Title: Pen Pals pt 7
Subtitle: Surprise
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Faith was shocked when she'd received Draco's letter. She also worried about him, knowing that the ways of punishment had to be far greater than any in the human world. Though she did have to chuckle at his use of her title as her name, "Dear Slayer".
She pulled out a sheet a paper and quickly wrote.
'Dear Dragon,
I understand. Write when you can. Slayer'
She folded the letter and was surprised when it didn't follow the same pattern the others had. * He must have shut off the delivery system. Rats! I wish I could tell him that I support him. *
"Faith!" Matthew called from the family room.
"Coming!" She called back as she stood up from her desk and walked out to the family room. Before she left her room she grabbed Draco's letter. Faith looked up from her jacket pocket and was surprised to see an older gentleman sitting on the worn leather couch. "What's up, Matthew?" She asked remembering her godfather called her out here.
"This is Albus Dumbledore, he's come to speak with you." Matthew introduced, he failed to see Faith's eyes open wide.
Faith smiled as she held her hand out and replied, "Nice to meet you."
"I was wondering if we might take a walk." He started and smiled when she nodded and began walking towards the door.
"I'll be back later, Matthew." Faith said turning back to her godfather. After a few moments of walking in silence she asked, "Is there something wrong with Draco?"
The question must have surprised him because he looked at her, blue eyes twinkling. He answered with a question, "He told you about him?"
"Yes. At first he didn't tell me anything. For a while he had me writing to DM, then I asked him about his life. He said it was complicated; so I told him give me the gist. And that's when he told me." She told the older man.
"And it didn't surprise you?" He asked knowing who and what she was.
"Not really, it just cleared up a lot of stuff. Like he told me he knew about my accident, a.k.a Allen Finch.seeing how no one outside of Sunnydale really knows about that. Plus he told me he knew of my talents and that there was another like me, which meant he knew about Buffy." She shrugged her shoulders.
Dumbledore paused for a moment or two before saying, "He's worried that he's betrayed you."
She looked at him wide eyes and asked, "What do you mean?"
"I'm sure he already told you his father, Lucius Malfoy found out about the program at school." When she nodded he continued, "Well his father demanded that Draco tell him whom he was writing to. He didn't want to but his father is very abusive and so he told him about you."
She looked like a sack of potatoes hit her. She didn't want him to feel bad about that, she knew about his father. "Tell Draco that I'm just glad he's okay. His father reminds me of mine, from what you've said and what he's written me."
"I'll be sure to tell him. However, I'm not here to speak to you about Draco. I'm here to ask if you wouldn't mind helping Professor Lupin, the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher." He asked blue eyes watching her carefully.
She was shocked. Her brown eyes were staring into blue ones. Taking a deep breath she in turn asked, "What do I have to do?"
Smiling, he replied, "Well right now, most of the younger students are learning about vampires, the slayer and other demons. I was wondering if you might join Professor Lupin in that area."
"The slayer, huh?" She laughed softly. * What have you got to lose? * "I'll do it."
"Wonderful." He replied but then continued, "There is something I must worn you about." He saw her nod and continued, "Professor Lupin is a werewolf."
"Is that all?" She laughed; she was worried it was something serious. Seeing the look on his face she continued, "Someone I knew what dating a werewolf. He apparently baled town looking for a cure or something."
He nodded his understanding. "Shall we head off then?" He asked but before Faith could answer they were interrupted.
"How about staying for dinner?" The vampire sneered.
* Stupid Vampire. * She thought as it was attacking her. She hit him a couple of times, not used to fighting again. She quickly let the slayer in her fight as more vampires ganged up on them. * What to use as a stake? * She thought to herself as she continued to throw vampires across the open park.
She turned and saw a tree, running up to it she snapped a small but sturdy branch; she jumped down just in time for a vampire to catch up to her. Turning she staked it and the other three followers. She turned to find the Professor handling himself really well for a wizard.
"Need a hand?" She called walking up behind one of the vamp's that was on his left. Staking it quickly caused two of the four vamps turned to her, giving him the opening he needed to pull his wand out.
