Author: fayetonic
Title: Black as Night
Rated: PG-13
Disclaimer: I do not own Buffy the Vampire Slayer, nor Harry Potter. They belong to Joss and J.K Rowling. Though I do own the plot, and the characters Ebony (Eb) and Brianna (Bree.)
Distribution: FF.net, TtH
Spoilers: Post-Chosen of Buffy, Fifth book for Harry.
Author Notes: I know this might not be very original, well tuffie wuffie! This takes place in 2008, with flashbacks from Chosen and others.
Summary: A smile lit the woman's face, as her brown eyes settled over the small figures of her two daughters. They were as different as night and day, and as colorful as black and white. The dark haired slayer wistfully wished for the innocence that the two harbored, but she knew that there would always be blood on her hands. A bad feeling crept its way into her stomach, and she knew that sometime soon her past would come to play.
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"Left kick, right spin, flip!" Faith barked, as she observed the determined group of teenaged girls. A look of approval crossed her face, as each slayer perfected the move flawlessly. Faith admitted she was proud, because who wouldn't? She had spent several months training these girls, and they were definitely ready to start slaying on their own.
Out of the corner of her eye, Faith saw Dawn approach.
"Afternoon, Bambi!" She loudly called over the talking girls.
Dawn rolled her eyes at the nickname, even though inwardly she loved it. Ever since Buffy left years ago, Faith had taken to the older sister mode. Although Buffy would always be her sister by blood, Faith was her sister in her heart.
"Hey, Black Belt Girl," Dawn returned, stepping in front of her adoptive-sister.
At twenty-one years old, Dawn had reached her maximum height of five feet, eight inches. Her brown streaked blonde hair reached down to the middle of her back, and her eyes had lightened to a blue topaz. Although not as rounded as Faith, Dawn's soft curves had turned a few heads.
"Okay, girls! We're done for today" The brunette slayer addressed turning towards the group of young women. Cheers rang through the group, and they headed towards the exit.
"So what's shaking, D?" Faith asked addressing her little sister.
"It's the girls," Dawn replied bluntly, watching as Faith's relaxed expression turned to a mask of worry. In her opinion, the dark-haired slayer was an awesome mother.
"What happened? Are they alright?" Faith questioned, worry clearly in her voice.
"They pulled a prank on their teacher!"
Faith groaned, couldn't her girls behave for one damn day?
"I better go get them then." she sighed, heading towards the exit.
Walking out towards the car, a smile crossed her lips as she relived the days of her daughters' birth.
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It was a couple months after the destruction of Sunnydale. All the Scoobies had moved to England, since Giles, and Wesley were the only surviving watchers alive. They were able to tap into the endless bouts of money, and with these funds, a new headquarters plus a training center was born.
Faith was on her knees in front of the toilet bowl. Sweat poured down her face, as she rested her forehead against the cool edge of the basin. The dark haired slayer presumed that she had picked up the stomach flu, because Buffy apparently had one. It turned out that Buffy was going to become a mother. Apparently several pregnancy tests later, Faith was going to become a mother too.
Robin was less than thrilled, and took off to New York in the end of Faith's first trimester. Buffy became very depressed, as the pregnancy progressed. The blonde slayer had taken to moping around the house. While Faith was excited and confident that she wouldn't turn out to be like her abusive mother.
On the second of March, Brianna Joy Summers was born. She was a healthy baby of seven pounds six ounces, inheriting her mothers golden colored hair and her fathers blue eyes. A day later Faith went into labor, and that night Ebony Renee Wilkins was born. The newborn baby girl weighed six pounds, eight ounces. Ebony came out with a full set of black hair, and Faith's brown eyes.
One month later, Buffy had asked Faith to watch over Dawn and Bree for the night. One night turned into two days, and everyone became worried. Willow and Xander were sent to the Summers' home, only to find Buffy's room completely void of everything. Faith had hit the regular demon bars, only there was no word of the slayer whom died twice. Apparently, Buffy had run away on her own. She wasn't ready to be a mother especially to a vampire's child. A letter was sent to Faith, signing her rights to Brianna and Dawn away. With Giles's help, Faith had them both adopted in two weeks.
As the years went, there was no word from Buffy.
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It had taken Faith about thirty minutes to reach the school. After parking her car in the lot, Faith entered the building. Striding down the familiar hallway that was littered with artwork, she entered the office. The redheaded secretary was seated a few feet away typing away at the computer.
Faith cleared her throat.
The secretary jumped startled.
"Here again?" she asked amusedly.
Faith nodded a smirk on her face.
"Well, I'll go tell Mrs. Juno that you're here." the secretary replied, jumping to her feet.
"Right, thanks," the brunette replied.
A few minutes later, the redhead returned signaling Faith that it was okay to go in.
Faith gave a grateful nod, walking briskly to the door.
Quietly, she turned the knob and was met with three faces. Her eyes turned to her daughters. Eb was dressed in denim jeans and a black tee shirt that covered her light mocha skin. Her black hair was down, and her brown eyes innocent. Bree's golden hair was in a high ponytail, with strands falling on each side. She was dressed in black jeans with a white tee. Her blue eyes were alight in mischief, and a cocky half smirk was formed on her face.
With one look at the stern Headmistress, Faith turned to her children.
"What do you have to say for yourselves?" she asked sternly, her hands on her hips.
Ebony and Brianna's eyes met and they turned to their mother.
"We're hungry!"
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~To Be Continued~