Buffy’s POV--Prologue

I haven’t written in a diary in a long time, since before I died, for the second time but this is a tale that has to be told, even if no one ever has the chance to read it. I have some time to start this before my cab comes to take me to the airport.

This is a hard story to tell, but in order for you to understand I have to start at the beginning. Only the beginning is a long story and we don’t have the time to go through all of that. I’ll give you the overview and then get to the real story. Here goes…

My name is Buffy Anne Summers and I’m the slayer. At 15 I was called to fight the demons and vampires that plague the earth. I went from being the coolest, most wanted, Head Cheerleader, and Prom Queen. I went from having it all to having nothing. My first watcher, Merrick, proved to me that while I have to endanger my life every night, there is always someone willing to protect me. He died to save me. After I got the revenge on the one who killed him, and got myself kicked out of school, I quit slaying…well at least I tried. And it worked, until mom moved us to Sunnydale, away from Dad, my brother, and my Life. It was a well-known fact that dad could have gotten me back in school, but mom had been looking for a reason to leave dad. And my stellar timing with my calling gave her the perfect opportunity.

My time is Sunnydale wasn’t as great as it should’ve been. I died, not once but twice. Sent the love of my life to hell after releasing his alter ego and all the deaths that accumulated because of that. Ran away and pushed my friends away from my life. I don’t think they even know who I am anymore. All they ever saw when I returned was the slayer, not Buffy, just someone to protect them.

After facing numerous apocalypses and loosing the true love of my life, I have decided to make my life the way I want and not listen to what everyone else wants. No more Xander to say I told you so and berate me for my decisions. No more willow to tell me to be happy when I don’t want to be, or take me away from what I want or make me forget who I am. No more Giles to tell me what to do. This is my life and how I choose to live, is no ones decision but my own.

Now all that’s left to do is tell them. Tell those who used to be my best friends, Xander and Willow; the man who I looked to as a stand in father figure, and all those who only see me as a slayer and nothing more. It's time for me to tell them and time to move on with my life. It’s been a long time coming and now its time. I just hope they leave me alone when all this is said and done.

Well as of right now, I’m waiting for a cab to come pick me up to take me to the airport to tell everyone. England, the one place that still gives me the creeps. In the past year, Sunnydale was destroyed, Spike died, and I became the Slayer. Yes, I know, I know…you already were a slayer, but after the battle with the first evil, I became the Slayer. What that means is, I now carry the essence of the first slayer: the knowledge, the power, and the immortality. I haven’t told anyone about it, yet, and I’m only going to tell the right people. Not Willow, Xander, Giles, or any of them.

**BEEP BEEP**

Well, that’s the cab; I’ll continue this later, when I have time to write more. It might be a while before I can write again, but right now all that matters is getting Dawn and returning to Dad and Linds.

I still cannot believe that Giles is starting the Council up again. It’s just wrong, training young girls to go out and face death every night. I mean I know that Willow managed to borrow the power of the slayer to give it to all the SiT’s during the battle, but I know that the power faded when the Hellmouth was closed. The slayer line will continue through Faith, who is the true current slayer. I’m a different breed of slayer, and while it will only be a family calling now, and all of my children will be a slayer in one way or another, I need to erase myself from there memories and there records. All they should ever remember is that there was a slayer name Buffy and she died at age 16 at the hands of the Master.

This is the only way to live my life and protect those I care about. This is one of the hardest choices I have ever had to make, even harder then sending Angel to hell or sacrificing my life to save Dawn.

Next stop, Merry Ol’ England. I can’t believe they wanted to restart the council right where the other one was obliterated. Its like they’re trying to make history repeat itself.

Soon freedom will be granted. I just hope they don’t put their noses where they don’t belong. My life has yet to truly begin, soon I will be free of them, of their disrespect, their callousness, and they’re “I’m better than you” attitude.

Time to face the music…what was it Lothos said? “It doesn't really matter. The names, the faces, they all melt together. After a time, there really is no difference. One more pathetic bitch, begging for me to suck on her clotted heart.” And it continues until the music stops.

My first real opponent, took my first watcher but gave me my first true friend, Pike. He never cared about my strength or my calling. He helped and he didn’t care. He knew I wanted to live a normal life and he tried to help as much as he could. I mean he came to the freshman prom and got all dressed up just so I would have a date and not have to go it alone. After I finish up with England and the Scooby Gang, it will be time to return to the real world.

Wish me luck; I’m going to need it.

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The characters don’t belong to me nor does the original plot line. The quote: “It doesn't really matter. The names, the faces, they all melt together. After a time, there really is no difference. One more pathetic bitch, begging for me to suck on her clotted heart.” Is from the 1992 movie.

This is just the prologue more will follow soon. Feedback is appreciated.

