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The Rogue Slayer	By : Kinetickid Category: BtVS AU/AR > FemmeSlash - Female/Female Views: 12311 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Giles unlocks the door to the Magic Box, sighing quietly at seeing the dark-haired slayer pacing back and forth, obviously waiting for him to arrive. �Faith, the mail probably won�t be here until closer to noon. And they might not arrive today.�

Faith growls quietly as she stops the pacing to look at the watcher. �I brought the other books back.� Faith waves towards the table where she has the books stacked neatly on the table with Tara�s book bag hooked over one of the chairs. �I wanna be here when they arrive. I�ll be in back.� Faith turns on her heel, not giving the watcher a chance to say anything else while she disappears to the training room.

Shaking his head, he sets down his briefcase in the office while putting the water on to boil for a cup of tea before heading back out to turn on the lights and put the drawer in the cash register. Chuckling quietly as he hears the music coming from the training room, and the rough tones of the slayer singing along, he walks towards the door, easing it open to see Faith already changed into a tank top and shorts, hair pulled back in a tight pony tail, pounding away at the weight bag. Letting the door shut gently, he walks back, putting up the books he kept at the store, while placing the other ones in the office to take back home.

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Tara sighs quietly as she strokes a hand over the cat�s head as she gently places her back in the cage.

�She going to be all right?� Mike questions quietly watching Tara.

�I don�t think she has much longer.� Tara shakes her head, her eyes sad, eyeing the old calico cat. �She�s just getting too old. Her body�s shutting down on her.�

�Mrs. Jacobson isn�t going to like being told that it would be best to put the poor thing down.� Mike admits patting Tara gently on the shoulder. �I don�t envy you having to deal with the owners, Tare.�

Tara chuckles softly, shaking her head. �Unfortunately, this is life. We live, we love, we die.� Tara shrugs. �We can�t cheat death, no matter how much we wish we could.� Tara glances up, smiling as one of the other assistants comes in. �Hey, Julie. Enjoy your day off?�

Julie grins hugely. �I did absolutely nothing all day long. Sat in my pajamas watching television eating ice cream and napping off and on. It was great!� Julie chuckles as Mike rolls his eyes at her. �So, how did you do on your finals?� Julie questions while pulling on a lab coat, pulling out the charts on the animals, seeing what needs to be done.

�Good, I hope.� Tara laughs as Julie hands her one of the charts as soon as she sees what one of the animals is, due in that day. �You know, we�re a full service vet office here, Julie. You really need to get over the squeamishness.�

�I will NOT handle that animal!� Julie shivers uncontrollably. �I don�t see how you can be so nonchalant about those things.�

�They serve their purpose in life, also. And actually, they�re usually more well behaved than our normal patients.� Tara smirks as she looks to see which snake is coming in today. �Ooooh. Mister Twiggy is due for his annual check-up.�

�Oh, God! Not that monstrosity.� Mike whines, shaking his head in disbelief. �It takes four of us to carry that sucker!�   Mike plops down on one of the rolling stools, sliding back and forth as he considers Tara, getting an evil glint in his eye, he looks towards Julie. �Hey, Julie?�

�Yeah, Mike?� Julie turns her gaze from the list of patients that would start arriving in the next half hour to look at the lab tech.

�Did you know Tara�s living with someone?� Mike smirks as Tara whimpers quietly while she starts preparing the cages for the animals that might need to be placed in them that day.

�I knew it was too good to last.� Tara mutters as she places the pads in the bottom of the cages, her eyes turning to glare at the lab tech.

Julie turns curious eyes on Tara for a minute before raising an eyebrow at Mike. �Anybody we know?�

�Nope.� Mike wiggles his eyebrows as he rolls back away from the two women to lean against the desk, stretching his legs out in front of him, smirking happily. �But I did sort of meet this person yesterday.�

�Goddess!� Tara grumbles, rolling her eyes at Mike. �I know you�re dying to say it, so either spit it out, or I will.�

�She�s fuckin� hot!� Mike eagerly leans forward, his eyes sparkling. �Dark brown, wavy hair, a body to die for! Little miss quiet Tara here, has got herself one extremely hot girlfriend!�

Julie raises an eyebrow in surprise before turning her gaze towards Tara. �Really?� Julie tilts her head, considering the blonde for a moment. Surprised as she considers the woman, how she never really talks about herself much, comes in does her job, jokes with the people here before heading back home. �What�s she like?� Julie questions sitting down beside Mike while the two start to badger and question Tara.

�Goddess! Will you two behave?� Tara blushes darkly as she finishes piddling around the room, having done everything already, just waiting for the Vet to come in, along with the receptionist.

�Come on!! How long have you known her? You�re living together? What�s she like? Have you always liked women? Come on, come on!! Details!� Julie and Mike both ask the questions in rapid fire order, making Tara whimper quietly.

