The Black Rose
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-Buffy the Vampire Slayer › FemmeSlash - Female/Female › Buffy/Faith
Rating:
Adult +
Chapters:
10
Views:
2,855
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4
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Currently Reading:
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Chapter 2
The Black Rose
Chapter 2
Alex pulled the car slowly down the bumpy driveway to the front of the derelict house. “Buffy I'm not sure about this place, we haven’t been inside and already I can tell you this place needs some major work.”
Buffy looked over to her and her mind blinked back to when they first met, when Alex had stumbled upon her kicking major vampire ass in the woods on Alex’s parents estate in England.
She unclipped her seat belt leaning over and kissing Alex on the cheek. “We can make it a home, there's no one better than you with wood, not even Xander. Anyway I love it even in this state, that’s gotta count for something, right?”
Alex smiled “Let’s take a look around.” She got the note pad and pen from the glove box. “See what needs doing.”
Alex made a list of all the external repairs that the house needed, rating them from 1 to 5 in priority. “I guess there's not that much outside, it's mostly just retreating all the wood. You’re sure the council are going to pay for this?”
“They want me to move to the hellmouth, they gotta pay. And as a bonus they left a nice little nest egg in our bank for the repairs. Not just that but I won’t have to get a regular job while I'm here.”
“Wow someone give the council a lobotomy or something?”
“I told them straight, well Giles told them straight, either they start to treat me with respect and pay for all the things I need to keep evil at bay, or I don’t save the world ever again.”
Alex laughed “Remind me to thank him next time we see him.” She sat on the step below, leaning her arms over Buffy's legs “You’re beautiful.”
Buffy smiled “I love you.” She leaned down to gently lay a kiss on her lips. “Can I call them then?”
“Sure.” Alex handed Buffy her cell phone.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
“Simpson Property Developments, Gloria speaking how may I help you?”
“Hi. My name’s Buffy Summers, you own a property on the outskirts of Sunnydale on Orchard Grove. I was just wondering if it was still for sale?” She heard the receptionist hitting the keys on the computer.
“I’m sorry I don’t seem to have that address on my system. Are you sure it's on Orchard Grove?”
“Surely am.” There was more clicking of keys.
“Miss Summers would you mind holding the line? I’ll just check with my boss.”
“Sure.” Cheesy music began to play over the line.
“Hello Miss Summers, my name’s Faith. I hear you’re interested in the house out on Orchard Grove?”
“Yep.” The excitement lifting her spirit “I know you don’t have the for sale sign up anymore but I was here a few months ago. It doesn’t look like anyone has moved in and I really want this place.”
The sweet, soft voice sent a shiver through Faith's body “I’m afraid the seller took it off the market. Said they couldn’t part with the place, too many memories. I’m very sorry.”
“Oh.”
Faith could hear the disappointment in the voice on the other end of the phone. “I’m sure I could find you something else, maybe here in town, that’d be to your satisfaction Miss Summers. If you’d like to come into the office?”
“I really want this place, is there no way I could talk to the owner? Maybe I can change their mind. I can pay whatever they’re asking.”
“That information’s confidential Miss Summers.” Her next sentence surprised her as it escaped her mouth “Tell you what, I’ll have a word with the owner, she’s a personal friend of mine, and call you back as soon as I know. How’s that?”
“We’d really like that, thank you.” Buffy's excitement returned.
“No guarantee’s but I’ll do my best. Bye Miss Summers.”
“Bye.”
Faith hung up the phone, surprised at her quickness to please someone she’d never met, the smile never leaving her as she called her secretary. “Gloria.”
Gloria came into the office “I wasn’t sure what to do.”
“That’s okay you did the right thing, I'm going to handle this one personally. Could you run these papers over to Ashworths, I want them signed today or they know the consequences.”
“Sure.” Gloria took the papers from the desk. “Everything alright?”
Faith smiled “Five by Five. Take the rest of the day off after you’re done with that. I can finish up here.”
“Thanks.” Gloria was in her late fifties she had been by Faith's side since she had taken over the corporation. She had seen a lot of things most don’t see and live to tell, she never asked questions and never pried into business or questioned Faith’s orders. She was paid a lot of money to answer the phone and be polite to customers. Sometimes she would be asked to run personal errands like dry cleaning or shopping but no matter where she was sent everyone treated her with respect, seldom did she have to pay for small items. Gifts that arrived at the office for Faith trying to buy her affections, Gloria got to keep. Over the years her jewellery collection had become very lavish, and she’d probably eaten her own weight ten times over in chocolates.