"Incendio!" He yelled and all the vamps went up in flames.
"That was so cool!" Faith replied excitedly.
"Shall we?" He replied walking back towards the apartment that she was sharing with her godfather.
"Of course." She said catching up to him. Once inside she noticed that Matthew was nowhere to be found. * That's weird. * She thought as she searched the apartment. She stumbled, literally, across a body that was lying on the ground. She knelt carefully down to see who it was. Gasping when she saw blond hair with blue eyes staring lifelessly up at her. * Oh no not, Matthew. *
Standing quickly she raced over towards the phone. Dialing a number she memorized from his frequent trips to see her. "Cor, tell Angel I need to speak with him." She said staring from her place in the kitchen to her lifeless godfather. Moments later, she heard Angel on the line. "Angel, I need you to get to 1205 South Weston Street. Apartment 23 D." With that she hung up and dialed 911.
The operator picked up and Faith began to tell her about the situation. Stumbling out her relationship with the man. The operator asked her to stay on the line until the paramedics could arrive. Just then a banging on the door.
"Faith! It's Angel." He called threw the door.
She quickly raced towards the door. Opening it she saw a confused Angel, and raced into a hug. "It's my godfather. He's dead." She cried into his chest.
"Faith it's going to be okay." Angel tried to comfort her. "We should take this inside. The paramedics are here." Angel replied after a while of standing here. He took the phone from her hands and replied into the phone, "They're here, thank you for your help."
"Come in Angel." Faith said drying her eyes. She looked in the room and saw Dumbledore standing there. "Oh, I'm sorry professor."
"It's quite alright, Faith." He replied.
"Who's this?" Angel asked eyeing the man carefully. There was something familiar about him.
"Oh, Angel this is Professor Albus Dumbledore. Professor, meet Angel." Faith replied trying to take her mind of her godfather's dead body in the next room. She noticed Wesley was handling the paramedics. * I'll have to remember to thank him. *
"Wow, it's been a while. It's good to see you again." Angel replied.
"That it has been. How is that you know Faith?" He asked blue eyes curious.
"Well, I first met Faith when she stumbled into Sunnydale 2 or 3 years ago. I tried to help her after her unfortunate downfall, but ended up seeing her again in LA not too long ago."
"She's lucky to have friends like you. Just like Draco's lucky to have you as his friend." Dumbledore replied looking at Faith.
Smiling she replied, "Ah, but it is I who's lucky to have him. Cause if he hadn't written me, who knows where I'd be."
"Tell me Professor, what is it you're doing in LA?" Angel asked brown eyes staring back a blue.
"I'm here to ask Faith to join us at our school in England." He began, but continued, "She'll be helping one of our popular teachers."
"Ms. Wilkins." A short man with frosted tips interrupted.
"Yes." She knew what they were going to tell her.
"I'm sorry to inform you that you're godfather, Matthew Osirus has died of a minor heart attack." He replied, green eyes unsure of how to act.
"Thank you for your help." Angel told him. "Is there anything you need to do?" He asked the younger man.
"No sir. Just need to wait until the Corners office gets here." He replied, eyes looking at his partner. "We need at least one of you to stay until they arrive." He added walking out into the night.
"Angel could you." Faith asked wanting to get away from the apartment.
"Sure, go and have fun. Don't forget to write." Angel answered pulling her into a hug and turned to Dumbledore and said, "Take care of her. She's still on the edge."
"I will. As I'm sure Draco will." Dumbledore replied earning a confused look from Angel. "Draco is a friend that started writing Faith a while ago."
"Ah, well tell him if he hurts her. I'll hunt him down and torcher him. Soul or no soul." Angel replied brown eyes sparkling.
"I will tell him." Dumbledore laughed. Turning he saw the brunette walk out of her room, whispering her good-byes to her dead godfather and her thanks to Wesley for helping her. "Ready then?" He asked when she reached the family room.
