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Family	By : Kinetickid Category: BtVS AU/AR > FemmeSlash - Female/Female Views: 19048 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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�Let me come with.� Faith growls as Kelly and Buffy get ready to leave the house.

Kelly looks at Buffy and Buffy just raises an eyebrow at her. �Give us a few minutes, Faith.� Grabbing Buffy�s hand, Kelly gently urges her outside to the sidewalk in front of the house.

Buffy looks at Kelly, trying not to smirk. Knowing Kelly wasn�t wanting to possibly get anyone else hurt. �She needs to get her frustrations out, Kelly.�

�Fuck.� Kelly growls. �Why can�t she just go on patrol later? Why does she want to come with me?�

Buffy frowns before smacking Kelly none too gently upside the head.

�What?� Kelly growls out.

�You aren�t stupid. She needs someone to talk to. She considers you her family. Which, you have no one to blame but yourself for.� Buffy smirks at the brunette. �From what you said, they would figure it�s one or the other of you within a certain distance, right? But they can tell if there�s only one there?� At Kelly�s nod. Buffy grins hugely. �So, if either you or Faith, approach it first��

�And not together, he�ll know which one it is, and since it is me and they already know my signature, she�ll be okay.� Kelly thinks for a minute before smiling. �And if they realize she�s a Slayer, and not my heart�That would probably work in our favor.� Kelly admits quietly.

�And that will give you back up, making me feel better.� Buffy continues quietly. �I�ll stay here, keeping an eye on the family, with another eye on the map.�

�You okay with this?� Kelly questions running a hand gently through the slayer�s hair. At Buffy�s smile and nod, Kelly grins. �You know I�m going to need help getting the gear situated for my �bloody wounds�. The ones I supposedly received and will probably receive.�

�I know.� Buffy grumbles quietly. �It ain�t like she hasn�t seen it before.� Buffy sighs before grinning up at Kelly. �But, I�m okay with it.�

Kelly raises an eyebrow in surprise. �You�re okay with someone seeing me without clothes?� Kelly places a hand on Buffy�s forehead, acting like she�s checking her temperature, making Buffy laugh and smack her hand away. �Just making sure. What happened to my jealous little package of dynamite?�

�I trust you, Kelly.� Buffy admits quietly. �You aren�t going to do anything with anybody else. Even though I�m sure you�ll enjoy teasing the hell out of her while you�re getting ready.� Buffy narrows her eyes slightly at her lover. �But, I know you won�t cheat on me. That just isn�t the type of person you are. Plus I�ll so kick your ass.�

Kelly smirks at Buffy before leaning down and kissing her quickly. �I�ll never cheat on you, babe. That�s one thing you definitely don�t have to worry about. Pissing you off, yeah, I�ll probably do that�not frequently, but you know.� Kelly shrugs her shoulders.

�Just as I�m sure I�ll do things to irritate you.� Buffy admits super quietly. �I love you, so kiss me silly, before you leave to let the tracker demon beat you up.�

Kelly laughs quietly. �Yes, Ma�am.� Tugging Buffy in tight to her body, Kelly flicks her tongue out over Buffy�s lips, sliding it in as Buffy opens her lips. Tangling her tongue with Buffy�s, Kelly moans as Buffy quickly captures and sucks strongly on her tongue. Grasping Buffy�s ass in both hands, Kelly urges Buffy up, groaning as she wraps her legs around her waist, squeezing hard.

Finally releasing Kelly�s tongue, Buffy chases it back into Kelly�s mouth, flicking her tongue strongly against Kelly�s. Scraping her nails over Kelly�s scalp, Buffy grins into the kiss as Kelly groans and squeezes her butt cheeks. Finally pulling back to breathe, Buffy smirks at her lover.

�That�s just downright cruel.� Kelly growls quietly. Hugging Buffy tightly, Kelly nibbles on her neck briefly. �I love you, babe.�

�I love you, too.� Buffy smiles hugging Kelly back. �You better get going.�

�I know. We going to be sleeping on the floor in the living room tonight?� Kelly questions quietly.

�Nah, Giles said he�d sleep on the couch tonight.� Buffy smiles as Kelly carries her slowly towards the house.

�Oh, goody. No sore back for me in the morning, again.� Kelly grins as she walks into the house. Placing a brief kiss on Buffy�s lips, she let�s Buffy slide down her body, running her hand gently over her back. �Come on, Faith. Let�s go kick some ass. Just remember, you can�t kill it.�

Faith�s eyes light up. �You gonna let me come?�

Buffy rolls her eyes at the slayer�s phrasing. �Yes, you get to go with Kelly. After you two take care of running the Tracker Demon off, go ahead and do a good patrol. I�m sure you�ll probably be late getting in. Just be careful.�

�We will.� Kelly smiles at the slayer. �Keep an eye open, it�ll probably take us about an hour to get me ready.�

Buffy nods and reaches, running a hand down Kelly�s neck. �I love you, kick some ass.�

�We will.� Kelly winks at Buffy. �I love you, too, babe. Did you tell Sam you were planning on coming with me tonight?� Kelly questions Faith.

�Uh, well�� Faith hesitates.

