Disclaimer: Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy, Inc. owns 'em I just borrow them cause I'm …never mind.
Author's note: They're BAAACK. After a short respite, the teenagers are knocking around in my brain again. So, lets see what they are up to, shall we?
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Summer of faith
Chapter 23
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The two slayers are wandering home after the Prom. They decided rather than ride back with Xander, Willow, Oz and company, to spend a little alone time together. Spike and his gang surely made the Prom interesting, but cut way bad into their couple time.
They walk arm in arm , just enjoying the night and being together. They stop occasionally, and look at each other, and smile, and do all those little things two people in love do.
"God, Faith, we're a mess" Buffy says, looking at their clothing.
" You may be, Tink, But I'm still hot" Faith chuckles, looking at her companion. What Faith doesn't say is that to her, B. would be hot in anything. Or nothing. Yah…nothing's good, she grins to herself.
"Tink?" Buffy asks, wondering what new torture Faith had in mind for her name
"Yeah, B. Like Tinkerbell, the little fairy in Peter Pan" Faith grins at her.
"So, I'm little, and a fairy. Gotcha" Buffy pretends to be growly, but she kinda secretly is pleased. "Well, if you say so… Dimples" Buffy grins back at Faith.
Faith stops dead
She looks at Buffy
"Dimples?" She growls.
"Sure, cause you got" She traces Faith's dimples with her finger " the cutest" She leans in and kisses each dimple " dimples I've ever seen" She smiles at Faith.
Faith is getting all shuddery by Buffy's attentions. She looks at her blonde counterpart, then puts her hands around her waist. She pulls her closer, and kisses her softly on the lips. The kiss deepens, each drawing the other closer. Finally, they come up for air. Their foreheads touch, and they are looking deeply into each others eyes.
" That was nice, Tink" Faith says, a little hoarsely
"mmmmm… I liked it, dimples." Buffy responded, then leaned in for another kiss.
The kiss was more heated, more passionate. They each parted their lips, and their tongues caressed in passing, searching out the other's mouth. When the broke, both were breathing noticeably deeper and heavier.
"So, how you feelin', B?" Faith asked, her eyes warm with soft passion.
" Well, as you always say, Faith, Slaying makes you hungry…" Buffy starts, but Faith finishes
" …and horny" Faith chuckles. She leans in, and whispers in Buffy's ear " But I don't think I need slaying for you to make me horny" Her voice is low, husky and oh so sexy. Buffy feels tingles going down her spine.
"Hmmm… I gotta agree… you already were getting me quite warm before Spike and his little posse showed up" She whispered back. Faith shivers feeling Buffy's warm breath in her ear.
Walking with their arms around each other, the girls wonder if they can make it back to Revello drive.
They did. Barely
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The young women looked at each other. They were in the afterglow of lovemaking, and their bodies were finally satisfied. They were hot, sweaty, the room smelled of sex. Their dresses, already ruined by the little scene at the Prom, now were hardly more than rags on the floor. They didn't care.
They could barely wait to get their clothes off…they didn't, but rather tore them off each other. The passion, so long building in them, had exploded out. Their slayer strength had only added to the mayhem. It was lucky for them that Joyce was rather discreet, because the sounds they had made were surely loud, and passionate. Both girls in the afterglow were a teeny weeny bit embarrassed at their volume, but they wouldn't take it back for anything.
Buffy:
God, we were like animals. Never mind, we WERE animals. It was rough, savage…and damned hot. I know I was biting and scratching at Faith, and she was returning it blow for blow. Hee, hee, I can just see Giles if he had to tend to these wounds. " My god, Buffy, were you attacked by a demon?" Oh yeah, Giles. The Dimple demon…most savage and sexy of all. Grrrroowwwll.
Then it got tender and sweet. Her caresses were soft, and light. Her touch was like the wind. And…she proved how much a demon she is, grrr. She kept teasing me. Kept bringing me close, so close…then backing off…and then doing it again, and again. The little bitch. I knew she had a mean side to her. I could see her eyes laughing at me as she teased me closer and closer…then backing off…GRRRRRRR…. I thought my head was going to explode….then she shoved me over the edge, and it DID explode…god. So good…so unfair…so good. But I got mine back.
Faith:
God, I needed her so bad, I ripped the clothes off of her. Sigh. I know Joyce is gonna kill us when she sees those dresses. They weren't cheap. And I'm gonna owe her forever paying her back. But, I don't care. Naked B made me wild. It was rough and hot and sweaty and wet…sooo good. Who woulda thought Tinkerbell had claws(hee, hee). Man, she gave as good as she got…I'm still sore from her. But damn it was fine.
