Group
They all went to the lounge for their Group.
Dawn : Um, I should warn you, I don't 'group' well
Peter : It will be all right . Okay, let's begin. Sophie and Daisy will be here later. Your stuck with me for now.
Connor grinned : When aren't we?
Peter : Okay let's begin. What's your favourite number? Under the twenty! Dawn?
Dawn : Thirteen
Peter : Connor?
Connor : Nine
Kayley : Uhm four.
Peter : these are the numbers of things you have to say in this group. Let's start with Connor , then Kayley and at last Dawn.
Connor: 1 I am Connor, 2 I am 17. 3 I like running ( looking at Kayley ) 4 I enjoy fighting.5 My best friend is Cordy. Dawn looked surprised at this. I hate fashion, that's 6. And now 7 I like to play basketball. 8 It's quiet here, I like that. 9 I am confused.
Kayley : First I hate my parents, second I am glad my favourite number is four. She grinned, I also love to run.
And last but not least, I haven't been in a fight for almost 4 days.
Daisy stood by the door listening to the end of Kayley's story and the beginning of Dawn's story.
Dawn : Dawn Summers,16 years, had a mother, had a sister, had a best friend, have a new best friend, love soccer, love to fight, don't like people that judge someone at first side looking at Connor. Hate my father. Never been a part out of the scooby gang. Always alone. Like dancing, mostly hip hop and r&b. Done.
Peter : That will be it, you can go to your classes, except for Dawn you need to go to the doctor for the physical
Daisy smiled at the kids who passed her by and walked into the lounge taking a seat in front of Peter.
Daisy : tough kids, especially Dawn, she reminds me of someone.
Peter : I was thinking the same, she reminds me of you and Shelby.
Daisy : she has some resembles. Her mother is dead and her sister. She is just a tough as Shelby, but that's on the outside. She is wearing a mask. Just like the rest of them.
Peter : I would like you to get a hang of the kid named Ephram Brown. He is 17 and will be arriving over two hours. Sophie I have to go , we will be back in about 3 hours. Can you handle it, if you do I will make you personal counsellor of Ephram.
Daisy : I'll give it a shot. Before you go I just have a question. Could I look into his profile, it would be easier this way, because then I know how to approach him.
Wait a sec I'll just get it for you. He came back after a few minutes.
Peter : Here it is. we have to go now. The kids are in lounge.
Daisy began to read.
Name : Ephram Brown
Age : 17
Ephram, who resented all the years his father lavished on his career at the expense of his family.
He hates his father for not being there during his childhood. He has been in a jail once for beating up the ex-boyfriend from his at the moment girlfriend. He seem to like be alone. If he talks, and that is not much, he talks with sarcasm in his voice. The only person that gets along with him is his 11 year old sister Delia. He began drinking when he was so deep in problems that he thought he could drink them away. His father send him to Horizon Heights to get over his drinking problem and hopefully to keep him on the right track. He is a talented pianist but gave this up when he started to drink. A possible reason for all of this could be the death of his mother and missing a father in his life.
Mother : Mother died.
Father : Doctor Andrew Brown :
Dr. Andrew Brown is a world-famous neurosurgeon whose career always overshadowed his obligations as a parent, until the day that his wife died. Faced with the task of raising his two kids, 9-year-old Delia and 15-year-old Ephram by himself, Andrew moves his family from New York to Everwood, Colorado, where he opened a free medical clinic.
Sister:
9 years old Delia :
Delia adjusted quickly to her new surroundings. She is the only one who can talk to Ephram on a normal base.
Amy Abbot :
A friend and also an enemy.
She got him almost on drugs by letting him in contact with her ex-boyfriends who is a drugdealer. In the beginning they were friends.
Daisy stopped reading at end of the paper. He is a messed up kid indeed. Before she could read any further into his papers she took a breath and thought about any idea's how she should approach this kid. Suddenly she heard a knock on the door. She looked at the door and found Dawn standing there.
Dawn : I think the newby is here, there is a car in front of the school. Just wanted to let you know.
