From: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com (Buffyfic-digest) To: buffyfic-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: Buffyfic-digest V2 #47 Reply-To: buffyfic@xmission.com Sender: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk Buffyfic-digest Tuesday, March 3 1998 Volume 02 : Number 047 In this issue: BUFFYFIC: ADMIN: List rules BUFFYFIC: Hope (3/?) BUFFYFIC: Hope (4/?) BUFFYFIC: Hope (5/?) BUFFYFIC: Hope (6/?) BUFFYFIC: Hope (7/?) See the end of the digest for information on subscribing to the buffyfic or buffyfic-digest mailing lists and on how to retrieve back issues. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 03 Mar 1998 16:36:06 -0600 From: sah Subject: BUFFYFIC: ADMIN: List rules Welcome! This list is for fiction related to "Buffy The Vampire Slayer," both the TV series and the movie. 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Author: Sara B. Sara114@hotmail.com Rating: Varies...will be posted at beginning of each part. Disclaimer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, its characters, yada yada yada belong to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, Sandollar, WB, and Fox.... I’m just borrowing them, (although I wish Angel was mine!) Everything else belongs to me! Author’s note: This is your usual generic story. Angel is still good, so basically in my story surprise/innocence didn’t happen. Willow and Oz are together, and Xander and Cordy are still hiding their secret utility closet rondevu’s. This is going to be a long story, and will take some time so be patient with me. I’m not very good at story telling, so if this totally sucks and isn’t read-worthy, just let me know.Oh yeah, and I want feedback, feedback, and more feedback. I don’t care if it’s good or bad, just tell me what you thought of it. PART 3 PG Buffy pushed open the heavy door and looked over at Snyder, who was talking to a girl that Buffy didn’t recognize. . Buffy thought. She stood there for a moment, looking at her. She was very pretty, with bright green eyes and long blond hair that fell past her shoulders. . As Buffy made her way over to Snyder, she suddenly got the shivers. She could feel the hair raise on the back of her neck. “Ah, Miss Summers. Good of you to *finally* join us.” he said in his usual cynical tone. “Ha Ha, right. Join you.” she said with a fake laugh. “So, ha, this must be the new girl.” Buffy moved closer, and with every step, she got more of an uncomfortable feeling. . “This fine young lady is Hope Wilson. Hope, this is Buffy Summers. She will be your guide around Sunnydale High School.” Hope reached out to shake Buffy’s hand. When their palms touched, a warm tingle sensation shot through her body. Buffy gasped and dropped Hopes hand. “Is there something wrong?” Hope asked, slightly offended. “Oh, uh, no. Not at all,” she managed a slight smile. “Its uh, nice to meet you.” “Um, yeah. Nice to meet you too,” “Well I have things to do.” As Snyder began to walk away, he whispered in Buffy’s ear, “Remember. I’ll be watching you. Don’t mess up.” Buffy felt extremely uncomfortable around Hope. The aura coming off of her was extraordinary. She had never felt anything like it. When their hands touched and Buffy felt that sensation, she knew that something was very different, yet very familiar about her. Finally after what seemed like hours, Buffy spoke. “Well, um...” she said. Then something sparked. She had to show this girl to Giles. “I’d like you to meet some of my friends,” she said quickly, and grabbed Hope’s hand as she pulled her thought the library doors. No one in their looked up, not even when the door slammed shut behind them. “Hey! Guys! I want you to meet somebody. Her name is Hope Wilson, and she is new at SHS.” The slayeretts got up and came over to say hello. “Uh, Hope, this is Willow, Xander, and Cordelia.” “Hi,” Hope mustered to say. She was very nervous. “Wweellll Hello there,” Xander said in his suave tone, “It is *such* a pleasure to meet you.” “Hello! Are your hormones raging much?” Cordelia said, and gave him a ‘what do you think you are doing’ look. Xander ignored her comment and continued to speak. “My name is Xander, and I was wondering if I could be of *any* assistance to you.” . “Down Boy!!!” Cordelia yelled. She was extremely jealous. Willow felt a twang of jealousy ignite in her. Xander always seemed to go ga ga over every girl but her. She could see the same look in his eyes that shone when he first saw Buffy. . As Willow went to say hi, Buffy dragged her away from Hope. “Will where is Giles?” “Um, he is in his office, why?” “I have to talk to him...” At that moment Giles walked over to the group. “What do you need, Buffy?” “Giles! Come meet the new