FF Revelations 3/?

["Jolie" <slyfox_kitkat@xxxxxxxxx>]

SEE DISCLAIMER IN CHAPTER ONE

Chapter 3
Enter the Warrior and Priestess

Faith nodded at Buffy and they headed out the door. Their slayer 
sense was going off like crazy. They stood back to back and looked 
around. They soon found themselves surrounded by vampires.

"Hmm there is about ten of you and two of us. Fair fight doesn't 
seem to be in order, huh, B?"
"For them at least."

Buffy and Faith charged at the vampires. Faith connected her foot 
to a face with a roundhouse kick. Buffy pulled out her favorite 
stack and dusted to vampires. Out of no where, a young girl, walks 
right towards them. One of the vamps grabs her and throws her to 
the ground and starts kicking her. Buffy flips out, dusting two 
more vampires trying to get to the girl. Buffy knocked the vamp off 
of the girl, but she lay motionless on the ground.

Faith took out two more vampires, and the rest retreated. Faith ran 
over to Buffy, as Buffy kneeled by the girl. They gently rolled her 
over. Her face and body was covered in blood. Faith checked for a 
pulse, they found a weak pulse.

"Damn kid, what was she thinking." Faith said.
"She's new. She was a transfer student at UC Sunnydale. She 
graduated with me. She doesn't go out at night. She stays inside."
"Buffy? Faith," Willow called out.

Tara and Willow ran over to the girls. Tara gasped in horror when 
she saw the girl. Her name was Kat, short for Katrina. She was 
about 20 years old. Tara had mythology with the girl. She was 
extremely gifted. All four women knelt by the girl.

"She was just walking towards the Bronze, didn't even notice the 
vamps," Faith said, anger laced in her voice.
"She believes in all of these mythological beings, but she came from 
a sheltered life. I was a friend of hers in college. We had 
classes together. She never been outside the library, let alone her 
dorm room," Tara said.
"So why was she out here now," Willow asked.
"She graduated top of her class. I think she was just experiencing 
the world," Tara said, gently stroking the girls face, "She was an 
outsider, and I felt I had to take her under my wing, like you did 
with me Willow. I asked her to come here tonight."
"Tara, this wasn't your fault," Faith reassured her lover.

The girl began to come to. She let out a long sigh, as her head 
swayed back and forth. She opened her eyes, and quickly tried to 
get up. Buffy caught her quickly.

"Hey. Hey now. It's ok. Your ok," Buffy spoke softly.
"What the hell happened," Kat asked.
"You, my friend, were attacked by vampires."
"Oh boy."

She fainted again.

"Normal response," Buffy chuckled.
"Hey, I had just found out that I lived on a Hell Mouth my entire 
life," Willow said in her defense.
"I know."

Kat let out a slight moan and opened her eyes.

"I knew they existed," Kat started, she was sitting up now, "I just 
never really fathomed what they would look like. I figured 
Hollywood made them to look like evil creatures, but they got it 
right."
"What did you expect kid? Barney," Faith said, cynically.
"For your information, I have studied nosferatu, or more commonly 
known as vampires. Listen, I know good people whom call themselves 
vampires, but not the way you think. They are not soulless creatures 
of the night. There are many different types of vampires you know."
"Kat, calm down," Tara said, with a soothing voice.
"It is just that everyone always assumes that they are blood 
sucking, evil tyrants who want to rule the world."

Kat tried to stand up, only to fall down. She shrieked in pain and 
grabbed her left knee. Tara tried to help her calm down.

"Hold on, Kat. Faith, go get the car."

Faith nodded and kissed Tara. She then ran off to get their car. 
Willow and Tara helped Kat up and carried her to the car. Buffy 
went to get the jeep and told Faith that she'd meet them at the 
hospital. Buffy sped off to Giles house. She knocked on the door 
and proceeded in.

"Giles you here," Buffy called out.
"Yes Buffy. What is it," Giles called back. 

He walked out of his kitchen and to his living room, where Buffy was.

