Prologue: Awake, Bonding, And Killing

Faith opened her eyes, she felt cold, she wrapped her arms around herself trying to warm herself, nothing happened. She was hungry, a strange craving was coming over her. Her memories flashed before her eyes. Everything that happened. She tried to sit up, but she was too weak. She heard the door open.

Angelus walked into the room, he had a mug in his hand. He held up to her lips, she drank it quickly. The craving was satisfied.

"Faith?" the voice was distorted, "honey, are you okay?"

She looked at him, her vision was blurred, she could only make out his outline, it was strange. Her head was hurting slightly, there was a searing pain in her neck. She tried to get up again, but again she was too weak. She felt numb, and cold. Angelus grabbed a blanket and wrapped it around her.

"The numbness will wear off," the voice was distorted.

He picked her up and held her in his arms. He kissed her head lightly.

"It'll all be better soon," he whispered in her ear.

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Buffy looked out at the night. Wondering what was going on. The world was screwed up, Faith was in love with the vampire, she vowed to Buffy that she would help fight them. Everything was wrong. The world was wrong. There was a fight coming, she could feel it, one last hurrah between the slayer gang and the vampires. The question was when.

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Faith was in Angelus arms, thinking if her choice was the right one. He stroked her hair gently. He didn't want to hurt her or scare her. He did that once before, he scared the hell out of Darla. But Darla was the past. Faith, Faith he had his eyes on now. She was the one he loved now with all his heart.

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Faith woke up early, Angelus was still there, holding her. He was there for her, usually when she slept with a guy she would wake up alone. He smiled at her, she kissed him. Pulling his head closer to her own. He got out of bed and pulled her up with him.

She watched him dress. All black, just like her. He wrapped his arm around her shoulders. They walked down the hall together. Spike was in the kitchen once more writing.

Spike smelled something, he sniffed the air again. It was a hint of a freshly turned girl, no, woman.

"New blood," Spike said in a whisper, but Faith still heard him.

"Bite your tongue, Spike!" Angelus shouted.

"Don't need to, I already fed," Spike retorted.

Faith groaned in disgust.

"Just some more of Spikes' super bad vampiric humor," Angelus said bluntly.

"Shut up," Spike said.

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The day had come and gone as quickly as yesterday. Faith had been a vampire for a full day, and Angelus was already being more protective and loving. The hunt had begun over an hour ago. Angelus was teaching Faith how to lure a victim, she had to use her eyes, her looks, and her body, or there was the quicker way, less fun way, brute force.

Faith was nervous, first time killing. She had already lured a victim out of the building, Angelus watched from the roof he peered at her. They were kissing, he kissed her next, she vamped out, and bit into his neck, he screamed in pain.

Angelus smiled, she was learning fast. He somehow had enough strength to push her away. He was running towards the street, Angelus jumped down off the building in front of him. Angelus grabbed his neck quickly and broke it, letting him fall to the ground dead.

Faith looked up at Angelus.

"I'm sorry," she said looking down at the ground.

"S'okay," that usually happens on the first time. Barely anyone gets it right, soon it becomes instinct, and you never screw up, unless The Slayer-"

"Oh, God, B." Faith said quickly, "she's gonna try to kill me now isn't she?"

"I won't let that happen, never…" he extended his hand and pulled her off the ground, he kissed her, "never."

Vampire instincts were let down in their passionate embrace, making them unaware that they were being watched.

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"Faith is a vampire," Xander shouted as he walked into the library.

Buffy looked up from her book, Buffy had started reading books ever since she got away from Angelus. She was looking for new fighting moves, and also, possibly a solution to their Angelus-Faith problem. She wanted to make Faith see Angelus wasn't right for her. But now it was too late.

"What?" Giles shouted, "good lord," this went in a whisper.

"Is she mad at him for turning her?" Buffy asked nonchalantly.

"They were kissing when I saw them," Xander said.

"She wanted to be turned?" Willow said, concerned.

"I don't know, but Angelus is teaching her, soon we're gonna have to take her out, so she doesn't become just like Angelus," Xander said.

"Such, obvious wisdom coming from Xander," Buffy said sarcastically.

"We'll have to take them both out," Giles said.

"But when?" Buffy asked.

Giles looked at her.

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Faith and Angelus stepped out of the shower, their bodies dripping wet. Giggles could be heard out in the hallway. Spike groaned in disgust. He lay in bed, the wall was not much of a sound stopper, and Spike could hear everything that went on in there. The giggles silenced, then feminine moans could be heard, followed by feminine screams, then masculine moans, and grunts.

Spike hit the wall, "Hey would you shut the fuck up and let me sleep?"

"Shut-up-Spike!" Faith shouted, the grunting and groaning continued.

"Damn those vampiric senses," Spike said to himself.

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Light shown through the window, the sunlight hit Buffy's face. She tried to block it out, but it was no good. She opened her eyes and got up. She walked into the bathroom, and looked into the mirror. She looked ragged. Her eyes were tired. She took a closer look into the bathroom.

"Well, kiddo, today's the day," Buffy said, getting her toothbrush out.

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Faiths' head rested on Angelus's chest. He was breathing, tough he didn't need to, he was breathing. She looked up at him, he was still sleeping, she kissed his cheek. She saw him smile.

He looked down at her, and kissed her. They began making out, there was a knock on the door.

"Just when it was getting good," Faith groaned.

"You saying it wasn't good before?" Angelus asked teasingly.

The door opened, Spike walked in.

"Do you mind to keep you're sexual activities down, I could barely get any sleep," Spike complained.

"Sleeping at night? What are you, neutered?" Faith said sarcastically. "You're supposed to be out hunting."

