A.N: Not sure where this chapter is heading, but I guess I'll soon find out!

Thanks to Matt, Christos and Akalea for reviewing. I liked the slayer suggestions and my writers block has gone, yay!

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CHAPTER 4- Looking After Number One

"Lift your arm up, Skye. Robin, put some weight behind your punch. Duck, Jade, the idea is not to be hit!"

Dawn sighed. They were sloppy in training. When they were in the forest fighting for real they did okay, but just the other night, Felicity nearly got her arm ripped off.

'They can't depend on their slayer strength, they can't keep thinking that they're invincible...that need to take the training seriously.' She thought. 'But how can I let them know how dangerous it is without scaring them?'

That was the real question. All week she had been trying to think of ways to help them train with no real success and when they went out on patrol, they nearly always out numbered the vampires or at least had two or three people watching their backs and helping them out.

'What's different with them to with Buffy, Willow and Xander?' she wondered, 'Wait a sec, Willow and Xander! No super-strength so Buffy had to look out for them. She couldn't depend on them...that's it!'

"Hey guys! Take a break!" She waited for them to sit down before continuing. "Tonight we're going to do things a little differently-"

"We're still going on patrol, right?" asked Jaden- that girl just loved killing things!

"Yup- that's what we are doing differently. You guys are a great team, or two great teams if necessary. But you've never been out on your own. You could easily be attacked when you're by yourself and right now, you're not prepared for that."

"What? Why not?"

"We've been training in single combat for weeks, of course we're prepared"

"Dawn, we can look after ourselves."

"Quiet! I'm your watcher, I've been looking at you train, but when you're in here you don't take it seriously. No, you don't, Jaden; and you know it! Tonight half of you will patrol in different parts of the forest and tomorrow night the other half will patrol, also split up. Whoever's left behind will watch over you by this spell that I've been working on. Is that okay?"

"You mean you're finally gonna let us go it alone? Great!"

"Jaden, it's gonna be dangerous out there. You have to be careful."

"I don't know, Dawn" Flick started to say. "Are you sure that we can do this?"

"Honestly? No, I'm not sure. But I'll be watching you all and the moment your life is in danger I'll open a portal and pull you out of there. I promise. This is part of being a slayer guys; to be able to look after yourself and others without having someone to watch your back. Tonight we are covering looking after yourself, when you can do that we'll cover looking after yourself AND others. OK? Great, everyone meet in the living room at eight."

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"Your late."

"Sorry Dawn." Said Skylar, meekly

"Oh, come on, only by a couple of minutes!" Jaden protested

Dawn ignored her "Jaden, you and Flick are going out tonight. Jaden, take north, Flick, take south. Be back by twelve at the latest."

As Flick and Jaden loaded up on weapons, Skye and Robinette watched as Dawn set up her spell. A couple of minute later she was done and two hologram type pictures floated in mid-air following the two girls towards the forest and then each following a different slayer as they split up to go to their parts of the forest.

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"Take that!" Jaden had finished dusting her third vampire that evening with little problems.

'Can't take care of ourselves? Yeah, right! I don't know what's got into Dawn- why's she gone all drill-sergeant on us? It's not like we don't know what we are doing. It's always Jaden be careful, Jade do this, Jade so that! It's so...'

Jaden was so caught up in her thoughts, that she didn't hear a vampire come up behind her...but its attacks were sloppy and she dusted it easily.

"Too easy! Come on, where's the challenge?"

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"Uh-oh!"

"What?" asked Robinette, anxiously looking at the screens showing the slayers walking through the forest.

"Didn't you hear what Jade just said?" At Robin's nod Dawn continued, "She just jinxed herself big time!"

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Jade continued into the forest, whistling. She was trying to get the vampires to come to her. It was dangerous, she knew that, but did she care? No way.

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"What the hell does she think she's doing? Does she want to get killed?" Dawn yelled at the screen hovering about the table. 'I don't know how Giles did it' she thought.

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Jade heard something behind her.

"Here vampy, vampy, vampy!" she called and the creature stepped out- but it was no vampire.

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"I said she was gonna get killed. Didn't I? Didn't I say she would get herself killed?"

"What is that?" Skylar asked, ignoring Dawns almost hysterical rambling.

"Welcome to demons 101 girls! That is a Horrah Demon."

"Horrid Demon?" Robinette questioned

"Horrah Demon" Dawn repeated, "they're not hard to kill- if you know how."

"How do you kill one?"

