Smoke In My Eyes Ch12
Faith stood bloodied and bruised next to Connor's cage, he lay unconscious on the floor. She swallowed hard, in some sense she hoped that if she tried
hard enough she'd swallow that ball in her throat that was choking her. That ache in her stomach that made her too weak to cry. She just looked on, still half- asleep. Buffy walked up beside her observing the sleeping Destroyer: "He just attacked...he's not safe to be around anymore." Buffy whispered softly. Spike stood behind her, he couldn't believe the recent events and watched the Scoobies stare at Connor in disgust he felt something rise up in him: "Aww come on! It's bloody obvious!" "What is?" Xander asked, "That he thinks he can just waltz into Sunnydale and have himself a little killing spree? Nope I don't think so!" "No, you bloody idiot! The Master!...Dru!" he was gesturing wildly to defend his 'nephew'. The gang even seemed to be listening for a second. "Yeah, maybe he's under some sort of you know...magical control," Dawn said
hopefully "Maybe...M..m.maybe it's not him...y'know?"
"Oh, I wouldn't say that," a dark low sly voice offered from the shadows of
Connor's cage. He'd stepped out of the light so that all they could see was
an outline of his body and his eyes shone out powerfully. (It starts) "Maybe this is me? Did you ever think of that? But then again, I wouldn't ask you to think...you might get hurt." Shivers ran down Buffy's spine. He now reminded her of Angelus to a terrifying point. "You bastard," Faith said quietly, but viciously growling out her insult. "Oh Faith honey, what's the matter, are you gonna cry?" "Shut Up!" Faith yelled. Connor addressed the gang: "She always cries you know? She's nothin' but a scared little girl inside aren't you Faith...aww baby." Faith was losing it and shaking like crazy, Willow held her and stood closer to the cage: "You watch what you say to her!" she threatened. "What's that you say? Bitch. Witch. Where's your pretty girlfriend then? Ha! She's pushin' up daisies while your doggy ex is diggin' em up!" (Hey you'd better be careful you know she's got power!)
Willow was visibly shaken. Connor really knew which buttons to press. (What's up with you anyway? Have you forgotten your training already?) "SHUT UP!!" Connor yelled. "Who are you talking to?" Dawn screamed back. "Who the hell gave you permission to speak?!" Connor asked. "You watch how you speak to my sister you disgustin-" "Come inside this cage and say that!"
No one moved. Connor was becoming increasingly agitated. "I'm so bored! Hmm, I miss blood, you can let me out now." No one moved. "Fine then." Connor reached up grabbed the top bars the cage and swung himself through knocking the cage door down. He lunged at Buffy knocking her over and off her feet. But he didn't stay put. Only Gaians stood around and
danced. He ran up the wall to avoid the attacks and jumped off to connect his elbow harshly with Xanders spine, Xander fell to the ground. Faith attacked Connor and he laughed, he threw her into Dawn and they both fell helplessly onto the ground. (Oh God, don't even think it!) Connor grabbed a dagger and felt it in his hand. Spike attacked, spin- kicking Connor into the school pool but losing his balance and falling in after him. (Oh good! Go to undead one!) Connor laughed gleefully: "And here's a trick the churches might know." Connor ran his hands through the water four metres away from Spike. "In the name of the father, the son and the holy spirit I bless you, In the name of the father, the son and the holy spirit I bless you, In the name of the father, the son and the holy spirit I bless you." Connor smiled evilly. "Amen". Spike began to smoke the water was blessed. He desperately tried to get out as he screamed in agony. Giles tried to help him get out but fell and hit his head on the side falling unconscious as he fell in the water.
Connor got out and smiled. "Well, this is just wonderful!" he complimented himself, he really was enjoying this. Anya and Willow's auras were now showing as they charged up their power to the utmost: "Oh really?" Connor said. He grabbed some black salt off the table that Anya was using to control the forces under the school and ran a circle around them. He lit a match and dropped it, the circle caught fire: "Hail to the guardians of the watchtowers of the south, Power of fire and feeling, Suffocate and choke, Blind and bind the power before you, From beneath. Devour." He walked away as their power was used against them towards Buffy, Faith and Dawn dagger still in hand: "Now where were we?" he asked holding the dagger questioningly against his bottom lip in an almost innocent pout. (Don't) "Hmm, now I remember, aww ladies. You know their comes a time in all our... ahh!" Connor screamed out as he fell to the ground.
