The End Is Near
Disclaimer: same as always. Do not own a single character, except Alyssa, as for she is my creation.
Summary: the big talk. Tonight everyone will get to hear the truth. But for some hearing the thruth is not so much fun.
Chapter 3 / Speaking Truth
summers mansion
I sit on the edge of the bed. Wondering. Thinking. About tonight. Tonight will change the perspectives of everyone who will be there. Tonight will be the end of savety, the end of all protection. Tonight is about thruth, tonight is the start of a new era. A new time where potentials are threated like potential slayers, in stead of small innocent kids who need protection. Tonight is gonna be hard.
I stand up and walk over to stairs. Meanwhile thinking about what I will say, how I will act and most important what I won't say. There's pretty much nothing I won't say. Except lies. I'm never any good at lying and I believe the wannabes deserve to learn the truth. We have been hiding that far too long. Or at least someone is. I try not to think about him. He had my mind messed up for too many times. Won't let it happen again. Tonight, even he will know the truth, as there is no place for him to hide. Tonight everyone will know where they are up too. How hard it might be.
When I walk into the living room, almost everyone is already waiting. I look at some of the faces. Some look bored, some look tired. But most of them look a little scared. I look around and find Dawn in the middle of a bounch of potentials. I look at her and smile. Through my smile I assure her, nothing bad is going on. Dawn and me have this great connection. We go way back. When she had lost Buffy after a great fight, a little over 2 years ago, she had lost everything she loved. Then I came to town. Xander and Willow had witnessed me on the cemetary getting my rocks off fighting and in the end staking a vampire. They had approched me, telling me they were doing the same thing. For some reason they told me about the death of the slayer. Meanwhile it had started to rain, so they asked me to follow them home. I could get some dry clothes and maybe I could spend the night. Since then I had never left. The moment I met Dawn I was completely overwhelmed. How could a young girl like her been through so much mess in a lifetime. I was even more shocked when I heart the complete story. Since I arrived at the summers mansion, Dawn and me started to get along. Not long after that she thrusted me with her life, and I started to love her. As the sister I never had. I've been watching her back ever since.
I walk on to find a empty place where I could sit. Buffy and Faith were still out on patrol, so I decided to sit and wait. The speech I had prepared slowly walked around in my mind. Telling me what I had to tell the girls. But for some reason I feel more scared then I have ever felt. I never knew the truth could be this frightening.
30 minutes later
Buffy and Faith had arrived after slayerduty. They quickly changed their clothes before sitting down in the living room. I had stand up and found a place where I could start talking. I look at all of them. Suddenly Kennedy starts talking.
"Why are we here together again? We already know what we know. Nothing has changed."
"I know nothing has changed, but there are some thing you all need to know."
"What things? Couldn't it been said a few nights ago, somewhere in between of those o so interesing conversations. Look, I'm waisting my time. I'm going. Who wants to come with me?", Kennedy stands up.
Oh that bitch. She has always been like that.
"Sit down Kennedy." I try to make my voice sound as calm as possible. When she isn't reacting I try again.
"Sit down!". Now she heart me. She looks at me with anger in her eyes. If I wasn't this powerful I would have been dead on the spot. But she sits down. A few potentials look a little scared. My voice was rough, but most of all powerful.
"Good girl. Now just shut up and listen."
"So that's your true nature? If we don't listen you will use your power. I thought you were our friend. So much for friendship."
"Kennedy, you want friendship? Isn't friendship a two-way road? Has to come from both sides you know. I want to be a friend, but you gotta let me. And as for using my power, you ain't seen nothing yet." She really knew how to piss me off.
"So why are we here? Still haven't answered me. We all know apocalyps is coming. But we can take it. We will survive this you know. It's just an apocalyps.", Kennedy looks at me, like she just solved the most difficult mathers.
"Just an apocalyps? How stupid are you? Could you tell me, how many of those have you actually witnessed?"
"Well, none to be exact. But it.."
I cut her off. "None, that's right. And how many demons have you faced? How many vampires have you killed?"
"What's your point?" She looks at me, a little bored. The little brat.
"My point? I'll tell you my point. And I would like the rest to listen too. My point is that you are all potentials. But none of you has ever witnessed an apocalyps. None of you has ever seen a demon or killed a vampire. And you all believe this is just some apocalyps. But do you know the meaning of the word? It's pretty much means end of the world. And as far as the surviving part. You won't. Survive. Not all of you. If you go into battle the way you are all today, you will lose your life before you even step into the battlefield." I wait a moment, before continuing.
"You all have been to protected. You all believe you will get through this alive. You all believe you will survive. But don't you know? Can't you see? It has been a lie, just something to make you believe so it would be easier to get you here."
I look at the girls. Disbelieve is written all over them. Even though my original speech was a lot longer, I can see they already get the message. I notice that they all look at Giles before returning to look at me. They are willing to here more, so I continue.
"I know it's a lot to take, but I just had to tell you this. You need a choice. Not an order, but an option. I want to give you the change to run. A real slayer doesn't get that option. She just follows orders. From her watcher."
I pause.
"Or from anyone. But you are not real slayers, you are potentials, wannabes. No one will blame if you choose to run. Now you have the change. You all don't want to be here. Well, now you won't have to anymore. You can just go."
I look around. The disbelieve has changed into some sort of curiousity. Are they really able to leave? Just like that?
Kennedy raised her hand. She was learning quick.
"So when you say leave, you mean just leave? No side-affects, no warranties?"
"Yeah, I do. Look it is no secret that we do need you. We need you to save the world from the darkness. But we also know that we won't succeed, if you're not 100% into this fight. You have to open yourself up to the power, the strength. It's a long way to go, but I know you can handle this. You guys are great. You just have to believe it yourself."
I look around again. I think I hit the spot I was looking for.
"Look, how about I give you some time to think about it? Just so you can get you act together."
They all look at each other for a moment. Then they all look at me. Amanda starts talking.
"We don't need time. We have been brats. Every single one of us. But we knew deep down this was gonna be dangerous. And you know what? If I have the change to maybe one day become a real slayer, I'll take it. Even if it means risking my life. We are not going anywhere."
I smile.
"You all agree?"
Everyone of the girls smile and say yes. I look at them again. They needed me to tell them the thruth. But it hasn't changed them. It made them stronger. I look at Buffy and Faith. They smile. Glad it turned out this way. When I look around to see Giles, he avoids my look. Wonder what that means?
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