A.N. Hi kids! Well, we're back! Here is the opening of Act 2...it should be an interesting ride to say the least. I really hope you enjoy this one!

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Five things I've learned in the week since we left Tree Hill:

The slayer stamina that Faith always talks about is real.

Buffy snores…but it's a cute snore, I'll admit.

The slayers can eat their entire body weight after a good patrol.

Having a slayer for a friend is like having your own personal bodyguard.

Faith talks a big game, but she melts when Buffy's around…it's adorable.

We've been in Orlando for almost a week with the slayers. It's actually a lot different than I thought it would be. The slayers are a lot different than I thought they would be. I guess we only really saw them when they were in social mode back in Tree Hill. We never really saw the strategic planning sessions that they had when they got back from patrol at 3 a.m. and the long calls to that Giles guy in Cleveland to talk about slayer business or whatever. We've been having fun for sure though. It was always fun to be a part of ordering room service in the middle of the night when they got back from patrols and watching Faith get all excited about one thing or another that the two of them killed while they were out while she stuffed her face. I wish I had a metabolism like those two. Of course me and PS didn't care how late we were up. We found various ways to amuse ourselves when they weren't around and our sleep schedules quickly adapted to the slayers'. We stayed up late and slept late and kept ourselves entertained in the time in between…minds out of the gutters, people…we're not quite there yet.

I always knew that Peyton had been a bit 'sensitive' about sex. Not to say that she was weird about anything, but she really liked to take things slow. When she was with Nathan, sex was really all that held their relationship together and when that ended she decided in the future she would wait and make sure things were right before she did it. I totally get it and I can respect it…but if she had any idea what she does to me, she'd rethink her position. Sex has never really been that big a deal to me. The hard part for me has always been letting people in. Peyton has always been cautious about both. She's careful about who she lets into her heart and her bed. It's one of the things I've always loved about her. But right now it's the one thing that's making me crazy. I'm not pressuring her into anything. Peyton is the most special person I've ever met and if she told me to walk off the top of a building I'd probably do it just because she told me to. Plus she's totally hot.

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We were sitting around the pool one night enjoying our summer break when we saw the slayers emerge from the hotel. They had their usual bags of various slayer stuff with them and they made their way over to us.

Faith grinned and plunked down on the end of my lounge chair and leaned over me to grab my drink. She lingered a little longer than necessary to mess with Peyton and it totally worked. Peyton shot her a look with a raised eyebrow. "Faith is it absolutely necessary to molest my girlfriend when I'm sitting right here?"

Faith winked at me and I just smiled as I watched the two of them. "Aw, come on, Sawyer, you know you totally think we'd be hot together."

Peyton rolled her eyes but a little half smile made its way to her lips. That's all it took for my girly parts to start humming. She was killing me. "If that's what you need to tell yourself, Faith."

Faith pretended to be hurt and held a hand to her chest looking up at Buffy. "Damn, B, these two get mean once you get to know them."

Buffy smiled and ran a gentle hand over Faith's hair. "You'll live, babe."

"Aw, are we in the pet name stage already?" Peyton asked with a wide, teasing, grin.

Faith shot her a pointed look. "You're one to talk, Sawyer." She met Peyton's eyes and raised an eyebrow. "Slayer hearing, remember?"

"Please tell me you're kidding," Peyton mumbled with a hand over her eyes, totally embarrassed. Faith was totally kidding…I pretty much had every make out session with Peyton permanently etched in my brain and I know for a fact that the slayers were out on patrol every time we've fooled around.

Faith winked at me and moved her gaze back to my blushing girlfriend. "Sawyer, relax, I'm kidding."

Peyton looked up at her, totally relieved. "Okay good." She looked at me and smiled a little sheepishly. God, I love her.

"Faith if you're done messing with the two of them we should probably go," Buffy reminded her with a soft smile. Faith looked up at her and the two of them share this smile and you can just feel the love rolling off both of them. Faith drops her head and I can see the tiniest shiver run through her. They are so cute! Faith the badass goes to jelly around Buffy…as usual, what did I tell you?

"B, that was the nest last night, we torched the hell out of them," Faith reminded her with a grin.