girl.” Buffy pulled Hope over to where he was standing. “This is Hope. Hope, this is Giles.” Giles looked at the girl and was about to speak but stopped. He just looked at her with the oddest expression. Buffy knew that he felt it too. Even though he was just a watcher, he too had a strong sense for weird, unexplainable things. “Um, is there something wrong?” Hope asked. “W-Whhat? Oh, uh, no. O..o-of course not,” he stumbled over his words. “Its nice to meet you, Hope.” At that moment, the bell rang. “Oh look...the bell. Its time you kids got off to class.” Giles gestured to Xander, who immediately got the hint. “Right. Class. Well, ha ha, We’d all better go then. Hope, may I escort your beautifulness there?” he asked, taking her hand. “Jeez, drool much?” Cordelia muttered. “You may,” she said, blushing. She turned to look at them. “Like I said, it was really nice to meet you all.” “I’ll talk to you after class Hope. We can all eat lunch together!” Buffy said with half a smile. “Bye!” The moment the two teenagers were gone, Buffy grabbed Giles’ arm. “Okay, what the *hell* is going on? I get the weirdest sensation when I’m around her, and when we shook hands, I got warm tinglies all over my body. Something isn’t right here.” Giles was at a total loss for words. “I...I don’t really know. I could feel it too. It really quite perplexing” He managed to say. Cordelia sighed. “Well you guys can finish your little conversation alone. I’ve better things to do.” She said, leaving the library. Willow grabbed her arm before she made it through the doors. “Stop, you have to stay here.” “I don’t’ have to do anything,” she replied in her snobby voice. “There is still a lot to be done, and now we have more things to worry about” Cordelia just stood there, looking at her. “You are going to say here and help us figure this all out. Now sit down and grab a book and start looking!” Willow commanded. She didn’t want to stay, but she knew that they needed her. “Ugghh. Fine.” She walked over to the chair she had been sitting in and sat down with a plop. “This is all giving me a major case of the wiggins. I have to find out more about Hope. Where she lives, where she used to live, if she has any kind of connection with the weird forces of the Hellmouth, or if she has any kind of connection with this prophecy.” Buffy said. “I have an idea.” Cordy piped up. The three of them turned to look at her with disbelief. “Uggh! What?” she said with disgust. “Anyway,” she continued, ignoring them, “we should take her to the Bronze tonight. That way you can learn get more info about her.” The Slayer thought for a moment. “That’s a real good idea Cordelia. Willow, you can bring Oz, and I can get Xander and we can take Hope...” “*Excuse me*? *Who* came up with the idea?” “We can take Hope *and* Cordelia to the Bronze.” Buffy plopped down next to Willow, who was searching on the net. “Any luck, Will?” “No, not yet. Sorry, Buffy.” “Its okay. Just keep searching. All of you should keep researching. Meanwhile, I’m going to go see Angel. I’ll be back before school get out,” she got up and grabbed her bag. “Wait! Buffy!” Willow jumped out of her chair and grabbed the girls arm. “What?” she asked, with a confused look. “If Snyder finds out you have left, you’ll be toast. You have to stay here with Hope.” “Oh God, I almost forgot!” Buffy groaned and slapped her forehead. She plopped back down in her chair. “Now what do I do?” At that moment, the bell rang. “Well, class is out. I have to find Xander and Hope.” She looked at the clock. It said 11:15. She glanced at Giles. “Giles, I can’t stay here all day long. There are more important things we have to get done.” He pondered for a moment. “Well unless something happens, school won’t get out early.” “School get out early, school get out early,” Buffy repeated quietly. “I’ve got it! Somehow I have to get school let out early. But how?” “Well last time we had an early release it was because of a power outage. The school’s generator broke down.” a familiar male voice said. Startled, they all looked at the door to see Oz standing there. “Uh, hey guys. Sorry, I didn’t mean to listen in to your conversation, but I couldn’t help overhearing.” “That’s okay,” Willow said, her face lighting up when she saw him. She jumped up and gave him a hug. Buffy smiled. She was so happy for her friend. she thought. “I ran into Xander a couple of minutes ago, and he briefly explained everything to me, and I thought I should come and see if you could use some help.” “We definitely can. So what is this you said about the generator?” Asked Buffy. “Well last year the power was cut off for a week because a couple of kids broke into the electrical room and busted it.” Oz said. “Oh I remember that! They jammed it with a broom...right into the core of it.” Willow said. “Well all I have to do then is somehow jam it again.” The Slayer said. “Uh, and how do you expect to manage that? Since it happened the janitor put a big lock on the electrical room door, and I doubt that he is just going to *let* you in.” Said Cordelia. “Than I will just have to break the lock, and I’ve got just the plan to do it.” ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Mar 1998 17:20:07 PST From: "Sara Barton" Subject: BUFFYFIC: Hope (4/?) Author: Sara B. Sara114@hotmail.com Rating: Varies...will be posted at beginning of each part. Disclaimer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, its characters, yada yada yada belong to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, Sandollar, WB, and Fox.... I'm just borrowing them, (although I wish Angel was mine!) Everything else belongs to me! Author's note: This is your usual generic story. Angel is still good, so basically in my story surprise/innocence didn't happen. Willow and Oz are together, and Xander and Cordy are still hiding their secret utility closet rondevu's. This is going to be a long story, and will take some time so be patient with me. I'm not very good at story telling, so if this totally sucks and isn't read-worthy, just let me know.Oh yeah, and I want feedback, feedback, and more feedback. I don't care if it's good or bad, just tell me what you thought of it. PART 4 PG A piercing scream broke the usual lunchroom chatter. Everyone shot their heads in the direction of it. “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!” screamed the voice again. Just then Cordelia jumped up on one of the tables and screamed. “SOMEONE CATCH IT!!! OH MY GOD IT’S DISGUSTING!!!!!” Everybody stared at her in confusion. “Catch what?” a voice yelled. “A RAT! ITS A RAT! OH MY GOD!” she screamed. Her outburst caused an uproar. Soon everyone was screaming and trying to get out of the room. From the corner door of the room, Buffy, Willow, and Oz crouched. When they saw Snyder and all the other staff run in to try and break up the chaos, Buffy whispered to her friend, “You ready?” and Oz responded, “Yep!” “Then let them go!” At her command, Oz opened the box and a dozed rats into the room, causing even more of an uproar. The three of them immediately left, so they wouldn’t be spotted. “I have to give Cordy some credit. She is one good screamer.” Buffy said, laughing. “I didn’t think it would work!” Willow giggled. “Well the riot will only last so long so we’d better hurry.” They ran down the hall to the other end of the school to the electrical room. When they got there, Buffy grabbed the lock. “Well here goes nothin’!” she said, and pulled down with all her strength. The lock broke open easily. Buffy smiled when she saw Oz’s eyes widen “Ha. Cheap locks. Gotta love em’.” Buffy opened the door and stepped inside. “Okay, keep a watch out.” she whispered. “No prob.” Buffy turned on the light, which caused dust to go flying everywhere. “Good Lord! Its like no one has been in here for a hundred years,” she coughed. Looking at the main power source, she thought to herself She leaned in for a closer look, and saw a big lever. She pulled down hard and it broke off. “Uh Oh!” she said, and the power when out. She turned on her flashlight and grabbed a stake out of her bag and rammed it into the machine. It started sparking and smoke rose from behind it. “Buffy! Are you okay in there?” called Willow. She opened the door and Buffy came out, coughing. “We’d better get back to the library before someone catches us.” The Slayer nodded her head in agreement. She shut the heavy door and grabbed identical lock from her pocket that she had taken from Giles’ office and locked the door. They quickly left the scene. * * * * * “Whew! I’m so glad that worked!” Buffy said with relief as she walked through the doors of the library. “Damn. I didn’t think you could do it.” Oz said with a smile. “Oh..Buffy! I’m glad that your okay. The power when out and I wasn’t sure of what was going on...” he stopped speaking when he noticed her mischievous grin. “Oh dear. That was you?” “A job well done! They won’t be able to fix that generator for a while, so it’s only a matter of time before we should be getting the notice to leave.” Giles rubbed his temples. “Is that before or after your expelled?” Ignoring him, she sat on the table. “All we have to do is wait.” ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Mar 1998 17:22:56 PST From: "Sara Barton" Subject: BUFFYFIC: Hope (5/?) Author: Sara B. Sara114@hotmail.com Rating: Varies...will be posted at beginning of each part. Disclaimer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, its characters, yada yada yada belong to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, Sandollar, WB, and Fox.... I'm just borrowing them, (although I wish Angel was mine!) Everything else belongs to me! Author's note: This is your usual generic story. Angel is still good, so basically in my story surprise/innocence didn't happen. Willow and Oz are together, and Xander and Cordy are still hiding their secret utility closet rondevu's. This is going to be a long story, and will take some time so be patient with me. I'm not very good at story telling, so if this totally sucks and isn't read-worthy, just let me know.Oh yeah, and I want feedback, feedback, and more feedback. I don't care if it's good or bad, just tell me what you thought of it. PART 5 G About twenty minutes later, they heard the library door open and saw Sunnydale High School’s Assistant Principal Brandt walk through. “Hello everyone.” “Hey Mr. Brandt. Is everything okay? We’ve been worried since the power went out.” Buffy said in her most innocent tone. “Yes, everything is fine. It seems as though someone broke into the school’s electrical room and busted the generator.” “Oh no! Can it be fixed?” “Not anytime soon. I came to let you know that school is canceled for at least the rest of the week, and there will be no more classes for the rest of the day. He said, and left. Buffy glanced at Giles with a big smile. “Like I said, a job well done.” she put her leather jacket on that Angel gave her, and put the book she had previously dropped into her bag. “I’m going to go see Angel now. I’ll come back in a couple of hours.” As the girl ran out of the library, Xander was coming in. She was in such a hurry that she almost knocked him over. “Woah! Where ya going?” He asked. “Bye Xander!” she yelled back. “Hmm,” he said and shrugged his shoulders. “This is sooo cool! No school. Hey guys did you here what happened in the cafeteria? A whole bunch of mice ran through and Cordelia freaked out,” he started laughing. “You should have seen the look on her face!” he said, laughing harder. “Then, to top it off, some kid caused the power to go out...” he stopped laughing when he noticed that they didn’t seem surprised. “What’s going on?” he asked, confused. “Well are you guys happy? I made a total fool out of myself just for you! Now my throat hurts from screaming so hard. Anyway, how did Buffy get the power to go out?” Cordelia said, walking into the room. “Wha...wait. You guys were behind this?” Xander asked, completely surprised. “I should have known.” “You gotta do what you gotta do,” Willow said, then busted up laughing. ****** PG (language, sexual situation) Buffy practically ran all the way to Angel’s loft. When she reached his door, she stopped to catch her breath. She knocked on his door. “Angel! Are you there?” Nothing happened. “Hello?” A groggy Angel opened his door slowly. She had woken him up. “Where else would I be?” he asked, yawning. “Oh yeah.” she felt bad for awakening him. “I’m sorry. Its just that there is something incredibly important that you need to know about,” and she pushed her way past him into inside. “What’s going on?” The Slayer opened her bag and pulled out the book. “Turn to the bookmarked page and read.” He did what she said. “What the hell is this?” He asked her, fear and concern in his voice. She swallowed the hard lump that had formed in her throat. “Well, Giles came across this-this morning. H..he was worried because of how quiet its been lately, and so he did some researching, and this is what he found.” She looked at him and saw the fear and disbelief. “I...I...” He gazed into her eyes and watched a flood of tears form as her fragile body began to tremble. Immediately he rushed to her side and embraced her. “Ssshhh...Its okay.” he spoke in a soothing voice. He gently wiped away her tears and kissed her forehead. “No, its not okay.” she uttered, her voice quivering. “Why does something like this always happen?” “I don’t know, Buffy.” he told her softly. “This has been the worst day of my life. First I hear about this damn prophecy, then this weird girl comes to school who give me the creeps.” “Who is she?” he asked, as he stroked her hair. She sighed. “Her name is Hope, and she is new here.” Buffy turned her body around so she was facing him. “Angel, something isn’t right about her. I get the most bizarre feeling when I’m near hear, but what’s even more strange is that the feeling is so familiar, like I’ve felt it before.” “Do you know if she has any connection to the Hellmouth?” “I have not idea, but I’m going to find out. We are going to the Bronze tonight, will you come with?” “Of course I will.” “Thanks,” she took a deep breath, “I don’t