�What are you two doing to my girl here?� Doctor Roberts questions as he walks in, chuckling at the blushing blonde while Mike and Julie smirk at each other before looking back at him, trying to act innocent.

�Is Sandra here?� Tara rolls her eyes before looking at the Doctor.

�She was pulling up as I was coming in, why?� He pulls his lab coat over his t-shirt as he looks at the young woman that has become a savior to his small thriving practice.

Tara sighs as she pops her head out the door, watching as Sandra walks in. �Come on back, please.�

Sandra raises an eyebrow as she hears the small group carrying on as she sets down her purse at the front desk and walks to the back looking at them.

�Josh! Get in here you�re part of this, also.� Tara calls out the back door to the other lab tech filling up the water bowls in their outside runs.

�I�m coming.� Josh finishes filling the last bowl as he wipes his hands on the rag he carries with him almost all the time, walking in watching as Mike and Julie whisper back and forth. �What�s up?�

�Tara�s got something she wants to tell us!� Mike chortles, laughing as Tara blushes again.

�I am so going to sic Faith on you.� Tara growls quietly at the young man, before chuckling. �Okay, I have a new apartment that I�m in. An actual apartment this time. So I was wondering if you guys would maybe like to come by Saturday afternoon for a little house warming, per se. I�ll probably have all kinds of munchies and sodas to drink.�

�Come on, Tara! Tell them the rest of it. She�s sharing the apartment, guys!� Mike bounces his leg excitedly as he looks at Tara, grinning from ear to ear.

Tara blushes and rolls her eyes. �Okay, okay. Yes, I am sharing the apartment. My girlfriend, Faith and I are living together. We just moved in last week, and thought we�d do a little house warming inviting you guys and the rest of our friends over Saturday afternoon. No presents or anything need be bought, just show up.� Tara blushes a little darker while looking down, fidgeting slightly.

�I�m there. But, only if I can bring something.� Doctor Roberts shrugs his shoulders grinning at Tara, having gotten the feeling before that the young woman was gay, especially considering the fact that both Mike and Josh had hit on her, and she hadn�t batted an eye as she treated them like everyone else.

Tara looks up in surprise at hearing no censure in the vet�s voice, softly smiling at the slightly older man. �Thanks, sir.�

�What?� He looks at the rest of the group of younger people. �Think I�m so old that it would bother me to know Tara likes women? Figured that out within a few months of her working here. Sometimes I wonder about you guys.� He chuckles as he heads out to grab his stethoscope, leaving the rest of the crew in stunned silence.

�Well, I�ll be damned.� Mike watches the vet leave, his gaze coming back to an equally stunned group. �I never figured it out.�

Tara shrugs her cheeks still slightly red. �I never said anything one way or the other. And never dated anyone, really while working here, so why would you think of me one way or the other?�

�So, what�s she like?� Julie questions again as the group slowly splits up to start their day, following Tara to the first examining room.

�She�s a couple inches taller than me, long brown hair, brown soulful eyes. Rough around the edges and a completely wonderful woman.� Tara explains softly, her eyes becoming unfocused and a gentle smile crossing her face to begin with as she thinks of her lover. Slowly an absolutely mischievous smile crosses her face. �And as Mike mentioned, a fine piece of ass.� Tara chuckles as she hears Mike groan as he was still within earshot, from where he�d just passed the doorway to the room.

�He didn�t?� Julie questions in surprise, popping her head out and shaking her finger at Mike in disbelief as Tara nods her head in answer. �That is no way to talk about someone else�s girlfriend!�

�I didn�t know she was Tara�s girlfriend when I said it!� Mike tries to explain himself as he unlocks the front door and turns the sign to open. �Not that that would have stopped me.� He finally admits, smirking.

�Okay, ladies and gentlemen! Time to start working.� Sandra admonishes the crew, trying not to laugh as the first patient of the day came in.

�Okay, okay.� Mike grumbles quietly before heading back to the lab set-up.

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Faith finishes wiping her body down, before changing back into a pair of tight dark blue jeans and a clean tank top, pulling the hair band out of her hair, and running her hands through the damp tendrils as she strides out of the back, having been working out for the last three hours.   Grabbing a couple waters from the fridge in the office, she sucks one down quickly, tossing it in the trash before sipping on the other one watching as Giles helps the older lady pick out a few herbs before ringing her up and wishing her a good day. Plopping down in a chair, Faith sighs quietly, closing her eyes as she tilts her head back, thinking about Tara.

�Faith, I hate to tell you, but if it doesn�t come in within the next fifteen minutes, it won�t be here today.� Giles let�s the slayer know as he looks at the clock, knowing that it should arrive before noon, if it�s coming in that day.

