Title: Pen Pals pt 14
Subtitle: A Step into the Future
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Faith awoke the next morning and the memories of her dreamlike world were fading away. She saw Christi standing off to the side smiling down on her. Sitting up slightly trying not to wake Draco.
"Hey." Christi said.
Smiling Faith replied, "You've been watching over me all this time, haven't you?"
"Of course I have. You didn't think you could get rid of me that easily." Christi joked her long auburn hair waving slightly and her blue eyes shining brightly.
Snorting Faith replied, "I guess not." A thought hit her, "Who was my guide? Is he a friend of yours?"
Christi's smile became bigger at the mention of Faith's guide. "You could say that he's a friend. His name is William." She paused for a bit before saying, "Malfoy."
Faith's eyes became wide with surprise. Then she looked down at the still sleeping Draco and it clicked. "Draco's cousin?"
Chirsti nodded.
Faith smiled at her sis, "Are you happy?"
"I am, as he is with the thought of Draco finally having someone to talk to but also to love." Christi replied growing thoughtful.
* Love? * Faith thought.
"Yes, love." Christi replied reading her mind. "Let him, you complete the other."
"I will littl' sis." Faith said smiling but laughed at the stern face of Christi's.
"Are you ready to wake up?" Christi asked crossing the room towards Faith. When Faith nodded Christi hugged her tightly and whispered, "Don't ever forget who you are."
Faith's eyes opened. Looking around the room and finally her eyes rested on the not so sleeping form of Draco.
"Morning, luv." He said.
Smiling she replied, "Mornin'." She tried to move but Draco was restricting her movements. "Problem?" She asked innocently laying flat on her back.
"Yea, you're trying to leave." He said leaning up on his elbow facing her.
Faith raised her eyebrow and asked, "So what if I am? What are you going to do about it?"
Grinning he leaned in and pressed his lips against hers. Pulling away moments later he replied, "That."
Faith opened her eyes to see gray ones looking at her amused. "Oh yea." She challenged.
"Yea." He retorted his eyes challenging her.
She smirked and ran her fingers through his hair and pulled him into her never braking eye contact.
"Ah hemm." Someone called braking the two's thoughts of each other.
Faith looked up to see a grinning Harry standing with his arm around and equally smiling Dawn. "Hey you two." Faith laughed shifted to face the new comers before relaxing into Draco's arms.
"We were just coming by to visit our favorite DADA teacher."
"Then why are you here?" Faith joked looking around the room.
Dawn laughed glad that Faith was feeling better. "He's around somewhere, but we were referring to you." She replied smiling brightly.
Faith's eyes went wide as she looked at Dawn and than Harry they were practically glowing. Then broke up into heavy laughter.
Harry leaned over and asked, "What's her deal?"
"Oh, just that she knows."
"Knows what, luv."
"About us."
Harry looked at the still laughing Slayer as she commented, "Congrats you two." After a few moments she calmed down and asked, "So?"
Dawn giggled as Harry went red.
"Really?"
If possible Harry went even redder and Dawn blushed lightly.
"Does she know?"
Dawn looked down as did Harry when Draco finally asked, "Slayer, what do you know that I don't."
Faith raised her eyebrow to the blushing fools in front of her and said, "Someone got some."
Draco looked confused for a minute before saying, "Congrats, now get out so I can get some too." He leaned over Faith to capture her lips in a playful kiss.
Faith playfully swatted him and said, "There will be plenty of time for that later, Dragon."
Draco whined, "But Slayer!!!! I've been an extra good boy and everythin'."
"Now, Dragon no need to whine." Faith chastised.
"Good boy? Pullease." Dawn drawled.
"What's that supposed to mean, Summers?" Draco asked looking at her.
"He never wanted to leave, I had to personally drag him out of here." Dawn said placing her hands on her hips.
"Did not." Draco snapped. "Besides who trained you?"
"Harry." Dawn laughed.
Faith just laughed at their antics. "Settle down you two." Movement caught her eye as she peered past Harry and Dawn to see Christi and William smiling at her and Draco even though he couldn't see them.
"How's our patient?" Poppy asked.
"She's great and dandy and looking forward to getting out of bed." Faith replied sitting up slightly.
"Well you're free to go." Poppy replied as she walked away. "Oh and Faith?"
"Yes?" Faith asked standing up with minimal struggling from Draco.
"Albus wants to see you before you go off too far."
Smiling she said, "Thanks, Poppy."
Faith walked down the hallway with Harry, Dawn and Draco at her side. Once she got to the statue that represented Dumbledore's office she said the password and then turned to the group, "I'm sure he wants to see me about something in private. So if you'd like to you can head to my room and I'll be there shortly."
"Slayer, I don't know you're password." Draco reminded her.
"Oh, right." Faith replied. "It's 'Scooby Gang'." She said before heading up the stairs. Knocking politely on the door she heard a muffled 'Enter' and calmly walked into the room. "You wanted to see me Albus?" She questioned walking up to his desk.
"Yes, I just wanted to make sure that you were coming back for another year." He replied smiling.
"I would love to." Faith reassured him.
