Chapter Seven: The Initiative
It is Sunday morning and Faith who wearing a pair of black work out pants and a gray long sleeve shirt and Faith is holding her one-year-old daughter Destiny who wearing a pink short sleeve dress. The two of them are in the kitchen of Faith's new house that Faith, Destiny and Kennedy move into last weekend. The walls of the kitchen are peach like all the first floor walls and there is a kitchen island that has black quartz counter tops in the center of the room, there is a breakfast nook to the left-hand side of the kitchen door. Across from the breakfast nook is the refrigerator and on the left-hand side of the refrigerator is a black trash can. On the right-hand side of the refrigerator the base cabinets start up and there is black quartz counter tops that wrap around the kitchen and stop at the stove and oven range that is up against the wall on the right-hand side of the door if you are standing in the door. The kitchen sink is in the center of the counter top under the window on the far right-hand wall. There only upper cabinets are on the wall across from the kitchen door and all the upper cabinets and the base cabinet is natural stain wood, the floors are hard wood with a natural stain that is throughout the house beside for the three bathrooms that have white travertine floor tiles. Faith's is frosted the vanilla and chocolate cupcakes with pink color butter cream frosting for Buffy, Tara, Willow, Oz, Riley, Kennedy, Destiny and herself because Buffy, Tara, Oz and Willow are come over to study for their Psychology exam and Riley is coming over to help them study for Psychology since he is the TA for that course. Faith knows that she is not going to get a lot of studying down because Destiny has been very whining the last few days and this morning she can't even put Destiny down or Destiny starts whining, she would call Oz at his place and then call Buffy, Willow and Tara dorm room and Riley place to cancel the study session, but since the exam in the Psychology course is tomorrow she needs to study.
"Do you want to take a nap Dest (nickname Faith and Xander call Destiny)?"
"No, Mommy!"
"Can I put you down then?"
"No!"
"But you are starting to get heavy, Dest!"
"Stay in your arms mommy."
"How about I take you upstairs and into Kennedy's bedroom and the two of you can play together?"
"No."
"Fine."
Faith finish frosted the last cupcake, then Faith's goes and grabs a tissue from the box of tissues sitting on the breakfast nook table, Faith then blows Destiny's nose. Meanwhile outside the house Oz who wearing jean and blue T-shirt, Willow who wearing a floor length purple skirt and a purple lightweight sweater, Buffy who is wearing a pair of jean and black v-neck long sleeve shirt and Tara who wearing black empire waist blouse and jean is walking up the driveway of Faith's two story light tan stucco house. The three of them notice the porch and the front door is on the left-hand side of the house and there are windows on each side of the door. The attached garage is on the right-hand side of the house if walking up to the house. Oz and Willow are the first to reach the door and Oz knocks on the front door. Inside the house Faith hears someone knocking on the front door, she walks out of the kitchen carrying a cupcake stand that has four tiers, the top tier holds one, then four, then eight and the last tier hold ten. Faith walks into the living room and set the cupcake stand on the center of the coffee table. Then Faith still holding her daughter in her lift arm walks to the front door and opens up the front door. Faith and Destiny see Oz, Willow, Buffy and Tara standing on the porch. Faith steps back and let the four of them inside the house and shut the front door once the four of them are inside the house. Oz take Destiny from Faith and the little girl smile at him, then Destiny wraps her leg around Oz and lays her head on his left shoulder.
"Faith's you look tired and worried about something, is anything wrong?"
"No Oz, Destiny has just been whining the last few days and will not let me put her down today."
"Ah-Choo"
"Bless you Destiny."
"Thanks Oz."
Destiny picks up her head, then grabs the edge of Oz's left sleeve and wipes her nose on the sleeve. Then Destiny lays her hand down onto Oz shoulder and shut her eyes. Oz rubs the little girl back and Destiny smile. Buffy, Willow, Tara, Faith and Oz walking down the hallway past the staircase on the left-hand side if your back is to the front door, the half bathroom that is on the left-hand side if your back is to the front door. Then Willow, Tara, Oz, Buffy and Faith walk past the dinner room that is on the left-hand side if your back is to the front door and the door that lead into the garage that is on the right-hand side of the hallway if your back is to the front. Then the five of them walk past the staircase to the basement on the right-hand side and then walk into the living room. Tara, Buffy, Oz and Willow look through the entryway of the kitchen, which is on the left-hand side. Oz see a rocking chair and ottoman that are across from the couch that is up across the back wall of the house and the coffee table is between the couch, rocking chair and ottoman. Oz walks over to the rocking chair and sit down on the rocking chair and at the same time Destiny's unwraps her legs from around Oz and sit down on his right leg. Destiny then leans back and rests her head against Oz's chest, Oz then starts rocking Destiny to try and get her to fall asleep. At the same time Buffy and Tara sit down on the floor by Oz and open up their Psychology textbooks and Willow moves the ottoman next to Oz and sit down on the ottoman and rest her hands on her growing round stomach.
"Does anyone want a drink?"
"Sure Faith's I will take a Pepsi."
"Ok. Anyone else wants a drink?"
"I will have a bottle of water."
