Written April 2003
PART 1 "Hey guys it's me! Look who I brought back with me."
The potentials minus Kennedy all gathered around the red-head and the new
comer. They were all looking at one another trying to figure out who the
dark-haired girl was.
"If it's another newbie you can as well leave back Willow or I swear-" Anya stopped in her track.
"Faith!" Xander exclaimed as he was following Anya with Dawn.
"Faith. I see."
"Hey." Faith just said.
"Well it's been a while."
"More than that" Faith just sighed in response. Willow moved forward,
The hall of the house was a bit crowded now.
"Ok not a funfair monster." Faith said gesturing to the girls to let them in.
"Ok girls guess we'll meet up later with Buffy, go back do your, well,
whatever you were doing."
"That is; crowding the kitchen." Anya smirked as she left following the
potentials.
"So about Buffy where is she? And Kennedy?"
"Down in the basement with Spike, gathering some weapons for the girls'
training session." Xander told his best friend.
"Ok." Willow smiled and headed towards the basement with Faith following.
"Hey guys it's me."
"Willow!" Kennedy exclaimed as she headed towards her girlfriend. Faith looked at the brunette.
**woh girl is hot. Ok you know the place's already taken so stop it**
Kennedy was about to kiss her but Willow pushed her back because the others
were there, it didn't please Kennedy, Faith noticed.
**even more sexy when she pouts. I really got to stop that. Let's forget about it,
B's here... God... same sparkling gaze**
"Hey B Long time-"
"No see." Buffy ended, she walked forward. Willow was a bit worried and Spike was curious too about Buffy's reaction
towards her former ennemy. Faith didn't move but was unsure too.
"See I brought back reinforcement, she helped a lot in LA."
"Angel called us." Spike said from the back of the room. Faith looked at him
perplexed then at Buffy again, the blonde was still walking forward, she stopped in
front of Faith.
"Well, back in the game?"
"As much as I'll have time for." Faith replied, they were still staring, not
meanfully but inquisitively.
"Hope you're well aware of what you've signed up for?"
"Willow filled me in. I am."
"Ok then, welcome in the war." Buffy walked up the stairs passing by her, she
turned around,
"Willow gather everyone, meeting in the garden!"
She left, Faith frowned,
"I think that went rather well." Faith looked ironically at
Willow who frowned inquisitively before going upstairs too, Spike followed her
with the weapons.
"Of course I'm the one who get to carry all the stuffs."
Faith looked at him very cautiously as he passed by her. Kennedy remained
alone in the basement, Faith looked at her, then up the stairs, then looked at
her again, she was sitting on Spike's cot, looking sad and a bit pissed off.
**no Faith, meeting in the garden ok?** she started to walk upstairs again
but then turned around,
"Ok she wasn't gone for years, not even a day." she told the young brunette
who looked up at her even more pissed off.
"Adolf ordered a meeting up there why aren't you there already?" she just
replied sitting back further more on the cot, back against the wall and crossed
her arms on her stomach.
"Oh junior, mad at B too?"
"What do you want second one?"
**oh girl really has an attitude, interesting**
"Just to know what I'm dealing with wannabe." Kennedy softened
her expression a bit. She now looked more sad rather than angry.
"I'm Kennedy."
"I know who you are."
"She spoke about me?" Kennedy asked hopefully.
"She said you were the strongest and the better trained of all the
potentials." **forgot to mention the sexiest**
"And what else?" Kennedy asked enthused.
"Well not much, she mentioned you had a watcher, and she was killed." Kennedy's face
saddened even more.
"Hey cheer up wannabe you'll get over it. Mine died too and I killed his
murderer and you will too, but not by brooding here all alone."
"Yes I suppose. She didn't talk about the both of us."
**so am I being mean? Who am I kidding? Well then am I being nice instead,
the girl's needing, ok, ok**
"Well in LA she mentioned that she was seeing someone. And by the way she
talked about you, compared to the other potentials, I'd already guessed you two
were together."
"You guessed. She didn't tell."
Faith could see the girl was kinda hurt,
didn't seem to be a one time only omission. She felt kinda bad for her.
"You know we mostly talked about what happened in LA and everything she knew
about The First, that is, not many things in fact. Didn't get all personals, that
has never been our thing."
Kennedy was still perplexed.
"Hey lighten up a bit, she blushes when she mention your name. Willow
blushing, always a good sign."
"And that fits her so well." Kennedy replied smiling mischievously at Faith
who returned the exact same smile.
"So I think we have a meeting up there, don't we?" Faith said getting up and
heading towards the stairs. Kennedy didn't get her eyes off of her as Faith was
walking.
**Wow that girl really is a bomb!**
"Hey you comin?" Faith asked as she turned around since Kennedy wasn't
following, she added, "You dreamin or what?"
