Jessie Sammler, Vampire Slayer
Chapter 25
Author: j_rock873
Rating: PG-13
Summary: The girls have a heated discussion about what happened the previous night up to when Dawn ran to the bathroom.
Disclaimer: I own nothing from either show.
Reviews: I would like them. Constructive criticism is ok.
Author's notes: When I picked the countries and some of their cities mentioned later in the chapter, I wasn't trying to show favoritism. They are just the ones that popped into my head. I tried to include a variety of countries and cities and be as specific as possible. If I didn't include your country, state, providence, city, etc, don't take it personally. Oh, even though there are cities on the list that have been used for U.S. shows, there will not be any other crossovers. However, one show will be specifically mentioned.
Meanwhile
Dawn entered the family room and saw Jessie removing some coffee mugs from the kitchen shelves. She sighed softly as she sat down at the kitchen table. Jessie slowly walked over to Dawn and gave her a brief hug before going back to make the coffee.
"Hey, D, do you drink coffee?"
"No, but thanks anyway. Why didn't you tell me about Buffy and Faith when we woke up?"
"What about them?" Jessie quizzed her with a slight smile.
"That they hooked up last night."
"How do you know about that?"
"I caught them together in the tub when I ran into the bathroom. I guess they forgot to lock every door."
"Wow, are you scarred for life now?" Jessie chuckled.
"No, Buffy's body was completely covered by bubbles."
"And Faith?"
"Well, I saw a little bit more cleavage than usual, but nothing else."
"Bummer, huh?" Jessie chuckled again.
"Not since she's with Buffy."
"So then if she wasn't, you would have joined her?" Jessie asked as she nudged Dawn with an arm while hearing Buffy's bedroom door open.
"No."
"That's good. I don't think B would have liked seeing that. Can't say the same for J though."
Jessie rolled her eyes, Dawn gulped as she froze in her seat, and Buffy playfully slapped Faith on the back.
"Leave my sister alone, Faithy."
"Hey, you promised," Faith groaned as Dawn laughed.
"Just like you promised not to borrow my clothes without asking first?" Buffy reminded her as she smirked at the girl wearing her robe, which went just past Faith's knees. She looks really good, but would it have killed her to put something on underneath?
"I thought you said I could?"
"No, I didn't. You ran out here as soon as you smelled the coffee."
"Well, if you want it back…," Faith began as she reached to untie the robe straps.
"Don't you dare open that robe. You're not giving my sister and our friend a free peep show."
"Y-You're n-naked u-under th-there?" Dawn stuttered as Jessie smirked.
"Yeah, wanna see?" Faith joked while untying the robe but holding it closed.
"No," Dawn muttered as Jessie raised an eyebrow, indicating that she might not be against it.
"Who made the coffee? It smells wonderful," Buffy stated to draw the topic off of what Faith wasn't wearing under Buffy's robe.
"That would be me, B," Jessie revealed with a smile.
"You're an angel," Buffy praised as she kissed Jessie on the cheek.
"Yeah, she is," Faith agreed as she moved closer and kissed the other cheek while tying up the straps of the robe again.
When Jessie realized that the brunette hadn't lied, she held back the surprising urge to open the robe. Dawn sighed and looked away until they were interrupted by the last person to enter the room.
"WHAT'S WITH YOU SUMMERS GIRLS? You too, Faith whatever your last name is? Do you get some type of thrill out of kissing and/or caressing somebody else's girlfriend?" Katie sneered before she glared at Dawn for the last question, "I thought we were friends after what happened last night?"
"The last name's Lehane, but I only go by my first name. Don't you dare talk about my girl and her sister like that. Consider yourself lucky that J loves you," Faith scowled.
"Why are you talking about caressing? All Faith and I did was kiss her innocently on the cheek for making all of us coffee. How do you know what happened last night? You were asleep through the whole thing."
"Dawn did though. Who knows what she could have done if Jessie continued to sleep?" Katie questioned Buffy before turning to Jessie, "Or should I say pretended to sleep? I saw what you did as well."
The angry look had changed to deep hurt.
"Katie, it's not like that at all. Since you saw what happened in the bedroom, then you also heard what was said. I will say it again though. It doesn't matter that we're not alone right now. I knew that it was Dawn doing that stuff to me. It felt nice, comforting, and not weird because Dawn said I'm her best friend. You know I love you and that you love me. If I didn't, I wouldn't have gotten this," Jessie explained as she lifted up her shirt and showed off her tattoo to everyone in the room.
