Rose Starling is the Slayer. She is the one girl in the world with the strength and skill to stop the vampires and other forces of darkness. She lost her parents in mysterious circumstances before she became the Slayer. Rose began training with a rather creepy Watcher and that arrangement didn't work out. The Watcher's Council sent Rose to live with her aunt, Lily. Rose continued with her slayer duties after she arrived in Sunrise City.
Rose went to the local nightspot the Copper. She knew that kind of place was a likely hunting ground of vamps. There she saved Scrapper, a local football, player from a vampire. During the course of the encounter with the vampire, Rose's identity was compromised to not only Scrapper, but another onlooker, named Oliver. Rose was surprised that Oliver seemed to know about vampires. Scrapper had no idea what was going on but wanted to learn.
All three teens attend Sunrise High and are sophomores. Rose alienates the popular girls during a game of volleyball by spiking the ball too hard and busting up Veronika's face. Bettie and Veronika had been making fun of Oliver's clothes, because he wore a skirt to school. Meanwhile, Scrapper secretly lusted after Brock, another football player.
Rose unexpectedly met her new Watcher, Miss Winterborne, who is her English teacher. There is a secret door in her room that led to a basement area where the Watcher keeps her library of books on the supernatural. Also, Miss Winterborne had her arsenal down in the basement. She told the Slayer to patrol that night and also to keep an eye on Oliver, as she was suspicious of his origins and motives. Rose followed Oliver until he seemed to go home for the night. He had a mysterious clubhouse with no windows and she heard chanting.
That night, Rose and Scrapper run into each other in one of the local cemeteries. Scrapper had made himself a large stake and decided he would try hunting vampires. He called his stake the Hulk, because he had heard Rose refer to hers as Captain America. They encounter a couple of vampires and each dispatch one. Rose is impressed with Scrapper after that.
Meanwhile, Oliver had gone to another cemetery hoping to find Rose. He saw Coach Andrews having sex with Bettie. Oliver is grossed out, so he leaves. He is met by a female vampire who savagely beat him. He uses magic to set her on fire and makes a run for it. He runs into Rose and Scrapper and tells them what happened, but leaves out the magic part. Rose is suspicious.
Rose became even more suspicious when Oliver showed up to school the next day, completely healed of his wounds. He also showed up to school in a sarong. Miss Winterborne stole a piece of his hair so she could run some tests. At lunch, the gang had an altercation with Brock, because he was upset that Scrapper is hanging out with the freaks and geeks. He threatens Oliver. Rose stood up to him and broke his hand when he tried to hit her. Brock is suspended because the principal did not believe that Rose could break his hand. After school, Miss Winterborne revealed to Rose that the tests she ran proved that Oliver is a manwitch. Rose is highly skeptical about magic. Miss Winterborne then taught her to use a crossbow.
The gang patrolled the cemeteries that night. The only thing they encounter that night is Coach Andrews having his way with Veronika. Oliver ended up admitting that he knew some magic. The three go home and try to get some rest. Scrapper had a headache, something that was happening to him a lot lately.
The next night the gang went to the Copper. A band called Children of the Night was playing. Oliver recognized the vampire chick who attacked him as the lead singer. Meanwhile, Rose was flirting with Coach Andrews for drinks. When he started to get too flirty, she acted like she passed out. He tried carrying her to his truck, but she got away from him while outside. Rose returned to the Copper, where the lead singer and Oliver had made eye contact. Oliver decided to use himself as bait and lured the vamp outside. Unfortunately, she brought some friends. Rose and Scrapper rushed to help but were slowed down by a barred door. Rose kicked her way through the door and joined in the fray. Oliver used his telekinesis to protect himself but was overwhelmed by a vamp who started to drag him off. After dusting one vampire, Rose chased after him and rescued him. Unfortunately, this left Scrapper fighting the lead singer and one of her minions by himself. The singer knocked him out and by the time Rose returned they were gone. Rose reported to her Watcher and took Oliver to the hospital.
