Chapter 5: Lessons
Faith
"So this is what the prophecy says, about me?" She was standing in the conference room looking at Angel and Wesley. They nodded in unison.
"The slayer." Wesley began, "Is supposed to save the world."
"I've cheated death before I can do it again." Faith stated.
"This time you're not supposed too cheat death."
"So you're telling me that Buffy can die and come back at least twice but my first time dying I have to stay dead?"
Wesley nodded," Though it's not like that faith." He told her. He turned to Angel" You explain it angel."
Angel sighed," It's like this; it's time for another slayer to be called. You are the only active slayer that can call the others."
"What about dawn?'
"She's a slayer but remembered she died when Glory tried to use her as a key."
"I thought that meant someone would be called in her place not mine."
"They were, remember the girl that we found murdered about a month ago, Wes found out that she was the slayer that was supposed too be the active one."
"Since you have never been killed," Wesley broke in.
"It's my turn?" Faith finished for him.
"The line is so screwed up. I mean first everything's fine Buffy dies so Kendra can be called and then Kendra dies and here I come next thing you know there are two slayers running around--."
"But only one active slayer, you" Angel cut in.
"Explain it to me." Faith said sitting on the edge of angel's desk.
He cleared his throat.
"Ok after Buffy died Kendra came but Buffy was brought back to life by Xander.So Buffy was no longer the active slayer Kendra was. When Kendra died, the hand of Drusilla called you and that is when you became the active slayer. When Willow used her Magic's to find the next slayer, she unknowingly activated Dawn." Wesley explained.
"So then there were two?"
Wesley nodded." Two active slayers that can activate another. But three all together."
"When Dawn was killed by Glory, she activated the last one. When she was brought back she lost that power."
"So the line goes back through me?"
He nodded.
"It's about the blood, faith."
"Slayer blood." Faith sighed as she realized her impending fate.
"Blood. Always the blood." She whispered.
"That's why you guys are vamps right?" She turned to angel.
"Well I mean to vamps that's what it's all about; huh? The blood."
Angel nodded "Yeah but..."
"A slayers blood would be a pretty good catch, right?" She stood an idea was in her eyes.
"What if..."She began
"If you are going to stay what I think you are then no there's no way I am going to do it."
"Just think about it for a minute angel. If you did do it then there would be no need for me to die. I would be overstepping the prophecy."
"Like dodging death." Angel stated,
"Like Buffy hasn't done it."
"Not the way your thinking faith."
"It's dangerous."
"You guys have done it before."
"But only when it as truly needed."
"Who's to say it's not? It's my life Angel. The only one I got."
He nodded and looked at Wesley.
"Can we do it Wes? Would it work?"
Wesley gave a sigh.
"Great Magic's would be involved. Stronger than I have ever done before. I think we need Willow for this."
"Then call her." Faith demanded.
Wesley looked at angel," should we?"
Angel looked at Faith even if it was her last chance to be saved he only wondered about the effects not the cause. He knew she would not be the same, yes she would be the slayer but not really...not as she used to be. Not like she was right then and there, not the woman he fell in love with.
"Do it." He sighed.
Faith smiled," Thanks Angel I owe you one."
Faith
She walked into her room anxious at the thought of doing the ritual, even though she didn't really explain it to angel or Wesley it was like they both knew what she wanted. She hoped that Willow could help after all she did bring Buffy back from heaven.
"Are you sure?" Willow asked Wesley. She had just arrived in town and was already to work on Faith.
Faith nodded," Beyond sure."
"Faith this is dangerous, I mean temporarily making you a half vampire half slayer is well different."
"Yeah but I mean if I am temporarily half vamp and slayer then it's not all really about the slayers blood. Since I am the slayer then that means that when you make me half vamp I'll be stronger."
"It's like Conner." Angel cut in. "He's the product of two vampires, He is the equivalent of a slayer only male. He is a male slayer."
"He just wasn't supposed to be."
"Okay but making Faith half vampire could mess with the slayer indefinitely."
"Then mess it up, it's already been damaged enough." Faith stated.