"Ok Willow, what do you want B?"
"A Pepsi."
"Ok and what about you Tara?"
"I will have a bottle of water please."
"I will go get the drinks and then we can start study."
"Buffy, Willow and Oz look Faith's has made all of us cupcakes."
"Yes I did Tara and all of you can help yourself to the cupcakes. There are more cupcakes in the kitchen."
"Riley, told me to let you know that he will try to make it here to help us study, but Maggie Walsh called an emergency meeting for all Initiative soldiers."
"That is fine B."
Faith walks into the kitchen to get the drinks and at the same time Buffy hands Tara a vanilla cupcake, then hands Oz and Willow each a chocolate cup cake and takes a chocolate cupcake for herself. At the sometime Faith walks over to the refrigerator and then open up the door of the refrigerator, Faith gets three Pepsis (one is Faith's) and two bottles of water out of the refrigerator. A few minutes later Faith walks out of the kitchen and into the living room, at the same time Kennedy walks into the living room wearing a purple long sleeve nightshirt and purple pajama pant and her hair is down and her hair looks uncombed.
"Faith can you, Destiny and your friends keep it down because I am trying to sleep, I have a pounding headache?"
"Sure Kennedy we will keep it down."
"Thank you."
Kennedy walks out of the living room and walks down the hallway to the staircase rubbing her forehead with her right hand, at the same time Faith walks over to the group. Faith then hands each one of them the drink that they ask for, beside for Willow who takes her and Oz and open up Oz pop for him. Once the pop is open Oz takes the pop can from Willow and takes a drink. Rocking Destiny has not done any good because Destiny is still wide awaken in his arm and she also keeps wiping her nose on his shirt sleeve. Buffy, Oz, Willow, Tara and Faith start quizzes each other on the Psychology notes and Oz keeps trying to get Destiny to go to sleep. An hour later Willow, Buffy, Tara, Faith, Oz and Destiny hear knocking coming from the front door. Faith gets up and walks out of the living room and to the front door. When Faith reaches the front door, she open up the door and sees Riley who wearing a pair of jeans and gray shirt, Xander who wearing a pair jean and black shirt, Gunn who wearing a pair of jeans and gray shirt, Giles's who wearing brown tweed suits and carrying Bailey who wearing khaki overall, a tan long sleeve shirt, white socks and tan hat with ears on it and Angel who wearing his normal black pant and shirt, with a blanket over his head. Faith steps back and let them into the house and shut the door really fast to block out the sun once everyone in the house. Faith then covers up the widow on each side of the door so sun can't get through them. Angel's takes the blanket off and set the blanket on rail of the staircase, then Gunn, Riley, Xander, Giles's carrying Bailey and Angel follow Faith into the living room.
"Ang (how Destiny says Angel)."
"Hi Destiny."
"Want Ah-Choo, Ang!"
Angel, walks over to Oz and Destiny and takes Destiny from Oz. Angel's can tell by just looking at the toddler that she is not feeling well and he sees that she also keeps rubbing her eyes, Angel can also tell that Destiny has been keeping her mom up and not let her have a moment to herself the last few days too. Xander walks over to Faith and gives her a hug and she hugs him back and at the same time Giles holding his son, Gunn, Riley and Angel holding Destiny all sit down on the couch.
"What up G, you normally would not come by on Sunday until its time to go out on patrol and why is Bailey with you? Also, Angel's you normally would not come over during the day time."
"Riley will fill everyone in on what is going on and Buffy and Bailey's mom had to work because there is a showing at her art gallery today!"
"Ah-choo, Mommy's I feel ick!"
Faith walks over to Angel and Destiny and takes her daughter from Angel. Faith then feels Destiny's forehead with her right hand and Destiny's forehead feels warm. She hands Destiny back to Angel and runs upstairs, thinking to herself Destiny can't be sick again because she just got over the last cold she had. When Faith reaches the top of the stairs and runs past Destiny's bedroom on the left-hand side and Kennedy's bedroom that is across from Destiny's on the right-hand side of the hallway. Faith then runs down the hall past the bathroom on the right-hand side that right after Kennedy's bedroom door. Faith runs into the master bedroom that at the end of the hall and across from the guests' bedroom that on the right-hand side of the staircase if your back is to the staircase. Once in her bedroom Faith run past first lock door on the right-hand side, the locket door belongs to the closet which is where her slayer weapons are. Faith then runs through the next door that is also on the right-hand wall and into the master bathroom. She runs past the toilet on the left-hand side if back to the master bathroom door. Faith then runs passes the shower and the clawfoot tub that are both on the right-hand side and then Faith runs past the white bathroom trash can on the left-hand side and over to the double sinks that are also on the left-hand. Faith's open up the medicine cabinet that is between the two mirrors and grabs the ear thermometer out of the medicine cabinet. Faith's then runs out of the bathroom and runs out of her bedroom. Faith runs downstairs and into the living room and put the ear thermometer into Destiny's left ear, when the thermometer beeps thirty second later Faith takes the thermometer out of her daughter ear and looks at it.
"What does it say Faith does our daughter have a fever?"
