Reminding the Fallen
by zenithar
Chapter 24
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Author's Note: Once again thanks to Rebelrsr for help on the fic, couldn't do it with out you.
Laying on the bed in Dawn's room the two women heard the shower start. Dawn was mostly laying on top of Faith with her back to her, while the Slayer had her arms around the younger girl's waist. Faith smirked as she thought about what was going on in the shower. Looking down into her arms she saw a worried brunette. Wondering what was causing Dawn to be troubled she asked, "What's with the face, D?"
"Huh? What face?" The younger girl's expression quickly changed to confusion.
"The one you just had on. What's botherin' ya?" Faith asked again while nuzzling the brunette's neck.
"It-it's nothing," Dawn answered somewhat distractedly.
Moving up to nibble on the ear before her, Faith continued to press, "D, I know somethin's bothering you."
Shivering at the warm breath behind her ear, Dawn sighed. "I don't want to be left here."
Stopping, Faith lifted her hand to Dawns chin and turned her face so they were looking at each other. "What do you mean, left here?"
"You know, like every time something happens. I get stuck here while you guys all go out and risk your lives. It just keeps getting harder." Tears began to build up in her hazel eyes. "I want to go. I want to help."
"I know, Dawn, but it's dangerous. You can't protect yourself as well as the rest of us." Faith leaned in and placed a gentle kiss on the girl's lips.
"You really think Xander can take care of himself better than me?" she asked with some bitterness. "I'm a Slayer's girlfriend; I think that counts for something."
Chuckling, the dark Slayer pulled Dawn closer. "And it does, to me. D, you should know I couldn't stand it if something happened to you."
"But I've been training. Please at least let me show you what I can do," Dawn begged. Unable to deny the simple request, Faith nodded her head. "Ok, then you're going to have to let my arms free."
The Slayer did as she was asked and soon after the brunette lifted her left hand out in front of the couple. Closing her eyes Dawn focused on her uplifted hand, picturing a small orb of lightning. Whispering the word, "Fulgur," a sphere about the size of a golf ball appeared above Dawn's open palm.
Faith only gawked in amazement at Dawn's little show. "You're actually learning Red's mojo?" she asked in a quiet voice.
"No, it's nothing close to what Willow can do. I can do a lot with just the wind, though," Dawn said happily. Getting serious again, the younger brunette looked at the older, "Can I help now?"
Looking into Dawn's eyes, Faith saw determination. After staying silent for a minute, older girl agreed. "Alright, I'll talk with B about letting you help."
Dawn nearly squealed out, "Thank you!" and promptly kissed the Slayer. She repeated her thanks, punctuating each with a kiss.
"Hey, hey! D, I said I'd talk with Blondie, that doesn't mean she'll agree." Faith reminded the younger girl.
Dawn's face fell a little, and then picked up. "Still, you said you'd try and that means a lot. So are you going to talk to Buffy now?"
"She's in the shower," was Faith's response.
"Oh, then I'll try and get Willow onto my side." Dawn moved to get up but the Slayer's arms kept her where she was. "Hey!"
"She's in the shower," Faith said again.
Dawn raised an eyebrow. "You just said Buffy was." Faith nodded. "But there's only one... shower..." Faith could almost see the gears in her girlfriend's mind, moving to put everything together. It nearly made her giggle. "Ewww! I did not need to know that!" Dawn complained.
"Hey, you're the one who was asking where they were," the dark Slayer pointed out. An evil thought wormed its way into Faith's mind, causing her to smirk. The older brunette let her mouth drift over to Dawn's ear again, and her arms tightened their hold. Just as Dawn was about to ask why she was squeezing harder, Faith stuck her tongue into the girl's ear. Dawn immediately began to squirm and squeal at the torture. The dark Slayer relished her love's writhing, pressing her more into her.
One of Dawn's kicking legs ended up rubbing against the Slayer's core making Faith moan into the girl's ear. Noticing the reaction, Dawn repeated the action. Moaning again Faith released Dawn's ear. "Fine, we'll play it that way," the Slayer whispered huskily. Keeping one arm across her love's body, Faith moved the other down to the button of the younger brunette's jeans and slowly unbuttoned them.
Picking up on what Faith was doing, Dawn started wriggling harder. "No, no, Faith! This isn't fair. You're using Slayer strength!" she yelled with laughter in her voice.
"Hey, you're the one who started all of this," Faith said as her hand got the button undone and pushed the zipper down. Slipping a hand into Dawn's panties she cupped her lover's mound. Dawn bucked against the Slayer's hand as Faith let her other loosen from around Dawn's waist and slipped it under her shirt. "Don't you think you have a little too much on?" Faith asked huskily.
When Faith's questing hand began to palm her bra covered breast, Dawn turned her head so she could offer a deep kiss to the older girl. "I completely agree. But who's keeping me from doing something about it?"
Faith gladly released the younger brunette. As soon as the girl was off her, Faith pulled off her tank top and leather pants. Dawn looked up after taking off her t-shirt and found Faith bare of all clothing, with no sign of undergarments. "You know it's cheating to go commando?" Dawn asked while ogling her beautiful lover's body.
"Yeah, but it gives you a view and lets me undress you," Faith said as she sauntered over to Dawn. She knelt down as she pushed the jeans off her lover. The younger brunette removed her bra as the Slayer was on her knees with her thumbs looped in Dawn's underwear. Removing the last article of clothing Faith kissed above her lover's nether lips and slowly stood upright, letting her hands roam around the naked body. When the Slayer reached the valley between the other girl's pert breasts she moved to the left mound and took it in her mouth.
