and ... who the hell is this?"
"First of all, this is Taylor...."
Nope. No such luck. However that little Summer's girl has a lot of issues she needs to work out. I walked over and tapped Buffy on the shoulder. I guess she wasn't expecting that one, because she jumped a bit before turning to me. I waved a hello to her and smiled.
"Hey! So... that 'exchange student' you were looking for?? Yeah... she sort of took care of her 'project' and is leaving with 'relatives'?"
That so didn't make sense. It was Scoobie code though. I remember the annoying things they would say to try to keep the others out of the loop.
"I know you wanted to 'catch her' before she left... but too late. A group of students are driving her somewhere."
She looked at me then at Dawn. This was a tough call for Buffy. Yell at sister, or find out what the hell Anya is talking about. I had a feeling she would go for talking to me, and leave the sister for later. After all, Dawn is a good kid.
Taylor? Mom said she wasn't the succubus but that didn't really mean anything because I loved my mom but she couldn't pick out a demon if they were her best friend.
I jumped at a hand on my shoulder, turning around near ready to knock someone out, I saw Anya.
Why was Anya ... Nevermind, obviously for her to seek me out that meant there was trouble, or something.
"Hey! So... that 'exchange student' you were looking for?? Yeah... she sort of took care of her 'project' and is leaving with 'relatives'?"
Exchange student? What? Oh right. The lets pretend we're talking about this, but we're not. Did she learn that from Xander? But she was leaving? With relatives, which meant no boy to kill.
I glanced at Dawn who looked more than relieved that there was slayer business afoot.
"I know you wanted to 'catch her' before she left... but too late. A group of students are driving her somewhere."
Dammit.
I looked back at Dawn and sighed.
"I'll deal with you later, and because I'm the best sister in the world I won't mention this to mom. She so doesn't need to be worrying about both of us all the time. But promise me you'll be careful."
I looked at Taylor. "Nice to not quite meet you and sorry for the weirdness, I'm sure Dawn will explain that ... what would you call me Dawn? A Spaz."
I smiled and turned to Anya and walked a little further from them.
"Ok. So she was here, and students are taking her? As in someone captured her already? Someone's ... who the hell would even know about her?"
I wasn't exactly asking her these questions, but there they were.
Dawn looked uncomfortable, in the dress as well as the situation. Poor girl. Anyway, less about her more about the deadness of my potential sex partner.
"I'll deal with you later, and because I'm the best sister in the world I won't mention this to mom. She so doesn't need to be worrying about both of us all the time. But promise me you'll be careful. Nice to not quite meet you and sorry for the weirdness, I'm sure Dawn will explain that ... what would you call me Dawn? A Spaz."
I smiled. Buffy was a spaz. Of course she was a spaz with all that super power. So I was wary. She said her farewells to the two underage minors and shooed me into a corner to talk more. She was very pushy.
"Ok. So she was here, and students are taking her? As in someone captured her already? Someone's ... who the hell would even know about her?"
"She was here, but before she was here, she was with Parker, who by the way is dead now. Then I guess she came here to find more men to enslave and instead found some trouble. A group of five or six student looking types were hauling her into some big black van of sorts. She looked pretty out of it, so I am thinking they killed her, or drugged her... or she is a sound sleeper. As for how anyone knew about her? I have no clue. I didn't put up flyers or anything."
I glanced around and saw Xander... Xander with some girl. Huh. Of course it wasn't like I was still interested in him. Was he laughing?? I shook it off, trying to ignore this happy cuter version of Xander. I turned my attention back to Buffy. She looked all foot-tappy at me, and I had no idea what her problem was. I mean I told her someone died but the girl was taken care of. Sure dead guy is bad, but it isn't like it is the first time, and from the looks of it? I don't think he died from her... I mean he didn't look like he died in a moment of passion... more like a seizing fit of pain.
"So... I think I am going to go back to the dorms. Tara is already all worried that I am odd as it is. I don't need this to add to it."
However the small problems were pretty huge in my book. At least for me anyway. I had left the small group at the coffee shop in somewhat of a rush. It was getting late, and I knew that someway or another that Succubus was going to get her man. I started at Parker's dorm, thinking he might have gone there. However he wasn't there. The guy across the hall from him, laughed at me. Shaking his head in a somewhat odd manner, as if he had seen many girls pounding on his doorway. I wondered if they knew he was in danger, or if Buffy and Willow had figured it out. However the boy was inclined to give me the last location of Parker. He sent me to the place where I first met Parker. I smiled, and once I was out of sight I teleported to where he should be. I was about to be his heroine. I would save him, and he would thank me in a very physical and sweaty manner.
