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Author's Note Ok, if you haven't read chapter 11, you must or this chapter will not make sense. It used to be a preview, but I updated it into a real chapter. Please enjoy and write me if you do enjoy it.
Chapter 12: Animal in him
Oz dreamed about himself. He was listening to Austin, Connor, and Groo talk about something. they were inaudible and as he was watching them, his vision became blurred and he felt that same feeling he felt when he wered out. Oz snapped backwards, then forward, transforming into something fangy. He was soon on all fours and suddenly, he was shredding his friends to pieces! Then he took to the streets, ravaging a young woman in red and her lover. The feeling...it shocked him how much going wild could bring him pleasure. Just being primal...Then he snapped out of his dream and woke up on the street, in an alley. He looked around, trying to remember, then his dream hit him and he turned to see the silhouettes of two bodies and red silk drapped hopelessly across them. Oz sucked in air, looking around to see if anyone had seen it. Had seen what he did. WHAT HE DID?! Oz felt that he had to do something...bury them...now!
" So what does a slayer take?" Connor asked as we walked down the halls of L.A.'s hippest college. I was in college! YAY!
" Drama. Lots and lots of drama." I said nervously.
" Oh yeah, forgot you're a freshman." Connor smiled, " A cute little freshman."
" Yep, cute little freshman that could rip your arms off and beat you with them." I joked, causing him to laugh, " Speaking of, did you see Oz today?" I asked.
" No." Connor said, " He left before we did. Or maybe he was in his room. He's pretty quiet, so you can never tell. I do know that he was up all night going through the books Giles sent all night."
" Yeah. He's becoming quite the little Giles. Giles loves his books. He old, musty english books." I ssmirked, " Glad he's head watcher though. Cause that's what head watchers do, right. Read old, musty english books?"
" Well, this is my class." Connor said, looking to his classroom, " Are you gonna be okay?"
" Yah. I've gone to school before." I smiled.
" This isn't school." Connor said, then I stared at him, " Okay, it is, but this is a whole different type."
" I think I got it. Dawn told me what to do. She says I should do what everyone else is doing." I smirked, walking off. As I got to the room, I stopped when I heard someone scream my name and I turned to see Kelly and Doug, from Rome, running up to me.
" Hey!" Doug smiled, shaking my hand.
" That's new." I said quickly, " What are you guys doing here?"
" We live here, duh. We were in Rome for the vacation from Cali, but we always intended to come back for college." Kelly smiled, " What are you doing here?"
" Well, Sunnydale's a crater." I said politely.
" Oh yeah. Is Dawn here?" Doug asked.
" No." I frowned, " She went with her sister to Scotland. Then to Berkley."
" Lucky her." Doug said and I stared at him, " Her sister's hot."
" Oh, so, you're still a pig?" I smirked.
" Hey! I'm not, it's a compliment" Doug smirked, " So, we didn't see you at Micah's funeral. And when we saw you at Carlos' funeral, you kinda blew us off."
" No I didn't. To both of those." I said, turning to the class, " I've gotta go."
" Where are you staying? We could have lunch or something." Kelly said hopefully.
" Maybe." I said.
" Hey, that thing with the creepy things in Rome was weird, wasn't it." Doug smiled as he and Kelly walked into the class with me.
Oz slumped into the Hyperion, trying to remember what had just occurred. He walked across the lobby and stopped at the sight of Groo.
" Oz, are you just getting in?" Groo asked, looking at his clothes.
Oz looked around, noticing the lack of people, " Where is Austin and Connor?" he growled.
" Is that blood?" Groo asked.
" Where are they?" Oz growled louder.
Groo paused, " School. Where humans in this dimension learn." he said testily.
" Good to know." Oz said, walking up the stairs to the second floor. He stopped at his door and felt someone watching him. He looked to his right and to his left, seeing something. Whatever it was moved really fast. He figured it was just his eyes playing those funky little games, so he turned the knob and saw a flash. Blood...more blood. Fangs and fists. Oz felt as if he was going to pass out, then he was fine again. Tired, but fine. He shuffled to the bathroom and jumped into the shower, washing the blood from his clothes and himself, then he shuffled to the bed and flopped down. as he flopped down, his phone rang and he picked it up.
" Oz?" Austin asked.
" Austin, what's wrong?" Oz asked, sitting up.
" Oz, are you okay? I haven't seen you all day." Austin asked nervously.
Oz chuckled into the receiver, " I'm good. Tired, but good." he said.
" Where were you?" Austin asked.
Oz stopped laughing, " What?" he said.
" Where were you? I mean, you were gone before we left. We were worr..." Austin began.
" It's not important. How's college going?" OZ asked.