Willow sighed, "Okay then lets begin."
They closed the door to Angel's office and drew the curtains closed. Willow grabbed a bag of sea salt from the table. She began to cast her circle, instructing Angel and Faith to step inside it so she could close it. Faith and Angel stood in the circle Faith looking nervously at Angel who just watched Willow as she blessed the circle. She closed the circle with the blessing of the goddesses and the gods calling on Ptah to help her in the great exchange.
Taking some Burdock Root for good measure.
"What's that for? Looks kind of funky." Faith whispered to Angel.
"For cleansing." Willow answered. "In case you wanted to know. It usually purifies the room before and after nay spells so that you don't get any unwanted visitors."
Willow put the herb in a bowl of spring water and began to bless the room. When the blessing was complete, she began her spell.
She first took a possession of faith's, which was her knife, and a possession of Angels, which was his golden cross. It eluded her that a vampire would have a cross regardless of the soul part.
She placed the two items on the floor until she was ready for them then she turned to the two that stood in the circle. Luckily she did not need a spell book for the ritual she was about to do.
She began to speak quietly in Latin. "ablocare ceterum uti ceterum terra quod supera sic una terum"
"What the hell is she saying." Faith whispered.
"Let the rest of the earth see the one to be remade." Angel whispered back," Or something like that my Latin's pretty rusty."
Willow picked up Faith's knife and grabbed Faith's arm she made a line down her right forearm until it bled, she did the same to Angel.
"Noctu solus una voluntas videre."
"At night only one will see." Angel whispered the translation to Faith.
Willow took the knife with the blood of both the vampire and the slayers on it and placed it in a wooden bowl along with Angels cross. The blood poured over the cross as Willow took some bloodroot and sulfur and placed it in the bowl. She repeated the saying over ht items and the room grew black.
Faith felt a tingle in her bones and Angel felt a thump in his chest.
"What happened?" Faith asked.
"How do you feel?" Willow asked.
Her eyes on both Angel and Faith.
"Hungry." Faith answered.
'Human."Was Angels reply.
Faith
"So this is what the prophecy says, about me?" She was standing in the conference room looking at Angel and Wesley. They nodded in unison.
"The slayer." Wesley began, "Is supposed to save the world."
"I've cheated death before I can do it again." Faith stated.
"This time you're not supposed too cheat death."
"So you're telling me that Buffy can die and come back at least twice but my first time dying I have to stay dead?"
Wesley nodded," Though it's not like that faith." He told her. He turned to Angel" You explain it angel."
Angel sighed," It's like this; it's time for another slayer to be called. You are the only active slayer that can call the others."
"What about dawn?'
"She's a slayer but remembered she died when Glory tried to use her as a key."
"I thought that meant someone would be called in her place not mine."
"They were, remember the girl that we found murdered about a month ago, Wes found out that she was the slayer that was supposed too be the active one."
"Since you have never been killed," Wesley broke in.
"It's my turn?" Faith finished for him.
"The line is so screwed up. I mean first everything's fine Buffy dies so Kendra can be called and then Kendra dies and here I come next thing you know there are two slayers running around--."
"But only one active slayer, you" Angel cut in.
"Explain it to me." Faith said sitting on the edge of angel's desk.
He cleared his throat.
"Ok after Buffy died Kendra came but Buffy was brought back to life by Xander.So Buffy was no longer the active slayer Kendra was. When Kendra died, the hand of Drusilla called you and that is when you became the active slayer. When Willow used her Magic's to find the next slayer, she unknowingly activated Dawn." Wesley explained.
"So then there were two?"
Wesley nodded." Two active slayers that can activate another. But three all together."
"When Dawn was killed by Glory, she activated the last one. When she was brought back she lost that power."
"So the line goes back through me?"
He nodded.
"It's about the blood, faith."
"Slayer blood." Faith sighed as she realized her impending fate.
"Blood. Always the blood." She whispered.
"That's why you guys are vamps right?" She turned to angel.
"Well I mean to vamps that's what it's all about; huh? The blood."
Angel nodded "Yeah but..."
