Bounties and Bullets

by alwynjaegar

Set after season 3, Angel was poisoned sucessfully by Faith but she fell through a portal into a hell dimension before Buffy could secure the win. Buffy then also fell into the same portal 2 days later and is shocked to find the dark slayed over a year older and vastly stronger and calmer then she used to be. Which leads to hunting demon bounties and Buffy discovering herself.

22. Chapter 22: Autumnal Bounties Part 2

Chapter 22: Autumnal Bounties Part 2

Buffy had been off the train for about 50 seconds before the mother of her own new recruit was greeting her with the mayor towing behind her with a few city officials, something that could put quite the warning out to anyone running from them. She knew this would make the bounty in question go to ground, thankfully this was a hasty job as a locator spell was designed specifically for this criminal in question so she could play diplomate for a few minutes if it meant strengthening relations between settlements.

"Mrs Summers and... Faith Summers both in my humble little town, welcome to Ikala. You may of heard of us for our wonderful tourism and fine cuisine" The mayor had tried to butt in and take control but Zenta's mother was obviously in control and took charge quicker than expected and with a whole lot more character.

"Ignore him, he knows you own the biggest mine in the land, old fucker just wants to suck up and get in your good graces... now how's my little boy, serving you well i hope?" She looked both Buffy and Faith up and down with a critical eye and liked what she saw as her country side jeans and flannel shirt really made her tiger demon form seem a whole lot more 'human' then animalistic tiger demon who could tear a man apart in seconds flat.

"Zenta is... lively, quite a lovable personality, he asked me to deliver a letter to you. he must be feeling somewhat, homesick... happens to the best of us" Buffy reached into her long leather jackets pocket and pulled out Zenta's freshly new letter and handed it over to his mother who snatched it away unnaturally fast and opened it with the grace and speed one would expect of a white tigress.

"He may be a bit more free thinking then the other recruits but everyone likes him, my own daughter and her boyfriend actually train him personally. his reflexes are impeccable but his marksmanship is lacking. my best marksman is on the job though, should be up to scratch in a few months" Buffy waited for his mother to finish reading the letter and the mayor had tried to butt in a few times but was stoped from doing so by his own attendants after Faith reached for her gun holster.

Zenta's mother sighed as her face turned from worry to a wry grin "Seems you're telling the truth, your Daughter Dawn took him to buy his first gun... to my suprise she stopped him from shooting himself in the foot... my boy can be clumsy" She chuckled dryly and turned to the mayor who she seemed to almost threaten half to death with her meer presence and whispered something they couldn't hear before he scampered away with his too many attendants in tow.

"He also wrote you killed the Snake God Immalir Val, you will be staying at my inn tonight and upon the morrow you can hunt your mark" The mother tiger shook both Slayers hands and before she turned away to lead them to her inn Faith had to ask.

"Why are you helping us? we're thankful obviously but seems like your the big boss around here and we've heard this Ikala isn't exactly law abiding or friendly to those who are... so why?" Faiths question was answered quicker than she thought as the tigress readied her retort without a hint of emotion on her features.

"My boy says you're the strongest and you posess morals, laws are for the sheep pretty huntress. We don't like criminals either, we need this cock womble dead before the weekday if it's not too much trouble. can you live up to your reputation or not?" Zentas mother waited for a response and Buffy answered for Faith with a steely look to her eyes that said everything her words could not.

"He'll be dead by mid day tommorow, we have a tracking spell and a can do attitude! Plus it seems to us this perpetrator is really someone you don't want around for much longer, care to tell us why?" Buffy noticed her slight expulsion of air as she obviously didn't want to discuss it any longer but knew she had to anyway.

"He's an ex lawman and also has been known for skinning and abusing women and children. We also can't find him, he is exceptionally hard to trap! why we put him on the bounty boards and he's dead only" The tigress turned but motioned for them to follow as they left the train station and just at the right time to see the beautiful victorian street style lamps turn on one by one.

They walked down the white marble steps and walked by the large water fountain which had many spiralling paths to many different Greek looking buildings melded with steampunk gears. the white chalk oddly shaped mountains behind the town really seemed like pointy chalk icebergs reaching to the heavens in defiance of man and god. the tips seemed to scrape the stars almost.

"So we're going to take a right and the beautiful building you see just over there is my beloved inn, your room is set and breakfast is at 8 am. My boy wrote in his letter that he is looking forward to getting to train with you both... i am aware you are living legends and also in your own world too" She walked them down the empty path lined with beautiful pinks and blue flowers lining the way and Buffy responded with a skip to her step and tone.

"Well i've averted a few end of days and really Faiths the best bounty hunter anyway, we've been busy recently so training the town gaurd was left to my most trusted lieutanants Rhino and Sina but soon we will have some training days together as our daughter has decided she needs the learning ecperience" Buffy looked to Faith who nodded for her to continue on and speak in her stead.

But the tigress interrupted her with a strong tone of voice "He mentioned in the letter she is being bunted by a god called Glorificus... i can see why she wants the experience. Glory is strong, she will run circles around anyone half the strength of the snake god... she is the god that other gods worship... only a little bit weaker than some lower old ones" Her matter of fact tone shocked both Slayers and also Buffy wanted to slap Dawn for letting her secrets out so easily but that could wait for later.

"You know of Glory and the old ones and this gods definetly a girl... and that powerful... man we need to train harder if we're gonna beat her" Buffy was almost talking to herself as they came up to the stone marble steps of the Inn whpse lights were all on and glistening in the marble steampunk aesthetic of Ikalas beautiful landscape.

"Yeah, problem with gods and more rarely 'old ones' is they just kinda... appear, whenever they fancy and usually have some pretty nutty followers" The large humanoid tigress demon walked up the step to her inn and turned to face both women who had stopped in plade at the bottom step to hear what she has to say.

"Lucky for you is she's not a dimensional hopper like so many others, impossibly strong but not that bright. i was in her home dimension for a few months trading silks and spices... she is very... self important and doesn't care for others wants or needs" She turned to open the door and invite them in and they walked up the steps and entered the white stone inn and were suprised to see how beautiful and cottage like the insides were.

Buffy did a little girly squeal as she told Faith with a perky behavior and a lightness to her face "Zenta was right! it really is the best place to stay in town! look at all the hand carved things and cute pillows... oh my god fresh flowers!" Buffy loved a pretty home, it was why Faifh always purchased new flowers for her every week for their own home. although had only brought her flowers in Sunnydale now as they stayed their for five out of seven days a week, sometimes more.

"Well well, my boy praising me when he isn't home, i might have to send you home with a fresh pie... i know you can travel dimensions, it's in your fierce aura."The innkeeper moved to sign them both in and told them they had the honeymoon suite for tonight and after they finished up work tommorow she would find a perfect place to make a portal for them both to Al-Kufir with a pie in tow for her son.

"Well you are spoiling us, may i ask why?" Faith bluntly spoke as her wife was plumping some chair cushions and having the time of her life admiring this inns well built beauty.

The tigress smiled without any sense of offence across her face and answered directly in a somewhat bored tone. "That little fucker, Monji must die, people here want it and i have a town to look after. but he's strong and smart with a little bit to much sneaky-ness mixed in there, this towns mine, the mayor knows his place and if you do well i have promised to open trade to Jean back in Al-kufir" She really did lay it all on the table and Faith stood their stoic but snickered as she realised Jean had used them both for diplomacy and trade again.

"That little piggies gonna squeal next time i see him, we just wanted the fun and now we're being all political... but yeah, ya got a diseased dog who needs putting down... he'll be dead by dawn" Faith turned to Buffy and she straightened up as Face spoke directly to her with command and no elegance.

"Ready the locator spell B, we'll get this done good and proper and enjoy the morning to ourselves, Zentas mother here can wait for us to return and hopefully with dinner on the table?" Faith was pushing her luck but it seemed the motherly figure liked it somewhat.

"Fine, and stop calling me Zentas mum... makes me sound old, names Miranda like the planet" She smiled and there was an obvious mystery to this womans life but the Slayers didn't need to pry, they could read her mind without her evening knowing if they wished but they wouldn't. they also valued their privacy so why ruin anothers.

"Fine, well Miranda if he's in a 100 mile radius it won't take long, we're looking forward to the late meal. Honey, lets get to work" Faith left with Buffy and Miranda watched them go and close the door carefully and couldn't help but think to herself a few things she hadn't thought in awhile. as if there really were people worth knowing in this world and maybe she should work harder if these too delivered on what they promised, as promised.

"Well, time to get dinner on... maybe a hearty meat stew, warriors love stew..." and she went to start on their late dinner as she knew it would take them awhile and she still had half a pot on and could add to it for later.

