Chapter 4
After leaving the Magic Store, Buffy finally got home around
midnight. It was late and she knew what kind of consequences she was about to
get into. As hard head she was, Buffy never respect the rules that her folks
gave her, because one she was a girl. Mostly importantly, because of her
destiny, she had no choice to get out at night. As she about to climb up the
stairs, the living room lit up. She quickly turned around and saw her mom and
dad sitting on the couch with a unhappy look on their faces.
"Mom! Dad! Why are you still awake?"
"Don't change the subject Buffy! You broke your curfew again!",
her mom said as she quickly walked up to her.
"And also you always sneak out and we demand this instead to know
where you go every single night!", her dad said with an angry tone.
"You wouldn't know or even understand if I told you!", she said in
her defense.
"We're your parents you better tell us NOW! Are you on drugs?
Stripped? Prostituted?", her mom said louder.
"WHAT? You know that I'm NOT stupid!" Buffy yelled back which only anger them even more, especially her dad.
"Don't you used that kind of tone on us young lady! You come home late and always break your curfew!",
her dad yelled back approaching near her face. "You have stains on your clothes and always have bruises! It seemed that you always
get into street fights every single night and your attitude had change! I think
we have to forbid you to hang out with the kind of people you�re hanging out
right now. It looks obvious that they are a very bad influence!"
Her face harden as his clutched her fist from the side. In her eyes, her dad only saw evil.
"Kaz, Lee and the others have NOTHING to do with it dad!
Especially the way I am! I had always been like this and it's not my problem
that you didn't see it! It's not my fault that you guys are NEVER around to
understand what kind of person I've grow up to be. NEVER got the chance to meet
my friends! So will you cut them some sl-"
"What's with the yelling? You know that they're some other people who are trying to get some
sleep!" Another sound voiced up in the back before her parents could say something back. They all turned around and saw Andy, who
was Buffy's younger and only brother, standing on the stairs while rubbing his
eyes to wake up.
"Oh sorry sweetheart! Your sister is making a jackass of herself
for coming late again." The mother said as she walked towards Andy and gave
him a kiss on the head.
"Late? Oh I forgot about something!" Andy said as he ran upstairs
and came back down a few seconds later. "I saw Giles after school and he told
me to give this to you. But I totally forgot about it." He handled
his dad a piece of paper. While their father was reading the note with their mother, Buffy
looked at her little brother weirdly. He looked back at her and made a secret
eye signal.
"Since when you going to tell us that you're playing in a movie?",
the father asked as he looked up at her with a confusing look.
Surprise appeared on her face. She looked down at Andy who only
smiled, trying to act like nothing happen. She slowly turned her head towards
their parents who was waiting for an answer.
"Hum� well I wanted to tell you,
but you two were always busy. The others and I were helping Lee and Greg for
their movie project. There's a lot of night and fighting scenes in the scenario
so that's why I always came home late and have stains on my clothes. They are
make-up and stuff?!". Buffy was forcing a smile.
Her dad was looking at her mom who only shook her head, saying she didn't know about it. "Okay alright then.", he said as he looked back at her,
"Good thing that Andy got this from Giles. But the next time tell us first
okay? So we can avoid all this conflict again."
Buffy nodded and headed upstairs with Andy, while the folks looked
around the house once and make sure that all doors and windows were lock,
before going to bed themselves. In Buffy's bedroom, she was sitting on her bed
with Andy beside her. Before going to bed himself, he was helping her cleaning
her bruises on her back, shoulders and arms. A disgusting face appeared on Andy's face while cleaning up his
sister's bruises and wounds. It was new for him anymore, since he was used to
do it. "Got a rough night huh? Or maybe you saw Steve or Drusilla?"
"Rough night like always and yeah I fought Steve," she made
twitching sound knowing it was painful, "but Drusilla was nowhere in sight.
Beside, everyone was on my case tonight, because I was patrolling alone. I mean
if I patrolled alone, we covered more grounds right?"
Andy stopped cleaning and looked at her, looking upset. "You're
right about covering more grounds, but yet I understand that they were on your
case. Cause it's too dangerous to patrol alone. Even I know that!"
"Oh Dy please! Not you too! I have enough with their lectures and
I don't want my younger brother giving me another one!"
"Buffy!", he said as he made her turned and looked at him in the
eyes, "I know that you don't want to heard it, but admit that they had the
right to get in your case for this. They do that because they care about you,
if they don�t will they get in your case?"
