Title: Lessons
Feedback: Of course I want to know what you think otherwise I'd hide it in a folder on my computer! Kristi@allengames.com
Disclaimer: They belong to Joss. If they were mine I'd be nicer to them! At least most of the time.
Spoilers: Only if you have lived in a cave and not seen any of Angel or Buffy.
Distribution: If you want it just ask!
Author's notes: The centered offset quotes are quotes pulled from the shows. I didn't write them, I didn't think of them. Also I wanted to thank everyone who sent me feedback! This is my first fanfic and it's very inspiring! If you'd like to see more of this story let me know!
Special thanks to Manda for helping with my fight scenes!
Chapter 11
It took a full two weeks for the slayerettes, as Faith called them, to get settled. Robin was invaluable in getting the girls straightened out and on a schedule. He claimed that after dealing with a high school, one set on a Hellmouth none the less, full of teenagers, 15 girls were pie.
Robin and Faith had a large apartment at one end of the hall of suites. Willow's apartment was at the other end of the hall. Buffy has consented and let Dawn stay in the suite across from Willow's apartment. There were 2 girls to each suite. The suites had 2 double beds and a bathroom. There was also a small TV and refrigerator. They reminded Buffy very much of dorm rooms with nicer furniture.
The girls were very excited about the huge training room Angel had had built for them in the basement. It was a big beautiful open room with padded floors and walls. There were training dummies, a vaulting horse, punching bag and a weapons case with a large variety of weapons. There was also a killer sound system. The finishing touches on it had just been finished a few days ago. Faith and Buffy had been letting the girls use the training room very informally, to get them acquainted with it. Buffy had gathered them for their first organized lesson that morning. They were sitting against one wall, dressed in a variety of workout clothing.
Buffy stood before them, bouncing on the balls of her feet. She was dressed in sweatpants and a tank top. "Okay, we've kind of slacked off on the lessons since moving in here. That ends today. You all know Giles will be sending some of you to various posts to meet up with some of the watchers he's been working with. We've really got to step up the training and make sure you'll all ready to handle things on your own, " Buffy paced back and forth slowly as she talked, twirling a stake in her hand like a movie gunslinger. "You all know that as a rule, vamps get more powerful as they get older. Excluding the Ubervamps, until now what you have all faced have been relatively young vampires. I'm going to show you today what fighting a very powerful, very old vampire one on one can be like."
Angel stepped into the room. Buffy felt her mouth go dry. He was dressed in black sweats and a white wife beater. She regained her composure and turned back to the girls. "First all, very important," Buffy held her stake aloft "blunted stake, so when I do kick Angel's ass, I don't accidentally dust him."
Angel chuckled. "She's feeling pretty confident. "He addressed the slayerettes. "But I've been busy since I came to Los Angeles and I've learned a few new moves. It may be you getting your ass kicked." He grinned playfully at Buffy.
Buffy laughed. "I've been busy too. What was I doing?" Buffy pondered playfully a moment. "Oh yah, there was the whole kicking a goddess' ass. I think I can take you." She winked at Angel. She took up an offensive fighting stance and opened the fight with a roundhouse punch. With a swift upward raise of his arm, Angel blocked it easily, grabbing her wrist and twisting. Buffy flipped with it, landing on her feet. Crossing to her left, she feigned her right shoulder, leading him in the direction she wanted. As a tiger leading its prey into a trap, she threw a jab with her left hand, catching him in the jaw, knocking him back a couple of steps. Staggering slightly he shook his head, reaching back he swung his arm in a tight arc. His hook punch hit her hard, knocking Buffy on her back, her right leg pulled up to her chest. Angel moved quickly, landing in a crouch over her. He let his vamp face slide into place and growled. Buffy gave a quick thrust of her leg, throwing him over her body. Kicking up, she spun around to face Angel as he picked himself up off the floor. There was laughter in both of their eyes.