After Gloria had left Faith locked the main door, and retired to her office pouring herself a large Jack Daniels over ice. She sat in her chair looking out into the night sky trying to put a face to the sweet voice she’d heard over the phone. Her thoughts drifted to the old house, memories she hadn’t wanted to completely lose resided in those walls. She hadn’t been out there for some months her work kept her here in Sunnydale most of the time. The room in the upstairs of the Bronze had been converted for her years ago and had proven more than enough for her busy schedule. Keeping her identity secret meant she could move freely through the underworld employing vamps and demons to do the more dirty side of her business with no trace to her or the company.
Saskia had proven her loyalty to Faith on many occasions, her reward to share the brunettes bed more than once. Finishing her drink she tapped two on the speed dial. “Sass it's me, any news?”
“Nothing much, no ones got close enough and lived. I’ll call when I have something more concrete.”
“Sass, be careful. I don’t have a good feeling about this one.”
“Always am boss.”
Faith’s thoughts still centred on the image she had created in her head of Miss Summers “I’ll be at the club later, see you there.”
“Sure boss.” Saskia hung up.
Faith’s eyes fixed on the folder in front of her. Orchard grove had been in her possession since her parents died over ten years ago. She thumbed open the folder, punching in Buffy's cell number on the phone pad. She recognised the voice immediately as Buffy answered, a smile found the corner of her mouth. “Miss Summers it's Faith, just to let you know I’ve talked to the owner and I have the keys here for you to take a look inside, then we can discuss a price.”
“Yay! When?” Buffy shrill excitement made Faith pull the phone away from her ear slightly.
“Tomorrow, around ten?”
“We’ll be there. Alex isn’t gonna believe this.”
“Alex?”
“My girlfriend Alex, she’s been telling me all day not to get my hopes up. Thanks Faith you just made me the happiest woman in town.”
“You need to see the inside first Miss Summers.”
“Call me Buffy. I keep looking round for my mother when you say Miss Summers.”
“Ok Buffy, I’ll meet you at the house tomorrow at ten. Bye.” Faith hung up smiling to herself, The sound of Buffy's voice left her feeling excited low down inside. The mention of Alex hadn’t deterred Faith, most of her conquests had been in relationships. This made sex so much easier to deal with when she knew they were already attached.
TBC…
Jx
Chapter 2
Alex pulled the car slowly down the bumpy driveway to the front of the derelict house. “Buffy I'm not sure about this place, we haven’t been inside and already I can tell you this place needs some major work.”
Buffy looked over to her and her mind blinked back to when they first met, when Alex had stumbled upon her kicking major vampire ass in the woods on Alex’s parents estate in England.
She unclipped her seat belt leaning over and kissing Alex on the cheek. “We can make it a home, there's no one better than you with wood, not even Xander. Anyway I love it even in this state, that’s gotta count for something, right?”
Alex smiled “Let’s take a look around.” She got the note pad and pen from the glove box. “See what needs doing.”
Alex made a list of all the external repairs that the house needed, rating them from 1 to 5 in priority. “I guess there's not that much outside, it's mostly just retreating all the wood. You’re sure the council are going to pay for this?”
“They want me to move to the hellmouth, they gotta pay. And as a bonus they left a nice little nest egg in our bank for the repairs. Not just that but I won’t have to get a regular job while I'm here.”
“Wow someone give the council a lobotomy or something?”
“I told them straight, well Giles told them straight, either they start to treat me with respect and pay for all the things I need to keep evil at bay, or I don’t save the world ever again.”
Alex laughed “Remind me to thank him next time we see him.” She sat on the step below, leaning her arms over Buffy's legs “You’re beautiful.”
Buffy smiled “I love you.” She leaned down to gently lay a kiss on her lips. “Can I call them then?”
“Sure.” Alex handed Buffy her cell phone.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
“Simpson Property Developments, Gloria speaking how may I help you?”
“Hi. My name’s Buffy Summers, you own a property on the outskirts of Sunnydale on Orchard Grove. I was just wondering if it was still for sale?” She heard the receptionist hitting the keys on the computer.
“I’m sorry I don’t seem to have that address on my system. Are you sure it's on Orchard Grove?”
“Surely am.” There was more clicking of keys.
“Miss Summers would you mind holding the line? I’ll just check with my boss.”
“Sure.” Cheesy music began to play over the line.
