Slayer
Forever
By Steven Williams
Rating: PG-13 ( 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. Tell me what you think.
Note
2: I'm trying to decide weather to end it, or jump forward in time a
hundred years, or just keep going like I've been. Help me
decide.
Dedication: To Carol, who makes mewish I
had her imagination, cause I'd never be bored.
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.
After
Xander had left and Dawn had gone back to bed, Willow decided that she had
to tell Buffy that Faith had been released.
She
sat her lover down on the couch then crawled into her lap. ?Buffy Ihave
something I have to tell you, but you have to promise to hear me out.? She
said worried about how her lover would react to the
news.
?I
give you my word, along with my heart, my love.? Buffy said, gently
stroking the witch?s rib cage.
?When
I was in LA, I saw Faith.? Willow began her
confession.
?How?s she liking prison?? Buffy asked,
enjoying the mental image of the other slayer behind
bars.
?She?s not in prison.?
?She?s not in prison?? Buffyasked
standing up, and almost dumping the redhead on her bottom in the process.
Buffy looked at the girl clinging to her, with her arms around her neck
and asked ?She escaped??
Willow lowered her feet to the floor
before pushing the slayer back onto the couch and laying on top of her
?No, she was released. She?s living in Angel?s hotel, and working with the
group.?
?Angel knew she was out and didn?t tell
me?? Buffy?s anger was threatening to boil over.
?She?s changed, Buffy.? Willow hurried to
calm her lover. ?She?s not the same as she was before.?
?You?re sure?? Buffy asked, calming down
rapidly, trusting her lover, but not wanting to get fooled by Faith
again.
?Yes,
I?m sure.. And you?ll see. I invited her and Cordy down next weekend.?
Willow said, hoping her beloved wouldn?t flip out.
?Her
and Cordy?? Buffy asked, accepting that there was nothing she coulddo to
change her love?s mind.
?Yeah, they?re dating, and in love.?
?Faith?s in love? This I gottasee.?
Buffy replied incredulous.
?You
will.? Willow promised, then looked at her watch ?Dawn should be just
about asleep, let?s go to bed and make some noise.?
?Have
I mentioned that I love you?? Buffy asked as she swept Willow off her
feet, and carried her up the stairs.
*****
Darla
sat watching as Dru finished off the pizza delivery boy. He looked so
tasty, yet all she wanted was the blood of the slayer. She sank deeper
into her memories, feeding her desire to kill the slayer, until she was
interrupted by Dru?s exclamation ?The birds will not eat the marbles, and
if the moon says different it?s a liar.?
Darla
looked up to find that this was directed at the corpse laying on the floor
of the crypt.
?Dru,
my dear, he?s dead. He?s not talking to you.? Darla snapped, once again
annoyed with Angelus for breaking the girl before turning her.
?Yes
grandmum!? Drusilla replied, waling seductively towards her childe,and
sitting on the floor in front of her. ?Could you braid my hair, please??
Darla
decided to comply, it was something to do to pass the daylight
hours.
*****
Anya looked up as the door to the
Magic Box opened, then decided that Dawn was unlikely to buy anything, she
went back to the merchandise sheet she was studying.
?Hey
Anya!? Dawn exclaimed sombrely.
?Hey
Kiddo!? replied the former demon without looking up.
?You?re not going to believe what Buffy
showed Xander this morning.? Dawn smiled like the cat that ate the
proverbial canary. This would teach her sister to keep her from
sleeping.
*****
?Alexander Harris!?
Xander looked around, trying to determine
who?d bellowed his full name. He paled considerably when he saw his
fiancé. Anya looked to be fuming, and he had an idea why. He hurried to
her, and tried to give her a kiss. She pushed him
away.
?What?s up?? he asked tryingto look
innocent.
?What
were you doing seeing Buffy naked?? Anya asked, her voice full of
anger.
?Umm?? Xander tried to come up with a
good defence, before resorting to his one chance to survive the encounter.
?I went over to Buffy?s to make breakfast for her nad Dawn, and Buffy
walked into the kitchen naked.?
?Really?? Anya asked, her fearof losing
her future husband, however irrational, ebbing.
?Yes,
really. I love you An. I?m going to marry you, and we?re going toraise
our child together.? He took her in his arms and kissed her.
?Ok??
She
nodded.
*****
To
say Faith was scared as she followed Cordelia up the walk to the Summers?
house would be an understatement. Scared shitless would be a lot closer to
the truth. She vividly remembered the last time she?d seen Buffy, just
before she went to jail. She knew she had to apologize, even though it
wouldn?t be good enough, she had to try.
Dawn
answered the door with a smile. ?Hey! Come in, Willow and Buffy should be
home any minute.? She ushered them in. ?I?m on the phone, so you two can
take your stuff up to your room. It?s Buffy?s old room.? With that the
teenager dashed back to the phone and the conversation about boys that was
so urgent.
Faith
looked after the younger girl, then said ?That went well!? She led Cordy
up the stairs to Buffy?s former bedroom.
The
two were just finishing getting settled when they heard the front door
open and Buffy?s voice cry out ?I?m home.?
Cordelia saw the sudden look of panic
that came to her lover?s eyes, and thought for a second faith was going to
go through the window. She took faith?s hand and smiled at the girl
reassuringly. Faith clung to Cordy like she was her lifeline, and said
?Once more unto the breach? as she was led out of the room and downstairs.
As
the couple reached the bottom of the stairs they heard Buffy tell Dawn
?Get off the phone. Faith and Cordelia should be here soon.?
