A/N: Thanks to Mariann, my beta. She helped me get this to sound so much
like Buffy herself, it's kinda scary. Let me know if anything seems off or
out of place and I'll do my best to fix it. Thanks for all the feedback so
far, your reviews have made me remember what I love about this story. (
March 10, 1997
You know what sucks about being the new kid?
Everyone wants to know everything about you, that's what. I swear, every time I turned around today, I felt like I was being interrogated. Around lunch I finally broke down, made a public announcement about being the Slayer and getting kicked out of my old school, before taking questions from the press. Okay, no, I didn't. I might as well have though. I swear, there isn't one person in this town, after today, that doesn't know who I really am. All I wanted to do was not flunk my classes, meet some new friends. Instead I got vampires threatening to eat the few friends I'd managed to make.
Speaking of, let me talk about the people I've met so far. There's Xander...there definitely aren't two of him in the world...he's sweet though. Very different from other guys I've known. Then there's Cordelia. Hair, make-up and fashion are her world. I thought I'd have a shot at being popular here too, like at my old school, but lessons learned at the local club are screaming something else all together. More about that later. God, please tell me I wasn't that shallow. She's nice enough, I suppose, but how was I to know that nearly attacking her with a stake would piss her off? My next meet and greet was Willow. She's very quiet and studious. SO unlike my friends back in LA... fashion sense is obviously not her forte. Which doesn't make her a bad person...I'm kind of embarrassed to admit that she's one of the people I might have made fun of. I talked to her this afternoon about school stuff and her friends (Xander and Jesse) and she seems like someone I'd like to be friends with too. Next, I met Giles. He's British, and seemed kinda...femme when I met him. See, he's the school librarian and I only went to the library because Cordelia said that was where I could find the books I needed. First he scared the crap out of me by walking up behind me, and then as I was listing the books I need for class he interrupted me(rude much) and then he plunked this huge volume down on the counter. Vampyr. Now I remember old jobs like everyone else, but when my mom and I moved here I thought that I'd left slaying and everything that went with it back in LA. Did I mention he's my new Watcher?
Anyway, the vampires were having this thing called the Harvest, and I had to stop it. Which reminds me, I met this guy. Really hot, in an annoying stalker kind of way. He followed me into an alley-and I tossed his butt to the ground. He made a lame (but cute) joke about not biting and I let him up. He gave me a cross on a chain and warned me about the Harvest. I REALLY didn't like him. Just because I keep thinking about him doesn't mean ANYTHING. So, like I was saying. The Harvest. The Master sent the Vessel (a vampire minion basically made into a mystical IV for the Master) and every life he took-it fed the Master. After enough people, the Master would be free to tread up here with us. See, Willow and Giles tell me that back in the 30's there was this huge earthquake here in Sunnydale and he got stuck below ground while trying to get out. Kinda like a cork in a bottle of champagne. Like the dutiful Slayer that I am I stopped him. Not without a casualty, though.
Jesse managed to get himself kidnapped by the vamps throwing this big soiree, and they used him as bait to lure me down there to save him. I'm sure their plan was to kill me before I could stop them, but luckily I figured out that Jesse had been vamped and managed to get Xander and myself out safely. Sadly, Xander had to stake his friend while I was off stopping the Harvest. He did it save, of all people, Cordelia. Guess even if she treats him, and Willow, like dirt, he can still save her life. I lost a friend...or at least a potential friend. It's been an experience so far, and Giles is predicting that it can only get worse. After all, we live on a Hellmouth.
March 10, 1997
You know what sucks about being the new kid?
Everyone wants to know everything about you, that's what. I swear, every time I turned around today, I felt like I was being interrogated. Around lunch I finally broke down, made a public announcement about being the Slayer and getting kicked out of my old school, before taking questions from the press. Okay, no, I didn't. I might as well have though. I swear, there isn't one person in this town, after today, that doesn't know who I really am. All I wanted to do was not flunk my classes, meet some new friends. Instead I got vampires threatening to eat the few friends I'd managed to make.
Speaking of, let me talk about the people I've met so far. There's Xander...there definitely aren't two of him in the world...he's sweet though. Very different from other guys I've known. Then there's Cordelia. Hair, make-up and fashion are her world. I thought I'd have a shot at being popular here too, like at my old school, but lessons learned at the local club are screaming something else all together. More about that later. God, please tell me I wasn't that shallow. She's nice enough, I suppose, but how was I to know that nearly attacking her with a stake would piss her off? My next meet and greet was Willow. She's very quiet and studious. SO unlike my friends back in LA... fashion sense is obviously not her forte. Which doesn't make her a bad person...I'm kind of embarrassed to admit that she's one of the people I might have made fun of. I talked to her this afternoon about school stuff and her friends (Xander and Jesse) and she seems like someone I'd like to be friends with too. Next, I met Giles. He's British, and seemed kinda...femme when I met him. See, he's the school librarian and I only went to the library because Cordelia said that was where I could find the books I needed. First he scared the crap out of me by walking up behind me, and then as I was listing the books I need for class he interrupted me(rude much) and then he plunked this huge volume down on the counter. Vampyr. Now I remember old jobs like everyone else, but when my mom and I moved here I thought that I'd left slaying and everything that went with it back in LA. Did I mention he's my new Watcher?
Anyway, the vampires were having this thing called the Harvest, and I had to stop it. Which reminds me, I met this guy. Really hot, in an annoying stalker kind of way. He followed me into an alley-and I tossed his butt to the ground. He made a lame (but cute) joke about not biting and I let him up. He gave me a cross on a chain and warned me about the Harvest. I REALLY didn't like him. Just because I keep thinking about him doesn't mean ANYTHING. So, like I was saying. The Harvest. The Master sent the Vessel (a vampire minion basically made into a mystical IV for the Master) and every life he took-it fed the Master. After enough people, the Master would be free to tread up here with us. See, Willow and Giles tell me that back in the 30's there was this huge earthquake here in Sunnydale and he got stuck below ground while trying to get out. Kinda like a cork in a bottle of champagne. Like the dutiful Slayer that I am I stopped him. Not without a casualty, though.
Jesse managed to get himself kidnapped by the vamps throwing this big soiree, and they used him as bait to lure me down there to save him. I'm sure their plan was to kill me before I could stop them, but luckily I figured out that Jesse had been vamped and managed to get Xander and myself out safely. Sadly, Xander had to stake his friend while I was off stopping the Harvest. He did it save, of all people, Cordelia. Guess even if she treats him, and Willow, like dirt, he can still save her life. I lost a friend...or at least a potential friend. It's been an experience so far, and Giles is predicting that it can only get worse. After all, we live on a Hellmouth.