Into Every Generation

a/n: Thanks to my few reviewers...I wasn't planning on continuing if no one said anything nice *LOL*.

"Faith is dead. I'm Dawns watcher."

The silence in the Summers kitchen was astounding. Neither Buffy or Dawn said anything as they watched Tristan take another large bite of his pancake.

"Excuse me," stammered Dawn. "could you repeat that?"

"Sure. Dawn is the new chosen one. The one girl with the strength and skill to hunt the vampires. Blah, blah blah. You know the deal." he swallowed his food again.

"This is some kind of joke on us right? Giles trying to be a funny guy?" Buffy furrowed her brow as she watched the grin spread across Dawns face.

"No joke Buffy." muttered Tristan. "Do I need to prove it to you?"

"Yes." Buffy simply stated.

"Dawn," asked Tristan, "Tell Buffy about your dreams recently."

Buffy looked up at her little sister in shock.

"Well," started Dawn "I've been having nightmares lately, of girls dying. Mostly they were killed by vamps. Spike was in a few of them." Dawn looked up as she said Spikes name, seeing her elder sister grimace. "Last night my dream was about you. Some ugly-ass vamp with fruit punch mouth drowned you in a pool of water in the sewers. I forgot to tell you about it when Tristan showed up."

Buffy stared at Dawn in shock, then looked to Tristan. "What other tests do you have? You could have set that up before i woke up."

"Except we didn't." he stated simply, "Your sister has been called. She is the chosen one. You can believe it or not, but it is the truth. Pure and simple."

"Ok. Just one more thing though?" Buffy quickly knocked her glass of orange juice off of the table, expecting to her the tell tale tinkle of glass. But she didn't. Dawn grinned as she set the the glass in front of her sister. Not a single drop had spilled.

"No way. I still don't believe you. Stand up Dawn."

Dawn complied knowing what Buffy was about to do. As her sister threw a punch at her, she deftly side stepped it and threw Buffy easily over her shoulder onto the kitchen floor. Dawn held onto her sisters shoulder as she tried to get up. Buffy couldn't believe it. All her super strength and Dawn was holding her to the floor with one hand. Dawn finally helped her sister up and looked at her, eye to eye.

"I believe him." Dawn said, "How bout you?"

Buffy smiled at her sister and laughed as she gave her a big hug. "Welcome to the club." she whispered into Dawns ear.