"Yes." Faith replied looking to Angel. "Thank you for everything."
"Your welcome." Angel replied watching as they disappeared.
At Hogwarts
"Attention all students," Dumbledore's voice called through the castle. "Will Draco Malfoy please come to my office?"
"That's so cool how you do that." Faith replied when his announcement ended.
"So this is the slayer." A deep voice replied from the shadows.
"Professor Snape, I'd like to introduce you to Faith Wilkins." Dumbledore said.
"If you don't mind professor, I'd like to be called Faith. Wilkins is only my adopted name." Faith replied watching as the man showed himself from the corner. "Hello, Professor Snape. I've heard a lot about you."
"Oh, really. From who?" He asked dark eyes searching hers for answers.
"You wanted to see me professor?" Draco replied interrupting the "meeting". Then he noticed a women about 18 talking to Snape about something. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to interrupt."
"It's fine, Mr. Malfoy. May I present your pen pal Faith?" Dumbledore replied watching Draco's eyes light up.
"Hey Draco." Faith said feeling a little strange to having his eyes look at her with such intensity. Turning to Snape she replied, "Draco told me about you. Not much, just the basics." Holding in a smile at his scowl she turned to Dumbledore. "Not to be rude but I'd like to get to my room."
"Of course. Draco, show her to her room. She's got the suite across the hall from the DADA classroom." Dumbledore said.
"Sure." He replied. Turning to Faith he said, "Come on, if you're not too tired I'll show you around."
"That'd be good." Faith replied but before leaving she turned to Dumbledore and said, "Thanks, professor."
Before he could reply she was gone. He turned to Snape and had to grin. "Problem, Severus?" He asked taking a seat at his desk.
"Are you sure about her?" He asked.
"What do you mean, Severus?" Dumbledore asked.
"I just mean, having her here might be more troublesome than it's worth." Snape replied sitting down in the brown chair off to the side.
"She's got no family left. She's had a hard life, and I'm sure that she'll be good for all here." Dumbledore replied.
"If your sure." Snape relented.
"I am."
TBC
Subtitle: Surprise
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Faith was shocked when she'd received Draco's letter. She also worried about him, knowing that the ways of punishment had to be far greater than any in the human world. Though she did have to chuckle at his use of her title as her name, "Dear Slayer".
She pulled out a sheet a paper and quickly wrote.
'Dear Dragon,
I understand. Write when you can. Slayer'
She folded the letter and was surprised when it didn't follow the same pattern the others had. * He must have shut off the delivery system. Rats! I wish I could tell him that I support him. *
"Faith!" Matthew called from the family room.
"Coming!" She called back as she stood up from her desk and walked out to the family room. Before she left her room she grabbed Draco's letter. Faith looked up from her jacket pocket and was surprised to see an older gentleman sitting on the worn leather couch. "What's up, Matthew?" She asked remembering her godfather called her out here.
"This is Albus Dumbledore, he's come to speak with you." Matthew introduced, he failed to see Faith's eyes open wide.
Faith smiled as she held her hand out and replied, "Nice to meet you."
"I was wondering if we might take a walk." He started and smiled when she nodded and began walking towards the door.
"I'll be back later, Matthew." Faith said turning back to her godfather. After a few moments of walking in silence she asked, "Is there something wrong with Draco?"
The question must have surprised him because he looked at her, blue eyes twinkling. He answered with a question, "He told you about him?"
"Yes. At first he didn't tell me anything. For a while he had me writing to DM, then I asked him about his life. He said it was complicated; so I told him give me the gist. And that's when he told me." She told the older man.
"And it didn't surprise you?" He asked knowing who and what she was.
"Not really, it just cleared up a lot of stuff. Like he told me he knew about my accident, a.k.a Allen Finch.seeing how no one outside of Sunnydale really knows about that. Plus he told me he knew of my talents and that there was another like me, which meant he knew about Buffy." She shrugged her shoulders.
Dumbledore paused for a moment or two before saying, "He's worried that he's betrayed you."
She looked at him wide eyes and asked, "What do you mean?"