The two hesitated for a moment, looking at each other. They didn't notice that Gunn, Giles and Wesley had snuck into the training room and were watching from the doorway. Angel lunged, coming at Buffy with a hay- maker. She ducked under his arm easily and came up behind him. He threw an elbow, hoping to catch her off guard. Buffy ducked, feeling the rush of air as Angel almost connected. Turning Angel tightened up, making himself ready for a combination of punches, jab, straight, hook, jab..... Buffy grabbed his wrist in a lightening flash move, pulling him off his feet, and pressing her other hand against his elbow, she threw Angel across the room. He landed on his back. A human would have had the breath knocked out of them, possibly something broken. Angel kicked up, landing on his feet. Buffy launched a roundhouse kick to Angel's stomach. He caught her ankle and tossed her, flipping her in the air. Buffy kept her body tucked in and landed in a crouch on her feet. She fell to the side like a prowling cat, supporting herself with her arms and swept her feet under Angel. He was wise to her move though and jumped over her feet. Buffy pushed herself up.
Angel hesitated and then threw a sharp jab Buffy blocked it with her forearm. Angel reached out with his other hand and grabbed her arm. He spun her around and tucked her back against his body. Buffy waited until he had ducked his head preparing for a mock bite, then she head butted him hard. He released her arms. She caught him with an elbow to the face. She flew into a half spinning in-to-out crescent kick. Angel ducked but was knocked to the floor when Buffy kept spinning and caught him with a back leg sweep. She pounced, before he could recover from her assault, straddling him and holding the stake to his chest, just over his heart.
Angel held his hands up in surrender. "You got me." He chuckled.
Buffy stood up and twirled her stake again. "I think its possible Angel was holding out on me. If he'd really wanted to hurt me, I probably still would have kicked his ass." She winked at him, "but I would have come out of it pretty beaten up. The vampires and demons you guys meet aren't going to hold back on you and you can't hold back with them." Buffy turned to Angel. "Are you up for teaching some lessons?" she asked him.
"I think I can take it." He responded with a smirk.
"Alright then, who wants to fight Angel next?" Buffy asked holding out her blunted stake.
Gunn had watched their fight in awe. "Wow, I've seen Faith do some serious throw downs, but the last time she fought Angel she ended up on the losing end. Buffy totally handled him."
Giles beamed with pride. "Buffy has always been incredibly gifted. I'm afraid my journals don't really do her justice. She was always a natural when it came to slaying. "And to be fair to Angel, he hesitated in striking Buffy." Wesley came to Angel's defense.
"I saw that. She still wiped the floor with him." Gunn said as he turned and walked back down the hall. * * *
Buffy signaled for the girls to stay back. She crept to the broken out window of the old warehouse. She could count 8 vampires. They had at least 3 people chained up inside waiting to for the all you can eat buffet. She worried her lip between her teeth. She snuck back to where Angel waited with Kennedy, Vi and Rona.
"I counted 8. They've got 3 unwilling participants for a smorgasbord. You three ready to go in?" Buffy looked each of the girls in the eyes. They nodded. Vi had a crossbow; she loaded it up and checked her waistband for a stake. Kennedy and Rona grabbed their stakes and stowed a couple of extras in their pockets.
Buffy and Angel led the attack. Their entry point was a broken window in a corner of the big building. Angel eased his leather duster over the jagged pieces of glass and let the girls slip through the window first. Buffy, Kennedy and Vi got through cleanly. Rona tripped and fell. 8 pairs of glowing yellow eyes turned their way.
"Who called for delivery?" One of the vamps chuckled as he made his way toward the girls.
"That would be me." Angel said as he leapt through the window already in game face.
Everything exploded into a flurry of action. Buffy staked one vamp as it ran to attack her. She jammed her elbow back into the face of another. He howled. She took another out with a spinning back hook kick. She tried to watch the girls out of the corner of her eye. Angel was handling himself. She could hear Kennedy making wise cracks as she fought the vamps. Rona seemed to have things under control. She had her vamp on retreat. Vi had just staked one and nearly gotten taken down in the process of doing a victory dance. She was recovering nicely. Buffy tried to get a visual on Kennedy but was rushed by another vamp.
He caught her off guard with a right hook. She landed on her back but rolled and came up to her feet. She landed a solid series of jabs and hooks to the vamp. She finished him off with a side kick to his head and a stake to the heart. She looked up, having a moment to survey the damage around her. Kennedy was being held by a vamp, there was a second one advancing on her.
"Hey! Ugly!" Buffy yelled, trying to distract him as she ran toward him. She was focused on getting to Kennedy before she turned into a snack. She didn't even notice one of the vamps Angel had beaten down reach out and grab her ankle. She went down hard, jarring her chin on the concrete flooring. Buffy struggled against the blackness that tried to engulf her. The sound and the chaos of the fight faded away. The last thing she heard was her stake hit the concrete.
