A/N: Sorry I haven't updated for like an eternity, but hay I gotta load in store for ya!
Disclaimer: The passage is from The Bible Proverbs 2.20-3.8, I found it on Oremus Bible Browser, I can not claim ownership from it. Also the scene with Faye at the end is inspired by a scene in 'Pulp Fiction'. The song in the middle is by 'The Arctic Monkeys' it does not belong to me.
Chapter thirty-one; White silk dress.
20Therefore walk in the way of the good,
and keep to the paths of the just.
21For the upright will abide in the land,
and the innocent will remain in it;
22but the wicked will be cut off from the land,
and the treacherous will be rooted out of it.
3My child, do not forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commandments;
2for length of days and years of life
and abundant welfare they will give you.
3Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you;
bind them round your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.
4So you will find favour and good repute
in the sight of God and of people.
5Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not rely on your own insight.
6In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.
7Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
8It will be a healing for your flesh
and a refreshment for your body.
Two weeks had passed since Easter Sunday. Buffy and Charlie weren't quite into the "we and us" faze but were just passed the "flowers and dates" stage. They were now happily in the "my boyfriend, my girlfriend" stage.
Charlie had only caught a glimpse of Buffys 'family' but they were all avid about the relationship. Angel had contented his crave to question the boy by Patrolling every night. Spike was surprisingly all right with it, he apparently had his eye on someone else.
Over the hills and a strong magical barrier, in Hogwarts Faye had not come out of her room since her fight with Conroy. Her supply to Heroin was cut of there for she was suffering the worst cold turkey you could imagine. She would only come out at night, to scrounge any unsuspecting Slytherin for some Coke or if she was lucky actual Heroin. The girls in her dorm room half heartidly supplied her with food and sometimes medicine.
The last few days of April were unfathomably hot. The heat stuck in peoples mouths and noses for days on end, before they gave into the cold depths of the lake. A lazy one eyed murmur had settled over Hogwarts, like a cloud settles over the sun at the end of a long laborious day.
On April Seventeenth the final Quidditch match of the year came with a loud bang. It was Gryffindore versus Ravenclaw, a surprising turn out. The day of the match was another surprisingly hot one, so hot that the teams feared they may catch heat stroke.
The Gryffindore team had suffered a great loss when Deon left but soon replaced him with Ritchie Coote. He was small but aimed well.
"So Ron how you feeling about this match?" Hermione asked the red head over breakfast.
"Pretty good actually, we did win the last one so..." Ron shrugged as he ate his bacon sandwidge.
"Glad you cleared up those terrible nerves of yours mate," Harry said with a mouthful of sausages. Ron smiled sheepishly.
"Harry mate we gotta get going," Jimmy Peakes said as he passed Harrys table on his way out.
"Yeah I'm just coming," Harry replied.
"Ron, Ginny we gotta go c'mon," Harry said. Ginny and Ron reluctantly followed him out of the hall.
The trio walked through the hot grounds shielding their eyes from the assassin like sun. The warm light kissed the back of their necks, caressing their cheeks and warming their hair. Ginny bent down to feel the pitch and found it hot to the touch.
In the changing rooms the team waited silently for the signal to leave. Ron was the only one to brake the silence when he asked Harry how he should approach asking Lavender out. He only received a glare.
"It 's time. Everyone...uh good luck you'll do great," Harry said right before he lead his team out of the confines of the changing rooms.
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Buffy was curled up on Charlies lap. The sun was filtering through Charlies apartments mesh curtains and reflecting on the leather chair they were seated on.
"So what do you wanna do today?" Buffy asked him contentedly.
"Hmm I dunno, maybe we could go back to your place and I can finally meet your er family," Charlie replied.
Buffy broke away from him so she was looking him right in the eye, "You're really determined to meet them aren't you?"
"Well yeah, I've heard loads about them but never met them so..."
"Well I don't wanna disappoint you but they aren't anything special."
"How about we all go out to the pub later, just a friendly drink," Charlie suggested hesitantly.