~~*

Dawn was opening Buffys front door and welcoming both Willow and Joyce into her mothers abode, for them it was barely mid day where as for Buffy and Faith it was late evening. Willow remembered it a little after she was so violently chucked out but kept her mouth shut as it really was a cute little home. She loved how it seemed to be buried into the side of the jagged moutain and seemed round and white both inside and outside. 'Spacious' was the word that came to mind and next 'intimate'.

The dome shape was nice to see after they entered as the walls were covered in an intricate design as the white stone was covered in fabrics that covered the bright white of the stone. Willow though the light above them in the dead center that seemed to be made of multicolored oddly shaped crystals was a little too bright and the fabrics that lined the wall probably helped not strain the eyes and it looked magical itself.

The curved sofa against the left side of the wall was big and comfy looking just as she remembered it and the long black dining table in the middle of the room was dressed with candles and plants in such a way that screamed she shouldn't be here. this area was Buffys and Faiths, it was private and hidden away from everyone else for a reason.

"Well this is where the kids live, back there is the master bedroom and an 'AMAZING!' shower that makes our look lie lukewarm trash" Dawn chuckled as she spread her arms wide and then pointed towadds the kitchen.

"From the long window you can see down the mountain and spy on the town proper, the stone kitchen is gorgeous and filled with many useful gadget too... when i buy a house, its gonna be like this but maybe alittle bigger, i kinda wanna have a reading room" Dawn day dreamed openly as Joyce moved over to the large bookcases between the sofa and the bedroom door and noticed how filled both were with all of Buffy and Faiths hand written works.

"I'm happy they had such a pretty place to hide themselves away, they really built a life for themselves here and i was stupid for worrying about all the little things in life and here my daughter is a savior and the town mayor" Joyce said to herself at just above a whisper but both Dawn, Willow and Ruby had heard every syllable.

Ruby spoke up and put Joyces mind a little more at ease "The world you call home is also safer, they are my employees and becoming richer by the day. Sunnydale is evil free and soon all of america will be safe from evil magic and demons. a few years and my spells will be worldwide and all you'll have to worry about is crazy humans" Ruby closed the frontdoor behind her and was happy to see her picture with Faith still by the door, sitting atop a small cabinet admidst a myriad of other things.

"You're right, my daughter and her wife have a wonderful life... it's just nice to see it as a mother. putting mental images to the stories they tell me is nice... Buffys picture journals have helped but... hearing how loved and respected she is makes me, proud of her" Joyce ran her finger across a shelf on the bookcase and was suprised to see very little dust, just more proof their lives were more ordered then they used to be.

Willow realised she wanted something just like Buffy had, a life that didn't revolve around someone else but included them and as she entered the master bedroom and pondered its beauty her eyes rested upon a picture frame sitting on a cuboard by the bed. A picture of Buffy and Faith at the beach, smiling happily and holding eachother tight. they both were so youthful and in love it made Willows heart tinge a little with longing for something she didn't yet have.

Faith was even smiling so much in the picture you wouldn't recognise her usual stoic, mysteriously beautiful self and Joyce had appeared next to her and also spied the picture and smiled deeply as she picked it up to look closer.

"You never see Faith smile unless she's with Buffy do you, it pains me to think she was here alone for a year and 2 months before Buffy fell through that portal..."Joyce looked the picture over and also noticed something she had never really verbalised before about Buffy but it was that her smile was always mpre genuine now. before she forced it and the feeling was always there in the back of her mind thwt Buffy was just going through the motions.

But standing here in a land where the got to build their life together as lovers with no one to judge them, Joyce had realised she had never really known her daughter at all but now was her opportunity to really get to know her a whole lot better.

"She 'really' smiles now you know, she isn't afraid what people think either... she knows who she is and Faith... god bless that girl, after all she's been through. It's nice she's going to finally have a nice life for once" Joyce put the photo back down in place and noticed Ruby walk into the room with Dawn in tow but the had heard everything she had said, it was a small house afterall.

Ruby was the first to speak, "Faith sacrificed so much of herself to make Buffy happy when she got here, i didn't hear an end to it for a long while... but well Dawn was born and everything changed... but you both now they didn't want to return in the first place" Her human eyes seemed to pin Willow in place and keep the girl completly silent and it was for the better as Willow didn't really want to think about her failed rescue attempt again.

"Faith was happy but quiet, worked hard and kept the town safe, but something none of you know was she had planned to end it all and even asked me to help her after she realised no one here was as strong as her... my enchantments had made her tougher than everything around and bounties came naturally to her" Ruby felt the shock rather than heard it as Joyce had placed a shocked hand over her mouth which had been to long agape.

"I even promised her to help her find a way home, before i mastered dimensional magic and it was the big reason i've become so powerful in the long run but man did that ever change the moment your daughter fell through that random portal" Ruby had their attentions completly on her now and it wasn't going anywhere. but they were all still shocked at the suicidal Faith revelation.

"She brought Buffy to me after her first day and got her kitted out with all the best stuff she could find, got her a job and promised she would find a portal to get her home as quickly as she could... Buffy was happy and well that lasted until she realised Faith had no lust to return with her at all" Rubys voice trailed off into memory before greeting their ears.

"Your daughter had already realised her feelings for Faith and destroyed a priceless portal she had found without Faith even knowing anything about it, she does now but back then Buffy was impulsive as all hell and had come to her own personal realisation that most of her problems stemmed from Sunnydale and the Slayer mantle. Here she was just a bounty huntress and a member of the town" Ruby smiled at the memories.

"Back home Buffy was a tool for the watchers council, a slave for their never ending fight against an evil they could easily of culled if they shared a braincell between them. She was in love with Faith and Faith her the first time they met... being trapped here away from all the silly rules they thought to be gospel helped them realise who they truly were and gafe them a breather from the oppressive air of a hate filled Sunnydale" Joyce had heard Rubys words and agreed that life back home was definetly a little bit too repressed and dark at times in different ways then here.

"Faith and Buffy were inseperable and went on many new adventures everyday, she used to bring her lunch everyday she could while Faith was teaching over the weekend, people just assumed they were married too, it was cute. they played into it and even though people were scared of Faiths power, the town easily accepted them both with open arms and Buffy really does liven up a room" She looked over to Dawn and then back to Joyce and Willow.

"They are only in Sunnydale to protect Dawn and they have plans to come home and in the future have children here, magic makes that possible by the way... before anyone asks how" Ruby turned to the door and was caught in the wamrth of a memory, when they shared dinners together as a family.

"I miss being home with them both, my daughters miss them too... i'm telling you all this so you know where they belong when all is said and done. They will come home, Dawn too hopefully" she noticed Dawn put a hand on her shoulder and hold her sweetly. she knew Ruby wasn't happy in the slightest being in Sunnydale but this was all being done to train and protect Dawn. she wanted to do it for both the Slayers and their daughter.

"I don't always like Buffy... i hate the hold she has on my Faith, the way she sacrifices her own safety and happiness for her is... insane and yet she does it all the same. But i'm trying to accept her because it hurts Faith when i... tell her how i feel about her..." Ruby knew it wasn't a popular opinion but all three women seemed to accept it with very little fight.

Joyce spoke up first, "We both know Faiths birth mother was, barely a person and then she lost her watcher... but you love her more than anyone except my daughter so i'll get over your lack of love for my Buffy... but she makes Faith whole, just get over it Ruby, no one else can make her happy and i don't think anyone else can make Buffy read so much either... they are allways snuggled up and reading when i come home, it's cute" Joyce beamed a big joyful smile and walked over to hug Ruby.

Ruby accepted the embrace and Joyce whispered "Whatever will we do with our daughters eh! both such a handful" Ruby hugged Joyce back but stayed quiet as it ended and Willow silently left the room and went outside to wait for the ladies and Dawn to finish up as she wasn't family enough for this anyway.

"When they come home, just apologise to them Ruby... I can see how much it hurts Faith to be away from you... she cried to me in private and told me everything... it's why i'm not as angry anymore. The poor girl doesn't know what to do without you in her life... so get over it for her"Joyce left the room and Joined Willow who was by the front door holding it open for them all and enjoying the slight mountain breeze.

Dawn whispered to Ruby, "She's right you know, moment my mums come home just apologise... don't make Faith cry over stuff like that again... doesn't matter if you like Buffy or not. my smaller mother loves you, even after what you said" Dawn kissed Ruby on the cheek and knew it was almost time for them all to return to Sunnydale, except Dawn was probanly going to sneak back later to kiss her vampire a whole lot.