"And I'm sure you wanted to know that Lucius Malfoy has been sent to Azkaban for threatening you and use of dark magics."
"Does Draco know?" She asked curious.
"Probably, but his bond with you means more to him than anything he ever shared with his father." Albus replied.
"True."
"Is everything okay?" He asked.
Faith shrugged, "Five by five." At his look she laughed, "I just don't know what to do. My dead sis came to me in a dream and told me that Draco completes me as I do for him. It just doesn't make sense. I've never really had anyone that I could depend on, they usually end up dying or leaving."
"I can assure you that it's true with Draco as well. His cousin passed away when they were younger and he hasn't been the same until you walked into his life."
"It was more he who walked into mine. I know about his cousin. He's been helping my sis watch over me. Apparently they're more than friends."
"Interesting." Albus replied.
"I didn't realize it until she told me." Faith admitted. "I mean I knew there was something about him that I could trust, but that was so unfamiliar to me."
"Trust is a hard thing to come by especially for a slayer, whose life is usually short and detached from the everyday world. A slayer is usually only around her watcher." Albus replied wisely.
"How is it you know so much?" Faith asked smiling softly.
"I've lived a long time." He answered. "Now I'm sure you want to go and visit with two graduates and the key."
"We've got to figure out what we're going to do. Dawn is definitely going back to SunnyD with Harry by her side. I probably should go to make sure B doesn't kick his butt for touching her sis." Faith laughed. "And Draco who knows. I figure he'll come with me to SunnyD and then go home to the manor." She replied standing up.
"I'm sure he'd like you to accompany him, but you'll never know unless you ask. I'll see you late August, unless you choose to stay which is another option." Albus replied also standing to walk her to the door. "Just let me know what you'd like to do, and remember you don't have to pack everything should you leave. That room is yours now for as long as you're with us."
"Thank you Albus. For everything." Faith said as she walked out the door.
"You're welcome Faith Wilkins."
Faith walked down the empty halls of Hogwarts just thinking about how her life had changed the last couple of weeks, to months to years. It was amazing how much she'd grown.
She was no longer afraid of who she was and the possibility of becoming again. Her and Buffy settled their differences; in fact before they left the hellmouth again she'd told her she was welcome to crash at the Summers' home.
She couldn't be happier knowing that her past wasn't going to come back and bite her on the butt. She now had friends, a job teaching the one thing she was good at and she had her Dragon.
Little did she know that her life was going to be anything if not a long and happy life filled with love. But the thing that stuck in her mind as she entered her room to see Harry, Dawn and Draco laughing with each other was * I love him. *
The End!!
Subtitle: A Step into the Future
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Faith awoke the next morning and the memories of her dreamlike world were fading away. She saw Christi standing off to the side smiling down on her. Sitting up slightly trying not to wake Draco.
"Hey." Christi said.
Smiling Faith replied, "You've been watching over me all this time, haven't you?"
"Of course I have. You didn't think you could get rid of me that easily." Christi joked her long auburn hair waving slightly and her blue eyes shining brightly.
Snorting Faith replied, "I guess not." A thought hit her, "Who was my guide? Is he a friend of yours?"
Christi's smile became bigger at the mention of Faith's guide. "You could say that he's a friend. His name is William." She paused for a bit before saying, "Malfoy."
Faith's eyes became wide with surprise. Then she looked down at the still sleeping Draco and it clicked. "Draco's cousin?"
Chirsti nodded.
Faith smiled at her sis, "Are you happy?"
"I am, as he is with the thought of Draco finally having someone to talk to but also to love." Christi replied growing thoughtful.
* Love? * Faith thought.
"Yes, love." Christi replied reading her mind. "Let him, you complete the other."
"I will littl' sis." Faith said smiling but laughed at the stern face of Christi's.
"Are you ready to wake up?" Christi asked crossing the room towards Faith. When Faith nodded Christi hugged her tightly and whispered, "Don't ever forget who you are."
Faith's eyes opened. Looking around the room and finally her eyes rested on the not so sleeping form of Draco.
"Morning, luv." He said.
Smiling she replied, "Mornin'." She tried to move but Draco was restricting her movements. "Problem?" She asked innocently laying flat on her back.
"Yea, you're trying to leave." He said leaning up on his elbow facing her.
Faith raised her eyebrow and asked, "So what if I am? What are you going to do about it?"
Grinning he leaned in and pressed his lips against hers. Pulling away moments later he replied, "That."
Faith opened her eyes to see gray ones looking at her amused. "Oh yea." She challenged.
"Yea." He retorted his eyes challenging her.
She smirked and ran her fingers through his hair and pulled him into her never braking eye contact.
"Ah hemm." Someone called braking the two's thoughts of each other.
Faith looked up to see a grinning Harry standing with his arm around and equally smiling Dawn. "Hey you two." Faith laughed shifted to face the new comers before relaxing into Draco's arms.
"We were just coming by to visit our favorite DADA teacher."
"Then why are you here?" Faith joked looking around the room.
Dawn laughed glad that Faith was feeling better. "He's around somewhere, but we were referring to you." She replied smiling brightly.
