Slayer
Forever
By Steven Williams
Rating: PG ( I used a bad
word)
Disclaimer: I own nothing except for an
exceptional amount of debt for a man my age.
Note:
This was written as a response to a challenge I saw here a couple of day’s
ago. I accidentally erased it so I’m not sure if this meets all the
requirements, if not Mea Culpa.ell me what you think.
Back
Story : I’m gonna mess with cannon for both series here so pay
attention. Firstly Highlander: Season 6 didn’t happen, and Duncan never
killed Richie.
BtVS:
Buffy died at the hands of the master, and became immortal, but no one
thought anything of it cause Xander performed CPR. Then we follow canon
until Becoming part 2 where Willow was killed by Angelus minions whenthey
attacked the library. Buffy killed Angelus, and stopped Acathla, but never
left town, planning to attend Willow’s funeral before leaving. Because
Willow has now become immortal, Buffy never ends up leaving. The two
notice the Buzz, but not being able to find a source just learn to ignore
it. Again we follow canon until the point where the story starts which is
about 2 months after The Body.
From
a block away Nick could feel the bass pumping hard and fast. “We’re going
in there?” He asked looking kind of offended at the idea.
“Damn
right, cause my baby’s in there.” Buffy tossed over her shoulder,as she
walked past the doorman, who knew better then to try to stop a woman who’d
saved his life more then once. He did however try to stop Amanda and Nick,
looking for the cover charge. “They’re with me.” Buffy said turning
around, and dragging the older couple past the doorman, and through the
chaos to the scoobies regular table.
As
they walked up behind the redhead seated at the table, Amanda noticedthat
she never even looked around for the source of the buzz. The redhead did
relax back into the arms of the blonde that hugged her from behind.
“Whose your friend?” Xander asked from
across the table, where Anya was sitting on his lap.
“Xander, this is Nick. Nick, Xander. That’s Anya, that’s Amanda and
this is my beloved, Willow“ Buffy completed the introductions, making sure
that everyone around the table had been named.
“And
why do they look like they just saw a ghost?” Xander asked, wondering why
everyone was so quiet.
“I
just showed them the real world of Sunnydale.” Buffy said in between the
kisses she was putting on her lover’s jaw.
“Ah,
the fang gang.” Xander exclaimed, “So how’d you like the
entertainment.”
“You
call that entertainment?” Nick said, shocked at the casual attitudeof
Buffy’s friends to the vampires.
“If
Buffy shows up with her clothes intact, and no major bleeding, yeah it’s
entertainment. I mean I’ve been seeing it constantly for what threeyears?
I’ve joined the fun on occasion, but usually I just sit back and watch the
show.”
“I
need a drink” Nick muttered standing up walking over to the bar, returning
a few minutes later with a tray full of shots of tequila, which he and
Amanda proceeded to down half of in three minutes. Then Nick looked up,
his eyes still clear and steady.
“Whoa!” Xander
said.
“I
have to agree!” Willow said “Is this some immortal thing?” She asked
wondering at Nick’s ability to hammer back the harsh Mexican
liquor.
“Something like that” Nick replied, his
words just a bit slower then they had been before.
“Our
systems clean out toxins, including alcohol at an accelerated pace, so in
order to get drunk, we have to drink a lot fast, and it only lasts a
while. Actually it lasts longer the younger you are.” Amanda clarified
obviously no even feeling the effects of the tequila she’d
downed.
“I
have to try that.” Buffy said reaching for the tray, only to have Amanda
pull it out of her reach.
“Sorry, but I believe that you’re
underage.”
“Physically I’m going to be 16forever.”
Buffy shot back quietly.
“What
I mean is that you’re not an adult in the immortal world until you’ve got
a sword, and are capable of defending yourself” Amanda retorted cattily.
“You’re both basically children, and I’m your pseudo-parent. And I say no
drinking.”
“Yes,
mom” Buffy returned, giving sarcasm some severe
abuse.
Nick
decided that he’d better separate the women, before Amanda tried tokill
the other girl who he knew to be unarmed. “We’re leaving, meet ustomorrow
at this address at 7AM. Wear workout clothes” he dropped a card on the
table and dragged Amanda out of the club.
“Xander, can we go have sex now” Anya
said, obviously not caring about what had just
happened.
“7
AM?” Willow whined aloud then turned her head to whisper in her lover’s
ear “That leaves almost no time for snuggles
tonight.”
“We’re out of here, see you guys
tomorrow.” Buffy said practically running for the door, with Willowin
tow.
*****
The
next morning at 7 the two girls approached the house at the address Nick
had given them. Sensing other immortals Buffy said “I guess this isthe
right place.”
“Ladies, follow me” Nick said stepping
out the front door, and leading them around to the back of the house,
which was surrounded by a tall fence. “Now we’re going to start with some
stretching, then a light workout, then we’ll start you with swords.
OK?”
“Uh,
We have class in two hours” Willow said hesitantly.
“What?” Nick asked
perplexed.
“We’re students. We have to goto class
at 9” Buffy said, her voice flat and even.
“Fine, when are you done classesfor the
day?” Nick asked calmly.
“I’m
done at 3, Will’s done at 5. And I have to patrol after sunset.” Buffy
answered.
“Fine” Nick said “We’ll doa quick
workout at this time every morning, then we’ll work out separately every
night.” He was a little exasperated by the girls attitude, but thenagain
he’d not spent his youth facing the sort of danger they seemed to take for
granted. Then again he realised that he took for granted that people were
going to shoot at him, too.