�Go tell her, Faith.� Kelly frowns at the slayer. �And let her know that I won�t let you get hurt.�

��Kay.� Faith mutters before running up the stairs.

�Damn slayer thick.� Buffy growls quietly.

�I don�t think she�s quite used to having to tell people what she�s doing, Buffy. Give her a chance.� Kelly smiles softly. Turning she watches as Dawn pulls in the driveway with Giles. Laughing as they both carry huge bags of food with them. �Need help?� She yells as she heads towards the Hummer.

�Nah, we got it.� Dawn mutters. �I�m afraid if I try to give you some of the bags, I�ll drop them.� She admits as she walks in the door, dropping the bags on top of the dining room table, quickly followed by Giles.

Watching as Faith comes pounding down the stairs, Kelly raises an eye at her. �Everything okay?�

�Yeah. Don�t think she was too happy, at least the look in her eye wasn�t the nicest. But after I told her you were gonna make sure I was okay, she seemed better about it.� Faith admits.

�Want to eat before you guys leave?� Buffy questions already digging items out of the bags.

�Nah, cain�t eat right now.� Faith shakes her head.

�Save us some for later.� Kelly looks at all the containers, smirking. �I don�t think that�ll be too hard. Check and make sure Sam doesn�t want some soup. Or blended lo-mein, or whatever.� Kelly grins slightly. �You guys have fun. We�ll be back later.� Kelly walks up and gives Buffy a quick kiss before heading towards the door.

�Thanks, B.� Faith smiles briefly at the slayer.

�Yeah, yeah. Just don�t enjoy yourself too much.� Buffy growls quietly.

Faith frowns in confusion at the slayer. Buffy sees the look and laughs. Shaking her head, she just points towards the door. Faith shrugs her shoulders and follows behind Kelly.

�What was she talkin� about?� Faith growls quietly.

Kelly smirks at Faith. �I�m just going to need some help getting situated for the fun tonight. And since you wanted to come with�You�re going to be helping me.� Kelly hops on the bike, starting it and kicking the stand up. �Get on the bike, Faith. There�s no sense in bringing two bikes to the apartment. You can ride Buffy�s once we get there.�

Faith nods her head before climbing on behind Kelly, wrapping her arms gently around the taller woman�s waist.

�Better hold on, Faith.� Kelly smirks as Faith tightens her arms, before taking off over the grass as they jump out onto the street. Gunning it, Kelly heads quickly back to the apartment.

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Faith follows Kelly into the apartment, smirking as she sees some clothes thrown in the corner. �You guys didn�t pick up after yourselves last night?�

Kelly looks to where Faith�s pointing and smirks. �That was from this morning.� Grabbing up the box, Kelly sets it on the kitchen table, ripping it open. Pulling the mini cooler out, she sets it aside while she grabs out the fake wounds, spirit gum and other assorted items. Separating them out on the table, Kelly puts a couple of the smaller �wounds� to the side to do last. Striding into the bedroom, she grabs up an old t-shirt and an older pair of pants. Walking out into the kitchen, she grins as Faith opens the fridge and grabs a water out. �Not much here to drink, or eat.� Kelly mutters as she starts stripping.

Faith nods her head shutting the door and turning to Kelly. �What the fuck are you doin�?� Faith growls out in surprise.

Kelly looks up smirking. �If I tangled with a tracker demon, I wouldn�t come out in this good of shape. Hence, needing your help.� Kelly waves to the items on the table. �We�re going to use the majority of them as blood packet holders, that way when he hurts me, there�ll be blood oozing for a while, instead of healing up immediately.�

�Where are you wanting these things put?� Faith looks in confusion at the pile of items. �And what the hell am I supposed to do?�

�You are going to be my make-up artist.� Kelly laughs quietly. �You�re going to be getting up close and personal with the majority of my body, whether you like it or not.�

�Fuck. That�s what she meant when she told me not to enjoy myself too much.� Faith groans quietly. �This just ain�t fuckin� right.�

�Sorry. You can always head back to the house and Buffy can come back and help me.� Kelly grabs one of the sections, thankful the bigger sections came with a peel off back to tack onto the body. Placing it over her chest and stomach, she presses all over the piece, making sure it�s attached firmly before grabbing another section. Looking up at Faith, Kelly laughs. �Here, Faith.� Grabbing another big section, she throws it to Faith. �Put that piece on my back.�

Faith shakes her head looking from the item to Kelly and back. �I can�t fuckin� believe Buffy let me come over to do this.� Faith mutters quietly before walking around Kelly�s back, taking the backing off the piece, taking a moment to shiver at her scarred back. Placing the piece on, she presses her hands over it firmly, like she�d seen Kelly do. �How many of these things are you going to put on your body?�

�Pretty much all of them.� Kelly mutters. �I need to make sure that wherever I might get hurt, there�ll be blood coming from the area. Of course, the face and head I�ll have a harder time with, that�s why I�ll be using a few of the smaller pieces to make as wounds already on my face and do my damnedest to make sure it doesn�t hurt me in that area.� Kelly puts another section down her thigh.

