Night and Day- Chapter 5
* These characters belong to Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy, I'm just borrowing*
"Buffy, wake up!" Joyce called to her oldest daughter from the bottom of the staircase. Buffy rolled over in her bed and groaned as rays of sunlight splashed across her face.
"Yo, sleeping ugly, rise and shine." Dawn called chucking a stuffed animal at Buffy. Buffy sat up in bed and managed to catch the stuffed animal.
"Out. Now. Dawn." Buffy said menacingly, throwing the stuffed animal back at her little sister, Dawn managed to dodge it and ran from the doorway. School, Buffy thought as she climbed out of bed. She had managed to unpack some stuff the night before and she now dug into her closet trying to find an outfit to wear. She pulled out a black miniskirt and white button up shirt, and a black tank top to wear underneath it pulling on a pair of black boots. She grabbed her messenger bag and then ran down the stairs and in to the kitchen. Joyce was standing over the stove fixing the girls scrambled eggs and some toast. Buffy went to the table and sat down filling up a glass with orange juice as her mom set a plate down in front of her.
"Buffy, I need you to pick Dawn up from school today. I don't have a second key made yet and I'm going to be really busy with the gallery. So just bring Dawn back to the high school, and I will pick you two up around four- thirty or five. Just hang out in the library and do homework or something." Joyce said sitting down at the table.
"But mom.." Buffy began to whine.
"Please honey just do me this favor." She said cutting of her whining daughter.
"Fine mom, whatever." Buffy said, finishing the last of her orange juice and leaving the house to go to the car.
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"Faith! Faith get up!" Dominick shouted, shaking Faith's shoulder's gently. Faith eyes fluttered open briefly, but she just groaned and stuck a pillow over her head. "Now Faith, stop this. You must wake up , I have to enroll you in school." The thought of school made Faith groan louder, but she sat up in bed. Dominick patted her head and walked out of the bedroom. He went back to the kitchen and picked up the phone to call Rupert Giles, the librarian at the school and the other slayer, Buffy's, new watcher.
"'Ello." Rupert said when he answered the phone.
"Ah yes, Rupert, this Dominick Brenton."
"Dominick if this about Buffy, well I haven't met her yet."
"No, I didn't think you had, I called to tell you I'm here in Sunnydale, with Faith, my slayer and I would like to meet with you when I enroll her at the school."
"What do you mean your slayer? There can only be one.."
"I know that but Faith and Buffy well, they are special, I will explain everything to you later. Goodbye for now." Dominick said hanging up the phone, despite Giles' protests. Faith appeared in the doorway wearing a pair of blue jeans, a red baby t and a pair of tennis shoes.
"Its alive." Dominick couldn't help but quip. Faith rolled her eyes and went to the refrigerator pouring herself a glass of milk.
"You should really eat something, Faith."
"Nope, I'm good, I'm just ready to get this whole school thing over with." Faith told him.
"Nervous?" Dominick asked.
"Umm Dom, hello, I'm the slayer I don't get nervous." She said, but deep down there was a gnawing feeling of anxiety.
"Right then, Faith, I suppose we should go." Dominick said, getting up from the table and walking from the house, Faith following.
Joyce's jeep slowed to a stop in front of a big brick building with a sign declaring Sunnydale High School on the front lawn.
"Now Buffy, Dawn gets out of school at two thirty, don't forget to pick her up," Joyce said as Buffy gathered her things and opened the car door," Well have a good day honey." Joyce reached over and kissed her daughter's cheek as the girl climbed out of the car.
"Yeah and don't get expelled!" Dawn called from the backseat, an impish smile on her face.
"Cute Dawn, very cute." Buffy muttered as her mom's car pulled away from the curb. Buffy scanned the crowd looking for any sign of Willow and Xander.
"Hey Buffy." She heard someone behind her say and turned to see Willow and Xander walking up.
"Hey guys." She said as they walked up to her.
"So Buff, slay anymore nasties last night?" Xander asked.
"Nope, but Xand, could we not have this conversation in public places, I mean there is the whole slayer secret identity thing, which yeah is a drag but then there is the whole not wanting everyone to think I'm a big freak thing."
"We don't think your a freak, Buffy." Willow said, smiling at her friend.
"Yeah, we don't but I'm sorry." Xander said shrugging.
