Time Spin

Authors Note: Yeah I know the last few chapters are a little depressing or whatever but just go with it.



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Raya sat in her parked car for what seemed like an hour. She had left the bar, driven home and here she was. She couldn’t move, it was a strange feeling. She didn’t know what to do. This was probably the first time in her life she didn’t know what to do for her daughter.



She had always protected her pack, watching over Horus when he had been shot, calming Asher when Andrew had nearly died in labor, kissing Brigitte scrapes and cuts, helping the twins build a fort and taking the fall when they had accidently broken one to many windows that summer they had decided they wanted to be professional ball players.



David was the hardest child to know by far, he was so much like Horus had been as a child. He was so quiet and stubborn, always going off on his own and very touchy about his things. Skye though…she had ALWAYS known what to do for Skye. She was the one Skye went to when she had her first crush, something that shocked Raya to no end because shed always assumed Faith was the parent for matters of the heart.



She could still remember watching Skye climb up the tree in the front yard, she could still remember the edgy excitement last year when Faith and she had taught there daughter to drive. She remembered fighting with her as well…the girl had always loved partying and sneaking out, and she would like to think she caught her every time but she wasn’t an idiot.



She thought over the last year, so much had happened, Giles was sick, Andrew was pregnant again, and Buffy was back and how. Laughing softly she remembered the shock she had had along with everyone else when she had first met the redheaded woman and the two small children. And now…Skye.



Sighing she grudgingly admitted that this was one of those times she couldn’t help Skye. Not in the way she wanted to anyway. She wanted to be able to protect her child from the world but she couldn’t do it forever. She had just hoped she would have a little longer.



Sighing she pulled the keys out of the ignition and climbed out of her jeep. Walking up the pathway and into the house she stopped and smiled as she watched Faith take small sips of her JD&Coke while she cleaned up the days mess.



She would help her wife but first she needed to do something. Walking up the stairs she fought her motherly instincts and opened the door to her daughter’s room.



Flipping the light, she ignored the thoroughly pissed look Skye sent her.



“Get up.” Raya stepped into the room and opened the closet and pulled out one of the only shirts that were hung up. Her daughter was a notoriously messy girl. That would change shortly she was sure.



“What…what’re you doing?” Skye asked sleepily. Raya ignored the small waft of whiskey she smelled on the girls breathe.



Walking over she pulled back the covers and dropped her clothes down on Skye’s lap. They girl looked at the clothes confused and then up at her mother.



“Were going slaying.” Raya figured that was as good an excuse as any. Any other time she would enjoy the look of astonishment on Skye’s face but right now she had to get them moving.



“What. Why?”



“Do you REALLY want me to change my mind” Raya quipped playfully. Skye shook her head and pulled on the dark clothes her mother had given her.” Go to the weapons closet and pull out the Egyptian dagger and meet me downstairs in ten minutes. Got it?” Leaving before she could get an answer she went downstairs and prayed it would only take ten minutes to talk Faith into this.



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Skye stared stupidly for a moment before jumping to her feet and pulling her clothes on, feeling more alive than she had in days she pulled her dirty hair back into a loose braid and went to the closet and dug out the dagger of Osiris she knew her mother was talking about.



Heading down the stairs she stopped when she heard her parents arguing.



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“NO! You can’t do that you know this is dangerous.” Faith tried to keep her voice level but the small drink she had had and the impossibly reckless plan Raya had just told her was pissing her off.



“Faith please just…trust me. PLEASE! When have I ever asked you to do something you really felt was stupid or wrong?” Raya argued reasonably.



Faith froze, holding up four fingers. “Four times Ray, this’ll be four.”



“So…ok?” Raya let out a breath at Faiths grudging nod.



“If anything bad happens to her. I’m blaming you.” Faith said, stopping only to lightly kiss her wife on the cheek and went to bed.



Raya turned, and gestured for Skye to follow her outside to the car. Wordlessly they climbed in and Raya turned the ignition and put the car into reverse when the engine kicked over.



“Where are we going mother?” Skye asked. Raya looked at her and then didn’t answer her for a few moments until they were pulled out of the school. Skye felt her anxiety rise when Raya locked the doors and turned down a street that Skye knew didn’t lead to the usual slaying grounds.



“I’m…your mate. She leaving and I can’t…your going to talk to her or at least tell me WHY you two won’t talk.” Raya said as calmly as she could.



“WHAT!” Skye was furious. She knew something was up when they didn’t go towards the cemetaries.”You’re out of your mind if you think im talking to that…that…”



“That what Skylar. You’re mated. Yea it’s not the ideal mating but you’re mated. And you’ve been moping around for weeks and im sick of it. You love her and your just going to let her go. And I swear to GOD if you do…your going to be sorry.”



“She doesn’t want me.” Raya looked over in shock…there was no way that was true! Skye looked so sad slumped in the seat.



