Her Destiny, His Curse and a Prophecy
Chapter One: The Chosen One
Buffy Summers was aware of the fact that she was not exactly normal however she did her best to be a normal teen even though her parents bought her a gym and workout arena and that she knew twenty different forms of self defense and how to handle a sword and any other type of weapon she could use. However Buffy was as normal as all her friends, which involved all the popular students and people in the town of Los Angeles.
Buffy currently attended the local Hemrey High school where she was the homecoming Queen two years in a row and of course Captain of the cheerleading squad. Buffy laughed at something her mother had just said to her not really paying attention, because she was going over the nightmares she had been having for months now about a female warrior who fights all this evil and then words would come to mind something about a prophecy about the chosen one.
"Buffy are you aright we still have to get you that dress for the school dance that's coming up in a few months?" Joyce asked her daughter quite concerned about her being this spacey.
This jarred Buffy from her thoughts and she nodded before seeing a pair of shoes that she thought was just delightful. She dragged her mother with her to find the perfect dress to go with her perfect shoes.
Her and her mother spent the rest of the day together at the mall until it was time to go home where she would find her father drunk as usual and probably would have to keep an eye on her father and her mother. Buffy knew what her father was like when he was drunk even though her mother denied it she could see it. She missed how her father had given her everything but when it came to Dawn her older sister who was sent to boarding school everything changed. Buffy was sure that Dawn was sent there because her father wanted nothing to do with her as he and Joyce were very young when they had her.
However the upside was that Dawn did not blame her for having all of her father's love and attention in fact she hated the man and after long late night discussions with her sister came to realize that Buffy hated the man just as much as she did. Buffy went to sleep that night hoping that everything would work out for the best.
The next morning Buffy woke up with the sun as usual for her she went for morning run when she felt someone following her around so she ducked out of sight and whipped out her dagger. She swung out of the tree and behind the stranger who then felt the blade against his neck.
"Who are you and why are you following me?" Buffy asked the man as she pinned him against the wall of the building.
"My name is Maverick I have been sent to find you at the request of the Watcher's Council," Maverick said slightly taken aback by the girls sense of fashion not to mention her sense of self defense.
"What the hell is the Watcher's council and what does it have to do with me?" Buffy asked not releasing the man from her grip until she knew for sure she could trust him.
"You are the chosen warrior, the slayer one girl in all the world to hunt and destroy the vampires the demons and the forces of darkness. I assume you know what I speak of as you are beyond shock, but in a state of recognition. You have been having the dreams then?" Maverick asked her as she released him.
"Yes, come we should talk about this somewhere else, not here the police have ears and many people are to naïve to think they are not spying on people," Buffy said and Maverick nodded following the girl to her home.
Buffy opened the back door and brought Maverick down the stairs and into her own private workout arena.
"Wow this is a great training facility how did you afford all of this stuff?" Maverick asked never to have known a slayer who was well off in his lifetime.
"Well actually it was a birthday gift really from my parents who are very rich well at least my dad is," Buffy said as she began her normal work out routine.
Since it was Sunday and she had already finished her homework they settled down and began catching Buffy up on her duties as a slayer, on the different types of demons and the different types of evil. Maverick quickly found that Buffy despite looking small was actually very smart and very quick to jump to her defense.
Maverick and Buffy decided since her parents would be home soon they would meet at the school for further training in stealth and slaying ability. Buffy let Maverick out back before locking the door to the gym and heading up the stairs to her room where she showered and changed before starting dinner.
"Hunny we're home how was your weekend?" Joyce asked coming into the kitchen.
"My weekend was alright but I could use with some good quality shopping time," Buffy said and her mother grinned because she was happy that her daughter got whatever was bothering the day before.
"Well let's get supper finished before your father comes home to supper not being ready to eat when he walks through that door," Joyce said helping her daughter finish up her dinner.
Hank came home for dinner which he was happy was on time that night and not like the day before where he came home to find a note from his girls saying they were at the mall. He had snapped and possibly knocked Joyce around but he could not remember. He ate his share then left again he said he had to meet a client at the bar for a few drinks.
Later that night as Buffy was planning to go out with her good friend Charles Gunn she heard her father come home drunk as usual.
She heard a loud thud and crying coming from downstairs so she ran down the stairs to see what happened and found her mother shrinking away from her father so she stepped between them.
"Buffy no get out of the way your father is not angry with you," Joyce said trying to get her daughter out of the line of fire from her father.
"I know but I will not let him hurt you," Buffy said as her father stepped toward her and swung his fist but it did not even get a chance to hit her as she ducked and side kicked him into the wall where he fell unconscious.
Buffy brought her mother to her room where they locked each other in there so her father could not get them.