"I guess but Giles won't wanna come and Dawns a little young..."
"Not in England, she's nineteen right? Well then she can defiantly come."
"Ok but Xander's just getting over a drinking problem so I'm not ot sure how he'll take it."
"No problem I have a potio... I mean some pills he can have," Charlie corrected himself quickly.
Buffy looked at him strangely then lay back on his chest. "For a second I thought you were gonna say potion. Any ways you just have the answer to everything don't you,"
Charlie sighed and breathed in the scent of her hair.
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"It's Twenty Thirty to Gryffindore!" Seamus shouted out to the crowed as the two teams soured over head.
Harry hovered over the top of the game, he shielded his eyes from the sun scanning the field for the Snitch. Ginny wobbled beneath him the Quaffel in her hands. She zoomed towards the hoop, taking a well aimed shoot she scored. Harry let out a sigh of relief allowing himself to shout out a whoop of joy.
"Forty twenty to Gryffindore! Hay look everyone there's a little man on Lucy Silvers broom! Wow Lucy look!" Seamus shouted, "Oh no wait sorry that's just me, wow I must be Hallucinating like the guy in that song by Radiohea..."
"Finnigan!" McGonogall shouted.
"Sorry Professor! Peakes aims a bludger at Lucy Silver and she drops the Quaffel!"
Ginny passed the ball to Katie who shot into the Ravenclaw hoops. As the crowed roared with euphoria Ginny glanced at Kaiya and Vanessa who were sitting together. To her immense shock Kaiya was wearing that bloody wedding dress, Kaiya had insisted on wearing it any time she could. It was strange how ghostly she looked in it, her paper like skin and jutting bones almost white against the cream chiffon.
Ginny shook herself out of her musing and continued to play the tiresome game.
Two hours later and the match still hadn't finished, the game had taken a twist though putting Ravenclaw in favour and Gryffindore twenty points behind. Harry was growing lazy on his broom from the heat and the compressing dusk, but the other players seemed to be more ferocious than ever. Ritchie had hit Ron with a bludger quite simply because he wasn't defending the right hoop. This had actually been a good thing as Ron slammed into the Quaffel heading towards the goal.
Mandy Brocklehurst (Faye's cousin) was now sporting a cut on her shoulder from a collision with Damelza Robins. Harry looked at the crowed everyone seemed a little bored, and he was bored out of his mind. Out of the corner of his eye he could see Katie heading towards the Ravenclaw goal, he just so happened to be right above it.
Just as Katie was about to shoot Harry dived. He sped down to the ground right in front of the Goal Keeper who lost his concentration allowing Katie to shoot and score. Mean whilst the Ravenclaw seeker Amy Thompson sped down to the ground right next to Harry, at the last exhilarating second Harry pulled out leaving Amy to crash to the ground. As Harry pulled out of the dive something gold and shiny caught his eye.
"Harry Potter pulls of an incredible Wronski Feint and what's this...He's speeding towards the middle hoop he reaches out...and he catches the Snitch! Woo! Yeah! Gryffindore win!" Seamus yelled.
Harry came back down to earth sweating and a smile on his face. His team soon landed ontop of him all screaming and shouting with happiness. Harry was swamped by their bodies until someone thrust the cup into his hands and he was lifted onto his friends shoulders.
"WE WUUUNE WE WUUNE, THE CUP IS OURS!" Gryffindore started up the football chant as they headed up to the castle, the team supported on their backs.
The evening was just beginning to become dark as the Gryffindores reached their tower. Somehow booze, food and music had all ready turned up by the time everyone was in the round common room. Somebody cranked up the volume of their magical C.D player so that I bet you look good on the dance floor (by the Arctic Monkeys) was booming out.
Harry laughed when he heard the tune, it seemed that that song had become so famous that even Wizards and Witches new it. Soon everyone was whooping and singing along to the familiar words.
