= = = (* Three Girls, a Vamp, and a Gavrock Box *) = = =
That evening found The Slayers waiting in the bushes out-side of City Hall. Willow had succeeded in hacking into the Mayor's personal files and she'd found out about a delivery that was supposed to arrive that night. Something by the name of 'The Box Of Gavrock', and it wasn't going to be cheep for the Honorable Mr. Wilkins to obtain. The exchange was probably going to take place in the Boardroom, and they were hoping to drop in and interrupt the meeting, so they'd brought Angel along for back up. And, just to be overly cautious, they'd brought Willow incase they needed to get to it Magically.
So there they were, two Slayers, a Souled-Vapire Ex-Boyfriend, and a best- friend with cosmic-Witchy-power, and they were hiding in the bushes. Not to mention that Faith was starting to get fidgety. The currier was supposed to have arrived almost 15 minutes ago, and they'd already been sitting on the slightly cold ground watching for a total of half an hour. A large black limo drove up and a severe looking man with a snake tattooed onto his face stepped out. With him was a mystic looking box cuffed to his arm, and it was then they knew they had the right guy.
"Finally," Faith sighed irritably, "Took him damn long enough." Buffy smiled at her through the corners of his eyes, and Angel chuckled almost silently to himself. Faith glared at him for a second, then realize it wasn't a spiteful laugh, it was one of agreement. Buffy placed a delicate hand on Faith's leg, and smiled. The look on the blonde's face was one of comfort, expressing a don't-mind-him, I'm-only-thinking-of-you attitude on the older girls behalf.
Faith smiled, {Man, does she know me or what?} the brunette thought. Faith smiled back, but then her eyes drifted past her girl-friend's ears to Angel's face. It was blank, but she knew what he must be feeling, {Lord only knows how pissed off I'd be if I'd seen B look at someone *else* that way} the girl thought. Faith placed her hand over Buffy's and started running her fingers across it suggestively. Just as the limo pulled way Buffy removed her hand and placed it on the brunette's face.
"It's one thing to be sweet," Buffy whispered, standing up along with the others, "And it's another to be cocky. I don't mind you being affectionate, but when it's to mark your territory . . . don't waste your time." Buffy said quietly enough so at least Willow wouldn't hear it. Faith looked down at her feet slightly, becoming embarrassed.
"I-I'm sorry." The younger girl mumbled, regretting belittling their relationship simply to rub it in Angel's face. Buffy lightly ran her thumb over the brunette's cheek and smiled.
"I know." She said softly, "and that's why I know you won't do it again." Faith smiled sadly, and Buffy put an arm around her waist as they turned towards the building. Holding Faith close Buffy spoke quietly in her ear. "Remember the plan; you go ahead and take out what little guard you can, but stop if you see something that you can't take alone."
"And *don't* get cocky, Faith," Buffy added quickly, "I don't want you getting hurt if you don't have to. Also, that's why Angel's here, so wait for us. Once you get to the ladder at the side of the building, roll it down and start climbing up to check out the situation." Faith nodded, and kissed the blonde's cheek quickly. Buffy smiled. "It's a good plan, Fai, and I'm very proud of you."
"Thanks B." Faith smiled, and stealthily crossed the street. The blonde watch her for a second, the turned to the other two people in the bushes.
"Angel, you ready?" Buffy asked, the vampire nodded, and showed the large padded bag they brought to carry the box out. "Good. Willow?" Buffy asked, turning to the slightly pale witch, and smiling at the look of mixed excitement and nerves.
"I have everything I need, I just have to be there to do it." she rambled slightly, her voice slightly more breathy with anticipation. The blonde smiled, and looked both ways before crossing the street. As they made their way to the right section of building, they passed two small dust- piles sitting among the grass. {Seems the Mayor had extra guards out tonight} Buffy thought. Once they made it to where the ladder was supposed to be, they not only found it decended, but also with a brunette Slayer leaning aginst it.
"What's going on?" Buffy asked worriedly, Faith simply smiled, and waved to the ladder. As she helped Willow up, fallowed by Angel, she explained.
"Just as I got up there to scope things out," Faith said quietly, "they both left the room. Wilkins gave Snake-Face-Guy a HUGE wad of cash and then had this vampire throw down a spell to protect the box." She said quickly, holding the fixture so Buffy could climb up as well. "That's not all though, he's also got it guarded electronically." She said, slowly climbing onto the roof after her girlfriend.
"What kind of guard?" Angel asked, looking down through the slightly cracked sky-light.
