:::PART SEVEN:::
A loud "Oh my God!" announced the upcoming danger and both woman hurried into the living room. "Here it comes." Buffy said and they positioned themselves.
"Caerimonia Minerva, saepio, saepire, saepsi." Willow started. Kennedy grabbed her hand. "Um, deflector shields—deflector shields up!" Andrew commented and Kennedy knew that if she wasn't holding Willow's hand she'd punch his lights out. He totally got on her nerves. "Willow--" Buffy's slightly pleading voice sounded as the vampire broke through the door.
"Saepio impedimentum!" Willow finished, her eyes going black, her fear spiking. Only Kennedy's hand kept the spell working now. She composed herself when she saw the vampire bounce off against the shield. "It's—it's strong" she said. "Use me!" She heard Kennedy say and did what Kennedy asked of her. She tapped into Kennedy's power and expanded the shield, sending the vampire flying. Knowing she couldn't keep this up until dawn she retracted the shield again until it was tightly around the group, saving energy. The annoying chatter of the SIT's came through by bits, but she only concentrated on Kennedy's voice which was saying she was doing great and that she was holding him.
The vampire returned and she expanded the shield with force, sending him flying and crashing into the wall. She vaguely heard Buffy give the order to run and opened a side. The SIT's, Buffy and others ran, and when she looked at the vampire who had gotten up she saw he was going after the group. When she was sure he was gone she lowered the shield and retracted it into herself. Next to her she heard someone fall down with a groan.
"Oh my god Kennedy!" She half yelled, but Kennedy was crawling up again. "That was some spell" Kennedy said admiring, but she was as white as a ghost. "Give me your hands" Willow begged, Kennedy gave them without question and Willow returned some of Kennedy's energy to her. "Feeling better?" She asked and Kennedy nodded. "Let's go" Kennedy said and run out the back door, her crossbow ready in case a Bringer or Vampire would get in the way.
No Bringers in sight, but that didn't mean there were none. "Where's Buffy?" Kennedy asked looking around. Willow stood still for a second. The two friends had been through so much that Willow could usually feel where she was. Not exactly, but north, east, south or west was usually doable. After a second she picked up something. "This way!" She ordered and grabbed Kennedy's hand to drag her with her.
Crossing the street and disappearing into the shadows they run as silent as possible in case someone was waiting for them. There carefulness wasn't wasted; a group of nine Bringers were standing in the road between them and Buffy. They hadn't been spotted yet so Kennedy pulled Willow into the bushes. "We'll have to go around them" Willow whispers and Kennedy nodded, looking around her. Next to her was a wall. "Will, what's behind this?" She whispered. "Cemetery" Willow whispered back. Kennedy rolled her eyes. "Great... it'll have to do, come on" she whispered and positioned herself against the wall. Willow put her foot on Kennedy's waiting hands and was boosted over it. With one last look at the Bringers Kennedy followed.
Running in a killer past both woman run over the fields, and as if the Goddess herself was watching over them they didn't run into any vampires or demon's. "Willow" Kennedy half-yelled. "Where to?" She added, trying to keep her breathing in check. Willow just pointed, almost out of breath. They excited the cemetery through the west gate and Willow led the two of them to a construction sight.
When they entered they caught Buffy fighting the Turok-Han. They silently watched as Buffy wrapped a sting of barbed wire around his neck and decapitated him. "See? Dust. Just like the rest of 'em. I don't know what's coming next, but I do know it's gonna be just like this. Hard. Painful. But in the end it's gonna be us. If we all do our parts, believe it, we'll be the ones left standing. Here endeth the lesson." Buffy said as breathless as they were. Willow grabbed Kennedy's hand and pulled her towards Buffy who hugged them both in one big hug. "Thank god you got out." She whispered and both hugged her closer.
"It was touch-and-go for a second." Kennedy said. "As it was here" Buffy admitted. "You got him Buffy, some moral booster" Willow said with a smile and watched as the others joined them on their march home. Finally hope found it's way back into their worried hearts... maybe they wouldn't die in the fight... maybe they'd live to see The First die.
