Title: Pen Pals pt 10
Subtitle: Unexpected Visitors
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The weeks followed, and Faith heard nothing from Angel or anyone else. The DADA class was learning a lot, though the death looks she received from Draco, Harry, Ron and Hermione were enough to make her laugh out loud, though she resisted doing so. Apparently they didn't like their partners.
She'd paired Gryffindor to Slytherin, based on their strengths and their weakness. Harry and Draco were evenly matched, though one usually had the upper hand. She was enjoying teaching especially telling her stories to the younger students. After the first class they learned not to ask any personal questions, especially when the word got out about the knife throwing.
Faith was talking to the seventh years, Gryffindor and Slytherin class when the door opened. Faith looked up to see Buffy and someone who appeared to be her sister Dawn.
"Buffy?" Faith asked taking her eyes off the class. "To whom do I owe this wonderful visit to?"
"Faith, what are you doing here?" Buffy asked equally confused.
"What does it look like?" Faith questioned. Then she noticed Buffy look around the classroom. "Ah, yes. I'm holding this class hostage and having my wicked way with the student in the back." Faith replied getting a laugh out of Dawn and most of the kids in the class.
"Can we talk?" Buffy asked.
"Sure. Draco, Harry, get up here and show the moves I taught you earlier this week." Faith replied seeing the two stand up and walk to the front of the room. "I'll be testing you on these moves when I return." She added leading Buffy to the office she shared with Lupin.
Once in the office she looked at Buffy who'd taken a seat at the brown chair. "What's up?"
"When did you get out?" Buffy asked surprised to see her here.
"About two months ago." Faith replied. "Didn't Angel tell you?" She asked.
"Angel?" Buffy asked.
"Guess not." Faith replied sitting down in their warn out chair.
"I didn't know you two kept in touch." Buffy replied.
"He came to visit me a couple of times while I was in the Correctional Center." Faith told her.
"Oh, the reason I'm here is there's this Hell Goddess that's after Dawn." Buffy began, she told Faith the whole story and when she was done she sat waiting until she got some sort of reaction from the other slayer.
"So you brought her here because?" Faith asked still unsure why she was talking to her so calmly after everything that happened.
"Because if Dawn's not on the hellmouth Glory will have a harder time finding her. Plus, I know you can help protect her." Buffy answered.
"Does she know?"
"Yes. She wasn't very happy that we didn't tell her right away, but we didn't tell anyone until the council came to town."
Faith made a face.
Buffy laughed, "That's what I did. I was so mad when they came."
"I bet."
"So will you help?" Buffy asked quietly afraid she'd say no.
"Of course I will." Faith replied but continued, "Though I'm shocked that you came to me."
"I wasn't sure how the school would react, so I put off coming until it was almost too late."
"What do you mean?" Faith asked worried.
"Just that Glory's really close. See Glory's got an unusual power; she can suck the sanity from people. She got to Tara, Willow's friend before I finally decided I couldn't wait much longer." Buffy explained.
"How long are you staying?" Faith asked.
"Not too long. Why?"
"There's a student here that I want you to meet." Faith replied with a twinkle in her eye.
"Who's that?" Buffy asked intrigued.
"A student that didn't believe that I was a slayer." Faith shrugged with her famous smirks.
"What did you do?" Buffy asked laughing.
"I had him throw knifes at me. Except he was so deep in shock that I had to have another student throw them at me." Faith laughed.
"I'm game." Buffy replied.
"Good." Faith said walking towards the door. "Draco, Harry thanks for demonstrating the classic moves." She replied walking out of her office. Draco looked at her with his eyebrow raised. "We've got a special treat for you. Meet Buffy Summers, the Slayer."
Draco began laughing because he had an idea of what she was going to do.
"Mr. Pryce, front and center." Faith called. Watching as he slowly stood up. Once he stood in front of Faith, she crossed her arms and asked, "Do you still believe that there's no such thing as a slayer?"
"Yes, Professor." He answered.
"Pity." She said waving her hand excusing him to sit in his seat. "Buffy has agreed to spar with me, seeing how with one of my blows could knock you unconscious."
"So do you want me to attack or be attacked?" Buffy asked.
