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Chapter 22

BUFFY'S HOUSE OUTSIDE - NEXT MORNING

Kennedy was on a stake out and she was bored. She was sitting in a car opposite Buffy's house with two Daywalkers, who where there as extra muscle. They'd been waiting for hours and there was still no sign of movement.

"Look the slayer ain't gonna come out so can we go now?" whined one of the vamps from the back seat.

Kennedy spun round to face him. "Would you shut the hell up! I'm fed up with your moaning, you've gotta be freakin patient okay! She's gotta come out sometime and we ain't movin till she does. Got it!." she shouted. The vamp nodded fearfully and slouched down in his seat. Kennedy turned her attention back to Buffy's house just in time to see the front door open. "Bingo." She watched as the blonde slayer made her way down the street. Grinning she turned to face the vamps. "It's showtime."

BUFFY'S ROOM

Faith had just finished getting changed when she heard a noise coming from downstairs. Probably Buffy forgotten something, she thought. Slipping her other boot on she ran downstairs to check. On entering the living room she was surprised to see Kennedy slouched on the sofa.

"What the fuck do you want!" Faith spat, as she cautiously began walking towards her.

Kennedy looked up at Faith in mock hurt. "Is that anyway to greet a fellow wolf? You know I'm disappointed at your lack of manners. Seems that Buffy's ways have been rubbing off on you." she said standing up and walking over to her. "In more ways than one" she added leering. Faith growled and moved up into Kennedy's face.

"You can say what the hell you want about me. But if you say anything about Buffy, I'll fucking kill you."

"What you mean Buffy 'Bestiality' Summers?" Kennedy asked innocently. What little hold Faith had over her temper snapped and she lunged at Kennedy, grabbing her by the throat she slammed her against the wall. "And here was me thinking Buffy had you on a leash or something, looks like I was wrong." Kennedy said laughing. Faith tightened her grip on her throat. Kennedy brought her leg up and slammed her knee into Faith's stomach, causing her to loosen her grip as she doubled over, winded. Kennedy followed through with a left hook which smashed into Faith's jaw and sent her sprawling to the ground.

Still trying to get her breath back, Faith kicked her leg out, knocking Kennedy's feet from under her and sending her flying backwards to the ground. Jumping to her feet she picked Kennedy up by her shirt and threw her across the room and into the far wall, causing several pictures to fall. Kennedy looked up at Faith from where she lay on the ground, she felt her teeth elongate and become sharper as she let her wolf out to play. Letting out a growl she sunk her teeth into Faith's leg. Faith's cried out in pain and slammed her foot into Kennedy's face, Kennedy fell back motionless on the carpet, seemingly unconscious.

Faith stood there panting, she risked a glance down at her leg to see the extent of the damage. Kennedy's teeth had tore a gaping wound in her leg that was making a nice little puddle of blood on the carpet. Great more stitches she thought. Looking round she saw the mess of the living room. B's so gonna kill me. She looked back down to where Kennedy lay only to find that she was gone. Hearing a noise behind her she was about to turn round when her world went black.

ESPRESSO PUMP

Buffy was sitting in the coffee shop playing the part of best friend to an upset and angry Willow "You know the other night at the Bronze when Faith and Oz got drunk." Willow said, looking at Buffy who nodded in reply. "And when Faith said that Oz was talking to a Veruca."

Buffy smirked at the memory. "Yeah, I remember."

"Well it turns out that Veruca is a girl, not just a foot wart, and when I say girl I also mean werewolf, and when I say werewolf I also mean a singing werewolf who sings and is in a band, kinda like someone I happen to be going out with, who just happens to be a werewolf who is in a band. Can you see the connection here." she said gesturing wildly with her hands.

Buffy winced as she realised what Willow was implying. "You think Oz is cheating on you with this Veruca person." she stated.

Willow sighed tiredly "I don't know. He's been so distant with me since he met her, and they've been spending so much time together. He hasn't cheated on me yet but it feels like he will." she looked down at her cup before looking back up at Buffy. "I'm being stupid I know." she said quietly.

Buffy placed her hand on top of Willow's "No Wills your not, if I was in your position I would feel the same. But Oz isn't the type of guy to cheat on somebody, especially somebody he loves." she said reassuringly. "Have you tried talking to him about it? Letting him know how you feel?" she asked.

Willow shook her head. "No, not yet. I needed to speak to someone else first, I wasn't sure if I was being all insecure and jealous."

