Disclaimer: If you don't know by now who owns these characters, you haven't been paying attention. Suffice it to say, I don't
Author's Note: Well…B won. What can I say? Actually , Faith in a black satin dress is rather a nice idea. Thanks for your responses, and hopefully, this will amuse.
Summer of faith
Chapter 22
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It's night in Sunnydale
A classic 1958 Dodge Desoto FireFlite pulls in front of Sunnydale High School. The driver door opens and out steps a male dressed in a black t-shirt, jeans and motorcycle boots. He walks over to passenger side of the vehicle, and opens the door for his companion. The dark hair female steps out, and takes his arm. They stroll over to the Sunnydale High Marquee sign and read the message : Senior Prom Night Friday Theme : Lover's Walk.
" Now, luv, didn't I promise you something special if you came back to me?" The bleached blonde turns to his companion and grins
"Oooo Spike, a formal. All the pretty gowns and lights. You're so good to me" Drusilla looks at Spike with her slightly crazed look of love.
" And of course, we must pay our respect to the slayer" Spike replies, his face morphing into his game face.
Drusilla looks at her gown, and frowns
" Spike, dearest, whatever will I wear? This gown surely won't do for the occasion" Drusilla pouts.
" Don't worry, luv. We will find something befitting my queen" Spike answers, his eyes glowing in the moonlight
" Will there be snacks and treats?" Drusilla asks, like a child.
" Oh, yes luv. Plenty for everyone" Spike looks directly into the camera, and grins.
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It's the night of the senior prom at Sunnydale high.
Two very nervous slayers are putting the final touches on their outfits. Joyce Summers, ever the mom, is running between them, assisting as she can.
"I look hot!"
Faith is checking herself out in the mirror, and approves what she sees. A very beautiful young woman, dressed in a strapless black satin evening length gown. Around her waist is a red sash, secured at the hip with a gold clasp. The ends fall casually over her hip. She is wearing opera length lace gloves, black and fingerless. She is wearing black patent pumps with three inch heels. Around her neck is a small black choker.
She has put up her hair into upsweep, some of the strands left loose to accentuate her neck. She is wearing crimson lipstick, and enough makeup to accentuate, but not overpower her naturally beautiful eyes. She is wearing crimson nail polish.
She is grinning
"Is B gonna be surprised. She was expecting me in a Tux. I'm gonna so bowl that girl over tonight."
Faith does a little pirouette, watching as her dress fans out. She is giggling like a schoolgirl.
At that moment, Joyce Summers walks in. She is carrying a small jewel case.
" My, don't you look lovely, Faith" Joyce smiles. She is so glad Faith changed her mind about the tux. She looks so much better in the formal. " Turn around and let me see"
Faith turns around, and Joyce makes an approving noise.
"I may be prejudiced, but I do believe you two will be the most striking couple at the Prom" Joyce says.
Faith blushes prettily.
"Sit down dear, I have something for you"
"For me?" Faith is curious, and a little excited. She sits by the dressing table mirror.
Joyce comes over, and opens the jewel case. Inside is a gold necklace with a Ruby drop pendant, along with the matching set of earrings.
Faith's eyes widen. They're gorgeous.
" My mother had these originally" Joyce said. " On the night of my senior prom, she gave them to me. I would like you to have them, Faith"
Faith looks at Joyce, her lip quivering
" But… but…shouldn't Buffy have these?" Faith eyes are bright with tears.
"No. Buffy had something special of her own to wear already". Joyce notices the tears, and takes a tissue to dab at Faith's eyes. " Now, dear, no tears, you'll ruin your makeup"
Faith throws her arms around Joyce, hugging her tightly. Joyce has become quite fond of the dark haired girl in the last few months. She pats Faith's back, and gently disengages herself.
"Now, dear, let me see how this look on you" Joyce removes Faith's choker, and helps Faith secure the necklace. Faith puts on the earrings. She is overcome with the generosity of this woman. They are perfect.
" Perfect" Joyce mirrors her thought " Like they were made for you"
" Thank you Joyce, they're beautiful" Faith hugs the older woman again.