"Err no, no I was thinking, I mean, about coming-to the garden I mean- Yes I'm
coming." she finally shut her mouth and very fast got up to follow Faith, once again
not quiting her eyes from Faith's bottom as the slayer walked up the stairs before her.
PART 2 "B how do you wanna start the training? B?" Faith entered the house from the
garden where she'd left the potentials ending their lunch.
"B you there?! " there were still no responses, she headed toward the kitchen.
"And I think some of them are missing so-" she stopped when realising she
wasn't there and backed off, that's when she heard a noise coming from upstairs so
she climbed the stairs and was about to call Buffy again when she realised it
was Willow and Kennedy talking, or rather arguing in their room. She walked closer
from their half-opened door room.
"But still you could've shown me some- I don't know hapiness to see me. I
don't mean to jump into my arms but, at least a-"
"They were all there and-"
"So what? We're together or not? They know it already. What's a kiss between
lovers, most of all when one just came back from a trip."
"I wasn't gone for an entire day." Willow replied defensively.
"That's not the point and you know it. What kind of relationship do we have
Willow?"
"Kennedy this is not the moment, they're waiting for us. There are world
saving issues going on here in case you didn't notice." Willow was being a bit
sardonic as Faith recalled her tone.
"I get your priority, so what am I for you?"
"Please Kennedy not now. You're a potential slayer and that's why you should
already be down there with the girls, training. We'll talk later ok."
Faith shook her head disaprovingly, **Will Will Will**
She began walking away,**Anyway, not my problem, I'm off**
She headed downstairs, she tried the kitchen again and noticed the
basement's door wasn't closed, she opened it and recognized Buffy's voice, she
walked down slowly when she heard her talking with Spike, she stopped and
listened.
"Most of them don't want me around you know that."
"Yes but that doesn't matter cause I do. I want you around. I need you around
Spike."
Faith frowned, Spike said in a blasé tone,
"Not only that and you know it. You're my friend and a great man. They're
right, they're right when they say that when it comes to you my judgment is...
different but no matter what I know that it is right that you stand by our side.
This is your place, here with us." There was a long silence and Faith clenched
her fists.
**some things will never change, whatever I don't care!** she headed upstairs
again while Buffy and Spike kept on talking.
"You know that your trust is my number one strength Buffy."
She smiled at him and he added, "Besides I'm not the strongest warrior around with your sister back in the game."
"Faith hah yes." Buffy said sitting back straight on Spike's cot suddenly very
thoughtful.
"You two have a long story. She's kind of a girl!"
"Yes she is. Faith and I... Well I don't know. It feels strange having her
around again. I try to act tough because that's what I am, what I've become.
Somehow what she always told me I was but... I don't know..." she looked aside.
"No matter how tough you are, or how tough you act you still have a heart
Buffy and so does she? Or she wouldn't have joined back the good side and she
wouldn't be by your side too, just like I am. You think that's a weakness?"
"She once thought it was." Buffy said looking at him again and he said,
"But she's here right?"
"Yes she is." Buffy smiled happy at the thought.
"And you're happy aren't you?" Spike said giving her a knowing smile.
"Yes I am." She frowned then smiled as she looked upstairs thinking about the
other slayer.
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When Faith entered the garden, she noticed Willow and Xander talking to the
potentials gathered at the center. Andrew and Anya were behind them, smiling childishly. Kennedy was sitting against a
tree in the back of the garden, looking
absent-minded. Faith sighed but headed toward Willow and Xander,
"So are we gonna start now?"
"We're waiting for Buffy" Xander replied.
"Great idea, we could also wait and play cards until The First comes here."
"She's comin in a minute." Willow replied then continued her talk with Xander
about which weapons to give to the girls.
Faith sighed, "Ok that's very interesting but why do we have to wait for Buffy to use them?"
"They're not gonna use them right now, they're gonna learn to use them."
"Wow I'm impressed." Faith replied ironically before exclaiming,
"What are you doing?" Willow asked her.
"Something, I'm doing something at least."
"We have to wait for Buffy." Xander said before Andrew added sheepishy,
"Or she's gonna be all mean again and throw us out."
Anya added with emphasis,"Yeah big boss' not gonna be happy at all if we start the show without her."
"Ok if you have nothing better to say why aren't you two already in town to
get those supplies Buffy told you to gather?" Xander told Anya and Andrew replied,
"And if D'hoffryn sends his minions to me?" Anya added.
Faith looked irritated, "This is pissing me off. Ok you wait for miss Buffy to finally show up and I
go search for your supply, I need to move."
"You don't know what they have to take."
"It's ok I'll go with her." Kennedy said as she left her spot.