"Decapitation."

"Of which head?"

"All of them. But you have to chop off the last head within five minutes of chopping off the first head or they grow back."

"Ohh. Easy then, practically a walk in the park."

"Sarcasm is not your friend Skye, besides, after some of the things we've come up against, it is easy."
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Jaden was fighting the demon. So far she was covered head- to- toe in green slime, but still hadn't defeated the demon.

"Jaden!"

"What? Holy Crap!" There was a little light floating about a meter from her face.

"Don't worry, it's only me!"

"Dawn?"

"Duck! You've got to decapitate it- all three heads within five minutes. I'll send the others if you need them."

"Right." Jaden kicked the demon away from her and raised her sword "Bring it on."

Five minutes later the Horrah Demon was lying on the floor and its three heads were scattered around the little clearing.

"Eww!" Jade pulled out her wan and pointed at herself, removing the green slime and demon guts from her jeans and t-shirt.

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Meanwhile, Felicity had yet to come across a vampire in her side of the forest.

"I bet they're all going to little miss kill-a-lot" she grumbled under her breath.

After walking for a few more minutes, she stopped and listened.

'Chanting?' the young slayer asked herself 'who'd be out here at this time of night? Ooh, I should probably start heading back soon, I'll just see what's happening...'

As Flick went deeper into the forest, she the chanting became louder. She couldn't stop herself feeling afraid as she approached a clearing in the woods.

She hid behind a large tree and tried to hear what was happening, but they were talking so quietly.

She edged closer. Felicity could make out fifty or so bodies, 'men' she thought, all dressed in black hooded cloaks.

'I can't go any closer, without being seen or heard' she realised, so she stood still and listened to what was being said.

"Do you bring me any news from the school, Severus?" That voice- it sent shivers down Felicity's spine.

'Severus? Snape? That can't be right...' but as the next voice spoke Flick knew that it was him.

"Hogwarts has opened its doors to mudblood filth from around the world," Snape was saying, "there is an exchange program and there are five students staying at Hogwarts from other wizarding schools"

Now Felicity was really confused 'He knows that we're slayers, all the staff do. Why wouldn't he tell whoever that is the truth, unless he's really on our side...'

"Very good, Severus. "The hissing voice was saying again, "you have pleased me. Ahh, Albert; how far have you got in freeing our fallen comrades?"

'Fallen comrades? The death eaters in the Azkaban! But that would mean that the one giving the orders is...' Felicity froze, petrified. She was brought up to fear Voldemort and now she was eves dropping on him.

"Forgive me, my Lord, but there are several layers of charms to work through and aurors guarding your followers."

"So you have failed?"

"No, no my Lord, it is just taking longer than anticipated."

"Very well Albert...Cruico!" The man's, Albert's, screams echoed around the forest.

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"Come on Felicity, get out of there!" Dawn murmured.

Beside her Robinette and Skylar had turned white, Robinette was barely breathing. Dawn sighed. If anyone were to go to help Flick, it would have to be her.

"Instincts! Trust your instincts- run, go on."

But it was no use, Felicity couldn't hear her.

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The man lay groaning on the floor, meters from where Felicity was hiding.

"Severus, see to that!"

Snape walked over to 'Albert' and levitated him to the edge of the clearing. His eyes locked with Felicity's but the surprise barely registered.

'He'd be good at poker.' Thought Felicity nervously.

"Go." Was all Snape said. Felicity started to back away slowly, her legs still feeling like jelly.

"My Lord! The scanners have picked up on something. There is someone here who doesn't bear your mark."

Felicity stood frozen to the spot.

"Look for him! Find whoever it is and bring them to me!"

Felicity heard footsteps coming towards here. But she still couldn't move. They'd catch up with her any second.

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"Oh my God! RUN!" Dawn was shouting at the floating screen in the middle of the room, "They're gonna catch you!"

Skylar stood and stared at the screen. Her friend was moments away from her death and she couldn't help her.

Robinette was crying. "Do something, Dawn! You have to do something!" she cried hysterically.

But what could she do. All the three girls could do was to stand and watch the death eaters get closer to their friend.

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Don't ya just love cliffhangers? And I'm extra mean, cause the next chapter is already written! Please Review so I know if anyone is reading this.

TEASER:

"Stop! Kill her, kill her quickly!" another frantically shouted

"Avada Kedavra!" several voices shouted

Felicity saw the green light of a killing curse head towards her and squeezed her eyes shut, braising herself for the blow.