College Rules: The Story of Your Average (Male) Vampire Slayer

by EKMessianicSlayer

A few years back I wrote a story very similar to this. I didn't upload it on here but I still wanted to do something similar involving the world of BtVS and Angel. So I created College Rules. Basically this is the story of Ben Zeion, you'll get into his story and meet his friends. There will be various appearances from Buffy characters as well as new evils and demons to face.

1. Chapter 1

College Rules: Life of a Slayer

Chapter 1: The Bat Family/ Lesson

"Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. She is the Slayer." Well... at least that's how it used to be... then there was this witch in 2003, she set her magicks on the high weapon of the Slayer she made it so that every Slayer Potential became a full fledged Slayer, at least according to my watcher. You see the Slayer is an age old tale dating all the way back to the Dark Ages, circa 1200s. Apparently what the first watchers didn't tell the council was that with the first female Slayer, a male was also given the power of the Slayer. This dude however became overrun with the power, he became a liability. The nature brought about by the power of the Slayer was so dangerous inside him that they locked him away and sealed the power of the Slayer with a curse. Going back to the witch, when she unlocked all the potentials she apparently broke this curse as well. When I was 10 years old I felt something a strange. A deep, dark growing strength had enveloped my body... Originally I just assumed it to be that puberty thing that was all the talk for kids at my age. Heh... Yeah life has it's mysteries... just wish they were as simple now as they were back then.

So when did I find out? That I was now special, a guy vampire slayer. Well about 4 years ago I was still in high school, I was having severe mood swings, again shrugging it off as puberty. Hey I was only 16 so that's still within those years besides teenage hormone imbalance is a big thing specifically at this age. I walked to school it was my usual activity, at 7 AM, I loved that darkness right before dawn. Dark was my environment, light was such a drag. "Heya Rose, catch the latest issue of Season 8 yet?" I managed to run into that dodgy best friend of mine before first period.

"Ben... I barely have started Season 8, I'm just too busy for Buffy." Y'see Rose and I became friends during our Freshman year of high school, she and I were real close. When I first met her, she would just completely ignore me when I tried to talk to her. Eventually she got fed up with all my pestering and just... yelled at me. I said to her then that, that was step one.

"I see your wearing your usual all black luv, y'know with all that black it kinda takes away from those gorgeous green eyes you got." She blushed and ran her fingers through her hair. That tint of her hair is what kinda got me to notice her, it was just such a dim blonde. "Not to mention that it conflict with the shine of your hair."

"Oh come on Ben... You're one to talk about conflicting with shine, your wearing those red sunglasses of yours inside. It's still dark out." She was looking me over. "That jacket of yours is it really necessary?" She was looking over my black leather jacket. Both my glasses and my jacket were my favorite items to wear, I never left home without them. "I mean I guess it kinda works with those Khakis and the undershirt." She peered over the top of me from head to toe. "Unoriginal haircut alert! Heh... better hope Angel doesn't know you stole his style!"

"Yeah, yeah say what you want Rose! Anyway I gotta-"I began before she stopped me by putting her finger over my mouth.

"So I was thinking... um... you wanna meet up later today?" She spoke softly I almost didn't hear her in all the noise of the hallways.

"Hmm? Sure whatevs." I was nonchalant about the whole thing.

"Good because I thought with you being a fan of Buffy, and you know..." She looked around.

"Your Magicks I gotcha," I tried to keep as quiet as possible.

"I mean you're the only one who seems to know anything about that kinda stuff, and I figured..." She was nervous.

"It's k, y'don't have to say a thing. I got what you're trying to say. Anyway it's the first day of classes, we shouldn't really be late, I'll see you in Pre-Calc 4th period pre-calc right?"

"Why are you in such a rush? What class do you have?" She looked at me with a confused look on her face.

"It's a new myth class, new teacher too," I was really excited.

"Ah your favorite subjects, stories from the ancient past and new people to look over," she nodded her head. "Alright see ya later Ben, have fun!"

"Don't I always Rose?" I joked, we parted ways as I went off to class.

It was 7:35 when I walked into class, I looked over the new teacher, Little too much tweed, she's too young for that stuff, I thought. I introduced myself, "Hello there Ms...? Mrs...?"

"My name is Ms. Castle, Ms. Ruth Castle, and who might you be?" She lifted her eyes from her book and peered from her glasses, she moved her blonde bangs to get a better look.

"Um, Ms. Castle I'm Ben Zeion, Benjamin Corey Zeion, that's how it's pronounced Zee-own," I introduced myself.

"Yes Mr. Zeion I understand... you have no need to explain so in depth," she just seemed to look through me with her hazel eyes.

"I know I'm sorry, it's just I have serious pet peeve of someone saying my last name wrong..." I looked down nervously, "it kinda borders on obsessive."

"Thank you for bringing this to my attention, now please take your seat," she gestured towards one of the several open seats left in the class.

"Um before I take my seat, might I ask how many of these classes you've taught?" I noticed that she was a tad bit nervous by the fidgeting movements of her legs.

"I see you're good at noticing things Mr. Zeion, I'm new to the teaching business, now please your seat." She again directed me to a seat. This time I took a seat in the front row. There was something even more intriguing about her, I was rather interested.

She began class, "Alright class I am Ms. Castle, please if you would... grab a book and turn to page 13." We all rushed over to the stack of books. Out of the corner of my eye I noticed a book on Ms. Castle's desk. I payed a bit of attention to it, but quickly went back to my seat.

"Um Ms. Castle," one of the students behind me called out, "this is MacBeth, I thought we were learning about mythology."

"We are Zane," she started a lecture with a question, "have any of you read MacBeth?"

I rose my hand and looked around to see if anyone else had as well. They hadn't, Why is it this school is so lacking in culture. I grumbled at this thought.

"Alright, no one besides Mr. Zeion, well in the story there are witches, and this is where the myths come in. Ben do you recall the name of the witches' leader?" She looked over and directed a glance towards me.

"Hec... Um Hecate?" I quietly responded.