Feedback: Of course I want to know what you think otherwise I'd hide it in a folder on my computer! Kristi@allengames.com
Disclaimer: They belong to Joss. If they were mine I'd be nicer to them! At least most of the time.
Spoilers: Only if you have lived in a cave and not seen any of Angel or Buffy.
Distribution: If you want it just ask!
Author's notes: The centered offset quotes are quotes pulled from the shows. I didn't write them, I didn't think of them. Also I wanted to thank everyone who sent me feedback! This is my first fanfic and it's very inspiring! If you'd like to see more of this story let me know!
Special thanks to Manda for helping with my fight scenes!
Chapter 11
It took a full two weeks for the slayerettes, as Faith called them, to get settled. Robin was invaluable in getting the girls straightened out and on a schedule. He claimed that after dealing with a high school, one set on a Hellmouth none the less, full of teenagers, 15 girls were pie.
Robin and Faith had a large apartment at one end of the hall of suites. Willow's apartment was at the other end of the hall. Buffy has consented and let Dawn stay in the suite across from Willow's apartment. There were 2 girls to each suite. The suites had 2 double beds and a bathroom. There was also a small TV and refrigerator. They reminded Buffy very much of dorm rooms with nicer furniture.
The girls were very excited about the huge training room Angel had had built for them in the basement. It was a big beautiful open room with padded floors and walls. There were training dummies, a vaulting horse, punching bag and a weapons case with a large variety of weapons. There was also a killer sound system. The finishing touches on it had just been finished a few days ago. Faith and Buffy had been letting the girls use the training room very informally, to get them acquainted with it. Buffy had gathered them for their first organized lesson that morning. They were sitting against one wall, dressed in a variety of workout clothing.
Buffy stood before them, bouncing on the balls of her feet. She was dressed in sweatpants and a tank top. "Okay, we've kind of slacked off on the lessons since moving in here. That ends today. You all know Giles will be sending some of you to various posts to meet up with some of the watchers he's been working with. We've really got to step up the training and make sure you'll all ready to handle things on your own, " Buffy paced back and forth slowly as she talked, twirling a stake in her hand like a movie gunslinger. "You all know that as a rule, vamps get more powerful as they get older. Excluding the Ubervamps, until now what you have all faced have been relatively young vampires. I'm going to show you today what fighting a very powerful, very old vampire one on one can be like."
Angel stepped into the room. Buffy felt her mouth go dry. He was dressed in black sweats and a white wife beater. She regained her composure and turned back to the girls. "First all, very important," Buffy held her stake aloft "blunted stake, so when I do kick Angel's ass, I don't accidentally dust him."
Angel chuckled. "She's feeling pretty confident. "He addressed the slayerettes. "But I've been busy since I came to Los Angeles and I've learned a few new moves. It may be you getting your ass kicked." He grinned playfully at Buffy.
Buffy laughed. "I've been busy too. What was I doing?" Buffy pondered playfully a moment. "Oh yah, there was the whole kicking a goddess' ass. I think I can take you." She winked at Angel. She took up an offensive fighting stance and opened the fight with a roundhouse punch. With a swift upward raise of his arm, Angel blocked it easily, grabbing her wrist and twisting. Buffy flipped with it, landing on her feet. Crossing to her left, she feigned her right shoulder, leading him in the direction she wanted. As a tiger leading its prey into a trap, she threw a jab with her left hand, catching him in the jaw, knocking him back a couple of steps. Staggering slightly he shook his head, reaching back he swung his arm in a tight arc. His hook punch hit her hard, knocking Buffy on her back, her right leg pulled up to her chest. Angel moved quickly, landing in a crouch over her. He let his vamp face slide into place and growled. Buffy gave a quick thrust of her leg, throwing him over her body. Kicking up, she spun around to face Angel as he picked himself up off the floor. There was laughter in both of their eyes.
The two hesitated for a moment, looking at each other. They didn't notice that Gunn, Giles and Wesley had snuck into the training room and were watching from the doorway. Angel lunged, coming at Buffy with a hay- maker. She ducked under his arm easily and came up behind him. He threw an elbow, hoping to catch her off guard. Buffy ducked, feeling the rush of air as Angel almost connected. Turning Angel tightened up, making himself ready for a combination of punches, jab, straight, hook, jab..... Buffy grabbed his wrist in a lightening flash move, pulling him off his feet, and pressing her other hand against his elbow, she threw Angel across the room. He landed on his back. A human would have had the breath knocked out of them, possibly something broken. Angel kicked up, landing on his feet. Buffy launched a roundhouse kick to Angel's stomach. He caught her ankle and tossed her, flipping her in the air. Buffy kept her body tucked in and landed in a crouch on her feet. She fell to the side like a prowling cat, supporting herself with her arms and swept her feet under Angel. He was wise to her move though and jumped over her feet. Buffy pushed herself up.
