touchable - Buffy the Vampire Slayer S2 (on hold)

school hard - p2

CAMILA POV

In the library, Xander, Willow and Ms Calendar sat at the table looking through books. Giles paced around the table and Buffy sat on top of the table. 

"Spike. That's what the other vampire called him? That's a little unorthodox, isn't it?" Giles questions. 

"Maybe he's reformed." Buffy suggests and i give her a look. 

"Perhaps he went by another name in...times past." Giles says and i push myself off the step i was sitting on. 

"Well, whoever he is, we'll need all the help we can get come this Saturday." Ms Calendar says. I fold my arms across my chest and begin to pace. 

"So, this night of St Vigeous deal. If they're gonna attack in force, aren't we thinking vacation?" Xander jokes and Willow gives him a look. 

"We can't run, that would be wrong. Could we hide? I mean, if that Spike guy is leading the attack..." Willow begins before trailing off and shuddering. 

"Well, he can't be any worse than any other creature you've faced." Giles replies and suddenly the library doors open. 

"He's worse." confused i raise an eyebrow at him before he continues. "Once he starts something he doesn't stop until everything in his path is dead." Angel finishes. 

"Hmm, so he's thorough. Goal-orientated." Xander says in thought. 

"We were at the Bronze before. Thought you said you might show." Buffy turns and looks at Angel. 

"You said you weren't sure if you were going." Angel replies. 

"I was being cool. C'mon you've been dating for what like two hundred years? You don't know what a girl means when she says maybe she'll show?" Buffy questions him and Angel doesn't reply. 

"Wow, two centuries of dating. If you only had two a year, that's still like, four hundred..." Buffy gives Willow a look "...dates with four hundred different..." Willow looks around and locks her eyes on the mace "why do they call it a mace?" Willow asks nervously. 

"Uh, we do have slightly more urgent matters to discuss." Giles says. 

"Yeah, like keeping my mum away from Principal Snyder tomorrow night?" Buffy suggests. 

"And not dying Saturday." Ms Calendar says. 

"Angel, do you know if Spike goes under any other name?" i ask but when i turn around he's gone. The library does slowly finish shutting when i look up. 

"Okay, that's it. I'm putting a collar with a little bell on that guy." Xander says. 

*

The next day, i put the finishing touches up in the lounge for Buffy, ready for parent-teacher night. Joyce was coming as my legal guardian but was more interested in Buffy anyway - which i did not mind. Smiling to myself i head back to the library. 

"For three night the unholy ones scourge themselves into a fury, um, culminating in a savage attack on the night of St Vigeous." Giles explains as i push the door open. 

"Does anybody remember when Saturday night meant date night?" Xander sighs, his eyes falling on me and i feel a blush cover my cheeks. 

"You sure don't." Cordelia retorts and Xander looks at her offended. 

"Ooo! Parents start arriving in an hour. Okay, so, um, banners are in place, the lounge is comfy?" Buffy says turning to me and i salute her in response. "What am i forgetting?" she asks.