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The sun is just about to rise when the sound of a lone machine can be heard on the empty road out of Sunnydale. A Harley with two figured on her are driving past the sign 'Your leaving Sunnydale come back soon' and accelerate.
Taking a better look at the two we see Dawn and Faith, Dawn holding on to Faith as tight as she can, she was still at least as strong as a slayer there wasn't remotely a chance that she would let go of her. Every part of Faiths body was tensed up and hard as rock, this ride will be nothing like the last one they had.
Dawn recalls what happened just a short while ago, what all could happen in just a couple of hours.
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When she entered the home she could sense something was very wrong, somehow she could sense that Faith was there, and after a couple of steps she could also see her.
I'm never going to forget the expression Faith had, something between pure hate, despair, fury, sadness, anger and any other emotion. And the same emotions and some other things I felt that I never could give a name even if I wanted, coming of her at me wave after wave, if I didn't know it was Faith I would have made sure to be on the other side of the world, anywhere else than here. Even now it sends shivers down my body only thinking about it.
The dread, danger and fear I felt during all the time Glory was after me and held me hostage and wanted to kill me was nothing compared to seeing Faith standing there unmoving. I would have rather faced a hundredths Glory's than . than .. than . her at that exact moment. Every fibre of my being screamed to get the hell out of there.
For the first couple of minutes I couldn't get my body to obey me, I was frozen in my place, not able to even move an inch. It took everything I had to stay and not run out of the house. The only thing I had on my mind was that Faith needed me and I had to get to her, hold her, wrap my arms around her and protect her from whatever got her into this state.
After I while I got my body to move, slowly, but at least I wasn't standing still anymore and little by little I moved closer and closer, getting nearer to Faith till I finally could touch her and hold her in my arms, it felt like it had taken me forever reaching her, and I embraced her as delicate as I possible could. For a long time Faith didn't react at all, not even acknowledging my presence, after a couple of hours I felt her body slowly unfreeze and move into my embrace. Her breath slowed down and became even announcing that she finally surrendered and fell asleep.
All the while I kept holding her in my arms, watching over her waiting for her too wake up and tell me what happened to her and to me. I felt all energized like I wouldn't need to sleep for a week.
After what seemed an eternity Faith started to come around and wake up, but for some time we simply held each other, non of us wanting to disturb the peace and quiet.
"They killed her......" were Faiths first words barely voiced if it weren't for my new situation that somehow gave me slayer powers and one of them where enhanced hearing I would have missed it.
"They killed her, the council killed her because ........, they put Kakisto on our path, making it like a vamp killed her, that I failed her. They made it look like it was all my fault she died." Her voice getting harder and harder.
"Faith what are you talking about? " I ask her, not able to follow her.
"I finally remembered and read the last message Em wrote me, the slayer doesn't walk alone like those bastard tell everybody, no the slayer has a natural/supernatural partner, called the Guardian. Em was mine and if we had bonded properly my powers and abilities would have been boasted ten twenty thirty times than the way I was before, all powers and abilities would be shared and enhanced. The council would not be needed anymore, I would have all the knowledge Em possessed and she would become at least as strong as a slayer and now they're after Ems twin sis Eve because she's my guardian now, somehow someway I reached out and connected to her. Whatever it takes I'm going to make sure they won't touch her or harm her in anyway. If I have to kill the whole council to do it."
While Faith told me everything she started to speak louder and louder and angrier, there was still sadness but now she had a purpose, get to her Guardian and make sure the Council couldn't harm or kill her like they had Em. The same dread I felt the first time I ran into her returned this time it was focused on one object the Council and still it chilled me to the bone.
Faith got of the ground and headed to the basement I followed her down there and saw her put together what she would need for her trip, she started to put her gear and other things she would need for her trip. And I looked how she was going from one weapon to other, examining it, adding to it or discarding it. If not for the situation we found each other in it would have been beautiful watching her do it.
