FF: Realms (13/?)

["sam stoltz" <shadowmage_draco@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Realms
By
Sam


Title: Realms (13?)
Words of praise: Special thanks to Coy for beta reading this tale 
and offering outstanding advise my poor twisted self. Realms 
wouldn't be what it is without your help.
email: shadowmage_draco@xxxxxxxxxxx 
Disclaimer: Unfortunately I do not own any of the characters 
associated with Buffy the Vampire Slayer (though I wish I did), they 
belong to Joss. I am borrowing them, taking them out to play for a 
while. This is only met to entertain, no copyright infringement is 
intended.
Spoilers: None that I can think of, but everything is fair game 
Archive: Gary, Bill, Quin, Stephanie, all others just shoot me an 
email first.
Pairing: B/W, F/T, G/J
Notes: Let the games begin. Hope you likes.
Feedback: Is the fuel of my fire and is greatly appreciated.
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"WOW, it's beautiful Mom," exclaimed Buffy as Joyce
showed off her 
engagement ring to the group.

"Yeah, it's great, so when's the date?" Inquired Willow.

"We`re thinking April, May time frame," replied Giles as
he pulled 
his fiancé into a hug.

"Way to go G, who would have trunk you had it in you,"
Blurted Faith 
as she slapped the watcher on the back.

Tara walked up next to Faith and took her hand, blushing slightly at 
the brunette slayers actions, "Congratulations Mr. Giles, Mrs. 
Summers."

"Yeah congratulations G-man, you to Mrs. Summers," replied
Xander.

"Ditto," replied Anya.

Giles smiled as he though of his good fortune, not only did he have 
wonderful friends but soon he would be marring the love of his 
life, "Thanks."  

A mischievous grin came across Buffy's face, and she cocked her
head 
towards Giles, "So I just have one question for you Giles, seeing 
that you're going to be my step dad and all, I was wondering when
the 
allowance kicks in."

"Buffy," exclaimed Joyce and Willow in unison as everyone
else in the 
room started laughing.

"Hey a slayers got to try," she replied joining her friends
in 
laughing.


Later that Evening.......

"So Faith, how did it go?" inquired Willow.

"How'd what go Red?" teased Faith.

"You know what she wants to know," replied Buffy, draping her
arm 
around Willows shoulders as they continued on their nightly patrol.

"It went good. I think we really hit it off."

"You think," pushed Willow.

"OK, you got me it went great, we spent half the night getting to 
know each other We talked about everything, our likes, dislikes, 
hopes, you know all that kinda stuff."

"How about the other half of the night," jested Buffy.

Willow didn't know what surprised her more, the fact that her 
girlfriend had actually asked that question or the fact that Faith 
seemed to be blushing, "Buffy, aren't you being a little bit
nosy."

"And aren't you a little bit curious yourself," responded
the blonde 
slayer.

"It's OK Red," replied a flustered Faith, "Nothing
else really 
happened. We held hands for a while then fell asleep. We're
taking 
your guys advise and taking it slow."

"Good." replied Buffy and Willow in unison.

Before anyone could say another word on the subject Buffy stopped 
walking and motioned towards the nearby tree line, "I think we
have 
company," she replied, as a dozen vampires slowly began to emerge 
from the trees.

Faith took up a fighting stance as Buffy stepped forward placing 
herself between the approaching vampires and Willow, "Stay behind
me 
Wills."

"What do we have here," Replied one of the vamps.

"Looks like slayer number one, her little witch, and slayer
number 
two," answered another vamp.

Buffy focused on the space just in front of her just like the Goddess 
had shown her and it began to ripple, she then pushed forward at it 
with her hand sending the a compressed pocket of air at one of the 
vampires like it was a stake, reducing him to dust

Buffy and Faith sprung into action as the remaining vamps began to 
charge. Willow threw her left hand up and a fire ball three feet in 
diameter appeared above her head, she pointed towards the oncoming 
vampires with her right hand, sending the ball careening into the 
vampire closest to Buffy. After the vampire had burst into flames 
and turned to dust Willow reached out with her mind to Buffy and 
formed a protective shield around her , once she was sure that her 
lover was safe she reached out with her mind to Faith and did the 
same for the brunette slayer.

Buffy grabbed a vampire by the shirt and flung him into a near by 
tree then quickly connected a series of powerful jabs knocking 
another one to the ground. A third vamp toke a swing at her but she 
was to quick for him and easily dodged the blow. She kicked the vamp 
in the groin sending him to his knees, producing Mr. pointy she 
finished him off. The blonde slayer then made a hand motion towards 
one of the trees and the air around one of the larger branched seemed 
to waver, suddenly the branch snapped of the tree, sailed through the 
air, and staked a vampire who was trying to get past her.  

While she was doing this two vampires hand managed to move around in 
behind her, they both leapt at the slayers back at the same time only 
to be thrown to the ground by the protective field Willow had thrown 
up around Buffy. 