"It says that Destiny has a low grade fever of 100.0 degrees Fahrenheit. She probably has a head cold again."
"We will just have to keep a close eye on her in the next twenty four hours and hope the fever breaks Faith!"
"Ah-choo."
"Bless you Destiny and I hate to break up the mother and Father talk, but I have major news about what Adam has been up to the last few days."
"Hello Riley, my daughter is sick that means that mother and father talk is more important!"
"It's not Faith, what Adam up to is more important!"
"Drink Mommy!"
"Destiny no talking and go playing with your toys, it is the grown up time to talk!"
"Crying, No Riley!"
"It's all right. Dest I will get you some apple juice."
"Thanks daddy."
Destiny starts to cough and she grabs Angel shirt sleeve and cover her mouth with it. At the same time Xander walks into the kitchen and grabs the sipping cup out of the upper cabinet that is next to the refrigerator, then he grabs the apple juice out of the refrigerator. A few moments later Xander is pouring some apple juice into the sipping cup. Xander then puts the lid on the cup and puts the apple juice back into the refrigerator. A few moments later Xander walks into the living room and walks over to Destiny and Angel and hands his daughter her sipping cup and Destiny start to drink the apple juice right away.
"Riley's tell us what we need to know, so we can all leave and Faith can take care of Destiny, in addition Faith's where is Kennedy?"
"Thanks G and Kennedy taking a nap, because she has a bad headache."
"That is fine Faith. When Kennedy gets up from her nap let her know about the update on Adam."
"I will G and you can go now, Riley."
"Adam is not staying quiet."
"(Buffy and Faith) We know that Riley, tell us something new!"
"The last victim he killed was in daylight in front of the whole twelfth grade class at Sunnydale High School."
"That not good"
"No, it was not Faith."
"Ah-Choo!"
"(Everyone) Bless you Destiny."
"Adam has also killed twenty-nine Initiative soldiers so far."
(Everyone) that not good Gunn!"
"The Initiative is on high alert and we are now going to be patrolling during the day time in street clothing to keep an eye out for Adam, Maggie would like the slayers, Angel and Giles to keep an eye out from Adam too. She also says we need to double our research and try to find a way to kill him."
"(Giles, Faith, Angel and Buffy) Sure Riley."
"(Riley and Gunn) Also we need to keep each other up to date on all of the info we found."
"Adam has also starts to drug demons that are not evil, so they will start fighting on his side."
(Buffy and Faith) That not good at all Angel!"
"(Angel, Gunn and Riley) I have nothing else to say!"
"I think we should all leave now that why Faith can take of her daughter."
"That would be nice G, I really should try and get Destiny to take a nap!"
"No, Ah-choo."
"Bless you."
"Thanks Will."
"And Faith, we can handle patrol without you until Destiny is feeling better."
"Thanks G."
Everyone stands up and they all see themselves out of Faith's house, beside Xander who stays to help his girlfriend with their daughter. Buffy, Tara, Angel and Willow along with Oz all get into Oz's van and then Oz drive Tara and Buffy to Willow, Tara and Buffy dorm. Oz then drive to Angel home to drop him off, once Angel is inside his place Oz start driving around Sunnydale, so he and Willow can go look at houses that are for sale. Meanwhile, at Faith' house, Faith is downstairs in the living room study and Xander is in his daughter pink and purple vertical stripe bedroom trying to get her to lie down in her new pink Disney princess toddler bed to take a nap, but Destiny will not lay down in her bed, she keeps getting out of bed and running to the bedroom door. Xander picks up Destiny and start rocking her and signing the wheels on the bus, a half hour later Destiny is asleep and Xander lay his daughter down on her bed, which headboard is up against the center of the wall across from the bedroom door. Xander watching his daughter sleep for a few minutes and then heads downstairs to let Faith know what is going on, once in the downstairs hallway Xander sees his girlfriend and mother of his daughter sitting on the floor in front of the coffee table, Faith looks up from her Psychology notebook and textbook when she hears Xander walks into the living room.
"Destiny went to sleep a few minutes ago, but I do not know how long she will stay asleep for because she is coughing a lot. In addition Destiny nose will not stop running, do you want me to stay and keep an eye on her so you can study and not worry about her?"
"No you can go home, but will you watch Destiny tomorrow so I can go to my classes?"
"Sure I will watch her tomorrow, I will see myself out. See you tomorrow morning."
"I love you Xander and bye."
"Love you too and bye."
Faith goes back to study and Xander walks out of the living room and walks to the front door. At the same time Kennedy start walking down the stairs, she is half way down the stairs when Xander leaves the house. Once downstairs Kennedy walks down the hallway and into the living room rubbing her forehead with her right hand, wishing the headache would go away. Once in the living room she grabs one of the vanilla cupcakes off of the cupcake stand and sits down on the rocking chair. Faith looks up from study, as Kennedy takes the paper cupcake cup off the cupcake and start to eat the vanilla cupcake.
"Has your headache gone away?"
"No, the headache has getting worse, when I finish eating the cupcake, I am going to take some Tylenol and lay back down."
"That is fine Kennedy."
