Tainted Love
Chapter summery: Chris's past is brought to the surface
Disclaimer: own nothing, besides Chris and story line.
Lyrics from Within Temptation 'Somewhere'
Chris started at Dru with confusion, her eyes scanning the area when a vampire appeared behind her. Chris dove over the aged vampire, she round house kicked him. He fell to the ground but quickly got back up, he snarled at Chris. She glared, her anger flaring. Before she knew it her eyes changed to a ice blue, her power lashed out. Before she knew it she was chanting a spell, she ignited him with her blue flames. Dru and Evie stared at the young slayer, Chris let a few tears fall from her hazel eyes.
"I'm so sorry John." She whispered as she looked at her hands in dismay.
"Princess should be happy she remembers her true gifts." Druzilla said lifting Chris's chin up forcing her to meet the vampiress's searing gaze. "This is why you will one day be ruler of the night young slayer."
"Ruler of night? What, I thought it was only a vampire who could obtain that title." Chris asked, wiping her eyes free of the tears. She had promised not to use her magic after she found out she was a slayer, she promised herself after the spell she used to always make Chris and John connected. Forever. A price she was willing to pay, she loved him more than anything in the world. She still does, even though she will never admit it to him. Or anyone.
"The title belongs to your blood line." Druzilla said nonchalant, she flicked her hair in a human manner.
"My bloodline?" Chris asked confused, her eyebrows furrowed.
With John
John stared out of the window, his eyes unfocused.
"John don't worry we'll find her." Buffy said, she put her hand on his arm, Dawn drove the car in silence.
"B how do you know for sure?" Faith said taking a puff of her cigarette, her hair waved around her face .
"Faith, Chris is a strong Slayer/Witch." Dave said eyeing the reformed slayer; he didn't trust her at all.
"Have faith." Randy said, he wasn't looking at her but instead Dawn.
"Fuck you." Faith said glaring she hated the puns that were used with her name ninety percent of the time, she was about to yell off another retort when she lurked forward. Her body convulsed, the others didn't know what to do. She continued to convulse until randomly she stopped, she fell back into her seat.
"Oh my god Faith are you okay?" John asked cautiously, he pulled Buffy away from the reformed slayer.
"She's fine, of course a fighter till the end." The entity said slowly sitting upright, her voice was softer but more forceful, the Boston accent was gone replaced with the same accent as Chris. "Nice to finally meet you John and Buffy, my daughter tells me all about you when she visits my grave site."
"Your Christina's mother?" John asked disbelieving the entity, Faiths mouth curled into a smile, one that is never used. A pure innocent and amused smile that aluminates her entire face.
"You're not into the whole supernatural possibilities are you? My daughter is a rare breed of supernatural being, a born princess. I never thought her talents would filter back into the bloodline." Chris's mother spoke gently; she eyed all of the people in the car trying to figure them out. "Do you think its chance that a witch and a slayer would combined in such a way besides to take the title of 'Ruler of the night?' well anyways I have to hurry before this impatient slayer forces me out before I can tell you what you need to know."
"What do you mean 'Ruler of the night'?" Randy asked, Faiths mouth again rose in a smile.
"It's a title that affects all creatures of the night. Were's, Vampires, and all the other demons, even witches. Since she is in fact one." Dave replied before Chris's mother had a chance to, he eyed the entity in Faith and realized that he liked the light emitting from her. He wondered whether or not he would ever see this side of her again.
"Yes, thank you Dave. My daughter is the one to wield this title but something's changed in her, she now solely relies on her slayer abilities instead of combining them as she should. John what happened when you left her?"
"She….She …She got into some really dark magic, she tried to destroy the connection between us. So she tried to absorb all the magic she could, like Willow did. Well she is one of the most powerful witches in the world but she got addicted, she was so far gone that when I tried to help her it nearly killed the both of us. Then she found out she was a slayer. That's where you stepped in Buffy." John said felling like a piece of shit, he hated how he walked out on the only woman he loved. He hated how he couldn't be there for her in her time of needed, she was his one. When this was all said and done he wanted her to be his forever, he knew she still loved him.
"Chris was never good with her feelings. Granted that was her fathers and mine fault, damn this one really doesn't like to share. I guess I didn't ask now did I. John take care of my daughter, if you ever hurt her again I will make sure I have every ghost haunting your ass."
"I don't plan on hurting her ever again." John said holding Faiths hand in a tender manner.
