Buffy- end of the school day
When the end of the school day came about, I gladly welcomed it. Today has been the most boring Friday possible. No on campus fights, no teenager having trouble with her boyfriend; to be honest there was no type of teenage hormonal break down of a sort to council. On top of that I haven't seen Faith all day. She's been locked up in her office mostly if she wasn't teaching in class in the gym. We spoke briefly this morning in bed and I remember she mentioned her having an argument with Wood but she didn't elaborate on it much. While driving on the way to school, she also told me that Willow used some of her energy to restore her own powers than turned to restore me to consciousness. She's had a hectic couple of days so in thinking about her I can see why she's tired but I still miss her.
After packing up all my things I left the main office. I know the bell is going to ring in about twenty minutes, the mini scoob's should all be in the library. I skipped out on training today because I wanted to do my own by myself at home. The girls will more than likely wear me out if I trained with them. I walked on towards the gym only to see Willow walking in my direction. "Buffy!" She called out, I waved in return, "Ready to go home?" she asked as we quickly approached each other. "Yea but I rode with Faith and the girls..." "She had to leave early...oh she didn't..." Will interrupted me but stopped midsentence. "She didn't what?" I questioned, "Never mind Faith can explain later. Come on you riding home with me?" Will determined as she wrapped her arm into mine and directed me out of the building. We walked out onto the teacher's lot, got into the truck leaving the school.
Pulling up to my place, I immediately noticed the extra car in the driveway next to mine. It was a two door red Toyota. "Who does that belong to?" Will questioned, "I think its Woods it's probably a rental. He's starting to get strong opinion about exercising his fatherly rights. She mentioned him this morning." I explained. "Oh, want me to come inside?" She continued and I nodded no. "Ehh, I got him if he gets outta hand." I claimed as I got out of the truck and walked up the sidewalk. "Call me later?" Will requested as I glanced over my shoulder. "Sure" I yelled back as I galloped the rest of the way and up our porch steps. I starred up at the front door thankful it had been fixed during the day. I'll have to thank Xander.
Pacing inside my house quickly I could hear them talking loudly. I walked back to the living room. I couldn't sense many of the other younger slayers around but for a few. Only one was in my house besides Faith, "If he goes any farther then the park we won't be able to sense him." Faith explained walking across the living room when she stopped her back was turned to me. When she crossed her arms she starred over her shoulder at me briefly; before focusing back on Woods. "The slayer thing, what if I wanna take him to McDonalds to get a snack?" Woods tried to argue playfully now that I'm here. Faith let her arms down as I felt her guard dropping a little. Then she put her hands on her hips, "We don't give him fast food. It's your first visit Woods don't fuck this up. I said No farther than the park or don't have a visit at all. I have my reasons and I'm too tired for your bullshit right now." Faith declared as final word and I was kinda proud. "Fine I'll have him back when the lights come on." Wood demanded, "Hell no, vamps come out at dusk you complain about me not being able to defend our son." Faith stated fact as she took out her phone and starred at it, "Three hours it's more time than ya get while you're here, I want him back by six." She told him, "No, I want..." "Take it or leave it." She interrupted quickly, Woods huffed a little angry. "Damn it, fine. Just bring him down to me we're wasting time talking about it." Woods demanded and Faith turned to pace up to me. I took a few steps backwards. When Faith met me in the hall she stopped in front of me.
"Ruff day" I asked Faith as she walked ahead of me a little till we both stopped in the middle of the hall. "It looks like you don't even want him to take him?" I asked quietly, trying to show her what Wood might have been putting across. "There was jus something about the way he showed up. In a way he kinda talked me into it, I wasn't planning on letting him take him. I wish I would have waited for you." She muttered as she slid fingers into mine. We than turned around walked down the hall to the stairs. I stopped at the bottom of the stairwell and watched Faith seemed to drag herself to the top.
"Are you sure that you are okay with this then?" I asked. "No, but I can't keep him from Dom forever. If the girls were here, I would feel different about him going with Woods by himself but...um I do I feel better with him close enough to us to sense Dom." She claimed. I followed slowly. Faith was already down the hall and turning into Dom's room. I stopped at the top of the stairwell leaning on our door frame. Moments later Faith paced out of Dom's room with him in her arms, followed by Rachel. "Remember to tell Red when ya get home she can sense him better than I can. Then later on tonight we'll bring him to you before patrol." Faith delegated, Rachel nodded and continued on walking downstairs and eventually outside. I watched as Woods rounded the corner and stood at the bottom of the stairwell. "There's my boy!" He called out to Dom when he spotted him.
