A/N I was going to wait a lil longer to update but yea. I couldn't wait lol I think that this one would have to be my fav chap. or maybe chap seven idk.

Chapter Two: African Goddess

Once inside, Charlie gave me a short tour of my new home, and according to him, will be my home for the next two years. I was happy to find out that I was a sophomore here also. I soon found out that Charlie hasn't seen me for a good five years. So if I slipped out of character for a second he wouldn't think to much of it. After being a slayer for three years I got used to hiding things and lying to the right people, a bad slayer trait that always seemed to come in use.

"Well here you go" Charlie said, laying my bags on the bed. My new room was beautiful. It's at least three times bigger than my room in Sunnydale. The bed is a queen size metal framed canopy, with burgundy drapes that matched the silk sheets on it. There was a big oak desk in the corner that remind my of a deans office. There was also an armoire along with a dresser and two bedside tables that also looked to be oak. But out of everything I would have to say that the window seat was my favorite.

"So, what do you think?"

"It's perfect Dad."

"Lady at the store helped me pick everything out, said every girl wants a canopy." He shrugged.

He ran his hand through his hair. "Well, I'll let you get settled in." He paused at the door. "It's really good to have you home Bella."

As soon as Charlie (who doesn't hover thank the gods) closed the door, I ran straight to the luggage and unzipped it. Ok, so I like the color blue, long sleeves, poetry, classical anything. I had to laugh again at that. I quickly found a new Mac Notebook along with a Visa gift card in the other bag. Other then that this girl was like any other high school loner. I kind of felt bad for her. I knew what it was like to be an outcast.

I started putting my new/old stuff away; four minutes later I was already done. Gotta love slayer speed. I heard Charlie coming up the stairs about an hour later. "Knock, knock" he said while opening the door. Yeah I'm defiantly going to look into getting a lock. "Hey kid I ordered pizza if you want some, hope you still like pepperoni." he asked while shuffling his feet. I knew it was going to take a while for him to get used to having a teenage girl in the house.

"Uh, no thanks Char, Dad" I caught myself but I know he heard it but by the look on his face I guess Isabella would randomly called him Charlie. "I ate at the airport" I lied, but there really wasn't anything I could do. I mean I couldn't come out and say (No thanks Charlie, I'm actually allergic to anything peppery, and have been my whole life but you just didn't notice how my face would swell and I'd stopped breathing when I ate pizza here) yea that would go over real well. Not!

"Oh ok well if your sure, if you change your mind ill put the left over's in the fridge" Charlie started looking embarrassed for caring if I ate or not.

"Thanks dad, but I think I'm just going to head to bed, you know, jetlag and all" I faked a yawn for good measure.

"Alright Bells, I'll leave directions to your new school on the counter. Are you sure you don't want a ride? "

"Yea I'm sure, I always walked to school in, uh, Phoenix, it's a part of my daily workout" I stuttered out

"Yeah that's going to take some getting used to, you have definitely grown up Bells" he got a far away look in his eye. "I remember having to catch you ever five minutes, you would trip over thin air" he blinked and looked at me. "You was such a clumsy child, glad to see you grew out of it. I'll see you tomorrow around seven pm, I have late nights on Mondays, get some rest kid, you have a big day tomorrow" Charlie finished leaving my room and closing my door behind him, I was really starting to like Charlie, he was everything I really wanted in my dad, but I knew I wouldn't be here long. I learned with being the slayer to never get attached.

Once I was sure he was downstairs I want to the Mac I left on the bed. Hope he has internet. I opened it and waited for it to load, crossing my fingers when it searched for any local wireless networks. Cornell11 Unsecured Network. "Thanks neighbor." Once connected I quickly opened Firebox and went to Google maps. I typed in Sunnydale, California, put the curser over search, closed my eyes and clicked. I already had my suspensions. I opened my eyes a good sixty seconds later. Nothing. Just a 'Sorry this location does not exist, please check your spelling or try again at another time.' Mom, Giles, Willow, Xander. No more Snoopy dances, late night slayer meetings, skipping classes to fight the new big bad. No more of Xander's lame attempts at asking me out, or Willows blushes every time she gets caught looking at him, Mom's Hot Chocolate. My eyes started burning with unshed tears. I even missed Spike, the one evil vampire I willingly let get away. I actually missed his vulgar comments. But according to Google. None of them existed. I had to have faith in Giles to get me out of here. I would not fall apart.

