Hey all sorry its been forever but I had major computer issues…hopefully you all enjoy this update…
Betrayal
The night brought stillness to the house. Some slept in the arms of their lover while others were lost in their own thoughts. The blonde slayer herself was one of the few lucky people to be in a warm embrace, but sleep never found her. Like most nights she found herself staring into a void of nothingness, worrying about every little problem that is and could be. With her arms rapped around her slayer she wonders if she can trust their newest house guest as strongly as Faith does. However, just as the weight of the world was slowly slipping off her shoulders and sleep was consuming her, she was awaken by a horrible scream.
"Dawn!" Within seconds Buffy was running out of her room and down the hall and right behind her was a startled brunette slayer. Right before Buffy grab the handle to her sisters door her arm was grabbed by the brunette.
"B, what are you doing! Why the hell did you just yell out Dawn's name and sprint out of our room?" Faith said looking confused
"Didn't you hear the scream? Dawn's in trouble! Let go of me!"
"I didn't hear anything are you sure you didn't imagine it?" As an uncertain look began to form on the blonde's face, another figure came running toward them.
"Guys have you seen Kennedy? I heard someone scream and she hasn't gotten back from her walk." Willow said in a nervous voice. As soon as Willow said she heard the scream too, Buffy pulled her arm out of Faith's grasp and turned the handle on Dawn's door. The door was locked, but the slayer was determined and kicked in the door without a second thought.
When the three ran into the room they were greeted with darkness and fear. To scared to turn on the lights the blonde slayer made her way to her sister's bed and whispered her name. Hearing nothing but silence, Buffy reached out to her sister's form just as Faith flicked the lights on. As soon as the lights were on Buffy pulled back the blanket and collapsed to her knees as screams were heard in the background. Lain before the three warriors was the body of Dawn Summers, she was stripped naked with cuts all over her body. One cut went from her throat to her chest were her heart was cut out and placed in the palm of her hand.
As Buffy started to stand up and look around she saw blood all over the walls. The blood on the walls was like arrows that lead to the window of Dawn's room. On the window the blonde saw that her sister's blood was used to write a message. As she walked through the blood and carnage she looked at the window and read the message that simply said: "We're Even." As Buffy stares at the window the other two occupants of the room slowly make their way to the body.
"Dawnie…" Willow says in a whisper as tears begin to fill her eyes, "What did she do to you?"
While the red head begins to mourn the loss of the girl she considered family the brunette however found herself riddled with guilt. She brought the psycho into this house; this blood is on her hands. Yet looking at the body she realizes something else.
"She couldn't have screamed," the brunette said as the others looked towards her "her body is to cold." She continued while trying to hold back a sob.
Looking back toward the window Buffy looks beyond the message to the outside where she sees a body laying on the ground.
"Kennedy… Kennedy's outside." As the words left Buffy's mouth Willow came to her side and as soon as the red head saw the body lying out of the grass she ran out of the room and to the back yard. Once the witch left the room the ex-rogue looked at the angry slayer.
"B…" the brunette started to say, but was quickly shut down by the hard look in the blonde's eyes. Quietly the two followed the red heads lead and went to check on their fallen sister slayer.
"Red is she.." the coughing from the lying form stopped Faith from finishing her sentence. Slowly and with the help of her witch Kennedy turned over onto her back, showing the blood on her stomach.
"Desiree?" the brunette asked as the blonde came from the house with an emotionless look to her face.
"Who else do you think it was F? She just jumped that window and came up from behind and before I know it she stabs me right in to back through my stomach and whispers in my ear that I'll have a matching wound just like my idols." Kennedy says weakly, as her hand goes to her slowly closing wound.
"I called the healers and they are coming to get Kennedy." Buffy said in a dead tone.
"What about Dawn?" Willow said slowly as she rubbed Kennedy's head
"What about Dawn?" Kennedy asked confused
"She killed her." The blonde said as she walked back into the house
After Buffy went back into the house the three warriors looked on in worry. None of them had seen their leader mourn yet and that could only mean bad things.
"I'm worried about Buffy, I've never seen her like this." Faith said "Red I'm sure you are gonna want to be with your girl so I'll go talk to her. I'll meet you in the infirmary later." With that the brunette took off to find her lover while the witch explained to her slayer what they found in Dawn's room.
After looking all over the house Faith found Buffy in the position she feared she'd be. Buffy was laying beside Dawn holding the bloody body to her own.
"Buffy?"
"Leave us alone. You've done enough"
"What's that suppose to mean?"
"You killed her. You killed my sister!" Buffy said while getting up and storming out of the room "You brought that thing to this house and look at the chaos!" As Buffy stormed into their room the brunette was quick to follow her.
"I never wanted any of this to happen. I thought I was helping someone."
"No you were just mad at me and wanted to prove me wrong and now look. Dawn is dead, DEAD! I can never forgive you for this. I HATE YOU I HATE YOU!"
"B, you need to calm down. Please listen to me you know I love you."
"No more calming down, no more listening, I know what I have to do now. I have to go finish what I started." She said as she looked through her weapons chest, "we are far from even."
"Buffy I know what you're thinking and I can't let you go. It's too dangerous, we need a plan." Sighing the blonde slayer hunched over and looked as if she was trying to calm herself. Then slowly she turned around and walked over to Faith with a sad look on her face.
"I know, you're right. I'm so angry and I need a plan" As her left hand grazed Faith's cheek causing the ex-rogue to close her eyes, Buffy brought up her right hand which held the knife she picked out and hit her lover in the head with the handle part knocking the brunette out.
"Sorry lover, but I do got a plan, I'm gonna kill that bitch."