A few minutes later Kennedy leaves the living room and heads upstairs. Faith goes back to study, but a few minutes later Faith's hear Destiny crying at the top of her lungs. Faith stands up and walks out of the living room. Faith then heads upstairs to cheek on her daughter and gives Destiny same Tylenol infant drops plus cold and coughs to help Destiny's feel better. It takes the Tylenol infant drops plus cold and coughs a half hour to start working and then Destiny begins to cough less and yawns into her right hand. Destiny falls to sleep in Faith arms a short while later and Faith lay her daughter down on her bed. Faith then heads downstairs to study, knowing there is a long night ahead of her. By four o'clock Destiny's fever has gone up to 101. 2 degrees Fahrenheit, so Faith calls Destiny's doctor at his home and he told her to keep giving her the Tylenol infant drops plus cold and cough. An hour later Destiny, Kennedy and Faith are in the kitchen and sitting at the breakfast nook. Faith and Kennedy are eating a bowl of mac and cheese, but Destiny is refusing to eat her bowl of mac and chesses. At the same time at the place they live at Buffy, Willow, Angel, Giles, Xander, Oz and Tara are getting ready to go on patrol. When the sun goes down Faith is trying to get her daughter to sleep, but she will not have anything to do with going to bed, but Kennedy still has a headache and stomach has started to bother her. Kennedy his skip going on patrol and Kennedy is sleeping already. Meanwhile, Buffy, Oz, Angel, Giles, Xander, Willow and Tara are on patrol to keep Sunnydale residents safe from vampires, demons and Adam. It is a very busy and long night slaying vampires and demons and its also a busy night for Faith because Destiny would not stop crying or go to sleep until two hours before Faith needs to get up in the morning.
Monday morning Faith is running around her bedroom and the master bathroom getting ready for college despite only getting an hour and half of sleep because Faith can't miss any of her classed, so Xander is coming over to watching Destiny seeing that Faith has an exam in Psychology. After Faith has finish putting on a pair of black jeans and black long sleeve shirt, Faith looks at the alarm clock on the nightstand that is on the right side of her bed, the headboard is up against the center of the far left-hand wall if standing in the bedroom door and the bedroom walls are light blue. Faith's sees that it is getting late and that Kennedy has not get out of bed yet. Faith walks out of the bedroom and down the hallway to Kennedy's close bedroom door. Then Faith knocks on the bedroom door, but does not get an answer. Faith open up the bedroom door and walks into Kennedy's bedroom, which all the walls are painting lavender and see that Kennedy is still asleep in her full sized bed, which silver iron headboard is up against the center of the wall across from the door. Faith walks over to Kennedy's bed and taps Kennedy on her right shoulder, Kennedy opens up her eyes and looks at Faith. Kenney then slower sits up in bed, but does not get out of bed and shut her eyes.
"Kennedy you over slept, you need to get up now."
"Ahem I'm up. I just can't seem to get moving this morning and can you give me a ride seeing that the bus is going to come really soon and I will not be ready for school before the school bus gets here?"
"Sure I will give a ride once Xander gets here to watch Destiny."
"Thanks, is Destiny sick still?"
"Yes and how are you feeling Kennedy because you were up a lot last night using the bathroom and had a headache all day yesterday?"
"I feel all right I guess, but I still have a headache, also every muscle in my body hurts and I'm exhaust."
Faith puts her right hand onto Kennedy's forehead, which feel warm to the touch and at the same time Kennedy clears her throat several time. Then Kennedy wraps her arms around her stomach, at the same time Faith takes her hand off of Kennedy's forehead and sits down on the edge of Kennedy's bed. Faith then gives Kennedy a worried look, but Kennedy does not notice that Faith is sitting on her bed or the look that is on Faith face because her eyes are close again.
"Kennedy told me the truth how are you feeling because it feels like you are running a fever and your arms are wrapped around your stomach?"
"I have a headache, every muscle in my body hurts, I'm exhaust. In addition I have a sore throat, stuffed up nose, intestinal cramps from having diarrhea all night and my stomach a little upset, but i think that because I have not eaten anything since last night."
"Do you feel well enough to go to school, because it looks like you do not feel well enough to go to school today?"
"I feel well enough to go to school Faith, sniffling!"
"I think you should stay home and rest Kennedy it sounds like you have the flu."
"Ahem I can't stay home from school today Faith because I have tests in first hour English, second hour Algebra II, third hour Biology, Ah-choo fourth hour world History and reviews for tests in sixth hour German and seventh hour health classes."
"Kennedy I think that you should stay home and misses your tests and review for tests because of the headache, every muscle in your body hurting, a sore throat, stuffed up nose, intestinal cramps from having diarrhea all night, being exhaust, upset stomach and running a fever!"
"Really Faith's coughing, I feel well enough to go to school."
"Fine, but if you start to feel really bad go to the school nurse and come home."
"I will be fine Faith, go finish getting ready for college, so I can get dress for school."