" I think it's important." Austin said testily, " oz, if we're going to work together and stuff, we're gonna need to be honest."
Oz felt his anger rise, " IT'S NOT IMPORTANT!" he said, catching himself, " Austin, I'm sor..."
" It's okay. I gotta go." Austin said, hanging up.
Oz roared, feelinga s if he was about to transform. He slammed the phone so hard, it broke and he laid back on the bed, writhing in pain.
" How was it?" Connor asked.
I stood motionless, " Psyche 101? Seemed like psyche 121. He said words that I...there were so many words. Too many words." I said blankly.
" Don't worry, I'm sure I can help." Connor smiled.
" You're gonna be a criminal lawyer, how does that help with psyche." I asked, " Oh, answered my own question." I laughed.
" Hey." he smiled, " So anything else happen?"
" If you mean weird and unnatural, yes." I nodded, " Slayer-related, no. Kelly and Doug are here."
" From Rome?" Connor asked, turning the corner with me, " Strange."
" I know." I said.
" Are they demons?" Connor asked.
" Not sure. I'm not getting the 'I murder people and eat children' vibe, but anything's possible. They just seem a little more needy than last time." I said, " I could always stake them..."
" No." Connor smiled, " Needy? Even Doug?"
" Still a dick." I chuckled, " If he wasn't hot, he'd be totally undatable."
Connor scoffed, " So, you find him hot? Even after you nearly broke his arm?" he said, losing his smile.
" Yeah, but I also found Micah hot." I said quickly.
" I don't need to know this." Connor said, putting his hands to his ears.
I nodded, " Sorry, I just...I kinda trusted him. You went away and he was a friend." I said.
" Friend?" Connor frowned.
" As in 'just a'." I said as we hit the street, " Anyways, I'm a little worried over this Wolfram and Hart business. I mean what do they want? I'm just a smalltown slayer trying to make it in the big city." I smirked.
" They can't hurt you." Connor said, causing me to look at him, " Ok, they can, but it'll be har..."
" No. Not scared, just...I'm ready to kick some lawyer ass already." I frowned.
" Yeah, there's a lot more involved than just..." but Connor stopped mid-sentence. I stopped too and followed his eyes. There was blood everywhere. And a body, a shredded body, " You wanted slayer-related."
" 6:15." was all I could say.
" 6:15?" Connor asked.
I held up my watch, " It's 6:15. We found it at...6:15, this looks so familiar." I said, causing him to look at me, " No, the claw marks and teeth marks...like an animal." I said, searching my memory.
" We'd better get out of here." Connor said, looking around.
" But we have to call someone." I said, looking over the bodies.
" She's dead." he said, grabbing my arm, " We'll call when we're away."
I nodded and looked around, then got up and followed Connor away from the body.
Groo walked past Oz's room and stopped to hear a growling noise. the growling intensified. Groo cracked the door and looked in on Oz, who was fast asleep on his bed. Groo chuckled to himself, Oz was snoring, not growling. Groo chuckled to himself again and shut the door. As he turned, he was met by a massive claw that caused him to fly backwards and down the into the lobby! Groo faded out, but not before seeing a giant, furry face from the balcony.
" I cannot remember where it was. Definitely in Sunnydale. Wendigo? No! Werewolf. there's something mad and furry running around out there." I said excitedly.
Connor shook his head, " You watch too much Harry Potter. Oz! Groo!" he shouted into the dark lobby.
" Connor. Stop." I said, looking around in the darkness, " There's something in here." I said peering deeper into the darkness.
" Can you see it?" he asked.
" No." I said, looking even harder. I stopped as something ran past us and I closed my eyes, trying to center myself. I found myself feeling out the room. I felt whatever was moving move behind us and it charged, " Connor duck!" I said, pulling him down and whatever it was crashed into the wall, " Let's turn on the lights." I said, trying to run, but I tripped over something. I looked closer and saw that it was Groo, so I bent down and picked him up, sprinting behind Connor, " Groo has left the building." I said, catching up.
" Let's go." Connor suggest.
" Where?" I asked.
" Ughhh!" Groo said over my shoulder.
" Groo, are you alright?" I asked, putting him down in the hallway.
He looked up at me and then back at the ground, " Something big is here." he said.
" I'm guessing a very pissed puppy...where's Oz?" I asked." What happened?"
" Oz was...disgruntled. And I turned...then I was...I woke up here." Groo said slowly.
" So, was it Oz?" Connor asked.
" No." Groo said, " When I closed the door, Oz was asleep."
