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Author's notes Lewis Blake, a new character is based off the American Idol Blake Lewis. He didn't win but he still sung that one song and was so hot!
Chapter 17: Phases
"You are Austin Young," the male cop from the hotel said, " My name is Lewis Blake and I'm with the FBI."
I looked at him, then back down at the table.
"I just want to ask you a few questions." he smiled.
"Anyone tell you that you look like Blake Lewis from American Idol?" I asked.
He chuckled, " Yeah, especially with the name. Maybe he's my twin from an alternate universe, that is what you believe in. Alternate dimensions, demons, witches..." he probed, then paused, " You were friends with Buffy Summers and her gang of terrorists, right?" he asked.
"Terrorists?" I asked.
"You're from Sunnydale, you should know that it's not there anymore." he spat.
"Got that part." I sneered, " They aren't terrorists. Sunnydale's gone and yeah, they caused it, but..."
"But?" he asked.
"But..." I began, but I stopped as the lights flickered, " Something's wrong."
"Why'd you say tha...." he began, then the lights shut off, " Oh." he said, catching what I meant.
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I got up and walked to the window, " Something is coming." I whispered.
"If this is some escape tactic, you're in so much trouble." he said, flipping out his cell phone.
"Not gonna help." I said, grabbing the door. I stopped as I heard heavy footsteps and gunshots. I felt whatever it was stop right outside the door and I tirned and looked at Lewis.
"What is that?" he asked.
"Vents." I said, moving to the vennts.
"I have a gun." he replied.
I shook my head, " Listen to me, sparkie, unless that gun is loaded with a kick ass spell to de-bone a demon, you're shit out of luck." I said, flipping the lid off the vent, " You first." I said, hoisting him up.
"How'd you do that?" he asked, " I'm not a light guy."
"Don't ask, Just shut up and crawl!" I said, jumping into the vent and slamming the lid as the demon burst through the door. We crawled for what seemed like forever and he finally stopped and looked down into a room. There were dead bodies everywhere, but what shocked me is that some people had been flayed and some were still crawling around.
"Oh my god." he said, peeking through the vent.
"Move along, nothing we can do now." I said sadly, " We need to get somewhere secure."
"The basement." he said.
"Not the best place to go when something super evil is after you." I said uncertainly.
"Got it, it's just that the basement leads to the sewers." he said.
"That's worse, do you know what's in the sewers?" I asked, hearing something rumble behind us. I turned to look, " Um, is there access to the roof?" I asked.
"Yeah, upwards" he said, pointing up.
"Go there." I said, noticing his eyes dart behind me. I turned to look and something grabbed me, pulling me back. I screamed in horror as the demon pulled me! The demon, from what I could see, looked to be a Jeeper's Creepers type deal. He looked like a mix between the Creeper and a Turok-Hon. I kicked at it and propelled frontwards, looking up to see Lewis struggling. I pushed him hard and he flew up and I got ready to jump. As I did, the demon grabbed my ankle and bit me. I screeched and propelled myself up the vent. I looked up and saw lewis already on the roof.
"Come on!" he said, reaching out to me.
I gathered my strength and jumped to the surface and out of the vent. I quickly broke the vent opening so that it bent over the edges.
"How'd you..." Lewis began.
I cut my eyes to him, " We're not terrorists. Those occult books and all those weapons and...it's all real." I said angrily.
"But Faith Lehane is a convicted killer." Lewis said.
"That she is." I confessed, " But she also helped save the world. Sunnydale was a bad place, filled with bad people and things. It was also the venue for a major showdown." I said, looking around, " We need to move."
"So, Sunnydale falling was..." he asked.
"A good thing." I said quickly, " Good people died, but the good thing is, the local Hellmouthians are other than alive. Now we're gonna make that a contagious thing."
"The hospital in Rome?" he asked.
"I'm human, a slayer." I said.
"What's that?" he asked.
"Look it up." I said, pushing him off the edge, causing him to fall to the terrace below, " Got things to do." I said, turning to look at the demon.
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Dawn ran into the hotel, frightened. She found herself staring at the gang, minus a slayer. Oz looked up at her and stood, walking to her.
"Where's Austin?" Dawn asked frantically.
"We don't know." Oz asked.
"What happened?" Dawn asked, " I got home and the news said something about a police station massacre. Then they listed people who were in the building and..."
"We got out before the demon got in." Oz said impatiently, " Not sure what's going on."
"Rome all over again." Dawn said, worriedly.
"Maybe Austin got out and he's just..." Kelly started. They all jumped when they heard a crash and looked over to see pieces of cabinet falling from the upper level of the hotel.
"We need to help him." Connor asked.
"We will, that's why I'm here." Dawn said, trying to calm him down.
"We're all here to help, we just don't know what we're helping." Oz said defensively.
"Why were you guys at the police station in the first place." Dawn asked.
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"So, Sir-Chomps-A-Lot, what's the sitch?" I asked.
