ultimate sacrifice

Chapter 9

Faith moved boxes out of her way so she could see what the boys were up to.
Now how am I going to go over there and get that control. Put on the charm, they are boys after all...her innerself voice said it always works. Go for it...that might work but...um...she watched the boys ficker back and forth about who's fault it was about the stupid door. Here goes nothing.

"Hey, boys." she put on her sweet innocent voice. "How's it going?"

The three boys jumped back, "Who? what?" Warren asked looking more annoyed.

She smiled, "Hyia," she winked. "I just came to see...my favorite friends." she walked between the boys and put her arms around Jonathan and Andrew. She pulled them into a hug, "Tell me that you remember me," they just frooze lost in thought she imagined. "I got lonely, sitting all alone in my house I thought I venture out some."

"How did you get in here?" Warren barked.

"You two invited me in," Faith causually said.

"We..." Andrew tried to find his voice again.

"Calm down..." she tightened her hug. "I," she rubbed her fingers under Jonathan's and then Andrew's chin. "soft," she whispered to them.

"Get out!" Warren yelled. "We have work to do." He faced his friends but they were to busy paying attention to Faith's hands to do anything.

"All work and no play...get's me..." Faith didn't have to finish the statment.

"Oh..." Jonathan got the hint. His mind was putty...he could only think of her touch.

It's working. I can't believe it. Now I see how I can control them into letting me get the controler. How easy is this. Now just a little closer...almost...in sight. thought Faith just a little more and it will be mine. ha ha ha. An evil grin came across her mouth.

Jonathan notice, he swollowed. What's she thinking. He blinked. I wish she was thinking the same thing I'm...oh that would be just...he licked his lips.

"What does this thing do?" Faith asked sounding courious picking up the remote control.

"Don't touch that." Warren in his angery voice called, trying to snatch it back up.

"If I push this button does the world go boom?"

"Don't." both Jonathan and Andrew warned her but of course Faith didn't listen. She pushed the button.

"What no fireworks? That's a shame. I mean have all this power and never getting to use it."

"We use it alot," Warren added. He pointed to the door, "Now go."

"Why don't you ever let girls play with you. I mean look at the three of you." she winked. They all stupidly looked from one another. Andrew and Jonathan smiled at her.

"We wouldn't mind."

"you wouldn't." she pushed the button again and again. "Must be broke." Before she could toss it back on the gadget table with the rest of the half toys and wires. A hand reaches out and seized it.

"I'll take that." a deep voice arised from a mask. With one sweep, the atifact was gone. The man, who was known as the mayor, pushes her into the boys they all fall down tumbling to the floor with a thud. poof the mayor was gone and with it went their controler.

"now, look what you did." Warren yells, "get her". Faith didn't hesitate she was out the open door in a heartbeat. She ran through the cemetary. "I'll lose them in here no biggy." The guys don't see her climb a tree where she is watching them. Looking all around confused, Jonathan asked where she went.

"I don't see here anywhere. She's just gone." Warren hollered. "I will get you for that, you just wait." He swung his fist high in the air. He glared at the other two.

"And with the controler thanks to you two marons."

"Who you calling a moron?" Andrew shot back.

"Look at those stupids down there." Faith just shook her head. "I have to get to Buffy and warn her. But why sould I? I mean it wasn't like she tried to help me." another flashback entered her mind. The day after the murder. Buffy wanted to confuss but she didn't rat Faith out cause she would also go down. "Um...maybe she did want to help but..."

The boys finally give up and left. I...what should I do?


Buffy found herself by the old playground park, it was deserted like it always was. She walked her way in the sand to the swings. Looking out at the sky she could tell that she had about hour before the sunset and then she had to make an appearence at her house. I can't face my mom right now. I just...how am I going to tell her all of this, and should I? she wouldn't believe me if I told her. but...what if I can't find a solution. What if I'm all out of mericals...she pushed her feet in the dirt and started to swing, the cool night air swirled around her. I remember...higher and higher she went. She took some deep breaths and tried to relax but that didn't last that long. Standing in front of her...was her father and her mother and...and a baby.

Buffy slowed her swing down to almost a stop, it's just a trick of my mind...then her mother turned her head slightly and talked to her father, "She's so beautiful...so alive..." her mother craddled the baby closer to her body. "My baby...my baby." wha? This is got to be a dream of some short, I just... the image faded away as a gust of wind blew by. That's all that it was, had to be. She tried to stand up but was struggleing. why can't I...she fell back into the swing. Is there some kind of force holding me here? Fashing in front of her like a flip book was pictures of her life but all jumbled. All the hurt...all the pain.

She tried to shake the her head, what is all of this and how...more photos flashed, this time of all the happiness and love shared between her friends, her real friends. Tears swelled up in her eyes. I...can't take this. She jumped up and was attempting to run away. I got to get out of here? Running away again...Where would I go, this...she sniffed this thing...it's taking over my life. I can't leave my friends, what is going to happen...I need them...she put her hands over her ears, thinking that the inside voice would stop. I can't...she went to her knees, "somebody help me!" she yelled out.

tbc...