CHAPTER 2

Buffy had just gotten to the classroom where her psych class was located when she heard her name called. Turning around she grinned slightly as she saw her best friend, Willow Rosenberg.

"Buffy!" Willow called as she walked over, "Where were you? Did you have a breakfast meeting with Riley?"

Buffy shook her head. "No, I'll tell you after class."

Willow nodded. She knew that when Buffy said that, it was most likely about Slayer business. "'kay. Giles wants at the Magic shop at 3 today."

Buffy nodded, "Yeah, he called me this morning. I got an errand to run after class, so let Giles know for me if I'm late," she asked as they took their seats and waited for the sub since Professor Walsh was dead.

"All right," Willow said. She was really curious about what Buffy had to tell her but decided not to push the issue, yet.

The next couple of hours flew by fast as they sat and listened to the lecture. Which in Buffy's opinion was kind of boring, but then again, It could just be the fact that the teacher is boring, she thought with a laugh. Finally after what seemed hours, to Buffy, class was over.

Buffy breathed a sigh of relief and looked over at Willow as they grabbed their bags and purses, "Don't worry, I'll explain everything once I get to the Magic Box," Buffy said as she noticed the 'spill-your-guts-or-else' look on Willow's face.

And with that, Buffy hurriedly headed back to her father and brother's hotel room to pick them up to meet the Scooby Gang. She was so focused that she completely ignored Riley's voice calling for her to stop.

Ten minutes later she was knocking on the door of the hotel room. Sam opened the door and grinned when he saw his sister. "Buffy," he moved aside and let her inside the room.

"Hey Sam," Buffy grinned, then slightly frowned when she didn't see her dad or Dean. She then shook her head. Two days ago she thought that some heartless and cruel bastard was her biological father and then just last night she discovered that the people she had thought were her biological parents weren't. Calling John "Dad" seemed like it should feel weird, but the fact that her whole life was filled with weird was nothing new to her. Besides, after taking psych, she had subconsciously realized that Hank Summers was not her real father. And while Giles was great and all, he was just a surrogate father. Shrugging to herself, Buffy asked, "Where're dad and Dean?"

"They went to check out the town," he explained, "they should be back…"he was interrupted by the sound of the 1967 Impala, "right about now."

Buffy smirked. "Come on Sammy," she said grabbing his arm and the two exited the hotel room. As they approached the car, Buffy grinned and said, "Got room for two more?"

John shook his head ruefully, "Get in you two and we'll go to the 'Magic Box' is it Buffy?"

She nodded. "Yeah, after the high school blew up Giles bought the store and we sell magical items and there's also areas for training and for researching for the next big bad," she told them as she and Sam climbed into the car. "Sam said you guys went to check out the town?"

Dean nodded. "Yeah we did," he then remembered the high school, "What happened to the high school?"

Buffy suddenly blushed and looked sheepish. "Well, the former mayor of my little town was a mage. He'd been mayor since the founding of the town over one hundred years ago. Anyway, he had finally made it far enough along the rung of demonic levels where he could ascend to become a full demon…"

"Wait, are you saying that humans came ascend to become demons?" John asked as he started the car back up.

Buffy nodded. "Yeah, not all demons are from Hell itself, but are from other dimensions," she looked at him and her brothers curiously. "You didn't know that?" They all shook their heads and Buffy continued the story. "Anyway, the mayor decided to set the ascension for during my high school graduation. The Scoobies and I found out the plan and planned and armed our classmates with weapons to fight off the mayors demonic goons and vampires," at their shocked gazes she added, "it was during an eclipse. We weren't able to stop him before he transformed, which I'm kinda glad of since he turned into a 60 ft demonic snake and ate our principal who was a Nazi bastard who kept trying to get me expelled."

"Why did your principal hate you?" Sam questioned. He was curious since all of his teachers and principals seemed nice.

Buffy shrugged. "Don't know, don't care. After the mayor transformed and ate Principal Snyder, I started taunting him and had him chase me through the school halls which were empty of innocents, and finally had him trapped in the school library, once I climbed out the window, we blew up the school with C4 and some homemade bombs, then poof, no more demon."

As she finished talking, Buffy noticed the looks on the faces of her family. They all ranged from shock to horror, admiration, and being proud. After letting them soak in the information, Buffy cleared her throat, "Well we better get going, I promised that I'd be at the Magic Box before three," she informed them.

