Happy To Bleed For You

Samsoneia-pronounced as (Sam-Sone-Knee-Ah) I know but Leonidus was taken for 300 so get over it.


(Spov)

Imagine that you're chasing the love of your life playing tag and you're it. Your love decides that it would be fun to run over
to the other side of town so she cuts across the railroad tracks to get there faster. You're looking for her when suddenly you
hear a scream and you take off running without a second thought. As she comes into view you see she is getting attacked by a
bear that will probably rip her guts out in a single swipe. You're freaking out so bad that you forget about your slightly big
biker boots and as you're crossing your foot falls through and gets stuck inbetween the tracks. You're freaking cause your life
is getting cornered by the bear,and if that wasn't enough you hear the oh so familiar whistle of roaring train in close proximity
to where you are. The monster sized train appears right in front of you,you know you have to move but you can't and instead you
freeze and all you can do is wait for it to hit you.

That's how I feel. Faith's voice is loud,telling me to get out of the way,but the whistle is overpowering her and drowning out
all other sound. It's funny though because I'm thinking about who would win in a fight, Elmo or Chucky? I'm also wondering if
Faith stole my brown leather jacket,cause if she did I want to see her in it. Almost there Sam...

Impact...


(Fpov)
My body cringes,the only way to describe Vlad's body smashing into Sammy's is Paul Bunyun's axe against a regular toothpick,a
mouse getting stepped on by an elephant,a sledge hammer against already shattered glass. I never knew a human body could fly
through the air like that,looking like a rag doll getting tossed around,now I do. It had escaped my notice earlier but now as
Sammy slumps down,a trail of crimson liquid following her,I see the cave wall was jagged with rocks and points.

I think I've been staring forever,frozen and totally blank when suddenly Buffy comes crashing into me just in time to save me
from getting decapitated.

"Move it Faith!" she shouts at me,keeping an eye on Vlad who is standing over Sam or what's left of her.

Vlad catches my eye before nudging Sammy's stomach with the tip of his boot. There's a strangled groan followed by a gurgling
sound deep in her throat. She opens her mouth to have a heave send blood gushing out down her chin and on Vlad's ivory boots.
A grin spreads over his features,his eyes hungry and blood red.

"You fucking bastard I'm going to rip your head off of your damn shoulders." I growl through my clentched teeth.

"Oh how sad,I killed the slayer's lover. Well,she's not dead...yet. I wi-Ahhgh!"

'Score for me.' I think watching Vlad's face sizzel like bacon. Thank G for holy water. This is the perfect oppurtunity,Buffy
runs full force and drop kicks him on the back of the head,and I think Vlad is surprised because he gasp as his chin snaps into
his chest. "That's ganna leave a bruise." I comment,catching him with a double roundhouse kick followed by a succession of jabs,
right crosses and Buffy chicken kicks.

"He's not that strong." Buffy shouts over the noise of our fist in sync connecting with his face.

"Don't jinx-" Vlad lands a teeth shattering blow to Buffy and she sets sail across the room landing on her back with a grunt.
"it." I knee Vlad in the groin,not even a god vampire can hack that one,and run to assist Buffy,but she flip kicks back up,
the right side of her face already a mean black color.

"Ouchie. That hurt somewhat." she winces.

"I bet it did." I roll my eyes at her. Not a good idea. Vlad disappears from my sight. "Where is he?" I back into the wall to
avoid any attacks from behind.

"I don't know. Crap this sucks!" In the blink of an eye Buffy is hurled into the alter,a loud pop filling the room when she
lands on her leg. "Oh my god damnit!" she shrieks,sweat pouring already from her pale face.

"Buffy what happened?" I ask but not daring to move from my spot against the wall.

"My-my leg is broken. Damnit oh my god Faith we have to get out of here!"

In all my days I thought I knew Buffy better than anyone else. But here she is telling me to run,filled with a panic unlike
anything I've ever seen. I've said once and I'll say it again. EVERYONE IS JUST FULL OF SURPRISES. B probably forgot a little
something so I'll remind her.

"Buffy slayer,hello."

"This won't heal in ten seconds Faith!" She's shouting. "Maybe ten days!"

"I may be a slayer but I only have two arms."

"What are you talking about?" B is about to start crying.

"Buffy,Sam."

"We're dead,we're dead,oh my god this is it we-Faith watch out!"

"Huh?" I look over my shoulder and...full fury of hell bitch slap with the nails that sends me rocketing into the cave wall face
first,bummer. "Ah shit that was a cheap shot." I rub my neck,I think I broke something too and I'm not just talking about my
ego.

Vlad towers over me,looking down at me that's got me thinking if looks could kill. He brings his hand over his mouth and licks
the blood off of his long nails. That's when I realize the three long gashes slanted across my neck,whoopie! "You don't care
about your lover do you?"

"What!?! You have no fucking clue what you're saying!" One thing is to kill me,it's totally different to critize my love for my
girl.

"If you did you would be on your knees begging right now. Look at her."

I struggle until I get to my very unstable legs and I use the wall as a support. "I'm not being neglectful but um...immortal
girlfriend you know,kinda hard to kill,not possible to kill actually,did you forget or something,old age give you old timers?"

"Faith help!"

Man that dude is fast. I snap my head around to see Buffy dangling from the front of her shirt,Vlad's hand keeping her up.
"I did not forget. But you forgot slayers are not. Your friend here is not immortal."

Oh shit...B.


(Spov)

So what's the good thing about being two seconds from being dead? Your mind is fucked up that you can't even tell what you're
feeling,everything is just a weird tingle. It's awesome being numb when just about everything in you body but your teeth is broken. Okay at least my cool white teeth are still intact,that's good,I love my smile at least the medical examiner won't be
grossed out by my mouth.