Dawn moaned as she felt her lover bite down on her breast. Pulling Faith closer, Dawn left one arm around the Slayer's waist and the other in her hair. Faith's own hands had had been moving across Dawn's body, eliciting moans and whimpers of pleasure. Releasing the top from between her teeth, Faith lavished the nub with her tongue. Pulling away from the breast, the older girl blew cold air onto the wet flesh, causing Dawn to gasp at the sudden sensation. Faith smiled as she captured her lover's lips as she slid a thigh between her legs.
Knowing her legs wouldn't be able to hold much longer, Dawn threw the couple off balance so they fell with a thud onto the bed. Faith didn't even pause. Being on top of Dawn, the Slayer used her leverage to press her thigh closer to the other girl's core. Accepting the moan from Dawn as the signal to continue, Faith began setting the pace. Dawn began to move counter to her love's movements, placing her own thigh between Faith's. The two thrust together, building off of the other's sounds of ecstasy. Dawn reached her peak first quickly followed by Faith's fall into bliss.
Faith woke first after the two lovers had passed out from exertion. Looking down she found Dawn still latched onto her right breast. The rest of the younger girl's body was mostly draped over the Slayer's. Gently rolling Dawn off, the Slayer silently got dressed and left the room. The first thing Faith noticed was the lack was water running. Throwing out her senses, she found Willow in her own room and Buffy downstairs in the kitchen. Remembering her conversation with Dawn, Faith started heading for the vampire.
The older Slayer was eating ice-cream from the carton at the counter when Faith came in, decked out in her whole 'death' outfit. "I thought human food didn't do it for ya, B," Faith commented.
"It doesn't. In fact it doesn't do a single thing to me so I can eat as much junk food as I want," Buffy said as she put another spoonful into her mouth.
Shaking her head, "Damn, B, you're making jealous of bein' a vamp." Looking back at the undead Slayer, Faith asked, "You going out?"
"Yeah, Faith, we all are. When the others get back we're heading out to the place where Will can do the mojo on the scythe," the blonde reminded Faith.
"Does that 'all' include D?"
"What? Of course not," Buffy said as though it were obvious.
"B, she's grown up. She can take care of herself; when are you going to get that?" the Rogue Slayer argued.
"She's my little sister I've always protected her! She's not going to be put into danger as long as I'm around," Buffy said as she glared at Faith.
"Sorry to point it out, B, but you were gone and dead... again. She got older when you were away, and stronger."
The vampire asked, "What does that mean?"
"It means she's a woman now and can do magic, Buffy. I'm serious when I say she can handle herself," Faith said calmly.
The older Slayer nearly exploded. "What!? You let her learn magic!" Buffy screamed.
"I didn't let her do anything. She taught herself and only just a few hours ago told me about it. Dawn wants to help," the brunette insisted. "You let her come along to Willy's, why not this?"
"Because nothing serious could happen at Willy's. This is going to be really dangerous, F," Buffy said heatedly.
"And leaving her here alone isn't?" Faith countered.
"She wouldn't be. You'd be here... with Xander and the others," the vampire said haltingly.
"Bullshit, Buffy! You're going to need all of us around to help protect Red when she does the mojo on the scythe."
Unable to come up with an immediate retort, the undead Slayer just glared at the living one. "You can't be serious about this, Faith; it's Dawn we're talking about."
"It's more than just me that's serious. Dawn's the one who convinced me to even talk with you about this," Faith said.
Buffy put her elbows on the counter and her face in her hands, thinking. Looking back at the other Slayer, her sister's lover, and said one thing, "She can come. On one condition." Getting a nod from Faith, Buffy finished, "You never leave her side."
"Wouldn't dream of it, B," the brunette said with her usual smirk.
Returning back upstairs, Faith went straight to Dawn. Going over to the bed the Slayer rocked the mattress a little, waking the sleeping girl. "D," Faith urged, "D, wake up."
"Huh? I don wanna get up," Dawn mumbled.
"Hey, you're the one who wanted to come along."
That got the Slayer's girlfriend up. Sitting straight, she nearly hit Faith. "I'm up, I'm up. Wait, did you just say I get to go?" Dawn asked.
Smiling as she answered, Faith replied, "Yeah, squirt, B gave the go-ahead." Grabbing a hand, Faith helped pull the younger brunette up. "You're going to have to get ready though, because as soon as the others get back I think we're heading out."
Looking for her clothes, Dawn asked, "Ok, um, what am I going to need? There's holy water, stakes, magic powder..." She paused as she got down on her hands and knees to look under the bed for her bra. Sitting back up as though struck by an idea, she asked, "Will I need a sword or something? You know, in case something gets too close?"
"Woah, slow down, Dawn. You just need to focus on your mojo, I'll handle the swords and close things." Leaning over, Faith picked up Dawn's bra from the ground. It was a good distance away from the bed actually. Handing it to her lover, she said, "In fact that's part of the deal. You get to come as long as I stay near you."
"Wait, so you mean you're just going to baby sit me when we're out there?"
"No, D, I'm going to protect you when we're out there. I would have been right by your side even without B orderin' it. I've seen Red in a fight. She's great as long as nothing gets too close to her, which is why she's got B now," the Slayer pointed out. "It's the same reason why you've got me."
Dawn put on her bra and was silent as she thought. Looking back over at Faith's face, she asked, "Side by side, not you in front of me?"
"Side by side, D. Wouldn't have it any other way," the older brunette answered as she leaned in for a kiss.