Faith stands up from the bed and then walks out of Kennedy's bedroom shutting the door behind her. Faith heads to her bedroom and at the same time Kennedy walks over to her closet door, which is to the left-hand side of the bedroom door if you are looking at the closet and bedroom doors. Kennedy open up the closet door thinking why did I tell Faith's that I feel well enough to go to school when it feels like I could throw up at any time and have been running to the bathroom every thirty-eight minutes because of the diarrhea until an hour and half ago. Kennedy pulls a pair of black workout pants, a black long sleeve v-neck shirt and black zip up hoodie out of her closet and toss them onto her bed. Kennedy then walks over her dresser, which is up against the far right-hand wall if standing in the bedroom door and get out a pair of black socks, underwear and a bra out. A few minute later Kennedy walks out of her bedroom and turn to the right. She walks down the hallway a few feet and then walks up the second door on the right-hand side. Kennedy walks into the bathroom shutting the door behind. The double white sinks that are inserts into white quartz counter top and the quartz is on top of a black cabinet and are up against the far left-hand wall if standing in the door of the bathroom, there are mirrors above both of the sinks and the medicine cabinet is between the two mirrors and after the double counter top that has the two sinks is a black trash can, then the white toilet and the white bathtub shower combo are up against the wall across from the bathroom door and the bathroom walls are peach just like the walls downstairs and the second floor hallway. Kennedy walks up to the first sinks, which is on the left-hand side of the double sinks. Kennedy looks into the mirror above the first sink and sees she is a little pale, she open up the door to the medicine cabinet and Kennedy gets out the white digital thermometer and turn on the thermometer. Kennedy put the thermometer into her mouth and thirty second later the thermometer start to beep. Kennedy takes the thermometer out of her mouth and looks at the display and sees that she is running a fever of 101.2 degrees Fahrenheit. Kennedy put the thermometer away and then get the box of Tylenol cold and flu and the bottle of pepto-bismol out of the medicine cabinet, at the same time Kennedy is coughing into her left elbow. After took some pepto-bismol and the Tylenol cold and flu Kennedy put them away and then brush her tooth. When she is finish brush her tooth Kennedy combs her hair and then puts her hair up into a ponytail. Four minutes later Kennedy walks out of the kitchen with her backpack on her right shoulder and eating a piece of butter toast. Kennedy also has a twenty-oz bottle of Vernors Ginger Ale in her left hand. At the same time the door bell rings, Faith runs down the stairs with her backpack on her back and opens up the front door and lets Xander into the house, at the same time Faith turns and looks at Kennedy then start to talk.
"Kennedy's are you ready to leave for school?"
"Ah-choo yes."
"(Xander and Faith) Bless you!"
"Thanks, coughing (into her left elbow)."
"Our daughter is upstairs asleep in her bedroom and Xander please keep a close eye on her today and call my cellphone if her fever goes up or goes down."
"What is her temperature right now?"
"Last check it was 101.1 degrees Fahrenheit and she is still congested and coughing, sneezes and has a nonstop runny nose too. In two hours you can give her some more Tylenol infant drops plus cold and cough is she needs it."
"Ok."
At the same time Kennedy walks down the hall and up to the door that leads into the garage, as she eats the last bite of toast. Kennedy open up the bottle of Vernors Ginger Ale and takes a few sips, a few moments later Kennedy open up the door and then walks into the garage. Faith follows Kennedy out the door and shut the door behind her. A few moments later the garage door is going up, once the door is all the way up Faith back her minivan out of the garage and when there is a break in traffic Faith back her minivan onto Sycamore Street, at the same time Kennedy shut her eyes and hope that the ride to the high school does not make her sick to her stomach because her stomach already feels like it is doing somersault. Faith drives down Sycamore Street until she gets to intersection of Sycamore street and Second Street and stops for the stop sign, when it is time for Faith to go, she turns right onto second Street and start driving west toward Main Street. A Few minutes later Faith pulls her minivan up in front of Sunnydale high school, which is off of Main Street and Second Street. When the minivan comes to a stop Kennedy open up the passengers' door and get out of the van. Kennedy shut the van door and then walks up the steps drinking the Vernors Ginger Ale. When Kennedy gets to the top step of the staircase, she steps onto the walkway that leads to the main doors of the high school and start walking toward the schools doors and at the same time Faith pulls out of the school parking lot. When Kennedy open up the right-hand door of the school, she remembers that she left her finished English homework in the library Friday night, so she starts walking to the library wishing that she had stay home because she feel awful and is really nauseous. Meanwhile at the library Mr. Giles is sitting at the study table and he is looking at a piece of very old parchment. Giles looks up when he hears the library door open up and sees Kennedy walking toward him wearing a pair of black workout pants, a black long sleeve v-neck shirt with a black zip up hoodie over the shirt and a pair of white tennis shoes. Giles also notices that Kennedy looks pale and her hair is pulled into a ponytail, at the same time Kennedy reaches the study table. Kennedy set her backpack on the floor and then sits down on the end chair that on the side the book cage is on and across from Giles. Giles looks at his watch and sees there is still time before the first class of the day, then Giles looks at Kennedy. At the same time Kennedy throw the half full bottle of Vernors Ginger Ale into the trash can at the end of the study table.
"Do you have my English homework that I left here on Friday?"
"Yes."
