A/N: I was surprised that I actually got a review for my last chapter, very happy about that!! (sad I know, but that's just me all over) Now this chapter in my opinion, is boring, kind of an interlude I suppose, just something that needs to happen before the next few chapters I suppose, but to make up for it I'll aim to have another chapter up before the weekend ends figners crossed

Disclaimer: Joss and M.E.

Summary: After just moving from Britain a girl with unusual abilities meets the scoobies, and a pre-chip Spike and unsouled Angelus.

Warning: Nothing as of yet, maybe in later chapters

Rating: PG-13

Spilers/Timing: Just realised a previous mistake, I said early season four, well actually it's more season three because the scoobies are still all at school, so sorry about that. Oh and yet another thing I've changed (sorry about this) there is no Faith, even if it is season three, I MAY bring her in later on in the story, but for now she's not in it. Oh, and another thing (last thing, I promise) Xander and Cordy aren't together, but she still helps out with the scooby gang, so I'm not exactly sure when in season three this is positioned...

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Chloe sat up straight in her bed, instantly aware of everything around her, before realising the noise that had woken her up was her parents shouting from the next room to 'Turn the soddin' thing off', the 'thing' being her alarm. One thing that had always puzzled Chloe was the alarm, she always woke up at the slightest little noise, she was always nosy and wanted to find out what was going on around her, but the alarm, that was a different matter altogether. It buzzed loudly right next to her ear, yet every morning she failed to wake up until someone shouted at her to switch it off, she just put it down to one of life's great mysteries.

Having only just moved to Sunnydale in the summer holidays she had yet to go to school since England and she was worried. It wasn't just the fact that she was starting a new school where she knew no one at all, but also the fact that her good grades had meant she had been put up two years at school. She could easily blend in with the 17 year olds that would be in her class, she was tall for her age, but she was still worried about not having anyone to talk to that was her own age. She had never had trouble mixing with older kids before, but with joining a new school in a new country, her mind was picking out all of the things that could go wrong today.

As she made her way sleepily to the bathroom and showered she tried to think of all the positive things that could happen today, and looking out the window at the sun reminded her of one of the main plusses at moving to America, the weather, she loved England, but she could definitely live without all of the rain and clouds.

Stepping back into her room she settled herself down in front of the mirror, and took out her make-up box. She wasn't one to concentrate on appearances but one thing she did every morning was try her best to cover up the bite mark on her neck, she didn't really fancy having to explain a 'dog bite' on her neck to her new class mates. The bite mark had faded over the years, but it was still there, and she supposed that now it was going to be there for the rest of her life. She didn't really mind all that much, a dab of concealer and it was practically invisible to the human eye.

That thought got her head buzzing again, she was extremely worried about the pair of vampires she had met yesterday, especially Angelus. She might not have shown it, that was one of her best skills, she could keep a clear head and a calm voice in the face of danger, it was just when she had had time to think about it that she realised exactly how bad her situation was, taking a deep breath she pushed it out of her mind and decided to think about it some more tonight. Right now she had bigger problems than evil vampires following her around, school being the main one, and closely following that her outfit.

Rummaging through her wardrobe for a minute she found what she was looking for and pulled out a couple of hangers and dumped them on her bed. She quickly slipped on her jeans and white tank top and paused in front of her full length mirror she had in her room. She was thankful for the fact that she had naturally good looks and she didn't have to spend hours in front of the mirror each morning with a makeup brush and ten discarded outfits before she was happy with the way she looked.

Chloe grabbed an apple from the fruit bowl she passed on the way to the door after bounding down the steps in about 2 leaps and she slipped out of the door and closed it gently so she didn't wake up her parents. Again. As she neared Sunnydale high, which was only a few minutes away from her new home she slowed down. She actually smiled when she realised that she was nervous, it was a new sensation for her, she was usually 'As cool as a cumcumber' as some of her friends had put it back in England, but today she was a bundle of nerves.

She had set out early that day to make sure she got to school on time, but she realised that maybe it had been a little too early as the campus was deserted. Deciding to make the most of being early she made her way to the library, thankful for the little signs dotted around the school, she'd have been completely lost otherwise.

When she reached the library she was surprised to find out that it wasn't completely empty as she had expected, but it actually had 6 people in there, including the librarian. They were all sat around a table in the center of the room and they all stopped talking when she walked in giving Chloe the distinct feeling that she had just interrupted something, and most likely something important if the serious looks on everyone's faces were anything to go by.

The only adult in the room, who she supposed was the librarian stood up from the table and walked over to her.

"Can I help you?" He spoke with a brittish accent and Chloe wondered how long it was since she had spoken to someone with a brittish accent, it wasn't as if she ever spoke to her parents, on the times that they were actually at home. She suddenly realised that he was waiting for a reply.

"Oh yes sorry, erm I'm new here, and I was told to come to the library to get the books that I need"

"Oh right, wait there a minute then" He walked up the steps and started wandering around the bookcases, picking up books every now and then. Whilst she was waiting one of the girls that had been sat at the table previously came up to her.

"Hi, I'm Willow" She gave her a warm smile and Chloe couldn't help but smile back.

"I'm Chloe"

"So you're from England right?"

"Yeah..." Chloe couldn't think of anything else to say after that, she still felt that she had interrupted something important by the silence of the room, even though there were 7 people in total there, 4 of which were sat at the table.

The librarian came back with a pile of books and issued them out for her when the bell rang. Chloe turned to Willow.

"I don't suppose you know where History 7 is do you?"

"Sure, we're going there now" Chloe followed Willow out of the library and was introduced to the others on the way to their history lesson.

"This is Buffy, Xander, Oz and Cordy"

"Hi" Chloe smiled, once again struck by a feeling of being extremely nervous, she never was good in large groups. A few awkward smiles later they were chatting as if they had known each other for longer than 10 minutes and Chloe was struck at just how welcoming they were towards her. Especially Xander, who she found sitting next to her in almost every class, but she didn't mind, he was really friendly and joked about a lot. As for the lessons, she got through the work easily, as she had known she would, something that had never troubled her at school was the work, and after finishing the work quickly, tilting her book slightly for Xander to copy, she spent the rest of her lessons chatting to her new friends.

By the end of the day Chloe was feeling a lot more relaxed, she had some new friends, there were no problems with the work or the age gap, not that anyone actually knew how old she was, but she reasoned with herself that there wasn't actually a reason for any of them to know and she was going to avoid telling anyone for as long as possible.

Wandering home alone, as she lived on the opposite side of town to everyone else her mind wavered back to last night's encounter with the two vampires, Spike and Angelus. She planned to research them on her computer as soon as possible, she had been tempted to check the library for books on them but realised that even if they did have books people would want to know what she was doing with books about vampires.

A quick scan of the house once she was inside told her that her parents weren't home and a note on the counter next to some money told her that her parents were on holiday for the next few weeks. Again. It didn't upset her being left in the house alone, she was used to it and some times she often welcomed the silence being alone brought her, it allowed her to relax properly.

After a few simple searches on the web she hadn't been able to find anything in particular about the two vampires in question so she sent a few e-mails to some of her contacts, hoping they would bring back something useful. She took a quick bath and then relaxed in front of the t.v whilst waiting for sunset, which didn't take long after she had finished all the homework she had been given on her first day of school.

Stepping outside she welcomed the cool breeze she felt on her face and wodnered how many more vamps she could dust on a hellmouth in one night, compared to the amount she managed to get in her home town back in England.

Only one way to find out.