A.N. Sorry for the long wait and the shortness of this chapter, I'm starting to get back into the groove of writing this. Thank you everybody for your votes on what you would like Buffy to do once she gets to Smallville. She will be either Lex's Assistant or Lex's martial arts instructor…maybe even both. Hopefully the next chapter won't take this long to get out. Also, I have a few different ideas so the couples are up in the air at this point, Buffy could be with Clark, Lex, or Jason T. Enjoy.

Chapter 2

It takes Buffy only a moment to register who is standing in front her rubbing his hands together. "Doyle." The badly dressed demon smirks at the Slayer and her vampire friend, although he never would have guessed Spike would be the vampire by her side.

"Good to know you haven't forgotten me. So many hero's tend to forget the messengers." He holds open his arms and Buffy hurries into them. At first glance she was a little nervous that this could be the First impersonating her friend but the First would never open their arms for hug because it isn't corporeal.

"How could I forget you Doyle, you made living in LA that summer bearable. I'd have gone crazy if I didn't have a friend to talk to." She smiles up at him with warmth and admiration. Remembering Spike she turns to her friend and smirks at his confused expression. "Spike this is Doyle, he's been a friend of mine for almost five years."

"We've met. Last I heard mate you were dead." Narrowing his eyes. He trusts Buffy and knows she'd never go up to someone and hug him or her who is evil but unless he's a vampire he can't see this guy coming back from the dead.

Doyle nods, "For a while yea, but see seers, true seers, never really die. They come back periodically and when they die they gotta wait for when there's someone in need and they're re-born in a way." He explains. "That day I knew I'd die so I gave my powers to Cordelia, probably the largest mistake I've ever made, but Angel still needed a seer."

"Why did Angel need a seer in the first place? Couldn't he just go out every night like I do, that way you save the people that may not be important enough to get a vision sent for them, wouldn't that make sense?" Buffy questions, if Angel only goes out to save the people good enough to cause a vision then what about the other people they just get killed and turned, what kind of system is that?

"I just worked there Buffy. The Powers That Be send me places and I go do my job. Although that is a very question." Doyle tells her. "Now care to tell me why you're here as opposed to your home?" His Irish accent deepens, he knew her friends had kicked her out but didn't know the particulars.

Buffy breathes a sigh, "Let's sit down and I'll explain everything." She takes his hand and they sit on the couch where she tells him everything that has happened these last few months. When she's done explaining Doyle shakes his head.

"They kicked you out." He scoffs in disbelief. "They toss you out like you haven't done anything for them in seven years. And your Watcher, even if he doesn't agree with you his job is too stand by you no matter what. Did he not read the Watchers Manual?"

"There's a Watcher's Manual? I thought there was only the Slayer's Manual." She asks.

"No lass, Watcher's have rules too and that is one of the top five rules every Watcher needs to know." He scrubs his hands over his face. "So what are you going to do now?" He knows Buffy has been thinking about that since they said she had to leave.

"They want me gone, so that's what they're going to get." Her eyes harden and her jaw straightens. "I need to call a friend of mine he lives in Smallville, Kansas and he said if I ever needed anything I could call him. By the time they figure out that I'm not coming back I'll be long gone." No matter what she feels right now she couldn't leave Dawn unprotected.

"Spike, I'll need you to stay here, I need you to protect Dawn for me. Faith has already promised to keep an eye on her but she's going to have her hands full with everyone else. Please protect Dawn." She couldn't make herself turn her back on her little sister. Dawn is the most important person in her life and if anything happened to her she'd never forgive herself.

Doyle and Spike share a look; it didn't matter if Dawn isn't real Buffy still wants to protect her from the evil and various forces wanting to eat little Dawnie up. "Till the end of the world." Spike tells her, a reminder of their last conversation to look after her.

"I'll help too. Need to speak to Angel and Cordelia anyway, should be interesting." Doyle offers.

"Thank you both." Buffy breathes out thankful Dawn is going to be watched over by the two people she trusts more than anyone. "I better go make my phone call."

"Isn't it a little late darlin'?" Doyle questions. "Most people are asleep at this hour, and in Smallville it's going to be even later."

"He's up. Probably trying to figure out a way to get his father's shares of the business." She smirks grabbing her cell phone from her jacket and leaves the living room to the kitchen. The entire Mansion is completely dark; not even the moon is out to provide the littlest bit of light but her Slayer eyes are trained to work in the dark so she can see just fine.

She takes a deep breath and calls the number she knows by heart. Rings sound in her ear; Buffy leans against the dusty counter not caring if dirt got on her shirt. In seconds the other end is picked up and a sensual yet powerful voice answers. "Here's a voice I haven't heard from in a couple weeks. What can I do for you Buffy?"

"Hey, Lex. I need your help."

TBC