But when it got tender, it was even better. That girl should have her tongue registered. It's a lethal sex weapon. What she can do with that tongue is illegal in 20 states, I'm sure. I never thought she was experienced at this, but baby, she is a fast learner, and a natural. Whoa, too good, I think. Wonder if they make chastity belts for the mouth? That girl needs one. When she did that thing she does with her tongue on my bud, I nearly died…oh, but what a way to die…mmmmm. Kill me again, B. and again and again and again….wicked.
The girls spooned together , enjoying the soft warmth of their bodies together
They slept peacefully, together
They wanted it to last forever.
It would be the last time for a long time to come.
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Graduation Day.
A time of reflection, nostalgia and maybe a little sadness
Yeah, right.
FREEDOM!!! Get outta jail free card. Time to Party! Yah!
Except for some. The scoobies, and the Slayers, and Giles.
It was the day of the Mayor's ascension, and they were nervous.
Understandably so. Anya had filled them in on the last time a demon ascension occurred. It had been in a remote village in Europe. The demon had literally wiped it from the face of the earth. Not exactly cheerful news.
But they had had a break. The Mayor had sent his "associates" to kill a vulcanologist. It was a mystery, until the scoobies broke into the professor's office, and found what he had discovered.
A dinosaur, or what appeared to be a dinosaur, killed by a volcano millions of years ago, under what is now Sunnydale. But this wasn't an ordinary dinosaur. Rather, it was the very demon that Richard Wilkins was to become on Ascension.
What this meant was that once he transformed, his invulnerability would be gone. He was vulnerable.
So they came up with a plan. Risky, but it was the best chance they had.
"Xander" Giles asked " Do you still have your memories from when you were a soldier?"
"Huh?" Xander replied " Oh…yeah…guess it's time for more rocket launchers, eh?"
" I think we'll need more than rocket launchers this time. After all, it took a Volcano to kill the demon last time."
So, they had packed the library with fertilizer and glycerin in drums. They had wired it together to explode, and had a small hand held device to activate it. The plan was for Buffy to lead the mayor into the library, make her escape, and then hit the button. There was a ten second delay to give her a small margin of safety, but she had to be fast.
" We need to work on his humanity, I believe" said Giles. " I believe that will get him riled enough to follow you. He has an obsession for his dead mother, so that is probably the best bet"
Faith listened to the plan. She nodded at the right spots, but she wasn't 100% onboard with it. She was not at all liking putting Buffy's life on the line here. So, she made her own small changes in the plan. Without telling anyone.
Under the strains of " Pomp and Circumstance" played by the school band, the graduates filed in. They marched proudly in their red gowns, the center of attention. They took their seats, ready to fulfill their last acts as seniors at Sunnydale high.
Unbeknownst to anyone, Faith had also 'procured'(ok, stole) a cap and gown. She blended in with the crowd, and made sure she was seated directly behind Buffy. 'So far, so good' Faith thought. Now, if I just can carry this out.
The Valedictorian, Willow, made her speech, then sat down next to Buffy, who had saved a seat for her. Next came Snyder, with his usual boring speech about the need for discipline and responsibility. When he finished, he introduced the Guest Speaker, the Mayor of Sunnydale, Richard Wilkins.
Wilkins spoke for awhile about the future, and hard work, and ascension to your goals. All of a sudden, the sun was eclipsed, and his speech was interrupted.
" It seems my own Ascension has happened ahead of time. I had a whole section prepared on Civic duty. Oh well"
With that, he began the transformation.
At that moment, the students stood up, and opened their robes. Some were armed with crossbows, some with Flamethrowers. All had some weapon. Led by Xander, they attacked the Mayor's henchmen and vamps.
As Buffy was getting up to set herself to get down with the Mayor, she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned, and saw Faith smiling at her. That was the last thing she saw for awhile, because right then Faith's fist connected with her jaw, and she went out like a light. Willow looked at Faith with surprise and confusion.
"Get her out of here, Red. Get her to somewhere safe" Faith barked at Willow. When Willow hesitated, she said " Just do it, Red. She can't do anything now". With that, Faith got the trigger from Buffy, and went to confront the Mayor.