"Which ever." Faith replied and not a moment later Buffy attacked. After the first attempt, they both stood in fighting stance waiting for the other to move. They spared around for a while blocking each attempt. After what seemed like forever Faith was knocked on her butt. Laughing Faith replied, "Meet the one person that can still kick my butt."
Helping her up Buffy asked, "Anyone else need proof?"
A tentative hand was raised.
"Mr. Pryce?" Faith called.
"I know Faith has told us about the both of you. How after so long are you two still evenly matched?" He asked.
Faith looked at Buffy and Buffy shrugged her shoulders. Faith replied, "It's the slayer in us. We've always been evenly matched. Much like Harry and Draco, who on any given fight one could have the upper edge, that's why they're paired together. I've been out of the game for a while, but it doesn't mean that I've lost my edge." Taking a moment to see if any other questions came up she decided, "Class is dismissed. Don't forget your assignment for Professor Lupin, as he will be teaching the next couple of classes."
The class got up and Draco came to the front. "Faith?" He asked.
"Yes, Draco."
"May I ask what's going on?" He questioned looking at the two that interrupted his second favorite class.
Faith looked to Buffy who shrugged her shoulders as they'd already decided not to tell anyone. A slayers promise insured it. "Dawn will be staying with us for a little while. Harry!" Faith called out before he left the classroom.
"Yes, Faith?" He asked.
"Harry Potter I'd like you to meet, Dawn Summers."
Harry looked at the younger girl. "Hello Dawn."
"Would you mind showing her around the school and take to the Gryffindor common room?" Faith asked knowing that the Slytherins would give her a hard time.
"Sure." He replied, but turned to Dawn, "Ready?"
"Yep." She said and then hugged Buffy. "See you later?" She asked.
"Of course." Buffy replied and watched her sister go with the Potter kid.
"She'll be in good hands." Faith reassured her. Then she looked at Draco, "Unless you listen to him." That got Buffy's attention. "He doesn't like Harry all that much." She answered.
"Ah." Buffy said.
"Shall we head over to my suite?" Faith asked knowing Buffy would like to ask more questions. Nodding her head, Faith led her down the hallway. "Slayer." She said which caused the door to open.
Draco had shut the door behind them, being the last one in.
Faith looked up to see Draco standing by the door, walking up to him she whispered, "Can you give us a while to talk? I'll see you at the Great Hall."
Nodding slightly a little hurt but knew that the two slayers had to work through a lot and quietly left the room.
"And he's??" Buffy asked letting the end of the question fade.
"A friend." Faith answered still looking at the door. She saw the slight pain in his eyes and knew that he wasn't happy leaving her alone with someone they'd talked about a lot whether in class or alone.
"He didn't seem to be all that happy with leaving." Buffy said noticing Faith turn to face her.
"He knows everything things before Sunnydale, during Sunnydale and after Sunnydale. Needless to say he'd be a lot happier if he were present in the room while we talk." Faith explained pointing a make shift wand at the fireplace and whispering "Incendio."
Buffy watched in surprise as a fire started. "How did you?" Buffy asked still watching the fire.
"Draco taught me how even though I don't have to use a wand." Faith replied sitting down in her brown leather chair. "So how's everyone?" She asked.
"Willow's a bit freaked because of what happened to Tara, but other than that everyone's good. Spike's got a chip that prevents him from hurting anyone so he's been helping us, sort of." Buffy answered.
An hour passed and they were still talking. Faith looked down at the watch that Draco had given her as a gift so that she didn't always need to ask the time. "Will you look at the time. Come on, it's dinner time." Faith replied standing to grab her robes. She'd decided to get some, when Draco had dragged her to Hogsmeade a couple weeks after she began teaching. "Did you want one?" She asked looking at Buffy.
"No thank you." Buffy replied suddenly realizing how hungry she was.
""k lets get going. It's not the shortest trip to the Great Hall from here." Faith said opening the door for Buffy. They walked in silence having come to terms about the past, they talked about the future and what should happen with Dawn. Buffy had asked that Faith be strict on the girl, but not too strict.
"Here we are." Faith replied reaching the huge double doors that lead into the Great Hall. "The ceiling's totally cool. It's enchanted to look like the night sky." Faith told the blond slayer. "Come on, have you meet Professor Dumbledore?"
"I saw him when I got here with Dawn, he in fact told me to head to the DADA room, but didn't mention who was to be there." Buffy replied.
