Chapter 13

Another Slayer

When Buffy was walking down the stairs the next morning she heard a knock at the front door. She walked over and opened it. A girl around Buffy's age stood in the doorway. She had waist-length black hair, fair skin, and grey eyes.

"Buffy Summers?" the girl asked.

"Yeah, that's me," Buffy replied. She was very cheerful this morning.

"I'm Natalie Lee. My watcher sent me to Sunnydale to find you to see if you can help me," Natalie explained.

"Whoa, back up. Watcher?"

"Yes, I'm a vampire slayer," Natalie told her.

"Chosen One doesn't mean anything anymore, does it?" Buffy asked sarcastically.

"I guess not. If I can come in I can explain," Natalie said as Spike walked by and stopped and looked at Natalie.

"Who's she?" he asked.

"Natalie Lee. I'm a vampire slayer."

"Oh, great. Just to let you know, I'm a good vampire, I have a soul, blah, blah, blah." Spike walked away.

"He's a vampire?" Natalie pointed after him.

"Yeah, he's a friend and he explained the rest with unnecessary blahs. Come in." Buffy stood aside as Natalie walked through the door and into the living room.

"You have a lovely house," Natalie complimented as Buffy shut the door and walked over to her.

"Yeah, everybody seems to like it. Now, how are you a slayer?" Buffy asked, getting straight to the point.

"Well, Faith..." Natalie started as Willow came down the stairs and cut her off.

"Who are you?"

"She's another slayer," Spike said, coming back into the living room.

"I'm Natalie Lee."

"Chosen One really doesn't mean anything anymore," Willow said, joining them.

"That's just what I was saying," Buffysaid toWillow and then told Natalie to go on. Spike laced his fingers through Buffy's. Willow noticed and smiled. She'd never seen Buffy so happy before.

"Wow. Poor Faith," Willow said when Natalie finished.

"Yeah. Where is she now?" Buffy asked.

"On the run, as always," Natalie responded.

"Good old Faith. Never changes. Now, your watcher sent you to me why?" Buffy asked.

"My 15-year-old sister Joanna was taken by the Klakarec demons one night about three weeks ago from our home in San Fransisco. I thought maybe since you're on a Hellmouth they'd be here," Natalie explained.

"We're pretty sure that they're in Sunnydale, but we don't know the exact location," Buffy told her. "My sister was taken, too."

"Oh, I'm sorry," Natalie said.

"All we've found so far is an empty chamber," Spike added.

"And we need to find them by tonight," Buffy said.

"Why? What's tonight?" Natalie asked, looking from person-to-person.

"The ceremony," Willow told her.

"Ceremony? You don't mean..."

"Yup, the sacrifice," Buffy confirmed. "We'd better go and see Giles. He'll be wanting to meet you."

Spike and Buffy walked a few feet in front of Willow and Natalie as they headed towards Giles' apartment. Buffy and Spike were talking and smiling at each other the whole way.

"Are they together?" Natalie whispered to Willow.

"Mm-hmm! Yup, since last night," Willow smiled.

"Last night?"

"Yeah. Buffy finally told Spike how she felt about him and...fireworks!"

"Wow. They do seem happy," Natalie said.

"It does seem to look that way!" Willow and Natalie smiled at each other as they walked through the door and into Giles' apartment.

"Giles, there's someone here I think you'll want to meet!" Buffy said as Giles stood up from his chair.

"Who?" he asked and Buffy and Spike stepped aside, revealing Natalie.

"Meet Natalie Lee...the Vampire Slayer," Buffy introduced as Giles stared at Natalie in shock.

END OF CHAPTER 13

Hope you liked it! I liked making up Natalie. She's cool!