�Why the fuck are you goin� to all this trouble?� Faith grumbles, grabbing another section and rolling her eyes as she kneels down, placing it on the back of the woman�s thigh. �And I can�t believe I�m doing this.� Faith bitches.

Kelly glances between her legs looking at Faith. �What�s the matter, honey? Are you upset I haven�t kissed you first?� Kelly waggles her eyebrows at the slayer, smirking.

�Bitch.� Faith growls before smacking her hard on the ass and laughing.

�Be careful, I like that kind of stuff.� Kelly laughs before leaning up to grab another piece to put down her shin. �Doing it because I want to make it as believable as possible, that we haven�t hit full power. And if I don�t bleed but for a second, it�s going to know.�

�So you got fake blood or somethin� to use?� Faith questions taking the strip Kelly hands her and placing it down the back of her calf. �And you heal that quick?� Faith questions in disbelief.

�Nope. My blood.� Kelly runs her hands down the pieces on her legs, double-checking to make sure they�re sticking properly. Reaching up with her other hand she grabs her knife, handing it to Faith. �Go ahead and do a quick slice down my other calf, see for yourself.�

�What the hell?� Faith growls looking down at the knife in her hand. Looking back at the woman, she grumbles flipping the knife open, cutting quickly but shallowly over the calf of the tall woman, watching as it literally starts healing before she finishes cutting, Faith shakes her head. �Fuck me.� Faith chuckles before standing up after placing the last piece on the calf she just sliced and double checking the other pieces.

Kelly grins at the reaction of the slayer. �In the cooler. It�s full of packets of my blood. We�ll place them inside the openings of these fake wounds. Use a little spirit gum to close the wound up. Demons know the smell of real blood. And a lot of them can tell different kinds of blood. So I had them ship my emergency blood to me to use.� Kelly grabs one of the sleeve-like pieces and pulls it up over her arm, snarling her nose at the snugness of the piece. �They had to fucking sending the ones a size too small.�

Faith chuckles. �Do I need to put pieces on your ass?� Faith tilts her head eyeing the body part in question.

�Stop staring at my ass, Faith.� Kelly growls as she pulls the other piece over her other arm. �You probably do need to put some on it. If we don�t, it�ll be my luck the son of a bitch will slice me open.�

�Hot damn!� Faith smirks. Grabbing a couple pieces she eyes Kelly�s ass, quickly affixing the pieces, she smacks them a couple times for good measure.

�Be careful, I�ll tell on you.� Kelly laughs as she grabs the cooler up. �There are different size packets in here. Try and find the one that fit�s the best.�

�You know these wound things actually feel almost human-like.� Faith mentions as she starts sifting through the blood packets, quickly finding what she needs for the back section, she tucks them into the slots, smoothing them out before grabbing the spirit gum and closing up the areas.

�They need to be believable.� Kelly starts tucking the packets in, quickly gluing them shut.

�I think that�s all of them.� Faith slowly double checks to make sure she didn�t miss any areas.

�Good. I�m almost done here.� Kelly slides the packs into the sleeves on her arms, gluing the areas closed on her left arm before holding her right arm out to Faith. �Would you mind? I�m not too good using my left hand for this kind of thing.�

�No prob.� Faith quickly glues them shut, looking over Kelly smirking. �I hate to say it, but that is not a good look for you.�

Kelly looks down at herself, grinning. �I do look a little plumper than normal, don�t I?�

�Yep. And you ain�t got no nipples.� Faith points at her chest. �Don�t look right at all.�

�Hey, but I still got a chest, just not as noticeable. It kind of blends in with the rest of me, doesn�t it?� Kelly shrugs. Kelly grabs her clothes, quickly dressing herself. Looking at the clock, she notices it only took them half an hour to get the majority of the stuff on her. Nodding she grins. �I�m going to hit the bathroom and do the facial wounds. I�ll need my make up to blend them in to make it more believable.�

Faith nods her head. �Need me to do anythin� else?�

�Sit down and relax. I�ll be a few minutes.� Kelly smiles before heading to the bathroom.

Faith plops down on the couch and turns the television on, flipping through the channels, not really paying attention to what�s on as she waits for Kelly to finish getting ready. Finally thinking about what happened today. Feeling her heart ache at the thought of Sam being hurt. �I can�t fuckin� believe I care for her so much so quickly.�

Kelly walks out of the bathroom, catching what Faith said, smiling at the obviously confused woman. �It happens that way sometimes, Faith.�

Faith jerks her head around, not realizing she�d made the comment out loud. �Why does she like me?�

Kelly blinks at Faith for a couple moments. �I can�t answer that Faith. I can guess it�s because she sees what I see when I look at you. Along with an urge to jump your bones that I don�t have.� Kelly shrugs before reaching down grabbing her boots and socks before sitting beside the slayer pulling them on.

�What do you see?� Faith questions quietly.

Eyeing the slayer for a moment Kelly quickly finishes tying her boots. �I see a woman that�s been through hell. A woman afraid of commitment, but is just aching to love and be loved. A woman that given the chance, will love with her whole heart.�

�I don�t know what love is.� Faith admits looking down at her hands.

�Yes, you do.� Kelly whispers before standing up. Stretching her body out, hearing and feeling the satisfying pop of her back, she grins.