"Correct Ben, but it's pronounced Heh-Ka-Tay. Anyway Hecate was one of the greatest demons in existence..." She continued to talk about the extremes and effects of Hecate's followers and anyone under her or her subjects influence, the lecture was amazing, and this was only the first class. The bell rang for homeroom, "Alright everyone I will see you next class, Ben could talk to you after class for a few seconds."

"Alright Ms. Castle," she pulled me aside, over to her desk and looked over to the book on her desk. "Ben, I don't know how to tell you this," she lifted the book from her desk, it was obviously old, a big ol' book, "do me a favor and have a look at this." She handed me the book, I gasped in complete awe. The cover of the book was only something I had seen in Buffy.

"Is this what I think it is? Vampyr?!" I read the word aloud, which I probably shouldn't have done, but most everyone knew I was a fan of Buffy. I whispered to Ms. Castle, "This is the book of the Slayer! How on Earth and... why show it to me?"

"This isn't the time to talk about this... If you can meet me after school."

"But... I have a..." I tried to tell her that I had to meet Rose but she insisted. The bell rang for homeroom. "Sorry Ms. Castle I have to get down to homeroom... urk I'll be back later."

At 4th period I told Rose that I might be a bit late for hanging out after school, she tilted her head to the right and put on a pouty face. "Sorry Rose... I know, I know... I promised it's just something big came up. I have to go talk with Ms. Castle after school, I'll meet you afterwards okay?"

"Oh alright..." she now had a disgruntled face.

It was now 2:30 school had just ended I rushed to Ms. Castle's classroom, nobody else was around. "Alright Ms. Castle I'm here, care to explain that book?"

"You're a Slayer, Ben Zeion," she was sitting in a back corner, I almost didn't see her, with the book on her lap.

"Yeah I know that's the book of the Slayer... That's not what you said..." I jumped back...

"Look "Into every generation a slayer is born-'" I stopped her there.

"Yeah the slayer's credo, the next part to that is, 'one GIRL in all the world, a chosen one. SHE alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. SHE is the Slayer,' Your point? The slayer is a girl last I checked I'm a guy," I looked for quick second, "yep still a guy!"

"Okay that was true, well until a very powerful witch casted a spell on the Slayer's weapon of choice," she continued.

"I know all this already I watched Buffy, I read Buffy, I lived the morals taught by Buffy! That doesn't answer my question!"

"You see when this witch, casted that spell she made every potential a slayer. What we didn't know however was that the girl who originally became the slayer wasn't alone, another warrior... a male was also turned into a slayer. He eventually became corrupt with the power, uncontrollable, he was seal away and had curse on the power to seal it away as well. Now... after the Witch used that spell the curse was lifted and a male vampire slayer was made. You are he, you now live with the curse of the male vampire. As long as you live, you shall be the only," her story was compelling. I was blown away.

"Heh," I chuckled, "so there can be only one is what you're telling me! How do I know this to be true Ms. Castle? Have you any proof?" I was interested, really interested.

"Meet me at the graveyard tonight, alright?" She instructed, "I'm your watcher."

Just as Ms. Castle had finished her spiel, Rose came busting into the room. "Ben, I waited like 2 hours for you while you were goofing around with your new favorite teacher! Just because you and Sarah are not together right now doesn't mean you should be looking for other..."

"Hey Rose, I'm not interested in Ms. Castle in that way... Grr... and why did you have to bring up Sarah," After my girlfriend Sarah had moved a while away we broke it off for a bit. I was still a bit bitter over that, "Anyway Rose this is Ms. Castle my new Wat- Mythology Teacher. This is my closest friend here Ms. Castle, Rose Black. Gotta go Ms. Castle, have plans with Rose can't wait, I'll see you later!"

"Remember Tonight Ben!" She yelled behind me as I ran out the door dragging Rose behind me.

"Yeah I know Ms. Castle, homework such a drag heheh..." I tried to keep the truth a secret. "Alright let's do this! Magic time! So have you picked anything new up?" I switched into friend mode.

"Um... only a bit, I mean I can make items disappear, and hide them from view. I also learned a spell to teleport... but it's still only a work in progress..." Rose had just discovered her power over the summer. She was still knew to it.

"Alright here's a pencil can you conceal it for me?" I urged her on.

"I'll try," she moved her hand over the pencil, I saw the pencil begin to slightly disappear before my eyes. "Hey I did it!"

"Oh course you did Rose, you're just awesome like that!" I encouraged her. "You have to teach me how to do that!"

"Well I just think about the item, focus on it, and then make the form disappear in my mind," she instructed.

Now it was my turn. I grabbed a rock I found. Thought about it, focused on it, and tried to make its form disappear. "Hey it worked!" I could feel that I was still holding the rock yet I couldn't see it. "Can we make it visible again?"

"Yeah just focus on the image in your mind." She told me.

"Alright." I was now holding the rock in my hand, and I was able to fully see it. "Amazing! Rose you are absolutely amazing don't forget that k?" Her eyes were sparkling. "You will get this magic stuff down don't fret!" I looked at my phone, 7PM gotta go meet Ms. Castle! "Rose let me walk you home I have to go. Alright I know that wasn't a real long practice but... I have something new to deal with, I'm sorry okay..."

"I understand you're busy Ben..." she moped disappointed.

I walked her to her place. She went inside. Unknown to me, that same spell she just taught me she used on herself, and she followed me.

I entered the graveyard, and met up with Ms. Castle. "Alright Ms. Castle, so if I'm a slayer..." I saw a hand rise from a grave 20 meters away.

"Here Ben," she handed me a stake.

"Oooh fresh and pointy," I turned to face the man-made-demon claw his way out of the ground. "Get pumped. Have at thee!"

The demon let out a deep bellowing growl as I saw its face transform before my eyes. "Nice face you got there, you got a name man?"

