Thanks to all who reviewed. I know some mite be wondering about my other
stories and they're on hold. I'm currently not at home and this is the only
story I have with me... I'll start updating my other stories when I get home,
I don't know when that is. So please be patient.
Sigma- Thanks for liking it. I liked that part too hehe.
Darklight- Hehe no demons will be JOINING.... Nobody knows Faith is the Slayer except for Chris. Thanks for liking it.
Btchiechrissy- thank you
Polgara- oh c'mon you don't have to catch up, just hop rite back in, it's what I did. Vaca time hey? Does that mean more stories from you? That makes me excited hehehe. And can I just say way to say Harm? You just picked up on my nickname hehehe.
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Faith had to admit, she was having fun. Her new co-workers were really nice. They were interested in talking to her and wanted to know all about her. She answered many of their questions evasively.
She was even pulled out onto the dance floor at one point or another by everyone, except for Edge. The guy seemed nice enough but wasn't really interested in getting too close to Faith, she didn't think it was a big deal.
She had been worried about dancing. The only dancing she had done before couldn't' exactly be called dancing, it was more of something that belonged in an r-rated movie. But it was something she didn't have to worry about. She had fun and it wasn't so bad.
"My turn."
A pair of arms grabbed her around the waist and spun her around.
"So, you having fun?" Chris asked when she was facing him.
"Surprisingly, yes."
"See I knew you would." He replied, pulling her closer.
She smiled and leaned into him, content to stay there for the rest of the night.
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The club had closed, everyone had been kicked out for the night and Edge, Matt and Stacey were all hammered. It was up to the other three who weren't drinking to make sure they got back to the hotel safely.
"It night be easier if I carry them." Faith muttered to Chris as she watched them fall all over themselves.
"And you'll explain that how?"
Faith chuckled. "Right, I'm sure they'll remember that in the morning."
"How would you be able to carry them all?" Lita grunted behind her, hoisting Matt up so she could support him better.
Faith stopped and waited for her to catch up before supporting Matt on the other side and signaling to Lita that she was okay. Lita let go and sighed in relief.
"A wheelbarrow. I'd load them up and push them home." Faith said.
"Sounds like a plan."
They continued walking in silence and were almost back at the hotel when Faith stopped and tensed, grabbing Matt so he didn't fall over.
"What is it?" Chris asked, seeing the look on her face.
Faith shook her head, handing Matt back to Lita.
"I-I have to go, I forgot something. I'll catch up with you guys."
She stared at Chris. "Make sure everyone gets back okay."
He nodded and Faith turned taking off at a run, back in the direction of the club. AS soon as she was out of sight, she ducked down a small alley and closed her eyes, opening up her senses.
This was something she had become good at. She could sense any kind of danger now, but not just from demons. If she was in trouble she knew it before it happened. It came from the time she had spent in jail. After the dream she had she had started mediating, started honing all her skills. It had helped her get out of many problems when the other inmates were looking to start something. She had even discovered that not all the girls were human. A fact that really upset her because if they did something there was nothing she could do to stop it.
Her eyes snapped open. She had passed them. They were in the other direction, back towards the hotel. That sucked, now she had to figure out a way to slip past her new friends.
Friends, what a foreign word but she didn't have time to think about that at the moment. Instead, she looked around trying to come up with a quick plan.
Spying a dumpster, she jumped on top, looking up to measure the jump to the fire escape before bending her knees and pushing off, grabbing the edge of the fire escape and hoisting herself up. As soon as she reached the roof, she took a running start across to leap onto the next building. She continued running across buildings, sensing she was getting closer.
As soon as she had landed on a building that was only a few stories high, someone screamed.
It came from the street right below her and when she looked over the edge, she started swearing. Below her, Stacey was screaming, Lita was standing in front of Matt but eh kept unsuccessfully trying to place himself in front of her. Edge appeared to have been knocked out or had just passed out and Chris, he was doing what he could to hold off the group of Vamps that were closing in on them. This was just perfect. Honestly, did these stupid things always travel in big groups now? Whatever happened to one or two of them? She would've been able to kill one, maybe two without anyone noticing but no, they were probably out to make her life a living hell. Buffy wasn't around anymore so someone or thing had to do it.