“Hello Miss Summers, my name’s Faith. I hear you’re interested in the house out on Orchard Grove?”
“Yep.” The excitement lifting her spirit “I know you don’t have the for sale sign up anymore but I was here a few months ago. It doesn’t look like anyone has moved in and I really want this place.”
The sweet, soft voice sent a shiver through Faith's body “I’m afraid the seller took it off the market. Said they couldn’t part with the place, too many memories. I’m very sorry.”
“Oh.”
Faith could hear the disappointment in the voice on the other end of the phone. “I’m sure I could find you something else, maybe here in town, that’d be to your satisfaction Miss Summers. If you’d like to come into the office?”
“I really want this place, is there no way I could talk to the owner? Maybe I can change their mind. I can pay whatever they’re asking.”
“That information’s confidential Miss Summers.” Her next sentence surprised her as it escaped her mouth “Tell you what, I’ll have a word with the owner, she’s a personal friend of mine, and call you back as soon as I know. How’s that?”
“We’d really like that, thank you.” Buffy's excitement returned.
“No guarantee’s but I’ll do my best. Bye Miss Summers.”
“Bye.”
Faith hung up the phone, surprised at her quickness to please someone she’d never met, the smile never leaving her as she called her secretary. “Gloria.”
Gloria came into the office “I wasn’t sure what to do.”
“That’s okay you did the right thing, I'm going to handle this one personally. Could you run these papers over to Ashworths, I want them signed today or they know the consequences.”
“Sure.” Gloria took the papers from the desk. “Everything alright?”
Faith smiled “Five by Five. Take the rest of the day off after you’re done with that. I can finish up here.”
“Thanks.” Gloria was in her late fifties she had been by Faith's side since she had taken over the corporation. She had seen a lot of things most don’t see and live to tell, she never asked questions and never pried into business or questioned Faith’s orders. She was paid a lot of money to answer the phone and be polite to customers. Sometimes she would be asked to run personal errands like dry cleaning or shopping but no matter where she was sent everyone treated her with respect, seldom did she have to pay for small items. Gifts that arrived at the office for Faith trying to buy her affections, Gloria got to keep. Over the years her jewellery collection had become very lavish, and she’d probably eaten her own weight ten times over in chocolates.
After Gloria had left Faith locked the main door, and retired to her office pouring herself a large Jack Daniels over ice. She sat in her chair looking out into the night sky trying to put a face to the sweet voice she’d heard over the phone. Her thoughts drifted to the old house, memories she hadn’t wanted to completely lose resided in those walls. She hadn’t been out there for some months her work kept her here in Sunnydale most of the time. The room in the upstairs of the Bronze had been converted for her years ago and had proven more than enough for her busy schedule. Keeping her identity secret meant she could move freely through the underworld employing vamps and demons to do the more dirty side of her business with no trace to her or the company.
Saskia had proven her loyalty to Faith on many occasions, her reward to share the brunettes bed more than once. Finishing her drink she tapped two on the speed dial. “Sass it's me, any news?”
“Nothing much, no ones got close enough and lived. I’ll call when I have something more concrete.”
“Sass, be careful. I don’t have a good feeling about this one.”
“Always am boss.”
Faith’s thoughts still centred on the image she had created in her head of Miss Summers “I’ll be at the club later, see you there.”
“Sure boss.” Saskia hung up.
Faith’s eyes fixed on the folder in front of her. Orchard grove had been in her possession since her parents died over ten years ago. She thumbed open the folder, punching in Buffy's cell number on the phone pad. She recognised the voice immediately as Buffy answered, a smile found the corner of her mouth. “Miss Summers it's Faith, just to let you know I’ve talked to the owner and I have the keys here for you to take a look inside, then we can discuss a price.”
“Yay! When?” Buffy shrill excitement made Faith pull the phone away from her ear slightly.
“Tomorrow, around ten?”
“We’ll be there. Alex isn’t gonna believe this.”
“Alex?”
“My girlfriend Alex, she’s been telling me all day not to get my hopes up. Thanks Faith you just made me the happiest woman in town.”
“You need to see the inside first Miss Summers.”
“Call me Buffy. I keep looking round for my mother when you say Miss Summers.”
“Ok Buffy, I’ll meet you at the house tomorrow at ten. Bye.” Faith hung up smiling to herself, The sound of Buffy's voice left her feeling excited low down inside. The mention of Alex hadn’t deterred Faith, most of her conquests had been in relationships. This made sex so much easier to deal with when she knew they were already attached.
TBC…
Jx