Future Bliss

By Ghostface999

CHAPTER 7

"Do you date a lot", Buffy asked the girl.

Kat looked at the current slayer and bit her lip. "Yes", the girl answered. "I am allowed to date".

"Interesting", Buffy said as she looked at Giles. The older man was about to protest, but contained himself. "Who have been the lucky guys?", Buffy asked.

"Some high school kids", Kat said avoiding total eye contact. "Nothing serious".

"Better be careful with that", Buffy said. "Slayers seem to have problems in that department".

Kat flinched at the comment. The memory of her lover entered her mind now. Easy the girl said to herself. Let us not make a scene.

*****

"The slayer took out double J's clan", a vampire exclaimed.

Athena stood from her resting place. "J is gone", she said. A touch of sorrow grasped her voice at that moment. Galgamesh stayed silent through the news. Another vampire hitting the dust was not of concern. "How many?", Athena asked.

"All of them", the vampire answered. "She had friend. A new one. I have never seen her before. She is carrying a large sword".

Galgamesh stood up at the comment. "Was she tall as Buffy?", he asked.

"You could say that", the vampire said.

"I can't believe it", Galgamesh said. "I have a chance to kill to birds with one stone".

"Is that the girl that…", Athena started.

"Yes", the evil demon said. "What ever you do, that girl is mine".

"So we do it tonight?", Athena asked.

"Yes", Galgamesh answered. "We will attack in numbers. That club she hangs out".

"She is in college", a vampire said. "We are not so sure anymore".

"Trust me", Galgamesh said. "She will be there".

*****

Kat looked at the stones in front of her. She saw different colors. She was being sucked into a portal. She looked somewhere else.

"Concentrate", Xander ordered.

"I was", Kat said. "It got scary".

"I bet", Xander said as he jotted down something on a pad.

"What are you doing?", Kat asked.

"What I always do", Xander said as he pointed at the rocks. "Focus".

"You are so boring", Kat said.

"So what else is new", Xander said.

"You should go out", Kat said. "Enjoy the sunlight. You do not get your daily portion of fresh air these days".

"I have been busy", Xander said. "Your stuff. Family stuff. Friends stuff. Slayer stuff. You know. Stuff"

"I bet", Kat said. "So, you found the other potential candidates".

"Two", Xander said as he kept on pointing at the rocks. "One is somewhere in Asia. The other one is in France".

"A French slayer", Kat said as she paid attention to the rocks. "Wouldn't that be something". She felt the sucking feeling again. This time she stayed with it. Her instincts suddenly reached their peak. She felt she was more in control. She stopped looking at the rocks and looked at her watcher. "What was that?".

"You felt something didn't you", the older man asked.

"Yes", Kat said. "My senses…".

"We do this once a week", Xander interrupted. "You grade of concentration will increment in a certain number of percentage".

"Which means?", Kat asked.

"You will be in more control now", Xander said. "Your concentration will improve, while your slaying. While you are studying. Your head will be clearer".

"And you figured this out by yourself?", Kat asked with a smile.

"Ouch", Xander said. "Touché. Your dad gave me the idea. And so did Giles"

"Really", Kat said. "And how do you know it is going to work?"

Xander smiled as he pulled out a few books and stacked them up all on the table. "Study", Xander said. "You have a test remember".

Kat groaned at the new task. "I shall kick my foot from living in my mouth", she said as she opened a book.

Chapter 8