Imagine that life was perfect. It was normal. You were popular and happy. Everything was going your way until a new girl showed up.
That's how life was for Laney. She was a popular girl who's best friend was Cordelia Chase. Everything at Sunnydale...
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3rd Person's POV
Water is poured into a glass from a small pitcher. Giles brings the glass over to Buffy. She is sitting with Willow and Laney as Xander paces nearby.
"Here. Drink this."
Buffy takes the glass, "No thank you."
She says it absently as she drinks the water. She's elsewhere.
"I've never seen... I mean, I've never seen anything like... that was new."
"Who would want to hurt Dr. Gregory?" Willow asks sadly as tears form in her eyes.
"He's a cute little old man... or at least he was." Laney frowns looking at her rings.
Giles shakes his head, "He had no enemies on the staff that I know of. He was a civilized man. I liked him."
"So did I." Buffy says in a small voice.
"Well, we're gonna find out who did this. We'll find them and we'll stop them."
Buffy nods, agreeing with Willow's statement, "Count on it."
"What do we know?"
Buffy rises, focused now, "Not a lot. He was killed on campus, I'm guessing. The same day we last saw him."
"How do you know?" Giles asks.
"Didn't change his clothes."
Xander stops pacing, "This is a question nobody particularly wants to hear, but, where did they put his head?"
Laney frowns, "You're right. I didn't want to hear that."
Xander grimaces looking at Laney, "Sorry."
Buffy crosses her arms angrily.
"Angel. He warned me something was coming."
Giles stands remembering the conversation. He walks over to the bookcase and grabs a text.
"Yes. Yes he did and I wish I knew what he meant. All I could locate was an oblique reference to a vampire who displeased the Master and cut off his hand for penance."
"Cut off his hand and replaced it with a fork?"
"Wow, I've heard of eating disorders, but..."
Giles glances as Willow, "I don't know what he replaced it with."
"Why would that guy come after a teacher?"
"I'm not certain he did Xander. There was an incident two nights ago with a homeless man in Weatherly Park. He was practically shredded. But nothing like Dr. Gregory."
Laney raises a finger in the air, "Fork guy doesn't do heads."
"No."
Buffy nods, "And Dr. Gregory's blood wasn't drained."