**she probably needs to get out of here as much as I do** Faith thought as she looked at her
"That's settle then."
"No it's not." Willow moved closer to Kennedy, her eyes going from her
to Faith and vice versa.
"Listen Red, if blondie says anything, tell her it's all my idea, my fault my
whatever you wanna tell, she's used to that. Now let's go. K?" she looked at the
young brunette who sighed in relief and passed by Willow without looking at her
**she's really mad at her** Faith thought before leaving with the brunette
potential.
PART 3 "So where we headin to? Is it food or something else?" Faith asked as she and
Kennedy were walking at a resolute pace down the street.
"Sorta. You know what, screw that for a while. I need a drink."
Faith looked at Kennedy with surprise and smiled almost proudly at her,
"Wow K! You're really taking the wrong path there you know, believe me."
"You bet. Just a moment I swear I need that. I can't stand this house
anymore."
"I know the feeling."
"So you're with me?"
"Ok, I could keep an eye on you that way." Faith said with honesty. Kennedy
frowned,
"Yeah really? I heard about you, you know. I should keep an eye on you."
Faith
came very close to her and riveted her eyes in the potential's one,
Kennedy gulped but stood
straight and managed to keep her eyes riveted in Faith's as well.
"Think I'm scared." She asked provocatively and Faith smiled wickedly at her then walked
forward.
"So you comin? Been a while since I've been to the bronze."
Kennedy smiled
too, more of a relieved smile than a real one and followed her.
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"Well that's pretty empty. Just realised I've never been there during
daylight. Much more fun at night."
"Yes that's sure." Kennedy replied. Faith frowned in surprise,
"You amazed me there, you mean Buffy let you all have some fun sometimes?"
"Must be joking right! That's even just if she let us a talk in the house." Kennedy
added with a darker look on her face, "No I went there once, with Willow."
"She came here with you?"
"Well, I dragged her there, had to tell her I had a mission, a thing to do to
get her to follow me. But in the end we had a nice moment here."
"So what's the problem now?"
"No problem." Kennedy replied before heading to the bartender and coming back
pouting.
Faith teased her, "A problem teenage girl?"
"So not! I'm 19 and this jerk won't let me buy a beer, a simple beer
that's not-"
"Calm down I'm on it." Faith told her before going to the bartender and coming back with 2 beers
"Enjoy." She handed the younger girl a beer.
"Thanks? You know the guy? Well sure you do, you've spent lots of time here."
"Don't go on that path either potential girl, you won't win with me."
Kennedy
frowned reluctantly, knowing the dark slayer was right anyway.
"So you busted out from jail right?"
"Yeah, and they got me wasting time waiting for training you guys while
Buffy's playing the doting mother with her new boytoy."
"Oh that's where she was then, I shouldn't be surprise though, she spends her time
doing that. I mean, being with him, never with us, or just to tell us to do this or that
and act that way. She doesn't treat us as people being but only as an army,
I mean most of these girls are not even 18. I'm barely the only one whose had a
decent training and knows what a watcher is, and she's asking them to be all
commando-like. And Willow follows her completely blindly."
"Buffy's the super hero with the super friends, always has been and no one
will change that. No one else matters."
They both drank a long mouthful of their beer. Faith looked intensely at
Kennedy.
"So that's what has been going wrong between you then; Buffy?"
"No, not really, just-" Kennedy hesitated, "-Willow doesn't care about me. I
thought- I mean at first it was going ok but now she seems to- she's trying to
distance herself from me, that's how I feel it."
"Maybe she's just really into her research, which in it should be the case
since its supposedly THE real end of the world this time, but hey you know her;
Red's always been shy when in public you know, I'm sure you're too caught into
the both of you to realise it but she cares and I'm sure she shows it enough
at night doesn't she?" Faith smiled mischievously at the younger brunette who
slightly looked aside, apparently hurt at the thought. Faith's smile disappeared
and she sighed,
"Ok I get it. You two haven't done it yet, right?"
"She doesn't want to. I can barely kiss her now. She doesn't feel the way I do,
I think."
Kennedy seemed obviously very hooked on Willow as Faith could see.
"Listen Kennedy I think, well, just try to be more patient, let her some
time-"
**Wait what am I saying?! The girl could die tomorrow!**
Kennedy noticed her hesitation but just said, "I'm not the patient type of girl you know and-"
"Screw her."
"What?" Kennedy exclaimed a bit surprised by Faith's sudden change of speech.
"No I mean, she's a fool, if the end's really comin then she shouldn't be
wasting time, jeez these people are pathetic!"
Kennedy laughed at Faith's change. Faith stared at her, "What?"
"You're strange, really not like them. I get it now why you couldn't get well
with them. I like you, you're cool."
They smiled at each other.