"Careful you don't know who you're messing with brat," the foul creature of the night came back. "Y'see I've heard that one way too many times, 9/10 the vamps don't recognize who Buffy is during season 1 until she stakes one of them. So hi I'm Ben," I stake him through the heart quite easily, "Ben the Vampire Slayer. Bye." He fell into a pile of ash I just chuckled a bit.

"Is the banter really necessary?" Ms. Castle pondered my approach.

"Hey I don't question how you do you your Watcher-ing do I?"

"You do realize-" Ms. Castle was interrupted mid-phrase by a now reappearing Rose.

"Uh Ben... You wanna fill me in?" I was thrown off-guard by her actually showing up like she had.

"The girl!" Ms. Castle gasped, "How did you... Where did you... Witch?"

"I have a name you know," Rose frowned, "and it's Rose, anyway Ben care to explain what just happened?"

"Yes I'd say you should fill us both in Mr. Zeion," Ms. Castle agreed with Rose.

"Um let's handle the whole me issue first just to fill you in Rose..." I was looking for the best way to describe the scenario. That's when I noticed another shadowy figure, creeping up on rose from behind. "Rose..."

"Yeah Ben?" She had that face of You got some serious esplaning to do 'dere boy!

"Duck!" I chucked the stake right on target, "I've heard of ashes to ashes but this is just ridiculous." Both Ms. Castle and Rose had an expression on their face obviously meaning Really? "Heh... what no puns for you? You want some home fries with that stake..."

"Ahem... Fill me in already Benjamin!" Rose was really not looking to cheerful at me.

"Alright, alright... Well you remember the Slayer's credo in Buffy 'In every generation... 'Blah Blah Blah and so on..." I started to explain.

"Yeah... your point, that only pertains to girls?" Still looking quite ticked off.

"Heh.. That's funny I said the same thing to Ms. Castle about this 3 hours ago," I chuckled. "So apparently remember when Willow used that spell to turn all potentials into slayers?"

"Yes, again GIRLS only," she continued to respond.

"Actually... y'see when the first slayer was made there were actually two slayers a boy and a girl. The girl you know about through Buffy, and according to Ms. Castle here, the boy lost control of the power and had it sealed away in a curse. When Willow performed the spell she released the curse and sealed it onto another boy... apparently me... Now I'm Ben the Vampire Slayer!"

"So you're actually a SLAYER?! So cool!" It was the most cheered up and perky I had ever seen Rose before.

"Excuse me Ms. Black but what are you even doing here in the first place, not to mention how did you just appear out of thin air. Ben do you care to explain?" Ms. Castle approached me and gave me a stare.

"Oh so you must be the Watcher, Ms. Castle... and obviously already figured it out. I'm a WiT," Rose summarized, "at least that's what Ben calls me a genuine Witch in Training."

"You're training her in magicks?" Ms. Castle was still quite furious.

"Eheheh... well actually she has the powers, I just learn it from her and help her to get better at it. Actually paying attention to all the characters in Buffy helps in that kinda stuff." I was really on edge... "Welp now that she knows I guess Rose is officially part of my team."

"Oooh Really!" Rose came over and hugged me.

"But of cour-" I was interrupted by Ms. Castle.

"Absolute-" I stung back.

"If there's a '-ly not,' after that, you can always fight me Ms. Castle." She looked away as if she was pondering the idea, That's suspicious she actually thinks she stands a chance? Came into my mind.

"Fine but she really is your responsibility Ben!"

"As is the rest of the town here Ruth."

And that's how my team began, but that not where we end.

Another year, Another 467 Vamps Later...

"Ben!" Rose rushed over to me with someone I didn't recognize in tow. "Ben, this is Alex, she's new at the school."

"Oh alright," I looked over the new girl, green eyes, reddish tint to her curly hair. "Well how do you do Ms.?"

"Alexandria Rook," she answered. "Just call me Alex, Rose does."

"Quite the interesting shirt you got there, I mean it's black but it has more going on than Rose's dress does! Those flowers really go well with your hair and eyes." Pink and seafoam green they really brought out a sparkle in her eyes. "Don't think the shirt matches those jeans though... and the combat boots not to mention a scarf in doors? Really?"

"Ben be nice!" Rose shot me that look again. I backed off. "Besides you're always wearing the same thing, and the scarf is just like your sunglasses!"

"Oh c'mon Rose..." I whined, she was right though...

"Anyway, Rose says your the guy to talk to around here for some fun, she wouldn't say what kind but she said you've been giving her lessons in something," Alex said.

"Excuse myself in Rose for a second would you Alex?" I pulled Rose off to the side to talk in private. "You told her to hang out with us after school, and those lessons you don't mean the magicks do you?"

"And what if I do? They're my magicks! Can't we teach her?" She began with all the questions.

"I don't want her knowing just yet, we don't know this girl all that well, tell you what we'll take her patrolling with us tonight that way I can keep an eye on her," Rose and I scurried back to the Alex. "Sorry for doing that, so yeah if you wanna chill with us can you meet us at 8 in front of the school here?"

"Alright don't know what the big secret is though," Alex shrugged it off.

"Alright see you tonight, I'm going to go talk to Ms. Castle, Rose," I ran off.

I had finished up the magic lesson with Rose at 8 and waited with her outside the school. "Still no sign of her," I groaned over Alex being late... "Great Castle hates when I don't start patrolling on time, she says that every second is the difference between someone getting drained..." Little did I know my words were true... because at that moment a scream was heard off in the distance.

Alex was still not here so I told Rose to stay behind and wait for her. Rose could take care of herself, and I knew that. Little did I know I was running into the reason why Alex hadn't shown up yet. Black shirt, jeans, combat boots, and a scarf were all that I needed to see. When I got to neck, I looked away... her hands were pale... and her neck had two puncture wounds. She had been drained by a vamp. "Rose!" I wept and screamed out for Rose to come to me. "Take the body, I don't know if he made her drink."

"And what are you going to do Ben? I've seen how vamps killing people effects you," she questioned me.

"I'm going to slaughter that asshole! He killed a friend," I growled. "He's going to pay."

