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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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Tara rolls her neck as they finish with the dark-brown Shar-Pei. Watching as Doctor Roberts places the last of the stitches in his side before she peels off her gloves and starts working on pulling off the rest of her surgical garments. �Want me to have Faith come in and help us move him?�

�Please.� Doc groans as he stretches his back. �Make him up one of the air beds in the over-night room. We�re going to have to keep a close eye on him. I don�t know how he�ll do.� He admits sadly looking down at the poor dog.

�I�ll take watch tonight.� Tara offers softly as she heads towards the door. �If you don�t mind Faith coming and keeping me company for a while.�

�Of course not. I can split up tonight with you.� Doc watches as Tara shakes her head.

�No. No sense in both of us being groggy tomorrow. I�ll stay with him tonight, then when you guys get in tomorrow, I�ll head home and get cleaned up, maybe a few hours sleep before coming back in tomorrow afternoon to help with the inputting.� Tara rolls her head around again, grunting quietly as the kink finally pops, giving her a small measure of relief. �Faith, love, can you come back here? We need your help to move the dog in a few minutes.�

�Be right there, babe.� Faith answers, frowning at the tiredness she hears in her lover�s mental words.

�Don�t worry about inputting the records. You�ll have tomorrow off, okay? A three day weekend for you and Faith.� Doc peels off his gloves, throwing them in the receptacle.

�Thanks.� Tara grins crookedly at the doctor before heading into the room set-up for keeping the animals over-night or for recovering animals from surgery. Digging one of the air mattresses out of the closet, Tara hooks up the air pump, letting the 4�x4� mattress expand.

�Hey, babe.� Faith enters the room cautiously. �How is he?�

�Not good.� Tara smiles sadly at her lover. �He had a lot of internal damage, along with broken ribs and a broken leg.�

�What�cha want me to do?� Faith walks up to wrap her arms around her lover, hugging her tightly as she feels the air of despondency around Tara.

�After I get his bed made, I�ll help you carry him in here. I�m going to be staying here tonight to watch over him.� Tara admits softly.

Faith pulls back slightly from Tara, raising an eyebrow. �Planning on helping him a bit?�

Tara smiles guiltily at the slayer. �A bit. I can�t do a lot, without them wondering, but I can make sure he lives and that everything will mend properly.�

�Uh, huh.� Faith hugs Tara even tighter. �I�ll come by after Buffy and I patrol to keep ya� company.�

�I was hoping you would.� Tara brushes her cheek over her lover�s shoulder, feeling drained from the four hours they had spent working on the dog.

�I�ll always be there for ya�, babe.� Faith presses a kiss to Tara�s forehead.

�You can�t know how happy that makes me.� Tara sighs heavily, leaning in even harder against Faith.

�Yeah, I can.� Faith chuckles quietly as she strokes a hand over the back of Tara�s head. �You blocked me while you were operatin�, but as soon as you finished, you let the block down.�

�I didn�t think you�d want to know and more or less see what we were doing.� Tara admits quietly.

�I�ll be seeing it here soon, anyway, babe.� Faith whispers softly in Tara�s ear as she hears someone coming towards the room.

�Damn. I didn�t even think about that.� Tara nods in realization. �The bed�s done, let me get it ready.� Tara eases back from Faith, turning off the pump before grabbing the sheet to put around the heavy-duty vinyl mattress. Making sure a hanger was ready for the IV bottle Tara looks up as the veterinarian comes in.

�Everything okay for you to stay here tonight?� Doctor Roberts looks from Tara to Faith and back again.

�Yeah. I gotta go do somethin� with Buffy, but I�m gonna come back to keep Tare company later.� Faith watches as Tara stands from where she was kneeling on the floor.

�Good. I don�t like anyone being here by themselves all night.� Doctor Roberts sighs heavily, nodding at the dark-haired woman. �Make sure she gets some sleep.�

�I will.� Faith grins at the doctor before looking back at her lover. �You and me gonna go get the poor pooch?�

�Yes.� Tara smiles softly at Faith, before they head to the operating room.

