Buffy woke up from a deep sleep, remembering that she never did her homework. She got up and went to the bathroom to shower. After the shower, she put on a pair of khaki pants and a red t-shirt. Buffy went downstairs to get something to eat. When she got downstairs, her mother wasn't there. She was no where in sight. Buffy grabbed an apple, her bag, and walked out the door.

---------------------------------------------------------- It was a long day at school. Buffy felt exhausted. All she wanted to do was get home, do homework, watch t.v. Do something not as exhausting as this school day. Once she got home, she walked up to her room and pulled out her books. "Test tomorrow," she said to herself. She remembered the pictures in her drawer and went over to look at them. She probably looked throught them about a thousand times. She knew she had to study and do homework, but she just couldn't tear herself away. "I have to study," she firmly told herself. She sat there while an idea formed. "Must get coffee." Buffy gathered her things and left her room. She left a note for her mother telling her that she went to the Espresso Pump to study. She grabbed some money and left her house.

-------------------------------------------------------- Buffy had been studying for a couple of hours before she noticed it was dark out. 'I should get home,' she thought. She put her books in her bag and got up to throw her empty coffee cup away. Buffy started to walk home. She walked slowly. She still felt exhausted even though she had some caffeine in her. Then she realized that she should pick up the pace a little. Vampires are out. She's not the slayer. Buffy knew that being out, at night, in Sunnydale, was dangerous. It was always dangerous. But at least before she could defend herself. She turned the corner to get to Revello Drive when something jumped out at her. 'Oh no!' she shouted in her mind. She scrambled to get up but the vampire just pushed her down even more. She screamed. Buffy almost got out of his grips when he pulled her down and lowered his mouth to her neck.

Then it hit her. 'I'm gonna die!' This thought kept running through her mind. She screamed again. The vampire was so close to biting her, she could feel the sharp tips of his fang prick her neck. Buffy let out another scream and instantly the vampire was lifted off of her and thrown onto the grass that lay next to her. She looked up and saw a girl. 'The Slayer!' she shouted in her mind. This girl was good because in a matter of minutes, she dusted the vamp. Buffy was shocked, even though she had done this before. The girl gave Buffy her hand to help her up. Buffy dusted herself off when the current slayer spoke to her. "Are you alright?" Buffy looked at her and nodded. "Good," she answered, "Be careful next time," and she started to walk away. "You're the slayer," Buffy blurted out. The girl turned around to look at her. She was shocked. "How do you know that?" Slayers were supposed to be kept secret. No one was to know about them. "Well," Buffy started, "This will sound strange but, I once was a slayer," the slayer stared at her, thinking she was crazy, "and now I'm not. I don't know how it happened but I'm not anymore." The slayer still thought she was crazy. Buffy held out her hand. "Buffy Summers." The slayer stuck out her hand to shake Buffy's. "Chelsea Smith," she replied back, "current slayer." Buffy smiled. "Well," Buffy knew she should get home, "it was nice meeting you. Bye" Chelsea spoke back to her. "Bye." And Buffy ran home. She was very close to dying. She walked in the door and noticed her mother still wasn't home. Buffy went upstairs to her room, got changed, and fell asleep.