"What is it?"
"This girl, Kat, she was attacked by vampires tonight. Faith and I 
were fighting them, and she wasn't even near us and they jumped 
her. Beat her pretty good too, broke her leg most likely. When she 
came to, she started talking about how there are different types of 
vampires, is this true?"
"Yes."
"And you didn't tell me? Why not?"
"Because the kind she is referring to is not like the kind you 
fight. They are day and night walkers. Practically harmless, and 
they only feed off each other, or those who want to be turned."
"So she wasn't lying."
"No. She sounds like someone we want on our side though. Protect 
her Buffy."
"I will."

Buffy left and headed for the hospital. She found Willow, Tara and 
Faith fairly quickly. Kat was having her cuts cleaned and stitched 
and her leg placed in a brace for the time being. She was put into 
a wheel chair and finally released. Everyone was really quiet until 
they got back to Buffy's house. Buffy carried Kat into the house 
and sat her down on the couch. Faith walked over to her.

"Kat, I just want to say I am sorry about earlier. I didn't mean to 
be so rude."
"Its ok. Faith, right?"
"Yeah."
"Now I can see why Tara kept coming class all smiles at 8 am."

Both Tara and Faith blushed at the comment, while Willow started 
laughing.

"Kat, I like your style. So why were you heading to the Bronze? We 
know to meet Tara, but you were so out of it, so to speak," Faith 
said.
"My girl."
"Your girl?"
"Yeah. I was supposed to meet her there. I guess she is going to 
think that I want out."
"I'll go get her," Tara offered.
"You'd do that?"
"Not a prob."

Kat took out her wallet and handed Tara a picture. The girl had 
dark hair, light eyes and a scar over her right eye.

"Her name is Erin."
"Ok."

Tara left and headed back to the Bronze. She entered the club and 
looked around. The place was still pretty full, but she saw a girl 
with a white rose in her hand. She looked at the picture and back 
at the girl. It was the girl from the picture. She walked over to 
her.

"Are you Erin," Tara asked.
"Yes. Do you know Kat?"
"She sent me to get you. Something happened."
"What? What happened?"
"She was attacked. Her leg was hurt badly. She is at a friends 
house."
"Oh my goddess. Take me to her, please?"
"Sure thing. I'm Tara by the way."
"You are the one she always writes to me about."

Tara blushed and they walked out of the Bronze to the car. Tara got 
back to the Summers' residence and watched Erin bolt out of the 
car. Tara soon followed and watched the girl kneel by her lover's 
side.

"Kat, what happened," Erin asked.
"My cousins attacked me."
"Your what," Buffy asked.
"I am the other kind of vampire. You happy to know that you are 
friends with a vampire."
"Hold on. Vampires are not allowed, unless welcomed, into a house."
"I am not that kind of vampire. Cripes! I am good, not evil. I 
have a soul. I even have a damned heart beat. But, I am a half-
breed. I am half vampire half human."
"Whoa," Willow said.
"Yeah. My mother was human, but my father, he was a day walker. He 
told my mother after the fact. After I was born. I was stronger 
and faster than other kids were. I wasn't normal. I was treated 
like a freak, till I met Erin. She loved me no matter what the hell 
I was, and I love her for that fact every day of my life."
"Kat, calm down. Its ok, I promise," Erin said.
"It doesn't matter where I go. I will always be haunted of what I 
am. And befriending the two slayers will go over real well."
"What the hell is that supposed to mean," Faith asked.
"I am supposed to kill you," Kat yelled.

Everyone just went silent. Anger was building up in both Faith and 
Buffy. Their respected lovers felt it too. Willow went to Buffy, 
as Tara went to Faith. They tried to soothe their lovers.

"She said kill us, right B," Faith asked.
"Yeah."
"Hold it," Tara said, sternly, "She also said supposed to. 
Something tells me she won't."
"You're right, Tara, I won't. Can't help to follow my heart on this 
one. Hell I didn't even want to do it. I just wanted to go to 
college, graduate, and on occasion have passionate sex with my 
lover. The only reason I was forced to come here was because my so-
called father got his ass in debt with some demons and he sold them 
me. I am a damned slave to those bastards. I ran away, came here 
to Sunnydale. Finished college, and graduated with Buffy's class. 
But, this being the hell mouth and all, I was found, and forced into 
this assassination."
"What are the consequences if you don't comply," Willow asked.
"They would have killed my mother, but she's dead. And my father is 
a bastard, so his death wouldn't matter. They are gonna go after 
Erin. I'm sorry love."
"Not your fault," Erin assured her lover.
"Do you know who these demons work for," Buffy asked.
"Not really, no. But they always talked about taking a trip to 
England, and I was forced to England myself."