I heard a rattle in the alleyway behind me, I rushed in and found the vamp that had done this to her. I could tell by the boot print on his hand. She had tried to fend him off I just wish I had gotten there sooner. I was a mess. "YOU SON OF A BITTTCH!" I leapt at the murderer I had really never felt like this. The spirit of the first male slayer took over I was feral, ravenous, nearly demonic. I didn't want to stake him, no that death would be to nice for him. I wanted to flay him, lock him in a bullet proof glass room so he'd die a painful death by sunlight. I was flailing my arms, while sitting on is chest.

"Ben!" I looked back at Rose with Alex in her arms. "Just finish him... Calm down, and stake him."

"Screw that I'm done here!" I yelled.

She put down Alex and drew a sword, and cut the vampire's head clean off. "Now damnit get a hold of yourself!"

"L... Let's..." I couldn't even get my words out, "Go to Castle."

We slowly walked over to Ms. Castle's house. She saw me in a grim state and asked, "Something happened?" Then Rose walked up carrying the body. "Oh, well loss is just something we have to deal with..."

"Loss is just something we have to deal with? How can you be so cold Ms. Castle, this girl was the new friend I was talking to you about earlier..." I was in tears. "You... You're just..."

"Get a hold of yourself Zeion!" She screamed, "THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS WORLD! BE AN ADULT! NOT A STUPID CHILD!"

"She's right Ben," Rose pouted, "in the end this is what you have to face now... she was our responsibility... and we failed to protect it." Just then something rose from the floor beneath. Auburn Reddish hair, green eyes, black shirt with seafoam green and pink flowers, jeans combat boots, and most noticeably a scarf.

"Only you and Rose can see me, Ben," she said, "You look a mess, is that what you wanted to show me?" I looked over at Ms. Castle. "Only beings with background in serious mystical arts can see me, Slayer and Witch are in the room. Watcher cannot..." I never mentioned I was the slayer nor that Rose was a Witch... I thought."Listen up don't be crying over my death, because from this point on I'm stuck with the two of you. Just call me part of your little...?"

"Bat Family."

"Did you say something Ben?" Ms. Castle looked over to me, and just stared at the spot where Alex's ghost was standing. Can she see me? How is that possible? thought Alex.

"No Ms. Castle," I hadn't paid attention to Ms. Castle so I didn't notice.

"Um okay then, now loss is tough, go home and get some rest..." Ms. Castle spoke abruptly.

Flash forward to Senior year...

Gotta love that spell, able to get anywhere I touch! So happy that Rose got it done. I crept up behind Rose. "Heya Rosey, ah you chose gray today I see!"

"And I see you chose... Black leather jacket, red sunglasses, Khakis, and a plain white undershirt..." She quipped. "Anyway happy birthday ya goof!"

"Hey you remembered!" I joked.

"Of course I remembered! I was the first one to post last night!" She pouted.

"I know I'm just messing HEHE!" I laughed.

"So 18, you ready? You remember what happens to Slayers on the big 1 8." She shook her head.

"I remember... though thanks to our Supernatural study sessions I think I have enough to get around with 'bending the rules!'" I air-quoted 'bending the rules' because of all the magic practice Rose and I got in, she was a lot stronger in magicks. She was even discovering and doing new spells by herself. She could port anywhere, she wanted to, without even having to touch it anymore. I couldn't do that. She and I flew every occasional occasion.

Rose and I walked into Ms. Castle's room, "Heya Castle I'm ready for my Cruciamentum tonight!"

"Oh, happy birthday Ben..." she started and then whispered under her breath," I missed the days when the Slayers didn't know about the test, that when it was rough."

"Yeah good luck with that Slayer boy," Alex quipped. Again Ms. Castle looked over, and I hadn't noticed.

"Thanks Alex," I whispered.

Needless to say I aced the test, though Ms. Castle swore my magicks were cheating!

Flash Forward Another 2 Months...(382 Vampires Later...)

College Acceptance Letters!

"You have your first official Hellmouth Mr. Zeion!" She started out.

"Oh come on Ruth not New Jersey..." I groaned to Ms. Castle.

"Yes the Hellmouth there is becoming more and more dangerous," she continued.

"Oh give me a break, so you're sending me there, can't the watchers council pay my term bill then?" I was really disappointed. "Besides Rose and I were planning on going to PSU and Pitt respectively..."

"Sorry Ben they need you at Rutgers..." She was looking down at the Book of the Slayer on her desk.

"Urk... New Jersey it is then."

Flash Forward (A Week Before Prom)

"Care to go Rose?"

"Might be fun!"

"Please! Just No Hellhounds! PLEASE!"

"Oh stop joking Ben..."

"This is me Rose, who's joking?"

Luckily there were no Hellhounds of which to speak. Damn!

Flash Forward (Graduation Day)

"Please no Giant Snake! Unless it eats Grisdaugh first!" I joked. Rose nudged me in the arm. "What I can't joke before graduation?"...

Oh the fun I'm having in college! Let's do a recap of year one specifically well:

"Yo BC," Y'see I was in my high school Marching Band, as such I still followed through with it in college, there were too many Bens in the band, 3 of them, to be exact, then my father's name though I hardly spoke to my parents was Ben, and my used to be best friend at college's name was Ben, as was my roommate during my first year of college. The best friend and ex-roommate's fathers were also named Ben so I just started going by my first and middle initial, BC. The guy that just called me that was my current best friend in college Jack Goodmonson, nicknamed "The Professor". It was the week right before spring break. "TF2 party upstairs man!" Jack was totally into that game. He lived it, me I was like Eh maybe eventually...

"Maybe later Jack..." I was brooding getting ready for patrol. I had upgraded my jacket with spells that Rose had taught me, concealing weapons and making it so the pockets were bottomless so I could store anything in them that I wanted.
"Whatever! Just remember you only go to college once!" He just walked away back up to his room.

