When Eddie walked in the front door he was immediately slammed against the wall by his father in vamp face. "What the Hell do you think you are doing going out by yourself when we were put on red alert for a new vampire that we know nothing about? You could have gotten yourself killed."

Eddie pushed Spike off him and rubbed his neck to avoid crying. "So ground me or whatever I'm not planning on coming out of my room anytime soon anyway."

Spike sensing something was wrong got out of vamp face and sighed, "What's wrong."

"Nothing you could help me with." Eddie collapsed unto the couch.

"You sure, I've been around for quite along time. I might know something that could help."

"It's about Jenny. I think, no, I know that she's in love with this vampire we are supposed to be on the lookout for. I followed her and saw them kissing. I thought everything was going great between us and then this."

"So you have competition. There are three things you have to realize about Slayers; one, they are usually beautiful, two, they usually have a lot of guys after them, three, they are usually so independent that they prefer to be alone."

"She was with this vampire. What chance do I have?"

"Hey, contrary to popular Sunnydale belief not every Slayer ends up with a vampire and you have the advantage of coming from a supernatural family. You were raised into the weirdness that is the Slayer's life. Plus it doesn't hurt that you look like your devilishly handsome father."

Eddie rolled his eyes and smirked at his father, "Thanks Dad, this really helped."

"No problem, oh and you're still grounded for two weeks."

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Jenny was crying heavily when she heard a knock on her window. She was surprised to see the other Slayer staring back at her as she opened the window.

"Thanks," Faith smiled as Jenny let her in. "It's been awhile since I had to sneak into anyone's room, but I didn't think your dad was ready for strangers to start showing up at all hours of the night."

"Yeah," Jenny agreed. "After tonight I'm not sure how he's going to adjust. He was captured by a vampire for the first time. He wasn't hurt, but he knows something is wrong and that I'm a part of it."

"Just see how he acts in the morning. If he goes off to work like nothing happened. You have a parent that's in denial; great in the short run, no having to explain where you are every night, but bad in the long run, because he could get captured again and he may not be so lucky as to walk away next time. My advice, bring him by the Magic Box and let us help explain being a Slayer to him. He might feel better knowing there are adults watching out for you."

"Hey did you really have to witness your watcher getting killed?"

"One of my more painful memories, but yes I did."

"Do you ever get over it?"

"The pain lessens over time, but you still think about the people who have died along the way. A lot of death comes with the job, but having people their fighting with you helps you remember why we fight the good fight. I was lucky to stumble into this family. Sorry, to leave so abruptly, but I have a cranky vampire at home that will flip out when he wakes up if he thinks I left the house. I'll see you tomorrow after school."

"Bye Faith and thanks."

"Hey that's what Slayers are for."