Stop making the eyes at me, I'll stop making the eyes at you
And what it is that surprises me is that I don't really want you to
And your shoulders are frozen (cold as the night)
Oh, but you're an explosion (you're dynamite)
Your name isn't Rio, but I don't care for sand
And lighting the fuse might result in a bang, b-b-bang, go!
"W...H...HAY!" Ron shouted as he was swept away by the crowed. Harry laughed shifting the weight of the cup in his arms. He rounded the room shaking peoples hands and grabbing beers as they congratulated him.
I bet that you look good on the dance floor
I don't know if you're looking for romance or
I don't know what you're looking for
I said, I bet that you look good on the dance floor
Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984
From 1984!
Harry searched the room for a face he hadn't seen since the game. And then like a jolt there she was, Ginny was stood stock still in the middle of the crowed a sexy grin on her face. It was as if she was waiting for him, the slowly dispensing golden sunlight reflected in her hair. The mass of bodies around her seemed to be a see of blackness ready to asphyxiate her if her didn't save her.
Harry placed the cup on the ground, just as Ron materialised. Harry ignored Rons indignant shouting and purposefully striped towards Ginny.
I wish you'd stop ignoring me, because it's sending me to despair
Without a sound, yeah, you're calling me, and I don't think it's very fair
That your shoulders are frozen (cold as the night)
Oh, but you're an explosion (you're dynamite)
Your name isn't Rio, but I don't care for sand
Lighting the fuse might result in a bang, b-b-bang, go!
Harry reached the petite red head and without a word their lips had found each other at last. Harry felt as if he had just let out a breath he didn't know he was holding, he kissed Ginny with more emotion that he knew he had.
The two finally came apart trying desperately to catch their breath. Harry glanced round at a scandalised Ron.
"Listen mate I..." Harry began before Ron cut him of.
"Save it man. It's about time you two got together, I mean talk about bloody sexual frustration, just don't do anything I wouldn't," Ron said resignedly but he had a smile on his face.
I bet that you look good on the dance floor
I don't know if you're looking for romance or
I don't know what you're looking for
I said, I bet that you look good on the dance floor
Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984
From 1984!
Oh, there ain't no love, no Montagues or Capulets
Are just banging tunes and DJ sets and...
Dirty dancefloors, and dreams of naughtiness!
Well, I bet that you look good on the dance floor
I don't know if you're looking for romance or
I don't know what you're looking for
I said, I bet that you look good on the dance floor
Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984
F
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The pub was smokey, only lit by the dim light of candles and one main chandelier. Xander, Willow, Spike, Angel, Faith, Lola, Dawn, Buffy and Charlie were all sitting around a strong oak table, bottles of bear and glasses of wine scattered over it.
Xander and Angel were having a debate with Charlie and Spike about the quality of English beers and American (Charlie was winning). Faith was trying to persuade Willow to ask the pretty bar tender for her number and Lola and Dawn were questioning Buffy about Charlie.
Faith took a drag of her cigarette letting the smoke furl around her fingers and martini glass. She glanced at the bar tender who was talking to one of the belly dancers (it was a themed night of sheesha and belly dancers).
"Ok Will think about it like this, she's a lonely girl looking for a soul mate and then you walk in, she's immediately attracted to you but doesn't have the nerve to ask you out so one of you has to do it," Faith said dramatically.
"I don't think so, anyway I'm not looking for a relationship or anything my last date went so badly I don't want to even step back out there," Willow replied sadly.
Faith rolled her eyes and jokily muttered "If you don't then I will."
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As darkness settled over the castle Faye ventured out of her room. She padded down the hallways in a white silk dress with black trimmings, that hung loosely over her paper thin stomach, shrunken boobs and painfully large hip bones. Her long black hair hung over her shoulders and fell into her restless eyes. Faye found the class room with more difficulty than she used to but that was probably due to Insomnia for two weeks.
Faye didn't even bother to knock she didn't announce herself when she found Conroy in his usual spot. She stood watching with jealousy as he took a chase of smack.
