Disclaimer: All Buffy or Angel characters were created by Joss Whedon. Not me.
Author's Note: I'm the world's shittiest updater. Trust me, I know
Chapter Twelve: Street Dreams
Dawn. Anthis stood on the edge of the roof of one of the taller buildings in Los Angeles. She grew quite attached to the sun. The way it rose, sending it's warm rays over the world. The colour it transformed into after getting past the barrier was simply... unspeakable. To her. In her world, there was no sun. Something similiar, yet entirely different stood in it's place. Demon looked down, on the streets. Long way down. Yet she still could see the cars, the trash on the ground. Anthis felt warmth on her face and smiled. The sun finally reached her. She closed her eyes and let the sensation run through her. As much as she wanted to pretend everything was alright, it really wasn't. She picked up an unusual activity in the city earlier in the night. People, demons were ravaging through the city. She went to Hyperion and found it turned over, but abandoned. She spend rest of her time searching for Connor and his friends, unsuccesfully.
And so, she was now bathing in the sun, trying to collect her thoughts and getting ready for yet another day of survival. Suddenly, Anthis opened her eyes. Someone was coming to her, she could hear the footsteps going up the stairs. Whoever it was, he didn't try to be sneaky. Those steps were rather slow, if not heavy. She risked another glance down. Definitely too far to jump down. She'd only kill herself. The door to the roof opened and someone stopped. Anthis was about to reach for her bow and arrows, and in one swift motion kill the intruder. His voice however, stopped her cold. As if. It left her frozen.
''Hello, sister.''
Fighting back for control of her muscles, she slowly spun around facing the man she once thought of as a brother.
''Adrian.'' she breathed.
He came closer. ''Considering what you probably went through, you look... good.''
''No thanks to you.''
''You haven't changed. At all.''
''Can't say the same about you.'' She looked at his body.
''Watching the sunshine? I, myself find it a bit... annoying.'' He said.
''Why aren't you on fire?'' She slowly asked, moving away from the edge.
He looked down on himself and then back at Anthis. ''You gotta give me more credit than that.''
The slowly circled one another, until Adrian walked to her previous spot and turned back to her. She seriously considered just running away, but she knew it would be no good. ''What do you want?''
''Do you know this is a SunAmerica Center? It's quite strange that you chose this building to watch the sunrise, don't you think?'' He asked, instead of answering.
''Coincidence.''
''Do you believe in coincidence?'' He got no reply. ''Didn't think so. As for why am I here... It is not too late to join me. You're my family, we're blood.''
''Is that what you said to out father? Mother?'' She whispered.
He turned his head towards her, catching her in the corner of his eye. ''I did what I had to.''
''You didn't had to do anything! You could've just let it go! But no, you pursued after that power, when everyone told you to let it be.'' Anthis raised her quivering voice. ''I will never join you.''
''All I did was stand up for myself. You remember the way we were treated? Half-bloods.'' He stated. His voice remained cold.
''That gave you the right to kill everyone who fought you?''
''You're still alive.'' Adrian said. ''I knew where you were all this time. Why do you think I never truly hurt you?''
''You really think that?'' Anthis asked.
''Come on, we both know it was inevitable. But let's forget about that. That story is long over.'' He shrugged. ''I'm making a new one, right now.''
''I know how this story will end. You'll enslave this world, make these people your puppets. And when you'll be satisfied with the misery you inflicted upon the others, you will move on. To another world. That's the ending you want.'' She said. ''But I won't let you. I will stop you, even if that's gonna be the last thing I'll ever do. The true story... it will end with me, taking back our world.''
''Why don't you take a shot, then? Right here, right now. We both know you can't kill me, you never could.'' Adrian fully faced her. ''You had many chances to do that, sister. You failed every single time. So I win.''
''You're wrong.''
''Am I?'' He challenged her. ''I will get out of here. And those who oppose me now, will live to see their world crumble at my feet. Just like you did... back at home.''
''You're so sure of yourself.'' Anthis felt tears welling up in her eyes. ''Remember one thing. I will never stop fighting you, be it this world or the next one. And one day you will face something stronger than you. Death will reap you.''
''I am the master of Death.'' He snarled.