know. Maybe I’m just going crazy,” she said with a half-hearted laugh. “The only thing that is crazy,” he paused, then smiled, “is the way I feel about you.” Angel took her face into his hands. “Buffy, I love you. I love you with all my heart and more.” Buffy was so shocked at his confession that she almost fainted. “You do?” “Yes, I do. You keep me going. If it weren’t for you, I don’t know how I would survive.” “I love you too.” She uttered. Her eyes searched his face till they got to his lips. “Don’t ever let me go.” “I won’t.” As if in slow motion, Buffy and Angel leaned closer, till their lips were barely touching. They were both trembling. Their breathing grew heavier, and Buffy felt as if she would melt in the moment. Then, in the midst of their passion, their desire to have each other, they kissed. The fire that was overflowing in their bodies grew out of control, and their kiss grew more passionate, until their mouths were pressed hard against one another, their arms embracing. It seemed as if it would never end. They wanted to stay this way forever. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Mar 1998 17:24:49 PST From: "Sara Barton" Subject: BUFFYFIC: Hope (6/?) Author: Sara B. Sara114@hotmail.com Rating: Varies...will be posted at beginning of each part. Disclaimer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, its characters, yada yada yada belong to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, Sandollar, WB, and Fox.... I'm just borrowing them, (although I wish Angel was mine!) Everything else belongs to me! Author's note: This is your usual generic story. Angel is still good, so basically in my story surprise/innocence didn't happen. Willow and Oz are together, and Xander and Cordy are still hiding their secret utility closet rondevu's. This is going to be a long story, and will take some time so be patient with me. I'm not very good at story telling, so if this totally sucks and isn't read-worthy, just let me know.Oh yeah, and I want feedback, feedback, and more feedback. I don't care if it's good or bad, just tell me what you thought of it. PART 6 PG (fighting, language) It was just after sunset, when Buffy and Angel left his loft. They had spent the rest of the day in each others arms, talking and cuddling. Buffy had phoned Willow, and the plans were set. They would meet her, Xander, Hope, and Cordelia at the Bronze at 7 o’clock. As they walked through the heavy front doors of the only decent hang out place in Sunnydale, they saw the 4 friends immediately. “Hey guys,” Willow said, greeting them. “Hey Will. So what’s going on?” Buffy asked, taking a seat. Angel sat down next to her. “Not much. We’re just hanging out. Hope was telling us about her old school, in San Diego.” “Really? Cool. Oh! Hope, this is my boyfriend, Angel. Angel, this is Hope.” They shook hands. “Nice to meet you, Hope,” Angel said. “You look really familiar, have we met before?” she asked. He laughed. “I doubt it. I don’t get around much.” Buffy gave him a small smile. The rest of the evening didn’t get Buffy anywhere. She tried to find something, anything about Hope that was suspicious, but had no luck at all. When it was time to leave, and the group was standing outside of the Bronze, Buffy decided to give it one more shot. “Hope, where do you live?” she asked. “Oh, at 1675 Rovello Drive.” “You do?” She was genuinely surprised. “That’s right by my house. I live at 1630, on the same street. How about we walk home together?” “That would be great!” She said. Before the group all when their separate ways, Buffy whispered in Angels ear. “Listen, can you do your swell lurking thing and follow us home? Just in case.” He grinned. “No prob.” “So what do you think of Sunnydale so far?” Buffy asked, as they walked under the dark sky. “Its a nice town. A lot quieter than San Diego, but I can deal.” Buffy thought with a silent chuckle. Hope sighed. “I wanted to thank you, Buffy. You have been so nice to me, and so have your friends. I was worried that when I moved, I wouldn’t make any friends.” “Your very welcome. I know what its like being the ‘new girl’. I moved her last year from L.A. and felt the same way you do. Its tough starting over.” “That’s not all that’s tough,” a deep voice growled from behind. Buffy spun around to come face to face with a vampire. “Hope! Run!” She shouted. The vamp moved in to bite her neck but Buffy moved quicker and flipped over him. When she landed she kicked him from behind, causing him to fly forward into a tree, but he was only dazed for a moment and charged at her. He pushed her so hard she fell back, and he jumped on top of her. “I wonder how it will feel to kill a Slayer,” he snarled. “Well its too bad that you won’t