Ms. Castle had followed me here to Rutgers, she got a job as a librarian. I mean that's so stereotypical for a Watcher... Really Ruth Really?! She told me that a Q'Ritoth Demon was in the area, the only way I could kill it from what she told me was get it right in the center of its head. It could retract regenerating bone spears from its wrists and impale and eviscerate it victims. I had told Rose that she needed to focus on her studies so I didn't let her port in during this patrol.

I found the Demons on the West side of my campus. "Well I'm not really looking for human kebabs, so there's only one way that this is going down."

"Foolish Boy! Slayer or not your life will be ending on the edge of my spear!" He taunted.

"Hold on Mr. Demon give me a sec will you! Gotta put my ear-buds in!" I said pulling out my headphones attached to my phone. I put my favorite song on, "Alright let's go!"

My sword clashed against his spear. The spear nearly swiped my jacket. I swung and got him across the chest. He punched me and sent me rolling on the ground. "Alright if close range won't work," I pull my lucky crossbow out from my left pocket, "alright Q'Ri I got some words for you, Shoulda Gone Home, Shoulda Thought Twice before you let IT all go! Bye bye, Get Pumped!" The arrow came crashing in right well, "DEAD CENTER! Now to dispose of the body." Though I was still listening to my music, I could hear someone walking along the path to this side of campus I tried my best to hide the demon.

It was Jack, I could tell simply by looking on his head. That Russian Winter Cap of his is a straight give-away. I was moving the body as fast as I could even thought of cloaking the body... then decided against it considering it had its spears out and if someone tripped over it that wouldn't be very good.

"That you BC?" he called out to me as I still was deciding what to do with the body, "What are you doing all the way out here?"

"A guy can't stroll?" I could now make out that he was wearing one of his many sweaters. "What no trench coat tonight?" I asked trying to stall him. He usually wore a trench coat on chilly nights like this.

"Nah it's moderately temperate out. Um is there something behind you?" He was now close enough to see the body I could make out the browns of his eyes and hair. Not to mention a second Q'Ritoth approaching him speedily from behind.

"Jack get down now." I broke off the bone from Q'Ri #1's Left Arm and flung it in the nick of time at Q'Ri #2's head.
"Um what just happened?" I also noticed other creatures making a move on Jack and myself. "What's that behind you? Who are those 3 guys?"

"Huh 3 guys? Oh... Jack take these and run I gave him a stake, and two of weapons of my own modeling. Since I'm Jewish I don't use crosses. I prefer the Magain Daveid or Star of David. So I model some Wooden Shuriken in that Shape to act as my 'Triple Threats' Slayer Gear Patent Pending.

"Um... Why?"

"Just go already!" I ordered.

"Not until-"

"Oh fine... 1, 2, 3. Get Dusted!"

"Um where did those guys go?"

"Alright Jack you found me out, this is why I couldn't go to the TF2 Party tonight."

"You had to go on the opposite side of campus and act out a favorite scene from one of your favorite animes," he was trying to rationalize every thing.

"Yes Jack and those 3 guys that just disappeared were actors now wearing black suits or... and I'm about to let you in on one of my biggest secrets, Vampires like those guys and demons like the ones behind you and I are real and I have to fight them."

"Why you? Yeah right...," he shrugged it off.

"I'm whatcha call a Slayer, I fight all forces of evil," I continued.

"So your in a cult or gang and they are named after that rock band?" He asked.

"No there are a group of chosen people-"

"Cough Cult Cough Cough!"

"Hilarious...Vampires are real and you have to DEAL WITH IT!" I responded, "Now if you won't mind help me burry these demons at your feet so I can go talk with Ms. Castle.

"That librarian you're always talking to?"

"She's my Watcher the person who gives me my missions."

"So now your like that Platypus from the show about those cartoon kid inventors?"

"Argh just help me here will ya!"

"Fine! Fine!"

A while later at the Library of Science and Medicine.

"Really Ben! I send you here to college and you pick up another one, Rose was enough but now you have this kid!"

"Um Excuse me..." Jack tried to weigh in, I shushed him.

"Well what do you want me to do with him Oh Great and Mighty Watcher I dusted 3 of them and killed 2 that's right 2 not 1 like you said of those Q'Ritoths!" I complained.

"Fine he's your responsibility now just like Rose!"

"Welp bro you and I are gonna be getting along much more, how'd you like to do something similar to TF2 in real life. Where everyone is a spy!"

"Eh... Why do I think this isn't going to end well, but whatever I guess I'm in," he reluctantly accepted.

"Oooh Looks Like I found the group Xander!" I said ecstatically, he groaned, he wasn't really one for my Buffy references, "Hey you have TF2, I have Abridged Series, Buffy, various Animes, Comics, Mangas, LoL and other such points to reference so screw you!"

A day later...

"Alright so what do we do Slaya Boy?" He grumbled at me.

"Well you can have this, this, and this." I gave him my 3rd favorite broadsword, 3 Triple Threats, and a stake.

"So we're waiting on this chick friend of your's from high school, seems like a waste of time, all we need is you and me," he said.

I was paying him no mind I had my headphones in, Rascal Flatts "Summer Nights" was playing. "Summer Nights, everybody if your with me, holler if your with me for some Summer Nights c'mon y'all!"

"Ben! BEN! BEN! BEN! DAMNIT BEN!" He was getting pissed off. I could very well hear him but this is just fun for me.

"Huh what did you say something?" I said.

"Damnit listen up sometimes!"

"Oh I could hear you, remember slayer's ears, I pick up anything. I just like ticking you off," I snickered. "Anyway we're going into a nest, a whole hoard of Vampires and I'd want to have someone other than a rookie step into the ring with me. I did some research tonight. Looks to be about 8-10 of those creatures of the night in there. Don't really like those odds 8/1 and all."

"Wait 8/1? I'm going in too y'know! Still trying to wrap my head around this supernatural crap. I like to think science as you know good sir."

"Glad you reminded me that you'd be going in there with me... make that 8 to 0 since I'd have to watch the rookie's ass!" I grumbled, "Where are you Rose?"

"So who is this chick anyway. Old girlfriend?"