" Maybe you should go downstairs, Faith, and get Buffy's corsage from the refrigerator. That will give my oh-so-fussy daughter time to do her final primping"
Both women depart the room, Faith heading downstairs.
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Faith waits anxiously downstairs for Buffy. She hasn't seen Buffy's dress yet, but even if the Golden haired slayer wore sackcloth, she would be hot. It's nice to be young , and blinded by love.
Buffy appears at the top of the stairs, and Faith gasps.
Buffy is wearing a bone white satin spaghetti strap floor length dress, that splits just below the hips in front. Her waist is cinched by a thin gold chain belt. She is wearing white lace widows glove's, and carrying a gold clutch purse. Her bangs are swept back, and secured by a small gold beret in back; the rest of her hair falls to her shoulders. She is wearing white satin pumps, and has a small gold chain around her neck. The chain has a pendant with two hearts entwined, and a small diamond where the hearts join.
She is wearing a peach colored lipstick, and has just a hint of glitter on her cheeks to emphasize her eyes.
To Faith, she looks like an angel.
Buffy is nervous. She so hopes faith likes the dress. She had been driving Joyce crazy for the last two hours trying to get everything just perfect. She starts down the steps… then looks over at Faith, and stops dead.
She's… she's gorgeous. That is all that Buffy can think. She no way expected Faith to be wearing a dress, and had expected to see her in a tuxedo. But she was so pleased with what she saw. Faith was stunning in that dress.
"Faith…you look awesome" Buffy stutters out. She feels little butterflies dancing in her tummy.
"B…you are … I …." Faith stammers, and Buffy knows her dress is a success. She comes the rest of the way downstairs, and turns so Faith can get the full effect. Faith just stands dumbstruck.
Buffy looks at Faith over her shoulder, with a small, shy smile. Her cheeks show a small pink blush.
"You like?" She asks, softy.
Faith's heart is about ready to burst out her chest. She didn't know she could feel more love for this woman, but tonight is like a dream come true. Then she sees the necklace Buffy is wearing. It's the necklace she gave her for her Birthday. Her lip begins to quiver, and she turns away, trying to find a tissue so her makeup won't run.
"Faith, are you ok?" Buffy comes over to Faith, a little worried
"You…you're just so beautiful tonight, Buffy" Faith stammers, still a little tongue tied.
" So are you , Faith. When I came downstairs and saw you in that dress, I thought my heart was going to leap out of my chest." Buffy replied. She leaned in and whispered into Faith's ear " I'm so glad you didn't wear a tux. You look hot!" She reaches behind Faith and gently squeezes her butt.
Faith, feeling Buffy's warm breath on her ear, and her hand…well… you know…thought she was gonna turn into a puddle of Jell-O right there.
" Ok, you two. Come in here and let me take a picture of you before you start making out and smear your makeup" Joyce called from the living room. Both slayers blush, and go obediently to have their picture taken.
"Wait a minute" Faith says. She gets the corsage she had gotten Buffy, and slipped it onto her wrist. Buffy had a small frown
"What?" Faith asked her
" I …thought you were going to wear a tux, so I didn't get you a corsage. Only a Boutonniere" Buffy pouts
" Well, dear, just pin it on her dress. It will be ok" Faith says.
Buffy gets the boutonniere, and holds it to Faith's dress. She slips her hand under the bodice, to prevent the pin from sticking Faith. Faith almost faints when Buffy's fingers don't behave and …well...wander a little. She grins a little mischievous grin at Faith. Faith KNOWS she is blushing now. And is so wishing she had bought Buffy a pin on Corsage.
The girls pose for the picture, and at that moment, there is a knock on the door. Faith goes over, and opens the door. Xander is standing there, grinning.
He looks at Faith, and his eyes almost fall out of his head. All that his mind can say is "WOW"
" Hmmm…you fill out that Tuxedo nicely, Faith" He grins. Faith gives him a little punch, but is smiling, pleased.
" Ya think, Xan-man?"