"I'll try... no promises it'll work out but... i'll try it out" Ruby walked outside with them all and after lockingup the house walked back towards her shop with them all and they even managed to say goodbye to Drusilla and Jean who were both busy in their own ways.

Ruby was deep in thought the entire time and Willow opened the door to her shop for everyone and said in a calming voice: "Man, i can see why they like it here, people are interesting, always somthing to do and the towns aesthetically too. plus Buffy said we'd all go to the beach in november to avoid the begining of the cold snap"

Ruby snickered as she passed her, "Well don't forget to bring Tara... poor girls gonna need to practice the protection spells before coming here on holiday, but you'll like the food and sun, ask Buffy to show you her photo albums one day... you'll love the look of some of the places they've been". Ruby closed the shop door magically and locked it after Willow let it stay open without thinking.

"So, Hope you enjoyed the place but remember never enter my mirror without me or Dawn, Buffy or Faith. Al-kufir is dangerous and without us escorting you, well you could easily die and now we all have guns to practice with in case Glory attacks you upon her arrival in August" Ruby clapped her hands together and helped them through the portal and Dawn was the last to enter but spoke briefly before she did.

"August, so i get a first and maybe last christmas eh! ya better spoil me Ruby blue, actually i have to find you a present too... god i hope it doesn't suck" Dawn dryly chuckled to herself as she entered the cold embrace of the mirror portal and travelled back to Sunnydale shortly followed by Ruby herself.

Her last words that day in her shop were this, "You'll have alot more christmas celebrations and birthdays too, Glory won't stand a chance against us when that idiot god arrives in Sunnydale... by then the hellmouth will be closed too. Buffy and Faith will have realised their new angelic Slayer powers by january and then we can get back to evedyday life" she clapped her hands together once and entered the portal and knew she would have to get back to work.

Especially if she wanted her plans to succeed.

~~*

Buffys locator spell was hanging lazily in the evening air a little way in front of them and was invisible to everyone but them and had taken the halfway across the town before the pale pink blade of light had entered a beautifully crafted sewer lid made of oddly shaped Square stone and Faith lifted it up effortlessly with one hand and placed it gently to the side before jumping into the oddly clean and roomy sewer.

The blonde had followed her soon after and as she landed spied the light waiting for them to continue on, they did and kept a steady pace under the low light of the pristine sewer they were forced to travel within and then they saw robots cleaning everything and they realised how useful it would be to have these thjngs back home but didn't have a clue how expensive such a cool thing could be to install back home in the first place.

"Faith we are asking Miranda to discuss these sewers with Jean when we get home cause oh my god, a clean sewer is revoloutionary! Imagine how much more futuristic Al-Kufir could be it we had poop cleaning robots!"Buffy couldn't contain her excitement as Faith just continued to follow the light and shushed her to remain silent as she could sense someone a few hundred metres down this long and winding sewer tunnel.

"B, rifle out... we should confirm and kill ok... i'm hungry as hell after what we did on that train baby... train food sucks too, those biscuit bars were the devils work dude" Faith found herself involuntarily shake at the tastes memory but composed herself quickly as she unsheathed her silenced 1911 pistol in her left hand and her lengthy military saber in the right. it was rare when the were in closed quarters she got a chance to swing her blade about like a refined lunatic, but today might be her lucky day and she was looking forward to it.

Buffy let a small grin grace her face as she looked at how happy Faith looked under the pale low light of the stone sewer system and she seemed to be glowing, not with magic like you would think considering they were technically very powerful witches now. but she beamed with lifes tender, ephemeral kiss.

Faith was ready and gave Buffy a confused grin "What's up B, not falling in love with me all over again are ya?"she half joked but Buffy happily responded with soft words that would end in a deeply passionate kiss.

"Everyday since we first met... I just don't know how you do it" And kissing time with Faith had landed but they broke away quickly as the heard footsteps far off in the distance and that was the way the locator was currently pointing.

"We don't know how many people he has with him, stealthy or brute force... maybe magic, we could put em asleep and go full trojan horse" Faith mimed herself getting out of the trojan horse and slitting some throats but Buffy remembered magic was only gonna screw up on em if they weren't focused enough so she chose the stealthy route with maybe an option for brute force if needs be.

Faith nodded in affirmation and the made their way down the tunnel at a steady face whilst trying to silence their footsteps, Buffy had the machete out and her c39 Mauser was ready for action but only after all stealth options had failed them both. Buffy was annoyed the had followed the long clean waterway for almost 20 minutes now and had only just started to hear raucous voices sound off.

They seemed to be drunk and a gang of some size from the way their voices boomed and that didn't cause them much worry but the plans they heard next for a mass rape and murder of the towns people was chilling to the bone. it seemed their quarry had decided to go from single minded creep to charmingly psychopathic and a leader of his fellow men.

The Slayers were perched behind a wall that when turned would lead into a great big reservoir and amidst the boxes of unknown origin was a group of 13 men and their leader who was perched atop one massive crate trying to rile his men up into a murderous frenzy, using the worst sounding and unconvincing irish accent she had ever heard and she remembers her childhood in boston rather well and even the drunkard on mainstreet didn't sound that ridiculous and they tried hard.

"Well ma Boi'o's, tommora mornin we're gon go stick it ta that cunt Miranda and her little fucking shithole, ass enda nowhere fuckin pigsty..." he just kept going on and on and failed to become interesting whatsoever and Faith aas iust ready to have Buffy snipe him but he would have a possible line of sight on them and she didn't like it one bit. But Faith was inhumanly, impossibly fast... he wouldn't see her if she rushed him full speed after a hop skip and a jump.

Faith whispered in Buffys ear "Baby, i'm gonna rush Shama Bindi over there and you are gonna pop some head with ya Mauser... or jump in and hack em, kick em... whatever ya fancy. these fuckwads aint got shit on us, there stronger than vamps, i can feel it" Faith kissed Buffys brow and she blushed a little but she could feel it. their new powers were much better at attunjng their internal gauge to a combatants power and it was unbelievably helpful.

"Go for the decap, hold his head up as he falls... it'll look badass" Buffy whispered back as Faith prepared to rush him by holstering her pistol and readying her saber for the opening and after a few moments she saw it as he rubbed something from his eye and she sprung into action with almost godly levels of speed.

Her feet had barely made sound as she touched the stone one milisecond and she was gone the next, her shock at how fast she really was didn't register outwardly until she had sprung onto and over astrange shaped pipe and decapitated their mark and turned to hold his head in her free hand to a raucous cascade of laughs that would soon fade as she came into view from her high speed assasination.

Their laughing slowly faded as she stood before them with their leaders head in her outstreched hand and his useless body collapsed from atop the boxes and his neck stump smacked with a thud into the marble white below to a completly still room who didn't know how to react tp what they were seeing. a click went off from where Buffy was and it made Faith chuckle with a sly grin as she realised Buffy had used her plan as a photo op moment.

"So boys, get ya weapons out and lets dance, i heard everything you know... you aint leaving this sewers reservoir alive. so tool the fuck up buttercups!" Faith rushed them and began hacking them apart with unnatural elegance and grace that they were all dead before they had even managed to lift an arm to pick up their weapons.

Faith sighed but reacted hastily as she spied a straight bolt of powerful lightning crack forth from Buffys Mauser and stream across the reservoir to make a snipers head pop clean off with a meaty gush. the snipers head painted the pristine white behind him and the robots were quick to arrive and clean it up which unnerved Faith a little bit but she got over it fast as they also got rid of the bodies after a few minuted and all she was left with was the marks head as proof she had completed the task successfully.

Buffy was leaning aginst the wall with her gun hand crossed across her waist and her free hand fanning the freshly taken photo, she looked like a model and it made Faith incredibly horny to see her standing their so cockily like that.

"So... you just gonna stand there all perfect and mysterious B... or ya gonna come and help me chuck this fuckers shitty head to the local lawmen" Faith cleaned her blade with practised water and air magic before sheathing it into its pretty leather scabbard and springing from pipe to stone to Buffy with no effort at all and the suorise on her face was obvious to her wife as she was the first to respond.

"So, we really don't have a proper idea of our real strength anymore do we... i could kill the master with a pinky finger now and Kakistos would be less that a trashbag in the wind to you... hell the mayors giant snake form would be easy to kill, less dynamite too" Buffy holstered her pistol in its brown leather home and inspected the forming picture in her hand as Faith answered her words with aprehensions in her tone.

"Honey, if we get any stronger the old ones will start quivering in their ancient boots... i don't think Glorys going to be our end goal... plus she is going to arrive and see an almost evil free world and be very very confused..." Faith held out her hand for Buffy and she took it as the walked back the way they came with a spring in their step for a job well done but they continued their discussion in suprisingly hushed tones.

