Slayer Forever 13/?

["Steven Williams" <garrek42@xxxxxxxxx>]

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 me wish 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 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.
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 I have
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?? Buffy asked 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 could do
to change her love?s mind. 
?Yeah, they?re dating, and in love.? 
?Faith?s in love? This I gotta see.? Buffy replied incredulous.
?You will.? Willow promised, then looked at her watch ?Dawn should bejust
about asleep, let?s go to bed and make some noise.?
?Have I mentioned that I love you?? Buffy asked as she swept Willow offher
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 trying to 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 fear of losing her future husband, however
irrational, ebbing.
?Yes, really. I love you An. I?m going to marry you, and we?re going to
raise 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.? Cordy said moving to give the other girl a hug,
just as Willow walked in.
?Should I be jealous?? the red head 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 one
was 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 complaineda 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, just before 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.