“Well then MAKE her want you. Don’t you remember when I came back when you were little? I had to work my ass off for your mom to give me a chance. She loves me and always has, I know that but she was scared.” Taking a deep breath Raya continued. Mentally preparing for the no doubt violent reaction she was going to get “I went to see Ryan today.”



Several minutes passed before Raya turned to see Skye staring at her. Hard. The girl was seething. “You WHAT!” Skye felt her claws extend and she bared her fangs.



“Don’t you even think about biting me young lady” Raya said firmly. “Like I said everyone’s been worried sick so yes I went to see her. Do you want her?”



Skye hesitantly nodded.



“Then go get her Skye. Mating is one thing, but being mates and being married and making it work…it takes work and if you’re not willing to try then frankly you deserve losing her…besides. If you ever want to have sex again you better keep her around.”



Skye blushed scarlet and stared out her window.



Forty five minutes later they pulled down the street and Skye got out. “Ill wait here” Raya said quietly.



Skye walked up the driveway to the bar and stopped when she saw headlights turn on and a small truck pulling out towards her. She stopped in the center of the drive when she caught Ryans scent. Swallowing hard she forced herself not to take a step back when the car door whipped open and Ryan stepped out.



Skye felt her heart hammer in her chest as the tall cat stalked towards her. “What the hell do you want?”



“What not even a hello” Skye snapped. She felt nervous and when she was nervous…she got bitchy.



“Why are you here?” Ryan asked, not anymore pleasantly than she had a minute ago.



“Don’t leave. Please don’t leave.” Skye watched Ryans face in the moonlight. Swallowing hard she looked down at her shoes. ‘Damn these are nice shoes. Dammit girl focus’ looking back up, “You’re my mate. You can’t leave.”



“I’m not staying just because you got some half-baked notions that were mates.” Ryan crossed her arms and shifted uncomfortably.



“Then don’t stay…for that I mean. Stay because…I don’t want you to go. I…I love you.” Skye said it so softly Ryan wasn’t sure she heard the girl right at first.



“No you don’t. I’m your blood mate, lucky for us we get to be fuck buddies without the feelings. But you don’t love me…you don’t even know me.” Ryan kept telling herself to turn around and get back into the truck and drive away.



“Yes I do. And I want to know you. Please stay. If it’s that hybrid thing I don’t care, really I don’t please just stay.”



“There are things…you don’t know. Its better if I leave.” Ryan met Skye’s eyes firmly. She couldn’t budge; she couldn’t stay and hurt this girl.



“Whatever it is I don’t care. If you’re in trouble we'll keep you safe, you and Remy you have a home now. Please don’t go Ryan. Please.”



“You don’t know what you’re asking me Skye. You don’t…”Ryan took a step back, she felt tears stinging her eyes and she had to leave. “Just go home princess.”



“NO…you don’t get it. You’re my mate and if you leave…im…im going with you.” Skye straightened. Her decision was made; she would go with this stubborn cat even if she had to tie herself to the bed of the truck. “You’re not running away from me Ryan…what’s your last name?”



Ryan cracked a small smile. “Courtier. My names Ryan Courtier”



“See I know something already. Please just stay. I promise I won’t crowd you, ill give you all the space you need just stay so we can make this work. For whatever reason we're blood mates and well that’s something and please. Just…don’t go.” Skye starting crying softly.



Ryan shifted nervously; she had no idea what to do about tears. Remy didn’t really cry too much cept’ for that time he broke his leg. So this was a new one. Suddenly remembering all over again why…she had to go.



“I can’t…if I stay ill break your heart.” Ryan said softly.



Skye shook her head. “You’ll only break it if you leave. If you don’t even try. Please I promise whatever it is…tell me don’t tell me. I don’t care. Just…come home with me. Will you please? I love you.”



Skye watched Ryan for several minutes as the girls jaw worked, until finally she snapped “I’m not saying it back”



Smiling Skye nodded. “I don’t care.” She looked down at her shoes again.” Will you stay?”



“Yeah…I guess. So umm…could we move in tonight? Kind of already told Henri bye and all”



Smiling Skye threw her arms around the tiger and kissed her. Pulling back she whispered “Yes”



“COME ONE GUYS ITS COLD I WANNA GO!” Remy cried out, sitting back down when his sister turned and glared at him. ‘Girls’ he muttered under his breath.



“One thing princess…if you’re serious, I want to take this slow.”



“You mean like…dating?” Skye smiled, feeling better than she had in weeks.



“Yeah that I guess. Look your moms looking pretty bored, ill follow you guys back okay?” Skye nodded and kissed her mate again before turning and going back to her mother’s jeep.



Climbing in she sat down and sighed. Raya smirked at her daughter.



“So…how’d it go?” Raya laughed at the blush that covered Skye’s features.



TBC



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