"It never ends till we're dead Faith, sometimes not even then... we just gotta take everything with a can do attitude and maybe a big pokey stick every now and then... jab it right in the problems eye, that fixes stuff rightup. pokey eye sticks" Buffys ridiculous words held meaning and she was right but Faith was always overly worried and apprehensive about most things, ever since she was a child.

"Never planned to be Faith the God slayer, traveller of dimensions, wife to the Mayor of Al-Kufir!... kinda thought i'd die alone in a ditch somewhere ya know, now i'm a happy widdle demi god with a bangin little hot blonde for a wife.. lifes really fucking weird these days" Faith held her head holding hand away from them hoth as she leaned over to plant a kiss on her cheek and it made Buffy blush again and not just because the women she loves called her hot.

"Soo... they have a hot blonde mayor in Al-Kufir, must be one hell of a women to catch your attention Faith. maybe you can introduce me to her" Buffy joked as Faith rolled her eyes and knew her lover hated being called the mayor as it wasn't an official title in town and yet she was the leader wether she liked or not. she was the second best bounty hunter, richest person in town due to her mining ventures. before that she still was because of bounty hunting but now it was more wealth then to know what to do with.

She had only poured so much mone into the town because she had no earhtly idea what to do with her vast riches and the towns walls and defences hadn't even scratched a nick in the amount of filthy rich she was. she had built a state of the art hospital, munitions depot, poured money into the trains and trade but couldn't come close to knocking a little off the top and it annoyed her greatly.

"You are the queen B, richer than everyone on this planet and most of the known universe and found dimensions... you could own this world if you wanted and you don't... you give it to help the people and that's our job as Slayers. something we could never do under the control of the watchers council" Faith hated mention those old cronies but it's not like they could ever have the long gone Slayer power under their control anymore. their job was almost obsolete and evil vanquished from the earth, soon the only evil left would be man made and that was scary enough to stop Faiths thinking about such things.

"Those idiots can't touch us or anyone we love, plus Giles called me before we left to come here and made it clear they were more than halfway done with the vamp cleansing. plus he hates denver... he refused to elaborate why" Buffy knew they were almost out of sewers but Faith gave her the 'You're avoiding the point' look and she huffed and puffed before giving up and addressing the elephant in the room.

"I'm not a leader! I'm your wife! i fell outta bed yesterday and cried because you weren't there with me. you didn't need to sleep on the sofa either. that really hurt" Buffy told the truth and Faith let go of Buffys hand and held it for longer than she needed to before going up the sewer ladder and removing the marble slab with ease to a sea of stars now floating beautifully above their head.

"C'mon B, or i'll never be punished for thinking you wouldn't want me to disturb your sleep... I kinda ballsed up and your mum said it was a good idea, i thought it was a terrible idea..." Faith helped Buffy up and when they were both out of the marble sewers and under the newly formed night air she plced the marble slab quickly back and waited for her wife to take her head free hand.

"Never listen to my Mum again, it hurts and i hate being Faithless for more than 5 minutes at a time is literal hell... i'm very very clingy and you married this so no take backs baby cakes" Buffy entwined her arm with Faiths as they both stood still in place and looked up at the unknown universe with a sense of ease they both rarely felt.

"Lost my Buffy receipt anyway, never got a warranty either... plus the manufacturer said no take backs, even wished me the best of luck with her tempermental daughter, can ya believe the nerve of that lady" Faith gripped Buffys hand tighter and both women look dup at the spiral galaxy arms twinkling in the distance and exploding nebulas hidden in their greatness.

"Yh some sellers are like that... we should get this marks head to the lawmen, show em the pic too... god you look so fuckin cool!" Buffy held her head to the sky but leaned overto look at her taller lovers face and saw a universe shining within them and had to hide a tear drop falling from her eye as she was overwhelmed By her own happiness and also Faiths.

Their connection had amplified everything they felt and emotions were shared but Ruby had begun teaching them ways to control their new and stronger powers, well not the light magic they could now both use, Buffy had accidently 'purified' a few plant pots and sent em to the almighty without thinking.

"Yeah, we got a dinner to catch too. god i hope she can cook, Zenta's always a happy little guy though so we might be in luck. can't be that happy unless ya well fed" Faith chuckled to herself as they walked off into the main town proper after a job well done and a gang of crooks easily dealt with and a beautiful town just a little bit safer than yesterday.

~~*

Dawn was back in Al-Kufir after she had walked Joyce home and Willow went back to her college campus to spend the rest of the day with Tara, who she promised would be appearing at the magic box alot more as Ruby was interested in her magical abilities and growing them for her own personal growth. Dawn however thought Tara was a good person and really enjoyed talking to the shy older girl and just had this good feeling about her for some reason. she couldn't quite place why, but it was a feeling that just wouldn't go away.

Dawn exited Rubys shop after catching up with her daughters who were hard at work and could only take a few moments to talk with her as they had a back order for the town gaurd to finish and had to get it done by late tonight for a morning pick up so she left em too it. her senses were attuned to this town now and had been for a long time as she glided across the main road and bounded into the Saloon which was shockingly full as Jean was screaming at people to "Quiet the fuck down!" and he looked like her was gonna pop a gasket.

"Jean! what the hell's going on here, everything in order?" Dawn felt the whole crowd turn to meet her with a strange set of looks she couldn't quite place and her hand when straight to her shotgun without thinking as she was becoming quickly unsettled. Jean however screamed from atop the bar that everything was fine the public just had questions.

"They wanna meet ya grandmother, word got around Buffys mother was visiting to purchase a set of Derringers and visit the school house and then Buffy and Faith house... and people wanna meet their saviors mother... their words not mine little one"Jean was happy to jump down from the bar and she coukd hear hie little hoofs run behind the scenes and dart into his bounty office and grwb himself what looked like a minigun he aimed through the hole inthe glass if anything went down.

Dawn loved it that Jean was hardcore and old school if he had to be, the roughness of this town could be charming. "If ya wanted to meet my mother, mother... ya shit outta luck since she is back home and probably reading a good book by now" Dawn unholstered her shotgun and mentally unfurled her Threaded cane into it's electrified sword whip form and people began to edge away from her nervously.

"This Savior bollox is also gonna end, my mothers might be god killers but right now they would despise this behavior from you all! go home and live your lives cause Buffy and Faith wouldn't want you obsessing over them when you have better things to do and families to feed. anyone disagree? come try your luck" Dawn spoke in a commanding tone no one had ever heard before but they all stood their ground until Dawn cracked her whip sword and a good 30 odd people ran out of the saloon with their actual tails between their legs.

"Still alot of you here, care to explain why?" Dawn asked as a few of them visibly shivered with fear until one brave demonic looking towns member who was a hedgehog looking beast in work overalls with a worn out blacksmiths hammer spoke up.

"We just wanted to see Buffys mother, you ma saves us all the time, makes our town bigger and safer, hunts bad guys and killed a very evil snake god and are still making our lives better... we just want to say thank you to the lady who made that possible... plus Faiths mum is Ruby and we all know her" The hedgehog demon was obviously confused about Faiths lineage but it was nice they all felt that way as she listened to the whispers agree with him whole heartedly.

Faith holstered her silver black shotgun and her cane became simply that again as she pinched her nose with her free hand and leaned on the cane for support before she spoke once again.

"My mothers will protect this town until they die and hell i'll probably do it after if i don't die so don't worry about that, plus we have a great and well trained town gaurd with all the defences mkney and magic can buy. Plus we are rolling in buisness and trade, we opened a hunting lodge like last fortnight and make a mint of sandworm hunters!" Dawn looked around the room and noticed the upstairs was also paying attention to her as were the bar workers and its patrons.

"Look my grandmother just wanted to see the world her daughter fell into and fell in love with and protects like she did her original world and still does... but you guys might be confused about Faith, Ruby is not Faiths biological mother, she acts like it but they're just best friends" Dawn was trying to explain as a cute looking sheep demon who was abnormally tall was holding a bag of peanuts and eating em sparringly asked her a question.

"We thought Faith was Rubys daughter, so who is Faiths mother? must be strong cause Faiths the strongest person we've ever seen... is her mother an art teacher too? that would explain why she's so talented and pretty...most teachers are pretty ladies" The sheep managed to have most people agree with them and Dawn thought she would refute him but decided to hold her finger in the air silently for too long before dropping that can of worms all together.

