Aaron - You know, I really could. Some little Liam/Angel bonding moments would be so cute, Maybe the Scoobies might have a daylight demon to fight and the only one to baby-sit would be Angel. Little Liam would be cute, Little Dawn would probably drive him up the wall, definatly food for thought.
gidgetgirl - Thank you. Yeah I know the grammar is off but honestly english was never my strong point. I was more of a math and science girl but if anyone would be interested, I would be grateful for a beta. I guess it is but I never really thought about it, just sorta seemed like the thing to write.
asianvietgirl52 - Thank You, I've noticed that too and while their may be some emotional scenes I think it will be neccesary, you can't go through what she has and not break down at some point but I will do my best to stick with in the character and not make it too over the top.
charmed-greek - I'm glad you like it but definatly have a look around this site, there are some amazing stories out there and if you would like any recommendations e-mail me, I have a couple of hundred lol. I have Wrong Turn on DVD but haven't seen City By The Sea yet, I'll have to hire it our or something.
Another big Thank You to everyone else who reviewed, it really does make your day when you check your e-mails and find lots of reviews.
Chapter 7
It was 45 minutes later when they felt secure enough to stop and entered into another alley. "I think we're ok for now." Faith said crouching down in front of her little brother slightly worried that he hadn't spoken the entire time. "Are you ok Lee?"
Liam nodded slowly.
"You sure Sweetie?"
She felt a moment of panic when his eyes filled up with tears. "I'm scared Fai." He whispered. "Mommy's gone and we're running from the police woman and mummy said they were the good guys and your fighting, I thought you only fought the bad men." He rubbed at his eyes with a little fist. "I don't understand what's happening."
"Oh baby." Faith pulled him towards her and enveloped him in a hug and tried to focus her thoughts, how in the hell was she going to explain this to him. She'd been so worried about not losing him; she'd forgotten that he was just a 6 year old boy that had lost his mother and had had his life turned upside down. Pulling back, she looked him in the eye. "I swear I will explain everything but it's almost dark and we need to find somewhere to stay the night. But I promise you, everything will be ok. You know Tara and I will never let anything happen to you don't you?" When he nodded, she looked over to her blonde companion and saw she had her deep-in-thought face on. "What are you thinking?"
"I saw a motel just up the road." Tara replied. "I can cast a temporary glamour on myself long enough to get us a room, then come back and get you. They might not even be looking for me but better safe then sorry right?"
Faith nodded. "You got enough energy to do that?"
Tara returned the nod. "Yeah, anything more I'll need supplies and time to rebuild my energy stores. I'll get the room for three days, that should be long enough to find a magic shop and get what I need."
"Ok, you go do your thing, we'll wait here till you get back, it's better if we stay off the streets." She watched as the sun finally disappeared and glanced back at her friend. "Be careful though, we don't know what the Cleveland night life is like."
Nodding in understanding Tara closed her eyes and started concentrating. She muttered a few words under her breath and Faith watched in fascination as her best friend was replaced with a red headed woman a few years older then she actually was. "What can I say?" Tara grinned. "I have a thing for red heads."
Faith smirked at her. "You'll have to teach me that trick, would be hella easy to get into clubs if I could do that."
Tara scowled at her but didn't reply and left the alley and headed towards the motel a block down.
It was 10 minutes later when Faith felt the telltale signs that a vampire was close. Judging by the strength of the tingle it was more than one.
Cursing under her breath, she stood up and pulled a couple of stakes out of her bag. Seeing another dumpster that all alleys seem to have she grabbed her bags and took Liam by the hand and guided him over to the shadows cast by the dumpster. "I need you to hide for me Lee ok?" She saw his frightened look and gave him a tight smile. "Everything's gonna be ok, you just stay here and don't make a sound."
When he nodded fearfully, she stood up and moved as far away from him as she could while still being close enough to keep an eye on him.
It was only seconds later when four vamps entered the alley. "Told you I heard someone." A short chunky one said. "Now do you believe me?"
He was answered by a punch in the face. Faith followed the arm and saw a good-looking dark haired man. He looked only young, was probably turned no later than 25. But what caught Faith's attention was the way he was sending her Slayer senses crazy. He was definatly powerful. "Who the hell is responsible for turning this piece of trash?" He asked, his handsome face twisted into an ugly sneer.
The other two vamps looked horrified. "I-I-I don't know boss, but we'll take care of it." One stuttered while the other nodded so hard Faith thought his head was going to fall off.
The boss kicked the vamp that was lying on the ground and laughed when he cried out. "Get this thing out of my sight." His dark glittery eyes landed on Faith. "And stay away, this girl is mine."
Faith almost laughed at the sight of the idiots falling over themselves to follow orders.
Neither Slayer nor Vampire moved until the alley was clear and there was only the two of them left standing meters apart.
The Vampire spoke first. "There's something different about you." He murmured circling her slowly.
Faith watched him cautiously. "Well you're not exactly Joe normal yourself."
He smiled in triumph. "The Slayer."