(Connor's P.O.V)
Oh, oh god. What's...what's that smell I...there's smoke everywhere, I can't see. It's all blurred. (That's because your eyes are filled with tears). It's you again.what? What's happening. Uh, Faith, huh, where are you. I can't, I can't speak what's happening?
Xander hit Connor over the head with a chair Connor crouched to the ground and looked up viciously he wanted to seem brave and dangerous so he put up a front. He tried to speak but just coughed. The gang stood burned, bruised and bloodied but alive (though Giles was unconscious). Buffy kicked Connor in the ribs: "You sick shit!" she screamed. Connor looked up, he still didn't understand
why everyone was mad at him. He sore Faith behind Buffy and exhaled. Faith,
his Faith. He looked up to her with pleading love wondering why she looked so hurt. "I don't know what's wrong with you," Faith started, "But you're gonna pay.
for. what. you. did. how dare you." Connor reached out weakly and touched her leg. She kicked his hand off: br
"Don't you touch me....Don't! You Ever Touch Me!" Connor looked up in disbelief as the tears began to fall from his eyes. He sobbed and held his ribs lying doubled over on the floor.
Suddenly like flashbacks during a crippling hangover Connor remember what he did, how it felt. How he meant and enjoyed every second of it. He got up and jumped out of a nearby window breaking the glass and cutting his stomach grossly as he did so. They tried to follow him but where really too beat up
and tired.
(Faith's P.O.V)
What happened tonight? The.the more I think of it I...maybe its just another bad dream...if I lay down and close my eyes maybe I'll wake up...no.This is
not real! It can't be. I won't ! I can't...Connor....oh God when will I wake up? I'm lying here hoping.hoping it's not real but...but when I close my eyes I can see yours...the way the were when you...oh God they.they just burn, burn me right through. You're gonna pay Destroyer. I trusted you. You know what I've been through. I thought it was you. Thought you were the
only one. The things I told you. How dare you do this to me....my heart won't stop hurting!
Faith stood bloodied and bruised next to Connor's cage, he lay unconscious on the floor. She swallowed hard, in some sense she hoped that if she tried
hard enough she'd swallow that ball in her throat that was choking her. That ache in her stomach that made her too weak to cry. She just looked on, still half- asleep. Buffy walked up beside her observing the sleeping Destroyer: "He just attacked...he's not safe to be around anymore." Buffy whispered softly. Spike stood behind her, he couldn't believe the recent events and watched the Scoobies stare at Connor in disgust he felt something rise up in him: "Aww come on! It's bloody obvious!" "What is?" Xander asked, "That he thinks he can just waltz into Sunnydale and have himself a little killing spree? Nope I don't think so!" "No, you bloody idiot! The Master!...Dru!" he was gesturing wildly to defend his 'nephew'. The gang even seemed to be listening for a second. "Yeah, maybe he's under some sort of you know...magical control," Dawn said
hopefully "Maybe...M..m.maybe it's not him...y'know?"
"Oh, I wouldn't say that," a dark low sly voice offered from the shadows of
Connor's cage. He'd stepped out of the light so that all they could see was
an outline of his body and his eyes shone out powerfully. (It starts) "Maybe this is me? Did you ever think of that? But then again, I wouldn't ask you to think...you might get hurt." Shivers ran down Buffy's spine. He now reminded her of Angelus to a terrifying point. "You bastard," Faith said quietly, but viciously growling out her insult. "Oh Faith honey, what's the matter, are you gonna cry?" "Shut Up!" Faith yelled. Connor addressed the gang: "She always cries you know? She's nothin' but a scared little girl inside aren't you Faith...aww baby." Faith was losing it and shaking like crazy, Willow held her and stood closer to the cage: "You watch what you say to her!" she threatened. "What's that you say? Bitch. Witch. Where's your pretty girlfriend then? Ha! She's pushin' up daisies while your doggy ex is diggin' em up!" (Hey you'd better be careful you know she's got power!)
