Chapter 1
Kat makes her way into yet another alley, tightening her grip around the stake she stops and turns around saying "Like following helpless girls?" as a handsome man appears from the shadows "No I just like following girls with stakes." Looking at him questionably she askes "Who are you?" He steps towards her with a smile on his face "A friend" he says and with that he continues his walk. Kat blinks for a second and then begins to follow him. He stops and looks over his shoulder "Like to follow helpless men?" She smiles heading towards him "No, just men who call themselves a friend. Who are you and what do you want?" He turns around slowly and looks down at her "Name's Angelus and I'm here to help you." Kat laughs softly and looks back at him "I don't need any help." He raises his eyebrows and nods abit "Sure. That's why you dont have anywhere to stay right?" Kat steps back and sighs "Yea, right." then starts walking away from him thinking, How the hell did he know that?
She sits down on the rusted bench and looks around the park, thinking about Angelus and what he could want with her. Kat hugs her knees against her chest and shivers from the cold. Just then she hears a male voice snapping her out of her thoughts "Hey. You okay?" as he sits down next to her. Kat smiles softly and nods "Yea, I like being out here alone in the cold in a strange city." and sighs as he hears the sarcasm in her voice. He then lets out his hand and looks at her "I'm Xander." with a dorkie grin. Kat lets out a small laugh and take his hand considering he's probably the only one shes going to ever talk to again "I'm Kat." She notices him looking at her longly and not letting go of her hand "You know my hand is kinda attached to my arm so you can't take it home with you." Xander then lets out a nervous laugh and let go of her hand and says "Sorry" looking down blushing abit. Kat gripping the stake with her other hand, drops it with a loud clank against the bench. Xander notices and looks around her, but Kat quickly pushes him back on his seat forcefully and takes the stake knealing down and opening her lower pocket that was also stuffed with other stakes and crucifixes. She stands back up looking at Xander one more time "I'll see you around." and heads down the pathway. As she leaves the park Xander says after her "You're a slayer?" She stops, her back to him and says softly "It's not any of your business what I am." and thinks, Hell I'm not even sure.
The next day, Sunday evening as the stores begin to close she waits at a back door for the owner of a small clothes line. As he comes out, she high kicks him in the head knocking him out instantly. Taking his keys and dragging him inside she goes into the computer system disabling the alarm and cameras. Dragging the owner into the room she locks him inside a closet full of mops and brooms. Looking around she smiles and says "Okay. Let's get started." Heading towards the pants section she finds some really nice tight pants and notes to herself Never wear these when fighting then blinks at the thought She then finds baggy pants making sure they have alot of pockets. Kat looks at the shirts and takes a handful of tanktops and several belts and hats, making her way past the undergarments taking some aswell. Knowing she needs nothing else she stops before leaving and looks at the cash register. She goes around the counter and lifts the cash register sliding her hand under it and flicking the little switch making the register open instantly. Taking the money Kat notices her hand are really full. She dumps everything on the counter and grabs two backpacks stuffing the clothes inside one and the money in the other. Heading towards the door, she hears a noise coming from the closet, hearing mumbled voice coming from him. Kat smiles taking his keys with her and leaves out the back door.