When She Was



Diary entry #2

March 4, 1997
Sunnydale, CA

Dear Diary,

New town, new school. Oh, crap, this really bites. See, I don't know what it is with evil and me...I think I have a beacon that leads all the Bad Guys straight to me. I'm like a vampire magnet or something. Nobody told me that was part of the Slayer Employment Plan. I mean, where is my medical, my vacation pay? Hell, where is my PAY?

Ok, so I tried to quit. Well, I quit for a week anyway. I went to my first day at Sunnydale High, I made a few friends, met some stuffy tea-and-crumpets British guy who turned out to be "My Watcher", and then I lost a couple friends (one died and the other was a bitch), killed a bunch of vampires, saved the rest of my friends from becoming snacks, and got a new Watcher.

Here's how it went:

ACCOSTED BY WATCHER

He threw a book at me! A really old book and it was all dusty and stuff and it didn't even spell the word "vampire" right! He gave me the whole "Chosen One" speech which I'd heard a MILLION TIMES from Merrick (R.I.P.) and could recite in my sleep. Yeah whatever. Take your tweed and go, Mr. Giles. Go watch someone else. Ex-Slayer here and not changing my mind.

NEW FRIEND FOUND MY STAKE

His name is Xander and he's really funny but has goofy hair.

DEAD GUY FOUND IN LOCKER

Vampires. In Sunnydale. Big time. Need I go on?

WILLOW

She's totally nice. I like her. I saved her life and we hung out and I gave her advice about boys. Not necessarily in that order.

SLAYER ALERT

Does everyone in this town know who I am by now? I guess it beats the cost of advertising.

ANNOYING HOT GUY IN ALLEY

This guy gets on my nerves. His name is Angel and hey, he's quite the honey. You know, like weak-in-the-knees-and-fan-my-face gorgeous, but I didn't have the heart to tell him he has a girl's name. And does he have to keep creeping up on me like that? He's lucky I didn't accidentally stab him with my stake.

VAMPIRES RUN RAMPANT

Ok, I'm going to have a talk with my mother. Of all the places we could have moved, she had to pick Vampire Central? And how many high school gyms am I supposed to NOT burn down? Why couldn't we have moved to like Paris or something? I bet there are no vampires in France.

SAVED EVERYONE'S LIFE (ALMOST) BUT NOW XANDER WANTS TO FIGHT INCUBI AND SUCCUBI

You can't save everyone. I didn't know Jesse very well and I'm sad and all, mostly for Xander, but I don't know what to feel about it. It's like death is this constant thing in my life. I fight things that kill. I fight them so they won't kill me and other people. I can't be everywhere at once, you know. I'm only ONE Slayer.

Which leads me to my next request. Why can't the Council make new Slayers? Wouldn't it be cool to have like an army of Chosens, fighting evil for me so I could go to the mall?

THE EARTH IS DOOMED

Fine by me, as long as I can go to the movies and take long bubble baths at night. Sunnydale kind of sucks. Like, literally.

But at least I have some new friends. I'll go slaying tomorrow. Tonight I'm calling Willow.

Goodnight Diary,
Buffy Summers