Risen

AN: So, recently, I've had a new category added to the site. It's in the books section, and it's called Morcyth Saga. The Morcyth Saga is a series of books by Brian S. Pratt that I really enjoy reading, so I'm sooooooo excited that I can do fanfiction on it! I've got a story started in it already, so if anyone reading this also reads the Morcyth Saga, you should check out my story based on it! It's called "The Circle of Gods". I'm really looking forward to seeing what you guys have to say about it!

Chapter 11...

"So what the hell am I supposed to call you, Red? 'Cause I can't call ya Willow, even though you are Willow. Fuck, this is gettin' confusin'. So what should I call ya?"

"Don't matter much to me. Willow is such a prissy name, ya know. Something more badass or something. Hmm... How about Thorn? Or Ivy?"

I smirk. "What's with the plant names, "Ivy"?"

Vamp Red shrugs. "Don't know, really. Don't care. Just seems more me."

I roll my eyes. "Whatever. Ivy it is. So, what are you really here for, Ivy?"

"First of all, you know my name, both of them, but I don't know yours. Have we met before? Did I eat you in the other dimension?" She raises her eyebrows suggestively. Fuck, that's my thing. What the hell? First Buffy, and now even Willow is doin' my thing?! Damn, I need to get a new personality or somethin'. Need to maintain my "one of a kindness".

But I shrug it off. "Don't know if ya met me where you're from. Doubt it. Name's Faith. Faith Lehane." I don't reach to shake her hand.

"Faith, huh? Pretty prissy name you got there yourself." "Ivy" smirks.

I growl. "It's my name. Call me prissy again, I fuckin' dare you."

"Vampire." Ivy declares, smirking.

"Slayer." I growl and a look of panic crosses her face.

"Wait, seriously? Thought for sure that Sushi girl behind you was the new Slayer."

"It's Satsu." S growls, and I laugh on the inside. "And I am a Slayer."

"Wait, there are still two active Slayers? Damn. Thought that that black girl and Buffy were supposed to be the dynamic duo?"

"Kendra's dead." I tell her. "And Buffy's a vamp now, too."

"Yeah, so my better half tells me."

"What?"

"The not so fangy version of me."

"Oh. Red. Anyway, there are thousands of Slayers now."

Ivy's eyes pop out of her head.

"How the fuck did that happen?!"

"Your "better half" cast a spell usin'a weapon forged specifically for the Slayers, and activated them all."

"Holy shit!"

"Yeah."

"So... So the other me really is some badass witch, huh?" Ivy gets a look in her eye that I don't think I like. "Damn, I'm really gonna enjoy fucking her senseless. Her and her girlfriend."

"What? Mind tellin' me what you're talkin' about? No way in hell Red's gonna let you touch her or T."

"Wanna bet? That's the deal."

"Deal?" Buffy speaks for the first time since Vamp Red got here.

"Yeah. The witches offered me a deal. Told me to come help you guys get the vampire/Slayer to some place, wherever you're taking her, so she can take a test. Then, I'm supposed to take the same test, and in return, they won't send me back to my world, where I was about to die, and they'll let me fuck them any time I want."

I can't help myself. I laugh. And everyone looks at me like I'm insane.

"I'm sorry, but what the hell is goin' on with everyone?!" I scream into the air. "For fuck's sake! We're supposed to be killin' vampires! Not fuckin' them! And now, seems like everyone's fuckin' some kinda vamp! I'm a Slayer! Buffy was a Slayer! We kill vampires, we don't fuck them! And then, she goes off and fucks Angel, then she fucks Spike! Both of them vampires! Now Red and T are gonna be fuckin' a vampire! And on top of all that, I wanna fuck a vampire! What the fuck is goin' on?!" My emotions get the better of me, and I haul off and slam my fist into a tree, the force of which causes the tree to groan, and bark fly off the other side. My fist gets splinters buried inside it, and I think I broke it, so I pull back and whimper at the pain. But at least I relieved some of the tension.

"Fuck!" I cry under my breath and fight back the tears of pain. I hold my fist, damn near cradlin' it, and both Buffy and Ivy's eyes go wide at the sight of my blood.

