Okay so for all of you that may have read Britt's version of this, this is the last chapter that will resemble any of hers, being that this was the last chapter that she wrote. So everybody say thank you to Britt and we can continue on with the story.

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"Sorry I didn't call you back last night Buff, I got home too late."

Buffy turned to Willow and smiled. "It's okay, no big. I honestly had forgotten I called you."

Willow laughed. "So are you coming to Cordy's this weekend?"

The slayer nodded her head as she closed her locker door and fell in step with Willow, both heading out towards the huge oak tree that the Scooby gang had long ago claimed as their own.

"Yeah, I figured I can't let Darla ruin my life."

Willow got excited. "So you're coming?"

Before Buffy could answer, Faith fell in step with the two juniors. "Who's coming where?"

Willow turned towards the brunette and smiled in greeting before answering.

"Buffy's coming over to Cordy's this weekend."

Faith smiled. "Really, with Darla and all I would have thought…?"

Buffy nodded. "Well, it's not like I can just tell Angel not to invite his girlfriend because she hates me. It's his house so yeah, I figure I won't give in. I have to stand my ground." She stated confidently

"But I'm not going just to put all of you in the position of constantly having to take sides." She rushed out.

Faith laughed. "Well just so you know B, I got your back if you ever feel the need to kill Ms. Bitch."

"Hey ladies." Buffy looked up as she noticed they had arrived at their meeting spot.

"Hey Xand." Willow smiled and Faith sat down between Spikes legs and leaned back on his chest. "Where's Cordy?"

Xander laughed. "She's in the process of screaming at Snyder last I checked."

Buffy quirked an eyebrow. "Why?"

"Apparently Snyder searched her locker because he suspected her of something or other and in the process he threw away her $60 bottle of hairspray so now she wants him to have the school board reimburse her for it."

Buffy just rolled her eyes, it was a completely Cordelia Chase thing to do.

Before anyone could say another word Darla walked over to everyone, smiling flakily at everyone except Buffy, who she openly glared at.

"Where's my lover?"

Buffy inwardly groaned, she had never known anyone like Darla. Anytime she was around, Darla was constantly making sure that she knew Angel was hers. No one else was answering her so Buffy sighed and smiled a fake smile. "Haven't seen him."

Darla simply glared at Buffy once more. "Good."

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Angel sighed as he closed his locker door. He was to meet Buffy at 9 at the Expresso Pump and talk about the fact that they both knew about vampires. He had always been in love with Buffy, but they had never gotten close. He wasn't as oblivious as everyone thought he was, he knew that there was some hostility between his friends and his girlfriend, but what he didn't understand was why everyone else could put up with her except for Buffy. He vowed to find that out during the 'meeting' as well.

Finally the school bell rang and the entirety of Sunnydale High scurried to get away from the hell known as High School.

"Hey pet." Buffy smiled at the blonde hair, Billy idol wannabe known as Spike, also smiling in the process at Spike's best friend Oz who was walking beside him.

"Hey Spike. Hey Oz"

Spike had always been like a big brother to the slayer, as had Oz. "We missed you at the Bronze last night."

Buffy sighed. "Had to patrol."

"Going tonight?"

The slayer shrugged. "Maybe, but I gotta go. See ya guys!"

As the blonde spitfire ran off, the two senior males stared after her, both wondering what was going on with the girl they had grown to be quite overprotective of, and both vowing to find out.

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"Where is she?" Angel was now talking to himself because it was ten after five and Buffy wasn't at the Expresso pump.

"Angel"

"Buffy" they both almost breathed out. "I was worried that something happened to you."

"Nope just some vampire that drowned me but fortunately Spike was there to give me CPR then saved my life and I went and killed said vampire thus stopping the end of the world." Angel couldn't tell if she was serious or not. "Angel I'm kidding, I have to go patrol after this, and I just couldn't find my hair straitener. Not a big deal."

"But you might have been dead."

"Since when do you care if I'm dead?"

"Umm, so how do you know about vampires?" he said quickly changing the subject off of the matter that he was in total love with her, but knew for a fact that she wasn't with him.

"I'm the slayer" she took a sip of her coffee, as he was starring at her. She sighed "Into 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. Now what's your excuse?"

"I was visiting friends in New York over the summer."

"And their vampires?"

"No there just humans. Anyways after we went out to dinner about five jumped us, and all of my friends pulled out stakes and crosses and holy water. I was wondering why one of them was wearing a cross, he's Jewish anyways, they said that they were defending New York City, and that they're in contact with another group of vampire fighters in LA. So they trained me to fight vampire and demons."

Buffy was surprised that a group of guys could fight vampires so well, and they didn't even have super powers like herself. "So you do know that we are standing on a hellmouth right now? And the whole fighting evil thing is relatively new, right?"

"Yeah that's the reason there are so many vamps and demons here. And I was only this summer that I learned about them. How old were you when the whole slayer thing started?"

"I was fifteen, that's the reason my mother, Dawn and I moved here. I was fighting a master vampire and his army, and the only way to stop them was to burn down the gym. Hence expulsion, hence moving to Sunnydale." She looked at her watch. "listen I would love to stay and chat some more but Giles said that I had to patrol and report back to him at eleven." She stood up. "I'm glad that you know now."

"Wait a minute, how does Giles know and report to him? Who doesn't know what you do Buffy?"

"All of our friends, and I don't count Darla as a friend. And my whole family. Giles is my watcher. You could call him a teacher or trainer or something like that. But I really have to…"

"Can I go with you?" he asked hopefully dying to see her in action.

"Sure. Think you can handle it?" she laughed. Things were getting better.

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I'm terribly sorry if the comment Angel made about Jewish people offended anyone, it was one of those stupid 'hey I'm a guy I'm so funny' jokes. Again way sorry.

Ba2006- thanks sweetie! Here's a good one for ya!

Pylea- I agree Darla is a ** but she will be out of the way. all in good time

Angel1969- everyone hates Darla. And he invites her because she's his girlfriends. (for whatever ungodly reason)

Vixangel- don't worry hun! You can write your own plot to my stories anytime (just tell me about them 'cause there freaking awesome)

BTW I won't be updating until around Monday because I'm going to North Carolina!