''We'll see...'' She murmured softly. Anthis looked in her brother's eye. ''I will get my revenge, brother.'' Then, within a second she took her bow off her back and sent an arrow towards Adrian. He seemed to be a little surprised, but she didn't aim to kill and they both knew it. She didn't wait for him to recover, just ran as fast as she could down the stairs. Few minutes later she emerged onto the street and stopped short. Adrian was waiting for her, the arrow in his hand. ''I'm surprised. This is the first time you fought me directly.'' He threw her the arrow, which she automatically caught. ''Next time we'll meet, it won't be to talk. Little sister.'' With that, Adrian walked away, leaving her there.
She stood still for few more moments, before finally leaving the scene. As she maneuvered between various cars and other things on the streets, Anthis breathed heavily. It was the first time she saw her brother since almost 10 years. He hadn't changed and if he did, it was for worse. The power corrupted him beyond her help. There was only one way to stop him. The slayers and their weapon. Now, if only she could find it. Or them, for that matter. She couldn't touch it without harming herself, so she needed a slayer, or at least a human with her to take it. With that in mind, Anthis began her search.
***B***B***
''We can't stay here.''
''I get that. What can we do?''
Lorne woke up to the sound of voices. He had trouble falling asleep due to the numb pain in his arm. He sat up groggily. Amy was sitting on a chair, Spike stood next to the fridge with his back turned to her and Katie just stared at the wall.
''We need to get back to the hotel.'' Blonde spoke up.
''It's too risky.'' Spike said.
''I don't care.''
''Right, you don't. Our little mumbo-jumbo is still up. I won't be able to fight whoever is there now.''
Katie raised her head. ''Exactly. It's still working. We'll be safe, they're demons you said it yourself.''
Spike ran his hand through his usually stilled back hair. Now they were is disarray. ''What if it's a trap? Your other half will have my ass if something happens to you.''
''If there is a trap, they'll be walking straight into it!'' Woman spat, clearly losing control over her emotions.
''Last I checked, you weren't even speaking to her, sunshine. What happened?'' Spike asked, curiously.
''Changed my mind.'' She whispered.
''I think...'' Amy spoke up. ''That we should at least check out the hotel.''
''They're right.'' Lorne said as Spike opened his mouth, silencing him. ''We have to see it and then move on.''
Everyone stared at Spike. He was on lost position and he knew it. ''Bollocks.'' He sighed.
***B***B***
Faith moved her head around, careful not to do it too fast. She massaged her neck, feeling the small waves of pain that shot through her as she did so. Gotta love slayer healing. She eventually got up and searched for Rain, as the other woman wasn't laying beside her. She spotted her in the kitchen, staring at the sink. Faith noticed the change of clothes, now brunette wore an oversized shirt and some pants that hung loose on her.
''Didn't want to wake you.'' She said, facing her.
Faith nodded. ''How long you've been awake?''
''Some time.''
Slayer walked to the sink and poured herself a tall glass of water. ''I talked to Buffy in my dream.''
Rain chuckled. ''The Buffy? What did she say?''
''Nothing we don't already know. There's a weapon we need and it's somewhere here. Jus' gotta find it.'' Faith informed her.
''Do you know where to start?''
''Nope.''
''Great.''
Faith drank the last of her water and set the glass down.
''How is that even possible? You talked to someone in your sleep?'' Rain asked.
''We're slayers. Don't really know how this works, never asked.'' Faith said. ''Anyway, courtesy of Willow, the witch. Angel must've blocked the connection because Red had to work her mojo to get B here.''
Rain slowly nodded her head. ''Willow, huh? So, what now?''
***B***B***
Connor walked through the hospital hallways. He sniffed the air, then moved on. Though the bodies weren't anywhere near anymore, the scent they left could still be picked up. Floors and walls were still in red, no one washed the blood away. The lights flickered. He looked up as they kept buzzing. He walked over the corner, looked around and slowly retreated. Few minutes later he arrived on the ER. Gunn was sipping from a blood bag. His mobility was better, but appearance hasn't changed much. The burns were still very clear.
''Nothing, huh?''
Connor shook his head. ''I can't shake off the feeling that we're not alone here.''
''Apparently, we are.'' Vampire said. ''Man, you should clean up.''
Boy looked at himself. His clothes were torn and smudged at places, blood covered some of his face and his hair was all sticky from it. ''Yeah.''