S is the first one to walk up and put her hand on my shoulder, and I find I'm actually grateful that she's here.

"I understand, Faith." She whispers, and I know she does. "I love her, too. Or, I did. I liked the old Buffy better thanIlike this one. I don't really like this Buffy at all."

"Yeah. Me neither. She has her moments where it seems like she's still the same old Buffy, but then she does somethin' totally outrageous that the Buffy we know and love would never do. And it reminds me that she's just an empty shell now. A shadow of Buffy. That's the real reason I wanna get her soul back. I just wanna see the old Buffy again. I wanna see her smile again, like she used to. I wanna hear her laugh again. I wanna look into her eyes and see that she loves me. The way I used to see it, but was too afraid to make a move. I wanna see her flustered again whenever I crack one of my famous sexual jokes and innuendos. I wanna see her blush whenever somethin' I say puts her mind in the gutter and know that she's actually picturin' it in her mind. I never told her... but I loved seein' her blush. Loved it so much, I couldn't breathe when I saw it. I want all that again." I fall silent and look over at Satsu, who's lookin' at the ground. "I... I'm sorry. I know you love her, too. Not tryin' to start somethin'."

"No, I... I get it. She was yours first. I might have slept with her, but her heart never belonged to me. It always belonged to you. Always. I mean, when she told me she wasn't gay, after we slept together, I knew she really meant she wasn't gay for me. It was always you. And once we get her soul back, it'll be for you, too. You two belong to each other. You completely own each other, and I have no place in that. It's why I got myself assigned to the Japan Branch. Because I can't stand being around Buffy knowing she'll never be mine. That's why, once I help you get her soul back, if I'm still alive, I'm going back to Japan. I'll be more useful in Japan, anyway. Lexi was right when she said revolution will be coming. And it won't just come in America. It'll happen all around the world. Watchers and Loyals against the Free-Thinking Slayers. You're going to need forces around the world, too."

I nod. "Yeah. But you know... I'm not sure if bein' around Buffy once we get her soul back will be good for either of us. Even with a soul, she'll still be a vampire. She won't be feedin' on people, but I'll still have to find some way to get her some food, and I'm not sure I could stomach that. Killin' evil, that I can do, and sleep like a baby. But bringin' live animals to Buffy so she can drink their blood... That's gonna be tough. I'll do it, because I can't stand not bein' around her. But I'm sure, in the long run, it's probably a bad idea. It probably would have been better if I'd drove a stake through her heart before she came back."

"Probably." S agrees, and we turn back to rejoin the rest of the group.

"We'd better get movin'. Probably not that far from our destination." I say, and everyone follows me. Luckily, it's night out, so Ivy's not burstin' into flames right now. But we'd better get movin' fast, or she'll be a pile of dust within the next hour or so.

...

We barely made it to a town in time for sunrise. We're holed up in a little motel room for the night, with the windows drawn closed to keep the sunlight out. Buffy and Ivy are gettin' along great now, and they're both gettin' really close. Too close for me. Seems that they're both extremely horny right now, and if they go much longer, then I think they'll decide to settle their urges with each other. But, soon enough, they'll have their souls back, and that won't be an issue. Buffy'll be mine soon, and I guess Ivy'll be gettin' it on with Red and T.

"Ugh. I'm so fucking bored." Ivy complains for the fifth time in five minutes. It's startin' to grate on my nerves. And probably everyone else's too, at least those of us who have nerves that actually work.

"What the hell do you want me to do about it?" I growl back at her.

"We could play a game." Ivy says with what I'm sure she thinks is a pretty fuckin' sexy smirk.

"Not gonna work. Not so easy to seduce me. I do the seducin'. I don't get seduced."

"Unless the one doing the seducing just happens to have blonde hair, perky tits, a firm ass and goes by the name of me." Buffy points out, and I turn away to hide my blush. Buffy and Ivy laugh at me, and I'm startin' to get pissed.

"Well, what game did you have in mind?" Dawn asks Ivy.

"Oh, please, for fuck's sake, don't encourage her." I beg her, but the damage is done.

"We could play strip poker." Ivy says with a grin.

"No cards." I deflect, and she pouts. Not that we'd play strip poker, even if we did have cards. No way in hell.

