Chapter 23: Dawns bloodied hunt
Faith and Buffy had arrived home at about 5 in the afternoon and they arrived in Al-kufir and directly outside their own house by design as they had planned to have dinner with Dawn and she was waiting inside as they had both felt after exiting the portal. it also helped that when they opened the door Dawn was quietly reading a magical tome with Ruby in her human form and Faith didn't have to go and find her before they shared a meal together.
Faith had opened the door with a deep breath she had not quite let go of yet, Ruby stood up as Dawn ran to her mother and hugged both her and Buffy before darting straight for their bags and helping them both by placing them out on the long dining table. what didn't help is that Dawn was now rummaging though their souvenir haul and asking Buffy what was hers while Faith was stuck in place.
She didn't know what to say or do and was still quite conflicted no matter what she had told herself or Buffy before. Ruby herself had simply welcomed her home with a simple few words thwt she had heard a thousand times over the three years she had known Ruby although it felt like she had known Ruby for her entire life.
"Welcome home Faith.. and Buffy... did you have fun? hopefully you hunt wasn't too difficult" Ruby seemed nervous hereelf and Buffy answered for Faith as she tried her hardest to deter Dawn before she could get everything out of the bags and sort the souvenirs out before Dawn got to enjoy her own.
Faith walked over to Ruby and uncharacteristically pick her up and pull her into an embrace without saying anything else than "I missed you Ruby" and Ruby held her back with a tight and very strong grip that Faith had almost forgot she had.
Ruby was quickly losing her breath but she held her back just as tightly as she ever could and wouldn't let her go for even a second, she whispered in her ear just low enough for only Faith to hear what she said. "I'm sorry... for what i said, i think it... but i'm sorry Faith" Ruby was never going to apologise properly and Faith knew she wouldn't because she was tough and thick headed, something the ex Slayer herself had long left behind herself.
She wanted to just move on and forgive her fully, she wasn't some punch drunk murderess anymore. Buffy had made her a lady, a proper one and she was going to play the part because that was what Buffy expected of her. She saw Faith as something elegant and beautiful and their new powers had made the thoughts and emotions she thought were there, hidden away behind her wall of thoughts come fully to the surface.
"I know, Ruby... but she's part of us, our family... she ours dumbass" Faith whispered back as she slowly put Ruby down in her human form and had to admit she was a little confused as to why Ruby was still in her Human form and Ruby caught on quickly but refused to change back.
"I'm, changing my form to this permamently... hands are much better for enchanting than tentacles... even my daughters are thinking of making the change... well they also want to look like you and Buffy, plus Dawns caught the eye of my youngest and wants to become a bounty hunter... our original forms don't allow for that" Ruby spoke softly but everyone heard them clearly and were shocked to know that was even possible.
"Buffy... is that possible, that kind of magic... cause we could make you like a whole foot taller... imagine Buffy being 6ft and not 4ft nothing..." Dawn giggled as she ducked a fastly incoming bag from her annoyed mother who was like 5ft 4, yet she was alot smaller than Faith who had shot up to 6ft 2 and that's when Buffy did consider it for a moment until she looked over to Faith and heard her thoughts.
'I like that you're smaller... it adds to the cute factor and how easy it is to...' Faith sent her some dirty thoughts that made Buffy blush and the only one who caught on was Ruby who noticed the energies flying instantaneously between them. their angelic powers had awakened.
Ruby stood her ground and pointed to both of them with a shocked look smashed across her face and shouting "Your demons are purified! it worked! i'm a fucking GENIUS!!!" Boths bounty hunters and Dawn were shocked Ruby had sworn and become so animated instantly without any warning and Dawn continued to rummage through the souvenir bags and found her necklace which Buffys helped to put around her neck while listening to Faith and Ruby speak.
"Yeah we were gonna tell ya soon, kinda wanted to eat and get presents dished out before you explained the whole new power thing" Faith went over and also checked through her bags and took out some clothes and high heeled shoes that Buffy had never seen before and Faith handed them to her and was shocked to see it was a beautiful white summer dress adorned with Red flowers and then she realised the clothes weren't for her.
"Nice... can you... show me later, please..." Buffy was grinning ear to ear but didn't want to push her luck as her dream of sexy summer dress Faith was high on her list of wants and she had plans, sexy plans... bending Faith over ans making her experience god, kind of plans.
"I said i would, if you still want me to... i'm not great with the girly stuff but... i can try it every now and then for you... dunno how people would react to seeing me in a dress though" Faith snickered and rolled her eyes for Dawn to just roll on up and state the obvious.
"The Madames work girls will be working overtime... i've heard when alot of them are riding the john they think of you, you're about to make the whore economy in this town boom!" Dawn had to duck and weave two slaps this time and barely got out the way but was pleasently suprised by her own reflexes for once and so were her mothers.
"Wear that dark red lipstick Joyce got you from Morroco... we'll have a Hoe Renaissance, they find new and more interesting ways of..." Dawn this time didn't dodge quick enough and got whipped on the ass with a well whipped dish cloth.
She squeaked and jumped a foot off the ground almost and both women had enough of their daughters filthy mouth, "Dawn go wash up for dinner and we'll show you the clothes we brought you, we know the style you've been looking for" At those words Dawn would of jumped for joy if she wasn't busy tending to her whipped cheeks. so she thanked them both with a kiss on the cheek and did as she was told.
"Ruby, i'm going to start cooking, tell my beautiful wife about our new abilities or our enhanced abilities bscause i'm not sure we have many new ones unless i'm missing something" Faith took off her boots and quickly went to change into more comfortable clothes and was back in jeans and a vest top, her lean mucles glistening as always and it made Buffys heart skip a beat as she remembered licking her abs this morning.
"So basically you're stronger, faster, heal instantly to the point magic is basically only useful if you lose a limb or two which is almost impossible since your physical and magical defence are off the charts. your magical and spiritual growth also... plus you may be able to fly sense for anything you can think of... but those pesky future dreams are gone" Ruby smiled as she reeled of her list but continued on as Faith began to peel some strange fruits and cut up some odd looking meats.
"But you can never touch anything evil without basically killing it, you're bathed in heavenly light, no poison or spell can harm you unless it is the strength of a god or an old one... you two are basically gods yourself now and will eventually aquire even more strength to the point nothing can harm you... opus positive spells are enhanced 2 fold... By the time Glory comes she'll be the equivalent of an ant to one of you" Buffy couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"There is a chance... we can beat Glory, Miranda told us she was feared and impossibly powerful but... we can do this with a wam bam! thank you mam!"Buffy boxed the air and Ruby smirked a cocky human grin and Buffys dour mood had lightened considerably to the point her positive emotions were affecting Faiths too.
