Chapter 1-

Dust and ash blew around as Buffy Summers, the Slayer, forced a stake into the heart of a vampire. It seemed like it wanted to be staked, like it walked right into the stake. But she didn't care, she was thinking about Willow Rosenburg, her best friend for seven years. How she killed that guy, Warren.
He deserved it, Buffy thought about how he killed Tara, Willow's girlfriend. He had also tried to kill Buffy. But the bullet didn't kill her. It couldn't , The Slayer thought. A tear strayed from her eye. She quickly wiped it.
"Hey Buffster." A voice called from behind her. Xander. Her other best friend. He always new how to cheer her up.
"Hey Xand." she said, dully, almost mumbled.
"What's up? No slayage?" Xander asked, placing his hand on Buffy's shoulder.
"Yeah, there's a little slayage...." She glanced around her "It's just...Willow."
"Oh." his smile faded suddenly, he thought of her all the time too. He stared at the ground. Buffy had suddenly moved, quickly. Xander jumped, he glanced over at Buffy, who was defending herself against a vampire. Xander stumbled backwards as Buffy snapped a kick at the vamp, knocking it back. The vamp rushed Buffy, she ducked under a punch and thrusted a fist towards the vamp's face. It connected and smashed the vampire's nose. Blood splattered everywhere as Buffy swept the feet out from under the vamp.
"XANDER!" Buffy yelled, yanking him out of his trance. While Buffy was fighting, she had dropped her stake. "Stake!" she called. Xander rushed towards the stake and slid on the dew-soaked ground. In one swift movement, Xander had thrown the stake, Buffy caught it, kicked the vamp, and forced it into it's chest.
Dust.
Buffy heard foot steps. Damn vamps, she thought. Xander had suddenly reached up to a tree, and snapped off a branch...making a make-shift stake. Three vamps rushed the two friends. Buffy kicked a vamp, while Xander smashed the branch over the head of a vamp, making the branch shorter. He slammed it into the vamp's chest. Dust flew everywhere as Buffy staked her vamp as well. Xander jumped behind the vamp and thrust his stake at it's heart while it fought with Buffy. He dusted, as Buffy started to swing the stake at the vamp.
"Xander!" The Slayer said, grinning. "Getting better at the Slayage." she giggled as he threw the stake at the ground. "Well, it's getting late, and Dawn is in Spike's crypt with Clem." she said as she turned around, walking to the front gate. As she whipped around, she saw a familiar face....a real familar face. Faith.