"I think your justified to be feeling the way you are, Willow. I would be the same if I was in your position. I think you should sit down with Oz talk it through. There could be a simple explanation for why he's been distant the past few days, I mean everybody's been a little tense since we found out about this apocalypse thingy." Buffy said positively.

"Your right Buffy, I think I'll have a word with him tonight." Willow said smiling.

"Where is he now?" Buffy asked curiously.

Willow deflated a little. "He's rehearsing with Veruca, she's singing with the Dingoes tonight."

"Well what are we waiting here for." Buffy said grabbing her coat "Let's go and crash that rehearsal."

"But Buffy we can't." Willow stammered as Buffy dragged her out of the coffee shop.

"Who says we can't." she said linking arms with Willow. "Now come on you've got a honey to find."

OUTSKIRTS OF SUNNYDALE

Faith began to stir. She groaned as she felt a sharp pain in her head, moving her hand up to hold her head she was surprised to hear the clanking of chains. Opening her eyes she saw that she was in what appeared to be an old wine cellar, and was chained to the floor. Slowly rolling onto her knees, she swayed slightly as a wave of nausea washed over her. She waited until it passed before slowly climbing to her feet wincing as she put weight on her injured leg. Looking around at her surroundings she saw that there where no windows in the room, the only light coming from a bare light bulb, which cast an eerie yellow glow. On the far wall to her left where a couple of large wine barrels, to her right she could see a stone staircase that led to a hatch in the ceiling. and in the centre of the room was a small table with a cover over it. Apart from this the room was cold and bare. Seeing nothing useful in the room, she focused her attention on her chains, testing them for any weak spots. But no matter how hard she pulled they wouldn't budge, sighing she lowered herself to the ground in defeat. Looks like I'm here for the long haul she thought. She was broken from her thoughts by the sound of somebody unlocking the hatch. She watched as the hatch opened and a group of people descended the stairs. When they came into view she saw five Daywalkers led by a smug looking Kennedy.

"How's our guest doing? Hope you like the new accommodation." she asked

"Could do with some redecorating." Faith stated calmly, watching Kennedy as she walked across the room towards the small table.

"Don't worry, you won't be here long enough to appreciate it anyway." she said pulling the cover off the table revealing a large tray which contained what looked like surgical instruments. She turned to the Daywalkers and pointed towards Faith. "Hold her down."

Faith jumped to her feet as they advanced towards her, she managed to land a few blows before they overpowered her and pinned her to the ground by her arms and legs. She watched as Kennedy picked up a large blade from the tray and came towards her grinning. Kneeling beside her Kennedy ran a hand down Faith's cheek caressing it gently. "Let the fun begin." she said lowering the blade towards Faith's prone form. Her screams of agony rang throughout the building, reaching Olmeck, who grinned in pleasure.

BUFFY'S HOUSE - ONE HOUR LATER

Buffy had dragged a protesting Willow to the bronze where Oz was rehearsing, and had left the two of them to sort out their problems. As she approached her front door she felt a strange sensation on her hand. She looked down and saw that the soul band that Faith gave her was glowing, a feeling of dread washed over her and she cautiously opened the front door. She gasped upon seeing the state of the living room. Buffy began to panic, shouting Faith's name, she was met by silence, deep down she knew that Faith wasn't here, however part of her refused to give up hope. Searching amongst the debris in the living room, she felt fear creep over her when she came across a pool of blood on the floor. "Oh God." she whispered. Looking over towards the wall she could see another, smaller pool of blood, it was then she noticed the note pinned to the wall. Hurriedly running over to it she grabbed it with shaking hands and read it. When she had finished her eyes hardened in fury, clenching the note in her fist she stalked over to the phone and punched in Giles' number.

OUTSKIRTS OF SUNNYDALE

Kennedy looked down at the bloody form of Faith who was lying lifeless on the floor. "Well that was fun while it lasted." She said disappointingly.

"Did you manage to get any information?" Olmeck asked as he entered the room and walked towards her.

Kennedy spun round to face him. "No she wouldn't speak, so there's no way of knowing how much they know, or what they're planning to do." she replied.

Olmeck nodded thoughtfully "Garou are stupid creatures, but they are loyal." Kneeling down beside Faith, he smiled as he surveyed the wounds that Kennedy had inflicted. He looked up at her proudly. "You are a good pupil slayer. I shall enjoy having you reigning by my side."

"Kennedy blushed and looked down at her feet. "So uh…….what we gonna do with her?" she asked changing the subject and gesturing towards Faith.

Olmeck turned back to look at Faith, "Let's just say that when the slayer comes for her she'll be in for a surprise."

tbc.