Title: Daughterly Duties

Rating: PG 13

Disclaimer: I own Elli and her parents. Everyone you recognize belongs to Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy.

Author's Note: Also my knowledge of US government is about I know that he lives in The White House. I know there is an election in November and I know there is a West Wing. So please forgive any errors. Response to a GidgetGirl challenge. The First Daughter Challenge

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Several years post-Chosen, one girl discovers her slayer powers in the most unusual of places...the White House. The only daughter of the President of the United States, this girl must keep her slaying a secret from her family, the secret service, and the country as a whole.

Requirements:

One secret service member must be a canon character.

There must be some legislation pending about magic or slayers.

The girl must be somewhat rebellious because of living her life in such a defined cage.

A canon vampire (Harmony, Dru, etc) must prove to be a problem for the slayer.

Either Buffy or Faith must be involved in the young girl's training

Options:

The slayer can be any age, though I would prefer teenaged.

Buffy or Faith developing a relationship with the president.

Ditching the secret service
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Washington

"Explain to me again how this is going to work?" Buffy asked as she looked down at her outfit. Xander smiled, trying not laugh. Buffy was wearing a black dress suit with a white blouse under the blazer, her hair held back with chop sticks. Epitome of one of Cordelia's favorite phrases: "A business woman of the nineties outfit."

"You'll be a secretary to the Press Secretary. He's the President's good friend. It'll get you into The White House." He responded.

Willow had tried and succeeded on getting the slayer into the White House. Just not as a tutor to Noelle, but as a secretary. Buffy had made a mental note to get Willow back. It wouldn't have been so bad, except that Willow had had a hard time keeping a straight face when seeing Buffy in her outfit over the video phone.

"Don't they run background checks? Because I'm pretty sure I would fail those," the slayer replied with tone of disgust in her voice. The memories of her school records and their constant mentions of violence lingering in her mind. She never thought she'd be a secretary, work at a fast place yes but secretary no. A world of no.

"It will also get us near Noelle." Xander reminded, causing her to send a glare his way.

"How? I doubt a Press Secretary even gets to spend that much time with the First Daughter, what are the chances his secretary will even say a word to her. And what are you going to do?"

"I've got some contacts." He said slyly. Buffy had to smile; Xander did seem to enjoy his job, being all sneaky.

"Look at you being with the contact-age." She said fondly, causing Xander to beam and a 100 watt smile began pulling at his lips.

This is what Buffy missed, goofy Xander. The two of them being silly.

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"Last time I checked alone meant 'by yourself', not 'by yourself and your two bodyguards'." Elli said taking a sip of her triple thick chocolate shake.

Elli sat with Connor and Anne at a little outdoor café. She had been trying to get out on her own for weeks now. Her Dad had been trying to keep her inside ever since a few weeks ago.

Connor slurped the last of his shake down before answering to Elle's complaint, "Listen kid..."

"Don't call me kid, I can almost drive." She interjected.

"Listen Elli, your dad wants you safe. I want to keep you safe. If anything happened to you, who would torment me?"

She grinned weakly; Connor was right. Her dad did want to keep her safe. But she felt like she was in a cage, just there to let everyone gawk at her. He wouldn't even let her go to her friend's house without Anne tagging along, and sometimes Connor came as well. They weren't her bodyguards, they were her babysitters. Try explaining that to your friend's parents. 'Oh yes, this is my body guard she knows about 5 different ways to kill you.'

"Oh look she's smiling!" Anne said with mock surprise. "Where else do you want to go?"

"I want to go to the new bookstore next to Capitol Cookies and get the new book by Yvonne Navarro."

"That it?"

"Oh and I need to stop by Harley's but you guys can stay in the car."

Connor knew better than that. Every time the words: you can stay in the car, came from Elli's mouth, she managed to slip away from them. It wasn't something he was that proud of. Letting the girl he was suppose to protect get away from him.

"Nice try. We'll walk you to the door and we'll come in with you." Anne said with her eyebrows raised in what Elli called the don't-mess-with-me gesture.

"All right, let's go." Elli said, pulling out a bill from her wallet to leave on the table. It was time to adjust her plans.

"What are they doing here?" Harley hissed, her dark ponytail swinging with every move she made, glancing back at Connor and Anne who both gave a wave before pretending to admire the Witter's flowers. She returned the wave before looking at Elli expecting an answer. "You were supposed to ditch them."

"I couldn't ditch them." She said in a whisper, so low that Harley had to lean into hear her best friend. "We're going to mess around with makeup and our hair and stuff, nothing you guys would like." Elli added loudly.

"We will be right outside the door." Connor said a slight warning in his voice.

"Why do you use that tone? I'm not going to do anything."

Harley pulled Elli up the stairs to the second story bathroom. Hoisting herself on the bathroom counter she glanced at Harley who rummaging through her makeup bag.

"What are you looking for?" She said tilting her head to the side trying to get a look at what Harley had.

"This." A tape recorder was placed in the First Daughter's hands. "Press play."

Elli did as she was told and she was surprised to hear their conversation from the last time they had hung out, fill the room. She heard herself exclaim over how cool it was that Harley got to go on a date: without pesky and peskier (known to everyone else at Connor and Anne).

"We leave this running for the next hour while we sneak out." Harley explained. Elli had to laugh out loud. It was an incredible plan. A true Harley Witter plan: The fact they were on the second floor, Connor and Anne weren't expecting any leaps from the second floor window and the fact they would think they were still giggling over lip gloss due to the tape recorder. Elli could be miles away before they realized anything.

Pressing play on the tape recorder, Elli yanked open the window she dangled from the sill for a few moments before bracing herself for the fall. No sooner had she hit the ground she felt Harley shake the ground next to her.

"Let's go!" Elli said, already halfway down the sidewalk before Harley was even done getting up.

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A/N: Next chapter, a familiar face appears causing trouble for Elli. Also Buffy meets Elli.

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