Cordelia cleared her throat, causing
Buffy to whirl around to see who was behind her. For a moment the former
cheerleader thought that maybe Faith ought to have gone out the window.
Then the fire drained from the slayer?s eyes, and she said ?Oh, you?re
here. I haven?t even started dinner.? Before realising her manners were
severely lacking and starting again ?Cordelia, Faith, nice to see you. How
was the drive??
Faith
was taken aback, she?d expected that Buffy would be angry about seeing
her, maybe even attacking her. ?B really has grown up? ?Buffy, hi.? Faith
said, smiling at her sister slayer.
?Buffy, you look great.? Cordysaid
moving to give the other girl a hug, just as Willow walked
in.
?Should I be jealous?? the redhead asked
jokingly before greeting the guests.
?Why
not I am.? Faith replied, much more comfortable now that Willow had
arrived. The friendship the two had formed in LA helped her feel that
Buffy wouldn?t start a fight.
?You
want to be jealous, I?ll give you a reason.? Buffy mock growled before
giving the taller brunette a big kiss.
?Oh
yeah.? Growled Faith, before turning and pulling Willow into a longdeep
passionate kiss.
?Gross. Knock it off.? Dawn cried. ?Jeez,
no making out in front of impressionable youths.? She continued pointing
at herself.
Faith
let go of Willow and grabbed the younger girl and tickling her fiercely.
Only to be joined seconds later by Buffy. Moments later the chosen two
were attacked by their significant others who decided that two on onewas
unfair.
******
?So,
is patrol always this boring recently?? Faith asked as the two slayers
were nearing the Bronze, where Willow and Cordelia were meeting them for
some dancing. ?I mean we saw what two vamps??
?Yeah, well I sorta went on a tear when
Willow was gone. I slaughtered demons and vamps. The smarter ones left
town, the dumb ones are mostly dead.? Buffy
confessed.
?Wow!? Faith exclaimed. She?d become
familiar with the number of demons living in Sunnydale when she worked for
the mayor, and for Buffy to have caused most of them to leave town was
incredible.
?Yeah, but it?s made life a little boring
recently.? Buffy complained a bit. ?I mean nothing to
do.?
?Except Will.? Faith interjected
lewdly.
Buffy
swatted Faith on the shoulder ?You have a dirty
mind.?
?Slayer!? a voice called out form the
darkness.
Both
Buffy and Faith looked at the suicidal vampire. ?Yes?? Buffy inquired.
?I
have a message.? The vamp declared walking closer to the
slayers.
?And
the message is?? Faith demanded.
?We
have your friends. You must follow me, or they both die.? The vampire
said, looking at the girls expectantly.
?Which friends?? Buffy asked, worried
that she already knew the answer.
?Willow and Cordelia.? The vamp said ?Now
follow me.?
******
Fifteen minutes later the slayers found
themselves outside of the mansion. Again.
?Well, it?s good to see that some things
never change.? Faith muttered to Buffy, then aloud to the vamp ?This the
place??
?Yes.? The vampire asked, justbefore
Faith staked him.
?Ok,
you go around on this side, I?ll go around on the other. Once we know how
many vamps are in there we meet at the back, and plan.? Buffy took charge,
then pulled out her cell. ?Amanda? Hey want to have a little fun? Some
vamps kidnapped Willow and my friend Cordelia, and We could use some help
with the retrieval? Good. Remember the mansion I showed you? Yeah, that?s
the place? See you soon.? She hung up ?Ok, let?s
recon.?
When
Amanda, Nick, and Richie showed up ten minutes later they found two
slayers quietly arguing strategy.
?What?s up?? Nick asked as he crouched
beside them. ?And who?s your friend.?
?Nick, Faith. Faith Nick, Richie, and
Amanda.? Buffy quickly introduced everyone. ?She?s the other slayer.
Anyway, inside we have ten vamps, two of whom we know, Willow and Cordy,
both of whom have crossbow?s pointed at their chests. They don?t know
about immortals so when we go in,
we only have to make sure that the bolt misses Cordy. I?d like to
save Willow too, but if we can?t she?ll survive. Two of the vamps, are
Drusilla and Darla, the rest are unknown. They all die.? Buffy quickly
gave her orders, and laid out her plan. Once everyone understood, Buffy
said ?Ok, we go in five minutes.?
?Buffy, sunrise is only twenty minutes
away, maybe we should wait.? Nick said.
Buffy
looked at her watch and said ?You?re right, we go with the sun.?
Everyone scattered to their places, to
wait for the sun to rise above the horizon. Buffy saw the look of fear in
Faith?s eyes and quickly set about reassuring the girl. ?You can do this
Faith. You will save her.? Faith?s eyes hardened, and she got ready.
As
the sun rose above the horizon, the group moved. Faith and Buffy kicked in
the door, spilling sunlight into the mansion. As Buffy slashed at a vamp
with her sword, Faith threw the knives she held in each hand at the
crossbows, trying to cut the bowstrings. The string on the crossbow
pointed at Cordy she hit in time, but the bolt had already left the other
crossbow by the time the other knife arrived. Faith looked at Willow?s
eyes, amazed when the crossbow bolt stopped in mid air, then flew to stake
the vampire sneaking up on Faith.
Darla
and Dru fled into the sewers as soon as the doors burst open, and by the
time the dust had settled so that anyone could notice the missing vamps,
it was too late to go after them, so the slayer?s settled for passionately
kissing the women they loved.