"I'm sure he already told you his father, Lucius Malfoy found out about the program at school." When she nodded he continued, "Well his father demanded that Draco tell him whom he was writing to. He didn't want to but his father is very abusive and so he told him about you."
She looked like a sack of potatoes hit her. She didn't want him to feel bad about that, she knew about his father. "Tell Draco that I'm just glad he's okay. His father reminds me of mine, from what you've said and what he's written me."
"I'll be sure to tell him. However, I'm not here to speak to you about Draco. I'm here to ask if you wouldn't mind helping Professor Lupin, the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher." He asked blue eyes watching her carefully.
She was shocked. Her brown eyes were staring into blue ones. Taking a deep breath she in turn asked, "What do I have to do?"
Smiling, he replied, "Well right now, most of the younger students are learning about vampires, the slayer and other demons. I was wondering if you might join Professor Lupin in that area."
"The slayer, huh?" She laughed softly. * What have you got to lose? * "I'll do it."
"Wonderful." He replied but then continued, "There is something I must worn you about." He saw her nod and continued, "Professor Lupin is a werewolf."
"Is that all?" She laughed; she was worried it was something serious. Seeing the look on his face she continued, "Someone I knew what dating a werewolf. He apparently baled town looking for a cure or something."
He nodded his understanding. "Shall we head off then?" He asked but before Faith could answer they were interrupted.
"How about staying for dinner?" The vampire sneered.
* Stupid Vampire. * She thought as it was attacking her. She hit him a couple of times, not used to fighting again. She quickly let the slayer in her fight as more vampires ganged up on them. * What to use as a stake? * She thought to herself as she continued to throw vampires across the open park.
She turned and saw a tree, running up to it she snapped a small but sturdy branch; she jumped down just in time for a vampire to catch up to her. Turning she staked it and the other three followers. She turned to find the Professor handling himself really well for a wizard.
"Need a hand?" She called walking up behind one of the vamp's that was on his left. Staking it quickly caused two of the four vamps turned to her, giving him the opening he needed to pull his wand out.
"Incendio!" He yelled and all the vamps went up in flames.
"That was so cool!" Faith replied excitedly.
"Shall we?" He replied walking back towards the apartment that she was sharing with her godfather.
"Of course." She said catching up to him. Once inside she noticed that Matthew was nowhere to be found. * That's weird. * She thought as she searched the apartment. She stumbled, literally, across a body that was lying on the ground. She knelt carefully down to see who it was. Gasping when she saw blond hair with blue eyes staring lifelessly up at her. * Oh no not, Matthew. *
Standing quickly she raced over towards the phone. Dialing a number she memorized from his frequent trips to see her. "Cor, tell Angel I need to speak with him." She said staring from her place in the kitchen to her lifeless godfather. Moments later, she heard Angel on the line. "Angel, I need you to get to 1205 South Weston Street. Apartment 23 D." With that she hung up and dialed 911.
The operator picked up and Faith began to tell her about the situation. Stumbling out her relationship with the man. The operator asked her to stay on the line until the paramedics could arrive. Just then a banging on the door.
"Faith! It's Angel." He called threw the door.
She quickly raced towards the door. Opening it she saw a confused Angel, and raced into a hug. "It's my godfather. He's dead." She cried into his chest.
"Faith it's going to be okay." Angel tried to comfort her. "We should take this inside. The paramedics are here." Angel replied after a while of standing here. He took the phone from her hands and replied into the phone, "They're here, thank you for your help."
"Come in Angel." Faith said drying her eyes. She looked in the room and saw Dumbledore standing there. "Oh, I'm sorry professor."
"It's quite alright, Faith." He replied.
"Who's this?" Angel asked eyeing the man carefully. There was something familiar about him.
"Oh, Angel this is Professor Albus Dumbledore. Professor, meet Angel." Faith replied trying to take her mind of her godfather's dead body in the next room. She noticed Wesley was handling the paramedics. * I'll have to remember to thank him. *
"Wow, it's been a while. It's good to see you again." Angel replied.
