Chapter One: Welcome Home Scoobies1
Buffy stared around the small Victorian style house she would now be calling home and sighed softly. She remembered the promise she had made Dawn standing at the road as they watched Sunnydale burn to the ground. She knew she would keep that promise to her sister. They would find all the Slayers. And this would be the place to start. Buffy knew that, she felt in her bones. When she had mentioned Forks to the team, she hadn't known the place even existed and then Will had done her research thing and found the place. All of the Scoobies agreed it was the best place, so they had managed to scrub up enough money to buy a place and then had shot off for Forks in the big yellow blub Giles had managed to pull out of Sunnydale before the fire which was now parked in the drive way.2
"How are we going to choose rooms?" Xander demanded storming in the door.3
"Pull straws." Giles suggested, into the living room coming to stop beside Buffy.4
"Or crystals." Willow added, popping in beside Xander. Buffy smiled, everyone seemed to be in such good spirits for people who had just lost everything only a few days ago.5
"It's late," Buffy sighed, "Why don't we just make some matts and decide tomorrow?"6
"Sounds good to me." Oz nodded, placing some bags beside the door.7
"We do need to do some work on the house anyway." Giles replied. Buffy watched slowly as the group leaked into the leaving room. They chatted aimlessly, deciding what needed to be done to the house and the best way to make space for training. Buffy nodded when she was needed, but made no further attempt to join the conversation. She was simply happy because the group who was still healing from the war with the Hell Mouth and was now chattering along as if nothing had happened and moving on to the next problem. Everyone smiled and everyone laughed, even Giles seemed to be more cheery then usual. Buffy was only brought back to reality by the sharp tap on the door.8
"Knock, knock." A voice called, everyone turned to see two faces standing in the door way. One female, one male. Buffy gasped slightly, the male figure was tall, blonde headed and brown eyed and…well, just hot! She could hardly keep her eyes off of him. DEMON! Yet, the pit of her stomach tingled ever so slightly and she knew that there was something not quiet right about the couple.9
"Sorry, the door was open." The male offered awkwardly.10
"I told you we just should've knocked Edward." The female stopped.11
"Well," Buffy started offhandedly, "You kind of did that already." She crossed the room toward the couple, only to realize there were more outside. Five to be exact, standing behind them.12
"We just wanted to welcome you to the neighborhood." The male voice offered.13
"Consider us welcomed." Willow piped up. The female smiled, the male stared at Buffy oddly.14
"I'm Buffy Summers," Buffy offered and then continued to introduce the rest of the group.15
"Pleasure to meet you," The male offered, "I am Edward Cullen, this is Bella Cullen, Jasper Hale, Alice Hale, Emmett Cullen, Rosalie Cullen, Carlisle Cullen and Esme Cullen."16
"Since when do vamps get so friendly," Buffy asked, smiling at the shocked look on the Cullen's face, at least, everyone except Edward.