"Her mother is long gone and no more questions on the subject because it is personal buisness ok, now... again, no more savior nonsense guys... or we're gonna have to pull a town meeting again and Jeans still angry about the last one turning into a punch party!" Dawn motioned for everyone to leave but they all stayed in place as obviously they wanted to ask more question sand realised Dawn had given them more information about the Slayers than anyone else ever had before.

"But we wanna know more about them, they are our leaders... we deserve to know everything about them... it's only fair when you think about it" the sheep demon made a good point but there wasn't much Dawn could tell them without her mothers present because she had no idea what they would even want people to know.

"Right, Buffy and Faith aren't your leaders, we don't have a leader and we really don't need one anyway... i mean Jeans always the go to guy anyway, shouldn't he be the leader? kinda makes sense since he is literally my mothers boss" Dawn looked over to him and he shouted back from behind his large ass gun.

"I employ em sweetheart, i don't control a damn thing those two do and we all know it! seems to me like the towns already decided they are the bosses anyway... Blondie is gonna be pissed" Jean was a whiter shade then usual and she knew it was because he had seen towns tear them selfs apart before over leaders and the little things turning into bigger things with very little warning and spiraling out of control before you could spit.

Dawn stomped her foot down in annoyance and it was alot louder than she had expected and had the effect of turning all eyes back to her in an instant so she improvised and winged it. "Fine, when Buffy and Faith get home you can ask them what they think, i'm just their daughter... can't really go round speaking for em now can i!" Dawn sighed as she heard rumblings stirring in the crowd for a few moments until it dialed down again and the sheep demon responded.

"Yeah, we'll just ask Buffy, she'll know everything. she's the leader!" The sheep demon really lived up to his nature it seemed as demons and humanoids began pouring out of the Saloon and the workers upstairs looked pleased with the development. the keener eyed individual could see they all had their hands primed and resdy to draw and fire if anything had went down. seems Jean and The Madame took precautions these days.

Dawn walked over to Jean and spoke freely after everyone left, "Jean, thank god you have everyone armed and ready... we don't need a culty stampede trampling half the town... how long this been brewing anyway?" Dawn let Jean exit the bounty office and come round to talk to her face to face from the customers end and lit up a fat cigar.

"After the first year Buffy got here, people like her and she helps everyone so it kinda just happened but ever since she started pouring cash into the town and giving back... hell the Snake God shit didn't help either, he was the legendary world ending kinda danger too" Jean puffed away and motioned for the bartender to make him his usual drink and he oblidged from a distance with a simple nod of affirmation.

"Ya mothers leave a lasting impression, heard the end of times kinda deals are something they are both really well versed in back home... heroes Dawn, they command respect without saying a word, it's all about actions really" Dawn was shocked as the bartender came back with Jeans stout but also an extra drink the robot bartender said was from one of The Madames girls since she looked stressed out.

Dawn told him to say thank you and both took their drinks and took a long and hardy chug and both absorbed the absurdity of the moment and tried to get past it. Dawn was the first to speak after a short silence shared between them.

"They are gonna be pissed, i wasn't lying about that. Buffys not really a big leader type and Faith less so... they do the heroics as you said but imagine one of my mothers in a position of power, they'd do the job but absoloutly hate it the whole time" Dawn looked out the window and pointed towards the town and its main street filled with people getting ready for a probably drunken evening of delights and fights.

"They love it here but they just wanna enjoy their lives, but people always need saving... even me Jean, they are training hard to save me... it's not fair is it?" she asked almost rhetorically but Jean knew everything about their soon to be fight against glory and he just walked slowly over to the window she was staring out of and let out a held in breath he didn't even realise he was holding anymore.

"Life's never gonna be fair little pretty one. but we all have'ta fight, doesn't matter why or what for... it's all about the struggle and overcoming it" Jean puffed away and Dawn finished her delicous Nuka cola Sunset soda and placed it on the wooden window seal and placed a hand on Jeans shoulder and bent down to give him a kiss on the cheek before leaving to meet William for a hopefully calm night of movies and junk food back in Sunnydale.

"Whatever would we do without you Jean, stay safe eh! promise me" Dawn was happy to hear him oink and giggle before telling her he would do the best he could to stay safe but there would be no promises since life would probably try its hardest to hold him to it. moet likely the hard way.

Dawn waved goodbye to everyone and wished them a 'splendid evening' as she exited the Saloon and made her way down towards the school house for the second time today, she couldn't wait to hold her english lover in her arms once again. the wind had picked up and blew her hair in many directions, it felt as if their life would soon be subject to the same ministrations if they were not so careful.

The town really did need a leader since its major expansion, Buffy was the best bet and they all knew it but if she didn't want it then... they would have to find another and her money would be on Ruby. Ruby was the only better bet to let their lives ride on and no one would be able to disagree if Buffy and Faith both agreed and endorsed her. the only problem was getting Ruhy to agree and would she even want to.

The coming days were going to be interesting for everyone she mused silently to herself.

~~*

"Man! Miranda i am stuffed... who knew you were such a good cook and you even managed to fix our little murderer problem and get some of our other most wanted too in one foul swoop at no extra cost. this is why i'm the mayor and your the big boss i tells ya" The pudgy but well dressed mayor finished his extra large bowl of soup and seemed to be a little bit too merry as if his load had been suddenly lightened by Mirandas actions.

The Slayers sat as close together as they could and kept quiet as the man spoke on length about a variety of things including the setting up of trade routes which Buffy had to look over and sign off on. she wasn't happy but the contracts were more than reasonable and actually favoured her town alot more than her deals with Balam'bin and Ishtari by the marshlands, Jean would be happy with her work but Majistrix would faint the moment she spies the quality silk thry would soon be trading in.

The mayor had finally left before delicious seconds could be served and now the real dinner could begin with a bit more civility and hopefully not so much merryment as both women were just tired of people and thankfully the white tigress Miranda was as stoic as them and that was a blessing in itself.

"I should thank you for letting me keep that picture you took, i can't wait to frame it and put it up on the sheriffs wall, staring right at the cells. gonna scare some criminals into repenting pretty quick when the see that ass decapitated by a woman" Miranda chuckled to herself as she looked over the picture with the type of smile only a real predator cohld posess, a face filled with pride and a little envy.

Faith was secretly holding Buffys hand under the table and it made her happy she was ambidextrous and could spoon this meaty stew with her left hand as naturally with her right. She couldn't help but want to ask about how she knew of Glorificus and why she was so happy to help them or hell even why her kid was now a town gaurd recruit.

"Hell Buffy here has loads of pictures of us capturing and killing marks, remember that idiot you crushed with that giant foot statue, guy skinned peoples pets and also had a very strange fetish we can't discuss at the dinner table so he deserved it but, man stone feet is a weird way to go" Faith had to hold a snicker as Buffy slammed the table to mimic the crushing moment and she even made some sounds to go along with it that made Miranda stifle a laugh.

"Well i've never seen that kinda death before, but your wife makes it seem alot cuter and more playful then it should be. but i should apologise for my mayor, he is annoying but useful and he gets my work done in a timely manner. you should know how that feels Buffy, leading isn't easy when you are a proud warrior" Miranda was obviously a well travelled and competent fighter, both women could just naturally sense it and their angelic powers screamed she was strong and dangerous... close to the snake god and that was scary enough in itself.

Buffy gave her a confused look as she asked the strong white warrior "What do you mean? why would i know how that feels, i'm just a bounty hunter" and she really meant it too as Buffy didn't see herself as a leader. it was why Sina and Rhino ran the town gaurd in her stead. why Jean and the Madame ran her personal buisness affairs with a team of lawyers and other suits she rarely had to deal with unless told to do so.

"The world knows who you are Buffy and Faith too, even before you killed Immalir Val and his fucked up son you saved alot of people in alot of places. you think taking the most difficult bounties and completing them with ease wouldn't get you a reputation or a name for yourselves" Miranda took a few bites of her recently refilled stew and thought for a momet as the silence over came them.

"I heard of you over a year and a half ago, my son followed your work in the papers and travelled to Al-Kufir when he found out the town gaurd was hiring just to meet you both. since you've been here the world has become safer and you are nearing your 700th sucessful bounty. people notice these things ya know" Miranda gave them a look like they should of both been awaremof this but the were both absoloutly dumbstruck by the information.

"You are heroes here now and the world is a better place since you killed the snake god. people are basically worshipping you both and we city leaders all consider you the leaders of Al-Kufir. people want to trade with you because of your reputation and your obvious strength, how didn't you realise your current levels of fame when you posess a fortune?" she smiled as if it was the stupidest and funniest thing she had ever heard.

"Well, we just thought we were doing the right thing. in our original dimension we also saved people, it's kind of our calling in life ya know. i'm not really the leader type and my beautiful wife here also has no interest in such things" Buffy was about to panic with the realisation that she was already too deep if it wasn't for Faiths warm hands caressing hers and keeping her grounded.

