chapter 7

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Spike looked down over himself. "Ohhh..." he groaned. "See, the thing is-" The he jumped up and made a bid for freedom. By the time the others had realised what he was doing, he was long gone.

"Okay. Any ideas?" Buffy was consulting Anya and Xander on what they had found reaserch-wise. "Well so far we have 'Gristle-Ripper Demon', who apparently goes by the name of 'Brian'," Xander, who was speaking, shot a meaningful look at Anya before continuing, "The others are 'The Demon of Ridicule Squalo' which apparently means funnily coated so I don't even want to go there, and 'Dooie Xesta Bangungot'." He looked at Buffy. "None of them are sounding very, let's say, appealing."

Willow, back at the house, finished putting out the candles. "Okay, I'm ready." Tara steadied her breathing and nodded she sat opposite Willow. "M- me to." They started chanting. "Delinimenta mysterium , leva clypeum et revelare . Delinimenta mysterium , leva clypeum et revelare . Delinimenta mysterium , leva clypeum et revelare ." Slowly a crimson glow rose around them like a shield as they repeated the chant and with the last chant they closed their eyes. The shield suddenly turned blue and then evaporated into tiny stars which floated to and through the ceiling.

The charm was lifted, and Giles remembered.

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