CHAPTER 4
A/N I guess I forgot to say this is set from six to seven before Tara dies but if you think its been to slow up to now its all about to change.
Now on with the story
Kennedy had been in town for almost a month now she often went out on patrol with either Buffy or Faith but tonight was the first night she'd gone out on her own Buffy wasn't feeling to well and Faith and Dawn were at the cinema. Buffy wanted Faith to join Kennedy for a graveyard patrol after the film was over so Kennedy just patrolled the town and went to wait for the film to end she was a little early so she waited at the Espresso pump across from the cinema. Ten minuets later Faith and Dawn emerged from the cinema and saw Kennedy sitting at a table drinking a coffee so they went over to her.
"How long you been hear K?" asked Faith
"About ten minuets. How was the film?"
"Good, shouldn't you be on patrol with B?"
"She's not to well, so she hoped you would patrol the graveyards with me?"
"Sure, let's go"
"Wait Faith, how bad is Buffy, Kennedy?" asked Dawn
"Don't know she just told me she weren't felling up to it tonight so I suggested I go myself but she said go to the cinema and ask Faith if she wouldn't mind going through the graveyards with me I don't think she trusts me yet"
"I'll ring her see if she's contagious, before you take me home Faith" said Dawn
"Ok if she is you can crash at my place until she's better, where are you staying K"
"Willow and Tara said I could crash at Willows parents place her folks are out of town for a few weeks so she said I could crash their in the spare room"
Dawn quickly rings the number for Buffy and when Buffy answers she sounds terrible
'Dawnie what do you want?'
"I wanted to know if you're contagious."
'I don't know best if you stay away tonight and we'll see what I feel like in the morning'
"Fine I'll stay at Faiths place"
'Ok Dawn see you tomorrow, no funny business'
"Night Buffy hope you're better in the morning"
Dawn ended the call and put the phone away she turned to Faith and said
"I'm gunna crash at yours tonight"
"Right lets get this patrol over and done with then we can get home" said Faith as the three of them headed off towards the nearest graveyard that was empty so they checked a few others but they were empty as well so they headed back in to town walking towards Willows house they just reached the street when they heard a noise like a gun shot and saw something run off in to the town they raced towards where the sound came from and Faith wanted to go after it before realising the noise had came from Willows house. They made their way in to the house the downstairs was ok then they slowly made their way upstairs they could hear crying coming from the master bedroom Faith lead the way and slowly opened the door and their sitting on the floor was Willow her hands were covered in blood because she was trying to stop Tara bleeding to death, she looked up at them and she saw the same pain in their face as she felt the five of them had became close friends they spent more time in their little group than they did with the rest of the Scoobie gang.
"Faith help me please I can't put enough pressure on the wound to stop the blood?" Willow pleaded to the Slayer.
"Sure, Will I'll do all I can, Dawn ring an ambulance quickly if we can stop the bleeding before they get hear she'll pull through, Kennedy keep a finger on her pulse"
"Right" said both girls as they set about their tasks
5 MINUETS LATER
The ambulance had arrived and they were on their way to the hospital, Kennedy was driving Willows car because the other two didn't have a license. When they arrived Tara was took to the operating theater and Willow, Kennedy, Faith and Dawn were in the relative's room waiting for any news.
"I should call the others they'll want to be hear to help you Willow?" said Dawn
"Ok but first I want you three to promise me something?"
"Ok Willow we promise" they all reply at the same time
"I want you to help me get revenge on who or what ever did this weather Tara pulls through or not, whoever/whatever did this will die for the hurt I've been put through by their selfish actions"
"Why don't you want B's help as well?"
"Because Buffy will want justice and she wouldn't help even if I begged her to, but I trust you three to help me?"
Everyone understood the request and what it meant to them but they didn't care Tara was worth what ever it took, Dawn left he room and went outside the hospital, pulled her phone out and rang Xander first, Then Spike, and finally Buffy they all promised to come as quickly as they could with Xander picking Buffy up while on his way.
Dawn made her way back in and cuddled up to Faith while Kennedy was holding Willow. A doctor walked in just after Dawn sat down and asked
"Miss Rosenberg"
"Yeah" answered Willow, "Is it good news?" Willow was almost pleading with the doctor, but Faith could read his eyes but she couldn't say anything.
"I'm sorry she's lost to much blood their was nothing we could do, the police will catch the bastard though they can trace what sort of gun the bullet was fired from so justice will be served. I'm sorry for your loss" the doctor said as he left the room a few minuets later Spike, Xander and Buffy arrived and Buffy could see the pain in the eyes of the four other girls and said.
"I'm sorry Willow, Tara was a special person we'll all miss her but not a much as you will, we'll find out who/what did this and make sure justice is served"
"Thanks Buffy" Willow couldn't say anything else with out breaking down.
"Does Giles know?" asked Buffy in between coughing fits.
"No I don't have a number for him in my phone" said Dawn.
"Ok I'll go ring him his number is in my phone he'll want to be hear, for the funeral and to help you Willow"
"Yeah" she said losing interest in the conversation.
A/N let me know what you think of the story and i'll do my best to change any problems in future chapters also intrested in weather or not you read a shift of reality the story that i used for insperation?