To the Guest Reviewer: You pretty much read my mind. Kara is going to be stronger than Buffy and heal faster. Buffy is the better fighter. Not sure at this point which is actually faster. Glad you like the idea and hope you continue to enjoy the story.

To Anna: Thank you for the review. I hope not to disapoint.

Chapter One Arrival

"Kara! Wait up!"

Kara Danvers, formerly Kara Zor-El, turned and smiled as she saw her three friends, Xander Harris, who had called out to her, Willow Rosenberg and Jesse Mcnally. They were all three good friends, and the four of them formed what Kara jokingly called "The Awkward Club." Bing from another world, and having to hide her abilities, Kara found herself a bit of an outsider, and she wasd glad she'd found these three shortly after coming to Sunnydale. She walked back to them.

Hey guys," she said, adjusting her glasses. She didn't need them, but they were part of her disguise. her foster parents had drilled into her and her foster sister Alex that Kara had to blend in.

"Hi,"said Willow. Poor, sweet, shy Willow. She really was a pretty girl, but that was hidden behind a mousy hairdo, clothes picked out by an overbearing mother who always picked stuff that looked like it belonged on a girl several years younger, and a naturally timid personality.

"Hey," said Xander. Fairly tall, with unrulyblack hair, Xander was one of those boys who was cute but didn't know how cute he was, and to the general public, it got hidden behind his own awkward personality, plus his snarky wit and self deprecating sense of humor. Xander was something of a class clown, always trying a little too hard to make people laugh. In her five years on Earth, Kara had become good at observing humans, and felt that both Xander and Willow could be a lot cooler with more self confidence.

"Hey, girl," said Jesse, trying to be cool. Kara almost laughed. She loved Jesse, she lvoed all three of them, but, Jesse was a goober and would always be a goober. The problem was, he sometiems seemed to REALLY think he was being cool or charming. He had a thing for a popular girl named Cordelia Chase, and though he kept plugging along, he kept trying, like a dog with a bone.

"So," said Xander, "We were just talking about Bronzeing it tonight. You wanna come with?"

"I can't," said Kara. "My Aunt Joyce and my cousin Buffy are arriving tonight, and Mom wants us all to have a family dinner." She got a bit sad. Her foster father, Jeremiah's, death was stll really fresh for her and she really missed hsi presence at family dinners.

"Oh, right," said Willow. "I forgot that was today. Buffy's our age isn't she?"

Kara nodded. "Yeah," she said.

"Well, spill," said Jesse. "What's she like?"

"She's...kind of a popular cheerleader type," said kara reluctantly. It was true, though she and Buffy had always gotten along. Buffy could be very sweet under her airheaded, self centered ways."

"Oh, I bet she and Alex get along GREAT," snarked Xander.

Kara chuckled. Alex and Buffy had always fought a lot. Alex had definately inherited their parents brains, and was almost as good a student as Willow. She really had no prolems with the popular kids, she had to ostrong a personality to let that happen, she jsut had issues with the shallow bubble heads and felt that that was what Buffy was. "They've...had their share of run ins."

"So, a Cordette in the making?" asked Xander.

"I'm not sure,"said Kara. "I know things got a little crazy in LA before Aunt Joyce and Uncle Hank got divorced. I'm not sure of the specifrics, but Buffy did quit cheerleading, and starting hanging out with a boy her folks didn't approve of." She shrugged. "I haven't seen her in over a year. I guess we'll have to wait and see who she starts to hang with." The others nodded.

"KARA!" came a voice fron behind them. They all turned to see Ms Grant, an english teacher and facullty advisor to the school paper coming towards them. Kara was an assistant editor for the paper.

"Yes, Ms Grant?" she asked, stepping away from her friends.

"I've been looking all over for you," said Ms Grant, a haughty, overbearing blonde who some people considered really attractive. "I need you to rewrite Billy's column before we go to press. It looks like he wrote it in his sleep."

"But, Ms Grant!" Kara protested. "We go to press at the end of the day. That's not enough time!"

"You have lunch and a free period," said Ms Grant, icily. "I can also give yo ua pass to get you out of gym. Kara," she said, alweays mispronoucning Kara's name to come out more like "Kee-ra" instead of "Kah-ra" "If yo uwant to stay an assistant editor, I want that article by press time." She spun on her heel and left.

Kara sighed. "I guess I better get busy,"she said. She turned and left her friends.

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WELCOME TO SUNNYDALE

Enjoy your stay.

Buffy looked out the window as they passed the sign. She sighed a little., still nervous about the move.

"It'll be ok, honey," said Joyce, sympathetically. "I think this is going to be a good new start for all five of us"

"I guess," said Buffy, non committally. "It's gonna be a little weird. Alex and I don't exactly get along."

"I know," said Joyce, sighing. "But you're jsut going to have to try. Alex and Kara just lost their father. You didn't lose yours, but you don't live with him anymore. Maybe you'll bond with them."

Buffy smiled. She could tell her mom was trying to be chipper, but she was nervous too. "I hope so," she said, honestly. Her mom and Aunt Eliza were really close, and she'd always been a little sad that she and Alex weren't closer.

The two drove in silence, looking for Revello drive.

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"She's a troublemaker, Mom," Alex Danvers said for the millionth time as her Mom put the finishing touched on their guest room. v"She burned down her school gym for pete sake!"

"Everybody makes mistakes, Alex," said Eliza, a bit exasperatedly. "Buffy is our family so, instead of judging her, we're going to do what we can to help her. All five of us are going through a hard tiem right now. Don't you think yo ucan be cheritable?" Alex had been trying to talk her Mom out of letting Aunt Joyce and Buffy move in since Eliza had broken the news to her and Kara.

