A/N thanks for the great reviews. Now to Vlad the Impish, I'm glad you reviewed, I was beginning to wonder if just the same five people were reading my story. Also when Xander goes back to SunnyD I hope I can have what he does and says be very Xander like.
To dogbertcarroll, the reason I had Xander and Akin talk about Xander's love life is because he saw first hand how Xander's life was. He also figured how miserable Xander would be if he kept on trying to be with Buffy. He basically wanted Xander to be happy. Especially in a world with monsters and demons, who knows when the last time he would be happy again if he was alone.
To Abuhin: no I didn't give Xander a power coin, lol. But to be honest I got the idea from the samurai amulet from Ninja Storm. Also I hope I got the fight scene right. It seemed okay to me when I wrote it.
on with the next chapter.
Chapter 14
Fallen Soldier's pt. 1
Xander, Dierdre, and Sheila burst through the medical ward at the nearest hospital. Xander is carrying Kendra in his arms and her blood is all over his body.
"Somebody help me now " Xander screams. A nurse suddenly walks by and see's Kendra.
"Oh my, what has happened " the nurse asked.
"I don't have time to explain. Just help her." Xander said on the verge of tears. "Please."
Just then some orderly's come by with a medical strecher and they see Kendra. After talking with them for a minute the nurse instruct's them to take Kendra to surgery. After practically prying her out of Xander's hands, they run off and do so.
"She'll get de best of care, Sir." she says to Xander. "Now go to de waiting room. When we have further information, we'll inform you den." the nurse said as she walked off. With that said Dierdre, Xander, and Sheila go to the waiting room and well wait...
After another five minutes Duncan runs into the hospital. Seeing Xander and Sheila, he runs up to them.
"How is she " he asks looking at Xander.
"We... we don't know." he replies looking back down at his feet.
"I'm sure she'll be alright." he assures as he sits in the seat opposite him.
"What did you do with her Watcher " Sheila suddenly asks after a few minutes.
"I took him directly to the morgue. I can't believe how easily the cops believed that it was because of a gang on PCP." Duncan said looking confused. Xander smiled a sad smile at that. That was until the doctor walked up to them.
Xander looked up at the clock, as the doctor approached. He saw that it was only a few minutes since Kendra went in. What the doctor had to say couldn't be good news.
"Are you de people who brought dat young girl in" the doctor asked Sheila.
"Yes we are." Sheila said in a worried tone. "How is she "
The Doctor let out a sigh before he started talking.
"Whatever went inside her luckily didn't hit any of her organs, however." he said as he flipped to another page in his clipboard. "She lost alot of blood. If she doesn't get more soon, she's going to die." the doctor explained.
"Why can't you just do a blood transfusion " Xander asked. The doctor looked at him sternly before he spoke.
"We already thought of dat, young man." The doctor shot back. He had already spent 12 hours in surgery with another patient and he was tired. And then to top it off some kid questions his judgement. But how is the kid supposed to know all of that, he's just worried about his friend. Doctor James thought to himself. Letting out a sigh he started over again.
"I'm sorry I yelled." he said looking at Xander, who only shrugged. "But like I was saying, we were going to do a blood transfusion on her but we don't have her blood type. Here in Jamaica type double o negative blood is quite rare."
"I have dat type of blood." Dierdre spoke up quietly. Everyone looked down at her and she quickly looked down at her feet.
"What did you say, dear " Doctor James asked as he walked up to her.
"I said I have dat blood type." she says again only a little louder.
"Are you sure" he asks.
"Yes sir." she says meeting his gaze.
"Do you want to give some of your blood"
"Yes, but is it going to hurt " she asked.
"Of course not, dear."
"Can, Xander come with me "
"Of course I will." Xander said as he stood up and put his hands on her shoulder.
"Well den Ma'am." he said looking at Sheila. "You have to sign dese papers." he said as he reached into his clipboard and handed her some forms. "So your daughter can give blood."
Sheila smiled at him as he called Dierdre her daughter. She didn't correct him however as she started to fill out the forms. With that said Xander, Dierdre, and the doctor walked off and into an office.
"Why did you come to Jamaica in de first place, Duncan " Sheila asked the Highlander as she finished the forms.
"I came to visit you, over three years ago. I remember driving away from the airport and then this giant black shadow got a hold of me. After that I was just a puppet for that...demon." Duncan finished. He still couldn't believe that demons existed, but hey if Immortal's can exist, then anythings possible.
