Chapter one: I'm Back

After the hell mouth was destroyed Buffy and the gang moved to downtown New York where vampires liked to also nest. Giles lived in a one story apartment working as a writer. Buffy, Xander, Willow, and Dawn, lived in a 2 story house. Buffy, willow, and Dawn worked at the local diner, while Xander still worked with construction.

Buffy, Xander, and Dawn enter their house.

"Catch any vamps down in the graves last night?" Giles asked.

"I wish, it was completely empty," Buffy said unimpressed.

"I know! I was looking forward to kicking some vampire ass," Xander said excitedly.

"Yeah, more like you were ready to jump and run if something came out at us," Dawn added.

"Hey wait a.."

"Now, now." Giles interrupted, "there will be plenty of time to kill vampires. But I've been watching the news and they're has been weird disappearances."

"Like what a demon?" Buffy's eyes widened.

"Well, when they found their bodies they were torn to shreds."

"Oh so maybe it's a big bad vampire?" Buffy said getting a yogurt out of the fridge.

Xander sat next to Giles to read the reports.

"They were torn to shreds like a piece of paper? YUCK!"

"Xander please, your gross breath is clogging up my nose."

"Hey!"

Buffy giggled and Xander stared her down.

"Sorry," Buffy said with an innocent smile.

"No, it can't be a vampire. There's no way. I'll do some research and see if I can find something."

Giles started opening books and reading.

"Giles, Where's Willow?"

"She said she was going to work."

"Ok. I'm going to lay down. Xander, will you watch Dawn?" Buffy said going up the stairs.

"Hey! I don't need babysitter!"

"Dawn, why don't we go to the mall," Xander winked.

"Fine."

As Buffy slept she heard a creepy whisper, "Buffy, I'm back."

Followed by loud screams.

"Buffy help!"

"Buffy!"

"Buffy! Over here!"

All of a sudden the Master's face appeared. Buffy woke up gasping for air. She ran down the stairs where Giles was.

"Giles!"

"Yes Buffy? What's wrong?"

"I saw his face in my dream and all the screams!"

"Wait, whose face?"

"The Master's face! He's back."

"Now, hold on Buffy. Dreams are just dreams. It's worth looking into but you never know."

"Where's Dawn and Xander?"

"You were sleeping for only a half an hour, they're still out."

"Call them get them here!"

Tears of fear made there way down Buffy's face.