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PART 20: Suspicious...

Willow got done talking with the girls, thanks to Faith. Some looked nervous some looked scared some even looked terrified. She couldn't tell them much, just what she knew. "So in till then, we are going to go over a little bit of training today," Willow announced as some groans could be heard.

"You're going to need them," Faith said stepping foreword and everyone went quite. "Tomorrow is going to be a big day. But I think we can do it. The question is, do you?" Faith asked as she turned fully to face the girls. Willow could see Xander smiling across the yard.

The potentials looked at each other as Kennedy stood up from where she was sitting. "I'm ready," she simply announced looking at Faith as the younger slayer smiled at her and the potential smiled back. It was a small moment but a respect and pride was passed between the two girls at that moment. Before long, other girls were standing up as well. Rings of 'I'm ready' 'me too' 'lets do this' rang out among the girls and Fred smiled looking over at Willow who was also smiling at the scene.

"Good," Faith said looking at them all and smiling. "I am not Buffy but I can see some very talented girls here. Now let's get training...we don't have much time," the brunette slayer stated to the potentials as they all looked at her with new found respect.

Not too far away...

Giles and Wood entered the house and went out into the back to find the potentials training under Faith with Kennedy helping her. He walked up to Xander. "Where's Buffy?" He asked looking at the potentials. Xander turned to him.

"It's amazing isn't it?" he asked causing Giles to look at him confused.

"Pardon me?" Giles replied. Xander turned and looked at him.

"Tomorrow, some of these girls are going to die...and they are terrified. Yet with only a few sentences, Faith made the scared girls into warriors going into battle. You just wouldn't expect that...you know? Coming from Faith and all," he explained looking back at the potentials. Giles smiled.

"Your quite right Xander...she has changed," Giles stated as Willow walked up to him.

"Got the ring?" Willow asked. Giles looked at her.

"Yes," he answered reaching into his pocket and giving it to the witch. The redhead smiled taking it.

"Thank you," she said turning around and heading inside the house.

Inside...upstairs...in Buffy's room...

"So you think this is going to work?" Buffy asked looking up at Christine.

"Yeah, we can do it," the potential answered looking at the blonde before looking back down at the map. "We just need to station some people here...here...and here," Christine said marking places on the blue print map before looking back up.

"I figured we have Giles and Wood cover this spot here," the potential noted, pointing at one of the X's she made. "That way, they are also covering the room that Fred and Willow will be in for the spells," Christine stated. Buffy nodded.

"Good idea," the older slayer noted. "Then we can station Andrew and Anya here...and Xander and Dawn here," Buffy noted looking up to see if that was ok. Christine smiled.

"Sounds good. That was what I was thinking. Those two locations aren't too far away from one another so if one would get past them it would run into the other. Plus that balances them out," Christine noted. Buffy nodded.

"My thoughts exactly," the blonde slayer said nodding her head.

CHAPTER 30

Willow had gone down into the basement and given Spike the ring. After she had done that, she walked into the living room where Fred was waiting for her. They were going to go over some last minute things so that they knew what they were doing when it came time tomorrow.

The day seemed to go by quickly. The potentials were getting pretty eager during training. Buffy and Christine called everyone, except the potentials, into the kitchen to go over the battle plan when it was dinner time. Buffy had just got done explaining everyone's positions and what the general battle plan was.

"But how is this spell thing going to work out?" Faith asked looking at Willow.

"Which one? Slayer spell or The First Spell?" the redhead asked, glancing over at Christine. Faith noticed.

"And what's with you and all the looks with Christine?" the brunette slayer asked getting aggravated, "Is there something we don't know?" Faith finished narrowing her eyes first at Christine then at Willow. Everyone was silent as they looked from the potential to the redhead.

Willow was about to go into a sputtering mess and Fred looked nervous as Christine easily got up form where she was leaning from on the counter. "Well, there is a possibility that the spell to weaken The First can weaken the foundation we'll be in," the potential stated with a calm voice, showing no emotion. Willow, as well as everyone else, just looked at her.

"Ok I guess I should explain that," Christine said walking up next to the redhead. Willow got it now that she was covering for her. "The spell will weaken The First but the place we'll be in is the hellmouth...energy and everything else down there is run by The First. You weaken the head honcho and everything else crumbles," Christine explained as everyone seemed to get it. "Catch my drift?" the potential concluded, leaning back into the counter behind her.

"Well, we'll just make sure that if anything happens, we'll get everyone out of there," Buffy said looking around.

"See, that's what I told Red here," Christine said smiling looking at Willow, "But she still got all worried and everything." The potential stated shaking her head. Fred just went along with it.

"So no need to worry," Fred stated, looking at Willow. Christine was just hoping to god that the redhead wouldn't screw up their cover. The Wicca just looked at Fred for a moment before speaking.

"I was just concerned..." Willow was saying looking at Christine like she hurt her feelings. Christine held back the laugh that urged to come out. Well look at that, Red could actually pull off an act, who knew?

"Look Willow, I'm sorry. It's good to be concerned," the potential said looking at Buffy and everyone "Right?" she said indicating to the redhead. Then it hit everyone.

