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 Blood and Iron

 Chapter 11

 by Phil Hartman

 DISCLAIMER: Everyone here is Marvel's, except for Buffy and Co.,
who're 20th Century Fox's, and Steve, who's mine. Please don't sue.

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 Why he wants me to keep a DIARY of these things ...

 I suppose to compare how much I've "GROWN." 

 Sure, I can toss stakes into bullseyes from 50 yards. Sure, I can take
out Alexa without thinking about it - and she's more dextrous than I
am. Sure, I can tell if you're a living, breathing person or a
demon-possessed bloodsucking corpse.

 But the hardest thing ?

 Last night.

 The first night.
 
 My first slaying.

 They say you never forget your first time, but I don't know. I'm not
so sure I want this to get routine.

 Nate didn't kill Apocalypse; he put down a mad dog. Steve didn't kill
anyone himself either - he was forced to track others. 

 Me ?

 I chose this. 

 It was about midnight; Giles, Angel and I were on patrol in the old
cemetery - Angel looking as incredibly hot as ever, Giles all rumpled
and huffing - 

 - when IT burst out of the ground.
 
 Now I don't care how realistic the Danger Room is. I don't care about
hours of dry lectures on the best ways to kill the undead.

 You get a rotting, animated corpse in your face, and you are NOT
ready.

 It swiped at me with its' claws, and I ducked. I kicked its' feet out
from underneath it - it wore high heels, a vampire with fashion sense,
who would've thought ?

 And I threw the stake dead-center.

 The sound one of those ... things makes when it dies the Final Death
...

 ... no, I don't think I want it to become routine.

 That's why I'm enjoying the daylight more.

 The nights are really getting long after all.

 - Buffy Summers,
 9/19/2003

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 NEXT: You only THOUGHT you knew the FF ... !
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