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Title: Missing 44/100 TtH Prompt: #11 Night Summary: Cameron awakes to find something amiss. Missing Cameron woke with a jerk and he lay in the darkness trying to discern what had disturbed his sleep. He could hear Daniel’s soft snores from the sleeping bag beside him and beyond that the soft sounds of a forest at night. A small frown formed on his lips as an uneasy feeling settled in the pit of his stomach. He lit up the face of his watch with the push of a button and his frown got deeper. Buffy should have woken him twenty minutes ago for his turn at watch. With practiced eased, he quietly got out of his sleeping bag and exited his tent. His eyes searched the darkness but he saw no signs of the tiny blonde. “Summers,” he called out in a hoarse whisper, but there was no answer. “Buffy!” He tried again, only a little louder. The uneasy feeling got deeper and he spoke into his radio. “Buffy, where are you?” But static was the only response. He decided something had to have happened. Buffy wasn’t someone who’d abandon her post. He went back to his tent and shook Daniel awake. “Get up. Buffy is missing.” Daniel made a gargled reply as he sat up. He fumbled slightly as he put his glasses on. “’M up.” “Shake a leg,” Cameron said before leaving and going to the tent that Buffy and Vala shared. He shook the tent. “Vala! Get up! Buffy’s missing!” “Huh?” Came a sleep filled voice from inside. “Buffy’s missing. We’ve gotta find her.” “Just a second,” she said, as Daniel exited his tent. Daniel carefully made his way over to Cameron in the darkness. “How do you know she’s not just ignoring you? You guys haven’t exactly been on the best of terms for the past two weeks.” “Yeah, but do you really think she’d let that affect her job?” Cameron countered. “Well… no.” “Exactly. She should have woken me over twenty minutes ago,” Cameron said, gathering up his pack. As he swung it onto his back, he said, “And I’ve tried to talk to her for the past week, but she’s been avoiding me.” “Me, too,” Daniel said with a little frown. Buffy had been extremely distant ever since the night she had killed Angelus. “Maybe she came across something and had to switch off her radio,” Vala suggested, coming out of her tent. “Which means she still might be in trouble,” Cameron said irritably. “Let’s go find her.” The trio set out into the night-covered forest in search of their lost teammate. They had to slowly make their way to avoid injuring themselves. “She stood right here,” Cameron said, as they came to a nearby stream. “She was here for a while,” he added, kneeling to get a better look at the prints. He stood and followed them downstream. “And she was taken here and it happened quickly. At least two big men.” “They’d have to be more powerful than a vampire to take her down,” Daniel solemnly commented. He inwardly shuddered at the thought. Cameron didn’t comment, but the concern could clearly be seen on his features despite the minimal light. He just motioned them to follow him and the tracks. Previous Chapter Buffygate Menu Next Chapter |