"Buffy I knew you worked out but how did you get that strong?" Joyce asked her daughter looking concerned.
"Well you know that I have been having nightmares for months now. Well a friend of mine name Maverick told me that I am apart of a higher order of warriors fighting the evil supernatural, like demons and vampires. I am the slayer born to fight those undead creatures of the night who people believe to be myth," Buffy said to her mother.
"Where are you going tonight?" Joyce asked her daughter.
"I have to meet Maverick to go patrolling I will be with him and Gunn who turns out he has a friend who is a vampire with a soul." Buffy said as she went out the window.
Buffy then used her phone to call the police to pick up her abusive father at their home. She then went to the school to meet her friends for their nightly patrol. When she arrived at the school they noticed the handprint on her face.
"Buffy who hit you?" Gunn asked her.
"My father he was drunk once more and was after my mother and I stepped in between and knocked him unconscious," Buffy said.
"OH Buffy are you alright?" Gunn asked.
"I'm fine Charlie, come on let's go," Buffy said walking off towards the cemetery.
Since this was her first patrol she had them watch her and not interfere. Buffy walked using all of her senses and her intuition to hunt the undead and she managed to take out the three freshly risen vamps in one night.
Weeks passed and homecoming was fast approaching but many things in Bufy's life had changed immensely. Due to her father being thrown into jail for life all of his fortune from his will went to Buffy is prize daughter his little champion as he called her in the legal document. Buffy had gained a billion dollar estate and company from her father. The company she decided would be managed and run by her very best friend Charles Gunn who was delighted to take over. Buffy bought her mother and herself new cars and called Dawn to tell her what had happened. Buffy and her mother decided that with her mother's job set up in a place called Sunnydale they would move there at the end of the school year which was almost done.
Buffy decided to go to homecoming with Charles so that they could protect the school if they needed to. Buffy wore a beautiful floor length black gown that hugged at her hips and curves but she made sure that the dress had a long slit in it. She made sure she had her sword and dagger along with her steaks in her gym bag which she would make sure was near her at all times.
Buffy was having the time of her life until the gym doors burst open and a hundred Vampires ran into the room. Gunn and Buffy immediately opened the bag and drew items from it. She chose her mighty sword, Gunn chose stakes and Maverick also came in to use his sword.
She fought the hardest of them all, Charles made sure all of the young students and the principal got out safely. They continued to watch through the glass of the gym, outside and they were impressed. Buffy was saving them all from death, from these ugly faced creatures. Little did they know was that there was one among them watching the slayer carefully.
Buffy spun, kicked, sliced and staked vamps all through out the gym moving faster then even some of them. Angel had to tell himself that this girl was amazingly skilled for just being called, and he smiled. He watched her take out smaller vamps and then bigger ones with style and grace. Then it happened the big boss was against Maverick and Buffy could not get to him, the next thing she knew her watcher and her friend was lying dead at her feet.
"Charles get the hell out of the gym, get out now," Buffy yelled in rage.
Angel saw this and he sympathized with her but he could not bring himself to reveal his being yet so he was forced to watch as Slayer mourned her watcher, and a friend. Buffy jumped into the gym higher then even she thought she could jump. She landed directly in front of Maverick's dead body as if to protect it.
"That's does it buddy I have had enough of you ad your gang of vamps. I want you gone and I guess the only way to do that would be to do it myself," Buffy said angrily.
"Little girl you don't have the strength to best me in sword combat," the boss vamp snapped.
"You have know idea the power I possess," Buffy spat back.
She drew her sword faster then lightning to block his attack. They spun, attacked, defended until Buffy deflected his sword from him and stood over him with two swords. She quickly put them in an x at his throat and sliced his head from his body instantly turning him to dust. The other vamps saw this and they went running for the door. Buffy knew she couldn't let them get away so she put herself between the door and twenty vamps.
"I can't allow you to go out there and hurt any one else that I love tonight," Buffy said and as from inside her she called the fire to her hand.
Angel smiled she had learned magic from her watcher that was pretty hard to believe. This would be an interesting fight.
Buffy also through up a shield so none of the vamps could get out of the way of her fire. She then through fire at one and it spread through out the entire bubble. Once it was finished she put the shield down and the fire simply stopped. It jumped back into her hand and she extinguished it.
By this time the cops decided to intervene in her killing spree and arrest her but the principal quickly came to her rescue.
"Officers unhand this girl, she has saved us all. Those things what ever they were are not human and therefore have no standing with the laws of humanity. This young girl has saved our entire school and the city," Principal Veritas said with a smile.
When the officers unhanded Buffy she heard the students cheer as they came back into the gym all yelling her name. she couldn't believe this, she had let the entire school see her power to protect them and when they should have been scared of her they were rejoicing her.