Mr. Giles hands Kennedy her English review sheets and Kennedy set the homework down on the table in front of her. Kennedy then leans back in the chair and shuts her eyes hope that will relieve the nausea, but the nauseous only get worst. At the same time Kennedy wrap her arms around her stomach.
"Why did you not go on patrol last night?"
"I had a very bad headache all day Ah-choo and was not feeling well last night so I stay home to sleep."
"Bless you and did stay home and sleeping relieved your headache?"
"No, but that could be because I spent most of the night running to the bathroom because I had diarrhea and when I wake up this morning every muscle in my body hurt and I had a sore throat, stuffed up nose, intestinal cramps and an upset stomach. In addition I keep coughing and sneeze too and I have a fever of 101.2 degrees Fahrenheit and I'm cold."
"Why did you come to school?"
"Ah-choo because I have tests in first hour English, second hour Algebra II, third hour Biology, Ah-choo fourth hour world history coughing and reviews for tests in sixth hour German and seventh hour health."
Kennedy starts coughing again and covers her mouth with her left hand, at the same time the bell to head to first hour rings. Kennedy stands up and grabs her backpack off the floor and her homework off of the study table. Meanwhile at University of California Sunnydale Faith is in the library studying for the end of semester exams in all the courses that she is taking. Faith hears someone walking toward her and turns around in the seat, so her back is to the wall and sees Riley, Oz, Buffy, Tara and Willow walking over to the table she is sitting at, which is the last table in the library. Willow is the first to reach Faith and she sits down on the chair that is on Faith right side and at the same time Faith notice that Willow is wearing a pink empire waist blouse and black dress pants. Faith also notices that Buffy is wearing a pair of light blue jean and sky blue long sleeve shirt that has a scoop neck line and that Oz and Riley is both wearing dark blue jeans and red long sleeve shirts. Faith then notices that Tara is wearing a floor length black skirt and red blouse. At the same time Buffy sits down across from Faith and Riley sits down next to her. Then Oz sits down next to Willow and Tara sits down across from Oz. Faith goes back to study, as her friends get their notebooks and textbooks out of their backpacks, Willow tap Faith on her right shoulder and Faith looks at Willow.
"How is Destiny feeling this morning Faith?"
"She is still sick and has a bad cough, a runny nose and running a fever. Xander is watching her today, so I could be here."
Faith goes back to study and the rest of them open up the textbooks and notebook of the course they have first that day and start to study. Meanwhile, back at Sunnydale High School, in Mrs. Miller English classroom Kennedy is sitting in the back of the classroom in the last desk of the first row. Kennedy has the classroom trash can by the desk incase the feeling that she going to throw up happens again seeing that on the way to class, she had to run into the girl's restroom and once in the restroom she runs up to the trash can and start throwing up into the trash can because she did not have time to make into a restroom stall. Then sudden she has to use the bathroom, so Kennedy picks up the trash can and run into the first stall. She just makes it on time and is throwing up into the trash can the whole time she is using the bathroom. As Kennedy is taking the English test, she is trying to stay focused on the test, but she is having a hard time because she keeps coughing, sneezes and every couple of minutes she has to lean over the trash can because she starts gagging and feel like she going to throw up. When the bell for first hour to end rings Kennedy stands up and grabs her backpack and test. She then runs up to the front of the classroom and hand her test in. Kennedy then runs out of the classroom and to the girl's restroom because she really has to use the restroom again. At the same time at the University of California Sunnydale Willow, Oz, Buffy, Riley and Tara are at the library study still, but Faith has left the university library and she is on her cellphone listen to Xander giving her an update on Destiny. Faith is also walking across the cramps to her first class that start at 8:35 a.m. when Faith flips her cellphone close, she is relieved because Destiny fever has gone down to 99.8 degrees Fahrenheit and Destiny's ate some oatmeal and drank a whole cup of apple juice for Xander. Meanwhile back at Sunnydale high school Kennedy does not get to her second hour class until two minute after the bell for class to start rings, Kennedy walks up to the female Algebra II teachers' desk and the teacher hands Kennedy the test. Kennedy grabs the box of tissues off of the teachers' desk and then walks over to the only empty desk, which is the desk right in front of the teachers' desk in the first row. Kennedy sits down on the attached seat of the desk and then set the test and box of tissues on the desk, Kennedy then gets a pencil out of her backpack. Before she can start taking the test Kennedy start sneezes, she pulls a tissue out of the box of tissues. Then cover her mouth and nose with the tissue, it takes Kennedy the whole class time to finish the math test. Kennedy walks up to the teachers' desk after everyone else has left the classroom and hand the test to the teacher. Kennedy then walks out of the math classroom coughing into her left elbow. When Kennedy walks into the Biology classroom, she walks up to the first lab table that is by the classroom door and sits down on the first stool that is by the door. When the bell for class to start rings the teacher start pass out the test, as the teacher hand Kennedy the biology test Kennedy starts coughing and cover her mouth with her left hand. The female teacher looks at Kennedy and does not like the way Kennedy sound or look because she is flush and also has a green hue too.
"Do you need to go see the school nurse Kennedy Smith?"
