Ch7
The darkness was closing in. Nipping at the light. Faith had always hated the dark. Now she knew why. It hid the terrors from view.
She had never feared him before. Even though he was in a gang. But that was before. And this was now. Now the truth was out about what he really was. That sent a shiver down he spine.
"What do you want Riley?" Faith asked in what she hoped was a bored tone.
"To talk. That's all," he smiled coolly, coming closer to her.
"And to make sure you understand a few things," A new voice whispered in her ear. She looked up to find Forrest smirking back her. She could feel his hands slip around her waist and travel up to the underside of her breast.
Another shiver ran through her frame. This time of disgust.
"Like that? Your boy not satisfying your lust?" Forrest cooed. He mocking tone in his voice was unmistakable.
"Actually Spike does a good job satisfying my lust, it's the fact that you disgust me that makes me shiver. You filthy piece of shit," Faith spat back.
The blow landed hard on her face, she could feel the blood run down her chin.
They thought they were tough. Not when Spike got a hold of them. That thought soothed the panic that was starting to unravel.
"Understand what?" Faith said through bloody teeth.
"That you should never upset Drucilla again. I have plans for her and it would do well to have you fucking the up. Do you understand me you little whore?" Riley asked as his hands closed painfully around her neck.
"By plans for her I assume you mean to do to her what you did to Darla?" Faith taunted, wincing when he applied more pressure.
"How I amuse myself is none of your fucking business," he growled.
"I understand. Now let me go," Faith said, as she struggled to get free from Forrest's grasp.
"Wanting to leave so soon? But we haven't had our fun yet," Forrest hissed as he hand tightened on her breast. "After all you look like a good piece of ass."
Suddenly he dropped to the ground unconscious.
"Personally I think you should let her go and never come near her again," Buffy hissed to Riley.
"You think your clever?" Riley spat out. Throwing a punch that was intended for Buffy's jaw. She was too fast, her side- kick connected with his rib cage and a loud crack was heard before Riley dropped to the ground.
Grabbing Faith arms Buffy bolted in the direction of Angel's house.
****"That's it!" Spike proclaimed loudly to everyone present in the room. Angel and him had gotten done their work out about 20 minutes ago. And the waiting and thinking of what to do about Faith was killing him. Of course it didn't help that everyone was putting in their two cents on the matter.
"I'm going over to her house and will stand their all night beating down the door until she talks to me. And then I'm going to explain to her that I was not flirting with Dru and that I don't want her and that I am never ever getting back together with the vengeful bitch," Spike said as he moved towards the door.
"Go get her bro," Cordelia cheered as she handed Xander a glass of ice tea.
"Faith? Buffy?" Spike exclaimed somewhat shocked as he opened the front door.
"What?" Angel said as he leapt out of his seat. In return getting snickers from Doyle and Xander.
"Spike! Oh my god! I' m really sorry, I don't want to fight anymore and I'll never be jealous I swear it. I'm so happy to see you. I just the worse day," Faith said as she flung herself into her boyfriends arms.
"Hey luv it ok," Spike grinned as he lifted her chin up. His grin faded and anger leapt in the depths of the blue eyes, " What the hell happened to you? You look like you've been beaten up," he growled.
Faith swallowed the lump in her throat. "I ran into Riley and Forrest on my way here. I'd be a lot worse off if Buffy hadn't shown up."
Spike started to open his mouth but Buffy cut him off. "Willow, Cordelia take Faith up stairs and clean her up a bit. She'll feel better after a shower and some mediation on her cuts," Buffy asked and was instantly given action. As the two dragged Faith from Spike's arms and hauled her up the stairs.
"Are you alright?" Angel asked as he came closer to Buffy. She looked fine, just a bit tired. But there was something in her eyes, a fierce protectiveness and cool burning hatred that seemed to fill the depths of her green eyes.
"Yes I'm alright," She mumbled out.
"I'm going to kill the bloody fool, I'm going to rip his limb from fucking limb. How dare he come near her, and how dare he hurt her," Spike nearly screamed at who ever was in the area. Turning he started to grab his coat and was side tracked the moment Buffy pulled it from his hands.
"You are going no where," She said as she threw the coat behind her.
"What!" Spike growled out. He couldn't believe her. How dare she presume to tell him what to do.
"Faith needs you Spike. She needs you here to hold her and to comfort her. And you need to be here for her more that you need to be avenging her. There's always time for that. I mean for god sake's if I hadn't shown up they would have raped her. She's terrified and she's holding it together for you. So the least you could do is hold her and tell her that everything's alright now that she's with you," Buffy huffed out. Not bothering to take a breath and she was very passionate about the subject.
"I never thought about it that way," Spike frowned and looked very sheepish on the matter. " You're right and I'm sorry." Spike turned immediately and went up the stairs where Faith was.
"Thanks," Angel smiled, "It would have been a bitch to tie him down until we got everything together."
Buffy smiled. For the first time in days.
Angel held out his arms and she went to him. She had missed him and he her. Now things would be better.
"God I'm the only one around here not getting any," Doyle grumbled.