"Thanks guys and Xander its really okay." Buffy told him. "So umm you think you could show me where the office is I have to get my schedule."
"Sure, Buffy." Willow said and the group of friends began to walk towards the front of the school.
"Oh look the losers found a new loser friend." Buffy heard a voice behind her remark and she turned around to come face to face with a tall, raven haired girl, dressed extremely fashionably.
"Cordelia, my morning would not be complete without this exchange with you. And let me tell you, you are looking mighty skankalicious this morning." Xander said a goofy grin on his face.
"Oh so funny, Xander, any moment now I'll be sure to laugh." Cordelia retorted. "Nope, never mind it passed. By the way I'm Cordelia Chase, and you are?" She said offering her hand to Buffy.
"Buffy, Buffy Summers." She said taking Cordelia's hand.
"So you're the new kid huh?" Cordelia asked and Buffy nodded. "Where ya from?"
"LA." Buffy told her.
"Wow, that close to all those clothes, oh and shoes." Cordelia said dreamily.
"Wow, vain much?" Xander asked and Willow had to hide the fact that she was giggling behind her hand.
"Just because I care how I look unlike some of us, doesn't make me vain." Cordelia told them.
"Actually Cordelia, that's what vain means." Willow said.
"Whatever." Cordelia said, rolling her eyes. "So you come from LA and you are hanging out with these losers? Well I don't know how it was at your old school but here if you wanna be noticed you hang out with me and mine."
"Well thanks for the offer Cordelia, but I think I'll be fine." Buffy said smiling at the other girl, noticing the looks of shock on Willow and Xander's face.
"Fine, have it your way." Cordelia said strutting away.
"God," Buffy exclaimed, "What is her deal?" Buffy looked from Xander to Willow and saw that they were just staring at her. "What, why are you guys looking at me like I have two heads?"
"Do you realize what you just did?" Willow asked. Buffy knew full well what she had done, something no one had probably ever done for the two of them, turning down the popular girl to hang out with them, but Buffy just shook her head.
"You just turned down Cordelia Chase, the most popular girl in school to hang with us." Willow said in awe. For just a moment Buffy had a sinking feeling of dread in her stomach at the realization her chance at popularity was probably blown now, but then she remembered that Willow and Xander knew her biggest secret and they weren't running away in fear but rather had chosen to hang with her, and she knew exactly why she had done what she did.
"Its no big," She told them blushing, "I hung with girls like that at my old school, not really looking to repeat." She was to ashamed to tell them she was a girl like that at her old school, but that had been before she had been called, and once she was she had lost all her friends, when she started to get way into the slaying they had started rumors about her and not one of them talked to her.
"So you gonna show me where the office is?" Buffy asked them. They both nodded and seemed to accept her answer about why she had done what she did. They walked her to the office and then took off the other way.
"So Buffy, we'll meet at the library for lunch, its easier than searching for you in this school." Willow said as she turned to leave, and Buffy nodded.
"Library?" She heard Xander say as they walked away, "We have a library?"
"Yep Xand, its where the books live." Willow replied. Buffy rolled her eyes and smiled to herself as she entered the office. She went to the principal's door and knocked softly. The principal's name was Synder and he was a short, elfish looking man.
"Principal Synder, I'm Buffy Summers I was told to come here when I got to school today to get my schedule." Buffy said when the principal opened his door.
"Ah yes, Miss Summers, I've been expecting you." He said, gesturing for her to come into his office. He went and sat behind his desk and Buffy sat in the chair he placed in front of it. "So, I've went through your records and its quite a colorful report."
"Well you know, I try my hardest." Buffy said trying to make a joke out of just how bad she knew her school records were.
"Well, this type of behavior will not be tolerated in this school under any circumstance, and I'm here to tell you if you try any of this stuff here you will be gone in a heartbeat." Principal Synder said and Buffy gulped.
"Yes, I understand." She said trying to make her voice stay steady.
"Now, with that said here is your schedule, I expect you to go directly to class now," He said handing her her schedule as she got up to leave, "Oh, and Miss Summers, I will be watching you." Great, Buffy thought as she left his office, my first day and they are employing scare tactics. She rolled her eyes and went to her first class. After her third class of the day, she went to the library to meet Willow and Xander, when she got there both of them were already waiting for her.
"Hey guys you think I can get books for my classes from here?" Buffy asked.
