It figured I'd be back to patrolling again. There really was no rest for the slayer, no matter how many of us were now out there. No longer the only chosen one but still carrying on like I was. Forks didn't have as big a cemetery as Sunnydale. But then there would be less death's here. Probably just the naturally occurring ones. Not all the added extra from demon infestation. I really wasn't sure where to try. I knew to trust my slayer senses, they couldn't be wrong. But whatever these things were they weren't like normal vampires. My ringing phone distracted me from my thoughts.
"Is Dawn ok?" I asked automatically answering the call.
"Dawn's fine Buffy, we have a visitor here who'd like to speak to you in person if you could make your way back here" Giles replied.
His voice sounded off and I really didn't like it.
"Giles!" I exclaimed "did you seriously invite the vampire into the house?"
He coughed uncomfortably "It seems I didn't have to"
"Wait....what?" I asked confused "Never mind I'm on my way"
I threw the phone into my bag and ran as fast as my unnaturally fast legs could carry me. It didn't take me long to reach the house but it felt like an eternity trying to get to Dawn. My stake was out ready as I ran through the door. I was prepared to fight, but not prepared for the sight before me.
Giles was sat in the living room deep in conversation with a man I'd never seen before. The vampires from the school were sat with Dawn who was shockingly doing her homework. Xander was staring all googly eyed at an incredibly beautiful woman, or vampire.
"What's going on?" I asked feeling seriously confused. Mr pointy still raised for battle.
"Ah Buffy that was fast, it seems there's been a bit of a misunderstanding" Giles replied.
As far as explanations went it wasn't all that helpful. My look of utter confusion must have been obvious so he continued.
"This is Carlisle and his family, they are vampires just not the kind we normally encounter"
"So I should be calm that vampires can come in here uninvited and sit that close to Dawn?" I question still not quite believing what I was hearing.
"The Slayer" Carlisle breathed not taking his eyes from me. "I've heard the legends of you and the old vampires but I never thought it was real. I guess I should have known better"
I raised an eyebrow at Giles wondering why I wasn't staking these people already.
"Carlisle is a type of vampire I'd only heard of in myths. An evolved kind. Sunlight doesn't kill them neither does anything that works on the vampires we encountered."
A nervous laugh escaped me.
"They're abnormally strong and fast even for immortals" he continued.
I stood speechless. I didn't know how to react. Trapped in a house with something Giles was acting like I couldn't kill and Dawn was sat between two of them. Panic started to rise as I prepared myself mentally to fight.
The vampire from the school stood up. I eyed him warily getting ready to pounce at him when necessary.
"You wouldn't be fast enough" he said almost answering my thoughts.
My eyes narrowed. This kid was starting to annoy me; he came across far too cocky for my liking.
"Your watcher hasn't finished explaining, we don't eat or harm humans so you can relax and stop plotting your attack" he continued.
"How did you..." I started but never got a chance to finish.
"Edward is very gifted" Giles interrupted.
"Edward? " I questioned "We're on first name bases with the undead?"
Edward glared at me. So I gave my best glare right back.
"He can read minds "Giles said excitedly, completely ignoring our little exchange. "And Alice here can see the future, but unfortunately didn't see this so they were less prepared for our arrival."
The people around me didn't look bad and I really didn't want to be angry. The fact they were good vampires really didn't interest me. I wanted a normal life so badly. At least as normal as I could hope for. Not a happy life, I'd never be happy. But calm and safe for Dawn and my friends. Vampires just meant more paranormal activity to me which mean other demons less well behaved would gravitate here.
"You'll be very safe here we're rarely bothered by outsiders this town is well protected and not just by us, Dawn will be fine "Edward said looking straight at me.
I narrowed my eyes "Let's get one thing straight, I might not know how to kill you but I will hurt you if you don't keep out of my head!"
A smirk played across his annoyingly perfect chiselled face.
"I think it's time you all left" I said trying to control my temper "Dawn has school in the morning and we all have a lot to do, we can talk about this tomorrow"