Bianca and Maggie walked hand in hand down the dark busy street as the snow fell lightly around them. Bianca glanced at Maggie and smiled indulgently. They had been dating steadily for almost two weeks now.
"So Maggie" She spoke up "What do you want for Christmas?"
Maggie turned to her and grinned "All I want for Christmas, is yoooooou!" she sang.
Bianca chuckled "You're really weird Stone"
"Me?" Maggie asked in a mock astonished voice "How could you think that?"
Bianca shook her head and continued walking. Maggie followed along before she stopped and tugged on Bianca's hand. When Bianca turned to her with a questioning look Maggie pointed to the nearby alley.
"That's our shortcut"
"Shortcut?" Bianca grinned impishly "Which shortcut would that be Miss. Stone?"
Maggie returned the smile and pulled her towards the alley "Come on Bink. Live a little!"
Bianca followed her girlfriend hesitantly "Maggie, there's no way I'm going to..."
"Bianca!" Maggie grinned "What do you take me for?"
Bianca rolled her eyes and Maggie kissed her gently before pulling away "This really is a shortcut Bianca"
"Oh" Bianca blushed slightly and Maggie laughed out loud at her.
"But you know if ya wanna we could..." Maggie began to tease.
"NO!" Bianca exclaimed instantly.
"I was..." Maggie began to say before her gaze shifted behind Bianca. Her eyes widened in alarm and she pulled the other girl to the ground with her just a moment before something whizzed above their heads.
"Oh My God!"
"What?" Bianca asked as Maggie pulled her to her feet and pushed her behind her. As she glanced over to the entrance of the alley way she frowned as she spotted a tall dark haired man holding a knife in his hand. She pulled Maggie securely against her and began to walk backwards slowly.
"Uh-oh" She muttered when her back hit the wall. The man grinned at them as he began to walk towards them.
"HEY!" A female voice yelled. They glanced to their left to see two young women rushing towards them. The blonde stopped in front of them but the brunette charged at the man knocking him off his feet.
"Hey" The blonde said in a rushed voice "Are you two okay?"
They both nodded and the mysterious blonde spoke once again "stay right here okay?"
She didn't give them time to answer as she had already turned back to her brunette companion. Bianca and Maggie clutched each other's hands tightly as they watched the man's face waver as it become bumpy and animalistic. As the fight continued he caught the blonde unawares knocking her roughly to the ground with a hard punch. The brunette released a low growl and kicked him into the wall. Before he had a chance to return to the fight she stabbed him through the heart with a wooden stake. He instantly turned to dust. She then turned back to the blonde and helped her up.
"You Okay B?" She asked.
The blonde smiled at her as she rubbed her cheek "I'm fine F"
They both seemed to remember they weren't alone at the same time as they turned back to Bianca and Maggie.
The blonde walked over to them pulling the other girl behind her "Hey" she said quietly "I'm Buffy. This is Faith. You guys must be Bianca and Maggie?"
The girls glanced at each other uncertainly.
"Yeah." Bianca finally said "That's us"
Maggie narrowed her eyes refusing to leave her defensive position in front of Bianca "How do you know our names?" she asked them "And...What the hell was THAT?!"
Before Buffy could speak up Faith jumped in "That was a vampire. It was trying to kill you. We killed it instead and we know your names because you're in really big trouble."
"A Vampire?" Maggie questioned sceptically "Yeah riiiiighhht. Should we be on the lookout for witches and werewolves too?"
"Look you may not believe us" Faith said in a hushed but angry voice "But that does not change the fact that you two are in danger. So either you come with us quietly or..."
"Faith!" Buffy hissed placing a hand on the other girls arm "Be Nice!"