TBC.........
A loud "Oh my God!" announced the upcoming danger and both woman hurried into the living room. "Here it comes." Buffy said and they positioned themselves.
"Caerimonia Minerva, saepio, saepire, saepsi." Willow started. Kennedy grabbed her hand. "Um, deflector shields—deflector shields up!" Andrew commented and Kennedy knew that if she wasn't holding Willow's hand she'd punch his lights out. He totally got on her nerves. "Willow--" Buffy's slightly pleading voice sounded as the vampire broke through the door.
"Saepio impedimentum!" Willow finished, her eyes going black, her fear spiking. Only Kennedy's hand kept the spell working now. She composed herself when she saw the vampire bounce off against the shield. "It's—it's strong" she said. "Use me!" She heard Kennedy say and did what Kennedy asked of her. She tapped into Kennedy's power and expanded the shield, sending the vampire flying. Knowing she couldn't keep this up until dawn she retracted the shield again until it was tightly around the group, saving energy. The annoying chatter of the SIT's came through by bits, but she only concentrated on Kennedy's voice which was saying she was doing great and that she was holding him.
The vampire returned and she expanded the shield with force, sending him flying and crashing into the wall. She vaguely heard Buffy give the order to run and opened a side. The SIT's, Buffy and others ran, and when she looked at the vampire who had gotten up she saw he was going after the group. When she was sure he was gone she lowered the shield and retracted it into herself. Next to her she heard someone fall down with a groan.
"Oh my god Kennedy!" She half yelled, but Kennedy was crawling up again. "That was some spell" Kennedy said admiring, but she was as white as a ghost. "Give me your hands" Willow begged, Kennedy gave them without question and Willow returned some of Kennedy's energy to her. "Feeling better?" She asked and Kennedy nodded. "Let's go" Kennedy said and run out the back door, her crossbow ready in case a Bringer or Vampire would get in the way.
No Bringers in sight, but that didn't mean there were none. "Where's Buffy?" Kennedy asked looking around. Willow stood still for a second. The two friends had been through so much that Willow could usually feel where she was. Not exactly, but north, east, south or west was usually doable. After a second she picked up something. "This way!" She ordered and grabbed Kennedy's hand to drag her with her.
Crossing the street and disappearing into the shadows they run as silent as possible in case someone was waiting for them. There carefulness wasn't wasted; a group of nine Bringers were standing in the road between them and Buffy. They hadn't been spotted yet so Kennedy pulled Willow into the bushes. "We'll have to go around them" Willow whispers and Kennedy nodded, looking around her. Next to her was a wall. "Will, what's behind this?" She whispered. "Cemetery" Willow whispered back. Kennedy rolled her eyes. "Great... it'll have to do, come on" she whispered and positioned herself against the wall. Willow put her foot on Kennedy's waiting hands and was boosted over it. With one last look at the Bringers Kennedy followed.
Running in a killer past both woman run over the fields, and as if the Goddess herself was watching over them they didn't run into any vampires or demon's. "Willow" Kennedy half-yelled. "Where to?" She added, trying to keep her breathing in check. Willow just pointed, almost out of breath. They excited the cemetery through the west gate and Willow led the two of them to a construction sight.
When they entered they caught Buffy fighting the Turok-Han. They silently watched as Buffy wrapped a sting of barbed wire around his neck and decapitated him. "See? Dust. Just like the rest of 'em. I don't know what's coming next, but I do know it's gonna be just like this. Hard. Painful. But in the end it's gonna be us. If we all do our parts, believe it, we'll be the ones left standing. Here endeth the lesson." Buffy said as breathless as they were. Willow grabbed Kennedy's hand and pulled her towards Buffy who hugged them both in one big hug. "Thank god you got out." She whispered and both hugged her closer.
"It was touch-and-go for a second." Kennedy said. "As it was here" Buffy admitted. "You got him Buffy, some moral booster" Willow said with a smile and watched as the others joined them on their march home. Finally hope found it's way back into their worried hearts... maybe they wouldn't die in the fight... maybe they'd live to see The First die.
TBC.........