" Oh, I do. I most definitely do" Xander is grinning widely. " Where's the Buffster?" At that moment, Buffy appears at the door.
Xander looks at Buffy, and then back at Faith. He just shakes his head. He knows Queen C is gonna be jealous tonight, because these two are going to outshine anyone at the dance this evening.
"Shall we?" Buffy says softly to Faith, and places her hand on Faith's arm
"Let's." Faith replies, and leads Buffy to the waiting limo.
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Faith and Buffy are approaching the doors to the Gymnasium, where the Prom is being held.
They are walking hand in hand, stealing shy glances at each other. Little smiles play on their faces, and they stop every so often to share a small kiss. As they approach the doors, Faith feels Buffy's hand tighten on hers. She looks at her date, and sees she is a bit nervous, biting her lower lip.
"B? If it's too much, we can go somewhere else" Faith offers, knowing this part is gonna be the hardest for Buffy.
Buffy just smiles at Faith, slips her arm in hers, and says " No, baby. Just excited. I'm proud to be your date"
Arm in arm, they enter the Gym.
They are immediately immersed in the noise and warmth of so many people in one place. They look around, and walk into the crowd.
Faith is amused. This is the first time she has been to a school dance. She was never big on such activities when she was going to school. Ok, she wasn't big on school, period. She is charmed by it all. After all the places she's been, and the sleaze she has seen, it all has a rather sweet and innocent air to it. She is so glad she came.
Buffy pulls Faith onto the dance floor,
and they begin to dance.
It's a fast number, and the two slayers get into the rhythm, shaking it down. They get into each other's sync, and soon each is able to anticipate the other's moves. It becomes quite a thing to watch, and slowly the other dancers start to watch. They are really lost in it. It starts out innocently enough, but as the song continues, the kinda get a bit more and more risqué in their moves. Finally, the crowd, getting excited, starts chanting " yeah, go, yeah go, yeah go" as the two really get together. Finally, the song ends. Faith and Buffy, realizing they have attracted a crowd, blush and kinda move off to blend in.
A slow song begins, and they are once again on the dance floor. They dance slowly, feeling their bodies moving in soft rhythm together, slowly moving closer together. Buffy puts her head on Faith's shoulder, and Faith draws her closer. Faith is becoming intoxicated by Buffy's scent, soft and sweet, vanilla and oranges. She finds herself nuzzling against Buffy's cheek. Slowly they move around the dance floor, lost in their own little world. Buffy looks up into Faith's eyes, and Faith sees the unspoken invitation there. Gently , she lowers her head, and their lips meet. It's a soft kiss, but the sparks of passion flame in each slayer. Lips meet lips, hungrily seeking each other out. Faith's hand moves to Buffy's neck , and the kiss starts to deepen when…
The doors to the Gym crash open, and an all too familiar English-accented voice booms out:
" Well ,Well. Isn't this all fancy and cozy. A formal. I do so hope you don't mind us crashing your party!"
The two slayers look at each other, roll their eyes and say " Oh, Crap!!"
At the doorway is Spike and Drusilla in the lead, followed closely by about a dozen vampires. Spike addresses the other vampires over his shoulder
" Now, didn't I say there would be snacks and treats enough for everyone?" Spike grins, and puts on his Game Face. " Cover the exits, NO BODY LEAVES!" Spike orders. "Don't kill the band…yet. Dru and I want a dance afterwards"
"ooo, Spike, I do so hope they know a waltz" Dru breathes to Spike.
The slayers each wonder why o why can't they have one moment together without someone interrupting?
Each slayer looks at their dress, and sighs. They look at each other, and shrug. Then they rip off the bottom part of their skirts so they can have free movement to attack the vamps. Damn, this slaying gig gets expensive.
Spike spots the slayers, and pulling Drusilla with him, approaches them. " So, slayer" Spike addresses Buffy. "Who is your little friend here? You both look good enough to eat" He grins, exaggeratedly licking his lips
" Oh, where are my manners?" Buffy mocks "Spike, this is Faith. Faith? These are the idiots we're gonna dust"
"We?" Spike asks, a bit confused.