"Do you remember anything dat happened " Sheila asked.
"Aye, I remember..." Duncan stopped then he had a horrified look on his face. "Sheila I'm so sorry. I killed..."
"It's okay." Sheila said as she started to break down and cry. Her husband had died at the hands of Daihawk exactly three years ago. "It wasn't you it was dat demon." as her breakdown continued all the Highlander could do was hold his friend as she cried.
After her tears started to subside Xander and Dierdre walked up.
"Well hey at least you got a cookie and juice." Xander told Dierdre who started pouting. The doctor lied, when she donated the blood it did hurt. Also Xander got them to patch up his arm and chest.
"I haven't eaten anything in awhile." Xander finished.
"I'll go get us something to eat." Duncan quickly said as he stood and exited the waiting room.
"What's wrong with him " Xander asked, taking his first look at Sheila as he entered the room.
"What happened, are you okay " Xander asked as he saw her tear streaked face.
"I'll be... I'll be fine. It's nothing. " she said as another tear fell from her eyes. Xander sat in the seat Duncan vacated and wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Miss Monroe, I'll give you some of me cookie, just please don't cry." Dierdre said as she sat down in the seat next to her. Sheila just looked at her and smiled.
"I'll be fine, Dee. Tank you anyway."
A couple hours later
After Duncan returned with some sandwiches for the group, they all sat in silence. It was if the residents of the hospital had forgotten all about them. That was until a doctor walked up to them with a clipboard in hand.
It wasn't the same doctor as before, Xander noticed. This man was named Doctor Stevens.
"Are you the group that brought the girl... Kendra in " the doctor asked as he consulted his notes. Xander told Doctor James what her name was when Dierdre went to give blood.
"Yes... yes we are." Xander said as he stood to his feet. "How is she "
"The young lady died...but only for a couple of seconds." the doctor said hurridly. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Considering all de damage her body went through tonight, she's healing quite rapidly. It was very fortunate dat she had a blood donor or she would have been to weak and would have stayed dead." the doctor informed them.
"You hear that little D." Xander said as he pulled Dierdre into a hug. "You saved Kendra's life."
"Yes little one, your big sister will be fine." the doctor told her.
"Me sister." Dierdre said with wide eyes.
"I'm sorry doctor, but Kendra isn't Dierdre's sister." Sheila informed him.
"Well according to de blood work, de two of you are related." he said double checking his notes. "If you want to visit her you can, since you're family."
"Come on Dierdre, let's go and visit, Kendra." Xander said standing up.
"I'm sorry." the doctor said stopping him. "But since she's the only one related to her, she's the only one who can visit. It's the hospital rules." the doctor explained.
"But we are a family." Xander told him. Sheila and Duncan stood up to support Xander and his statement. The doctor just smiled at this. They must be very close, Doctor Steven's concluded.
"Very well. Come dis way." the doctor said as he walked off. The gang quickly followed. As they got to room 314, they saw Kendra lying in the bed with her eyes closed. They could tell she wasn't asleep though.
"You can visit with her for a few minutes, but she really needs her rest." the doctor explained as he walked off.
With that said Xander and Dierdre walked into the room. Sheila and Duncan were content with just watching from outside ofthe door. Seeing a chair by Kendra's bed Xander sits down and Dierdre sits down on his lap.
Feeling a presense in the room, Kendra's eyes snapped open. She relaxes though as she see's Xander and his little friend watching her.
"Hi." Kendra said as she sat up, wincing with the effort.
"Hi." Xander replied as he put a pillow behind her, to make her more comfortable.
"Not right now but later on I have to tell you something okay." Xander said holding Kendra's hand. "It's some stuff that you're not going to like."
"Alright, but where's Mr. Zabuto" Kendra asked. Xander put his head down when she said this.
"Kendra please don't make me tell you this now." Xander said as tears started to form in his eyes.
"Xander please just tell me where he is." she replied fearing the answer that she would be.
"He didn't make it." Xander said finally meeting her gaze. "He died trying to save your life." Kendra closed her eyes for a second as the tears started to form. Xander put Dierdre down and stood so he could hold Kendra while she cried against his chest. Xander just held her while he just whispered "I'm sorry." over and over in her ear.
Dierdre watched this and tears started to form in her own eyes.
"Dis is all me fault." she said as she walked away from Xander's side.
"Dee no." Xander said as he broke his embrace from Kendra. "This is in no way your fault, okay." Xander said as he hugged her too.