I watched as Dom glanced down at his father than back up at us with no expression about him. He normally smiles when he sees Faith or I but Woods got nothing. I wanted to laugh a little inside. Faith rolled her eyes, "That's gonna get annoying." Faith muttered too low for Woods to hear. As Faith walked up to me I kissed Dom's head than she continued down the stairs. I turned, glancing at my alarm clock by our bed. I have just enough time to work out and maybe cook.
"Three hours." Faith ordered placing a baby bag over his shoulder and handing her baby boy over. Woods cooed into Dom's ear, "three hours I know." woods repeated as he turned and walked out of the front door waving goodbye over his shoulder. Faith shut the door and turned to stare upstairs towards at me. 'Come here baby.' I thought as she walked up the stairwell slowly 'very ruff day babe' she replied.. Faith glanced up and I fell into her sad doe eyes. I could barely feel her slayer. It seemed as if I could feel her ache as much as I could see it. When she reached me I wrapped my arm around her waist and walked with her the rest of the way to bed.
Faith sat on the bed putting her face in her hands and I kneeled in front of her. "I'm sorry I didn't get back to the school, Woods had me here… anyways we have the house to ourselves this weekend. Angel flew our Mini scoob's and Giles to see the school in the south." Faith explained to me and I nodded. We haven't been alone in a while. I could only think we have all weekend to really talk so motioned for her to get further into the bed. "I'll have to call Angel later, you should get some sleep." I told her, "as tired as I am I don't think I can right now." Faith complained. I think her slayer was a little more relaxed now then she was a few moments ago with Wood around; so I bet as soon as her head hit the pillow she would fall asleep. "Well I'm going patrolling with you tonight... I know I'm not in shape so you have to get your rest." I stated, as took off her sneakers and threw them into our closet. She glared up at me then smiled while shaking her head.
"And Dom." Faith added, "I can sense even farther when I'm working out. You need to sleep my love." I tried to coax her into lying down. It took her a second but she did so. I unbuttoned her jeans and tugged on them waiting for her to lift up her waist. When she did I pulled off her jeans and walked them to the dirty close hamper across the room. As Faith got comfortable I could feel her watching me get undressed. "That sexy ass," she muttered as I turned around to look at her she was asleep or pretending to be. So I finished getting dressed, closed the blinds and went to work out downstairs.
Our gym is awesome, Xander recently put in our stereo system. There are some speakers in the corners closest the ceiling. No more borrowing Faiths stereo out of the garage. I went to the confusing looking box and tried to turn on the radio to the local hip hop & pop station. I ended up finding 80's pop and gave up. Someone is going to have to show me how to work this. After I wrapped my hands, I started going on the small punching bag and lost track of time.
About two hours later I stopped and stretched to finish working out. I had a little time before I had to wake up Faith so she can check on Dom, so I decided to cook. Well not cook, but heat up a pan of premade Alfredo Faith had recently left in the freezer for one of the mini's easy meals after school. My baby is a way better cook than me. Once I finished with that, I headed upstairs to check on Faith. I think should hop in a cold shower too. As I got closer I could tell she was awake and on the phone.
"So ya made it okay?" Faith questioned, I paced the rest of the way up the stairwell and into the room. "oh jus getting there?….Good good…What…Uniforms?" Faith questioned glancing up at me and laughing. She held bottom of her phone for a moment. "I cooked." I mentioned and she smiled and nodded. "I'll explain later it's the girls, I still gotta call Woods." She mentioned and got back to the phone. I walked back over to the dresser grabbed a change of clothes and moved to the bathroom.
I made sure the water was cold. I don't think we have enough time so I guess I'm better off cooling down. As I got in the cold shower water it helped calm me down a little. So I started to wash. Soon after I started I felt hands grab my waist. I didn't even hear the shower curtain move. Faith pressed her chest against my back slowly moving her hands towards my stomach. She hasn't snuck into the shower with me in a while. I almost didn't want to move as one hand move my wet hair to one side and she started kissing the other side of my neck. "Whooo to cold, let's turn the heat up." Faith cried I reached forward to turn up the heat to the water. When I stood again she moved my hair off my shoulder and started leaving chaste kisses again. I rolled my head further to the side as she moved slowly down my neck to my shoulder. Awe the rose coulda have filled every sense of my being. My hands found her hips behind me as her hand went from my stomach to my inner thigh. I guess she thought my leg was in the way cuz she only made me move it. I placed it onto the side of the tub wall.
