A New Destiny

Chapter 3: It is Possible to Flirt and Dance at the Sametime







Asher watched the five young people as they danced together. He
noticed that they had become the focus of many in the room, including
Anita, who was gnashing her teeth in rage. It was not often that
someone stood up to her anymore.

Nathaniel shifted beside him and the boy lay his head on Asher's
knee. He, too, was watching the people on the dance floor. Asher
could smell the boy's longing and couldn't help but mirror it. He
was not surprised to see the same thoughts and feelings being
projected by Damien and Jason.

Then several of the other leopards sat around them and watched as the
Triumvirate plus Micah sat in a tense mish mash. Dark, angry energy
floated around Anita and Richard, while Micah and Jean-Claude were as
unflappable as always.

Asher turned his attention back to the children on the dance floor
when the dark haired boy and the dark haired older girl walked away
from the other three and started walking in their direction. It was
then that Richard proved that he truely did have a death wish.

He lunged to his feet and grabbed the boy by the arm, holding him
with all his strength. Before any of them knew what was happening,
Richard was dangling from the girl's grasp and Shang-Da was moving to
help his Ulfric, only to be thrown backwards by the boy.

"No one touches Xander," Faith growled into Richard's
face. Fury and hatred shining on her face. Shang-Da was looking at
the boy in shock.


"What are you?" Richard gasped out.


"Death," the small blond snapped out as the rest of the
group stepped forward to cover their friends' backs. Anita surged to
her feet and went into that dark place that lived inside her.
Showing the group her dead eyes.


"Is that suppose to be intimidating, 'cause I gotta tell you
it's doing nothing for me," Xander sneered.


"You tell her, Xan," Dawn said with a matching sneer.


"I hear someone trying to take my title," Edward said
mildly as he stepped up through the crowd and came to stand beside
Anita. He had the same dead look in his eyes, only more pronounced
and a lot scarier. They all turned to look at him. Edward felt
something stir inside him as he looked into the faces of the six kids
standing up to him. They all carried a look in their eyes that said
they weren't impressed. Both Anita and Edward were unnerved by this.


Faith dropped Richard back on his feet and turned to fully face the
two hunters. The others followed her lead and suddenly the two were
wanting to back away. It pissed them off. These were kids! They had
faced bigger and badder and survived.


"You two maybe bad and dangerous, but we've killed bigger and
badder, and frankly you just don't scare us. We won't mess with you
or any of your group, but mess with us again and we will kill
everyone that gets in our way," Willow told them, letting the
shields that she had put on the group drop. The power they gave off
when they entered the club suddenly doubled in strength, and even
Edward, who had no magic or supernatural gifts, felt it. Their power
knocked Anita to her knees.


She looked up at them in horror and in fear. "We mean no harm,
but don't fuck with us." Andrew told them.


As one they stepped around the group and went to where Asher and the
others sat. When they reached them Xander smiled and his eyes locked
with Nathaniel. A slow smile crossed his face. "I think I
found another potential friend," he said in a husky tone.


Nathaniel's eyes widened and he shivered with desire. His beast
literally rolled inside him and for a moment his eyes flashed.


Buffy looked at Xander wide eyed, then back down at the vampire and
the were at his feet. She smiled slowly and looked over at Andrew.
His eyes were on the other vampire and the werewolf with him.
"My oh my," she said with a giggle, looking at the other
three girls who laughed in response.