AN: Sorry, it has been a while since my last update. BTVS and SON don't belong to me.
Dodging the right hook to her jaw, Faith grabbed the arm and swept her students legs out from under her. Ashley jumped straight back up and tried to catch the taller brunette with a right jab to the ribs. The older slayer caught her arm and kicked the knees out from under her inexperienced opponent. Ashley powered her shoulder into her teacher's midsection and sent them to the floor. Faith saw the winded expression on Ashley's face and decided it was time to call it quits for the day.
"Okay, that is enough for today. Nice job, princess." Faith said patting her on the back before taking a drink of water.
"Yeah, sure, come on, you completely beat me." She scoffed.
"That move at the end there was good but you wasted the rest of your energy. You just need to not constrain yourself so much. Don't hold back just 'cause this is training. We are both slayers; I can take it." The older brunette advised.
"So, how do you think Spence is doing with Buffy right now?" Ashley wondered.
Before Spencer was released from the hospital, Buffy visited her and asked if she wanted to be trained in being a slayer. Spencer was hesitant at first but, once she found out that Faith wouldn't train her, she agreed to the blonde's offer. When Faith learned of their agreement, she confronted Buffy and it ended with the angry brunette walking away before it turned into one of their fist fights.
"Well, it's been nearly a week since she was released and B started training her so I would say she's, as much as I hate this, doing fine." Faith grumbled the end.
"Why? Is Buffy that much better than you?" The younger brunette questioned.
"Not that much better, but she is really good. We have different styles. Has no one told you what B's and mine's history consists of?" She raised her eyebrows in disbelief.
"No, the only person I really talked to after finding out about the slayer thing was Ken and she only told me that you both were equal in strength and that you guys had some problems like four years ago." Ashley explained what she knew.
"Ha, most information left out ever." Faith chuckled darkly. "Let me explain why I should be the last person to teach you anything."
While the two brunettes' were in the basement training and talking, their blonde counterparts were sparring with each other out in the courtyard. Buffy blocked a left jab to the stomach but Spencer hit her with an elbow to the jaw. The older blonde grabbed a following right hook and shoulder tossed the Ohioan onto her back, knocking the wind from her. Buffy paused their fight to help the teen up. Accepting the offered hand, Spencer went to the bench to get a drink and threw one to her mentor.
"So, how do you think that went?" Buffy asked.
"I'm not sure. I got a couple hits but you countered everything else." The younger slayer answered sheepishly.
"I've had seven more years of experience than you. You started off real well by waiting for what you thought was an opening but sometimes you get carried away." The older blonde advised.
"Thanks for teaching me." Spencer said then continued softly, "I kind of wanted Faith to do it but she is so stuck on this bull shit about it ruining my life but will teach Ash."
"That's different, Spencer. You are her family and that means she wants to protect you from turning into her but, with Ashley, it's like having someone who understands what she is really trying to do and that is keep you safe." Buffy informed the down looking teen.
"How do you know this?" She wondered.
"Well, she basically told me when I came to her about teaching you to be a slayer but when she almost started a fist fight over it kind of just cemented it." The older slayer stated with a smirk.
"I didn't mean to cause you guys to fight over this. I wouldn't want to ruin your friendship." Spencer apologized then looked confused when the other blonde snorted.
"I wouldn't say we are friends. We have an understanding and not so many brawls now but we can usually be in the same room for longer than three minutes." Buffy informed the confused girl.
"Oh, why aren't you guys friends?" Her question caused the blonde to get a wide eyed look before she sobered up.
"Well, if you had asked me that four years ago I would've said that we were but I've grown since then and realized that I really wasn't. Then all the bad shit happened and we have never really tried to fix it." There was a far off look in her eyes.
"What bad stuff are you talking about?" Spencer asked.
"No one told you what happened for her to land in jail? I can't believe this but, come on and sit, I'll tell you. I'll understand if you hate me in the end." Buffy cleared the bench as Spencer and her sat down.
Upstairs in Willow and Kennedy's room, Kennedy stood in the doorway starring at her red headed girlfriend. Willow was sitting near the window gazing out in thought. The red headed Wiccan was so deep in her thought that she didn't hear the brunette come up to her, calling her name.
"Willow, Willow." Kennedy called and touched the deep in thought woman on the shoulder causing her to jump.
"Oh, Ken, I didn't realize you were there." Willow blushed and looked at the floor.
"It's okay; you seem to have a lot on your mind. Do you want to talk about it?" The brunette slayer was trying hard to keep her inner brat away.
"Um, no, I'm good." She looked back out the window causing Kennedy to sigh.
"She's not truly gone." Willow glared up at her. "Tara will always be with you in heart and memory. I get this is hard for you so, please, don't keep this to yourself. I'm here for you. You let me in a little in Sunnydale and now it seems like you think that was a mistake. I can handle what you had with her was beyond words but, god; I can't take you pushing me away when you need someone there for you. I love you, Willow." Kennedy pleaded, dropping to her knees.
"Ken I'm sorry that I've been all avoidy lately but it just finally setting in that she was gone. I can't ever go to her grave or look at pictures of us. I…" Willow's eyes tear as she starts to sob and Kennedy immediately pulls her into a comforting hug.
"Shh, she knows that you are okay and will always be thinking of her. She will live through you." The young brunette holds the crying red head tightly and lets her cry herself out.
AN: Please tell me what you think and review. Sorry again for taking so long to update.