find out!” She yelled and grabbed a stake from her pocket, then plunged it into his heart. Buffy stood up and brushed the grass off of her skirt. “Whew. That was soooo eas.....” Buffy’s mouth gaped open in utter astonishment. There, in the middle of the street, was Hope fighting a vampire, and from her moves Buffy could tell the frail girl was stronger than the vampire was. She watched as Hope kicked the vamp into the fence, then grabbing his hair and letting his head collide with her knee. He stumbled back, charged again, and she did a roundhouse kick that sent him flying. When the vamp fell to the ground, Hope turned to Buffy and started screaming, “How the Hell do I kill this thing?!?!” The Slayer snapped out of her trance and ran over to Hope, but out of nowhere Angel got there first and drove a tree branch into him, turning the vamp into dust. “Oh my God. Oh my God. Wha...Wha...What w..was that?” “Hope! How did you fight him off like that?!” Buffy asked incredulously. “Like what?” she asked, her eyes still wide from fear. Buffy looked at Angel. He was just as shocked as she was. “I’m sorry I didn’t get here sooner, but I had two vamps attack me as I was following you.” “That’s all right, Angel.” At that moment Hope screamed again, only this time because of Angel. “Oh no, Angel! Your vampire face!” Angel, without realizing, had his game face on. He quickly transformed. “It’s okay, Hope, its okay,” she breathed, trying to reassure her friend, “he is our friend.” “Sorry,” Angel whispered, feeling a little guilty. Buffy just gave him an ‘its okay’ smile. “You saw her fight, Angel. I’ve never seen anybody who wasn’t a vampire or some other weird creature fight like that. Lets go see Giles. He can explain this.” Hope nodded, still a little shaky. And the three made their way to the school library. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Mar 1998 17:26:25 PST From: "Sara Barton" Subject: BUFFYFIC: Hope (7/?) Author: Sara B. Sara114@hotmail.com Rating: Varies...will be posted at beginning of each part. Disclaimer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, its characters, yada yada yada belong to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, Sandollar, WB, and Fox.... I'm just borrowing them, (although I wish Angel was mine!) Everything else belongs to me! Author's note: This is your usual generic story. Angel is still good, so basically in my story surprise/innocence didn't happen. Willow and Oz are together, and Xander and Cordy are still hiding their secret utility closet rondevu's. This is going to be a long story, and will take some time so be patient with me. I'm not very good at story telling, so if this totally sucks and isn't read-worthy, just let me know.Oh yeah, and I want feedback, feedback, and more feedback. I don't care if it's good or bad, just tell me what you thought of it. PART 7 PG (language) Buffy busted through the library doors, causing an unsuspecting Giles’ to freak out. “AAAAGGG!” he screamed, then noticed who it was. “Oh, its only you, Buffy. You scared me half to death.” Jenny Calendar came out from behind a bookshelf, obviously startled. “Everything okay?” she asked. “No. Everything is NOT okay. You would not believe what happened. Hope can fight off a vampire. And I don’t mean just fight, she can fight with the same strength, as..as...,” Buffy was trying to think of the right word, “Well, I don’t know what, but she is really strong..” Giles looked at her puzzled. “It’s true! She can! Watch this.” She turned to Hope. “Hope, punch Angel in the face with all you’ve got.” “What? I can’t do that!” She said, her eyes open wide. “Yes you can. Trust me, it won’t hurt that much,” Angel said reassuringly. “Are you sure?” Angel nodded. “Well, okay, here goes nothing,” Hope said, and pulled her fist back. She let out a right-hook at Angel’s jaw. “Holy shit!” he shouted, as he fell back on the floor with a thud. “Oh God! I’m sorry! Are you okay?” she asked, helping him up. “Yeah, yeah. I’m fine,” he said, rubbing his sore jaw. Buffy looked at Giles, who was in complete absolute astonishment. “See? See? You saw that. She has the strength of a....of a....of a slayer!” “Buffy is right. Last time I was hit like that was when I fought off a slayer a long time ago.” Angel said. “That was remarkable. Hope, have you always been like this?” “No, I...I just put all of my strength into it. I’ve never been this strong.” She sat down the steps. “Whoa! Wait a minute. Are you saying that I was fighting....a vampire?” She asked incredulously. Jenny sighed. “Yes. You were fighting a real life vampire.” “No way. I don’t believe it. Vampires are fiction!” “Nope, there as real as you and me. Well, I guess that you should know the