Gunn got up. ''Come on, let's hit the showers. Water might not be hot, but it's the best we can get.'' He grabbed his axe and walked down the corridor, Connor following. ''We'll grab some new clothes from the changing rooms. Some must fit.''
''Then what?''
They took off to the left. ''We need to find a way to contact Wolfram & Hart. It's our best bet to get out of this whole fiasco alive.''
''Yeah, unless the moment we see them will be our last.'' Connor said.
''I don't think so.'' Gunn mused. ''They're not buddies with Angel and they don't have any agents here to do the dirty work. Like it or not, we need them and they need us.''
''Hope you're right.''
***B***B***
''Seems like they were looking for something.'' Amy noticed.
They entered Hyperion over 20 minutes earlier. Checking the hotel floor by floor all they found was mess. Their rooms were tossed over, but nothing alive stayed behind. She and Lorne sat in the hall now, waiting for Spike and Katie to return from their part of search.
''Yeah, us.'' Vampire said, walking down the stairs. ''Good thing we left, too. Spell's broken.''
''Huh?'' Lorne looked at Spike, who shrugged and hit Amy lightly on the shoulder. ''We probably shouldn't stay here any longer than neccesary.''
''Which is?''
''I'd say we leave. No one is here now, that doesn't mean it will stay that way.'' Spike said.
''What about the rest? They could've been captured!'' Katie argued. ''We have to find them, not just squat somewhere and wait for things to happen.''
''They weren't here, luv.'' Spike tapped his nose. ''If they didn't come back from their hunt yet, something's wrong. We gotta find a new place to stay, then we can go on search missions. Got it?'' He looked at them all.
They all murmured their agreements.
''So, where do we go?'' Lorne asked.
''Spike's?'' Amy suggested.
''Can't. That bloody git knows where I live.'' Vampire said, then looked through the window. ''Fellas, this city is bloody full of empty places. It won't be hard to find something suitable.''
***B***B***
Brunette slayer stopped. The street was completely blocked. Lightposts were laying on various cars, some of which were embedded into buildings on either side of the way.
''Awesome. How we're gonna go through that shit?'' Rain asked.
Faith cocked her head, then took off to her right. Rain sent her a questioning gaze, but followed. They went to the building nerest to the cars, walked through some hallways, before Faith finaly entered the apartment. She opened the window in the kitchen and jumped out, landing gracefully on her feet. Rain just looked out. They were on the other side of the cars. She smirked, shook her head and did the same thing.
''What do you think we're gonna find?''
''Nothing good, but let's hope I'm wrong.'' Faith answered. ''We're gettin' close.'' Good, because they were walking for quite some time and slayer felt her head getting a little heavier.
Soon Hyperion came to the view. It stood still and proud, like the moment they left it yesterday. Nothing seemed out of ordinary. And that was weird. Faith took out her two daggers while Rain did the same with the knife. She still had few bullets in her gun, but they wanted to stay undetected as long as they could, in case something lurked around.
''How do we do it?'' Rain asked.
''If something is there... it won't be expecting one thing.'' With that Faith went straight through the street and into the courtyard of Hyperion. Rain lost her for few moments, but slayer eventually stuck her head out and motioned for her to follow. Once she got there, Faith was already in the lobby.
''Looks like no one's home.'' She muttered.
''Let's check to be sure.'' Faith said and they moved through each and every floor, not finding anything. Everything was in its place, except not a living soul stuck around.
''So what, they just left?'' Rain asked after they checked the kitchen and the basement.
''No signs of a fight, nothing... Where the hell are they?''
Faith secured her daggers and sat down on stairs. Rain moved to the center of the lobby. ''Maybe they took the first chance they got and split.''
Faith looked at Rain, but something in the background caught her eye and she moved her head. She bit her lip in thought and looked around. Then she slowly stood up.
''What's up?''
She ignored Rain and walked towards Angel's office. She stopped in front of the window and tapped on the glass.
''What are you doing?''
''That window was broken when we left. So was that entrance.'' Slayer faced Rain and pointed to the door. ''Me an' kid destroyed it. What the hell's goin' on?''
''Uhm...'' Rain didn't know what to say.
''How did we even get here?'' Faith suddenly asked.
''Huh?''
Faith took a step back. ''We were in Angel's apartment, then right in front of that pile-up. What happened between?''