The principal walked up on stage to announce homecoming King and Queen.
"Tonight before I announce the King and Queen I would like to say thank you to one of our own students who averted a huge crisis here tonight. I watched the vampire I assume it was kill her friend Maverick by sucking his blood dry and let me say that if it weren't for one girl and her friends we would not be standing here tonight. In all honesty we would probably be dead. Now I don't know much about supernatural but if there are more of these creatures I am glad that we have Buffy. Buffy I would like to honor this night by giving you a special award for services to the school," Veritas said from his point on stage.
A woman rushed in with an award that looked like a lone warrior with a sword.
"Principal Veritas this really isn't necessary, this is my destiny," Buffy said from where she stood.
"I know more than you think Miss. Summers, but please accept this as a token of our appreciation. Now I would like to say that we will be losing Miss. Summers next year due to her mother getting a new job in Sunnydale so I wish you and your mother the best of luck," Principal Veritas said handing her the award.
"Now I would like to announce this years homecoming King and Queen. This year our homecoming King is Tyler Rodrigues," Veritas announced as he noticed Buffy trying to get out of there to where Gunn stood waiting for her.
"And this years homecoming Queen is… Buffy Summers," Veritas said and noticed the young blonde stop dead in her tracks.
She watched as Gunn disappeared out the door to let Buffy have this night to herself and she smiled a sad smile.
"Thank you everyone this is such an honor but I'm afraid I must be going. Duty calls and I really just need to be alone. You see the man that was killed was more than just my watcher, my trainer her was a good friend," Buffy said accepting the crown.
"Buffy please stay?" Tyler begged.
"I'm sorry Tyler I have to make arrangements for Maverick he was a very good person and an amazing friend which is more than I can say about you," Buffy said.
Tyler then did something amazingly stupid and tried to grab onto her arm. The entire school watched as her face hardened and she grabbed his arm and flipped him over.
"Don't touch me Tyler you lost the right to do that when I found you sleeping with Jessica the night of the party you held," Buffy said and the crowd gasped.
They all parted so Buffy could get through still cheering and thanking her. Tyler got up and proceeded to go after her but was stopped by the principal.
"Let her go Tyler you have hurt that girl enough," Veritas said with a smile because little did they all know that he was also leaving them. If anything happened to the principal in Sunnydale he was promised that position by the school board.
Buffy ran all the way home where she found Maverick's body lying in her yard and Gunn talking to her mother.
"Oh God Buffy you're alright," Joyce said worriedly.
"I'm fine mom. Come on Gunn we have work to do, mom we won't be late," Buffy said with a sad smile on her face.
Charles Gunn lifted Maverick's body from the ground and walked towards the cemetery. She allowed her self to dig a grave for her dear friend. She then laid him in the ground and buried him. They returned home exhausted that night neither one noticed a burly man following them around. He too noticed how sad she was and vowed that this was the last time he would see her cry.
A month passed and things had calmed down from homecoming and finals were fast approaching. Buffy groaned she had been training hard and studying wasn't her thing. But she was an A student so she passed her finals with effortless ease.
"Miss. Summers could I speak with you for a moment?" Veritas asked her.
"Of course Sir," Buffy said as they walked to his office.
"How long did you know Maverick?" he asked her.
"A couple of months why?" Buffy asked.
"Just wondering because believe it or not I was his apprentice, I was becoming a watcher until the council chucked me out for him not doing his rightful job," Veritas said.
"Okay so you know about creatures that go bump in the night big deal," Buffy said.
"My name is Lionnel and I would like very much to help you. Until something happens to the principal in Sunnydale I can't do much but protect the city here. I have been told that I will be transferred to Sunnydale the second something happens. But beware the council will send another watcher and you will have to listen to him," Lionnel said.
"Thanks but I'm not fighting anymore, I made a vow to Maverick that I would never fight again," Buffy said.
"You know it's not that simple, it is your destiny and many people will die if you do not fight the supernatural," Lionnel said and she nodded.
"Is there anything else you needed I have to get home to help mom before I patrol the cemetery tonight," Buffy said.
"No just be careful," Lionnel said and she smiled at him.
A week later she was all packed and ready to leave. Gunn was on a business trip in Italy and would meet them in Sunnydale upon his return. She had not only her car loaded up and ready to go but her long time friend Samantha was driving her mothers car with stuff in it so Joyce could drive the van. It turns out that her friend Samantha was moving to Sunnydale as well but not for another month so Buffy promised to return to help her move as well. One good thing that came out of being the slayer was that her super strength allowed her to move all the heavy furniture effortlessly. Again little did she know that a man in a windowless car was following her to Sunnydale he had become quite taken with the young slayer even if he was over 200 years older then her.