Spike threw the demon that he was fighting with into another one that was trying to sneak up on Buffy from the side. “Careful there, pet. Don’t want these buggers sneaking up on you!”
“Thanks Spike!” Buffy shouted as she sidestepped a third demon, before grabbing him and slamming him headlong into the wall behind her.
“I think we are about to have unwanted company!” Spike shouted as the sounds of approaching sirens reached his sensitive ears. “Company of the law enforcement variety!”
“Dammit!” Buffy grumbled loudly. “I so don’t need to them involved in this.” Dodging the two demons trying to grab her, Buffy ran over to the other girl’s side crouched down beside her. “C’mon Princess, time to disappear,” she muttered as she helped the trembling female to her feet.
The girl bent her head and whispered in Buffy’s ear, “Bring the shining knight. He will be needed.”
Knowing that her companion sometimes knew things before they happened, Buffy agreed. “You bet.” Buffy didn’t take the time to question why the blond man would be needed. Raising her voice she caught Spike’s attention, “Quit playing around Spike. Time to go!”
Slamming his fist into the temple of the demon he was fighting, Spike called back. “Lead the way blondie!” Turning to the demons he said, “Unless you have a desire to stick around for the boys in blue, I suggest we take this up another time.” So saying he turned and strode over to where Buffy and the dark-haired female were standing. “I’ll carry her; don’t look like she can move very fast right now.” So saying, he swept the girl up into his arms and waited for Buffy to indicate which direction to go in.
Buffy motioned for him to follow her and as she led him deeper in to the alley she casually said over her shoulder, “Just so you know, if you even think of hurting her, or taking off with her, I will kill you.”
Spike was taken aback by the cold menace in the tiny blondes words, but didn’t let it show on his face. He glanced down at the girl in his arms, who had buried her head into his chest, her long dark hair hiding her face, and a grin danced on his lips. “Not gonna hurt her. She reminds me of someone I lost a while back.”
Buffy nodded and led Spike down a couple of side streets and alleyways until she came to a set of stairs leading down to a red door. “We’ll be safe here,” she whispered as she started down the stairs.
Spike started down the stairs but paused when he heard shouting from above.
“Xiao Zhàn Shì, nǐ shì yú huàn?” Two boyish-looking faces appeared at a second story window across the alleyway from the stairwell. “Néng wǒ men yuán zhù?”
Buffy looked up and smiled, “I think we lost the ones following us. But if you see anyone, or anything suspicious, let me know?”
“Wěi! Wǒ men biǎo shǒu tì nǐ!” The faces disappeared from the window and moments later one of the boys appeared on the roof of the building, while the other darted out the back door of the building and took off down the street, yelling “Bǐ rén yì fēn fù biǎo shǒu!”
“Interesting neighbours you have pet. Mind telling me what that was all about?” Spike said as they paused at the door, which Buffy proceeded to unlock.
“My landlady’s grandsons. They asked if they could help.” Buffy rolled her eyes and smirked. “By now the entire teenage population of Chinatown is keeping watch for us.” Buffy opened the door and stepped inside. “Set her down on the couch please.” Buffy turned away to remove her coat when she noticed Spike hadn’t moved. “Is there a problem?”
“Uhhh….” Spike paused, not quite sure how he should tell her when he got the shock of his unlife.
“Invite the prince in, Sunshine,” the girl in his arms said quietly.
Spike’s eyes opened wide and he stared down in shock. “Sire? Dru?”
A slender hand reached up and stroked the side of Spike’s face. “Yes, my Spike. You will be a good boy for Mummy, wont you?”
Buffy simply shook her head and said, “Come in Spike.”
Spike stumbled across the threshold towards the couch, still stunned by the revelation. He placed Drusilla on the couch and stood there, just staring at her.
With a smirk on her face Buffy walked over to Drusilla and said, “I think we broke him.”
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Shaking his head as Xander slammed the door to the library on his way out, Giles turned back to the papers in front of him. “Well, the second stanza did not pan out as hoped; maybe the third will offer some kind of clue.” So saying, he picked up a pen and proceeded to go over the third and last stanza.
____ ____ ____ ____ the ____.
____ ____ ____ the ____.
____ ____ Daughter, ____ ____ ____,
____ ____ ____, ____ ____ ____ ____.
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ the ____ ____.
“Well, that helped a little bit. Hmm…” Giles trailed off in thought, wonder how he was going to make sense of something that, to him, seemed without sense. Time passed and before he knew it, it was lunch time, and his library was invaded by a bubbly redheaded genius.
“Giles! Are you here?” Willow leaned over the counter and peered behind it.
“I’m in my office Willow.” Giles replied absentmindedly.
Willow came around behind the counter and paused in the open office door. “Xander said some of the prophecy translated itself? Can I see?”
“Of course Willow.” Giles motioned the girl over. “Maybe you can make sense of it.”
Willow looked over both papers and scrunched up her nose. “Giles, these two symbols seem to be exact opposites of these two that were translated…” she showed him which symbols she meant. “So, if the symbols are opposite, maybe the meanings are as well?”
“Of course!” Giles smiled at the young girl. “I always said you were smart.” He looked at the papers and thought for a moment. “Well, the opposite of daughter… would be son…” he broke off as Willow bounce in place a moment.
“OH! And the opposite of sun would be moon!” Willow’s eyes shone with excitement.
“Indeed… so let’s put these in and see if it makes any sense…” Giles trailed off as he inserted the words into the places he believed they belonged. After staring at it for a moment, he added the word ‘and’ between two of the translated words and smiled, noticing that it also went in other places within the prophecy.
“Uh, Giles…”Willow trailed off, her expression thoughtful. “Going by what we have, and the fact that these two symbols,” and she briefly touched them, “are also opposites, maybe they mean ‘sun’ and ‘moon’?”
Giles thought about it for a moment and then nodded his head. “I believe you may be correct Willow. It does seem to make sense.” Giles added those two words to the translated paper as well, and then sat back and read it over.
Daughter of the Sun, ____ of ____.
Son of the Moon, ____ of ____.
____ the ____ of ____ ____,
Night and Day ____ the ____,
____ ____ ____ ____.
____ ____ ____ ____, ____ ____ ____,
____ ____ ____, ____ ____ ____.
____ ____ ____, ____ ____ ____,
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____,
____ and ____ ____ ____.
____ ____ ____ ____ the ____.
____ ____ ____ the ____.
Son and Daughter, Night and Day,
____ ____ ____, ____ ____ ____ ____.
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ the ____ ____.
“If the ‘Daughter of the Sun’ refers to the missing slayer, as I believe it does, then maybe the ‘Son of the Moon’ is her direct opposite as well.” Giles stated with some conviction.
Xander, having walked in at just that moment, and having heard Giles’ statement, made one of his own. “Wouldn’t that be a vampire then? You know, Daughter vs. Son. Sun vs. Moon, Slayer vs. Vampire. Kinda fits, in a weird sort of way.”
Giles turned to Xander and turned pale. “Oh my.”
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Translations
Xiao Zhàn Shì, nǐ shì yú huàn? – Little Warrior, are you in trouble?
Néng wǒ men yuán zhù? – Can we help?
Wěi! Wǒ men biǎo shǒu tì nǐ! – Yes! We keep watch for you!
Bǐ rén yì fēn fù biǎo shǒu! – I go tell others to keep watch!
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