Angel hesitated and then threw a sharp jab Buffy blocked it with her forearm. Angel reached out with his other hand and grabbed her arm. He spun her around and tucked her back against his body. Buffy waited until he had ducked his head preparing for a mock bite, then she head butted him hard. He released her arms. She caught him with an elbow to the face. She flew into a half spinning in-to-out crescent kick. Angel ducked but was knocked to the floor when Buffy kept spinning and caught him with a back leg sweep. She pounced, before he could recover from her assault, straddling him and holding the stake to his chest, just over his heart.
Angel held his hands up in surrender. "You got me." He chuckled.
Buffy stood up and twirled her stake again. "I think its possible Angel was holding out on me. If he'd really wanted to hurt me, I probably still would have kicked his ass." She winked at him, "but I would have come out of it pretty beaten up. The vampires and demons you guys meet aren't going to hold back on you and you can't hold back with them." Buffy turned to Angel. "Are you up for teaching some lessons?" she asked him.
"I think I can take it." He responded with a smirk.
"Alright then, who wants to fight Angel next?" Buffy asked holding out her blunted stake.
Gunn had watched their fight in awe. "Wow, I've seen Faith do some serious throw downs, but the last time she fought Angel she ended up on the losing end. Buffy totally handled him."
Giles beamed with pride. "Buffy has always been incredibly gifted. I'm afraid my journals don't really do her justice. She was always a natural when it came to slaying. "And to be fair to Angel, he hesitated in striking Buffy." Wesley came to Angel's defense.
"I saw that. She still wiped the floor with him." Gunn said as he turned and walked back down the hall. * * *
Buffy signaled for the girls to stay back. She crept to the broken out window of the old warehouse. She could count 8 vampires. They had at least 3 people chained up inside waiting to for the all you can eat buffet. She worried her lip between her teeth. She snuck back to where Angel waited with Kennedy, Vi and Rona.
"I counted 8. They've got 3 unwilling participants for a smorgasbord. You three ready to go in?" Buffy looked each of the girls in the eyes. They nodded. Vi had a crossbow; she loaded it up and checked her waistband for a stake. Kennedy and Rona grabbed their stakes and stowed a couple of extras in their pockets.
Buffy and Angel led the attack. Their entry point was a broken window in a corner of the big building. Angel eased his leather duster over the jagged pieces of glass and let the girls slip through the window first. Buffy, Kennedy and Vi got through cleanly. Rona tripped and fell. 8 pairs of glowing yellow eyes turned their way.
"Who called for delivery?" One of the vamps chuckled as he made his way toward the girls.
"That would be me." Angel said as he leapt through the window already in game face.
Everything exploded into a flurry of action. Buffy staked one vamp as it ran to attack her. She jammed her elbow back into the face of another. He howled. She took another out with a spinning back hook kick. She tried to watch the girls out of the corner of her eye. Angel was handling himself. She could hear Kennedy making wise cracks as she fought the vamps. Rona seemed to have things under control. She had her vamp on retreat. Vi had just staked one and nearly gotten taken down in the process of doing a victory dance. She was recovering nicely. Buffy tried to get a visual on Kennedy but was rushed by another vamp.
He caught her off guard with a right hook. She landed on her back but rolled and came up to her feet. She landed a solid series of jabs and hooks to the vamp. She finished him off with a side kick to his head and a stake to the heart. She looked up, having a moment to survey the damage around her. Kennedy was being held by a vamp, there was a second one advancing on her.
"Hey! Ugly!" Buffy yelled, trying to distract him as she ran toward him. She was focused on getting to Kennedy before she turned into a snack. She didn't even notice one of the vamps Angel had beaten down reach out and grab her ankle. She went down hard, jarring her chin on the concrete flooring. Buffy struggled against the blackness that tried to engulf her. The sound and the chaos of the fight faded away. The last thing she heard was her stake hit the concrete.