Buffy smiled while Faith whistled and complimented the blonde, "Pretty sexy tattoo, J."
"Wait; did Faith call Buffy her girlfriend?" Katie inquired.
"Yeah, B's my girl. She became mine shortly after she got back last night."
"That's right," Buffy confirmed, "Dawn, can you tell us what Katie's talking about regarding last night? If you don't mind, we'll tell her what I was talking about."
"If it will clear everything up, I will tell you. Last night, Katie and I were trying to watch a movie, but I was distracted. I was concerned about Jessie and Willow for obvious reasons. We stopped the movie and talked about anything and anyone we wanted to talk about, including T-Tara. When I couldn't take it anymore, she let me cry on her shoulder for ten minutes. I wanted to go to bed after that, but she wouldn't let me. She let me rest my head on her lap while I lay down. We talked some more and went back to watching movies until I guess we both fell asleep. While I was awake, she ran her fingers over and through my hair. Like you did after that fight we had and at the hospital while we were waiting for news on M-Mom. She said she never got to play the big sister card."
"Yeah, I got that on the video camera. You should see it, Buffy. It was the sweetest thing I had seen since I met all of you."
"Later, Jessie," Buffy suggested, "Can I tell her now, Dawn, or do you want to tell her?"
"Tell me what?" Katie muttered.
"You can say it. I think I'll just start crying again if I say it."
"Alright, the night we returned to L.A. after the party and the first night here, Dawn had a nightmare."
Dawn rested her head on her sister's shoulder as she could feel her eyes welling up again.
Buffy continued, "During the nightmare, she was back in the bedroom with that asshole. NOBODY heard her screams. He ripped the clothes from her body, brutally raped her, and threatened to kill her if she told anyone. He hit her one more time before he left."
"Oh my god," Katie gasped.
"Y-Yeah," Dawn sniffled, "I didn't mean to do what I did to Jessie in the bedroom. She just looked so angelic as she slept with some hair on her face. It's like my hand had a mind of its own. I would never intentionally do anything to hurt my best friend. I…"
"You LOVE her, I know. I heard that already."
"It's my turn to say something," Jessie said as she interrupted them, "Katie, you need to stop this jealousy thing. You're turning into HER. We both know what happened there."
"I'M NOT TURNING INTO SARAH!" Katie yelled, shocking Buffy and scaring Dawn.
"You could have fooled me. Where do you think you're going? We're not done yet."
"I n-need to g-go for a w-walk or m-maybe a r-run. We can all talk later."
"Katie, please don't go," Dawn bawled.
Katie sadly looked at all of them before ignoring Dawn's request and closing the door behind her as she left them sitting on the couch.
"It will be ok, Dawnie," Buffy assured as she tried to comfort her sister.
"I'm not so sure. I REALLY screwed up this time. You believe me when I said I would never intentionally hurt you, right, J?"
"Yes, D. You didn't screw up. Katie did when she jumped to the wrong conclusion. Let's get some breakfast before it's all gone."
Faith winked at Jessie before she and Buffy walked back to the bedroom hand in hand. After the girls had quickly showered and gotten dressed, Jessie grabbed Dawn's hand and led her to the elevator before Dawn put her head on Jessie's shoulder.
"What are you thinking?" Faith murmured as they followed Dawn and Jessie.
"I think I love J now," Buffy commented before she giggled. Great, she's got me doing that now.
Jessie and Dawn smiled while Faith frowned.
"I'm kidding. Just letting you know that you're rubbing off on me as well."
"In more ways than one, B," Faith whispered as softly as she could.
Jessie quickly gave her a "Please, no more." look as the doors closed. Faith smirked while Buffy blushed.
Twenty five minutes later, the cafeteria
The four girls walked into the cafeteria to see almost everyone there eating breakfast. As they reached their usual table, they were met with confused looks.
"Uh, sorry to pry, but what's wrong?" Willow cautiously asked Buffy.
"What are you talking about?" Buffy declared as she tried to show that she had no idea of what her friend was talking about.
"As we were walking here," Willow asserted as she indicated the entire table, "we saw Katie running. She was crying really hard."
"Something happened earlier that caused a fight with her and the four of us."
"What was it?" Xander cut in almost immediately.
"Hotstuff saw some things that upset her and jumped to the wrong conclusion," Faith confirmed as the other three nodded along.
"Hotstuff?" Xander and Willow voiced in confusion.
"Yeah, that's my nickname for her. J's still hotter though."
