Redeemed

Prologue

This is a Buffy the Vampire Slayer Fan Fiction based on the character, Faith. Joss Whedon owns all rights to the show, and I am not claiming ownership of any names or references in the fan fiction.

"Help me!" the girl screamed as she ran from her pursuer. Night had fallen a few moments before the chase, and the girl's pursuer had come seemingly from nowhere in the darkness. It had been the girl's first time taking a shortcut through the graveyard, and she regretted her decision completely now.

She continued running, knowing in her mind that the thing that pursued her was still following. She looked back to see how close to her he was, and she tripped on a branch that had fallen from the tree above her. She landed on the ground, roughly, and twisted her ankle in the process. She limped back up into a standing position, and there in front of her was her pursuer.

"My, my." He said in a dark, mysterious tone. "What happened? Did you fall down?" He grinned evilly at her.

"Please leave me alone." The girl pleaded. "Please don't hurt me."

Her pursuer smiled coldly once more, and then his face changed. He now bore teeth that were long and sharp, and he now had a disfigured face. His eyes became yellowed with thin, black pupils.

The girl screamed and turned to run, but before she could turn completely around, he was there again, in front of her.

"Don't run away, the fun's just beginning." He said, baring his teeth at her. He reached for her, and before she could get away he had her arm. He pulled her toward her with unnatural strength, and before the girl could think about what was happening to her, her neck was exposed to his teeth.

He started to bite down on her neck, but someone grabbed his shoulder and flung him around. The girl fell to the ground, and back away slowly.

"What's going on?" the new girl said, confidently.

"Who the hell are you?" the attacker demanded of the girl who had interrupted him from eating his meal.

"The name's Faith." She said. "Can I ask who you might be?"

"Slayer!"

"No, I think you're confused." Faith said. "You see, I'm the slayer…."

Suddenly she pulled a stake from her jacket and plunged it deep into the vampire's heart. He screamed in rage, as he turned into nothing more than a pile of dust.

"… and you're dust!" she finished.

She turned around and looked at the girl that was sitting on the ground, sobbing. She walked over to her, and reached her hand down to her. This just made the girl back away again.

"Please don't hurt me." The girl cried.

"I'm not going to hurt you." Faith said, "Take my hand."

The girl hesitated for a moment, and then took Faith's outstretched hand. Faith pulled the girl up, and made sure she could stand before she let go.

"You should probably go home now." Faith told her.

"What was that thing?" the girl asked. "It was so hideous."

"Yeah, he wasn't much of a looker was he?" Faith grinned at the girl, trying to lighten the mood. When she saw that it wasn't helping, she added, "Don't worry about him. He won't bother you anymore."

The girl thought about this for a moment. She turned to pick up her bag, and when she stood back up she looked to ask, "Hey, he was so powerful, how did you…."

She stopped, because when she turned around, Faith was gone.