Prologue
a/n: Yes I am finally back with a second installment to my Buffy series which started with Normal or Something Like It. You really should read the previous metioned story before you read this because you won't have ANY idea what is going on in this one. For those loyal readers who have been reading my fiction from the beginning, thank you so much for all of your support! This story is dedicated to you!
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It was the first time in awhile she had a city all to herself to protect. It was lonely, but she was used to being alone. Noisy football fans drove through the streets honking their horns. "Guess the Brown's actually won a game." She chuckled. A scuffle from a nearby alley caught her attention. The soft padding of her sneakers on the sidewalk was overpowered by the blaring of horns. Turning the corner she saw three vampires attacking two teenagers who looked to be around fifteen or sixteen. "Well that's a good way to stop teen drunk drivers, killem before they can get a license. Good idea boys." She quipped. Noticing that the vampires weren't paying attention to them the kids quickly scrambled out of the alley.
"Slayer." Said the tallest one she dubbed Big Ugly in her head.
"We haven't had much to eat lately because of you. You can't just come into our town like this." The chubby medium sized one growled.
"Yeah." The scrawny one countered. 'He had to have been a computer geek in his life.' She thought to herself.
"And who is exactly going to make me leave? Definitely not pocket-protector here." She said motioning at the skinny boy.
The vampire growled and lunged at the girl. With one swift movement she put a wooden stake between her and the vampire, piercing his heart. Its mouth gaped open to scream but was silenced when it burst into dust.
The remaining vampires took off before they met the same fate. "We need to find a new place where there are lots of people and no slayer." She heard Big Ugly say.
"I hear L.A. is nice this time of year." Chubby replied as they scaled a fence and disappeared out of sight.
"Good luck staying alive there." Faith laughed to herself and proceeded to leave the damp alley.
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The bright lights of Los Angeles, California could effortlessly confuse a tourist of believing it was day time, however when night truly comes, the bright lights won't save unsuspecting prey. The nightly club activities, bar fights, and all out crime of the city easily covered up all the massive injuries and murders that happened by means other than human. The streets of L.A. were full of runaway teenagers and though she was no longer of high school age, the young woman stalking the streets blended in quite nicely.
She walked past the grand opening of a new night club owned by some big-shot celebrity. She briefly envied their obliviousness; watching them all stand and smile for cameras while two blocks away some poor unsuspecting victim was probably getting their blood used for breakfast. That's why she was around. So they could have their fun. As she made her way onto another city block she saw a quick glimpse of a guy around her age in extremely hideous clothing leading a young woman down a half street. She remembered what Buffy had said about out of date outfits. Picking up her pace, she began to run down the uneven pavement, heels clicking with each footfall. When she reached the street and turned the corner she saw the girl pinned against the wall with vampire teeth beginning to penetrate the nape of her neck.
She quickly charged at them, grabbing the vampire and throwing him into the opposite wall. Small drops of blood were smeared on the vampire's mouth causing her to curse to herself for not being fast enough. She heard the girl whimpering as she ran out of the half street and began yelling for help. With her mind on other things the vampire caught her off balance and knocked her back first into the wall. She slid down wincing in pain. Brick definitely didn't do anything good for her spinal column. Standing up she regained her stance and quickly block an on coming punch from her adversary. She balled up her fist and connected with the vampires face. The vamp was knocked back slightly but bounced back quickly.
She went to swing again but it caught her arm and swung it around her back, placing a choke hold on her neck. She could feel the vampire breathing on her neck from behind her. With all her strength she threw her head back colliding with the vampires head. Stamping on its foot caused the creature to loosen its grip on her. She used the opportunity to free her one arm, grabbing the vampire's arm that was around her neck and using her full power to flip the vampire over her and onto the ground. She reached to her pocket for a stake.
"Damn." She whispered to herself. The stake must have fallen out during the fight. Seeing a wooden box next to the now stirring creature she kicked it causing it to shatter into shards of wood. "Happy Birthday to me." She said quickly picking up one of the larger shards and implanting it into the vampire's chest. When the creature finally turned to dust she took a deep breath and exited the half street.
"Now he's going to make me train for 2 more hours on top of the 2 already." Erin said to the busy streets of L.A. as she headed back to the hotel.
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Her feet pounded the ground as she quickened her pace. The young girl had no idea what was following her, but she could feel it getting closer. She was only a few blocks from home and overlooked all the strange killings that happen in Sunnydale, California after nightfall.
Making the mistake of glancing back her foot caught in a tree root, sending her face first to the ground. She groaned feeling blood trickle from her nose. Turning over she was just in time to see the creature lunge at her, its grotesque face illuminated by the pale moonlight. She trembled, trying to move backwards as it grabbed her with incredible strength. It opened its mouth showing two sharp teeth as it tilted her head exposing her neck. She closed her eyes preparing for pain when she suddenly felt its weight lifted from her.
"Didn't your mother ever tell you it's not nice to bite?" Came a voice as the girl watched the creature be thrown ten feet away. A petite blonde girl now stood in front of her. "Run!" The girl said. She didn't have to be told twice. Getting off the ground she took off, this time, not looking back.
"Slayer." The vampire sneered. "You lost me my dinner."
She smirked pulling a stake from her back pocket. "Sorry about that. How bout I give you some nice fiber?"
She moved in connecting her right fist with the vamps jaw. There was a crack, the sound of its jaw breaking, but the creature paid no attention. It immediately returned the favor of fist to face, knocking the slayer off balance. She regained composure executing a punch combo then flipping the vampire over her shoulder. With one swift movement she bent to the ground inserting the stake in the vamps chest. Pulling the stake out she stood up and watched her adversary turn to dust.
"Vampire's 0 Buffy 1 million." She smiled, sliding the stake in her pocket and turned towards the direction of home.
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