He
then started them on a half hour of Tai-Chi, to warm up the muscles, and
teach them balance, plus it’d get him ready to spar with Amanda later. He
was shocked however when he looked over at the girls and found that they
weren’t following along with him but instead running through a different,
somewhat older looking kata, which appeared to be placing little strain on
either of the young women, at
first anyway. But after almost 20 minutes Willow started to show signs of
fatigue, her arms and legs moved like they were weighted, and the sweat
was trickling down her face.
“So
you’re not as tough as you thought?” Nick asked amused that the redhead
was faltering so soon.
“Well… well.. lets see you… you do two
workout in… in an hour and a… a half.” Willow panted trying to talk and
breathe at the same time.
“What
do you mean?” Nick asked wondering what the girl was talking
about.
“We
always workout in the morning, the whole gang. So Will’s already run 3
miles, and done thirty minutes of Tai-Chi, today. Not to mention some
light sparring.” Buffy answered for her lover.
“Why?” Nick asked
perplexed.
“Because that’s my rule. If they want to
come slaying with me at night they workout in the morning. If the skip one
day they don’t patrol for three.” Buffy replied, steel in her voice. “I’m
not going to lose them because they weren’t strong enough or fast enough.
I’ve buried too many friends.” With those words the steel melted,and the
vulnerable girl beneath the armour shone through. Willow saw the tears
starting in her beloved’s eyes, and took her in her arms.
Nick
stared in wonder as a woman he’d seen fight vampires the night before with
a strength and courage the likes of which he’d never seen, sobbed in the
arms of her lover.
“Shhh! It’s alright.” Willowwhispered in
the slayer’s ear, then aloud to Nick “We’re gonna go, I’ll remind her to
be here at 3:30.” Then she led the slayer out of the yard, and towards
home.
*****
Amanda was working hard just trying to
keep Buffy’s wooden practice sword away from her body. She was amazed at
the ease with which her blonde opponent had taken to the sword. Then a
loud thwack sounded on the other side of the backyard, where Willow and
Nick were also practicing. Amanda was proud of the skill the redhead had
developed in the three weeks since the girls had begun their training, and
hoped Nick hadn’t hurt the girl too badly. Then she heard the distinctly
male grunt, and looked over in shock to see Nick fall to his knees,
clutching his ribs in pain. Then Amanda felt a pain in her own ribs, and
her knees give way.
“Buffy!” Willow admonished, but her heart
wasn’t in it. After all both of the girls had felt Amanda’s swordin that
fashion over the past few week, plus she’d just defeated
Nick.
“What?” The slayer asked, as she reached
down to help Amanda to her feet.
The
elder of the blondes winced “I think you broke a
rib.”
“Sorry” came the honest reply from the
slayer. The two women had gotten over their differences the first dayof
training. Of course their solution hadn’t been pretty. Nick had refereed a
bare knuckles fight between the two, and they’d held nothing back. By the
time the fight was over both combatants we’re covered in blood, sweat, and
bruises. Of course the latter had all faded by the time Willow arrived an
hour later, and the shower had taken care of the blood and
sweat.
“Nick, what happened? I mean I know she’s
good, but you’ve got way more experience then her.” Amanda was a bit
annoyed with Nick for distracting her.
“I
don’t know. I blocked a cut
from her, and started a thrust of my own when my sword stopped in
mid-strike. It was like it hit a wall.” Nick said sounding worried,cause
he didn’t like things he didn’t understand.
“That
doesn’t make any sense.” Amanda started, before she was interrupted by
Buffy.
“Will! I thought I told you no
witchcraft. You’re supposed to learn to fight fair, before using your
unfair advantage.” The slayer admonished her lover.
“Witchcraft?” Nick exclaimed “There’s no
such thing.”
“Fine, then you explain what happened.”
Willow said a bit annoyed that her new friends didn’t believe her.
Nick
then felt something tap him on the shoulder, and when he turned to look
her found Buffy’s practise sword hovering in midair. As his mind tried to
figure out what was happening, his body tried to twist to face the new
threat and take a step back at the same time, which lead to Nick sitting
on his butt.
“A
witch.” Amanda said, realising that the redhead was telling the truth.
“It’s been a while since I saw a real witch.” With those words Amanda
seemed to fade into the past.
*****
(1657
Boston Massachusetts)
Amanda casually picked the lock on
the backdoor of the estate of Sir Ron Jeremy, the president of a large
bank. She’d heard a story about the money he kept in his home, and since
she was in need of financing for her trip back to Europe to meet MacCleod,
she’d decided to take from the rich and give to
herself.
The
burglary was going perfectly until Amanda heard someone enter the room
behind her just after she opened the safe. She started to turn, planning
to make a run for it, when something lifted her off the ground, by the
waist.
“Lets
see what we have here.” By the voice it was a woman, a thought thatwas
confirmed when she was twisted to face the woman. “So a thief, and a good
one at that, to have gotten past our guards. Now what am I going to do
with you.”
After
about five minutes of thought, the witch made a decision. She stabbed
Amanda in the heart, and had some of the guard take the body and dumpit
in the woods.
When
Amanda came to, she decided that she’d have to gather what money she had
and get out of Boston right away.
*****
“That
was the last time I met a witch, at least that know about.” Amanda
finished up her tale, sitting on the back deck of the house she had rented
for her and Nick.
“Wow.” Whispered
Willow.
Buffy
looked at the sky, taking in the setting sun “I have to patrol soon, I’ll
walk you home Dear. We can talk about your being a bad ass witch
tomorrow.”
“What’s wrong with my ass?” Willow asked
playfully as Buffy pulled her to her feet.
“Not
a thing, the last time I checked.” Buffy said before grabbing her lover’s
posterior, just to make sure that she was right. “Yep! Still
perfect.”
TBC