Chapter Seven:

Dawn closed the door to Buffy's room and headed down the stairs to the living room. Buffy was in bed, resting and trying to absorb everything that had just happened.

"How is she?" Giles asked when Dawn came into the room.

"As good as can be expected, I guess... She's freaked," she said, sitting down beside Spike on the sofa. "I just can't believe it's Buffy..."

"Do we know this for sure? Maybe I'm the only one, but going on something a vampire said, well it's a little sketchy," Xander said. "They aren't exaclty known to be trustworthy."

"Xander's right," Giles said. "We'll have to test her."

"Test me?"

They all looked up to see Buffy standing in the doorway.

"That's the only way we can know for sure if you are the Slayer," Giles said.

Buffy laughed. "What do you want me to do? Kill something? I'm too young... I can't be a Slayer."

"Actually, you're quite old. Slayers are usually called at fifteen or sixteen," Giles said.

"Old? Look who's talking," Buffy said. "Can't you just... find another girl? I mean, there's got to be more then one, right?"

"There is only one Slayer at a time, called when the one before her dies. There is no way to reverse it or change it."

"Well... what if I say no?"

Giles looked down at the ground, then back up at her. "You won't be prepared and... and you'll most likely die quite soon."

Buffy felt a lump forming in her throat, but ignored him. "So, what are you guys then? You've been fighting the vampires, can't you just take over?"

"It's not that simple. We don't have the strength, the - "

"Neither do I! I can barely lift a chair," she said.

"I suppose it's possible you aren't," Giles said. "But we should act as if you are, test you, see if you - "

"No," Buffy said. "I won't. This is crazy."

"Buffy, we need you," Dawn said, standing up. She walked over to her sister. "I know this is rough for you, it's a lot to take in. But we're... We're losing here. I don't know how much longer we can keep them back... the numbers are growing and they're getting stronger... we're not destined to do this. You are."

"Dawnie... I - "

"You know why we do it?" Dawn asked. "A few months ago, our friend was... taken. That's when Giles showed up. You have a choice, Buff. You can ignore it, pretend like you aren't the Slayer and go on with your life as a normal teenager... but not only will they come after you, they'll come after us... and the whole town... the world. If you accept it, and fight, you can stop them... you can. Slayers... in the past, they've been alone, except for their Watcher... but, that's where you're different. You have us, we'll help you, you won't be alone."

"I..." Buffy started, looking from Dawn to the rest of them. As much as she wanted to scream at them and tell them they were insane - she felt inside that they were right... she needed to do this. "I'll try."

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Im sorry, its short. But I just wanted to put something up to see if anyone wants me to continue w/ it. Let me know!