Well, it was easier than I thought, but it was still hard to do. I mean, here I have to tell these people who have known me for years, who have seen me at my best and worst. I can still remember everything, exactly how it went down, I doubt I will ever forget how it went. I can only hope with time, I will forget.

*FLASHBACK*

I just arrived in England and was on my way to the council headquarters. I knew that no one would be able to detect me until I made my presence known. When the cab pulled up in front of the building, I was surprised. I mean everything had been destroyed and yet the headquarters looked like the Palace. Where did all the money for this come from? Why did they have such resources but refused to pay a slayer or finance their expenses? This just made me more certain that I had mad the correct decision of cutting them out of my life. The first step is Dawn and then telling the gang.

This is going to be difficult, considering that Dawn doesn’t even exist. See the problem is, is that, the longer Dawn is away from the Hellmouth, the weaker she will become and soon she will start to fade. Knowing Giles, he will try to save her, and I am not trying to sound cold, but she can’t be saved because she doesn’t exist. What I plan to do is, send her back to where she was before everything happened. She is the key, and that is what she will be returned to.

As walked into the building, seeing all the new watchers scurrying around, I found my way to the elevator and up to the floor where I knew they would all be. As I reached the correct floor, I was ready to face them. I mean, I was still nervous, but I knew deep down that I could do it. I took a deep breath and stepped of the lift. In front of me were the Scoobies and the new slayers.

I announced my presence and started in. when Willow, Xander, and Giles moved forward to hug me, I stepped back and they stopped. I said I was there for two things. The first thing, I’m taking Dawn with me and two, I never want to see or hear anything from any of you. From this moment on, I am no longer your slayer, Giles, from this moment on, I am no longer your friend, from this moment on, and I am no longer anything to you. Do you understand?

Giles was the first to speak, and he said that Dawn couldn’t leave due to the fact that she was ill. He also said that they didn’t know what was wrong with her. All I could do was look at him and say, I know all of this and I know what’s wrong with her. I’m taking Dawn and we are leaving. You are never to contact us, look for us, or seek us out. As of this moment, we no longer exist to you. I told Dawn to get her things and that we would be leaving with in 5 minutes. She started to argue but saw it was unlikely to do anything. Once she left, I told them anything that they thought was important was no longer a factor in my life and that they had better stay out of it.

That’s when the questions start, well more like yelling and arguing but I expected that, I stopped them and said they had to deal with it and that was that. After a few minutes of complete silence, Dawn returned with her things and I gave them all one last look before turning to Dawn to make sure she had everything she wanted because we weren’t coming back. I took her by the hand and walked to the elevator. While we were going down the elevator, I said the incantation to shield us from the minds and eyes until we got out. When we reached ground floor, Giles and all were down there, but they couldn’t see us. I knew they were looking for us, but nothing they did and no spell Willow could cast could find us. I walked out with Dawn following behind, upset and confused.

When we got to the cab, I turned to Dawn and asked her if she knew what was wrong with her. She looked at me with tears and said she did. When I told her that she was fading away and that I could return her to where she would be safe, all dawn could do was look at me with sad eyes and agree. She told me that she would be watching over me and would never forget all I did for her. I said the incantation and sent Dawn back to where she was meant to be.

After all that was done I got in the cab and headed to Heathrow to fly back to the states.

*END FLASHBACK*

Now sitting in my plane seat in first class, thinking it all over, as much as it upsets me, I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Now all I can do is sit back and relax and wait to reach my final destination. I can’t wait to be back with Dad and Linds. Life is finally starting to go my way. I no longer have to follow orders I only follow myself. It will be good to see Pike and the old gang again. I know that the memory of Dawn was erased from everyone’s memory except those who needed to remember, Dad, Linds, and me.

I also did a little rewriting of history before I left the council, now as far as anyone is concerned, there was a slayer called Buffy Summers and she died at the hands of the Master in 1998. No one except my family would ever know I lived although, if anyone who was dead or not a part of this world when I cast that incantation, then they would know about me. It makes it easier to deal with it and it takes less energy to do it that way.

TBC.

Authors Note: there is no Connor, Angel didn’t agree to have his soul taken out, yet, and Spike has not been brought back…yet. **What will happen when Buffy returns to California? What will happen when the Fang Gang enters the picture and what will happen when Angelus makes an appearance with full memories of Buffy? Will Buffy be able to move on and start her new life away from the scoobies or will she find her way back to them or will they find their way back to her? what will happen when Spike returns and is left in Angels care with full memories of Buffy when no one else remembers her?**

Chapter 3

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As the plane landed in LAX, Buffy gathered her things and prepared to depart the plane to meet her Father, Brother and Best Friend at the security check point. Finally the seatbelt sign went off and Buffy rose from her seat and walked to the door, exited the plane and began the trek from the plane to her family.