Buffy didn't answered to his question. She turned her head away
and looked at a picture hanging on the wall. It was a picture about 6 years ago
with her family. The picture was taken when they were at the beach, a family
vacation. They were having fun. They were smiling and happy. The picture was
taken before all this. Before Giles had revealed her destiny. Things were much
simpler, not complicated like this one. Also, she knew that Andy was right and
that her friends had the right to get in her case. But she hated to admit when
she was wrong.
She took a deep breath and looked at her little brother, forcing a
smile. "Anyways go to bed before mom or dad asked us while you're here.", Buffy
said as she got up and walked towards her bedroom door.
"Yeah I know what you mean.", he stood up and walked slowly
towards the door, "But when do you think that mom and dad are going to found
out that you're a Slayer?"
"I don't know Dy and I don't even want to think how they going to
react. I mean they still believe I practice witchcraft which I never do!", she
leaned on the door.
"Yeah! I never forget the time when dad called you witch just
because you never stop watching all those demons and witches shows!"
"Shut up Dy!", she said as she messed up his hair.
Buffy was about to close the door, when her little brother was calling out her day softly. "Buffy?"
She looked up. "Yeah?"
His head was down. "Sorry if I gave you a lecture. It's basically
because", he finally looked up as tears began to form from his eyes. "Your
destiny is full of surprise and I know that your life could end up sooner or
later. I pray each night, that you would come home safe. Live longer, cause I
don't want to lose you sis, I love you too much�"
She looked at him and almost tears filled her eyes. Buffy had
never heard her brother says those 3 little words for her. She pulled him
towards her and gave her the biggest hug that she could give to anyone, kissed
his head and knelt down to his height.
"Don't worry about me okay? I promise you that I'll be okay. I
love you too�"
Buffy's little brother, Andy Chanh was only 10 years
old and acted very mature for his age. Even though at a very young age, he knew
how to kept a secret. He was the only one in the family who knew about Buffy,
Lee and Karlie being Slayers, Lissy the Witch and the vampires. He was your typical pre-teen, an obnoxious little
monster who spent more time getting under Buffy's skin than actually helping
out. He use to be very out of control, but stopped ever since he saw how his sister almost
sacrificed her life to save his.
*****
Meanwhile in a abandon warehouse, lived Steve and other
vampires, which were savaging on some helpless victims, begging for their
lives. Steve was devastated, because when he finally got his hands on Buffy, but
somehow let it go. He was pouncing on his punching bag while his oldest ally was
sitting on the comfy couch watching her dear old friend and partner.
His knuckles were bleeding, but still he didn't care. "Those
Slayers are getting on my nerves! Especially that bitch Buffy!" Steve said
in between breath.
Sitting on a louche, was laying a woman whose skin was pale and
white as any snow. Her lips were redder than any blood. Hey dark eyes were eyes
weapon to seduced any of her male prey. They were dark, yet so mysterious. After killing her entire family and visiting every conceivable
mental torture on the young Drusilla, a vampire turned her into a demon on the day she took the
convent's holy vows. Completely insane, she rampaged through Europe,
slaughtering victims mercilessly until she was almost killed herself by an
angry crowd in Prague. Steve saved her and has been working to restore her to
her full power. She was daughter of the darkness.
Getting up slowly from her comfy seat, her velvet red dress flowed
in the air. "Oh Steve my dear please calm down. Don't let that Slayer get into
you."
Immediately, he stopped and looked into her eyes. "I had her so
close! I could feel her soft and tender flesh! I could sence her vein poucing
through the warm skin. Beside that, all the vampires
that work for us tonight, all turned into dust! I mean what the hell are those
creature? They aren't vampires for all that matters!"
"I know. It's so hard to find good help theses days.". She eyed at the rest of the vampire who was
feeding, before turning to him. "But at the mean time, are you hungry? I went grocery shopping I found a pretty nice
host for us!"
Steve turned towards Drusilla, flashing an evil grin on his lips. Holding her close, he slowly whisper "You
think of everything�"
Before she could say anything, two other vampires came out with a
young lady who was barely 18 years old. Her neck was dripping of blood already,
which was made by Drusilla. Steve slowly approached towards her and bend down.
He slowly stroking the young woman soft cheeks and was smiling as he saw how
terrifying the girl was.
"You know it's not good to walk around the neighborhood alone."
he said softly into her ear, "You never know what�s going to show up."
"Please don't kill me! Please I beg you!", she said and started to cry.
"I'm sorry lad," Drusilla approached and bend down to her height,
"but Steve's hungry after his big fight with Buffy. You don�t want him getting
mad do you?" The girl shook her head at the same time as Drusilla, "I guess
not�"
"Drusilla, will you like to join me for supper?"
"I'll love too darling.", she said back while looking back him as
they turned into their demonic faces.
Chapter 5