"He's right Dierdre." Sheila said coming into the room. "Your sister's Watcher knew de risk of going into dis battle. Knowing dat he saved your life and your sister's I don't think he would have changed a ting."
"Me sister" Kendra asked in confusion. Xander just wiped his hand through his hair, with a smile on his face. He was so worried about telling Kendra the bad news about Mr. Zabuto, that he had nearly forgotten to tell her the good news. She had a little sister.
"Dierdre this is your big sister, Kendra. Kendra this is your little sister, Dierdre." Xander properly introduced the two.
"But how." Kendra winced again as she sat up straighter.
"From what I know about de Watcher's Council, dey take de potential away from dare family at an early age. Am I correct" Sheila asked Kendra.
"Yes, dat's correct." Kendra confirmed.
"Well den you wouldn't remember if you had a sister den." Sheila concluded.
"But how do you know she's me sister"
"Because the doctor said you needed some blood in order to stay alive." Duncan informed her as he came into the room. "But the problem was nobody had your blood type, except Dierdre of course. So when the doctor came back to tell us that you were doing okay, he informed us you were sister's."
Kendra looked at the little girl...no her little sister in amazement. She had saved her life. But her parents were dead, though. Kendra was saddened about that, but she didn't cry though. She didn't know her parents well enough to greive over them and Mr. Zabuto was more of a parent to her then anybody.
Before she could tell Dierdre that she was thankful for her saving her life, the doctor walked in.
"Ahhh... Kendra I see dat you are awake." Doctor Stevens said. "I'm afraid though dat visiting hours are over. I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you all to leave."
Before the group had a chance to leave the room, Kendra spoke up and said...
"Can me sister stay with me for awhile" Kendra asked the doctor. "I want her to tell me about me family."
Doctor Stevens looked up at her and smiled. "Dis is highly irregular, but under de circumstances... of course she can stay." With that said everybody else left the room. Dierdre jumped in the bed with Kendra and started to tell her all she knew of her family.
The others just stood outside of Kendra's room in an ackward silence.
"So what are you going to do now, Duncan" Xander asked.
"I'm going back to Paris." Duncan told him as he leaned up against the wall. "I've done enough damage here, so I think I'll book a flight out tonight."
"Nonsense." Sheila said as she held his hand. "You're going to spend de night at me house so we can catch up. I haven't seen you in over fifty years."
"But Sheila..."
"No but's Duncan. You're staying." She wanted him to know.
"Alright." he replyed with a sad smile. Xander just watched them as they conversed. Student and teacher finally coming together after so many years. Then he looked through the tiny window on Kendra's door and saw her talking and laughing with Dierdre. Looking up into the heavens he silently wondered what new adventures life would take him on.
Boston Mass.
A minute before Kendra died for a few seconds
A beautiful dark haired girl was being choked to death by a large vampire. She had failed. Linda her Watcher told her not to try to hunt vampires on her own, but she didn't listen. Now she was going to pay for her arrogance with her life.
'At least I'll leave a banging hot corpse.' she thought to herself as the vampire squeezed her neck harder. Then a wave of vertigo suddenly struck her. She felt more confident, faster, more... stronger. With a smile on her face she kicked the vampire, that was holding her, in the stomach.
Because of the impact of the blow he let go of her and keeled over. Using this as a distraction, the raven haired girl jumped into an easy spinkick that sent the vampire to the ground. Scooping up the stake that she dropped earlier in the fight, she jumped on top of the vamp and plunged it into it's heart. The vamp had time enough to look shocked before he crumbled into dust.
"Faith...Faith are you alright" A cute, blonde, british woman in her late thirties asked as she ran into the alley.
"Yeah, Linda." Faith said as she stood to her feet and wiped herself off. "I'm five by five."
TBC...
Please review...
Also since Faith got her powers before she was originally supposed to have them, a new series of events will happen to her. So Kakisto's might not have a big influence on her life like it did on the show. Also I might do another Faith interlude before she meets the gang.
Also I'm going to cut this fanfic shorter then I originally expected. To be honest I didn't have alot of material to work with in the first place. So let's just say for now that, there is going to be like seven more chapters left. I really love this fanfic but i would like to focus on my other one's as well like Problems with the Soul, Kendra the vampire slayer, and my newest fanfic the Death Dealers. I'll still put up the new chapters of this story as fast as I can anyway, so keep in watch for my updates.