"Sure, I think and the new librarian is so cool, he was a curator at some museum in Britain, you'll like him." Willow said, pulling Buffy into the library.
"Wait, you actually want me to go in there?" Xander asked, "Well no can do, Will this place is giving me the wiggins." He said walking away from the two girls. Willow rolled her eyes and shook her head leading Buffy into the library.
"Mr. Giles?" Willow called. The library seemed abandoned and Buffy began to look around for the librarian.
"Hello, anybody home?" Buffy asked when she felt a tap on her shoulder, and screamed in shock.
"Oh, good afternoon, Miss Rosenberg, and umm her friend." The librarian said and Buffy managed to pick up on his heavy British accent. The librarian was studying her and she began to feel a little uneasy under his scrutiny. He knew this girl, he thought, and then he remembered a picture of the girl who was to be under his care as a watcher and knew this was her.
"Hi, Mr. Giles, this is Buffy she's new here, umm she needs to get some books for her classes." Willow told the creepy librarian.
"Ah yes, Miss Summers I was expecting you." Giles said.
"Geez, did they pass out fliers?" Buffy asked sarcastically, and Giles was taken aback by her manner of speaking. "Because mister librarian man whatever was burnt down or vandalized or whatever fights were started I had nothing to do with it."
"What?" Giles asked startled, "Oh no, um Miss Rosenberg I need to talk to Buffy." Giles said, Willow looked at Buffy to see what was going on but Buffy looked as confused as Willow herself, so she just shrugged and left.
"Okay, you wanna tell me who the hell you are and how you know who I am?" Buffy asked, crossing her arms in front of her chest.
"I'm Rupert Giles, the librarian and your new watcher." He said and Buffy stared at him in disbelief. Wow, this never ends, she thought.
"Well, that's nice to know but I don't really need a watcher." Buffy told him.
"What do you mean? Every slayer must have a watcher and if I'm not mistaken yours is dead." Buffy felt a slight twinge of pain at the mention of her other watcher, Merrick. They had been patrolling one night when they were attacked by a group of vamps, Buffy had struggled to fight them but managed to dust them all, but not before they had killed Merrick. Buffy shudder at the memory and pushed the thoughts of Merrick away, locking her gaze on Giles. She realized he wasn't bad looking for a man his age. Sure he looked a little neurotic, but one would have to be to be a librarian, but he had brown hair and glasses but it was his eyes that Buffy noticed the most, they were young looking and extremely kind. Focus Buffy, she thought reprimanding herself for letting her guard down.
"See that's where you wrong, I don't need a watcher because I'm retired, no more slaying for Buffy." She told him, turning to leave but Giles grabbed her arm, turning her to face him.
"You can't just retire." He told her. Buffy's arms were still crossed in front of her chest and her chin was set defiantly.
"And why not?"
"Because they will follow you, no matter where you go or what you do they will always be there waiting for the right moment to spring on you. There's a higher power at work, this town is full of mystical forces, there is a reason you were brought here now." Giles told her, and Buffy rolled her eyes.
"That's pretty much because my mom picked now to move here." Buffy said icily. "I really don't have time for this." She shook his hand off her arm and began to walk out of the library.
"Wait!" He called, "You are not destined to fight alone."
"What are you talking about? Who is going to fight with me? Willow? Xander? Oh yeah, maybe I can get them killed too, it will be lots of fun." Buffy said beginning to get angry at him for not leaving her alone and at herself for standing there talking to him.
"Willow and Xander? Do you mean to tell me you told them? Don't you know how dangerous.." Giles began getting flustered.
"Whoa slow down, breathe," Buffy said cutting him off, "Its not like I passed out fliers. They happened to walk up while I was slaying a vamp last night, it is really no biggie." Buffy said, trying not to burst out laughing at the flustered look on Giles' face.
"So you did slay a vampire? I thought you were retired." Giles said.
"Okay, yeah I am, but if I run into one I'll slay it, its not like I think they deserve to live or unlive or whatever, I'm just not going way nuts with it." Buffy told him.
"Well, there is another Slayer here in Sunnydale. She was called at the same time as you were, there was some ancient prophecy about two slayers being called together and chosen to work with one another and you two are the chosen ones." Giles said.
"You know, I'm really sick of you watchers and all your stupid prophecies. So where is this other chick?" Buffy asked just as the library doors swung open.