I leaned my head back onto her shoulder enough to find her lips for a kiss. As her fingers found my other lips I gasped a little. It's been about a month but a month is long enough. "There's my baby gurl." She whispered an I barely heard it over the shower and my breathing. Everything seemed to slow as she moved her fingers a little faster over a sweet spot finding it easily. She moved her hips with mine as I seemed to beckon for more. When I couldn't really take it any more I turned to face her. Faith wrapped one arm around me pulling me back to her with the other arm planted firmly between us. She wasn't going to let me go, I really don't know how she manages it. It has to be uncomfortable for her. My release came in waves as I peeked. Her finger went in and out of me I leaned back gasped for more air. At that moment, I forgot I was in a shower because I swallowed water an started to choke. Coughing up water I leaned to the side ruining the moment. Faith held me up and rubbed my back.
"Are ya alright?" Faith questioned, "Yea." I said slowly standing upright again. "What ya lean back for?" She questioned an I shrugged before placing my head on her shoulder hugging lightly around her hips, letting the water cascade down my back relaxing me again. She returned it holding onto me tightly, I love it when she holds me like this. "Maybe we should save the rest for later." She said as she started to sway a little, not wanting to stop I frowned. But I could only really agree, "yea, the food I gotta check it." I determined as stood upright. Faith smiled but I hope she could tell I was still a little more wound up then I needed to be. "I'll be downstairs, you finish up." I stated kissing her and turning to leave so she could finish taking a shower. As I hopped out the shower, Faith slapped my ass. Some things get back to normal quicker than others.
Few hours later on patrol.
Faith has been nothing but a chatter box and we've talked about everyone else but ourselves. She further explained how Giles felt about the new job. He wants to go but isn't sure about leaving the girls. Since that convo ended the last few minutes we've been walking in silence. There've been a few vampires but not much of a challenge. Faith was a little antsy because of Woods earlier, they didn't fight but he wants to come over again tomorrow. I'm just glad she's not tired. Faith kept looking up at me as she wanted to ask something but didn't know how. Then finally did. "Why did you go back?" She muttered askingly glancing up at me. I wanted to melt right there into a steaming pile of crap. "I'm so sorry baby." I could only bring myself to say so. "But why, it's the one thing I hadn't asked." Faith continued. "Heaven..."I told her one single word but I think I still confused her. "But your my heaven, I need nothing else that all that matters to me now" I stated, as we walked on. Faith and I came up upon a school that looked like the community college. "I saw you fall into the portal, so you died and went to heaven… is that what you're saying." Faith exclaimed for me. I nodded.
"Then it was a need. You jus wanted it back…. I don't understand." Faith said quietly, "No, I don't need heaven... I know I need you Faith, I don't want anything else; not now not ever." I demanded as she stopped in her tracks. "Okay... I get it. Ya jus scared the shit outta me B..." Faith vented. "Next time, can ya just break up with me." She complained lightly and than started chuckling, "Yea right, and let some other slayer catch your beautiful eyes the way I do. Hell no baby." I said taking hold of her hand as we walked onto the open campus.
"Ya kno there's one thing I didn't tell ya that's kinda good news." She explained, "What?" I said. "Dominic can see in the dark. I'm pretty sure he is coming into his powers early." Faith explained, he was born a slayer I could only think what could come next. I hope it's his super hearing and not super strength. "Can he do anything else?" I couldn't help but ask. "I don't think so." She replied starring at her feet. I should get her to stop doing that. "What is it, is something wrong?" I asked, "No well... He cried the first few times he woke up with the new power." She explained, "I think it's painful to him." She continued but stopped walking putting her arm out in front of me. "Ok wait." Faith ordered.
As I stopped next to her I heard a girl scream and men yelling ahead of us. She must have been on the other side of the building. "We have to go look" I declared. Faith and I both took off running around the building. When we got around the building, a black Van sped off by us through a large parking lot. A crowd of men turned around, they looked like council members. "I thought we got rid of these guys." Faith complained as we slowly took steps backwards but they have already seen us.
"We only took down the one house after Arden." I determined. "Damn so there could've been several." she stated, I nodded agreeing. "They had time to regroup so let's do this...gotta find out where they took her." Faith said as she started walking towards them.