"Well too late, i have talked to over 60 town leaders and you are already seen as the big boss lady everywhere and people like you both and that is a blessing in disguise, something you both don't fathom as of yet. hell my son refers to you as the mayor... you already took the job without signing the contract dummy" Miranda laughed hard as she couldn't get over how dense she had been to not realise she is literally one of the strongest and richest creatures in this whole dimnesion.

"Well B, you do kind own everything in town and also have planned to expand and build, produce and moisture farms... you told me it was only right that if we live here we help people, Sunhydale is far behind us and after we fight Glory... if we survive... you said we should build ourselves a future" Faith reminded her of those words she hadn't thought about in such a long time that it seemed like a distant memory now.

"After next August we'll either be dead, alive or running... either way we have to try and live and we have no plans to give up the bounty hunting, it's basically Slaying for pay for us and we get to see the good we do everyday... Al-Kufir was lawless before i arrived and now it's the safest place on the continent" Faiths eyes looked strained as she blinked away the sleep that wanted to overtake her and Buffy squeezed her hand with love as she continued eating.

"Glory will be a big problem but she won't be your end, you two might be able to deal with her but it'll be difficult, she's dumb but practically immortal. her fellow gods betrayed her since she was so ruthless and cruel so she'll be most likely bound to your dimension" Miranda looked over to a group of photos laying on an out cropping next to a flower covered window and she seemed momentary lost in her memories.

"I remember seeing Glorificus rip the head off a slave child and drink from the neck stem because the mother dared to trip over her new gown, she then ripped off the mothers arm and beat her other child to death with it all the while laughing... She made the mother apologise for even daring to touch her beautiful dress. a dress she burned a few moments later when she had spied a prettier one" Miranda shuddered at the memory as Buffy seemed to recoil in horror at what she was hearing and Faith also seemed visibly shaken.

Faiths first words were, "Dawn stays here, in this dimension... we can't have our daughter anyway near that... monster" Faith gave Buffy such a look of fear that she realised Faith had seen the images in her head as she had. the blood, the pain... the screaming horror. their new abilities could be rough at times, and seeing what others could was random but also very disorientating.

"If she is trapped there we can leave her here with William, whilst we deal with its evil... we can ask Ruby to set traps all across town in preparation like with the vamps and demons. we have to step up our plans baby" Buffy raised her lovers hand and placed it upon her cheek for comfort and Miranda looked away to let them share their private moment a little more private.

"Miranda, does she have any weaknesses? any at all we can exploit?" Faith turned from Buffy and asked the white tigress as she was looking away and she turned slowly and quite simply responded with "Except her lack of intellect, no" and she finished her food in silence as the mood had soured whilst her own temperment had become dour as her concerned countenance now showed them both unabashedly.

Faith was not visibly panicking but she was doing just that and Buffy could feel her worry as naturally as she breathed and the connection between them had heightened immensely in the last year but now they could feel each others souls in ways most humans were never meant to and it was something they were both getting used to and over their month apart working hard they had tapped into their secret connection for strength and warmth.

But now their connection had secretly revealed their fears and neither of them could show the other an opposing emotion since both women were worried for their daughters safety after their new purified angelic powers had allowed them to see the horror of Glorificus in her natural habitat. Faith would be able to draw her now though and she could give everyone a heads up on what to look out for when she arrives and that was invaluable.

"We should get to bed and we'll portal home in the morning... maybe after some sightseeing, we should buy Dawn a souvenir since she did ask for one when we got home" Faith spoke softly but Miranda was already up and collecting their bowls and directed them upstair to their room at the very end of the corridor but before they walked off to finally rest their weary and worried heads Miranda tried to soothe them a bit.

"You two have a chance and it's possible you can defeat Glorificus if your sneaky and smart about it. You defeated the Snake God and he was close to her in strength, if you hit her with everything you've got and a little bit extra then you'll have a better chance of killing her but no promises" Miranda told them that breakfast was at 8am and she would wake them up for it if they wanted and they both nodded in agreement.

"Thank you Miranda, we'll be so much stronger by next summer, she won't stand a chance... but we might see if we can strengthen our weapons and learn some new tricks for Glory if we have too. A world without such gods would only benefit us all" Faith said goodnight as did Buffy and they both adjourned to their room for the evening and pomptly hit the hay as it were.

Both women undressed and Faith locked the door behind them before springing into bed and this time Buffy was the little spoon as she let her fears momentarily consume her but brought herself back after feeling the heat of Faiths lovinly soothing warmth against her smaller frame.

"We can kill Glory B, we're gonna kick that blonde bitches little ass from here to kingdom come cause we have to... for Dawn" Faith was suprised as she felt Buffys hands begin to paw at her panties and she realised Buffy needed her alot kore than she had expected and although she was tired, she wasn't too tired as to not have a bit of pussy fucking fun before falling asleep in her wifes arms.

Buffy was kissing Faiths collarbone and driving her wild whilst she grabbed hold of her toned ass cheeks and pulled her closer as she enjoyed a handful of sexy Buffy butt and knew tonight wss gonna be just as much fun as it was on the train.

~~*

Last night had been silently sweet as both women fell asleep in each others arms after a lengthy sexual escapade that made Buffy cum to her senses in more ways then one and the sleep itself had been so restful that when she woke up next to a still sleeping Faifh she couldn't help but grin with a calming aura. After knowing how much they always seemed to enjoy their nights together, Buffy waking up to the sight of her bare cheeted wife had not become something she was ever going to be accustomed to as a deep pink blush arose within her golden, sun skinned cheeks.

Faiths chest rose and fell as the sun blessed the sky with its presence and her alabaster form lay almost statuesque against the fresh sheets, her long curl blessed brown hair fell about her form like waves of perpetually falling autumn leaves. Buffy couldn't help but wish for her to wake up and take her again, to embrace what rightfully belonged to only her and never anyone else. But Faith was tired and she knew that the last month had taken alot out of her emotionally rather than ohysically and their new powers and almost telepathic sharing abilities were harder to control then ever.

Ruby had began their training but meditation wasn't really Buffys strong point but she had gotten better thanks to Faiths patient and loving hand. The brunette wonder herself had actually revealed to her only last night that she had begun to meditate the first month she had arrived in this dimension to help with stress and to eventually deal with her more secretly held emotions over hers and Buffys once complicated relationship. That silly stuff seemed to be so far behind them now, they had all new problems like Glory and life to deal with between two very difficult dimensions to exist within.

As the sun glistened against Faiths nude form and warmed her with natural light Buffy could feel her stir and she eventually reached over to cover her eyes from the suns rays with her forearm but it did nothing to help her find rest once again. she was slowly awakening and Buffy wanted the first thing she saw to be her.

"Sweet morning my love, go back to sleep... its only 6.37 and we don't have to wake up until atleast 10... if you're feeling sleepy" Buffys soft whisper of a voice was heard and received loud and clear as Faiths minor moans and annoyed twitched had upturned her awakening frown into a pretty smile in a matter of moments.

Faiths gravely morning voice was deep and penetrating, all the things she liked most about Faith whenever she blessed her with such deep and dulcet femimine tones so early in the morning hour.

"Sight seeing, souevenirs... our little girl would never forgive us if we forgot... i wouldn't want her honeyed, sweet sounding words to turn into a cacophony of harsh and angry accusations of how her loving mothers forgot their precious daughters only wish" Faith turned slowly towards Buffys barely covered for and held a hand out for her to take but still barely had her eyes open because the light was shining a little to strong for her liking, another reason why she turned towards her wife as well.

"Why are you also so poetic and well worded when we wake up... i woke up and wanted to suck on your tits! wait, are you the romantic one... am i the horny guy in this marriage?" Buffy seemed genuinely shocked by her own self afflicted accusatio but all it did for her dark eyed muse was make her open her eyes slightly with a confused look on her face which turned into a handsome giggle that sent a longing feeling deep into her core.

"... We're demi-goddesses B, horny, passionate and red-blooded women who knpw how to set a fire within each others bellies. Plus we switch roles alot, so sorry baby but your kinda my bitch and i'm yours..." Faith was slowly waking up alot faster as she rolled on top of her wife and placed both her hands above her head and pinned her playfully with a cocky smile planted across her thick, lucious lips.

"Thing is, right now... in a perfect world you would have those pretty lips of yours going to work on my tight, wet little pussy. but there's always that part of me that wants you to take control and dominate my entire being. make me beg you for more, praying you'll fuck me so hard and so deep like you always do" Faith moved forward and Buffy started passionatly performing her favourite wifely duty of pleasing her lovers sweet tasting box before the world could find a way to stop her.