"Buffy, this is Faith, and her watcher Dominick." Giles told her gesturing towards the door. Buffy felt her heart do a little leap at the name Faith. Could this be, She thought, is it possible that this girl, this other slayer is my sister? But Buffy quickly pushed those thoughts out of her mind. The other girl had walked up to Buffy and was scrutinizing her closely. Faith was about Buffy's height with shoulder length brown hair and chocolate brown eyes.
"Well now that you girls have met, I think it would be best if you both went to your classes, just meet back here after classes and we will begin your training." Dominick told them.
"See, that's a problem, I promised my mom I would pick my little sister up from school." Buffy told them.
"Well, bring her here and we will find something for her to do."
"Oh yeah and that would involve what, sharpening stakes, cleaning weapons? She already thinks I'm a big freak, that would totally seal it, besides I could see the look on my mom's face when she told her I let her play with sharp wooden sticks." Buffy said sarcastically.
"Well actually, I was thinking more on the lines of homework, but not here. Maybe you could ask Xander and Willow to help." Giles suggested.
"Oh yeah, that's priceless. Hey I know we just met but can you watch my brat kid sister while I train to fight the undead."
"Okay, maybe it would be best if you girls went to class, Buffy just figure something out and we will see you back here at the end of the day." Dominick said breaking up Giles and Buffy before their argument escalated anymore.
"Sure, whatever." Buffy said rolling her eyes and walking from the library, Faith hot on her heels. Faith turned and waved to Dominick before she left.
"Colorful girl you have there, eh, Rupe." Dominick said chuckling as the girls left the library.
"Ah yes, she is bloody brilliant." Giles grumbled, thinking how this was a lot more than he had bargained for.
So much for getting away from the wonderful world of slaying, Buffy thought bitterly, as she walked from the library. She quickly found Xander and Willow on a bench in the courtyard, and sat down next to them.
"Hey guys."
"Hi Buffy and umm her friend." Xander said indicating Faith, who was still standing nervously shuffling her feet. Buffy realized she had been so wrapped up in her own thoughts she hadn't even noticed Faith had followed her.
"Oh, sorry, Willow, Xander this is Faith, she's another slayer, Faith this is Willow and Xander."
"You told them?" Faith asked Buffy her eyes wide with shock.
"Yep sure did, and I even handed out little pamphlets explaining just what I do." Buffy quipped a smile playing on her lips. Faith just stared at her. "Hello, I'm joking." Buffy rolled her eyes taking a bite out of her sandwich.
"Yeah, we stumbled on the Buffster here staking a vampire last night, and she told us all about her chosen one, well now I guess it would be two, status." Xander explained to Faith, "So anyways where are you from Faith?"
"Umm England."
"Wow and you don't even have an annoying British accent." Xander said.
"No, I guess I wouldn't. I was born in California but my parents died when I was five, so my uncle, I mean my watcher took me to the council to train." Faith explained, and now Buffy looked shocked. That must of been hard on her, never knowing her parents and training as hard as those stuffy Brits make a person train for ten years, she couldn't imagine life like that.
"So Buff what did Mr. Giles want?" Willow asked knocking Buffy out of her thoughts.
"Oh just to talk about slayer stuff, he's my new and improved watcher." Buffy said.
"Watcher? Is that like stalker?" Xander asked quizzically.
"Sometimes it feels like it, but no he trains me to fight that's all, but that brings me to my next point and that requires a favor from the two of you."
"Sure Buff, your wish is mine, I mean our command." Xander said.
"Well Giles has a fun filled afternoon of training planned and I'm kinda supposed to get my little sister from school and I was wondering if maybe you guys would keep an eye on her while I train?" Buffy asked hopefully.
"Sure Buff, me and Will can watch the little rugrat."
"Oh my god, thank you so much, I can't pay you but I would be like it if you two would come over to dinner at my place." Buffy said excitedly.
"Geez, Buffy you know exactly how to get to a man's heart, food." Xander said chuckling.
"Oh and Faith you are invited to." Buffy told the other slayer when she saw how uncomfortable the girl looked. The bell rang and they all stood up. "So after school we meet at the library and then we can get my sister." They all walked there separate ways to class and Buffy couldn't help but feel a little hopeful now that she had friends who were willing to help her knowing full well what she was, or rather who she was. She went to her next class a smile on her face.