"Oh oh! That's right, Willow! You also look out for us, and it's a good thing." Buffy stated as Willow looked at her. Everyone else eagerly nodded.

"Gee, she has a concern that she thinks matters a lot and it really isn't that big of a deal but yet she is hurt by it when everyone says out loud it isn't that big of a deal," Anya blurted out in one long breath.

"AHN!" Xander explained. Willow looked at him

"No Xander, it's alright...um, anyway, about the spell," the Wicca said, getting back into what they were talking about before. Fred looked at Christine and relief was written on her face. The potential gave a little nod to the shy brunette as they listened to the redhead.

"Fred and I will be able to pull it off and you should be able to know when the time is right." Willow said looking at Faith and Christine as if it was news that the potential didn't know.

"But how will we know?" Faith asked. The redhead looked at her. "See that's the thing. It doesn't really explain. Something about a bright light..." Willow was saying.

"So wait for the flash? I got ya," Faith stated leaning back in her chair like she figured it all out on her own. Christine, as well as Buffy, shook their heads.

Later...

It was decided that they were going to wait till morning to tell the potentials what was going to go down. Every one was trying to keep the mood light and fun, although Willow could see Christine struggling a little bit. To anyone else they wouldn't have noticed, but to Willow...she could see it. She didn't even know how the potential could even function at all with knowing what was going to happen tomorrow.

Willow and Fred had brought their stuff down into the living room for the night. They wanted to give Christine and Kennedy time alone tonight. Nothing was said, they just did it. Buffy could tell that the potentials were restless. Faith laughed as two of them ran by her, dragging Christine with them, laughing.

Christine had a look of 'oh dear god help me' on her face when she went by. The other potentials were trying to bond with her and she didn't want to go willingly. Kennedy followed laughing slightly as she passed the brunette slayer in the hall.

Night time...

Things were starting to wind down. Fred and Willow were in the living room going over things. Spike had settled in the basement for the night. Potentials were getting ready for bed. Dawn was already in her bed. Giles took some potentials as well as Xander, Wood, Andrew, and Anya back with him to his place since the house was getting too packed. That and he knew 'certain' people needed space tonight.

Buffy and Faith had just entered the blonde's room and started getting ready for bed. The older slayer smiled when she felt a pair of arms encircle her waist, as she looked out the window, and leaned into them.

"You ready for tomorrow?" Faith asked still holding the blonde. Buffy slightly turned and looked up at her.

"With you by my side, I'm ready for anything." Buffy answered causing the younger slayer to look down at her. Faith smiled as she leaned in and captured the blonde's lips in a stolen kiss. Buffy brought her hand up to the brunette's cheek before turning around in the younger slayer's embrace, and kissing her back. Both slowly parted and leaned their foreheads against one another.

"Been wanting to do that all day," Faith said smiling causing the blonde to smile as she leaned in and kissed her again. She couldn't get enough of the other slayer's mouth.

Willow's room...

Kennedy opened the door into Willow's room that she shared with Christine, Willow, and Fred. She had her toothbrush in her hand, since she had just came from the bathroom. She fully stepped into the room and her toothbrush dropped to the ground. The room was darker then normal and was barely lit with candles that were spread through out the room.

Kennedy didn't even realize she even managed to close the door. The noise of it shutting woke her from her daze as she looked over at the bed. There were candles placed on each side of the bed, and in the middle of it, a very embarrassed and flushed Christine. The brunette thought she never looked more beautiful.

The tooth brush Kennedy dropped was long forgotten as the potential somehow managed to make her legs walk over to the bed. Christine shyly looked aside as she wrapped the sheet around her body tighter. She never had done this kind of thing. The whole romantic thing...but she wanted this to be special...and she wanted Kennedy to remember it.

The other potential sat on the bed next to Christine and looked at her. The shy dirty blonde met her eyes. "You're so beautiful," the Kennedy stated as the other girl blushed. Christine was a little nervous, even though she really shouldn't be. It wasn't like this was her first time with the other girl. Kennedy reached out and cupped Christine's cheek, brushing her thumb over her cheekbone.

Then Kennedy smiled playfully as she took her hand away and looked under part of the sheet that was away from Christine so she wasn't looking at her body just yet. "Hey, Willow and Fred aren't under here too are they?" Kennedy asked lightly laughing a little bit. Christine laughed and shook her head.

"They are camped out in the living room. They're going over what they are going to do tomorrow." Christine answered

"So we have the room all to ourselves huh?" Kennedy asked looking at the other potential. She loved it when her girl blushed. The candles around the room flickered and cast various shadows in the room, but the brunette could see Christine just fine, and she was breathtaking to Kennedy.

"Hence the candles," Christine stated smiling and gesturing with her hand. "Now come here," she said playfully reaching out to Kennedy and pulling her to her, kissing her.

TBC.....wooooo, got another update up, and it's only like 2am! lol. I just wanted to shell out another chapter for you all. And Jay, thanks for all the reviews, you make me post chapters, lol. So thanks. And thanks for anyone else who has reviewed. I know this story isn't a prime but you all make me keep going with it, so thanks. Next part will hopefully be up sometime here not before too long! lol, we are getting near to that time...