"Fuck B, i know you're the only person i've ever had sex with but fuck!!! me... you're the fuckin best! god damn it I love you more than words can say!" Faith was grinding away as Buffy cupped her wifes beautifully muscular ass and forced her tongue to go deeper and enjoy ever inch of her perfect wifes tight pink pussy.

Faith was happily grinding away with all the vigor her awakening superhuman form could muster and after a few more agonising monster of devious pleasure, the brunette was closer than ever before to a early morning happy ending. or as she quipped to herself mid orgasm 'A happy rising' and something inside her hadn't just rose but exploded forth all over her wife hungry golden tanned face.

Faith went rigid as her orgasm rose and fell and her perky gravity defying breasts shone brilliantly in the early morning sun that seemed to light up her passion filled face. She fell back as her apex was reached but Buffy had managed to roll with it as Faiths back hit the soft cotton and Her face was back in her wifes box happily licking away with such a fervent intensity she could only experience betwixt the long delicous legs of her beloved.

Faith was lost for words as glittering stars were trapped behind her glazed over eyes. "What did, i ever do... to deserve you!? and your wonderous tongue" her chest heaved up and down with great difficulty as Buffy tormented her clit with her powerful pink tongue muscle and was two knuckes deep and hitting all the right spots.

Faiths low and vibrant moans were not the only shockwaves being sent throughout the rooms deep and sensual atmosphere, a funny little side effect of their new angelic powers was they could share emotions at will through the shared connection their love supplied. if you were able to see auras then Faiths deep dark cherry red would be melding and writhing slowly amidst Buffys bright emerald hue, both twisting into each others energy and fusing into a dark golden color that shone in a strange otherworldly way that was quite impossible to describe with this universes words.

Their auras glowed with power that were constantly glowing and whilst they pleasured eachother for the next hour their auras completly melded together until both took on a strange holy energy bathed in Faiths now golden red and Buffys golden green and the ritual fhey never realised they had performed was now complete. Their powers were melded completly and they were now bound to one another not only by fate but by promise and trust.

This moment had allowed their powers to fully rise within them both as Ruby had once promised their purified demons would become heavenly angels who would turn them into creatures who could rival even the old ones with enough time and training. But now they were fullt awakened to their powers and all their Slayer powers that were so deeply rooted in darkness had changed on a coin flip and become purely routed within the divine.

The were destinies heroes before and had both earned their respective ways to heaven several times over, they had their place secured within solemnity whenever they would eventually find their deaths fighting the forces of absoloute evil.

Faith and Buffy had both orgasmed so many times they were tired and knew they would need to bath themselves on the small on suite bathroom and were both moving to do so and that was when Faith realised she felt lighter and stronger than ever before and Buffy also became aware shortly after.

Both women gave the other a knowing look and Faith punched the air and Buffy couldn't even register the speed and when Buffy copied her she noticed Faith also had trouble following her fists path but was still stronger as the enchantments they had on their arms respective bangles were still strong and making them impossinly better every day.

"We... we aren't Slayers anymore... we purified our demons back into angels and broke the Slayer line... Buffy read my Aura like Ruby told us too" Faith wasn't panicking as she stood naked in front of her wife, she was buzzing with excitment at the idea of knowing they just leveled the fuck up to brand new heights.

Buffys closed her eyes and entered a secret meditative stance she used to focus her energies when she was nervous or feeling weak and began to lightly chant the spell to herself internally like a heavy sounding mantra before opening her eyes and being blinded with Faiths Deep Golden Ruby Red aura that engulfed the entire room and molded into hers effortlessly.

"We have awakened our angelic powers and Your aura is a golden Ruby Red color... mine is a deep golden dark emerald and they mix together effortlessly. we are connected and one... we are truly bonded... like..." Buffy couldn't find the words and Faith finished her sentence for her with a cheery grin plastered across her lips.

"Like Ruby promised we would be, we are something new. we've never existed... there is no line anymore B! we are free and can do whatever we want... kinda guess were just bounty hunters now or you, a Mayor or a mother..." Faith darted forward and before Buffy could even react her goddess of a wife was kissing her so passionately it felt more like a tongue fucking that a french kiss but she couldn't help but reciprocate when she picked her wife up and the taller womens legs wrapped wround her legs possesively.

"We're free B, and i am yours not just physically or legally... but spiritually i have that Buffy seal of approval... anyone whp reads our aura will die of a heart attack... or what about people who can feel em! Demons are gonna think God himself has come to town with his son in tow" Faith giggled while Buffy kicked open the door to the bathroom and let Faith down slowly before setting up their bath and realising she hadn't got any oils here to rub all over her beautiful wife and it annoyed her greatly.

Faith answered without any words being shared befors hand "B... it's ok, you can take care of my skin when we get home, we should really wash off the sed though and hey, maybe you should put up my hair when were done ok... since i really enjoy you doing my hair every morning ya know"Faith blushed and both had known they could now speak telepathically perfectly at will as long as they both subconciously wanted it.

Faith hadn't even spoken her last sentence but still reacted with only her features as if it was completly natural to do so, they were even more in step with each other and would soon get the full run down of their new powers and any bonuses or cons they now possesed from Ruby who would be able to set them on the straight and narrow.

"Wanna ignore our new powers get all wet and soapy, maybe buy some souvenirs then portal home and tell our daughter how wonderful she is... and cover me in oil, before bed... for reasons" Faith had this time spoke using only her mind and had a questioning look on her face as she wondered if this was really working until Buffy looked her up and down and rose her eye brow in a rather seductive manner before responding.

"Aren't you wet enough? man i must be the worst lesbian demi goddess in the whole land!" her crossed arms and cocky grin made it clear she had understood Faith completly but Faith still wanted verbal confirmation and Buffy felt that so she gave her the words she physically needed to hear.

In a soft and honeyed tone layered with love and a little bit of classic Buffy horny-ness "Baby i can hear you telepathically... but i'm serious... get in that shower and spread em! Buffys still horny as hell" Buffy pointed to the shower and Faith sprung double time into the large marble shower and turned the faucet on quicker than she had ever before and ignored the ice cold water that ran over her like a Tsunami.

Buffy came up behind her as the water was becoming warm and held her closely from behind, her hand slowly travelling towards her favourite place as she began to lustily pleasure her wife in the ways she knew for a fact would make the stronger and more muscular women moan and beg like a bitch in heat.

"We can go buy some souvenirs soon, but first... Mrs Summers... turn around and let me absolve myself" Buffy dropped to her knees as Faith turned and as she did what she was told and the large streak of hot water ran over them like a rain storm and Buffy suddenly used her superb strength to lift Faiths legs over her shoulders which caused the taller women to shriek slightly in shock as her beautiful californian wife began to devour her pretty little shaved slit like a hungry tiger devours a gazelle.

Her moans were loud and her hands tried there hardest to find something to grab a hold of but failed as she moaned deeply into her own palms and begged Buffy to 'Keep going' and moaning her name betwixt her soaked palms. Faiths back was now arched as her head and shoulders kept her against the stone whilst the water washed over her and her mind was drowned within the super powered pleasure of her pussy hungry wife.

Faith had never experienced such a powerful orgasm before as she stiffened and groaned uncontrollably, her eyes went black for a few moments as she screamed her love for Buffy who as she collapsed, managed to bring her into her super powered arms and she noticed Faiths eyes were completly glazed over as she recovered and there was a euphoric smile plastered across her ruby lips.

"Wow... B... That was, really fucking WOW!!!" Faith was draped over Buffy but managed to recover slightly and place both her hands upon her beautiful cheeks and kissed her so powerfully Buffy melted onto the shower floor and Faith pinned her as she could barely gain her breath back but couldn't stop herself from pinning her wifes wrists to the wet cold/hot marble.

She spoke breathlessly with lust invading her senses fully, "After all this time you still suprise me B... Thank you... god bless you" Faith was shocked as her emotions had let a tear escape her left eye and roll halfway down her cheek before Falling upon Buffys lips.

Buffys right hand was let go off as Faith touched the plce where it was previously, her heart wasn't heavy like when she usually cried but light and full of overwhelming sensations of love and longing that was being reciprocated. Buffys hand replaced hers and she wiped her tear stained cheek slowly and gave her a serious but lovingly deep look she knew from all the times her wife spoke seriously with her and no one else.

