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Anya wore a skimpy dress as she unpacked an order of merchandise for the Magic Box. She took each item from the various boxes and moved it to behind a curtain in the corner of the shop labelled ‘Adult.’ She took a break from her work when she heard the bell above the door ring and looked over to see Buffy and Dawn enter. Both were wearing very tight clothing with high heels and their makeup was a little on the heavy side.

“Hey Anya, how’s the new line coming along?”

“Very nicely. All these lovely toys bring in so much money and they’re fun to play with when things are slow. I’m thinking of expanding the section since the magic stuff seems to have stopped sell as well. Oh by the way, the new version of relax orbs came in today, they‘re over there on the counter.”

“That’s great Anya.” Dawn ran over and picked one up. She held it out and a flash filled the room. “Oh my. I think they work even better now. What version is this one?”

“Forth or fifth? I can’t remember. I feel so good after I use one who cares how many times they change it. So Dawn, how’s school going?”

Dawn smiled mischievously, “It’s great Anya. There’s this boy there and he has such a good tongue, it had me screaming at the top of my lungs.”

Buffy frowned at this statement, “Dawn I don’t think you should be doing that in school.”

Both Anya and Dawn turned to her with that comment. Then they glanced at each other and each picked up another orb. Almost trance like, in harmony they spoke, “They’re is nothing to worry about Buffy. Maybe you need to relax more.” Together they held out the orbs and a double flash filled Buffy’s vision.

Buffy blinked for a few moments then smiled softly as her eyes took on a slightly glazed look, “You guys are right I needed that. I’m think I’ll go see Tara and Willow now. Did you want to come with me Dawn?”

Dawn glanced at the items Anya was unpacking, “No thanks. I’m going to stay here and help Anya test her new stuff out.”

“Okay have fun.”