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After escaping from the diamond vault, Faith knew she and
her team couldn't go back to the same base she had shared with Buffy. Borrowing a trick from her nomadic past, she broke into a home in a nice neighborhood. She picked a house that had a lot of newspapers on the step, a sure sign that no one was home. The girls were inside. They were pretty freaked out about the nights events, though they didn't even |
| fully understand what had happened. Faith, on the other hand,
needed some air. She was trying to organize her thoughts when she heard
the door open, ending the peace of her solitude. "I'm leaving now", Shannon said quietly. Faith didn't even look up at her. "I - I don't know what you did to me. I don't know how you made me think things, or want things.... but my head is clearing up now, and I want to go home." |
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Faith still said nothing. That made Shannon even more nervous. "Look, I know you could probably do that thing to my head again if you wanted, and get me to pull off another heist. Just know that this is not what I want in my heart, I know it is wrong, and I made a promise to myself to always follow my -", Shannon blurted. "Wait, I'll agree to let you go without a fight if you shut the hell up and go now!", Faith demanded. |
| Shannen paused for a moment, as if to check to see if Faith
was serious, then she bolted off the porch and ran as fast as she could
away from the house, and from the events of the night. Faith watched her go. She didn't even really care. She knew she didn't have that strong a hold over her anyhow. She suspected Geraldine would be making a similar stance by the morning. Kat might be more loyal, but she was most likely going to serve more as |
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hindrance than a help in the next few days. The slayer decided right
then to let both remaining girls free. She knew if she was alone, she'd
be quicker and more successful in her evasion of Buffy and Mesmotto. Faith wondered if she could still get to Giles and Xander. Buffy may already have gotten to them. She knew she'd have to play her next moves very cautiously. |
| After her encounter with Faith at the diamond vault, Buffy knew her cover was blown. She didn't care in the least though. She knew she might have been able to get to Giles and Xander and recapture them, but she was so confident in herself, and Mesmotto, that she figured she could do it later. Instead, she desperately wanted to fill her need to have Mesmotto inside her. She returned to their lair and immediately disrobed, entering Mesmotto's chamber in her full natural glory. |  |
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"Ahh, my queen has returned.", Mesmotto said as
she entered. "I couldn't bare to be away any longer Master", she answered. She was already foundling herself. "Do you think they know you are mine again, my sweet?", Mesmotto asked. "There is no question. She could see it immediately.", Buffy responded, moving closer all the time, dying for his touch. |
| "It will be important that she rejoins us", Mesmotto
said as Buffy leaned in for a kiss. He was trying to mask his disappointment
that she had not brought Faith back with her. Buffy was oblivious to the subtleties of the conversation. She was distracted by her undeniable sexual arousal. "Don't worry Master, she'll be ours...", Buffy said before her lips became engaged with his. She had no doubt in her mind. Mesmotto, however, wanted no loose ends. |
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"I wasn't sure if you'd show", Faith said as Spike
approached. "I'm still not sure if I should have", Spike answered. Faith had left a message in the crypt he had been hiding out in. "You got my note I see", she said. "If by 'note', you mean graffiti done in blood telling me if I ever want to see Buffy again that I should meet you here at this time... yeah, I got it" |
| "Sorry about the whole blood thing, I didn't mean to
make it sound so threatening", Faith said, trying to take the edge
off. "It wouldn't have mattered if you had written it in bubble writing with little hearts dotting the i's, I take anything coming from you as threatening. In fact, last time we spoke didn't you threaten to dust me if I didn't give up Buffy?" "Yeah, well, things have changed.", Faith said. |
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"Slayer, give me a bloody break! Do you think I don't
know what goes on around me? I know that you and Buffy have shacked up together",
Spike said. "Ok, I admit it, I used you to get to her, and then I took her over to my side for a little while, but I think things have gone bad and I need your help." "A lover's quarrel? Bollox! I don't buy it. Find another stooge sweety", Spike said, then turned and started walking away. |
| "Don't you walk away from me you coward!", Faith
yelled, partly out of frustration, partly out of desperation. "You can be mad at me all you want, but she ain't with me.", Faith yelled after him, "She's back with him Spike, she's with Mesmotto. But I guess you don't care about that, I guess the thought of him sticking his big Netherworld cock inside her doesn't piss you off like I thought it might. You are such a pussy!", she taunted. |
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Spike stopped in his tracks. "Bugger!", he said to himself.
Faith's taunts didn't bother him, at least not enough to make him stop,
but the idea that Buffy had fallen back in with Mesmotto... that was a
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| Spike paused for another moment, then turned to face Faith.
His eyes were closed. "Ok, let's get this straight luv, you're telling me that after you forced me to turn over Buffy, you and she joined forces and started painting the town red. Then, somehow Mesmotto got her back when you weren't looking, and now she is after you. Is that the long and short of it?" "Yeah... why do you have your eyes closed?" |
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"Because I don't trust you, and I don't want you inside
my head" "I thought you were immune to the whole hypno thing?" "I am.... probably. Better safe than sorry though" Faith decided to tease, "Ohhh, is poor little Spikey afraid that he'll look deep into my dazzling eyes and become enchanted by my irresistible hypnotic charm?" "Actually, something like that", he admitted. "Well, don't worry blondie, my 'mojo' seems to be |
| wearing off .... I don't seem to have the same effect on people
I used to.. I guess I'll just have to go back to kicking some ass to get
what I want, you know what I mean?", Faith said candidly. "Yeah I do. Still, better safe than sorry. So anyway, back to business, are you sure Buf is with the netherworlder again" "Yeah, unfortunately, I'm sure. She met up with me and my chicks last night. She had been turned, there was |
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no doubt about that.", Faith explained. "So do you have a plan now?", Spike asked. "No, that's why I'm coming to you. Giles and Xander were working for me, but I'm not sure if they still are, or if Buffy got to them. No matter what though, I need help to save myself. And, as I see it, you guys could use my help to save her." "Ok, I'll help you. If I find out this is a trick though... well, let's just say that better not happen", Spike said toughly. |