story too.” Buffy glanced over at her Watcher, who took it from there. “Most likely, you aren’t going to believe me when I tell you this, but I assure you that it is all real.” He said, and told Hope the story of the Hellmouth, the Master, and vampires. He explained it all. When he was finished, she just sat there, slowly digesting it all. “Either you guys are all insane, or you are telling the truth. No one can make up a story like that.” Hope said at last. “Although, it is *very* hard to believe.” “Everyone is shocked when they hear it for the first time, but it will all wear in soon. Now that you’ve got the jist on Sunnydale life, we need the jist on you.” “Buffy is right. If you fight the way she says you do, you have to have some kind of connection with something.” “Well if there is I don’t know anything about it. I mean, there isn’t much to tell. I’m sixteen, I moved here from San Diego, the only real interesting thing about me is that I was born in Ireland.” “You were born in Ireland? Where?” Angel asked, suddenly *very* interested. “Dublin. Why?” “Uh, no reason.” “Can you think of anything else?” Buffy asked, desperate. “Well...” she sat there for a moment. “Oh my god! Where is my necklace!” she said, feeling her chest. “I thought for sure I was wearing it!” Hope was seriously panicked. “What necklace?” “The necklace I got for my birthday, it belonged to one of my great, great aunts! Oh no!” she started looking on the floor. “Oh!” she said, as she put her hand in her pocket. “I feel like an idiot now. It forgot I put it in my pocket.” She pulled it out and looked at it, as if she just found the most important thing in her life. Relief filled her face. “Would you like to see it?” “Sure.” Hope handed it to Buffy. The Slayer gasped. “Its breathtaking!” It was a beautiful sapphire pendant, encased with two silver bands that seemed to hold it in place. The deep blue sparkle of it mesmerized Buffy. “Let me see,” Jenny asked. She looked over her shoulder. “Oh my! It is brilliant! Giles, look at this.” Buffy handed it to him. He studied it. “Yes, its astounding. I haven’t seen one like it in years.” he said, amazed. “You mean you’ve seen one like it before?” Hope asked him. “Many, many years ago, before you were born. Where, might I ask, did you get it?” “Oh, well it belonged to my grandmother’s great aunt. Her name was Mira.” Both Giles and Angel looked as if they would have a heart attack. “D..Did you say Mira?” “Uh, yeah, why?” she asked, suspiciously. “Oh no,” Angel breathed. He began to get dizzy. The vampire grabbed onto a nearby chair for support. Buffy ran over to him and helped him sit down. “Angel! What’s wrong? Are you okay?” she asked, concerned, but he didn’t say anything. He looked as if he would be sick. “Giles! What is going on?” With a heavy sigh, he took of his glasses and rubbed his temples. He knew the same thing that Angel did. He was beginning to get a throbbing headache. “In the early 1800’s, in Ireland, there was a slayer named Mira Dashwood. She was one of the strongest ever known. Back in that time there were many vampires roaming about, more than today in Sunnydale.” he stopped and grabbed one of his diaries. “She is in here somewhere...” he said as he flipped through the pages. “Well I take it this Mira chick had a lot of slayage to do.” Buffy said. “Yes, she did. Ah, here is is.” he said when he found the right page. “She soon became the hero of her village, and was well known all around Ireland.” “Wow. She must of been some girl.” “She was. She was slaying one night, and came across a vicious vampire. He was unlike the others. Very strong and very determined to kill her.” Giles was looking over his book. “Here is her picture.” He gave the book to Buffy. She gasped. “Giles, she looks just like Hope, and she is wearing that pendant too. Angel, look at this.” He tried to show him the picture, but he just turned his head. Jenny walked over and took a look. “Wow. Its she’s a splitting image of her. If I didn’t know better, I would think that *was* Hope.” “What happened to her?” Buffy asked. “Uhh...W...Well,” he stuttered. “Giles, don’t make me find out myself. Just tell me.” He was about to protest again, but Angel interrupted him. “I killed her.” ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - - ------------------------------ End of Buffyfic-digest V2 #47 ***************************** To subscribe to buffyfic or buffyfic-digest, send the command subscribe buffyfic-digest or subscribe buffyfic to majordomo@xmission.com. You will need to go through a confirmation process, and the listowners have to manually approve your subscription request, so it may take some time. 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