"Fine. Then how about... Strip Twenty Questions?" Ivy asks, and Buffy perks up. I roll my eyes.

"No. No strippin'. None whatsoever."

"Yeah, I'm going to have to agree with Faith on this one." S says, and Dawn and Oz nod. Buffy and Ivy frown.

"Come on, Faithy, loosen up. Isn't that what you used to tell me?" Buffy stands and walks slowly over to me, putting her arm around my waist. I push her away, though. Can't stand bein' that close to B and not bein' able to touch her. And I'm not gonna touch just some monster the way I wanna touch B.

"Us loosenin' up got a man killed, a mayor turned into a demon, and me stabbed with my own knife. Pretty sure that loosenin' up for us is not a good thing."

"Oh, I don't know, I sure seem to remember enjoying loosening up with you. That night was so much... fun." Buffy nearly moans into my ear, and the memory of that night brings shivers down my spine. I know exactly what she's talkin' about, but everyone else is lookin' at me in confusion.

"Faith? What's she talking about?" Dawn asks. I avert my eyes.

"Well, you see Dawnie-" I punch Buffy on instinct to shut her up.

"Hey! Mum's the word! Remember?! We swore we'd never talk about it again! Not in front of other people!" I growl, and Buffy's surprized, but I can tell she's turned on by my sudden dominatin' act of aggression. I relax and look down at my fist. "Fuck." I whisper. "Look, I'm sorry, B..."

"Why are you apologizing?" Buffy asks with a smirk. "I'm a vampire, you're a Slayer. You should have killed me long before now."

"I'm not gonna kill you, B... Buffy..."

She sighs in disappointment.

Dawn, Oz, S, and even Ivy are all still lookin' at me in confusion, though. Apparently, they're not gonna drop the subject of what happened that night. Not until they get an answer. So, I guess I can edit it a bit.

"Fuck. Fine. Buffy and I went out and took out a nest of vamps in broad daylight. Caught 'em by surprize. Killed 'em all. Didn't get a scratch. You all know how Slayers get after an intense fight like that. H&H, ya know? Hungry and horny. Well, obviously we weren't gonna do anythin' about the latter right then, but the former was easily taken care of. We went out and got a couple burgers, and I told Buffy I was headin' to the Bronze later that night, wanted to know if she wanted to come with. She said yeah, 'cause I was finally gettin' her to loosen up, so we met up at the Bronze. There was some good dancin' music, so we headed to the dance floor and danced together. Already knew I had the hots for her, so that night probably wasn't a good idea, 'cause I was still so fuckin' horny after the nest. We were dancin' together, workin' up a sweat, and we were bumpin' and grindin' together, and the club was so fuckin' hot, it felt like the AC was fuckin' broken, and we were bakin' under the strobe lights, plus all the body heat around us, we were sweatin' bad, and so we were slick, and it all just added to our arousal. We were gettin' hornier and hornier, and I felt like I was gonna pass out from the pain of it. We were also both drunk off our asses, so I accidentally let it slip. I pulled her in, and I kissed her. She kissed me back, and before I knew it, we were makin' out at a table, barely able to breathe."

Satsu and Dawn's jaws were on the ground, Oz was obviously surprized, though he was maintainin' his usual mask of indifference, and the two resident vampires were both very disappointed in me. Ivy was mad because she was expectin' somethin' hotter than that. I wonder how satisfied she'd be if I actually told the whole story. But Buffy was pissed because I didn't finish the story.

"Oh, come on, Faith, finish the story." Buffy urges, smirkin'. I glare at her. "I seem to remember a more explosive... finish."

I groan, because now everyone's staring at me even more expectantly now, except Dawn, who looks like she wants to run out, grab a spoon, and gouge her eyes out.

"Just shut up, would ya, B? No one really wants to hear the rest of it."

"I do." Ivy points out, and she and Buffy smirk. S and Oz are unsure, but Dawn definitely knows she doesn't wanna hear it.

"Okay, fine then." Buffy says, and turns to the group. Fuck. She's finishin' it. "Faith creamed herself."

I plop down on the ground, buryin' my face in my hands. Everyone else gasps, and I hear Dawn makin' fake pukin' sounds.

