Disclaimer: still don't own buffy….. or do I duh duh duh, no I really don't.
New in town.
The bronze was fun…. Well fun-ish. They had spent long enough there though and now where making their way out the exit and into…. Well the dark alleys and things always happened in dark alleys. "So do you think we'll meet any of our creature of the night friends" Xander asked, just trying to make conversation really. "Maybe" Buffy replied "but I hope not, I'm not really in the mood" Willow frowned "you're not really being yourself lately" Buffy sighed "you noticed huh" Willow nodded "kind of hard not to, not that I exactly tried, it's all the other slayers isn't it, too crowded, you're not really able to do anything" Buffy shook her head "no no, it's not that, well it is sort of. Don't you kind of feel like were growing apart" all three of them looked down at the feet "sort of" Willow agreed "I don't want to, I mean you guys have been my best friends for years" Xander nodded "it's because we hardly see each other anymore" and then there was silence all wondering what to say next "if things were different" Willow started but Buffy cut her off "things aren't different were just gonna have to put up with how things are… and you know, have more nights like this"
They walked in silence for a while but things always happened in dark alleys and tonight wasn't any different. A loud crash came from the next ally and Buffy, Xander and Willow all rushed towards the sound. What they found wasn't exactly what they expected. A girl threw a vampire into a wall, quickly ducked under its punch as it attacked her and then shoved a stake in its heart. "Well, I'm guessing there's another slayer" Willow said. "Yep I guess that's it" Xander agreed. "It's like Faith all over again…. This is never good" Buffy said remembering the first time they had met Faith.
"So are you a slayer here to get your training?" Xander asked the girl looked up of them a smiled. Buffy frowned, this girl reminded her of a certain vampire with a soul…. And it wasn't spike. It was just small things about her, the shape of her face, the way she smiled, and her eyes, her eyes where exactly the same to Angels. "Nope" She said Willow looked confused "But you are a slayer right" the girl shook her head "wrong again, I'm just a normal girl who doesn't much like evil bloodsucking monsters" Buffy was still staring at her amazed at the resemblance between this girl and her former lover. "Well there not things easily liked" Willow said with a small smile, she glanced over at Buffy "are you all right?" she asked seeing her friends expression. Buffy snapped back "uh, yeah, fine, let's get home" she said deciding it was all just coincidence. "Um…. Guys, I kind of need a place to stay" the girl said. "Oh uh sure" Buffy said before turning away heading home. "So what did you say your name was again" Willow asked "I didn't" was the girl's simple answer "I'm Layla" she said with a small smile "and you are?" she prompted. "Oh right, I'm Willow, that's Xander, and that's Buffy" Willow said as they entered the house.
"Wow, you have a lot of people staying here" Layla said as she walked in and saw all of the slayers. "Oh yeah when it came to the final battle we needed more girls with super strength so Willow did a spell" Buffy explained "Oh yeah I heard about that" Layla said. "You did?" Xander asked confused. "Oh please, massive battle, powerful spell, girls all around the world getting super strength and all because of one slayer and her friends….. Of course I heard." She said with a shrug "things spread fast in the demon world ya know, I bet you could travel around the other side of the world and still find things who have heard. Actually I did go over the other side of the world and they have heard. Your pretty famous Buffy, lived longer than most slayers even living on a hell mouth, saved the world how many times? Of course every demon there hates you but still, your more well-known than most slayers ever have been" Layla made her way into the living room "uh we really don't have much space" Willow said looking around "don't worry I'll sleep on the floor" she said with a shrug "really?" Willow asked "Believe me I've had worse" Buffy was still trying to figure this girl out and hadn't relay heard much of the conversation. "Buffy…. Buffy… BUFFY" she quickly snapped back to reality "what is it Dawn" she said tired "who's the new girl" Layla smirked "I'm Layla I've heard about you to, the mystical key kind of designed to end the world…. Yet world still not ended" Dawn frowned "how would you know" she said annoyed "I just know stuff, well night, really Buffy you look exhausted" Buffy looked at the girl, tried to figure her out again, failed, sighed and then said "yeah I guess….. Well good night then" before heading up to her room trying to work out what exactly just happened and who she was. She didn't get to long though as she was asleep within five minutes just like everyone else. And then the house was silent.
Well there's the next chapter, I don't exactly know when I'll be updating depends on homework, if I remember I'm writing this and if I remember what I'm actually writeing.