There were eight Vamps in all. One went for Edge, who was still on the ground; two more went for Stacey while another two went for Lita and Matt. The remaining three went for Chris who was the only one who seemed to be doing anything. She really should get that boy a stake, especially if he was going to keep running into Vamps like this.
Sighing, she pulled two stakes out of her boots, checking the distance to the ground. She jumped, silently landing on her feet behind the Vamps. Chris saw her and she winked at him, tossing him a stake. That's when the Vamps surrounding him turned around.
"Slayer." One of them hissed.
"Wow you're not as dumb as you look."
It exploded into dust, showing Chris standing behind it.
She grinned. "Then again...."
The other Vamps had turned around now and she saw the word Slayer pass through their lips. They all started moving towards her and she threw another wink at Chris before taking off in the other direction.
Her plans were clear. Pull all the Vampires away so her friends could get back safely. Besides, she'd be able to fight better without them along.
Then, as quickly as she had started running, she stopped and turned crouching into a fighting stance. She calmly waited until they reached her before exploding into a flurry of kicks and punches, taking out each Vamp as quickly as she could.
Although she hadn't gone out patrolling much in the past year and a half, Faith's fighting skills were phenomenal. She was pretty sure that if it came down to her and Buffy now, she'd be bale to take the older Slayer out, not that she wanted to try or even say anything, who knows what Buffy would have done.
Faith went flying forward after a vamp kicked her from behind. Perhaps she had spoken too soon. Lying face down on the ground, she cursed herself for letting one of them get the better of her.
TO the Vampires, it looked as if she had been defeated and they began laughing. They had bagged a Slayer; it was a good day to celebrate.
Faith held back her chuckle, these Vamps really were stupid. She waited silently, feeling blood trickling down her cheek but she held herself still. Two of them reached down and grabbed her, as they did this, she reached out and grabbed hold of both of their shirts, pulling them towards each other, so their heads collided. Jumping up, she staked them both while they were stunned. Now she was down to three and they were closing in a tight circle around her. She kicked out at the one in front, turning and sending a backhand at the one behind her. She turned to the last one only to be taken by surprise with a kick to the ribs. Faith went flying back into a brick wall of a building, smacking her head and knocking the air out of her. As she tried to grab hold of her senses, the vampire jumped in front of her again, sending another lethal kick to her ribs. This time, she heard ribs cracking and she dropped to her knees, gasping as white-hot pain went through her.
That did it. Now she was pissed. Reaching into her pocket for another stake, she struggled to stand, blocking the punches the Vamp kept throwing at her. She landed a punch to his face that sent him back a few steps and she went into autopilot, letting the adrenaline take over. Rushing to meet him, she punched him in the face again, following through with a roundhouse before bringing her fist around with the stake, thrusting it into his heart. He exploded into dust and Faith turned to the remaining Vamps with a menacing glare.
"That's six down, now I'll give you a choice. You get the hell out of here or you end up like your friends."
They looked at each other before turning and taking off at a run. Faith sagged against the wall in relief. Yes, she should've taken them out but her ribs were killing her, the back of her head was bleeding and she had a gash on her cheek. Groaning, she slowly made her way back to the others.
AS she approached, she could see Lita and Matt huddled together. Both Stacey and Chris were helping Edge out who appeared to have just passed out and had totally missed the Vamps.
"Liz." Lita cried, the first one to see her. "Oh my god, what happened?" She asked, seeing her cheek.
Faith gave a small smile. "What can I say, I'm a klutz. I out ran that gang, then on my way back, I tripped and fell. Must've caught my cheek on something."
"What were those things?" Lita asked, peering at her closely.
"I've seen it before, it was probably some gang on PCP."
Chris finished helping Edge up and left him with Stacey walking over to where Faith was.
"But I saw one of them explode or something."
"Really?" Chris asked. "I didn't see that, must've been some trick of the light.
Lita didn't say anything but narrowed her eyes suspiciously.
"Are you okay?" Chris asked.
She nodded. "Five by five. C'mon, we gotta get everyone back."
He nodded and went back to Edge, glancing at her with concern.