Ruby realised the energy exchange and spoke "Ahh yeah the connection thing... that's only because you're in love and bonded for life so be careful sharing your emotions here and there cause if Buffy gets angry you will too Faith and i'll teach you how to avoid that and think and act on your own and honstly... but it's gonna be alot of meditation" Ruby heard the sighs and annoyed tones from both women and pinched her nose in annoyance.
"You want to be stronger, you meditate! no sleep blondie... not imagine battle scenarios or what you're gonna do to my precious Faith! You have to channel your energy and actually meditate on it! oh and you can also see magic and auras better... Faiths dark red and gold tipped me off to the change when i switched visions" Ruby was annoyed that Buffy argued she never fell asleep when meditating which was a complete lie and Faith secretly rubbed a happy tear from her eye.
Ruby said she was her 'precious Faith' and she knew Buffy felt her emotions rise, ebb and distill into a single tear that escaped her hold for just a single moment. she had even found a way to male her human form permament and she knew why, Ruby viewed herself as her mother... and for even longer so had Faith.
It was a strange idea, her mother was the heavy drunken force felt at the end of a flying bottle clipping her from a distance in a usually nasty way and yet Ruby was loving and caring. she never forced anything she didn't think was the best for her and she worried more than anyone else except Buffy when the brunette beauty wasn't feeling all there.
Faith continued to prep her food and cook as Dawn came up behind her and asked if she could help, a question that suddenly became another more softly spoken.
"What's wrong? you eyes are red..." Dawn wasn't panicking as she looked upon her stronger and usually more dominant mother, her cute and childish mother was arguing about how to turn aura on and off cause she didn't wanna see auras 24\7 cause she was worrying it would strain her eyes and she wouldn't be able to read as juch as she usually could.
"It's just... I'm happy... and i missed you of course... ya dumbass" Faith had finished her meal prep and was placing everything together and Dawn hugged her from behind and if forced her to stop and just enjoy the moment she knew she would rarely get as Dawn became a better warrior and bounty huntress, plus the vampire took up alot of her time but young love usually did that.
"I love you too mum, ya dipshit" Dawn had stolen the last word from William after she saw another worker drop a hammer in a bucket of tar and try to taoe it out with his bare hand. Dawn liked the word and decided to try it on for size, she liked it.
Ruby was still arguing with Buffy who was asking why she would even want to be human when she looked so cool underneath all those robes and it seemed that Buffy was really just saying whatever she could to just annoy her now and Faith had to stop Dawn from hugging her and walk over to both of them and break it up before the argument deepened and started going to places they would both regret.
"Dinners gonna be on in 10 and finished in about half hour... maybe 40 minutes and B, leave Ruby alone... she's changing her form for me, us... we're gonna live for maybe millenia B. Rubys basically my mother, you married me so deal with it... for me, please" Faith was calm spoken but never once looked away from her wifes beautiful green eyes and Buffy spent a few moments searching Faiths but knew she really meant it and wanted her stop annoying her.
Buffy sighed and Dawn put the food into the oven an even began to cut some stored bread as she fancied it to go with the fruit and meat that Faith made taste amazing somehow, Dawn never got Faiths skill for cooking and artistry but she tried and didn't completly suck.
"Fine, but tell your mother i can't be viewing Auras for every second in the day... our eyes burn really bad when we open our third eye and view other planes of our own existence" Buffy crossed her arms and Faith turned to Ruby who was smiling happily like a giddy idiot but she answered the question anyway.
"Your new allow for ease of access to all types of magic, her eyes will never hurt again as she can't get ill and basically ages super slowly without my enchantments to help. you are both able to turn it off at a whim but it's better to keep it on as Aura reading really helps you see a soul for what it is... it's an advantage most beings do not have! use it!" Ruby made a great point but Buffy wasn't happy either way and Faith could feel it had nothing to do woth her feeling towards Ruhy but the fact her wife was hungry.
"B, there's chocolate in the pantry, go eat some please! then we'll talk about our powers before dinner... god i bet you're happy you don't have a purified Angel inside ya Dawnie..." Faith turned to Dawn who was chucking a sugar boy branded hig bar of silky milk chocolate with caramel inside it towarda Buffy who chowed down happily and did find her mood start to improve slightly over time.
"Nah, it'd be cool but also i got my own energy that i could tap into and it replenishes and multiplies over time so, with the same enchantments i'm gonna be pretty cool over time... i would like to be able to just fly though! you gotta learn that... oh but don't touch william, your holy powers might kill him and... I won't forgive you, ok" Dawn was very serious about the last part But Ruby reassured her it didn't work on vamps with good souls. it was basically a moral indicator of who was good or bad, aparently extremly useful too.
She heard Dawn let out a sigh of relief as she realised William would be safe after being touched by them, he had the gem of Amara but her mothers could easily deal with that if they wanted too and she was well aware of that fact. William didn't seem to care, he iust said to her that if they want him dead he couldn't do a thing about it anyway, he'd just try his hardest and go out all proper like, but also they would probably have a good reason for killing him anyway.
"She's only worried cause she thinks her english lover boys gonna get zapped!" Buffy stupidly grinned as Dawn face turned a dark shade of pink as she tried to deny the obvious fact they were dating and had been intimate, Dawn was kinda easy to read and Buffy had worked everything out quicker than Faith had and that was a shock considering her giantess of a wife was usually the up to date one.
"B, leave her alone... she's going to turn into a big old strawberry if her face gets any redder, don't think William would kiss a strawberry Dawn... oh yeah, stop taking our perfume dumbass. we'll go buy you some... something that will compliment you ok" Faith walked over to the book case and picked up an old set of english books she had on perfumes, the langauge of flowers and some cool history of scents from around the world and handed them to her.
"Do i really need to read so many books, just to decide on a scent mum... c'mon, it can't be that difficult to say, hey! that smells good" Dawn looked over the books but found herself intrigued and also alot more happy to read them after Faith told her she didn't have to read the books at all. she just thought they were good reads and Dawn might like em, plus William was a victorian gentleman so maybe she could impress him with some new knowledge.
That idea made Dawn sit down at the table and start reading as if her life depended on it, Buffy was about to state the obvious and Faith just waltzed over and stole a kiss before she could ruin Faiths plan to keep her quiet before dinner and also give her time to hand out the presents they had purchased for her and others to enjoy. of course the rest would be given out in Sunnydale but that could wait since tonight was family time.