"Well I'm gonna be a very cool but dead slayer soon if I don't come back with you in
one piece and sober if possible. So are we gonna get these supplies.
What is it about that?" Faith was getting up as Kennedy replied,
Faith sat back in her chair, "Oh you've got to be kiddin me right? Got us shop for the guy's blood? And what else? I
will just never get her addiction to vampires. To killing them I could but
boinking them. She really knows how to piss me off royally, once more."
"I just slightly heard about that Angel guy, don't know much, but Spike... he's
just, well it just doesn't seem right, he's a vampire and she's a slayer, what's
wrong with her?"
"Oh God finally someone who sees the big picture, how much it is
ridiculous."
"Totally." Kennedy agreed and they took another mouthful of beer. After a while Faith added almost to herself,
Kennedy looked at her intensely then inquisitively.
"What?! What are you looking at?" Kennedy smiled smartly, Faith added a bit pissed off,
Kennedy finally shared her thoughts, "She could be dating any guys from mister perfect to the worst bastard that
it would still make you sick wouldn't it?"
Faith looked at her, not smiling and
Kennedy stopped smiling too. They were both staring at each other.
"I think it's time to go."
Kennedy finally cut the silence and went to the exit, leaving Faith alone
with her thoughts for a short while. Then the slayer joined her and they both went to do the
shopping then came back at the summer's house talking most of all about the training and
their previous watchers.
PART 4 Faith spent the afternoon training the girls, Buffy there too until she went
with Giles to pick up a new potential from San Francisco and came back at
sunset. Faith let the girls gathered all the weapons and arranged them while she
went to the kitchen in which Buffy was drinking a soda. She took one and sat
beside her. Buffy did not speak to her, she was rather focusedg on her can,
avoiding looking at Faith.
**ok**
Faith pointed out, "That's a strange training you've been giving these girls."
"Yeah, at least we're giving 'em one." Buffy replied without any specific tone
and without moving her gaze off of her can.
"Luckily Kennedy had a decent one, she helped me a bit but still, would've
been better if you'd stayed here, I was afraid to break her with every moves.
I had to go soft on her."
"I noticed that." Buffy gave a quick look at Faith then back at her can.
Faith raised her brows, "And what does that mean?"
"Willow noticed too I think."
"I don't know what you're talking about Buffy."
"I know you Faith, I know how you fight, how you act sometimes."
Faith asked daring, "You do?"
"I don't wanna fight with you, don't have time for that, I need your help against The
First, I don't have time for high school jealousy or arguments, no time for this
anymore. Lots of things happened here. I've changed, I believed you did too so...
am I wrong?"
Faith replied calmly, "I'm not here to fight either but I don't like the way you're acting with these
girls, with everybody in fact. They're not even 18 for the most of them and we
both now what this responsability can do to a girl that age, not surounded enough. Don't want that to happen again."
"I'm not here to mother them. Besides, we both went through it so they can do
it too."
"But do they have to learn it the hard way like we did? If we can soften
it a bit,wouldn't be cool too?"
"Slayers don't get soft lives."
"You really did change," Faith paused then went on, "Except for the screwing vampires part."
Buffy got up, "Don't go that way, Faith."
"No? I mean tell me B. You don't want to mother these girls like you say but
you spend most of your time playing the dot mother with him. Who should get the
most of your presence, them or him?"
**What about me?**
They were both face to face. Buffy took back her emotionless look on,
"I need him for the fight, need to make sure he's here till the end. The more
he'll be ready, the less of them we'll lose."
Faith was about to speak but Buffy spoke first,
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"Hey what are you doing cutie?" Willow turned around and gave Kennedy a
sceptical-amused gaze.
"Cutie?! That's new. I'm just arranging some clothes in my drawer." Willow turned
around again to finish what she was doing. Kennedy closed the door's room behind
her and walk to her girlfriend, she put her arms around her waist and Willow for
a moment let her head lie against Kennedy's neck and intermingled her fingers
with Kennedy's, the brunette sighed happily. She started to kiss Willow's forehead very
softly, then she went to her mouth and gave her a slight kiss while her hand
moved under Willow's shirt "You know I love you."
Willow pulled apart slowly but surely. Kennedy looked
at her expectantly.
"Don't take it the wrong way but... I really think now is not the right time."
"When will it be? When we're dead?"
"You're being overly dramatic."
"Am I? You're the one always speaking about how big it is! How much it is the
end and we're gonna die and everything and now I'm being overly dramatic?!"
"Calm down ok. Why are you acting that way?"
"How should I be acting? You're my girlfriend and I can't even touch you."
"That's not true, you're just being too impatient that's all."