"Well, look at you, you're a vamp as well and you stay here at night shagging," Spike retorted.

"Eh, your just jealous cause Dru ain't puttin' out," Faith said.

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Dawn was breaking, Buffy watched outside the mansion. Lights flickered on and off in the second floor bedroom. Her eyes watched intently. Memorizing the mansion, plotting an attack plan. Something had to give, she lost a friend to a vampire's love. She wasn't gonna let another friend go.

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Night falls and rises again…in other words "the next night."

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Faith looked out the window, she was wearing dark blue jeans, so blue they looked purple, she had a black tank top on. Angelus placed his hands on her shoulders, wearing all black as always.. Faith hummed a song her mother used to sing, she found it oddly comforting. A loud crashed erupted from the hallway. Faith hair swung as she looked towards the door. Angelus walked over to the door a listened closely.

Fighting.

Feminine grunts accompanied by an English accent taunting the female. Faith mouthed the word "Buffy." Faith walked over to Angelus and nodded. Angelus through the door open and got into the fight.

Faith saw Buffy fighting William…er…Spike, as he liked to be called. Angelus punched Buffy in the back of the head. She fell to the floor, Faith leaned on the doorframe and smirked at Buffy. She said something but the blinding pain in her head stopped her from hearing.

Buffy got back to her feet and kicked Spike in the stomach and elbowed Angelus in the nose then flipped him onto his back. She pulled out a stake and was about to dust him until Faith kicked the stake out of her hand and punched Buffy in the nose. Faith kicked Buffy into an abandoned bedroom. The two fought for a few minutes. Angelus stared, impressed with what Faith had learned.

"So, having fun? The world of the undead must be very giving," Buffy taunted.

"Well, y'know," Faith said kicking her, "we tend to watch out for each other," a punch to the gut, and Faith fell forward.

Buffy grabbed the stake off the ground. "Oh, really? I thought it was every vamp for him or herself," she said as she sprang at Faith.

"Not where I'm from, a nest, we're bound to look out for each other, or the boss" Faith nudged her head to where Angelus was standing, "will get mad," Faith said and grabbed Buffy and threw her across the room. She landed at Angelus' feet. "You're turn lover," Faith said.

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Willow sat outside, Giles sat to her right. Watching and waiting, if something went wrong, they were to kill anyone who got out, anyone who wasn't alive that is. Willow's eyes shot black, a strong energy was brewing. Something big was happening.

A very pissed off, very gamed-faced Spike stormed out of the mansion. Willow muttered a silent curse. When she signed up to be "watch dog" she didn't expect to be facing a master vampire.

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Angelus picked Buffy up off the ground and threw her out into the hall. Xander watched from the window. Stake in hand, he couldn't see Faith, but with all good hope she was dead.

Faith smirked just watching Angelus have a field day. Buffy was about dead, if Xander was gonna do something it would be now. He slid the window open and crept up slowly behind Angelus.

Faith saw something out of the corner of her eye. "Angelus!" Faith shouted.

He turned around and caught Xanders' wrist. Angelus vamped out and got ready to bite Xander. Faith walked forward sexily.

"Wouldn't that be foolish with a Slayer right behind you?" Faith said, Angelus contemplated that for a second. "Let me have him," she said pressing her body against his.

Angelus smiled evilly, and through the boy into the spare room.

"Suck 'em dry, then wrist to mouth, right?" she said wrapping her arms around his neck.

"Mmm," Angelus moaned leaning in and kissing Faith.

Faith pushed him back quickly, and backhanded Buffy who was about to stake her.

"Now, now, lets play nice B." Faith said, grabbing her head and slamming the back of it on to the floor. Faith got up and stepped over her body.

She walked into the spare room where Xander lay helpless. His instincts told him he should get up and run, but the pain coursing through his body bound him.

Angelus smiled evilly as he heard a scream from the room, a male scream. He grabbed Buffy by the throat and held her up, inches off the ground. She struggled, kicked, but it did no good. She couldn't breathe, she led her friends into a death trap, they were all gonna die because of her, and there was nothing she could except feel sorry for herself.

"Turn or kill?" Angelus said, giving Faith the choice on Buffy's destiny.

Faith walked out of the room, blood on her lips. "I couldn't stand looking at her for all eternity." Faith then took a long pause. "Kill the bitch."

Angelus quickly snapped Buffy's neck.

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"I'll give you ONE chance to run, get away from here," Spike shouted.

Willow just sat there and stared blankly. Giles couldn't comprehend.

"Go now, he'll only torture you," Spike said loudly.

Willow got up and ran.

"Coward," Giles said getting up and pulling a stake out of his back pocket.

"Bollocks," Spike said, vamped out, and snapped Gile's neck.

Spike looked to where Willow ran off to. He turned around and went back inside the mansion.

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Angelus dropped Buffy's body to the floor, he turned around, still game-faced, he looked Faith in the eye. Faith still had that smirk on her face. She walked up to Angelus, hips swaying sexily; she placed her hand on his left cheek and kissed him.

"They probably told the council," Faith said.

Angelus pulled away and looked at anything but Faith. "yeah," was his onl response.

"Well, we could either, one: stay here and wait for the next Slayer, or two, get the hell out of town. Personally I want to kill another, that was fun." Angelus smiled, "but I also don't want to run the risk of getting myself killed…at least not until I'm as avid in fighting as the others."

"You will be, give it time, give me time," Angelus said pulling Faith in for a kiss.

"We have all the time in the world," Faith said before kissing him.

-End

A/N: Please, please, please review. Sorry, if anyone is mad at me for killing Buffy (evil snicker.) But, please, please review. Please? (puppy dog eyes, begs)