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The Black Rose

By: jo29
folder -Buffy the Vampire Slayer › FemmeSlash - Female/Female › Buffy/Faith
Rating: Adult +
Chapters: 10
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Chapter 10

Authors Note - Thank you to all who have read and reviewed. I hope this final chapter lives up to your expectations.


The Black Rose

Chapter 10

Buffy drove passed the burning warehouses, watching as firemen tried in vain to gain control over the flames. They had heard the explosion from the office, Gloria had told her the company owned the buildings over there and that the only person that could be doing this would be Faith.

Her eyes wandered around the streets looking for Faith, the first explosion hadn’t been more than fifteen minutes ago, more building had gone up in smoke since then so Faith had to be around here somewhere. Buffy had hoped that she would pick up Faith's essence now she knew she was the slayer. All the rage inside her had dissipated as she frantically tried to find her. She couldn’t help the smirk as she watched vampires launching themselves from burning buildings only to be dusted by the morning sunlight.

Seeing the taillights of Faith’s SUV turning left up ahead, she pushed harder on the accelerator, not wanting to lose her in the maze of buildings. Adrenaline coursed through her body, the familiar growl of the dark rage inside her stirring, wanting to ram the car from the road, dragging Faith’s battered body from the wreckage to choke her.

She pushed the feeling deep down, thinking of what if it were her in Faith's situation growing up, raised by the evil you were born to fight against, would Faith be who she was if she had had the slayer life? She would never know if there was any good left in the dark slayer unless she looked into those eyes.

Faith got out of the car outside the Bronze, holding one arm across her chest, she heaved a large bag from the back seat and went inside. Buffy pulled the car around the back of the club, making her way up the fire escape to the third floor window, she climbed inside. Cautiously she made her way down the hallways to the balcony above the main bar area. Hearing many voices below her she crouched low and watched, as Faith stood on the stage, addressing the vampires crowding the floor.

“Some of you know who I am, some of you think you know who I am. I have asked you all here today for a reason. Firstly I'm going to tell you all a little story. My name is Faith Lehane.” Buffy watched as the crowd mumbled amongst themselves, she saw as Faith used a table to steady herself and collect her thoughts, watching as the pain grew on her face.

“The master taught me very well, taking me in when I was young, teaching me the ways of the slayer, then using me against the very heritage I was supposed to protect. He died at my hands, since then you have all been working for me, some of you loyally, some not.” Faith’s gaze picked out Tom from the crowd. “As you all know there has been a new slayer in town for some time now, the master once told me to keep my friends close but my enemies closer. I gave the order for the slayers girl to be damaged in order for me to get close to her. I befriended her under false pretence in order to finally plot her destruction.” Faith paused as she drew breath and waited for the crowd to calm. “I was born to be a slayer, to fight against evil, not create it. So as I have changed so must you all.”

Faith stumbled gripping her side as blood poured from her wounds, soaking her shirt. The news and the sight of fresh slayer blood had the crowd excited, a few brave vamps stepped forward “Looks like you’re in no condition to change us slayer.” Faith pulled the gun from her holster and shot him with a dart. “You missed.” He hissed at her, a second later his flesh burned from where the dart hit him, spreading quickly over his body. The other vamps stepped away from him as he screamed and turned to ash.

“As I said; I'm here to put right what I wronged.” Faith hoped that the sub contractor had been as good as she was told he was, the new system she had installed hadn’t been fully tested yet. She pushed a button on a small control panel she had wrapped around her wrist. Loud clicks now filled the room as doors locked shut into place securing everyone inside. “Rock n Roll.” Faith smirked as she pushed another button then threw the control across the room. Some of the more alert vamps knew what was happening tried desperately to escape. Faith laughed out loud as she watched the anger, and panic across their faces. It took a few seconds for the sprinklers to turn on.

Buffy didn’t move from her position, she watched as vamps exploded beneath her, the tanks of holy water emptied through the sprinkler system, taking out any vamp not quick enough to take cover. She watched as Faith armed her pain ravaged body with a bow and arrow, taking out the hiding vamps. She watched as a few of them jumped her, beating her to the ground and stomping all over her body. The sprinklers now empty, vamps crowded her, each getting their own kicks and punches in battering the rogue slayers body.

“Enough.” Toms voice boomed around the bar. The vamps backed off Faith's crumpled body. “She's mine.” Tom strode over, picking Faith up by her collar, her head lolling on her shoulders as she tried to focus. “You’re mine slayer.”

Faith laughed as she dropped what she was holding to the floor between them. Tom looked down, throwing the slayer out into the room then dove over the back of the stage as the grenade exploded, taking out the rest of the vamps. Buffy stood up searching through the chaos below, she saw Faith broken body looking up to her. Leaping over the balcony she landed next to her, bending down, she brushed the hair from Faith's bloodied face their eyes meeting “B?” Faith’s voice was low and gravely before she passed out.

“Slayer.” Tom leapt to the stage.

Buffy turned to him. “I’ll be with you in one minute.” Then turned back to Faith, checking for a pulse. Satisfied she would live, she returned her attention to the taunting vamp on the stage.

“You must be Buffy.” He laughed “Your girlfriend sure did scream a lot for you. What kept you by the way?” He smirked “Bet she would have tasted so sweet.”

Buffy stalked her way to the stage, each step the fire inside burned. The dark fury raging inside, her thoughts of Alex, and of Faith consuming her, she leapt to the stage in front of him.

“Got rid of one slayer, you won’t be a problem.” He hissed at her.

Buffy smirked, moving in quickly, she grabbed the vampire, lifting him from the floor “She's not dead,” she nodded to Faith. “And I’ve only just been born.” She turned back to face him, as an evil smirk played over her mouth, the colour draining from her eyes.

Finis

Jx

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