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Dawn was alone and walking the relatively safe streets of Sunnydale as she was on the prowl for a bounty that had skipped from their home dimension to here using an odd magical cube that could allow the wielder to slip into nearby dimensional pockets it could sense and of course after Ruby connected the two permamently this odd magical item could switch between here and there easily.
But it had limits and Dawn had only an hour left to find him before the idiot could ride straight back home and make these last six hours a pointless errand. also this was a big payday, one she wanted badly as there was a house for sale next to her mothers, literally right around the corner and this bounty would set her up for life. Also Glory will only be in Sunnydale and can't travel dimensions like they could, she could easily hide at home while Buffy and Faith did their jobs.
The locator spell she had summoned was nearing into his hiding place she could sense it, her strength and magical ability was that off a full fledged Slayer and an almost intermediate witch. Their magic was also more effective than this dimensions and generated within themselves, magic here came from a magical seed and had to be invoked or summoned so it was slower to use and harder to wield.
Her battle magic was faster, more accurate and could naturally be channeled to strengthen her attacks and defensive powers. Buffy had worked out a way to increase her speed and showed Dawn and Faith only yesterday and she had been using it for the last 5 hours to catch up to this speedy and slippery little asshole. Dawn had her shotgun holstered and her new look made her seem like a slender english murderess on the prowl for her latest victim.
She wore black leather boots with a higher heel but also they possessed excellent ankle support, her black trousers were flawless, form fitting and not too tight as she needed all the manouverability to fight and grapple if the fight went to the ground. never a good place to be as she was well aware, her new blue corset and stylish leather jacket really set off the look. the silver embroidery upon the fine piece of clothing really gave her a more regal look as did her mysterious looking pendant which she hadn't had enchanted yet because there were too many options and it hurt her head to make the choice right now while she had so many other things to worry about right now.
Her long straight hair blew about lightly in the night breeze, it was 1 am and the moon hung brightly and full in the starry night sky. her locator spell had taken her down an empty dank and wet alleyway before shooting into an abandoned building and dissapearing behind the half open door. Dawn ripped the door off its hinges and threw it behind her and that's when she heard a slight shuffle one floor up and she knew he was there.
The humanoid four armed demon was an ex bank teller, he had tried to kill his wife and run with the insurance money, a plan that actually worked for him until only last month his evil scheme was unearthed by a once good friend of his who had to clean his guilty conscience. His name was Henry, his wifes was Maria, she was a friend of Drusillas... this was a different type of job.
Dawn wasn't here to capture anyone, she was here to kill and to make it painful, she walked silently and without effort through the dirty mold riddled building and up the barren brick stairs. She remembered how Drusilla had cried in her arms that her only real friend died for some greedy assholes baser urges, she didn't go to her mothers for this, Dawn had realised she had come to 'me' and for a reason. 'Their' William trusted her.
It hurt her to hear Drusilla say her true love was 'Their' William, she was his and he was hers... but Drusilla believed they had a connection through him and that if he trusted and loved Dawn then she was the only one she could trust. Vampires had a weird way of acting but Dawn didn't hold it against her, William or Spike as she rarely heard anyone call him anymore was not privvy to her job.
She knew this one was personal for his ex and also the pay was more for him dead, the torture she was about to bless him with was for killing a good women who was innocent and pure. she loved Henry, afterall everyone knew Maria, she was the Mathematics teacher and helped in Drusillas english and history lessons when the children were too rowdy. Faith had even become breathless when she heard what had happened, she was beloved by everyone.
Dawn was at the top of the stairs now and she heard him at the back of the room, hidden behind an old beat up couch. she summoned a purple walled barrier that surrounded the entire building, he wasn't going anywhere. Henry was trapped and he was going to fear her before she delivered him to his maker.
"Do you know what i liked the most about Maria henry? she always greeted everyone with a smile, rain or shine... Maria smiled. I remember when my mother hired her... wasn't long after i was bore of old magic and gifted to them, she was so full of light..." Dawn heard the coward squirm and she could hear his pistol hammer slowly cock and she mentally switched her cane to an electrified sword whip and wordlessly whispered a bullet repelling charm she knew she would need if he turned out to be a quicker shot than her usual quarry.
"She told me only two days before you killed her... she wished she could have a daughter like me... someone she could talk to, someone who would be there for her. O should of seen the signs, poor Maria didn't want to die alone and then you staged your little crime. Break in wasn't original but convinced the company to pay out didn't it..." Dawn was now standing in front of the couch and had her heel ready to drive the piece of shit against the wall and crush him between it ad the grafitti covered wall.
"You will die here Henry... i'm going to drive meat hooks into your mutilated corpse for what you did to her... and to us" Dawn used all her Slayer strength to forced the couch into the wall and Henry shrieks in pain behind it. she then throws it out of the way with her free hand to find the well dressed but sweaty four armed monster trying to reach for his dropped revolver. But Dawn cracked her whip sword and chopped 3 out of 5 of his fingers of in a slanted line and he recoiledin horror.
His screams filled the old building but Dawn knew no one would hear them after she had summoned the wall. "Henry, compose yourself please! i am here to kill you, not listen to your annoying little death rattle now, am i?" her Question was obviously rhetorical and henry tried to grab his dimensional trinket and somehow activate it before its recharge timebut it was futile.
He had used his good right hand to grab the cube but the moment it was out of his jacket pocket his hand was cut off cleanly and thrown across the room. "Why did you take her from us Henry, money? shits and giggles... my mother buried her this morning... she cried for Maria, my beautiful mother doesn't cry for anyone. But Maria was special, we could all feel it and hey, if i could trade you for her i would do it in a heartbeat" Dawn brought her boot up to his chin and she could hear his teeth crack and breakas she didn't hold back.
He cried and rolled away slowly as Dawn whipped him and his throat tore itself up as he squirmed and screamed like a tortured Banshee. But she didn't let up and it cam to the point where you couldn't see any cloth of clothing upon his back or legs as she had whipped his now barely concious crying form to the bloody bone.
"My William, Henry... was once the lover of Drusilla, your wifes closest friend. i despise her you know. i get so jealous that she could steal my wonderful man away from me. an angel who loves me deeply, reads me poetry under a starry sky and makes me feel normal and adored. Maria said she wanted that kind of romance" Dawn magically opened a dimensional holding portal and took the meat hooks she had promised him out of the strange window in the middle of the air.
"She thought it was wonderful how he brought me a picnic basket and a single black rose for lunch, we ended up eating that lunch together... god I remember being so annoyed at first cause they were nosing in on our alone time. William enjoyed it though, said it was nice we could be so close and open to others while enjoying a meal... and i agree now, in hindsight" Dawn whipped him one last time and then drove the first meathook into his left shoulder and really jammed it in there.