''Are you kidding me?'' Rain walked to her. Faith frantically moved her head, as if to remember, wake up, whatever it took to make sense of this situation. She looked Rain in the eye and using her speed, punched her in the abdomen. She gasped for breath and put her arm around it, retreating few steps back. ''What the fuck?''
Faith didn't listen. She took her daggers out. ''What have you done with her? Where is she?'' She asked, her voice slowly rising.
''Whoa, chill. What do you mean, I'm me.'' Rain took out her own knife to defend herself if need be.
''I don't think so.'' Slayer advanced. ''You see, she was hurt. That blow should render her incapable of talking, much less standing. What are you!?'' She yelled.
Rain gulped, took a step back and... dropped the act. ''I knew I missed something.'' She mused. ''Well, nobody's perfect. Thanks, though. I'll remember to pay more attention to details.''
''Where is she?'' Faith was few moments from charging.
''Rain? She's dead.''
Slayer lost the rest of her control and ran at her. She never expected for Rain, or whatever that was, to evade her blades, grab her arm and spin around, crashing to the floor. ''Come on, think what are you doing.'' She taunted.
Faith gritted her teeth and tried to kick her, resulting in her own ass flying through the lobby. ''I'm trying to help you, can't you see it? Gotta say, that fight with Angelus was a piece of art. What made you beat him, huh? The animal inside you. That anger... You have to feel it, embrace it. Then you might have a shot at saving Angel.''
Slayer got up and threw one of her daggers at Rain, who barely had time to avoid it. As she turned back to Faith, she was already in her face, with a fist coming straight towards her. She prepared to block it, but at last moment Faith changed her body momentum and said fist moved away, being replaced with the other one. That was something Rain was completely unprepared for and it connected with her right cheek, sending her whole body to the side. Now she stood almost back to Faith, so she attacked with her left arm, the one with the knife. Brunette caught her wrist and before she could move, aimed at her elbow and broke her arm. The bone went right through the skin, and Rain screamed in pain. Faith didn't waste any time, one hand still holding the wrist, went under it and, when she found herself face to face with Rain, in one clean move nearly decapitated her. She watched as the fountain of blood exploded from Rain's throat and she let go, letting her fall backwards to the floor. Faith breathed heavily. The body laid still, dead.
She eventually turned and picked her dagger up, but failed to notice Rain getting up. Faith shook her head sadly. She sensed a danger coming at the same moment an arm sneaked around her neck and she felt white-hot pain in her back.
''Don't bother. I cut clean through your spine.'' Rain whispered in her ear as she struggled weakly. ''Never assume something's dead.'' She twisted the knife and pulled it out, dropping Faith to the ground. She hit it hard and her vision clouded. She was dimly aware of Rain's silhouette towering over her. She let out the last breath, her eyes closed...
And Faith shot up in bed, a startled gasp escaping her lips. She checked her surroundings. She was still at Angel's place. Self-consciously she let her hand wander around her back, but there was no wound. Just now she realized she was covered in sweat and breathing heavily. That was one damn realistic dream. Either Rain was going to turn psycho or it wasn't anything slayer-related. So where the hell did it come from?
''You okay?'' a voice called.
Rain was standing near the doorway, looking concerned. Faith noticed she still had the same clothes as yesterday, in this case bra and panties with a bandage covering the space between.
''Bad dream.'' She eventually said. She stretched and hissed in pain. Her neck still hurt.
''Lemme see that.'' Rain commanded and sat on the bed next to her. Carefully she let her fingers roam on Faith's neck. ''Does it hurt?''
Faith herself, couldn't differ between the pain and the pleasant sensation that ran through her afterwards. All she managed was a weak nod.
''Looks like it healed a little.'' Rain removed her hands. ''We have to get back, but I don't think I'll be able to walk long distances anytime today. Still a little sore.''
Faith forced herself to stop thinking about Rain's hands. ''Any food in here?''
Rain stood up and walked to the kitchen. ''Well, there are some cans and stuff that should be edible.''
Slayer sighed and followed. They ate, although edible didn't neccesary mean tasty.
''Hey, help me get this off.'' Rain said after few minutes in silence, tugging at the bandages. ''This place's got hot water. Gonna shower.''