*TBC*
* These characters belong to Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy, I'm just borrowing*
"Buffy, wake up!" Joyce called to her oldest daughter from the bottom of the staircase. Buffy rolled over in her bed and groaned as rays of sunlight splashed across her face.
"Yo, sleeping ugly, rise and shine." Dawn called chucking a stuffed animal at Buffy. Buffy sat up in bed and managed to catch the stuffed animal.
"Out. Now. Dawn." Buffy said menacingly, throwing the stuffed animal back at her little sister, Dawn managed to dodge it and ran from the doorway. School, Buffy thought as she climbed out of bed. She had managed to unpack some stuff the night before and she now dug into her closet trying to find an outfit to wear. She pulled out a black miniskirt and white button up shirt, and a black tank top to wear underneath it pulling on a pair of black boots. She grabbed her messenger bag and then ran down the stairs and in to the kitchen. Joyce was standing over the stove fixing the girls scrambled eggs and some toast. Buffy went to the table and sat down filling up a glass with orange juice as her mom set a plate down in front of her.
"Buffy, I need you to pick Dawn up from school today. I don't have a second key made yet and I'm going to be really busy with the gallery. So just bring Dawn back to the high school, and I will pick you two up around four- thirty or five. Just hang out in the library and do homework or something." Joyce said sitting down at the table.
"But mom.." Buffy began to whine.
"Please honey just do me this favor." She said cutting of her whining daughter.
"Fine mom, whatever." Buffy said, finishing the last of her orange juice and leaving the house to go to the car.
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"Faith! Faith get up!" Dominick shouted, shaking Faith's shoulder's gently. Faith eyes fluttered open briefly, but she just groaned and stuck a pillow over her head. "Now Faith, stop this. You must wake up , I have to enroll you in school." The thought of school made Faith groan louder, but she sat up in bed. Dominick patted her head and walked out of the bedroom. He went back to the kitchen and picked up the phone to call Rupert Giles, the librarian at the school and the other slayer, Buffy's, new watcher.
"'Ello." Rupert said when he answered the phone.
"Ah yes, Rupert, this Dominick Brenton."
"Dominick if this about Buffy, well I haven't met her yet."
"No, I didn't think you had, I called to tell you I'm here in Sunnydale, with Faith, my slayer and I would like to meet with you when I enroll her at the school."
"What do you mean your slayer? There can only be one.."
"I know that but Faith and Buffy well, they are special, I will explain everything to you later. Goodbye for now." Dominick said hanging up the phone, despite Giles' protests. Faith appeared in the doorway wearing a pair of blue jeans, a red baby t and a pair of tennis shoes.
"Its alive." Dominick couldn't help but quip. Faith rolled her eyes and went to the refrigerator pouring herself a glass of milk.
"You should really eat something, Faith."
"Nope, I'm good, I'm just ready to get this whole school thing over with." Faith told him.
"Nervous?" Dominick asked.
"Umm Dom, hello, I'm the slayer I don't get nervous." She said, but deep down there was a gnawing feeling of anxiety.
"Right then, Faith, I suppose we should go." Dominick said, getting up from the table and walking from the house, Faith following.
Joyce's jeep slowed to a stop in front of a big brick building with a sign declaring Sunnydale High School on the front lawn.
"Now Buffy, Dawn gets out of school at two thirty, don't forget to pick her up," Joyce said as Buffy gathered her things and opened the car door," Well have a good day honey." Joyce reached over and kissed her daughter's cheek as the girl climbed out of the car.
"Yeah and don't get expelled!" Dawn called from the backseat, an impish smile on her face.
"Cute Dawn, very cute." Buffy muttered as her mom's car pulled away from the curb. Buffy scanned the crowd looking for any sign of Willow and Xander.
"Hey Buffy." She heard someone behind her say and turned to see Willow and Xander walking up.
"Hey guys." She said as they walked up to her.
"So Buff, slay anymore nasties last night?" Xander asked.
"Nope, but Xand, could we not have this conversation in public places, I mean there is the whole slayer secret identity thing, which yeah is a drag but then there is the whole not wanting everyone to think I'm a big freak thing."
"We don't think your a freak, Buffy." Willow said, smiling at her friend.
"Yeah, we don't but I'm sorry." Xander said shrugging.