The demon smiled demonically, flashing its fangs, " I am sent by Wolfram and Hart." it said.
"Does that mean I'm gonna be killing you tonight?" I asked.
"I'd break everything in your body before you can move." the demon said.
"I'm a slayer, I don't break." I said cockily.
"The Senior Partners wanted to send a message." it said.
"What happened to greetings cards?" I asked.
"Hell shall rain down upon all unworthy ones, the world shall crumble and the slayer shall..." it preached.
"Die?" I asked.
"Live." it smirked.
I ran after the son of a bitch and got knocked back on my ass for all my efforts. I got up and charged him again and I kicked him in the face, causing him to twitch a little. I punched him and ducked his claws, trying to execute a footsweep, but he jumped into the air and hovered there on large, black wings! I looked up in awe as he kicked me and sent my flying to the edge of the building. I got up and looked around, not seeing him, then I felt something grab me and we flew away.
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"We should get weapons. Weapons are good." Dawn said nervously.
"I agree, the more wood I handle the better." Kelly blurted. They all turned and looked at her, " The wooden stakes."
"on the news, they said that a cop was found on the terrace and there was sight of some big 'bird' type creature carrying something else." Oz said, " I' guessing it wasn't a pigeon."
"So, if I were a big demony creature, where would I be?" Doug asked.
"To the point of evil." Connor answered.
"And that would be." Dawnn asked.
"The Hellmouth." Kelly answered.
"No." Oz said, " Ok, yeah, but in the city."
"Wolfram and Hart." Groo said, brandishing a broad sword.
"Bingo." Doug said, grabbing a crossbow.
"Whose idea was it to put this weapons room on the top floor of a big ass hotel like this?" Dawn asked, panting.
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I was flying high over the city, and it would have been beautiful if it weren't for the whole 'Big-ass Demon about to rip me to shreds' thing. I couldn't punch it, if I did, there was a chance that I could do a faceplant into the concrete below. Not a good idea.
"Where are you taking me?" I asked.
"We're halfway there." it laughed as we flew over the Hyperion. I looked down and my eyes lit up with an idea. I looked up to make sure everything was where I expected them to be.
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"We should go now." Connor said impatiently.
"We're gonna get him back." Dawn said, reassuring him, " We..." but she was interrupted as something fell through the roof above them and landed in front of them, " Holy crap." she said, bending down to check me out.
"Dawn." I smiled up at her, " Look out!" I said, rolling out of the way as the demon swooped in, " Run!" I shouted, causing everyone to evacuate the room!
"What do we do?" Dawn asked, running beside us.
"You came to help?" I asked happily, " God, you're a good friend."
"She's right, what are we gonna do?" Connor asked.
I looked around groggily, " I'm gonna fight him." I said, kissing Connor and jumping down to the lobby, " Jeepers, where'd you get those peepers?" I asked, looking directly at the demon.
"Are you ready to finish this?" It asked.
"I need you to deliver a message." I said, catching an axe Doug threw to me, " On second thought, nevermind." I said, swinging it at him! He jumped back and started to fly.
"ylf tonnac uoy!" Doug shouted.
The demon's wings shrunk and he growled in anger, charging at me. I jumped high enough to avoid his attack and swung the axe, chopping his head off.
"Eww, I am not picking that up!" Kelly said, turning away from the sight and walking in the opposite direction.
"Ok, Wolfram and Hart is so on my list." I frowned.
"Sounds like a plan." Connor said, hugging me.
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Connor and I sat on the bed, watching t.v. and he flipped it to B.E.T.
I looked over at him, " Why'd you stop here?" I asked.
"It's B.E.T." he answered.
"So, becuase I'm black I like B.E.T?" I asked.
"no, I watch B.E.T., too." he said.
I nodded, " Oh, really?" I asked.
"Sometimes. But I'm not much of a t.v. guy, I just know you like B.E.T." he smirked.
"And how would you know that?" I asked.
"I know you." connor smiled.
"Is that right?" I smiled, " It's not just a phase?"
"What?" he asked, sitting up.
"I just...it's nothing." I said quietly.
Connor sighed, " Ever since you came to L.A., you've been distant." he said, " From me. Is that the reason why? You think that I'm just phasing?" he asked angrily.
"No, it's just that I worry. I'm the first and only guy you've...dated?" I said nervously.
"I love you and it's not a phase." he said, standing, " You are the only guy. That's how I know. I mean, I've been with girls, but I've never felt like this."
I stood up opposite of him, " I get that. It's there, I know that, but it's a fear. I know you have fears about me too." i said.
"Like that you'll figure out that you're not in love with me? That you'll be seduced by Lindsey and leave?" Connor frowned.
I looked at him, " You know what he said?" I asked.
He pointed to his ears, " Vampire hearing." he said simply.