Faith met woman's expectant stare and slowly took them off. As she got past each layer, she could see more and more of Rain's toned stomach, although now covered in bruises. Rain gasped when Faith removed the last of it. By now, both of them should take their respective steps back yet they didn't. They were approximately the same height, so when Rain let out a shaky breath, the hot air hit Faith right in her face. She honestly didn't know what to do, but Rain made the decision for her. A hand carresed her arm, other one placed itself on her waist and Rain's lips attached themselves to her own.
Not a peck on her lips, not a shy-schoolgirl-first-time kind of kiss, not even an aggressive one she experienced many times. It was hot, passionate and full-on, so the moment she felt Rain's tounge attack hers, she responded in only way she could. She put her own arms around the other girl and kissed back.
Before either of them knew, they found themselves in the bedroom, the shower forgotten. Still in lip-lock, Faith let herself be the one to fall backwards on the bed, Rain on top. She quickly reversed their position and she felt Rain's hands wander to her back. In no time she discarded her bra, Rain doing the same thing. Slayer launched back at Rain, feeling, grasping, the pair of breasts filling her palms, rubbing her own against them, everything she could think of to make this feeling last. She felt like a cat in heat, when she moved down and attacked one of them, sucking, licking and biting the nipple.
''Fuck, yeah...'' Rain moaned, arching her head back and opening her legs to let Faith in. She attacked the other nipple, before pushing her face to the valley between them, at the same time thrusting her hips to Rain's. They both gasped and moaned into each other's mouth's, as Faith moved harder and faster, her body moving like a snake. Slayer felt herself getting closer and closer to the wonderful edge, their cunts rocking together.
Rain on her part hardly remained submissive, her hips meeting Faith's with each thrust.
''Oh God, fuuu-'' Faith got that much out before Rain crashed their mouths back together to stuffle her scream. If the action surprised her, she didn't let it show, only increasing her movements. She felt the orgasm reach her in gigantic waves, tearing through her body mercilessly. She stopped moving, not counting the shaking, but Rain had none of it and kept her own thrusts, her own rhytm, letting Faith drown in the sensations, not wanting it to stop. When Faith's moans turned to something unspeakable, she ceased the thrusts, instead letting her hips go in circles, squeezing Faith's ass in the process.
''How was that, princess?'' She asked. Faith raised her head from Rain's chest, the positon it fell into when she had no control over herself. ''Fucking great.'' Slayer breathed. ''That reminds me, you haven't had a go yet.''
She kissed her one more time, sucking on brunette's bottom lip before finaly descending down. She bit into Rain's panties and, when she arched her hips up, slided them down, taking her own off simultaneously. She stared at the sight, the wetness waiting for her. There was a little hair surrounding it, but it's not like they had time to shave. Faith took a good hold on Rain's hips before diving in, tasting the sweetness. She gave Rain's pussy one, long lick.
''Shit, ooh fuck...'' Rain let her hands tangle in Faith's dark curls, biting the inside of her cheeks to stimulate the sound. But Faith didn't even start yet. She looked up, met Rain's desperate stare and winked. Faith attached her mouth to Rain's clit, breathing through her nose, never stopping her assault and Rain howled in pleasure.
***B***B***
''We gotta go back to the hotel.'' Connor said.
They both showered, luckily in hot water and found some clothes in changing room that fit both of them. Gunn took his axe and put it on his back. ''No.''
Connor finished strapping the sword to his belt. ''Huh? What do you mean, no?''
''I'm not going back to Hyperion. Go if you want, not gonna stop you.'' Vampire explained.
Boy ran his hand through his still wet hair. ''Right. What the hell are you playing at?''
''We were ambushed, the hotel is compromised. You won't find anyone there. They're most likely dead, we have to keep our heads in the game. That is, contact Wolfram & Hart and make a deal.'' Gunn responded. ''Look, they're the only players left who have enough power to take Angel on.''
''You mean kill him.''
''If it's the only way.''
Connor scowled. ''I've gone rogue before, remember? Nothing good came out of it.''
''Are you with me or not? I'm doing this, with or without you.'' Gunn said.
He threw his hands up in the air, locking them on the back of his head. ''I'm not who I used to be. Angel did everything he could to keep me out of their claws, I'm not gonna shove myself right into them.'' Connor locked gazes with Gunn. ''I hope you'll succeed, but I need to make sure there will be someone still alive when you get back.''
Gunn nodded. ''I'll get us some help.''
''Promise you'll find a way without wasting Angel?''