Faith watches Kelly and shakes her head. �I don�t, Kelly. I haven�t a fuckin� clue what love is.�

�What do you feel for me, Faith?� Kelly questions as she heads towards her weapons.

�What?� Faith questions confused.

�What do you feel for me?� Kelly states again, glancing over her shoulder at the slayer. Sighing at the look on her face she turns, facing her. �Do you like me, hate me, want to jump my bones, does looking at me make your heart go pitter patter? Come on, what do you feel?�

�Well I don�t fuckin� hate ya�.� Faith growls out before thinking about it. �I like ya. I don�t really want to jump your bones. I mean, yeah I�m attracted to you and if you weren�t with Buffy�� Faith grins at Kelly.

Kelly smirks at the slayer. �Glad to know I�m jump worthy. But would it just be a one-night deal, or would you want to have a relationship?�

�One night.� Faith admits. �You don�t make my heart go pitter patter, but I do like ya�. I like talkin� with you, being around ya.�

�So, other than your normal reaction of wanting to jump just about anyone, you would consider me a friend and you care for me.� Kelly makes the statement watching Faith. �You care for me probably more in a sisterly way than anything.�

�Yeah, I guess so.� Faith nods her head in agreement.

�Now, think about Sam for a moment.� Kelly smirks as a soft smile crosses the slayer�s face. �What do you feel for her?�

Faith looks up with surprised eyes.

�Heart goes pitter patter?� Kelly smirks at the slayer. �You want to make her smile. You smile when you see her smile. You find yourself wanting to do whatever you can to make her happy?�

�Fuck you.� Faith growls out before laughing. �So I�ve fallen for Sam?�

�Have you?� Kelly turns the question back on Faith, grinning.

�Ah, hell.� Faith groans. �I barely even know the woman.�

�You know enough.� Kelly turns and grabs some weapons that Faith can use. �Here, take these. Remember, you can hurt it a little bit, but I want it in good enough shape to get back to its master.� Kelly tucks a couple weapons in her own pockets, knowing they�ll be doing patrol after running the demon out of town.

Hey, babe. Where�s the demon at? We�re about ready to head out. Kelly thinks towards her lover.

Hey, my beautiful, sexy woman. Did Faith behave herself? Buffy chuckles to herself as she heads back to the map, glancing at it shaking her head. Looks like he�s heading towards the college campus.

Thank you, babe. Yeah, she basically behaved herself. She made sure she got a good look at my ass, is pretty much the only thing she did. Kelly smirks slightly. She did let me know if we weren�t together, I�d be jump worthy�at least for a one-night stand. But, I think that�s just more of a knee-jerk reaction. I honestly believe she thinks of me more as a sister than anything.

Actually, I believe she does think of you as a sister. Which is a good thing. Buffy smiles thinking about it. What happened when she realized what she had to do, since I wasn�t there?

She got a little freaked when I started stripping in front of her. She didn�t really know what to say. Kelly chuckles quietly. But, she did a pretty good job. Quick and efficient. She actually couldn�t believe you let her come over here and do that.

Did she talk to you?

Not really, I did ask her a few questions, got her to thinking about what she feels for Sam. I think she realizes she can love. Now we just got to help her along. Make sure she doesn�t freak out or anything like that. Kelly admits.

I can see Faith trying to close off and leave. But you�ll be there to help her. You�re good to talk to. Buffy smiles softly. You better get your ass in gear. Take care of that Tracker Demon and do patrol, so you can come home. I haven�t had my quota of lovings today.

Yes, ma�am. We�ll double-time it. Kelly smirks. I love you, babe.

I love you, too. Please be careful. Call if you need anything, or have any problems. Buffy sighs quietly, wishing she could be with Kelly.

I will, babe. Kelly takes a deep breath before heading towards the door. �It looks like it�s heading in the general direction of the college campus. You ready?�

�Yeah. No time like the present.� Faith growls out quietly, tucking away one of the knives Kelly had handed her. �We taking the bikes to the campus?�

�No, if you don�t mind, we�ll jog over there and see if we can�t run it off before going around town, wiping out all the nasties.� Kelly grins as she heads out the door and down the stairs to jog quickly towards the college.

�That�ll work.� Faith chuckles quietly. �What did you do to Riley?�

�Hit him.� Kelly grins slightly. �Busted his lip open, and knocked out a few teeth. He�ll probably need five stitches at least in his lip.�

�Good. The bastard deserved worse than that, though.� Faith growls.

�Yes, he did. But one thing about it, the Military will make sure he gets what�s coming to him. And I�m going to put a few bugs in peoples ears to see what I can do about getting Sam an early discharge with full benefits.� Kelly admits before quickly heading off into the cemetery, Faith following behind watching as the woman literally takes the head from two vampires in a couple seconds flat before heading back out.

�You wanting to hit the demon first, or me?� Faith questions as they near the campus.

�I�ll let you beat up on it for a while. Just don�t kill him. I want him in good enough condition to go back to Hell and give his report. Oh, and on the first demon I beat to death, I did a lot of body damage, so you might want to center your attacks there and maybe that�ll make them think the original demon ran into you.� Kelly quickly states before slowing down, her senses tweaked, but not sure exactly where the demon is. Babe, do you have a specific location on him? We�re at the campus.

