Something Wicked
by Jillbone
Something Wicked
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SOMETHING WICKED
By the pricking of my thumbs,
Something wicked this way comes.
-- Macbeth
Prologue: The Origin of the Species
Ancient Sumeria
First, there was the Earth. Then, there came the Demons. After Demons, there came Men. The Men found a Girl. The Men took the Girl to fight all Demons. They chained her to the Earth. And changed the fate of Man forever:
The three priests, known to their tribe as the Shadow Men, circled the young girl chained to a rock. They rocked back and forth, chanting as the girl cried for someone to save her. Pounding their staffs into the ground rhythmically, they continued chanting as one stepped forward opening a small wooden box.
The Shadow Men stepped away from the box, and stood as guards, making sure the girl could not escape. With a final thump of their staffs, they chanted in unison, "Herein lies the Strength. The energy of the Demon. Its spirit. Its heart."
Slowly, a mist began to rise from the open box heading for the chained girl. As the mist covered her, she began to scream, taking the essence of the demon into her soul.
Thus, the first Slayer was created.
Chapter 1 : Home, Sweet Hellmouth
Sunnydale 1997
"Dammit, B! Hurry up! If I have to go, you do too!"
Buffy checked herself in the mirror one last time before heading down the stairs. "Alright, Faith. I'm here. Let's get Giles and hit the road."
"GILES!!!"
Giles stepped into the room with a sigh. "There's no need to yell all the time. This house isn't that big." Stopping to sip his tea, he looked at the outfits the two girls were wearing. "Is that, um, what you're wearing to school?"
Buffy looked down at herself and then over at her sister. Not seeing anything unusual, she faced Giles and shrugged. "Yeah."
Rolling his eyes, Giles picked up his car keys muttering under his breath about "leather" and "proper young ladies," forgetting about slayer hearing until he heard two indignant "heys."
Walking to the car, he continued. "Now remember, once we get to school, I am Mr. Giles the new librarian. Nothing more."
During the short ride to their new school, Giles' mind wandered back to the day he found his girls.
Boston 1995
"Shut your mouth, Faithy, or I'll shut it for you."
"Oh yeah?"
Rupert Giles rounded the corner and saw two young girls arguing in the alley. From their looks, one would never be able to tell they were twins. Although they were the same height and had the same build, that's where the similarities ended. One was blonde and tan and the other had dark brown hair and looked as if she never saw the sun. Right now, however, they just looked angry.
The brunette turned towards here sister with a little smirk. "All's I'm saying is she has one fine ass on her," she said licking her lips slightly.
"Goddammit! I warned you, Faith!" The blonde threw a punch, missing by a mile when the other girl ducked down.
*CRUNCH*
Giles took off his glasses and rubbed the bridge of his nose. Nothing's ever easy.
Laughing, Faith looked up expecting to see the blonde holding her injured hand. Instead, her sister simply stood with her arm still extended and a shocked look on her face. She followed Buffy's gaze and saw her fist, now buried to the wrist in the wall.
"What the fuck, B?" the brunette asked glancing between the wall and her sister's face.
Buffy pulled her hand out of the wall slowly. Flexing the hand, she noticed it didn't really hurt. (A little tingly, but no pain. Weird.) "Um, huh?"
Giles took this opportunity to step forward and introduce himself to his new charge. Looking at the blonde, he said "You must be Buffy Summers."
Sunnydale 1997
As the car pulled into the faculty parking lot, Giles made his usual last minute plea to Buffy and Faith. "Try not to get into any trouble today, girls."
The twins looked at each other, winked, and turned back to the librarian. "Yes, sir, Mr. Giles."
Walking towards the front of the school, Faith bumped Buffy with her shoulder and asked, "Remind me again. Why are we here in this shitty little town?"
The little blonde just grinned. "'Cause G said this place was built on a hellmouth and needed the services of the Wonder Twins."
Faith grinned wildly back at her and they both thrust their hands into the air. "Wonder Twins...Activate!" Both girls dissolved into giggles and continued into the school, never noticing the lanky boy with brown hair standing near the doors. He noticed them, however. Staring at their leather-clad butts, Xander Harris walked into the front doors of Sunnydale High School. Literally.
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Rupert Giles was enjoying a quiet afternoon with his friends...the books. Well, as quiet as it could be with Buffy and Faith Summers in the room.
"I'm telling you. There has to be something fun to do here," Faith said straddling a chair.
Buffy propped her feet up on the table in front of her and leaned her chair back. "Why don't we try that place we passed on the way into town? The Bronze?"
"So a quick patrol and then dancing?"
"Sounds good to me." Buffy started rocking her chair and looked at Giles ready to comment on his total lack of focus on his slayers. She never got the chance as the doors to the library burst open.
Caught up in their conversation, Willow and Xander walked into the library oblivious to the stares of its current occupants. "I know you're failing math, Xander. That's why you need to come here every once in a while. It's where the books live," Willow said nudging her companion in the side.
Buffy's mind cleared of all thought save one when she looked at the gorgeous redhead who walked into the room: (Mine.) Her eyes flashed yellow and she never felt her chair toppling over until she hit the ground with a crash. "Fuck!"
Faith looked at Buffy sprawled on the floor and started laughing so hard she fell out of her own chair.
Ignoring the two on the floor, Giles made his way over to the new teenagers to introduce himself. "I'm Mr. Giles, the new librarian. Can I help you with something?"
"I'm Willow, " the redhead said trying not to stare at the laughing brunette and the fallen blonde. "And this is Xander," she said elbowing him in the ribs to stop his gaping at the two leather-clad girls. "We're looking for some books to help with algebra."
Faith finally contained her laughter to an occasional giggle and helped Buffy to her feet. For her part, Buffy was just hoping she didn't look too embarrassed after falling on her ass in front of total strangers.
"Yes, well, I'm sure I can find something to help you." Giles wandered off into the stacks shooting his girls a look that clearly said Behave.
Buffy was having a hard time keeping her demon from coming to the forefront as she caught a whiff of Willow from across the room. (Mmmm. Vanilla and sandalwood. Wonder if she tastes like vanilla too.) The demon was begging Buffy to claim the redhead here and now before she got away. Tamping down on the urge, Buffy shook her head willing herself to remain still.
The brunette, not having such problems, walked over to Willow and Xander to introduce herself. "I'm Faith and the smooth one over there," she said pointing towards her sister, "is Buffy. We're new here." She shook hands with Xander who looked like he might need oxygen soon being in such close proximity with the two hottest girls he'd ever seen. Then, turning to Willow, she held her hand just a little too long for Buffy's liking.
Not wanting anyone, even her sister, touching the redhead she intended to make her own, Buffy's eyes turned yellow and stayed that way this time. "Mine," she growled low enough for only Faith to hear. Pulling the brunette away from Willow, she swung the first punch catching Faith in the jaw. The fight was on.
Willow and Xander backed out of the library quickly as the punches and kicks seemed to get increasingly faster. Giles came rushing out of the stacks at the first sounds of fighting. He caught sight of the two students making a hasty retreat from the library and feared maybe a demon had attacked. Seeing it was only his slayers, he hurried to the bookcage. Pulling out a tranquilizer gun, he quickly shot both girls. After the girls had gracelessly slumped to the floor, Giles took off his glasses and sighed. (I'm definitely going to have to look into some anger management for the girls before they do some real damage one day.) Looking down at Faith and Buffy passed out on the floor of the library, he smiled to himself. "Works better than shouting every time."