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Post by Buffy Summers on Feb 24, 2009 15:54:47 GMT 9.5
Buffy entered those dreaded gates she had to walk through nearly every night. Tonight she was especially tired, but she knew she couldn't slack off now. Not when the vampires were doubling, even tripling up on them. No, at this time her job was too important to just ignore because of lack of sleep.
With her stake in hand and her cross on a chain around her neck, Buffy eyed the moonlit graveyard with wariness and dread. Something was telling her tonight wouldn't be as easy as the other nights. Something felt more... intense... dangerous.
Buffy trudged through the dirt and the weeds that covered the ground and she stopped dead when she thought she heard something. "You can run, but you will die..." She mumbled to herself with a small smirk as she continued to gaze around, now alert
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Post by ratedxsuperstar1 on Feb 24, 2009 16:01:27 GMT 9.5
Giles observes the young slayer from a distance. She has come so far...he told himself. He walks up to the focused slayer, weary of what she might be doing out here so late."Buffy...its a suprise to see you out patrolling so late, I didn't think you would have been up to it."
Giles walks down the dirt clouded path and stood next to Buffy. "I guess we are never up to coming here every night...." Giles paused, then leaned against one of the gravestones reading Rosa Simpson.
"Buffy...it is good to have ran into you though..I am having concerns about demon attacks in the area, perhaps you and the gang could assist me in research tomorrow?"Giles hated saying this...he knew she was tired, and didn't want to have more of a load pressed upon her, but it had to be done.
Giles kicks the dirt, sending it blowing in the wind, contemplating whether or not he made the right decision asking Buffy for such a huge favor.
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Post by Xander Harris on Feb 24, 2009 16:08:43 GMT 9.5
Xander entered the gates of the cemetary, he noticed how tired Buffy looked earlier this morning, so she shouldn't mind some company. He trotted through the field not bothering about taking the path. These people are dead they don't need this area, he thought, they shouldn't care.
Xander saw Buffy and Giles off in the distance, oh great, she already has company. Xander continued anyway, catching up to Buffy and Giles in no time. "Hey Buffy, Giles." He acknowleged them. He made his way and leaned against the same gravestone Giles was. "Thought you could have some help" he said to Buffy.
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Post by Buffy Summers on Feb 24, 2009 16:16:24 GMT 9.5
Buffy whipped her head in the direction of the voice, relieved to see it's only Giles. She had heard the approaching footsteps, but she didn't act on it instantly. With a slightly red face from embarrassment, she remembered when she overrated and attacked Xander when he'd snuck up on her. She wasn't about to have a repeat performance.
Buffy nodded tiredly and smiled at his words. "A slayer doesn't have time to rest, Giles." Her tone was only half serious. However, she listened to his next words with wide eyes. No, a slayer's job is never done.
"That sounds okay... I'm sure we can get the gang together." As soon as Buffy had finished speaking, Xander approached. "Hi Xander, the more the merrier." She smiled again but this time it was cut off with a yawn. She placed a hand over her mouth to cover it. Buffy sighed, then added, "Maybe some coffee would be good too at the meeting tomorrow."
She looked at Xander, realising he would have come after Giles had asked her. "Oh, we need the gang together tomorrow for some research... will you be there?"
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Post by Xander Harris on Feb 24, 2009 16:22:52 GMT 9.5
"Sure will" he smiled and winked. He glanced around the place, It was unusally quiet. "Say, isn't there usually monsters and vampires crawling around the place" this was weird, almost scary. It was scary when there were actually demons around, but since he couldn't see them, it made it that much more scarier.
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Post by ratedxsuperstar1 on Feb 24, 2009 16:24:27 GMT 9.5
Giles notice's Xander approaching them."Oh...hello Xander, you came out here all alone?"Giles knows that Xander knew that Buffy would be here, but he asked the question anyway.
Giles is grateful Buffy is so enthusiastic about coming and helping him with the demon, and know that Xander possibly could come, he felt even more relieved. "Yes..Xander..I agree with Buffy, we could really use another pair of eyes."
Once Xander agreed to their proposal, he felt relieved that he wouldn't be doing it all alone. "Say, where is Willow tonight?"
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Post by Xander Harris on Feb 24, 2009 16:36:12 GMT 9.5
"I think she was at the library studying. I don't know if she will come out tonight." Xander saw something run across the graveyards, up in the distance. He was to far away to see what it was. "Woah, did you guys see that." It then ran again, in his sight. It made its way back to trees, all he could tell was that it walked on to legs, but hunched over. "There it went again."
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Post by ratedxsuperstar1 on Feb 24, 2009 16:37:48 GMT 9.5
Giles starts showing looks of caution, and hastily unpacks supplies from his pack. He pulls her a crossbow and gets ready to fire. "I am starting to believe what you say Xander wasn't just any demon..."