***

�What are you doing?� Buffy questions curiously, watching Faith looking at the grades posted at the college.

�Tare and I didn�t get a chance to come here yesterday after the grades were posted. I�m tryin� to figure out which grades are hers.� Faith bitches quietly.

�They�re by student ID numbers, Faith. If you don�t know what her ID number is, you aren�t going to be able to figure it out.� Buffy shakes her head, smirking at the slayer.

�Fuck me.� Faith grumbles, pulling her phone out and dialing the number Tara had given her that rings on a separate line, instead of going to their answering services.

�Sunnydale Animal Clinic.� Tara answers the phone running a hand over her face as she sits down, sipping on the coffee she�d made.

�Hey, babe. How�s the pooch doin�?� Faith frowns as she hears the tiredness in her lover�s voice.

�He�s going to make it. Doc Roberts already called twice to check up on him and make sure I didn�t want him to come in and swap out with me later.� Tara admits quietly.

�Nah. He don�t need to be out at night. Just what ya� need. The Doc end up being on some vamps snack list.� Faith shakes her head at the thought. �Babe, I�m at the college. B told me I needed your ID number to get your grades. Want me to get �em while I�m here?�

Tara chuckles softly. �I think you�re more curious to see my grades than I am.�

�Hey! We�re gonna be sharing a brain, more or less. I need to know how smart I�m gonna be.� Faith chuckles at the laughter coming from her lover.

Buffy�s head jerks around and stares at the slayer, frowning at her words. �Sharing a brain?�

Faith rolls her eyes and waves a hand at Buffy as Tara tells her, her ID number. Looking down the numerically ordered list, she comes across the grades. �How come it just has one set of numbers? Don�t ya� get grades for all your classes?�

Tara chuckles quietly. �No, honey. That�s my grade point average for the year, sweetie. For each semester and individual classes, I need to access it on-line, and I haven�t thought about accessing it from a computer. Been kind of busy lately.�

�You can get your grades from the computer? Why didn�t ya� access them from work?� Faith rolls her eyes as Buffy giggles and Tara laughs quietly. �I�m startin� to wonder about ya� babe.� Faith admits, shaking her head.

�Honey, I honestly haven�t even thought about it. I haven�t thought about my grades since last Friday.� Tara leans back in the chair, a grin on her face at the grunt coming from her lover. �Come on, tell me what my GPA is for the year, babe.�

�Don�t know if I wanna.� Faith grumbles, frowning at the numbers, not understanding. �What the hell does 3.9 mean? Is that good or bad?� Faith questions, narrowing her eyes on Buffy as Buffy snorts and covers her mouth.

�That�s good, Faith. Very, very good.� Buffy smirks as she hears the quiet laughter coming over the phone from Tara. �The only thing higher is a 4.0 GPA.�

�HA!� Faith yells, looking at Buffy and winking. �She ain�t a brain. She fucked up and ain�t perfect!�

�Of course not. She picked you.� Buffy smirks before yelping as Faith takes a swing at her, jogging hurriedly away from the slayer.

�Will you two go finish patrol already.� Tara chuckles as she listens to the two women bicker back and forth.

�You are a brain.� Faith mumbles, pouting.

�And you�re going to know everything I know, sweetie. Plus everything you already know. So what will that make you?� Tara shakes her head, her nose crinkling as she smiles at the quiet hmph she gets from Faith. �Yes, that makes you something more than a brain, love. Be careful on patrol and come to the side door by the dog runs when you get here.�

�Yes, Mistress.� Faith grumbles, smiling at the quiet laugh she gets from Tara. �I love you.�

�I love you, too. Be careful.� Tara reiterates again, before quietly saying goodbye and hanging up.

Faith sighs heavily, flipping her phone closed as she looks at her lover�s GPA again, shaking her head. �B, what�s your GPA?�

Buffy groans and shakes her head. �I�m not saying. It�s pitiful compared to Tara�s and Willow�s.�

�Well, can you explain this shit to me?� Faith mumbles, looking at the grades.