Faith's eyes went wide as she looked at Dawn and than Harry they were practically glowing. Then broke up into heavy laughter.
Harry leaned over and asked, "What's her deal?"
"Oh, just that she knows."
"Knows what, luv."
"About us."
Harry looked at the still laughing Slayer as she commented, "Congrats you two." After a few moments she calmed down and asked, "So?"
Dawn giggled as Harry went red.
"Really?"
If possible Harry went even redder and Dawn blushed lightly.
"Does she know?"
Dawn looked down as did Harry when Draco finally asked, "Slayer, what do you know that I don't."
Faith raised her eyebrow to the blushing fools in front of her and said, "Someone got some."
Draco looked confused for a minute before saying, "Congrats, now get out so I can get some too." He leaned over Faith to capture her lips in a playful kiss.
Faith playfully swatted him and said, "There will be plenty of time for that later, Dragon."
Draco whined, "But Slayer!!!! I've been an extra good boy and everythin'."
"Now, Dragon no need to whine." Faith chastised.
"Good boy? Pullease." Dawn drawled.
"What's that supposed to mean, Summers?" Draco asked looking at her.
"He never wanted to leave, I had to personally drag him out of here." Dawn said placing her hands on her hips.
"Did not." Draco snapped. "Besides who trained you?"
"Harry." Dawn laughed.
Faith just laughed at their antics. "Settle down you two." Movement caught her eye as she peered past Harry and Dawn to see Christi and William smiling at her and Draco even though he couldn't see them.
"How's our patient?" Poppy asked.
"She's great and dandy and looking forward to getting out of bed." Faith replied sitting up slightly.
"Well you're free to go." Poppy replied as she walked away. "Oh and Faith?"
"Yes?" Faith asked standing up with minimal struggling from Draco.
"Albus wants to see you before you go off too far."
Smiling she said, "Thanks, Poppy."
Faith walked down the hallway with Harry, Dawn and Draco at her side. Once she got to the statue that represented Dumbledore's office she said the password and then turned to the group, "I'm sure he wants to see me about something in private. So if you'd like to you can head to my room and I'll be there shortly."
"Slayer, I don't know you're password." Draco reminded her.
"Oh, right." Faith replied. "It's 'Scooby Gang'." She said before heading up the stairs. Knocking politely on the door she heard a muffled 'Enter' and calmly walked into the room. "You wanted to see me Albus?" She questioned walking up to his desk.
"Yes, I just wanted to make sure that you were coming back for another year." He replied smiling.
"I would love to." Faith reassured him.
"And I'm sure you wanted to know that Lucius Malfoy has been sent to Azkaban for threatening you and use of dark magics."
"Does Draco know?" She asked curious.
"Probably, but his bond with you means more to him than anything he ever shared with his father." Albus replied.
"True."
"Is everything okay?" He asked.
Faith shrugged, "Five by five." At his look she laughed, "I just don't know what to do. My dead sis came to me in a dream and told me that Draco completes me as I do for him. It just doesn't make sense. I've never really had anyone that I could depend on, they usually end up dying or leaving."
"I can assure you that it's true with Draco as well. His cousin passed away when they were younger and he hasn't been the same until you walked into his life."
"It was more he who walked into mine. I know about his cousin. He's been helping my sis watch over me. Apparently they're more than friends."
"Interesting." Albus replied.
"I didn't realize it until she told me." Faith admitted. "I mean I knew there was something about him that I could trust, but that was so unfamiliar to me."
"Trust is a hard thing to come by especially for a slayer, whose life is usually short and detached from the everyday world. A slayer is usually only around her watcher." Albus replied wisely.
"How is it you know so much?" Faith asked smiling softly.
"I've lived a long time." He answered. "Now I'm sure you want to go and visit with two graduates and the key."
"We've got to figure out what we're going to do. Dawn is definitely going back to SunnyD with Harry by her side. I probably should go to make sure B doesn't kick his butt for touching her sis." Faith laughed. "And Draco who knows. I figure he'll come with me to SunnyD and then go home to the manor." She replied standing up.
"I'm sure he'd like you to accompany him, but you'll never know unless you ask. I'll see you late August, unless you choose to stay which is another option." Albus replied also standing to walk her to the door. "Just let me know what you'd like to do, and remember you don't have to pack everything should you leave. That room is yours now for as long as you're with us."
"Thank you Albus. For everything." Faith said as she walked out the door.
"You're welcome Faith Wilkins."
Faith walked down the empty halls of Hogwarts just thinking about how her life had changed the last couple of weeks, to months to years. It was amazing how much she'd grown.
She was no longer afraid of who she was and the possibility of becoming again. Her and Buffy settled their differences; in fact before they left the hellmouth again she'd told her she was welcome to crash at the Summers' home.
She couldn't be happier knowing that her past wasn't going to come back and bite her on the butt. She now had friends, a job teaching the one thing she was good at and she had her Dragon.
Little did she know that her life was going to be anything if not a long and happy life filled with love. But the thing that stuck in her mind as she entered her room to see Harry, Dawn and Draco laughing with each other was * I love him. *
The End!!