People buzzing all around her, she made her way to the checkpoint and spotted her father. Her Father, Hank Summers, was a tall Blonde man with some graying at his temples. He stood wearing a suit talking to someone on the Phone, most likely her brother. As she approached him, he turned and swung her into his arms.

“Buffy, its wonderful to see you darling. How was the trip? Everything go well with them?” Hank asked his daughter while still holding her.

“Its good to see you too, Dad. The flight was good and telling them went as can be expected, you know? So how is everything with you and Linds? Where is Linds by the way?”

“He had a meeting at the office that ran over, but he will be meeting us at the usual place along with Pike for your welcome home dinner.”

“Sounds great. I'm so happy to be home. You know all those years in Sunnydale, it never felt like home.”

“Well honey you are home now. No one can take you away this time. I promise you that.”

“I know. I guess I’m still a little iffy on the spell and waiting for the other shoe to drop. You know, like, everything’s great right now, but I have this feeling that something is about to change that and its all going to be jumbled and nothing will make sense.”

“Well I don’t know about that, but we’ll take it as it comes to us. Like we always do. We’re Summers, we’re strong and powerful, nothing can take us down for to long.”

“You have a point dad. Lets get my bags and then head over to Caritas for dinner. I haven’t been there in like forever. Has it changed any?”

“Well now that you mention it, Lorne did have to redo the entire club because of some bomb or something. But its better than ever and he cant wait to see you.”

“Good, cause I can’t wait to see him either.”

With that the two Summers headed over to the baggage claim area and retrieved Buffy’s entire set of Luggage and set out to Caritas for their reunion dinner.

***Same Time---Wolfram &Hart***
Lindsey McDonald sat at his desk after returning from a particularly grueling meeting. He was finishing up the last minute paperwork so he could meet up with his father and sister at Caritas for the big reunion. The meeting had been about the latest issues with Angel and his gang of merry followers. He still couldn’t believe his baby sister dated him at one time. And everyone always wondered why he went after Angel and his gang so much. He was upset with him for treating his sister the way he did.

He finished his paperwork in record time and sped out of the offices of Wolfram &Hart. He was on his way to see his baby sister. He couldn’t wait; he hadn’t seen her in years. He just hoped nothing would ruin their reunion and that he could get Buffy on stage.

The only thing he had to figure out how to do that would complicate things slightly, is tell Buffy that Spike, who had been brought back hours ago, was in fact alive but was being kept under lock and key by Angel’s gang. He only knew because the law firm was aware of any powerful magicks that occurred in any world.


***Caritas***


Lorne had finally returned to Caritas after the explosion and problems with Holtz, but his hasty return was rooted deeply in the fact that Angel’s aura was darkening and he was keeping Spike, who was polite and kind, locked up with no way of escape.

Little did Lorne know, his favorite singers and Slayer were returning.

***1 hour later***

Lindsey arrived before his father and sister, so he got settled at a booth table and ordered the first round of drinks. Pike walked in just as the drinks were delived to the table. Pike was Lindsey’s only connection to Buffy for the past few years, so they had grown close. Lindsey always felt he owed Pike more than he could ever repay for helping his sister.

While they waited for Buffy and Hank, they started discussing the plans they would take to ensure Buffy was happy, healthy, and most of all loved.

Lindsey knew his father and Buffy were only a couple minutes behind him. So both he and Pike took a cursory glance at the song choices for inspiration of what they could try and get Buffy to sing tonight.

The doorway filled with the figures of Buffy and Hank Summers and within seconds Buffy was in Lindsey’s arms.

“I missed you so much, Linds.” Buffy cried into Lindsey’s shoulder.

“I missed you to squirt. I’m glad you’re finally home…it is for good this time, right?”

“Definitely, there is no way I’m ever leaving again.” Buffy then turned to Pike and wrapped him in a fierce hug.

“So, Buff, what song are you gonna sing…one of your own or the ever popular Cyndi Lauper?” Pike always knew what to ask Buffy to get a smile on her face.

“Well, I’m leaning toward one of my own, but, I’m gonna need a musician or two…you guys in?”

Lindsey and Pike could never say “No” to Buffy, so their response was an affirmative.

The Summers family, Buffy, Hank, Lindsey, and Pike (who earned family status when he joined Buffy in the fight), sat down and began to catch up, the only bad thing to happen was when the doorway darkened again with Angel was standing there. (DUN DUN DUN)

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Sorry it took so long to update…What will Angel do? Will he remember Buffy? Will the powers interfere? What song will Buffy sing? Will Spike escape or will he be rescued? How will Lorne react? Read and review if I should continue.