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Post by lostarkansas on Feb 24, 2009 16:47:02 GMT 9.5
Faith stood in the damp, dark cyrpt freezing her but off. She hadn't bothered to bring a jacket and now regretted the decision. Tapping her foot anxiously, she called out "Hurry it up, will you?"
Shuffling could be heard from across the room, but it was too dark and she couldn't make anything out.
Someone swore and then there were footsteps.
After about a minute, there was a loud thump and something heavy was thrown at her feet. Faith picked up the brown leather bag and made to open it.
"You don't need to count it, it's all there Slayer. Now did you bring it?" Came an unknown voice, hardly louder than a whisper.
"Why, yes." She smirked, "This is everything from his current address down to his favorite brand of toothpaste. I doubt you'll be dissapointed."
Faith reached into the back pocket of her jeans and retrieved an unmarked envolope, it's contents thick. She then placed it on the ground and blew a kiss towards the direction of the voice before exiting. Once faith had left, she closed the door behind her and froze immediatly.
She could here chattering in the distance. Familiar chattering.
After ditching the leather bag behind a tombstone, she followed the path into a clearing of graves and spotted Buffy with her friends.
Keeping in the shadows she ran towards the nearby trees.
"Woah, did you guys see that."
Crap She thought, backtracking through the trees hunched over.
She emerged and walked over to them greeting, "What's up?"
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Post by Buffy Summers on Feb 24, 2009 17:01:51 GMT 9.5
Buffy looked around again when Xander mentioned how quiet it was. She hadn't noticed as she had been welcoming the silence. No vampires meant no fighting, and that she liked the sound of. However, she also knew something should be around, no matter what. It was rare when she went through a night with no action.
"I agree, Xander, it's strange." She glanced at Giles with worry. "What do you think is going on?" However, she also noticed the movement when Xander did. "Oh you spoke too soon." Buffy looked at her stake, aware that it wouldn't help if it wasn't a vampire. "Uh Giles, did you bring something for your dear Slayer?"
Buffy was about to go through the bag Giles had brought herself when another voice made her jump slightly. Her tiredness was not helping her nerves. "Hey, Faith... just the usual late night patrol."
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Post by lostarkansas on Feb 24, 2009 17:13:34 GMT 9.5
"I must have missed the memo...are you o.k, b? You seem kind of out of it."
After suppressing a shiver, she went on gazing into the distance. "It's pretty quiet tonight."
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Post by ratedxsuperstar1 on Feb 24, 2009 17:22:43 GMT 9.5
When the mysterious figure behind the bushes is reaveled to be Faith, Gilkes just lets out a sigh. "Bloody hell Xander..give us all a scare why don't you...Hello Faith."
Giles observes the cementary while Faith and Buffy talk. are you o.k, b? You seem kind of out of it." Giles chuckles. "That would be an understatement...she even agreed to help me with research."
Giles walks into the bushes a little. "Still...we should keep a look out, at least this time we can be prepared and not let Xander scare the wits out of us first..."
"It's pretty quiet tonight." Giles turns his attention to Faith. "Good point...it is too quiet for a vampire infested cementary...something or someone is causing trouble. Faith, did you happe to see something suspicious...?something that would give vamnpires a reason to be feared?"
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Post by Xander Harris on Feb 24, 2009 18:01:15 GMT 9.5
(OOC- Yay Giles, you said Bloody hell!)
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Post by archer on Feb 24, 2009 21:10:16 GMT 9.5
Willow gutted the snarling engine of her car and jumped out, she knew Buffy was on patrol tonight and after the fight at the Bronze she was determined to stick around and be more useful more immediately. Her sun ball had saved the day eventually but Xander Faith and Angel had got seriously hurt first, she didn't even want a scratch on them!
"Hi guys." She smiled, when she saw them although she didn't make eye contact with Faith, the newest Slayer still scared her slightly, she was just so different to the kind of slayer she was used to - the Buffy Kind. "What's Xander done now? Made out with another demon?" She joked, smiling at him.
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Post by Xander Harris on Feb 24, 2009 21:52:05 GMT 9.5
Xander sighed in relief at finding out that the danger was only Faith, his heart slowed to a normal rate. He saw Willow approach.
"Hey I've only dated...." he counts with his finger, "1, 2, 3 demons, 3 demons. And it's not always my fault" He growled at Willow as she approached. Strange everyone being here all we need now is Angel and Cordeila then the whole gang will be here. Why is everyone here anyway, he thought. Since the fight at The Bronze he would've thought for everyone to stay hidden in they're bedrooms. But who cares, as Buffy just said, The more the merrier.
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