Ed walked in to the magic shop .He needed to start new and he needed to find an inn or something and the magic shop was the first place he saw. Ed walked up to the cash register.
"Excuse me Miss," Ed said to the blond haired girl standing there.
"What do you want?" She asked rudely .A man with brown hair came over and whispered "Honey, be nicer to the nice customer"
"Oh sorry, yes?" the girl asked, Ed looked at her name tag, her name was Anya.
"Do you know the directions to the nearest inn?" Ed asked.
"Inn. You didn't come here to give me your money"
"I just came for directions"
"Then get out!" Ed was almost astonished by how she treated him.
"Anya!" The boy with the name tag that said, Xander. Ran over "I'm sorry about her" Xander said to Ed.
"It's okay" Ed reassured.
"What would you like?" Xander asked as Anya stomped off in another direction.
"Directions?"
"Sure, as long as you could pay for them" Xander teased. Ed looked at him strangely.
"Guess that wasn't my best zing ever. Directions too exactly?"
"An inn?"
"Inn? You mean a hotel?"
"Yeah-"
"Xander!" a girl with brown hair ran over to Xander.
"Dawn, I'm busy right now" Xander smiled.
"But this is important! I have a test tomorrow I totally forgot about and I don't get any of what the test is on!"
"Dawn calm down" Xander cooed and turned towards Ed "Could you give me a moment?"
"Sure"
"What's the test on?" Xander asked.
"Something called Alchemy, I don't get it, it says the first rule of it is equal change or something like that!"
"Equilvent exchange" Ed interrupted.
"What?"
"Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return, To obtain ,something of equal value must be lost .That is Alchemy's first law of equilvent exchange"
"Really, you know about Alchemy?" Dawn asked.
"Yeah, I'm almost an alchemist" Ed laughed.
"A what?" Dawn asked. Ed sighed and then thought up an idea.
"How about I help her study for her test and in trade you take to the nearest hotel?" Ed negotiated.
"Sure!"Dawn grinned.
"Yeah, that would work" Xander realized.
"Do you have anywhere to sit for the studying?" Ed asked.
"Yeah! Come with me!" Dawn said grabbed Ed's hand and ran off to the table.
(2 HOURS LATER)
"Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return, to obtain, something of equal value must be lost .That is equilvent exchange's first law-"
"Sorry Dawn, you got most but it's not Equilvent exchange's first law, its Alchemy's first law of equilvent exchange" Ed exclaimed.
"I get it" Dawn replied "But what I don't get is how you know this you know it better than my teacher and you look my age or younger, it's just like weird that you know this stuff"
"Well I spent a lot of time studying it, I used to read alchemy books all day with my little brother" Ed laughed ignoring her comment about his age.
"Cool! Maybe I could meet him someday"
"Yeah, if I still know you" Ed remarked standing up "And that's all I could teach you about Alchemy. Do you know where Xander is he needs to direct me to the hotel."
"Remember Xander left to run a small errand with Anya but don't worry, I know where one is!"
"Where?"
"Right past the cemetery "
"Okay, and the cemetery is an mile from here right?"
"Yes-but you can't go there!" Dawn said with frantic eyes.
"Why not?"
"It's dangerous" Ed laughed.
"I may not look like it but I could handle myself pretty well" Ed walked out the door with Dawn in tow. Dawn ran in front of him.
"Ed! You could stay with my sister and me at our house" Ed looked her over.
"What did I just teach you, equilvent exchange, I have nothing to give back to you" Ed exclaimed. Dawn sighed.
"But Ed!-"
"Look out!" Ed yelled pushing her to the right ,Dawn fell on top the sidewalk and looked up to see a vampire was about to attack but sense Ed pushed her out of the way he got hit instead of her and the vampire was on top of Ed right now struggling to bite him.
"Edward!" Dawn yelled as she began to run towards him.
"Stay back!" Ed yelled. Ed new he couldn't keep the vampire from biting him forever so he did the least practical thing to do. Ed did a head bump, sending the vampire flying and making his forehead star bleeding.
"Ed!" Dawn ran over, Ed snickered.
"Told ya I wasn't helpless."
"You're bleeding!" dawn stated pointing to his forehead.
"No big deal, I've dealt with worse injuries" Ed said as he stood up "What is that?"
"A Vampire!"
"Vampire?"
"Ya, you know the kinds killed by stakes" Dawn said helping Ed get up
"Stakes kill them so I presume you have one, Dawn?"Ed asked.
"No, I have something better!" Dawn took out her phone "Do you think you can handle it for a bit Ed?"
"Yeah" Dawn opened her phone and pressed speed dial, 1.
"Buffy! Pick up! Pick up! Why won't she pick up?" Dawn said in panic, her eyes frantic .The vampire got back up and went running towards the two teens. The vampire grabbed Ed and was about to bite him before Ed put his right hand up in self defense. The vampire's fangs went into it.
"Ed!" Dawn yelled.
"ah!"Ed yelled and pushed the vampire back with all his force and held his right arm "Forgot I don't have auto mail anymore" Ed mumbled.
"What are you talking about?" Dawn asked.
"Nothing. We need to get out of here!" Ed said.
"We need to find Xander!" Dawn said in panic.
"We don't have the time!"
"My house is just a few blocks from here." Dawn said .
"Could we make it?"
"Yes!"The two ran away with the vampire a long distance behind them. Suddenly Ed fell to the ground.
"Ed!" Dawn yelled.
"I guess those injuries weren't as harmless as they seemed"
"Edward!" Dawn turned back, the vampire was still coming.
"I feel dizzy" Ed said sleepily as his eyes shut.
"Ed! Ed! Edward!" The vampire was almost there, Dawn screamed.
"BUFFY!" The vampire jumped at her and was about to bite her when it became dust.
"Yes?" Buffy asked taking out the stake.
"Buffy" Dawn sighed in relief.
"You okay, Dawn?" Buffy asked bending down.
"Me? I'm fine! But Ed's not!" Dawn said in panic.
"Ed?" Buffy looked down at the blond boy.
"Come on, let's take him back to the house and bandage his injuries"