Alrighty then. I thought I was passed out or something. Or at least I thought my eyes were shut tight,really tight. Maybe not.
There's this exceptionally white light before me and in it is a silhouette of a female. Faith or Buffy maybe. Or maybe not.
I can't really tell. I wish I could move right now,this is making me really really really uncomfortable to say the very least.
Who the hell is it?


(npov)

The silhouette stepped out of the light and now it was just regular light. The figure was a woman. Her shining jet black hair
rode past her waist in soft curls,confidence oozing out of every pore of her slender body with each step she took. Trademark
grey eyes sad and hurt as she took in the body of the similar girl slumped against the bloody wall.

"Sam...you're so reckless." her voice creaked with the intensity of her sorrow. She kneeled next to Sammy,and snatched her hand
back when Sam winced at her light touch on her neck.

"Aunt C-...Claire...hey." she smiled but instead it came out a bloody grimace,eyes dull and clouded.

Claire smoothed her hair back tenderly. Her soft whispers soothing,like a lazy spring breeze on a warm sunny day. "Why are you
so reckless Samsoneia?"

Sam's eyes snapped open,her mouth falling agap,"What-what did you...Samsoneia? Claire are-are you upset?" she stuttered,feeling
like a child under her gaze. She was painfully aware now. She could hear Faith's heaving breatheing and Buffy's swearing and Vlad's low throaty chuckles

"Did you forget your real name?"

"No. I just...you only call me that when you're upset."

Claire took her battered hand in her own,rubbing a small circle on her wrist with her thumb. "Sam I am upset." she confessed.
"I didn't want to see you so soon. In fact,I didn't want to see you at all."

Sammy knew what she meant,had Vlad really hit her that hard? "No. I'm not dead Claire. I can hear the fight going on so I'm not
dead. I'm just-I'm just-"

Claire raised a finger to silence her. "You're not dead. You know why? Because first you have to make a choice Samsoneia. You
have to choose,but you have to do so wisely,alot depends on your answer."

Sammy nodded,a tingling buzzing sound at the back of her mind,what the was that?

"Sam you're not an immortal anymore.But...you have powers."

"Powers? Claire I-"

"They are dormant. Remember when I told you that you were meant for something great?"

"Yeah," Sam chuckles," by that I thought you meant I would discover the cure to AIDS or cancer,not become a demon punching bag."
she tried to lighten the mood. However Claire's pitiful hurt expression turned that off like a light switch. "Sorry."

Claire bit her lip,much like she was right now and rubbed up and down her arm nervously. "Your powers,they can stop Vlad Sam. All
I have to do is activate them."

"Okay lets do it then. That pretty boy needs a lesson-"

"It's not that simple. Here comes the hard part Samsoneia,this is where you decide what happens. You can come with me and be
rewarded by the powers that be for your deeds. Then you could finally reside in your father's kingdom as princess where the only
thing you would have to worry about is which feastroom to dine in and never know the meaning of the word pain again...Or you
can stay as you are,return unchanged in exception for your dormant powers now being fully awoken. It is for you to decide,
you must see with the eyes of your heart Samsoneia."

Sam bowed her head deep in concentration. On one hand she had always wanted to meet her birth father,the righteous Crow as they
called him. The fair and kind ruler who had won not only land but the hearts of many. She wished to see her mother whom Claire
said was the most beautiful,kindess,most tender goddess ever to rule the land of Neia. There were also her sibblings like
Demetri the gentle one,Zeon the charmer,Aries the wise and middle child of the three sisters,and Areil the seducer whom had the likeness of their mother as much as she did. Areil was also the oldest of them,she herself was the youngest child, Samsoneia,love
passion,and the exact replica of their mother and father.

She would have to be crazy to turn down an offer like that. Crazy or in love. On the other hand there was Faith. How many nights
had she prayed for a chance to be with her? For just one chance to show her that not everyone was a villian or evil bad guy?
How many times had she longed to wipe away unshed tears from her eyes,to touch her and feel her? Faith had taught her something
very important. Love hurt,but in the end it would always be worth it. If in the end she was still Faith's and Faith was still
hers,if they could sit together and watch a movie,if they could take a walk down the side of the beach,if they could share a
coke,if they could simply hold hands silently under a starry sky and full moon...anything and everything was worth it. A kingdom
was just land,a crown is just material,a name is just a way to be called. Faith is her love...there really is no other hand to
outweigh it.

"Samsoneia?" Claire broke her out of her thoughts with her gentle voice. A single look in her eyes and she knew the decision.
She nodded wisely,"Crow is so proud of you,I am. Your choice will not go unrewarded Samsoneia,sooner or later you will meet the
family of Neia."

"And sooner or later they'll meet the family of Lehane." she smiled at her.

"That they will my girl,that they will." Claire waved her hand,the whitelight reappearing behind her. "Sammy,this will hurt."
she warned placing her hand over her chest.

"It's worth it." she replied,closing her eyes. Immediately there was a feeling like electricity running through her body and it
left a pulsing burning pain deep within. She could tell she was clentching her teeth,her jaw was locked and it was getting
sore. The first five seconds she could bare it,within the next ten she was writhing on the ground,spitting blood and yowling like
a runover cat. "Claire..." she whimpered unable to even move now. But she could feel,boy could she feel. Just when a blackness
started seeping into her mind she felt Claire take her hand in hers.

"You're my baby girl...I love you Sam."

Sam felt her heart speed up by at least twenty beats. 'Claire.' All this time she had searched for a way to get to her family
when her mother had been there all along,taking her step by step and watching over her.

"Heh...we do look alike."

The void consumed her,the darkness became a haven,and everything became nothing.