Disclaimer: I don't own any Buffy or Angel characters, Hailie or Marshall, or Lela.
(Something's wrong with Rain but what is it? Sorry for such a long wait!)
Song: Help Me- Nick Carter
Rain pulled her leather jacket around her tighter as her stomach grumbled. "I can't believe you." The slayer turned to face an angry Angel. "Taking off with out me. Also, your other problem." He growled.
"Ok, I'm sorry. What other problem?"
"We all know well except for Connor, you're starving yourself Rain that's not good for your body, I heard your stomach a half a block away."
"What are you talking about? I eat."
"Yeah, an orange a day sometimes not event that! What made you do it?"
"I'm just not hungry. I'm sorry if I don't crave for something all the time." Her eyes narrowed. "Let's just go save that boy." She turned on her heal.
"This discussion isn't over." He followed her.
I wish I could define
All the thoughts that crossed my mind
They seem too big for me to choose
I don't know which ones to use
When I'm falling down so far
I think I'll never see your light
Bouncing off of me
Shining down here from your eyes
"Ok, fine we'll have it later when a life isn't at stake." She turned the knob to enter the warehouse. "It's locked." She looked at him weirdly.
Crashing noise was made inside. "Not for long." He pulled her out of the way and kicked the door open. The vamp and slayer ran inside to have a vamp thrown right into them.
"Ok, we're here to help and he throws a vamp at us." Rain staked the vamp.
They ran around a stack of blue containers to see the back of a teenage boy's head. "Rain watch out!" Angel pushed her down as a vamp swung a board of wood slapping Angel in the face.
"Rain?" The slayer looked up to see Tristian.
"Behind you!" She yelled and flipped up as Tristian was kicked in the stomach. "Nobody messes with my friends." Rain shot her crossbow and the vamp that had kicked Tristian cursed as he turned to dust. A vamp grabbed her behind in a choke hold she went to elbow him but dust fell. "Thanks Angel but I can handle myself." She turned and glared at the Champion. Without turning around she kicked a vamp approaching her in the stomach.
"How many are there?" Angel jumped as a vamp tired to trip him.
"10 or 15 but hey whose counting?" Rain rolled on the ground coming up and dusting a vamp with a stake.
"Stop!" One, who looked 18 or 19, yelled from the top of a stack of blue containers.
Rain's stake tip touched the shirt of a vamp and she looked up at the one standing on the containers with a cocky smile. "Bye-bye." She turned to the vamp and slammed her stake in. "Oops did I do that?" She put her hand over her mouth.
"Who are you two?" The guy boomed.
"None of your business. Why are you attacking this boy?" Angel turned and pointed to Tristian.
"He attacked us, we were defending ourselves. I answered your question now you answer mine."
"New hobby of yours?" Rain looked questionly at Tristian.
"Answer my question!" The guy on the blue containers was frustrated.
"Jeez, chill out for a second. I'm Rain. Vampire Slayer by trade." Rain pulled out another stake.
"Name's Angel. Used to be Angelus Scourge of Europe."
"A slayer and a vampire working together?"
"Umm... yeah who are you?" Rain twirled the stake and threw it at a vamp slowly advancing towards her. "Sorry, I just don't like things creeping up on me." She shrugged.
"It's ok he was useless anyway."
"Well glad to help. Now, answer my question. Who are you?" She out another stake from inside her leather jacket.
"Chance."
"You're not a vampire are you Chance?" The slayer stared at him expressionless.
"Nope."
Help me
Figure out the difference
Between right and wrong
Weak and strong
Day and night
Where I belong and
Help me
Make the right decisions
Know which way to turn
Lessons to learn
And just what my purpose is here
"Then what are you? Cause I'm not getting a human vibe from you."
Angel looked at one of the vamps who started pacing. "Why do you work with vamps?"
"They call me Wagehals." He shrugged.
"What exactly can you do?" Rain glanced at the other vamps pacing.
"I'm the key to your worst night mares slayer." Chance jumped down and faced Rain.
"Right, I'm going to have to kill your friends I'm sorry." Rain went to throw her stake but Chance grabbed her arm.
" I don't think so." He shook his head and his sandy blond hair shook with it showing his vibrant green eyes. "We'll, leave but if we see that boy again his blood is theirs." Chance got so close to Rain's face she could feel his breath.
"What if you see me gain?" She stared into his brilliant green eyes that were surrounded by a tan face.
"Well, it would be a pleasure. I've never seen a vampire slayer before." He gave a small smile. "Let's go." He let go of her wrist and followed the vamps out of the warehouse.
"You have a lot of explaining to do." Rain snapped at Tristian.
"Me? What about you?" He glared.
"You do have a lot of explaining to do about your other problem." Angel turned to leave.
"What about you broody boy? Why were you researching Darla? Did you wan to remember all those people you killed with her?" Rain put her hands on her hips.
"Who died and made you queen?" Tristian asked cockily.
"Well, you're about too."
"Rain stop!" Angel growled turning into his vamp form. "You want to know why I was researching Darla?" He grabbed her by the shoulders tightly. " I was seeing what she had done without me. I wanted to know if she had done something good to see why the PTB made her human." Angel turned into his human self.
"You don't think it's fair." Rain rubbed her arms.
"No, because it isn't." He stared at the floor.
it's like I got the signals crossed
With messages I can't decode
Half asleep, never wide awake
And I'm in complete overload
I got so much information here
And nothing I can really grasp
I should know the truth
But I'm too afraid so I have to ask
"Everything is soon hard Angel that's why I starve myself." Rain looked to the vampire then to Tristian who looked confused. " I know it's stupid to do but nobody knows what it's like I fight for my life, my friends life, and my family's life it's so hard! I can't sleep or eat!
