Nifty juggling of the different P.O.V.'s. Can't wait for chapter 3. BTW, Louie? I'd say it's an altverse Dark Quickening picked up from that Immortal law-and-order freak, Mako.

Will this be an AU, where Ritchie got the Dark Quickening? Or, one where Ahriman spent the summer (after the real Ritchie's death) looking for McLeod in the form of Ritchie? Either way, I sincerely look forward to chapter 2.

So. . . It begins, Not friends but not foes. Her Watcher will have some interesting things to tell her as will Joe. Keep it going, I like how it started. A chance encounter that will turn the world of the Slayer upside down and the Immortals will find that they are not alone in the battle for the light.

Hmmm...Interresting ! :-)