Buffy and Faith looked at each other and cringed.

"The council," Buffy, Faith, and Willow said together.
"Scary," Tara joked.
"So this council is all high and friggin mighty huh," Erin asked.
"They've wanted me dead plenty of times," Buffy said, a hinted growl 
in her voice.
"They can do their damned dirty work themselves. I am through," Kat 
said.

She pulled up her sleeve and they saw a metal implant in her arm. 
She tried to pull it out, but was shocked. She began to scream in 
pain and passed out. Erin tried to calm her down, and held her 
gently.

"What the hell is that," Faith asked.
"It's a tracking device," Erin spoke softly, "It can kill her."
"Oh goddess," Tara said, "and she can't take it out?"
"We've tried, many times. It kills me to see her like this. We 
just let her rest now."

Willow got a blanket and laid it over Kat. The five women then 
proceeded into the kitchen at sat around the table. Erin held her 
head down, she felt like such an outcast.
"I don't really belong here. Kat and I have been keeping a long 
distance relationship while I finished up school. She transferred 
here for other reasons, but she is a good kid. She must have gotten 
to see who you are from watching you. Cause if she was sent to kill 
you, she would have done it by now."
"What do you mean Erin," Willow asked.
"She couldn't go after Faith because of Tara. She must have known 
that Buffy had you. She has killed many in her life, mostly demons 
and half-breeds. This was the first time she was asked to kill a 
human. I knew she couldn't do it. I know her too well. She is a 
good kid, you have to believe that."
"I do," Tara said, "I spent time with her when I wasn't with Faith. 
I did for her what Willow did for me, and what Buffy did for 
Willow. She is an awesome writer, talented singer, and she is a 
great person, she is just really shy."
"So how do we help her," Buffy asked.
"Honestly I do not know. But, if worst comes to worst, I do have a 
back up plan."

Erin bent over and pulled a dagger from underneath her pants. She 
laid it atop of the table. Its handle was made of wood, and the 
blade was made from a type of crystal.

"You can't be serious," Willow said.
"They will drive her mad with that thing in her arm. We've talked 
about it. If they force her to kill, then I will take her life, 
along with mine."
"You can't be serious," Faith spoke sternly.
"I am. Sorry, but discussion on that is closed."
"The hell it is," Buffy started, "First and foremost I will get 
those damned bastards to release her. They should do their own 
damned dirty work. I like her, I do. She is a good kid; we can all 
see that. I know someone who might be able to help us."
"Who," Erin asked.
"Angel."

Willow nodded. Erin just held her head down even more.

"What about Giles," Faith asked, "Should we call him?"
"Yeah. He might be able to help us too. Wills, use your cell phone 
to call Giles and I am gonna go call Angel," Buffy said.

Buffy walked over to the telephone and dialed Angel's number.

"Hello," Angel said.
"Angel? Hi, its Buffy."
"Hey Buffy, how are you?"
"Good. Listen we need your help. There is a girl here who was sent 
by demons who work for the council to kill Faith and myself."
"Interesting. Let me check some things out here, and I'll be there 
tomorrow night."
"Thanks Angel."
"Welcome. Oh and by the way, congratulations."
"You knew?"
"Yup. See you tomorrow night."
"Bye."
"Bye."

Buffy hung up the phone and walked to the fridge. 

"Anyone want anything," she asked.
"Soda if you have it," Faith said.
"Me too," Tara said.
"I'll take one," Willow answered as she put her cell phone away, "Oh 
and Giles is on his way. Your mom should be here soon too, right?"
"No, she was called to the gallery for a late shipment," Buffy 
answered, "Erin, want anything?"
"No thanks," Erin said, somberly.

The sadness in her voice nearly broke Tara's heart.

TBC