FAITH

-Five by Five-

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"-In every generation, there is a Chosen One. She alone will stand against the vampires, the demons, and the forces of darkness. She is the Slayer"

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"Forty One, Forty Two, Forty Three, Forty Four"

It seemed like it had been weeks since they had head off on their journey yet realistically it had been no more then seven hours Giles continued to count the signs as he flew past them in the little Nissan Micra.

"Forty Five, Forty Six"

He Looked and the rear vision mirror at the young girl slouched in the back seat scrawling away in her leather bound diary, Myra Bonofonte was special she wasn't like other girls, She was a slayer Rupert Giles had much experience in the area he had been a watcher for as long as he could remember he knew nothing of leading a normal life and so had no intention of doing so his mother had always told him he was meant for better things so that was what he was doing now along with another slayer Faith who sat to his right fast asleep.

"How much longer til we are there?"

Myra spoke up for the first time in a few hours asking the same question that had been playing in Giles's Mind.

"Not much longer"

He said as he passed yet another signing indicating distance between them and their destination, making a metal note of the Forty Seventh sign he had come across.

"Ugh, how long was I out?"

Faith asked as she sat up in her seat brushing her long Brunette hair behind her ears, as she rubbed her eyes Giles glanced to his right and flashed the young woman a smile.

"You have been asleep for quite some time"

"Hard to believe you could sleep with his constant counting"

Myra Interjected probing fun at Giles who remained focused on the road.

"He Lost count about four times"

She stated jokingly as she closed her book and sat forward.

"You were out for a good two hours by the way"

Myra said as Faith looked back and laughed, Myra had met Faith & Mr. Giles Two weeks prior Faith had saved her life and in return Myra agreed to join the two of them on the road doing the going deed setting wrongs right and all that, really Faith had been hesitant to allow the Young Slayer to come along but Myra was persistent and Giles eventually convinced her it might be beneficial for Myra to see Faith in action, so Reluctantly Faith had allowed Myra to join them where ever they were heading.

"So… Where are we stopping next?"

Myra questioned scratching at the wound on her arm she had gotten in the fight where Faith had saved her.

"New York City"

Giles said as he watched yet another sign pass them by.

"Forty Eight"

He said to himself as he came around the bend and headed towards a large bridge.

"I can see it"

Faith said as she leant on the dashboard and looked out the windshield of the Small car at the lights and buildings that was New York City, Faith had been all over the world with the Slayer Brigade but New York still amazed her The Island was one of the many places she had wanted to go when she was a child now she finally got the chance, if only the circumstances were different.

"So … do you know how to find this place?"

She asked as Giles continued to focus on the road.

"It's not far"

He calmly replied as he kept his eyes glued straight ahead, once they had entered the city the traffic had picked up.

Myra looked around the streets were bustling with people everyone seemed angry and like they were in a rush Myra wasn't used to big cities or crowds she was from a small town in Mississippi the population there was less then five hundred and as she looked out the window she swore that on this street alone there were more people there then in her entire hometown, for just a second she contemplating trying to count them all like Giles had been with the road signs but they were all moving and there was way to many of them the thought alone made her feel kind of dizzy, She began to yawn she hadn't realized how tired she was most of the trip she had been scribbling away in her diary about what had happened over the past few weeks the diary was the one thing that made her feel slightly normal.

"Were Here"

Giles said as he pulled into an empty car park outside of a large house.

"Wow"

Was all that Myra could muster as she stepped out of the small car and stretched her legs.

"It's like a mansion or something"

Faith smiled as she climbed out of the passenger side door and stretched her legs she too looked up at the house in amazement as though it was too good to be true.

"Looks like Will came through"

She said to Giles.

"Yes it appears so"

HE replied as Myra looked on confused.

"Who is Willow?"

She asked inquisitively.

"Is She a Slayer to?"

She said as she began pacing backwards and forwards excitedly Giles watched her slightly amused as he removed his glasses and cleaned them placing them back on.