His screams had stopped as he passed out from the pain but Dawn kept speaking in her low tone. "She'll never get that kind of love and we can't bring her back, we asked and Ruby made it clear why, some shit about natural causes and non magical problems deserve non mahical solutions. i stopped listening when i realised the answer was just a long winded no" Dawn put the other meat hook in the right shoulder and he remained lifeless as she dug the other two into his large ankles.
She walked over to retrieve his dimensional trinket and placed it into her pocket for safe keeping. "But Henry, i'm hoping you'll live long enough for the whole town to see what i do to you. They all want you dead or suffering, i personally like a for the crows type ending. i'm about to perform my first blood eagle, even have a great place to hand you between" Dawn opened a portal to Al-kufir and walked over to grab him by his newly embedded meat hooks and dragged him towards the portal.
"Lets go home Henry, a lottla people are gonna smile when they catch a glimpse of you big man!" Dawn wasn't happy, she was pissed it was so easy, she was angry he wasn't strong enough to fight back. she destroyed the magical walls qround them and a minute later the were both through the portal and standing in the middle of an empty main street and she noticed the whole town was deadly quiet. only the seachlights and town gaurds defending them could be seen moving from a distance and she had work to do.
Hours had passed and she was adiring her handy work as she was sitting down in the middle of main street as the sun began to rise and leaning back now on both elbows and admiring her handy work which was now hanging above her. his back ribs were broken open and cracked back to mimic wings and his lungs were placed outside his back so he would slowly suffocate.
The ropes hanging him in place were between the outfitters and the sugar boy, a little wonky but they were strong and would hold fast as the bounty suffocated to death as the desert birds pecked him to death. but she just lay their admiring her admitedly psychotic work, but it was what she and many others had wanted to do. she was the only one with the balls to do it.
Jean had come outside for an early morning smoke and had seen Dawn laying down in the middle of the street and had initially panicked until he saw Henry suspended in the air and he realised she was thankfully fine.
He walked over to her and said "See you've been busy little one, guess i'll write him up as dead on arrival... guess that house next to your mums is gonna be brought soon... i'll talk to Alex and set up the hard stuff for ya" he lit his cigar and puffed away as he came to sit next to her and look up at Henry himself.
Dawn gave him a fleeting smile as she twiddled the large blade between her bloodstained fingers before burying it deep in the sand next to herself as she looked up in unison with Jean who looked over her handy work and understood why she had done what she had done. He unholstered his walkie talkie and called The Madame.
"Maj, bring one of the softer girls with some cleaning gear... little ones covered in Henrys blood... you'll see why when ya get out on the main street" The walkie talkie clicked off without an answer and Dawn sighed in annoyance.
"One of the softer girls... it's good to know you care big man. If only that dipshit up there cared about Maria even a sliver of what you do for me eh!" Dawn was covered in Henrys blood from head to tow, her hair was displaced and not as straight as it usually it, there was bone fragments in her knuckles from where she punch his back ribs in anger when they would snap in the way she wanted them too.
"When your clean... heal yourself, i have no idea what your going to tell your mothers about this... i understand why, stops people from ever doing it again... puts the fear of the gods into em! but Dawn, this is dark even for you... Faith doesn't even do this kind of thing..." Jean noticed how the sun was rising from the direction of the town gate and how it hit a certain point that henrys squirming shadow covered the young girl.
Her dour face didn't seem fazed by his light moans and cries as he suffocated to death slowly. "Glorificus... she wants me... cause i'm a key, we can't even send her back to her dimension when she arrives due to the time difference and the gods who banished her cast so many spells we could never break them all without my blood being spilled anyway" she saw a young girl dart out of the Saloon, one who was not a prostitute but a new bar maid who her and William talked to every now and then.
"I did this for the right reasons Jean, yeah Faith or Buffy could of done it, pop a shot in the brain pan and bang! everythings better... this way, he suffers... as he should" Dawns voice was cold and the young girl who came out with the first aid kit and The Madame herself in tow were now by their sides and panicking more than anything else.
"Young lady! what in the nine hells did you get yourself into..." The Madame had completly missed the body handing not far above them only ten metres away, suspended in the air and lamenting his slow and painful death. She looked back and up in the direction Dawns bloody hands pointed too and she audibly gasped and so did the young barmaid but she ignored the horror to open the First aid box and try to clean up as she understood exactly what Dawn had done and why.
"Heaven bells... that's Faiths girl for you... Persephone, clean her up and her first drinks on me, she's gonna need a cold one after this" the Madame was more pleased then shocked, everyone knew she preferred revenge and a wrathful response more than a quick shot in the dark. When henry had killed Maria she was the first to call for his head, saying such a vile and weak man should be hung, drawn and quartered. Dawn had agreed more than the others did, she just put a viking twist on it.
"He'll be dead from suffocation in a few hours... his lungs are hanging out the back... is why my hands are covered in that bastards blood, he was an easy catch. just a pain to string up all proper like" Dawn found herself speaking more like Spike than her William, afterall she had fond memories of both. she wondered if he was still asleep like when she left him last night in Sunnydale, she kissed him goodnight and wished deeply she could kiss him good morning too. especially right now.
"Well you did the snake lords work my dear, women will sleep safer in their beds knowing you're here to deal with these disgusting animals... Faith always does it quick, no show... no parading the corpse of these filthy mongrels around... you should..." The Madame was silenced by Jean who made it clear she should really read the room and get a clue. she became quiet soon after as she noticed Dawn hadn't once taken her cold eyes off Henrys sufferin form.
Persephone was wiping the blood off with clean wet rags from a water spell she had conjured, she was gifted magically and had never told anyone but now she was cleaning Dawn and her hands wounds as quickly and delicately as she could. Dawn didn't even flinch but when the blood and bone fragments were gone she robotically healed herself with an extremly powerful healing spell Persephone had never seen before.
"You know, if you can do that, i shouldn't be cleaning the blood off you dummy... i can only use basic magic ya know" Persephone moaned about it but continued to clean the blood splatter from her face with a new clean rag and closed the first aid kit quickly after retrieving it. Jean was now arguing about what to do with the body as The Madame made itclear they should just leave the murdering scumbag for the Kinta Crows.
Dawn spoke softly as she couldn't help but look Persephone in her Purple eyes as she cleaned her up whilst employing the softest of touches as if ahe was scared of marring her delicate white skin. Persephone was also tall and beautiful but carried herself with a darker grace as her long black hair went way below her back and she always dressed in robes and nothing that was form flattering.