"Get to the point," Buffy advised as they sat down.
"Anyway, we argued with her, and she took off for a run."
"About what?" Willow continued.
"She saw me and J in bed together, caught me touching her, her kidding around with me, and me telling her I…"
"Why were you in bed together?" the redhead questioned as she tactfully ignored what Dawn left out.
"You what? OW!" Xander yelped as Faith glared at him.
Buffy smiled at Faith and waited for a nod from Dawn before speaking, "Dawn had THAT dream again."
Willow's eyes welled up with tears, Giles angrily ran his fingers through his hair, and Xander slammed his hand down on the table, getting the attention of everyone.
"Sorry," he mumbled as he felt Willow's hand on his shoulder before she concentrated and blocked out everyone except Buffy, Faith, Jessie, and Dawn.
Dawn, if you would like, I might be able to work out a spell to block that nightmare from your mind for the rest of you life.
How are you able to do that with me? I thought it only worked on the slayers.
It can work on anyone with the slightest bit of magic in them. I just never tried it with you.
Wow, way to work the mojo, Red.
I agree with Faith.
Thanks, B.
Wait, they can hear us too?
Yes, Dawn, Jessie stated.
Are we the only ones hearing this?
Yes, Jessie. How about it, Dawnie?
Let's finish breakfast first, and then we'll talk.
Ok.
"If the five of you are finished, can you tell us if there's anything else?" Xander grumbled after being left out of yet another conversation.
"Yes, B and I are a couple."
"What?"
"B's mine and I'm hers."
"I don't believe it," he exclaimed.
"Get real. You can't tell us you didn't notice the tension between them," Dawn scoffed.
"I noticed it. I just didn't think it was that type of tension."
"Then I guess you can't see that Vi has a crush on you," Jessie divulged carelessly before covering her mouth with her right hand.
Vi, who was sitting at the table to his left, turned and tried to deny it.
"I do not."
"Yes, you do," Rona added.
"Alright, fine. I do like you, Xander," the redhead admitted, "Why do you think I'm always placed on your team? I asked Jessie to do that but keep it a secret," she finished as she gawked over at Jessie.
"I'm sorry, Vi."
"It's alright. He was going to have to find out sooner or later."
While everyone was getting up from their tables, Faith smirked at Xander, kissed Buffy on the lips as she lifted her out of her seat, and smirked again at an open mouthed Xander. Buffy decided to give all of the girls a day off from training, so they could do whatever they wanted. They said goodbye to Robin and Andrew before the two headed to the airport. Robin had decided to go back to New York while Andrew headed back to California to live with relatives. After waiting at least an hour for Katie to return, Jessie and Dawn decided to leave as well. Giles, Willow, Xander, Buffy, and Faith met in the library for a Scooby meeting as Jessie and Dawn went to Grace's. Xander would occasionally glance over at the two slayers on the opposite side of the table. He didn't say a word as Buffy was sitting on Faith's lap while Faith had her arms wrapped loosely around the blonde.
"Before we start, Giles and I would like to tell Faith something."
"What's up, Red?"
"We altered your criminal records and prepared a fake id just in case you need it," Willow announced with a smile.
"Thanks, you never know when B and I might want to take off for awhile."
"You're welcome," the redhead responded.
"Since J is fourth in command, shouldn't she be here for the meeting, along with D?" Faith questioned them.
"Well, if that little argument hadn't happened earlier, I would say yes. I think it was best that we let them skip this one, but they should probably be here for any future meetings," Buffy informed them.
"So then she's officially a member of the Scooby gang?" Faith and Willow guessed.
"Yes, is that ok with you?" Buffy replied.
"I think it's a splendid idea," Giles determined.
"So do we," Faith and Willow agreed before Willow turned to Xander, who had been staring at the slayers again, "Pay attention. Now, as you were getting ready to say, Giles?"
"Thank you."
"Don't mention it."
"With help from the local coven, I finished the maps locating areas around the world that are experiencing various amounts of vampire and other demonic activity. As you can see, there are several places. The various shades indicate the level of the threat. The amount of slayers and watchers assigned to each area will be determined by population and level of danger."
They were amazed as the following areas were highlighted.
United States:
Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA
Denver, CO
Washington, D.C.