She glanced back at Maggie "Look umm...Maggie?" At Maggie's nod she continued "We need to get you two out of here before those things come back because they WILL come back. There's a high chance that if you stay here either you or Bianca will be seriously hurt. If you're with us we can protect you"
"What are you guys? Like Ghostbusters who kill vampires instead of ghosts?" Bianca asked,
Faith grinned at her relaxing a bit "I guess you could say that. We're Vampire slayers. The 'chosen two' "
Bianca finally moved out from behind Maggie though she found that Maggie was unwilling to release her hand "So why us? I mean we're just normal people"
Faith shrugged casting a smirk towards Buffy "So were we"
Maggie pulled Bianca closer to her as she examined the other two girls carefully. The blonde was wearing light blue jeans and a denim jacket while the brunette was wearing dark jeans and a black leather jacket.
"Okay" She started cautiously "So thanks a lot and all but...Can we go now?"
"Uh...No" Buffy replied glancing at Faith "We have to protect you"
Bianca replied before Maggie could argue "Protect us from...Vampires?"
"Yeah" Faith answered "From Vampires"
"Right..." Bianca nodded still seeming confused and slightly sceptical "How are we gonna do this? Are you two even from Paris?"
Buffy and Faith shook their heads.
"We're from LA" Buffy Supplied "You guys kinda...need to come with us...for protection"
"You keep saying that" Maggie responded as she squeezed Bianca's hand and took a step back "But why should we trust you? We don't even know you"
"You have to trust us" Faith remarked "Or you'll die"
Maggie hesitated for a moment glancing at Bianca quickly before she nodded to Faith.
"What about Miranda?" Bianca exclaimed suddenly.
"Miranda?" Buffy echoed blankly.
"My daughter" Bianca informed her.
"Can nobody watch her?" Faith asked quietly "Your Mom? Sister?"
"How did you..." Bianca began to say "Never mind. My Mom could but she's back in Pine Valley..."
Faith looked as if she was thinking for a moment "I guess we could get there" she said as she glanced at Buffy who nodded back at her.
"How?" Maggie asked.
"The same way we're gonna get to L.A" Buffy answered "It's kinda complicated and I don't really understand it myself but Willow gave me this spell thingy to say"
Maggie and Bianca appeared slightly sceptical but Maggie nodded as she led the way back to the house clutching Bianca tightly to her.
"Maggie?" Bianca whispered as they approached the door. The slayers were following behind them seemingly on the lookout for anything suspicious while talking quietly.
"Yeah?" Maggie replied
"You're uh...Kinda hurting me" Bianca winced referring to her girlfriend's tight grip on her hand.
"Damn" Maggie said as she loosened her vice like grip on Bianca's hand "Sorry Bink...I just..."
"I know" Bianca interrupted "And I really appreciate it. You're my hero"
Maggie smiled lovingly "Would it appear weird if I just randomly stopped and kissed you senseless?"
Bianca laughed out loud "I wouldn't complain"
Maggie shook her head as she unlocked the door and entered the house pulling Bianca in behind her. Buffy and Faith followed them inside a moment later.
"I'll um...Go and get Miranda" Bianca said as she extracted herself from Maggie's grip and walked out of the living room. Maggie watched her leave the room feeling a small smile tug at her lips.
"You seem to love her a lot" Faith observed quietly.
"I Do" Maggie replied as she looked back at the slayers. She noticed Faith's eyes linger on Buffy for a moment. She instantly recognised the look as a look of longing "She's my world"
Buffy broke the slightly uncomfortable silence that settled between them "Maggie" She started "we don't want it to seem like we're kidnapping you guys are anything. This is really for the best"
The dyed brunette nodded "I Love Bianca. I'd do anything to stop her from getting hurt. To protect her. If that's what you guys are trying to do than we're on the same side"
Bianca returned to the room a moment later holding Miranda in one arm. When she reached Maggie the other girl interlaced their fingers together smiling reassuringly at her. Buffy took Faith's hand in her own and held a hand out for Maggie who hesitated slightly before taking it.
"permoveo nos quo nostrum pectus pectoris votum "Buffy recited before they disappeared in bright white lights....
TBC