"It's very dangerous especially since you use so much energy." Angel shook his head. "Rain, you could die from that and you have way to many people who care about for you to go out like that."
"Also, everybody thinks I'm perfect! It gives me so much stress which makes me not want to eat. I'm not perfect! Why can't everybody get that through their heads?" She kicked the wall. Angel walked over to her and grabbed her right arm pulling up the sleeves 3 cuts had been made and one was open. "What? How did you know?" Rain pulled her arm away.
"I could smell the blood." Angel stepped away from her.
"You cut yourself." Tristian looked at her shocked.
"So what?" She snapped.
"That's even more dangerous Rain. What has happened to you?" Angel looked lost.
"Life Angel! Life is just so complicated." Tears started to form in her eyes. "I was at peace, yeah I wanted to come back but I didn't think they would actually bring me back. It was my turn to die! They pulled me back to this hell hole where everything hurts and complicated." Angel pulled her into a hug.
"Why couldn't they have left me alone? I could be with Mallory." She leaned against him.
"Shh...you got to fight remember what I told you? We need you. You're a champion." He rubbed her back. "Let's go." He put his arm around her shoulders and motioned for Tristian to go.
Help me
Figure out the difference
Between right and wrong
Weak and strong
Day and night
Where I belong and
Help me
Make the right decisions
Know which way to turn
Lessons to learn
And just what my purpose is here
Hyperion
In the den Rain sat on the couch with Angel, Kay, and Mac. Fred and Gunn sat in a love seat. Buffy, Darla, Spike, Lorne, and Levar sat in chairs, Connor leaned against the wall near the door, Cosmo, Ecks, and Lela sat against the wall across from the couch where Rain sat. Everyone was silent, some looking at Rain's arm. A plate of food sat in front of Rain on the coffee table. "How old are those?" Buffy asked indicating Rain's cuts.
"This morning well one is tonight." She looked over at Connor who had a 'this can't be happening' look.
Spike growled and they all looked at him. "Why didn't I smell it?"
"Look, Spike you're not the only one who can smell it." Angel tried to calm the blond vampire.
They all jumped when Connor punched the wall, he put his forehead on his arms and leaned against the wall facing away from them. Rain looked around the room and Kay stood up picking up Mac leaving everyone else to follow as the teenage slayer went over to Connor putting her arms around his waist and laying her head on his back. "How could I not know?" He sighed and Rain closed her eyes as tears fell.
"Cause I didn't want you too." She wiped a tear off her cheek.
"I should of, I was so caught up with just being with you." Rain moved so she was between the wall and Connor.
Wanna love you
More than anything
I need you
in my every dream, you're there for me
Do you love me?
Oh, I am no angel
Just an ordinary man
Help me figure out why I'm stuck in the middle
Trying to understand why I can't
Why you're such a riddle
Got my eyes crossed
I'm thinking so hard and I know I'm missing the mark
Can you help me sort out
All this information
I'm just rackin' my brain, baby
Paying attention
But I'm still lost
And at all costs
I gotta know (gotta know, oh)
"Look at me." Connor moved back so he could see her. "I love you very much and I don't want to hurt you. This right is not your fault it's mine." She pointed to her arm.
"But the whole not eating..."
"No, Connor it's my fault." He touched her face.
"I just don't want to lose you again. If I did I would...I don't know what I would do."
"Ok, you can stop doing that." Tears started falling from her eyes.
"I'm sorry." He smiled. "I just love you." He hugged her.
"I know." He pulled back.
"You need to eat." They walked over to the couch and sat down.
Rain picked up the plate. "I'm sorry." She took a bite.
"You don't have to be, I just want you to be ok." Connor smiled at her.
Next night......
"Hey kid, I heard about your whole stress thing." Faith walked into Connor's room where Rain sat doing homework.
"Rain, it's..." Hailie walked out of the bathroom holding a pregnancy test.
"What's going on?" Faith shut the bedroom door quickly.
"Please, don't tell my dad not yet anyway." Hailie looked scared.
"Hailie it's ok." Rain stood up.
"No, it's not." She started crying. "It's positive." Faith rushed to her soon to be step-daughter and hugged her.
"It'll be ok." She rubbed her back.
"Please don't tell my dad, please. Please don't tell my dad." The teenager bawled into Faith's chest and Rain stood shocked her hand over her mouth.
"I won't. I'm going to help you get through this." The rogue slayer pulled back holding onto Hailie's shoulders. "Is Kyle the father?" Hailie nodded. "We're going to a doctor and make sure ok?"
"Thank you." Hailie hugged her.
Rain rubbed Hailie's back. "I'm here for you too."
"Thank you Rain." Hailie held the two slayer's hands.
Help me
Figure out the difference
Between right and wrong
Weak and strong
Day and night
Where I belong and
Help me
Make the right decisions
Know which way to turn
Lessons to learn
And just what my purpose is here
Help me figure out why I'm stuck in the middle
Trying to understand why I can't
Why you're such a riddle
Got my eyes crossed
I'm thinking so hard and I know I'm missing the mark
Can you help me sort out
All this information
I'm just rackin' my brain, baby
Paying attention
But I'm still lost
And at all costs
I gotta know
(What did you think? Will Marshall go crazy when he finds out his daughter's pregnant? And what about Kyle? Also, will Rain really be able to reliabilitate herself? Next chapter the double wedding!)
