It had been a couple of weeks since Phoebe had found out about Cole and he was now staying in Sunnydale with Buffy. On a few occasions he would go back to San Francisco to go and check on his witch but other than that he stayed on the Hellmouth. Things had been pretty dull around town for Buffy. Demon activity had been down and nothing really new had happened. The fake slayer was starting to feel restless. If it wasn't for Cole Buffy probably would have left. The lack of demon activity should have told the youngest Turner that something was going to happen but the thought that something was wrong didn't even enter her mind.

Buffy walked into the library. She may have 'accidently forgot' to go into school that day so was just going in to see if any demon attacks had happened during her day off. She planned on saying that she spent the night fighting demons which was why she didn't come in. She needn't have bothered making up excuses for that. She had other things to explain to the group.

She stopped dead in her tracks the moment she saw the scene that greeted her. All their heads had snapped to the doors as she entered, each one filled with a solemn and serious expression. Silence filled air. Xander was sitting on the steps and Willow was on a chair by them. The red head lowered her face to look at the ground while her childhood friend just glared at Buffy. Giles was leaning against the table, his face blank. There was something else that made Buffy worry apart from the hostile atmosphere being released from the people that thought she was the Slayer. That thing was the girl. There, next to Giles, was a teenage girl. She had mocha skin and black hair which was up in a high ponytail. She was wearing a long sleeved burgundy top that stopped before her naval and red trousers. She had an aura of power that even Buffy could feel. To Buffy the girl was a mountain lion waiting for her prey. She, like Giles, had a blank expression on her face and was leaning against the table.

"Hey guys. Who's the newbie?" She asked with fake cheerfulness while walking more firmly into the room. She stopped when she was in the middle of the room so she could see everyone in it. With the way they were acting Buffy wasn't going to show them her back.

"It's the strangest thing," Giles said. He took his glasses off and looked up. His voice held a conversational tone but you could hear the edge in it. Traces of Ripper shone through his eyes, the part of him that had kept hidden inside himself since childhood. "A new slayer was called." Buffy's fake smile froze on her face.

"Hey Buff, don't suppose you died without telling us did you?" Xander commented. In any other circumstances it would have been joke but the look on his face ruined it. Buffy's mind was racing. She didn't really care that they found out that she wasn't the Slayer it was more that she was annoyed that her plans were ruined. Add that to the fact it ruined the mission the Triad had given her and Buffy was not happy. Oh well she'd just have to change her plans. A smirk lit up her face.

"Opps," she said mischief shinning through her eyes. She was sort of relived. She wouldn't have to be around or pretend to be a mortal. "Did I forget to say I was a demon? My bad."

"Should I slay her now Mr. Giles?" the new girl asked in a strong Jamaican accent. Buffy snickered at that. She was over a hundred years old and the girl couldn't have been a slayer more than a couple of weeks.

"Please, you couldn't kill me if you tried little girl," the half demon mocked still laughing.

"I could wipe de floor wit you right now!" Kendra shouted. Anger evident on her usually expressionless face. Kendra had been trained as a Slayer since she was a child. She was efficient in various forms of fighting and prided herself on not letting her emotions control her. She was barely aware that she had shown her anger at all.

"Ohh kitty's got claws." Buffy taunted. She really wouldn't mind a good fight. "While I'd love to fight you I'd rather wait till you're actually a challenge." The girl moved to attack her but Giles put a hand on her shoulder.

"Kendra," he murmured to keep her still. He had no idea how dangerous the woman who had been posing as the Slayer was so wasn't about to let the real one go in blind.

"You lied to me, to us," Willow spoke up. The air of betrayal was clear in her voice. Buffy slightly bad but not enough to do anything about it.

"Not completely, Will, I really did want us to be friends," Buffy reassured. She wasn't going to mention that she only wanted to be friends so she could turn her evil.

"Willow would never be friends with a demon," Xander snarled out vehemently. Buffy just smirked in response.

"Well it's been fun talking to you but I've got to fly," Buffy told them then looking at Willow and Kendra she added "See you soon." She promptly shimmered out of the building, leaving a bunch of confused people in the library. She shimmered to the Master.

"Ah Ms. Summers has come to see us," Nest greeted talking mainly to the kid next to him, the anointed one.

"Ms Turner actually," Buffy corrected. She had no reason to keep the old slayer's name anymore. Nest already knew what her name was so didn't comment. "Just thought I'd tell you that a new slayer has been called and she's in town."

"So you won't be playing the Slayer anymore? What a pity," Buffy couldn't tell for certain but she thought the Master was smirking. It was creepy to say the least.

Buffy didn't know that the Master had intended the real Elizabeth Summers, or whatever name she had been going by, to be brought to the Hellmouth. While her being killed wasn't what he intended it didn't dampen his plans much. This new Slayer would be a perfect substitute. Soon the girl would come to him and release him from his prison.