"Ahem no, I feel well enough to stay in class and take the test."
The teacher goes back to pass out the tests and Kennedy writes her name on the test, but then Kennedy raises her left hand into the air and the teacher sees Kennedy hands up in the air, but does not see what Kennedy needs. The teacher just keeps hand out the tests, when all the tests are passes out the teacher walks up to the first lab table and she stops in front of Kennedy.
"What do you need?"
"Can I use the restroom?"
"No you have to finishes taking your test and once you have handed your test into me you can use the restroom Kennedy."
"I have not started the test yet, please can I use the restroom because I really need to go?"
"No."
The teacher walks away from Kennedy and takes a seat at the desk. Kennedy looks down at the test, but does not start taking the test until the intestinal cramps have passed. Kennedy then starts to take the test and on the third questions of the test the intestinal cramps have come back and the cramps are stronger then a few moments ago. Kennedy ignores the intestinal cramps and goes back to taking the test, but is also fighting the urge to cough and sneezes, because she is scary that if she coughs or sneezes she will have an accident because the intestinal cramps are so bad and she really needs to use the restroom again. Kennedy start reading the questions really fast and answer the questions on the biology test really fast. Thirteen minutes later she answers the last question. Kennedy puts her pencil into her backpack and a moment later put her backpack on her right shoulder, then grabs the test off the lab table. Kennedy's runs up to the teachers' desk and hand the teacher the test, then runs out of the classroom and does not shut the classroom door, but start running down the hallway. Kennedy then runs to the near girl's restroom and once she gets into the restroom that has green walls Kennedy drops her backpack on the floor by the door and then grabs the small trash can by the restroom sinks. Kennedy then runs into the first stall, shutting and locks the door of the stall. Kennedy just sat down on the toilet on time and no sooner then she sat down on the toilet she starts throwing up into the trash can that she brought into the stall. When the bell for third hour to end rings Kennedy walks out of the restroom stall with both arms wrap around her stomach and walks over to the center restroom sink. Kennedy turns the water on and then washers her hand. Kennedy then splashes some cool water onto her face because she is burning up. Kennedy turns the water off and leans against the sink, thinking to herself I hope that I can make it through the next class and test without having to rush through the test and running to the restroom. A minute later Kennedy walks toward the restroom door and grabs her backpack. Kennedy then walks out of the restroom and head to her fourth hour world history class. Kennedy walks into the classroom right as the bell for class to start rings. Kennedy sits down on the attached chair of the first desk in the row by the classroom door and at the same time Mrs. Jackson stands up from her desk chair. Mrs. Jackson picks up a large pile of papers from her desk and then walks up to the row of desk by the classroom window and start passes out the test. Kennedy starts sneezes and stand up from the desk she is sitting at. Kennedy then walks up to the teachers' desk and grabs two handfuls of tissues from the box of tissues on the desk. Kennedy covers her mouth and nose with one of the tissues and sneezes into the tissue. At the same time walks over to the desk she is sitting at. A minute later Kennedy stop sneezes and blows her nose a few times into one of the tissues. Kennedy gets her pencil out of her backpack, then lay her hand down on the desk top and shut her eyes. Kennedy rest as she waits for Mrs. Jackson to set a copy of the test on the desk. A minute later Mrs. Jackson walk up to the desk that Kennedy is sitting at and set a copy of the test down on the desk. Kennedy open up her eyes but does not take her head off the desk. Kennedy start coughing and covers her mouth with her right hand and Mrs. Jackson takes a long look at Kennedy. Mrs. Jackson does not like the sound of Kennedy dry cough or how pale Kennedy is.
"Kennedy Smith it sound and look like you do not feel well, do you want to go see the school nurse and go home sick? I will let you take the test when we get back from winter break?"
"Ahem no I feel well enough to stay in class Ah-choo and take the test."
"Then sit up and start taking the test."
Mrs. Jackson walks away from Kennedy and at the same time Kennedy lift her head off the desk top. Kennedy grabs one of the tissues of the desk and blows her nose into the tissues several time, then picks up the pencil and write her name on the test. Kennedy makes it through world history without having to use the restroom, but keeps coughing and sneezes the whole class time. When the bell rings for class to end Kennedy hand her test into the Mrs. Jackson, Kennedy then heads to the library to look over her German and Health notes, because she is going to ask her teachers in theses two classes if she can take the tests today, because she feel under the weather and does not think she will be able to come to school tomorrow. When fifth hour end Kennedy goes to German class and the teacher can tell she does not feel well and let Kennedy take the test in the hallway, so she does not have to come into school tomorrow and take it. During seventh hour the health teacher can also tell that Kennedy is not feeling well and lets Kennedy take the test in the hallway, so she can stay home tomorrow. When the bell for seventh hour to end rings Kennedy hands her test into the teacher and then heads to the library to check in with Giles like she has to do every day after school. Five and half minutes later Kennedy gets to the library, she walks over to the study table coughing into her left hand. When Kennedy reaches the study table Kennedy set her backpack on top of the table. Then Kennedy sits down on the end chair that is on the side the book cage is on. Kennedy then lays her head down on her backpack and shut her eyes. At the same time Giles walks out of his office and walks over to his youngest slayer cleaning his glasses. When Giles reacher Kennedy, he put his glasses on and sees that Kennedy has dark circle under her eyes and is very pale. Kennedy starts coughing, but does not lift her head off the backpack or cover her mouth with her hand, Kennedy just coughs into her backpack. A few moments later Kennedy sits up and grabs the trash can that at the end of the study table. Kennedy then leans over the trash can and start dry heaving into the trash can. Giles walks up behind his slayer and hold Kennedy pony tail hair out of her face. Five minutes later Kennedy stops dry heaving and Giles let go of his slayer hair. A few minutes later Kennedy set the trash can down next to the chair she is sitting on. Kennedy then lay her head down on her backpack and shut her eyes. Giles places his left hand onto Kennedy's forehead and Kennedy's forehead feels like it is on fire. Giles sits down on the end of the study table and taps Kennedy on the right shoulder. Kennedy open up her eyes, but does not lift her head off the backpack.
