Dawn pov

Walking to the basement I sigh grabbing the chair sitting a safe distance from Buffy "Dawn let me go" she says yanking the chains Willow had enhanced to combat her slayer strength.

"I can't do that Buffy, but we're working on trying to fix this"

"Dawn" she snaps glaring at me.

"Buffy, I need to tell you something"

Hearing her snarl I take a breath ignoring it "Faith's alive" I finally say before glancing at her seeing her freeze up.

"No, I felt her die I seen it" she hisses.

"Yes, she died but she was saved at the hospital she did like you with the Master and the line passed on to the next Slayer"

"I'm sure Cordy's so happy" she sneers.

"She's currently, possessed and we think it's effecting the Slayer line, Cordy's sent a trusted group out to locate the new Slayer while another is trying to find Faith" I continue ignoring her comment.

Hearing her laugh I frown before she starts insulting Cordy for being with Faith, clenching my jaw I reach out slapping her making her stop looking shocked "you know what, since Willow won't say it I will, you're acting like a petty jealous bitch, we both know you're in love with Faith and mad Cordy's with her, but honestly it's best that way since you continue to act like you're in highschool with Xander".

Standing up I head to the stairs but stop halfway "till you can start acting your age and admit your feelings I refuse to acknowledge you as my sister, when I turn 18 if you keep doing this I'm leaving and will drop all contact with you".

Hearing the door open I see Willow giving a nervous smile "we have guests who maybe able to let us know if it's because Faith or not".

Looking past her I see a dark haired woman glaring at Henry's grandma as she holds a knife out at Xander as a threat, while a large muscular man has his arms trapped sticking up with his hands pressing Xander's head forward from behind "you shouldn't grab ladies like that, it's not how a man acts" the guy says in a stern deep voice.

"Is this where you have her?" The woman asks.

"Yeah right down there" Willow says.

Heading back down I lean on the wall seeing the woman come down looking at my sister frowning "Cora, go ahead" she says after a moment.

Seeing Cora stalk closer grabbing Buffy's hand she puts a bracelet on her wrists before stepping back "I believe it's a bleed over in the Slayer line, while it's contained in Faith, wherever she's hidden herself maybe keeping it from spreading down the line as much".

"Then we need to kill the bitch to save Buffy" Xander snaps struggling.

Flinching at seeing Cora charging him with the dagger raised the woman with her grabs her arm before taking it away "no, killing Faith would be the worst thing you could do, first because you will have multiple people after you for revenge, second the thing in her will spread faster, that means killing Buffy and anyone who could become the slayer" the woman says.

Looking at her I raise my brow, she's lying about something but it's convincing "then what can we do?" I ask.

"Keep her contained and those cuffs can only be removed by Cora or myself, if it does manage to spread further, other than her slayer abilities she won't have any other powers you need to worry about"

Seeing them leave I flinch when Cora stop by Xander before kneeing him in the balls "Keep making threats boy and I'll have you heart ripped from you chest and head mounted on above my fireplace" she hisses.

"Kronk drop the trash and let's go" she adds stalking out.

Watching him let Xander fall I chase after them stepping over Xander and catch them on the porch "wait" I call.

"Hello Dawn" Cora says smiling at me.

"Hi Mrs. Mills it's nice to see you again" I greet smiling before looking at the woman with her.

"I need to speak with you if you have time please" I add.

She nods "of course dear let's walk" she adds as Cora suddenly glares at the man "you moronic bumbling fool, you got mud on my dress" she hisses before the guy takes off running and apologizing.

Following them at a calm pace I laugh watching Cora "you have questions correct?" The woman asks.

"Yes, who are you and how do you know what's going on with Buffy and why lie"

"I've known the Mills family for years my name's Blue and what's happening with your sister is complicated to explain even with your knowledge of the supernatural, this thing inside Faith is darkness at its worst, only someone who's truly in touch with their heart can resist it but no one's ever been able to, it targets those with the greatest potential for darkness and that means someone who's heart is good, it takes that and corrupts it into a twisted imitation that thrives on power, and control. Harming Faith would put the power in someone else and continue this corruption"

Frowning I think about what's she's saying "so if it finds someone who feels powerless or like they have no control it takes them and convinces them it can give them that right?" I ask.

"Yes, they will hurt anyone even their own family and friends, kill innocents, or manipulate things for personal gain"

Sighing I look at the ground "Buffy feels powerless and out of control of her future because she's a Slayer, it'll have an easy target with her".

Feeling Blue touch my shoulder I stop and look at her "Dawn, till we can find a way to help Faith you're sister maybe lost to you, I truly hope her love for you is strong enough to fight the temptation".

Nodding I sigh biting my lip "how long have you known the Mills?" I ask to get an idea of how much they trust her.

"Years, you see I met Cora before she had children she was maybe 14, I consider her dear to my heart but she had dreams I'd never be able to grant. I watched her fall further into the darkness in her heart and hurt many people, by the time she had her first child she'd hurt me and I gave up on her, I even considered her children evil from birth"

Frowning I look at her confused about her looking so young yet being old enough to have known Cora as teenagers "there are many mysterious creatures in the world, I'm one of them, a being made of pure magic given human form much like you, we call ourselves fairies and before you ask no we can make mistakes and let our own emotions control us like any human, we're far from perfect".

"You were in love with her?" I ask recognizing the look in her eyes when speaking about Cora.

"Yes, because of my experience with her I ruined another's chance with a man who could have made her happy and left two children to struggle because I let my anger decide their fate, I've been making up for it and slowly been gaining their trust back, it took a horrifying reality check centered around Faith for me to see how far I've gone wrong"

Looking down I feel her hand leave my shoulder while I think "am I..." I trail off seeing she's left, looking around I frown at how fast she disappeared.

Shaking my head I sigh heading home and go to my room finding a book on my pillow, picking it up I frown seeing fairy codes and guide.