�I can give you a basic break down. Anywhere between 3.5 � 4.0 is like an A average. Anywhere from 2.5 to 3.4 is a B, 1.5-2.4 is a C and .7 to 1.4 is a D. Anything under that and you�re screwed.� Buffy explains, chuckling at Faith�s sigh.

�Why can�t they just say A or B?� Faith grumbles as they walk back towards the other side of town as they finish patrol.

�Because it�s college. They have to make it more difficult just out of general purposes.� Buffy grins, shrugging her shoulders. �So, what�s this brain sharing thing you mentioned?�

Faith groans and tucks her hands in her pockets, slowly explaining to the slayer about what she and Tara had read so far about Elf�s, and their mates.

�So� you actually have Tara�s memories from when she was younger?� Buffy blinks in surprise, trying to wrap her mind around the thought or having two persons memories floating around in her head.

�Yeah. But they ain�t floatin� around my head all the time. It�s kinda like they�re behind a door, and if I wanna see �em I gotta open the door.� Faith explains, tilting her head as she thinks about it. �While we�re linked, and Tara�s sending to me, they�re right there, but it�s like they�re marching by to go to their own little room.�

Buffy shakes her head and rubs a hand over her face. �So what happens when you finish the mind meld?�

Faith shrugs. �We haven�t finished reading the book. I dropped it back off at the Vet�s before meeting up with you for patrol. Tare was gonna read some more. But supposedly everything she knows and is, is gonna be me, too. I think.�

Buffy stops and turns to look at Faith. �Doesn�t that scare you?�

�Huh?� Faith blinks as she stops to look at Buffy. �Why would it scare me?�

�You�re going to be something totally different, if I understand what you�re saying.� Buffy points out, frowning heavily.

�Nah, it don�t scare me.� Faith shrugs, a soft smile crossing her face. �I kinda like it, to tell you the truth. It�s like a big huge gift, the feeling of love and contentment that Tara had from her mom, I now have. I�m gonna be part of a family, now.� Faith finally admits softly, her eyes glittering with the thought.

Buffy wraps an arm around Faith�s shoulders, half hugging her. �I�m happy for you, Faith.�

Faith chuckles embarrassedly as she hugs Buffy back. �I mean, you and Mrs. S took me in and accepted me, but this is different, ya� know?�

�I think I understand.� Buffy gently smacks the slayer on the shoulder as they start to walk again. �Damn, it�s been kind of quiet tonight.�

�Yeah, I noticed that. So not much help from soldier boy, huh?� Faith frowns as she thinks about the Frankenstein construct.

�No. I haven�t a clue as to how to take him out.� Buffy admits, frowning heavily.

�We�re gonna have to take him on together. And hopefully with Tara�s magic, nobody�ll get hurt.� Faith purses her lips as she thinks about it. �Our magic.� Faith whispers softly, realizing that she can access what Tara�s learned so far, and can actually feel the magic inside her, feeling like a low buzz.

�So how far can you hear each others thoughts?� Buffy questions curiously, smiling at the thoughtful look on Faith�s face.

�Don�t know. It usually happens when we�re within a couple rooms of each other. Tare told me with the meditations and shit that we do for keeping our slayer abilities hidden, that also blocks my thoughts. Only when I let down the wall or think something specifically at her, does she receive it.� Faith shrugs, grinning. �Because of her training, she has her own walls up, but most of the time she leaves them down for me.�

�So you see� well, I guess it should be you know what she thinks about?� Buffy scratches her head at the oddness of knowing what another person�s innermost thoughts are. �I got to admit I�m curious, what does she think about?�

Faith smirks as she looks at Buffy. �Depends, tell ya� the truth. But a lot of times she has some pretty vivid and naughty things that she�s thinking about. I�m wonderin� if some of them are even actually possible to perform.� Faith yelps as Buffy smacks her hard on the shoulder. �WHAT?�

�You�re just saying that!� Buffy growls, blushing darkly.

