Slayer Forever 6/?

["Steven Williams" <garrek42@xxxxxxxxx>]

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 killedRichie. 
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 when they 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 noticed that she never even looked around for the source of the buzz. The redhead didrelax back into the arms of the blonde that hugged her from behind. 
?Whose your friend?? Xander asked from across the table, where Anya wassitting 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 surethat 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 betweenthe 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 attitude of 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 16 forever.? 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 to kill the other girl who he knew to be unarmed. ?We?re leaving, meet us tomorrow 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 Willow in 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 is theright 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 go to class at 9? Buffy said, her voice flat and even.
?Fine, when are you done classes for 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 do a 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 then again 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, andteach 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 oneither 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 manyfriends.? 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.? Willow whispered 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 swordaway 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 ofthe backyard, where Willow and Nick were also practicing. Amanda was proudof 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 sword in 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 gottenover their differences the first day of training. Of course their solutionhadn?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 latterhad all faded by the time Willow arrived an hour later, and the shower hadtaken 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 moneyhe 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 tomake 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 that was confirmed when she was twisted to face the woman. ?So a thief, anda good one at that, to have gotten past our guards. Now what am I going todo with you.? 
After about five minutes of thought, the witch made a decision. She stabbedAmanda in the heart, and had some of the guard take the body and dump it in the woods. 
When Amanda came to, she decided that she?d have to gather what money shehad 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