"I know but we still have to make sure that was all of them," Buffy reminded her.

"Well if it wasn't all of them, they're runnin' scared after that." Faith stood up and nodded her head back in the direction of the hotel. "You two shouldn't be sittin' out here when we're not here."

I love the slayers for caring but they can be a little over protective sometimes. I allowed Peyton to pull me up and we said our good-byes to the slayers as they left and we headed for the room. Guess I can't really complain about that as long as I have my P. Sawyer to keep me occupied.

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Brooke and Peyton were lying on the bed in their room watching TV later that night when they were suddenly startled by knocking on the door adjoining their room to the slayers' room.

"Brooke, Peyton, get packed we have to leave right now," Buffy called through the door.

The two teens exchanged a curious yet worried look. Something big must have happened for the slayers to want to get moving in the middle of the night.

Peyton slid off the bed and opened the door that connected their rooms and she took in the sight of the two slayers moving around the room quickly packing their belongings. She frowned. "What's going on?"

"We're leaving for the airport in ten minutes, get your stuff together, we'll explain on the way," Buffy told them without looking up as she stuffed clothes in her bag.

Peyton and Brooke exchanged another look and immediately moved to pack their belongings. They could tell that something big was going down and needed to move quickly or risk very pissed off slayers.

Ten minutes later the four girls got into the back of a black stretch limo waiting out front of the hotel and the slayers finally explained.

"Sorry, hope ya weren't sleepin'," Faith apologized once they were settled.

"Giles called while we were out to tell us that we have to get back to the Council pretty much immediately," Buffy told them with a sigh. She shared a look with Faith. "They think the First is back."

The teens shared a look of shock. "The First evil that you guys buried back in Sunnydale?" Peyton asked.

"Apparently not," Faith told them with a frown. "And Giles, Dawn and Willow found a prophecy."

"I really hate prophecies," Buffy interjected with a roll of her eyes. "They're always about us. And they're never good."

"Well apparently," Faith started, looking to the two teens, "this one is about us and you two," Faith told them.

"What?" Brooke exclaimed, totally shocked. "How is that possible? We're just normal girls." She glanced at Peyton and noticed a pensive look on the other girl's face.

Buffy scoffed and shook her head. "Yeah, that doesn't mean a hell of a lot to the Powers. Trust me."

"What does the prophecy say?" Peyton asked once she had processed what was going on. She reached over and grasped Brooke's hand, needing the other girl to keep her grounded in all this.

"We don't know," Buffy told her. "Giles called all freaked and asked if you guys were still with us and told me we had to get to Cleveland post haste."

"How does Giles even know it's us in the prophecy?" Brooke asked her.

Buffy shook her head. "I don't know, Brooke." She sighed. "I know this can be really overwhelming, but the Council is fully equipped to handle these kinds of situations, and Giles is the smartest person I know. I promise you guys will be perfectly safe with us."

"Yeah, don't sweat it, girls, we do this kinda stuff all the time," Faith told them with a small smile.

For the first time since the slayers had banged on their hotel room door, both girls seemed to be relaxing a bit. Buffy glanced at her phone when it beeped and turned it so Faith could read the text that had just been received and Faith reached into her bag and pulled out her laptop. After some clicking and typing she nodded. "Tell him I got it."

Buffy nodded and started texting back. Faith looked up at the girls and noticed them both watching with slightly bewildered expressions. She grinned. "Chill, kids, it's cool. G-man just wants a little history on you two. You got homework on the plane."

"Anything we can do to help," Peyton told her with a shrug.

Buffy cringed. "Don't say that around Dawn and Will or you'll be researching till your eyes bleed."

Brooke smiled. She was totally freaking out about this whole prophecy thing but she was really excited about going to the Council to meet all the people they had heard so much about. Plus how many seventeen year olds got to be part of an ancient prophecy? Well, the two sitting across from her, obviously, but who else?

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The limo finally came to a stop on the tarmac of the airport and the door opened to reveal a small jet nearby. Buffy smiled her thanks to the driver and made her way towards the red carpet leading them into the plane. Apparently the slayers had done this several times as they knew the pilots and the crew by name.

