"Ms. Summers, could you answer that?" the teacher's voice said. Buffy continued to stare blankly.
"Ms. Summers!" the teacher's voice broke into Buffy's thoughts.
"Excuse me, what?" Buffy replied, coming back to reality with a jolt.
"Ms. Summers, please speak to me after class. And pay attention."
Buffy nodded and slumped back in her chair. She payed token attention for the rest of the class. Finally, the bell rang. Buffy sighed and got up.
"I'll wait for you," Xander said. Buffy smiled gratefully.
"Buffy, I've noticed you haven't been paying attention in class recently. What's going on?" the teacher asked.
"I'm really sorry I haven't been paying attention, I've just been dealing with a lot of stuff recently. It's just been kind of overwhelming. I'll try harder to pay attention," Buffy replied.
"Okay Buffy, do that. You can go." Buffy gratefully left the room.
"You okay Buff?" Xander asked as Buffy came into the hall. She sighed and Xander gave her a hug.
"Come on, Giles is waiting for us."
The bell jolted Jenny Calendar back to reality. She quickly dismissed the class and gathered together all her stuff. When she looked at the doorway, she saw Rupert. Her heart sang with joy at the thought that they were going to be friends again. She walked towards him and he walked towards her.
"Giles! What's wrong?" Willow asked from behind Jenny.
`Damn, it's not me he came to see!` Jenny thought, sighing.
"Willow, I need you to come with me," Giles said. He and Willow hurried out of the room, not saying a word to Jenny.
{ Now I *really* have to bring Angel back.}
***
Willow and Giles were just sitting down as Buffy and Xander came in. "Hi Giles!" Buffy greeted.
" Her G-man," Xander said.
"Hello Buffy, Xander. We have a problem," Giles replied.
"Of course we do. We live on the Hellmouth. So, what new delight has the Hellmouth dropped in out laps?" Buffy asked.
"Well, it's not the Hellmouth precisely. We all know that Angel has made Buffy his target, and since he wants to hurt her, that makes all of us targets. I need to know who ever invited him into their homes," Giles explained.
"No sweat, G-man. I never invited dead-boy in," Xander said.
"That's good. What about the two of you?" Giles asked.
"Does the word *duh* mean anything to you Giles? Of course I've invited him in. Why?" Buffy responded.
"Well, as I'm sure you all realize, a vampire can't come in unless they're invited. Which is a good defense, until they've been invited in because then they can come in whenever they want. So, if Angel is targeting Buffy, being invited into any of our houses gives him a big advantage. But if he's only been invited into Buffy's house, we'll be okay," Giles explained.
Willow paled. "Ummmm . . .Giles, I've invited Angel in," Willow said quietly.
"You've what?! Oh dear, this really is a problem. How are we going to protect Willow?"
As Angel fell asleep he thought `It's been awhile since I gave Buffy a present. I think Willow's lifeless body would be perfect.`
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