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Chapter 1- Start of journeys past and present

"Did you know that a certain type of fear demon is smaller than my hand? That'd be an interesting fight." Nik was lying on a couch surrounded by various demonology books. One such book was in her lap, open to the chapter on fear demons.

"Really is Xwanther a fear demon and can you just step on him." Ian looks up the Demon text he is reading and asks rhetorically.

"No just thought it'd be a cool demon to fight.

Ian shakes his head at Nik in disbelief, only his Slayer.

"Dear girl, we are reading to prevent this Xwanther from ending the world, not for fun."

"Fine." Nik pouts and puts down the book she is reading.

"I promise you can spend at least two hours in here with the books when we save the world." Ian promises to stop Nik's pouting

Nik smiles and walks over to the bookshelf in the middle of the room searching for a new book.

"Qué Pasa mi amigos?"

"Hola Alec, research wanna help?" Nik asks Alec the Hispanic teenage boy who came into the room, as she searches for a new book.

"Sure, demon name?" Alec asks as he goes to the bookshelf

"Xwanther." Nik pulls two books down from the shelves and hands one to Alec.

Alec walks over to the unoccupied couch and takes Nik's seat stretching out. Nik walks over and sits next to Alec laying half on him leaning her back into his side, getting comfortable and curling up.

Ian looks up from his reading and watches Alec and Nik reading with a soft smile on his face. A smile reserved just for them his children, not by blood but through circumstance. He can still remember the day that lead to them entering his life.

*****Flashback*****

"Quentin, what do you mean come home? I still haven't found my Slayer." A younger Ian one in his twenties asks Quentin Trevor's head of the Watchers Council over his hotel room phone.

"A new Slayer has been activated in L.A., obviously you're Slayer is already dead. The new Slayer has been sent Merrick as a Watcher. Catch the next flight back." Quentin Trevors orders before hanging up on Ian

Ian is in shock it's only been a mere couple days since he was even told he is being promoted to Watcher. Now his Slayer is dead, and he is being told to go home.

"How? How did she die so quickly?" Ian grabs his bag and jumps from his hotel desk. He has to know how she died.

"Ian, Ian…

*****Flashback Ended*****

….. Ian, IAN, PAPI?"

The calling of his name snaps Ian out of his memories and back into the present.

"Yes mi ha?" Ian answers Nik as he comes back to himself.

"Papi?" Nik and Alec share a look between them, worrying about Ian.

"I'm fine, go on." Ian smiles, and shakes his head at the two Worrying teenagers.

Nik pushes the book she was reading towards Ian pointing at the open page.

"We found him."

There on the open page was the name Xwanther.

Translations- Not traditional Spanish but slang

*** Qué Pasa mi amigos- what's up my friends?

*** Hola-hi

*** Mi ha- my girl (a term of affection)

*** Papi –dad/granddad (a type of father figure, term of affection)

R&R – Let me know what you think, chapter are probably going to be short because I write when I get a few minutes to myself and if I don't post right away it accumulates and I don't have time to get around to it.