Daisy : thanks Dawn, by the way I have something to tell you. Your first week buddy is Connor. He must be here in a minute because he is going to show you everything.
Dawn : Why him? Isn't anyone else available? She whined
Daisy : I don't know, but this is Peter's decision and I am just giving you the message.
Dawn : Yeah right, great decision, is sounds more like a punishment.
Connor interfered.
Connor : For me yeah! It's a punishment for me. So live with it , let's go!
Dawn walked after Connor.
Daisy walked outside finding a man and boy standing at the car.
Daisy : Hi , I am Daisy, I will be your son's counsellor she said while shaking the man's hand.
Dr Brown : Hello, I'm Andy Brown.
Ephram pov
I stood against the car looking at a woman and my father shaking hands. Why did he had the bring me to this wacko school, for god sake. It is already bad enough to leave Delia behind. My father walks towards me, says some kind of goodbye and drives away with his car leaving me and my stuff behind. The woman walked towards me and took my bags and went inside.
Ephram : hey what are going to with my stuff?
The woman didn't respond so I decided to go after her. I found her sitting in an office behind a table going through my things.
Ephram : What are you doing with my things?
Daisy looked up : Decided to check the place out?
This is one of the routines we do. We check your bags and you will be also having a physical. There are rules in here don't forget those , there's no drugs. there's no sex. there's no inappropriate touching and no violence. Understand?
Ephram nodded.
Let's get you a physical then. Just follow me to the nurse.
Meanwhile.......
Dawn followed Connor. Connor turned back to Dawn.
Dawn : What?
Connor : Can I ask you a question?
Dawn : Depends
Connor : You know a vamp why didn't your sister kill him?
Dawn : he's a good vamp. He even helped with 2 apocalypses. So Angel is your dad, I didn't even knew he had a son.
Connor : Well I was kidnapped in my younger years and raised in a helworld and came back, but time went faster there and when I came back I was 16. But why did you cry yesterday?
Dawn : My sister was the slayer she died in a fight with a hell-god.
Connor felt a little bit awkward and decided to get on with the subject
Connor: So, vampire slayers. I was told about them. How come you're always girls?
Dawn : Don't really know that answer, they are better!
Connor pov
Maybe she isn't so bad.
Dawn pov
Why is he so nice?
Connor : I know one hell of a good slayer. I liked her until she kicked my but.
Dawn : Let me guess, Faith, she was nice in the beginning until she was trying to kill me and my mother and not to forget my sister, that's what landed her in prison.
Connor : What's it like having a sister who's the slayer?
Dawn sighed.
Connor : Don't have to answer that one, just weren't thinking.
Dawn : No, I want to, it is difficult cause no one has an older sister who's a Slayer. People wouldn't be so crazy about her if they had to live in the same house with her every single day. Everybody cares what she thinks, just cause she can do backflips and stuff. Like that's such a crucial job skill in the real world! Everything is focused on her. It is just difficult. At first I loved it but that was over at the moment that they kept everything away from me. At a point of a lot of whining I could research but nothing more. Her death bites inside of me, I should have died not the one and only hero. A tear came down her face. I am a nobody, I should have died that night.
It was very quiet for a while. Connor sat on a chair and Dawn pulled a seat beside.
Dawn : So what is it like having a vampire as dad?
Connor : Terrible, my parents both are vamps and I am human, Now I still think it is strange.
When I came back from the hell-world I thought that Angel was evil. My guardian on the hellworld taught me to hate him and eventually to kill him. And I tried but failed. And before it was to late I realized that he wasn't evil after all. And now I am here.
Kayley opened the door and walked in.
Kayley : Hey no fighting what did Peter give you. Anti-fighting pills? She grinned
Connor : I reconsider the things you said yesterday.
Kayley laughed : whow I didn't think you were that smart.
Dawn : So have you seen the new kid already?
Kayley : No you?
Dawn : yeah I saw him outside with his dad. He is pretty cute. I am curious why he's here?
Connor : I think we have math at the moment, let's go, mr Roberts will be waiting.
My first class he thought.