"Well sorry 'bout that, someone just reminded me that I could be dead tomorrow
so then again; all my excuses for wanting to love you while I'm alive, but maybe
that's the problem; you prefer them dead."
Willow was stucked by what Kennedy just
said, this one immediately rushed toward her,
"No you shouldn't." Willow hardly sat on her bed, looking very disturbed.
"I'm sorry, didn't mean to hurt you. What I meant was-" she squatted in front
of Willow, putting her hands onto hers on her knees, "-We, maybe, don't have that much time. I don't want you to have
any regret.
Sometimes we realise too late how much we care about peoples, that's what I wanted
to tell you; that I love you, which you know and I wanna show you how much I do
that's very simple. Seize the moment Willow." she caressed her hands but Willow
got up again.
"Last time I tried that, I almost ended up being a sacrifice for the Master's
coming arising."
Kennedy let her head fall on the mattress spiteful.
"I can't give you what you want I'm sorry, I'm just not ready."
Kennedy got up slowly, "That's ok."
"It obviously isn't."
"No really it's ok if you just tell me, at least, how you feel about me?"
"Kennedy please..."
"This is not a hard question is it?"
"I think-"
"You know what? You think too much." Kennedy cut her and Willow told her, changing the subject by the same time,
"Who are you talking about?"
"I'm talking about that person that reminded you that you could die tomorrow."
"Faith is cool, she's just being nice with me."
"I noticed that."
"At least she treats me like a person and not like a soldier, or someone you
take out of a box when you need and put back in it to go on with your life when you don't; that's what most
of you guys have been doing with us all."
"Oh I'm sure she's dying to give everything you need."
"What are you playing at now Willow? Going on jealous on me, could you not
instead tell me what you feel or is it just because you feel like I'm your
property, like private property, 'I don't use her but oh well I might do
someday so back off everyone!'"
"Don't you think you're going a bit hard on it."
"Oh no I don't. Do you love me Willow?"
"Huh you think that's easy? You can ask like that and-"
"Yes it's easy, you do or you don't, very simple."
"I'm sorry again but I can't give you any answers right now. I can't reply
Kennedy I'm sorry."
"You just did." Kennedy said and left the room.
"Kennedy!!" Willow called her but she was already downstairs and left the
house incognito.
PART 5 **do I go to the bronze? No, Faith is right, it's really not the way to go
besides I'd rather do something more... yeah exactly, some action** Kennedy
smiled wickedly as she noticed the entrance of Restfield cemetery.
**Buffy would kill me if she saw me, don't even have a weapon and night's
really falling. There that should do** Kennedy picked up a tree's branch and entered
the cemetery. She was being very careful, silent and focused. Suddenly she
heard a racket coming from a distant area of the cemetery, still very cautiously
she walked towards the place just in time to see Faith dust one then a second
vamp all in a second. Kennedy smiled and walked forward, Faith turned around
brutally, stake raised before realising, she lowered her hand and smiled too at
the situation.
"Is that a coincidence?"
"I wasn't following you if that's what you mean. I didn't even know you
were out."
"About that? What are you doing here alone, with your improvised stake, aren't
those bringer guys right after you, they're not gonna miss any occasions believe
me."
"Well at least that would end my poor life and maybe Willow would love me
then." Kennedy sighed and Faith slightly smiled,
"I get it, another lovers' tiff."
"Not lovers, she doesn't love me."
"She does believe me."
"Like you're the expert in love?"
"You got a point, but I know she does."
"She still loves HER too much to love me."
"You mean Tara? I, well, sorta see her once, didn't get to really see them
both together but from what I know it was really-"
"Strong. You can say it, forever say it too, that's right, there's no place
for me in that sketch."
"I don't know, Willow's changed so much from my time. She wasn't even gay
back then you realise?"
"Yuck, Gotta say I have a hard time with that."
"You should've seen them, Willow and Oz, such the cutest couple."
"Yeah yeah I know, Willow and Oz were the cute couple and Willow and Tara
were the strongest and stable couple and I'm just... nothing, we're just nothing together."
"Hey potential girl you just said it, they were and you two are, everything
else is past, she just needs time, the thing is... we don't have much."
"Yep. Anyway, came here to change my mind so let's forget about her, what
about you, why are you here?"
"I'm a slayer so cemeteries, almost my second home, well first I should say
since I don't really have one right now."
"But all alone? Why didn't you go with Buffy?"
"I can hardly talk with her, she's really changed, so have I but this
is a thing that will never change, there's something blocking us, it gets, we
always get to argue about a thing or another, don't know."
"That thing with Spike's really pissing you off right?"
"Not that much in fact. I know the girl now, I'm used to this. I just thought
we could... talk, but I can see I'm still the last thing on her mind."
"Well, the way Willow talked about the two of you, rather seemed like Buffy was a bit obsessed with you, you know."