"No just my closest friend from high school."

"What kinda car she driving? You said she was coming from Penn State, so I'd assume she was driving?"

"Heh you'll just find out!" Wouldn't Jack be surprised when she showed up! Y'see we were sitting on the roof of my dorm and there was only one way up, the stairs that Jack was facing while I was looking out onto the campus.

Just then I noticed her out of my left periphery. "Well it's nice to see you wearing some color, luv. Purple looks good with the hair! Ponytail really brings out the green in your eyes, now that I think about it too."

"Who're you talking to Zion?" Jack said slowly turning to see Rose approaching from behind.

I, hearing my name being pronounced incorrectly, went into what I call my fits of rage stage, "Can't you at least get my name right? Damnit, it's Zeion!" I leapt and pulled my fist back. I thrust my arm forward. Still in the air I feel my arm stop two inches from the back of his head, and my feet are still not on the ground. "Oh c'mon Rose!"

"Heheh, Ben got trapped!" Alex had snuck along with Rose.

"You know that fist would have put the new guy in a coma," she said moving me back. "Don't taunt him Alex," she scolded.

"Release," I focused my mind and broke the spell, and yes that works, if you ever find yourself trapped in magic and you know it, focus your mind, this is where most of you will get stuck in the spell. Do not try if you are a beginner! Learned that the hard way... "Awww Rosey c'mon you know I would hold back..."

"Sure you would Ben, I know how you get when people mispronounce your name," she rolled her eyes.

"Uh... What just happened?" Jack asked. "And who were you each talking to?

"Johnathan Goodmonson meet my best friend Ms. Rose Black," I bowed gracefully towards Rose, lifted her hand, and kissed it. "My dear Rose, I do love what you did with your hair, and the purple dress simply a beautiful reflection of your blonde hair and really brings out your green eyes."

"Haven't changed a bit have you Ben?" She blushed.

"Ummm..." Still awe struck by the fact that Rose had just appeared from behind him when the only entrance to the roof was in front of his eyes, not to mention my apparent stopping in mid-air. "Still haven't answered my question about who you were talking to..."

The three, Rose, Alex, and I looked at each other, then kept quiet than Rose just continued on as if he hadn't asked the question. "Very nice to meet you Mr. Goodmonson," Rose gently shook his hand, a polite up and down motion.

"I wasn't finished you know, luv!" I stretched out my arms and rapped them around the girl. She did the same.

"Look at the two friends hugging!" Alex taunted. We shot her a look.

"You had to bring Alex along?" I whisper-groaned.

"Hey I'm a ghost, it's either I hang around and haunt you or Rose, and I'm more friends with Rose," She stuck her tongue out at me.

"Why you?! Grrr!"

She laughed and continued to taunt me...

"Umm... Yeah nice to meet you too, now uh... quick question, HOW DID YOU GET UP HERE?!" He started off quietly and grew progressively louder as he realized something was amiss, "Oh and how were you just stuck floating in midair?"

"So many questions," Rose tried to get a few words in to the now shaking, convulsive, new ally. "Didn't Ben tell you I was a witch?" She shot me that look, "Ben! You were supposed to tell him about me being a witch before I got here, we discussed it last night with Ruth!"

"Witch?! WITCH?!" Jack was in shock, knowing Jack for the time that I had, I learned that he was very strict to the sciences and believed everything supernatural to be explained by natural terms.

"Yeah, she's a Witch Professor Goodmonson, you got a problem with that, you think that all of your D&D came out of thin air? And I swear if you say the words 'Burn the' I'll put you on the stake before her," I had snuck up behind him a wrapped my arm around his neck. I materialized a stake with magic right into my hand and poked his chest.

"Oooh Benny boy's angry..." Alex joked. I gave her a look as I thought Lousy Poltergeist. She gave me one back as if saying Come at me boy!

"Ben, let him get his head rapped around this," Rose instructed me, she saw me peering up at Alex.
I began leveling my senses, "Sorry spirit of the Slayer acting up again... Anyway let's head off to the mission, I filled both of you in but just as a reminder. Vamp's Nest, foreclosed Nordic museum in New Brunswick. Rose and I will go in first, you Goodmonson, will stay on the roof just in case, it's your first night and I haven't taught you anything yet to protect yourself."

"I'm... fine with that," Jack thought it over in his head, still trying to figure out Rose.

"Alright Rosey, how's that multi-person tele spell coming?" I asked, Rose had been working on it for the past two years.

"No avail..." she murmured.

"Okay flying it is then," I grabbed Jack and pulled him to my back.

"You know... uh they have these things called busses. Not everything has to be done with magic," Jack anxiously was trying to push me down.

"Yeah but this is more fun," I rose quickly into the air.

20 minutes later...

We were on the roof. "Alright one more time," I repeated, "Jack just watch, you and me Rose game on!" I heard a slight cracking sound from under Jack's feet then... a hole was made right where Jack had been.

"New boy's gonna fallll," Alex warned.

"Shush Alex," I whispered to her.

Jack fell to the floor and landed, 3 story face-plant... right in the middle of the pack of Vampires... "Told ya," Alex said.

"Welp that settles it he's definitely Xander, and of the Bat Family, Jason Todd..." I mumbled. I am a huge fan of a Batman so I named each member of the team after a member of the Bat Family. I myself... AM BATMAN!... or Nightwing, always preferred Nightwing but since Dick isn't the leader of... the point is I'm Batman Bruce Wayne, I like to think of Rose as Catwoman Selina Kyle, Ms. Castle was my Alfred, I couldn't really think of who Alex was, and since Goodmonson's clearly about 2 seconds from dead... Wait 2 second... I leapt down stake in hand. I landed my right foot right on the face of the vamp that had approached Jack. "Not the smoothest tactic dear Robin!"

"Ugh you think that was a plan?" He slowly looked up to see me pedestaling myself on top of the vamp's face.