" Oh, didn't I tell you Spike? This is Faith…the OTHER slayer!"
Spike eyes go wide just as Faith foot connects with Dru's stomach, knock her back … Buffy does a roundhouse kick and knocks Spike out of the way.
The other vamps, seeing the slayers start on Spike, move in to attack the slayers. Out of the shadows a tall, well built figure emerges. He moves toward the horde of vamps, and says " Now, now, lets leave the children to play". The vamps turn, to be confronted by Angel. He grabs the closest, and before any of the others move, twists his neck, snapping it and dusting him. The others move back, but Angel lays right into them.
Meanwhile, Faith and Buffy are attacking Spike and Dru. Each has broken off a chair leg, and are using it as impromptu stakes. But despite all, they still haven't been able to get in a killing blow. On one of her turns, Buffy sees Angel taking on the other vamps by himself.
"Faith, go give Angel a hand with those other vamps. I can take the Schizoid twins by myself" Buffy calls out.
Faith, though reluctant, goes to join Angel in battling the larger group of vampires.
Buffy has a hard fight on her hands. Both Dru and Spike are in full strength, and they are not pushovers. They get in some good shots on Buffy, but she keeps the fight going. Kicking and punching, she manages to hold her own until Spike get in a lucky punch, which sends her flying against the Gym wall. She sits there, a bit dazed. Dru, seeing the opportunity, rushes in for the kill. Buffy, seeing Dru coming at her, realizes she still has her stake in hand. She holds it out in front of her. Dru, coming too fast, cannot change course…
And she is dusted.
Spike, enraged, yells out " NOOOOOOOO" and charges in towards Buffy, ready to tear her head off. When suddenly a strong pair of arms lifts him off his feet, and he finds himself instead flying into a window. He crashes through it, and falls outside, stunned.
" I don't think so, Bleach boy" Faith calls after him " No one touches my girlfriend"
She goes over to Buffy, and says " Are you ok, baby?" She has a worried look.
" Yeah, I'm great" Buffy smiles at her. " Shall we finish up?"
The two slayers, with Angel's help, make short work of the remaining vamps. What vamps they don't dust, quickly see they are outmatched and run out of the gym. They are vamps…not stupid…too much, anyway.
The three are feeling pretty good about the situation when a loud voice reminds them that all are not quite gone yet.
Spike is in the window frame, and shouts out
"SLAYERS!!!!! We aren't done yet. Our business isn't finished. You killed Drusilla. I guarantee you, I will make you pay for this!!!" With that, he drops out of the window, and is gone.
Buffy quips " Ever notice how Spike makes big with the threats, then runs?"
Faith is jazzed " Damn, we're good"
Angel, ever broody, warns, "Don't underestimate him. He is relentless. He will be back"
Faith shoots back " Yeah, but he's gone now, and we won. Next time he comes, he might not be leaving except in a Hoover bag" She grins. " So, what are you doing here anyway, Angel?"
Angel replies, " I was watching. I thought there might be trouble"
Buffy, smirking a little " Yeah… Angel is big on watching and warning" She is still pissed at him. Could you tell?
Faith takes Buffy's hand " Well, thanks for the assist, but I think we have it from here"
They walk off back towards the dance floor, leaving a sad looking Angel behind.
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Faith and Buffy are leaning up against the stage, looking around. The band has bolted( they don't get vampire hazard pay) and the couples are milling around, looking confused. Buffy looks at the ruins of the Prom, their dresses, and the gym in general. She begins to laugh. Faith looks at her , puzzled
"What?" She asks
"Well… here is another party I attended ruined by vamps or demons" She is a little discouraged, but can't help seeing the humor in the situation.
Faith says " I don't know, honey. Way I see it, just more room on the dance floor so we can finish our dance"
Buffy looks at Faith, puzzled " Finish our dance? But the band has bolted. No music"
Faith just smiles at her, and says " I dunno. Anywhere I'm with you, I hear music" She opens her arms.
Buffy, smiling, slips into Faith's arms.
And they continue their dance.
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TBC
Hope you enjoyed =)