�No, I�m not!� Faith shakes her head, looking seriously at Buffy. �It�s kinda weird. It�s like her mind works on a couple different levels. There�s the line where she�s thinking about whatever she�s doin�. Then there�s other layer that thinks naughty thoughts, and other stuff. I wonder how weird that is?�

�Don�t you ever think about something else when you�re slaying, Faith?� Buffy questions curiously, knowing she herself will a lot of times be thinking about other things, while she automatically fights the demons.

�Yeah.� Faith blinks and looks at Buffy. �But I don�t usually need to think about slayin�, B. I just do it.�

�And why can�t Tara just do other things, and be able to think about something else?� Buffy points out quietly, watching as the light clicks on. �She�s just good at multi-tasking.�

�I didn�t think about it that way. Whereas we fight demons and think about other shit, she does her vet shit and thinks about other stuff. Huh.� Faith grins at the thought.

�Well, I�m sure she doesn�t do that all the time.� Buffy points out, laughing quietly. �I mean when she and the Veterinarian were operating on the dog, I�m sure her whole attention was on that, and not split off between that and say imagining you running around naked or something!�

Faith rolls her eyes. �Of course not. Her imaginings ain�t usually that mundane. She usually imagines me in these odd positions or places�.� Faith laughs and takes off running as Buffy growls and starts chasing her.

�You two do this shit on purpose!� Buffy growls after the slayer. �Did you two even do all those things Tara was teasing me with the other day?�

�Sort of. We did initiate one of the kitchen chairs and we have played throughout the apartment, but she was just pickin� on you more�n anythin�.� Faith calls over her shoulder, chuckling at Buffy runs after her. When the blonde slayer kicks it up a notch, Faith turns back and picks up her own speed, laughing through Sunnydale, with Buffy threatening her and Tara in between her laughs behind her.

***

Faith carries the bags of sandwiches and chips she�d fixed at the house, walking around the side of the clinic. Knocking firmly three times real quick, Faith grins as Tara opens it a few seconds later, grinning crookedly at her. �Hey, babe. I brought some food.�

Tara chuckles softly, grabbing one of the bags from Faith. �How was patrol tonight, honey?�

�Borin�. Had more fun pickin� on B and being chased around by her for us pickin� on her.� Faith grins as she sets the food down on the table, grunting quietly as Tara hugs her tightly. �Hey, babe.� Faith murmurs softly, hugging her back.

�I�ve missed my pre-patrol snuggles.� Tara admits quietly, hearing the unspoken question in Faith�s tone. Hearing Faith grunt, Tara grins and hugs her tightly. �Okay, I missed seeing you. Evenings we�re supposed to spend together, even if it is picking on Buffy while out on patrol.�

Faith presses her lips to Tara�s neck, stroking her hands firmly up and down her lover�s back for long minutes until Tara slowly relaxes into her. �Better?�

�Yes.� Tara tilts her head against Faith�s, squeezing Faith�s waist gently. �I love you, honey.�

�I love you, too.� Faith leans back, smiling as Tara grins crookedly at her. �I�ve missed you, too. Are ya� hungry, or should we throw the sandwiches in the refrigerator for now?�

�We can eat. I know how you are after patrol.� Tara eases back from her lover, turning back to the table, squeaking as a pair of hands grasp her butt cheeks.

�You know how I am after patrol, huh?� Faith smirks, patting Tara firmly before sitting down, pulling Tara into her lap. �So, we gonna initiate the clinic tonight?�

Tara chuckles and relaxes back against Faith, grabbing one of the bags and pulling out a sandwich. �We probably can get up to some mischief.� Taking a bite out of the sandwich, she holds it up for Faith, sharing the sandwich.

�Did ya� read anymore of the book?� Faith strokes her hands gently over Tara�s thighs and stomach as they eat.

�Mmmmhmmmm.� Tara answers as she chews, tilting her head against Faith�s holding the sandwich up for Faith to take another bite. �Have you ever thought about having children, Faith?�

Faith blinks and shifts Tara slightly to look into thoughtful blue eyes. �Where�s this comin� from?�

�Please, honey. Have you honestly ever thought about having children?� Tara questions seriously, looking into scared brown eyes.