"Obsessed? What are you talking about?"
"I don't know Buffy since very long but she doesn't like to lose, this I know. She always have to succeed one way or
another and with you, from what I've
understood, she lost, I mean, you went to the opposite side and I don't think that's
what she wanted."
Faith was very thoughtful for a while,
"Anyway that's past now and she doesn't seem to wanna win anything related
to me now so I guess I just have to get over it and do what I was doing before you
came."
"Slaying?"
"Hunting? You up to it?"
"I'm your girl."
"Take this!" Faith threw her a real stake.
"Thanks, gonna need it, this is gonna be a hard night for the living dead."
Kennedy proudly said before walking forward, Faith slightly laughed behind her then
joined her.
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"That was a nice move!" Faith said as she dusted a vamp on the ground that
Kennedy just tripped up.
"Thanks." Kennedy said as she stood up straight, picking the stake the vamp
took from her before she tripped him up.
"I think that was the last one of the group, they're really numerous tonight."
"Well Buffy said they're all trying to please their higher master, trying to
make good impressions sorta." Kennedy told the older brunette who nodded.
"Yeah makes sense. Too bad they're dust already, I really wanted you to stake one."
"Well they kind of fall into us too quickly but still it was fun, I had a
great time, that'll be for next time I gu-ouch." Kennedy was brutally pushed
forward by a vampire coming from behind. Faith who'd seen him at the last minute
moved forward very fast throwing her own stake on the ground to catch Kennedy's
arms and made her turn around so that she was back to her chest, facing the vamp with Faith behind her,
matching her body. Her hands were over Kennedy's one as she staked
him, and she turned them both aside to grab a second one coming and only then she let go of
Kennedy's arm. The young brunette instinctively had the right move and staked him and Faith
grabbed hold of her again just in time as she was carried away by her run-up.
Dust, and silence again. Just their breathing echoing; Faith's one and most of all Kennedy's, she was
breathing heavily, still trying to recall the scene that just happened. It had
been so fast and also so intense. Faith had not moved yet, just the hand that held Kennedy's body when she made the
move was now more resting on the
girl's waist, and Faith's other hand that had previously directed both Kennedy's hand and the stake's movement
was more on her wrist now. She held the girl tightly against her.
"So how does it feel?" She whispered in a husky voice into her ear. Kennedy
shivered. Faith's hand now joined the other one on the potential's stomach,
"I knew you'd like it."
"It was, it was like-" Kennedy paused, eyes closed, took another deep breath,
She stared at her, "You'll be the next."
"That's not sure."
"You, only, have that inside of you, that's in your guts you know it." They
were still looking very intensely at each other. Faith sighed inwardly.
**There had been a time I would've had a lot of fun with this girl, right here, RIGHT
NOW... Redemption can be so frustrating sometimes**
Kennedy hesitantly said, "Don't you think it's time, we should-"
"-Go, yes, it's getting late and I think the training's been enough for you
today." Faith ended Kennedy's sentence as she got out of her thoughts. She smiled
wickedly at the younger girl who again took a deep breath, she still wasn't over
her previous state of amazement. They both walked back outside the cemetery.
PART 6 They approached the house and noticed the lights were still fully on in the
living room as well as in the garden. They looked at the window and saw only a
few potentials talking, and also Xander and Anya in close talk in a corner. They chose
to enter by the garden, most of the potentials were here talking strategy with
Buffy and Dawn. Some were talking about Star Wars with Andrew in the back of the
garden. Buffy gave the two coming girls an inquisitive look as soon as she saw
them.
"Where were you?"
"Doing some actual slaying."
"Yeah right." Buffy replied staring at Faith who then looked at Kennedy,
"Thank you Faith, you've been great you know. You sure it's gonna be ok here
with Buffy I mean-"
"Don't worry I'm used to put up with her sermons, better spare that for you
since you've got much better things to do right now?"
"Yes, time to work on that motto Willow spoke about, you know your famous
Want Take Have, yeah I heard about that and I love it." Kennedy ended with a wicked smile.
"Well in fact-" Faith started but Kennedy was already inside the house.
**Ok, I think I'm gonna have more than 1 sermon, Willow's gonna kill me too.
Screw that!**
She walked forward to the group. Buffy was talking to the girls again, though
she'd been glancing at the two brunettes. Faith sat beside her and listened for
a while. Buffy was completely avoiding her and in fact Faith would have killed
for a sermon instead of these heavy gazes and long silences, she went inside after a short while.
~~~~~~~~
"Willow!" Kennedy asked loudly entering the room.
"Kennedy!" Willow shouted rushing out of the bathroom. She hugged her and
Kennedy kissed her neck and ran her hands under her shirt.