By this time, the mayor had morphed into a 20 foot dinosaur like creature, with a huge head and very sharp teeth. Faith took the flamethrower she was wearing, and aimed it directly at the creature's snout. Getting its attention, she began her spiel;
" Hey…Wilkins…Yeah, you , Dick. Guess you never knew that your 'sainted' mother was really the town whore, right? How she would bake those pies and cookies for you with the same hands that used to give hand jobs to all the guys. Yeah, I hear she liked 'em big and hard. Surprise, Dick. She weren't no saint at all. But then, maybe you knew that , Dick? Maybe you secretly wished she would do you too?" Faith sneered at the monster.
What was left of the Mayor in the demon was enraged. He went for Faith, but she kept him at bay with the Flamethrower. She started to run, leading him to the library.
She ran just fast enough to keep ahead of him, all the time leading him towards where the bomb was. Winding her way through the halls, she was at times surprised when he would come crashing through a wall. But she managed nonetheless to keep just out of reach.
Finally, she burst through the doors of the library, the Demon in hot pursuit. Looking this way and that, she saw a window on the top floor, by the stacks. Running up the steps, the Mayor right behind, she headed for the window.
It was sealed shut, and had screened safety glass .
Shit!
She went to the window, and began kicking it. It slowly started to crack, then pieces went flying out. All the time, she was having to hit the Demon with the flame to keep him back…kinda dangerous, considering. Finally, she got what she thought was a big enough hole , and threw herself at it. She went flying through…
And her boot got caught. On the wire….and it was twisted around.
She struggled to free herself, but it wasn't going well. Finally, knowing she was gonna have to do something, or the Mayor was gonna bolt. She pressed the button, and hoped she could free herself.
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struggling, the boot started to loosen
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she worked herself around, and pulled…it just tightened up again
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she started on the laces, hoping to slip out of the boot
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still no luck, but nearly had it unlaced
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Got it, started to slip out
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And at that moment, The library went up in a terrific explosion
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Willow has dragged Buffy to the front lawn of the school. She was tending to her when the slayer began to wake up.
"Will…what? Where am I? What happened? We were getting up, the Mayor was starting to go demony...and…FAITH! She hit me? Why? What's going on? Where is she? Buffy asked, still a bit dazed.
Willow didn't answer. Buffy looked at her…then at the school…and she realized what happened.
" Where is she Will? Tell me! TELL ME NOW!" Buffy yelled at Willow
" She…she took your place, Buffy. She's leading the demon into the trap." Willow stuttered out.
"Damn her! What is she thinking. I gotta go help her" Buffy got up, but was a little woozy.
"Buffy, no, you're still groggy…sit back down" Willow said. She knew it was hopeless.
" Uh-uh, Will. Gotta make sure she's ok" Buffy got up, and started to run to where the library was.
Willow did the best she could to keep up, but Buffy was out pacing her. She settled for getting there as quickly as she could.
Buffy ran ahead, and just got to the library in time to see Faith hanging out of the Window. She started to run to help her, but at that moment, the Library exploded .
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!"
Buffy screamed, and started to run towards the library. But Willow had caught up with her, and amazingly, did a flying tackle to knock the slayer down. " No, Buffy , no, it's too late…too late to help her" Willow had to use everything she had to keep Buffy down. Buffy fought and kicked, but Willow wouldn't let her go. Finally, her resistance broken, grief overcoming her, she stopped fighting, and started sobbing. Her world had ended in a fiery crash, and she was devastated.
Willow held Buffy tightly, trying to comfort her heartbroken friend. Buffy clung to Willow, her mind falling apart like her world was. All of their time together, hers and Faith's, came crashing in on her. The joys, the tears, the regrets, the remorse. How much time was wasted so foolishly in fear and fighting. She was crying as if her soul were breaking, because it was.
She didn't understand at first when Willow let her go. She looked at her, confused. But then, she saw Willow pointing…pointing at something. She looked, and then was on her feet, looking closer. It was… human shaped. She started over, fearing the worse, but needing to know…she ran faster when she saw it was Faith. In the distance, she heard what sounded like fire trucks and ambulances…. All headed this way.
She stood, looking down at Faith. She had a deep head wound, and her body was twisted in a weird way, indicating some broken bones. She was afraid to approach her…afraid what she would find. But, she tightened up, and kneeled next to Faith. She put her finger to Faith's pulse point, and felt a thready, weak pulse. Her heart started beating again. She started breathing again.
" Will…WILL…RUN.. get help…She's alive. SHE'S ALIVE!!!!"
Will turned and ran to where the Ambulances were pulling up to the front of the school.
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TBC