The teens followed them onto the plane and looked around wide eyed as they stepped onboard. It was a typical private jet with all the fancy trimmings, including a bottle of champagne on the table next to fruit and other various food for the girls. The slayers got themselves settled and Faith rummaged through her bag for her laptop. She pulled up the appropriate pages and set the computer aside.

"Okay, both of you fill as much of this stuff out as you can once we get in the air and give it to B. She'll take care of the rest," she told them.

Brooke looked confused. "Are you going somewhere?"

"Faith hates to fly," Buffy told them with a tender look towards the other slayer.

"I'll be sedated," Faith explained with a shrug.

"Seriously?" Peyton asked with a raised eyebrow.

Buffy suddenly pulled a syringe from her bag and nodded. "She'll be out cold."

"You must really hate to fly," Brooke mumbled as she kept her eyes trained on the needle in Buffy's hand. "You're a little scary sometimes," she told Buffy.

The blonde slayer grinned and nodded when she got a signal from the pilot that they needed to get ready to go. She looked at Faith. "We'll be fine. Remember, we've got the most powerful witch in the western hemisphere on our side."

Faith shrugged a shoulder as she turned a little green. "That didn't do much to help Anya or Tara though, did it?"

Buffy gave her a little smile. "No, but she saved my life." Faith couldn't argue with that. "Come on, babe, let's do this."

Faith checked her watch. "About a three hour flight so 2 cc's should do it." She glanced at the teens. "See ya on the flip side."

Buffy waited until Faith was settled in her seat before removing the cap of the syringe and getting rid of the air bubbles. "Ready?" she asked softly.

Faith nodded and Buffy stuck her with the needle and squeezed about 2 cc's of the meds into her arm. Within moments Faith was sound asleep in her chair and Buffy was careful to cover her up and get her situated.

A few minutes later the plane was taking off and the girls all got settled around one of the tables in the cabin.

"Who were Tara and Anya?" Brooke asked curiously once the plane had finished its ascent.

Buffy's expression turned sad and she sighed heavily. "Anya was Xander's girlfriend for a long time. They were engaged and almost got married but he left her at the altar."

"Really?" Peyton asked.

Buffy nodded. "She was a demon when we first met her, but she was turned into a human and then she got her powers back about a year before she died."

"How did she die?" Brooke asked quietly.

"In the fight with the First," Buffy replied darkly. She was getting sick of the First and really was ready to kick its ass.

The teens exchanged a sidelong glance at the look in the slayer's eye at the mention of the First. They had never seen Buffy look so furious and determined.

"You guys will kill it this time," Brooke told her.

"There's nothing to kill," Buffy reminded her, snapping out of her anger when she remembered she had two teenage girls sitting across from her. "It's incorporeal, remember?"

Brooke slumped. "Oh yeah."

"Who was Tara?" Peyton asked quietly a moment later.

Buffy immediately softened and looked sad again. "Tara was…well other than being the best person I've ever met, she was Willow's girlfriend."

"What happened to her?" Peyton asked.

Buffy sighed and chewed on her lip for a moment. "We had some problems a few years ago with these three super nerds. They were inventing things that let them rob banks and steal diamonds and freeze people and turn invisible and stuff and I tried to stop them. I got two of them arrested but the third pulled a rocket man and got away." She paused and shivered, still remembering the day in the backyard with Xander. "Anyways, he came after me with a gun and he shot me and a stray bullet hit Tara and killed her."

Brooke sat wide-eyed. "Oh my God."

Buffy swallowed hard. "Willow kind of went evil after that and killed Warren, the guy that shot Tara and then she tried to destroy the world."

"Your best friend, Willow?" Peyton asked.

Buffy nodded. "Yup. The one and only."

"So you got shot too?" Brooke asked.

Buffy nodded. "I was dying in the emergency room and Willow saved me."

Peyton raised an eyebrow. "Before or after she tried to destroy the world?"

"Before," Buffy told her. "She saved my life…again…then sucked up a bunch of dark magic spells, got a power surge and went on a spree to kill Warren. And she did…I couldn't save him."