"Thanks guys and Xander its really okay." Buffy told him. "So umm you think you could show me where the office is I have to get my schedule."
"Sure, Buffy." Willow said and the group of friends began to walk towards the front of the school.
"Oh look the losers found a new loser friend." Buffy heard a voice behind her remark and she turned around to come face to face with a tall, raven haired girl, dressed extremely fashionably.
"Cordelia, my morning would not be complete without this exchange with you. And let me tell you, you are looking mighty skankalicious this morning." Xander said a goofy grin on his face.
"Oh so funny, Xander, any moment now I'll be sure to laugh." Cordelia retorted. "Nope, never mind it passed. By the way I'm Cordelia Chase, and you are?" She said offering her hand to Buffy.
"Buffy, Buffy Summers." She said taking Cordelia's hand.
"So you're the new kid huh?" Cordelia asked and Buffy nodded. "Where ya from?"
"LA." Buffy told her.
"Wow, that close to all those clothes, oh and shoes." Cordelia said dreamily.
"Wow, vain much?" Xander asked and Willow had to hide the fact that she was giggling behind her hand.
"Just because I care how I look unlike some of us, doesn't make me vain." Cordelia told them.
"Actually Cordelia, that's what vain means." Willow said.
"Whatever." Cordelia said, rolling her eyes. "So you come from LA and you are hanging out with these losers? Well I don't know how it was at your old school but here if you wanna be noticed you hang out with me and mine."
"Well thanks for the offer Cordelia, but I think I'll be fine." Buffy said smiling at the other girl, noticing the looks of shock on Willow and Xander's face.
"Fine, have it your way." Cordelia said strutting away.
"God," Buffy exclaimed, "What is her deal?" Buffy looked from Xander to Willow and saw that they were just staring at her. "What, why are you guys looking at me like I have two heads?"
"Do you realize what you just did?" Willow asked. Buffy knew full well what she had done, something no one had probably ever done for the two of them, turning down the popular girl to hang out with them, but Buffy just shook her head.
"You just turned down Cordelia Chase, the most popular girl in school to hang with us." Willow said in awe. For just a moment Buffy had a sinking feeling of dread in her stomach at the realization her chance at popularity was probably blown now, but then she remembered that Willow and Xander knew her biggest secret and they weren't running away in fear but rather had chosen to hang with her, and she knew exactly why she had done what she did.
"Its no big," She told them blushing, "I hung with girls like that at my old school, not really looking to repeat." She was to ashamed to tell them she was a girl like that at her old school, but that had been before she had been called, and once she was she had lost all her friends, when she started to get way into the slaying they had started rumors about her and not one of them talked to her.
"So you gonna show me where the office is?" Buffy asked them. They both nodded and seemed to accept her answer about why she had done what she did. They walked her to the office and then took off the other way.
"So Buffy, we'll meet at the library for lunch, its easier than searching for you in this school." Willow said as she turned to leave, and Buffy nodded.
"Library?" She heard Xander say as they walked away, "We have a library?"
"Yep Xand, its where the books live." Willow replied. Buffy rolled her eyes and smiled to herself as she entered the office. She went to the principal's door and knocked softly. The principal's name was Synder and he was a short, elfish looking man.
"Principal Synder, I'm Buffy Summers I was told to come here when I got to school today to get my schedule." Buffy said when the principal opened his door.
"Ah yes, Miss Summers, I've been expecting you." He said, gesturing for her to come into his office. He went and sat behind his desk and Buffy sat in the chair he placed in front of it. "So, I've went through your records and its quite a colorful report."
"Well you know, I try my hardest." Buffy said trying to make a joke out of just how bad she knew her school records were.
"Well, this type of behavior will not be tolerated in this school under any circumstance, and I'm here to tell you if you try any of this stuff here you will be gone in a heartbeat." Principal Synder said and Buffy gulped.
"Yes, I understand." She said trying to make her voice stay steady.
"Now, with that said here is your schedule, I expect you to go directly to class now," He said handing her her schedule as she got up to leave, "Oh, and Miss Summers, I will be watching you." Great, Buffy thought as she left his office, my first day and they are employing scare tactics. She rolled her eyes and went to her first class. After her third class of the day, she went to the library to meet Willow and Xander, when she got there both of them were already waiting for her.
"Hey guys you think I can get books for my classes from here?" Buffy asked.
