Disclaimer: I own none, only Casey. I may not even own the plot which may be owned by Ivorycat (read her stories, they're good!). She also may be writing for this, so look out for her input. Joss, the insane god he is, owns the whole cast of characters you see, save again, for Casey, she is mine.
Attention: Look, there will be talk of, if not seen, cases of child abuse from Holtz. This happens because in my time line, Holtz took much of his anger out on Casey, and some out on Connor. But Connor was the favorite child of the two. More about that later. There also may be instance of corporal punishment. I would like to inform people that child abuse and corporal punishment are two different things. Corporal punishment will only happen when there is need for it to happen, and it will always be done in a loving environment.
Author's Note: I am going to try and put my teenage characters though what normal teenagers go through. That may be bad grades, idiot teachers, sexual harassment, drugs, alcohol, and that such. Some may be embellished a little, but guess what? If they are, that's because I have yet to experience them in my high school. Now don't say that I make this some kind of soap opera, because quite frankly, life is one.
Summery: Two friends have talk about functional families.
Chapter Eleven: Basic Ways to Kill a Vampire Without Breaking a Nail
Two girls sat in an alley, on shaking uncontrollably while the other tried to comfort her. "What's going on," Lissa asked her friend. "What do you mean, 'Welcome to my world'?"
Casey looked at her friend. "What you just experienced, well, there are people who've grown up around that. Me for instance."
Lissa shook her head; "You're crazy."
Casey raised an eyebrow, "And you're in shock. Look, we'll go to your house and go to bed. I'll explain everything tomorrow okay?" she rubbed Lissa's back as she helped her friend up.
Lissa nodded.
"And don't tell anyone about this, got it?" Casey warned.
"And who would believe me?" Lissa retorted.
The next morning Casey awoke to a pale dawn. Yawning, she got up from her friend's couch and padded downstairs. She had been in the house so many times; it was a second home. Figuring someone would still be up; Casey called. Making up another excuse, she said that Lissa had gone through a rough time the night before, not exactly far from the truth, but Daddy dearest didn't need to know that she tried to take on a vampire herself.
Cordelia was the one who picked up, and than bought the story. Casey bid good-bye and headed back upstairs so she could go talk to her best friend. Maybe now she'd be a little bit more understanding with some rest.
And that's how Lissa woke up, with Casey staring at her.
"Okay, let me guess, what happened last night wasn't a dream?" Lissa said as she sat up in her bed.
Casey shook her head, "I wish it was, I wish it was. All the things that go bump in the night, well they're real, and then some. Of course, I really shouldn't be talking…" Casey sighed.
Lissa looked on, "How do you know so much?"
Casey folded her feet under her thighs. "Where do you want to start? The part were I'm created out of nothingness? The part where I come from another dimension? Or the part where I found out that my brother dumped my father in the ocean for three months?"
Lissa's mouth hung open, "What the hell?"
Casey sighed, "To make a long story short, my brother was born here in LA. Then was kidnapped and brought to some freaky dimension, and since he was so small, he was split up into two beings, that's where I come in. Well my brother creates a rip in dimensions and I follow. And my brother and myself were brought up on all these lies, well old feelings die hard, and Connor sent my dad into the ocean for the summer."
Lissa stared in shock for a moment, "And here I thought my family was dysfunctional."
"You don't know the half of it. But now that you know what goes up in my life, do you want to know how to protect yourself from some of the baddies that figure you're a happy meal on legs?" Casey asked, her legs sliding in front of her, tired of being folded under.
Lissa shrugged, "What do I have to lose, oh wait, my life."
Casey rolled her eyes as she stood up and went to he bag, pulling out a stake. When Lissa raised an eyebrow, Casey flicked her off, a reflex she had picked up in school and used mostly towards Connor. They then began to go over the basic ways to kill a vampire without breaking a nail.
Author Note 2: Okay people, I know, dragging, and dragging. But guess what? It's about 2 or 3 chapters before the big *smack smack* as Ivorycat so eloquently put it in her fic. But guess what, I like the story line. Then of course, there are a few more twists and turns after this part. Such as Charlie, Spike, and Spells. That enough of a teaser for you? Well if you want to know more, review, or ha! you will not know what will go on, cause I will not give spoilers if there are not a lot of reviews. I hope you all get this hint. By now!