�No. I never expected to have children, Tara. Then with this whole slayer gig�� Faith looks down, her heart thumping in her chest at the thought. �I ain�t exactly meant to have a long life, you know that. Children deserve parents that love �em and give them a stable home. I�d be probably the worst parent in the world.�

Tara tilts her head looking intently at her lover, as she considers her words. �Personally I think you would make a wonderful parent. You would know probably better than anyone if they got up to mischief. Plus you would spoil them rotten.�

�Yeah, and what if I turn out like my ma?� Faith questions hoarsely, her eyes shadowed as she looks up at Tara. �What if I end up treatin� �em like shit and not carin�?�

�You�re not your mother, Faith.� Tara murmurs quietly, brushing her thumb over the slayer�s cheek.

�Well, it ain�t like we can have children, anyway.� Faith smiles tremulously at her lover, the smile slowly disappearing from her face as Tara glances away and seems to withdraw within herself. �Babe? Tara?� Faith finally whispers, gently grasping Tara�s chin, urging her softly to look at her.

�We can.� Tara finally answers quietly. �The two of us together can have children, Faith.� Tara searches confused brown eyes. Allowing a small smile to cross her lips, Tara runs her thumb over the slight cleft in her lover�s chin. �Not something we have to decide right now, honey.�

�You want kids.� Faith makes it a statement, not a question, realizing her lover would make a wonderful mother. �And how can we have kids? What would they be, spit babies?� Faith questions, fighting back a smile.

�Well, you are good at that.� Tara�s eyes start to twinkle, a fuller smile crossing her lips. �No, there�s this whole ritual thing we will have to do, along with a few other things, but they would be ours.�

�No donors.� Faith bites her bottom lip as Tara nods her head slowly. �Babe, why are you bringin� this up now? I mean� we just came together and I wanna spend my life with ya�, but talkin� about kids already, isn�t this a bit premature?�

Tara takes a deep breath and exhales softly. �It depends.� Tara slowly shifts from Faith�s lap. �Let me get the book.�

Faith frowns as she watches Tara leave the room, wondering silently what�s going on.

�Just wait a minute, honey.� Tara calls to her lover, smiling as she hears Faith�s internal groan. Opening the book, Tara flips to one section, marking it with her finger, before grabbing a piece of paper off a notepad and opening to the other section, and marking it with the paper, walking slowly back to the break room, silently wondering if she should have even brought it up at this moment in time. Though when she�d come across it, she hadn�t been able to think of anything else.

�Babe, just tell me why it�s got ya� in such a tailspin.� Faith frowns, as Tara�s emotions come through jumping all over the place. Frowning even heavier as Tara puts the block up between them.

Tara hesitantly hands the book to Faith, flipping it open to the one section.

Faith doesn�t look at the book but stares at her lover. �Babe��

�Just read it.� Tara murmurs quietly. �I�m going to check on Bear.�

Faith sighs heavily as Tara turns and walks out of the break room, wanting to follow her lover and have her tell her what�s wrong, but having a gut feeling this is something Tara wants her to read on her own. �Guess you�re more like your mother than I thought you were.� Faith murmurs, shaking her head. Reading over the section that was open, Faith frowns, realizing this was the part she�d already read that said that the elf could activate their full powers before their birthday after the power sharing. Rereading it, Faith frowns even heavier, not seeing what has Tara all out of whack. Keeping her finger in that section, marking it, Faith flips back to the piece of paper and slowly starts to read.