"He has a tendency to do that. He's always got a twinkle in his eyes, except for when something's really wrong. It just seems to disappear." Faith replied nodding her greetings to the students that she past.
"Ah, Ms. Summers. I see you remember our part time DADA Professor." Dumbledore replied when they reached the table.
"Yes, Professor." Buffy smiled.
"You may either join us up at this table or you can join your sister at the Gryffindor table." He offered.
"I'd like to sit with my sister seeing how I'll be leaving tonight after dinner."
"You're leaving so soon?" Faith asked surprised.
"The hellmouth's calling." Buffy shrugged.
"You know I think if you just jump into it, it'll chock on you." Faith joked.
"Probably spit me back up." Buffy laughed hugging the other slayer before taking her seat next to her sister leaving the brunette shocked.
When Faith recovered she smiled and walked to her seat next to Snape and Lupin. "Evenin' gentlemen." Faith drawled out knowing that Snape would just growl his response. Faith wasn't surprised when a moment later he turned to scowl at her. "Touchy, wonder if someone.oh I don't know.melted they're cauldron again."
"For the thousandths time this year! Bloody fool." He quietly ranted, turning to glare at the student in question.
"Wouldn't you think they'd make a cauldron that wouldn't melt?" Faith asked laughing at the behavior of the Potions Master. When no one was around they'd get together and talk about the students and other professors.
"I'll find one, if it's the last thing I do." He muttered causing Faith to laugh harder.
Lupin had been sitting there quietly listening to the two continued to joke around. He hadn't seen any one be able to get to the Potions Master. Most had given up before really trying. He figured it had to do with the fact that they had so much in common.
"I'd like to say a few things, before we get on with the feast." Dumbledore began. "We have a visitor named Dawn Summers, who has joined the Gryffindor table. Please make her feel welcome." Uproar of applause hit the room, mostly from the Gryffindor table. "Now on to the feast." He replied taking his seat.
TBC
Author's Note: I hope that all you enjoyed this chapter and rest assure there will be more coming. I'd just like to extend my thanks to those that pointed out my spelling idiocy. And thanks to those that were excited to read the next part. You kept me motivated.
Many thanks, Faith16!
Subtitle: Unexpected Visitors
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The weeks followed, and Faith heard nothing from Angel or anyone else. The DADA class was learning a lot, though the death looks she received from Draco, Harry, Ron and Hermione were enough to make her laugh out loud, though she resisted doing so. Apparently they didn't like their partners.
She'd paired Gryffindor to Slytherin, based on their strengths and their weakness. Harry and Draco were evenly matched, though one usually had the upper hand. She was enjoying teaching especially telling her stories to the younger students. After the first class they learned not to ask any personal questions, especially when the word got out about the knife throwing.
Faith was talking to the seventh years, Gryffindor and Slytherin class when the door opened. Faith looked up to see Buffy and someone who appeared to be her sister Dawn.
"Buffy?" Faith asked taking her eyes off the class. "To whom do I owe this wonderful visit to?"
"Faith, what are you doing here?" Buffy asked equally confused.
"What does it look like?" Faith questioned. Then she noticed Buffy look around the classroom. "Ah, yes. I'm holding this class hostage and having my wicked way with the student in the back." Faith replied getting a laugh out of Dawn and most of the kids in the class.
"Can we talk?" Buffy asked.
"Sure. Draco, Harry, get up here and show the moves I taught you earlier this week." Faith replied seeing the two stand up and walk to the front of the room. "I'll be testing you on these moves when I return." She added leading Buffy to the office she shared with Lupin.
Once in the office she looked at Buffy who'd taken a seat at the brown chair. "What's up?"
"When did you get out?" Buffy asked surprised to see her here.
"About two months ago." Faith replied. "Didn't Angel tell you?" She asked.
"Angel?" Buffy asked.
"Guess not." Faith replied sitting down in their warn out chair.
"I didn't know you two kept in touch." Buffy replied.
"He came to visit me a couple of times while I was in the Correctional Center." Faith told her.
"Oh, the reason I'm here is there's this Hell Goddess that's after Dawn." Buffy began, she told Faith the whole story and when she was done she sat waiting until she got some sort of reaction from the other slayer.
"So you brought her here because?" Faith asked still unsure why she was talking to her so calmly after everything that happened.