Persephone was beautiful, her angular features complimented her alabaster skin which glowed with mystical light, her form was tall and lithe. she was young like Dawn and only here to work but something always made her wonder why Persephone always looked at her with those deep purple eyes the way she did. even now she was tender with her and Dawn had to lightly hold her hand and whisper to her to make her stop.
"Please... you don't need to do this, i'll just magic the crap away... you don't have to pity me love" Dawn afforded her a soft and honest smile which caused Persephones face to beam uncharacteristically with an imperceivable light only she could see.
Persephone blushed as she spoke but continued to clean her face and Dawn let her do so as to not cause an argument to burst forth. "I don't like seeing your pretty face covered in blood... and no one pitys you Dawn... admire you from afar mayhaps or harbor a great jealousy... yeah of course. But not pity, you're too elegant for that to be felt by anyone" The dark beauty bit her lip as Dawn listened to her words and broke out into a slight laugh as she heard her sweet foreign accent speak such flowery words to her.
"Elegant... i fell over a barstool like last week... you saw it, caught me even! and copped a feel too, yeah i noticed" Dawn shot her a knowing look that deepened her blush but she couldn't even maintain eye contact and it made Dawn realise she may have actually copped a feel and also she wasn't totally against it at all.
"Well... It was an accident, hands kind of travel and you know... look i'm sorry, your really pretty and I..." Persephone was whispering but lightly panicking and Dawn held her hand this time but closer to her face and held it their against her cheek as she looked her deep in he eyes.
"It's flattering, really but i'm with William... if i wasn't i would probably... well that doesn't matter but it's nice being called pretty even when i'm covered in some assholes blood" Dawn let her hand go but found herself for some reason not wanting too and the reluctance didn't go unnoticed by either of them but it was overshadowed by Jean telling Majistrix they should tell Buffy what happened here or she's going to have the whole town at her door before too long.
"You'll tell everyone I did it and why... he murdered Maria... she was a good women and we don't let murderers get away with that shit In Al-Kufir!" Dawn allowed Persephone to help her up and she walked over to both of them and made her point abundantly clear.
"You WILL make the town aware that i did this and why, no women will fear this kind of behavior from any man in this town... not even ones that can hop dimensions on a whim! That piece of shit killed a good women for his own selfish reasons! if anyone has a problem with what i've done... you send them to me!" Dawn was louder than usual and empassoned in a way no one had ever seen her before.
The town was slowly gathering around the scene hanging above them in main street and Dawn walked off towards the Saloon with Persephone behind her and asking her if she needed anything to take the edge off. Dawn didn't want to drink because she knew Faith hated alcohol because of her birth mother so she turned at the top of the stairs and allowed the desert wind to blow her hair gently to the side as she spoke.
"How about the best damn barmaid in this town finds a way to make me something cold and sweet, without alcohol... i'm not that kinda lady ya know" Dawn grinned happily as Persephone reached her on the stairs and asked her what she would like.
"Cold and sweet eh! Cherry nuka is a classic, but maybe you could try the new pomegranate one we got in last week... your mother hasn't tried it yet, she's always the first to try our Nuka colas too, but ya know..." Persephone was suprised as Dawn held open the Saloon door for her and she eagerly accepted and passed the threshold.
As she passed Dawn had to stop herself from looking her up and down, the realisation made her realise she was definetly more Bi than straight but a part of her inner psyche was always aware that she wasn't exactly batting a hundred on the straight scale anyway.
"Well hey maybe if i order two then mum won't kick my ass so quickly when she gets down here eventually..." Dawn entered the Saloon and the door slammed open and shut behind her a few times as Jean watched her from afar and then looked back at henrys splayed out and suspended body.
Jean knew the town people would agree with Dawns action but there were always scared cowards who would despise her for it, they'd bpame Buffy too and she was everyone go to leader and had been for a long while. he had to do some damage control, he could use the town gaurd to spread a rumor that Henry was going to kill again and Dawn had acted quickly to defend herself and others.
"Maj, go get my girls, you'll go in person and with great care, explain what Dawn has done and that she is in the Saloon ok..."Jean noticed The madame nod and slither away without a worry in the world as more and more and more people began to gather.
Jean picked Dawns long, thick and boodied knife up and hidit aways in his jacket pockets before looking towards the town entrances gaurd house and decided he needed to get ahead of this before anyone could get the wrong idea.
"Townsfolk! Henry Addleton ended up like this because not only did he slaughter his own wife but we had intelligence telling us he was planning to return and kill again to pay off his gambling debts by stealing from a good portion of us all" Jeans wasn't suprised everyone currently surrounding him had believed him whole heartedly, they didn't need to know it was done for revenge and the bounty he had on his head was secondary.
"This is a warning to anyone who tries to harm you good folks! we at the bounty office will find you and deal with you! hoppin dimensions won't stop a criminal from meeting his maker!" Jean heard some understandin murmers and agreeable tones coming from the crowd and he excused himself to go towards the gaurd house and get them out on patrol and once Henry was dead they could cut him down and chuck the little fucker on a funeral pyre.
Jean knew it was going to be a looooong day.
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Buffy had awoken eagerly this morning and already showered with Faith and covered her in all her favourite oils. the brunette had noticed how much extra time she had spent sensually massaging her wife body and whispering honeyed words in her ears such as 'I missed worshipping your perfect body like this' and 'i need to control myself before my hands lose control of themselves... again'.
Faith adored the way Buffy handled her body with her soft but dextrous hands which commanded such a hold on her she could only moan lightly under her desirable touch. "How did i ever live without you for so long B, i can't go a single day without you touching my bare skin..." Faith took the opportunity to kiss Buffy as her lips passed hers amd the Blonde goddess returned the love with an even deeper and vastly more passionate kiss that Faith could only dare to keep up with its intensity.
"How did i live without your love, without being able to adore you and claim you as mine... it's a miracle Faith... you are a miracle" the blonde finished applying the oil and admired hr handy work as Faith switched roles and began to massage her with the lotus flower smelling oil she had purchased not so long ago for her.
"And here i was worried that marriage would cool down your flirting, it actually kinda dialed it up... i'm still sore from you swinging me upside down and back to front. think i married a world class contortionist or sommin" Faith bit her lip at the newly formed memory as she lathered her hands in the great smelling lotus oil and began to work away and massage Buffys slim but muscular form and she couldn't help but moan under Faiths carefully applied force.