"Oh god!" She cried, her voice was high as if she was about to cry and she felt like crumpling in a heap.
"Faye what the fuck are you doing here?" Conroy shouted.
"Please Conroy, I'm not asking for Heroin just for something to dull the pain yeknow,"
Conroy hesitated before he sighed "I have some Tranquillisers in my room I don't know if that will help,"
"Great I'll take anything just lead the way," Faye said willingly.
Conroy picked up his possessions, he lead Faye out of the moon lit room to the Hufflepuff common room. Faye hesitantly sat on one of the plush sofas that surrounded a coffee table, she glanced around fearfully.
"Don't worry no one will bother us," Conroy said as he placed his jacket that held the heroin on the table. "I'll be right back," with that he darted down the hall coming back merely moments later with two pink pills and some water.
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"I need to get some air," Angel said abruptly. He left the table and headed for the night air.
Outside the heat compressed over the night in waves of tight nausea. Angel breathed in the scent of the summer mingled with smoke and some where far of fear.
The dark vampire ignored it and stepped into a phone booth near by. He picked up the receiver placing a coin in the slot. Angel dialled in the numbers of T.W.C, he realised that no body had checked in on the slayers for the last five days and felt obliged to at that moment.
Angel waited while the phone rung he looked around the glass case that enclosed him, it reminded him so much of being under the sea in that wooden box. Angel was jolted out of his thoughts when the recorded voice of Andrew came onto the speaker.
"You've reached the Watchers Council special detective agency, slash boarding school and if your the health control then...ow...oh never mind leave a message!"
"Hi it's Angel I was just calling to check up on you guys and er you should really think about changing your message, bye." He hung up.
Just as he was about to leave the box he caught sight of the pornographic pictures placed on the walls. He absentmindedly traced his thumb along the curve of a naked woman's ass whose number was placed underneath her pale feat. Angel realised with a thud of clarity that he would never have that, that excitement at the beginning of a new relationship he saw Buffy and Charlie had. He would never even have a cheap fuck with one of these hookers, it was too risky.
"Hay," Angel turned around at the voice to see Lola in her purple sparkly bikini top, mini shorts and reef of flowers strung round her neck standing staring at him pityingly.
"Oh hi Lola didn't see you," Angel said.
"You could call her," she said taking a drag on one of Spikes Marlboro lights cigarettes.
"Who?" He asked. Lola gestured towards the picture making Angel turn his head.
"Just an idea, any ways I was sent to tell you your missing all the fun, a belly dancer's just straddled Spike."
"Really?"
"Yup," Lola grabbed his arm about to lead him out "Hay what was that my voice just went really high, I've always prided myself in having a husky voice,"
"Isn't that just from smoking?" Angel said earning a glare from Lola.
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"Here take these I'm going for a piss," Conroy said handing her the two objects.
Faye waited until Conroy had left the room before she gulped down the pills gratefully. Faye sighed contentedly, she lay back in the arm chair letting her mind relax. Just as she was about to shut her eyes she caught sight of a little white packet in Conroys jacket pocket.
Faye's brief sedation was forgotten replaced by a feeling of raw desire for the drug. She grabbed out at it without thinking, the young witch poured a little out ferociously. She had no idea why she did it it was as if her mind had clouded over, she spread some of it out with a card into a line, she then rolled up the card and snorted up the whole lot.
Faye immediately grabbed her nose, she sneezed and as she did she felt a blood vessel pop. Faye's muscles convulsed, she fell back onto the sofa her body completely numb. All she registered was that a gush of sick and blood came bubbling out of her mouth and onto her pristine dress. Faye fell into unconsciousness her mind blank and her fingers slowly turning blue.
Conroy shortly arrived back doing up his jeans "So did that do anything for you cuz if not then..." Conroy stopped short when he looked up. His eyes went wide when he saw Faye's fragile form spread across the sofa.