"Hmmm this guy, doesn't really get sarcasm much does he guys?" I felt the vampire shift himself from under me. I pressed back hard against his face, back-flipped into the air and pulled my crossbow out, and shot 3 of the vampires including the one I was standing on straight through the heart. They had burst into ash as Rose gently floated down. "Tend to Xander would ya Willow, he always seems to get hurt in these scuffs... 7 on 1 these odds are really pushing it. These guys should have left home today!" 3 of them rushed me as the other 4 went for Rose and Jack, I see all 4 stop about a foot from where Rose was standing over the unconscious goof. "Heh Rose's forcefield I see she worked on it."

"That I did," she responded to my quip. "I also gave it semi permeability at your request because that little trick you were so keen on putting in." She grabbed a pencil from her shoe and poked it into the now phased vampires that were laying on the invisible shield. "Well dusting something has never been as easy." She finished up just as I had thrown my Triple Threats at my three opponents cleaving their heads clean off.

"Well let's wake up sleeping beauty there and head back to the Batcave," the team was shaping up nicely. We even had our live bait now.

Before we left another vamp dropped from the ceiling above us, before I dusted him he left us a rather cryptic message, "Beware Slayer, for Ragnorok approaches! He shall..." Welp another Vamp bites the dust. Ranarok huh? Have to look into that.

Another year later...

Ah Band Camp, the time of the year that makes me wish I didn't use that darn muscle relaxant during the day to make it seem like I'm some normal guy... but it was Ruth's bargain for letting me keep up with marching band. Sure it cost me a leg for a whole month last year, but let's not get into that... anyway it's time for my last patrol of Band Camp 2012... You know that joke about 'This one time at Band Camp... Har de Har Har Har Insert Troll Face here?' Well that only happens on the last night of Band Camp at Rutgers so I had to be extra careful while patrolling tonight.

I could hear whispers off in the woods, "Not here Anne, not again?"

"Oh C'mon Ed, you never want to anymore..."

Ed Staff... God I hate that guy... be so nice if he just turned out to be some kinda demon... and Anne again come on now from the amount of smack you talk about him on the section page... Heh I just love the sadistic stuff, I come up with in my head that I won't be writing on here because the shit that goes on in my head will really fuck you up.

Yeah I'm full on cursing now whaddoya expect I'm nearly 20 freaking years old... anyway... yeah that Ed guy just is a pain... Ed Doe not a bad guy, but Ed Staff, kinda makes me wish that his last name was Cullen because then I'd get a 2 for 1 special deal out of it!

I could hear the laughs of the people on the Volleyball court. Hear the... Ugh... moans of people not their correct cabins, let's just say. "AHhH!" A scream, a girl screaming... How I wish that I wasn't the Slayer because then I could just say it was just some girl not happy with her boyfriend. I rushed over to where I heard rustling in a brush. A girl was being cornered by some guy I didn't think was a member of the Band Staff or a member of the Band for that matter.

"Elizabeth?" I called to the girl, "Elizabeth Appresage? That's your name isn't it, your one of the new Tuba girls, this guy... uh sorry I don't think I recognize you?"

The girl looked over to me to see who I was, I had shadows covering my face though so it was hard to make out. "Oooh good seconds!" The guy chirped.

"Don't worry Elizabeth, I'm here to help you out. Do you know this guy? I'm a friend..."

"Um... uh no," she whimpered, "there... there's something wrong with my face."

Hmph another Vamp trying to get a meal... typical, a second Cruciamentum for me it is then. "Hey squish face," the vamp turned to me, "you want a girl who will be scared or how 'bout a real challenge? How 'bout a Slayer?!" I bit my lip at the last word, as I didn't have my Slayer strength at the time. "Well c'mon, I'm the one and only male vampire slayer, wanna bite BITCH! Then bring it!" I coaxed him on.

The demon rushed me head on, I only had a few seconds to react. Damnit I need my Broadsword... Magic didn't fail me yet again. Eh sledgehammer... close enough... I swung and knocked his head clean off. He burst into ash much to the shocked amazement of Elizabeth. "Hiya Liz, I'm Ben, Ben Zeion, LB section," I introduced myself to the somewhat traumatized girl, "don't worry I ain't here to hurt you or anything. Now why might I ask are you all the way out here?"

"I'm staying in the Tuba cabin-" I stopped her there because I knew how it was in there.

"Yeah I getcha, trouble with the assholes in there?"

"Yeah especially that Ed Staff and Michael Valking, Ben O'Saoutce is seemingly nice though," she said.

"Yeah I know O'Saoutce, he and I are rooming together this year, he's a good guy in all," I said. "Alright so I'm about to tell you something... that you may not know how to deal... y'see vampires are real, and no they are not the sissy emotionless acting girl loving types that sparkle in the sun. They are demons, unless they have a soul, even if they do have soul though they still burn..." I fill her in and call Ms. Castle up to tell her I picked up another member of my team.

So that was it a crazy Slayer, a bothersome Watcher, a moody Witch, a pesky Ghost, a troublesome um... Xander-ish person?, and a quiet freshman... let's get on with the actual story how 'bout it?

So I had already lost a friend... though she NEVER goes away! I gave up most of my life to take on the responsibilities of the slayer. I've had my hard times. Now Elizabeth had become a bit of a student to me I started taking her under my wing explaining like, apparently, only I could... and the most important lesson I taught her well...

"Well Jack, have you been practicing?" I had met Jack and Liz on top of the apartment building in which I was staying.

"Ummm somewhat? Who's the new kid?" Jack looked over at Liz.

"This is Liz Appresage, and this Liz," I looked over to her, "is my friend Jack Goodmonson. The Professor..."

"Oh okay is she a Witch or anything like that too? Watcher so on?"

"No," just then Rose and to my dismay Alex had appeared...

"Oh is this the witch you were telling me about?" Liz looked up at the girl in the white dress.

"That it is, and you must be the new student that Ben seems so happy to have," Rose smiled at the girl.

"Oooh Ben's got some new blood, what a silly looking girl, those glasses and beige sweater don't really work for her," Alex snickered.