They left the hospital, standing near the entrance.''I'll try. See ya around.'' He walked straight ahead of himself.
''Do you even know where you're going?'' Connor called after him.
''Not exactly.''
***B***B***
Lorne, Amy and Katie stood on the street, on full alert after Spike told them stay in place and went to check something out in the nearest store.
''What tha hell is he doing there?'' Katie asked.
''Can't hear anything.'' Amy told them. ''If he's not out in next two minutes, we're out of here.''
''What?'' Lorne turned to her.
''It's not like he'd wait for us.''
''Actually hun, I would.'' Spike came back to them, a cigarette between his lips. He took a big puff. ''You blokes have no idea how bloody long I waited for this.''
They all stared at him, open-mouthed. ''We're here, exposed to God-knows what and you went to get yourself a fucking cig?''
''Not just one. Got few packs.'' Spike shrugged and continued their previously stopped journey.
''How long we gonna keep walking without any purpose?'' Katie asked. ''I bet an apartment in there is as good as the next one.'' She pointed to the building they passed.
''Not really.'' Spike commented. ''You see, we need a place big enough for all four of us, if not more. At least two entrances, a back door, possibly a fire escape. Not too high, no one would want to get tossed through the window. A sewer acces would be nice too.'' They turned right. ''Far enough not to arouse suspicions, but in range if you're hurt. Ain't a close your eyes and point kind of deal.''
''Oh.''
''We don't even know where Angel is. How are you gonna determine whether it's close enough or not?'' Lorne asked.
''Don't know yet.''
''Then why are we out here on a walk where something could very easily see us?''
Spike threw his cigarette to the ground and stepped on it. ''Relax, ain't nothing around here.''
''Then why are we even out here? What is the damn point?'' Katie kicked the nearest car.
''Because there is nothing else we can do!'' Spike yelled. ''We're alone, we don't know where is the rest of us, we can't stay in the bloody hotel and we can't squat somewhere and hope that it'll pass! So I'm gonna keep walking. When something will cross paths with us, then we'll wonder where to go from there.''
***B***B***
Illyria watched as Angel talked with five other demons. All in human bodies. Four males, one female. His generals. The woman was short, small. Maybe 5'3, young with wavy, purple hair. One of the men was old, medium build. Two other were also white and looked like they were pumped with steroids. Last demon posessed the body of an asian man.
She was very close to breaking the spell and frankly, when Angel walked in, she was sure he felt her slipping away from him and came to strengthen the spell while he still could. But he remained oblivious to her, missing his chance as Illyria needed one more attempt, one more kick at the spell to be free. She didn't dare to do it right now, with six powerful demons in room. If she waited too long, Angel would catch up and realize she wasn't under his control anymore. So, the moment this meeting would end, that would be her cue.
As she stood patiently, waiting for them to work out their issues, she wondered where to go. She and Spike were previously going to Hyperion Hotel, but Angel said he sent his pawns there, so no one would be there now. She had to go out blind. She did not like this situation.
''What are you thinking about?''
Illyria snapped her head towards the voice. Angel stood near the ring, hands in the pockets of his coat. Rest of demons left. That was it, her chance. She closed her eyes, concentrated and felt the spell break. She gazed down at Angel, but he said nothing. He doesn't know, she realized.
''What's wrong with you?'' She asked, noticing a small crack on Angel's left cheek. He touched it and the same thing was on his hand.
''The very same thing that happened with you.'' He said. ''This power is too much for vampire's body to handle it. It's... surrendering.''
''You will explode.'' Illyria realized. ''Just like me.''
''No. You see, I know what I have to do. Find a body strong enough to withstand and contain it.'' Angel snapped his fingers and looked at her expectantly. Nothing happened.
''You claim to be God, but truly, you're an ignorant child who needs to be put in place.'' Illyria said and jumped from the ring, knocking Angel down. He stared at her, amazed. ''How did you-''
''You think you can bind me with cheap spells and petty tricks?'' She grasped his front and flung him across the hall. He seemed to be in too much shock to do anything. ''You don't understand half of the power you have and that will be your downfall.''
Angel charged at her. Illyria waited for the last moment, before sticking her fist out. Angel's head snapped to the side and she threw him through the wall. He recovered and they began to duel again, this time on the street. The surprise factor on her side faded away and she, just like before, started to loose. If she let herself be captured again, Angel would never let his guard down. He almost had her subdued, when she purposefully dislocated her shoulder and, with her other hand, threw Angel with all of her strength. She didn't wait a second more, as he flew through the air, she ran down the street. She heard him crash through the second story window to some building.
