Punishing
by Red
book 4
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Punishing
book 4
Red
Joss' folk
BW nc17
Summary: Buffy arrives. I really can't say anything else.
WARNING DEALS WITH ABUSE AND DARK STUFF AND KENNEDY BEATING
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"Tell me why I shouldn't be tearing your fucking arms off right now?" Faith growled.
"Faith, don't, please." Willow's weak voice echoed loudly in the room.
"She wanted it," Kennedy managed to gasp. "Ask her."
Faith slammed her into the wall, hard. "Not the answer that's gonna save your sick ass."
Willow got up from the bed, ignoring all pain the best she could and stepped over to Faith.
"Please don't kill her, please, Faith."
Faith turned, her deep brown eyes taking in the witch's appearance...bruises covered her way too thin body, including her face...the once sparkling green eyes now dead, lifeless.
"She won't hurt you again, Red," the slayer promised, her voice ready to crack. "I won't let her."
Kennedy raised her hands and managed to get a grip on Faith's arm, her nails digging in hard, causing the elder slayer to wince, which was all Kennedy needed. Her leg came up, catching Faith hard in the stomach and as the grip on the junior loosened more, Kennedy used her slayer strength and shoved Faith off.
Willow looked at Kennedy and got a fist to the face, sending her slamming into the corner by the bed where she dropped to the floor, out cold. Kennedy wasted no time, pouncing on Faith, fists flying.
"Fuck you, Faith! Ms. high and fucking mighty! I know what you are, bitch...a killer!"
Faith fought back, her senses kicking in after the brief distraction. Her knee caught Kennedy in the gut, a left hook in her big mouth and the junior rolled off of Faith and onto the floor. Faith was on her in a heartbeat, fists flying so fast, even she couldn't see them.
"I've been wanting to do this for a long time, you sick little annoying bitch!" Faith growled.
"You're nothing! You're sick! You're a fucking useless little piece of shit who-"
The senior slayer suddenly found herself being pulled off of Kennedy.
"What the hel-B?"
Buffy pulled her to her feet. "ENOUGH!"
"No, no, she hurt Red! I fucking walked in on it, B!"
Buffy turned to Kennedy, who had just picked herself up off the floor and was wiping her bloody lip.
"She's a lair...you know her...she showed up here, went crazy, knocked me out...then went at Willow...I came to, stopped her and-"
"YOU FUCKING LYING PIECE OF SHIT!"
Faith lunged but Buffy stopped her, giving her a look. "Where's Will?"
Faith looked around and saw her. "Corner...bitch must've knocked her out."
Buffy turned and what she saw made her sick. "Willow?" She ran to the corner and dropped to her knees, her eyes taking in the bruised and battered body of the woman she loved. "Willow, Will, can you hear me? Faith, get a doctor, the girls, they'll know who to call, hurry!"
Faith took off outside. Kennedy moved closer, playing the worried girlfriend.
"Oh gawd, Buffy, I didn't know she had hurt her so bad...is she gonna be ok?"
Buffy pushed back the urge to beat the little bitch's face to a pasty dough...for now. Blaming Faith was just plain stupid. The past was exactly that and Buffy knew her fellow slayer would NEVER hurt Willow, NEVER...
Buffy knew who had done this...knew it in her gut...but at the moment, she had to stay calm...as hard as it was and it was the hardest thing she had ever had to do. Willow needed her...and Willow came first...
But once Willow was taken care of...
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Faith paced the living room.
"She's gonna be ok," Lisa said, looking at the other girls, who were scattered around the room. "She will be."
Colleen nodded. "Yeah, it's Willow...she has to be ok."
The slayers nodded and threw out their own words of encouragement. They were all worried and more than a little upset, but knew that the elder slayer was dangerously so and were trying their best to calm her down.
"I don't know how we didn't hear anything," Nancy softly stated.
"She made Willow soundproof the room," Marissa replied, just as softly.
The whole room jumped as Faith's fist hit the wall. She turned and looked at them.
"Sorry...why don't you guys go grab some dinner, I'll let ya know when I know som-"
She was cut off by the sound of Buffy and the doctor's voices coming down the hall. Everyone looked and waited. Buffy showed the doctor out, then came into the living room.
"She's going to be just fine." The room sighed in relief. "She has to take it easy for the next week, bed rest, strict bed rest...so you guys are going to have to keep to it without her. I'm sticking around for awhile, so I'll be here to help, but mostly I'll be with Willow, taking care of her. It's almost dark, you guys need to get some food and then head out for your patrols. Colleen, Lisa, you two are team leaders. Follow your routine, keep in touch with me, any problems, I'm here." She nodded. "Let's go."
The girls got up and made their way to the kitchen, none of them with much of an appetite, leaving Buffy alone with Faith. Once they were gone, the blonde looked to Faith.
"Where is she?"
"Last bedroom on the left...Nancy and Lisa's I think...chained and locked safely in the closet."
"Make sure she stays just like that...I wanna sit with Will for a little. Once the girls are gone, come and get me."
Faith nodded. "She really gonna be ok, B?"
"Physically, yeah...a couple weeks, she should be bruise free, inside and out. Mentally..." She shook her head. "I don't know, Faith...I don't know how long this has been going on...and that crap Kennedy was spouting...Will hurting herself? I don't think I can answer the mental part til' I talk to Will...but I'm not going to bombard her the second she wakes up. I don't need anyone to tell me she's been through hell here...the doctor said she was torn up insi-" Tears forced the slayer to stop, mid sentence and she fought to keep in control. "Inside...everywhere...torn, bruised...Will didn't do that to herself, and she didn't want it, that bitch is lying and she's gonna pay...as soon as I talk to Will, she's going to pay."