Willow pulled back with a frown, "What are you doing?!"
"Taking you." Kennedy replied giving her her most ingenuous smile.
"Ah so you decided huh?!"
"I want you Willow."
"Oh I see, so I want a million dollar, no! A thousand million dollars well
well just a minute, lemme go to the bank and take them. What does that mean Kennedy?!"
"Willow. Ok I'm sorry, you know it's not the same thing." Kennedy sounded a bit ashamed.
"No?! I wanted to say I was sorry and all but you, you just bail and I worry cause
I don't know where you are or what you're doing, and then you come here all horny on me
and I should just bow to you."
"It's not that, I didn't mean to worry you. I had to go but I was ok, I was
with Faith."
"Oh that's much better then." Willow said with emphasis.
"We slayed, I dusted a vamp and it was- I wanted to share- I wanted to be with
you."
"This is how you share?"
The expression on Kennedy's face changed completely,
it turned more serious and thoughtful.
"Excuse for what?" Willow asked trying to sound as serious as Kennedy who added,
"I'm not throwing you out, I just don't unsderstand your behavior these days
that's all."
"Well it's rather simple, I'm fed up with being thrown out by you. You don't
wanna be with me, that seems very clear, yet each time I come back cause I love
you how silly huh? But I think that's ok now. I really got the message this
time."
Kennedy left with teary eyes.
PART 7 Kennedy meant to leave the house when she noticed the front door was opened
as the few smoking potentials were gathered on the porch, so she turned left and
headed towards the basement. She walked down very fast in order not to be seen
by anyone, that's only once she was downstairs that she realised someone was
here as the punching ball was moving.
"Oh didn't know someone was here." She immediately turned around to climb back the
stairs when someone called,
"K! T's ok it's me." Faith just moved aside from behind the punching ball.
Kennedy stopped but didn't turn around as a few tears were falling despite her
will.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Kennedy barely replied, trying to hide again the painful bowl
choking in her throat.
"You cryin?" Faith moved forward, Kennedy didn't reply and the dark slayer added,
Kennedy turned around and Faith looked at her from top to bottom, in an almost
predatory way. She moved closer to the potential and walked very slowly around
her. Kennedy once looked at the stairs thinking about going back up... but she
stayed. Faith was behind her, she moved even closer, pressing her body against
the younger girl's one. Kennedy breathed in a bit louder at the contact. Faith
runned her hand on Kennedy's nape and neck and the other one on her stomach.
**Well, well, too much frustrations, also not good for redemption
anyway**
Faith then looked up absent-minded for a second...
**These green eyes, happy, sad, dead, smiling at me or hating me, killing
me... whatever... I'd always get lost in**
She very fast got out of her thoughts and ran her tongue from Kennedy's neck
up to her jaw, licking the tears on it. Kennedy shivered and Faith took her hand
in hers whispering,
She put her hand on Kennedy's face and pulled her into a kiss.
"God Faith stop..."
She was as excited as Faith was, her hands were still over
the dark slayer's bra. Faith didn't stop and kissed her, exploring her mouth,
waiting as she knew Kennedy would respond positively to the intrusion. Battle of
tongues ensued but after a while Kennedy tried again,
"We have to- stop... now." Faith pulled apart a little and Kennedy, taking
back her breath told her, "You know I love Willow."
Faith moved closer and licked her from her neck to
her left ear and whispered, "Yes I know-"
She went to the other side and did the same, still whispering, "-And we both know who I'd rather be doing that to."
She kissed her and pulled
apart again, "But they're not here. We are. We might not be tomorrow."
She waited for a few
seconds, letting Kennedy decide. Which she did by moving closer and removing
Faith's bra, she bent to suck on her breasts. Faith moaned and undid the
young brunette's bra at the same time. She then pushed Kennedy back on the
mattress and removed the pants of the both of them, she then lied on top of her,
her left hand going down, under the girl's panties. She looked at her intensely
as she reached her soft spot and started to rub on it. Kennedy closed her eyes and
Faith kissed her neck again, and as the girl's moans became more and more
ragged she finally slid a finger and started a slow rythm in and out, Kennedy's legs
spreading even more. They were so caught up into the action that they didn't hear the
basement's door opening and someone walking down.
**Oh bloody Hell!** Spike immediately walked back up the stairs and closed the
door behind him. Kennedy's breathing was very jerky, Faith moved down and started
an alternate licking of the girl's soft spot and taping of it with her finger.