�I�ll wait.� Faith takes a deep breath, slowly opening her eyes to look at the watcher. �Got anythin� you need unpacked or relocated?�

�No, thank you, Faith.� Giles smiles briefly at the slayer. �You know that whatever the Council is sending, the books probably won�t have much more information in them than the ones that you�ve already read.�

�I know.� Faith admits, sighing quietly. �But the other one that was written by the Elfish dude, should be helpful.�

�If Tara can read it.� Giles hates to say it, but figures he�d better.

�She�ll be able to.� Faith states calmly, knowing in her heart that Tara will be able to read the book. �That ain�t a problem.� Faith shakes her head, grinning briefly. Tilting the chair back on the back legs, Faith laces her fingers together behind her head as she watches the front door.

Giles sighs at the slayer, knowing better than to say anything about putting the chair down on the four legs from previous conversations with the woman. Deciding to dust the shelves, he grabs the feather duster and methodically works his way across the shelves and knick knacks.

Faith lets the chair drop as the bell above the door rings, and a delivery man comes in carrying a medium sized box. Tapping her foot excitedly on the floor, she watches as Giles looks at the box and slides her a quick glance with a slight nod as he signs for the delivery.

�Thank you.� Giles smiles at the delivery man as he wishes them a good day and leaves the shop. Grabbing a small knife, Giles quickly cuts through the taping holding the box sealed together.

Faith strides to stand beside the watcher as he opens the box, pulling out four different books. Biting the inside of her lip, Faith accepts the books from Giles and strides over to the table, sitting down and quickly flipping through the first book.

Giles watches Faith for a moment, shaking his head at the young woman as she intently reads through the information that the Council had sent them. Deciding to leave the slayer to reading, he continues cleaning the shop.

Faith frowns as she reads over the information in the first book, which just states the same thing that the other books said. Growling quietly, Faith slams the book shut, sliding it away before grabbing another one, tilting her head at the soft leather bound cover, feeling an energy coming from the book, she hesitantly opens it.

Giles turns to look at the slayer, walking closer to her after she slams the book closed before reaching for another book. As she slowly opens the book and seems to stare at the pages for a few long minutes, he closes the last few feet between them to sit beside her, glancing at the book as she almost reverently turns the page. �Faith, that�s the book written in the Elf�s language.� Giles looks at the slayer curiously.

�Yeah, I know.� Faith admits quietly as she continues to look at the flowing script, almost seeming able to make out words as she continues to look at it for long minutes. Finally sighing quietly, she gently closes the book and places it in the book bag. Turning back to the next book, she opens it and quickly flips to the parts already marked, reading over what was written about elves.

�Anything?� Giles finally questions after a few minutes.

�A little more info, but nothing earth shatterin�.� Faith growls quietly as she continues reading. �Mentions again where the elf can share his/her powers with their mate. But it doesn�t state whether it�s just the deal where they work through their mate, or if the mate actually gets the same powers. It ain�t fuckin� specific.� Faith runs a hand roughly through her hair as she continues reading.

Giles nods his head as he looks at the book Faith had already slid away, grabbing it gently and reading the information in it. �You love her, don�t you?� Giles finally questions softly.

�Yeah.� Faith answers after a few seconds, looking up, her gaze distant. �Before we knew she was elf, and she first found out that demons and the like were real.� Faith hesitates a moment before continuing. �Her father told her she was demon the whole time she was growing up. Her mom never said anythin� one way or �nother about it, but Tare just disregarded it. After all, she didn�t believe demons were real, until that night I killed the vamp gonna make a meal of her.� Faith sighs quietly, shaking her head before continuing. �When I was hurt we got to talkin� about it. She made me promise her that if she turned evil I�d be the one to take her out. She wouldn�t even consider havin� a relationship with me until I promised her. I think it was at that moment that I realized I�d fallen in love with the crazy woman.� Faith shakes her head, running her hand over the book she�d barely looked at. �You can�t imagine the pain that shot through me at the thought that I might hafta kill her.�

�Why didn�t you come to me?� Giles questions, a frown on his face.

�I wanted to.� Faith admits, a small smile crossing her face. �I almost did, anyways. But I promised Tare I wouldn�t. She was adamant about trying to find out the information herself. I think she was afraid of what people would think or do.� Faith finally admits quietly. Looking up at the clock, she thinks for a few minutes. �I�m gonna go. I�ll talk at ya� later, tweed.� Faith gathers the other books that she hadn�t looked at, sliding them in the book bag before heading towards the door.

�Let me know what you find out.� Giles calls after the quickly departing slayer, sighing as she just waves her hand as she heads out the door. �A magical, healing slayer? What the hell could that mean?� Giles wonders quietly, shaking his head as he chuckles quietly, deciding to re-stock the shelves.
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