"Why would you want to?" Brooke asked with a look of disgust.

Buffy shook her head. "Brooke, just because he killed Tara didn't mean that I was going to let Willow kill him. He probably deserved it, but we don't get to choose who lives and who dies. That's not what all this power is about."

"Only because you're a good guy," Peyton told her. "Bad guys try to play God all the time. You and Faith are just the good guys in all this."

Buffy smiled and ducked her head. "Well, the bottom line is, Willow was a different person after that and when she had to give the baby slayers their power, she had to tap into that massive power she has inside her and she was terrified. But when it happened, she was filled with all this white magic and apparently it got rid of all the bad mojo."

"Apparently?" Peyton asked with an amused smile.

Buffy grinned. "Well sometimes if Will and Kennedy are in a fight or something she causes small earthquakes on the campus and stuff, but that's rare."

"Wait, hold on a second," Brooke interrupted. "You said that Willow saved your life again when you got shot. I thought you said that Xander gave you mouth to mouth when you drowned. When did Willow save you before you got shot?"

Buffy shifted. "A few years ago there was a Hellgod that was after Dawn and the only way I could save her and the world was to die." She looked puzzled for a moment. "So I guess that's not really saving me as much as it is just bringing me back to life."

"So you've died twice?" Peyton asked. "Remind me to get on Willow's good side."

Buffy grinned. "Yes and yes. She's a really good person to have on your side." She sighed and looked out the window at the dark sky. She suddenly remembered the laptop assignment and pointed at it. "You two really need to get to work on that. I need to send it to Giles so the gang can get to work on research." She looked at her phone when it beeped suddenly and she stood up and moved back to the seat next to Faith. "Just tell me when you're done." With that she began texting furiously.

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A few hours later their plane landed and another stretch limo was waiting on the tarmac for them. It was still dark outside but you could see the dawn just about to peek over the horizon. Faith was groggy and had to have Buffy practically carry her to the car. Once she was inside she fell asleep again.

"It's about a thirty minute drive to the Council so make sure you're comfortable," Buffy told them as she dialed the Council. She pointed to the bar. "It's got everything, just stay out of the alcohol." She winked at them both. "It's a little early.

The teens each grabbed a bottle of water and listened as she spoke to someone named Andrew and seemed to be going around in circles with him until she finally got Giles on the phone. They spoke briefly and when Buffy hung up she reached for the mini bar and poured herself a glass of orange juice.

"The watchers division has already started researching and Giles said he has some important news about you two so at least they're onto something," she told them. She looked at both girls carefully. "I hate that you two had to be dragged into this."

Brooke shook her head. "Are you kidding? This is the most exciting thing that's ever happened to me."

"Aw, Brooke, honey, I love your excitement but this has the potential to get really dangerous," Buffy told her with a concerned look.

"Buffy, relax," Brooke replied. "If your slayers are trained half as well as you and Faith, I know we'll be perfectly safe with you."

Buffy smiled gratefully and just as she was about to reply her phone rang so she picked up and began talking with whoever it was. Peyton leaned over towards Brooke. "Stroking the ego always works with her…nice."

Brooke winked and leaned in for a little kiss.

"Hey, none of that," Faith suddenly chimed in, her voice groggy.

"Faith, you're awake," Brooke chirped happily.

Faith winced. "Easy, Dimples, I'm still a little out of it."

"Sorry," Brooke replied much quieter.

"Good flight?" Faith asked as she sat up and stretched a bit. "Did you two get your paperwork done?"

They both nodded and smiled when Buffy leaned over and placed a chaste kiss on Faith's temple and smiled tenderly at her while still on the phone. Faith smiled back and scooted over so she could rest her head on Buffy's shoulder. She reached out and grabbed Buffy's OJ and took a long drink.

"You two ready for the Council?" she asked with a smirk.

Brooke and Peyton exchanged a scared, happy and nervous smile, both knowing whatever the Council threw at them, they would be okay as long as they were together.

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A.N. Well? Is it worthy of another chapter? Should I continue? Please drop me a line and let me know what you guys think. Hope you liked it!