Faith
moved up, licking her finger as she smiled seductively at Kennedy before this one
grabbed her head and pulled her closer to kiss her. Faith sucked on her ears again,
she was still on top of her and felt Kennedy's hand moving down, one resting on
her breast, pinching and rubbing her hardened nipple and the other one moving
further down until she reached her crotch. Faith spread her legs to allow more
contact. Kennedy slid a finger inside of Faith's wetness. Faith inhaled deeply into Kennedy's ears at the pleasant
intrusion. She slowly matched Kennedy's hands'
rythm. Her breathing was so heavy in Kennedy's neck as she was licking it, she fastenned the rhythm herself and whispered
in a very husky tone, "More."
Kennedy pulled her face into a kiss as she entered
a second finger inside of the dark slayer. Faith groaned. Kennedy started thrusting
more and more faster, matching Faith's rhythm this time. She started to rub
Faith's soft spot with her thumb and after a while Faith climaxed in her
turn, letting herself fall on the cot, half over Kennedy.
They both remained silent for a while as they were trying to catch their breath back. Kennedy
seemed embarrassed, a bit afraid to look at her and guilty to actually feel good.
Faith
after a while propped herself on her elbow and looked at her. Kennedy looked at
her too but didn't dare to talk.
"Don't worry. This is no big deal. She won't know anything ok? It'll get
better with her soon and this... this will stay our little secret, ok junior?"
Kennedy smiled at her, "Ok."
Faith gave her an approving nod before going up and getting dressed up
again under Kennedy's nosey look. She walked towards the stairs.
"Err Faith?"
"Yep?" she asked turning around to look at the younger brunette who was
sitting up on the cot now.
"Thank you. I mean for everything... You're someone great."
"Maybe. Good night little girl."
She walked up the stairs and once more Kennedy couldn't help checking out her
butt. She smiled thoughtfully...
**A THING ABOUT SLAYERS**
Faith/Kennedy, Willow/Kennedy (Buffy/Spike & Buffy/Faith implied) NC-17
The story: Takes place in season 7. Up to "Lies My Parents Told Me". Willow
brings Faith back with her. She and Kennedy seem to share some bond...
"Ok guys let me introduce you. This is Faith, the actual slayer. She's here
to give us a hand."
"Glad you're here, you'll be needed." she added smiling slightly at her then
walked upstairs. Once at the top of the stairs she said again, without looking down
at them,
"Yeah I know the strongest warrior besides you."
"Ok girls come here! Everyone come closer!" The potentials gathered around the
dark slayer.
"Yes and what if we get stalked by these bringers guys?"
"Oh girlie girl you're so far from knowing a single thing about me, if you really
did you'd be running tying in red's apron strings."
"Food mostly, and lots of blood for him."
"B and her boys I swear... she drives me mad. She has such strange tastes in
men. That makes me sick every time."
"Why are you smiling now? Ok I don't like it wannabe!"
"Now if there's something you don't agree with you can as well leave back because
that's just the way it's gonna be. This ends the discussion." She left the
kitchen letting Faith, fist clenched in it. After a few minutes she left the house.
"I'm sorry Willow I didn't mean-I-I'm really sorry, I'm sorry, shouldn't have
said that."
"She really does have an influence with you, doesn't she?"
"-hard to explain. Like kissing a girl for the first time or maybe more,
touching a girl, breathing her skin, becoming intoxicated with her scent and
most of all... knowing... knowing that never ever you'll be able to live without
this sensation anymore." She opened her eyes again and Faith let go of her and moved in front of her.
"Well K. Everybody's here apart from Willow, meaning she's probably upstairs,
alone, in the room?" Faith raised her eyebrows explicitly.
"So, this is your last excuse?"
"For not being with me. You know what? It's bullshit, I could've come back
and talk butterflies and flowers you still would have thrown me out right?"
"Guess it didn't go as smoothly as planned huh?"
"They don't know what it feels. I know girlie girl how you feel. Your blood
is rushing in your veins, you feel it running everywhere, your heart is pumping,
feels like it's gonna explode. It's rushing at the pit of your stomach and you
just wanna scream out loud, you need... you need to let it all out... you're a
slayer."
Still kissing
her she moved in front of her and held her tight, their kiss became something of
an urgency for both of them. Kennedy's hands were roaming on Faith's back and
over her sports bra. Faith's hand was on Kennedy's breasts over her shirt and the
other on her neck, keeping her face as close as she could.
She kissed her widely
on her neck again and Kennedy softly was moaned. Faith lifted the potential who
just clutched on to her and wrapped her legs around Faith's waist while this one
moved them both to Spike's cot, removing the younger girl's top in the
process. Faith leaned upon Kennedy and started to kiss her collarbone while
massaging her breasts over her bra, her other hand was already moving down the girl's
stomach. Kennedy, within breaths, was trying to sit straight again,
Kennedy was very close, Faith entered her again with her finger and suck on her
clit, a few strokes and Kennedy let out a loud groan as she climaxed.
TBC in A Thing About Life
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