The darkness was closing in. Nipping at the light. Faith had always hated the dark. Now she knew why. It hid the terrors from view.
She had never feared him before. Even though he was in a gang. But that was before. And this was now. Now the truth was out about what he really was. That sent a shiver down he spine.
"What do you want Riley?" Faith asked in what she hoped was a bored tone.
"To talk. That's all," he smiled coolly, coming closer to her.
"And to make sure you understand a few things," A new voice whispered in her ear. She looked up to find Forrest smirking back her. She could feel his hands slip around her waist and travel up to the underside of her breast.
Another shiver ran through her frame. This time of disgust.
"Like that? Your boy not satisfying your lust?" Forrest cooed. He mocking tone in his voice was unmistakable.
"Actually Spike does a good job satisfying my lust, it's the fact that you disgust me that makes me shiver. You filthy piece of shit," Faith spat back.
The blow landed hard on her face, she could feel the blood run down her chin.
They thought they were tough. Not when Spike got a hold of them. That thought soothed the panic that was starting to unravel.
"Understand what?" Faith said through bloody teeth.
"That you should never upset Drucilla again. I have plans for her and it would do well to have you fucking the up. Do you understand me you little whore?" Riley asked as his hands closed painfully around her neck.
"By plans for her I assume you mean to do to her what you did to Darla?" Faith taunted, wincing when he applied more pressure.
"How I amuse myself is none of your fucking business," he growled.
"I understand. Now let me go," Faith said, as she struggled to get free from Forrest's grasp.
"Wanting to leave so soon? But we haven't had our fun yet," Forrest hissed as he hand tightened on her breast. "After all you look like a good piece of ass."
Suddenly he dropped to the ground unconscious.
"Personally I think you should let her go and never come near her again," Buffy hissed to Riley.
"You think your clever?" Riley spat out. Throwing a punch that was intended for Buffy's jaw. She was too fast, her side- kick connected with his rib cage and a loud crack was heard before Riley dropped to the ground.
Grabbing Faith arms Buffy bolted in the direction of Angel's house.
****"That's it!" Spike proclaimed loudly to everyone present in the room. Angel and him had gotten done their work out about 20 minutes ago. And the waiting and thinking of what to do about Faith was killing him. Of course it didn't help that everyone was putting in their two cents on the matter.
"I'm going over to her house and will stand their all night beating down the door until she talks to me. And then I'm going to explain to her that I was not flirting with Dru and that I don't want her and that I am never ever getting back together with the vengeful bitch," Spike said as he moved towards the door.
"Go get her bro," Cordelia cheered as she handed Xander a glass of ice tea.
"Faith? Buffy?" Spike exclaimed somewhat shocked as he opened the front door.
"What?" Angel said as he leapt out of his seat. In return getting snickers from Doyle and Xander.
"Spike! Oh my god! I' m really sorry, I don't want to fight anymore and I'll never be jealous I swear it. I'm so happy to see you. I just the worse day," Faith said as she flung herself into her boyfriends arms.
"Hey luv it ok," Spike grinned as he lifted her chin up. His grin faded and anger leapt in the depths of the blue eyes, " What the hell happened to you? You look like you've been beaten up," he growled.
Faith swallowed the lump in her throat. "I ran into Riley and Forrest on my way here. I'd be a lot worse off if Buffy hadn't shown up."
Spike started to open his mouth but Buffy cut him off. "Willow, Cordelia take Faith up stairs and clean her up a bit. She'll feel better after a shower and some mediation on her cuts," Buffy asked and was instantly given action. As the two dragged Faith from Spike's arms and hauled her up the stairs.
"Are you alright?" Angel asked as he came closer to Buffy. She looked fine, just a bit tired. But there was something in her eyes, a fierce protectiveness and cool burning hatred that seemed to fill the depths of her green eyes.
"Yes I'm alright," She mumbled out.
"I'm going to kill the bloody fool, I'm going to rip his limb from fucking limb. How dare he come near her, and how dare he hurt her," Spike nearly screamed at who ever was in the area. Turning he started to grab his coat and was side tracked the moment Buffy pulled it from his hands.
"You are going no where," She said as she threw the coat behind her.
"What!" Spike growled out. He couldn't believe her. How dare she presume to tell him what to do.
"Faith needs you Spike. She needs you here to hold her and to comfort her. And you need to be here for her more that you need to be avenging her. There's always time for that. I mean for god sake's if I hadn't shown up they would have raped her. She's terrified and she's holding it together for you. So the least you could do is hold her and tell her that everything's alright now that she's with you," Buffy huffed out. Not bothering to take a breath and she was very passionate about the subject.
"I never thought about it that way," Spike frowned and looked very sheepish on the matter. " You're right and I'm sorry." Spike turned immediately and went up the stairs where Faith was.
"Thanks," Angel smiled, "It would have been a bitch to tie him down until we got everything together."
Buffy smiled. For the first time in days.
Angel held out his arms and she went to him. She had missed him and he her. Now things would be better.
"God I'm the only one around here not getting any," Doyle grumbled.