Yeah, he�s by my old dorm, Stevenson Hall. He should be on the west side, maybe twenty yards away. Please be careful, babe. Buffy sends back to her lover while watching the map.

I will. How�s Sam doing? Kelly questions while walking towards the direction of the dorm.

Pills are making her groggy, but she�s doing better. I think she�s worried about Faith. Buffy admits looking towards the Marine, who is stubbornly standing by the front door. I think I might have to literally carry her ass up to bed.

Possibility. She�s pretty stubborn at times. Kelly smirks as she knows what�s coming next.

She�s stubborn? If she�s stubborn, what the hell are you? Buffy rolls her eyes.

Sweet, nice, calm, loving, and hell, I think I saw the demon. I�ll call you in a bit. Love you.   Kelly turns to Faith. �I think I saw him turn around the corner up ahead, go ahead and have at him, I�ll follow along in a few moments, give him time to realize you aren�t part of the Heart.�

Love you, too. Buffy frowns hoping everything goes okay, but knowing Kelly it will.

Kelly watches Faith take off running down the street and turn the corner. Slowly walking after the slayer, Kelly sends her senses out, frowning as she feels a heavy concentration of magic coming from around the corner. Taking off at a steady pace, Kelly frowns as she turns the corner, seeing Faith fighting the Tracker Demon but nothing else was around. Tuning into her senses again, Kelly checks heavier, eyes narrowing as she realizes the concentration is coming from underneath where Faith and the Tracker Demon were fighting. �Faith! Get away from there, now!� Kelly calls out loudly as she sends a magic shield around the slayer to protect her from whatever it is she�s feeling. Acting like she�s limping, she works her way towards the demon and Faith.

�What the fuck?� Faith growls at the invisible shield around her, hitting it with her fist. �Get this thing from around me!�

�There�s something putting off some major mojo vibes from under you. Get over here.� Kelly blasts the confused tracker demon with a repel spell, making him fling back 15 feet, knocking him on his ass. Kelly makes it to the spot she felt the vibes from, looking around she finally spies a manhole cover. Feeling the tracker demon working its way closer to her, she turns to slowly look it up and down as it gets within striking distance. Allowing it to take a swipe at her body, Kelly grunts in pain as it rips through the blood packets and into her abdomen. Already feeling the wounds healing up on her, she clutches her stomach as the blood oozes out from the packets. Raising a hand and whipping it towards the demon, she blasts him with a magical backhand. Picking him up and tossing him through the air with a thought, Kelly walks over acting like she�s collapsing as she releases the shield from around Faith. �There�s something major under the walkways. Let�s see if we can get rid of pretty boy, so we can find out what�s going on down below.� Kelly whispers super quietly in Faith�s ear as she leans down towards her, acting like she�s helping her up.

�You �Kay?� Faith growls quietly glancing up at the demon, seeing that he�s watching the two women warily.

�Peachy keen.� Kelly smirks. �He watching us?�

�Oh, yeah.� Faith hooks an arm around Kelly lifting her up against her body, acting like she�s holding her up. Slowly backing away from the demon, she keeps her eye on him as he seems to come to a decision and head off in the opposite direction at a steady run.

�I hope that means he�s going back to Momma, Daddy or whoever the fuck it is.� Kelly growls out. �Keep acting like you�re holding me up, he�s still within distance to see us.�

�No prob.� Faith shakes her head grinning briefly.

Hey, babe? Do me a favor and keep me apprised of where our friendly little tracker demon has gone. I want to make sure he�s heading home. Kelly sends to Buffy.

On it. He seems to be moving at a good clip. Seems like he�s heading towards the outskirts of town. I�ll let you know. How are you? Buffy questions worriedly.

I�m fine. We�re both fine. I let him get in one good swipe then slung my blood on him as I did a magic blast to knock him away. So hopefully he thinks I can be hurt. I guess we�ll find out eventually. Kelly frowns for a moment. I�m not so sure he was looking for me, tonight. I feel a major concentration of magic coming from the sewers here. Faith and I are going to check it out. He might have been attracted here because of it.

Be careful, love. I want you home in one piece and not too tired. I feel like screwing you silly. Buffy smirks.

Hell, I�ll get my ass home now. Kelly jokes as she lifts up the manhole cover, glancing towards Faith. �You ready? I don�t feel any demons whatsoever, just some kind of heavy duty magical signature.�

�I�m ready.� Faith nods her head still looking around to be on the safe side.

�Faith, there isn�t anything demon-wise for at least four blocks.� Kelly explains quietly as she slowly starts down the rungs.

�I would really like to be able to do that.� Faith grumbles following Kelly down into the sewer. �Fuck! Can it get any darker down here?�

Kelly chuckles and quickly incants a spell for light, wishing she�d had the foresight to bring a flashlight.

�That�ll work.� Faith looks at the light floating up towards the ceiling, exposing everything to a soft light.

�Got a question for you, Faith.� Kelly starts as she eases closer to where the magic was, before kneeling in front of a closed chest.