Miami, Panama City, and Orlando, FL
Atlanta, GA
New Orleans, LA
Boston, MA
Las Vegas, NV
New York City, NY
Cleveland, OH
Portland, OR
Philadelphia, PA
Dallas and Houston, TX
Seattle, WA
Australia: Sydney, New South Wales
Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Canada: Niagara Falls and Toronto, Ontario
China: Beijing, Beijing
Germany: Berlin, Brandenburg
Greece: Athens, Attica
Ireland: Dublin, Dublin
Italy: Rome, Lazio
Japan: Tokyo, Kanto
N. Korea: P'yongyang, P'yongyang
S. Korea: Seoul, Seoul
Mexico: Cancun, Quintana Roo
New Zealand: Auckland, North Island
The Philippines: Manila, Luzon
Russia: Moscow, European Plain
Spain: Madrid, Madrid
U.K.: London, Greater London, England; Belfast, Antrim, N. Ireland; Glasgow, Edinburgh, Scotland
"You're right. I hoped it wasn't so widespread," Buffy sighed.
"Unfortunately, quite a bit," Giles informed them as he cleaned his glasses with a tissue.
"Excuse me for interrupting, but you do know there are witches in San Francisco, don't you?" Willow informed them with slight confusion.
"I guess the coven forgot to mention that. You've heard of them?"
"Any practicing witch knows about The Charmed Ones. They're three of the strongest witches ever. They've faced off against just as many demons as we have but not as many vampires. They also defeated some Gods too."
"Wow. What are their names?" Buffy casually requested as all eyes focused on the redhead.
"Phoebe and Piper Halliwell and a half sister, Paige Matthews. They lost their oldest sister, Prue, a few years ago."
"How did they handle that?" Buffy questioned while the back of her head rested on Faith's shoulder.
"Piper went on a rampage and got almost as bad as I did. Paige stopped her though. Just like Xander did for me."
Buffy watched as her two friends shared a brief hug and a smile.
"So we can forget San Francisco then?" Giles concluded.
"Yeah, they've got it covered."
At the same time, Grace's apartment
Grace opened her door and saw Jessie smiling at her, but she wasn't sure how to react.
"Uh, what are you two doing here?" Grace demanded as she looked over her shoulder.
"Nice to see you too," Jessie answered with a smirk as Dawn looked at Grace suspiciously.
"I didn't mean it like that. It's just that I have some company right now."
"Really? Who?" Dawn wondered.
Jessie knew exactly who her sister was talking about.
"She's here, isn't she? I guess I should have expected that. Is she ok?"
"Uh."
"Just tell me…us."
"When she got here, she was covered in sweat. I made her take a shower and let her borrow some of my clothes. She cried on my shoulder for about fifteen minutes before falling asleep. She wouldn't tell me what happened," Grace described as she looked around after hearing a few noises from the second floor, "I don't think she wants to talk to you right now. I've got to go. I'll try to get her to open up or call you soon," she finished in a whisper before almost shutting the door in their faces.
"Who was that, Grace?" Katie asked as she made her way from Grace's bedroom into the kitchen.
"Just some neighbor kids trying to raise money for some charity," Grace lied as she could tell Jessie was sighing on the other side of the door.
"Oh, ok, would you like me to cook something? It will help me take my mind off of certain things."
"You can. I know you said it's therapeutic for you, but you have to tell me what happened back there."
"Fine, but promise me that you won't hurt me or throw me out."
"Is it that bad?"
"I wouldn't have said it if it wasn't."
"Fine, go ahead, hotstuff."
"Whatever you say, brainiac."
Both girls laughed at Faith's nicknames for them, but inside Katie wanted to cry again.
On the other side of the door
"Uh, what should we do now?" Dawn asked as she glanced at her best friend.
"I guess we check out the entire city. I really haven't done that yet. Well, not during the daytime anyway," Jessie decided before chuckling as she grabbed Dawn's hand lightly, making the other girl internally swoon at the touch.
"Sounds good," Dawn sighed. Why is she doing this to me? Doesn't she realize what she's doing?
"Relax, Dawn, everything will work out." She's so cute when she's concerned like that.
"If you're sure." Do something before you end up kissing her again.
"I am," Jessie affirmed before slightly tightening the grip that Dawn tried to break as they walked down the sidewalk. There's that adorable smile again.
They were unaware that Grace was watching them closely from a window. When she saw they were holding hands, she sighed heavily.
"Something wrong?"
"Nothing," Grace told her as she turned to look at a disbelieving Katie, "I'm just hungry, that's all."
"Well, you won't be soon. Come here, it's almost ready."
"Alright," Grace obeyed as she forced out an innocent smile. Why did Jessie have to hold Dawn's hand? Maybe Katie has something to be worried about.