Disclaimer: I own nothing. I am just using the characters for my own enjoyment. The plot is the only thing that's mine.

A.N: ok, this is my first attempt at writing a story so feedback is welcomed.

I'm changing some stuff around to fit the story.

Buffy: after the fifth season buffy dies only to be brought back. willow goes all dark and tara was shot but doesnt die. spike doesnt go all evil at the end of the sixth season. Dawn is in the same year as the trio.

Harry: between third and fourth year only I'm trying to keep serious alive unless he dies on me, no promises.

Pairings: dawn/draco, harry/? might be ginny, buffy/? might be spike

The rain was coming down hard over the houses in the black street.

A girl with long brown hair and startling blue eyes looked out the window of one of the houses.

She had pale skin and a look of worry and sorrow on her face, as if she had lost something close to her.

The girl was curled up on the couch like she was waiting for something … or someone.

With a loud bang, lighting lit up the sky and in the short distance there was a figure walking toward the house.

The second the girl saw the figure, she jumped up from the couch and opened the front door, a look of relief on her face.

The relief vanished from the girls face when she saw the person more clearly and a look of worry took its place.

The person was blonde and kind of short. She had jeans and a pink top on that looked like it had seen better days.

The persons face had a couple scratches on it and there was blood in her hair and some on her clothes.

"What happened?" the girl asked and the person responded "there was an ambush."

The girls face became even more worried and the person quickly reassured her "we're all fine except for a few scratches."

"Where are Spike and Giles?" the person was asked and replied " there coming in the car, Spikes duster got scratched and he's pissed."

The girl winced and a sympathetic look entered her eyes. Spike loved that jacket and was extremely possessive of it. God help anyone who tries to take it.

Before she could say anything, everything started shaking.

The girl screamed and the person yelled "Dawn, get in the doorway!"

As Dawn ran to the doorway, she saw some heavy objects on the shelves above the person start to fall and shouted "Buffy, hurry!"

As Buffy joined Dawn in the doorway, they watched as things shook and crashed, fell and broke.

As the shaking stopped, the girls looked at each other in worry and apprehension. An earthquake could only mean one thing, especially here: something bad was coming.