John came out of his thoughts and nodded before taking the car out of park and asking for directions. Five minute later the group of four were pulling up in front of the Magic Box and climbing out of the Impala.

Buffy took and breathe and silently braced herself for the barrage of questions that were going to be coming from her friends. She led the way into the shop, John, Dean and Sam following close behind.

At the sound of the bell ringing, Anya, who had been at the cash register counting the cash looked up and was about to ask if whoever had walked in wanted to by something when she sa that it was Buffy.

"Buffy," her face brightened as she noticed John, Dean and Sam, "and you brought customers."

Buffy shook her head, "They're not customers Ahn, they're in OUR line of work. Where're Giles, Xander, Willow, Tara and Riley?"

"In the back researching," Anya told her and before Buffy could cover her mouth Anya blurted out, "Those guys look like they could give good orgasms, but I'm happy with Xander."

Buffy groaned. "Ahn, didn't Xander ask to you to not talk about that in public?"

Anya shrugged. "Yeah, but it's a natural process…" this time Buffy was able to cover her mouth.

"Ahn, please, don't scare them off with your sex talk," Anya nodded, "Good, I'm going to get everyone."

Buffy then let Anya go and after a nod to John headed in the back where she found everyone researching. Riley was the first to notice her and pulled in for a quick kiss, "Where were you?"

"I had to take care of a few things," she admitted as she moved out of Riley's arms, then turned to Giles, "Giles, did the council ever tell you why I had been left off the radar of the possible potentials?"

Giles looked surprised at the question but answered, "Well, no they didn't have an answer for that. They only said that once you became a slayer whatever was hiding you removed the protection. Why?"

Buffy then grinned wickedly, "Come on there're some people out front for you all to meet," she said dragging Riley by the hand out to the front of the store, the rest of the Scoobies following.

As they got to the front Buffy noticed her dad and Dean were admiring the weapons, and Sam was looking at the books. Anya, however, was back at the register.

John, who had noticed Buffy and the others first nudged Dean in the shoulder and the two walked over, after grabbing Sam and soon found themselves in front of others who also fought against the darkness as well.

Buffy released Riley's hand and moved to stand between the two groups. Pointing to each person, Buffy began making introductions, " Willow, Tara, Giles, Xander, Anya, Riley, I'd like you to meet John Winchester and his sons Sam and Dean. They hunt," she looked at her blood family and then back at the Scoobies, "demons, and well anything that paranormal and evil. Like us. John, Sam, Dean, these are my best friends, Willow Rosenberg and Tara Maclay, who're also our two resident witches, Xander Harris, our demolitions expert, Anya Jenkins, formerly known as Anyanka, Vengeance Demon and Patron Saint of Scorned Women. My friend and watcher, Rupert Giles. My boyfriend, and another demon hunter, Special Agent Riley Finn."

Giles was the first to speak up, "It's a pleasure to meet you Mr. Winchester, but I'm not sure why Buffy has brought you here, perhaps she could explain?"

Buffy gave her watcher a sheepish glance. "Sorry about that Giles. But long story short, I ran into them last night while on patrol while I fought Adam," she explained, "They told me they knew about what's what and came to help."

Giles nodded. "It's alright dear girl. But I'm sensing there's another reason," he said giving her a 'tell us or else' look.

"Yeah Buff, what's going on?" Xander added.

Riley had stayed behind Buffy and was looking at Dean with a look of…not disgust, but apprehension.

"Yeah, you promised to explain why you were acting all weird this morning," Willow babbled.

"I did didn't I," Buffy quipped, "Well after we introduced ourselves, an old 'friend'," the sarcasm of the word friend couldn't be more plain, "came by to talk."

"Oh no, not Deadboy again," Xander snarked.

Buffy shot him a deadly glare. "No it wasn't Angel. It was Whistler, the balance demon."

Giles looked interested, "And what did he say?"

"Basically, that the PTB saw how much of a screw up the council was and they sent him to move me to I guess you could say a safe house till I was called. The PTB messed with my real parents, and mom's and Hank's memories," Buffy said nonchalantly, "He also told me that the PTB hid me from the council by masking my slayer potential, and that John here is my real father and Sam and Dean are my brothers."