"Faye! Faye! Fuck! Fuck! OH BOLLOCKS! FUCK IT!" Conroy shouted as he ran over to her. He shook her mercilessly.
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE GIRL!" He then saw the lump of Heroin and discarded card. "Merlin!" Conroy ran his hands through his hair almost crying, he paced a step before deciding to drag her body to the bathroom.
He grabbed her wrists and pulled her down the hall, once in the bathroom he heaved her into the shower. Conroy being young and stupid enough to believe the myth that pouring cold water on people overdosing would help, ran the tap on ice cold.
He shook her slapping her face, nothing happened.
"FUCK!" He screamed crouching down his face in his hands. A moment later he looked up a sudden idea illuminating his face. Conroy ran up to the girls Dormitories deciding to alert Vanessa. He ran inside Vanessa's room switching on the lights aggressively.
"What's going on?" Said one of the girls groggily.
"Shut up go back to sleep, Vanessa I need your help!" He shouted.
"What's going on?" Vanessa repeated the other girls words.
"It's Faye," Conroy said solemnly.
"What's happened?" Said Ginny.
"Ginny what the fuck are you doing here?" Conroy said.
"Me and Kaiya slept over," she replied suddenly all three of his friends were fully alert.
"Follow me." Conroy rushed them into the bathroom, when Kaiya saw the the body she almost puked all over her wedding dress that she was still wearing.
"Shit! What are we gonna do?" Vanessa shouted.
"STAY CALM OK! We need to go to Madam Pomfrey the Ravenclaw dormitories are really close so I'll get Aiden you guys wait outside and he can help carry her," Ginny instructed shrilly.
Soon their plan was in action, as soon as Aiden heard Faye's name he was up. Aiden pulled on a pare of jeans not bothering with a top he raced down stairs. Ginny and Aiden found Vanessa bent over Faye's body, her skin was clammy and lips were starting to chap and go blue.
"Fuck HURRY!" Kaiya shouted. Conroy took her by the legs and Aiden grabbed her arms, they pulled her up and ran as fast as they could towards the hospital wing. Ginny, Vanessa and Kaiya bringing up the rear all of them trying not to cry.
Aiden slammed through the double doors backwards. Conroy entering soon after.
"HELP! QUICK SHE'S DYING!" Aiden shouted he and Conroy almost threw her onto the bed.
"What is going on here?" Madam Pomfrey shrieked. The five teens broke ranks to reveal the limp form of Faye. "What in Merlins name has happened to her?"
"SHE'S TAKEN AN OVERDOSE OF HEROIN AND TRANQUILLISERS! HURRY SHE'S DYING ON US MAN!" Conroy shouted as if she was stupid.
"Well I don't have anything to treat that! Heroin is an illegal substance and a muggle one!" Madam Pomfrey yelled her eyes wide with fear.
Ginny sunk to the ground her facade gone she broke down in tears "Oh god, oh god, oh god, oh god, oh fuck!" Ginny said rocking backwards and forwards.
"You must have something!" Aiden screamed his eyes wild.
"Get me some adrenaline and a syringe," Conroy said calmly. Madam Pomfrey looked at him strangely, "NOW!" The flustered matron ran of to find the drug.
When she came back Conroy was ready.
"What the fuck are you doing man?" Aiden said as he held Ginny in his arms.
Conroy loaded the syringe without looking up he said "Something I read in a book,"
Everyone watched avidly as Conroy ripped open her dress and held the Syringe up high. He hesitated before he thrust it into her heart like he was stabbing her. Faye gasped bolting upright she breathed in a jagged breath.
She looked around the room fearfully at Madam Pomfrey too shocked to talk, Ginny and the topless Aiden crouched on the ground. Vanessa crying silently against a wall, Conroy looking down at her fearfully, Kaiya in her wedding dress and then at the syringe sticking out of her chest.
A/N: I would just like to point out that adrenaline isn't really used for curing overdoses and that that would never revive someone. I only used it because it was dramatic and I couldn't get the information on what people really use to revive people.