"Why are you holding my hand John." The Boston accent returned, she glared at the man.
"Not yours Chris's mothers." John replied, he watched as she did a double take of what he just said.
"Chris's mother? All I felt was something in me that shouldn't be." Faith said downcast, she really wanted to talk to the woman who was Chris's idol.
"It's okay Faith; I'm surprised she stayed as long as she did." Dave said gently, he rubbed her hand gently, he wanted to see that side of Faith, and he wanted to be the one to make her smile like that. 'Aw fuck' he thought, 'I'm falling for her'.
"I didn't mean to kick her out." Faith said, letting Dave touch her hand.
"Slayer instinct Faith." Buffy said, "Its only natural the slayer gene would kick in if you were possessed."
"Its true, my mom was once possessed by an entity." Paul said speaking for once. "She was a slayer, as well and it only took her ten minutes for her body to cast it out."
"Never knew your mom was a slayer Paul." John said looking at his friend as if for the first time, maybe that's why Paul was faster and his reflexes were amazing. The blood of a slayer running through his veins made him a formable ally.
"It's not the kind of thing that comes up in everyday conversation now is it John." Paul replied with a grin.
"Find my daughter, protect her." Faith said with a far away look, her eyes gleaming.
"I will." John whispered.
Lost in the darkness hoping for a sign Instead there's only silence can't you hear my screams?
He stared out the window once more and swore he saw her face staring back at him, her warm hazel eyes staring deep into him. Her long dark chestnut hair with a slight curl made her more angelic, in this apparition she smiled back at him.
Never stop hoping Need to know where you arebut one thing's for sure. You're always in my heart
Chris looked out into the dark abyss, she could feel him. Her one. She could no longer deny the feeling of her love anymore, she was his always has been, since the one moment they met.
Her eyes watered, she knew that Dru and Evie were taking her to go to her 'prince', John. Her body warmed to the thought of being close to him again, she knew that this was her destiny. To be a slayer/witch, she knew that her children would be special as well. She could feel his breath on her neck, she wondered if the vampires could smell her arousal.
"Princess is happy to see her prince?" Dru said in her British accent.
"Yes I want to see him so bad." Chris whispered, never knowing that she had felt this way for so long.
John could feel her getting closer, but something was wrong. He could feel it.
"Chris?"
"Yes John?" Her voice filled with a deep emotion.
"Something's wrong, Chris be careful." John said, his mind reeling with things that could go wrong for his Chris.
"I've got two master vampires with me John I think I will live." He could tell that the young slayer was smiling.
"Wait two?" John asked.
"Drusilla and Evie. Ask Faith about Evie." Chris said.
"Will do." John said
"Faith what do you know about Evie?" John asked, both Dawn and Faith turned to stare at him with looks of pure terror on their faces.
"Evie is Dru's Childe; she's also a powerful seer like Dru." Faith said leaving out the part that Evie tried to kill Angel along with Spike not too long ago. She was worst then Darla and Angelus combined, she was the perfect vampire. Thanks to the teachings of all three, and Dru for showing her how to combine all three.
"She also tried to kill Angel and Spike a few months back." Buffy said, her eyes shining with anger.
"Well she's protecting my Chris so I don't really care what she did a few months ago." John said to the three slayers, he noticed their looks of anger but brushed them off when his phone started to ring. "Hello?"
"John?" A female Transylvanian voice answered, "This is Evie Helsing, your slayers know me."
"How is my Chris?" He asked, he tired to be silent but the whole car. Waiting for a explanation for the wrestler, he stared out the window waiting for the woman's answer, his breath caught in his throat.
"Viktor's awoken, as did Marcus. This is a serious problem John, which is why I'm calling you. John, I need you to meet us in twenty minutes at the air port." Evie said, her voice hitched with some deeper fear. The master vampire was never known for having fear in her un dead life. "John they want to claim her."
John held his breath thinking that he heard her wrong, his breath finally was freed but he crushed his cell phone in his hand terminating the call. His breathing turned labored, his eyes once again took on the gold ring around his eyes.
"John what's wrong?" Randy asked fear etched on his face, he looked at Dawn for help.
"Viktor and Marcus have rising, their coming to claim Chris." John said in his most primal way. She was his, he knew it, hell she knew it. They were meant to be together, always were to be."Go to the fucking Airport."
"Calm down John." Buffy said gently, she placed a warm hand on his forearm. She smiled at him a little as she turned to look at Dawn. "You heard the man."