"You inspire a lot of passion in me, what can i say? plus you beat a massive Tauros demon with Miss Mays umbrella! gets me going ya know... how come you and Dawn are going for the elegant lady warrior stuff and i'm all boxing and grappling? makes me seem like some kinda neanderthal" Buffy pouted with an aire of playfulness Faith had become quite accustomed to.
"Oh you're way to cute for a neanderthal B... maybe like a little Sun Wukong monkey girl, cause your all cute and tricky you know" Faith was now face to face with her wife and massaging her neck and shoulders before she went lower and began to enjoy working the oils into some much more pleasurable areas.
Buffy rose up on her tippy toes to plant a light kiss on her nose as she gave her a cocky look, "If this is a backhanded way for you to tell me i've got a mustache or i have to shave my pussy more... very cruel" Buffy held her gaze but Faith just chuckled at the thought.
"Can't we just get some beard wax and..." Faith felt her ass get slapped and That's when Buffy pulled her in closer and shared a much more intimate kiss. Faith was now working oil into Buffys perfectly toned ass but more by instinct than design.
"Hope my beard didn't tickle ya, dumbass" Buffy giggled until Faith turned her head to lightly sneeze and caught Buffys shocked gaze as she returned her lips back to hers. Faiths eyes were wide open as she tried to explain herself but decided to just go with it instead.
"Man Buffy whiskers really tickle ya nose something fierce, we should get ya some beard oil to thicken em up" Faith joked until Buffy actually looked in the mirror just to make sure she didn't really have possesion of a lip ferret. obviously she didn't but sometimes a joke just starts feeling a little too real.
"B, please... you don't really have a mustache twinky! but if you did, still hot" Faith came up behind her and continued covering her in oil and now started working her oil into the back of her shoulders and moving southward to one of her favourite Buffy themed places.
"Sorry, got paranoid, but fuck your hands are too much baby... don't stop, god damn it don't stop" Buffy was biting her lip as Faith payed extra special attention to her backside for a lot longer than she usually would before moving down to her things which made things alot better or worse. depending on how much you enjoyed being constantly turned on.
Faith finished oiling her lover up before they both took there time making themselves up for the day and as Faith was viewing what she would like to wear Buffy gave her a look to say, 'Well come on, put on the summer dress, pretty please with a cherry on top' and Faith knew for a fact she didn't have much of a choice as her hand glided over it and Buffy started to get excited.
"Not very smooth B, do you want me in the dress... we have a free day and we could go get some breakfast, maybe you could tell me how handsome i am or..." Before Faith could even finish Buffy had the dress out of the closet and ready to put on. she even picked out her favourite panties, the one she loved ripping off with her teeth so Faith took the matching bra and cockily grinned.
"I have a feeling it's not just pancakes i'll he swallowig today will it B, we haven't used our magical dicks in a while afterall... plus you did tell me once you would bend me over and make me see god if i ever wore a summer dress" Faith began to get dressed as Buffy who was still nude couldn't look away as her muscular goddess did just as she was told and made sure to give her quite a show
"Well Faith, i'd be a liar if i didn't follow through with that plan... kinda wonder where would be the best plade to bend you over though, maybe a graveyard... that would be hot, since we used to be Slayers and all" she couldn't help but zip up Faiths dress but then also kiss the back of her neck before grabbing a hold oh her hair brush and a deep red ribbon she thought would compliment the red flowers on her dress.
Buffy sat on the edge of their shared marriage bed and waited for Faith to come and sit between her legs so she could fix her wavy long hair and maybe this time tie her ribbon up on the side since she thought it would look cuter. as she set about hee task Faith couldn't decide which shoes she would wear as all her shoes were black and brown leather or 6 different colors of converse and she couldn't walk around in boots or converse but actually dolly shoes would be ruined on the sandy paths of Al-kufir.
"Wear the black boots with the metal straps, it will look good... we don't have any cute dolly shoes anyway... yet" Buffy had noticed Faith had began to lean her head on Buffys thigh and enjoyed the wamth her presence brought.
"I love you Buffy, I'm so happy all the time, it's weird and i know you can feel it through our connection... i could die tommorow and my life would be perfect" Faith yawned as she was still obviously not fully awake, it always took her an hour or two to be fully awake anyway, plus she hadn't had her coffee and that was always rough for Coffee so early in the morning.
"Are we living in wedded bliss, damn we are good at this marriage stuff! i promise you by next winter one of us will be pregnant... it's gonna be you by the way, then me... then you again... i got plans!" Buffy laughed jovially and Faith could't help but roll her eyes as she knew how much Buffy loved filled her up with her magical cock as much as she could.
Both women heard the doorbell ring and moaned in annoyance at who on earth would try to rouse them so early from their private moments but both were confused when they felt the aura of The Madame by the door and she seemed nervous. Faith gave Buffy a look and told her to grab their weapons just in case but without any words spoken ohysically between them.
Faith got to her feet and made her way from the bedroom as the doorbell rung again and she was now halfway across the main living room. Faith opened the door quickly as she only sensed Majistrix behind the door and no foul intent.
"Faith my dear! now don't be angry with your daughter but she has strung up that animal Henry on main street... of course he deserves it the little rat..." The Madame was cut off as Faith sprung through the threshold and almost knocked her down off her thick girthy tail.
"WHAT!!! where is my daughter! Maj i swear to god i will lose my temper if you don't tell me right now!!!" Faith didn't care that her friend was cowering in fear before her, she didn't care about the fear in her snake eyes. all she cared about was her daughter and what she had done.
"Faith, darling, please... she's in the Saloon! with my new bartender Persephone... you shouldn't be so angry with the girl she killed a monster not a man!" The Madame slithered back and made some distance between her and Faith even though she knew without a doubt that Faith could rip her in half in mere moments if she wanted too.
Faith screamed back into the house and told Buffy to get dressed and meet her in the Saloon, "Maj, tell my wife what happened! i'll meet you at Jeans" Faith had her socks and boots on in seconds and was out of the door and down the road only moments later.
She had to get to Dawn, she had to make sure she was safe.
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Persephone poured Dawn her Pomegranite Nuka cola in a tall glass with ice, she even accidentally slowly stroked her hand. Dawn told herself it wss accidental and also that she didn't like the way the young dark haired women touched her but she did, she liked it alot. Dawn wasn't the betraying type and wouldn't let her take it any further, but Persephones eyes were beautiful and easy to lose yourself inside.
"Kinda Macabre, don't you think... a blood eagle, i thought that was a Viking thing and you might have the blood from both Faith and Buffy but aren't ya magical too. That's what you told me about a week ago" Persephone lightly added a cute little purple umbrella to her drink after she had lightly kissed the top in a suprisingly subtle and effective way to flirt.