For her part, she did her best to walk and act normally but her ribs felt like they were on fire and the back of her head was still bleeding, making her feel dizzy and nauseous. Sure, by tomorrow she'd be fine but until then, she'd have to deal with the pain.
Soon, they arrived back at the hotel and Faith waved good-bye to all of them as they all stepped into an elevator, saying she was going to report it to the police. Everyone said god bye back with Lita still looking at her with suspicion and Chris looking at her with concern.
The elevator closed and once again Faith sagged in relief, happy she didn't have to put on an act anymore.
Turning she half walked, half limped over to the hotel's drug store, grabbing gauze, disinfectant and tape, charging it to her room. She left, only to run into Chris.
"Is it me or are you everywhere?"
"You're hurt." Was all he said.
"Well a big duh there." She pointed to her cheek and straightened up as best as she could as she walked past him to the elevator.
"Then why is the back of your head bleeding?"
She stopped suddenly, gasping as more pain went through her ribs.
"And your ribs are injured, I can tell, I've had a few myself."
"I'm fine." She muttered, continuing on to the elevator.
"You suck at lying."
"That's funny, I used to be good at it."
She stepped into the elevator with him behind her.
"Let me help."
"I don't need help."
"Why do you keep pushing me away?" He asked. "One minute you're fine but the next you're pulling away."
"Which is it? Pushing or pulling?"
"That's not funny."
She shrugged, refusing to look at him.
He grabbed her shoulders, wincing when she gasped in pain. "Why? Just tell me anything."
Faith sighed, still refusing to look at him. "It's better this way."
"Why?"
"Cause then I won't hurt you."
"Why would you hurt me?" he pushed.
"Because I've hurt a lot of people. I'm not a good person Chris, I'm not good for you."
He gently tilted her face up. "Why don't you let me be the judge of that?"
They were close, so close and any second their lips would meet.
Faith turned away. "I should go clean up."
Chris nodded. "Will you let me help you?"
She hesitated but then nodded.
"We'll hold off on your training for a few weeks."
She raised an eyebrow at him. "Whatever, I'll be kicking your ass tomorrow."
"And you plan on doing that how?"
She smirked at him.
"Oh right, super healing."
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Sigma- Thanks for liking it. I liked that part too hehe.
Darklight- Hehe no demons will be JOINING.... Nobody knows Faith is the Slayer except for Chris. Thanks for liking it.
Btchiechrissy- thank you
Polgara- oh c'mon you don't have to catch up, just hop rite back in, it's what I did. Vaca time hey? Does that mean more stories from you? That makes me excited hehehe. And can I just say way to say Harm? You just picked up on my nickname hehehe.
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Faith had to admit, she was having fun. Her new co-workers were really nice. They were interested in talking to her and wanted to know all about her. She answered many of their questions evasively.
She was even pulled out onto the dance floor at one point or another by everyone, except for Edge. The guy seemed nice enough but wasn't really interested in getting too close to Faith, she didn't think it was a big deal.
She had been worried about dancing. The only dancing she had done before couldn't' exactly be called dancing, it was more of something that belonged in an r-rated movie. But it was something she didn't have to worry about. She had fun and it wasn't so bad.
"My turn."
A pair of arms grabbed her around the waist and spun her around.
"So, you having fun?" Chris asked when she was facing him.
"Surprisingly, yes."
"See I knew you would." He replied, pulling her closer.
She smiled and leaned into him, content to stay there for the rest of the night.
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The club had closed, everyone had been kicked out for the night and Edge, Matt and Stacey were all hammered. It was up to the other three who weren't drinking to make sure they got back to the hotel safely.
"It night be easier if I carry them." Faith muttered to Chris as she watched them fall all over themselves.
"And you'll explain that how?"
Faith chuckled. "Right, I'm sure they'll remember that in the morning."
"How would you be able to carry them all?" Lita grunted behind her, hoisting Matt up so she could support him better.
Faith stopped and waited for her to catch up before supporting Matt on the other side and signaling to Lita that she was okay. Lita let go and sighed in relief.
"A wheelbarrow. I'd load them up and push them home." Faith said.
"Sounds like a plan."
