It was a quiet time in the village on Linden Creek. The sun shone as bright as always on the suburban roads doing its worst on the newly laid tarmac layering or recent roadwork in the streets.

As Emma was coming down the street, returning home from her job as an IT consultant she could feel the peace of village and its surroundings, not a soul seemed visible or apparent. This was helped by the weak and unwilling breeze that simmered through the hot mid afternoon air.

But there was nothing gentle or warm about the environment she was about to subject herself too.

Emma was a tall Blonde haired girl who had lived a very brutal and unstable child. No one has laid a finger on her but her family home was very strained. At her home she would feel very insecure and especially jumpy. She never looked forward to reaching back home.

But this never really bothered her. It was all, okay. She was her own person with her own drives and motives. She made her own choices. She had all the same lost any regard for her parents and her upbringing after it became clear that they no longer returned her love. When she stopped to think about her life she would just shake those thoughts away and move on. This girl had done enough soul searching to last a lifetime.

So Emma went indoors going straight for the fridge. It wasn't long before a pair of suspicious eyes met her own. It was her dad.

"What?" said Emma keeping herself closed and defensive.

"It's 4.01pm," said Dad

"Yes that's right"

"You said you would be back home at 4pm on the dot."

"Yea well no ones perfect are they, yo chill out dude."

"Don't you take that tone with me little girl," he said, incensed at his daughters words

"Get to your room right now and have a think about what you have said. You know what happens when you cross me."

Emma thought for a moment about what he said but shrugged it off "You know yea I think I will but only by choice. You'd think I was like 10 or something"

And then she stumped off charging to her room up the steps as quick as she could. It was a haven for all she cared. The arrogance and the general debonair of her parents never ceased to amaze her.

There was only one thing she stopped to notice and that was how much darker it was becoming. The light was ever so slowly beginning to dim which was a little strange as the sun was still high and the general weather conditions were still clear. Perhaps a storm was coming.

Time passed, homework was done, dinner was eaten and the day was all but over. Downstairs though there was one more little thing that needed to be completed. The daily row. The voices were growing ever louder and could now be heard from the floor below as the slinging match raged on.

"I mean it sweetie," said an enraged male voice "When she finishes college, she's out of here, I have had it." And then he took a large swig of beer.

"Kev, we can't just boot her out, we have a responsibility to her. For pity sake we are her parents."

"It's time to cut our losses. She can look after herself."

"How can you say that? This is our daughter we're talking about." It began to get further still dark.

"Looks like rain huh?"

"Don't try to change the subject, sweetheart."

"Look we can talk about this after Emma finishes college right?" Mum wheezed, beginning to panic a little.

"It's sorted, she finishes... and..."

"What's wrong?"

"It's alright, I can take care of myself, I." And then both of his hands were grasped firmly on the side of his head nursing a terrible pain.

"Oh my God what's happening to you?" At this point, Emma who was listening from her room raced down stairs to see what was happening. Something really weird was happening that was for certain. By the time she reached downstairs the screams were becoming almost unbearable. Nothing could prepare her for the sight she was about to witness.

As she raced into the kitchen the sight of a snake emanating and slithering from her dads mouth was something very disturbing and in a flash she froze cuffing her hands over her mouth.

"Dad, just stay very still." Kev wanted to say something but was stopped by the full object slithering through his jaw. It was definitely a snake, nobody moved in fear of provoking it, yet they were all afraid to stay where they were.

"Don't make any sudden movements," Emma put in as the snake reached its full way through. Finally it dropped on the floor in its full form. Slowly it slithered up searching the room for a victim. When it spotted Emma its eyes were fixed all over her.

"Slayer," the beast hissed.

"Huh?"

"You will come with me slayer and face the trials that await you."

"What are you talking about, I'm no... what?

"You are the one. I sense the power in you."

"A dragon slayer," said Kev "We talking about a dragon slayer... right? I can't believe I'm talking to a snake"

The snake hissed and the man froze.

"You have the wrong girl. I don't even know what a slayer is"

"You lie."

"No I swear what's this all about."

"You are Buffy Summers of Sunnydale..."

"Sunnydale is in another district." "You are undeniably the same, you will come with me to face torture in hell dimension X72 you will do your time."

"I don't think so," Emma was brave and defensive "What did I do?"

"You didn't do a thing," Kev finished for her.

"Hold on Dad," said Emma and then she turned to the snake before her. "What did I do?"

"Held back did through the aid of your witch and now your time is up."

"There's just two things we're not clear on, firstly... me, not a slayer. Second what do I call you?

"You may call me. Osiris."

So what do you think so far? Edgy, Fun? If you have any thoughts or helpful reviews I would be very pleased to hear from you. More from this coming up as my imagination allows it. I do hope you are enjoying it so far.