Chapter Eight - Call it a Hunch
"Sirius Black? MY Sirius Black?"
"One in the same. Called Angel Angelus. That was freaky" Buffy shivered, and Faith just looked at her. "What?"
"You disappeared B"
Buffy shifted uncomfortably. "I don't want to talk about this right now"
"Well you're going to have to eventually. You ran off"
"Yes, I did. For once, the slayer wanted to run"
"And do you feel any better?"
"Honestly - no"
Faith put her hand on Buffy's arm. "Look B, I know you're upset and all, but - "
"Class is here" Buffy hopped off the chair she was sitting on and went to greet the class.
"Right" Faith sighed, annoyed, and followed.
"Settle down guys" The room quieted. "Considering the disaster that was yesterday, we're going to do things a little different today" Buffy perched herself on a desk and crossed her legs. "Professor Morgan and Dawn are going to do a little demonstration of what to do and what not to do during a fight. I expect you all to pay attention, as this will appear on your final exam. Is there a problem Ms. Weasly?"
Ginny shook her head and glared at Malfoy. Buffy smirked.
"Lesson one - never attack your opponent with their back turned" Malfoy just glared.
"Lesson two - never turn your back on your opponent unless you know for a fact that he is very unconscious or very dead. Otherwise, you could get a knife in you"
"Not even remotely pleasant"
"Lesson three," Buffy said, ignoring Faith's comment, "Watch"
Dawn and Faith stepped up to each other. Dawn sent Faith to the floor. Faith kicked Dawn's legs out from under her. When she was down, Faith flipped back up and put her foot in her stomach. All this happened in less then ten seconds.
"Never kick your opponent to the floor unless you have ulterior motives. Because then, that can happen"
"Faith, you're cutting off my air supply"
"What? Oh! Sorry Dawnie"
Poor Dawn spent the rest of the period getting thrown around by Faith. By the end of it all, she was sitting on the floor against the wall rubbing her shoulders.
"Ouch. That looked like it hurt" Ron said stepping up to Dawn. Dawn looked up and glared at Buffy. "Yeah, it did. All of it" Dawn was about to walk out and Buffy spun her around.
"Don't you DARE. Don't you even TRY to pin all of this on me"
"You just ran away Buffy!"
"For once, I wanted to run away damnit!"
"Umm...Professor Summers?"
"What is it Ron?"
"Umm...I have a question. For Harry actually -"
"WHAT IS IT?" Dawn and Buffy asked together.
Ron swallowed. "Do you know anything about a slayer named Kendra?"
Buffy swayed where she stood. She blinked twice and asked, "What do you need to know about Kendra?"
"Harry dreamt about her. Professor Rosenburg said to go to any of the new professors for help, so I wanted to ask you"
Buffy shook her head, panicked. "I just remembered I have to go talk to Professor Giles. I'll see you later Ron"
"But - "
"Bye!" She grabbed Dawn's arm and jetted from the room.
"Will any of you EVER just give us a straight answer?" Ron called after her, annoyed.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"You think you know who you are, what's to come. But you've only just begun"
"Stop saying that"
Kendra shrugged. "Why? It's a good piece of advice" Harry crossed his arms and she sighed.
"You don't know who she is, do you?"
"Yes I do"
"It's not her"
"What?"
"It's not Faith. It's someone else. The answer is right in front of you and you don't even realize it. Or maybe you're just not looking hard enough"
"I AM looking. I've BEEN looking. Please, just tell me"
Kendra smiled. "She is the time when school is out and the weather is warmest. The time you hate the most"
Harry thought for a moment. "Summer? THAT'S MY CLUE?!"
No answer.
"Summer. Summer" Suddenly, the light clicked on.
"PROFESSOR SUMMERS?!" Kendra smiled.
~*~*~*~*~*~*
Harry woke up and jumped. He jumped so far, he fell off the chair he was sitting on.
"Nice of you to join the land of the living Harry" Hermione said smirking.
"We have to go see Professor Summers! I know who she is!" He grabbed her arm and then pulled Ron away from his conversation with Neville.
"Ah! Harry, what the bloody hell - "
"I know who she is!" He exclaimed as they stepped outside the Common Room. "The person from my dream. 'She' isn't Professor Morgan at all. It's Professor Summers!"
"Harry, slow down!" They stopped in front of the door to Buffy's office.
"I had the same dream with Kendra in it and she told me who 'she' was - Professor Summers"
"But that means - "
"That's right Hermione" They spun around and stood directly in front of Professor O' Flaherty. He smiled. "I told you she was closer then you think"
"So it's true. She really is, y' know, a slayer?" Ron asked.
Angel nodded. "Come on inside"
"Damnit Dawnie, stop being so stubborn!"
"I'm not being stubborn!"
"Are we interrupting something?"
Buffy and Dawn were on opposite sides of the room. Giles stood between them, acting as the mediator.
"Angel, so knock next time"
"When coming into my own office?"
"Angel, please - "Giles cut himself off upon seeing the three students. "Something the matter Harry?"
"He found out Buffy is the slayer"
Giles looked alarmed. "Good lord. How?"
"Kendra told him. In a dream" Buffy smiled. "I told you you'd figure it out"
"So if Buffy's the slayer then that mans that - DAWN'S the key!"
"Yes Hermione. Dawn is the key. You'll find out why we always fight over it soon enough"
"How?"
Buffy glanced at Giles.
"Call it a hunch"
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