�What?� Faith growls standing over the woman.

�Are you seriously planning on sticking around?� Kelly glances up looking at the slayer with a serious look.

�Yeah.� Faith nods her head answering quietly. �This is the closest thing I�ve ever had to a home, stretch. I ain�t fuckin� leavin� here, unless I gotta.�

�Good.� Kelly quickly twists the lock, snapping it before lifting the lid looking inside, frowning at the rolled up parchment. �Why the fuck does a piece of paper have this kind of magical residue coming from it?� Kelly growls deeply, before gently picking it up. �I gotta do something to mute the magic, or every two-bit demon with the slightest magical sense is gonna come looking for this. I don�t understand why it�s just now giving off a signature.�

�Maybe somebody just brought it here to Sunnyhell?� Faith suggests.

�Possibly. Or something triggered the magic like a beacon.� Kelly closes her eyes incanting a small spell that re-directed the items magic, sort of tying ir to her own body so it will have the blocking protection of her tattoo. �Let�s go do patrol.� Kelly stands and tucks the item into a pocket inside her jacket, while pulling out the extra stakes she keeps hidden there.

�It okay for you to carry that thing around like that?� Faith questions as she quickly climbs up out of the sewer.

�Yes. I basically muted its magic.� Kelly replaces the manhole cover standing up, twisting her neck around as it cracks multiple times. Throwing her arm companionably over Faith�s shoulders, Kelly steers them towards the demons she senses. �You still feel like kicking demon ass?�

�You better fuckin� believe it.� Faith growls quietly, cracking her knuckles.

�Well, I feel four vampires up ahead. They�re all yours. If you need help, yell.� Kelly smirks down at the slayer, watching the feral gleam come in to the woman�s eyes.

Faith looks up and sees the four vampires walking towards them. �Oooh, a little entertainment is just what the doctor ordered.�

Kelly chuckles and let�s the slayer ease away from her and towards the vampires. Leaning against the building, Kelly watches silently as Faith tears into the vampires. Viciously beating the shit out of all four of them before staking them after they lay broken, no longer putting up any resistance.

Tucking her hands into her jeans, Kelly walks towards Faith. �Help any?� Kelly questions softly.

�Not much.� Faith bitches.

�Well, let�s go.� Kelly strolls through Sunnydale heading towards the next nearest demon. �Do you mind being muscle and helping us move tomorrow or the next day?� Kelly questions out of the blue.

�Huh?� Faith turns looking at the woman, confused. �Move?�

�Yep. Kind of bought a new place today. We can probably move in tomorrow afternoon. You�ll have your own room there, if you want. You can decorate it any way you see fit.� Kelly looks up at the night sky. �It�s your home, no matter what, if you like.�

�You bought a new house?� Faith shakes her head, before laughing. �What is it, you see something that you want and you get it?�

�Pretty much.� Kelly smiles down at Faith. �Got Buffy, didn�t I?� Kelly wiggles her eyebrows at the slayer. �I bet you tried your damnedest to get her yourself.�

Faith nods her head in acknowledgement to that comment. �Yeah. I hit on her a decent amount when I first came to Sunnyhell. She didn�t have a fuckin� clue.�

�That�s Buffy.� Kelly nods her head. �She�s getting better about that.� Kelly points towards a Delalino Demon. �Try not to get any of their blood on you. It burns like a bitch.�

�Thanks for the heads up.� Faith growls. �Are they easy to kill?�

�Take its head, just be careful. Their skin is pretty thick so they don�t bleed easy, but with your slayer powers, you might be able to break its skin by hitting it.� Kelly explains then watches as Faith heads in, fighting the demon, but pulling her punches and kicks.

Faith toys with the demon for ten to fifteen minutes before taking the short sword Kelly had given her earlier, to take its head as she spins quickly away from the demon.

Walking towards Kelly, Faith looks down at the blade wondering what to do with the blood on it, when Kelly throws a small rag towards her. Carefully wiping the blade down, Faith slides it out of sight while looking down at the rag she�s holding carefully.

�Just drop it. It�ll start to disintegrate in five, or so, minutes.� Kelly explains as she starts walking again.

�Kelly, what�ll happen to Riley?� Faith finally asks the question she�d been thinking about all night.

�He�ll probably serve 10 years in military prison. Then will be dishonorably discharged. That�s on the good side. He could spend longer than that in jail. And I could always drop a few words in a couple ears, to have the biggest, meanest, ass fuckingest, hung like a horse, fucker I can find for his cell mate.� Kelly snarls out.

�Remind me not to piss you off.� Faith states in stunned disbelief.

Kelly turns her gaze on Faith and nods her head. �It�s not a pretty sight.� Kelly admits.

Hey, babe. Looks like the demon has left town completely. I watched him and he never faltered or slowed. He just headed straight out of town. Buffy folds up the map.

Thanks. How are things there? Kelly questions as she turns into one of Sunnydale cemeteries, pointing towards a new grave.