"Kennedy it feels like you are running a high grade fever, having you taking your temperature at all today and how are you feeling?"
"I have Ah-choo not taking my temperature since before coming to Ah-choo school, but I am sure that I'm running a high grade fever because one second I am cold and then I am burning up a few seconds later. In addition I am achy all over, keep coughing and sneeze and I also have a sore throat, headache, nasal congestion, exhaust, chills, diarrhea, intestinal cramps and I have not been able to keep anything down since right before first hour. Giles' I feel awful can you please give me a ride home?"
"Yes I will give you a ride home Kennedy."
Giles heads into his office and grabs his briefcase, coat and keys and then he walks out of the office. At the same time Kennedy stands up from the chair she was sitting on, Kennedy set her hand onto the study table to steady herself because her knees feel like jell-O and the room has started to spin. Giles walks up to Kennedy and at the same time Kennedy legs give out and she falls forward. Giles catching his young slayer and puts his left arm around Kennedy's waist. Kennedy grabs her backpack off the table and then Giles helps Kennedy walk out of the library and walk outside to his car in the staff parking lot. When Kennedy and Giles get to his car, he open up the passengers' door of the car and then he helps Kennedy into the car. A few minutes later Giles is pulling his car out of the school parking and he starts driving to Faith's house. At the same time Kennedy lays her head up against the window and shut her eyes. Meanwhile at Faith's house Xander has just left and Faith and Destiny are sitting on the couch in the living room and Faith is reading the fox and the hound to Destiny. Destiny lays down on the couch and lay her head on her mom lap, as listening to the story and shut her eyes. Four minutes into reading the story the front door opens up, Faith stops reading and looks up to see Giles helping Kennedy into the house. Faith sidles out from under Destiny who went to sleep and then stand up from the couch. Faith walks out of the living room and into the hallway. Faith shuts the front door, because Giles has just pick up Kennedy because her legs give out.
"How are you feeling Kennedy?"
"I feel awful Faith, I am light head and one second I am cold and then I am burning up a few seconds later. In addition I am achy all over, keep coughing and sneeze and I also have a sore throat, headache, nasal congestion, exhaust, chills, diarrhea, intestinal cramps and I have not been able to keep anything down since right before first hour."
"You should have stay home from school today and when you start throwing up you should have gone to the nurse and come home!"
"On a good note the teachers for German and Health classes let me take the tests Ah-choo today, so I do not have to go to school for only two-hour tomorrow, coughing."
At the same time Giles start walking up the stairs and Faith follows her Giles up the stairs. A minute and half later Giles is walking down the second floor hallway and up to Kennedy's bedroom door, but Faith walks by Giles and heads to the bathroom Destiny and Kennedy share. Once in Kennedy's bedroom, Giles walks over to Kennedy's bed and lay Kennedy down on her bed, then he set Kennedy's backpack on the floor by the bed. Kennedy sits up and takes her zip up hoodie off and tosses the hoodie on the floor and then kick her shoes off. Kennedy then pulls her purple bedspread up and at the same time Faith is getting the digital thermometer out of the medicine cabinet. A moment later Faith walks out of the bathroom and walks to Kennedy's bedroom. Once in the bedroom Faith walks up to Kennedy's bed and at the same time turn the thermometer on. Kennedy takes the thermometer from Faith and puts the thermometer. Thirty-second later the thermometer starts to beep and Kennedy takes the thermometer out of her mouth and hand the thermometer to Giles. Giles looks down at the thermometer display and sigh out loud.
"You are running a fever of 104. O degrees Fahrenheit."
"I now know the reason I feel so awful Giles. I am having a hard time keep my eyes opens, so I am going to take a nap."
"(Giles and Faith) that is fine Kennedy."
Giles and Faith walk out of Kennedy's bedroom and Faith shut the bedroom door behind her since she is the last one out of the room. Faith and Giles head downstairs and once downstairs Destiny who has waken up hops off the couch and then run up to Giles and Faith. Destiny then starts to throw up on the hard wood floor and onto her mom. Giles jumps back before Destiny can throw up on him and then sees himself out of the house, because Faith is busy taking care of Destiny.