"Quiet Alex!" Rose ordered.

"Yeah, that's rude..." I added in.

"Why? She can't hear me," she answered back. We both shot her looks.

"Is it true that you got back together with Sarah, Ben?" Rose whispered.

"Yep I'm so feeling, as Faith would say 5 by 5!" I whispered back ecstatically.

"Yay!" She hugged me as if saying congratulations.

"Um... Jack?" Liz said, "Who're they talking to?"

"You know I've been wondering that for over a year now, it seems whenever Ben is practicing with me. He always yells at someone..." He complained to her. "So what's the deal Ben? Vamps? Demon of some name I'm just too focused on school to care about its name?" He looked over to me.

"Little of both actually," I answered, "yeah, apparently some Tenotallion demons, deadly buggers, and a few Vamps are in the cemetery east of C/D campus."

"So the usual spot then?" Rose asked.

"Yep, so here's the game plan. Liz stay back your more of the sorry don't want to insult you, but Dawn of the group..." I shook my head.

"Why would I be offended by that?" She asked me.

"You see... Ben is bringing up Buffy's younger sister which most Buffy fans hated... she was just a normal who was created in season 5," Rose explained.

"Well that's a little offensive..." Liz whimpered.

"Sorry Liz, I just... I just feel your better as Oracle than Batgirl right now..." I told her.

"What?" Liz was puzzled by the whole Oracle and Batgirl thing.

"Enough with the references Zion..." Jack groaned...

I held myself back that time, whisper-grumbling, "Zeion, ZEE-OWN! Is it really that hard?!"

"Whatever," he gave me the look now, "Ben just wants you to stay back and stay safe! Okay?"

"Oh now I understand." Liz nodded her head.

"Yeah so killing these Tenotallion things... Rose I'll need a freezing spell... These creatures are literally cold-blooded, exotherms, they freeze and burst when their body temp reaches -3°C. I'll leave them to you," I directed. "We're out!"

"Yep!" Rose had finally completed that Teleport Everyone spell.

"Alright Tenotallions are for Rose to handle," I said. "Jack take the two vampires on the left. I got the 6 on the right including the chick vamp she looks like the congregator of these guys." I snuck my ear-buds in. "Cause when the Daylight comes I'll have to go but tonight I'm gonna hold you so close... I was afraid of the dark now it's all that I want, all that I want, all that I want..." Maroon 5's "Daylight" was playing good song for right now. 4 Vamps down and the Tenotallions on ice. Jack was still struggling with one of his.
"Grab the Slayer, you three forget his lackies!" The She-Vamp called out.

"All the fun, all for me? I'm honored," I taunted.

Now let's go back to the whole why point of why I'm telling you this. Y'see I've made a lot of friends, and much to my dismay I've even lost one, I keep having to do the Slayer job as Buffy had done with very little time off. Life... is all about your responsibilities. You know that phrase "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger?" If that was true I'd be, well I'd be stronger than... well... everyone, but I have my limits as did Buffy, as did some of my favorite Anime characters, Goku for one from the Dragonball series and Yusuke from Yu Yu Hakusho. It's how we break those limits and how they live their lives that makes them important. Y'see the cycle of life and death is important to those. Buffy died twice protect those she loved, as did Goku and Yusuke... what I'm trying to say is... at the end of the day well... they learned life isn't always easy in fact...

I get two of the three vamps that were grabbing me and holding me in place. The third manages to grab me from behind. The female hops down from the tombstone from which she was standing, and walks towards me. I backflip with the other Vamp still clinging on to my back, he falls over and I stake him. "Well girly, I guess it's just you and me!"

"And us," Rose added in.

"Nah I got this one," I said drawing my sword.

"Okay but we're here if you need us," Rose responded.

I look over to the Vampire girl, "So I'm guessing you ain't like the sucker-mouths I just staked are you?"

"Hmph Slayer, I am no mere vampire, I am the servant of the great lord Ragnorok," she was loud and theatrical in her introduction.

"Ragnorok, I've heard that name before..." I pondered on it.

"You should have you smote my sire last year, Loki was Ragnorok's most trusted warrior. He was to bring an end to this world and bring about the age of Ragnorok but you slew him before he was able to do so," she told me.

"Oh so this Ragnorok guy is big news? I mean sure his name means end of the world and all but is he really that strong?" I queried her.

"My master Ragnorok, has been alive since the 900s, he has come into battle against four of the female vampire slayers. None of which who met him left alive!"

"Wow 1100 years old? That's even older than this darn curse! Gotta admit I'm getting excited. So does my current opponent have a name?

"I am known as Hel, my Sire Loki was Sired during Columbus's voyages here. He was the captain of the Santa Maria, he took the name Loki in honor of lord Ragnorok, I myself am from the War of 1812 right here in America. I have already killed a Slayer. You shall be my next!" She sprung at me. I had barely the time to hold my sword up in defense. She was strong. Stronger than any vampire or demon I had faced prior. Maybe Loki that sire of hers was stronger but I didn't give him the chance. I swung the swung the sword and slashed her right arm leaving a gash. She shrieked in pain, and hit the sword from my hand. I landed another blow into her jaw she stood back up and choke-held me by the neck, she pushed me against a tree. I was brought to my knees in front of her.

Y'see life can change for you in a minute, and it's not always good. She moved her hand from around my neck and replaced it with her teeth. I yelped out in pain as I felt my body grow cold and could see the vibrant scarlet plasma empty from my body into hers. I was growing limp and powerless... I was dieing... I had an important decision to make... "Rose..." I spoke weakly, "You know what you have to do..."

"You're not talking about... Ben no!"

"You can do the spell, I believe in you." I leaned back catching Hel off guard and bit into her arm with was still gushing with blood, and drank.

After I had my fill, Hel just ran off as I lay on the ground... I was dead...

Y'see life, ain't about trying to reach a dream, or friends, no matter how much I wanted my life to be like that, the truth about my life was that... well... The most important lesson I've learned is..."The hardest thing to do in this world is live in it."