"Every generation there is a chosen one. She alone will stand against the vampires, the demons and the forces of darkness. She is the Slayer." - Joss Whedon.

In this generation her name is Lily and this is her story. She was a normal teenage girl as she started her sophomore year at Northridge High School. On her first day she met a girl who quickly became her friend and told her who she was. That friend was me, Kelli Dongenstagen, and I tell you this story as a friend talking about her friend, a watcher talking about her charge but most of all a person talking about her idol.

I may be older than Lily but I always looked up to her. She had the voice of an angel and she was the best Slayer and person I've ever met. She trained for hours without stopping. When I met her she just took to fighting like cougar to a steak. She was a natural surpassing all skill and continues till her death. She had great reflexes and nothing got past her. When we would go patrolling she was like a cat on the prowl checking every corner and always with open eyes.

She was determined and obedient. Whenever I give her a job she would never stop trying. She loved running and she pushed those around her to run the extra mile and never gave up. I've seen her hit "the wall" thousands of times but she just pushed through it. I would go home from training with her with bruises and sores because she just wanted to keep trying.

When she first started to train, she wasn't a full Slayer; she was just a potential. Even so she would fight like she was the Slayer. After two months of training she finally received the power. We didn't know until she went patrolling that night and she came back and said "it was the best night of her life." Every time she practiced she got stronger.

If she didn't get her way she'd put on a pouty face until she got it. She would always ask to stay out past her curfew but wouldn't if I told her not too. She listened to my instructions and never complained.

One night in February, while the snow was still on the ground, Lily saw a guy she knew from school who was in a couple of her classes named Zack in his vamp face. She didn't like him so she thought "Sweet, he won't be cheatin' off me anymore".

After her Slayer senses kicked in, she charged towards him and tackled him to the ground, turning him over she said casually "Hey Zack when did this happen?" Getting a smile on his face he replied "What, this just last week" He grabbed her arm and laughed. Thinking quickly she tried to turn around but he was too strong. Still laughing he said, "You underestimate me, I'm at a higher power now you could never defeat me."

Quickly she punched him and hearing a snap but not knowing whether it was her arm or his nose she ran while he held his nose. She ran home and told me the story.

Lily was still icing the arm, that would have been broken if she wasn't the Slayer, when she finished her story. Looking at me and smiling she said,

"Can you believe it? He's a vampire and I get to kill him. All the times he's made me mad in health and now I'll get my revenge by killing him. I love being the Slayer. Isn't that awesome?"

"Yeah but you need to find out where he is first. Let's think up a plan" I replied.

"How about I follow him tomorrow night and try to find his crypt and kill him the morning after" Lily said after a few minutes.

"That's good you can do that after you get some sleep" "Okay whatever you say" she said with a yawn

"See you in the morning".

The next morning Lily was still excited and kept saying "Can you believe it?" or "He's not here 'cause he's a vampire," every time his name was called in class.

Right after school the next day, excited, she set off for the crypt but found Zack was ready for her. The first thing she heard as she stepped into the dark, dank room was,

"You think I didn't notice you were following me last night? I'm not that stupid" He charged towards her with a flying side kick which was easily blocked and assisted with a shot to the face from a round house. She laughed and said,

"You must be to think I wouldn't be ready for that. After all I was trained by the best." He came at her again with an uppercut, knocked back and angry she came up with a dagger. Jumping up she came at Zack with a spinning back kick which sent him flying across the room. Hitting the wall, he fell to the ground. Walking over, with him still on the floor, she said

"Did you think I was that easy? All those times you cheated off me and called me names. I hate you." Lily kicked him in the face and started to walk away. Turning around and pacing she said

"I've never hated anyone as much as you. You are a big jerk. Do you know how much I hate you?" Zack tried to get up but she kicked him again in the stomach. She easily picked him up by the front of his shirt, and looking him in the eyes asking

"Ready to die yet?" and flung him across the room like a rag doll.

Lily pulled out a stake and picked him up slamming him against the nearest wall. He was nearly unconscious so she slammed the stake right through his heart. Before he turned to dust, she said

"Ah, I feel better. How 'bout you?" She came home with a bright smile on her face. The first thing she said as she walked in was,

"I beat him. It's finished."