AN: BTVS belongs to me only in my wildest dreams unfortunately in real life Joss Whedon. Thanks for your reviews. Here is the next chapter.
Adam and Lilith had spent three days inside a cave. Adam had come and gone over those three days. Lilith had stayed where Adam had ordered her to. She never moved despite the three day hunger and her entire person being covered in dirt and blood. Adam didn't need to eat and didn't understand that Lilith did so while she could actually feel something reacting within her she couldn't tell that she was getting angry with her commander. Being the good soldier she was; she never spoke her mind. Finally late afternoon on the fourth day, the young girl approached the cyborg and snapped into attention with a salute.
"Brother, permission to speak." Lilith said while moving into a standard attention pose.
"Permission granted, Lilith." Adam stated.
"I require food to function properly, Brother." Lilith replied.
"You are to leave and get food then come back. Use any means necessary and leave your arm blades here." Adam ordered.
Lilith only nodded and took off into town. People would look on with disgust at the dirty and bloody girl. She was walking trying to figure out a way to get food without drawing attention to her. She was so caught up in her planning that she didn't notice that she had ran into someone. When she felt someone touch her arm, she turned and raised her fist to strike but there was a look in the women's eyes that stopped her. The woman was an older medium sized blonde wearing a nice outfit and carrying a bag of food. Lilith felt that this might be a way to get her food.
Joyce looked at this small child that looked like she didn't have a home or at least a very bad one with the way she appeared. She thought back to the two kids that she had found in the park last year. Although they hadn't been real children, she had felt a soft spot for kids facing the horrors of what went on after dark. She looked at this girl with sorrow at the way she appeared as though she had not eaten, bathed, or even slept. Deciding that she could help this girl, she gave the girl a small smile and went to talk.
"Hi, I'm Joyce and who are you?" Joyce asked the girl as she seemed to close off.
"I am called Lilith." She answered the women, who she thought was a superior.
"Okay, Lilith, how would you like to come back to my house? We can get you cleaned up and get you something to eat." Joyce offered with a smile when it looked like the girl would agree.
Lilith just nodded and followed her new superior to her vehicle. She got in, when the women had told her to. A few minutes later, Lilith was staring at the strange scenery wondering when they would hit the forest again; and when they reached the two-story house, she was confused as to the purpose of this structure. Joyce and Lilith walked into the hall and Lilith immediately looked for threats of any kind. Joyce was worried about the little girl's behavior and wondering what had made her this way.
"Why don't we go upstairs and get you into some other clothes?" Joyce asked carefully.
"Ma'am, what will happen to these?" Lilith asked hesitantly and closed in on herself expecting to be struck for not asking permission to speak first.
"I can repair and clean them for you if they mean so much to you. How long has it been since you had a decent meal, bath, or sleep?" Joyce asked with a concerned expression.
"Four days, Ma'am." Lilith replied with her soldier attitude and stance.
Joyce had been shocked at Lilith's answer and wanted to find who did this to her but she knew that it would have to wait. The older blonde was going to explain to the young brunette how to work the shower but Lilith replied that she knew how to work one; after all, soldiers were to always look their best when they were not out on missions. Joyce had already started to repair them, which consisted of her sewing the holes shut and patching the bullet holes. By the time Lilith had finished cleansing herself of the dirt and blood; the older blonde had finished with the repairs and had found a large shirt for the ten year old to wear. Joyce threw the rags into the washer and fixed the child a late lunch. Seeing Lilith yawn, Joyce led her up to Buffy's room so she could sleep while her clothes were getting clean. Joyce smiled at the sight of the small brunette sleeping so peacefully.
When Lilith awoke, it was night time and she could smell food cooking downstairs. She noticed her standard black shirt and camouflage pants along with black socks for her boots. She changed and headed downstairs following her sense of smell. Joyce nearly dropped her pan when she turned and saw the girl just standing there quietly. Joyce had made a big meal of porkchops and mashpotatos. The young soldier just stared at the food feeling her mouth' watering at the sight of the food, they sat down at the little counter in the kitchen. Lilith had never had such great tasting food or the white drink that she had drowned. The older blonde was smiling at how different the young girl looked from earlier and it looked like there was a beginning to a smile happening with Lilith.
Halfway through dinner, there was a ring at the door. Joyce excused herself to go answer and what she saw shocked her. There standing before her was a brunette with all black clothing and a sadistic smile on her face as she looked at the older Summers.
"Hello, Joyce." Faith said to the blonde as she threw a left jab to the woman's chin knocking her out and falling to the floor.
Hearing a person talking then a thud had put Lilith on alert, she ran towards the door. She saw a tall brunette standing over her superior and snapped into action catching the other slayer off guard with a kick to the back. Faith turned around planned on confronting Buffy but saw a small kid instead, which she only laughed at. Lilith jumped kicked at Faith's head but Faith blocked and countered with a hit to the kids head. The soldier straightened out and went for a fake left jab and pulled a right kick to the knee making Faith lose a bit of her balance. Seeing this, Lilith followed through with a kick to the midsection but Faith caught her foot and tossed her aside. Lilith recovered shakily and charged tackled Faith and knocked them both to the ground with Lilith on top striking the face twice. Faith caught the fist and threw the little neusence over her head and Lilith tucked and rolled ending on her feet. Lilith could feel her exhaustion catching up with her so she went in and hit three punches to the stomach and a kick to the face with all the strength she had left. Her fortune paid off with the rouge slayer knocked out but as she went in for the kill she was turned and hit with a solid hit to her head. With a blurry view, she saw the blonde woman from a few days ago standing over her before the darkness enveloped her.
AN: so tell me what you think and review. By the way if you have anything you would like to see happen tell me and I will look at if I can fit in to the story or if you just want to say I have horrible writing. Just be honest and thank you.