Contented
Disclaimer: I don't own Joss Whedon's awesome characters or any part of his show.
Chapter One: Reaffirm Yourselves
"Okay, if you're new here then that's not a good excuse!" Buffy said loudly as she looked out into the crowded room of new recruits. "You are here to fight a war that is endless, this is a war against evil and until all man is dead, that will always be there."
After the end of Sunnydale, the Scoobies moved back to Los Angeles to be a part of Angel's fighters, soon after Buffy was called in by the council that was now led by Giles and Robin Wood, they asked her and the team to move to England and take over the training of girls when they needed training. Each slayer was now born with her power, delivered to a watcher at the right time and then at corrected times, they were sent to Buffy.
"Miss Summers, my name is Alicia Corbett and I just learned about this last night. What's going on?" Buffy looked to Xander, who was standing in the back of the room, he shrugged in answer to her unspoken question. She looked back to the young recruit and asked, "You weren't debriefed?"
Alicia shook her head and Buffy sighed. "Go with Mr. Harris and find out who your watcher is then, if needed, have Mr. Giles debrief you."
Buffy turned back to the whole group, "I will be your core leader but Kennedy will be your trainer, plus your chosen watchers will take on their duties as if you hadn't left home. There are other trainers and I will allow Kennedy to take it from there. I am, it this point, the oldest surviving slayer so don't be afraid to come to my office and talk to me about things."
Buffy nodded to Kennedy, who stepped forward to gain control of her troops.
Many things had changed since the battle with the first in Sunnydale. Dawn, of course, had also come with them as did Andrew and for some reason the boy fell for the Slayer's sister. For the longest time everyone had believed that boy was as gay as someone could be and maybe he was but he loved Dawn and made her happy. Faith and Robin had actually stayed together and Xander had become more than a friend for Buffy. After Anya and Spike died, they cried for each other and their mutual respect and friendly love grew to be more.
"Buffy?" called Dawn, who was becoming a Watcher; under Giles' tutelage.
"What do you need, Dawnie?" Buffy asked cheerfully.
"Willow needs supplies; we're going to take your Jeep if it was all right with you?"
Buffy nodded and watched as her sister ran to catch up with Willow who seemed to already be out of the Slayer training compound. Willow had used her powers to find that pure happy place beyond the Uber Witch in herself. When she freed the powers of the Scythe to the Slayer potential of the world, she'd freed herself from the bad.
"Hey Babe," Xander said in greeting as he came up behind her. They kissed gently and she hugged him, being careful with her slayer strength.
"Did you get the girl to her Watcher?"
Xander nodded, "Giles needs to speak with you on some important matter." That didn't stop the man from kissing Buffy's ears and kissing her throat. When it comes down to the end, Xander was her salvation. He was normal in one way and totally not in others. He lost his eye in the fight with the preacher man and yet he still sees things the way he used to. Dawn once told her after the fight about what Xander had done for her after she learned her non-potential slayer status. In that moment the love that used to be only friendly became more.
"Then I better go see what he wants before he goes all British."
Then again, when it came down to the many, or few, men that Buffy has ever been involved with; Xander loved her more then she loved him but she wasn't far behind. Angel would always be her first love but this was something more amazing then that relationship, the relationship with Xander could last whereas the relationships with Angel, Riley and Spike were all doomed to fail.
Xander kissed her again and allowed her to go into the building that held the council's offices. Buffy watched out the closest window as Xander went out of the courtyard and climbed up to the parapet of the outer bailey. He may be the seer of the group but Buffy wasn't blind, even though she felt that way sometimes. Xander was a man of many gifts and one of them was his gift of seeing things others couldn't because they ignored him most of the time.
Buffy smiled, she loved Xander in a way that was perfect. She continued saying this in her head as she walked to Giles' room and walked in without knocking, a tradition long standing with them. You aren't with a person for almost seven years without losing a lot of the traditions others would have. Then she saw Faith and Giles and knew something was wrong.
"That's right B, trouble is brewing."
"No, we were done with this. Man," she exclaimed as she threw herself into one of Giles' comfy chairs. "What now?"
"Well," Giles faltered.
"What is it?" Buffy demanded rudely when he stopped suddenly.
"We have a sanction of Rogue Slayers."
Buffy turned to Faith, "Friends of yours?" she asked her friend.
