Chapter 3
"Nah, more of a Sex Pistols fan, that bloke stole his look from me anyhow."
"Sure, he did, what, did you bite him?"
"Tried, but sire wouldn't have it, the stars and all."
"Right, so how 'bout we just fight."
"You sure, I have killed two slayers, you that ready to become number three?"
"No, but you'll be number 100 something."
He laughed. "Well, this is more fun, than trying to find Crazy the Slayer."
"You know where she is?"
"Nah, the master does, wants me to go kill her, cut down the line, ya know?"
Faith pulled out her battle-axe, "go through me first."
"Second, always second," a singsong voice spoke.
Spike looked up and smiled. "Hello, luv, look who I found?"
The woman was dressed in a long black dress that shimmered in the light. Her piercing eyes looked Faith over. "The stars told me all about you. She denies you in her mind, but you're real, as real as her death by my Spike's fangs."
Faith glared at them. "So where is she?"
"Can't tell, can't tell, ruff, naughty slayer, Miss Edith warned me of you. You're dark, darker than most, but you will prevail where she lives in walls so white, she can't escape, til she sees you and the light."
"Poems, very nice, so I'm gonna kill you now."
"Now, now," Spike spoke as he stepped closer toward his sire, "I think I'd rather like to play a bit longer."
Faith watched as the woman cut Spike's cheek with her fingernail and then licked the blood away. "You sure you don't want to join this?" Spike asked.
At first Faith thought that he was talking to her until she heard several growls around her. She looked about to find herself surrounded. The two vampires laughed.
"Beat her, but don't kill her." Spike instructed. "Me an' Dru have plans for her."
Faith glared at Spike who just grinned. The couple backed out of the circle. Faith gripped her axe tight in one hand as she raised her arm. She triggered the wooden darts and watched them pierce the hearts of three vampires before her. As they turned to dust, the rest rushed toward her. She swung her axe beheading one. She flipped over the group and staked another as she landed, but was grabbed from behind. As she was whirled around she sliced another head off. She stopped facing five vampires left, not sparing a second she punched the first as she kicked another. She swung the axe and beheaded two. The three left hissed as they reached for her. One burst into a shower of dust as she used her darts on another. The last one looked at her and then ran. She let him and turned to see a brunette woman on a motorcycle holding a crossbow.
"Giles sent me, get on." She yelled to Faith as she strapped the bow to her back.
Faith got on and the woman steered away. As they rode back toward Mr. Giles' apartment, Faith spoke. "Who are you?"
"Jenny Calender, I'm part two of Rupert's band of White Hats."
"White Hats?"
"It's what the vampires call us."
"Oh, you take care of kids too?"
"Yes, I train amateur witches that have found themselves here."
As they arrived at the apartment Faith caught sight of two figures lurking in the shadows. She jumped off the bike and tackled them. She heard hisses and realized immediately what they were. As she reached for her stack she was thrown off. The two stood and glared down at her. Jenny who tried to help shot the crossbow, but the taller of the two caught the arrow inches from his heart.
"Mmm, no one master is concerned." The male laughed.
Faith stood to face them; the male was about her height with dark brown shaggy hair, while the female was shorter with bright red hair.
"She feels of darkness and everything nice." The female added licking her lips.
"Not more rhymes," Faith whined.
"Rhymes?" the female asked as she smiled. "Drusilla," she squeaked and with that the two disappeared.
Faith turned back to Jenny, "is that normal?"
"No, usually they try to kill you."
"You ran into who?" Wesley demanded once Faith had described her night.
"Spike, Drusilla, and some odd vampire couple outside the apartment."
"Willow and Xander," Oz explained. At Faith confused look he continued, "I went to high school with them, well until they were turned sophomore year."
"God, our lives are screwed up."
"Well, you went to school on a Hellmouth too right?" Nancy asked.
"Wesley and my other watcher home-schooled me, and the Cleveland Hellmouth is under a church."
"Scary," Larry commented.
"Wait, two watchers?" Rupert asked.
"Uh, yeah, after the incident with Buffy they decided that I should have two to veto the rights of the parents. So Wesley was made my legal guardian, since my mom wasn't seen fit."
"W-what happ-pened to your o-other watcher?" Tara stuttered.
Faith looked to the ground as Wesley put a hand on her shoulder. "She was killed by Kakitos."
"And I killed him for it," Faith added.
"Kakitos? But he's ancient." Rupert exclaimed.
"The stake still worked, it was just a bit bigger."
"So why don't you have two watchers now?" Nancy asked.
"I do." Faith spoke, "why do you think I'm here?"
All eyes turned to Rupert who stared at Wesley.
"I meant to tell you sooner, but then this happened..." Wesley explained.
Rupert sat down, "I" He was at a loss.
"Get some sleep we'll discuss it in the morning." Faith told him. "Plus we need to decide who's going to San Francisco."
"What?"
"Buffy's in danger."