I fell backwards on the bed and groaned, I knew Giles would be freaking out right about now. I haven't seen any of my slayerets since I left to kill Angelus. They don't even know that he's dead now. I knew Spike and Dru where headed out of the state so I knew they didn't have to worry about any big bads for a while, and since Kendra died 'shudder' I know there is a new slayer on there way. So they wont be left unguarded for long. Maybe I could think of this as a little holiday until Giles gets me out of this new hell hole of boring.

I sat up on my elbows and looked more closely around the room, "yea, vacation" I sighed again and got up and went to the closet. Mize well look for a good hiding place for my slayer toys. I needed to make stakes. Now I could order some also. Thanks to my new notebook and the shinny visa gift card from a nice random guy named Phil. "Thanks Phil."

As soon as I opened the closet I knew where my "tools" were going. In a very old pretty chest, it went almost the whole length of the floor of the closet; it was made out of an old brown leather that was starting to peel. I noticed the lock on the front, I'd have to ask Charlie tomorrow if he had the key to it. "Snap, crackle, pop" I almost forgot that Charlie mentioned something about me starting school tomorrow, and in the middle of the year. I grimaced. I hate being the new shinny toy.

I grabbed my personals (after doing a little snoopy dance due to the fact there was a new toothbrush. Yes, I embrace my weirdness. ) and ran to the only restroom in the house. I quickly showered and brushed my teeth and hair. Got into my new but old Pajamas, and went back to my new room, as soon as my head hit the pillow I was out.

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I knew right away that I was in a slayer dream, I don't know what it was or how I knew but after having them so much for the past three years I could tell the difference. I looked around and noticed I was in the middle in what looked like a beautiful meadow, that was when I saw them. There were seven of them, I couldn't really see their faces but I knew what they were, and what they wanted, but something was off, they weren't lunging at me like normal Vampires did, the only thing I could see was their eyes now, and they weren't the normal deep red, they were a beautiful topaz color, very warm and welcoming and even in my dreams, my gods even with Angel I have never felt so safe and secure with a vampire before. I wasn't afraid of them and that alone should cause me to be scared, but I wasn't.

"Who are you?" I didn't know what else to ask, I wasn't even sure if they would respond, none of them even so much as blinked. It was like they were frozen in place, not even breathing.

"They are your future" I didn't even have to turn around, I already knew who it was. The first slayer.

"You're going to have to tell me more then that, you know I don't understand your puzzles." I sighed and turned around facing the first slayer. I always thought she looked like some kind of ancient African goddess with her war painted face and primal moves. She, like me, had no choice in the matter of being a slayer. They mystically implanted her with the essence of a demon. It is suggested that this demonic energy originates from the same source that gives power to the vampires. She had great strength, stamina and a predatoril instinct, but she also lost her humanity.

"A storm is coming, child, you must be patient, if you want to see the pretty rainbow" she replied without moving her lips, yea I was used to having more questions than answers when it came to talking to her, but it still frustrated the hell out of me.

"Ok, now you sound like Spikes quack Dru." I grumbled "Can you at least tell me why I'm not in my life anymore, and maybe how to get back?"

"Yes, you are more stubborn than the others, aren't you?" I didn't even bother answering. "You were born of the wrong world. Every two hundred years a special slayer is born. One who is meant to be stronger than any slayer before her, and when you were born, it was your turn." She paused to let me process what she had said so far. I was beyond confused. Giles never said anything about this before. "When such a slayer is born, her soul in torn in two, the piece she is missing will be found in her mate, and once she has found her mate, on the night of their devotion, she will be complete. She will ascend to her full potential." She finished. Yet again, I still had more questions than answers.

"Ok, so all I have to do is what? Find my soul mate and I get more slayerness?" I asked with a raised eyebrow, yea confused much, what did that have to do with me being here. She answered before I could ask.

"You were different, we don't know where it went wrong, when the soul is separated it is almost never found, but it is always available, for you, it wasn't, your other half." She pointed to my heart. "Was thrown into a different universe, this universe." She stopped and I knew she was done. She slowly started to walk down the path that lead out of the meadow.

"Wait!, What about the storm?" I was too late. She was already gone. It was her parting words, thick with warning, that froze me to the core.

"He wasn't ready to give you up."

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A/N This one was a lil longer then the last. Puppies and ducks lol.

Okay, so is what year was Rose changed? And how old was she?