"A sensor," faith said, carefully pulling the window open and pointing down into it. "It's under the box. We move it, we set it off." She said simply. Buffy sighed, realizing this was going to be a little more complicated then she thought. "I say we get Red to do the spell, then send her back to the van with Giles and Wesley. After that the three of us grab the box, take out the three guards waiting just out-side the door, and tear back outta here before the rest of his lackeys get in." Buffy nodded, and motioned for Willow to do her thing.
"Okay, here goes nothing . . ." Willow said quietly, pulling out a giant bottle of a light-green power. As she slowly started chanting in what Faith recognized as Latin, she poured the substance over the box. It started to glow in an invisible dome around the box, and slowly as it became brighter and the powder started running out, the dome suddenly popped. "Oh Yeah," Willow said smugly, "I'm bad." The three girls chuckled, and Willow packed the book she'd been reading from back into her bag and placed the bottle in gently after it.
"Get down with your Wicca self, Red." Faith said, congratulating her quietly, "Now hurry and get gone before B and soul-boy here start having to worry about you." Willow smiled and waved, slowly climbing back down the ladder. As the younger girl looked at her two counter parts, they all looked slightly worried.
"Here goes nothing." Buffy mumbled, suddenly jumping through the window and grabbing the edge of the sky-light at the last second. Silently lowering herself down the rest of the way, Buffy held her arms out for the bag. As Angel lowered it down to her, Faith fallowed the blonde's example and dripped down into the room as well. Pulling out a stake, the Dark Slayer walked to the door and stood poised at the ready. Nodding to say she was good to go, Buffy suddenly lifted the box, setting out a loud buzzer. As soon as it went off the door to the conference room sprung open and a vampire was dust before it crossed the threshold.
"Angel!" Buffy yelled suddenly, tossing the bag up through the sky-light and hopping down to meet Faith in battle. As Angel could be heard running off with the box, the two girls fought back to back. After dusting the last two vamps they tore out the door, and ran all the way to the exits, lucky not to run into anyone on the way. They made it outside just in time to see Angel run in one direct, and for them to choose another. They'd done it; Faith's plan worked. And more than that; it meant they would win.
~VixenRaign~
To Be Continued in "= = = (* Blind Faith *) = = ="
That evening found The Slayers waiting in the bushes out-side of City Hall. Willow had succeeded in hacking into the Mayor's personal files and she'd found out about a delivery that was supposed to arrive that night. Something by the name of 'The Box Of Gavrock', and it wasn't going to be cheep for the Honorable Mr. Wilkins to obtain. The exchange was probably going to take place in the Boardroom, and they were hoping to drop in and interrupt the meeting, so they'd brought Angel along for back up. And, just to be overly cautious, they'd brought Willow incase they needed to get to it Magically.
So there they were, two Slayers, a Souled-Vapire Ex-Boyfriend, and a best- friend with cosmic-Witchy-power, and they were hiding in the bushes. Not to mention that Faith was starting to get fidgety. The currier was supposed to have arrived almost 15 minutes ago, and they'd already been sitting on the slightly cold ground watching for a total of half an hour. A large black limo drove up and a severe looking man with a snake tattooed onto his face stepped out. With him was a mystic looking box cuffed to his arm, and it was then they knew they had the right guy.
"Finally," Faith sighed irritably, "Took him damn long enough." Buffy smiled at her through the corners of his eyes, and Angel chuckled almost silently to himself. Faith glared at him for a second, then realize it wasn't a spiteful laugh, it was one of agreement. Buffy placed a delicate hand on Faith's leg, and smiled. The look on the blonde's face was one of comfort, expressing a don't-mind-him, I'm-only-thinking-of-you attitude on the older girls behalf.
Faith smiled, {Man, does she know me or what?} the brunette thought. Faith smiled back, but then her eyes drifted past her girl-friend's ears to Angel's face. It was blank, but she knew what he must be feeling, {Lord only knows how pissed off I'd be if I'd seen B look at someone *else* that way} the girl thought. Faith placed her hand over Buffy's and started running her fingers across it suggestively. Just as the limo pulled way Buffy removed her hand and placed it on the brunette's face.
"It's one thing to be sweet," Buffy whispered, standing up along with the others, "And it's another to be cocky. I don't mind you being affectionate, but when it's to mark your territory . . . don't waste your time." Buffy said quietly enough so at least Willow wouldn't hear it. Faith looked down at her feet slightly, becoming embarrassed.
