Authors note: Hey here's lucky chapter 13! This chapters a quickie. You mind find it a bit of a pukefest and I apologise in advance lol I'm not too good at writing angst but I gave it a go. Please don't shoot me! Oh and I apologise for any mistakes I'm not too good with my grammar and stuff. Thanks again for the reviews peeps, much appreciated!
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Chapter 13
SUNNYDALE STREETS
(Buffy's P.O.V)
I'm on my way to the mansion to tell Faith the good news, not that she'll understand me, but I'm so psyched I don't care! I can't believe it things are finally looking up. Damn spoke too soon cause here comes Kennedy, I can see that she's limping. "Hey what happened to you?" I ask more curious than concerned.
"Had a little errand to run, more difficult than I expected." she replied shrugging the wound off as if it was nothing. I look at her warily.
"Yeah Wesley said you where getting something that would help with the Vamp problem, how did you get on?" I ask feigning interest, I really want to speed this along before my good mood totally evaporates.
"You could say it was a success." she replies and I watch as she pulls some vials out her back pocket, when I see what the contain, I feel sick ………it's blood, and the feeling in my gut tells me its Faith's. Oh God!. A wave of panic washes over me but it is soon replaced by anger.
"What the hell have you done to her!" I clench my fists at my sides trying to keep a hold on my anger.
"Only what your too weak to do, you do know that bestiality's a crime don't you B." I feel my fist connect with her face before I'd realised I'd even moved. I watch numbly as she falls to the ground, I have no time to relish the satisfaction of hitting her, I turn and run as fast as I can towards the mansion, praying that Faith's okay.
(Kennedy's P.O.V)
What the hell is her problem! I was just doing my job, not my fault she's a crappy slayer. I slowly pick myself up and dust myself off, wincing as a sharp pain shoots up my leg. Damn! That thing sure put up a fight. Buffy will thank me later when we're using this stuff to get rid of those vamps. I start limping back to mine and Wesley's place. At least he appreciates me.
MANSION
(Nobody's P.O.V)
Buffy franticly burst into the mansion and ran over to where Faith was lying on the floor, kneeling beside her she could see she had a deep gash in her side that was still bleeding heavily, "Oh God Faith!" looking around for something to stem the bleeding , she grabbed a blanket, tearing a section off she pressed it firmly against her wound. This caused Faith to yelp in pain and Buffy could feel her stirring beneath her hands, "I'm sorry baby." keeping one hand firmly against the wound she raised her other and stroked Faith's head soothingly. "It's okay baby, just hang on for me." she pleaded. Trying to keep a reign on her emotions she pulled her cell phone out her pocket and phoned Giles.
"Hello" he answered.
"Giles come quick I'm at the mansion, Faith's been hurt." she hung up before he could say anything else. Throwing her phone to the side she turned her attention back to Faith. She was loosing a lot of blood and the cloth she had was already soaked through. Tossing the saturated cloth in the corner she grabbed the rest of the blanket and pressed it desperately against her side. "C'mon baby, stay with me." she pleaded wiping at the tears that where running down her face. She had to stay strong, Faith needed her now.
WESLEY'S APARTMENT
Kennedy was banging on the door, she'd lost her key at the mansion and she was damned if she was gonna go back to get and face Buffy's wrath. "C'mon Wes open up, I got the stuff you wanted!" she eventually heard the door being unlocked and was greeted by a frazzled looking Wesley. "About time." she barged passed him into the apartment and slumped onto the sofa.
"Dear lord, what happened?" he asked gesturing at her leg with concern, he went into the bathroom and came back out with the first aid kit. He knelt beside her and rolled her pant leg up gasping in shock at her wound.
"The damn thing put up a fight, but I managed to get enough blood before it came round and attacked me." seeing the look of shock on his face she began to freak out. "What! What are you looking at me like that for?"
"Your wound on your leg, you've been bitten?" he questioned quietly.
She looked at him as if he was stupid, "Well duh, can't you see that!" she looked over at her leg and saw that the wound was already healed, this didn't surprise her what with her slayer healing. "So what I was bitten, it's healed now anyway, so no problem. Right?" he still looked shocked and his silence wasn't comforting.
"You've been infected." he stated.
"You mean poisoned right?" she corrected
"No…I'm afraid you've been infected by the Garou when it bit you." he looked at her sympathetically. Seeing the puzzled look on her face he continued, "There is a chance……. that you will become a werewolf."
Kennedy sat there shocked "I can't, I'm a slayer dammit! I kill those things! I can't become one of those animals! I'd rather die first!" she stated vehemently.
Wesley laid a reassuring hand on her shoulder "We will find a cure, I'll help you." she shrugged his hand off angrily.
"Don't touch me! This is your fault!" she shouted before limping off to her room and slamming the door. Wesley sat in silence letting the guilt wash over him.
MANSION
Buffy was becoming frantic, Faith was beginning to lose consciousness and Giles still hadn't turned up. "Dammit Faith stay awake!" she shouted shaking Faith roughly, Faith whined weakly in protest "I'm sorry baby, just stay with me." she pleaded, looking up as she heard a car pull up outside, thank God!
Giles came running in with a first aid kit "I came as fast as I could." he panted "How is she?" he asked kneeling beside her and hurriedly checking her over. Buffy moved out of his way so that he could tend to Faith.
"She…She's worse, there's so much blood." she watched numbly as he peeled back the blanket and inspected the wound. He pulled a bottle of alcohol out of the kit and thoroughly cleaned the wound before getting a needle and beginning to suture it. "What happened?" he asked quietly not looking up from his grim task.
"Kennedy." Buffy replied her voice like ice, Giles risked a glance at her and he could see the fury in her eyes. He could see her eyes soften as Faith let out a pained whimper. Buffy moved to sit beside Faith and gently lifted her head, resting it in her lap. She slowly stroked Faith's fur soothing her as Giles put in the last of the stitches. "Will she be okay?" Buffy asked quietly not looking up form Faith's face.
"She'll be fine, she has lost a lot of blood and will be weak for a while but luckily we got to her in time. As long as she gets plenty of fluids and rest she should make a full recovery." he explained reassuringly.
When Buffy looked up at him he could see the relief on her face. "Thanks Giles." she wiped at the tears which where running down her face once more but this time they where tears of relief.
"I don't think we will have to worry about Kennedy and Wesley bothering her for some time. They have what they wanted. Bloody fools!" he exclaimed as he began tidying up the mess.
Buffy sat holding Faith quietly, thankful that she was going to be okay. That didn't help quell her rage towards Kennedy, she would make her pay for what she'd done to Faith, but that could wait, right now all she wanted to do was curl up next to Faith and sleep.
Tbc.