�Gotcha.� Faith looks towards Kelly. �Talkin� to B?� At Kelly�s nod and smile, Faith laughs. �Ask her how Sam�s doin�.�

Babe, how�s Sam doing? Faith�s kind of worried. Kelly smiles as she watches the vampire digging himself out of the grave and Faith casually strolling over, giving him a helping hand.

She�s kind of crashed on the couch right now. I had to sneak her pain pills in her soup. Buffy chuckles looking at the curled up marine. By the way, you have one royally pissed off sister right now.

What did I do, this time? Kelly whines mentally.

You didn�t tell her you bought a new place. And that we�re not basically within spitting distance of them anymore. Buffy smirks at the few creative names Tara had called

Kelly.

Fuck me! Kelly groans. She called, didn�t she? Willow must have finally made up enough. Damn.   Kelly watches Faith as she teases the vampire

Yes, she called. Wanted to know if we wanted to get together tomorrow afternoon. I let her know we were probably going to be shifting our essentials over to the new place. Stupid me thought you might have already talked to her. Needless to say, she ripped me a new one. You�re in so much trouble. Buffy walks outside, sitting on the porch steps out back, leaving Giles and Dawn to argue over what show they wanted to watch.

Sitting down on a tombstone, Kelly pouts. How long ago did you talk to her?

About 45 minutes ago. You going to call? Buffy leans back on her elbows looking up at the night sky, opening her senses to feel where Kelly is, smiling softly as Kelly feels her and sends her back a healthy dose of love. I love you.

I better. I love you, too, babe. I don�t think we�ll be much longer. I think most of the demons went into hiding when the Tracker Demons came to town. Kelly admits watching as Faith finally stakes the vampire.

Be careful. I�ll see you in a little while. Buffy smiles as she stands up, brushing her pants before heading back into the house.

�Faith, I hate to tell you this, but most of the demons have pretty much gone to ground.� Kelly watches as Faith nods her head in acceptance. �You gonna be okay?�

�Yeah. Still got some unresolved anger, though.� Faith grumbles rolling her neck, trying to loosen up.

�You need a punching bag, or are you wanting something that fights back?� Kelly questions her lip twitching.

�Fights back.� Faith looks at Kelly questioningly.

�Okay.� Kelly strips off her jacket and her weapons, setting them down in a neat pile on the ground, glancing back to a confused Faith. �Go ahead and take your jacket and weapons off.� Kelly tells the slayer as she takes up a fighting stance, her eyes glinting merrily.

�You want me to fight you?� Faith questions, shaking her head doing as Kelly told her.

�Yes.� Kelly nods. �Show me what you got. Remember, you don�t have to hold back. I�ll let you get in some good licks.� Kelly smirks at the slayer.

�Fuck you. You won�t let me do shit. I�ll nail your ass, myself.� Faith growls, circling Kelly.

�Faith, if I don�t want you to lay a hand on me, you won�t.� Kelly softly explains keeping her eyes open.

�I don�t believe that shit.� Faith shakes her head, dropping down and doing a quick leg swipe, that Kelly hops over easily.

�How long do you want to come at me, before you admit I�m telling the truth?� Kelly ducks a quick strike of Faith�s hand before dodging the slayer�s roundhouse kick. �Come on, Faith. That the best you got?� Kelly taunts the slayer.

�Don�t fuck with me, stretch.� Faith growls coming in quick and fast, pulling out all the stops trying to take Kelly down. Throwing punch, after kick. Trying to trip her, head butt her, anything she can think of. After half an hour of trying to take Kelly down, when all that happens is a brush of Kelly�s hands, as she continuously shifts her away without hitting her or dodges her, Faith finally stops, breathing heavily.

�Do you want to make contact, or did you get your anger out?� Kelly quietly watches Faith, seeing the anger burning deep in the slayer�s eyes. Nodding her head, she gives Faith a come hither with her hand and the fight is on. Letting Faith make contact with every punch and kick, Kelly occasionally gives the slayer a gentle tap on the jaw or in the stomach, nothing that wouldn�t be gone within a few hours.

Finally feeling all the pent up anger and frustration easing out of her body, Faith raises a hand and collapses down on her knees, spent.

Kneeling down beside Faith, Kelly lifts her chin up looking into the slayer�s eyes, seeing the anger gone she smiles softly and pulls her in for a hug. �It�ll be okay, Faith. I promise.�

Faith wraps her arms around the woman�s strong back, hugging her tightly. �You know I was eleven when one of my mother�s so-called boyfriend raped me. She didn�t believe me when I told her. When she finally caught him doing the deed, she told me that I deserved it. That I asked for it, all I was gonna be good for was a fuckin� whore, so I might as well get used to it.� Faith starts shaking, finally breaking down and crying.

Kelly eases her body so it�s leaning against a headstone and pulls the slayer onto her lap, wrapping her arms tightly around the woman, letting her finally get out the pain and heartache she�s kept inside her for the past ten years. Resting her cheek on top of the slayer�s head, Kelly strokes the woman�s back, helping her finally start to calm. �I�m sorry.� Kelly softly states, her heart going out to the woman in her arms. �Do you know whether or not he�s still around?�

�I doubt it. I found out Mom died of a drug overdose when I finally decided to check up on her, when I went back a couple years ago. Didn�t really hear anything about the bastard. Just one of her regular johns.� Faith admits wiping her face and nose with the sleeve of her shirt.