I pushed the door open and it was dark inside. A bit cold and there was definitely something wrong with the whole scene. I moved through the building a bit until I found him. Sprawled on the floor... partially nude... and pretty much all the way dead. Well this was pretty much crappy. I had to think... where would she go after this?
People... boys... crowded areas... The Bronze! I teleported over to the Bronze and saw a small group of students dragging the limp body of a blonde girl... blonde!! The Succubus!! Who the heck where they? I watched, they put her into the back of a van, piled in and headed off. I wanted to follow them, but I had to tell Buffy what was going on. Maybe she had called these people to "take care of" the girl. I walked in to see Buffy attacking some other blonde girl. Then Buffy caught sight of her sister, and I hung back a bit. Not that I liked seeing sisters fight or anything, but maybe a wish would form in Dawn's head and I could have some fun again with Buffy.
"DAWN! What the hell are you doing with ... Give me one good reason why I shouldn't tell mom where you are and ... who the hell is this?"
"First of all, this is Taylor...."
Nope. No such luck. However that little Summer's girl has a lot of issues she needs to work out. I walked over and tapped Buffy on the shoulder. I guess she wasn't expecting that one, because she jumped a bit before turning to me. I waved a hello to her and smiled.
"Hey! So... that 'exchange student' you were looking for?? Yeah... she sort of took care of her 'project' and is leaving with 'relatives'?"
That so didn't make sense. It was Scoobie code though. I remember the annoying things they would say to try to keep the others out of the loop.
"I know you wanted to 'catch her' before she left... but too late. A group of students are driving her somewhere."
She looked at me then at Dawn. This was a tough call for Buffy. Yell at sister, or find out what the hell Anya is talking about. I had a feeling she would go for talking to me, and leave the sister for later. After all, Dawn is a good kid.
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Taylor? Mom said she wasn't the succubus but that didn't really mean anything because I loved my mom but she couldn't pick out a demon if they were her best friend.
I jumped at a hand on my shoulder, turning around near ready to knock someone out, I saw Anya.
Why was Anya ... Nevermind, obviously for her to seek me out that meant there was trouble, or something.
"Hey! So... that 'exchange student' you were looking for?? Yeah... she sort of took care of her 'project' and is leaving with 'relatives'?"
Exchange student? What? Oh right. The lets pretend we're talking about this, but we're not. Did she learn that from Xander? But she was leaving? With relatives, which meant no boy to kill.
I glanced at Dawn who looked more than relieved that there was slayer business afoot.
"I know you wanted to 'catch her' before she left... but too late. A group of students are driving her somewhere."
Dammit.
I looked back at Dawn and sighed.
"I'll deal with you later, and because I'm the best sister in the world I won't mention this to mom. She so doesn't need to be worrying about both of us all the time. But promise me you'll be careful."
I looked at Taylor. "Nice to not quite meet you and sorry for the weirdness, I'm sure Dawn will explain that ... what would you call me Dawn? A Spaz."
I smiled and turned to Anya and walked a little further from them.
"Ok. So she was here, and students are taking her? As in someone captured her already? Someone's ... who the hell would even know about her?"
I wasn't exactly asking her these questions, but there they were.
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"I'll deal with you later, and because I'm the best sister in the world I won't mention this to mom. She so doesn't need to be worrying about both of us all the time. But promise me you'll be careful. Nice to not quite meet you and sorry for the weirdness, I'm sure Dawn will explain that ... what would you call me Dawn? A Spaz."
I smiled. Buffy was a spaz. Of course she was a spaz with all that super power. So I was wary. She said her farewells to the two underage minors and shooed me into a corner to talk more. She was very pushy.
"Ok. So she was here, and students are taking her? As in someone captured her already? Someone's ... who the hell would even know about her?"
"She was here, but before she was here, she was with Parker, who by the way is dead now. Then I guess she came here to find more men to enslave and instead found some trouble. A group of five or six student looking types were hauling her into some big black van of sorts. She looked pretty out of it, so I am thinking they killed her, or drugged her... or she is a sound sleeper. As for how anyone knew about her? I have no clue. I didn't put up flyers or anything."
I glanced around and saw Xander... Xander with some girl. Huh. Of course it wasn't like I was still interested in him. Was he laughing?? I shook it off, trying to ignore this happy cuter version of Xander. I turned my attention back to Buffy. She looked all foot-tappy at me, and I had no idea what her problem was. I mean I told her someone died but the girl was taken care of. Sure dead guy is bad, but it isn't like it is the first time, and from the looks of it? I don't think he died from her... I mean he didn't look like he died in a moment of passion... more like a seizing fit of pain.
"So... I think I am going to go back to the dorms. Tara is already all worried that I am odd as it is. I don't need this to add to it."
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