"HELP ME!"

Giles spun around to the direction which the scream had come from.

"PLEASE SOMEONE!"

Faith had begun running towards where the voice had come from with Myra on her tail and Giles a few feet behind them, She sprinted through the trees finally seeing a silhouette in the distance she came to a halt as she found a woman laying on the ground leaning against a tree, Faith Cautiously looked around as she approached the woman who's blonde hair was covering her face.

"Is she..?"

Myra said softly as she approached with Giles hovering over her.

"Are you ok?"

Faith said as she knelt down and reached out touching the woman's Shoulder.

"Thank you"

The Woman stuttered softly.

"What happened to you?"

Giles said as he stepped in front of Myra.

"It wasn't human..."

She replied as she turned her head to face them, Giles looked into her blue eyes and suddenly felt a calming warmth inside he didn't know what was wrong with him but he knew that this woman needed to be protected.

"Its okay I will protect you"

He said as he brushed Faith aside to help the woman to her feet, Faith stepped back in awe as Giles fawned all over this strange woman.

"What a gentleman"

She whispered seductively as she stood up fixing her hair.

Giles watched as she moved, breathed it didn't matter what she was doing, She made Giles feel a way he hadn't felt in a long time he couldn't explain his sudden fascination with this beautiful stranger but whatever it was he wasn't complaining.

"So what happened here?"

Faith said as she stood up.

"Vampires"

The woman replied softly still keeping her gaze on Giles who was standing staring like she was the first woman he had ever seen.

"You were attacked?"

Faith questioned becoming annoyed.

"No…"

The Woman replied as a smile came across her face.

"You were"

She said as she began to step backwards as from every direction Vampires began to appear as if they were in a play and the woman's words were their cue to appear.

"Oh my…"

Myra said as she looked at all the Vampires there was at least twenty of them … all male. Faith lunged forward the closest Vampire square in the face causing it to stumble backwards into another one, Myra although somewhat scared also through herself into one of the male vamps punching him in the throat and tripping him up she reached inside her jacket and pulled out a stake which she trusted down into the unbeating heart of the creature causing him to turn to dust before her eyes but as that one turned to dust another two came at her one connected a punch sending her to the ground it didn't take her long to recover as she kicked it hard it the ribs using the distraction as an opportunity to stake the other one.

Meanwhile Giles had not moved, He new the Vampires were there and he could hear the sounds of Myra and Faith fighting them off but yet he couldn't bring himself to move, he didn't want to... all he wanted was her.

"Your friends are going to die"

She said with a wicked grin on her face as she twirled her blonde hair between her fingers.

"You're the watcher"

She said as she stepped forward and placed her hand on his cheek.

"You're the one that sees it all"

She said as she brought her other hand up to his other cheek.

"Yet you lack the strength to partake"

She said as she brought her fingers to her eyes

"I can make it all better for you"

She said as her eyes turned to Black.

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Faith brought her fist down into the skull of another vampire causing him to howl in pain as she continued to pound on him, finally she grabbed the stake she had dropped moments earlier and drove it deep into his chest as her burst to dust.

"These are my favourite pants"

She complained as she wiped the dust off of them, She looked to her right where Myra was fighting of the last of the vampires then she turned her attention to Giles who was still standing in the same spot only now the woman was approaching him Faith watched as the woman brought her hands up to his face, Then she noticed something funny, The woman's eyes had gone completely Black, She was a Demon Faith took the stake in her right hand and threw it with all the force she could muster, it flew from her hand and headed at the Mysterious woman when just as suddenly as Faith had thrown it stopped in midair and flew directly back at Faith who didn't have the time to dodge it, The Stake drove deep into her shoulder the pain was immense.

"Get away from him you whack job"

She called as she ripped the wooden implement from her shoulder and threw it aside.

"You are in no place to be making demands"

The woman replied as she took her hands away from Giles.

"I don't know who you are or what you want all I know is you're going to die"

Faith said as she ran forward and kicked the woman directly in the face.