Faith smirked at him. "A Vampire." She mocked.
He stopped moving, cocked his head to the side, and grinned. "I like you, you've got spunk."
Faith, very aware that he was now standing dangerously close to where Liam was hidden pulled the stake from her pocket and tapped it against her palm impatiently. "I know who you are, you know who I am, can we get this show on the road?"
Before she could even blink, the still unknown vamp spun in a swirl of black leather and reached for the young boy. She started forward only to be stopped when he held her little brother up by the throat. "Hmmmm." He murmured. "I thought I heard something."
"You hurt him overbite and I swear on my mother's grave you'll be screaming for years." Faith growled, refusing to let the fear wrenching in her heart paralyze her.
He looked into her eyes. He could see the fear, but also the determination in her stance. He would kill this Slayer, but not now.
While as a Vampire he didn't actually care about anything other than having a good time he had heard rumors of a Slayer, so deadly that almost nothing that encountered her lived to tell the tale. And the reason for that being she fought for something other than just a duty and he could see it in this Slayer's eyes. She wasn't lying; there's was nothing she wouldn't do for this puny little human in his hand. And that meant she was not only a dangerous warrior but also one that needed to be respected. He had learnt from one of the best. William The Bloody might not have been his sire but 20 years he had traveled with him had taught him more than his own sire ever could. If you wanted to be worthy of being a creature of the night you didn't act like a bully, oh you could take what you want when you want, but when it came down to Slayers you fought them one on one. They might only be little girls but they at least deserved the respect and honor of a true fight and he was never one to back down on a challenge.
Without warning, he tossed the kid in his hand towards her. "By the way Slayer, the names Julian. Remember it, cause we will meet again." And with that he took off out of the alley before she could give chase.
Once she was sure he was gone, she lowered the boy in her arms and franticly checked him over. "Are you ok, did he hurt you?" She stopped and started shaking him fiercely. "I thought I told you to stay quiet, you know after Kakistos how dangerous it is." Without giving him a chance to reply, she pulled him into a bone-crushing hug. "Oh god, I was so scared."
After several moments she pushed him back and started had to restrain herself from shaking him again and settled for looking over his neck. Pushing his head from side to side, she realized that his skin had only a touch of redness to it, he probably wouldn't even bruise. When her heart beat finally returned to normal and she was able to calm down she looked into his wide eyes. "I told you not to make a sound."
"I didn't." He cried. "There was a mouse; it ran through the rubbish, I didn't make a sound I swear Fai."
Faith just nodded before pulling him to her again, only without the crushing force of the previous hug. "Ok, it's ok. Nothing happened, no one's hurt, its ok." She repeated, unsure of whether she was trying to convince Liam or herself.
And that was how Tara found them 10 minutes later. To say she was worried about the way the young Slayer held her brother to her protectively would be an understatement. Something had happened of that she was sure, but in an alley wasn't the place to talk about it. "Faith." She called out. "I got the room, we should go."
Nodding Faith stood but took Liam's hand with her own and picked her bags up with the other hand. Smiling shakily at Tara, she nodded. "Ok Tigerlily."
Tara placed a comforting hand on her best friends should and tried to calm her down slightly before leading them out of the alley and towards the motel. Quickly and silently, the three of them climbed the stairs to their room.
Feeling a sudden shiver down her spine Faith stopped before she crossed the threshold into their room and looked around but the whole street was covered in darkness and she couldn't see a thing. The sensation didn't feel evil, but after the confrontation earlier with Julian she wasn't willing to take any chances, with a quick glance around again she turned and hurried into the room missing the young girl watching her shocked, hidden by the darkness.
Tru Davies sighed as she clutched her coat tighter around her body. She couldn't believe Candice did that to her. She knew how she felt about Ronnie, yet her so-called best friend turned on her and stole the boy she liked.
Sighing, she kicked an empty can along the footpath before feeling something go through her. Stopping she searched the street and found her eyes unexplainably drawn towards the motel over the road, but more specifically to a young woman standing underneath a light on the top floor. A young woman looking exactly like herself.
Tru felt her mouth drop open and it wasn't until the girl vanished into a room that she managed to shake herself out of her surprise. "Holy crap." She muttered. Taking one last look towards where she had last seen the girl, she turned and headed for home. Her earlier thoughts of Ronnie gone and her attention now centered on that girl and why she felt so familiar when Tru had never seen her before.
A/N 2: Ok so now you know it will also be a crossover with Tru Calling. I know the timing's a little off but just assume Tru started school a year early, she has a photographic memory so it wouldn't be far fetched to say she started a year younger then everybody else (I hope). This popped into my head after I downloaded the Reunion episode to watch and saw that Tru went to high school in Cleveland. Believe it or not, I hadn't even considered that or the fact that there was a Hellmouth in Cleveland when I picked it as their first stop. I was just looking at maps of the U.S and it jumped out at me. Hope you enjoy this chapter and would love to know what you think. In addition, do you think I should move this to BtVS Crossovers or just leave it here?