"Sure, I think and the new librarian is so cool, he was a curator at some museum in Britain, you'll like him." Willow said, pulling Buffy into the library.
"Wait, you actually want me to go in there?" Xander asked, "Well no can do, Will this place is giving me the wiggins." He said walking away from the two girls. Willow rolled her eyes and shook her head leading Buffy into the library.
"Mr. Giles?" Willow called. The library seemed abandoned and Buffy began to look around for the librarian.
"Hello, anybody home?" Buffy asked when she felt a tap on her shoulder, and screamed in shock.
"Oh, good afternoon, Miss Rosenberg, and umm her friend." The librarian said and Buffy managed to pick up on his heavy British accent. The librarian was studying her and she began to feel a little uneasy under his scrutiny. He knew this girl, he thought, and then he remembered a picture of the girl who was to be under his care as a watcher and knew this was her.
"Hi, Mr. Giles, this is Buffy she's new here, umm she needs to get some books for her classes." Willow told the creepy librarian.
"Ah yes, Miss Summers I was expecting you." Giles said.
"Geez, did they pass out fliers?" Buffy asked sarcastically, and Giles was taken aback by her manner of speaking. "Because mister librarian man whatever was burnt down or vandalized or whatever fights were started I had nothing to do with it."
"What?" Giles asked startled, "Oh no, um Miss Rosenberg I need to talk to Buffy." Giles said, Willow looked at Buffy to see what was going on but Buffy looked as confused as Willow herself, so she just shrugged and left.
"Okay, you wanna tell me who the hell you are and how you know who I am?" Buffy asked, crossing her arms in front of her chest.
"I'm Rupert Giles, the librarian and your new watcher." He said and Buffy stared at him in disbelief. Wow, this never ends, she thought.
"Well, that's nice to know but I don't really need a watcher." Buffy told him.
"What do you mean? Every slayer must have a watcher and if I'm not mistaken yours is dead." Buffy felt a slight twinge of pain at the mention of her other watcher, Merrick. They had been patrolling one night when they were attacked by a group of vamps, Buffy had struggled to fight them but managed to dust them all, but not before they had killed Merrick. Buffy shudder at the memory and pushed the thoughts of Merrick away, locking her gaze on Giles. She realized he wasn't bad looking for a man his age. Sure he looked a little neurotic, but one would have to be to be a librarian, but he had brown hair and glasses but it was his eyes that Buffy noticed the most, they were young looking and extremely kind. Focus Buffy, she thought reprimanding herself for letting her guard down.
"See that's where you wrong, I don't need a watcher because I'm retired, no more slaying for Buffy." She told him, turning to leave but Giles grabbed her arm, turning her to face him.
"You can't just retire." He told her. Buffy's arms were still crossed in front of her chest and her chin was set defiantly.
"And why not?"
"Because they will follow you, no matter where you go or what you do they will always be there waiting for the right moment to spring on you. There's a higher power at work, this town is full of mystical forces, there is a reason you were brought here now." Giles told her, and Buffy rolled her eyes.
"That's pretty much because my mom picked now to move here." Buffy said icily. "I really don't have time for this." She shook his hand off her arm and began to walk out of the library.
"Wait!" He called, "You are not destined to fight alone."
"What are you talking about? Who is going to fight with me? Willow? Xander? Oh yeah, maybe I can get them killed too, it will be lots of fun." Buffy said beginning to get angry at him for not leaving her alone and at herself for standing there talking to him.
"Willow and Xander? Do you mean to tell me you told them? Don't you know how dangerous.." Giles began getting flustered.
"Whoa slow down, breathe," Buffy said cutting him off, "Its not like I passed out fliers. They happened to walk up while I was slaying a vamp last night, it is really no biggie." Buffy said, trying not to burst out laughing at the flustered look on Giles' face.
"So you did slay a vampire? I thought you were retired." Giles said.
"Okay, yeah I am, but if I run into one I'll slay it, its not like I think they deserve to live or unlive or whatever, I'm just not going way nuts with it." Buffy told him.
"Well, there is another Slayer here in Sunnydale. She was called at the same time as you were, there was some ancient prophecy about two slayers being called together and chosen to work with one another and you two are the chosen ones." Giles said.
"You know, I'm really sick of you watchers and all your stupid prophecies. So where is this other chick?" Buffy asked just as the library doors swung open.