Disclaimer: I don't own Joss Whedon's awesome characters or any part of his show.
Chapter One: Reaffirm Yourselves
"Okay, if you're new here then that's not a good excuse!" Buffy said loudly as she looked out into the crowded room of new recruits. "You are here to fight a war that is endless, this is a war against evil and until all man is dead, that will always be there."
After the end of Sunnydale, the Scoobies moved back to Los Angeles to be a part of Angel's fighters, soon after Buffy was called in by the council that was now led by Giles and Robin Wood, they asked her and the team to move to England and take over the training of girls when they needed training. Each slayer was now born with her power, delivered to a watcher at the right time and then at corrected times, they were sent to Buffy.
"Miss Summers, my name is Alicia Corbett and I just learned about this last night. What's going on?" Buffy looked to Xander, who was standing in the back of the room, he shrugged in answer to her unspoken question. She looked back to the young recruit and asked, "You weren't debriefed?"
Alicia shook her head and Buffy sighed. "Go with Mr. Harris and find out who your watcher is then, if needed, have Mr. Giles debrief you."
Buffy turned back to the whole group, "I will be your core leader but Kennedy will be your trainer, plus your chosen watchers will take on their duties as if you hadn't left home. There are other trainers and I will allow Kennedy to take it from there. I am, it this point, the oldest surviving slayer so don't be afraid to come to my office and talk to me about things."
Buffy nodded to Kennedy, who stepped forward to gain control of her troops.
Many things had changed since the battle with the first in Sunnydale. Dawn, of course, had also come with them as did Andrew and for some reason the boy fell for the Slayer's sister. For the longest time everyone had believed that boy was as gay as someone could be and maybe he was but he loved Dawn and made her happy. Faith and Robin had actually stayed together and Xander had become more than a friend for Buffy. After Anya and Spike died, they cried for each other and their mutual respect and friendly love grew to be more.
"Buffy?" called Dawn, who was becoming a Watcher; under Giles' tutelage.
"What do you need, Dawnie?" Buffy asked cheerfully.
"Willow needs supplies; we're going to take your Jeep if it was all right with you?"
Buffy nodded and watched as her sister ran to catch up with Willow who seemed to already be out of the Slayer training compound. Willow had used her powers to find that pure happy place beyond the Uber Witch in herself. When she freed the powers of the Scythe to the Slayer potential of the world, she'd freed herself from the bad.
"Hey Babe," Xander said in greeting as he came up behind her. They kissed gently and she hugged him, being careful with her slayer strength.
"Did you get the girl to her Watcher?"
Xander nodded, "Giles needs to speak with you on some important matter." That didn't stop the man from kissing Buffy's ears and kissing her throat. When it comes down to the end, Xander was her salvation. He was normal in one way and totally not in others. He lost his eye in the fight with the preacher man and yet he still sees things the way he used to. Dawn once told her after the fight about what Xander had done for her after she learned her non-potential slayer status. In that moment the love that used to be only friendly became more.
"Then I better go see what he wants before he goes all British."
Then again, when it came down to the many, or few, men that Buffy has ever been involved with; Xander loved her more then she loved him but she wasn't far behind. Angel would always be her first love but this was something more amazing then that relationship, the relationship with Xander could last whereas the relationships with Angel, Riley and Spike were all doomed to fail.
Xander kissed her again and allowed her to go into the building that held the council's offices. Buffy watched out the closest window as Xander went out of the courtyard and climbed up to the parapet of the outer bailey. He may be the seer of the group but Buffy wasn't blind, even though she felt that way sometimes. Xander was a man of many gifts and one of them was his gift of seeing things others couldn't because they ignored him most of the time.
Buffy smiled, she loved Xander in a way that was perfect. She continued saying this in her head as she walked to Giles' room and walked in without knocking, a tradition long standing with them. You aren't with a person for almost seven years without losing a lot of the traditions others would have. Then she saw Faith and Giles and knew something was wrong.
"That's right B, trouble is brewing."
"No, we were done with this. Man," she exclaimed as she threw herself into one of Giles' comfy chairs. "What now?"
"Well," Giles faltered.
"What is it?" Buffy demanded rudely when he stopped suddenly.
"We have a sanction of Rogue Slayers."
Buffy turned to Faith, "Friends of yours?" she asked her friend.