"It's true." Buffy swears. "She started moaning into the kiss, and her breath started shaking more and more, so I pulled away to see what was going on, just in time for her to cream herself. Later, I found out she had a bullet shoved inside her panties, and it was stimulating her the whole time. She usually just did it because the guys like feeling the vibrations when they're dancing with her, and it gets them hot, and makes it easier for her to get them back to her apartment, but it was just too much for her that night, because it was hot in the club, and I was fucking sexy as hell, plus we were still horny from the nest earlier, and it all added up to a pretty massive orgasm on Faith's part.

Everyone glances over at me, waitin' for me to deny it, but I don't even bother, so everyone shifts around uncomfortably. Especially me.

"Damn, that's hot." Ivy says, and Buffy nods towards her.

"Okay, so apparently, it's tell embarassing story time." Oz says, and I look up at him gratefully. He nods to me, showin' he sees my gratitude.

"I got drunk once and played air guitar on stage." Oz confesses. "It was pretty bad. Especially since I tried to sing the song I was playing, and another group was on the stage already." Dawn giggled, and Satsu smiled, obviously imaginin' a drunk Oz doin' a bad air guitar.

"I accidentally invited a vampire into the house once." Dawn says, and none of us were gettin' the embarassin', so we looked at her with raised eyebrows. "Well, the thing is, I used to have this major crush on Xander, and it was when Harmony was trying to be the new big bad vampire." Apparently, I'm not the only one lost. Only Buffy is understanding any part of what Dawn's sayin'. Understandable. I guess Buffy was the only one around whenever this happened. "Anyway, she and Xander were throwing insults at each other across the doorway, because she couldn't come in, and he was taunting her because of it. Eventually, I wanted to show Xander how witty I was, which, apparently, I really wasn't very witty at all, so when Harmony insulted Xander again, I told her, "Well, why don't you come in here and say that." And everyone just kind of glared at me, and I was actually pretty embarassed."

"Not sure that qualifies as embarassing, Dawn." Buffy says with a roll of her eyes.

"Yeah, pretty weak." Ivy agrees.

"Well, what do you have under your sleeve?" I ask Buffy.

"Challenge accepted." Buffy grins. "Where do I start? Um, first of all, can I just say, "Beer bad"?" I must have missed something. She and Dawn both bust a gut laughin' about that one, but the rest of us are lost again. "Um, let's see, then there was the time that Riley and I were possessed by horny teenage ghosts and forced to have sex for hours and hours without taking a break. The embarassing part is that Xander, Willow and Tara all walked in on us. I also did karaoke once. That was a disaster, as anyone who's ever heard me sing can attest to." Dawn nods frantically, and I smirk. I remember the karaoke incident. She's so bad at singin', she literally broke the machine 'cause of the feedback. "Then there was the time that I had that mind reading power for a while, and I accidentally read my mom's mind and actually saw her memory of having sex with GIles on the hood of a cop car."

The rest of us shudder at the thought.

Buffy sits down and looks at Willow expectantly. The other vampiress shrugs and thinks for a minute. "Damn. Well, really the only embarassing things I can think of happened before I got turned, and it was just all my meaningless rambles."

"Oh yeah?" Buffy smirks. "What about the first time you got brought over to this dimension and you got knocked out, then woke up wearing Willows fzzy pink sweater, leggings and skirt?" Ivy glares at Buffy like she was some kinda She-Devil, and I smirk. I can actually imagine that, and it's fuckin' hilarious.

"Fuck you!" Ivy spits.

"Good idea." Buffy replies. Ivy returns her smirk, and the two of them get really close. S and I jump up and separate the two vamps in heat before they stripped each other down and fucked each other in front of all of us.

"What? I like it with an audience." Ivy quips, and I punch her out.

"Stay the fuck away from Buffy!"I shout before I can stop myself, and everyone stares at me in surprize.

Did I just go all "jealous girlfriend" with Buffy? I ask myself. B folds her arms and glares at me, her eyes and lip posture sayin' "Mmhmmm." I turn and storm off outside. I lookup at the sky and see thesun's goin' to set soon. Good. We'll be able to do what we came here to do soon.