"I seem to tell ya way too much, but Anya showed me a book once about ancient torture methods, seemed like the easiest and cruelest to do... Maria didn't deserve to die, well no one does i guess" Dawn drank down the cold Nuka cola and smiled as she realised her mother would love this flavour, she was thankful the Saloon was empty as a single tear escaped her right eye and ran down her cheek.
Persephone noticed and wiped it away with her thumb but softly stroked her cheek as she spoke, "You did the right thing Dawn, he would of travelled dimensions and ruined many, many more lives... it's what he did and who he was" Persephone found herself springing over bar and sitting down next to the young women who needed someone now more than ever.
"I know i did the right thing, that's not the issue... Maria was a good person, she didn't deserve to die like that. it's cruel..." Dawn couldn't help but rmember her friend who had never raised her voice to anyone, looked after the children better than every other teacher had, Drusilla learned everything she knew from Maria.
The dark haired bartender came as close as she could and held Dawns hands in hers and looked deep into her eyes. "We're all born to die Dawn, i will one day, you will... hell even Buffy and Faith and they're both enchanted to high heaven! death comes for us all and it's not always pretty" She knew Dawn had a big heart, hell everyone liked Maria, even though she was just a background character in everyones life, she was loved.
"But don't you ever blame yourself for standing up for your morals, you couldn't protect her in life but you avenged her in death... that's alot more than most get. you can be proud of yourself when you get to meet her again, in the other place" The black haired beauty pointed up jn the air and Dawn had a brain fart moment when she responded.
"In the fox house... i don't buy hookers Persephone, why would i see Maria in a whorehouse?" she even looked up and around before she realised she meant heaven and Dawn was very fucking tired after hunting the murderous Henry the entire night.
"Ok dummy, i meant heaven... where the hell was your mind at, your gorgeous but i never thought you were dumb... bet your just tired, i could take a day off and we could go to my place and take a nap if you want?" Persephone again flirted and Dawn was too tired to fight it but decided to let her down as lightly as she could, if she could.
"Man you never give up, i'm flattered and your beautiful but i'm a one person kinda girl... i don't cheat love so give it up ok" Dawn was shocked as the 19 year old girl was now mere centimetres away from her plump pink lips. she was frozen in place as she realised Persephone was about to kiss her but the girl was sharper than she looked and stopped just before she planted a passionate kiss upon Dawns wanting lips.
Persephone whispered "Don't worry, i can wait... you're gonna kiss me first anyway, not too far away from today and you're going to remember it for the rest of our days" her words seemed almost prophetic as in a few months her world would change but right now she didn't suspect a thing. Dawn just thought Persephone was being way too smooth and she was tempted to try and force her cool demeanor into a corner and expose her as a flirty fraud.
"What if i kissed you right now and hated it... kinda put a hole in your whole seduction of me plan doesn't it" Dawn was sleepy but alert and still very cocky which was something Persephone really did like about her, it was her innocence and elegance that drew her towards the young women in the first place.
"Maybe, but we've known each other about a month now and how many times have i caught you checking me out when you think no ones looking..." She smirked as Dawns face turned red and realised she had been caught and Persephone had known evertime, kind of explains the extra sway in her hips was all Dawn could consider internally.
"That's not... i wasn't... be kind, i'm tired Persephone" Dawn took a long sip of her Nuka cola and rubbed her eyes before standing up and pacing about the place as the entire Saloon remained empty but Persephone had decided she wanted what she wanted and stood up also and placed her hand in Dawns and told her to follow her into the back alleyway so no one could see or hear them.
Dawn went along with her as she had no will to fight and they exited through a back door and the mountains wall was quite close to the building but there was more than enough space for three people standing side by side. crates were perfectly stacked against the building and hid them away from any prying eyes.
"Why are we in the back way? do you need me to lift somethint for you?" Dawn asked with a confused tone to her voice, one that seemed even more strained as Persephone pulled Dawn in close and pushed her up against the wall with a cheeky smirk that really warmed Dawn up in more ways than she ever wanted to admit.
"Steal that kiss then little miss Summers, if you hate it then i'll never flirt with you again... just one deep, passionate kiss and i'll leave you alone if you really hate me that much, scouts honor" Persephone was shocked when Dawn switched their places and held her against the wall instead, her right hand was against her cheek and she slowly brushed her alabaster skin with the softest motions of her thumb.
"I'm in a relationship love, but if a simple kiss will get you over me, than hell, pucker up pretty lady" and Dawn found herself letting go for the first time in a long while and allowed her lips to explore Persephones perfectly shaped mouth. her lips were hungry and she couldn't stop herself the moment the electric lust between them both connected and exploded into not only heavy petting but also in the revelation that Dawn was an ass girl.
Persephones legs were wrapped around Dawns waist as they both finally let their passions fly free, both hearts were doing somersaults in their chests as their hands ecploded each others bodies. Dawn realised she really had wanted this and she was just as gay as her mothers were, not that it bothered her as she always thought women were sexy too but as she tongue fucked Persephones mouth and grabbed a full handful of her toned ass she knew she would never be fully straight ever again.
Dawn found herself breathing hot and heavy as she finally stopped her assualt on Persephones willing mouth, the porcelain skinned beauty also found her breath stolen away in the most pleasent of ways. Persephones long white fingers hovered in the air for a moment before she moved Dawns long hair out of the way and tucked it behind her ear with a loving smile.
"Well now i'm never gonna stop pursuing you, not when you kiss me like that" Persephone kissed her back and Dawn accepted it but was a storm of unspoken emotions, she loved the way her lips felt, soft yet firm under her own. Her body was toned and hot to the touch, sparks flew between them and it was stronger than anything she had ever felt with William and that made her betrayal of him hurt even more.
Dawns forehead was leaning against hers and her breath was erratic and uncontrolled as she found herself wanting more, no... she needed more.
"I can't... we have to stop this... before we both do something we want... regret, something we regret, yeah that's what i meant" Dawn mentally chastised herself and was disgusted at how easily she wanted this, she lustilly wanted to rip off Persephones robes and suck on her tits, she wished she could bite her neck and claim her as hers. She was tempted right now to take it even further and explore lower and really enjoy this secret moment they shared together.
"You'll kiss me again Dawn and i will steal yours whenever i get the chance, i traveled so many worlds and dimensions but now i'm here and you're the first person who has ever made me want them. everyone else is so boring and dull but you... gods be damned you are wonderful" Persephone unwrapped herself from Dawn lithe muscular form. she made a bit of a show of it all but Dawn found herself wanting to kiss Persephone again and did so just one more time.