"Because if Dawn's not on the hellmouth Glory will have a harder time finding her. Plus, I know you can help protect her." Buffy answered.
"Does she know?"
"Yes. She wasn't very happy that we didn't tell her right away, but we didn't tell anyone until the council came to town."
Faith made a face.
Buffy laughed, "That's what I did. I was so mad when they came."
"I bet."
"So will you help?" Buffy asked quietly afraid she'd say no.
"Of course I will." Faith replied but continued, "Though I'm shocked that you came to me."
"I wasn't sure how the school would react, so I put off coming until it was almost too late."
"What do you mean?" Faith asked worried.
"Just that Glory's really close. See Glory's got an unusual power; she can suck the sanity from people. She got to Tara, Willow's friend before I finally decided I couldn't wait much longer." Buffy explained.
"How long are you staying?" Faith asked.
"Not too long. Why?"
"There's a student here that I want you to meet." Faith replied with a twinkle in her eye.
"Who's that?" Buffy asked intrigued.
"A student that didn't believe that I was a slayer." Faith shrugged with her famous smirks.
"What did you do?" Buffy asked laughing.
"I had him throw knifes at me. Except he was so deep in shock that I had to have another student throw them at me." Faith laughed.
"I'm game." Buffy replied.
"Good." Faith said walking towards the door. "Draco, Harry thanks for demonstrating the classic moves." She replied walking out of her office. Draco looked at her with his eyebrow raised. "We've got a special treat for you. Meet Buffy Summers, the Slayer."
Draco began laughing because he had an idea of what she was going to do.
"Mr. Pryce, front and center." Faith called. Watching as he slowly stood up. Once he stood in front of Faith, she crossed her arms and asked, "Do you still believe that there's no such thing as a slayer?"
"Yes, Professor." He answered.
"Pity." She said waving her hand excusing him to sit in his seat. "Buffy has agreed to spar with me, seeing how with one of my blows could knock you unconscious."
"So do you want me to attack or be attacked?" Buffy asked.
"Which ever." Faith replied and not a moment later Buffy attacked. After the first attempt, they both stood in fighting stance waiting for the other to move. They spared around for a while blocking each attempt. After what seemed like forever Faith was knocked on her butt. Laughing Faith replied, "Meet the one person that can still kick my butt."
Helping her up Buffy asked, "Anyone else need proof?"
A tentative hand was raised.
"Mr. Pryce?" Faith called.
"I know Faith has told us about the both of you. How after so long are you two still evenly matched?" He asked.
Faith looked at Buffy and Buffy shrugged her shoulders. Faith replied, "It's the slayer in us. We've always been evenly matched. Much like Harry and Draco, who on any given fight one could have the upper edge, that's why they're paired together. I've been out of the game for a while, but it doesn't mean that I've lost my edge." Taking a moment to see if any other questions came up she decided, "Class is dismissed. Don't forget your assignment for Professor Lupin, as he will be teaching the next couple of classes."
The class got up and Draco came to the front. "Faith?" He asked.
"Yes, Draco."
"May I ask what's going on?" He questioned looking at the two that interrupted his second favorite class.
Faith looked to Buffy who shrugged her shoulders as they'd already decided not to tell anyone. A slayers promise insured it. "Dawn will be staying with us for a little while. Harry!" Faith called out before he left the classroom.
"Yes, Faith?" He asked.
"Harry Potter I'd like you to meet, Dawn Summers."
Harry looked at the younger girl. "Hello Dawn."
"Would you mind showing her around the school and take to the Gryffindor common room?" Faith asked knowing that the Slytherins would give her a hard time.
"Sure." He replied, but turned to Dawn, "Ready?"
"Yep." She said and then hugged Buffy. "See you later?" She asked.
"Of course." Buffy replied and watched her sister go with the Potter kid.
"She'll be in good hands." Faith reassured her. Then she looked at Draco, "Unless you listen to him." That got Buffy's attention. "He doesn't like Harry all that much." She answered.
"Ah." Buffy said.
"Shall we head over to my suite?" Faith asked knowing Buffy would like to ask more questions. Nodding her head, Faith led her down the hallway. "Slayer." She said which caused the door to open.
Draco had shut the door behind them, being the last one in.