"God gave me you... i should be the thankful one. i don't deserve you Faith, i never did... But i will make you happy... hell i might even wear those tight leather pants you like so much... or that short school girl skirt... isn't that an idea" Buffy giggled as Faith chuckled back and kissed her with renewed vigor and felt the jovial tone Buffy was going for and she fell for it and didn't delve on the Fact that her wife believed she didn't deserve her when she was the only person in existence Faith had ever wanted truly and deeply.

"Ok, the short skirt is a great plan and we will definetly get that scratched off the bucket lift B... But you are everything to me, you're the only thing in this shitty world that i've ever truly wanted... well also your tongue too, god damn!" Faith kissed Buffy who was red in the face, almost as red as Faiths hot water covered back and shoulders but se felt none of it as she enjoyed their closeness as always.

Both women did eventually finished their shared shower but they didn't get into town until atleast half 11 and Miranda had actually cast a noise cou celling spell on their room last night because they had both forgot... she had joked with both of them and now it was Faiths turn to be red in the face and completly dumfounded that she had forgot to cast the noise councelling spell like usual.

Buffy bragged of course an played it off with such a cocky attitude that Faith found herself embarrased and uncomfortahle for the first timein such a long time she just picked the leather clad bounty hunter Buffy up like a cat and wordlessly walked out of the inn to go into town as Buffy continued to brag how good in bed she was.

Miranda could help but laugh at the two womens antics and even commented she didn't think the cute, small and blonde one would be the alpha in the bedroom which had made Faith dissapear even quicker and she was halfway down the steps and across the path before the door slammed behind them. Miranda couldn't help but feel uplifted by their youthful vigor brightening up the place with their presence, especially because it was usually such a quiet buisness where people where usually tired and in need of being alone.

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Buffy was looking over some jewelry as Faith was across from her looking over some hexagonal ear rings with old looking runes on them but both noticed the magical curse energy coming off of them and they both avoided them as best they could as the gave off a filthy, death filled aura. Faith liked the look of one spiral drop gemstone of deep blue Sapphire or as close to sapphire as this world had and saw a pretty silver ncklace she could combine with it to make something unique for Dawn.

"Maybe she could have Ruby enchant it, she has all our our enchantments though... possibly a teleportation charm to get her instantly out of danger to a place of her choosing?" Faith comtemplated the possibilities and in the end decided 'screw it' it looks pretty and it would look great on Dawn and both women knew it.

They also knew Dawn was not a huge fan of the cowboy aesthetic but was more a refined english gentleman kind of girl, something Faith was one hundred percent sure derived from Buffys love of english literature as Buffy also enjoyed a woman in a suit or a corset and was constantly trying to find a way to combine both and dress her loving but somewhat whipped brunette wife up at any chance she could get to do so.

"Your thoughts are right baby, this would go with her growing english lady look... she's trying to be more elegant for Spike... i think it's why she's fencing so much and trying to box more, she really wants to impress him!" Buffys voice held a smidge of annoyance and even anger but it had decreased considerably in the last few weeks as the ensouled vampire was actually a complete gentleman who had his own well defined boundaries and even a few hardwired morals he now learned to live by once again.

"I noticed her eyeing a cute looking top hat at the outfittery last week when i had some free time, she even purchased some beautiful black boots with some metal heels in the back and replaced the laces with a bright blue and to be honest B... it looks kinda cool. Might have to step innwhen she starts bying waistcoats though, switch em for a corset or sommin" Faith actually eyed a very nice looking clothing store and saw some potential corsets that were blue with silver embroideries of complex and elegant looking shapes.

"B, purchase the necklace and that stone... i am gonna go complete Dawns look" Faith disapeared quickly and Buffy was happy to do as she was told because after she purchased the necklace and placed it away in a small brown envelope for safe keeping and slipped it happily into her inside jacket pocket, She spied a stool with a myriad of different colored Ribbons, ear rings and hair accesories.

'Faith would lool so cute in a new Ribbon. maybe a hair clips wouldn't go as well with her long thick curls... her hair is way past her shoulder and towards the small of her back now... maybe we should get haircuts?" Buffy Purchased a few autumnal colors and some more summery blues and greens for herself but continued to peruse the bazaar thinking privately to herself and focusing so as not to share her private thoughts like Ruby had taught them too.

'I can't wait to dress her and comb her beautiful long hair, i don't really want it short unless she does... she glides through rooms and streets so elegantly, she looks like a proper lady when she moves. god i wish i had her perfect posture, must be where Dawn gets her pretty face from too, all of that just has to be Faith... she's like the femal Mr Darcy" Buffy was happily sitting on a stone bench and had purchased a lot of things for everyone and even a few souvenirs for Xander and Willow as Faiths lust to keep her friends close when she had no interest anymore had really paid off for everyone.

Xander was thinking of Dating again and Willow was now open and gay because her and Faith went full lesbo clichè and moved in together super fast and got married without any regard for anyone elses feelings at all. Now they own a town in another dimension, are super powerful and have more money than they know what to do with and all the while she still remained a hero and a bounty huntress before anything else.

'I can't believe i was lucky enough to get married and have a kid, my wifes a world class artist and the watchers council if done, maybe in a few months my home dimension could be minor and medium evil free? even the hellmouth kight get closed and i'll be here with my muse, living a perfect life" Buffy grinned like an idiot as she bit down into a meat filled pastry she was promised was basically the same as beef and chewed away happily as Faith came over with bags of clothes and a few souvenirs of her own for a big suprise later.

'I would love it if Faith gets me pregnant after the whole Glory thing... i would love to birth her child, we can do it... she wouldn't say no anyway... not with how our sex plays out when we use our magic pee pee's!' Buffy was in the middle of her pastry as Faith quietly and elegantly sat down next to her and lightly kissed her cheek and hastily blasted her out of her own internal reverie.

"Fuck!...ing hell! baby, please i was thinking about you putting a baby in me... don't scare me like that!"Buffy just came out and said what she was thinking, ironically without thinking herself but Faith was used to Buffy spacing out and saying wild things every now and then so this wasn't exactly new ground that needed to be covered.

Faith scoffed as Buffys handed her a pastry like her own and watched nervously as Faith mumble spoke quite clearly through a large bite. "After Glory, when we settle down back home... i have a name picked out you know, well maybe i've never told you before?" Faith had taken another bite and as people rushed about their busy day all around them she tilted her head in confusion.

Faith had never mentioned she had picked out a name for her first and future child, they never got a chance with Dawn anyway and even if they did speak about it the moment had not been remembered and probably ended up in them reading, having mind altering sex or sketching a hell of alot which Buffy was certainly getting better at over time.

Buffy asked almost in a whisper "What would you name our first child?". Her voice travelled externally as well as internally and Faith swallowed her hite and turned to answer.

"Persephone for a girl... and Freyr for a boy... i like the names and they are names of gods i enjoy the stories of. We are basically demi goddesses in power now and by the time we face Glorificus... we'll probably be full fledged god Busters" Faith placed a hand on Buffys knee and scooted a little closer.

"You don't have to lie em, the names that is. But i like Persephone especially... if we had Dawn naturally with our magic wieners than i would of called her Persephone" Faiths eyes glistened beautifully in the mid day sun and her skin sparkled sonewhat unnaturally but also very magically. Buffy was so blatantly dumb struck by love she stuttered a bit before answering and Faith could feel her love wash over her in waves through their invisble auras melded touch.

"I, I like it... i never thought about the names ya know. kinda thought more about you taking me and... well you know..." The golden blonde blushed and turned away as she just admitted in the middle of town to wanting her wife to take charge and breeding her and her internal monolouge which sheshared acdidentally mad3 it clear with visuals that she really thought about being slammed pregnant by Faith more than anyone realistically ever should.

"Wow B, those are some sexy day dreams your sending me telepathically... looks like we know whose gonna be beggin daddy Faith for more!" she took a final bite and finished their light lunch before grabbing her bags which had been sitting next to her on the ground and deciding to return to Mirandas inn and collecting her packs before saying goodbye and portalling home.

"C'mon baby, lets say our goodbyes before going home and showering everyone with presents" she stood up straight and waited for Buffy to link her arm with hers before swaying happily back to the inn for the culmination of their final autmnal bounty of the year before winter began it's cold and lengthy cold spell.

Buffy also wanted to get one final picnic in with Faith and maybe finally get her in that summer dress before the snow started to fall but california did have some unusually hot days in winter every now and then so maybe they would get lucky.

Although right now Buffy was on cloud nine and couldn't wait to get home. she had so much kissing Faith time to catch up on and very little planned so they could both sleep in here and there whilst training their daughter for their inevitable godly battle. But first of all, when they returned... Dawn would be getting showered with Gifts and she couldnzxt wwit to see her little girls face as she gets spoiled again.