They continued walking in silence and were almost back at the hotel when Faith stopped and tensed, grabbing Matt so he didn't fall over.
"What is it?" Chris asked, seeing the look on her face.
Faith shook her head, handing Matt back to Lita.
"I-I have to go, I forgot something. I'll catch up with you guys."
She stared at Chris. "Make sure everyone gets back okay."
He nodded and Faith turned taking off at a run, back in the direction of the club. AS soon as she was out of sight, she ducked down a small alley and closed her eyes, opening up her senses.
This was something she had become good at. She could sense any kind of danger now, but not just from demons. If she was in trouble she knew it before it happened. It came from the time she had spent in jail. After the dream she had she had started mediating, started honing all her skills. It had helped her get out of many problems when the other inmates were looking to start something. She had even discovered that not all the girls were human. A fact that really upset her because if they did something there was nothing she could do to stop it.
Her eyes snapped open. She had passed them. They were in the other direction, back towards the hotel. That sucked, now she had to figure out a way to slip past her new friends.
Friends, what a foreign word but she didn't have time to think about that at the moment. Instead, she looked around trying to come up with a quick plan.
Spying a dumpster, she jumped on top, looking up to measure the jump to the fire escape before bending her knees and pushing off, grabbing the edge of the fire escape and hoisting herself up. As soon as she reached the roof, she took a running start across to leap onto the next building. She continued running across buildings, sensing she was getting closer.
As soon as she had landed on a building that was only a few stories high, someone screamed.
It came from the street right below her and when she looked over the edge, she started swearing. Below her, Stacey was screaming, Lita was standing in front of Matt but eh kept unsuccessfully trying to place himself in front of her. Edge appeared to have been knocked out or had just passed out and Chris, he was doing what he could to hold off the group of Vamps that were closing in on them. This was just perfect. Honestly, did these stupid things always travel in big groups now? Whatever happened to one or two of them? She would've been able to kill one, maybe two without anyone noticing but no, they were probably out to make her life a living hell. Buffy wasn't around anymore so someone or thing had to do it.
There were eight Vamps in all. One went for Edge, who was still on the ground; two more went for Stacey while another two went for Lita and Matt. The remaining three went for Chris who was the only one who seemed to be doing anything. She really should get that boy a stake, especially if he was going to keep running into Vamps like this.
Sighing, she pulled two stakes out of her boots, checking the distance to the ground. She jumped, silently landing on her feet behind the Vamps. Chris saw her and she winked at him, tossing him a stake. That's when the Vamps surrounding him turned around.
"Slayer." One of them hissed.
"Wow you're not as dumb as you look."
It exploded into dust, showing Chris standing behind it.
She grinned. "Then again...."
The other Vamps had turned around now and she saw the word Slayer pass through their lips. They all started moving towards her and she threw another wink at Chris before taking off in the other direction.
Her plans were clear. Pull all the Vampires away so her friends could get back safely. Besides, she'd be able to fight better without them along.
Then, as quickly as she had started running, she stopped and turned crouching into a fighting stance. She calmly waited until they reached her before exploding into a flurry of kicks and punches, taking out each Vamp as quickly as she could.
Although she hadn't gone out patrolling much in the past year and a half, Faith's fighting skills were phenomenal. She was pretty sure that if it came down to her and Buffy now, she'd be bale to take the older Slayer out, not that she wanted to try or even say anything, who knows what Buffy would have done.
Faith went flying forward after a vamp kicked her from behind. Perhaps she had spoken too soon. Lying face down on the ground, she cursed herself for letting one of them get the better of her.
TO the Vampires, it looked as if she had been defeated and they began laughing. They had bagged a Slayer; it was a good day to celebrate.
Faith held back her chuckle, these Vamps really were stupid. She waited silently, feeling blood trickling down her cheek but she held herself still. Two of them reached down and grabbed her, as they did this, she reached out and grabbed hold of both of their shirts, pulling them towards each other, so their heads collided. Jumping up, she staked them both while they were stunned. Now she was down to three and they were closing in a tight circle around her. She kicked out at the one in front, turning and sending a backhand at the one behind her. She turned to the last one only to be taken by surprise with a kick to the ribs. Faith went flying back into a brick wall of a building, smacking her head and knocking the air out of her. As she tried to grab hold of her senses, the vampire jumped in front of her again, sending another lethal kick to her ribs. This time, she heard ribs cracking and she dropped to her knees, gasping as white-hot pain went through her.