�Then you lived on the streets?� Kelly watches as Faith nods before looking down and laughing quietly.

�B�s gonna be pissed if you tell her about me being all curled up against ya�.� Faith smiles as she shifts to sit beside Kelly.

�No, she won�t.� Kelly tosses her arm over Faith�s shoulders. �You know it. If she isn�t going to get mad about you having your hands all over my body earlier tonight, do you honestly think she�ll get mad about you being curled up in my arms?�

Faith smirks shaking her head. �You know you ain�t right in the head, don�t�cha?�

�That�s a given. How you feeling?� Kelly becomes serious glancing at the slayer.

�Surprisingly better.� Faith admits as she takes inventory of her mental state, realizing it felt like a huge chunk of shit had been knocked away, with her letting out the pain and anger that had built up for so long. �Thanks, Kelly.� Faith offers quietly.

�You�re welcome. If you ever feel the need to vent, or just talk, let me know.� Kelly squeezes her shoulders gently before slowly standing. �Now, I need to call Tara so I can get my ass chewed out.� Kelly mutters frowning, as she pulls her phone out of her pocket.

�Why�s she gonna chew you out?� Faith questions standing, tucking away her weapons before tugging her jacket back on, groaning as she feels a soreness in her ribs where Kelly thumped her a little harder than she meant to. �Damn, I�m glad you were pulling your fuckin� punches. I�d be a little bloody stain on the ground, if you hadn�t.�

�Did I hurt you?� Kelly questions, her eyes suddenly filled with worry. �I tried to make sure I didn�t hit you too hard.�

�Nah, I�m okay. Just one of the punches hit my ribs a little hard, they ain�t broke or nothing�, but they�re a little tender.� Faith smiles reassuringly at the tall woman.

�Damn, I�m sorry.� Kelly winces in apology.

�Forget it.� Faith waves a hand. �You gonna call T-bear?�

Kelly raises an eyebrow in surprise at the slayer. �T-bear?�

�Don�t ask me. I called her Tare-bear before, when we were dealin� with the First. Got shortened to T-bear.� Faith smirks at the confused woman.

�And she says I�m the one that ain�t right.� Kelly grumbles punching the phone number, waiting quietly for Tara to pick up the phone. �Hey, Willow�.Yeah, yeah, I heard. Is she there?�.� Kelly winces and pulls the phone away from her ear as Tara yells at her. �Damn, Tare! I�m sorry. Buffy didn�t tell me she told you about the demons�Well, there wasn�t anything�� Kelly�s shoulders slump as she listens to Tara yelling at her about how she just got her back and didn�t want her, doing stupid shit to get hurt. �But, Sis, that�s just it. I get hurt but it heals literally seconds later�No! I�m not kidding, here ask Faith.� Kelly looks at Faith with pleading eyes. �Tell her, please.�

Faith laughs at the tall woman�s look. Accepting the phone, she shakes her head. �Hey, T-Bear�She�s serious as a heart attack�Yeah, she literally let me just use her as a punching bag and she ain�t got a scratch on her�I�m serious�Yeah, here ya� go.� Faith hands the phone back to Kelly, chuckling.

�Hey, Sis.� Kelly silently listens to Tara, kicking the ground like a chastised kid. �I�m sorry. It won�t happen again, I promise.� Kelly whimpers quietly into the phone. �Well, you said you�d call us when Willow finished making amends�Okay, that�s no excuse and you have a right to be pissed�As soon as we get ready to head to the new place I�ll call, so you can come too�.I promise�.Yes, I know I have major sucking up to do�Love you, too.� Kelly�s head falls down so her chin is on her chest as she tucks her phone away. �I made Tara yell. She never yells.�

Faith shakes her head before reaching up and rubbing Kelly�s head. �Come on, Stretch. She won�t be mad at you for long. But you did a major fuck-up, by not telling her about what was goin� on.�

�Don�t I know it.� Kelly grumbles. �Let�s go home. I feel like being fucked silly.� Kelly smirks starting to jog towards the house.

�Oh, yeah. She�s gonna be fucked silly, and I�m gonna crash because I�m fuckin� beat.� Faith whines, actually surprised as she feels almost drained.

�Sorry.� Kelly chuckles glancing over at the slayer.

�Nah, don�t be. I think it�s as much a mental release, as it was the physical.� Faith admits. �I owe you, thanks.�

�No you don�t. I�ll be there for you if you need me, just remember that. Okay?� Kelly glances at Faith as they jog up Revello Drive.

�I gotcha.� Faith nods seriously at the tall woman. �Same goes for you. You need somebody to bitch at, let me know.�

�Deal.� Kelly grins. �Now, I should go around back and strip all this crap off, throwing it in the trash. Can you let Buffy know?�

�What? Why don�t you do your mind thingy?� Faith questions watching as Kelly heads around to the back of the house.

�I�m here. Not much sense in it.� Kelly admits. �Plus you�re going inside.� Kelly shrugs as she walks around the corner of the house.

�Fuckin� strange.� Faith shakes her head as she heads inside.
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