" Then I won't have to hold back." I smirked, " Get the lights and stuff moving. I'm gonna play dogcatcher." I said, running in the opposite direction. I ran to Oz's room and slowly opened the door. I crept inside and saw Oz laying on the bed, " Oz, you have to wake up."
Oz's eyes blinked open, " Austin?" he said simply.
" Yeah, listen..." I started.
" Austin you have to go." he panted.
" Look, you're my watcher and you should be a little nicer to your slayer." I said angrily.
" GET OUT!" Oz howled.
" Oz..." I said, wondering what was happening, " You're wolfing out?"
" Please..." he growled.
I turned to leave, but at the door was a giant, hairy werewolf, who looked to be centuries old. I stood still and I could swear I saw the giant wolf grin, then it jumped at me. Before I knew what to do, I raised my hand and it was like the thing hit a giant wall and bounced back! I looked back at Oz, who had almost completely turned and then I looked back at the big one, who had disappeared. I ran out of the door and down the hall to the lobby. Once I got to the lobby, I stopped in the middle and looked around, " You want me? Come get me!" I said as the lights flickered back on and I looked around. I saw nothing, then I looked back in front of me and saw the giant werewolf had appeared right in front of me! I stared at the giant beast. It was bigger in the light, maybe 8'0 foot, " I guess you're big bad, huh?" I asked.
The creature smiled and chuckled, " I am Fenrir." it said.
" As in Harry Potter?" I asked.
" The first werewolf." Fenrir said, standing on it's hind legs, " I'm here for Daniel."
" Who?" I asked.
" Daniel Osbourne." he responded.
" Oz? You're here for OZ? Why?" I asked.
Fenrir transformed again, this time into a 6'4 blue-eyed man of about twenty three, " It is none of your concern!" he roared.
" Really?" I asked, " He's my watcher. He watches me...ok, not like it sounds, but the point is he's my friend and you're not taking him."
" And what are you going to do about it, human?" he asked.
" You haven't heard of me, have you?" I said disappointedly, " I'm not exactly Buffy, but I am the first..."
"...Male slayer..." Fenrir said in awe.
"...Ever, yeah." I finished.
" They say slayer blood is the best." Fenrir smirked, licking his lips.
" They say a lot of things, they said slayers were just women...they said Buffy and her gang would lose...they even said the McRib might not come back, but it was a lie." I smiled.
" This is gonna be fun." he said, transforming.
" You're telling me." I smirked. He lunged at me, but before he reached me, Oz jumped in front of me and the creatures wrestled dangerously on the floor! Finally after Fangfest, they seperated and stared each other down. I looked at Oz, who stood strong, " Oz, I got this one." I said, taking a stance. Fenrir smiled and charged at me, but I moved and he slid across the floor and into the wall. He got up and shook it off, running to me and standing on his hind legs. He swung his claw and scrapped my arm, causing me to fall backwards. I rolled out of the way to his foot and slammed him against the wall! I grabbed him and rolled backwards, monkey-flipping him and he fell with a thump. I jumped on top of him and started wailing away, but he swatted me and I cried out in pain as I flew through the glass window in the office. I got up quickly and grabbed a nearby axe, then ran and pressed myself against the door, waiting for him to come through the window. Before I could move, a pair of claws smashed through the door and pulled me out! I rolled out of his grip and swung the axe into his gut! He yelped and knocked me back, then ran out of the doors.
" Austin." Oz said, running to me, " Are you okay?" he asked, checking me.
I grabbed my arm, " I'm good. You?" I asked.
" Sorry about all this." Oz said apologetically.
" It's okay, I heal. Really fast from what I can see...You know him?" I asked, sneaking a peek at his naked body.
" Yeah. First werewolf, met him before." Oz said, noticing he was nude, but he went back to talking to me.
" Met? So do you know why he came here?" I asked.
" No." he answered quickly, " He'll be back."
" Maybe, but it's not important. Are you okay?" I asked.
Oz nodded, " I'm Oz, so I'll be okay, aside from the nakedness." he chuckled.
" Why'd you clam up?" I asked, " I mean more than usual."
" Huh?" he asked.
" You isolated yourself from me. We've been friends for so long, given that you've been gone for a while, but I want you and me to partners in this. You and me and Connor and Groo." I smiled.
" Sorry." he grinned, " We should go and make sure everything's alright...and maybe get me clothes."
" No rush on that." I smirked, " So, maybe we should get an alarm system...or a really big guard dog."
" I'll be the guard dog." Oz smiled.
LOL. If this didn't make sense, then you should read the chapter before this one. It was originally like a promo, but I updated it so that's an actual chapter which might have been kinda confusing...yeah. So thanks for reading and if you liked it, please e-mail me. I'm happy to answer any questions.