It was a chaste kiss but it burned them both deeply, they couldn't deny their attraction anymore and didn't want to either but Dawn must. She loved William but she found herself lusting over Persephone and it was a cruel world they both lived in to bring them both together in such a way, but that was life at its finest.
Dawn tried to catch her breath as she found herself half collapsing in Persephones neck and laying awkwardly against her shoulder blade. "Grab a full crate and we'll pretend like you were helping this weak, fragile little barmaid lift some heavy ass beer and saying her tired muscles from being pulled in a calamatous moment of narrowly avoided desperation" She posed like a golden age movie star with the back of her hand playfully placed above her brow and everything.
Dawn just giggled, "Smooth way of getting me to help lighten your workload, But after we go back to that Saloon it's over ok... i'm with William" Dawn stood strong and actually went and grabbed hold of three full crates with no effort exerted before Persephone grabbed hold of one as she was obviously nowhere near as strong as Dawn But stopped her just before she opened the door and got in the way so she couldn't escape so easily.
"So how was our kiss? enough to avoid me for the foreseeable future or... enough to come back for more..." Persephone felt Dawn free hand caress her cheek as it disappear behind the veil of night many called her long black hair. she stole just one last kiss before she whispered her solemn answer, Dawn just couldn't help herself as if something had compelled her with some sort of 'Ancient might' she had never quite experienced before but knew it felt familiar all the same somehow.
"I will never forget your lips, but i still know i must... please calm down with the flirting ok, I find it difficult to say no when..." Dawn spoke with a calm and honeyed tone she had never used before, one that made her longing clear but also why she had to deny her own pleasure if she was ever to remain true to herself.
"This is going to sound cocky but... you're going to be mine, i promise you Dawn Summers. I've never felt this way before" Persephone moved herself out of the way and let Dawn go past her and step into the Saloon again. she followed her and couldn't help but watch Dawns pert ass wiggle as she moved into the main bar from the back rooms and the bounty huntress could feel it and whispered back.
"Hey, i know your eyeing my ass back there, stop it" Dawn placed the crates behind the bar for Persephone to stock up later and as she bent over she turned her head back ti see the black haired bewuty biting her lip enjoying the free full course meal bending over for just for her.
"Nah, i'm good, keep going... maybe squat some more, ya know... for science and stuff" Persephone found herself placing her own crate next to Dawns and then extending her hand to help her up as Dawn had really lost most of her energy and was ready to crash at any moment.
She stood up and had her arms around Persephone who was now basically holding her up with maximum effort as her own mother Faith burst through the door in a pretty white summer dress with elegant red flowers and was suprised to see Dawn hanging off the bar maid with a very goofy look on her face as she waved to her with her free hand.
"Hey mum, i am really fucking knackered! why you wearing a dress? you never wear pretty dresses..." Dawn pretty much collapsed right there and Persephone held her up while Faith noticed Persephone pitch black aura mingle With Dawns own Bright turqoiuse green in a suprisingly familiar way that confused the bounty huntress somewhat but she could discuss it with Dawn or learn more about auras later with Ruby.
"Give me my daughter Persephone, i will take her home" Faith with little to no effort was by her side in the blink of an eye and had Dawn in her arms and ready to go before she was stopped by Persephone with a soft, cold but strong hand one wouldn't expect her to posess.
"Don't be too mad at her, she did it for Maria... she's a good person and that jackass Henry got what he deserved" Persephone walked around Faiths turned back and inspected Dawns unconcious form and moved some stray hairs out of her face and meekly grin for just a moment and Faith caught it before she stepped away slightly and let her pass.
"Tell Buffy we have a new Nuka in ok, pomegranite flavour and i'll bring her and Dawn some about mid day, ok" Persephone smiled softly and bowed goodbye to which Faith responded with a simple responee before leaving.
"See you mid day then" and she marched out of the Saloon almost knocking a few townsfolk of there feet and Darting towards Jean who was returning with the town gaurds in tow who couldn't believe what they were seeing.
The new recruit who was the son of Miranda spoke first, "Holy shit, remind me never to piss Dawn off... that shit's medievil man!" Zenta realised he had said that right to her mothers face and tried to apologise but she told him to forget it and shook the obvious comment off as she turned to look at Jean who was more shocked by seeing Faith in a pretty floral dress.
"Well well well, Faith in a dress... we did not have that in the betting pool! when the hell did this happen? that little spitfire really knows how to wrap you round her finger doesnt she" Jean laughed heartily as he just couldn't believe what he was seeing. he visibly pinched himself to make sure he wasn't still dreaming.
Faith rolled her eyes whilst sighing and responding in a tone which made it clear she was quite done. "Jean, please... my daughter has just strung a man up on mainstreet and performed a viking torture method on her. I assume you brought the town gaurd for damage control?" Faith had expected Jean to be 3 steps ahead of her as he really was the towns most important figure.
"We'll have the boys speak to the gossipers and inquisitive folk, get the story straight and afterall it was a wanted dead bounty... we can spin this to keep Dawns reputation in tact! even if we didn't people would be thankful she did what she did anyway after learning this wasn't henrys first time" Jean gave her a troubled look and Faith realised they hadn't had the whole picture at all.
"You told Dawn and she took the hunt didn't you... that's why my little girl is laying unconcious in my arms right now, clothes covered in blood... what did he do? what did you tell her?" Faiths tone turned serious and dark, as she closed the distance between them the novice and new gaurdsmen backed down and stood far away from Jean. even the two longest serving gaurds they had whohad worked alongside Faith backed off even quicker than the new recruits, they knew they didn't stand a sjngle chance in even holding her back for a single solitary second.
"She came in with William at about 10 last night, checked over the bounties and left, i gave em the new info cause she was heading back to Sunnydale for the night... said she was going to spend time with Joyce! Faith, i'm your friend... i was at your wedding... stop seeing red for two seconds and realise the wee lass made a choice!"Jean wasn't backing down he was standing up to her, well as best as he could from his 4ft frame.
"No one knew she would do this, no one knew Henry was a dimension hopper, that fucker above us has killed hundreds of women from hundreds of dimensions... your Daughter just saved a hundred more!" Jean noticed he was getting through to her and her voice softened a little as she spoke once again.
"Walk home with me Jean, i need your opinion on some things" Faith began to walk off and Jean turned to the gaurd and told them to 'get on with it' to which they did so as quickly as they could. he followed hastily behind his friend who was obviously not in the mood for a discussion but she had to have one none the less.