"That it has been. How is that you know Faith?" He asked blue eyes curious.
"Well, I first met Faith when she stumbled into Sunnydale 2 or 3 years ago. I tried to help her after her unfortunate downfall, but ended up seeing her again in LA not too long ago."
"She's lucky to have friends like you. Just like Draco's lucky to have you as his friend." Dumbledore replied looking at Faith.
Smiling she replied, "Ah, but it is I who's lucky to have him. Cause if he hadn't written me, who knows where I'd be."
"Tell me Professor, what is it you're doing in LA?" Angel asked brown eyes staring back a blue.
"I'm here to ask Faith to join us at our school in England." He began, but continued, "She'll be helping one of our popular teachers."
"Ms. Wilkins." A short man with frosted tips interrupted.
"Yes." She knew what they were going to tell her.
"I'm sorry to inform you that you're godfather, Matthew Osirus has died of a minor heart attack." He replied, green eyes unsure of how to act.
"Thank you for your help." Angel told him. "Is there anything you need to do?" He asked the younger man.
"No sir. Just need to wait until the Corners office gets here." He replied, eyes looking at his partner. "We need at least one of you to stay until they arrive." He added walking out into the night.
"Angel could you." Faith asked wanting to get away from the apartment.
"Sure, go and have fun. Don't forget to write." Angel answered pulling her into a hug and turned to Dumbledore and said, "Take care of her. She's still on the edge."
"I will. As I'm sure Draco will." Dumbledore replied earning a confused look from Angel. "Draco is a friend that started writing Faith a while ago."
"Ah, well tell him if he hurts her. I'll hunt him down and torcher him. Soul or no soul." Angel replied brown eyes sparkling.
"I will tell him." Dumbledore laughed. Turning he saw the brunette walk out of her room, whispering her good-byes to her dead godfather and her thanks to Wesley for helping her. "Ready then?" He asked when she reached the family room.
"Yes." Faith replied looking to Angel. "Thank you for everything."
"Your welcome." Angel replied watching as they disappeared.
At Hogwarts
"Attention all students," Dumbledore's voice called through the castle. "Will Draco Malfoy please come to my office?"
"That's so cool how you do that." Faith replied when his announcement ended.
"So this is the slayer." A deep voice replied from the shadows.
"Professor Snape, I'd like to introduce you to Faith Wilkins." Dumbledore said.
"If you don't mind professor, I'd like to be called Faith. Wilkins is only my adopted name." Faith replied watching as the man showed himself from the corner. "Hello, Professor Snape. I've heard a lot about you."
"Oh, really. From who?" He asked dark eyes searching hers for answers.
"You wanted to see me professor?" Draco replied interrupting the "meeting". Then he noticed a women about 18 talking to Snape about something. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to interrupt."
"It's fine, Mr. Malfoy. May I present your pen pal Faith?" Dumbledore replied watching Draco's eyes light up.
"Hey Draco." Faith said feeling a little strange to having his eyes look at her with such intensity. Turning to Snape she replied, "Draco told me about you. Not much, just the basics." Holding in a smile at his scowl she turned to Dumbledore. "Not to be rude but I'd like to get to my room."
"Of course. Draco, show her to her room. She's got the suite across the hall from the DADA classroom." Dumbledore said.
"Sure." He replied. Turning to Faith he said, "Come on, if you're not too tired I'll show you around."
"That'd be good." Faith replied but before leaving she turned to Dumbledore and said, "Thanks, professor."
Before he could reply she was gone. He turned to Snape and had to grin. "Problem, Severus?" He asked taking a seat at his desk.
"Are you sure about her?" He asked.
"What do you mean, Severus?" Dumbledore asked.
"I just mean, having her here might be more troublesome than it's worth." Snape replied sitting down in the brown chair off to the side.
"She's got no family left. She's had a hard life, and I'm sure that she'll be good for all here." Dumbledore replied.
"If your sure." Snape relented.
"I am."
TBC