"Buffy, this is Faith, and her watcher Dominick." Giles told her gesturing towards the door. Buffy felt her heart do a little leap at the name Faith. Could this be, She thought, is it possible that this girl, this other slayer is my sister? But Buffy quickly pushed those thoughts out of her mind. The other girl had walked up to Buffy and was scrutinizing her closely. Faith was about Buffy's height with shoulder length brown hair and chocolate brown eyes.
"Well now that you girls have met, I think it would be best if you both went to your classes, just meet back here after classes and we will begin your training." Dominick told them.
"See, that's a problem, I promised my mom I would pick my little sister up from school." Buffy told them.
"Well, bring her here and we will find something for her to do."
"Oh yeah and that would involve what, sharpening stakes, cleaning weapons? She already thinks I'm a big freak, that would totally seal it, besides I could see the look on my mom's face when she told her I let her play with sharp wooden sticks." Buffy said sarcastically.
"Well actually, I was thinking more on the lines of homework, but not here. Maybe you could ask Xander and Willow to help." Giles suggested.
"Oh yeah, that's priceless. Hey I know we just met but can you watch my brat kid sister while I train to fight the undead."
"Okay, maybe it would be best if you girls went to class, Buffy just figure something out and we will see you back here at the end of the day." Dominick said breaking up Giles and Buffy before their argument escalated anymore.
"Sure, whatever." Buffy said rolling her eyes and walking from the library, Faith hot on her heels. Faith turned and waved to Dominick before she left.
"Colorful girl you have there, eh, Rupe." Dominick said chuckling as the girls left the library.
"Ah yes, she is bloody brilliant." Giles grumbled, thinking how this was a lot more than he had bargained for.
So much for getting away from the wonderful world of slaying, Buffy thought bitterly, as she walked from the library. She quickly found Xander and Willow on a bench in the courtyard, and sat down next to them.
"Hey guys."
"Hi Buffy and umm her friend." Xander said indicating Faith, who was still standing nervously shuffling her feet. Buffy realized she had been so wrapped up in her own thoughts she hadn't even noticed Faith had followed her.
"Oh, sorry, Willow, Xander this is Faith, she's another slayer, Faith this is Willow and Xander."
"You told them?" Faith asked Buffy her eyes wide with shock.
"Yep sure did, and I even handed out little pamphlets explaining just what I do." Buffy quipped a smile playing on her lips. Faith just stared at her. "Hello, I'm joking." Buffy rolled her eyes taking a bite out of her sandwich.
"Yeah, we stumbled on the Buffster here staking a vampire last night, and she told us all about her chosen one, well now I guess it would be two, status." Xander explained to Faith, "So anyways where are you from Faith?"
"Umm England."
"Wow and you don't even have an annoying British accent." Xander said.
"No, I guess I wouldn't. I was born in California but my parents died when I was five, so my uncle, I mean my watcher took me to the council to train." Faith explained, and now Buffy looked shocked. That must of been hard on her, never knowing her parents and training as hard as those stuffy Brits make a person train for ten years, she couldn't imagine life like that.
"So Buff what did Mr. Giles want?" Willow asked knocking Buffy out of her thoughts.
"Oh just to talk about slayer stuff, he's my new and improved watcher." Buffy said.
"Watcher? Is that like stalker?" Xander asked quizzically.
"Sometimes it feels like it, but no he trains me to fight that's all, but that brings me to my next point and that requires a favor from the two of you."
"Sure Buff, your wish is mine, I mean our command." Xander said.
"Well Giles has a fun filled afternoon of training planned and I'm kinda supposed to get my little sister from school and I was wondering if maybe you guys would keep an eye on her while I train?" Buffy asked hopefully.
"Sure Buff, me and Will can watch the little rugrat."
"Oh my god, thank you so much, I can't pay you but I would be like it if you two would come over to dinner at my place." Buffy said excitedly.
"Geez, Buffy you know exactly how to get to a man's heart, food." Xander said chuckling.
"Oh and Faith you are invited to." Buffy told the other slayer when she saw how uncomfortable the girl looked. The bell rang and they all stood up. "So after school we meet at the library and then we can get my sister." They all walked there separate ways to class and Buffy couldn't help but feel a little hopeful now that she had friends who were willing to help her knowing full well what she was, or rather who she was. She went to her next class a smile on her face.
*TBC*