Future Bliss

By Ghostface999

CHAPTER 2

The streets of Sunnydale are always gloomy during the night and very early in the morning. That was why except on holydays, the streets were desolated. Giles house was in a good neighborhood. Quiet as all of the rest. Peaceful. And of course, very dead. A soft and slow taping sound was heard near the house. Someone approached the ex-watcher's house.

"My mom is going to kill me", the blonde girl said to herself as she looked at the house. History lessons were worth the time she had spent instead of going out on dates and killing vampires. She looked up to the house and closed her eyes. She could remember what her first mother had said. She was only five years old. Still, the comment had made sense.

*****

The five-year-old blonde girl looked around. She had misplaced her small tennis shoe. Of course, anything could be misplaced in her room. It was infinite white space. She looked under her small bed when all of the sudden, a white light emerged in front of her. As soon as it appeared, it disappeared. The girl had seen that so many times, it was like a normal part of her young life. What she did not expect was to see her young brunette mentor. A really smart young woman. She seemed to know a lot of stuff from the past. She was dressed in a long flowered yellow skirt and white blouse.

"Ready for class", the girl said.

The five year old turned her back and started looking for her shoe again. "I can't find my shoe", she complained. "And it is not time for class. Why are you here?". The newcomer's lower lip trembled a bit. The infant feared the worst. "Mary", the girl called. "What's wrong?"

"You better sit down Kat", Mary said.

Kat sat down on her bed as Mary joined her. "You know me since when?", Mary asked the young girl.

"All my life", the infant answered.

"Listen to me carefully", Mary said. "I have been called to do something. I have talked to those strange people you hate, and they said it is an obligation".

"You are going to see my mom and dad?", the little girl asked

"Yes", Mary answered. "I am going to see them. When this thing is over, you will join them".

"I will finally meet them", Kat said with dread in her voice. "What if I am not what they expect? What if they don't love me like you do? What if they just don't accept me".

Mary smiled as she hugged the little being. "Your dad is aware of you being with me. He can't wait to meet you".

"What about my mom?", Kat asked cleaning the tears from her eyes. "Does she know about me?"

"She will love you", Mary said. "Just like I have loved you".

"What about you?", Kat asked. "Will I ever see you again".

Mary smiled a sad smile at the question. "Not every day", Mary said trying to hold back the tears. "But I will visit you regularly and we will always be linked".

"Promise", Kat said.

"I promise", Mary said.

*****

Kat looked at the gloomy house. She assumed that it was almost three in the morning. All of the sudden a wave of dizziness reached her. "Wow", she mumbled. The pain in her shoulder suddenly increased as well as the one on her head. "jet lag", she said as she approached the house.

*****

Buffy woke with a start. The sound at the door was deafening. She looked at Xander who was startled just as she was when she heard the noise. She got up from the couch and slowly walked towards the door. She heard that Giles's had also been woken. As the blonde slayer reached the knob, she took one last look at her friend. He had a large stake in his hand.

*****

The door in front of Kat opened. She looked inside as she smiled nervously. She saw in front of her the slayer of this time. Behind her stood…well, somebody that was really close to her. It was weird seeing him without the gray streak of hair on the right side of his head. Kat turned her attention back to Buffy. "I am here", she said weakly before her eyes rolled to the back of her head and her vision went black.

*****

Buffy caught the young girl in her arms as she toppled over. She slowly carried her towards the couch. "Close the door", the slayer called to Xander.

As Buffy laid the girl on the sofa, Giles appeared. "What happened?", he asked trying to clear his eyes.

Xander slowly told him everything he needed to know while Buffy looked at the girl. For some strange reason, she felt connected. She felt as if the girl was part of her. Buffy slowly stroked her hair. She than abruptly stopped and lifted her up to remove the large black coat that covered her. The garment was really heavy. Buffy examined it for a moment. Both sleeves were hard as metal. Still, they were quiet flexible. The back of the coat was hard too. Buffy was about to find out what made it so hard, when a hand stopped her. She looked down at the girl in front of her. Buffy could not believe it. She had the most beautiful blues eyes she had ever seen. "The answers are coming", she said. "Just let me recover and I will tell you everything". Saying that, the girl curled up on the couch and fell a sleep. Buffy put the coat down and turned towards her friend. She smiled at them signaling it was ok. Xander and Giles motioned her to come to them. Buffy started to get up, when something caught her eye. In each of the girl's wrists was small bracelet. Buffy looked at them closely. She recognized them. There was only one other being in the world that had a similar pair. Angel.

*****

Near Sunnydale limits, several abandoned warehouses stood in severed conditions. They were old and forgotten by the sanitary department. Maybe because odd incidents happened on every inspection. Due to this situation the old buildings made perfect places for vampire nests. Specially, the ones with bordered up windows, preventing the harsh sunlight to come streaming through. If one were to look carefully, you could see the undead penetrating the buildings. Inside, a group of immortals were reunited. They were about twelve to fifteen of savages, all discussing the presence of a new kind of demon.

"He destroyed one of his kind in less than second", one said, snapping his fingers. "This guy is our enemy. Just like Angelus".

"Do not think so", another said. "I felt no humanity in him. He is evil".

"Than why?", a third asked. "All I know is that if he killed one of our own, he deserves to die".

The other vampires nodded their heads in sign of agreement. Abruptly, a young and sweet female voice was heard through the building. "You demons are pathetic", the voice said from the darkness. All vampires turned to where the voice came from. They all saw in all a young girl. She must have been twenty years old when she was turned. Her hair was dead black, reaching her waist. She was dressed in a long white dress that reached the floor. All that were in the room looked at her in adoration. "When you meet someone this powerful, you do not try to kill him. You try to use him".

"Use me how?", a deep voice asked from the darkness.

The vampire in white walked to the center of the room. "I am pleased of you joining us", she said. "Please… come forth". The evil vampire emerged from the darkness. Dark clothes covered his entire being. He looked at all demons with murder in his eyes. The female vampire took a close look at the newcomer. "My name is Athena", she said as she bent down holding the sides of her dress. "I lead this pack. I am honored of your presence".

The vampire smiled as he admired the girl's attitude. "You are well educated", he said as he kissed her hand. "My name is Galgamesh".

"You are new in town?", Athena asked. "Just like my pack and I. We haven't had time to make are existence known to the slayer".

"That is why I am here", the vampire said. "I am here to kill her".

Athena smiled. "We have a lot to talk about" she said motioning the killer to take a seat.

Chapter 3