"You boys look a little busy tonight!" Faith called out as she approached. Most of the men were in long sleave shirts, coats and trench coats. I guess that's new watcher attire, if they weren't already creepy enough. "I think you girls looking for trouble tonight?" One of them retorted, one man walked to the side of the group. "Get the truck." Another ordered quietly thinking we wouldn't hear him. "So you're the new council, hi I'm Buffy." I added as I walked up to the man and swung with everything starting the fight. Faith came up behind me and kicked a guy as he went to swing at me from behind.
I fought with Faith back to back as these men, if it's that what I should call them, fought dirty. Which could only mean they really can't fight; that they use force by numbers. One grabbed my fucking hair and started to punch my stomach. Okay now I'm a little pissed and I realize I'm a little more out of shape than I expected because of their stupid numbers. Faith came out of nowhere and tackled the guy also taking out another like bowling pins. Since my messy bun was no more I pulled my hair down than up into a pony tail as another came at me. I jumped upwards spinning and kicking in his direction, I must have connected with his head because he was out like a light.
For a second I was able to catch a glimpse of Faith fighting. She leaned backwards almost ninety degrees dodging a sword coming from her right. As she stood upright she turned than did a backflip kicking him in the face and knocking him on his ass. She started to fight another when a truck came barreling out of nowhere. Faith jumped to my side as a truck sped up almost hitting her, "Run." A man shouted from the driver's seat. As they started to retreat to the truck I grabbed one running by me. I was able to get a few punches in before he wriggled out of my grasp knocking me off my feet.
Tires screeched as Faith helped me stand and we watched as the truck sped off across the parking lot. We got nothing out of them and they got away. I wish we had a few more girls we might have captured one. "They're back." She whispered. "Yea I guess I'll go call Red." I stated as I took my phone out of my pocket while we walked in the direction of our escalade.
Faith- same moments
B an I paced side by side walkin back to my escalade. She's currently chit chattin with Red about the council and what happened tonight. "Back to defcon one." Buffy complained. Walkin off the school campus I didn't see anythin else out of the ordinary. "Of course I'll be carefull. I'll see you when we get home." Buffy said as she hung up the phone. I spun on my heels to face B and she looked up at me startled a little. "Are ya feelin okay…you're not tried or nothing are ya?" I asked worried that the fight might have been a little much. B only glared me down, "Nope…let's keep going. I bet there's a few more cemeteries we can hit. I don't think were goin to see the council anymore tonight." B determined and I smirked at her; she's still bossy but I like it. "Ok race ya then." I challenged, B smiled wide. "All right I'm game, on my count… 1…2…" and she took off runnin takin a big lead. "hey." I yelled and ran after her.
B is still pretty fast. By the time I looked up again we were already at the parkin lot we originally started at earlier tonight. B still had a good lead on me but I was only a few paces behind her. "Awe C'mon Faithy." B taunted, as she glanced over her shoulder to find me, I cut around the opposite side to in front of her. With my escalade a few yards away, I turned on my heels facing B. I'm still in better shape than her. She laughed as she went to run by me so I grabbed her waist pickin her up an spinnin us both around a few times.
B leaned over in my arms as I held her up slowly stoppin our spin. We laughed, when her feet hit the ground I didn't let go and I planted my back on the escalade. B stood flush against my chest an placed her forehead to mine. "You're too good to me?" B muttered, I didn't say anything at first, I just kissed her. "I guess it's confess all night; you're all I got…." I confided in her as I lifted my head to see her reaction. When I did she kissed me, "I need to hurry up an marry you." B determined, "what, wh…" I started to ask but she placed a finger over my lips. "cus I never want to you let go." She explained and kissed my forehead takin a step back. "let's go." She said walkin to the passenger side.
The clock on the dash said eleven-thirty, it felt a little later. Then again that could be my fuck or fight status I'm starting to feel. If we don't catch up with a group of demons or run into the council again I jus might explode. Kissin B didn't help, "Let's go see what we can do." I stated and started drivin.
As we drove through the city to get to the next cemetery, I noticed how busy it was, on a Friday night it's to be expected. When I stopped at a red light B perked up. "Faith," B took hold of my arm gettin my attention, "Look." She pointed out "Where?" I asked because I couldn't spot whatever she saw just now. "There, that truck in back, theres a group of guys." She explained and I glared in the direction she pointed to. When their light turned green and they pulled forward I noticed it was the same type of men to be council but still different. The truck was also a different make and model. A long white van followed it instead of a black one and I wondered at that moment if they had a young girl in the back of it.
When our light turned green we had to make a U turn to follow them. They were several cars ahead of us but I couldn't miss the big white van that towered over the small cars around it. "Do you think they already have a kidnapped girl back there?" I questioned, "Only one way to find out, lets follow them and see." B ordered and I did my best to catch up without bein noticed. B took out our GPS so we would have an idea of where we were.