But it gave me some time to digest all the things she told me and an explanation why I felt this strong, somehow I got connected to Faith in a similar fashion as the bond between Slayer and Guardian she talked about. I'll keep it for the moment to myself, I'll talk to Faith about it when we've made sure that Eve is safe and the council isn't a threat anymore.
I told Faith that I was going with her, I wasn't going to let her go at it alone so she also took out the slayer gear she made for me, giving me protection from attacker if I ever needed it. It has the same configurations as Faiths. With some small adaptations, made for me.
When I told her she didn't object or told me that she wouldn't let me come, I would have expected at least to tell me once that I could not go, but she didn't. It could be the bond I found myself having formed between Faith and me. In some ways not needing words to express our feelings or communicate with each other.
After Faith finished putting together everything she and I would need, she helped me into my the gear she made for me made some small adjustments, they fitted perfectly like a second skin. With my new found strength I barely felt the weight of it. Not one word was uttered between us, but at the same time I knew what Faith wanted. Put my arms up, down, one leg up the other, put on the footwear, put the harness on how and where to put which of weapons where and how to use and get the to them when I need them.
After getting suit up Faith headed back up the stairs to prepare something to eat and stow away the other things on the Harley before we headed away. And it gave me some time to familiarize myself with my gear and new toys. Going though some of the movements I saw Faith and my sis perform daily. Being able to do them perfectly was something new that had to do with my new found abilities, the suit Faith made for me was perfect.
Half a hour latter the food was ready and we ate.
After having eaten and gotten into our remaining gear we closed up the house and made sure that we had everything we needed, money, weapons, papers, the address. Everything was alright, Faith stood in front of the house and looking at it for a moment before heading toward me and the Harley.
"Lets go" Faith got on and started the Harley and I hopped on after her and we were on our way.
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O boy I'm going to be in big big big trouble when Buffy finds out that I left again without telling anybody, at least this time I didn't leave alone, not that that would make her feel better, me being together with Faith wouldn't be better. When I get back I'm going to be grounded for live.
And the Harley disappears unseen by anybody heading west into the rising sun toward New Orleans.
The End for now
*****
The sun is just about to rise when the sound of a lone machine can be heard on the empty road out of Sunnydale. A Harley with two figured on her are driving past the sign 'Your leaving Sunnydale come back soon' and accelerate.
Taking a better look at the two we see Dawn and Faith, Dawn holding on to Faith as tight as she can, she was still at least as strong as a slayer there wasn't remotely a chance that she would let go of her. Every part of Faiths body was tensed up and hard as rock, this ride will be nothing like the last one they had.
Dawn recalls what happened just a short while ago, what all could happen in just a couple of hours.
*****
When she entered the home she could sense something was very wrong, somehow she could sense that Faith was there, and after a couple of steps she could also see her.
I'm never going to forget the expression Faith had, something between pure hate, despair, fury, sadness, anger and any other emotion. And the same emotions and some other things I felt that I never could give a name even if I wanted, coming of her at me wave after wave, if I didn't know it was Faith I would have made sure to be on the other side of the world, anywhere else than here. Even now it sends shivers down my body only thinking about it.
The dread, danger and fear I felt during all the time Glory was after me and held me hostage and wanted to kill me was nothing compared to seeing Faith standing there unmoving. I would have rather faced a hundredths Glory's than . than .. than . her at that exact moment. Every fibre of my being screamed to get the hell out of there.
For the first couple of minutes I couldn't get my body to obey me, I was frozen in my place, not able to even move an inch. It took everything I had to stay and not run out of the house. The only thing I had on my mind was that Faith needed me and I had to get to her, hold her, wrap my arms around her and protect her from whatever got her into this state.
After I while I got my body to move, slowly, but at least I wasn't standing still anymore and little by little I moved closer and closer, getting nearer to Faith till I finally could touch her and hold her in my arms, it felt like it had taken me forever reaching her, and I embraced her as delicate as I possible could. For a long time Faith didn't react at all, not even acknowledging my presence, after a couple of hours I felt her body slowly unfreeze and move into my embrace. Her breath slowed down and became even announcing that she finally surrendered and fell asleep.