"Connor, if he was who I wanted, I'd have left days ago. I'm here, fighting to stay here to be with you. Yeah, I've been distant since I got here because when we first met, there was some...then there was heartache, then we were compared to Buffy and Angel, but I don't want to be Buffy and Angel." I said quickly.
"We don't have to be." Connor said, " I would never send you to hell."
"That's the thing, if the world depended on it, we'd have to. What happens when we get to that moment when we have to make that difficult choice? I just keep thinking you're experimenting." I said, sitting on the bed.
"I love you." Connor said, kissing me, then he kissed my forehead and walked to the door.
"What about the whole watching t.v. thing together?" I asked.
"I'm just gonna take a walk." he smiled weakly, walking out.
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"Is anybody else seriously doubtful that we're gonna live through the year?" Kelly asked, walking past Doug.
Everyone except Dawn and Oz raised their hands.
"Been through worse." Dawn scoffed, " Way worse. I'm talking army of vampires. Then there was the Hellbitch from dimension Skanky...and Willow. That was pretty bad."
"Willow?" Oz asked.
"Austin didn't tell you?' Dawn asked.
"Bits, but nothing solid." Oz said, leaning forward in his chair, " You have solidity."
"Oooo! Story time." Doug said, leaning over the counter.
Dawn sighed and looked back to Oz, " Ok, ummm, Willow was having a bad year. We all were, what with Buffy sleeping with Spike, Xander leaving Anya at the altar, Tara and Willow having problems and her dying. Then Giles left. Then came back. Then left." she said.
"Before or after Willow turned into big Evil?" Kelly asked, " And who in the hell is Willow?"
"That fox red-head that hangs out with them." Doug smirked.
"Foxy?' kelly asked.
"Both." Dawn said, answering the original quesiton, " Giles was pretty much there like the day after Buffy got resurrected."
"Ok, still trying to adjust to Buffy dying again." Oz said nercously.
"Yeah, she saves the world a whole lot." Dawn said, " She was in heaven and we ripped her out of there. She wasn't the same for a while, she was...doing Spike."
"Who's Spike?" Kelly asked, looking at Doug.
"Don't ask me." Doug shrugged.
"Vampire." Dawn said, causing Kelly and Doug to gawk at her, " With a soul, he had a soul. You have heard of Angel, Connor's dad, right?" she asked.
"Yeah, but I thought he was the only one." Doug asked.
"Used to be." Dawn chuckled, " Before it was the cool new thing."
"So, Spike had a soul?" Oz asked.
"Has." Dawn answered.
"Spike's alive?" Oz asked and Dawn nodded, " And Buffy and Xander are back in Scotland. Tara and Anya are dead, Giles and Robin are in England, Faith is in cleveland, and Willow is...with Kennedy?" he asked.
"Yes. That would be correct." Dawn smiled.
"And Buffy let you come here by yourself?" Oz asked.
"Not exactly." Dawn smirked.
"What does that mean?" Oz asked, but before he got an answer, Connor came storming down the stairs, " Hey, are you ok?"
"Yeah. I'm good, I just need to take a walk." Connor said, stopping, " Um, I'll be back in an hour, give or take another hour." He said, leaving.
Dawn and Oz looked at each other. Dawn got up and marched upstairs, Kelly following. Doug, Groo, and Oz just shook their heads.
"You'd think it'd be easier." Doug sighed.
Oz chuckled, " What'd make you think that?" he asked.
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I stood in my room, at the window, looking down onto the street and I saw Connor walk out. He turned and looked up at me and we just stared for a minute, then I heard something and turned.
"Have a fight?" Dawn asked.
"Not really." I said, walking from the window, " Unless you mean the giant monster, then yeah."
Dawn chuckled and walked into the room, " I sorta mean Connor." she said, sitting on the bed.
"It's like, while we've been here, we just...we don't say anything. I mean, we make out when we're in not in class, then we fight annd argue over some things, but..." I started.
"I've never heard you two argue." Dawn said quickly, " Probably a good thing."
"I don't know, Dawn, out of nowhere he accused me of being seduced by Lindsey..." I said.
"Lindsey?" Dawn asked seriously.
"Sexy Lawyer-guy." I answered.
"Oh, did yo..." Dawn asked slowly.
"No." I said confidently, " Not that the offer wasn't a good one, but I guess I started it."
"The seduction?" Dawn asked, getting lost.
"No!" I said, shoving her playfully, " The arguement. something about B.E.T."
"T.V.? You're fighting about t.v.?" she chuckled.
"Not funny." I said, causing her to stop, " ok, a little but then I sai that I was scared of him phasing and things went downhill from there."
Dawn hugged me, " Connor just needs to adjust to the truth, believe me, he'll be ok." she said.
"It's not him I'm worried about." I said, breaking the hug and looking at her, " Wanns watch t.v.?" I asked.
Dawn nodded and grabbed the remote, flipping to MTV, VH1, then finally to B.E.T. We settled back and watched a re-run of 'Girlfriends' and laughed and talked about old times.