We followed them all the way to a neighborhood and neither vehicle noticed us behind them the entire time. "I really think this is a different group." B added. The van stopped before entrance and I noticed only two of them in the van. So not to pass them an cause alarm we took a different route and waited for the truck to pass us instead. When it did we followed the truck further into the neighborhood.
The truck went all the way to the very back of the quite normal neighborhood. I bet they rarely ever get activity. We stopped at the stop sign. The street only had houses on one side, they were a lot bit bigger than the rest of the neighborhood. I actually like them a lot especially the one on the end. The street curved just right so I could see most of it clearly. It was the biggest, at least three stories. The front yard was plain but healthy looking from here. I like the white pillar style they used, it kinda looks like the white house. We watched as the truck stopped a few house down from the stop sign we were at. All the men then hopped out of the trucks back and started walkin. B and I got out of the SUV as well.
Stayin in the cover of the dark brush B ran in front of me to the area we last saw them standin in. When we stopped a few yards away and could see them again they were in the yard of the house I spotted at the end of the street. "They're here to get a girl." B noted as we moved closer. "We shouldn't even let them get in there." I added as I approached, I could see a few lights on in the house so I'm assumin the girl is home. "Well what are we waiting for then." B said as she took off in a sprint dodgin a few cars in driveways. They didn't hear us and we came up on them fast. I noticed one tryin to break into the house so I took out my steak an threw it at the back of his head. When it hit he turned immediately. They all did, here we go.
The fight broke out in the middle of the yard an spilled back onto the street. I gawked over to see B handelin herself with two of the men attackin them feircly. "How the fuck did you get here so quickly." One of the men complained as he swung at me. "We're slayers bitch." I retorted as I knocked that particular one out. I got into it with another losin track of where B went. A few of the Council members had scrambled away but four still stood to fight. "BUFFY." I yelled when I didn't see her around me. I was a bit outnumbered. One grabbed me catchin me off guard throwin me to the ground, before my body could even hit he was on top of me. There was another at my side kickin my hips and ribs, I lost track of the other. When I could manage I grabbed the man's leg an toss him a few feet away from me while tryin to block the other. Once I got one of my hands free, I swung at the one tryin to hold me down knockin him off my stomach. Slowly I went to stand thinkin I had time but that was a bad idea. Three on one, odds are kinda even now, why is it hard to fight them.
"Go for her before the other gets back…We have to bring back something." Another complained catchin me off guard, so I turned rattled by it trying to find the man that the voice belonged to. Then there was a prick in my other shoulder, paralyzed to move I was helpless for a second as he pressed the syringe, I felt it's thick consistency slither into my arm. Why didn't I stop him? I glanced around for Buffy while they were tryin to subdue me. I was able to push one of the men away but was I quickly confronted by another who ran at me, taking hold of my arm to twist it jus right. I could feel a jolt of pain surge down my arm and up my neck. "Get off her," B yelled as she came flyin in from my right kickin the man who stuck me. I swung upward sending the man clenching my arm flying across the yard. I grabbed the syringe from my vein and dropped it. Feelin its effects quickly I know it's what's makin me dizzy. I tried to regain my balance while standin. The rest of the men scrambled away as B knocked him out behind me.
My shoulder throbbed, I think it's dislocated. I was tryin not to think about the injection. The syringe was on the ground next to me so I picked it up. It wasn't a sedative or else I would be knocked out. B came back over to me as the last man ran. "Are you ok." B questioned, I shook my head. "My shoulder,." I stated as I held it. "I think its dislocated." I explained and B moved behind me. "We can take care of it here, so it won't hurt as much later, um sit here." She directed as she moved to stand behind me.
"Okay." I said. I was hesitant, I've had one of these before but it was my other shoulder. This is goin to hurt, "one of them decided to go inside the house." She explained where she went off to durin the fight as she started to feel where my shoulder was to where it should have been. "You chased him down huh?" I questioned, "yep…" she said as she pushed into my shoulder hard without warnin. I screamed at that point. It's strange how it hurt more after then when it was happenin. B helped me stand, "Better?" B asked as we walked, "yea lets just get home we should find out what this is." I said pointin at the syringe at my feet. "I think it's what they are givin the girls they kidnapped." I continued as we walked.
Be lookin out for the next Chap. Mos deff thanks for follows and Favs i got this past months. as always one love- Ray