PE hall

Opening the door to the PE hall, she expected to see Crawford, or at the very least some lights. Instead she was met with a pitch black room and no idea where the switches were.

"Crawford?" She called, but there was no answer. No answer in words at least. From the far end of the hall, somewhere in that inky abyss, Harper heard thunderous footsteps rushing towards her.

All she could do was scream before what seemed to be a foot drove its way into her chest, winding her and dropping her to the floor immediately.

"Well that was disappointing," a very familiar voice said, shortly before someone flicked a switch and engulfed the room in light.

Looking around in confusion and pain, Harper saw Crawford at the switches. More surprisingly, however, was the person who hit her.

"Naomi? What are you doing here?" She wheezed, looking up at her Japanese friend. Who, under current circumstances, didnt seem like much of a friend.

"Testing the slayer. How did you let yourself get hit like that?" Naomi replied, with a certain tinge of scorn to her voice.

"What do you mean how? It was dark! You came out of nowhere!" Harper blurted, but Naomi just looked off to Crawford, prompting the injured woman to do the same.

"Yes. I figured as much. This is... very troubling information. It seems," Crawford went on, approaching the pair and offering Harper a hand, but she refused and rose to her own two feet, "that due to the nature of your.. situation, your powers as a slayer are muted. If present at all. This is... troubling news."

"Look. I didnt ask to be the slayer. What do you want from me?" Harper moaned.

"I assure you, we do not want anything from you Harper. Its about what we need from you. You're... special you see. One of a generation. A perpetual lineage that has existed as long as evil itself. Unfortuantely, I have not found any records of slayers in your particular circumstances before. Ill have to consult the watchers about this. See if there is a way to 'awaken' your powers. For now though, i think it would be best if you stayed at my house for a while. Im no slayer... but i can handle a vampire or two."

'Bullshit,' was all Harper thought. She wanted nothing more to do with this garbage. She just wanted to go home and sleep.

"Pass," was all she said before leaving the teo behind her. Naomi was more than happy to let her leave, but Crawford did try to stop her. It just didnt work.

After harper left, Naomi and Crawford shared a brief exchange.

"Let her go. She's a defective slayer. Worst case she dies and a new one awakens," Naomi offered, rather cynically.

"I know how much you wanted to be the slayer, Naomi, but you mustn't let envy darken your heart."

Outside, Harper bumped her way into a most unexpected encounter...