Faith looked up to see Draco standing by the door, walking up to him she whispered, "Can you give us a while to talk? I'll see you at the Great Hall."
Nodding slightly a little hurt but knew that the two slayers had to work through a lot and quietly left the room.
"And he's??" Buffy asked letting the end of the question fade.
"A friend." Faith answered still looking at the door. She saw the slight pain in his eyes and knew that he wasn't happy leaving her alone with someone they'd talked about a lot whether in class or alone.
"He didn't seem to be all that happy with leaving." Buffy said noticing Faith turn to face her.
"He knows everything things before Sunnydale, during Sunnydale and after Sunnydale. Needless to say he'd be a lot happier if he were present in the room while we talk." Faith explained pointing a make shift wand at the fireplace and whispering "Incendio."
Buffy watched in surprise as a fire started. "How did you?" Buffy asked still watching the fire.
"Draco taught me how even though I don't have to use a wand." Faith replied sitting down in her brown leather chair. "So how's everyone?" She asked.
"Willow's a bit freaked because of what happened to Tara, but other than that everyone's good. Spike's got a chip that prevents him from hurting anyone so he's been helping us, sort of." Buffy answered.
An hour passed and they were still talking. Faith looked down at the watch that Draco had given her as a gift so that she didn't always need to ask the time. "Will you look at the time. Come on, it's dinner time." Faith replied standing to grab her robes. She'd decided to get some, when Draco had dragged her to Hogsmeade a couple weeks after she began teaching. "Did you want one?" She asked looking at Buffy.
"No thank you." Buffy replied suddenly realizing how hungry she was.
""k lets get going. It's not the shortest trip to the Great Hall from here." Faith said opening the door for Buffy. They walked in silence having come to terms about the past, they talked about the future and what should happen with Dawn. Buffy had asked that Faith be strict on the girl, but not too strict.
"Here we are." Faith replied reaching the huge double doors that lead into the Great Hall. "The ceiling's totally cool. It's enchanted to look like the night sky." Faith told the blond slayer. "Come on, have you meet Professor Dumbledore?"
"I saw him when I got here with Dawn, he in fact told me to head to the DADA room, but didn't mention who was to be there." Buffy replied.
"He has a tendency to do that. He's always got a twinkle in his eyes, except for when something's really wrong. It just seems to disappear." Faith replied nodding her greetings to the students that she past.
"Ah, Ms. Summers. I see you remember our part time DADA Professor." Dumbledore replied when they reached the table.
"Yes, Professor." Buffy smiled.
"You may either join us up at this table or you can join your sister at the Gryffindor table." He offered.
"I'd like to sit with my sister seeing how I'll be leaving tonight after dinner."
"You're leaving so soon?" Faith asked surprised.
"The hellmouth's calling." Buffy shrugged.
"You know I think if you just jump into it, it'll chock on you." Faith joked.
"Probably spit me back up." Buffy laughed hugging the other slayer before taking her seat next to her sister leaving the brunette shocked.
When Faith recovered she smiled and walked to her seat next to Snape and Lupin. "Evenin' gentlemen." Faith drawled out knowing that Snape would just growl his response. Faith wasn't surprised when a moment later he turned to scowl at her. "Touchy, wonder if someone.oh I don't know.melted they're cauldron again."
"For the thousandths time this year! Bloody fool." He quietly ranted, turning to glare at the student in question.
"Wouldn't you think they'd make a cauldron that wouldn't melt?" Faith asked laughing at the behavior of the Potions Master. When no one was around they'd get together and talk about the students and other professors.
"I'll find one, if it's the last thing I do." He muttered causing Faith to laugh harder.
Lupin had been sitting there quietly listening to the two continued to joke around. He hadn't seen any one be able to get to the Potions Master. Most had given up before really trying. He figured it had to do with the fact that they had so much in common.
"I'd like to say a few things, before we get on with the feast." Dumbledore began. "We have a visitor named Dawn Summers, who has joined the Gryffindor table. Please make her feel welcome." Uproar of applause hit the room, mostly from the Gryffindor table. "Now on to the feast." He replied taking his seat.
TBC
Author's Note: I hope that all you enjoyed this chapter and rest assure there will be more coming. I'd just like to extend my thanks to those that pointed out my spelling idiocy. And thanks to those that were excited to read the next part. You kept me motivated.
Many thanks, Faith16!