Faith had just staked one vampire and was exchanging punches with 
another. She wasn't sure what was happening in the fight but
knew 
Willow was somehow behind it Not only did none of the vamps punches 
seem to harm her but every time he would connect the vamp would 
cringe and stumble back a few steps. She watched as the vamp fell 
back once again from trying to attacker her, but this time he 
awkwardly tripped over his own feet and fell to the ground. Faith 
was quickly upon him with her stake in hand.

Willow saw the remaining vampires start to run away, she waved her 
hand in the air and creating a crystal clear ball, that appeared to 
have a mini lighting storm going on inside it, over the area the 
vamps where running towards. Her eyes began to glow a bright green 
as bolts of energy shot from the ball and vaporized the remaining 
vampires upon impact.
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Torin moved from the shadows where he had concealed himself and 
watched as the three young women headed off into the night. He was 
confidant that the brunette slayer would be easy to deal with however 
the red headed mage and the blonde troubled him. From what he saw he 
knew that the mage was indeed powerful and the blonde who he had 
first mistaken for another slayer was a mystery. Not only did she 
appear stronger and faster that any mortal including a slayer should 
be, but she somehow was able to manipulate the space around her and 
use it as a weapon. He thought for a moment and shuttered as he 
recalled one of the ancient legends, could it be, could a Warrior of 
Light have been called and his master was unaware of it. Torin then 
smiled, this was going to be harder than he though, but with
Ciarán's 
help he would destroy all of them and their friends. 
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Willow carefully looked over every inch of Buffy's body looking
for 
even the slightest scratch that tonight's battle might had caused.  
The slayer almost chuckled at her soul mates actions, "Wills,
I'm 
fine. I don't even have a paper cut thanks to that force field
of 
yours."

"You sure?"

"Positive," replied Buffy patting the mattress, "care to
join me?"

"That would be nice," answered Willow as she sat down not on
the bed 
where Buffy had indicated but in the slayers lap.

"Feeling a little bit frisky tonight, huh?"

"Yeah," blushed Willow.
Buffy wrapped her hands around Willows waste and tenderly kissed her 
neck, "I could do this all night."

"You could?"

"Yeah but I won't."

"Oh," sighed Willow who was enjoying her lovers treatment.

"Not that I don't want to but I have other plans for
you," huskly 
spoke the slayer. Using her rapid speed Buffy stood and spun around 
with Willow in her arms and carefully placed the red head underneath 
her on the bed. She then deeply kissed Willow's lips.  

Willow's breathing was rhythmic as she tried to catch her breath
from 
Buffy's passionate kiss. She looked into the gentle blue eyes of
her 
slayer, "Oh!"
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Faith was almost to Tara's dorm when a voice stopped her dead in
her 
tracts, "Going somewhere slayer?"

She spun around to face the person who had spoken, suddenly she found 
herself wishing that Buffy and Willow where with her, her hands began 
to tremble as she watched the warlock make his way over to her.

"Don't be afraid of me, I mean you no harm, your not worth
the 
effort," cruelly replied the slayer.

"W-what...do you want?"

"Nothing really, I was only wondering what it felt like to be the 
second fiddle."

"Huh?"

"You know what's it feel like to be nothing more than a side
kick to 
the Blonde, though I don`t think you will manage to maintain that 
status much longer now that she has her little mage."

Ciarán smiled as depression filled the brunettes face, and her
lips 
started to quiver, "What use could the two of them possibly have
for 
the likes of you, a sub power slayer who really doesn't
understand 
the order of things."

"I...I..."

"Look at you, you can barely speak, what possible help could you
be 
to them, if anything your a hindrance. They have to take time to make 
sure you are properly protected in battle and eventually it will cost 
one or both of them their lives, you should leave before they realize 
how much of a waste you are. Ah but you won`t, mainly because of 
your girlfriend."

"How did you...."

Ciarán cut Faith off in mid-sentence, "How did I know, child I
know 
many things. How long do you think she will stay with you once she 
figures out how pathetic you truly are. Spare yourself the 
heartbreak and leave while you still can."

Ciarán's sinister laughter filled the night sky as he watched
the 
brunette run off towards the dorms openly sobbing. 

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"Warlock, is it done," inquired Torin.

"Yes, With any luck the slayer will soon be on the run."

"Are you sure?"

"She was devastated, if were lucky she might even do the job for
us," 
laughed the warlock.

"Good, now we must draw are attention to the Warrior of Light and
the 
Mage."

"They are a powerful foe, how do you intend to deal with
them."

"With this," replied the Gray Demon, picking up a blowgun and
dart 
from the table, "A little distraction and one shot is all I need
to 
do the job"

"You plan on killing both of them with one dart?"

"No only the Warrior of Light."

"What about the Mage."

"If the legends I have read are true she will fade away rather 
quickly after the Warrior of Light is gone, and then the way will be 
ready for My Lord."


TBC........