All the while I kept holding her in my arms, watching over her waiting for her too wake up and tell me what happened to her and to me. I felt all energized like I wouldn't need to sleep for a week.
After what seemed an eternity Faith started to come around and wake up, but for some time we simply held each other, non of us wanting to disturb the peace and quiet.
"They killed her......" were Faiths first words barely voiced if it weren't for my new situation that somehow gave me slayer powers and one of them where enhanced hearing I would have missed it.
"They killed her, the council killed her because ........, they put Kakisto on our path, making it like a vamp killed her, that I failed her. They made it look like it was all my fault she died." Her voice getting harder and harder.
"Faith what are you talking about? " I ask her, not able to follow her.
"I finally remembered and read the last message Em wrote me, the slayer doesn't walk alone like those bastard tell everybody, no the slayer has a natural/supernatural partner, called the Guardian. Em was mine and if we had bonded properly my powers and abilities would have been boasted ten twenty thirty times than the way I was before, all powers and abilities would be shared and enhanced. The council would not be needed anymore, I would have all the knowledge Em possessed and she would become at least as strong as a slayer and now they're after Ems twin sis Eve because she's my guardian now, somehow someway I reached out and connected to her. Whatever it takes I'm going to make sure they won't touch her or harm her in anyway. If I have to kill the whole council to do it."
While Faith told me everything she started to speak louder and louder and angrier, there was still sadness but now she had a purpose, get to her Guardian and make sure the Council couldn't harm or kill her like they had Em. The same dread I felt the first time I ran into her returned this time it was focused on one object the Council and still it chilled me to the bone.
Faith got of the ground and headed to the basement I followed her down there and saw her put together what she would need for her trip, she started to put her gear and other things she would need for her trip. And I looked how she was going from one weapon to other, examining it, adding to it or discarding it. If not for the situation we found each other in it would have been beautiful watching her do it.
But it gave me some time to digest all the things she told me and an explanation why I felt this strong, somehow I got connected to Faith in a similar fashion as the bond between Slayer and Guardian she talked about. I'll keep it for the moment to myself, I'll talk to Faith about it when we've made sure that Eve is safe and the council isn't a threat anymore.
I told Faith that I was going with her, I wasn't going to let her go at it alone so she also took out the slayer gear she made for me, giving me protection from attacker if I ever needed it. It has the same configurations as Faiths. With some small adaptations, made for me.
When I told her she didn't object or told me that she wouldn't let me come, I would have expected at least to tell me once that I could not go, but she didn't. It could be the bond I found myself having formed between Faith and me. In some ways not needing words to express our feelings or communicate with each other.
After Faith finished putting together everything she and I would need, she helped me into my the gear she made for me made some small adjustments, they fitted perfectly like a second skin. With my new found strength I barely felt the weight of it. Not one word was uttered between us, but at the same time I knew what Faith wanted. Put my arms up, down, one leg up the other, put on the footwear, put the harness on how and where to put which of weapons where and how to use and get the to them when I need them.
After getting suit up Faith headed back up the stairs to prepare something to eat and stow away the other things on the Harley before we headed away. And it gave me some time to familiarize myself with my gear and new toys. Going though some of the movements I saw Faith and my sis perform daily. Being able to do them perfectly was something new that had to do with my new found abilities, the suit Faith made for me was perfect.
Half a hour latter the food was ready and we ate.
After having eaten and gotten into our remaining gear we closed up the house and made sure that we had everything we needed, money, weapons, papers, the address. Everything was alright, Faith stood in front of the house and looking at it for a moment before heading toward me and the Harley.
"Lets go" Faith got on and started the Harley and I hopped on after her and we were on our way.
*****
O boy I'm going to be in big big big trouble when Buffy finds out that I left again without telling anybody, at least this time I didn't leave alone, not that that would make her feel better, me being together with Faith wouldn't be better. When I get back I'm going to be grounded for live.
And the Harley disappears unseen by anybody heading west into the rising sun toward New Orleans.
The End for now
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