When Buffy and the gang get word of a vampire uprising in Seattle, they move to Forks. But what happens when their paths cross those of the Cullen family and a pack of werewolves? With things already tense between the Quileute tribe and the Cullens, will Buffy's instinct to kill Edward, widen the divide and weigh the odds in favor of the werewolves? Or will she side with the vampires when one of the gang becomes drawn to one of the wolves in a way seemingly mystical way? Or will everyone be able to find a way to put aside their differences and work together in order to stop a vampire army on a mission, the death of Bella Swan?

This takes place after the final season of Buffy and during Eclipse.

I do NOT own the characters of Buffy or Twilight, just the very talented Joss Whedon and Stephenie Meyer do.

CHAPTER 1- Welcome To Forks

"Dawn, watch what you're doing!" Buffy shouted, as she ran over towards Dawn. "You're going to break that!"

"Sheesh! I'm sorry!" she said, handing her the box. "What is it anyways?"

"They are pictures of me and the gang."

Dawn rolled her eyes at her older sister and tuned to face the dreary looking house in front of them. It was a small two story house that was once painted a forest green, though now the paint was chipping and fading in places. "Remind me again why you decided to move us to this cold and awful place?"

Buffy led the way into the old house. "Do you mind waiting till we get inside to start talking about this?"

Dawn slammed the door behind them. "Ok, we're inside now, so remind me again why…"

Buffy set the box on the table and turned to her. "Why we moved here, I know. And you know as well as I do Dawn. You heard what Giles said, there has been a major increase in vampire activity in Seattle and…"

"And we had to move to this stupid town called Spoons? Why not closer to Seattle?"

Buffy sighed. "First off all it's called Forks, not Spoons, wrong utensil. And secondly, you know money is tight right now, the closest I could afford was here. We didn't have much money in the bank to begin with, most of it had been at the house and now it's gone."

"Whatever. I still say this house is old and this town sucks!" With that Dawn headed up the stairs, towards her room.

"Xander said he could fix it up a bit!" Buffy called after her. She shook her head and sighed as the door slammed.

Buffy knew this move would be difficult for all of them. When Sunnydale had been sucked into hell, they all had no idea what was to come next, where they were going to go from there. They didn't have a home anymore, and their finances were bleak. When they had been trying to decide what to do, Giles had gotten word from the council, or what was left of it, that there were some reports of vampires making their presence known in Seattle. As soon as they got together what they could, her and Dawn set out for Seattle to scope things out, while Xander and Willow spilt up with the other Slayers to get them settled in their new prospective places, a good majority of which were to be stationed in Cleveland, close to the other hellmouth. The council had been very eager to make them both official watchers, seeing as they had both been through numerous apocalypses and the fact that there weren't many people jumping at the chance to replace the ones that were killed in the explosion.

The plan was that once Buffy had secured a home for them, and once Xander and Willow knew the others were safe, they would soon follow, along with their slayers: Kennedy and Vi. For now, all she could do was try to help Dawn adjust to their new life in this small town, and try her hardest to find a job. That was next on the list, right after unpacking the few belongings they owned.

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"I don't see why you couldn't have just let me drive myself to school," Dawn grumbled in the front seat.

"Yeah, like I'm about to let my teenager sister, with no driving experience and no license for that matter, drive herself to school; and leave me with no car while I try to search for a job. Nice try, not gonna happen."

"Well, seeing as the school year is almost over, I can always just stay home and pick it up next year," she said innocently.

"Ha ha ha, nice try sis, but you already missed enough this past year," Buffy said. "You're lucky they are accepting you this late. If it wasn't for the fact that Sunnydale High was completely gone, then principal Greene wouldn't have gone ahead and signed the necessary paperwork to transfer you. I'm not going to allow you to get held back."

"It's just embarrassing ok! Its bad enough I have to be the new girl, but to stick out even more because my over protective sister decided to drive me to school. They are gonna think you're my overprotective mom."

"I do not look old enough to be your mother!" she replied in a huff.

"You DO still have mom hair, you know that right?" she chuckled as they made it to the front of Forks High School.

"Get out, I'll be back to pick you up after."

"Fine, I'll go. Just try not to talk to any of my friends, if I make any that is."

"You'll make new friends, I promise. Besides, I'll try to be nearby to keep an eye on things, if anything happens."

"Don't stress Buff, it's not like there are going to be any vampires at this school," with that she climbed out the car and slammed the door behind her.

Buffy watched as she headed towards the office. "I do NOT have mom hair," she muttered to herself as she pulled back into traffic and headed for downtown. She wasn't sure where she was going to find a job in this small town, but figured that downtown was probably the best place to start.

She turned down the main road and decided that instead of driving in circles, she'd park and go around on foot. There weren't many occupations a slayer could apply for, but she DID have a killer résumé that Willow had helped her out with. Being that Sunnydale was gone, no one could really check any of her references, so she had "padded" it a little to include jobs that while Buffy never actually did, her slayer skills might come in handy. Willow had tried to put police officer down, but she had drawn the line there, pointing out that she didn't really know enough police lingo to pull that one off.

She had just come to the end of the street when she saw a bright orange sign inside the window of one of the buildings. It was a tall white building with two large columns set into the front, and flagging one single glass door.

"Help wanted: Inquire within," she read once she got close enough to read it. She glanced at the sign above the door; it read: "North Olympic Library."

"Well, at least Giles would be proud," she laughed to herself as she reached for the handle. "And I'll be close enough to keep an eye on Dawn."