�Oh, fuck.� Faith murmurs, turning pale. Dropping the book, she practically flies back to the recovery room, staring as Tara kneels beside the Shar-Pei, gently running a hand down the dogs side. �Babe?�

�Why didn�t she tell me?� Tara questions softly, not looking at Faith. �I mean� did she meet whoever my other mom is, they fell in love but out of some sense of duty to the man I thought was my father decided to stay with him and die because of it? Why would she share everything with whoever the other woman was, then��

Faith kneels beside her lover, gently wrapping her arms around Tara, pulling her tightly to her as Tara cries quietly. �Maybe somethin� happened, babe. Maybe there was an accident and the other woman died. You don�t know what the extenuating circumstances are. Right now, things aren�t easy for same-sex couples, babe. Maybe that had somethin� to do with it, because it had to be a hundred times worse back then.� Faith gather�s Tara against her, slowly standing and heading back to the break room, sitting in the chair, Faith settles Tara sideways against her chest, holding her tightly. �If we do the activation of your full powers early, we have a year for you to become pregnant.�

�We d-don�t have to do the activation.� Tara murmurs softly as she slowly brings her crying under control. Reaching up to wipe the tears from her face as she rubs her cheek over Faith�s shoulder, finally tucking her face against her lover�s neck.

�You will make an absolutely beautiful mother.� Faith softly admits. �Do you honestly want to have children with me, babe?� Faith sighs softly as Tara nods her head against her neck, but doesn�t say anything. �I didn�t realize when they said the female begat the female of the line that��

�I didn�t either.� Tara chuckles sadly. �Obviously. I just don�t understand why she never said anything, Faith.�

Faith shifts and presses her lips against Tara�s forehead, gently running her hands over her lover�s body. �Babe, how would you have felt if you found out that your mom had been with another woman while being married to your dad, and that you happened to be the result of that union? Then add onto the top of that, that she was dyin� because somethin� happened between the two women keeping them apart or whatever. Now, I don�t know how you would react, but I think if it�d been me in your place I woulda probably been extremely unhappy and pissed for multiple reasons.�

Tara thinks on it for a few minutes, shifting to wrap an arm around Faith�s neck and kiss her lover softly on the cheek. �Finding out that my mother was dying, my father actually wasn�t my father, my mom had committed adultery, and I was an elf would have probably been a bit much for me to deal with.�

�Probably almost too much for you to deal with now. Babe, take down your block, please.� Faith whispers, not liking not being able to feel her lover�s feelings and thoughts. Not realizing how much she�d come to enjoy and expect the loving feelings coming from Tara. As Tara lowers the shield, Faith closes her eyes and hugs her tightly, feeling the sadness, worry, and fear coming from Tara. �Thank you.� Faith whispers softly, pressing her lips to Tara�s head.

Tara closes her eyes as she feels Faith lower her shields. Feeling the confusion and worry coming from Faith first, Tara sighs softly until she feels the absolute love and caring overshadowing the worry and confusion.

�Did you finish reading the whole book?� Faith questions softly as she feels her lover relax more against her.

�No. I�m almost afraid of knowing what else is in there.� Tara admits quietly.

�Why don�t you let me finish readin� it, babe? I think you�ve got enough on your plate right now, without dealin� with whatever else that book says.� Faith suggests, reaching up to run her hand gently through blonde strands.

�Please.� Tara whispers, honestly not wanting to deal with the book and what other information it might impart. Brushing her lips over Faith�s neck, Tara settles more comfortably against her lover.

�Go to sleep, babe.� Faith whispers, noticing how drained her lover is. �If I hear the dog makin� any noise, I�ll wake ya�.�

�He should be out for the rest of the night. I just gave him another shot for pain not long before you got here.� Tara admits wiggling in as close as she can against Faith. �I love you, Faith.�

�I love you, too, Tare.� Faith closes her eyes, holding Tara tightly as she feels her lover starting to slide into unconsciousness.

�You�d make a wonderful parent, Faith.� The soft words escape Tara�s lips as she falls asleep.

�What do ya� see in me, Tare? I can�t argue the fact that you love me. I see it every time ya� look at me, and I can feel it coming from ya�. I just don�t see where I�d be a good parent.� Faith whispers softly, gently wiggling her hand under Tara�s top to clasp her lover�s waist as she silently thinks about her lover, and the new information they had learned. Hardly believing that for elves to continue the elfin line, that they had to mate with the same sex, silently wondering how the men had the children, unconsciously squeezing her legs together thinking about it.
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