Buffy is leaning on the lockers looking down when she notices Owen come up to her. Buffy's theme plays. Buffy: But... Buffy: Okay, I just need to get Owen and the others out of harm's way first. Buffy: You killed my date! Cut to the Master's lair. Giles: You have a date. She goes over to sit on a bench. That'd be me. Vampires.
Plan: A: Buffy's love life; Q: What is looking up when she goes on a date with the normal Owen? A: Owen; Q: Who nearly gets killed during Buffy's battle to save Giles? A: the Master's vampires; Q: What is the name of the group that Buffy and Giles are fighting against? A: "normal" dating; Q: What does Buffy decide might be too dangerous after all? Summary: Buffy's love life is looking up when she goes on a date with the normal Owen, but when Owen nearly gets killed during Buffy's battle to save Giles and the others from the Master's vampires, she decides that "normal" dating might be too dangerous after all.