Dawn smiled and happily complied with the demand, she pushed her long brown hair out of her face as she did a illegal u turn.
John rubbed his temples as he brooded about what he was going to kill these aged vampires, he had heard fleeting rumors about them both. But hearing Evie confirm their existence unease him as he thought of all he heard. Viktor was a aged vampire who killed his own daughter because she fell in love with a Lycan, a famous Lycan named Lucien. Thus starting a already hushed war between the two races, John could feel them already in the country. Anything do with his Chris he could feel.
With Chris
Chris looked at Evie, and shivered she hated when John got mad at others. She looked at the violet eyed woman not knowing what to say, Chris waited for her to say something.
"He'll be there with the bitches." Evie said with distaste, she hated those other slayers . They were the ones that destroyed her family back in the day, killed her Darla, and making Angelus more human then anyone would have cared for.
"Those bitches are my friends Evie." Chris said, she was talking about Dawn and Faith above all.
"I like the dark ones, not Buffy." Evie snarled, as she waited for John and his team to show up at the air port. Her black hair glistened in the slight moonlight, she looked right at Chris. "Princess should not trust a pure white slayer; she doesn't listen to all the grey areas."
"What do you mean Evie?" Chris asked her eyebrows furrowed.
"Buffy is narrow minded; she only sees what she wants to see. With a ruler of the night in her presence she might betray you." Evie said, crossing her arms daring Druzilla to say something different.
"Snow is right, the white one means well but her motives are uncertain." Dru said in her British accent. Chris looked at them both like they were crazy; Buffy was a mentor for all Slayers out there. She had to kill her lover; she had to die for to save her sister. Those are just a few of the sacrifices she made for the world, for her family, for her friends.
"Buffy was the one that saved me when I was heavily into using magic." Chris said defensively, she wanted to defend her mentor who saved her and gave her hope.
"We're just looking out for you Christina." Evie said in a harsh tone. Her eyes seemed more vibrant, Chris could feel something in the air. She tilted her head in towards the sky as she glanced to the road; she noticed a car speeding towards them. She felt the hairs on the back of her neck prickling; she got flashes of things she didn't want to remember.
Everything seemed to be moving in slow motion, her hair was all around her face she raised her hand slightly in one graceful movement. Her eyes burnt a vibrant pale crystal blue, she could feel her power burning. Without thinking she levitated the car, she arched her back as her power called to her. She pulled the car gently over to them; she could feel their heart beats on her neck. She knew who they were; she could also feel their fear. All except one. Her John.
"My prince." Chris said as she set the car down in front of her, she stood still as he eased his body out of the car. He smiled at her, a smile she knew only belonged to her.
"My Chris." He said taking long strides to embrace her, he held her in his arms for what seemed like a century. It just felt so right to hold her, he patted her hair and pulled her closer to him as humanly possible.
"Kiss me you fool." Chris said, she pulled his down to hers. The kiss was gentle at first then turning into a more passionate one by the minute, they forgot about all around them as they were plunged into their own world.
"Ahem." A voice said behind the group, Chris and John turned. There stood a aged man with white thinning hair and blue eyes, the man wore a long black trench coat along with pant and a tunic black top.
With him was another male, he had dark brown hair that just touched his shoulders. He wore a sheer white shirt with leather pants, with a long cloak.
"Let her go mortal." the older one said in a British accent. He looked to his younger friend for support.
"She isn't yours Viktor." Evie said stepping in front of Chris protectively, she snarled at him.
"She already has a prince." Dru yelled taking her place next to Evie, the two master vampires glared at other master vampires. "Try taking her."
"Move aside." Marcus said growing wings; he glared at the two in front of him. Then noticed Evie for the first time since she spoke.
"Evelyn?" he whispered, he looked at her long and hard.
"Marcus, it's good to see you remember me." Evie sneered, "You left me with no word as to where you were. Just a child to remember you by."
"Evie please I was forced to …"
"Viktor forced you right?" Evie interrupted, her eyes narrowing.
"This is your Evelyn?" Viktor said looking her from head to toe appreciating what he saw.
"Was his Evelyn." Evie corrected, she pushed Chris back as she distracted the vampires. Go, using the bond that Chris and John had she momentarily was able to send messages through the mind be quick, and make sure she lives.
TBC
Sorry I haven't updated in a long time, things have been hectic.
But I'm working on the next and last chapter of this story. Hope you like it.