Angel groaned. That chick was feisty. But he really underestimated her. He let himself fall back on the power. Her power, the power she knew all too well and he was still just an adept. He walked to the window and looked down on the streets.
Illyria was long gone.
***B***B***
Faith opened her eyes. Quiet snoring told her Rain was beside her. She couldn't help but smile. Slayer got out of the bed and stretched, now feeling a lot better. She went to the kitchen to get herself a glass of water. She wasn't really sure whether she really drank anything today, well, except Rain. Yet as she drank, she couldn't shake off the feeling that something was wrong. Terribly wrong. But everything was on it's place. The table, spoons, every damn thing. She moved back to the bedroom when a mirror caught her eye. Her breath got stuck in her throat, her face paled. She looked down on herself.
She was clothed.
Brunette slowly went back to the table. The cans, the towels, even the damn bandage she removed weren't there. Faith looked at Rain's sleeping form. She wasn't sure, but she could see something black standing out on Rain's shoulder. As she got closer, she walked slower and slower. She was sure now, Rain still had her bra on. Faith didn't know when she fell asleep or passed out from exhaustion when she laid on the bed in post-orgasmic bliss, so maybe Rain jut put it back in. There was one thing she couldn't do on her own though. Put the bandages back. As she reached for the covers, she realized her hand was shaking. Faith pulled the covers off the sleeping woman. She took few desperate steps back and hit the wall at the sight.
The action woke Rain up. ''What's goin' on?''
But Faith just stared and stared, unable to say anything. Rain looked down on her stomach. ''What? Something wrong with my bandages?''
***B***B***
''How long we gonna keep walking like this?'' Amy asked. They were on the move for few hours now, at least she thought so. Her own legs and feet were starting to hurt, so she couldn't imagine what it was like for Katie and Lorne.
''As long as we have to.'' Spike responded.
Slayer raised her tempo and spun the vampire to her. ''No. Look at them, they're spent!'' She pointed to the other two. Katie had a pained expression on her face, Lorne just looked tired. ''That's it for today.'' She commanded.
Spike sniffed the air. ''Come on.'' He took two steps and Amy yanked him back. ''I heard ya, aight? I smell something. We check it out and then call it a day. Can't be too far.''
They walked for a little more and after they rounded the corner, they froze.
''What the fuck is that?'' Katie panted.
For before them, the whole street was filled with dead bodies of demons and humans. Spike took few moments to look through it all. There were far more demon bodies, they were clearly the losing side in this fight. He slowly moved forward, to this carnage.
''This is what you smelled? Man, that's nasty.'' Amy didn't even try to hide her distaste.
''Uhm, what exactly happened here?'' Lorne, who was quiet for the most time, spoke and went after Spike.
''They're rather fresh.'' Spike commented. He kneeled down and examined the body. ''Call me crazy, but I'd say Angel is exterminating every fella who's not buddies with him.''
''Okay, you are crazy.'' Katie said. ''If he's killing everything that moves, why are we still alive?''
''Do I look like I know?'' Spike turned to her. ''Doesn't matter. We better split.''
''It does matter! That psycho is keeping us alive for some reason.'' Amy argued.
''The only reason good guys are kept alive in situations like that, is because someone has to stop the bad guy at the end of the film. Ya think that's the answer?'' Vampire asked her, frustration in his voice. ''Let's go.''
***B***B***
Connor sensed something near him and took out his sword. He hid behind a car and waited for it to pass him. Rather soft footsteps approached. As they were passing him, he jumped from his position and his blade slashed through the air, simultaneously kicking out. He connected with nothing, but saw something in the corner of his eye. He whipped around and attacked again. Demon avoided it and, with an open hand, hit him in the chest. Hard enough to sent him to the front window of the car, smashing it and bending the roof. Boy groaned in pain, hair fell into his eyes and his vision clouded. But he knew that figure.
''Fred?''
''She's dead.'' Deep, much more deeper voice than Fred's said. Connor blinked few times and got to his feet a little unsteadily, hand on his back.
''Illyria.''
***B***B***
Is anybody out there? Or am I writing to myself? ;)