Willow was visibly shaken. Connor really knew which buttons to press. (What's up with you anyway? Have you forgotten your training already?) "SHUT UP!!" Connor yelled. "Who are you talking to?" Dawn screamed back. "Who the hell gave you permission to speak?!" Connor asked. "You watch how you speak to my sister you disgustin-" "Come inside this cage and say that!"
No one moved. Connor was becoming increasingly agitated. "I'm so bored! Hmm, I miss blood, you can let me out now." No one moved. "Fine then." Connor reached up grabbed the top bars the cage and swung himself through knocking the cage door down. He lunged at Buffy knocking her over and off her feet. But he didn't stay put. Only Gaians stood around and
danced. He ran up the wall to avoid the attacks and jumped off to connect his elbow harshly with Xanders spine, Xander fell to the ground. Faith attacked Connor and he laughed, he threw her into Dawn and they both fell helplessly onto the ground. (Oh God, don't even think it!) Connor grabbed a dagger and felt it in his hand. Spike attacked, spin- kicking Connor into the school pool but losing his balance and falling in after him. (Oh good! Go to undead one!) Connor laughed gleefully: "And here's a trick the churches might know." Connor ran his hands through the water four metres away from Spike. "In the name of the father, the son and the holy spirit I bless you, In the name of the father, the son and the holy spirit I bless you, In the name of the father, the son and the holy spirit I bless you." Connor smiled evilly. "Amen". Spike began to smoke the water was blessed. He desperately tried to get out as he screamed in agony. Giles tried to help him get out but fell and hit his head on the side falling unconscious as he fell in the water.
Connor got out and smiled. "Well, this is just wonderful!" he complimented himself, he really was enjoying this. Anya and Willow's auras were now showing as they charged up their power to the utmost: "Oh really?" Connor said. He grabbed some black salt off the table that Anya was using to control the forces under the school and ran a circle around them. He lit a match and dropped it, the circle caught fire: "Hail to the guardians of the watchtowers of the south, Power of fire and feeling, Suffocate and choke, Blind and bind the power before you, From beneath. Devour." He walked away as their power was used against them towards Buffy, Faith and Dawn dagger still in hand: "Now where were we?" he asked holding the dagger questioningly against his bottom lip in an almost innocent pout. (Don't) "Hmm, now I remember, aww ladies. You know their comes a time in all our... ahh!" Connor screamed out as he fell to the ground.
(Connor's P.O.V)
Oh, oh god. What's...what's that smell I...there's smoke everywhere, I can't see. It's all blurred. (That's because your eyes are filled with tears). It's you again.what? What's happening. Uh, Faith, huh, where are you. I can't, I can't speak what's happening?
Xander hit Connor over the head with a chair Connor crouched to the ground and looked up viciously he wanted to seem brave and dangerous so he put up a front. He tried to speak but just coughed. The gang stood burned, bruised and bloodied but alive (though Giles was unconscious). Buffy kicked Connor in the ribs: "You sick shit!" she screamed. Connor looked up, he still didn't understand
why everyone was mad at him. He sore Faith behind Buffy and exhaled. Faith,
his Faith. He looked up to her with pleading love wondering why she looked so hurt. "I don't know what's wrong with you," Faith started, "But you're gonna pay.
for. what. you. did. how dare you." Connor reached out weakly and touched her leg. She kicked his hand off: br
"Don't you touch me....Don't! You Ever Touch Me!" Connor looked up in disbelief as the tears began to fall from his eyes. He sobbed and held his ribs lying doubled over on the floor.
Suddenly like flashbacks during a crippling hangover Connor remember what he did, how it felt. How he meant and enjoyed every second of it. He got up and jumped out of a nearby window breaking the glass and cutting his stomach grossly as he did so. They tried to follow him but where really too beat up
and tired.
(Faith's P.O.V)
What happened tonight? The.the more I think of it I...maybe its just another bad dream...if I lay down and close my eyes maybe I'll wake up...no.This is
not real! It can't be. I won't ! I can't...Connor....oh God when will I wake up? I'm lying here hoping.hoping it's not real but...but when I close my eyes I can see yours...the way the were when you...oh God they.they just burn, burn me right through. You're gonna pay Destroyer. I trusted you. You know what I've been through. I thought it was you. Thought you were the
only one. The things I told you. How dare you do this to me....my heart won't stop hurting!