Alex lowered her eyes. "I'm scared, Mom," she admitted.

Eliza stopped what she was doing and turned to Alex. "Of what, sweetie?" she asked.

"They don't know about Kara," said Alex. "It's easier for Kara to fool people at school, but, this is close quarters. Aren't they bound to see something is up?"

Eliza smiled softly and ran her fingers through Alex's mid length auburn hair. "Baby, it'll be ok," she said. "I know Aunt Joyce. We've always been really close. And she might be shocked to learn Kara is from another planet, but I think she'd be accepting."

"Besides, I'll be super careful," said Kara from the door. Eliza smiled. Alex had always been Kara's big sister, reassuring Kara when she was scared, but, here Kara was trying to reassure her. "Sorry I'm late. Der Fuhrer made me rewrite an article." Eliza and Alex both laughed. They both knew how dictatorial Ms Katherine Grant could be.

"I'm just glad you made it before Aunt Joyce and Buffy got here," she said. "You sure you don't mind sharing your room?"

Kara shook her head. "Buffy and I are the same age, so, it's the best solution. Plus, technically, we're sharing YOUR room." They all laughed again. The house had four bedrooms. They were putting Joyce in the guest room and Eliza was giving Kara and Buffy the master bedroom and moving into Kara's old room. It only made sense to Eliza to have two people share the biggest bedroom with it's own bathroom.

"But I STILL get to sue the big tub whenever I want to!" demanded Eliza, playfully.

Alex laughed, feeling better. "You guys are crazy," she said as Eliza drew them both into a big hug.

"God, I miss your father,"said Eliza tearfully. "I think having them move in is a good thing though. With Aunt Joyce and Uncle Hank's divorce, I thin kwe all need each other." Both girls nodded, then Kara's acute hearing picked up the sound of a car pulling up.

"They're here," she said. All three disengaged and went down to greet them.

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Buffy smiled as Aunt Eliza came out of the house to greet her and her Mom. aunt Eliza was a pretty woman, a few years older than Joyce, with light blonde hair. Both were about the same height. Buffy chuckled a little. Kara was about their height, and Alex only a couple of inches shorter. She felt like a dwarf! Eliza threw her arms around her sister and the two clung to each other.

"Hi, Lizzie," said Joyce, patting Eliza's back.

"I'm so glad you're here, Joy," said Eliza, emotionally. They hugged for another moment, then Eliza went over and hugged Buffy tightly too as Alex went up and hugged Joyce. "You too, Sweetie," Eliza said. She stepepd back and looekd into Buffy's eyes. "Are you ok, Sweetie?" she asked.

Buffy had melted into the hug and was reluctant to let go. Things were often still strained between her and Joyce since the trouble in LA and the unrestrained hug felt good. "I'm ok,"said Buffy. "Just a lot going on." She looked sadly at her aunt. "We haven't talked since Mom decided to move here. I'm so sorry about Uncle Jeremiah. He was always really sweet to me."

"Thank you Sweetie,' said Eliza with a sad smile. "He was always really fond of you."

Alex and Kara had both greeted Joyce and walked over to Buffy. Kara came right over and gave Buffy a quick hug, but Alex hung back a little.

"I'm glad you're here," Kara told Buffy. "I'm looking forward to showing you around school Monday and introducing you to my friends."

"That'll be fun,"said Buffy, then she looked at Alex. She'd been nervous about this. She and Alex had never been close, and she was afraid Alex would throw the trouble in La into her face. But, as their eyes met, they found some common ground. Alex loved Buffy's father and was sad about the divorce. Buffy had loved Alex's father, and was greiving him too. Both girls burst into tears and threw themselves into each others arms, holding each other and crying.

Kara was the first to put her arms around them both. then Eliza and Joyce came up and did the same, all five of them crying and sharing a group hug. it occured to Buffy they were probably making quite a spectacle for the neighbors, but, none of them cared.

They were together, and they were a family.

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That evening at Sunnydale High School.

"A-are you sure about this, Josh?" the beautiful blond girl asked. Josh Randall looked over at her. Oh yes, she was HOT! With her blond hair, innocent expression, and the Catholic schoolgirl uniform that was hugging her petite but shapely frame. She looked a little older than most girls who went to St Christophers, a nearby Catholic private school, but Josh didn't care. She was hot ,and she definately seemed interested.

"Don't worry," said Josh, putting a hand on her shoulder reassuringly. "Nobody is ever in the school this time of night. But hey, if you're nervous, we don't HAVE to do this." Josh didn't want to scare the girl off. Not too many girls showed much of an interest in him. He was very average. Brown hair, brown eyes, thin, not terribly athletic or artistic. He got good grades but wasn't even really a brain. He'd been amazed when this beautiful girl had given him the eye. Then, when he'd finally gotten up the nerve to talk to her, she had asked if they could go somewhere private. He decided to try to impress her by breaking into Sunnydale High School, and they now stood in one of the classrooms.

"It's ok," said the girl, giving him a small smile. "I'm not scared if you're with me."Josh thought he saw something almost...predatory in her blue eyes, but figured that had to be a trick of the poor lightning. "You're sure, though, that nobody else is here?"

"I'm sure,"said Josh.

"Good," said the girl. Suddenly, her face changed. Her eyes turned yellow, her teeth grew to fangs, and her face took on a bumpy ridgey look. Josh screamed as the last thing he felt was sharp teeth sinking into his neck.

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A/N: Hope you all enjoyed the chapter. I was going to include more with the Danvers/Summers clan, but that seemed like a really good point to leave it. Please let me know what you think.