"A slayers blood would be a pretty good catch, right?" She stood an idea was in her eyes.
"What if..."She began
"If you are going to stay what I think you are then no there's no way I am going to do it."
"Just think about it for a minute angel. If you did do it then there would be no need for me to die. I would be overstepping the prophecy."
"Like dodging death." Angel stated,
"Like Buffy hasn't done it."
"Not the way your thinking faith."
"It's dangerous."
"You guys have done it before."
"But only when it as truly needed."
"Who's to say it's not? It's my life Angel. The only one I got."
He nodded and looked at Wesley.
"Can we do it Wes? Would it work?"
Wesley gave a sigh.
"Great Magic's would be involved. Stronger than I have ever done before. I think we need Willow for this."
"Then call her." Faith demanded.
Wesley looked at angel," should we?"
Angel looked at Faith even if it was her last chance to be saved he only wondered about the effects not the cause. He knew she would not be the same, yes she would be the slayer but not really...not as she used to be. Not like she was right then and there, not the woman he fell in love with.
"Do it." He sighed.
Faith smiled," Thanks Angel I owe you one."
Faith
She walked into her room anxious at the thought of doing the ritual, even though she didn't really explain it to angel or Wesley it was like they both knew what she wanted. She hoped that Willow could help after all she did bring Buffy back from heaven.
"Are you sure?" Willow asked Wesley. She had just arrived in town and was already to work on Faith.
Faith nodded," Beyond sure."
"Faith this is dangerous, I mean temporarily making you a half vampire half slayer is well different."
"Yeah but I mean if I am temporarily half vamp and slayer then it's not all really about the slayers blood. Since I am the slayer then that means that when you make me half vamp I'll be stronger."
"It's like Conner." Angel cut in. "He's the product of two vampires, He is the equivalent of a slayer only male. He is a male slayer."
"He just wasn't supposed to be."
"Okay but making Faith half vampire could mess with the slayer indefinitely."
"Then mess it up, it's already been damaged enough." Faith stated.
Willow sighed, "Okay then lets begin."
They closed the door to Angel's office and drew the curtains closed. Willow grabbed a bag of sea salt from the table. She began to cast her circle, instructing Angel and Faith to step inside it so she could close it. Faith and Angel stood in the circle Faith looking nervously at Angel who just watched Willow as she blessed the circle. She closed the circle with the blessing of the goddesses and the gods calling on Ptah to help her in the great exchange.
Taking some Burdock Root for good measure.
"What's that for? Looks kind of funky." Faith whispered to Angel.
"For cleansing." Willow answered. "In case you wanted to know. It usually purifies the room before and after nay spells so that you don't get any unwanted visitors."
Willow put the herb in a bowl of spring water and began to bless the room. When the blessing was complete, she began her spell.
She first took a possession of faith's, which was her knife, and a possession of Angels, which was his golden cross. It eluded her that a vampire would have a cross regardless of the soul part.
She placed the two items on the floor until she was ready for them then she turned to the two that stood in the circle. Luckily she did not need a spell book for the ritual she was about to do.
She began to speak quietly in Latin. "ablocare ceterum uti ceterum terra quod supera sic una terum"
"What the hell is she saying." Faith whispered.
"Let the rest of the earth see the one to be remade." Angel whispered back," Or something like that my Latin's pretty rusty."
Willow picked up Faith's knife and grabbed Faith's arm she made a line down her right forearm until it bled, she did the same to Angel.
"Noctu solus una voluntas videre."
"At night only one will see." Angel whispered the translation to Faith.
Willow took the knife with the blood of both the vampire and the slayers on it and placed it in a wooden bowl along with Angels cross. The blood poured over the cross as Willow took some bloodroot and sulfur and placed it in the bowl. She repeated the saying over ht items and the room grew black.
Faith felt a tingle in her bones and Angel felt a thump in his chest.
"What happened?" Faith asked.
"How do you feel?" Willow asked.
Her eyes on both Angel and Faith.
"Hungry." Faith answered.
'Human."Was Angels reply.