"Oh my god! What is wrong with you?"

The Woman said clutching her face.

"You can't go around kicking people"

She shrieked at Faith who looked on amused by the woman's antics.

"Well what can I say I never was good with words"

Faith replied as she approached the woman.

"This is not over there will be more where I came from"

The woman said and then she was gone, Faith stood there for a moment as if she was expecting the woman to reappear after a few seconds she turned back to Giles who looked as confused as she was.

"What Happened?"

He asked confused

Faith opened her mouth to answer but she was unable to find the words, she still was unsure of it herself.

"AAGHH!"

Faith and Giles snapped and out of their confusion Myra screamed out Faith turned in time to see The Last Vampire the one She had seen Myra beating up on moments before he had her by the hair the same confused expression that Giles had had was plastered on the Vampires face but that wasn't all a trail of blood from the corner of his mouth was visible.

"No"

She said as she scrambled forward knocking the Vampire backwards causing him to drop Myra, Giles hurriedly came to her aide as Faith continued to punch the vampire who still seemed to be in a daze Faith brought her fist backwards then forwards into his face repeating the process over and over as tears began to fill her eyes The Vampire suddenly snapped back to reality and kicked her off of him she rolled backwards and landed on something hard Faith jumped to her feet seeing what she had landed on was Myra's stake, Faith kicked it into the air and caught it just as the Vampire lunged at her she shifted her body weight and leant hard into the Vampire who stopped with a shocked look on his face he stumbled back a few feet and looked down at the Stake that was now imbedded in his chest.

"But..."

Was all he managed to say before he turned to dust, the stake fell silently to the Grass as Faith turned to see Giles sitting over Myra putting pressure onto her neck.

"She was bit..."

Faith was barely able to say as she walked over and dropped to her knees next to the young slayer whose eyes were half closed.

"Faith …. It hurts"

Myra gasped weakly as tears rolled down her cheeks

"It's going to be okay"

Faith replied trying to force a smile

"It's ... Im …"

Because she had a chance to say anything she was gone, Faith stared down in disbelief what had happened? What was going on this could be real, Giles stood up and removed his glasses he took a handkerchief from his pocket and cleaned the lenses before placing them back on.

"We should bury her"

He said as Faith regained her composure and stood up.

"She shouldn't have died like that you know"

She said as Myra shifted below them, they both looked down as she got to her feet.

"Myra"

Giles said astonished

"Not Exactly"

Myra replied as her face shifter and changed her eyes turned yellow her skin became wrinkled and hardened, She wasn't Myra anymore.

Faith looked on stunned as Giles scrambled for the Stake that Faith had used to dust the last vamp he managed to get it but by the time he had turned around Myra was gone.

"Faith"

Giles said as Faith looked off into the distance.

"Faith it wasn't your fault"

"I know"

She replied.

"I just thought it would be different"

She said as she turned to Giles.

"We are supposed to be helping these Girls not getting them killed"

"There isn't much we can do now we should head back and get some rest in the morning we can hunt her down"

He said as the two of them slowly began to walk back towards the large house.

"Are you ok?"

Giles asked as they left.

"Yeah"

Faith replied.

"Five By Five"

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As The Two left The Mysterious Woman from earlier stepped out into the clearing from behind a tree.

"Three little lambs on the run

Heading for the slaughter

Down goes one..."

She said as her eyes turned from black to blue again.

"You're in trouble"

Came a voice from behind her.

"What are you doing here?"

The woman said to the hidden figure

"I could ask you the same thing"

"Im doing my job"

"Your job Divinity as to bring me a slayer"

The Woman Divinity brushed her blonde hair aside and turned to face the hidden figure.

"And I did just that"

She said as Myra appeared.

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To be continued….

"Into every generation, a Slayer is born. One girl in all the world, a Chosen One, one with the strength and skill to hunt the vampires, to stop the spread of their evil ways, to cease their destructive manners, to prevent the end of the world. When one Slayer dies, the next one is called"