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Rating: T, just incase. There may be some fowl language and violence.
A/N: Reviews are always welcome weather they're good or bad. I like to know how I'm doing. I hope you all enjoy!
Leaving Normal
Buffy and Spike are outside in the grave yard training the potential slayers for battle. A vampire has risen and the two warriors are letting Kennedy, Rona, Vi, Amanda and some others take care of the slaying while they look on and make sure everything goes smoothly.
"Don't let him corner you. Anticipate his moves. Use his strength to your advantage," Buffy yells to guide them. "Spike keep an eye on them. I'm going to go check on Faith, Robin and the others."
Spike nods his head, "Right love, looks like they've got things under control here."
Buffy begins to walk to the other end of the grave yard where Faith and Robin are training the newer potentials by show. Buffy knows that Faith has never been the one to sit back and watch so she gave her the new kids. Faith and Robin have been taking the newer potentials out and pretty much showing them how it's done. Mostly Faith does the fighting and Robin does the explanation of how. When Buffy finds them, Faith is in the middle of fighting a vampire.
"You all see what she did there? She used her opponent's strength to her advantage. She knew he was coming in for a hard punch and by dodging that she caused him to lose balance putting the advantage back in her favor," Robin said as he explained what Faith was doing.
Buffy stepped behind them, "That's what being a slayer is all about people. You have to anticipate, know his strengths and weaknesses as well as your own. Us his against him and yours in your favor, and most importantly trust your instincts."
Faith stakes the vampire she was fighting in one swift movement. "Dang B, I wish I was as good with the words as you are. It would make this whole teaching thing a lot easier," Faith said as she caught her breath and walked towards the others.
Buffy smiled, "Yea well what can you do? Some people got it and some people…well you…don't." Faith just smiled and laughed a little. The two slayers had been getting along quite well since Faith came back. Buffy was finally beginning to trust her more and she was actually living up to that trust.
"So what are you doin on this side of the grave yard B? You checkin up on me?" Faith asked with a small half smile.
Buffy smiled back. "You know me Faith, I've gotta see for myself how everything's going. Don't take it personally I do it for everyone. So how are things going here? Are you guys starting to understand things better?" Buffy asked the potentials.
They all nodded their heads slightly worried that they were going to have to fight soon as well. Just as they were nodding a vampire began to rise out of the earth behind them. They didn't hear it or see it but Buffy, Faith and Robin did.
"Good," Buffy said shrugging her head to point to the vampire behind them. "It's your turn."
The girls turned around and immediately began to shake but when the vampire attacked them it was as if the fear was suppressed and they knew exactly what to do.
Buffy, Faith and Robin watched as the potentials fought. "I know you don't like to watch Faith but you think you can handle keeping an eye on them?" Buffy asked.
Faith nodded, "Yea no prob. I got this."
Buffy nodded and began walking back to Spike and the others. When she got there she saw that the potentials had killed the vampire and were now going through a drill with Spike. She looked on at them and smiled. She was so proud. At first she had been worried that her army was going to be nothing but a group of scared little girls but they were shaping up to look pretty good. She was also proud of Spike. He was a completely different man. He was dedicated to doing good and he was doing a hell of a job of it. He had become a real champion and she was finally noticing.
She walked towards them and when they saw her they stopped their fighting and waited for instructions. "Ok girls, you did well today. I think we're done for the night." A look of relief appeared on the girls' faces and even Spike seemed happy to call it a night. As everyone was walking back towards the house Buffy stopped Spike, "Faith and Robin are watching the others. I let them fight tonight. They should be done by now. I think Faith thinks I don't trust her though cuz I keep checking up so can you go over there and let them know we're good for the night?"
"Yea, sure love. I'll meet you back at the house then," Spike said as he began to walk in the direction of the other potentials.
As he walked away Buffy yelled to him, "Spike?" He stopped and turned around. "Thank you…for everything." He just looked at her and smiled. Then he continued his walk.
When Buffy and the others got back Willow, Xander, Giles, Dawn, Andrew and Anya were all grabbing some food and drinks out of the fridge and closet. They knew that when Buffy and the potentials got back they would be starving. Everyone walked inside and went strait for the food except for Kennedy and Buffy.
Kennedy went strait to Willow first. "Hey there," she said smiling suggestively at Willow.
Willow smiled back, "Hi." She put her arms around Kennedy and kissed her passionately. When they parted Kennedy was shocked. She was usually the aggressor in their relationship. "What?" Willow said with a smile, "I missed you."
Buffy went to Dawn and put her arm around her. They watched the others eat. "So how did the training go?" Dawn asked.
"Good, lots of slayage, no human fatalities. What more could you ask for?" Buffy said with sarcasm in her voice.
As the girls were eating, Faith, Spike, Robin and the other girls came in. As soon as the girls walked in the door they went strait for the food, including Faith. Spike looked at Buffy quick and then went strait downstairs. Robin walked towards Xander, Anya and Andrew. The four of them just watched the others eat. "Wow…they sure can eat," Robin said with an impressed look on his face.
"Yea…you should see our grocery bills," Andrew said bitterly.
The other three just looked at him and tried to hold back they're laughter. "You are a very strange little person," Anya said.
Buffy walked up to the counter where the girls were stuffing their faces, "ok girls now lets rap it up when your done and get some sleep. We have another long day ahead of us tomorrow."
The potentials, Andrew and Dawn all went off to bed leaving Buffy, Willow, Xander, Faith, Giles, Robin and Anya in the kitchen alone. After they all talked for a while Anya and Robin said goodnight and then went home to their own apartments. Slowly, one by one, the others went off to bed as well until just Buffy was left awake. When she was finally alone she got something to eat.
When the slayer was finished eating she walked into the living room. She looked around and saw Xander and Giles sleeping on the coaches surrounded by Andrew and some potentials on the floor. Then she went upstairs and into Dawn's room. She saw Dawn sleeping in her bed also surrounded by potential slayers in sleeping bags. She closed Dawn's door and moved on the Willow's room. This was her nightly routine lately. She was the last to go to sleep and before she would go she always checked up on everyone first.
She opened Willow's door to see Willow and Kennedy sleeping soundly in Willow's bed and more potentials on the floor around them. She closed the door and went into her own bedroom. More potentials were scattered on her floor including Faith sprawled out near the closet. She climbed into bed and thought for a while before finally falling asleep.
When morning came the alarm clock rang and Buffy groaned, "Mmm…I don't remember setting that thing this early." She hit the snooze button and closed her eyes.
Then a woman walked into her room, "Buffy wake up."
Buffy was still half asleep, she didn't even open her eyes. "Mmm…five more minutes," Buffy mumbled.
"You've already had ten extra minutes young lady," the woman said with disappointment, "come on get up. It's time for school."
Buffy opened her eyes with confusion, "School?" she said. She hadn't been to school in a long time. What was she talking about? Buffy sat up but she wasn't where she thought she was, or at least she didn't think she was. There were no potential slayers anywhere, not even empty sleeping bags. She was still in her room but things looked a little different. It almost looked like her room looked when she was in high school.
The woman was in her closet putting something away. When she came out she looked at Buffy. "Buffy...is everything ok sweetheart?" she asked.
Buffy looked at the woman in her room. Her mouth was wide open, she was in shock. She got up out of bed and stood in front of the woman.
The woman looked at her confused, "Buffy? What is it?"
Buffy looked at her with her eyes wide as could be, "Mom?"