"I-I'm sorry." The younger girl mumbled, regretting belittling their relationship simply to rub it in Angel's face. Buffy lightly ran her thumb over the brunette's cheek and smiled.
"I know." She said softly, "and that's why I know you won't do it again." Faith smiled sadly, and Buffy put an arm around her waist as they turned towards the building. Holding Faith close Buffy spoke quietly in her ear. "Remember the plan; you go ahead and take out what little guard you can, but stop if you see something that you can't take alone."
"And *don't* get cocky, Faith," Buffy added quickly, "I don't want you getting hurt if you don't have to. Also, that's why Angel's here, so wait for us. Once you get to the ladder at the side of the building, roll it down and start climbing up to check out the situation." Faith nodded, and kissed the blonde's cheek quickly. Buffy smiled. "It's a good plan, Fai, and I'm very proud of you."
"Thanks B." Faith smiled, and stealthily crossed the street. The blonde watch her for a second, the turned to the other two people in the bushes.
"Angel, you ready?" Buffy asked, the vampire nodded, and showed the large padded bag they brought to carry the box out. "Good. Willow?" Buffy asked, turning to the slightly pale witch, and smiling at the look of mixed excitement and nerves.
"I have everything I need, I just have to be there to do it." she rambled slightly, her voice slightly more breathy with anticipation. The blonde smiled, and looked both ways before crossing the street. As they made their way to the right section of building, they passed two small dust- piles sitting among the grass. {Seems the Mayor had extra guards out tonight} Buffy thought. Once they made it to where the ladder was supposed to be, they not only found it decended, but also with a brunette Slayer leaning aginst it.
"What's going on?" Buffy asked worriedly, Faith simply smiled, and waved to the ladder. As she helped Willow up, fallowed by Angel, she explained.
"Just as I got up there to scope things out," Faith said quietly, "they both left the room. Wilkins gave Snake-Face-Guy a HUGE wad of cash and then had this vampire throw down a spell to protect the box." She said quickly, holding the fixture so Buffy could climb up as well. "That's not all though, he's also got it guarded electronically." She said, slowly climbing onto the roof after her girlfriend.
"What kind of guard?" Angel asked, looking down through the slightly cracked sky-light.
"A sensor," faith said, carefully pulling the window open and pointing down into it. "It's under the box. We move it, we set it off." She said simply. Buffy sighed, realizing this was going to be a little more complicated then she thought. "I say we get Red to do the spell, then send her back to the van with Giles and Wesley. After that the three of us grab the box, take out the three guards waiting just out-side the door, and tear back outta here before the rest of his lackeys get in." Buffy nodded, and motioned for Willow to do her thing.
"Okay, here goes nothing . . ." Willow said quietly, pulling out a giant bottle of a light-green power. As she slowly started chanting in what Faith recognized as Latin, she poured the substance over the box. It started to glow in an invisible dome around the box, and slowly as it became brighter and the powder started running out, the dome suddenly popped. "Oh Yeah," Willow said smugly, "I'm bad." The three girls chuckled, and Willow packed the book she'd been reading from back into her bag and placed the bottle in gently after it.
"Get down with your Wicca self, Red." Faith said, congratulating her quietly, "Now hurry and get gone before B and soul-boy here start having to worry about you." Willow smiled and waved, slowly climbing back down the ladder. As the younger girl looked at her two counter parts, they all looked slightly worried.
"Here goes nothing." Buffy mumbled, suddenly jumping through the window and grabbing the edge of the sky-light at the last second. Silently lowering herself down the rest of the way, Buffy held her arms out for the bag. As Angel lowered it down to her, Faith fallowed the blonde's example and dripped down into the room as well. Pulling out a stake, the Dark Slayer walked to the door and stood poised at the ready. Nodding to say she was good to go, Buffy suddenly lifted the box, setting out a loud buzzer. As soon as it went off the door to the conference room sprung open and a vampire was dust before it crossed the threshold.
"Angel!" Buffy yelled suddenly, tossing the bag up through the sky-light and hopping down to meet Faith in battle. As Angel could be heard running off with the box, the two girls fought back to back. After dusting the last two vamps they tore out the door, and ran all the way to the exits, lucky not to run into anyone on the way. They made it outside just in time to see Angel run in one direct, and for them to choose another. They'd done it; Faith's plan worked. And more than that; it meant they would win.
~VixenRaign~
To Be Continued in "= = = (* Blind Faith *) = = ="