Dark Choices
by Dave Mycock
Disclaimer: I do not own Buffy or any of the other characters in this story they belong to Joss Whedon.
Pairing: Faith/Xander Romance, Xander/Amy friendship
Summary: Set around early season three. Xander suffers for lying to Buffy about the soul spell. After a nearly been beaten almost to death by her whilst Willow, Cordelia and Oz watch with no emotion, only Giles arrival saves his life. With no option but to leave Sunnydale he heads to Boston to stay with his cousin only to meet the new slayer and her watcher.
Faith pushed the 4 by 4 hard as she headed for the one place she knew Xander and Amy most likely never wanted to see again, but Jessica had told her to head there before she past out for her wounds as had Amy and Xander himself.
Her mind went back to the battle they had just fought, she and Xander had gone to rescue Amy and Jessica after they had been captured by Trick. Xander had been reprocessed by the hyena spirit just before the battle and so he'd had a little extra push.
Four hours ago:
The warehouse:
Xander jumped with almost inhuman speed at the nearest vampires boasted as he was by the hyena spirit, he was still worried it might take complete control over him but he had no choice but to use it for this fight until they had freed Jessica and she could then perform the spell to seal the spirit back inside him.
He collided with the vampires managing to dust the closest with the stake he had grabbed from his pocket, he leapt backwards before either of the other vampires could put him down where he would have the disadvantage.
Faith had already taken out five vampires using her speed and agility, but they were still fourteen left plus Trick and Kakistos were here somewhere and they had Amy and Jessica as well. They had to deal with the lackeys as fast as possible. A cry of pain and rage distracted her for a minute as she turned to where Xander was holding his left arm which was now bloody; she noticed one of the vamps he faced was carrying a knife. Suddenly she was rushed by four vamps who tried to force her to the ground. Using all of her strength she managed to power herself out and knock two of the four down.
Xander growled as he felt his anger build as he nailed the vamp who had cut him with the knife, it managed to roll away and get back to his feet and then jumped at him again. He tried to jump backwards but didn't make it in time and the knife this time cut him down his side causing more pain to shoot through him. This time the hyena came out fully and he charged the vampire surprising it with his sudden speed, it dropped the knife as they rolled around. Xander grabbed the knife and plunged it into the vampire's heart. It yelled out in agony as Xander found his stake and staked it just as Trick jumped on him sending him flying through a couple of boxes. He cried out as a splinter imbedded itself into his leg.
Faith spun around once she dusted one of the few remaining vamp lackeys to see Xander get thrown across the room into the boxes behind him, she flinched when she heard his pained cry as he came to a stop. Trick stalked him as her almost lover tried to push himself up to his feet. She went to help when Kakistos stepped forward from one of the dark corners of the room smiling evilly, in his grasp he held a very bloody and much weakened Jessica.
Her watcher looked like she had been through hell and from what she had learned of this master vampire that might be truer than she knew.
"A choice slayer" the vampire growled
"What?" Faith asked trying to look for an opening
"I give you a choice" he replied "You're watcher and witch" he added "or your special friend" he finished nodding his head to where Xander was trying to get past Trick to where a sword lay "You can only save one if that" he smiled again
Faith wished she knew how to do magic that could help her out of this situation. A cry of utter agony erupted from behind her, she turned to see Trick was now on the floor unconscious but so too was Xander, both had a large chunk of wood in their hands which was broken in half and both seemed to be bleeding heavily.
Her anger began to build as she saw how badly Xander and Jessica were hurt; she dreaded to find what condition Amy was in. She suddenly remembered the knife in her back pocket; she slowly drew it trying not to give her intent away.
Kakistos growled angrily as he saw his second fall without killing the boy, he strengthened the hold he had on the watcher as he prepared to kill her when the slayer suddenly leapt forward and drove a knife into his left eye, he dropped the watcher as he howled in agony. He quickly knocked the slayer backwards before turning and fleeing after grabbing a hold of Trick. He would finish them off soon enough and the slayer would pay dearly for this insult.
Four hours later:
The car:
Faith sighed as she sited the welcome to Sunnydale sign. After the fight she had quickly patched up the worst of Xander's and Jessica's wounds, before finding Amy and doing the same with her. She had then got them to the nearest car she could find which had been a 4 by 4, which was lucky considering the state the other three were in. She was heading for the watcher Rupert Giles house; he was an ally they could trust even Xander and Amy cared for him.
She just hoped the others, the betrayers of her friends wouldn't be there as well.