That did it. Now she was pissed. Reaching into her pocket for another stake, she struggled to stand, blocking the punches the Vamp kept throwing at her. She landed a punch to his face that sent him back a few steps and she went into autopilot, letting the adrenaline take over. Rushing to meet him, she punched him in the face again, following through with a roundhouse before bringing her fist around with the stake, thrusting it into his heart. He exploded into dust and Faith turned to the remaining Vamps with a menacing glare.
"That's six down, now I'll give you a choice. You get the hell out of here or you end up like your friends."
They looked at each other before turning and taking off at a run. Faith sagged against the wall in relief. Yes, she should've taken them out but her ribs were killing her, the back of her head was bleeding and she had a gash on her cheek. Groaning, she slowly made her way back to the others.
AS she approached, she could see Lita and Matt huddled together. Both Stacey and Chris were helping Edge out who appeared to have just passed out and had totally missed the Vamps.
"Liz." Lita cried, the first one to see her. "Oh my god, what happened?" She asked, seeing her cheek.
Faith gave a small smile. "What can I say, I'm a klutz. I out ran that gang, then on my way back, I tripped and fell. Must've caught my cheek on something."
"What were those things?" Lita asked, peering at her closely.
"I've seen it before, it was probably some gang on PCP."
Chris finished helping Edge up and left him with Stacey walking over to where Faith was.
"But I saw one of them explode or something."
"Really?" Chris asked. "I didn't see that, must've been some trick of the light.
Lita didn't say anything but narrowed her eyes suspiciously.
"Are you okay?" Chris asked.
She nodded. "Five by five. C'mon, we gotta get everyone back."
He nodded and went back to Edge, glancing at her with concern.
For her part, she did her best to walk and act normally but her ribs felt like they were on fire and the back of her head was still bleeding, making her feel dizzy and nauseous. Sure, by tomorrow she'd be fine but until then, she'd have to deal with the pain.
Soon, they arrived back at the hotel and Faith waved good-bye to all of them as they all stepped into an elevator, saying she was going to report it to the police. Everyone said god bye back with Lita still looking at her with suspicion and Chris looking at her with concern.
The elevator closed and once again Faith sagged in relief, happy she didn't have to put on an act anymore.
Turning she half walked, half limped over to the hotel's drug store, grabbing gauze, disinfectant and tape, charging it to her room. She left, only to run into Chris.
"Is it me or are you everywhere?"
"You're hurt." Was all he said.
"Well a big duh there." She pointed to her cheek and straightened up as best as she could as she walked past him to the elevator.
"Then why is the back of your head bleeding?"
She stopped suddenly, gasping as more pain went through her ribs.
"And your ribs are injured, I can tell, I've had a few myself."
"I'm fine." She muttered, continuing on to the elevator.
"You suck at lying."
"That's funny, I used to be good at it."
She stepped into the elevator with him behind her.
"Let me help."
"I don't need help."
"Why do you keep pushing me away?" He asked. "One minute you're fine but the next you're pulling away."
"Which is it? Pushing or pulling?"
"That's not funny."
She shrugged, refusing to look at him.
He grabbed her shoulders, wincing when she gasped in pain. "Why? Just tell me anything."
Faith sighed, still refusing to look at him. "It's better this way."
"Why?"
"Cause then I won't hurt you."
"Why would you hurt me?" he pushed.
"Because I've hurt a lot of people. I'm not a good person Chris, I'm not good for you."
He gently tilted her face up. "Why don't you let me be the judge of that?"
They were close, so close and any second their lips would meet.
Faith turned away. "I should go clean up."
Chris nodded. "Will you let me help you?"
She hesitated but then nodded.
"We'll hold off on your training for a few weeks."
She raised an eyebrow at him. "Whatever, I'll be kicking your ass tomorrow."
"And you plan on doing that how?"
She smirked at him.
"Oh right, super healing."
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